Issue ID | 488601 |
Internal NHTSA # | 10078677 |
Manufacurer | VOLKSWAGEN OF AMERICA, INC |
Brand | VOLKSWAGEN |
Model | GTI |
Model Year | 2001 |
File date | 25/03/04 |
Component | EXTERIOR LIGHTING:BRAKE LIGHTS:SWITCH |
Product type code | VEHICLE |
Description of the problem | Premature brake switch failure: after 41k miles the brake switch started to fail and burned out my brake lights. A collegue saw that i was driving without brake lights and warned me. Volkswagen customer service had no recall in the computer even i know that the beetle has one going on and is using the same part. No injuries, no crashes but i feel that driving without brake lights endangered me. *ak |
Vehicle Mileage at Failure | 40256 |
Number of Occurences | 1 |
Source of the issue | NHTSA WEB SITE |
City and State | MIDDLETOWN, CT |
VIN pattern | 9BWDD61J314XXXXXX |
Was vehicle invloved in a crash? | N |
Was vehicle involved in a fire? | N |
Was incedent reported to police? | N |
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No. of injured persons | 0 |
No. of fatalities | 0 |
Date of purchase | 12/04/01 |
Was original owner? | Y |
Anti-lock brakes | Y |
Cruise control | Y |
Number of cylinders | 4 |
Drive train type | FWD |
Transmission type | MAN |
Vehicle speed | 40 |
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