Consumer Complaint Detail

VOLKSWAGEN / BEETLE / 2004

Recalls
0 Injured
Investigations
0 Death
Complaints
No Fire
Components - Details
NHTSA Complaint Number: 007106006 Incident Date: May, 09 2007
Consumer's City: TIOGA Consumer's State: TX
Vehicle Transmission Type: AUTO Manufacturers Name: Volkswagen Group of America, Inc.
Model Name: BEETLE Model Year: 2004
Vehicle Involved in a Crash: No Component's Description: Exterior lighting:headlights
Vehicle Involved in a Fire: No Persons Injured: 0
Vehicle's VIN#: 3VWBK31C04M Date added to File: May, 23 2021
Date Complaint Received: May, 15 2007 Complaint Type: IVOQ
Incident Reported To Police: No Purchase Date: Apr, 05 2004
Was Original Owner: Yes Anti-lock Brakes: No
Number of Cylinders: 4 Date of Manufacturer: -
Was Vehicle Towed: - Description of the Complaints: I own a 2004 volkswagen beetle that i bought new. last year one of the lens covers on the headlight fell off. i had to replace the whole headlight assembly due to the part falling off as i was driving. i replaced it through ebay. a couple of weeks ago the other factory headlight lens cover fell off . it seemed the sealant that was being used was drying out, causing the lens to come loose and fall off the assembly. last week, the headlight , that i replaced through ebay, also fell apart, with the lens cover coming off. if i go through the dealership to replace the lens covers it would be in excess of $ 250.00 a piece for them. i am now looking at having to replace two of them at a cost of more than $500.00. this to me seemed to be a factory defect as it kept happening.*ak