Consumer Complaint Detail

VOLKSWAGEN / PASSAT / 2002

Recalls
1 Injured
Investigations
0 Death
Complaints
No Fire
Components - Details
NHTSA Complaint Number: 006079299 Incident Date: Sep, 18 2006
Consumer's City: RICHARDSON Consumer's State: TX
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: Power train:driveline:constant velocity joint
Vehicle Involved in a Fire: No Persons Injured: 1
Vehicle's VIN#: WVWPD63B42P Date added to File: May, 23 2021
Date Complaint Received: Sep, 18 2006 Complaint Type: IVOQ
Incident Reported To Police: No Purchase Date: Aug, 30 2001
Was Original Owner: Yes Anti-lock Brakes: Yes
Number of Cylinders: 4 Date of Manufacturer: -
Was Vehicle Towed: - Description of the Complaints: I had the check engine light on and took it to the dealer. he said there was problem with combi valve, vacuum hose and secondary air pump which costs a total of >1200$ in total. luckily, i had the extended warranty and i have to pay 700$. the car is 2002 vw passat gls (1.8) and have only 40k on it. this is the second major repair and the previous one was some kind of cv joint issue. all this problems seems to be a common problem for all passat owners and i wonder why there is not even a recall for this. may be they know this problem and want people to go and pay money. one thing is sure. this will be my first and last vw. i don't recommend any one to buy vw, but better buy cheap japanese cars like mitsubhishi which runs for years and years without any problem. *jb