Consumer Complaint Detail
VOLKSWAGEN / PASSAT / 1998
0 Injured
0 Death
No Fire
| Components - Details | |
|---|---|
| NHTSA Complaint Number: 005020499 | Incident Date: May, 15 2005 |
| Consumer's City: HILLSBOROUGH | Consumer's State: NJ |
| Vehicle Transmission Type: AUTO | Manufacturers Name: Volkswagen Group of America, Inc. |
| Model Name: PASSAT | Model Year: 1998 |
| Vehicle Involved in a Crash: No | Component's Description: Suspension:front:control arm:lower arm |
| Vehicle Involved in a Fire: No | Persons Injured: 0 |
| Vehicle's VIN#: WVWMA63B5WE | Date added to File: May, 23 2021 |
| Date Complaint Received: May, 17 2005 | Complaint Type: IVOQ |
| Incident Reported To Police: No | Purchase Date: Mar, 10 1998 |
| Was Original Owner: Yes | Anti-lock Brakes: Yes |
| Number of Cylinders: 4 | Date of Manufacturer: - |
| Was Vehicle Towed: - | Description of the Complaints: The lower control arms on my 1998 vw passat are defective and dangerous according to my mechanic. vw refuses to replace them even though there was a recall for these parts. the reasoning is that: - i brought my car in for the recall at their dealer in february 2005 and at the time the parts seemed ok. - at this time, their dealer has reinspected the car. the vw dealer thinks that both lower front control arms on the car need replacement. however the parts are not about to fail and the car is still driveable and thus vw will not pay for their replacement. my mechanic states that the car need to be replaced and the car is dangerous to drive in this condition. please advise whether vw is responsible under the "revised-vm (40g3) - december 2004" recall campaign to fix these. thanks. |