Consumer Complaint Detail
VOLKSWAGEN / PASSAT / 1997
0 Injured
0 Death
No Fire
| Components - Details | |
|---|---|
| NHTSA Complaint Number: 005011569 | Incident Date: Jan, 26 2005 |
| Consumer's City: PORTSMOUTH | Consumer's State: NH |
| Vehicle Transmission Type: MAN | Manufacturers Name: Volkswagen Group of America, Inc. |
| Model Name: PASSAT | Model Year: 1997 |
| Vehicle Involved in a Crash: No | Component's Description: Visibility:defroster/defogger/hvac system:heater core |
| Vehicle Involved in a Fire: No | Persons Injured: 0 |
| Vehicle's VIN#: WVWEE83A3VB | Date added to File: May, 23 2021 |
| Date Complaint Received: Mar, 16 2005 | Complaint Type: IVOQ |
| Incident Reported To Police: No | Purchase Date: Jun, 25 1999 |
| Was Original Owner: No | Anti-lock Brakes: Yes |
| Number of Cylinders: 6 | Date of Manufacturer: - |
| Was Vehicle Towed: - | Description of the Complaints: Heater core failure - heater core failed catastrophically, dumping hot coolant in the drivers side foot well, and obscuring visibility by rapidly steaming up all windows.*ak upon request, vwoa replaced the heater core and covered parts/labor 100% as a good will gesture. this should be a formal recall as the heater core in this vehicle is the same part (same part number, manufacturer, etc...) that was the subject of formal recalls in the late 1980's and early 1990's golf/jetta/corrado/passat chassis. |