Consumer Complaint Detail

VOLKSWAGEN / BEETLE / 1998

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0 Injured
Investigations
0 Death
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No Fire
Components - Details
NHTSA Complaint Number: 000051285 Incident Date: Mar, 29 2000
Consumer's City: TOPEKA Consumer's State: KS
Vehicle Transmission Type: Manufacturers Name: Volkswagen Group of America, Inc.
Model Name: BEETLE Model Year: 1998
Vehicle Involved in a Crash: No Component's Description: Fuel system, gasoline:fuel injection system
Vehicle Involved in a Fire: No Persons Injured: 0
Vehicle's VIN#: 3VWBF61C1WM Date added to File: May, 25 2021
Date Complaint Received: Sep, 12 2000 Complaint Type: IVOQ
Incident Reported To Police: No Purchase Date: May, 31 1998
Was Original Owner: Yes Anti-lock Brakes: Yes
Number of Cylinders: 0 Date of Manufacturer: -
Was Vehicle Towed: - Description of the Complaints: I have had my car into the dealer several times and they just told me to keep driving until hte "dying" became closer. i told them (and reported it to volkswagen "case # 407289" ) it wasn't safe for me to drive this car i drive 280-320 miles a day. they are now replacing the fuel injection pump (it shorted out) they are charging me for this. *ak( dot number: tire size: 20555r16 )