Consumer Complaint Detail

VOLKSWAGEN / NEW BEETLE / 2001

Recalls
0 Injured
Investigations
0 Death
Complaints
No Fire
Components - Details
NHTSA Complaint Number: 004295773 Incident Date: Aug, 29 2004
Consumer's City: Consumer's State: NY
Vehicle Transmission Type: AUTO Manufacturers Name: Volkswagen Group of America, Inc.
Model Name: NEW BEETLE Model Year: 2001
Vehicle Involved in a Crash: No Component's Description: Engine and engine cooling:exhaust system:emission control:gas recirculation valve (egr valve)
Vehicle Involved in a Fire: No Persons Injured: 0
Vehicle's VIN#: 3VWBK21C61M Date added to File: May, 25 2021
Date Complaint Received: Aug, 31 2004 Complaint Type: IVOQ
Incident Reported To Police: No Purchase Date: May, 29 2001
Was Original Owner: Yes Anti-lock Brakes: Yes
Number of Cylinders: 4 Date of Manufacturer: -
Was Vehicle Towed: - Description of the Complaints: Check engine light came on, no drivability problems though. dealer said not under warranty; 2001 vw beetle with 7,600 miles. checked and charged $142.00 to diagnose problem, replaced cts, coolant temperature sensor. it appears that it is hard to find any shops with equipment to access vw's engine control system; only way is at vw or if a shop has a pc based system called morphus? was this defect under warranty since it is part of the overall engine management system, controlling emissions? thank you, [xxx].*ak information redacted pursuant to the freedom of information act (foia), 5 u.s.c. 552(b)(6). *tr