Consumer Complaint Detail

VOLKSWAGEN / PASSAT / 1999

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0 Injured
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0 Death
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No Fire
Components - Details
NHTSA Complaint Number: 006056105 Incident Date: Jan, 17 2006
Consumer's City: Consumer's State: MN
Vehicle Transmission Type: MAN Manufacturers Name: Volkswagen Group of America, Inc.
Model Name: PASSAT Model Year: 1999
Vehicle Involved in a Crash: No Component's Description: Service brakes, hydraulic:antilock/traction control/electronic limited slip:control unit/module
Vehicle Involved in a Fire: No Persons Injured: 0
Vehicle's VIN#: WVWMA63B6XE Date added to File: May, 23 2021
Date Complaint Received: Feb, 13 2006 Complaint Type: IVOQ
Incident Reported To Police: No Purchase Date: Jan, 31 2003
Was Original Owner: No Anti-lock Brakes: Yes
Number of Cylinders: 4 Date of Manufacturer: -
Was Vehicle Towed: - Description of the Complaints: Under normal driving conditions the abs light comes on and the brake warning light flashes intermittently together with 3 beeps. some days are worse then others, but i would say the problem occurs about 60-80% of the time. when the light is on, the abs is not functioning and rear wheels tend to break out easily on icy roads. *jb