Volkswagen Jetta Complaints
10,351 consumer complaints on file.
- #10871273May 27, 2016POWER TRAIN
WHILE DRIVING VEHICLE WITH DSG TRANSMISSION IN NORMAL "DRIVE" (D) MODE THE TRANSMISSION WILL SHIFT INTO WHAT FEELS LIKE NEUTRAL WITH NO WARNING WHATSOEVER AND NO CLEAR WAY OF MAKING THE CAR DRIVEABLE AGAIN. CAR HAS TO COME TO A COMPLETE STOP WITH NO POWER AVAILABLE FOR TRANSMISSION TO RETURN TO WORKING CONDITION. HAPPENS INTERMITTENTLY IN VARYING DRIVING CONDITIONS SUCH AS WHILE CRUISING DOWN THE HIGHWAY OR WHILE DRIVING AT NORMAL COMMERCIAL STREET SPEEDS. TOOK IT TO DEALER BUT ISSUE COULD NOT BE REPLICATED.
- Crash:
- No
- Fire:
- No
- Injuries:
- 0
- Deaths:
- 0
- #10871104May 26, 2016SERVICE BRAKES, ELECTRONIC STABILITY CONTROL (ESC), UNKNOWN OR OTHER
RANDOMLY, MOST OF THE VEHICLE WARNING LIGHTS, CHECK ENGINE OR MALFUNCTION INDICATOR LIGHT, BRAKE SYSTEM, ABS, TRACTION CONTROL OR ESP, AIRBAG FAULT, APPEAR WHILE I AM USING A BRAKE FOR RED LIGHT AND DRIVING ON ANY KINDS OF ROADS. THEN I FEEL THE WHEEL AS HEAVIER THAN USUAL, THE PAST (CANNOT TURN SMOOTHLY LIKE BEFORE). I JUST PURCHASED THE USED VEHICLE ON DECEMBER 16, 2015. THE CARDEALER, AUTONATION, SOLD THE CAR BY ADVERTISING THAT'S WELL MAINTENANCED AND ALL CHECKED. HOWEVER, WITHIN6 MONTHS AFTER THE PURCHASE, THOSE VEHICLE WARNING LIGHTS CAME UP ON THE DISPLAY. AUTONATION SUGGESTED ME TO GO TO WOLLSWAGEN DEALER. THE MECHANIC AT THE LOCAL VOLKSWAGEN DEALER GAVE ME AN ESTIMATES FOR THE REPAIR AROUND 2,000 USD SAYING THAT ABS SYSTEM IS NOT WORKING AND NEEDS TO BE REPLACED BY A NEW ONE. I ASKED A HELP TO AUTONATION, BUT THE DEALER SAID THAT'S WHY VOLKSWAGEN CAR IS KNOWN AS A RISKY CHOISE. THE DEALER APPOLOZIED ME SAYING THAT HE CANNOT HELP ME. IS THERE ANY WAY TO RETURN THE CAR TO AUTONATION OR TO GET MY CAR REPAIRED BY AUTONATION?
