| Components - Details | |
|---|---|
| NHTSA Complaint Number: 004296548 | Incident Date: Jun, 30 2004 |
| Consumer's City: IVY | Consumer's State: VA |
| Vehicle Transmission Type: | Manufacturers Name: Volkswagen Group of America, Inc. |
| Model Name: A6 | Model Year: 1999 |
| Vehicle Involved in a Crash: No | Component's Description: Electrical system:ignition:switch |
| Vehicle Involved in a Fire: Yes | Persons Injured: 1 |
| Vehicle's VIN#: | Date added to File: May, 25 2021 |
| Date Complaint Received: Aug, 19 2004 | Complaint Type: LETR |
| Incident Reported To Police: Yes | Purchase Date: - |
| Was Original Owner: No | Anti-lock Brakes: No |
| Number of Cylinders: 0 | Date of Manufacturer: - |
| Was Vehicle Towed: - | Description of the Complaints: Flames started shooting out the driver's side vent on 1999 a6 sedan.*mr while driving smoke began coming out of the ac vents then flame starting coming out of the driver's side vents. the driver was able to pull of and extinguish the fire. the consumer sustained a small burn while putting the fire out. the consumer looked on the nhtsa website and found a recall on the ignition switch (04v13300) but has not received a notice about the recall. *nm |
