Consumer Complaint Detail

VOLKSWAGEN / BEETLE / 2000

Recalls
1 Injured
Investigations
0 Death
Complaints
No Fire
Components - Details
NHTSA Complaint Number: 007109452 Incident Date: Apr, 23 2007
Consumer's City: JAMAICA PLAIN Consumer's State: MA
Vehicle Transmission Type: Manufacturers Name: Volkswagen Group of America, Inc.
Model Name: BEETLE Model Year: 2000
Vehicle Involved in a Crash: Yes Component's Description: Vehicle speed control:cruise control
Vehicle Involved in a Fire: No Persons Injured: 1
Vehicle's VIN#: 3VWCF21C7YM Date added to File: May, 23 2021
Date Complaint Received: Jun, 20 2007 Complaint Type: IVOQ
Incident Reported To Police: Yes Purchase Date: -
Was Original Owner: No Anti-lock Brakes: No
Number of Cylinders: 0 Date of Manufacturer: -
Was Vehicle Towed: - Description of the Complaints: While driving on a highway at 65 miles per hour, i attempted to turn the cruise control off. it did not go off. then i applied the brakes and the brake pedal went all the way to the floor with no tension. there was no braking action at all. i drove along some grassy areas on the side of the highway to slow the car, turned off the ignition because the car was no decelerating, and hit a tree at about 50 mph. the airbags did not go off. the car was totalled. the car was sold to a junk yard because the repair costs were too high and because the repair facility said they could not determine why the cruise control and brakes failed.