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Volkswagen Jetta Electrical System Safety Report | Nov 16, 2013
Reported on Nov 16, 2013
| WHILE MY DAUGHTER WAS SITTING AT A STOP LIGHT IN A LEFT HAND TURN LANE, ALL OF THE DASH LIGHTS BEGAN TO FLASH. SHE THOUGHT IF SHE TURNED THE CAR OFF AND RESTARTED IT, IT WOULD CLEAR. SHE COULD NOT RESTART THE CAR, THE HAZARD LIGHTS WOULD NOT TURN ON, THE BACK DOORS WOULD NOT UNLOCK , THE RADIO COULD NOT BE TURNED OFF AND IT WAS PITCH DARK. THANK GOD, A MAN WITH A FAMILY PUSHED HER CAR TO OUT OF THE LEFT HAND TURN LANE AND INTO A GAS STATION PARKING LOT ACROSS THE STREET. UPON MY HUSBAND AND MY ARRIVAL, WE COULD NOT OPEN THE TRUNK EITHER TO ALLOW THE TOW TRUCK DRIVER ACCESS TO THE TOW HOOK. WE LEASED THIS CAR DUE TO ITS SAFETY FEATURES OF OUR COLLEGE AGE DAUGHTER. HAZARD LIGHTS SHOULD WORK REGARDLESS OF WHAT'S GOING ON WITH THE VEHICLE. HAD SOMEONE REARED ENDED THE VEHICLE DUE TO NO HAZARD LIGHTS, PASSENGERS IN THE BACK WOULD NOT HAVE BEEN ABLE TO EXIT THE VEHICLE. OR IF IT HAD CAUGHT FIRE TO ONLY WAY TO EXIT WOULD BE THROUGH THE TWO FRONT DOORS. WE WERE TOLD BY THE VW DEALER THAT IT WAS A CONTROLLER THAT WENT OUT AND THAT HE HAS NEVER HEARD THIS HAPPENING BEFORE. I'M WRITING TO VW TO LET THEM KNOW THAT IF THIS IS TRUE FOR ALL VW PRODUCTS, IT IS A DESIGN FLAW THAT JEOPARDIZES EVERYONE THAT BUYS OR LEASES ONE. *TR | |
| Make: | Volkswagen |
| Model: | Jetta |
| Manufactured by: | Volkswagen of America, Inc. |
| Year: | 2012 |
| Was a crash reported? | N |
| Was an injury reported? | 0 person(s) were injured. |
| Was a death reported? | 0 person(s) died. |
| Was a fire reported? | N |
| Location: | NEWARK CA |
| Vehicle Identification Number (VIN): | 3VW2K7AJ7CM |
| Mileage: | 12400 miles. |
| Speed: | 0 MPH |
| Number of cylinders: | 4 |
| Vehicle type: | |
| Vehicle fuel: | GAS |
| Was a police report filed? | N |
| Tire size: | |
| Dealer name and location: | |
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