Consumer Complaint Detail
VOLKSWAGEN / EUROVAN / 2000
0 Injured
0 Death
No Fire
| Components - Details | |
|---|---|
| NHTSA Complaint Number: 003231533 | Incident Date: Aug, 21 2003 |
| Consumer's City: WALNUT | Consumer's State: CA |
| Vehicle Transmission Type: AUTO | Manufacturers Name: Volkswagen Group of America, Inc. |
| Model Name: EUROVAN | Model Year: 2000 |
| Vehicle Involved in a Crash: No | Component's Description: Engine and engine cooling:cooling system:fan |
| Vehicle Involved in a Fire: No | Persons Injured: 0 |
| Vehicle's VIN#: WV3AH470XYH | Date added to File: May, 25 2021 |
| Date Complaint Received: Aug, 24 2003 | Complaint Type: IVOQ |
| Incident Reported To Police: No | Purchase Date: Nov, 03 2000 |
| Was Original Owner: Yes | Anti-lock Brakes: Yes |
| Number of Cylinders: 6 | Date of Manufacturer: - |
| Was Vehicle Towed: - | Description of the Complaints: Driving up the mountain during afternoon and primary cooling fan self disintegrated into pieces which knock off secondary a/c fan and caused overheat. after letting engine cool off, reconnected secondary fan and continue on trip for another 30 miles, then aair conditioning fan also self disintegrated. vehicle is a 2000 vw eurovan conversion to winnebago rialta 2001 with 15,000 miles. if replacement are done by dealership, the same problem will continue to happen unless this fan problem are investigated by nhtsa and mandatory recall issued and replacement with better fans done by dealerships. due to most of this disintegration happens during climbing uphill, overheating, cutting of hoses and cutting of wiring and loss of vehicle are possible, thus possess real danger for anyone which has these vehicles. simple replacement of same type of fans will not solve the problem as it will only happen again down the road. *ak |