1998 VOLKSWAGEN BEETLE — ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE:GASOLINE

Name: NHTSA complaint: 1998 VOLKSWAGEN BEETLE — ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE:GASOLINE
Start: 2002-09-13

fire · 375488 · 2002-09-25

Vehicle

Make: VOLKSWAGEN
Model: BEETLE
Year: 1998
Manufacturer: Volkswagen Group of America, Inc.
Component: ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE:GASOLINE
Speed: 15 mph

Severity

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

Narrative

VEHICLE CAUGHT ON FIRE, POSSIBLE ENGINE FAILURE, WHILE DRIVING THE VEHICLES BRAKE SYSTEM FAILED AND THE DRIVER HAD TO USE THE EMERGENCY BRAKE TO STOP VEHICLE. *MR THE HEAD LIGHT MALFUNCTIONED AND THE VEHICLES IS FLLING APART AFTER ONE MONTH OF OWNERSHIP. THE DEALER REFUSED TO FIX IT. *YH

Source

Authoritative: NHTSA ODI Flat-File Downloads
ODI Number: 8019393
Machine: JSON-LD · Markdown