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1995 VOLKSWAGEN JETTA — ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING

1 injured · 634819 · 2007-08-17

Vehicle

Make
VOLKSWAGEN
Model
JETTA
Year
1995
Manufacturer
Volkswagen Group of America, Inc.
Component
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING
Miles at failure
176,000
Speed
45 mph

Severity

Deaths
0
Injured
1
Fire
No
Crash
No
Police report
No
Medical attention
No
Vehicle towed
No

Narrative

DRIVING DOWN THE HIGHWAY BURNING COOLANT STARTED SPEWING ON MY LEGS, I NEARLY LOST CONTROL, WHEN I PULLED OVER I NOTICED THAT THE CARPET WAS SOAKED IN ANTI-FREEZE. HEATER CORE BLEW. I CALLED VW AFTER HEARING THEY WOULD REPLACE FREE OF CHARGE AND WAS BLOWN OFF. *TR

Source

Authoritative
NHTSA ODI Flat-File Downloads
ODI Number
10199910
Machine
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