Volkswagen Jetta Complaints
10,351 consumer complaints on file.
- #10054670January 22, 2004SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS:DISC:PADS, SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS:DISC:ROTOR
AFTER ONLY 20,000 MILES ON MY 2001 JETTA, A LOUD GRINDING NOISE BEGAN FROM THE REAR DRIVER SIDE WHEEL. THERE WAS NO WARNING LIGHT, AND NO SQUEEL PRIOR TO THE GRINDING. AFTER TAKING IT TO THE DEALER, THEY INFORMED ME THAT THE REAR PADS AND ROTORS WOULD NEED TO BE REPLACED, AT A COST OF $375. THEY SEEM TO WANT TO BLAME IT ON ME USING THE BRAKES TOO MUCH. THIS IS RIDICULOUS. I ALSO OWN A TOYOTA WITH 75,000 MILES ON IT. THE BRAKES ON IT ARE STILL THE ORIGINAL.
- Crash:
- No
- Fire:
- No
- Injuries:
- 0
- Deaths:
- 0
- #10054676January 22, 2004ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
THERE HAVE BEEN NUMEROUS PROBLEMS WITH THE ELECTRICAL SYSTEM IN MY CAR. MOST OF WHICH HAVE BEEN UNFOUNDED BY THE DEALERSHIP. IN MOST CASES IT IS MY WINDOWS THAT DO NOT OBEY COMANDS. IF I PUSH THE WINDOW UP BUTTON, THE WINDOWS MAY ROLL THEMSELVES DOWN OR GO ALL THE WAY UP INSTEAD OF JUST A LITTLE BIT UP. SAME ON THE DOWN. SOMETIMES THE PINCH CONTROL WILL ACTIVATE ITSELF AND THE WINDOW (WHICH I THINK IS CLOSING) WILL ROLL DOWN. THIS IS NOT A SAFETY CONCERN PER SAY BUT I AM CONCERNED THAT I MAY BE UNAWARE OF THE WINDOW BEING DOWN AND MY DOG MIGHT JUMP OUT CAUSING AN ACCIDENT, OR IT MIGHT DRAW MY ATTENTION AWAY FROM DRIVING WHILE I TRY TO FIGURE OUT WHAT IS GOING ON, AGAIN, POSSIBLY CAUSING AN ACCIDENT. THE CAR HAS BEEN IN A FEW TIMES FOR THIS PROBLEM BUT THE DEALERSHIP SAYS THEY "CAN'T DUPLICATE THE PROBLEM" AND REFUSE TO DO ANYTHING ABOUT IT. ANOTHER PROBLEM IS THAT THE RADIO STAYS ON SOMETIMES WHEN I AM EXITING THE CAR, AGAIN NOT A SAFETY ISSUE, BUT IT REALLY LETS ME BELIEVE THERE IS AN ELECTRICAL PROBLEM WITH THE CAR. I HAVE ALSO HAD A BLOWN FUSE-CAUSING THE EPC-LIGHT TO COME ON... IT WAS FOR THE REAR BRAKES. THE LIGHTS WOULDN'T TURN OFF AFTER I WAS OUT OF THE CAR.