- Crash:
- No
- Fire:
- No
- Injuries:
- 0
- Deaths:
- 0
- #10870718May 25, 2016POWER TRAIN
2010 VOLKSWAGEN 2.0 TURBO DSG FAULT. THE VEHICLE HAS BEGUN EXHIBITING DANGEROUS RANDOM/UNINTENTIONAL SHIFTING INTO MUCH LOWER GEARS, OR POSSIBLY EVEN NEUTRAL AT VARIOUS SPEEDS UNDER LIGHT OR NO THROTTLE INPUT ON TWO SEPARATE OCCASIONS THUS FAR. THE FIRST TIME IT HAPPENED THE VEHICLE WAS TRAVELING ABOUT 25MPH, AND THE DSG TRANSAXLE DOWNSHIFTED/SHIFTED INTO NEUTRAL FOR NO APPARENT REASON, ENGINE REVVING TO 4-5 THOUSAND RPM. THIS HAPPENED ROUGHLY FOUR TIMES BEFORE IT RESUMED NORMAL OPERATION THE SECOND TIME IT HAPPENED WAS YESTERDAY AFTERNOON, ON THE HIGHWAY WITH SPEED CONTROL SET AT 58MPH. VEHICLE SHIFTED ALL BY ITSELF WITHOUT REASON, AGAIN REVVING TO 4-5 THOUSAND. THIS TIME IT HAPPENED TWICE BEFORE RETURNING TO NORMAL OPERATION. ADDITIONALLY, ONE MORNING I ACCELERATED FROM A STOP WITH COLD ENGINE/TRANSAXLE IN DRIVE, AND THE TRANSAXLE WOULD NOT UPSHIFT FROM LOW GEAR FOR ABOUT 3-4 SECONDS. NOT SURE IF THIS IS RELATED, BUT I SUSPECT IT MAY BE. THE FIRST TIME IT HAPPENED, THE ABS/ESP LIGHT FLASHED AND REMAINED ON, AND I TOOK IT IN TO THE DEALER EXPLAINING THE PROBLEM, AND THEY SAID MY REAR WHEEL SPEED SENSOR WAS FAILING. THIS IS THE ONLY INDICATOR OF ANY FAULT THAT I CAN TELL. WHEN THE CAR EXHIBITS THIS FAULT, I DO NOT NOTICE ANY FLASHING GEAR INDICATORS OR ANYTHING OF THE SORT, EVERYTHING SEEMS NORMAL, EXCEPT THE ENGINE REVS HIGH ALL BY ITSELF. I DO NOT HAVE ANY PHOTOS OR VIDEO EVIDENCE OF THE FAULT AS OF YET AS IT'S VERY UNPREDICTABLE AND INTERMITTENT, BUT I WILL ATTEMPT TO CAPTURE THE PROBLEM IF I CAN IN THE FUTURE.
- Crash:
- No
- Fire:
- No
- Injuries:
- 0
- Deaths:
- 0
- #10870476May 24, 2016AIR BAGS
" TAKATA RECALL" ? MY HUSBAND WAS GOING TO WORK ONE DAY AND A DEER CAME OUT OF NOWHERE AND HIT HIM. HE WAS GOING ABOUT 30 MPH AND WAS GETTING READY TO TURN INTO WORK. WHEN THE DEER HIT HIM, THE DRIVERS SIDE AIR BAG(CURTAIN I THINK THEY CALL IT) AND DRIVERS REAR AIR BAG DEPLOYED BUT NOT THE AIRBAG DIRECTLY IN FRONT FRONT OF HIM. THE SIDE AIRBAG HIT HIM SO HARD THAT THE AIRBAG MATERIAL LEFT A MARK ON THE LEFT SIDE OF HIS NECK.(IT LOOKED LIKE A BURLAP/CANVAS MATERIAL) MY HUSBAND SUFFERED A CONCUSSION AND NOW HAS PCS AND STILL IS HAVING PROBLEMS BECAUSE OF THE AIRBAG . THE CAR IS CURRENTLY NOT RECALL FOR THE AIRBAG BUT SHOULD BE. HIS CAR WAS TOTALED
- Crash:
- Yes
- Fire:
- No
- Injuries:
- 1
- Deaths:
- 0
- #10870501May 24, 2016ENGINE
CAR KEPT STALLING AFTER TAKE OFF WHEN YOU ACCELERATED. WHEN TAKING IT TO THE REPAIR SHOP IT WOULD NOT START AND HAD TO BE TOWED THERE. WHEN THEY GOT IT THEY DISCOVERED ALL BUT 1 QUART OF THE OIL IN THE ENGINE WAS GONE. THEY DETERMINED THAT THIS MALFUNCTION DAMAGED THE ENGINE AND THE ENGINE WOULD HAVE TO BE REPLACED. HAVE THE OIL CHANGED EVERY 3-5000 MILES AND IT WASN'T DUE FOR AN OIL CHANGE FOR ANOTHER 1000 MILES OR SO. THEY HAVE NO IDEA WHY THIS HAPPENED AND VOLKSWAGEN WON'T DO ANYTHING ABOUT IT. ALL OF THIS TOOK PLACE IN THE CITY. WE WERE TO AFRAID TO TAKE IT OUT ON THE HIGHWAY. CAR HAS 109000 MILES ON IT AND HAS BEEN A LEMON FROM DAY 1. THIS WAS JUST THE ICING THAT TOPPED THE CAKE.
