2008 VOLKSWAGEN JETTA Complaints

IGNITION LOCK, I CANNOT NOT TURN THE KEY TO TURN ON THE CAR. IT WAS WORKING AND ONCE I PARKED THE CAR, I CAME BACK TO THE CAR AND THE KEY WILL NOT TURN AT ALL. I TRIED TURNING THE WHEEL AND JIGGLING THE KEY LOCK AND IT STILL WON'T BUDGE.

I TURNED MY CAR COMPLETELY OFF AND THE CAR WAS PARKED WHEN I GOT OUT OF MY CAR TO MEET WITH A FRIEND TO GO SWIMMING AT THIS NEIGHBORHOOD POOL. I HAD MY KEYS IN MY HAND (STILL DO HAVE THE KEY AS WELL) AND I SMELLED SOMETHING BURNING, SO I TURNED AROUND AND THERE WAS SMOKE COMING OUT OF MY SUNROOF. I LOOKED IN THE CAR AND SAW THAT IT WAS A FIRE IN MY BACKSEAT ON THE PASSENGER SIDE (ALSO WHERE THE GAS TANK IS LOCATED) AND SAW THE FIRE SPREADING. THEREFORE, I RAN AWAY FROM THE CAR, YELLED FOR HELP AND CALLED 911. WITHIN THREE MINUTES MY CAR WAS ENGULFED IN FLAMES AND POPPED A FEW TIMES AS WELL. THE FIRE ALSO CAUGHT THE GRASS, A FEW BUSHES AND TREES ON FIRE AS WELL. THE FIREFIGHTERS CAME TO PUT THE FIRE OUT AND INFORMED ME THAT THE FIRE STARTED IN MY ENGINE AND TRAVELED FROM THERE TO THE GAS TANK AND SPREAD FROM THERE.

1.ON 3/23/2017 I PHYSICALLY SIGNED (INK SIGNATURE) TO PURCHASE A USED 2008 JETTA 2.WITHIN A WEEK THE 08 JETTA BROKE DOWN ON THE HIGHWAY 3.I IMMEDIATELY NOTIFIED (SELLER) PLEASANT VALLEY MOTORS, RALEIGH, NC (PVM) AND TOLD ME TO TOW IT TO MY HOME AND PVM WILL TOW THE VEHICLE WITH THEIR MECHANIC & FIX THE PROBLEM. 4.WHILE VEHICLE SAT FOR A WEEK, I HAD A MOBILE CO. CONDUCT A DIAGNOSTIC. RESULTS:REAR BRAKES ON DRIVER-SIDE WERE METAL TO METAL AND NEEDED TO BE REPLACED,ALSO CLUTCH WAS NOT FUNCTIONING, SLVE CYLINDER NEEDED TO BE REPLACED, ALSO NUT THAT HOLDS SHIFTER MECHANISM DOWN WAS BROKEN AND SOMEONE TRIED TO WELD IT BACK AND WOULD NEED TRANSMISSION TO REPAIR IT. 5.ON 3/31/2017 THE 08 JETTA WAS FINALLY PICKED UP BY PLEASANT VALLEY MOTORS 6.IN THE INTERIM, I HAD TO RENT VEHICLES TO GO TO WORK ETC. 7.PVM, OFFERED A VEHICLE IN WHICH THEY CAME UNANNOUNCED TO TOOK THE LOANER DUE TO THEM CLOSING DOWN ABRUPTLY. 8. ON MAY 12, 2017, WITH MY 08 JETTA IN THEIR POSSESSION STATED THEY WERE CLOSING AND I WILL NEED TO PAY THEIR UNKNOWN MECHANIC THE REPAIRS. 9. I REQUESTED FOR PVM TO FURNISH A MECHANICAL VEHICLE REPORT, LOCATION AND STATUS ON THE VEHICLE. I RECEIVED NOTHING BUT BACK AND FORTH CONFIRMATION FROM UNKNOWN REPS UPON PVM CLOSING. 10. PLEASE NOTE: I RECEIVED HARASSING PHONE CALLS FROM "AL" A SALES AGENT WITH PVM THAT WAS NEVER LICENSED TO SELL IN NORTH CAROLINA. 11. SINCE MAY 12, 2017, PVM AND THEIR MECHANIC WAS NEVER SEEN AND MY VEHICLE I NEVER HAD IN MY POSSESSION TO DATE. 12. I INFORMED CREDIT ACCEPTANCE ABOUT THIS ENTIRE ORDEAL AND CREDIT ACCEPTANCE THE LENDER STATED THEY CONDUCTED AN INVESTIGATION ON-SITE AFTER PVM CLOSED AND THEY DID NOT CONFIRM NOR PROVIDED ME DETAILS RESULTS OF THEIR INVESTIGATION SUCH AS DATE, TIME, AGENT WHO INVESTIGATED THIS AUTO FRAUD ETC. 13. IN RETURN, TO DATE HAVE ACCUMULATED BAD CREDIT REPORTING FROM CREDIT ACCEPTANCE, NO VEHICLE IN POSSESSION.

