Consumer Complaint Detail
VOLKSWAGEN / BEETLE / 2004
0 Injured
0 Death
No Fire
| Components - Details | |
|---|---|
| NHTSA Complaint Number: 005014155 | Incident Date: Mar, 28 2005 |
| Consumer's City: LOUISVILLE | Consumer's State: KY |
| Vehicle Transmission Type: AUTO | Manufacturers Name: Volkswagen Group of America, Inc. |
| Model Name: BEETLE | Model Year: 2004 |
| Vehicle Involved in a Crash: Yes | Component's Description: Air bags |
| Vehicle Involved in a Fire: No | Persons Injured: 0 |
| Vehicle's VIN#: | Date added to File: May, 23 2021 |
| Date Complaint Received: Apr, 03 2005 | Complaint Type: IVOQ |
| Incident Reported To Police: No | Purchase Date: Nov, 22 2004 |
| Was Original Owner: Yes | Anti-lock Brakes: No |
| Number of Cylinders: 0 | Date of Manufacturer: - |
| Was Vehicle Towed: - | Description of the Complaints: Bought new 2004 vw beetle in 9/04, 2 weeks later, airbag light came on, took to dealer. they had the car over 8 weeks trying to fix. finally agreed to replace with identical new one. less than 2500 miles later, airbag light comes on again. they reset but did not do any repairs. don't know if that fixed the problem as shortly after, steering went out causing the vehicle to run off road and hit guard rail. vw has now, waiting to see if they take responsibility, it doesn't appear as they will from what i am hearing from service manager. final verdict not in yet.*ak |