Consumer Complaint Detail
VOLKSWAGEN / JETTA / 2002
0 Injured
0 Death
No Fire
| Components - Details | |
|---|---|
| NHTSA Complaint Number: 007124624 | Incident Date: Oct, 16 2007 |
| Consumer's City: LOS ANGELES | Consumer's State: CA |
| Vehicle Transmission Type: MAN | Manufacturers Name: Volkswagen Group of America, Inc. |
| Model Name: JETTA | Model Year: 2002 |
| Vehicle Involved in a Crash: No | Component's Description: Engine and engine cooling |
| Vehicle Involved in a Fire: No | Persons Injured: 0 |
| Vehicle's VIN#: 3VWSP69M62M | Date added to File: May, 23 2021 |
| Date Complaint Received: Oct, 28 2007 | Complaint Type: IVOQ |
| 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: Vehicle is a 2002 tdi jetta gls 4 door sedan manual transmission. at about 29,000 miles the check engine light illuminated with and obd 2 code of (p0128 coolant thermostat-coolant temperature below thermostat regulating temperature). took the vehicle to dealer which replaced the coolant temperature sensor and coolant fluid. this did not correct the problem which recurred. i then did research and found vw tech bulletin 4-04 which addresses this problem and is intended to guide technician troubleshooting. i feel this is either a parts design defect, engineering flaw, or vehicle wiring assembly defect. it is not a normal maintenance or wear and tear issue. dealer is attempting second round of troubleshooting for this problem. request nhtsa assess other vehicle owners similar complaints and pursue a recall for this vw known problem/defect as vehicle is no longer under warranty but this problem is known to occur for this vehicle. *tr |