Is This A Lemon?

Year · Make · Model

1984 Volkswagen Quantum

What the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration knows about this vehicle: every recall, every consumer complaint, every defect investigation, every NCAP crash test. Sourced directly from NHTSA data feeds.

3
Open recalls
3
NHTSA complaints
1
Defect investigations
0
Service bulletins

Consumer complaints

3 filed
1
Crashes
0
Fires
0
Injuries reported
0
Fatalities reported

What people complain about

  • Power Train
    2
  • Power TRAIN:AUTOMATIC Transmission
    1
  • Exterior LIGHTING:HEADLIGHTS
    1
  • Electrical SYSTEM:12V/24V/48V Battery
    1
  • Power TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION:GEAR Position Indication (PRNDL)
    1
  • Engine AND Engine COOLING:EXHAUST System
    1
  • Engine AND Engine Cooling
    1
  • Exterior LIGHTING:HAZARD Flashing Warning Lights
    1

Recalls

3 campaigns
88V021000·VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL1988-02-22

IDLE CONTROL UNIT MAY MALFUNCTION AND CAUSE IDLE STABLIZER VALVE TO BECOME ACTIVATED OUTSIDE ITS NORMAL OPERATING RANGE.

RiskIDLE RPM MAY BECOME ERRATIC AND IN SOME INSTANCES,INCREASE.

FixREPLACE IDLE CONTROL UNIT.

85V099000·SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS:HOSES, LINES/PIPING, AND FITTINGS1985-07-30

UNDER ADVERSE WEATHER CONDITIONS, OUTER RUBBER LAYER OF BRAKE HOSES MAY BECOME BRITTLE AND DEVELOP CRACKS. CONSEQUENCE OF DEFECT: CRACKS COULD LEAD TO LOSS OF BRAKE FLUID RESULTING IN AN INCREASE IN STOPPING DISTANCE AND POSSIBLY AN ACCIDENT.

FixREPLACE BRAKE HOSES AS NECESSARY.

84V096000·SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS:DRUM:DRUM1984-08-22

REAR BRAKE DRUMS MAY CRACK IN SERVICE, DUE TO AN ERROR IN THE MANUFACTURING PROCESS.

FixUPON INSPECTION, DEALER WILL REPLACE BRAKE DRUMS, IF NECESSARY.

NHTSA investigations

1 action
DP87002·VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL:LINKAGES1986-10-30 → 1987-06-05

1979-86 AUDI 4000 SUDDEN ACCELERATION

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