Consumer Complaint Detail

VOLKSWAGEN / PASSAT / 2001

Recalls
0 Injured
Investigations
0 Death
Complaints
No Fire
Components - Details
NHTSA Complaint Number: 006088185 Incident Date: Nov, 30 2006
Consumer's City: APEX Consumer's State: NC
Vehicle Transmission Type: AUTO Manufacturers Name: Volkswagen Group of America, Inc.
Model Name: PASSAT Model Year: 2001
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#: WVWAC63B91P Date added to File: May, 23 2021
Date Complaint Received: Dec, 09 2006 Complaint Type: IVOQ
Incident Reported To Police: No Purchase Date: Aug, 31 2001
Was Original Owner: No Anti-lock Brakes: Yes
Number of Cylinders: 4 Date of Manufacturer: -
Was Vehicle Towed: - Description of the Complaints: 2001 vw passat, 1.8l 4 cylinder. at 89,000 miles on my odometer, i am now receiving a stop, brake fault, see service manual warning, with the abs warning light also. in reviewing the vw owners forums and other information online, it seems this is a likely failure of the abs control module -- which is said to cost $1,500 for the part alone. this is said to be a fairly common issue....*nm