Consumer Complaint Detail

VOLKSWAGEN / GTI / 2001

Recalls
1 Injured
Investigations
0 Death
Complaints
No Fire
Components - Details
NHTSA Complaint Number: 005026871 Incident Date: Jun, 23 2005
Consumer's City: SOMERVILLE Consumer's State: MA
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: Air bags:side/window
Vehicle Involved in a Fire: No Persons Injured: 1
Vehicle's VIN#: 9BWDD61J414 Date added to File: May, 23 2021
Date Complaint Received: Jun, 30 2005 Complaint Type: EVOQ
Incident Reported To Police: Yes Purchase Date: Oct, 31 2001
Was Original Owner: Yes Anti-lock Brakes: Yes
Number of Cylinders: 4 Date of Manufacturer: -
Was Vehicle Towed: - Description of the Complaints: Dt: while driving, the rear left tire went flat. there was a nail in the tire, which may have been the cause of the flat tire. also the drivers side air bag deployed. there was no collision and the vehicle didn't swerve. consumer sustained injury, she has a burn on her upper arm. vehicle was a volkswagen, gti, 2001. she went to the dealership and they said they couldn't do anything; she would have to go directly to the manufacturer. there was no damage done underneath of the vehicle.*ak