NHTSA Complaint #11089544 — 2014 VOLKSWAGEN JETTA

ENGINE issue reported to NHTSA

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Complaint Details

ODI Number 11089544
Vehicle 2014 VOLKSWAGEN JETTA
Component ENGINE
Date of Incident
Date Filed
Mileage 50,000 miles
Crash No
Fire No
Injuries 0
Deaths 0
Vehicle Towed No
State TX

Consumer Description

I JUST BOUGHT THIS CAR IN 2016 AT 30K MILES AND IT CURRENTLY HAS ONLY 50K MILES THE ENGINE SUFFERED CATASTROPHIC ENGINE FAILURE DUE TO A FAULTY TIMING CHAIN TENSIONER THAT THE MANUFACTURER WILL NOT RECALL OR REPLACE. I'VE READ THAT THIS IS A COMMON ISSUE WITH VW AND AUDI 2.0T ENGINES IN SOME CASES I'VE HEARD OF ENGINES FIRES AS WELL AS POWER FAILURE ON FREEWAYS THAT CAUSED POTENTIALLY DEADLY ACCIDENTS, LOST OF HANDLING LOSS OF POWER IN GENERAL. LUCKILY THIS OCCURRED TO ME WHILE NOT IN MOTION BUT INSTEAD IN A DRIVEWAY. MY CAR HAS BEEN OUT OF SERVICE FOR 6 MONTHS NOW AND IS NO LONGER COVERED BY THE MANUFACTURE WARRANTY AND WILL BE FORCED TO PAY FOR THIS OUT OF POCKET.

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