Consumer Complaint Detail
VOLKSWAGEN / PASSAT / 2002
0 Injured
0 Death
No Fire
| Components - Details | |
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| NHTSA Complaint Number: 006079343 | Incident Date: Sep, 15 2006 |
| Consumer's City: KANSAS CITY | Consumer's State: KS |
| 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#: WVWTH63B72P | Date added to File: May, 23 2021 |
| Date Complaint Received: Sep, 18 2006 | Complaint Type: IVOQ |
| Incident Reported To Police: No | Purchase Date: Jan, 18 2006 |
| Was Original Owner: No | Anti-lock Brakes: Yes |
| Number of Cylinders: 6 | Date of Manufacturer: - |
| Was Vehicle Towed: - | Description of the Complaints: A chemical smell permeating my entire house for 2 months. i had home gas company come out and check for a gas leak,gas company did not find a gas leak. the smell would be worse some days. a friend found my tank leaking . i took my car in the next day, monday p.m. to have it looked at baron vw. they said it was a nipple on a hose inside the tank, and the whole tank had to be replaced. this is a very expensive repair, that they are estimating to be two thousand dollars. i do not believe that this just happened, with the hose being inside the tank, i think this is a bad part. i have found other incidents of this online , for this particular 2002 passat, with four motion. i think it is a defect of the part and it is expensive because the whole drive train must be removed to replace it. i am hoping you will look into this because that is a very dangerous problem. i don't think some people would even notice their tanks leaking. if my car was not stored in my garage everyday i would have never noticed it. it could have blown my house up when i turned my heater on for the winter with the fumes that were in this house, not to mention driving with a leaking tank, and the chance of static or a cigarette butt getting tossed my way. the car has been out of my garage for 3 days now and the attic fan has been on until last night and my house still stinks. i am afraid now to turn my home furnace on. people who own these cars should be warned to check them for gas leaks, especially if they keep them in their garage. i also think about the times i had my grandson strapped into a child seat right there over that leaking tank. the reason the smell was in my house stronger some days was because i would leave the car outside sometimes and i had the windows open and attic fan on would draw the smell out. the day i discovered it was particularly strong was because i had put the car back in and shut the windows and turned my a/c back on in the house. *jb |