Consumer Complaint Detail

VOLKSWAGEN / PASSAT / 1999

Recalls
0 Injured
Investigations
0 Death
Complaints
No Fire
Components - Details
NHTSA Complaint Number: 005039720 Incident Date: Sep, 07 2005
Consumer's City: BERLIN Consumer's State: MA
Vehicle Transmission Type: AUTO Manufacturers Name: Volkswagen Group of America, Inc.
Model Name: PASSAT Model Year: 1999
Vehicle Involved in a Crash: No Component's Description: Service brakes, hydraulic
Vehicle Involved in a Fire: No Persons Injured: 0
Vehicle's VIN#: WVWMA63B9XE Date added to File: May, 23 2021
Date Complaint Received: Sep, 21 2005 Complaint Type: IVOQ
Incident Reported To Police: No Purchase Date: Oct, 24 2002
Was Original Owner: No Anti-lock Brakes: No
Number of Cylinders: 4 Date of Manufacturer: -
Was Vehicle Towed: - Description of the Complaints: No abnormal events leading up to failure, just a normal commute on residential road at about 30 mph. the failure was indicated by three loud electronic beeps and the appearance of the "abs" light (steady) and "brakes" light (blinking) on the instrumental cluster. consequence of failure is loss of abs operation. no repair effected as yet, diagnosis shows failure of electronic abs module. *nm