Consumer Complaint Detail
VOLKSWAGEN / PASSAT / 2001
0 Injured
0 Death
No Fire
| Components - Details | |
|---|---|
| NHTSA Complaint Number: 005009399 | Incident Date: Feb, 24 2005 |
| Consumer's City: BLOOMINGTON | Consumer's State: IN |
| 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: Engine and engine cooling |
| Vehicle Involved in a Fire: No | Persons Injured: 0 |
| Vehicle's VIN#: WVWPD63B21P | Date added to File: May, 23 2021 |
| Date Complaint Received: Mar, 03 2005 | Complaint Type: IVOQ |
| Incident Reported To Police: No | Purchase Date: Sep, 03 2004 |
| Was Original Owner: No | Anti-lock Brakes: Yes |
| Number of Cylinders: 4 | Date of Manufacturer: - |
| Was Vehicle Towed: - | Description of the Complaints: Since buying the car, there has been an odor from the heater vents. on february 25, when using the heater, my son reported large amounts of mist coming from the vents. the dealer checked and foudn that there is a crack in the heater core, and the mist was from pooled antifreeze. the mist is clearly toxic, yet we were breathing it for weeks, only noticing when the crack worsened. the car has only 17,500 miles on it. why did the heater core crack? *ak |