Consumer Complaint Detail

VOLKSWAGEN / PASSAT / 2006

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0 Injured
Investigations
0 Death
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No Fire
Components - Details
NHTSA Complaint Number: 006058113 Incident Date: Mar, 03 2006
Consumer's City: PLYMOUTH Consumer's State: MA
Vehicle Transmission Type: MAN Manufacturers Name: Volkswagen Group of America, Inc.
Model Name: PASSAT Model Year: 2006
Vehicle Involved in a Crash: No Component's Description: Vehicle speed control
Vehicle Involved in a Fire: No Persons Injured: 0
Vehicle's VIN#: WVWAK73C36P Date added to File: May, 23 2021
Date Complaint Received: Mar, 05 2006 Complaint Type: EVOQ
Incident Reported To Police: No Purchase Date: Aug, 31 2005
Was Original Owner: No Anti-lock Brakes: Yes
Number of Cylinders: 4 Date of Manufacturer: -
Was Vehicle Towed: - Description of the Complaints: Dt*: the contact stated while driving 10mph and attempting to come to a stop, the rpm gauge needle gave sporadic readings. while the rpm readings were inaccurate, the brake pedal was depressed; however, the brake pedal went to the floor and the vehicle did not stop. the contact was forced to down shift and use the emergency brake in order to get the vehicle stopped. after the vehicle was restarted, the engine revved. the vehicle was shifted into gear and suddenly accelerated. the vehicle engine was quickly shut off. the vehicle was towed to the dealer and currently is under going additional testing.