Consumer Complaint Detail
VOLKSWAGEN / CABRIOLET / 1985
0 Injured
0 Death
No Fire
| Components - Details | |
|---|---|
| NHTSA Complaint Number: 998057849 | Incident Date: Jun, 30 1998 |
| Consumer's City: SAN DIEGO | Consumer's State: CA |
| Vehicle Transmission Type: AUTO | Manufacturers Name: Volkswagen Group of America, Inc. |
| Model Name: CABRIOLET | Model Year: 1985 |
| Vehicle Involved in a Crash: No | Component's Description: Steering:hydraulic power assist:pump |
| Vehicle Involved in a Fire: No | Persons Injured: 0 |
| Vehicle's VIN#: WVWCA0156FK | Date added to File: May, 23 2021 |
| Date Complaint Received: Apr, 07 1999 | Complaint Type: VOQ |
| Incident Reported To Police: No | Purchase Date: May, 31 1997 |
| Was Original Owner: No | Anti-lock Brakes: No |
| Number of Cylinders: 0 | Date of Manufacturer: - |
| Was Vehicle Towed: - | Description of the Complaints: Power steering belt located too close to wheels, allowing water to splash onto belt from wheels, causing belt to fail/steering to lock. the steering has locked several times when driving through water due to this problem, once resulting in an accident. |