- Crash:
- No
- Fire:
- No
- Injuries:
- 0
- Deaths:
- 0
- #10054563January 21, 2004ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:EXHAUST SYSTEM:EMISSION CONTROL
MY WIFE AND I BOUGHT A 2000 JETTA TDI WITH A DEFECTIVE MASS AIR SENSOR, I HAVE BEEN TOLD THAT ENGINE OIL VAPOR LEAKS DOWN THE AIR INTAKE AND CREATES A OIL FILM OVER SENSOR WHICH RENDERS IT INOP. WITH IT NOT WORKING THE CAR ACCELERATES VERY SLOWLY AND HAS VERY LITTLE POWER. MY MECHANIC SAID A REPLACEMENT IS $274.00 FOR THIS ITEM AND THERE IS NO GUARANTEE IT WONT HAPPEN AGAIN AFTER BUYING THE NEW PART. I FIND THIS PROBLEM UNACCEPTABLE AND FIGURE THE ENGINEER THAT DESIGNED THIS PART MUST HAVE GOT A HUGE BONUS FOR THIS RECURRING PROBLEM.*AK
- Crash:
- No
- Fire:
- No
- Injuries:
- 0
- Deaths:
- 0
- #10054580January 21, 2004SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS:DRUM
REAR BRAKES HAVE WORN TO NOTHING AFTER ONLY 20K MILES. ROTARS ARE NOW RUINED. NO WARNING WAS GIVEN. DEALER SAID THAT ONLY THE FRONT BRAKES HAVE A WARNING LIGHT. WHY WOULDN'T THE REAR BRAKES HAVE A WARNING SYSTEM IF THEY WEAR OUT MORE QUICKLY THAN THE FRONT?*AK
- Crash:
- No
- Fire:
- No
- Injuries:
- 0
- Deaths:
- 0
- #10055581January 21, 2004POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
WHILE TRAVELING CONSUMER HEARD A KNOCKING NOISE COMING FROM THE ENGINE DEPARTMENT. DEALERSHIP SERVICED VEHICLE, AND DETERMINED TRANSMISSION NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. *AK
- Crash:
- No
- Fire:
- No
- Injuries:
- 0
- Deaths:
- 0
- #10055608January 21, 2004VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL
WHILE DRIVING VEHICLE STALLED UNEXPECTEDLY AND THEN ENGINE REVVED. *AK
- Crash:
- No
- Fire:
- No
- Injuries:
- 0
- Deaths:
- 0
- #10054416January 18, 2004FUEL SYSTEM, DIESEL
CAR STARTS POORLY. UPON INVESTIGATION, FOUND THAT EGR VALVE AND INTAKE MANIFOLD ARE PACKED WITH BLACK, NASTY CARBON BUILD-UP. I REMOVED THE EGR VALVE AND SCRAPED OUT APPROXIMATELY ONE AND ONE-HALF CUPS OF THIS BLACK 'GUNK' FROM THE EGR VALVE AND THE INTAKE MANIFOLD. I CAN ONLY IMAGINE WHAT THE INTAKE PORTS LOOK LIKE IN THE CYLINDER HEAD. *CB
- Crash:
- No
- Fire:
- No
- Injuries:
- 0
- Deaths:
- 0
- #10054264January 16, 2004AIR BAGS:FRONTAL:SENSOR/CONTROL MODULE, AIR BAGS:FRONTAL:DRIVER SIDE:INFLATOR MODULE, EQUIPMENT
THE VEHICLE SKIDDED ON THE SNOW ON A MAJOR INTERSTATE HIGHWAY AND COLLIDED WITH A GUARDRAIL. THE AIRBAG SHOULD HAVE DEPLOYED AND DID NOT DEPLOY. *CB
- Crash:
- Yes
- Fire:
- No
- Injuries:
- 1
- Deaths:
- 0
- #10070800January 15, 2004SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC, ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:EXHAUST SYSTEM, WHEELS, VISIBILITY:POWER WINDOW DEVICES AND CONTROLS
2 DAYS AFTER WE PURCHASE THE CAR A BRAKE SHOE BRAKET CAME OFF AND WAS RUBBING THE REAR ROTOR. JULY, 3 WINDOWS WENT BAD, 2 WERE THE WIRING AND 1 WAS THE MOTOR. OCTOBER THE FRONT WHEEL BEARING NEEDED REPLACED PLUS WHEEL ALIGNMENT. SEPTEMBER THE EXHUAST BROKE OFF BEHIND THE CATALYTIC CONVERTER I HAD IT FIXED MYSELF. THE EXHUAST HAD ALSO BROKE OFF 6 MONTHS EARLIER IN FRONT OF THE MUFFLER BUT I FIXED IT. ONE WINDOW THAT THEY FIXED IN JULY 2002 WENT BAD AGAIN IN JUNE OF 2003 AND NEEDED FIXED. THE REAR BRAKE ON THE SAME WHEEL THAT THEY FIXED IN JANUARY OF 2001 HAS GONE BAD NOW. I'M DONE WITH THIS CAR. IT'S BEEN IN THE SHOP MORE THEN I HAVE EVER HAD ANY CAR COMBINED. THANKS
- Crash:
- Yes
- Fire:
- No
- Injuries:
- 0
- Deaths:
- 0
- #10070890January 15, 2004ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING, VISIBILITY:POWER WINDOW DEVICES AND CONTROLS, TIRES, POWER TRAIN, EQUIPMENT:ELECTRICAL
THIS CAR HAS HAD TOO MANY SERIOUS PROBLEMS TO BE LIMITED TO THIS SMALL SPACE. IT IS CLEARLY A LEMON. THESE PROBLEMS SUBSTANTIALLY IMPAIR THE USE AND VALUE OF THE VEHICLE. THE CAR RECEIVED A NEW TRANSMISSION YESTERDAY AFTER WE HAD REPORTED 3 PREVIOUS TIMES THAT THERE IT REMAINED IN REVERSE AFTER SHIFTING INTO DRIVE. EACH TIME WE WERE TOLD IT WAS UNREPRODUCEABLE AND THE COMPLAINT WAS NEVER NOTED ON THE WORK ORDERS. FINALLY, THE DEALERSHIP DID RELENT AND REPLACE THE TRANSMISSION. WE ENCOUNTERED THE SAME TYPE OF TREATMENT WITH THE ENGINE BURNING OIL, AND IT WASN'T UNTIL THE ENGINE RAN COMPLETELY OUT OF OIL, THAT THE DEALER WOULD ADDRESS THE PROBLEM. THE FIRST TIME WE HAD COMPLAINED ABOUT THE OIL WAS 2 MONTHS AFTER WE HAD BOUGHT THE CAR!!!
