Consumer Complaint Detail

VOLKSWAGEN / PASSAT / 2004

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Components - Details
NHTSA Complaint Number: 004124220 Incident Date: Apr, 09 2004
Consumer's City: FREDERICK Consumer's State: MD
Vehicle Transmission Type: AUTO Manufacturers Name: Volkswagen Group of America, Inc.
Model Name: PASSAT Model Year: 2004
Vehicle Involved in a Crash: No Component's Description: Visibility:windshield wiper/washer
Vehicle Involved in a Fire: No Persons Injured: 0
Vehicle's VIN#: WVWPE63B34E Date added to File: May, 23 2021
Date Complaint Received: Oct, 24 2007 Complaint Type: IVOQ
Incident Reported To Police: No Purchase Date: Apr, 09 2004
Was Original Owner: Yes Anti-lock Brakes: Yes
Number of Cylinders: 4 Date of Manufacturer: -
Was Vehicle Towed: - Description of the Complaints: Replacement windshield wiper blades have a specialized attachment and are only available through volkswagen new car dealers. the blades are also easily bent by snow brushes, scrapers and the like. the difficulty and inconvenience of obtaining replacements of this critical safety part causes visibility problems and an unknown number of wrecks. the date of the incident is the approximate date i purchased the vehicle new from volkswagen. *tr