Consumer Complaint Detail

VOLKSWAGEN / CABRIO / 1999

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0 Injured
Investigations
0 Death
Complaints
No Fire
Components - Details
NHTSA Complaint Number: 002207841 Incident Date: Jul, 28 2002
Consumer's City: VERNON Consumer's State: CT
Vehicle Transmission Type: MAN Manufacturers Name: Volkswagen Group of America, Inc.
Model Name: CABRIO Model Year: 1999
Vehicle Involved in a Crash: No Component's Description: Engine and engine cooling
Vehicle Involved in a Fire: No Persons Injured: 0
Vehicle's VIN#: Date added to File: May, 25 2021
Date Complaint Received: Mar, 29 2003 Complaint Type: IVOQ
Incident Reported To Police: No Purchase Date: Apr, 29 1999
Was Original Owner: Yes Anti-lock Brakes: Yes
Number of Cylinders: 4 Date of Manufacturer: -
Was Vehicle Towed: - Description of the Complaints: Convertible top accumulating some kind of black substance that hardens and cannot be removed. at the three year mark, the car just began to deteriorate very quickly. timing belt, convertible stopped working, abs brakes kick in when not supposed to, exhaust system had to be replaced at 40k miles. key lock button fell out, cannot get it to stay in. seat belt assembly fell apart. interior door handles not made well, loosened and feel as if they may fall off. cd changer has never worked properly. *nlm