Consumer Complaint Detail
VOLKSWAGEN / JETTA / 1996
0 Injured
0 Death
No Fire
| Components - Details | |
|---|---|
| NHTSA Complaint Number: 007114077 | Incident Date: Jul, 19 2007 |
| Consumer's City: BATTLE GROUND | Consumer's State: IN |
| Vehicle Transmission Type: MAN | Manufacturers Name: Volkswagen Group of America, Inc. |
| Model Name: JETTA | Model Year: 1996 |
| Vehicle Involved in a Crash: No | Component's Description: Visibility:defroster/defogger/hvac system:heater core |
| Vehicle Involved in a Fire: No | Persons Injured: 0 |
| Vehicle's VIN#: 3VWSA81HXTM | Date added to File: May, 23 2021 |
| Date Complaint Received: Aug, 01 2007 | Complaint Type: IVOQ |
| Incident Reported To Police: No | Purchase Date: Oct, 04 2006 |
| Was Original Owner: No | Anti-lock Brakes: No |
| Number of Cylinders: 4 | Date of Manufacturer: - |
| Was Vehicle Towed: - | Description of the Complaints: Driving home from school (12 minute drive) at night and the air coming from the vents smelled funny, like coolant. i turned off the fans but still smelled funny. i turned the fans back on and white 'smoke' was coming out of the vents and it smelled heavily of coolant. my windshield began to fog up while i was on the highway. i rolled down my windows and sunroof and tried everything i could to get the window to defog, but it only got worse. i could barely see and felt like i was in a very dangerous situation so i pulled off on the nearest county road. the car began to overheat and i still couldn't see anything so i opened the door and drove to a safe spot and turned the car off. found out later that there was coolant all over on the floorboards and that the heater core has failed. *jb |