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Equipment
05/01/2001
AIR CONDITIONER STOPPED WORKING. MECHANIC HAS ADVISED THAT AIR CONDITIONER'S WIRING MELTED AND GLUED TO EACH OTHER. A MINOR FIRE ERRUPTED, CAUSING MELTING. PLEASE ADDITIONAL INFORMATION. *AK
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Tires
06/01/1997
I HAD TWO BLOWOUTS OF THIS GOODYEAR EAGLE GA TOURING TIRE OVER A PERIOD OF 10 MONTHS DRIVING FREEWAY SPEED OF 70 WHEN ONE BLOWOUT OCCURRED AND 50 MPH WITH THE OTHER. EVEN THOUGH I ACCEPTED A SETTLEMENT OF $176.04 FROM GOODYEAR, THIS AMOUNT WAS SLIGHTLY HIGHER THAN THE COST OF ONE TIRE. I HAD 4 GOODYEARS ON THE CAR. (TIRESIZE: 215/50R15)( DOT NUMBER: TIRE SIZE: 215/50R15 )
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Visibility
08/29/2000
THE HEATER CORE RUPTURED AND FLOODED THE PASSENGER COMPARTMENT WITH STEAM AND HOT COOLANT. FORTUNATELY, THE CAR HAD JUST COME TO A COMPLETE STOP. THIS HAS OCCURED IN THE ONLY OTHER VW VEHICLE I HAVE OWNED, A 1986 JETTA GL. THAT VEHICLE WAS RECALLED FOR THIS VERY SAME PROBLEM. I FIND IT VERY DISTURBING THAT THE PASSENGER COMPARTMENT OF THE VEHICLE CAN BE AFFECTED BY SUCH AN EQUIPMENT FAILURE. I CAN ACCEPT THE HEATER CORE LEAKING IN THE PASSENGER COMPARTMENT, BUT NOT EXPLOIDING LIKE A BOMB. WITNESSESS THOUGHT THE CAR WAS ON FIRE. LUCKILY, MY WIFE AND CHILD WERE NOT CRUISING DOWN THE FREEWAY AT 65 MPH.
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Engine And Engine Cooling
POSSIBLE ENGINE FAILURE CAUSED CONSUMER TO SMELLED GAS FUMES, MINUTES LATER THE VEHICLE CAUGHT ON FIRE. NLM
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Engine And Engine Cooling, visibility
03/06/1999
DRIVING TO AIRPORT THE TEMPERATOR INDICATOR LIGHT CAME ON, FLASHING, AND THE HEATER CORE EXPLODED. INTERIOR OF THE CAR FILLED WITH DENSE WHITE VAPOR. I WAS ABLE TO STOP THE CAR ON THE ROAD/SHOULDER AND MY WIFE AND I EVACUATED. ROAD AT THE TIME OF INCIDENT WAS BASICLY CLEAR OF OTHER VEHICLES OTHERWISE IT WOULD HAVE BEEN A PROBLEM OF OUR SURVIVAL. *AK
