Consumer Complaint Detail

VOLKSWAGEN / PASSAT / 1998

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Components - Details
NHTSA Complaint Number: 004288358 Incident Date: Jun, 14 2004
Consumer's City: Consumer's State: MI
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
Vehicle Involved in a Fire: No Persons Injured: 0
Vehicle's VIN#: WVWMA63B3WE Date added to File: May, 25 2021
Date Complaint Received: Jul, 13 2004 Complaint Type: IVOQ
Incident Reported To Police: No Purchase Date: Dec, 05 2003
Was Original Owner: No Anti-lock Brakes: Yes
Number of Cylinders: 4 Date of Manufacturer: -
Was Vehicle Towed: - Description of the Complaints: Contlor arms on my car have been damaged. the rubber used to produce tie rods is too soft and the car makes noise while driving over bumps. the failure also does not allow to perform aligment on my vehicle until fixed. cost of repair over $600.*ak this is a well known problem on the suspension for vw, audi and car owners.