- Crash:
- No
- Fire:
- No
- Injuries:
- 0
- Deaths:
- 0
- #10870515May 24, 2016ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
I DROVE TO WORK LISTENING TO THE RADIO. UPON RETURNING TO MY CAR AFTER WORK TO MAKE MY COMMUTE HOME THE RADIO WOULD NOT TURN ON. I HAVE REVIEWED VARIOUS ONLINE FORUMS AND DISCOVERED THIS IS A COMMON PROBLEM WITH THE REVISION OF THIS RADIO FOR THE 2010 MODEL YEAR. THIS MODEL HAS INTEGRATED HANDS FREE BLUETOOTH WHICH ALSO DOES NOT WORK AND IS A SAFETY ISSUE FOR HANDS FREE CALLING REQUIRED IN MY STATE. ALSO, THIS WILL CAUSE A DRAIN ON THE BATTERY WHICH COULD RESULT IN NOT BEING ABLE TO START THE VEHICLE AFTER SITTING TOO LONG.
- Crash:
- No
- Fire:
- No
- Injuries:
- 0
- Deaths:
- 0
- #10870589May 24, 2016TIRES
TO YO PROXIES FOUR INNER IM ASSUMING TIRE BANDS? FAILED CAUSING A BULGE ON THE INER PART OF MY PASSENGER SIDE FRONT TIRE. NEVER STRUCK ANY OBJECT I WAS JUST DRIVING AND STARTED TO NOTICE A WOBBLE I THOUGHT IT WAS A FRONT END ISSUE SO DIDN'T CHECK TIRE BUT HAD FRONT END LOOKED AT AND TIRE STILL WASN'T NOTICED BECAUSE OF THE PLACEMENT OF FAILURE WAS DIFFICULT TO SEE HOWEVER NOW IS VERY APPARENT. HAD TO REPLACE FRONT SHOCKS ON 98 VW JETTA AS WELL AS FRONT END BUSHINGS AND PASSENGER A ARM
- Crash:
- No
- Fire:
- No
- Injuries:
- 0
- Deaths:
- 0
- #10870305May 23, 2016ELECTRICAL SYSTEM, EXTERIOR LIGHTING
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2010 VOLKSWAGEN JETTA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE ELECTRICAL SYSTEM WAS DEFECTIVE AND CAUSED ELECTRICAL FAILURES IN SEVERAL AREAS. THE FRONT PASSENGER SIDE LOW AND HIGH BEAM HEADLIGHTS AND THE TURN SIGNALS FAILED. IN ADDITION, THE DRIVER SIDE BRAKE, TAIL LIGHT, AND DAY TIME RUNNING LIGHTS FAILED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED NOR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 88,000.
- Crash:
- No
- Fire:
- No
- Injuries:
- 0
- Deaths:
- 0
- #10870315May 23, 2016AIR BAGS, POWER TRAIN
TRANSMISSION HARD SHIFTING WITHIN 15 MINUTES OF VEHICLE START. LOUD CLUNK NOISE THRU 4 GEARS. CAR IN GARAGE. OST 50-75 DEGREES. AIR BAG LIGHT COMES ON WITH WIRING EXTENSION COMPLETED.
