Consumer Complaint Detail
VOLKSWAGEN / PASSAT / 2000
0 Injured
0 Death
No Fire
| Components - Details | |
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| NHTSA Complaint Number: 007093390 | Incident Date: Jan, 26 2007 |
| Consumer's City: PRINCETON | Consumer's State: NJ |
| Vehicle Transmission Type: MAN | Manufacturers Name: Volkswagen Group of America, Inc. |
| Model Name: PASSAT | Model Year: 2000 |
| Vehicle Involved in a Crash: No | Component's Description: Visibility:defroster/defogger/hvac system:heater core |
| Vehicle Involved in a Fire: No | Persons Injured: 0 |
| Vehicle's VIN#: WVWMA23B7YP | Date added to File: May, 23 2021 |
| Date Complaint Received: Jan, 28 2007 | Complaint Type: IVOQ |
| Incident Reported To Police: No | Purchase Date: Feb, 19 2000 |
| Was Original Owner: Yes | Anti-lock Brakes: Yes |
| Number of Cylinders: 4 | Date of Manufacturer: - |
| Was Vehicle Towed: - | Description of the Complaints: There were no events leading up to this incident. the heater core broke on my 2000 volkswagen passat. when this happened white smoke was emitting into the passenger compartment causing a film on the windshield. this caused a fog on the windows reducing my visibility severely causing me to have to pull over quickly. the smoke has an odor of antifreeze and in fact that is what it was. when i got home i checked the antifreeze and it had dropped to half of what it was. this is a known issue at volkswagen whose only recourse is that i should have purchased the extended warranty when i bought the car. the worst part about this entire experience is that after nearly crashing my car i have to pay $1200.00 to repair this defect. *nm |