Consumer Complaint Detail

VOLKSWAGEN / JETTA / 2001

Recalls
0 Injured
Investigations
0 Death
Complaints
Yes Fire
Components - Details
NHTSA Complaint Number: 007110507 Incident Date: Jun, 28 2007
Consumer's City: FOX ISLAND Consumer's State: WA
Vehicle Transmission Type: AUTO Manufacturers Name: Volkswagen Group of America, Inc.
Model Name: JETTA Model Year: 2001
Vehicle Involved in a Crash: No Component's Description: Service brakes, hydraulic:antilock/traction control/electronic limited slip
Vehicle Involved in a Fire: Yes Persons Injured: 0
Vehicle's VIN#: 3VWSP69MX1M Date added to File: May, 23 2021
Date Complaint Received: Jul, 01 2007 Complaint Type: EVOQ
Incident Reported To Police: No Purchase Date: -
Was Original Owner: Yes Anti-lock Brakes: Yes
Number of Cylinders: 4 Date of Manufacturer: -
Was Vehicle Towed: - Description of the Complaints: Tl*the contact owns a 2001 volkswagen jetta. on two different occasions, the rear brakes locked up. the first failure occurred while driving 60 mph and the second failure, while driving 35 mph. the contact stated that the vehicle became engulfed in smoke. he went to the dealer to have the vehicle repaired under recall notice # 02v031000 (service brakes, hydraulic: antilock). since the recall repair was performed, he has returned to the dealer twice due to the brake failure. the purchase date was unknown. the current and failure mileages were 127,000.