Consumer Complaint Detail
VOLKSWAGEN / PASSAT / 2006
0 Injured
0 Death
No Fire
| Components - Details | |
|---|---|
| NHTSA Complaint Number: 005043619 | Incident Date: Oct, 20 2005 |
| Consumer's City: BOLINGBROOK | Consumer's State: IL |
| Vehicle Transmission Type: | Manufacturers Name: Volkswagen Group of America, Inc. |
| Model Name: PASSAT | Model Year: 2006 |
| Vehicle Involved in a Crash: No | Component's Description: Unknown or other |
| Vehicle Involved in a Fire: No | Persons Injured: 0 |
| Vehicle's VIN#: | Date added to File: May, 23 2021 |
| Date Complaint Received: Oct, 21 2005 | Complaint Type: IVOQ |
| Incident Reported To Police: No | Purchase Date: - |
| Was Original Owner: No | Anti-lock Brakes: No |
| Number of Cylinders: 0 | Date of Manufacturer: - |
| Was Vehicle Towed: - | Description of the Complaints: Impending health risk to users of the volkswagen passat here is a copy of an email i recently sent to volkswagen, their (sad) response, and my reply ================================================= date: fri, 21 oct 2005 08:39:08 -0700 (pdt) from: "catt" <cattreed@sbcglobal.net> to: "vic web responses" <volktalk@vw.com> how about you read my email again? i did not say your ad was offensive--i said it was dangerous. are you actively looking for another jack in the box debacle? vic web responses <volktalk@vw.com> wrote: dear catt, thank you for sharing your comments with our volkswagen website. we have noted your concerns and would like to apologize if you found the nature of this ad offensive. we here at volkswagen of america strive to share the experience of our brand of driving excitement to volkswagen enthusiast's through clever and innovative spots, created by a refreshing and entertaining national advertising campaign. please accept our apology, once again. we appreciate your submission and invite you to visit again soon! kelly volktalk -----original message----- from: cattreed@sbcglobal.net [mailto:cattreed@sbcglobal.net] sent: thursday, october 13, 2005 3:44 am to: volktalk@vw.com {abridged version} email to volkswagen company re: passat television advertising--specifically food poisoning i just viewed your new television advertisement for the passat. please note: you may wish to pull the new ad showing your glove box cooler immediately, as this could be a public relations nightmare waiting to happen. the ad shows some young men out stopping for some sushi, and then storing it in the glove box. a very large no no! they show them dialing the temperature down to 60 degrees--hardly a safe temperature for raw fish and/or many other kinds of food that require refrigeration. (cont)...again another health hazard if stored about 40 degrees). *jb |