NHTSA Complaint #10217112 — 2002 VOLKSWAGEN JETTA ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING

Complaint Details

ODI Number	10217112
Vehicle	2002 VOLKSWAGEN JETTA
Component	ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING
Date of Incident	April 28, 2007
Date Filed	February 6, 2008
Mileage	71,000 miles
Crash	No
Fire	No
Injuries	0
Deaths	0
Vehicle Towed	No
State	ME

Consumer Description

2002 TDI VW JETTA . HAD FOR 1.5 YEARS ENGINE BLEW AT 70K ON IT .. TOOK TO SEACOAST VW IN NH FIRST SAID MIGHT BE SLUDGE LATER SAID WAS A CHAIN THAT SLIPPED CAUSED ENGINE TO BLOW AND METAL PIECES TO BE THROUGHOUT. CALLED VW FIRST SAID I WOULD HAVE TO PAY FOR IT AND THEN SEND THEM RECEIPTS. WHEN NOT ABLE TO AFFORD THE THOUSANDS IT WOULD COST TALKED TO THEM AGAIN SPOKE TO ALICIA AT VW AND SHE CALLED SEACOAST VW IN NH THEN CALLED AND STATE IT WOULD BE COVERED. WENT ABOUT HAVING IT TOWED TO VW DEALERSHIP TO GET FIXED. WHEN CALLED AGAIN WAS TOLD WOULDN'T COVER IT BUT WOULD GIVE ME 1000 DOLLARS OFF THE PRICE OF THE REPAIR VALID FOR 30 DAYS .. ENGINE STILL BLOWN CAR STILL SITTING IN GARAGE BEEN TRYING TO GET FIXED SINCE APRIL OF 2007 .SEEMS TO BE A COMMON THING WITH VW THAT HAVE MAJOR ENGINE PROBLEMS WITHOUT LOTS OF MILEAGE. *TR

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