Consumer Complaint Detail

VOLKSWAGEN / PASSAT / 2000

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0 Injured
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0 Death
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No Fire
Components - Details
NHTSA Complaint Number: 005047360 Incident Date: Nov, 13 2005
Consumer's City: MILPITAS Consumer's State: CA
Vehicle Transmission Type: AUTO Manufacturers Name: Volkswagen Group of America, Inc.
Model Name: PASSAT Model Year: 2000
Vehicle Involved in a Crash: No Component's Description: Engine and engine cooling:cooling system
Vehicle Involved in a Fire: No Persons Injured: 0
Vehicle's VIN#: WVWMA23B6YP Date added to File: May, 23 2021
Date Complaint Received: Nov, 20 2005 Complaint Type: IVOQ
Incident Reported To Police: No Purchase Date: Apr, 29 2000
Was Original Owner: Yes Anti-lock Brakes: No
Number of Cylinders: 4 Date of Manufacturer: -
Was Vehicle Towed: - Description of the Complaints: When i brought my 2000 vw passat (55k miles) to dealer for service, they said that the cooling system has sludge. the radiator, heater core needed to be replaced and need to have coolant flush for 2 times. the total is $2600!!! the service advisor said the only cause would be wrong type of coolant, but i have not done service other than the vw dealer. so, i suspect that that is defect in the cooling system of the 2000 passat. *nm