Consumer Complaint Detail
VOLKSWAGEN / GOLF / 2001
0 Injured
0 Death
No Fire
| Components - Details | |
|---|---|
| NHTSA Complaint Number: 006105310 | Incident Date: Oct, 31 2006 |
| Consumer's City: GLEN HEAD | Consumer's State: NY |
| Vehicle Transmission Type: MAN | Manufacturers Name: Volkswagen Group of America, Inc. |
| Model Name: GOLF | Model Year: 2001 |
| Vehicle Involved in a Crash: No | Component's Description: Engine and engine cooling:exhaust system:emission control:catalytic convertor |
| Vehicle Involved in a Fire: No | Persons Injured: 0 |
| Vehicle's VIN#: | Date added to File: May, 23 2021 |
| Date Complaint Received: May, 08 2007 | Complaint Type: IVOQ |
| Incident Reported To Police: No | Purchase Date: Nov, 23 2005 |
| Was Original Owner: No | Anti-lock Brakes: Yes |
| Number of Cylinders: 4 | Date of Manufacturer: - |
| Was Vehicle Towed: - | Description of the Complaints: Check engine light flashed while car urged/stalled/surged/stalled. check engine light remained on. brought vehicle to mechanic, coded category non performance. cat replaced with o2 sensors at $900. light/ surged/stalled and returned to mechanic immediately. he replaced genuine volkswagen plugs, wires, and ignition coil. no cracks were found, but replaced anyway at $300. light continued to illuminate, t and remained lit within 40 miles of reset, codes category, bank 1. ran rough and smelled of raw gas once light went on. recall did not cover this model although the failure was identical. only 2.0 aeg motors covered not 2.0 azg to 120000. quirky operation will result in an accident. self limiting use of vehicle until problem diagnosed and repaired- o2 sensors at $187 each x 2 in exhaust were next. *ak |