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: 006070425 Incident Date: Jan, 06 2006
Consumer's City: FAIRFIELD Consumer's State: CT
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: Structure:frame and members
Vehicle Involved in a Fire: No Persons Injured: 0
Vehicle's VIN#: Date added to File: May, 23 2021
Date Complaint Received: Jul, 05 2006 Complaint Type: IVOQ
Incident Reported To Police: No Purchase Date: Mar, 31 2002
Was Original Owner: Yes Anti-lock Brakes: Yes
Number of Cylinders: 4 Date of Manufacturer: -
Was Vehicle Towed: - Description of the Complaints: Water leakage in 2002 passat 1.8t gls. after rain, water seeped in through faulty pollen filter housing. fried engine cluster. after being returned, water continued to seep in. it corroded electrical wires and caused many problems. after 5+ dealer visits, no one was able to fix it until i personally stripped all carpeting and found the faulty wire. dealer had told me filter housing was susceptible to water leakage, and yet he did no fix it... *jb