Consumer Complaint Detail

VOLKSWAGEN / BEETLE / 2000

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0 Injured
Investigations
0 Death
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No Fire
Components - Details
NHTSA Complaint Number: 003231221 Incident Date: Aug, 03 2003
Consumer's City: WENONAH Consumer's State: NJ
Vehicle Transmission Type: Manufacturers Name: Volkswagen Group of America, Inc.
Model Name: BEETLE Model Year: 2000
Vehicle Involved in a Crash: No Component's Description: Steering:linkages:tie rod assembly
Vehicle Involved in a Fire: No Persons Injured: 0
Vehicle's VIN#: Date added to File: May, 25 2021
Date Complaint Received: Aug, 20 2003 Complaint Type: IVOQ
Incident Reported To Police: No Purchase Date: Oct, 14 2000
Was Original Owner: Yes Anti-lock Brakes: Yes
Number of Cylinders: 0 Date of Manufacturer: -
Was Vehicle Towed: - Description of the Complaints: 2000 vw beetleought the car new. at 12,000 miles had a bent tie rod which vw insisted that i damaged which i didn't. if i did i would have blown the tire out. troddle box needs replacing because of a bad censor. total cost over $500 not including what i spent replacing the tie rod. lost power in the car, twice and service cannot find the problem. check engine light keeps on coming on along with the epc light. air bag indicator light had to be reset due to the power failure. vw customer service is worthless. don't even want to acknowledge the problems.*ak