NHTSA Complaint #11231510 — 2012 VOLKSWAGEN JETTA
VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL issue reported to NHTSA
Complaint Details
| ODI Number | 11231510 |
| Vehicle | 2012 VOLKSWAGEN JETTA |
| Component | VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL |
| Date of Incident | |
| Date Filed | |
| Mileage | 80,000 miles |
| Crash | No |
| Fire | No |
| Injuries | 0 |
| Deaths | 0 |
| Vehicle Towed | No |
| State | NY |
Consumer Description
I'VE NOTICED THAT MY CHECK ENGINE LIGHT COMES ON AND OFF, IT'S THE MAP SENSOR. IT HAS BEEN REPLACED SEVERAL TIMES AND EVERYTHING HAS BEEN FULLY CLEANED, CHECK ENGINE LIGHT STILL COMES ON. MY CAR ALSO SEEMS TO GO INTO LIMP MODE WHILE DRIVING. I'LL MAKE A TURN, AND ALL OF A SUDDEN THE CAR WILL NOT WANT TO MOVE AT ALL, ILL SWITCH IT TO TRIPTRONIC AND IT DOESN'T WANT TO DOWN SHIFT OR UP SHIFT. I HAVE TO PULL OVER ON THE SIDE OF THE ROAD. TURN THE CAR OFF THEN BACK ON. THIS HAS BEEN AN ON GOING PROBLEM WITH BOTH OF THESE THING FOR THE LAST SEVERAL MONTHS. I'VE ALSO NOTICED THAT THIS IS A COMMON PROBLEM WITH JETTAS MY YEAR. IT'S EXTREMELY DANGEROUS. I CAN BE IN THE CITY ON A HIGHWAY, ANYWHERES AND IT'LL RANDOMLY NOT WANT TO GO ANYWHERES, THE RPMS WILL GO COMPLETELY UP AND STILL NOT MOVE. I KNOW FROM OTHER, THAT THERE IS AN UPDATE FOR THE ECU COMPUTER ON THE CAR, FOR THE MAP SENSOR AND TO I GUESS HE'LL WITH THE LIMP MODE ISSUE. I ALSO KNOW THAT WHEN I HARD BRAKE, IT'LL GO INTO LIMP MODE. IT'S EXTREMELY SCARY.
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