Consumer Complaint Detail
VOLKSWAGEN / PASSAT / 2001
0 Injured
0 Death
No Fire
| Components - Details | |
|---|---|
| NHTSA Complaint Number: 001100418 | Incident Date: Jan, 03 2001 |
| Consumer's City: MADISON | Consumer's State: AL |
| Vehicle Transmission Type: AUTO | Manufacturers Name: Volkswagen Group of America, Inc. |
| Model Name: PASSAT | Model Year: 2001 |
| Vehicle Involved in a Crash: No | Component's Description: Service brakes, hydraulic:antilock/traction control/electronic limited slip |
| Vehicle Involved in a Fire: No | Persons Injured: 0 |
| Vehicle's VIN#: WVWAC63BX1P | Date added to File: May, 23 2021 |
| Date Complaint Received: Mar, 28 2007 | Complaint Type: IVOQ |
| Incident Reported To Police: No | Purchase Date: - |
| Was Original Owner: No | Anti-lock Brakes: Yes |
| Number of Cylinders: 4 | Date of Manufacturer: - |
| Was Vehicle Towed: - | Description of the Complaints: when driving my car, the abs and brake lights blink. there is about 3 beeps and the screen on dash says brake failure see service manual. have taken it to vw dealership and they say that the abs control module or pump is bad. after looking over the internet for a few weeks now i have found that this is a nation wide problem and was instructed to file a complaint here. vw dealership has told me that it will cost anywhere from 1500 to 200 dollars. now my car is having stalling problems as well as the speedometer is all out of wack. i have connected it to the infamous vag-com and the only problem that comes up is the abs not communicating or something of the sort. i don't have 2000 dollars to shell out and don't feel as if i have to if this is as big as a problem as i have found it to be. here is a link to just one of the site that has lead me to believe this to be true http://www.passatworld.com/forums/showthread.php?t=127734. you can also just do a search on the forum site to find more problems. *jb |