Consumer Complaint Detail
VOLKSWAGEN / BEETLE / 2001
0 Injured
0 Death
No Fire
| Components - Details | |
|---|---|
| NHTSA Complaint Number: 006073850 | Incident Date: Jul, 08 2006 |
| Consumer's City: MANVILLE | Consumer's State: NJ |
| 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: Electrical system |
| Vehicle Involved in a Fire: No | Persons Injured: 0 |
| Vehicle's VIN#: 3VWCK21CX1M | Date added to File: May, 23 2021 |
| Date Complaint Received: Aug, 02 2006 | Complaint Type: IVOQ |
| Incident Reported To Police: No | Purchase Date: Nov, 22 2000 |
| Was Original Owner: Yes | Anti-lock Brakes: Yes |
| Number of Cylinders: 4 | Date of Manufacturer: - |
| Was Vehicle Towed: - | Description of the Complaints: Almost too many to list o2 sensor at 20k miles - twice temp sensor for cooling fan ($5 part - $200 to install) at 30k miles ignition coils at 50k miles. vw had initiated a "customer action" on all 1.8l engines for defective ignition coils on vw and audi models. customer service action means nothing, cost me $600 without rental car added. they refused to acknowledge this press release when contacted directly. water pump went south at 61k miles electronic control module went south at 61k miles also. warranty covered still cost me $300 for rental car for 5 days. timing belt damaged when water pump went. voa will tell you to "check" it at 50k but it should last to 108k. paid full labor even though engine was apart for pump work. vw should be forced to honor the quality problems with this car. nhtsa should investigate and force a recall on the coils, potentially the o2 sensor and definitely the ecm. the repair costs are insane. ecm on this car is $1300 no labor. current warranty on new is 60k. mine went at 61k. 2001 warranty was 10/100 and 8/80. they know they have problems. car is a lemon, contact lawyer too much hassle - they win again. *jb |