9.9
really awful- Crashes / Fires:
- 0 / 0
- Injuries / Deaths:
- 0 / 0
- Average Mileage:
- 302 miles
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Car's horn takes unusual effort to honk, and there is a one second delay between when the horn is pressed and the sounding of the horn. For instance, the when doing the customary two honks to remind someone nicely to go, the sound only begins well after completion of the second press. This happened since new, at all speeds, on no specific date. (specific date only to complete complaint) dealer says: "as designed because other vehicles on the lot do it too" but will not provide any documentation to state that the horn was designed to have a delay. When horn is needed urgently, difficult to get to work while driving due to effort to depress correctly.
- Boston, MA, USA
The contact owns a 2010 Volkswagen Jetta. The contact stated there was a momentary delay in the vehicle horn response. The dealer verified there was a brief delay in the horn response but would not provide assistance with repairs. VW corporate informed the consumer the horn was designed with the delay. Updated evoq 10/22/10
- Ogai, CA, USA
-the contact owns a 2010 Volkswagen Jetta sportwagen. While driving approximately 55 mph the horn was engaged repeatedly with a delay response time. The failure occurred at any speed being traveled. The vehicle was taken to an authorized dealer where the technician stated that the horn functioned normally. The manufacturer informed there was not a failure and the horn sound was designed with a delay period function. The vehicle had not bee repaired at the time of the complaint. The failure and current mileages were 800.
- Ojai, CA, USA
- Washington, DC, USA