| Components - Details | |
|---|---|
| NHTSA Complaint Number: 001019828 | Incident Date: Jun, 05 2001 |
| Consumer's City: HACKETTSTOWN | Consumer's State: NJ |
| Vehicle Transmission Type: | Manufacturers Name: Volkswagen Group of America, Inc. |
| Model Name: QUATTRO | Model Year: 1996 |
| Vehicle Involved in a Crash: No | Component's Description: Electrical system:ignition:switch |
| Vehicle Involved in a Fire: Yes | Persons Injured: 0 |
| Vehicle's VIN#: | Date added to File: May, 25 2021 |
| Date Complaint Received: Sep, 30 2001 | Complaint Type: LETR |
| 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, consumer began experiencing problems with various dashboard indicators, the temperature guage stopped functioning, followed by a loss of directional signal operation, upon reaching his destination, consumer was unable to remove his key from the ignition, consumer then noticed that the vehicle would restart when the ignition was turned to the start position, but would stall as soon as he released the ignition from the start positiion, vehicle was towed to a mechanic and the necessary repairs were made, however two weeks later, there was a loud explosive noise, which was followed by fire and vehicle was ultimately destroyed, then one month later consumer received a recall notification regarding the ignition switch, consumer is requesting reimbursement from the manufacturer.(attorney for client)*jb |
