Consumer Complaint Detail

VOLKSWAGEN / PASSAT / 1998

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0 Injured
Investigations
0 Death
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No Fire
Components - Details
NHTSA Complaint Number: 005035653 Incident Date: Aug, 07 2005
Consumer's City: ANCHORAGE Consumer's State: AK
Vehicle Transmission Type: MAN Manufacturers Name: Volkswagen Group of America, Inc.
Model Name: PASSAT Model Year: 1998
Vehicle Involved in a Crash: No Component's Description: Service brakes, air:antilock:abs warning light
Vehicle Involved in a Fire: No Persons Injured: 0
Vehicle's VIN#: Date added to File: May, 23 2021
Date Complaint Received: Aug, 23 2005 Complaint Type: IVOQ
Incident Reported To Police: No Purchase Date: Dec, 22 2002
Was Original Owner: No Anti-lock Brakes: Yes
Number of Cylinders: 0 Date of Manufacturer: -
Was Vehicle Towed: - Description of the Complaints: Morrison auto group repaired rear brakes as they were stuck. after this repair the abs light, brake light, oil light came on blinking. the tachometer also zero's out. a warning noise also occurs. this happens intermittently. while this warning light is on the abs system is disabled. braking works but no abs available. i live in alaska and can't have my car without abs esp during critical times of braking. i have read on tech forums for this type of car that this is a widespread (more than a handful of cars). the exorbirant cost of this repair (as stated by others) for something that should not be failing within its lifetime.