1993 Volkswagen FOX: raw data

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vehicle1993 / volkswagen / fox
known issues3 clusters (reviewed 2026-10-09)
complaints24 on file (1995-05-11 → 2004-04-05)
recalls0
investigations0
farsnot identifiable in FARS
indexedyes
licenseCC BY 4.0 (derived)

Known Issues clusters all years →

Coolant leaking into passenger compartmentENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING6 complaints1997-09 → 2002-04fox-1993-coolant-leak-heater-core
  • 8007490 CONSUMER HAD RECALL 95V105000 REPAIRS DONE IN 1995, BUT PROBLEM STILL EXISTS. COOLANT WAS LEAKING INTO HEAT EXCHANGER UNDERNEATH DASH
  • 853780 WHILE DRIVING HEAT EXCHANGER FAILED, CAUSING COOLANT TO LEAK INTO PASSENGER'S COMPARTMENT
  • 522269 HOT COOLANT ESCAPED INT PASSENGER SIDE, RECALL DIDNOT SOLVE THE PROBLEM, COLLANT STILL COMES ON THE PASSENAGER SHOES
Seat belt retractor and automatic belt failuresSEAT BELTS5 complaints1995-06 → 2003-03fox-1993-automatic-seat-belt-binding
  • 803955 THE DRIVER'S AND PASSENGER'S SIDE AUTOMATIC SEAT BELTS LOCK INTO THE UNIT AND WILL NOT COME OUT
  • 967663 PASSENGER/DRIVER SHOULDER BELTS STICKS W/POOR RETRACTORS AND BOTH LAP BELTS FAIL TO RELEASE
  • 802565 SEAT AND SHOULDER BELT FAILURE, WHEN THE BRAKES ARE APPLIED, THE MANUAL SEAT BELTS ON THE DRIVER'S AND PASSENGER'S SIDE ARE VERY LOOSE, THEY DO NOT LOCK IN PLACE
Clutch and gear change failurePOWER TRAIN3 complaints1995-05 → 2000-05fox-1993-clutch-gear-change-failure
  • 862056 WHILE DRIVING ON HIGHWAY FOUND OUT THAT CLUTCH WAS HARD TO PRESS. CLUTCH PLATE FELL OFF, CAUSING CLUTCH SYSTEM TO FAIL
  • 965191 CLUTCH NO LONGER HAS SPRING TO RETURN TO ORIGINAL POSITION; WAS REPLACED BY A CABLE GOING DIRECTLY TO ENGINE/HOUSING

NHTSA complaints (summary) all years →

countearliest_datelatest_datecrash_flaggedfire_flaggedtop_components
241995-05-112004-04-0501ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:8; SEAT BELTS:5; VISIBILITY:4; POWER TRAIN:4; ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:3

Recalls all years →

none listed

Investigations all years →

none listed

FARS occupant deaths all years →

not identifiable in FARS (absent, not zero)

Cite this

Derived data is CC BY 4.0. Link back to the page you used. Text and BibTeX below.

Wrench.Pro (2026). 1993 Volkswagen FOX vehicle data [dataset]. https://www.wrench.pro/data/vehicles/1993/volkswagen/fox
@misc{wrenchpro_1993_volkswagen_fox_2026,
  author = {Wrench.Pro},
  title = {Wrench.Pro vehicle data: 1993 Volkswagen FOX},
  year = {2026},
  howpublished = {\url{https://www.wrench.pro/data/vehicles/1993/volkswagen/fox}},
  note = {Derived from NHTSA public records. CC BY 4.0.}
}

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