Consumer Complaint Detail

VOLKSWAGEN / GOLF / 2005

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0 Injured
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NHTSA Complaint Number: 005124827 Incident Date: Mar, 31 2005
Consumer's City: EXETER Consumer's State: RI
Vehicle Transmission Type: MAN Manufacturers Name: Volkswagen Group of America, Inc.
Model Name: GOLF Model Year: 2005
Vehicle Involved in a Crash: No Component's Description: Structure
Vehicle Involved in a Fire: No Persons Injured: 0
Vehicle's VIN#: 9BWGR61J254 Date added to File: May, 23 2021
Date Complaint Received: Oct, 29 2007 Complaint Type: IVOQ
Incident Reported To Police: No Purchase Date: Nov, 19 2004
Was Original Owner: Yes Anti-lock Brakes: Yes
Number of Cylinders: 4 Date of Manufacturer: -
Was Vehicle Towed: - Description of the Complaints: Sunroof drains clog causing backup of water to settle on floors ruining carpet, causing mold. water gets into door frames causing buckling of doors during winter months. water damage also caused an electrical wiring short which caused an airbag failure as well as ruined two batteries. i have not used or opened the sunroof since for fear of more problems. i was informed that the cost to replace the carpeting again would be charged to me if the car had another water problem again due to the clogged drains. *tr