| Components - Details | |
|---|---|
| NHTSA Complaint Number: 999083334 | Incident Date: May, 03 1999 |
| Consumer's City: | Consumer's State: NY |
| Vehicle Transmission Type: | Manufacturers Name: Volkswagen Group of America, Inc. |
| Model Name: 200 | Model Year: 1989 |
| Vehicle Involved in a Crash: No | Component's Description: Engine and engine cooling:cooling system:fan |
| Vehicle Involved in a Fire: Yes | Persons Injured: 0 |
| Vehicle's VIN#: WAUGC5447KN | Date added to File: May, 23 2021 |
| Date Complaint Received: May, 05 1999 | Complaint Type: IVOQ |
| Incident Reported To Police: No | Purchase Date: May, 31 1997 |
| Was Original Owner: No | Anti-lock Brakes: Yes |
| Number of Cylinders: 0 | Date of Manufacturer: - |
| Was Vehicle Towed: - | Description of the Complaints: Underhood fire occured on vehicle while traveling eb on lie. engine cooling fan motor siezed, resulting in a uninterupted ground fault which burned all the wires in the main wiring harness. there was no circuit breaker or fuse provided in the wiring to prevent a groud fault from occuring. audi upgraded subsuquent model years of this vehicle with a fuseable link on the ground side of the cooling fan motor, but failed to provide the upgrade to owners of 1984 thru 1989 vehicles. complete destruction of the vehicle was prevented only by my ability to disconnect the battery cables in a rapid manner. |
