Consumer Complaint Detail
VOLKSWAGEN / NEW BEETLE / 1998
0 Injured
0 Death
No Fire
| Components - Details | |
|---|---|
| NHTSA Complaint Number: 001064502 | Incident Date: Jan, 16 2001 |
| Consumer's City: LILBURN | Consumer's State: GA |
| Vehicle Transmission Type: | Manufacturers Name: Volkswagen Group of America, Inc. |
| Model Name: NEW BEETLE | Model Year: 1998 |
| Vehicle Involved in a Crash: No | Component's Description: Electrical system:12v/24v/48v battery |
| Vehicle Involved in a Fire: No | Persons Injured: 0 |
| Vehicle's VIN#: 3VWBB61C0WM | Date added to File: May, 25 2021 |
| Date Complaint Received: Jan, 31 2001 | Complaint Type: IVOQ |
| Incident Reported To Police: No | Purchase Date: Oct, 31 2000 |
| Was Original Owner: No | Anti-lock Brakes: No |
| Number of Cylinders: 0 | Date of Manufacturer: - |
| Was Vehicle Towed: - | Description of the Complaints: Car stalled on busy interstate due to air intake failure, battery failure prompted me to purchase a replacement from my ase certified mechanic. once the replacement was installed, we discovered the diagnostic connector was vw specific, not obd ii compliant as required by law. in order to reset the computer codes, i had to tow the car to a vw dealer, the only party who has the vw compliant connector. multiple electrical system problems and the way the car just dies at speed and without warning make it a very unsafe vehicle. |