Consumer Complaint Detail
VOLKSWAGEN / BEETLE / 2003
1 Injured
0 Death
No Fire
| Components - Details | |
|---|---|
| NHTSA Complaint Number: 006090023 | Incident Date: Dec, 26 2006 |
| Consumer's City: EUGENE | Consumer's State: OR |
| Vehicle Transmission Type: | Manufacturers Name: Volkswagen Group of America, Inc. |
| Model Name: BEETLE | Model Year: 2003 |
| Vehicle Involved in a Crash: No | Component's Description: Air bags:side/window |
| Vehicle Involved in a Fire: No | Persons Injured: 1 |
| Vehicle's VIN#: 3VWCP21C33M | Date added to File: May, 23 2021 |
| Date Complaint Received: Dec, 27 2006 | Complaint Type: EVOQ |
| Incident Reported To Police: No | Purchase Date: Aug, 05 2005 |
| Was Original Owner: No | Anti-lock Brakes: No |
| Number of Cylinders: 4 | Date of Manufacturer: - |
| Was Vehicle Towed: - | Description of the Complaints: Tl* - the contact's air bag warning light turned on after the vehicle reached 51,000 miles. the contact took vehicle to a volkswagen dealer and was told that the computer controller for the air bag system needed to be replaced by the owner at a cost of $1000. the contact stated that on december 27, 2006, while driving at 55 mph ,the right side passenger's air bag / curtain deployed for no reason, bruising a passenger in the car. the weather at the time the air bag deployed was nice. the contact stated that he wanted to pursue volkswagen to get air bag repaired and working properly. the contact stated that volkswagen should pay for the repair. *ak |