Consumer Complaint Detail

VOLKSWAGEN / BEETLE / 1999

Recalls
0 Injured
Investigations
0 Death
Complaints
No Fire
Components - Details
NHTSA Complaint Number: 004056210 Incident Date: Nov, 14 2004
Consumer's City: STAMFORD Consumer's State: CT
Vehicle Transmission Type: Manufacturers Name: Volkswagen Group of America, Inc.
Model Name: BEETLE Model Year: 1999
Vehicle Involved in a Crash: No Component's Description: Electrical system:ignition
Vehicle Involved in a Fire: No Persons Injured: 0
Vehicle's VIN#: Date added to File: May, 23 2021
Date Complaint Received: Feb, 14 2006 Complaint Type: IVOQ
Incident Reported To Police: No Purchase Date: -
Was Original Owner: No Anti-lock Brakes: No
Number of Cylinders: 0 Date of Manufacturer: -
Was Vehicle Towed: - Description of the Complaints: Purchased vehicle new in 1999. was plagued with electrical problems through 2001 such as faulty radio ( 2 occurrences) ,faulty door lock switch and 1 occurrence of non functioning lights( inside and out) , horn, door chime . complained of smoke streaming from steering column in 2004. smoke was consistent with melted plastic odor. dealer was able to locate origin of odor in feb 2006. ignition coil + wiring overheated and melted. relay also overheated. parts were replaced by dealer. defective ignition coil retained. *nm