| Components - Details | |
|---|---|
| NHTSA Complaint Number: 003250944 | Incident Date: Nov, 22 2003 |
| Consumer's City: ATLANTA | Consumer's State: GA |
| Vehicle Transmission Type: AUTO | Manufacturers Name: Volkswagen Group of America, Inc. |
| Model Name: A4 | Model Year: 1998 |
| Vehicle Involved in a Crash: No | Component's Description: Visibility:defroster/defogger/hvac system:heater core |
| Vehicle Involved in a Fire: No | Persons Injured: 0 |
| Vehicle's VIN#: | Date added to File: May, 25 2021 |
| Date Complaint Received: Dec, 17 2003 | Complaint Type: IVOQ |
| Incident Reported To Police: No | Purchase Date: Mar, 09 2001 |
| Was Original Owner: No | Anti-lock Brakes: Yes |
| Number of Cylinders: 6 | Date of Manufacturer: - |
| Was Vehicle Towed: - | Description of the Complaints: My heater recently quit blowing hot air. the vehicle has 75k000 miles and is less than 5 years old. i am told it is the heater core. this seems odd as a heater core should never go bad over a 5 year period. the labor is 14 hours or about $1,200. then, i was made aware than the audi dealer stocks heater cores. this seems even more odd as it should not be happening enough for the dealer to want to stock the part. i have had other things go wrong on the car and they almost never stock the part. this leads me to believe that this happens and awful lot. this part should not have that type of failure rate.*ak |
