Consumer Complaint Detail

VOLKSWAGEN / PASSAT / 1998

Recalls
0 Injured
Investigations
0 Death
Complaints
No Fire
Components - Details
NHTSA Complaint Number: 006080809 Incident Date: Sep, 17 2006
Consumer's City: PASADENA Consumer's State: CA
Vehicle Transmission Type: AUTO Manufacturers Name: Volkswagen Group of America, Inc.
Model Name: PASSAT Model Year: 1998
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#: Date added to File: May, 23 2021
Date Complaint Received: Oct, 02 2006 Complaint Type: IVOQ
Incident Reported To Police: No Purchase Date: -
Was Original Owner: No Anti-lock Brakes: Yes
Number of Cylinders: 4 Date of Manufacturer: -
Was Vehicle Towed: - Description of the Complaints: (1) abs warning/brake light started blinking intermittently. since then, braking became unreliable (long braking distance. the car wobbles on a hard braking). (2) the abs controller module (part #: 8e0 614 111 p) found to be faulty, resulting in no abs. (3) the abs controller is to be sent for a rebuild service.*jb