Consumer Complaint Detail
VOLKSWAGEN / GTI / 2002
0 Injured
0 Death
No Fire
| Components - Details | |
|---|---|
| NHTSA Complaint Number: 006090252 | Incident Date: Dec, 29 2006 |
| Consumer's City: DALLAS | Consumer's State: TX |
| Vehicle Transmission Type: MAN | Manufacturers Name: Volkswagen Group of America, Inc. |
| Model Name: GTI | Model Year: 2002 |
| Vehicle Involved in a Crash: No | Component's Description: Air bags |
| Vehicle Involved in a Fire: No | Persons Injured: 0 |
| Vehicle's VIN#: 9BWDE61J124 | Date added to File: May, 23 2021 |
| Date Complaint Received: Dec, 31 2006 | Complaint Type: IVOQ |
| Incident Reported To Police: No | Purchase Date: Jul, 04 2002 |
| Was Original Owner: Yes | Anti-lock Brakes: Yes |
| Number of Cylinders: 4 | Date of Manufacturer: - |
| Was Vehicle Towed: - | Description of the Complaints: As i was driving home from visiting my parents in louisiana over the holidays. i was getting onto 45/75 going north from interstate 30w here in dallas, tx. as i cross over the lanes, i hear a really loud pop. there was a large flash and the car filled with smoke. i was really surprised, which caused me to swerve to miss another car. i had no idea what went wrong. my first assumptions were that either i blew a tire or that someone had shot a firearm at my vehicle. i pulled over downtown and inspected the vehicle. there was absolutely nothing wrong with the exterior of my vehicle (tires were fine and i did not hit anything). for some reason my passenger side upper front and rear air bags deployed as did the side air bag in the seat. i have no idea why this happened and have never had any issues with the airbags. i am very happy and fortunate that i did not have a passenger in my car at the time and that i did not get into an accident. i am reporting this to vwoa. *nm |