NHTSA Complaint #10211227 — 2002 VOLKSWAGEN JETTA
STRUCTURE issue reported to NHTSA
Vehicle Towed
Complaint Details
| ODI Number | 10211227 |
| Vehicle | 2002 VOLKSWAGEN JETTA |
| Component | STRUCTURE |
| Date of Incident | |
| Date Filed | |
| Mileage | 88,100 miles |
| Crash | No |
| Fire | No |
| Injuries | 0 |
| Deaths | 0 |
| Vehicle Towed | Yes |
| State | FL |
Consumer Description
VOLKSWAGENS USE OF CHEAP PLASTICS ON THE OIL STICK OF MY 2002 VOLKSWAGEN JETTA CAUSED PLASTIC FROM THE OIL STICK TO FALL INTO MY MOTOR AND CAUSE MOTOR DAMAGE INCLUDING AN OIL LEAK AND EURASIAN AUTO SERVICE IN PANAMA CITY ALREADY HAS A VW PRODUCT THAT IS BROKEN DOWN IN THEIR SHOP, AND EVEN VOLKSWAGENS OWN SERVICE MANAGER IN PANAMA CITY, MIKE BOATWRIGHT, TOLD VW THEY SHOULD AUTHORIZE HIM TO MAKE THE REPAIRS BUT THEY REFUSED, THE OSTENSIBLY LOWEST BID PLASTICS USED FOR THE 2002 VW'S ALSO CAUSED MIKE BOATWRIGHT TO ASK THAT VW REPLACE MY HEADLIGHT LENSES AS THEY ARE CREATING A TRAFFIC HAZARD, AND NOT ONLY IS THIS NATIONWIDE, BUT MALLORY HORNE OF THE FLORIDA DMV WHO REFERRED ME TO YOU WROTE TO ME THAT " YOUR COMPLAINT HAS NOT FALLEN ON DEAF EARS, I JUST GOT RID OF MY VOLKSWAGEN JETTA FOR THE SAME HEADLIGHT PROBLEM" AND I WILL BE HAPPY TO MAIL YOU A COPY IN SUPPORT OF MY COMPLAINT, ALSO WALMART'S SERVICE MANAGER IN CALLAWAY FLORIDA IS THE PERSON WHO FOUND THAT MY CAR IS NOW LEAKING OIL DUE TO VOLKSWAGEN FAILING TO REPAIR THE MOTOR AND HE SAYS THAT HE SAW THE SAME VOLKSWAGEN PROBLEM IN NEW ENGLAND AT HIS PREVIOUS JOB (SCOTT). ALSO THE CHEAP PLASTICS USED ON MY CAR THAT CAUSED THESE SAFETY TRAFFIC VIOLATIONS, WERE USED ON THE GLOVE BOX LOCK WHICH IS BROKEN AND THE RADIO AERIAL WHICH IS BROKEN. THE FIRST 2002 VW I WAS GIVEN BROKE DOWN IN TRAFFIC IN THE DARK AND WAS EXCHANGED THE FOLLOWING DAY. SO THERE ARE MORE THAN ENOUGH WITNESSES THAT THE 2002 VOLKSWAGEN JETTAS SHOULD BE RECALLED, ME, JERRY P CARROLL, MIKE BOATWRIGHT, REGGIE AT EURASIAN, MALLORY HORNE, AND SCOTT AT WALMART, IN ADDITION THERE ARE MANY STUDENTS AT MY COLLEGE WITH THE SAME PROBLEM WHO ARE IN HOPE THAT YOU WILL HELP THEM ALSO. BREAKING DOWN IN TRAFFIC WITH LIMITED HEADLIGHTS IS A NATIONAL SAFETY CRISIS, AS FAR AS DEATHS AND INJURIES, ENTERING ZERO ONLY MEANS THAT VW HAS MANAGED SO FAR TO CONCEAL ANY. *TR
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