Consumer Complaint Detail
VOLKSWAGEN / VOLKSWAGEN / 2001

0 Injured

0 Death

No Fire
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NHTSA Complaint Number: 007110813 | Incident Date: Feb, 02 2007 |
Consumer's City: OKLAHOMA CITY | Consumer's State: OK |
Vehicle Transmission Type: AUTO | Manufacturers Name: Volkswagen Group of America, Inc. |
Model Name: VOLKSWAGEN | Model Year: 2001 |
Vehicle Involved in a Crash: No | Component's Description: Engine and engine cooling:engine:other fuel types:turbo/supercharger |
Vehicle Involved in a Fire: No | Persons Injured: 0 |
Vehicle's VIN#: | Date added to File: May, 23 2021 |
Date Complaint Received: Jul, 04 2007 | Complaint Type: IVOQ |
Incident Reported To Police: No | Purchase Date: Mar, 01 2005 |
Was Original Owner: No | Anti-lock Brakes: Yes |
Number of Cylinders: 4 | Date of Manufacturer: - |
Was Vehicle Towed: - | Description of the Complaints: While driving 2001 passat 1.8 turbo on interstate when stopping engine light came on. turned car off, and had it towed to dealer, who informed me that there was a substantial sludge problem, and engine will need to be torn down and rebuilt. purchased car in march 2005 ,and had oil changed by dealer, who never informed me of letter issued by volkswagen, modifying information in owners manual about decreasing time between oil changes and type of oil to use.*ak |