Consumer Complaint Detail
VOLKSWAGEN / BEETLE / 2001
0 Injured
0 Death
No Fire
| Components - Details | |
|---|---|
| NHTSA Complaint Number: 005038527 | Incident Date: Jun, 30 2005 |
| Consumer's City: | Consumer's State: CA |
| Vehicle Transmission Type: MAN | Manufacturers Name: Volkswagen Group of America, Inc. |
| Model Name: BEETLE | Model Year: 2001 |
| Vehicle Involved in a Crash: No | Component's Description: Suspension:front:control arm:lower ball joint |
| Vehicle Involved in a Fire: No | Persons Injured: 0 |
| Vehicle's VIN#: 3VWCP21C61M | Date added to File: May, 23 2021 |
| Date Complaint Received: Oct, 05 2005 | Complaint Type: EVOQ |
| Incident Reported To Police: No | Purchase Date: Sep, 30 2000 |
| Was Original Owner: Yes | Anti-lock Brakes: Yes |
| Number of Cylinders: 4 | Date of Manufacturer: - |
| Was Vehicle Towed: - | Description of the Complaints: Dt: the contact owns a 2001 volkswagen beetle diesel. the vehicle will sway back and fourth and this was hard fast sways. this occurred a lot while driving. the dealership stated that the swaying was caused by the failure of control arm: lower ball joints. the contact had several close calls from this because it was unsafe. the volkswagen manufacturer referred him to nhtsa. this has occurred for at least two months. he took the vehicle to the dealer to have the wheels aligned and this did not help the problem because it progressively was getting worse. it occurred at all speeds and progressively became worse the faster that the contact was traveling. *ak *jb |