Consumer Complaint Detail
VOLKSWAGEN / PASSAT / 2003

0 Injured

0 Death

Yes Fire
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NHTSA Complaint Number: 003090748 | Incident Date: Dec, 06 2003 |
Consumer's City: SEEKONK | Consumer's State: MA |
Vehicle Transmission Type: | Manufacturers Name: Volkswagen Group of America, Inc. |
Model Name: PASSAT | Model Year: 2003 |
Vehicle Involved in a Crash: No | Component's Description: Engine and engine cooling:exhaust system |
Vehicle Involved in a Fire: Yes | Persons Injured: 0 |
Vehicle's VIN#: WVWTH63B73P | Date added to File: May, 23 2021 |
Date Complaint Received: Jan, 04 2007 | Complaint Type: IVOQ |
Incident Reported To Police: No | Purchase Date: - |
Was Original Owner: No | Anti-lock Brakes: No |
Number of Cylinders: 0 | Date of Manufacturer: - |
Was Vehicle Towed: - | Description of the Complaints: Owner was driving when someone on the side of the road pointed and indicated there was something coming out of her vehicle that looked like fog. smoke was then noticed and her husband got out of the vehicle, looked underneath, and saw fire. he began throwing snow on the vehicle. fd extinguished fire. subsequent examination revealed the exhaust system overheated and ignited the fire due to an engine management problem - spark plugs showed overly rich fuel/air mixture. |