Consumer Complaint Detail
VOLKSWAGEN / PASSAT / 1999
0 Injured
0 Death
No Fire
| Components - Details | |
|---|---|
| NHTSA Complaint Number: 007093095 | Incident Date: Jan, 24 2007 |
| Consumer's City: GLENSHAW | Consumer's State: PA |
| 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: Vehicle speed control |
| Vehicle Involved in a Fire: No | Persons Injured: 0 |
| Vehicle's VIN#: WVWMD63B6XE | Date added to File: May, 23 2021 |
| Date Complaint Received: Jan, 25 2007 | Complaint Type: IVOQ |
| Incident Reported To Police: No | Purchase Date: Oct, 16 2005 |
| Was Original Owner: No | Anti-lock Brakes: Yes |
| Number of Cylinders: 6 | Date of Manufacturer: - |
| Was Vehicle Towed: - | Description of the Complaints: On the evening of january 25, 2007 i was driving home when i noticed that my car was not slowing down when i released pressure from the gas pedal. it then became apparent to me that the car was still accelerating despite the fact that my foot was not on the gas pedal. i shifted the vehicle into neutral and the tachometer showed that the engine was revving in the 5,000 rpm range without my foot on the gas pedal. i managed to get the car off of the road and turned the vehicle off while the transmission was in neutral, then shifted to park. i attempted several times to restart the car, but each time the engine immediately revved up to the 5,000 rpm range as if the gas pedal was floored. after about 4 attempts of shutting down the car and restarting the engine finally idled as is should upon start up and i was able to finish my drive home without further incident. *jb |