| Components - Details | |
|---|---|
| NHTSA Complaint Number: 0000079216 | Incident Date: Jan, 01 1970 |
| Consumer's City: NEW CASTLE | Consumer's State: DE |
| Vehicle Transmission Type: | Manufacturers Name: Volkswagen Group of America, Inc. |
| Model Name: A4 | Model Year: 1997 |
| Vehicle Involved in a Crash: No | Component's Description: Exterior lighting:turn signal:flasher unit |
| Vehicle Involved in a Fire: No | Persons Injured: 0 |
| Vehicle's VIN#: WAUCB88D9VA | Date added to File: May, 16 2021 |
| Date Complaint Received: Feb, 12 1999 | Complaint Type: IVOQ |
| Incident Reported To Police: No | Purchase Date: Dec, 31 1996 |
| Was Original Owner: Yes | Anti-lock Brakes: Yes |
| Number of Cylinders: 0 | Date of Manufacturer: - |
| Was Vehicle Towed: - | Description of the Complaints: Intermittent problem with engine computer kept it from accelerating. it would suddenly only idle out from a stop. if you were to pull into traffic you could not accelerate and would be hit or cause someone else to swerve to avoid you. it took the dealer 7 months to find the problem and replace the ecu. it became obvious after replacement that it had been bad since day one and gradually got worse since all acceleration hesitation went away. this unit quickly failed and had to be replaced also. |
