Consumer Complaint Detail

VOLKSWAGEN / PASSAT / 2003

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0 Injured
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NHTSA Complaint Number: 006107532 Incident Date: Jan, 21 2006
Consumer's City: RICHMOND HILL Consumer's State: NY
Vehicle Transmission Type: AUTO Manufacturers Name: Volkswagen Group of America, Inc.
Model Name: PASSAT Model Year: 2003
Vehicle Involved in a Crash: No Component's Description: Engine and engine cooling
Vehicle Involved in a Fire: No Persons Injured: 0
Vehicle's VIN#: WVWPD63B03P Date added to File: May, 23 2021
Date Complaint Received: May, 30 2007 Complaint Type: IVOQ
Incident Reported To Police: No Purchase Date: Jan, 07 2005
Was Original Owner: No Anti-lock Brakes: Yes
Number of Cylinders: 4 Date of Manufacturer: -
Was Vehicle Towed: - Description of the Complaints: I financed a 03 passat gls 1.8t in jan of 05 a year later it stopped running. when i took it to the dealer it was oil sludge. the engine has a warranty for sludge for unlimited mileage for 8yrs. the car needed a new engine due to the sludge. vw refused to replace the engine stating that i did not have enough proof of maintenance done to the vehicle. which statement is false. the vehicle had all maintenance done in the time that corresponded, i had proof of them which i submitted. therefore i have spent 4 months making payments towards a vehicle that can not be used. now i had no choice but to replace the engine myself since vw refused to solve the situation. *tr