Consumer Complaint Detail

VOLKSWAGEN / BEETLE / 2001

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0 Injured
Investigations
0 Death
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No Fire
Components - Details
NHTSA Complaint Number: 003307206 Incident Date: Jan, 22 2003
Consumer's City: LEAGUE CITY Consumer's State: TX
Vehicle Transmission Type: MAN Manufacturers Name: Volkswagen Group of America, Inc.
Model Name: BEETLE Model Year: 2001
Vehicle Involved in a Crash: No Component's Description: Electrical system:wiring:fuses and circuit breakers
Vehicle Involved in a Fire: No Persons Injured: 0
Vehicle's VIN#: Date added to File: May, 25 2021
Date Complaint Received: Nov, 04 2004 Complaint Type: IVOQ
Incident Reported To Police: No Purchase Date: Oct, 06 2001
Was Original Owner: Yes Anti-lock Brakes: Yes
Number of Cylinders: 4 Date of Manufacturer: -
Was Vehicle Towed: - Description of the Complaints: It could potentially effect your abs system and could start a fire. the 3 green fuses on top of the battery. there in a small cover. open the cover and check the fuse located to the passenger side. this is the fuse for the ac compressor and fans. i saw 3 cars with severely melted and burned connectors. the fuses don't blow, or they melt into the connector allowing current to continue to flow. this is a huge hazard and i want to voice my concerns before anyone looses a car to this. the cars that i checked were all 1999-2001 cars and all use the ac pretty frequently. i had to replace the part since i was out of warranty. see here for more cases over 26 documented. http://forums/showthread.php?s=&threadid=26315&perpage=40&pagenumber=1. *ak