NHTSA Complaint #10218866 — 2003 VOLKSWAGEN BEETLE

VISIBILITY:POWER WINDOW DEVICES AND CONTROLS issue reported to NHTSA

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Complaint Details

ODI Number	10218866
Vehicle	2003 VOLKSWAGEN BEETLE
Component	VISIBILITY:POWER WINDOW DEVICES AND CONTROLS
Date of Incident	June 11, 2007
Date Filed	February 22, 2008
Mileage	19,000 miles
Crash	No
Fire	No
Injuries	0
Deaths	0
Vehicle Towed	Yes
State	TX

Consumer Description

DRIVERSIDE REAR ELECTRIC WINDOW CEASED FUNCTIONING ON MY 2003 VOLKSWAGEN BEETLE CONVERTIBLE. THIS HINDERS LOWERING THE TOP AND I HAVE LEARNED THAT IN SOME CASES THE WINDOW FALLS OPEN AND CANNOT BE CLOSED. WHILE THIS HAS NOT HAPPENED YET, I WORRY THAT IT MIGHT. THE REPLACEMENT PART HAS BEEN ON NATIONAL BACKORDER FOR MONTHS. I HAVE SUBSEQUENTLY LEARNED THAT THIS IS A COMMON PROBLEM WITH THIS VEHICLE AND OTHER OWNERS ARE FACING THE SAME DIFFICULTY GETTING IT RESOLVED. I SUSPECT THIS TO BE A SERIOUSLY DEFECTIVE DESIGN TO BE HAPPENING SO FREQUENTLY. *TR

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