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2012 Volkswagen JETTA Engine Problems, Complaints and Defects

Issue ID	1348323
Internal NHTSA #	10944524
Manufacurer	Volkswagen Group of America, Inc.
Brand	VOLKSWAGEN
Model	JETTA
Model Year	2012
File date	01/12/16
Component	ENGINE
Product type code	VEHICLE
Description of the problem	The first thing i noticed after driving the car was the smell of burning oil occasionally, then upon opening the hood and removing the engine cover there was minor oil seepage from the valve cover. The car itself is 2012 jetta gli and only has about 27,500 miles as i type this message. But it gets worse, i notice the oil level dropping and having to put refill it about 2 or 3 times a month. At this point i know something isn't right and its not just a faulty valve cover gasket. Did some reading online and i suspected it was a faulty oil separator/pcv system creating too much crank case pressure. I also checked the rear main seal recently and see oil leaking between the motor and transmission, suggesting the rms has began to fail. My question is if the car was "certified pre-owned" and pcv valve failure is some what common for both tsi and fsi engines, why wasn't the vehicles pcv inspected for failure or changed entirely with the new revision? There are many revisions on the oil separator/pcv valve from what i see. Shouldn't the damage to the rms replacement be covered by the manufacturer since it was due to premature failure of the oil separator, that is known to be prone to failure or faulty from the factory? Currently im not driving the car and waiting for the newest revision of the oil separator but since the rms has already began seeping oil its only a matter of time before it fails completely. Being a trade school student who is lost his job right before christmas last year this unexpected failure of the rear main seal at only 27,500 miles, regardless of vehicle age is unexpected and at a severe inconvenience. If volkswagen cannot provide at least the labor cost for the rms replacement i cant say ill ever buy another vw from a dealership again.
Vehicle Mileage at Failure	27000
Number of Occurences	1
Source of the issue	NHTSA WEB SITE
City and State	YONKERS, NY
VIN pattern	3VW4A7AJ5CMXXXXXX
Was vehicle invloved in a crash?	N
Was vehicle involved in a fire?	N
Was incedent reported to police?	N
Was medical attention required?	N
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Date of purchase	29/06/24
Was original owner?	N
Anti-lock brakes	N
Cruise control	N
Number of cylinders	4
Drive train type	FWD
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Vehicle speed	0
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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 Engine Problems, Complaints and Defects, Recalls and Failures

2012 Volkswagen JETTA Engine Problems, Complaints and Defects

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