Consumer Complaint Detail

VOLKSWAGEN / PASSAT / 2000

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NHTSA Complaint Number: 005043914 Incident Date: Oct, 22 2005
Consumer's City: NOVI Consumer's State: MI
Vehicle Transmission Type: MAN Manufacturers Name: Volkswagen Group of America, Inc.
Model Name: PASSAT Model Year: 2000
Vehicle Involved in a Crash: No Component's Description: Vehicle speed control:cruise control
Vehicle Involved in a Fire: No Persons Injured: 0
Vehicle's VIN#: WVWMA23B8YE Date added to File: May, 23 2021
Date Complaint Received: Oct, 24 2005 Complaint Type: IVOQ
Incident Reported To Police: No Purchase Date: -
Was Original Owner: No Anti-lock Brakes: Yes
Number of Cylinders: 4 Date of Manufacturer: -
Was Vehicle Towed: - Description of the Complaints: I have a 2000 volkswagen passat gls 5 speed manual car with 65000 miles; for past 6 months while cruising on the highway with speeds above 65 mph, the cruise control automatically gets engaged many a times even though i have never switched the cruise control on. this has happened atleast 10 times in the last 6 months and i have no way of knowing how and when it gets engaged. i have to be always alert to press the brake to disengage-engage this. please let me know if you need more information. *nm