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NHTSA Complaint Number: 003251391 | Incident Date: Aug, 28 2003 |
Consumer's City: ANN ARBOR | Consumer's State: MI |
Vehicle Transmission Type: MAN | Manufacturers Name: Volkswagen Group of America, Inc. |
Model Name: A4 | Model Year: 1997 |
Vehicle Involved in a Crash: No | Component's Description: Exterior lighting:headlights:switch |
Vehicle Involved in a Fire: No | Persons Injured: 0 |
Vehicle's VIN#: WAUEA88D2VA | Date added to File: May, 25 2021 |
Date Complaint Received: Dec, 23 2003 | Complaint Type: IVOQ |
Incident Reported To Police: No | Purchase Date: Jun, 07 1998 |
Was Original Owner: Yes | Anti-lock Brakes: Yes |
Number of Cylinders: 6 | Date of Manufacturer: - |
Was Vehicle Towed: - | Description of the Complaints: Headlight switch failed while driving on paved highway at approximately 60 mph at 11:30 pm. failure caused all headlights to stop functioning, thereby leaving the driver and passenger in total darkness at cruising speed. extreme potential for fatal accident. this is the 4th time this switch has failed.*ak |