NHTSA Complaint #11133343 — 2015 VOLKSWAGEN JETTA

THE MAJOR PROBLEM OCCURRED SHORTLY AFTER MY 30,000 MILE CHECK UP, WHEN MY KEY GOT STUCK IN THE IGNITION, AND I COULD NOT TURN THE CAR OFF. I AM AWARE THIS PROBLEM DATES BACK TO AS EARLY AS 2012. I IMMEDIATELY CONTACTED VW CUSTOMER CARE SINCE I WAS AT APPROXIMATELY 36,400 MILES TO SEE IF THEY WOULD ASSIST IN REPLACING THIS PART. IN ADDITION, I WAS CHARGED 153.63 FOR THE DIAGNOSIS. MIDDAY ON SEPTEMBER 21, 2018, I RECEIVED A CALL FROM CUSTOMER CARE DENYING MY CLAIM COMPLETELY. I AM AWARE THAT THIS IS AN ONGOING PROBLEM, AND SHOULD BE UNDER A RECALL STATUS. I WAS ALSO INFORMED THAT VW HAS UPDATED THEIR IGNITION SWITCH (REPLACED WITH AN UPDATED MODEL NUMBER) SO THE REPLACEMENT PART WILL NOT CAUSE PROBLEMS. I FEEL LIKE THIS WAS A PLOY TO GET ME TO GO TO THE VW DEALERSHIP, SO THEY MAY CONTINUE TO PROFIT OVER THEIR PAST MISTAKES. I BELIEVE I HAVE PAID FOR SOMETHING THAT SHOULD BE COVERED UNDER A RECALL OR EXTENDED WARRANTY. IN ADDITION, I HAD THE BATTERY FAIL AT THE 36,000 MILE MARK AS WELL. I FEEL THAT I HAVE HAD MORE TROUBLE WITH THIS NEW CAR THAN ANY OTHER CAR I HAVE OWNED IN THE PAST, AND I AM NOT REALLY THRILLED AS A FIRST TIME VW OWNER. *JS *JS THE CONSUMER STATED THERE WAS A RECALL ISSUED FOR THIS PARTICULAR FAILURE. DUE TO THE VIN, THIS VEHICLE WAS NOT INCLUDED ON THE RECALL. *JS