Consumer Complaint Detail

VOLKSWAGEN / PASSAT / 2002

Recalls
0 Injured
Investigations
0 Death
Complaints
No Fire
Components - Details
NHTSA Complaint Number: 006058718 Incident Date: Feb, 27 2006
Consumer's City: SWISHER Consumer's State: IA
Vehicle Transmission Type: AUTO Manufacturers Name: Volkswagen Group of America, Inc.
Model Name: PASSAT Model Year: 2002
Vehicle Involved in a Crash: No Component's Description: Seats:front assembly:seat heater/cooler
Vehicle Involved in a Fire: No Persons Injured: 0
Vehicle's VIN#: WVWVH63B32E Date added to File: May, 23 2021
Date Complaint Received: Mar, 08 2006 Complaint Type: IVOQ
Incident Reported To Police: No Purchase Date: -
Was Original Owner: No Anti-lock Brakes: Yes
Number of Cylinders: 6 Date of Manufacturer: -
Was Vehicle Towed: - Description of the Complaints: We have a vw passat wagon with cloth seats. sometime the seat heater ignited the foam and fabric of the car and burned three holes in the seat. i'm afraid that this could cause a fire in the car. the vw dealer tried to get vw to replace the seat but they won't. they have a recall on many 02 passat's now but won't repair or fix mine. i feel this is a danger would like some help from your organization. thanks for any help craig beisker. *jb