Consumer Complaint Detail
VOLKSWAGEN / BEETLE / 1998
0 Injured
0 Death
Yes Fire
| Components - Details | |
|---|---|
| NHTSA Complaint Number: 007111110 | Incident Date: Jul, 02 2007 |
| Consumer's City: STERLING | Consumer's State: VA |
| Vehicle Transmission Type: MAN | Manufacturers Name: Volkswagen Group of America, Inc. |
| Model Name: BEETLE | Model Year: 1998 |
| Vehicle Involved in a Crash: No | Component's Description: Electrical system |
| Vehicle Involved in a Fire: Yes | Persons Injured: 0 |
| Vehicle's VIN#: 3VWBB61C8WM | Date added to File: May, 23 2021 |
| Date Complaint Received: Jul, 08 2007 | Complaint Type: IVOQ |
| Incident Reported To Police: Yes | Purchase Date: Oct, 17 2000 |
| Was Original Owner: No | Anti-lock Brakes: No |
| Number of Cylinders: 2 | Date of Manufacturer: - |
| Was Vehicle Towed: - | Description of the Complaints: I own a volkswagen beetle, 98. i was driving my car to work around 9:00 am. the air conditioner would not turn past 2. i could not get it to turn off either. smoke then began to come out from around the vents of the ac. i pulled off of the road, called my work, and my fiance. the smoke then got worse, then were flames. i then called 911. police and fire trucks arrived. my car was totaled. the inside was completely destroyed, and most of the outside. *ak |