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2012 Volkswagen JETTA SPORTWAGEN Engine Problems, Complaints and Defects

Issue ID	1711453
Internal NHTSA #	11383693
Manufacurer	Volkswagen Group of America, Inc.
Brand	VOLKSWAGEN
Model	JETTA SPORTWAGEN
Model Year	2012
File date	04/12/20
Component	ENGINE
Product type code	VEHICLE
Description of the problem	Tl* the contact owned a 2012 volkswagen jetta. The contact stated that after her boyfriend had driven the vehicle and parked it in her driveway; her boyfriend informed her that the vehicle was on fire. The authorities were called and the fire department arrived on the scene and extinguished the fire. There were no active warning lights illuminated on the vehicle prior to the failure. A fire report and police report were filed, no injuries were reported. Due to the fire, the vehicle was towed by insurance to an insurance auto auction where the vehicle had been deemed destroyed. The manufacturer was notified of the failure and informed her that there were no recalls on the vehicle; they offered no further assistance. The failure mileage was approximately 81,000.
Vehicle Mileage at Failure	81000
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Source of the issue	HOTLINE VOQ
City and State	NIAGARA FALLS, NY
VIN pattern	3VWPL7AJ0CMXXXXXX
Was vehicle invloved in a crash?	N
Was vehicle involved in a fire?	Y
Was incedent reported to police?	N
Was medical attention required?	N
Was part original equipment?
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Date of purchase	07/08/26
Was original owner?	N
Anti-lock brakes	N
Cruise control	N
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What is Recall?
A recall is when a product is removed from the market or a correction is made to the product because it is either defective or potentially harmful.
What is Failure?
Failure is the state or condition of not meeting a desirable or intended objective, and may be viewed as the opposite of success. Product failure ranges from failure to sell the product to fracture of the product, in the worst cases leading to personal injury, the province of forensic engineering.
What is Defect?
Non-conformance of a car component with the specified requirements, or non-fulfillment of user expectations, including the safety aspects.

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2012 Volkswagen JETTA SPORTWAGEN Engine Problems, Complaints and Defects, Recalls and Failures

2012 Volkswagen JETTA SPORTWAGEN Engine Problems, Complaints and Defects

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