Consumer Complaint Detail

VOLKSWAGEN / CABRIO / 2001

Recalls
0 Injured
Investigations
0 Death
Complaints
No Fire
Components - Details
NHTSA Complaint Number: 003248659 Incident Date: Nov, 26 2003
Consumer's City: QUINCY Consumer's State: MA
Vehicle Transmission Type: MAN Manufacturers Name: Volkswagen Group of America, Inc.
Model Name: CABRIO Model Year: 2001
Vehicle Involved in a Crash: No Component's Description: Vehicle speed control
Vehicle Involved in a Fire: No Persons Injured: 0
Vehicle's VIN#: Date added to File: May, 25 2021
Date Complaint Received: Nov, 30 2003 Complaint Type: IVOQ
Incident Reported To Police: No Purchase Date: Jul, 31 2001
Was Original Owner: Yes Anti-lock Brakes: No
Number of Cylinders: 4 Date of Manufacturer: -
Was Vehicle Towed: - Description of the Complaints: While driving, the vehicle suddenly accelerated very rapidly without the gas pedal being touched. the car was put into neutral, then the engine rpm's increased to 5000. the gas pedal was checked to make sure it wasn't stuck down, or being pressed by the rug. the car needed to be shut off and restarted before it could resume normal operation.*ak