Consumer Complaint Detail

VOLKSWAGEN / PASSAT / 1999

Recalls
0 Injured
Investigations
0 Death
Complaints
No Fire
Components - Details
NHTSA Complaint Number: 006090978 Incident Date: Dec, 12 2006
Consumer's City: RIVERSIDE Consumer's State: CA
Vehicle Transmission Type: AUTO Manufacturers Name: Volkswagen Group of America, Inc.
Model Name: PASSAT Model Year: 1999
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#: WVWMA63B4XE Date added to File: May, 23 2021
Date Complaint Received: Jan, 06 2007 Complaint Type: IVOQ
Incident Reported To Police: No Purchase Date: -
Was Original Owner: Yes Anti-lock Brakes: Yes
Number of Cylinders: 4 Date of Manufacturer: -
Was Vehicle Towed: - Description of the Complaints: The anti-lock braking system failed on my vehicle. the abs and brake lights came on to warn me so i took it into the dealership. i was told that the abs control module had failed and would cost me $1500 to repair. there are hundreds of posts online about this exact problem with passats - in particular abs bosch 5.3 ,5.4, 5.7 control modules. *jb