Consumer Complaint Detail
VOLKSWAGEN / NEW BEETLE / 2000
0 Injured
0 Death
No Fire
| Components - Details | |
|---|---|
| NHTSA Complaint Number: 004292212 | Incident Date: Aug, 02 2004 |
| Consumer's City: BALTIMORE | Consumer's State: MD |
| Vehicle Transmission Type: MAN | Manufacturers Name: Volkswagen Group of America, Inc. |
| Model Name: NEW BEETLE | Model Year: 2000 |
| Vehicle Involved in a Crash: No | Component's Description: Electrical system:ignition:switch |
| Vehicle Involved in a Fire: No | Persons Injured: 0 |
| Vehicle's VIN#: 3VWCC21CXYM | Date added to File: May, 25 2021 |
| Date Complaint Received: Aug, 03 2004 | Complaint Type: IVOQ |
| Incident Reported To Police: No | Purchase Date: Dec, 20 2002 |
| Was Original Owner: No | Anti-lock Brakes: Yes |
| Number of Cylinders: 4 | Date of Manufacturer: - |
| Was Vehicle Towed: - | Description of the Complaints: The ignition switch on the car failed sometime between 8:00pm monday 8/02 and 5:30am on tuesday 8/03. i went out to my car and started it, only to notice, i had no fan, no a/c, no defroster, no rear defroster, no headlights, no foglights, no power to some of my gauges. i researched the problem and found it to be the ignition switch, which i called my dealer for and had to spend $90 to replace. upon removing the old unit, i noticed a wire that connects to the 30 fuse on the unit was melted and corroded, the plastic housing that connects the wires to the switch it self had melted in a small portion and the old unit had visible burn marks on it. the failure has been fixed, but the potential safety hazard still exists in my opinion, just based on the numerous people i've read about with the same problem.*ak |