Consumer Complaint Detail
VOLKSWAGEN / BEETLE / 2000
0 Injured
0 Death
No Fire
| Components - Details | |
|---|---|
| NHTSA Complaint Number: 000111401 | Incident Date: Mar, 19 2000 |
| Consumer's City: | Consumer's State: SC |
| Vehicle Transmission Type: AUTO | Manufacturers Name: Volkswagen Group of America, Inc. |
| Model Name: BEETLE | Model Year: 2000 |
| Vehicle Involved in a Crash: No | Component's Description: Engine and engine cooling |
| Vehicle Involved in a Fire: No | Persons Injured: 0 |
| Vehicle's VIN#: 3VWDD21C6YM | Date added to File: May, 25 2021 |
| Date Complaint Received: Mar, 19 2000 | Complaint Type: EVOQ |
| Incident Reported To Police: No | Purchase Date: Mar, 10 2000 |
| Was Original Owner: Yes | Anti-lock Brakes: Yes |
| Number of Cylinders: 0 | Date of Manufacturer: - |
| Was Vehicle Towed: - | Description of the Complaints: While driving engine check light and temperature light came on. then smoke came from under the hood. when this happened, car had to be towed to nearest vw dealer. dealer said that both electric fans needed to be replaced. there was a kink in the wire of one of the fans that caused it to fail. both fans basically melted and blew apart. *ak *ml |