Consumer Complaint Detail

VOLKSWAGEN / VOLKSWAGEN / 2001

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0 Injured
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0 Death
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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