Consumer Complaint Detail
VOLKSWAGEN / BEETLE / 2000
0 Injured
0 Death
No Fire
| Components - Details | |
|---|---|
| NHTSA Complaint Number: 005033917 | Incident Date: Jul, 31 2005 |
| Consumer's City: LEWISTON | Consumer's State: ME |
| Vehicle Transmission Type: AUTO | Manufacturers Name: Volkswagen Group of America, Inc. |
| Model Name: BEETLE | Model Year: 2000 |
| Vehicle Involved in a Crash: No | Component's Description: Latches/locks/linkages:doors:latch |
| Vehicle Involved in a Fire: No | Persons Injured: 0 |
| Vehicle's VIN#: 3VWDD21C2YM | Date added to File: May, 23 2021 |
| Date Complaint Received: Aug, 13 2005 | Complaint Type: IVOQ |
| Incident Reported To Police: No | Purchase Date: Aug, 07 2000 |
| Was Original Owner: Yes | Anti-lock Brakes: Yes |
| Number of Cylinders: 4 | Date of Manufacturer: - |
| Was Vehicle Towed: - | Description of the Complaints: Driver's side door opened while leaving parking space. door had been shut properly before taking off. door latch malfunctioned allowing door to swing open. luckily no one was injured as speed was less than 5 miles per hour, but had this occurred on the roadway, i would not want to think of what may have happened. the door latch will need to be replaced. *nm |