Consumer Complaint Detail
VOLKSWAGEN / BEETLE / 1999
0 Injured
0 Death
Yes Fire
| Components - Details | |
|---|---|
| NHTSA Complaint Number: 005024037 | Incident Date: Jun, 08 2005 |
| Consumer's City: ACCOKEEK | Consumer's State: MD |
| Vehicle Transmission Type: AUTO | Manufacturers Name: Volkswagen Group of America, Inc. |
| Model Name: BEETLE | Model Year: 1999 |
| Vehicle Involved in a Crash: No | Component's Description: Electrical system:wiring:fuses and circuit breakers |
| Vehicle Involved in a Fire: Yes | Persons Injured: 0 |
| Vehicle's VIN#: 3VWCA21C3XM | Date added to File: May, 23 2021 |
| Date Complaint Received: Jun, 11 2005 | Complaint Type: IVOQ |
| Incident Reported To Police: No | Purchase Date: May, 06 2001 |
| Was Original Owner: No | Anti-lock Brakes: Yes |
| Number of Cylinders: 4 | Date of Manufacturer: - |
| Was Vehicle Towed: - | Description of the Complaints: Cooling problems led to overall diagnosis of cooling system. 30 amp fuse located in fuse panel on top of battery was found to be burned and melted. the plastic fuse panel was destroyed and the fuse itself melted into the fuse holder. the contacts in the panel for the remaining fuses appear to be very small (approx 18-gauge wire size) and possibly this extremely small contact area contributed to the overheating, melting and burning observed. this is the exact same problem as detailed in this thread online: http://forums.newbeetle.org/showthread.php?s=e9aee49b8c9fddf9b634388731c5d59a&threadid=26315&perpage=15&highlight=30a%20fuse&pagenumber=1 the fuse box and fuse (original oem green fuse) appeared the same as the pictures presented in the above-linked thread. *js |