NHTSA Complaint #11129345 — 2011 VOLKSWAGEN JETTA

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2011 VOLKSWAGEN JETTA. ON MULTIPLE OCCASIONS, THE VEHICLE WOULD NOT IMMEDIATELY START. WHILE DRIVING, THE VEHICLE WOULD SUDDENLY SHUT OFF WITHOUT WARNING. ON ONE OCCASION, AFTER DRIVING INTO A BUSY INTERSECTION, THE VEHICLE SUDDENLY SHUT OFF. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC WHO DIAGNOSED THAT THE CRANK SENSOR WAS FAULTY. THE CRANK SENSOR WAS REPLACED, BUT THE FAILURES CONTINUED. THE LOCAL DEALER (WHITE ALLEN VOLKSWAGEN, 648 SPRINGBORO PIKE, DAYTON, OH) AND THE MANUFACTURER WERE NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURES. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 65,000. THE VIN WAS INVALID.