# 1998 VOLKSWAGEN BEETLE — VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL:CRUISE CONTROL
> NHTSA complaint `608153` · 2007-01-02 · Volkswagen Group of America, Inc.
## Severity
- **Deaths:** 0
- **Injured:** 0
- **Fire:** Yes
- **Crash:** No
- **Police report:** No
- **Medical attention:** No
- **Vehicle towed:** No
## Vehicle
- **Make:** VOLKSWAGEN
- **Model:** BEETLE
- **Year:** 1998
- **Manufacturer:** Volkswagen Group of America, Inc.
- **Component:** VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL:CRUISE CONTROL
- **Miles at failure:** 140,000
## Narrative
TL* -  THE CONTACT STATED THAT ON 12-28-06  VEHICLE WHICH WAS PARKED CAUGHT ON FIRE.  THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE FIRE DEPARTMENT CAME TO EXTINGUISH THE FIRE AND MADE A REPORT. THE FIREMAN SAID THAT THE BATTERY WAS COMPLETELY MELTED, AND COULD HAVE BEEN THE POSSIBLE REASON FOR THE FIRE. THAT  15 MINUTES BEFORE THE FIRE SHE HEARD WHISTLING NOISE FROM UNDER THE HOOD,  AND SAW  DARK GRAY SMOKE COMING OUT. THE CONTACT SAID THAT THE CAR WAS IN IDLE AT THE TIME SHE HEARD THE NOISE AND SAW THE SMOKE. THE CONTACT FOUND RECALL  98V100000 WHICH THE CONTACT FELT COULD BE THE POSSIBLE REASON FOR THE FIRE.   *AK
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