- Crash:
- No
- Fire:
- No
- Injuries:
- 0
- Deaths:
- 0
- #10870147May 21, 2016SERVICE BRAKES, ELECTRICAL SYSTEM, VISIBILITY/WIPER
CAR WAS TAKEN INTO DEALERSHIP IN APRIL 2015 FOR INSPECTION. NEEDED NEW STRUTS AND DRIVER DOOR PANEL, DOOR NEEDED FIXED DUE TO NO LIGHTS ON LOCKS AND DOOR ITSELF WOULD NOT LOCK. PAID $1400 FOR EVERYTHING WHEN PICKING UP THE CAR, GOT IN CAR AND RADIO DID NOT WORK WHEN PICKING UP. SAID IT WAS A FUSE, NEVER FIXED THE PROBLEM. SEPTEMBER 2015 WINDSHIELD WIPERS QUIT WORKING. $45 FOR THAT REPAIR. 2-3 WEEKS LATER BATTERY DIED. REPLACED THE BATTERY FOR $111. 3-4 WEEKS LATER BATTERY WAS DEAD AGAIN, HAD TO TOW IT TO SHOP. REPLACED BATTERY AGAIN $200+ PARTS AND LABOR. 3-4 WEEKS LATER AFTER REPLACING THE BATTERY TWICE, SAME THING HAPPENS AGAIN. CAR IS DEAD, TOWED TO SHOP AGAIN. CAN'T FIGURE OUT THE PROBLEM, TOWED TO DEALERSHIP. TAKEN TO A DEALERSHIP FOR ONE PROBLEM OF THE CAR BEING DEAD NOW THERE IS A SHIFTER PROBLEM AND THE ABS UNIT NEEDS REPLACED. THE ABS LIGHTS WERE NOT ON WHILE THE CAR WAS AT THE LAST SHOP BEFORE THIS DEALERSHIP. THE CAR HASN'T BEEN DRIVEN FOR APPROXIMATELY 5-6 MONTHS IF NOT LONGER DUE TO THESE ISSUES. HOW DOES MY ABS UNIT NEED REPLACED IF IT HASN'T BEEN DRIVEN?
- Crash:
- No
- Fire:
- No
- Injuries:
- 0
- Deaths:
- 0
- #10865770May 19, 2016ELECTRONIC STABILITY CONTROL (ESC), ELECTRICAL SYSTEM, ENGINE
ORIGINALLY, THE TURBO WOULD LOSE BOOST AND THE ENGINE WOULD LOSE POWER. AFTER SOME TIME, PARTICULARLY DURING WET WEATHER, THE CAR WILL SUDDENLY VIBRATE, JOLT, AND THEN THE ENGINE WARNING CHIME SOUNDS. THE TACHOMETER DROPS TO ZERO, THE OIL PRESSURE LIGHT COMES ON, THE STABILITY CONTROL SHUTS OFF, THE GLOW PLUG LIGHTS FLASH, REAR WINDOW DEFROSTER WILL NOT WORK, CRUISE CONTROL WONT WORK, AND IF THE CAR IS SHUT OFF IT WILL NOT RESTART. THIS IS PARTICULARLY DANGEROUS DURING SNOW OR RAIN, AS THE CAR LOSES TRACTION CONTROL DURING WEATHER IN WHICH IT IS MOST IMPORTANT TO HAVE. ALSO, IF THE CAR DIES AND IS ON THE SHOULDER OF THE ROAD, DURING RAIN OR SNOW, THERE IS POOR VISIBILITY AND IT INCREASES THE RISK OF SOMEONE HITTING THE DISABLED CAR. I HAVE SEEN MANY MENTIONS OF THIS SAME EFFECT HAPPENING ON OTHER 2006 TDI MODELS, AND IT SEEMS TO BE A RECURRING ISSUE WITH THIS PARTICULAR MODEL AND ENGINE TYPE. THE ROOT CAUSE APPEARS TO BE AN ELECTRICAL HARNESS THAT RUNS IN THE ENGINE COMPARTMENT CHAFING OVER TIME, WHICH HAPPENS OUTSIDE OF THE WARRANTY PERIOD, BUT CAUSES SIGNIFICANT SAFETY CONCERNS WITH ITS FAILURE MODE.
