Car Problem DataNHTSA records

1992 Volkswagen Fox

Routine

Owners filed 5 complaints about this vehicle with federal regulators, most often about the power train › driveline › driveshaft. It has been recalled 2 times.

What fails
ComponentReportsCrashesFiresInjuries
Structure › Body1
000
Steering1
000
Seats1
000
Power Train › Driveline › Driveshaft1
000
Engine and Engine Cooling › Cooling System1
000

2 safety recalls

Part 573 reports
Engine and Engine Cooling › Cooling System95V105000
Filed May 23, 1995164,000 vehiclesVolkswagen Of America,inc

Defect. IN THE EVENT OF A COOLING SYSTEM COMPONENT FAILURE WHILE THE VEHICLE IS DRIVEN, THE COOLANT CAN OVERHEAT CAUSING THE COOLING SYSTEM PRESSURE TO RISE TO A LEVEL WHERE A LEAK IN THE HEAT EXCHANGER CAN OCCUR.

Risk. A LEAK OR FAILURE OF THE HEAT EXCHANGER LOCATED UNDER THE DASHBOARD CAN ALLOW HOT COOLANT TO ESCAPE AND CAUSE INJURY TO THE FEET OF A PASSENGER. HOT COOLANT CAN ALSO STEAM UP THE INTERIOR OF THE VEHICLE TEMPORARILY IMPAIRING THE DRIVER'S VISIBILITY, INCREASING THE POTENTIAL FOR A VEHICLE ACCIDENT.

Remedy. DEALERS WILL INSTALL A BYPASS VALVE KIT WHICH IS DESIGNED TO ROUTE EXCESSIVELY HOT COOLANT TO THE ENGINE WITHOUT FLOWING THROUGH THE HEAT EXCHANGER. DEALERS WILL ALSO INSTALL A PLASTIC COVER UNDERNEATH THE DASHBOARD ON THE PASSENGER SIDE TO ENSURE THAT THE PASSENGER IS NOT EXPOSED TO HOT COOLANT IN THE EVENT OF A LEAK.

Fuel System, Gasoline › Delivery › Hoses, Lines/Piping, and Fittings92V058000
Filed Apr 14, 1992358,000 vehiclesVolkswagen Of America,inc

Defect. THE FUEL HOSE ATTACHED TO THE FUEL DISTRIBUTION RAIL ON THE ENGINE MAY SHRINK BEYOND THE CLAMP FORCE OF THE FUEL HOSE CLAMPS, ALLOWING FUEL TO LEAK.

Risk. FUEL LEAKAGE IN THE ENGINE COMPARTMENT CAN CAUSE AN UNDERHOOD FIRE IF THE FUEL COMES IN CONTACT WITH A SOURCE OF IGNITION.

Remedy. REPLACE THE FUEL HOSE ATTACHED TO THE FUEL RAIL AND INSTALL A NEW SPRING TYPE SELF-TIGHTENING CLAMP.

What owners reported

Newest filings
Steering
Filed Jun 16, 2000CA

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

Engine and Engine Cooling › Cooling System
Filed Dec 9, 1998IN

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

Structure › Body
Filed Jan 12, 1996NJ

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

Seats
Filed Oct 24, 1995MA

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

Power Train › Driveline › Driveshaft
Filed Apr 25, 1995CA

CV BOOTS FAILED 3 TIMES. *AK

5 of 5 complaints, reproduced as filed.

Across model years

Worst on record: 1993
YearComplaintsRecallsFiresDeathsAssessment
199318210Routine
1992 — this page5200Routine
19911300Routine
199015220Routine

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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.

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Most recent recall on file: May 23, 1995. Source: NHTSA Office of Defects Investigation.