Consumer Complaint Detail
VOLKSWAGEN / BEETLE / 2001
0 Injured
0 Death
No Fire
| Components - Details | |
|---|---|
| NHTSA Complaint Number: 006073338 | Incident Date: Jul, 27 2006 |
| Consumer's City: RESTON | Consumer's State: VA |
| Vehicle Transmission Type: AUTO | Manufacturers Name: Volkswagen Group of America, Inc. |
| Model Name: BEETLE | Model Year: 2001 |
| Vehicle Involved in a Crash: No | Component's Description: Power train:automatic transmission |
| Vehicle Involved in a Fire: No | Persons Injured: 0 |
| Vehicle's VIN#: 3VWCD21C11M | Date added to File: May, 23 2021 |
| Date Complaint Received: Jul, 29 2006 | Complaint Type: IVOQ |
| Incident Reported To Police: No | Purchase Date: May, 09 2001 |
| Was Original Owner: Yes | Anti-lock Brakes: Yes |
| Number of Cylinders: 4 | Date of Manufacturer: - |
| Was Vehicle Towed: - | Description of the Complaints: My 2001 vw beetle turbo will not come out of park. it is stuck there. i was parked on a downward slope without the parking brake on. i t was 95 degrees f. i called vw and they told me to do the following. * 1. i have to turn it off * 2. pump the brake 5 times and hold it for the 5th time all the way down * 3. turn the car on completely * 4. wait 5 seconds * 5. then turn it off * 6. turn it 1/4 turn (no lights on the dashboard of the car) * 7. then i can turn the shift in between neutral and drive * 8. then turn the car completely on to turn it completely on to shift it into drive. *jb |