Consumer Complaint Detail

VOLKSWAGEN / NEW BEETLE / 2003

Recalls
0 Injured
Investigations
0 Death
Complaints
No Fire
Components - Details
NHTSA Complaint Number: 003283781 Incident Date: Oct, 13 2003
Consumer's City: CHEVY CHASE Consumer's State: MD
Vehicle Transmission Type: AUTO Manufacturers Name: Volkswagen Group of America, Inc.
Model Name: NEW BEETLE Model Year: 2003
Vehicle Involved in a Crash: No Component's Description: Air bags
Vehicle Involved in a Fire: No Persons Injured: 0
Vehicle's VIN#: 3VWCK21Y73M Date added to File: May, 25 2021
Date Complaint Received: Jun, 14 2004 Complaint Type: IVOQ
Incident Reported To Police: No Purchase Date: Sep, 15 2003
Was Original Owner: Yes Anti-lock Brakes: Yes
Number of Cylinders: 4 Date of Manufacturer: -
Was Vehicle Towed: - Description of the Complaints: Powertrain problems-- vehicle has tiptronic. intermittent failure shifting from automatic to tiptronic manual functionality. in addition, passenger frontal airbag failed within the first week of purchase of the vehicle. multiple service related complaints.*ak