Consumer Complaint Detail
VOLKSWAGEN / PASSAT / 1999
0 Injured
0 Death
No Fire
| Components - Details | |
|---|---|
| NHTSA Complaint Number: 005042981 | Incident Date: Sep, 29 2005 |
| Consumer's City: KATONAH | Consumer's State: NY |
| 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: Engine and engine cooling |
| Vehicle Involved in a Fire: No | Persons Injured: 0 |
| Vehicle's VIN#: WVWPD63B5XE | Date added to File: May, 23 2021 |
| Date Complaint Received: Oct, 16 2005 | Complaint Type: EVOQ |
| Incident Reported To Police: No | Purchase Date: Sep, 29 1999 |
| Was Original Owner: Yes | Anti-lock Brakes: Yes |
| Number of Cylinders: 6 | Date of Manufacturer: - |
| Was Vehicle Towed: - | Description of the Complaints: Dt: the contact owns a 1999 volkswagen passat. the car has been t dealer, serviced as the original owner on a regular basis. the oil has been changed on schedule. the vehicle has 112,000 miles on it. the contact was informed on 9-30-05 that the engine needed an overhaul, and that it would cost in excess of $1000.00 to replace the valve rings/o-rings). the contact was told that if this was not done oil would leak , and the car could catch on fire. the contact's daughter has a friend who told her that this was a known problem with the 1999 passat. the contact called the manufacturer, and was told the warrant expired, and they could not do anything about it. also she called bbb and filed a complaint against volkswagen. *ak. |