Consumer Complaint Detail
VOLKSWAGEN / PASSAT / 2001
0 Injured
0 Death
No Fire
| Components - Details | |
|---|---|
| NHTSA Complaint Number: 005043924 | Incident Date: Aug, 31 2005 |
| Consumer's City: FORT LEWIS | Consumer's State: WA |
| Vehicle Transmission Type: MAN | Manufacturers Name: Volkswagen Group of America, Inc. |
| Model Name: PASSAT | Model Year: 2001 |
| Vehicle Involved in a Crash: No | Component's Description: Engine and engine cooling:cooling system:radiator assembly |
| Vehicle Involved in a Fire: No | Persons Injured: 0 |
| Vehicle's VIN#: WVWPD63B11P | Date added to File: May, 23 2021 |
| Date Complaint Received: Oct, 24 2005 | Complaint Type: EVOQ |
| Incident Reported To Police: No | Purchase Date: Jul, 14 2001 |
| Was Original Owner: Yes | Anti-lock Brakes: Yes |
| Number of Cylinders: 4 | Date of Manufacturer: - |
| Was Vehicle Towed: - | Description of the Complaints: Dt: the contact states that the vehicle is a 2001.5 volkswagen passat. there is a problem with the windows fogging. this occurs when the temperature is around 50 degrees or less. the fog will appear on the window after the vehicle is started. sometimes the fog will appear after the contact was driving. it will occur wither or not the heater or fan turned on. the problem seems to be less severe once the vehicle was heated . the only way the fog will go away is if the air conditioner is turned on high. she has already taken it to the dealership twice, each time they did a pressure check to the heater core , but no repairs were made. she is taking it back again to the dealer. there was a previous problem with the radiator leaking. the radiator was replaced on october 4, 2005. the fog problem appears to have gotten worse since the radiator was replaced. *ak |