Consumer Complaint Detail

VOLKSWAGEN / GTI / 2001

Recalls
0 Injured
Investigations
0 Death
Complaints
No Fire
Components - Details
NHTSA Complaint Number: 004298007 Incident Date: Sep, 07 2004
Consumer's City: STAMFORD Consumer's State: CT
Vehicle Transmission Type: MAN Manufacturers Name: Volkswagen Group of America, Inc.
Model Name: GTI Model Year: 2001
Vehicle Involved in a Crash: No Component's Description: Power train:clutch assembly
Vehicle Involved in a Fire: No Persons Injured: 0
Vehicle's VIN#: Date added to File: May, 25 2021
Date Complaint Received: Sep, 09 2004 Complaint Type: IVOQ
Incident Reported To Police: No Purchase Date: -
Was Original Owner: Yes Anti-lock Brakes: Yes
Number of Cylinders: 4 Date of Manufacturer: -
Was Vehicle Towed: - Description of the Complaints: There were no events leading to the failure. i drove my 2001 vw gti into work on wed september 8, 2004 withouth any problems. in the afternoon when i was going out to get lunch (about noon) i tried to drive the car and i couldn't put the car in gear. if i tried to put the car in reverse the gears would grind and screech and if i tried to put it in any other gear (1-5) i was not able to. i had it towed to the vw dealership and am now faced with a $1,900 bill to replace the clutch. the car is only 3 years old and has only 30,000 miles on it and i should not have to replace a cluth now.*ak