Consumer Complaint Detail

VOLKSWAGEN / BEETLE / 1999

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0 Injured
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0 Death
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No Fire
Components - Details
NHTSA Complaint Number: 000079241 Incident Date: Jun, 11 2000
Consumer's City: SCOTCH PLAINS Consumer's State: NJ
Vehicle Transmission Type: AUTO Manufacturers Name: Volkswagen Group of America, Inc.
Model Name: BEETLE Model Year: 1999
Vehicle Involved in a Crash: No Component's Description: Power train:automatic transmission
Vehicle Involved in a Fire: No Persons Injured: 0
Vehicle's VIN#: 3VWCC21C7XM Date added to File: May, 25 2021
Date Complaint Received: Aug, 26 2001 Complaint Type: IVOQ
Incident Reported To Police: No Purchase Date: Oct, 31 1998
Was Original Owner: Yes Anti-lock Brakes: Yes
Number of Cylinders: 0 Date of Manufacturer: -
Was Vehicle Towed: - Description of the Complaints: At 1 1/2 months of ownership the check engine light came on "with no fault found" took 1 1/2 years and 6 service visits to fix. the car often goes forward while in reveres and has shifting problems, have had the transmission "adjusted" 3 times still has problems. oil light doesnt go on when oil is low. battery light doesnt go on when the batter is dying. wiring to headlight keeps "loosening" causing the headlights to fail. had rear and front brakes replaced due to low ground clearance and snow getting lodged in them and freezing.*ak