Consumer Complaint Detail
VOLKSWAGEN / BEETLE / 2000
0 Injured
0 Death
No Fire
| Components - Details | |
|---|---|
| NHTSA Complaint Number: 005071850 | Incident Date: Jun, 13 2005 |
| Consumer's City: GENEVA | Consumer's State: IL |
| Vehicle Transmission Type: MAN | Manufacturers Name: Volkswagen Group of America, Inc. |
| Model Name: BEETLE | Model Year: 2000 |
| 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#: 3VWCD21C2YM | Date added to File: May, 23 2021 |
| Date Complaint Received: Jul, 17 2006 | Complaint Type: IVOQ |
| Incident Reported To Police: No | Purchase Date: Oct, 09 2001 |
| Was Original Owner: No | Anti-lock Brakes: Yes |
| Number of Cylinders: 4 | Date of Manufacturer: - |
| Was Vehicle Towed: - | Description of the Complaints: I received a recall notice in 2003 that my 2000 volkswagen beetle had a problem with the brake light switch including the brake lights staying on indefinitely. i took the car to bill jacobs volkswagen naperville, il and had it inspected. in june 2005 my brake lights came on and would not shut off. i took the car back to bill jacobs and after some disagreement over the recall being closed they replaced the brake light switch for free. in june 2006, just under a year, my brake lights again came on and would not shut off. i took the car to an independent auto shop and they replaced the brake light switch once again. volkswagen is refusing to reimburse the invoice to date since there is no open recall even though the part was not quite a year old. i am deeply concerned with the safety issue that this brake light switch malfunction raises. my lights could stop working or stay on with no notice and i drive in heavy traffic in the chicagoland area. i noticed on your web site that there have been 9 other complaints filed since the recall that identify this problem. *nm |