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1999 VOLKSWAGEN JETTA — ELECTRICAL SYSTEM

crash · 391669 · 2003-01-30

Vehicle

Make
VOLKSWAGEN
Model
JETTA
Year
1999
Manufacturer
Volkswagen Group of America, Inc.
Component
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM

Severity

Deaths
0
Injured
0
Fire
No
Crash
Yes
Police report
Yes
Medical attention
No
Vehicle towed
No

Narrative

MY CHECK-ENGINE LIGHT HAS COME ON THREE TIMES SINCE LATE NOVEMBER. THE FIRST TIME IT WAS A CRACKED VACUUM HOSE. THE SECOND TIME (WITHIN TWO WEEKS OF FIXING THE FIRST PROBLEM) IT WAS THE MASS AIR METER. THE THIRD TIME, IT CAME ON 5 HOURS AFTER I WAS REAR-ENDED JANUARY 6TH BUT THE DEALER SAID IT WAS NOT RELATED TO THE ACCIDENT. THEY SAID IT WAS THE OXYGEN SENSOR. THE SERVICEMAN I SPOKE WITH AT THE DEALERSHIP SAID HE HAS NOTICED THAT THIS MODEL SEEMS SENSITIVE, CAUSING THE CHECK-ENGINE LIGHT TO COME ON SO FREQUENTLY. I'M FRUSTRATED THAT NONE OF THIS IS UNDER WARRANTY AND WITH THE FREQUENCY OF THESE OCCURRENCES.

Source

Authoritative
NHTSA ODI Flat-File Downloads
ODI Number
10004973
Machine
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