← NHTSA complaints

2000 VOLKSWAGEN JETTA — EQUIPMENT:RECREATIONAL VEHICLE/TRAILER

crash · 601112 · 2006-10-27

Vehicle

Make
VOLKSWAGEN
Model
JETTA
Year
2000
Manufacturer
Volkswagen Group of America, Inc.
Component
EQUIPMENT:RECREATIONAL VEHICLE/TRAILER
Miles at failure
78,000

Severity

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

Narrative

I AM 8 MONTHS PREGNANT DRIVING WITH MY ONE YEAR OLD DAUGHTER IN THE CAR AND WAS HIT IN THE REAR OF MY 2000 JETTA WHILE STOPPED AT A LIGHT. THE WOMEN WHO HIT ME TOLD ME BRAKE LIGHTS WEREN'T ON. THANKFULLY BOTH THE BABY I AM PREGNANT WITH AND MY 1 YEAR OLD ARE OK BUT I HAD ALREADY BROUGHT MY CAR IN FOR THIS PROBLEM IN 2004. NOW THE BRAKE LIGHTS STAY ON CONSTANTLY. VW NEEDS TO ADDRESS THIS PROBLEM BEFORE THEY KILL ME OR MY BABIES!! *NM

Source

Authoritative
NHTSA ODI Flat-File Downloads
ODI Number
10172019
Machine
JSON-LD · Markdown