Consumer Complaint Detail

VOLKSWAGEN / GTI / 2002

Recalls
0 Injured
Investigations
0 Death
Complaints
No Fire
Components - Details
NHTSA Complaint Number: 004261353 Incident Date: Feb, 18 2004
Consumer's City: LOUISVILLE Consumer's State: KY
Vehicle Transmission Type: MAN Manufacturers Name: Volkswagen Group of America, Inc.
Model Name: GTI Model Year: 2002
Vehicle Involved in a Crash: No Component's Description: Air bags:side/window
Vehicle Involved in a Fire: No Persons Injured: 0
Vehicle's VIN#: 9BWDE61JX24 Date added to File: May, 25 2021
Date Complaint Received: Feb, 25 2004 Complaint Type: IVOQ
Incident Reported To Police: No Purchase Date: Jul, 31 2003
Was Original Owner: No Anti-lock Brakes: Yes
Number of Cylinders: 4 Date of Manufacturer: -
Was Vehicle Towed: - Description of the Complaints: While driving 55mph on i-65 in ky side airs bags inadvertently deployed without any impact or collision. managed to get to emergency lane without any accident. brought to dealership. at first, dealership denied fault, but after several inspections concluded that no collision or impact occurred. dealership needed approval from vwoa to fix under warranty. air bag specialist sent out from vwoa to inspect. car is currently at dealership still waiting on decision. *ak