Consumer Complaint Detail

VOLKSWAGEN / PASSAT / 2002

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0 Injured
Investigations
0 Death
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No Fire
Components - Details
NHTSA Complaint Number: 007101683 Incident Date: Mar, 23 2007
Consumer's City: OLYMPIA Consumer's State: WA
Vehicle Transmission Type: AUTO Manufacturers Name: Volkswagen Group of America, Inc.
Model Name: PASSAT Model Year: 2002
Vehicle Involved in a Crash: No Component's Description: Service brakes, hydraulic:power assist
Vehicle Involved in a Fire: No Persons Injured: 0
Vehicle's VIN#: WVWVD63B22E Date added to File: May, 23 2021
Date Complaint Received: Apr, 09 2007 Complaint Type: EVOQ
Incident Reported To Police: No Purchase Date: Jul, 07 2005
Was Original Owner: No Anti-lock Brakes: Yes
Number of Cylinders: 4 Date of Manufacturer: -
Was Vehicle Towed: - Description of the Complaints: Tl*- the contact owns a 2002 volkswagen passsat wagon gls with a failure mileage of 41,926 . the contact stated that when she tried to start the vehicle it would not start. she noticed white smoke coming from the tail pipe, and some fluid squirting from the brake hose. the contact had the vehicle towed to the dealer, and the contact was informed that there was water in the engine. also, the dealer determined that the brake booster had condensation build up which was getting into the intake manifold. the manufacturer stated it was an environmental issue due to the climate in which she lived. the current mileage was 42,400.*ak