Consumer Complaint Detail

VOLKSWAGEN / BEETLE / 2000

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0 Injured
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0 Death
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No Fire
Components - Details
NHTSA Complaint Number: 007125630 Incident Date: Nov, 05 2007
Consumer's City: GREAT FALLS Consumer's State: MT
Vehicle Transmission Type: MAN Manufacturers Name: Volkswagen Group of America, Inc.
Model Name: BEETLE Model Year: 2000
Vehicle Involved in a Crash: No Component's Description: Air bags:frontal
Vehicle Involved in a Fire: No Persons Injured: 0
Vehicle's VIN#: Date added to File: May, 23 2021
Date Complaint Received: Nov, 05 2007 Complaint Type: IVOQ
Incident Reported To Police: No Purchase Date: Nov, 13 2006
Was Original Owner: No Anti-lock Brakes: Yes
Number of Cylinders: 4 Date of Manufacturer: -
Was Vehicle Towed: - Description of the Complaints: On the 2000 beetle, you can telescope the driver steering column. well, the airbag spring coil uncoiled on my car when i telescoped the column and the only way i know this is because the airbag light came on. the dealer and other mechanics are saying the whole airbag needs to be replaced which will cost anywhere from $600 to $800. now, i don?t feel as if this is a problem i should have to pay for. the vehicle was designed to have the steering column telescope so why would the coil uncoil when i use the feature? also, they have told me that the airbag will not work if something where to happen. is this something vw should look into and replace for me free of charge? *tr