Consumer Complaint Detail
VOLKSWAGEN / PASSAT / 2005
0 Injured
0 Death
No Fire
| Components - Details | |
|---|---|
| NHTSA Complaint Number: 005055279 | Incident Date: Apr, 29 2005 |
| Consumer's City: BRIDGEPORT | Consumer's State: WV |
| Vehicle Transmission Type: AUTO | Manufacturers Name: Volkswagen Group of America, Inc. |
| Model Name: PASSAT | Model Year: 2005 |
| Vehicle Involved in a Crash: No | Component's Description: Seats |
| Vehicle Involved in a Fire: No | Persons Injured: 0 |
| Vehicle's VIN#: | Date added to File: May, 23 2021 |
| Date Complaint Received: Feb, 06 2006 | Complaint Type: IVOQ |
| Incident Reported To Police: No | Purchase Date: Apr, 18 2005 |
| Was Original Owner: Yes | Anti-lock Brakes: Yes |
| Number of Cylinders: 4 | Date of Manufacturer: - |
| Was Vehicle Towed: - | Description of the Complaints: Customer notices a metal on metal squeaking noise coming from driver and passenger front seats. noticeable when there is any weight shift of the occupant in the seat such as during acceleration, bumps, corners, etc. customer unable to determine if the metal on metal noise is from seat back, seat springs or seat mounting. customer is concerned that this will lead to a weakening of the metal components and the seat will fail during an accident. *nm |