Consumer Complaint Detail

VOLKSWAGEN / CABRIO / 1998

Recalls
1 Injured
Investigations
0 Death
Complaints
No Fire
Components - Details
NHTSA Complaint Number: 999083039 Incident Date: Apr, 12 1999
Consumer's City: Consumer's State: AR
Vehicle Transmission Type: Manufacturers Name: Volkswagen Group of America, Inc.
Model Name: CABRIO Model Year: 1998
Vehicle Involved in a Crash: Yes Component's Description: Parking brake:conventional
Vehicle Involved in a Fire: No Persons Injured: 1
Vehicle's VIN#: 3VWBA81E7WM Date added to File: May, 23 2021
Date Complaint Received: Apr, 27 1999 Complaint Type: IVOQ
Incident Reported To Police: Yes Purchase Date: Dec, 31 1997
Was Original Owner: Yes Anti-lock Brakes: Yes
Number of Cylinders: 0 Date of Manufacturer: -
Was Vehicle Towed: - Description of the Complaints: Clutch inhibitor relay was faulty--car would not start and had it towed to dealership to fix, passenger seatbelt has been replaced 3 times already, abs light came on 4 days before accident took car into chapman's to be fixed but when i went to stop at a light i pressed on breaks and it slowed a little bit, and it didn't seem to very much so i then pressed harder and the car did not stop resulting in hitting the vehicle in front of me, passenger side mirror defroster inop, lack of power when shifting into 1, 2, and 3rd gear, finally get power when going about 60mph, e-brake would stick and could not get it down, when put into reverse, it would pop out of gear,