Consumer Complaint Detail
VOLKSWAGEN / PASSAT / 2003
0 Injured
0 Death
No Fire
| Components - Details | |
|---|---|
| NHTSA Complaint Number: 007114050 | Incident Date: Jul, 28 2007 |
| Consumer's City: BUFFALO | Consumer's State: NY |
| Vehicle Transmission Type: MAN | Manufacturers Name: Volkswagen Group of America, Inc. |
| Model Name: PASSAT | Model Year: 2003 |
| Vehicle Involved in a Crash: No | Component's Description: Fuel system, gasoline:delivery:fuel pump |
| Vehicle Involved in a Fire: No | Persons Injured: 0 |
| Vehicle's VIN#: WVWMD63B33P | Date added to File: May, 23 2021 |
| Date Complaint Received: Aug, 01 2007 | Complaint Type: IVOQ |
| Incident Reported To Police: No | Purchase Date: Feb, 24 2003 |
| Was Original Owner: Yes | Anti-lock Brakes: Yes |
| Number of Cylinders: 4 | Date of Manufacturer: - |
| Was Vehicle Towed: - | Description of the Complaints: While driving 2003 vw passat the engine stalled out (no fuel) causing near accident by passing vehicles. drifted to side of road. after 100 mile tow to vincent volkswagen dealer in rochester, they found no problem. car did run two days. the same stall-out occurred three days later. another tow to a dealer (schmitts garage) to attempt to repair. not sure what the problem is but strongly suspect fuel pump or control system for fuel or fuel line system. there have been previous recalls on some 2003 passat fuel system items including fuel pumps (potential to cause crash when fail) . was told my passat was not part of the other 2003 passat fuel pump/system recall. however, are more fuel pump units bad that vw doesn't realize which could cause major accidents, head on collisions during passing. filed this with vw customer care. two weeks prior brake lights did not work and was nearly rear ended. vw dealer replaced defective brake switch which initially wasn't on the recall list but was recently added. two near major accidents in two weeks due to equipment failures. *tr |