NHTSA Complaint #10651995 — 2014 VOLKSWAGEN JETTA

IM THE OWNER OF A 2014 VOLKSWAGEN JETTA GLI. I PURCHASED THE CAR BRAND NEW ON JANUARY 2, 2014, FROM FLADEBOE VW IN IRVINE, CA. CURRENTLY IT HAS 9,000 MILES ON IT. IN AUGUST 2014 I STARTED TO HEAR A LOUD RATTLING NOISE COMING FROM THE DASHBOARD AREA OF MY CAR. I MADE AN APPOINTMENT AT THE DEALER TO HAVE IT LOOKED AT. I FIRST TOOK IT IN ON AUGUST 15, 2014. THE MECHANIC AT THE VW DEALER HEARD THE RATTLING I DESCRIBED AND ATTEMPTED TO FIX IT. CAR WAS RETURNED TO ME, ONLY TO HAVE THE RATTLING RETURN. I MADE A SECOND APPOINTMENT AND TOOK IT IN A SECOND TIME. THEY ATTEMPTED TO FIX IT AGAIN. CAR WAS RETURNED TO ME AGAIN, ONLY TO HAVE THE LOUD RATTLE RETURN. DURING THE LAST APPOINTMENT VW HAD A SPECIALIST COME OUT TO TRY AND FIGURE IT OUT. SINCE THE LOUD RATTLING WAS DUPLICATED IN TWO LIKE CARS, THEY CLAIM IT AS, OPERATING NORMAL. THE LEAD MECHANIC AT THE DEALERSHIP TOLD ME THAT THEY CAN'T ALWAYS FIX THESE RATTLES, EVEN KNOW HE SAID IT'S AN ISSUE. THE RATTLING HAS GOT LOUDER OVER TIME. SINCE THEY DON'T KNOW WHAT IS CAUSING IT, HOW CAN I FEEL SAFE DRIVING IT? I ASKED HOW THEY CLAIM ITS OPERATING NORMAL?? THEY SAID SINCE IT DUPLICATED IN TWO LIKE CARS, THEY DEEMED IT NORMAL. I HAD A TOTAL OF FOUR LOANER CARS DURING THIS TIME AND ALL WERE JETTAS. TWO OUT OF THE FOUR LOANERS, ALSO RATTLED. VW CUSTOMER CARE ASKED THAT I GET A SECOND OPINION AT A DIFFERENT DEALERSHIP. I MADE AN APPOINTMENT AT A DIFFERENT DEALERSHIP, ONLY TO HAVE THEM CALL ME THE DAY BEFORE SAYING THEY CAN?T WORK ON IT. THEY INFORMED ME THAT VW TOLD THEM NOT TO ACCEPT MY CAR IN FOR SERVICE UNDER NO CIRCUMSTANCES FOR THE RATTLING NOISE. I ASKED THEM WHY? THEY INFORMED ME THAT THE SAME VW SPECIAL TECH WOULD HAVE TO COME OUT AND SEE THE VEHICLE. SINCE HE HAS ALREADY DEALT WITH MY CAR AT THE FIRST DEALERSHIP, HE WON?T LOOK AT IT AGAIN. DATES IN FOR SAME ISSUE: 8/15/2014 8/25/2014 9/10/2014 9/30/2014 *TR