Consumer Complaint Detail

VOLKSWAGEN / PASSAT / 2001

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0 Injured
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0 Death
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No Fire
Components - Details
NHTSA Complaint Number: 007097839 Incident Date: Jan, 28 2007
Consumer's City: SAN FRANCISCO Consumer's State: CA
Vehicle Transmission Type: MAN Manufacturers Name: Volkswagen Group of America, Inc.
Model Name: PASSAT Model Year: 2001
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#: WVWAH63BX1P Date added to File: May, 23 2021
Date Complaint Received: Mar, 07 2007 Complaint Type: EVOQ
Incident Reported To Police: No Purchase Date: Sep, 30 2001
Was Original Owner: Yes Anti-lock Brakes: Yes
Number of Cylinders: 6 Date of Manufacturer: -
Was Vehicle Towed: - Description of the Complaints: Tl*- the contact took the 2001 volkswagen passat to a dealer, and they stated that the vehicle was unsafe to drive. all 8 tie rods and the one link arm were showing excessive wear. the dealer and the manufacturer stated that the vehicle was out of warranty so the repair would be at contacts expense. the current and failure mileage were both 79200.*ak the right outer cv boot was torn and the left outer tie rod end was worn. the abs control module was replaced. updated 03/30/07. *jb