NHTSA Complaint #10817498 — 2013 VOLKSWAGEN CC

ENGINE STALLED AND DIED IN THE MIDDLE OF CITY HWY, TWICE, WHILE VEHICLE WAS IN MOTION, WITHOUT ANY PRIOR WARNING, TOOK TO DEALER THEY SAID IT MIGHT BE THE ALTERNATOR & ONLY REPLACED THE BATTERY, IT WAS SUCH A SCARY SITUATION, I HAVE NOT DRIVEN THE CAR ON THE FREEWAY SINCE. RECENTLY, THE CAR HAS STALLED AGAIN, WHILE IN MOTION IN MIDDLE OF TRAFFIC VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO DEALER, ACCORING TO DEALER, THERE IS CARBON BUILD UP IN VALVES & COIL PACK FAILURE, NOT COVERED BY WARRANTY DUE TO 'MAINTENANCE ISSUE' NOWHERE IN OWNER MANUAL DOES IT STATE ANY FORM OF MAINTENANCE REQUIRED FOR THIS, TOOK CAR TO INDEPENDENT CERTIFIED MECHANIC,SPARKPLUGS & 4 COIL PACKS REPLACED, SAME SYMPTOMS CONTINUE WITH #4 PLUG BURNING OUT,CAUSING FUSE TO BURN OUT AS WELL, FILLING CAR WITH SMOKE & SMELL OF BURNT RUBBER, IND MECH. STATES VEHICLE'S PROB IS NOT CARBON BULD UP BUT AN ELECTRICAL/ENGINE ISSUE WHICH IS A SAFETY HAZARD, THE LAST TIME,VEH STALLED ON ME IN MIDDLE OF CROSSROAD, WHLE IN MOION. I DO NOT FEEL SAFE DRIVING IT OR RIDING MY KIDS IN IT. AT THIS MOMENT VEH IS SITTING IN DRIVEWAY, UNDRIVEABLE FOR ABOUT 3 WEEKS, WILL NOT TURN ON, ALL THIS, AFTER HAVING THE VH FOR ON LY 7 MONTHS, & @ OVER 40K MILES.I FEEL THAT EVEN IF IT WERE REPAIRED, THIS VEH IS SO UNSAFE IT SHOULD NOT BE RESOLD TO ANYONE ELSE, OR BE IN CIRCULATION AT ALL. I TRIED RETURNING IT TO THE DEALER, THE DEALER OFFERED TO TAKE IT IN AS A TRADE IN OFFERING HALF THE TRADE IN VALUE DUE TO 'CONDITION IT IS IN' EVEN THOUGH I HAVE TAKEN IT TO DEALER AT EAST 3 TIMES WITH ISSUES. MAIN CONCERN IS THE STALLING WHILE IN MOTION, I FEEL IT IS AN EXTREMELY UNSAFE VEHICLE.