Consumer Complaint Detail

VOLKSWAGEN / PASSAT / 2002

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0 Injured
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0 Death
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No Fire
Components - Details
NHTSA Complaint Number: 007111078 Incident Date: Jul, 05 2007
Consumer's City: NORTH LIBERTY Consumer's State: IA
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: Exterior lighting:headlights
Vehicle Involved in a Fire: No Persons Injured: 0
Vehicle's VIN#: WVWVD63B22E Date added to File: May, 23 2021
Date Complaint Received: Jul, 08 2007 Complaint Type: IVOQ
Incident Reported To Police: No Purchase Date: Feb, 14 2004
Was Original Owner: No Anti-lock Brakes: Yes
Number of Cylinders: 4 Date of Manufacturer: -
Was Vehicle Towed: - Description of the Complaints: 2002 volkswagen passat, wagon, 4 cyl 2.0 l motor. i had 2 occasions where the wiring harness shorted out on the front headlights, once on the driver's side at 75,000 miles, and once on the passenger's side at 40,000 miles. there was no fire, but in both incidents the wires had completely melted to the wiring harness where the headlights were attached. the wires were completely exposed in both incidents. *ak