Consumer Complaint Detail

VOLKSWAGEN / PASSAT / 2003

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0 Injured
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0 Death
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Components - Details
NHTSA Complaint Number: 007115527 Incident Date: Mar, 31 2007
Consumer's City: KEENE Consumer's State: TX
Vehicle Transmission Type: AUTO Manufacturers Name: Volkswagen Group of America, Inc.
Model Name: PASSAT Model Year: 2003
Vehicle Involved in a Crash: No Component's Description: Electrical system
Vehicle Involved in a Fire: No Persons Injured: 0
Vehicle's VIN#: WVWRH63B43P Date added to File: May, 23 2021
Date Complaint Received: Aug, 13 2007 Complaint Type: IVOQ
Incident Reported To Police: No Purchase Date: -
Was Original Owner: Yes Anti-lock Brakes: No
Number of Cylinders: 6 Date of Manufacturer: -
Was Vehicle Towed: - Description of the Complaints: Battery going dead without time or reason; doors would lock automatically with no one around; trunk would unlock and would not shut without key intervention; light on driver's door lock would flash incessantly with no one near. car went over four years with no incident and suddenly started acting "strange." no changes or work done on electrical system since new when the battery had to be replaced twice. dealer has been very cooperative but unsuccessful in finding source, keeping car as long as three weeks (with a "loaner") and not charging except for a small first time inspection. six returns to dealership with some relief; only the battery goes dead with irregularity. we have a 2000 passat that sits nearby and has never experienced the problem. number of failures is one, but all related . . six trips to dealership and relief on all but the battery going dead. we are 80 and fear that we will be caught out and have serious problems. all dates are approx. *jb