Consumer Complaint Detail
VOLKSWAGEN / PASSAT / 1997
0 Injured
0 Death
No Fire
| Components - Details | |
|---|---|
| NHTSA Complaint Number: 003037674 | Incident Date: May, 31 2003 |
| Consumer's City: DURHAM | Consumer's State: NC |
| Vehicle Transmission Type: MAN | Manufacturers Name: Volkswagen Group of America, Inc. |
| Model Name: PASSAT | Model Year: 1997 |
| Vehicle Involved in a Crash: No | Component's Description: Electrical system |
| Vehicle Involved in a Fire: No | Persons Injured: 0 |
| Vehicle's VIN#: WVWGG83A7VB | Date added to File: May, 23 2021 |
| Date Complaint Received: Sep, 06 2005 | Complaint Type: IVOQ |
| Incident Reported To Police: No | Purchase Date: May, 14 1997 |
| Was Original Owner: Yes | Anti-lock Brakes: Yes |
| Number of Cylinders: 4 | Date of Manufacturer: - |
| Was Vehicle Towed: - | Description of the Complaints: 1997 vw passat tdi. the car had a "tv-12" recall, in which the ecm and intake manifold was replaced. within six (6) months, the ecm went out again, and vw "refuses" to live up to the warranty. 2) failure of this, does not diminish it's "crusing" capacity down the highway. however, there will be no power to pass safely, and much loss of power, when entering the 'exits'. consequently, a very possible situation results to have a terrible crash. vw knows about this, and only fixes it when "the customer complains". 3) the original intake was replaced, and ecm. however, vw will not put a 'new' ecm in, rather, they put in a "rebuilt" one. this is prone to human error, and that's why mine failed within five (5) to six (6) months. it 'goes out' constantly. *jb |