Consumer Complaint Detail

VOLKSWAGEN / PASSAT / 2001

Recalls
0 Injured
Investigations
0 Death
Complaints
No Fire
Components - Details
NHTSA Complaint Number: 005032468 Incident Date: Jan, 31 2005
Consumer's City: BIRMINGHAM Consumer's State: AL
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: Fuel system, gasoline:storage:tank assembly
Vehicle Involved in a Fire: No Persons Injured: 0
Vehicle's VIN#: WVWRH63B91E Date added to File: May, 23 2021
Date Complaint Received: Aug, 03 2005 Complaint Type: IVOQ
Incident Reported To Police: No Purchase Date: Aug, 14 2001
Was Original Owner: Yes Anti-lock Brakes: Yes
Number of Cylinders: 6 Date of Manufacturer: -
Was Vehicle Towed: - Description of the Complaints: Nhtsa 01v157000 sites a problem with the fuel tank gauge my vehicle absolutely has this defective part. the gas gauge will record 280 miles then after driving a few hours it will say 380 miles left for fuel then in a 30 mile distance it will plummet down to 60 or less. the car is a 2001 passat and neither the dealership nor volkswagen of america has this as a recall as of 08/04/05 *jb