Consumer Complaint Detail
VOLKSWAGEN / PASSAT / 1998
0 Injured
0 Death
No Fire
| Components - Details | |
|---|---|
| NHTSA Complaint Number: 005016192 | Incident Date: Apr, 14 2005 |
| Consumer's City: WINDSOR MILL | Consumer's State: MD |
| Vehicle Transmission Type: | 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 |
| Vehicle Involved in a Fire: No | Persons Injured: 0 |
| Vehicle's VIN#: WVWMA63B1WE | Date added to File: May, 23 2021 |
| Date Complaint Received: Apr, 14 2005 | Complaint Type: IVOQ |
| Incident Reported To Police: No | Purchase Date: - |
| Was Original Owner: No | Anti-lock Brakes: Yes |
| Number of Cylinders: 4 | Date of Manufacturer: - |
| Was Vehicle Towed: - | Description of the Complaints: I drive a 1998 volkswagen passat. after about 2 weeks of annoying warnings that something was wrong with my abs system i took the carto my independent mechanic. he hooked a scanner up to it and checked the brake system all day, and found nothing wrong with the car, other than the fact that the brake fluid was overfilled. he fixed that minor problem, but did not fix the original issue. after another week, i finally broke down and took the car to the dealer - heritage volkswagen on reisterstown road in owings mills, md. they hooked a scanner up to it as well, and found that i needes a new abs control unit. this was a part that, they said, would cost $3,000 just for the part! after doing my own research, it seemed this was one of many volkswagen passats that experienced the problem, but every one was being charged $1,500 for the part. this ought to be a class action lawsuit against volkswagen of america, and heritage volkswagen ought to be investigated for overcharging their customers.*ak |