Consumer Complaint Detail

VOLKSWAGEN / PASSAT / 2003

Recalls
0 Injured
Investigations
0 Death
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No Fire
Components - Details
NHTSA Complaint Number: 007120268 Incident Date: Apr, 04 2007
Consumer's City: NORTH SMITHFIELD Consumer's State: RI
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: Power train:automatic transmission:control module (tcm, pcm)
Vehicle Involved in a Fire: No Persons Injured: 0
Vehicle's VIN#: WVWVD63B43E Date added to File: May, 23 2021
Date Complaint Received: Sep, 19 2007 Complaint Type: IVOQ
Incident Reported To Police: No Purchase Date: Nov, 08 2002
Was Original Owner: Yes Anti-lock Brakes: Yes
Number of Cylinders: 4 Date of Manufacturer: -
Was Vehicle Towed: - Description of the Complaints: While backing up out of the driveway the car lurched into reverse and then would not shift out of 1st gear causing drastically slow speeds while driving the car. any speed above 15 mph would redline the tac and the engine. the vw dealership determined it was a bad computer control module that needed to be replaced. *tr