NHTSA Complaint #11081088 — 2011 VOLKSWAGEN GTI

ELECTRICAL SYSTEM issue reported to NHTSA

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Complaint Details

ODI Number	11081088
Vehicle	2011 VOLKSWAGEN GTI
Component	ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
Date of Incident	March 19, 2018
Date Filed	March 23, 2018
Mileage	48,200 miles
Crash	No
Fire	No
Injuries	0
Deaths	0
Vehicle Towed	No
State	TX

Consumer Description

THE FUSE BOX MELTED. THIS WAS CAUSED BY A TERMINAL OR A FUSE OVER HEATING. THIS CAUSED AN OUTAGE FOR ALL THE RIGHT-SIDE LAMPS OF THE VEHICLE AND SOME LAMPS ON THE LEFT-SIDE. THE LAMP ERROR WAS REPORTED BY THE VEHICLES MULTIFUNCTION DISPLAY. THE CAR WAS RUNNING FINE IN THE MORNING AND EXPERIENCED THIS FAILURE AFTER STARTING UP THE VEHICLE AT NOON. I RESTARTED THE VEHICLE OVER AND OVER TRYING TO CLEAR THE ERROR. THE BULBS IN QUESTION APPEARED TO BE FINE. I DROVE THE VEHICLE STRAIGHT OVER TO THE VW DEALERSHIP FOR SERVICE. LATER, THE DEALERSHIP CONFIRMED THE FUSE BOX HAD MELTED AFTER I RESEARCHED AND DISCOVERED SIMILAR OCCURRENCES WITH OTHER VW MODELS. THE COST OF REPAIR WAS $377.

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