Consumer Complaint Detail
VOLKSWAGEN / JETTA / 2007
0 Injured
0 Death
No Fire
| Components - Details | |
|---|---|
| NHTSA Complaint Number: 007118170 | Incident Date: Aug, 20 2007 |
| Consumer's City: DOWNINGTOWN | Consumer's State: PA |
| Vehicle Transmission Type: MAN | Manufacturers Name: Volkswagen Group of America, Inc. |
| Model Name: JETTA | Model Year: 2007 |
| Vehicle Involved in a Crash: No | Component's Description: Parking brake |
| Vehicle Involved in a Fire: No | Persons Injured: 0 |
| Vehicle's VIN#: 3VWEF71K87M | Date added to File: May, 23 2021 |
| Date Complaint Received: Sep, 04 2007 | Complaint Type: IVOQ |
| Incident Reported To Police: No | Purchase Date: Dec, 10 2006 |
| Was Original Owner: Yes | Anti-lock Brakes: Yes |
| Number of Cylinders: 5 | Date of Manufacturer: - |
| Was Vehicle Towed: - | Description of the Complaints: I have had several problems with my 2007 vw jetta 2.5 but the most recent and disturbing was a complete failure of the rear brakes due to an improperly adjusted parking brake cable. the faulty e-brake caused the rear brake calipers to seize, ate through the pads, and damaged the rotors. upon taking it to the dealer i was informed this was a fairly common problem with my model. after doing some research on the internet i came across dozens of other owners who have had the same problem. while mine did not result in an accident not having the use of the rear brakes with no way of telling is definitely a cause for concern. plus with the brakes seized and dragging my fuel economy has suffered greatly. i took the car in and had the rear calipers, e-brake, pads, and rotors covered under warranty but other owners have had to pay as much as $600.00 to there local dealers who called it a wear item. please look into this and force vw to take ownership of the problem and recall the vehicles before someone does get killed due to brake failure. |