Consumer Complaint Detail
VOLKSWAGEN / PASSAT / 1998
0 Injured
0 Death
No Fire
| Components - Details | |
|---|---|
| NHTSA Complaint Number: 004287638 | Incident Date: Jun, 29 2004 |
| Consumer's City: PLANO | Consumer's State: TX |
| 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: Suspension:front:control arm:upper arm |
| Vehicle Involved in a Fire: No | Persons Injured: 0 |
| Vehicle's VIN#: WVWMD63B5WE | Date added to File: May, 25 2021 |
| Date Complaint Received: Jul, 06 2004 | Complaint Type: IVOQ |
| Incident Reported To Police: No | Purchase Date: Nov, 11 2002 |
| Was Original Owner: No | Anti-lock Brakes: Yes |
| Number of Cylinders: 6 | Date of Manufacturer: - |
| Was Vehicle Towed: - | Description of the Complaints: I purchased a pre-owned 1998 vw passat sedan with 36,000 miles on it in 2002 which was a great deal!! or so i thought. since that time i have started hearing a noise coming from the front right tire.. or suspension .. like a creaking, crunching, knocking noise. i took it to a vw dealership and was told that the control arms on the right and the tie rods needed to be replaced. i found out that the tie rods had been recalled and the ones on my vehicle had been replaced under that recall in 2001, but had again worn out. i find it hard to believe that tie rods would wear out over a 3 year period since the car barely has 70,000 miles on it. i have viewed this website and found over 200 complaints concerning this problem and am curious what vw plans to do.. wait until someone dies when a control arm snaps? vw needs to recall this item now!*ak |