Consumer Complaint Detail
VOLKSWAGEN / BEETLE / 2001
0 Injured
0 Death
Yes Fire
| Components - Details | |
|---|---|
| NHTSA Complaint Number: 007109201 | Incident Date: Apr, 30 2007 |
| Consumer's City: BURKE | Consumer's State: VA |
| Vehicle Transmission Type: MAN | Manufacturers Name: Volkswagen Group of America, Inc. |
| Model Name: BEETLE | Model Year: 2001 |
| Vehicle Involved in a Crash: No | Component's Description: Service brakes, hydraulic:antilock/traction control/electronic limited slip |
| Vehicle Involved in a Fire: Yes | Persons Injured: 0 |
| Vehicle's VIN#: 3VWCP21C31M | Date added to File: May, 23 2021 |
| Date Complaint Received: Jun, 18 2007 | Complaint Type: EVOQ |
| Incident Reported To Police: No | Purchase Date: - |
| Was Original Owner: No | Anti-lock Brakes: Yes |
| Number of Cylinders: 4 | Date of Manufacturer: - |
| Was Vehicle Towed: - | Description of the Complaints: Tl*the contact owns a 2001 volkswagen new beetle. the contact stated that the abs light illuminated. the dealer replaced the # 5 and # 9 fuses. the fuses blew the same day and the abs light illuminated again. the vehicle was driven back to the volkswagen dealer and the abs control unit was replaced. the failure occurred once more while on a road trip. the vehicle was taken to a local mechanic and the wiring harness was diagnosed as having melted wiring. the instrument cluster was replaced along with some wires. the contact referenced recall # 02v031000 (service brakes, hydraulic:antilock). the manufacturer stated that the vin was not included in the recall. the purchase date was unknown. the current mileage is 92,000 and failure mileage was 91,000. |