Consumer Complaint Detail
VOLKSWAGEN / PASSAT / 1997
0 Injured
0 Death
No Fire
| Components - Details | |
|---|---|
| NHTSA Complaint Number: 005049964 | Incident Date: Dec, 13 2005 |
| Consumer's City: BALTIMORE | Consumer's State: MD |
| Vehicle Transmission Type: MAN | Manufacturers Name: Volkswagen Group of America, Inc. |
| Model Name: PASSAT | Model Year: 1997 |
| Vehicle Involved in a Crash: No | Component's Description: Visibility:defroster/defogger/hvac system:heater core |
| Vehicle Involved in a Fire: No | Persons Injured: 0 |
| Vehicle's VIN#: WVWEE83A5VB | Date added to File: May, 23 2021 |
| Date Complaint Received: Dec, 15 2005 | Complaint Type: IVOQ |
| Incident Reported To Police: No | Purchase Date: Aug, 16 2001 |
| Was Original Owner: No | Anti-lock Brakes: Yes |
| Number of Cylinders: 6 | Date of Manufacturer: - |
| Was Vehicle Towed: - | Description of the Complaints: Heater core failure. initially i only smell the radiator fluid. then it quickly changes over to steam actually coming out of your vents. this causes your windows to fog up. radiator fluid came shooting out of the dash but on the passenger side. this probably would have scalded someone if they were sitting there. *jb |