NHTSA Complaint #10916231 — 2012 VOLKSWAGEN JETTA

PURCHASED 2012 VW JETTA NEW AT LOCAL VW DEALERSHIP. CURRENTLY HAS APPROX 51,000 MILES ON IT. AT AROUND 29,000 MILES IGNITION SWITCH WOULD NOT SHUT OFF WHILE I WAS SHOPPING-TOOK TO DEALERSHIPI AND WAS TOLD IT WAS FIXED- HAD JUST STUCK. LESS THAN A MONTH LATER SAME THING HAPPENED. DEALERSHIP HAD THE CAR FOR WEEKS-(THIS TIME THEY DID PROVIDE LOANER CAR). MOST RECENT- PRIOR TO IGNITION PROBLEM CURRENTLY OCCURRING I HAD TO HAVE WIPER MOTOR REPLACED AT MY COST $600.00 PLUS DOLLARS. I SAT IN WAITING AREA OF DEALERSHIP THAT CLEARLY STATED WE PROVIDE LOANER CAR OR SHUTTLE SERVICE AT TIME OF YOUR APPT. NEITHER AVAILABLE ON THAT DAY. I ADDRESSED THIS ISSUE WITH SERVICE MANAGER WHO WAS OFF THAT DAY. RECEIVED APOLOGETIC E-MAIL. HAVE HAD TO REPLACE HEADLIGHT BULB AND NEEDS REPLACED AGAIN. COULD THIS BE AN ELECTRICAL ISSUE? IS THIS CAR EVEN SAFE TO DRIVE MY GRANDCHILDREN IN? I AM NOT FEELIN COMFORTABLE WITH IT. PRESENTLY AS I AM WRITING THIS MY CAR HAS BEEN RUNNING FOR 18 HOURS. IGNITION STUCK FRIDAY EVE- SERVICE DEPT NOT OPEN ON SAT. WHEN I CALLED FRIDAY EVE BASICALLY I WAS TOLD "GET IT OVER HERE SOMEHOW AND WE WILL TAKE A LOOK". PRESENTLY WEIGHING MY OPTIONS-NEEDLESS TO SAY I AM EXTREMELY DISAPPOINTED WITH THE PURCHASE OF MY FIRST NEW VW. PREVIOUSLY HAD OWNED TWO USED VW GOLF. NOTE: FIRST TIME I WAS FORTUNATELY CLOSE TO VW GARAGE WHICH IS A 40 MINUTE DRIVE FROM MY HOUSE-FORTUNATE AGAIN THIS TIME THAT IT'S SITTING IN MY DRIVEWAY RUNNING UNTIL I CAN FIGURE OUT A PLAN. LOVED MY VW-PAST TENSE. AFTER GOING ONLINE I SEE OTHER PEOPLE HAVE HAD THIS VERY EXPERIENCE WITH IGNITION. SEEMS IT IS GOING TO BE EXPENSIVE. VERY DISAPPOINTED! MY DEALERSHIP IS VW CLARKSBURG, WV. FORMER STAR MOTOR-1-304-623-7827. SHANE LEBLOND - "SERVICE MANAGER"