- Crash:
- No
- Fire:
- No
- Injuries:
- 0
- Deaths:
- 0
- #10865722May 18, 2016SERVICE BRAKES
I HAD SCARY MOMENTS WHILE I WAS DRIVING MY VW JETTA LAST FRIDAY MAY 13, 2016. SUDDENLY THE VEHICLE STARTED ACTING UP. THE LIGHTS ON THE DASHBOARD THAT COMES ON FOR WARNING STARTED BLINKING INCLUDED ENGINE, BRAKE LIGHTS ARE CONSTANTLY FLASHING, STEERING, ABS, AND E.T.C. (ELECTRONIC THROTTLE CONTROL) + BOLD RED LINE FLASHING ACROSS DRIVE GEARS DISPLAY ALL IN ONE!!!!!! WHICH IS NOT MAKES ANY SENSE. ''. HAD TO MANEUVER OVER TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD, LUCKY WE DIDN'T GET IN AN ACCIDENT!!!! WHAT ACTUALLY HAPPENS WHEN IT COMES ON IT IS HARD TO STEER, ACCELERATION GOES SLOW, BEEPING HEARING TEST NOISE FREQUENTS, GAS GAUGE GOES TO E, AND SPEEDOMETER GOES ALL THE WAY TO THE END. THIS HAPPENS FREQUENTLY AND DOESN'T MATTER WHAT ROAD OR HIGHWAY I'M IN, WHICH MAKES IT MORE DANGEROUS WHEN IT'S HARD TO STEEL AND THE BRAKE LIGHTS ARE CONSTANTLY FLASHING AND WHEN I STEER THE VEHICLE GOES BACK NOT FORWARD. I TOWED MY VEHICLE TO A LOCAL VW DEALERSHIP AND IT WAS DETERMINED THAT THE ABS MODULE FAILED AND CAUSED THE PROBLEMS. THE COST TO REPLACE ABS MODULE IS $2350 ($1650 ABS MODULE +$700 LABOR). THIS IS OBVIOUSLY A MANUFACTURING DEFECT WHICH CAN CAUSE AN IMMEDIATE HARMFUL AFFECT IF I WAS ON A HIGHWAY OR NOT BEING CAREFUL I COULD HAVE EASILY BEEN IN A LIFE THREATENING ACCIDENT I DON'T THINK IT'S FAIR THAT CONSUMERS SHOULD ABSORB THE COST OF THIS TYPE OF REPAIR I THINK VW SHOULD SEND A RECALL IMMEDIATELY. VW KNOWS ABOUT THIS PROBLEM AND THEY REPLACED THE ABS PART # 1K0 614 517 BEF WITH NEW PART # 1K0 614 517 BK BEF ( I REQUEST THE OLD PARTS FROM THE DEALER) -ATTACHED MY VIDEO THAT I RECORDED AT THE TIME THAT I HAD THIS INCIDENT. HTTPS://DRIVE.GOOGLE.COM/FILE/D/0B1QRIVBDBO7QMLA2Z1RMANBRU3M/VIEW?USP=SHARING HTTPS://DRIVE.GOOGLE.COM/FILE/D/0B1QRIVBDBO7QWDBMRNHGEDHEEEE/VIEW?USP=SHARING HTTPS://DRIVE.GOOGLE.COM/FILE/D/0B1QRIVBDBO7QBFA2TWO5OFVIT2M/VIEW?USP=SHARING
- Crash:
- No
- Fire:
- No
- Injuries:
- 0
- Deaths:
- 0
- #10865294May 16, 2016ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
