Consumer Complaint Detail

VOLKSWAGEN / BEETLE / 2000

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0 Injured
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0 Death
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No Fire
Components - Details
NHTSA Complaint Number: 007093911 Incident Date: Jan, 31 2007
Consumer's City: ALBUQUERQUE Consumer's State: NM
Vehicle Transmission Type: AUTO Manufacturers Name: Volkswagen Group of America, Inc.
Model Name: BEETLE Model Year: 2000
Vehicle Involved in a Crash: No Component's Description: Engine and engine cooling
Vehicle Involved in a Fire: No Persons Injured: 0
Vehicle's VIN#: 3VWDD21C5YM Date added to File: May, 23 2021
Date Complaint Received: Feb, 01 2007 Complaint Type: IVOQ
Incident Reported To Police: No Purchase Date: Jun, 04 2000
Was Original Owner: Yes Anti-lock Brakes: No
Number of Cylinders: 4 Date of Manufacturer: -
Was Vehicle Towed: - Description of the Complaints: 2000 turbo engine beetle with 68,700 miles was 'chugging' like a diesel immediately after non-related warranty repair at the dealer. took back to the dealer who quoted $1500 to replace timing belt and water pump. paid $95 for their diagnosis and took the car to my regular mechanic who did the same repair for $450! however, my mechanic told me that the "timing belt tensioner" was defective and caused the belt to wear out. this was an additional $150 cost for that part. i have all the parts from the repair. *jb