Consumer Complaint Detail
VOLKSWAGEN / PASSAT / 2000
0 Injured
0 Death
No Fire
| Components - Details | |
|---|---|
| NHTSA Complaint Number: 005033058 | Incident Date: Jun, 30 2005 |
| Consumer's City: CHAPEL HILL | Consumer's State: NC |
| Vehicle Transmission Type: MAN | Manufacturers Name: Volkswagen Group of America, Inc. |
| Model Name: PASSAT | Model Year: 2000 |
| Vehicle Involved in a Crash: No | Component's Description: Steering:linkages:rod:relay:connecting |
| Vehicle Involved in a Fire: No | Persons Injured: 0 |
| Vehicle's VIN#: WVWMA23B4YP | Date added to File: May, 23 2021 |
| Date Complaint Received: Aug, 08 2005 | Complaint Type: IVOQ |
| Incident Reported To Police: No | Purchase Date: Nov, 30 1999 |
| Was Original Owner: Yes | Anti-lock Brakes: Yes |
| Number of Cylinders: 4 | Date of Manufacturer: - |
| Was Vehicle Towed: - | Description of the Complaints: My 2000 vw passat, with 38,000 miles, has worn tie rods to the point where i have been advised it could be dangerous to drive. this problem was discovered when the car was having an oil change and i mentioned i had been hearing creaking sounds from the front while doing 3 point turns over the past month. my mechanic (not a dealer) thought there had been a recall for the problem. upon checking, the recall was for 1999 passats only. since the 2000 model is the exactly the same as the 1999 model, why was this recall not extended to the 2000 cars? i now have to replace the tie rods at my own expense. please note the service action issued by vw in november 2004 did not include the tie rods. *jb |