NHTSA Complaint #11151473 — 2012 VOLKSWAGEN BEETLE UNKNOWN OR OTHER

Complaint Details

ODI Number	11151473
Vehicle	2012 VOLKSWAGEN BEETLE
Component	UNKNOWN OR OTHER
Date of Incident	April 1, 2015
Date Filed	November 14, 2018
Mileage	N/A miles
Crash	No
Fire	No
Injuries	0
Deaths	0
Vehicle Towed	No
State	NC

Consumer Description

PURCHASED 2012 VW BEETLE IN 2014 USED AND SERVICE ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON 6SHORTLY AFTER. DEALER REPLACED SECONDARY AIR INJECTOR SENSOR UNDER WARRANTY. LIGHT CAME BACK ON AND WAS TOLD IT WAS A SECONDARY AIR INJECTOR VALVE THAT WAS BAD BUT WOULD NOT COVER DUE TO BEING OUT OF WARRANTY EVEN THOUGH ISSUE OCCURRED WHILE UNDER WARRANTY AND WAS NOT CORRECTED. LOCAL MECHANIC CLEANED VALVE AND CHECKED SYSTEM WHICH WORKED FOR 6 MONTHS. CONTINUED TO FAIL SAFETY INSPECTION FOR A P0491 SECONDARY AIR INJECTOR SYSTEM. HAS FAILED 2016 & 2017 FOR SAME CODE. HAVE HAD OVER $700 WORTH OF WORK TO CORRECT WITH NO FIX. 2017 HAD A P0106 CODE THAT CLEARED BUT HAS COME BACK AGAIN. CURRENTLY STILL PRODUCING BOTH CODES FOR 2018 AND NOT PASSING SAFETY INSPECTION.

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