Consumer Complaint Detail

VOLKSWAGEN / BEETLE / 1999

Recalls
0 Injured
Investigations
0 Death
Complaints
No Fire
Components - Details
NHTSA Complaint Number: 004097962 Incident Date: Dec, 31 2003
Consumer's City: ISLIP TERRACE Consumer's State: NY
Vehicle Transmission Type: AUTO Manufacturers Name: Volkswagen Group of America, Inc.
Model Name: BEETLE Model Year: 1999
Vehicle Involved in a Crash: No Component's Description: Air bags:frontal:sensor/control module
Vehicle Involved in a Fire: No Persons Injured: 0
Vehicle's VIN#: 3VWCC21C7XM Date added to File: May, 23 2021
Date Complaint Received: Mar, 08 2007 Complaint Type: EVOQ
Incident Reported To Police: No Purchase Date: Jul, 31 2000
Was Original Owner: No Anti-lock Brakes: Yes
Number of Cylinders: 4 Date of Manufacturer: -
Was Vehicle Towed: - Description of the Complaints: Tl*- the contact stated that when she cranked the 1999 volkswagen beetle the airbag light remained illuminated. the vehicle was taken to the dealership to be inspected, and they informed the contact that a sensor under the steering wheel needed to be replaced. the dealership replaced the sensor. approximately 13 months later the airbag light started to illuminate again. the airbag light remained illuminated. the vehicle currently had 104000 miles. *ak updated 04/09 *tr