Consumer Complaints
| Fail date | miles | occurences | Purchase date |
|---|---|---|---|
| SEAT BELTS | |||
| 10/02/2001 | 1 | ||
| Consumer states that the passenger side automatic seat belt stop working, it stuck in the out position, will not retract back into position. leaving passenger un protected in an accident. nlm | |||
| 07/07/1999 | |||
| Passenger's side shoulder belt doesn't work due a shortage in motorized shoulder belt. *ak | |||
| 10/09/1996 | 1 | 11/28/1990 | |
| Tab onto which the motorized seat belt system is latched on broke off the motorized transort system. *ak | |||
| 05/10/1996 | |||
| Electrical short circuit, caused a fire with the automatic seatbelt. *ak | |||
| 12/04/1995 | |||
| The front passenger seatbelt motor went out and the seatbelt no longer works. please describe. tt | |||
| 01/25/1995 | 2 | ||
| Driver/passenger's shoulder belt jammed due to wear on shoulder belt track and assembly, causing battery to short out/fail. *ak | |||
| SEAT BELTS - FRONT - ANCHORAGE | |||
| 11/15/2001 | 04/01/1994 | ||
| Volkswagen refuses to pay for seatbelt due to age and miles and outside influences. there are several corrado owners who have had the same problem, therefore substantial evidence exists that indicates a defect. i am requesting both driver side and passenger side seatbelts to be replaced by the manufacturer, free of charge.*ak | |||
| SEAT BELTS - FRONT - RETRACTOR | |||
| 01/06/2000 | 04/01/1991 | ||
| On jan. 13, 2000 i called a 1-8oo# to volkswagen of america to ask for an investigator to come and investigate[as a courtsey] why on jan. 6, 2000 my 1990 corrado with 39006 miles started an engine compartment fire while running 60 miles an hour on an interstate. the car had been driven 11 miles on the day when the fire started. the power and braking systems were gone. the retractable shoulder harness and seat belts would not release. three fire engines from three different locations responded, a chp stopped to help. there is a report that states well involved vehicle engine compartment fire. unable to determine the cause of fire which included form of heat. i was told i had to many miles on my car.i bought an extended warranty on my car for seven years or seventy thousand miles.all recalls that we ever received notice of were taken in for recall checks. my windshield had a flat spot in it that i could never get them to exchange.the wipers never worked properly.just before this fire . my car had began to buck and shut off only to refire and start and continue running. the insurance adjuster would not listen to me about having an investigation.as i had just buried a family on the jan. 3, and my son and grandson were tramatized by the fire and the heat, plus being unable to get the seat belts and harnesses released. i don't want another three year old child to experience what nickolus did.every day he plays out the cars burning and the children being stuck in the car. personally, i was amazed by the response that i got from volkswagon of america. twenty thousand dollars seemed enormous when i bought the car but i was sold on a vw having owned several others over the years. at present i own a 1990 toyota truck, 1946 ford sedan and a 1931 model a rodster. i need some help and i need the message to get out to other corrado owners. as a previous burn survivor with over seventy[70] percent scaring and disfigurement i believe in prevention.sheri thurman | |||
| 07/01/1996 | |||
| Lap/shoulder belt will not retract on passenger's and driver's sides, in for repair, replacement of slide assembly, will provide repair receipt. *ak | |||