NHTSA Complaint #10163357 — 1999 VOLKSWAGEN BEETLE

THE FIRST OCCURRENCE (DRIVER'S SIDE WINDOW) OCCURRED WITHIN 6,000 MILES OF DRIVING OFF THE DEALER'S LOT -- THE SECOND OCCURRENCE (PASSENGER SIDE WINDOW) OCCURRED TODAY, 7/24/2006. THE EVENTS LEADING UP TO TODAY'S INCIDENT, ALBEIT IDENTICAL TO THE FIRST OCCURRENCE 3 YEARS AGO, GOES SOMETHING LIKE THIS: I HIT THE 'DOWN' BUTTON TO LOWER THE WINDOW; THE WINDOW LOWERS ITSELF AND STAYS IN THE DOWN POSITION -- THEREBY SUBJECTING THE DRIVER AND PASSENGERS TO THE POSSIBILITY OF: A: EXPOSURE TO THE ELEMENTS INCLUDING THE POSSIBILITY OF DUST/DEBRIS CAUSING TEMPORARY BLINDNESS. B: EXPOSURE TO NOXIOUS AIR FUMES FROM INNER-CITY DRIVING. C: MAKING THE OCCUPANTS OF THE VEHICLE MORE-LIKELY SUBJECTS OF VIOLENT CRIMES UP TO AND INCLUDING CAR-JACKING, RAPE, ARMED ROBBERY. *NM