Consumer Complaint Detail

VOLKSWAGEN / NEW BEETLE / 2001

Recalls
0 Injured
Investigations
0 Death
Complaints
No Fire
Components - Details
NHTSA Complaint Number: 004295847 Incident Date: Aug, 31 2004
Consumer's City: NAPERVILLE Consumer's State: IL
Vehicle Transmission Type: Manufacturers Name: Volkswagen Group of America, Inc.
Model Name: NEW BEETLE Model Year: 2001
Vehicle Involved in a Crash: No Component's Description: Electrical system:ignition:module
Vehicle Involved in a Fire: No Persons Injured: 0
Vehicle's VIN#: Date added to File: May, 25 2021
Date Complaint Received: Sep, 01 2004 Complaint Type: IVOQ
Incident Reported To Police: No Purchase Date: Apr, 08 2001
Was Original Owner: Yes Anti-lock Brakes: Yes
Number of Cylinders: 0 Date of Manufacturer: -
Was Vehicle Towed: - Description of the Complaints: I have a 2001 volkswagon beetle and was very frustrated when my check engine light came on and the car started shaking. i took it in to the dealer where i was charged $100!!!! and they told me that they did not know what the problem was! i was so upset! the next day the light came on agian and i was furious! i took the car in again and was told it was the ignition coil and they wanted to charge me $100 agian. i copmplained and got the 2nd fee waved. i'm not an expert but it is very rare for an ignition coil to fail???*ak