KEY GETS STUCK AT TIMES AND CANNOT TURN THE CAR OFF. THE STEERLOCK KEEPS THE KEY FROM OPERATING. THIS HAPPENS WHEN THE CAR IS STATIONARY.THERE IS NO WAY TO STOP THE MOTOR WHEN THIS HAPPENS. THIS WAS REPAIRED ON 5/16/2016 WITH PART #5C6-905-841
- Crash:
- No
- Fire:
- No
- Injuries:
- 0
- Deaths:
- 0
- #10864762May 13, 2016SERVICE BRAKES, ELECTRICAL SYSTEM, POWER TRAIN
I'M REALLY FRUSTRATED HERE WITH VOLKSWAGEN IT SEEMS LIKE EVERY SINCE THE BEGINNING OF THE YEAR JANUARY THE CAR'S BEEN IN THE SHOP MORE THAN I'VE BEEN AT THE DOCTOR. AT FIRST IT WAS THE WATER PUMP FOR THE TURBO THEY HAD TO BE REPLACED THEN TWO WEEKS AFTER I GOT THAT REPAIRED IT WAS THE BRAKE SENSOR THEN A WEEK AFTER THAT IT WAS THE VACUUM PUMP FOR THE BRAKES, AND THE WORK DOESN'T STOP FROM THERE IT SEEMS LIKE FROM THERE I HAD TO GET A REPAIR KIT IT'S A SEAL THAT GOES BETWEEN THE TRANSMISSION AND THE ENGINE INCLUDING THE DUAL CLUTCH FOR THE HYBRID AND ENGINE TRANSMISSION. AS OF TODAY MAY 13TH 2016 I WAS JUST TOLD THAT VOLKSWAGEN IS GOING AHEAD AND REPLACE THE ENTIRE COMPLETE TRANSMISSION BECAUSE THE SAME ERROR CODE CAME UP FROM THE LAST REPAIRS THAT WERE DONE THERE'S BEEN ROUGHLY AROUND $12,000 REPAIRS EITHER PAID BY THE INSURANCE EXTENDED WARRANTY OR VOLKSWAGEN. I'VE PAID OUT OF POCKET ROUGHLY AROUND $500 PLUS RENTAL INSURANCE THAT I HAD TO GET BECAUSE OF GET ANOTHER CAR TO MOVE AROUND. I HAVE FILED SEVERAL COMPLAINTS WITH VOLKSWAGEN OF AMERICA TO HAVE THE CAR REPLACED BUY THEM AND THEY CONTINUE TO DENY LEFT AND RIGHT SAYING THAT I SHOULD BE GOING THROUGH THE WARRANTY REPAIRS. IT SEEMS LIKE NO MATTER WHAT REPAIRS ARE DONE TO HAVE THE TRANSMISSION REPAIRED AND 4000 MILES LATER THE SAME PROBLEM OCCURS THERE'S DEFINITELY A SAFETY CONCERN THERE IN THE SAFETY CONCERN IS THAT I CAN'T DRIVE FAR ENOUGH OR TAKE A SMALL LITTLE VACATION WITH THE FAMILY WITHOUT HAVING SOME TYPE OF CONCERNED IF MY VEHICLES IN IT DIED IN THE MIDDLE OF THE ROAD.
- Crash:
- No
- Fire:
- No
- Injuries:
- 0
- Deaths:
- 0
- #10864542May 12, 2016ENGINE
ENGINE SHUTS OFF WHILE DRIVING. HAPPENED MULTIPLE TIMES, HAD IT TOWED TO AN AUTO SHOP THAT WORKS W/MY USED CAR WARRENTY, THEY TESTED GENERATOR AND BATTERY AND BOTH WERE GOOD. NO RECALLS ON MY VIN HOWEVER, I DID SEE RECALL# 14E007000 ON 2007 JETTA'S AND IT STATES THE ENGINE COULD SHUT OFF DUE TO TIMING BELT FROM FAULTY WATER PUMP.
