Consumer Complaint Detail
VOLKSWAGEN / VANAGON / 1981
0 Injured
0 Death
Yes Fire
| Components - Details | |
|---|---|
| NHTSA Complaint Number: 002026436 | Incident Date: Jun, 28 2002 |
| Consumer's City: HAWTHORNE | Consumer's State: CA |
| Vehicle Transmission Type: | Manufacturers Name: Volkswagen Group of America, Inc. |
| Model Name: VANAGON | Model Year: 1981 |
| Vehicle Involved in a Crash: No | Component's Description: Fuel system, gasoline:fuel injection system |
| Vehicle Involved in a Fire: Yes | Persons Injured: 0 |
| Vehicle's VIN#: WV2YA0256BH | Date added to File: May, 25 2021 |
| Date Complaint Received: Jul, 29 2002 | Complaint Type: VOQ |
| Incident Reported To Police: Yes | Purchase Date: Mar, 31 1983 |
| Was Original Owner: No | Anti-lock Brakes: No |
| Number of Cylinders: 0 | Date of Manufacturer: - |
| Was Vehicle Towed: - | Description of the Complaints: Consumer states that while approaching a stop sign, a big cloud of smoke was coming from the rear of the vehicle, when lifting the cover to the engine compartment, consumer could see it burning with a bright white flame, consumer states the cause of the fire was due to a faulty fuel injection system which starts the fire and ignites the cooling fan housing which is of magnesium alloy. *slc |