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2006 Volkswagen BEETLE Electrical System Problems, Complaints and Defects

Issue ID	1615582
Internal NHTSA #	11277671
Manufacurer	Volkswagen Group of America, Inc.
Brand	VOLKSWAGEN
Model	BEETLE
Model Year	2006
File date	01/11/19
Component	ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
Product type code	VEHICLE
Description of the problem	Fuse box melted twice. The last time totally shut the car down. Vw does not have a fix for this problem. Will sell you new box but will not warentee the new box will not fail again as they do not know why it happens. As i was driving in traffic dashboard warning lights came on and the ac stopped working and the car slowed and lost some power. I was able to get off the road and pull into a repair shop that just happened to be right there. They diagnosed that the fuse box had melted.
Vehicle Mileage at Failure	58000
Number of Occurences
Source of the issue	NHTSA WEB SITE
City and State	PALM HARBOR, FL
VIN pattern	3VWRF31Y96MXXXXXX
Was vehicle invloved in a crash?	N
Was vehicle involved in a fire?	N
Was incedent reported to police?	N
Was medical attention required?	N
Was part original equipment?
No. of injured persons
No. of fatalities
Date of purchase	07/08/26
Was original owner?	N
Anti-lock brakes	N
Cruise control	N
Number of cylinders
Drive train type
Transmission type
Vehicle speed	25
DoT tire identifier
Tire size
Location of tire code
Type of tire failure code
Was defective tire repaired?
Date of manufacture
Type of child seat code
Type of restraint
Dealer's name
Dealer's telephone number
Dealer's city
Dealer's state code
Dealer's ZIP code

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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WDB2200701A238749 NMB2833151J295183 1G6DA67VX80181383 WDDHF7CB0AA032892 5TFHZ5BN5HX021900 ADNU0600001916160 JT164ATL000074489 WAUZZZF44KA114038 WBA7F2C5XGGE12346 KMHSC81VP6U055415 1NL1G2116M1144665 5NPD74LF3HH201619

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2006 Volkswagen BEETLE Electrical System Problems, Complaints and Defects, Recalls and Failures

2006 Volkswagen BEETLE Electrical System Problems, Complaints and Defects

What is Recall?

What is Failure?

What is Defect?