Consumer Complaint Detail
VOLKSWAGEN / PASSAT / 2002
0 Injured
0 Death
No Fire
| Components - Details | |
|---|---|
| NHTSA Complaint Number: 005038073 | Incident Date: Sep, 01 2005 |
| Consumer's City: PASCO | Consumer's State: WA |
| Vehicle Transmission Type: AUTO | Manufacturers Name: Volkswagen Group of America, Inc. |
| Model Name: PASSAT | Model Year: 2002 |
| Vehicle Involved in a Crash: No | Component's Description: Engine and engine cooling:engine |
| Vehicle Involved in a Fire: No | Persons Injured: 0 |
| Vehicle's VIN#: | Date added to File: May, 23 2021 |
| Date Complaint Received: Sep, 08 2005 | Complaint Type: IVOQ |
| Incident Reported To Police: No | Purchase Date: Mar, 14 2002 |
| Was Original Owner: Yes | Anti-lock Brakes: Yes |
| Number of Cylinders: 4 | Date of Manufacturer: - |
| Was Vehicle Towed: - | Description of the Complaints: Oil pressure light coming on and telling me to turn the vehicle off immediately. found out it is a oil sludge issue with the 1.8t engine. it is a $1,600 bill to fix the vehicle. volkswagen will not cover the expenses unless we show a copy of our oil change receipts since we have owned the car. well, we have owned the car for 3.5 years and we don't hang onto receipts for more than 3 months. so, they are not going to cover the damage to the vehicle. i have found out that volkswagen has known of a sludging problem with the 1.8t engine since late 2004. we bought the car early 2002. *jb |