5.1

fairly significant
Crashes / Fires:
0 / 0
Injuries / Deaths:
0 / 0
Average Mileage:
19,000 miles

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problem #2

Nov 012017

Jetta

  • miles
Airbag, brake, ABS lights are on and stays on. 3 loud beeps when turning on the car. Received recall notification but my VIN does not show recall when looked up which is also alarming. According to the VW dealer, this is a factory/ manufacturer defect (cheap parts from china and bad installation is what I told) but they cannot fix since VIN is not showing up in their system. My entire airbag system is completely shut down as well as brake system. I am in a panic!!! but dealer will not fix factory defect and is charging $1700-$2200 to fix. This is alarming as well as unfair to consumers!!! this needs to be addressed!!! people could die because of this. And this is not an understatement! correct your your recall and VIN tracking system and fix my car! thank you.

- Clearwater, FL, USA

problem #1

Jan 052014

Jetta 4-cyl Diesel

  • 38,000 miles
This incident has happened twice. First incident was when I encountered a herd of deer on a rural road. I was traveling at highway speed of 55 mph and had to suddenly brake and de-accelerate to avoid a collision. The folding back seats flopped down in the de-acceleration. Similarly the same maneuver occurred on an urban freeway. I had to de-accelerate to avoid a collision at 65 mph and the same event occurred. If there were passengers or a heavy load in the rear area behind the back seats, they could have been thrown against the front seats or an object from the rear could have flown forward and hit the front seat passengers. I am sure that the seats were properly latched.

- San Francisco, CA, USA