Consumer Complaint Detail
VOLKSWAGEN / GOLF / 2001
0 Injured
0 Death
No Fire
| Components - Details | |
|---|---|
| NHTSA Complaint Number: 005020168 | Incident Date: May, 12 2005 |
| Consumer's City: RANCHO PALOS VERDES | Consumer's State: CA |
| Vehicle Transmission Type: AUTO | Manufacturers Name: Volkswagen Group of America, Inc. |
| Model Name: GOLF | Model Year: 2001 |
| Vehicle Involved in a Crash: No | Component's Description: Vehicle speed control:cruise control |
| Vehicle Involved in a Fire: No | Persons Injured: 0 |
| Vehicle's VIN#: 9BWGT61J014 | Date added to File: May, 23 2021 |
| Date Complaint Received: May, 15 2005 | Complaint Type: IVOQ |
| Incident Reported To Police: No | Purchase Date: Jul, 09 2001 |
| Was Original Owner: Yes | Anti-lock Brakes: Yes |
| Number of Cylinders: 4 | Date of Manufacturer: - |
| Was Vehicle Towed: - | Description of the Complaints: Vw golf 2001 unable to shift from park or neutral with ignition "on". potentially dangerous. fortunately this time car was not in a dangerous location. this is the second failure of the brake light switch (and automatic shift lock switch) in this car with only 30588 miles. replaced at dealer. i have the failed switch and (as an engineer) can see many flaws in the design, leading to arcs and contact sticking or non-operation. research on the internet shows that many other owners have had this problem, some over 6 times. applicable over a range of vw models and years. canada had a recall for some vw models. vw should replace the switches with a better design under a lifetime warranty as a dangerous defect. my wife or one of the many others could have been trying to get off a train track when the thing locked. |