NHTSA Complaint #11257577 — 2014 VOLKSWAGEN JETTA

2014 VW JETTA CAR KEY IS GETTING STUCK IN THE KEY IGNITION. PROBLEM STARTED AROUND ONLY AT 50,000 MILES. RIGHT NOW, AROUND 55,900 MILES, THE PROBLEM HAPPENS EVERY SINGLE TIME THE CAR KEY GETS INSERTED INTO THE KEY IGNITION. THE KEY IGNITION TURNING MECHANISM NO LONGER FEELS SMOOTH WHEN TRYING TO START OR TURN OFF THE CAR. THE WORST PART COMES WHEN TRYING TO TURN OFF THE CAR. IT IS VERY DIFFICULT TO TURN OFF THE CAR AS THE KEY GETS STUCK IN THE IGNITION. STEERING WHEEL NEEDS TO BE WIGGLED/(TURNED IN THE LEFT AND RIGHT MOTION) WHILE TRYING TO GET THE CAR KEY PULLED OFF FROM THE IGNITION. THIS IS VERY CONCERNING FOR THE OWNERS OF 2014 VW JETTA. AS I DID SOME RESEARCH ON THIS TOPIC, I HAVE FOUND OUT THAT THIS HAS BEEN AN ONGOING PROBLEM FOR VW CARS. AND YET VW CUSTOMER CARE DOES NOT TRY TO ACKNOWLEDGE THIS ISSUE AND ONLY THING THAT THEY TELL ME IS THAT THERE IS NO EXTENDED WARRANTY COVERAGE ON THE 2014 MODELS. I HAVE READ ONLINE THAT THERE IS AN EXTENDED WARRANTY FOR THE KEY IGNITION ON 2012/2013 VW JETTA. THERE SHOULD BE AN EXTENDED WARRANTY FOR THE MODEL YEAR 2014 JETTA AS WELL BECAUSE THE PARTS ARE EXACTLY THE SAME AS 2012/2013 AND 2014. I DO NOT UNDERSTAND WHY VW IS IGNORING THIS ISSUE FOR 2014 VW JETTA. FOR THE SAKE OF PUBLIC SAFETY, VW NEEDS TO ACKNOWLEDGE THIS ONGOING ISSUE AND VW NEEDS TO PROVIDE A RECALL OR AT LEAST EXTENDED WARRANTY FOR ALL THE CARS WITH THIS WELL KNOWN ISSUE. VW CUSTOMER CARE REGION MANAGER IS EXTREMELY SLOW IN RESPONDING TO THIS ISSUE. IT'S BEEN A WEEK AND STILL, THERE IS NO ANSWER ON WHETHER THEY WILL FIX THIS ISSUE OR NOT. ALL SHE SAYS IS THAT THERE IS NO EXTENDED WARRANTY ON THE YEAR 2014 MODELS RATHER THAN GIVING ANY APOLOGY. NO COMPASSION FROM VW AT ALL. VERY DISAPPOINTED WITH THE WHOLE VW CUSTOMER CARE REGARDING HOW THEY HANDLE THIS ISSUE.