Volkswagen Jetta SportWagen has a Burnt Odor

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VIN: 3VW**************
Mileage: 40,000 - 50,000 miles
Repair Date: February 2016
Location: Oregon

CUSTOMER STATES BACK PSASENGER REAR IRE TO BE UBRING SMELL ONLY IN THIS AREA THINKS ITS THE BREAKS. PLEASE CHECK AND ADVIS. 44981 100 INTERROGATE VEHICLE , VERIFY CONERN , FOUND RR BRAES SHOW SIGNES OF EXCESSIVE HEAT . BRAKES ARE FRE AT THIS TIME , CHEK PARK BRAKE ADJUSTMENT , IS 1.65MM RIGHT- AND 2.1MM LFT . MAX ALLOWED IS 1.5MM , RECMMEND ERPLACE REAR BRAEKS AND CHECK CALIPERS SLIDERS AND PISTONS MOVEMENT , RECOMMEDN ADJUT PARKING BRAKE CABLES TO SPEC AND RECHECK FOR ANY FURTHER MALFUNCTIONS . FRONT BRAKES ARE APPROX 75% AT 11MM AFT BRAKES IS APPROX 80% @ 9MM . CUSTOMER DECLINED REPAIRS AT THIS TIME . DEFAULT

VIN: 3VW**************
Mileage: 10,000 - 20,000 miles
Repair Date: February 2016
Location: Massachusetts

CUSTOMER STATES REPLACE CLUTCH . 12622 TECH REPLACDE CLUTCH, PRESSURE PLATE AND THROW OUT BEARING DUE TO FAILED CLUTHC DISC. TECH CLEANED TRNASMISSION BELL HOUSING AND FYLWHEEL AS BEST AS POSSIBLE. TECH NOTED SOME BRNT LUTCH SMELL IS STILL PERSENT AND WILL TAKE SOME TIME TO GO AWYA. TECH TEST DRVE VEHICLE AND MOTOR VEHICLE IS SHIFTING AS DESIGNED NOW. .

VIN: 3VW**************
Mileage: 20,000 - 30,000 miles
Repair Date: December 2015
Location: Maryland

CUSTOMER SMELLED SOMETHING BURNING AND IT CLUTH WOULD NOT GO IN, CAR WOULD START, TOWED IN 21255 1040 R&I trans and found clucth is worn. Replaced Clutch and throwout beraing . -WHEN DOING SHIFTER ADJUSTMETN LEVER NOT COMPLEATLY LOCKING. PART HAS BEEN ORDERED. .

VIN: 3VW**************
Mileage: 70,000 - 80,000 miles
Repair Date: May 2016
Location: Washington

JUST REPLACED A DPF AND NEED TO RECHECK FOR A BURNING SMELL 73251 could not verify concern, cheked for exhaust leaks-found noe may need to keep vehicle to rechcek in morning .

VIN: 3VW**************
Mileage: 60,000 - 70,000 miles
Repair Date: February 2016
Location: Colorado

CUSTOER STATES WHILE DRIVING IN THE MOUNTAINS THERE WAS SOP AND GO TRAFFIC. CUSTOMER STATES HE COULD SMELL HIS CLUTCH BURNING . ONCE IN THERE THE PARENTS WILL PROBABLY JUST REPLACE THE CLUTCH ANYWAYS. LET ADVISOR KNOW HAT YOU FIND. 60459 8.5=TU-----------CLUTCH HAS BEEN OVERHEATED . REPLACE CLUTCH DISK AND PRESSURE PLATE AND BOLTS REPLACE FLYWHEEL AND OLTS AND REPLACE RELEASE BEARING AND BLEED CLUTCH HYDRAULIC AND TEST DIRVE .

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