NHTSA Complaint #10592899 — 2012 VOLKSWAGEN JETTA

MIDNIGHT, DRIVING BACK FROM A FRIENDS HOUSE. MY 16 MONTH OLD (OR RATHER NEW) JETTA SE 2012, SHAKES UP WHEN I TURN ON IGNITION. I GIVE IT 2-3 SECONDS TO CALM DOWN. IT DOESN'T. INSTEAD, THE EPC LIGHT GOES ON. THEN THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT. HMM... WEIRD. THOSE WEREN'T ON LIKE 2 HOURS BACK, OR EVER INFACT. BEING THE SMART TECHIE THAT I AM, I TRY THE HIGHLY TECHNICAL SOLUTION TO ANY PROBLEM THAT I DON'T QUITE UNDERSTAND - I TRY TO TURN IT OFF AND ON AGAIN. THE SAME GOD AWFUL SHAKING AND STUTTERING. BUT NO EPC LIGHT. I THINK TO MYSELF, MAYBE THIS IS JUST A TRANSIENT THING. TRY TO PULL OUT OF THE PARKING SPACE, AND THERE IT IS ... THE [XXX] EPC AND CHECK ENGINE LIGHT. BUT MY HOME'S ONLY A MILE AWAY, MAYBE THINGS GET BETTER ON THE WAY THERE. YOU KNOW, ITS A NEW CAR (BOUGHT 16 MONTHS BACK, BRAND NEW, AND HAS ~7600 MILES ON IT). BUT NO, AS I TRY TO "DRIVE" THE PIECE OF [XXX], IT STARTS SHAKING MORE VIOLENTLY WHEN I GET TO 25 MILES AND HOUR. SO, I PULL OVER, AND A QUICK GOOGLE SEARCH TELLS ME TO STAY BELOW 20 MPH AND GET IT TO A DEALER ASAP. SO I GET THE CAR TOWED, AND THE NEXT DAY THE DEALER TELLS ME ITS A FAULTY IGNITION COIL THAT HAS BEEN REPLACED AND TESTED AND THINGS SHOULD JUST WORK. BUT I'M SCARED TO GET IN THAT CAR AGAIN. WHAT IF THIS WOULD'VE HAPPENED FARTHER AWAY FROM MY HOUSE. INFORMATION REDACTED PURSUANT TO THE FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT (FOIA), 5 U.S.C. 552(B)(6). *TR