NHTSA Complaint #10182768 — 2001 VOLKSWAGEN JETTA VISIBILITY:POWER WINDOW DEVICES AND CONTROLS

Complaint Details

ODI Number	10182768
Vehicle	2001 VOLKSWAGEN JETTA
Component	VISIBILITY:POWER WINDOW DEVICES AND CONTROLS
Date of Incident	February 14, 2007
Date Filed	February 16, 2007
Mileage	N/A miles
Crash	No
Fire	No
Injuries	0
Deaths	0
Vehicle Towed	Yes
State	KY

Consumer Description

GIRLFRIEND GOT INTO CAR ON WEDNESDAY MORNING TO GO TO COLLEGE. SHE SHUT THE DOOR AND THE SNOW HAD BLOCKED HER VIEW THROUGH THE REAR WINDOW. SO SHE HIT THE POWER WINDOW BUTTON TO ROLL DOWN FRONT DRIVER SIDE WINDOW AND THE WINDOW FELL DOWN INTO THE DOOR AND WOULD NOT ROLL BACK UP. SHE TOOK THE CAR TO MOTORVATION MOTORCARS TO HAVE THE WINDOW TAPED UP UNTIL IT COULD GET FIXED ON FRI. TEMPERATURE WAS FRIGID AND THIS WAS VERY INCONVENIENT. THIS HAD HAPPENED ONCE BEFORE IN OCT. DURING HEAVY RAINS. HAD NO IDEA THIS WAS AN OCCURRING PROB WITH MORE THAN ONE JETTA. GOT ON THE INTERNET AND GOT CURIOUS TO WHY THIS HAD HAPPENED TWICE AND FOUND THIS WEBSITE. WHAT IF AN INFANT CHILD WAS RESTRAINED IN REAR SEAT GOING DOWN THE INTERSTATE WHEN THIS HAPPENED. PROBLEM SHOULD BE HANDLED APP. AT VOLKSWAGENS EXPENSE. *NM

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