1992 VOLKSWAGEN CABRIO — ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:WIRING:INTERIOR/UNDER DASH

Name: NHTSA complaint: 1992 VOLKSWAGEN CABRIO — ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:WIRING:INTERIOR/UNDER DASH
Start: 2004-07-10

fire · 490258 · 2004-08-12

Vehicle

Make: VOLKSWAGEN
Model: CABRIO
Year: 1992
Manufacturer: Volkswagen Group of America, Inc.
Component: ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:WIRING:INTERIOR/UNDER DASH
Miles at failure: 129,500

Severity

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

Narrative

LIGHT SWITCH STARTED SMOKING AND GOT VERY HOT BEFORE I COULD TURN OFF THE CAR, ABOUT 5 SECONDS. DEALER REPLACED LIGHT SWITCH AND COMMENTED THAT THIS HAS HAPPENED TO OTHERS AS WELL. ABOUT 5 YEARS LATTER THIS HAPPENED AGAIN. DASH LIGHT AT SWITCH HAS NOT WORKED SINCE THE 1ST INCIDENT.

Source

Authoritative: NHTSA ODI Flat-File Downloads
ODI Number: 10086717
Machine: JSON-LD · Markdown