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1990 Volkswagen Cabriolet Owner Complaints

Reports submitted to NHTSA by owners and drivers, shown in full

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Complaints on fileComplaints are reports submitted to NHTSA by owners and drivers. NHTSA does not verify most reports before publishing them, and a complaint does not establish that a defect exists. Volume is influenced by how many of a vehicle were sold, how long it has been on the road, and how much attention an issue has received.
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Latest Sep 15, 2003
Crash or fire reportedComplaints whose submitter recorded that a crash or a fire occurred. These are the reporter's own answers on the NHTSA form, not verified findings.
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Filed in the last 12 monthsReports filed with NHTSA in the trailing 365 days. Recent volume reflects attention and vehicle age as much as anything else.
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Reports on file since Oct 26, 1995

What this page shows

Our database holds 8 NHTSA owner-reported complaints for the 1990 Volkswagen Cabriolet. Each one is a report filed by an owner or driver and published by NHTSA without most of them being verified. A complaint is not a confirmed defect, not a recall and not a manufacturer bulletin. Narratives are shown exactly as filed.

Complaints are reports submitted by owners and drivers to NHTSA. They are not verified and do not establish that a defect exists.

Complaints, most recent first

Showing 1–8 of 8

Airbags
Filed Sep 15, 2003

CONSUMER NEVER RECEIVED A RECALL LETTER 91V215000 CONCERNING THE AIR BAGS. THE MANUFACTURER REFUSED TO SEND ANOTHER LETTER TO HAVE THE RECALL REPAIRS PERFORMED. THE AIR BAG DEFECT HAS OCCURRED. *AK THE AIR BAG LIGHT ILLUMINATED WHICH MEANT THE AIR BAG MAY NOT DEPLOY IN CASE OF A COLLISION. *PH *JB

NHTSA ID
10032015
Fuel system
Filed Apr 9, 2002

CONSUMER RECEIVED RECALL 91V201000 FOR FUEL TANK ASSEMBLY. THE VEHICLE IS LEAKING GASOLINE. DEALERSHIP INSPECTED VEHICLE, AND PROBLEM WASN'T SOLVED. DEALERSHIP IS AWARE OF PROBLEM.*AK

NHTSA ID
8007193
Incident
Jan 1, 2000
Airbags
Filed May 8, 2000

AFTER A TURN, ARIBARG WARNINGS LIGHTS TURNED ON AND WONT TURN OFF. *AK

NHTSA ID
722425
Incident
May 2, 2000
EngineFuel system
Filed Sep 30, 1999

VAPORS APPEAR WHEN CONSUMER FILLS UP VEHICLE. ALSO, CONSUMER CAN ONLY GET A HALF TANK OF GAS WHEN FILLING UP VEHICLE DUE TO A SHORTAGE WITHIN THE TANK.

NHTSA ID
849555
Incident
Sep 28, 1999
ElectricalFuel system
Filed Jun 24, 1999

GAS TANK FAILED PRIOR TO RECALL NOTICE, RESULTING IN LEAKAGE. (92V-058). MJS

NHTSA ID
546389
Incident
Apr 29, 1999
Airbags
Filed Feb 8, 1997

DEFECTIVE AIR BAG.

NHTSA ID
546654
Incident
Jan 19, 1996
Airbags
Filed Feb 20, 1996

WHILE DRIVING, AIRBAG INDICATOR LIGHT STAYS ON CONTINUOUSLY, DUE TO AIRBAG CONTROL UNIT MALFUNCTIONED, DLR/MFR WON'T ASSIST. TT

NHTSA ID
979375
Airbags
Filed Oct 26, 1995

AIR BAG INDICATOR LIGHT CAME ON, AIRBAG CENTRAL CONTROL UNIT IS DEFECTIVE AND NEEDS TO BE REPLACED. TT

NHTSA ID
974003
Incident
Sep 1, 1995

Higher-selling and older vehicles accumulate more reports. Counts are not failure rates and are not directly comparable between vehicles that sold in very different numbers.

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