2001 VOLKSWAGEN GTI — STEERING:HYDRAULIC POWER ASSIST SYSTEM

Name: NHTSA complaint: 2001 VOLKSWAGEN GTI — STEERING:HYDRAULIC POWER ASSIST SYSTEM
Start: 2001-12-28

1 injured · 329944 · 2002-01-17

Vehicle

Make: VOLKSWAGEN
Model: GTI
Year: 2001
Manufacturer: Volkswagen Group of America, Inc.
Component: STEERING:HYDRAULIC POWER ASSIST SYSTEM
Speed: 17 mph

Severity

Deaths: 0
Injured: 1
Fire: No
Crash: No
Police report: Yes
Medical attention: No
Vehicle towed: No

Narrative

STEERING IS HAVING PROBLEMS. WHEN TRYING TO CHANGE GEARS ON A TURN, VEHICLE LOCKS UP. HAD NO CONTROL OF VEHICLE AND IT RAN OFF THE ROAD. CONTACTED DEALER.*AK CONSUMER ALSO STATES THAT VEHICLE PULLS SHARPLY. *TT

Source

Authoritative: NHTSA ODI Flat-File Downloads
ODI Number: 8002382
Machine: JSON-LD · Markdown