- Crash:
- No
- Fire:
- No
- Injuries:
- 0
- Deaths:
- 0
- #10070895January 15, 2004ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING
THE OIL PUMP QUIT, CAUSING THE OIL PRESSURE LAMP TO COME ON. THE VEHICLE IS STILL UNDER WARRANTY, BUT SINCE I CANNOT PRODUCE ALL OF THE RECEIPTS FOR OIL CHANGES SINCE I PURCHASED THE VEHICLE, THEY WILL NOT COVER THE WARRANTY. THE DEALER SAYS THAT THE FAILURE WAS DUE TO OIL SLUDGE. I WAS NOT INFORMED THAT I HAD TO KEEP RECEIPTS FOR OIL CHANGES DURRING THE LIFETIME OF THE VEHICLE.
- Crash:
- Yes
- Fire:
- No
- Injuries:
- 0
- Deaths:
- 0
- #10071335January 15, 2004SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC, ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING, EQUIPMENT:ELECTRICAL
MY VEHICLE IS A TDI DIESEL -COMPUTER/ENGINE - ENGINE DIAGNOSIS LIGHT HAS COME ON - DIAGNOSIS ($85.00) GATE ON TURBO CHARGER DOES NOT OPERATE PROPERLY. WAS TOLD COULD DRIVE VEHICLE BUT PERFORMANCE MAY DETERIORATE. ENGINE LIGHT STILL COMES ON OCAAISIONALY. REAR BRAKES SEIZED AND WORE COMPLETELY OUT - DEALER REFUSED ANY WARRANTY - WROTE V/W CUSTOMER SERVICE - THEY REFUNDED ABOUT 90% OF MY COST
- Crash:
- No
- Fire:
- No
- Injuries:
- 0
- Deaths:
- 0
- #10071361January 15, 2004POWER TRAIN
RIGHT FRONT DRIVE SHAFT BECAME SLIGHTLY OUT OF ROUND BY ABOUT 30 THOUS. THIS PROBLEM CANNOT BE EXPLAINED BY ANY REGULAR MEANS EXCEPT THE DEALER SAYS WE MUST HAVE HIT SOMETHING . IT IS VIRTUALLY IMPOSSIBLE TO HIT THE SHAFT BECAUSE IT IS PROTECTED . I BELIEVE THIS IS METAL FATIGUE THAT COMES FROM HIGHSPEED HIGHWAY DRIVING AS I COMMUTE DAILY ABOUT 250 KM.THE CAR IS ONLY 22 MONTHS OLD BUT I NOW HAVE 125,800 KM ON IT.I SUSPECT THIS PROBLEM WOULD HAVE NEVER OCCURED IF I WAS ONLY DRIVING THE AVERAGE 20,000KM PER YEAR AND ON THE HIGHWAY FROM TIME TO TIME. DEALER WAS NOT EVEN INTERESTED IN CONTACTING VOLKSWAGON TO SEE IF THERE WAS ANY HELP AVAILABLE.
