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Volkswagen Jetta Power Train Safety Report | June 01, 2012
Reported on June 01, 2012
| NEW VOLKS JETTA 2012. PURCHASED NEW FROM VOLKS DEALERSHIP WITH APPROX. 40 MILES ON VEHICLE AT TIME OF PURCHASE. SINCE DAY ONE AND CONTINUING THROUGH TODAY WITH 12,000 MILES ON ODOMETER, TRANSMISSION LURCHES AND JERKS, EITHER SLIPPING IN AND OUT OF GEAR OR SEEMINGLY NOT ABLE TO FIGURE OUT WHICH GEAR TO BE IN. USUALLY OCCURS WHILE TRYING TO MAINTAIN A CONSTANT SPEED. FOR EXAMPLE, WHILE IN SCHOOL ZONE WITH 20 MPH SPEED LIMIT, CAR WILL LURCH, JERK AND SHUDDER, SOMETIMES VIOLENTLY WITH THE SYMPTOMS DESCRIBED ABOVE. ADDITIONALLY, WHEN COMING TO A STOP AT A STOP LIGHT FOR INSTANCE TWO CONDITIONS FREQUENTLY PRESENT. 1. AFTER COMING TO A COMPLETE STOP, TRANSMISSION IS STILL IN THE PROCESS OF DOWNSHIFTING. IN OTHER WORDS, ONCE COMPLETELY STOPPED, YOU CAN FEEL THE TRANSMISSION STILL SHIFTING DOWN THROUGH THE LAST COUPLE OF GEARS. 2. AFTER COMING TO A COMPLETE STOP AT A LIGHT, WHEN ATTEMPTING TO ACCELERATE, CAR IS NOT IN GEAR AND REQUIRES DEPRESSION OF GAS PEDDLE BEFORE CAR WILL ENGAGE IN FIRST GEAR. ALL OF THE ABOVE ARE DANGEROUS SITUATIONS. DEALER CONTINUES TO INSIST THAT TRANSMISSION IS LEARNING MY DRIVING HABITS. *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: | OLD FORGE NY |
| Vehicle Identification Number (VIN): | 3VWLL7AJ8CM |
| Mileage: | 47 miles. |
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| Was a police report filed? | N |
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