Consumer Complaint Detail

VOLKSWAGEN / GTI / 2001

Components - Details
NHTSA Complaint Number: 004024323	Incident Date: May, 04 2004
Consumer's City: BIRMINGHAM	Consumer's State: AL
Vehicle Transmission Type: MAN	Manufacturers Name: Volkswagen Group of America, Inc.
Model Name: GTI	Model Year: 2001
Vehicle Involved in a Crash: No	Component's Description: Electrical system:ignition:switch
Vehicle Involved in a Fire: Yes	Persons Injured: 0
Vehicle's VIN#: 9BWPG61J814	Date added to File: May, 23 2021
Date Complaint Received: Jun, 13 2005	Complaint Type: IVOQ
Incident Reported To Police: No	Purchase Date: Jun, 09 2001
Was Original Owner: Yes	Anti-lock Brakes: Yes
Number of Cylinders: 6	Date of Manufacturer: -
Was Vehicle Towed: -	Description of the Complaints: Ignition switch has failed three times. failure of ignition switch prevents normal functioning of many electrical systems. this problem is a fire hazard. overheating of the switch assembly melts plastic housing and damages insulation and conductor of wires connected to the switch. problem only occurs when driving lights (i.e. headlamp switch pulled out) are on. no problem occurs with driving lights off. problem may be caused by inadequate switch design. dealer solution was to replace entire dash wiring harness, which was unacceptable due to cost. owner repaired damaged wire with volkswagen repair kit and replaced ignition switch, and no longer uses driving lights. photos of failed switch available.