- Crash:
- No
- Fire:
- No
- Injuries:
- 0
- Deaths:
- 0
- #10070029January 15, 2004SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC, UNKNOWN OR OTHER, ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING
BRAKE PADS WENT CALLIPERS WENT AND ROTTERS WENT WITH BRAKES. VW USED THE WRONG CALLIPERS FOR THE CAR. AC WENT DID NOT GO COLD. STARTER WENT HAD TO REPLACE WITH NEW ONE THAT WAS THE OTHER. PAINT STARING CHIPPING PART OF THE COST WAS A KEY SCRATCH. ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON HAD TO REPLACE MASSIVE AIR FLOW METER.
- Crash:
- No
- Fire:
- No
- Injuries:
- 0
- Deaths:
- 0
- #10070287January 15, 2004ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING
I HAVE A 2002 VW JETTA, AUTOMATIC, 2.0 ENGINE. I HAVE PUT 4200 MILES ON THE CAR AND HAVE HAD IT TO TWO DIFFERENT VW DEALERSHIPS TRYING TO GET A PROBLEM FIXED WITH NO LUCK. THE CAR WILL HESITATE UPON ACCELERATION FROM TIME TO TIME. I ACTS LIKE IT IS NOT GETTING THE SIGNAL TO SPEED UP. THE ENGINE DOES NOT STALL OR SPUTTER, IT SIMPLY REMAINS AT AN IDLE FOR 1 OR 2 SECONDS AND THE SLOWLY PICKS UPS SPEED. NO ENGINE LIGHTS COME ON WHEN THIS HAPPENS. THIS HAS HAPPENED AT LEAST 30 OR MORE TIMES SINCE I BOUGHT IT NEW. IT HAS NEARLY CAUSE ME TO HAVE AN ACCIDENT A COUPLE OF DIFFERENT TIMES AS I AM PULLING OUT INTO TRAFFIC. THE DEALERS CLAIM TO HAVE NEVER HEARD OF THIS BEFORE, BUT AFTER SOME SEARCHING I HAVE FOUND VERY SIMILAR COMPLAINTS FROM PEOPLE WITH THE VW PASSAT. I AM FRUSTRATED THAT NO ONE CAN SEEM TO FIX IT AND I AM CONCERNED THAT I MAY HAVE A LEMON CAR.
- Crash:
- No
- Fire:
- No
- Injuries:
- 0
- Deaths:
- 0
- #10070381January 15, 2004ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING
MY 98 JETTA TDI ENGINE BLEW APPROXIMATELY 11,000 PAST ITS WARRANTY. THIS WOULD BE THE EQUIVENT OF 5 MONTHS DRIVING AT THE RATES I DRIVE PER YEAR. THE DEALERSHIP (AV NISSAN/VW) TOLD ME THEY COULDN'T FIND WHAT CAUSED IT AND THAT IT WOULD REQUIRE A REPLACEMENT ENGINE. THE DEALERSHIP TOLD VW OF AMERICA, A DIFFERENT STORY THEN EITHER HAD BEEN RELATED TO ME (THAT THE CAR HAD BEEN DRIVEN WITH WARNINGLIGHTS ON & WITH DAMAGE). UNFORTUNATELY WHEN TALKING TO VW OF A. THEY RELATED THE STORY BACK TO A NON-EXISTENT EMPLOYEE OF THE DEALERSHIP. I PAID FOR THE TROUBLESHOOTING AND TOWED THE VEHICLE TO A LOCAL SERVICE CENTER (TED'S SERVICE AND REPAIR) THAT SPECIALIZES IN GERMAN VEHICLES. HE NOTED THAT THE VALVE SEAT DROPPED INTO THE CYLINDER, WHICH CAUSED THE VALVE TO BREAK IN THE CYLINDER DOING MASSIVE DAMAGE TO THE ENGINE. HE NOTED THAT WHEN SEATS DROP THEY ARE TYPICALLY DUE TO MANUFACTURER DEFECT. VW REFUSED TO COVER ANY DAMAGES DUE TO THE RECENTLY EXPIRED WARRANTY. HELP!
