Consumer Complaint Detail
VOLKSWAGEN / GTI / 1999
0 Injured
0 Death
No Fire
| Components - Details | |
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| NHTSA Complaint Number: 007118879 | Incident Date: May, 20 2007 |
| Consumer's City: PASADENA | Consumer's State: CA |
| Vehicle Transmission Type: MAN | Manufacturers Name: Volkswagen Group of America, Inc. |
| Model Name: GTI | Model Year: 1999 |
| Vehicle Involved in a Crash: No | Component's Description: Engine and engine cooling |
| Vehicle Involved in a Fire: No | Persons Injured: 0 |
| Vehicle's VIN#: WVWDE31J9XW | Date added to File: May, 23 2021 |
| Date Complaint Received: Sep, 09 2007 | Complaint Type: EVOQ |
| Incident Reported To Police: No | Purchase Date: Jun, 30 1998 |
| Was Original Owner: Yes | Anti-lock Brakes: Yes |
| Number of Cylinders: 6 | Date of Manufacturer: - |
| Was Vehicle Towed: - | Description of the Complaints: I noticed that my speedometer was not properly functioning so i went to the vw dealership and they told me that i had a coolant leak and coolant migration. the coolant apparently migrated through the wiring harness to short my instrument cluster. the entire wire harness and part of my instrument cluster is now inoperable due to the migration. i was quoted a $3,800 estimate and my car only has 68,000 miles. i performed online research and several 1999 vw's had the same problem due to a design defect that dripped coolant over the wire harness. there is even a technical service bulletin filed with the nhtsa that instructs vw how to replace to massive problem. i contacted vw and they will not help even thought this is a widely reported problem with 1999-2001 vws and a design defect. now i need to replace the wire harness, which apparently runs through most of the engine and car components and my instrument cluster- a $3,800 repair. rather than correct their design defect, vw offered me $1,00 offer a new vw, which is totally unacceptable. *tr updated 12/12/07 *tr |