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: 007114754 Incident Date: Aug, 07 2007
Consumer's City: DUBLIN Consumer's State: OH
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: Fuel system, gasoline
Vehicle Involved in a Fire: No Persons Injured: 0
Vehicle's VIN#: WVWRH63B82P Date added to File: May, 23 2021
Date Complaint Received: Aug, 07 2007 Complaint Type: IVOQ
Incident Reported To Police: No Purchase Date: Feb, 19 2002
Was Original Owner: Yes Anti-lock Brakes: Yes
Number of Cylinders: 6 Date of Manufacturer: -
Was Vehicle Towed: - Description of the Complaints: Check engine light came on for 6 times since purchased new. latest incident, in first week of august, 2007 - the diagnosis was "found fault for evap system incorrect purge flow, tested purge valve and found to be stuck". for 6 dealer visits, 2 identical diagnosis with 2 replacements. is this a design fault? defective part? why the repetitive issue with the same area. car only has 48,000 miles. *tr