Consumer Complaint Detail

VOLKSWAGEN / NEW BEETLE / 2002

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0 Injured
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0 Death
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Components - Details
NHTSA Complaint Number: 003220036 Incident Date: Jun, 08 2003
Consumer's City: SAN ANTONIO Consumer's State: TX
Vehicle Transmission Type: MAN Manufacturers Name: Volkswagen Group of America, Inc.
Model Name: NEW BEETLE Model Year: 2002
Vehicle Involved in a Crash: No Component's Description: Seats
Vehicle Involved in a Fire: No Persons Injured: 0
Vehicle's VIN#: Date added to File: May, 25 2021
Date Complaint Received: Jun, 24 2003 Complaint Type: IVOQ
Incident Reported To Police: No Purchase Date: May, 14 2002
Was Original Owner: No Anti-lock Brakes: Yes
Number of Cylinders: 4 Date of Manufacturer: -
Was Vehicle Towed: - Description of the Complaints: The car has been to the service department for the driver side tail light bulb to be replaced twice. bulb replacement only fixes the problem for 2 to 3 days. there is some type of short and i keep getting hit with a service charge every time the vehicle goes in for this. also the driver side seat is showing some beyond normal wear and tear for a vehicle with only 25k. the leather seating surface is tearing at the seams and appears to be of very thin materials in the bolster area. *nlm