Consumer Complaint Detail
VOLKSWAGEN / BEETLE / 2001
0 Injured
0 Death
No Fire
| Components - Details | |
|---|---|
| NHTSA Complaint Number: 007118836 | Incident Date: Aug, 20 2007 |
| Consumer's City: SAN ANTONIO | Consumer's State: TX |
| 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: Engine and engine cooling:exhaust system:emission control |
| Vehicle Involved in a Fire: No | Persons Injured: 0 |
| Vehicle's VIN#: 3VWCB21C81M | Date added to File: May, 23 2021 |
| Date Complaint Received: Sep, 09 2007 | Complaint Type: IVOQ |
| Incident Reported To Police: No | Purchase Date: Apr, 20 2001 |
| Was Original Owner: Yes | Anti-lock Brakes: Yes |
| Number of Cylinders: 4 | Date of Manufacturer: - |
| Was Vehicle Towed: - | Description of the Complaints: On 8/21/07 took my vw to dealer due to a recognizable rattling noise coming from under vehicle and the mil light came on. paid $126.94 to "remove and replace oil pan shield". eighteen days latter, 9/8/07, i received a "catalytic converter warranty extension" warning the catalytic converter was susceptible to degraded performance. if this happens, the owner me hear a readily recognizable rattling noise coming from under your vehicle in the area of the converter and/or the mil may illuminate due to the presence of specific fault codes caused by faulty catalytic converter. this i a real coincidence. the dealer claimed i had a "cracked oil pan shield" and 18 days later the factory states the same symptoms are caused by a faulty catalytic converter!!! i don't believe this. *jb |