- Crash:
- No
- Fire:
- No
- Injuries:
- 0
- Deaths:
- 0
- #10070646January 15, 2004UNKNOWN OR OTHER, ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:EXHAUST SYSTEM
I BOUGHT THE CAR ON MARCH 5, 2003 AND AFTER 2-3 DAYS THE ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON! I MADE MORE THAN SEVERAL ATTEMPTS TO HAVE THE REPAIRS DONE AT LITHIA VW IN RENO, NV; AND THE ONLY REPAIRS HALF WAY DONE WAS THE SECONDARY AIR INJECTION VALVE AND HOSES, BUT NOT THE SAI PUMP AS WELL AS THE TUMBLER OF THE IGNITION. THIS IS A LEMON FROM DAY ONE AND I HAVE SEVERAL PROOF OF THE PROBLEM EVEN FROM DMV OF NEVADA IN THEIR DTC'S WHICH IS THE DIAGNOSTIC TROUBLE CODE DESCRITION OF P0411-SECONDARY AIR INJECTION SYSTEM!!!!! NO ONE WILL HELP ME, AND I BOUGHT THE CAR TO ENJOY AND TO NOT WORRY OF BREAKING DOWN, BUT NOW.....IT SITS IN THE DRIVEWAY....SO THE WARRANTY WON'T BE VOIDED, AND THAT MY CAR DOESN'T GET WORSE. I DO HAVE MANY DOCUMENTS TO BACK THIS CLAIM AND THE DEALER-BUDGET MOTERS WON'T HELP, NOR WILL THE AUL WARRENTY CO. THAT I PAY.
- Crash:
- No
- Fire:
- No
- Injuries:
- 0
- Deaths:
- 0
- #10070704January 15, 2004TIRES, VISIBILITY:POWER WINDOW DEVICES AND CONTROLS, STRUCTURE, UNKNOWN OR OTHER
THIS CAR HAS BEEN A PAIN IN THE A-- ALMOST SINCE PURCHASE. THE MOST SERIOUS PROBLEMS HAVE INVOLVED WHAT SEEMS TO BE DEFECTIVE WIRING WITH RESPECT TO THE ELECTRIC WINDOWS. THESE HAVE BEEN REPAIRED 3 TIMES SINCE THE FIRST INCIDENCE CITED ABOVE,TO THE TUNE OF $250, THE LAST TIME BEING 6 MONTHS AGO. NOW I AM TOLD THAT IT NEEDS A NEW MOTOR ASSEMBLY TO THE TUNE OF $650 PARTS AND LABOR! OTHER ASSORTED DOOR ELECTRICAL PROBLEMS. OTHER PROBLEMS HAVE BEEN: DOOR MOLDINGS FALLING OFF (THIS MUST BE AN INHERENT PROBLEM WITH '98 JETTAS, BECAUSE I'VE NOTICED THAT MOST OF THOSE THAT I SEE ON THE ROAD HAVE MISSING MOLDINGS). BOTH FRONT TIRES BLEW OUT WITHIN 2 WEEKS OF EACH OTHER AFTER AN INAPPROPIATELY SHORT USAGE. MUCH LOWER GAS MILEAGE THAT ORIGINALLY PROMISED. MOST OF THESE PROBLEMS STARTED WELL WITHIN WARRANTY.
- Crash:
- No
- Fire:
- No
- Injuries:
- 0
- Deaths:
- 0
- #10070733January 15, 2004POWER TRAIN
THE CLUTCH COMPLETELY BLEW OUT ON MY 2002 JETTA VR6 AT 27,000 MILES ON 8/25/2003. IT IS COSTING $966 DOLLARS TO REPLACE THE CLUTCH (I WILL KNOW THE EXACT PARTS ONCE I GET IT BACK FROM THE SERVICE DEPARTMENT). I WAS TOLD BY THE VW DEALERSHIP AND VW OF AMERICA THAT THIS IS "NORMAL WEAR AND TEAR" AND NOT COVERED BY THE WARRANTY. I DO NOT RIDE THE CLUTCH AND DRIVE ALL HIGHWAY MILES. THE CLUTCH WAS NOT RUINED BY "POOR DRIVING" OR "CITY DRIVING" DESPITE WHAT VW OF AMERICA AND THE DEALERSHIP IS CLAIMING. THE CLUTCH MUST BE DEFECTIVE. I HAVE DONE RESEARCH ON THE INTERNET AND HAVE FOUND A NUMBER OF PEOPLE WHO HAVE HAD THIS PROBLEM WITH VW JETTA STANDARD TRANSMISSION CARS MADE DURING/AFTER 1999 (THE YEAR VW REMODELED THEIR CARS). THESE PEOPLE HAVE ALSO HAD THEIR CLUTCH GO OUT WITH 10,000-35,000 MILES ON THEIR CARS, WERE EXPERIENCED DRIVERS, AND WERE FORCED TO PAY FOR THE REPAIRS. ALSO, WHEN I DID GET MY CAR BACK I ASKED FOR THE PARTS THAT HAD BEEN REPLACED (SO I COULD HAVE AN INDEPENDANT MECHANIC LOOK AT THEM) AND I WAS TOLD THAT THEY HAD ALREADY BEEN SENT BACK TO THE FACTORY. THIS LEAVES ME WITH NO WAY TO DETERMINE WHAT WAS WRONG WITH THE PARTS. SINCE THEN I HAVE WRITTEN VW DEMANDING IT FIND & RETURN THE PARTS OR REFUND THE REPAIR COSTS.
