Consumer Complaint Detail

VOLKSWAGEN / PASSAT / 2001

Components - Details
NHTSA Complaint Number: 005007778	Incident Date: Feb, 03 2005
Consumer's City: CLIFTON	Consumer's State: VA
Vehicle Transmission Type: AUTO	Manufacturers Name: Volkswagen Group of America, Inc.
Model Name: PASSAT	Model Year: 2001
Vehicle Involved in a Crash: No	Component's Description: Exterior lighting:headlights
Vehicle Involved in a Fire: No	Persons Injured: 0
Vehicle's VIN#: WVWAC63B61P	Date added to File: May, 23 2021
Date Complaint Received: Mar, 01 2005	Complaint Type: EVOQ
Incident Reported To Police: No	Purchase Date: Dec, 31 2000
Was Original Owner: Yes	Anti-lock Brakes: Yes
Number of Cylinders: 4	Date of Manufacturer: -
Was Vehicle Towed: -	Description of the Complaints: The consumer experienced a problem with the headlights. the owner stated that while trying to take the vehicle through state inspection the vehicle failed because the headlights would not adjust. the adjustments were done from the reflector. the adjustment screw vibrated, and eventually fell off, making this very difficult to maintain. ak the consumer stated that the plastic gear vibrated. the light fell out of the adjustment. the plastic gear fell off and the lights went out of alignment. on feb 4 the vehicle failed a state inspection because the lights were out of alignment and could not be corrected. tc both head lamps were defective due to a small adjustment screw on the lamp assembly. sc jb