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1990 Volkswagen Fox 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.
15
Latest Mar 29, 2001
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.
2
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.
0
Reports on file since Mar 1, 1995

What this page shows

Our database holds 15 NHTSA owner-reported complaints for the 1990 Volkswagen Fox. 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 1–15 of 15

ElectricalFuel system
Filed Mar 29, 2001

WIRES THAT CONTROL CAR BURNED OUT ON HIGHWAY, AND VEHICLE SHOOK AND KEPT CUTTING OFF. FUEL PUMP WAS NOT PUMPING FUEL THROUGH OUT CAR.*AK

NHTSA ID
884564
Incident
Feb 28, 2001
Fuel system
Filed Jul 4, 2000

LEFT TURN ONLY AND HARD ACCELERATION ENGINE WILL FALTER LIKE STARVED FOR FUEL. WILL OCCUR WITH FULL OR EMPTY FUEL TANK. REPLACED FUEL PUMP TWICE.

NHTSA ID
724907
Filed Jun 3, 1998

RECALL LOCATION.

NHTSA ID
536628
Fuel system
Filed Apr 27, 1998

FUEL FILLER FAILURE.

NHTSA ID
535490
Transmission
Filed Jun 9, 1997

OWNER TRIED TO PUT THE CAR IN THIRD GEAR AND THE GEAR SHIFT LEVER BROKE OFF. *AK

NHTSA ID
812885
Fuel system
Filed Mar 3, 1997
Fire reported

OWNER STATES WHILE IN THE GAS STATION HIS VEHICLE CAUGHT FIRE, OWNER NOTES THAT FIRE STARTED IN THE REAR OF THE VEHICLE, HE BELIVES IT MAY HAVE BEEN THE FUEL PUMP. *AK

NHTSA ID
809611
Engine
Filed Nov 4, 1996

RECALL NO- 95V105000, THE ENGINE COOLING SYSTEM, NO PARTS ARE AVAILABLE. *AK

NHTSA ID
804537
Incident
Oct 17, 1996
Fuel system
Filed Sep 11, 1996

THE FUEL TANK CRACKED, CAUSING A LEAK. PLEASE DESCRIBE .*AK

NHTSA ID
802190
Incident
Sep 8, 1996
Interior & seats
Filed Aug 28, 1996
Fire reported

DRIVING THE VEHICLE SAW UNDER THE DASH SMOKE, APPARENT ELECTRICAL SHORT, WIRING CAUGHT ON FIRE, VEHICLE COMPLETE BURNED. *AK

NHTSA ID
986967
Incident
Jul 11, 1996
Body & structure
Filed Apr 1, 1996

HOOD FLEW UP WHILE DRIVING HIT WINDSHIELD TWICE. PLEASE GIVE MORE DETAILS. *AK

NHTSA ID
982144
Visibility
Filed Dec 11, 1995

VEHICLE WAS INVOLVED IN RECALL NO 95V105000, DEALER REPLACED HEATER CORE WHICH RUINED THE ENGINE. TT

NHTSA ID
976443
Incident
Nov 15, 1995
Engine
Filed Oct 20, 1995

THE OIL LEAK DEALER FIXED IS STILL HAVING THE PROBLEM PURCHASED USED HAVING MORE PROBLEM . TT`

NHTSA ID
973734
Powertrain (other)
Filed Aug 30, 1995

PURCHASE CAR NEW REPLACED THE SPEEDOMETER HEAD TWO TIMES AND HAVING THE SAME PROBLEM NOW . TT

NHTSA ID
971288
Seat belts
Filed Mar 14, 1995

SHOULDER BELT NEEDS TO BE FASTEN TO START THE ENGINE. COPPER WIRES MOVED AND BROKE. TT

NHTSA ID
961873
Incident
Feb 17, 1995
Visibility
Filed Mar 1, 1995

HEATER CORE FAILED. *SKD

NHTSA ID
481866
Incident
Mar 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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