| Components - Details | |
|---|---|
| NHTSA Complaint Number: 005045990 | Incident Date: Nov, 03 2005 |
| Consumer's City: BERNARDSVILLE | Consumer's State: NJ |
| Vehicle Transmission Type: MAN | Manufacturers Name: Volkswagen Group of America, Inc. |
| Model Name: S4 | Model Year: 2000 |
| Vehicle Involved in a Crash: No | Component's Description: Engine and engine cooling:engine |
| Vehicle Involved in a Fire: No | Persons Injured: 0 |
| Vehicle's VIN#: WAUDD68D3YA | Date added to File: May, 23 2021 |
| Date Complaint Received: Nov, 08 2005 | Complaint Type: IVOQ |
| Incident Reported To Police: No | Purchase Date: Mar, 08 2004 |
| Was Original Owner: No | Anti-lock Brakes: No |
| Number of Cylinders: 6 | Date of Manufacturer: - |
| Was Vehicle Towed: - | Description of the Complaints: Drive by wire (dbw) throttle body system failure. ecu throws epc code and engine power is compromised. car may be unable to exceed 40 mph and car may buck uncontrollably. restarting car may clear condition for a short time. traffic negotiation was quite dangerous, as dbw system may error at any time. dbw throttle body seems to be an answer to a problem that does not exist. *jb |
