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1992 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.
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Latest Jun 16, 2000
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 Apr 25, 1995

What this page shows

Our database holds 5 NHTSA owner-reported complaints for the 1992 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 1–5 of 5

ElectricalOther / unspecifiedSteering+1 more
Filed Jun 16, 2000

ELECTRICAL SYSTEM, ENGINE, EQUIPMENT, STEERING, SUSPENSION ALL FAILED.

NHTSA ID
9001076
Incident
May 1, 1996
Engine
Filed Dec 9, 1998

RECALL WORK DENIED ON THE ENGINE COOLING SYSTEM DUE TO SMELL IN VEHICLE.

NHTSA ID
542943
Incident
Oct 12, 1998
Body & structure
Filed Jan 12, 1996

SUNVISOR ON DRIVERS SIDE HANGS DOWN, IMPEDING VISION. *DSH

NHTSA ID
500982
Incident
Jan 12, 1996
Interior & seats
Filed Oct 24, 1995

THERE IS A PLASTIC SPACER WHICH DISLODGES AND CAUSES THE SEAT TO MOVE BACK AND FORTH AND NOT TO STAY IN A LOCKED POSITION. PLEASE DESCRIBE. TT

NHTSA ID
973847
Powertrain (other)
Filed Apr 25, 1995

CV BOOTS FAILED 3 TIMES. *AK

NHTSA ID
964282
Incident
Feb 1, 1994

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.

Data sources

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