- Crash:
- No
- Fire:
- No
- Injuries:
- 0
- Deaths:
- 0
- #10070736January 15, 2004SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC, UNKNOWN OR OTHER, EQUIPMENT:ELECTRICAL
I BOUGHT MY CAR AT THE END OF NOVEMBER. DROVE IT OFF THE LOT WITH 9 MILES ON THE VEHICLE. AT THE TIME OF BREAKDOWN ON JULY 25, 2003, THE CAR HAD 10,900 MILES ON IT. THE CURRENT MILEAGE ON IT NOW IS 13,000 JULY 25TH WAS A VERY HOT DAY. I BELIEVE IT WAS UP TO 110 DEGREES THAT DAY. I HAD NOTICED MY CAR RUNNING AT A SUBSTANTIAL LOWER POWER THAN USUAL, BUT I ASSUMED IT WAS BECAUSE OF THE HEAT AND THAT I HAD MY AIR CONDITIONING ON HIGH. I HAD TO DO SOME ERRANDS IN TOWN THEN I HEADED HOME, WHICH IS ABOUT 30 MINUTES AWAY FROM THE TRI-CITIES, AT THIS TIME I DID NOTICE LOSS OF POWER GOING UP THE ON-RAMP TO THE INTERSTATE, BUT STILL DID NOT THINK TOO MUCH OF THE FACT. I WAS HALF WAY HOME WHEN I NOTICED THAT MY CAR WAS LOSING EVEN MORE POWER, THE CRUISE QUIT AND MY SPEEDOMETER WENT FROM 75 TO 50 MPH AND THAT IS WHEN I NOTICED THAT MY HEAT GAUGE WAS EXTREMELY HIGH. I ALSO FOUND IT ODD THAT THE INSIDE OF MY CAR HAD NOT COOLED OFF, BUT WAS GETTING WARMER. I HEADED TOWARDS THE OFF-RAMP AND AS I WAS DOWN SHIFTING AND APPLYING THE BREAKS, MY BRAKE PEDAL MADE ;PUFFY-POPPING NOISE AND THEN THE BRAKE PEDAL COLLAPSED TO THE FLOOR. I PUT THE VEHICLE IN NEUTRAL AND PUMPED THE BRAKES TO GET THE VEHICLE TO STOP, WHEN THE VEHICLE STOPPED, I SMELLED HEAT, OR LIKE SOMETHING BURNING. I THOUGHT IT WAS A FIRE AROUND TOWN. PULLING AWAY FROM THE OFF-RAMP, I COULD NOT GET ANY PICKUP SPEED WITH MY CAR. THE CAR FELT LIKE IT WAS PUSHING TO GO FORWARD AND ALSO PULLING ITSELF BACK AT THE SAME TIME, AS THE VEHICLE TRIED TO PICK UP SPEED, IT WOULD PULL BACK AND FORTH. THE GAS PEDAL WAS ALL THE WAY TO THE FLOOR AND I COULDN'T GET ANY SPEED. I COULD ONLY SHIFT INTO SECOND GEAR AND THE VEHICLE COULD ONLY MAINTAIN 15 MPH. AS ALL OF THIS WAS HAPPENING, I WAS TURNING OFF EVERYTHING I THOUGHT TOOK POWER, AIR CONDITIONER WAS THE FIRST THING OFF WHEN I STARTED NOTICING THE CAR OVERHEATING AND LOSING POWER, THEN THE RADIO, THESE DID NOT HELP.
- Crash:
- No
- Fire:
- No
- Injuries:
- 0
- Deaths:
- 0