NHTSA Complaint #10762676 — 2014 VOLKSWAGEN JETTA
ENGINE issue reported to NHTSA
Complaint Details
| ODI Number | 10762676 |
| Vehicle | 2014 VOLKSWAGEN JETTA |
| Component | ENGINE |
| Date of Incident | |
| Date Filed | |
| Mileage | 300 miles |
| Crash | No |
| Fire | No |
| Injuries | 0 |
| Deaths | 0 |
| Vehicle Towed | No |
| State | CO |
Consumer Description
BOUGHT THE CAR MAY 1ST 2014 13 MILES ON IT...ALL OF MAY SEEMED TO RUN OK...THEN FROM JUNE UNTIL NOW SEPT 2015 IT HAS A NON RESPONSIVE GAS PEDAL. SAME PROBLEM AS ENTRY IN MAY 2013. IT SCARES ME TO DEATH!!! CAN'T GET PAST 30 MPH TRYING TO GET ONTO THE FREEWAY....CROSSING TRAFFIC FROM LIGHTS...TRYING TO CHANGE LANES....SCARES ME WHEN I SEE A BIG SEMI BARRELING DOWN ON ME AND I CAN'T GET OUT OF THE WAY AND HE IS BLARING HIS HORN GIVING ME THE FINGER AND YELLING....THIS ON SEVERAL OCCASIONS. I HAVE TAKEN IT INTO 2 DIFFERENT VW SHOPS...THEY CANT DUPLICATE IT SO THEREFORE THERE ISN'T ANYTHING WRONG...NO CODES...ALSO HAZZARD LIGHT ON SEAT BELT LITE ON AND DINGING...TOOK 3 MO TO FIX THOSE....YET SEAT BELT STILL DOES......ONE DAY ITS OK NEXT NOT. WORST NOW IS IT IS TEARING MY 2011 FUSION APART AND THE PAIN IS EXCRUCIATING. VW WOULD NOT TAKE THE CAR BACK...BBB WAS INVOLVED UNTIL I CASTED THE FOOT FOR RELIEF....VW OFFERED ME ONE MO FREE PAYMENT...THAT I DIDN'T TAKE BECAUSE I WANTED THEM TO TAKE THE CAR BACK. THEN JUNE JULY AUGUST THE GAS MILEAGE DROPS BY NEARLY 100 MILES AND THEY SAY IT IS BECAUSE I USED THE AIR CONDITION...HARDLY...AUG GOT ONLY 254 MPG....I DON'T FEEL SAFE IN THIS CAR. I TRIED TO ENTER THIS LAST YEAR BUT APPARENTLY IT DIDN'T TAKE IT.
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