NHTSA Complaint #10196406 — 2002 VOLKSWAGEN EUROVAN

WHILE TRAVELING ON A UPHILL PAVED ROAD GRADE AROUND 11 AM GOING AT A SLOW SPEED, APPROXIMATELY 25 MPH AND THE BLADE ON THE COOLING FAN ON THE 2002 VOLKSWAGEN EUROVAN BROKE OFF. FAN WAS UNBALANCED AND BEGAN TO VIOLENTLY SHAKE. ENGINE WAS TURNED OFF AND THE FAN STILL CONTINUED TO RUN VIOLENTLY SHAKING THE VAN, FINALLY STOPPED AND IN ABOUT 5 MINUTES THE FAN TURNED ON AGAIN VIOLENTLY SHAKING THE VAN. RIALTA HAS A RECALL FOR THE SAME VOLKSWAGEN PROBLEM WITH FAN BLADES SEPARATING FROM COOLING FAN. NHTSA RECALL. 04V107000/VOLKSWAGEN RECALL NO. WB NHTSA CASE NUMBER PE0315 OPENED ON APRIL 2003 AND CLOSED AUGUST 2003. WHAT WAS THE FINAL OUT COME OF THE INVESTIGATION? THIS IS A ON GOING SAFETY ISSUE, THERE ARE OTHER CASES POSTED ON YAHOO WEB SITE. VOLKSWAGEN ISSUE FAN WARNING LABELS (LABEL WAS ISSUED A FEW YEARS AGO, WHEN I ASKED FOR DATE OF ISSUE VW DID NOT HAVE ANY DATE ON RECORD! I RECEIVED THIS LABEL A FEW YEARS AGO.) TO BE AFFIXED TO THE ENGINE COMPARTMENT WARNING OF FAN BLADE HAZARDS. LABEL STATES "DO NOT PROP ANYTHING AGAINST RADIATOR FAN, PUSH AGAINST THEM IN ANY OTHER WAY. A DAMAGED RADIATOR FAN COULD BREAK WHEN TURNING AT HIGH SPEED AND CUASE SEROIUS PERSONAL INJURY. SEE REPAIR MANUAL . CONTACTED VW CORPORATE ,, CASE NUMBER HAS BEEN FILED) AND DAN WILDER PORT ANGLES WAS WHERE VAN WAS PURCHASED. VAN WAS STILL UNDER POWER TRAIN WARRANTLY 5 YRS AND 60,000 MILES. NEITHER WOULD TELL ME IF FAN WAS COVERED BY WARRANTY. FAN HAS NOT BEEN REPAIRED YET. *AK