Consumer Complaint Detail

VOLKSWAGEN / GTI / 2002

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0 Injured
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0 Death
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No Fire
Components - Details
NHTSA Complaint Number: 003230518 Incident Date: Jul, 03 2003
Consumer's City: BRANFORD Consumer's State: CT
Vehicle Transmission Type: MAN Manufacturers Name: Volkswagen Group of America, Inc.
Model Name: GTI Model Year: 2002
Vehicle Involved in a Crash: No Component's Description: Wheels
Vehicle Involved in a Fire: No Persons Injured: 0
Vehicle's VIN#: 9BWDE61J124 Date added to File: May, 25 2021
Date Complaint Received: Aug, 12 2003 Complaint Type: IVOQ
Incident Reported To Police: No Purchase Date: Jul, 03 2003
Was Original Owner: No Anti-lock Brakes: Yes
Number of Cylinders: 4 Date of Manufacturer: -
Was Vehicle Towed: - Description of the Complaints: Oem wheels have begun to corrode. presence of black, rough spotting and white peeling on finish of wheels. believe to be due to brake pad dust even though wheels have been cleaned by hand at least once a week. this problem has been reported by hundreds of other owners of this one particular limited edition vehicle.*ak