WHILE DRIVING 10 MPH HEATER CORE BLEW OUT. THIS CAUSED THE FRONT WINDSHIELD TO FOG UP AND COOLANT TO LEAK FROM THE DASHBOARD ONTO THE CONSUMER'S LEGS. DEALERSHIP WAS NOTIFIED,BUT DID NOT RESOLVE THE PROBLEM. *AK
1993 Volkswagen Cabrio
Owners filed 8 complaints about this vehicle with federal regulators, most often about the service brakes, hydraulic. No safety recall has been issued.
| Component | Reports | Crashes | Fires | Injuries | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Service Brakes, Hydraulic | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Visibility › Defroster/Defogger/Hvac System › Heater Core | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Fuel System, Gasoline › Fuel Injection System | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Engine and Engine Cooling › Engine | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Electrical System › Wiring › Front Underhood | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | |
| Air Bags › Frontal | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | |
| Air Bags | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
What owners reported
Newest filingsWHEN DRIVING VEHICLE AT APPROX. 75MPH VEHICLE WOULD STALL OUT FOR NO REASON. WOULD NOT HAVE ANY WARNING. AN INTERMITTENT PROBLEM. BEEN TO DEALER & MECHANIC COULD NOT DUPLICATE, NOR FIND THE CAUSE OF STALLING. *AK
AIR BAG SENSOR LIGHT COMES ON/STAYS ON. VEHICLE BEEN INSPECTED BY TWO DIFFERENT DEALER SHOP AND NOTHING COULD BE FOUND WRONG. NOR WAS THERE A DANGER OF AIR BAG DEPLOYMENT. CAN NHTSA PROVIDE ADDITIONAL INFORMATION OR HELP IN THIS MATTER. *AK
VEHICLE HAS UNDERGONE 14 WARRANTY REPAIRS, SINCE PURCHASED NEW, INCLUDING BRAKE FAILURE.
BRAKES FAILED TEN DAYS AFTER PURCHASE OF VEHICLE. THERE WERE ALSO CONTROL PANEL MALFUNCTIONS AND STEERING PROBLEMS.
COOLANT WARNING LIGHT FLICKERS.
FRONTAL COLLISION IMPACT 12:00 POSITION, SPEED 55MPH, DRIVERS SIDE AIR BAG DID NOT DEPLOY. TT
VEHICLE STALLED AND CAUGHT ON FIRE NEAR THE BATTERY UNDERNEATH THE HOOD. TT
8 of 8 complaints, reproduced as filed.
Reading this record
No unusual pattern of severe incidents in the complaint record.
Complaint counts track how many cars were sold and how long they have been on the road as much as they track quality. A common model from 2013 has had a decade to accumulate reports; a rare one from last year has not. The signal worth weighing is in the severity columns, in whether the same component keeps appearing, and in whether the manufacturer eventually opened a recall for it.
Most recent recall on file: none. Source: NHTSA Office of Defects Investigation.