NHTSA Complaint #10090661 — 2000 VOLKSWAGEN JETTA

ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE:DIESEL issue reported to NHTSA

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Complaint Details

ODI Number	10090661
Vehicle	2000 VOLKSWAGEN JETTA
Component	ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE:DIESEL
Date of Incident	August 25, 2004
Date Filed	September 8, 2004
Mileage	63,000 miles
Crash	No
Fire	No
Injuries	0
Deaths	0
Vehicle Towed	Yes
State	AL

Consumer Description

2000 VW TDI MANUAL TRANSMISSION WITH 65,000 MILES. ENGINE CHECK LIGHT COMES ON, DEFINITE LOSS OF POWER, WORSE WHEN ENGINE HAS BEEN RUNNING FOR AWHILE. CAR HAS NO ACCELERATION AND CAN NOT HOLD SPEED GOING UP RELATIVELY MINOR HILLS. TOOK IT TO THE DEALER WHO PUT IT ON THE COMPUTER, SAID THAT THE WASTEGATE VALVE WAS STUCK BUT WAS OKAY NOW. PROBLEM REOCCURED. DEFINITE SAFETY PROBLEM ON HIGHWAY BECAUSE THERE IS NO ACCELERATION AVAILABLE TO THE DRIVER.*AK

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