Consumer Complaint Detail
VOLKSWAGEN / NEW BEETLE / 2002
0 Injured
0 Death
No Fire
| Components - Details | |
|---|---|
| NHTSA Complaint Number: 002088817 | Incident Date: Feb, 02 2002 |
| Consumer's City: HONOLULU | Consumer's State: HI |
| Vehicle Transmission Type: AUTO | Manufacturers Name: Volkswagen Group of America, Inc. |
| Model Name: NEW BEETLE | Model Year: 2002 |
| Vehicle Involved in a Crash: No | Component's Description: Power train:automatic transmission |
| Vehicle Involved in a Fire: No | Persons Injured: 0 |
| Vehicle's VIN#: 3VWCK21C82M | Date added to File: May, 16 2021 |
| Date Complaint Received: Feb, 21 2002 | Complaint Type: IVOQ |
| Incident Reported To Police: No | Purchase Date: Jan, 31 2002 |
| Was Original Owner: Yes | Anti-lock Brakes: Yes |
| Number of Cylinders: 0 | Date of Manufacturer: - |
| Was Vehicle Towed: - | Description of the Complaints: Car downshifts extremely hard when coming to a stop, causing driver and passengers to be lunged forward in their seat.. dealer states that this is a characteristic of the car. problem is intermittent and increases when vehicle is warmed up. on occasion downshift occurred so hard that i thought i was just rear -ended by another car. i bought the car for my wife and now she is afraid to drive it.*ak |