Consumer Complaint Detail
VOLKSWAGEN / PASSAT / 2000
0 Injured
0 Death
No Fire
| Components - Details | |
|---|---|
| NHTSA Complaint Number: 006064458 | Incident Date: May, 04 2006 |
| Consumer's City: STILLWATER | Consumer's State: MN |
| Vehicle Transmission Type: MAN | Manufacturers Name: Volkswagen Group of America, Inc. |
| Model Name: PASSAT | Model Year: 2000 |
| 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#: WVWNA23BXYE | Date added to File: May, 23 2021 |
| Date Complaint Received: May, 04 2006 | Complaint Type: IVOQ |
| Incident Reported To Police: No | Purchase Date: May, 18 2000 |
| Was Original Owner: Yes | Anti-lock Brakes: Yes |
| Number of Cylinders: 4 | Date of Manufacturer: - |
| Was Vehicle Towed: - | Description of the Complaints: With 47,000 miles on my vw passat, the abs module failed with no warning. following the instructions in the owners manual (which state that the car is unsafe to drive without operational abs) i had the module replaced at an out of pocket cost of $750. $500 of this cost was the "new and improved" module. this appears to be a very common issue with this model of passat, and passing this cost onto the consumer is unacceptable. i've read many posts online from owners that aren't repairing this issue due to cost, which as vw states, isn't safe. vw should be doing something to offset the costs of these repairs. *jb |