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The contact owns a 2006 Volkswagen Jetta. The contact stated that while pulled over by a police officer, she was made aware that the third brake light failed. The vehicle was taken to the dealer where it was diagnosed that the window defroster and third brake light failed. The vehicle was not repaired. The manufacturer was not made aware of the failure. The failure mileage was 105,000.
The contact owns a 2006 Volkswagen Jetta. While driving 45 mph, the rearview mirror overadjusted, which caused the brake lights to produce a large, red glare on the rear window. The failure caused poor visibility. The current mileage was 20,000 and failure mileage was 24.
Upon application of the car's brake, the upper rear brake light bleeds light into the rear window. This obscures vision through the rear window at night, especially in very low ambient light conditions. I have asked the dealer to take care of this under warranty, and their position is that this is not a safety or design issue. I have not been involved in an accident yet due to this design flaw, but I do consider this a safety issue that needs to be addressed.
- Albuquerque, NM, USA
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- E. Windsor, NJ, USA