CAR WHILE DRIVING IMMEDIATELY SLOWS LIKE IT WAS SHIFTED INTO NEUTRAL. WHEN YOU PRESS THE GAS CAR RACES BUT DOES NOT MOVE. THE PRNDS FLASHES AND THE CAR HAD TO BE SHUT DOWN AND RESTARTED. I HEARD THERE WAS A RECALL BUT IT NEVER SHOWED FOR MY CAR NOR WILL THEY HELP, BECAUSE MY VIN WAS NOT LISTED. THIS IS A SERIOUS SAFETY HAZARD. ESPECIALLY AT 55 MPH IN HEAVY TRAFFIC.

VEHICLE WILL NOT SHIFT PROPERLY AND GOES INTO LOMPODE. CANNOT ACCELERATE. IT HAS HAPPENED WHILE DRIVING ON HIGHWAYS, IN STOP AND GO TRAFFIC, AND WHILE BACKING OUT OF PARKING SPOTS. THE CAUSE OF THE PROBLEM IS THE MECHATRONICS UNIT .

I UTILIZED MY SEAT WARMER ON THE DRIVER SIDE AND ONLY HAD THE SETTING ON 2 (OUT OF 5). AFTER APPROXIMATELY AN HOUR OF MY TRIP HOME FOR CHRISTMAS, I STARTED TO FEEL MY LOWER BACK (ON MY RIGHT) BURN BECAUSE THE SEAT WAS EXCESSIVELY HOT. WHEN I REACHED MY HAND BEHIND MY BACK TO FEEL THE SEAT THAT IS WHEN I DISCOVERED THE HOLE IN MY SEAT AND I BURNT MY HAND IN THE PROCESS.

THE CAR INITIALLY HAD TROUBLES WHEN IT WOULD BE HOT OUTSIDE IT WOULD AND THE TEMPERATURE GAUGE WOULD GO HIGH IN TEMPERATURE ALSO IF IT WAS COLD OUTSIDE AND YOU WERE DRIVING SLOW TEMPERATURE GAUGE DOWN BELOW SAFE TEMPERATURE. AFTER APPLYING 2-5 BOTTLES IN A MONTH THE CAR STARTED SHUTING DOWN ON ITS ON . AFTER AN OIL CHANGE IN APRIL, I EXPERIENCED THE MOST SCARY INCIDENT... WHILE DRIVING ON FREEWAAY I FELT KERKING A SEEN SMOKE FROM UNDER THE HOOD. I OULLED IN S GAS STATION AND LET THE CAR COOL TOPK OVER 4HRS TO DO SO. I HAD TO DRIVE BACK HOME ON THE STREETS AND THE CAR WPULD NOT STAY AT A STABLE HEAT. I HAD TO STOP MY CAR IN MULTIPLE UNSAFE AREA AFTER'11 IN THE NIGHT. NOW THE CAR WILL NOT START UNLESS GIVE A JUMP FOR OVER AN HOUR. OBLY SATYS IN FOR ABOUT A MIN THE LOSES POWER ALL OVER AGAIN

CLUSTER..IINTERAL WIRING CLOCK ALWAYS RESETS AT 12:00 WINDSHIELD WASHER PUMP STOPPED WORKING AIR CONDITIONING POPS FUSES POWER SUPPLY PORTS HAVE NO POWER.

THE GEAR SELECTOR INDICATOR DISPLAY ON THE DASH IS FLASHING AND THE CAR IS DOING ITS OWN THING CHANGING GEARS. IT WILL NOT PROPERLY ACCELERATE CAUSING A MAJOR SAFETY ISSUE ANYWHERE BUT ESPECIALLY ON THE HIGHWAY. THE CAR WAS PROPERLY ACCELERATING ON THE HIGHWAY BEFORE THE DISPLAY STARTING FLASHING AND THE CAR DOWNSHIFTED (INTO EITHER 3RD OR 4TH) AND REFUSES TO UPSHIFT AGAIN. I THINK THIS IS RELATED TO A MECHATRONIC UNIT FAILURE IN THE 2009-2010 RECALLS.

THE IGNITION KEY GETS STUCK IN KEYLOCK AND YOU ARE UNABLE TO TURN OFF ENGINE. WENT ONLINE AND THERE ARE TONS OF COMPLAINTS ON FORUMS.