Consumer Complaint Detail
VOLKSWAGEN / GOLF / 2001

0 Injured

0 Death

No Fire
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NHTSA Complaint Number: 006079635 | Incident Date: Sep, 19 2006 |
Consumer's City: MINNEAPOLIS | Consumer's State: MN |
Vehicle Transmission Type: AUTO | Manufacturers Name: Volkswagen Group of America, Inc. |
Model Name: GOLF | Model Year: 2001 |
Vehicle Involved in a Crash: No | Component's Description: Latches/locks/linkages:hood:latch |
Vehicle Involved in a Fire: No | Persons Injured: 0 |
Vehicle's VIN#: | Date added to File: May, 23 2021 |
Date Complaint Received: Sep, 20 2006 | Complaint Type: IVOQ |
Incident Reported To Police: No | Purchase Date: Jul, 09 2004 |
Was Original Owner: No | Anti-lock Brakes: Yes |
Number of Cylinders: 4 | Date of Manufacturer: - |
Was Vehicle Towed: - | Description of the Complaints: Got transmission work done on 9/19/06. pick car up that evening and drove home on city streets. on 9/20/06 got on freeway to go to work and accelerated to 55 mph at which time the hood snapped back against the windshield. had car towed to dealership where the service work was done. said the problem with the hood was due to a faulty/failed hood latch. dealership replaced the hood and installed a new hood latch. *nm |