Consumer Complaint Detail

VOLKSWAGEN / PASSAT / 1998

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0 Injured
Investigations
0 Death
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No Fire
Components - Details
NHTSA Complaint Number: 004301873 Incident Date: Sep, 16 2004
Consumer's City: Consumer's State: OH
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: Service brakes, hydraulic:antilock/traction control/electronic limited slip:control unit/module
Vehicle Involved in a Fire: No Persons Injured: 0
Vehicle's VIN#: WVWMA63B9WE Date added to File: May, 25 2021
Date Complaint Received: Oct, 09 2004 Complaint Type: IVOQ
Incident Reported To Police: No Purchase Date: Dec, 16 1987
Was Original Owner: Yes Anti-lock Brakes: Yes
Number of Cylinders: 4 Date of Manufacturer: -
Was Vehicle Towed: - Description of the Complaints: On my 1998 passat with 86,000 miles the abs light goes on intermittently and the abs does not work. the dealer states the problem is the abs module 8e0-614-111-q which will cost $2,036 plus labor of $111. upon research, a large number of other vw owners have the same problem. this causes a safety hazard. *nm