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2004 Volkswagen BEETLE Air Bags Problems, Complaints and Defects

Issue ID	877053
Internal NHTSA #	10420904
Manufacurer	VOLKSWAGEN OF AMERICA, INC
Brand	VOLKSWAGEN
Model	BEETLE
Model Year	2004
File date	10/05/11
Component	AIR BAGS
Product type code	VEHICLE
Description of the problem	I recently purchased a vw beetle in may of 2010, for my birthday from hollywood auto brokers in los angeles, ca. The car ran smooth for about a course of five to six months, i had to return to the dealership early on because my head lights were out when i first bought the car. As i continued to drive the car, a jerking and extremely weird deceleration of the car would begin, but it would "pop back to normal" after a while, maybe three to ten seconds. This had gone on and has been going on since five months after i brought it. I finally made it back into the dealership and he rode with me on a test drive around the corner and of course it didn't repeat the previous show of defects. He assured me the car is just being broken in. A year goes by and i decided i want to trade in my car for another car, so i head to nissan. I test drive a car and love it and then go in for the paper work. The guy runs my vin to see my car value and come backs and tell me my car title is salvaged. To my disbelief and disgust, i immediately called my financial company, al financial of glendale, ca that i am leasing the car from. They give me the run around and assure me that the title is clean and not a salvage. I continue on my investigation and come to a carfax website to get the real facts on my defected vehicle. The information reveals that not only is the title salvage but it had bodily damage and had been totaled out from the insurance company from it's previous owner. The car had been brought back from mexico and registered in the states again as a new car i believe. I would really love to get to the bottom of this situation asap and get some closure on a recurring problem that is messing with my income as i am a travel nurse for hospice patients. Recently the water pump has gone out and i'm not sure yet if i need to replace the head gaskets. I hope i can hear an response in a good enough amount of time so i can work out an reimbursement of some kind with payment on either behalf.
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Number of Occurences	1
Source of the issue	NHTSA WEB SITE
City and State	LONG BEACH, CA
VIN pattern	3VWCK31C44MXXXXXX
Was vehicle invloved in a crash?	N
Was vehicle involved in a fire?	N
Was incedent reported to police?	N
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Date of purchase	07/08/26
Was original owner?	N
Anti-lock brakes	N
Cruise control	N
Number of cylinders	4
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What is Recall?
A recall is when a product is removed from the market or a correction is made to the product because it is either defective or potentially harmful.
What is Failure?
Failure is the state or condition of not meeting a desirable or intended objective, and may be viewed as the opposite of success. Product failure ranges from failure to sell the product to fracture of the product, in the worst cases leading to personal injury, the province of forensic engineering.
What is Defect?
Non-conformance of a car component with the specified requirements, or non-fulfillment of user expectations, including the safety aspects.

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2004 Volkswagen BEETLE Air Bags Problems, Complaints and Defects, Recalls and Failures

2004 Volkswagen BEETLE Air Bags Problems, Complaints and Defects

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