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NHTSA Complaint Number: 0000111384 | Incident Date: Jan, 01 1970 |
Consumer's City: MOUNT LAUREL | Consumer's State: NJ |
Vehicle Transmission Type: | Manufacturers Name: Volkswagen Group of America, Inc. |
Model Name: A6 | Model Year: 1998 |
Vehicle Involved in a Crash: No | Component's Description: Steering |
Vehicle Involved in a Fire: Yes | Persons Injured: 0 |
Vehicle's VIN#: WAU22A4B6WN | Date added to File: May, 25 2021 |
Date Complaint Received: Mar, 19 2000 | Complaint Type: EVOQ |
Incident Reported To Police: No | Purchase Date: - |
Was Original Owner: No | Anti-lock Brakes: No |
Number of Cylinders: 0 | Date of Manufacturer: - |
Was Vehicle Towed: - | Description of the Complaints: While driving 55mph steering wheel heat sensors caught on fire. flames shot out towards driver's face. there was no prior warning. the flames were extinguished by driver's hands. managed to pull vehicle over. contacted audi dealership. turned heat sensors off on steering wheel. took vehicle to dealership & mechanic replaced steering wheel without the heat sensors. *ak |