- Crash:
- No
- Fire:
- No
- Injuries:
- 0
- Deaths:
- 0
- #10864434May 11, 2016AIR BAGS
TAKATA RECALL MY DASH READS, "AIRBAG FAULT".
- Crash:
- No
- Fire:
- No
- Injuries:
- 0
- Deaths:
- 0
- #10863938May 9, 2016POWER TRAIN
THE CAR STALL IN MIDDLE OF THE ROAD WHILE DRIVING, THEN THE TRANSMISSION HAS THE ISSUE AS CAR DOES NOT MOVE TO DRIVE OR REVERSE. THE ISSUE CAN CAUSE THE SEVERE ACCIDENT. THIS NEEDS TO LOOK INTO THIS. I BELIEVE SIMILAR INSTANCES HAVE REPORTED: HTTP://ABCNEWS.GO.COM/GMA/STORY?ID=8378724
- Crash:
- No
- Fire:
- No
- Injuries:
- 0
- Deaths:
- 0
- #10864013May 9, 2016POWER TRAIN
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2010 VOLKSWAGEN JETTA. WHILE OPERATING THE VEHICLE IN HOT AND HUMID WEATHER, THE VEHICLE STALLED DUE TO A FAULTY TRANSMISSION. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE GEAR BOX OIL LEAKED OUT. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 100,000.
- Crash:
- No
- Fire:
- No
- Injuries:
- 0
- Deaths:
- 0
- #10864062May 9, 2016FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM
HIGH PRESSURE FUEL PUMP FAILED WHILE DRIVING ON THE FREEWAY 60 MPH CAR SUDDENLY LOST POWER AND LUCKILY I WAS IN THE SLOW LANE AND WAS ABLE TO PULL OVER TO SHOULDER
- Crash:
- No
- Fire:
- No
- Injuries:
- 0
- Deaths:
- 0
- #10863781May 8, 2016AIR BAGS, ELECTRICAL SYSTEM, SEAT BELTS
CAR'S FUSE # 6 KEEPS BLOWING WHICH CONTROLS THE BACK LIGHTS THAT TURNS ON AT NIGHT, WHEN FUSE BLOWS LIGHTS ON BACK GO OUT AND CARS BEHIND YOU CAN'T SEE YOU AND MAY CAUSE A COLLISION WHERE SERIOUS INJURY AND DEATH MAY RESULT. I THINK THIS AN ENGINEERING FLAW WHERE THEY CONNECTED THE BACK LIGHTS TO OTHER MODULES IN THE CAR, SO THE SHORT REMAINS AND CAR IS NOT SAFE TO DRIVE AT NIGHT FUSE KEEPS BLOWING EVERY TIME YOU PUT A NEW ONE IN VW IS NOT WILLING TO LOOK AT THE PROBLEM AND GIVE ME A SOLUTION, THE SHORT IS NOT IN ANY OF THE LIGHTS ON THE BACK OF THE CAR, OR INSIDE THE CAR, VW IS REFUSING TO GIVE ME THE SCHEMATIC DIAGRAM FOR THAT CIRCUIT SO WE CAN TRACE THE PROBLEM, THEY INSIST ON TAKING IT TO THE DEALER WHERE IT IS GOING TO BE A VERY EXPENSIVE FIX TO TRACK DOWN THE SHORT WHERE IT IS AN ENGINEERING FLAW. ALSO THE AIR BAGS WARNING LIGHTS COME ON INTERMITTENTLY, AND SEAT BELTS WARNING LIGHTS COME ON AND START CHIMING WHILE YOU HAVE SEAT BELTS ON AND PROPERLY FASTENED, DO NOT KNOW IF SEAT BELT OR AIRBAGS ARE DEFECTIVE WHICH IS VERY UNSAFE IN MY OPINION, AND VW REFUSES TO LOOK AT MY PROBLEM WITHOUT A HEFTY DEALER CHARGE. PLEASE HELP
- Crash:
- No
- Fire:
- No
- Injuries:
- 0
- Deaths:
- 0