Consumer Complaint Detail
VOLKSWAGEN / PASSAT / 1997
0 Injured
0 Death
No Fire
| Components - Details | |
|---|---|
| NHTSA Complaint Number: 006066274 | Incident Date: May, 09 2006 |
| Consumer's City: PALO ALTO | Consumer's State: CA |
| Vehicle Transmission Type: MAN | Manufacturers Name: Volkswagen Group of America, Inc. |
| Model Name: PASSAT | Model Year: 1997 |
| Vehicle Involved in a Crash: No | Component's Description: Visibility:defroster/defogger/hvac system:heater core |
| Vehicle Involved in a Fire: No | Persons Injured: 0 |
| Vehicle's VIN#: WVWEE83A7VB | Date added to File: May, 23 2021 |
| Date Complaint Received: May, 25 2006 | Complaint Type: IVOQ |
| Incident Reported To Police: No | Purchase Date: Nov, 30 1996 |
| Was Original Owner: Yes | Anti-lock Brakes: Yes |
| Number of Cylinders: 6 | Date of Manufacturer: - |
| Was Vehicle Towed: - | Description of the Complaints: Hot coolant suddenly started coming out of the vents and caused all the windows to fog over. had to pull of freeway and get a tow. no indication of a problem prior to the failure. problem turns out to be a bad heater core. had heater core bypassed because of the cost of the repair. *nm |