Consumer Complaint Detail
VOLKSWAGEN / CABRIO / 2001

1 Injured

0 Death

Yes Fire
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NHTSA Complaint Number: 001159416 | Incident Date: Nov, 07 2001 |
Consumer's City: CLEARWATER | Consumer's State: FL |
Vehicle Transmission Type: MAN | Manufacturers Name: Volkswagen Group of America, Inc. |
Model Name: CABRIO | Model Year: 2001 |
Vehicle Involved in a Crash: Yes | Component's Description: Air bags |
Vehicle Involved in a Fire: Yes | Persons Injured: 1 |
Vehicle's VIN#: 3VWCC21V81M | Date added to File: May, 25 2021 |
Date Complaint Received: Nov, 14 2001 | Complaint Type: EVOQ |
Incident Reported To Police: No | Purchase Date: Aug, 05 2000 |
Was Original Owner: Yes | Anti-lock Brakes: Yes |
Number of Cylinders: 0 | Date of Manufacturer: - |
Was Vehicle Towed: - | Description of the Complaints: Vehicle was involved in a rear end fender bender at 25 mph, accident caused a fire in the in engine compartment, dealer notified.*ak consumer stated that manufacturer sent an engineer to investigate and found that the injector valve broke on impact and sprayed fuel over engine, which was the reason the air bags did go off.*slc |