Consumer Complaint Detail

VOLKSWAGEN / GOLF / 1999

Recalls
0 Injured
Investigations
0 Death
Complaints
No Fire
Components - Details
NHTSA Complaint Number: 002106013 Incident Date: Jan, 14 2002
Consumer's City: BOSTON Consumer's State: MA
Vehicle Transmission Type: MAN Manufacturers Name: Volkswagen Group of America, Inc.
Model Name: GOLF Model Year: 1999
Vehicle Involved in a Crash: No Component's Description: Power train:manual transmission
Vehicle Involved in a Fire: No Persons Injured: 0
Vehicle's VIN#: 3VWJA81HOXM Date added to File: May, 16 2021
Date Complaint Received: Jan, 26 2002 Complaint Type: IVOQ
Incident Reported To Police: No Purchase Date: Jun, 14 2000
Was Original Owner: No Anti-lock Brakes: Yes
Number of Cylinders: 0 Date of Manufacturer: -
Was Vehicle Towed: - Description of the Complaints: The transmission needs to be replaced at only 54,000 miles after a history of perfect up-keep. the dealership that is doing the work says one single valet parking job could have caused the damage and local mechanic says all the 99?s are coming in with this problem. the manufacturer themselves was completely unresponsive and uninterested in the problem. now consumer has faced $ 1,600 to replace transmission. *yd