Consumer Complaint Detail
VOLKSWAGEN / BEETLE / 1998
0 Injured
0 Death
No Fire
| Components - Details | |
|---|---|
| NHTSA Complaint Number: 999084768 | Incident Date: May, 31 1999 |
| Consumer's City: BLUEMONT | Consumer's State: VA |
| Vehicle Transmission Type: | Manufacturers Name: Volkswagen Group of America, Inc. |
| Model Name: BEETLE | Model Year: 1998 |
| Vehicle Involved in a Crash: No | Component's Description: Engine and engine cooling:cooling system |
| Vehicle Involved in a Fire: No | Persons Injured: 0 |
| Vehicle's VIN#: 3VWBB61C0WM | Date added to File: May, 23 2021 |
| Date Complaint Received: Jun, 07 1999 | Complaint Type: IVOQ |
| Incident Reported To Police: No | Purchase Date: Feb, 28 1998 |
| Was Original Owner: Yes | Anti-lock Brakes: No |
| Number of Cylinders: 0 | Date of Manufacturer: - |
| Was Vehicle Towed: - | Description of the Complaints: Plastic clip in cooling system broke, causing all coolant to be discharged all over the engine and engine to overheat. dealer replaced plastic clip with metal clip. vw sent dealer 8 metal clips the week previous. they said other beetles probably had this problem, that's why vw sent them 8 metal clips ahead of time. *ak |