Consumer Complaint Detail

VOLKSWAGEN / PASSAT / 2002

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0 Injured
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0 Death
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No Fire
Components - Details
NHTSA Complaint Number: 006060481 Incident Date: Mar, 21 2006
Consumer's City: SAUGUS Consumer's State: CA
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: Fuel system, gasoline:storage:tank assembly
Vehicle Involved in a Fire: No Persons Injured: 0
Vehicle's VIN#: WVWTH63B12P Date added to File: May, 23 2021
Date Complaint Received: Mar, 25 2006 Complaint Type: IVOQ
Incident Reported To Police: No Purchase Date: Dec, 31 2001
Was Original Owner: Yes Anti-lock Brakes: Yes
Number of Cylinders: 6 Date of Manufacturer: -
Was Vehicle Towed: - Description of the Complaints: My 2002 vw passat 4 motion developed a severe fuel leak from a defective fuel tank which ruptured along the top and was leaking in 3 places. vehicle has not been involved with any collision. vw refused to cover the repair due to my vehicle having 65000 miles. dealer mechanic said he has seen several other passats with 4 motion have the same problem. repair cost estimate is 3000.00. *jb