NHTSA Complaint #11004085 — 2015 VOLKSWAGEN JETTA

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2015 VOLKSWAGEN JETTA. AFTER PARKING THE VEHICLE, THE KEY WOULD NOT SHUT OFF THE VEHICLE. APPROXIMATELY THREE MINUTES LATER, AND AFTER SEVERAL ATTEMPTS, THE VEHICLE DID SHUT OFF. THERE WERE NO WARNING INDICATORS ILLUMINATED. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE FAILURE OCCURRED FOR APPROXIMATELY SIX MONTHS. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO WINNER VOLKSWAGEN IN DOVER, DELAWARE FOR DIAGNOSTIC TESTING. THE CONTACT WAS INFORMED THAT THE TUMBLER FAILED AND NEEDED REPLACEMENT. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 88,000. THE CONSUMER STATED THE IGNITION WOULD NOT TURN OFF. THE ISSUE WAS DO TO THE TUMBLER IN THE KEY. THE CONSUMER WAS INFORMED THIS WAS COMMON WITH VOLKSWAGEN VEHICLES. *JS