Consumer Complaint Detail
VOLKSWAGEN / PASSAT / 1998
0 Injured
0 Death
No Fire
| Components - Details | |
|---|---|
| NHTSA Complaint Number: 004280073 | Incident Date: Jan, 31 2004 |
| Consumer's City: BELMONT | Consumer's State: MA |
| Vehicle Transmission Type: MAN | Manufacturers Name: Volkswagen Group of America, Inc. |
| Model Name: PASSAT | Model Year: 1998 |
| Vehicle Involved in a Crash: No | Component's Description: Steering:linkages |
| Vehicle Involved in a Fire: No | Persons Injured: 0 |
| Vehicle's VIN#: WVWMA63BXWE | Date added to File: May, 25 2021 |
| Date Complaint Received: May, 13 2004 | Complaint Type: IVOQ |
| Incident Reported To Police: No | Purchase Date: May, 30 1998 |
| Was Original Owner: Yes | Anti-lock Brakes: Yes |
| Number of Cylinders: 4 | Date of Manufacturer: - |
| Was Vehicle Towed: - | Description of the Complaints: My 1998 vw passat has a loud grinding, rumbling sound and vibration coming from the front suspension, sounds like the wheels are going to fall off. the dealer replaced the cross link arms at a cost of approx $300. i also had the tie rods replaced under recall. but noise/vibration still there. now the dealer tells me it might be bushings on either the upper control arm or the lower control arm, each costing about $1300 to replace. i asked the dealer if this was a normal repair item, they said "sure", your car has 90k miles on it. i find it hard to believe that a well built, safe car would have this type of expensive repair.*ak |