Consumer Complaint Detail
VOLKSWAGEN / PASSAT / 1999
0 Injured
0 Death
No Fire
| Components - Details | |
|---|---|
| NHTSA Complaint Number: 006096790 | Incident Date: Jun, 19 2006 |
| Consumer's City: SUNNYVALE | 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#: WVWMA63B5XE | Date added to File: May, 23 2021 |
| Date Complaint Received: Feb, 27 2007 | Complaint Type: IVOQ |
| Incident Reported To Police: No | Purchase Date: Jan, 29 2005 |
| Was Original Owner: No | Anti-lock Brakes: No |
| Number of Cylinders: 4 | Date of Manufacturer: - |
| Was Vehicle Towed: - | Description of the Complaints: Abs indication light was on consistently. searched online and found a large number of complaint existed regarding the abs control unit but not yet have the vm/audi recall action activated. brought to the dealer for diagnosis and noted "found no communication between abs and instrument cluster, abs control unit has failed". was charged for over $1000 to replace the abs control unit. this should be a manufacture defect and it is not reasonable for the consumers to bear the cost of replacing the abs module. *nm |