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2004 VOLKSWAGEN TOUAREG — LATCHES/LOCKS/LINKAGES:DOORS:LATCH

1 injured · 533761 · 2005-05-05

Vehicle

Make
VOLKSWAGEN
Model
TOUAREG
Year
2004
Manufacturer
Volkswagen Group of America, Inc.
Component
LATCHES/LOCKS/LINKAGES:DOORS:LATCH
Miles at failure
10,000
Speed
1 mph

Severity

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

Narrative

DOOR HANDELS STICK IN THE OPEN POSITION SO DOORS DO NOT CLOSE. TAKEN TO DEALER, DEALER DID NOT FIX ISSUE. MY DAUGHTER'S HAND THEN WAS HURT AFTER DOOR SLAMMED INTO HER AS IT WAS DID NOT LATCH DUE TO STICKING DOOR HANDELS. CALLED VOLKSWAGEN, THEN BOOKED THE CAR FOR REPAIR. AFTER COLLECTING CAR FROM DEALER'S SECOND REPAIR, THE PROBLEM STILL OCCURS, BUT AT NOT AS OFTEN. CAR STILL DEFECTIVE.

Source

Authoritative
NHTSA ODI Flat-File Downloads
ODI Number
10119956
Machine
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