Consumer Complaint Detail
VOLKSWAGEN / BEETLE / 1999
0 Injured
0 Death
No Fire
| Components - Details | |
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| NHTSA Complaint Number: 005024351 | Incident Date: Jun, 09 2005 |
| Consumer's City: GREENSBORO | Consumer's State: NC |
| Vehicle Transmission Type: MAN | Manufacturers Name: Volkswagen Group of America, Inc. |
| Model Name: BEETLE | Model Year: 1999 |
| Vehicle Involved in a Crash: No | Component's Description: Exterior lighting:brake lights:switch |
| Vehicle Involved in a Fire: No | Persons Injured: 0 |
| Vehicle's VIN#: 3VWCA21C2XM | Date added to File: May, 23 2021 |
| Date Complaint Received: Jun, 13 2005 | Complaint Type: IVOQ |
| Incident Reported To Police: No | Purchase Date: Mar, 03 1999 |
| Was Original Owner: Yes | Anti-lock Brakes: Yes |
| Number of Cylinders: 4 | Date of Manufacturer: - |
| Was Vehicle Towed: - | Description of the Complaints: Vehicle purchased 03/1999. problem: brake lights either non-functioning or stayed on continuously. repairs: replaced brake light switch volkswagen part#1j0945511a,b,& d. occurences: 05/12/1999, 09/24/1999 and 04/23/2001 out-of-pocket expense. three other occurences until 2003 replaced under in-house customer satisfaction "warranty". safety recall issued 10/2003. recall repairs completed 11/2003. occurence: 06/2005 recalled brake light switch failed again. volkswagen of america, inc. replaces brake light switch, but refuses to honor any kind of warranty of the part that fulfilled the original recall. this negates the 10/2003 recall of the brake light switch. it leaves me, the owner of the vehicle, jeopardized with the same rear crash safety situation i was encountering before the recall. i am replacing the part, of course, but at my own expense and without any concerns from volkswagen of america, inc. question: how many more people are affected by the malfunction of this same recall mandated repair? will there be deaths attributed to this malfunction? i can only pray that there are none. |