Consumer Complaint Detail

VOLKSWAGEN / PASSAT / 2002

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NHTSA Complaint Number: 007122100 Incident Date: Oct, 02 2007
Consumer's City: VIRGINIA BEACH Consumer's State: VA
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: Electrical system
Vehicle Involved in a Fire: No Persons Injured: 0
Vehicle's VIN#: Date added to File: May, 23 2021
Date Complaint Received: Oct, 07 2007 Complaint Type: IVOQ
Incident Reported To Police: No Purchase Date: Nov, 20 2004
Was Original Owner: No Anti-lock Brakes: Yes
Number of Cylinders: 4 Date of Manufacturer: -
Was Vehicle Towed: - Description of the Complaints: The abs control module failed on my car causing the abs system and the asr (anti-slip regulation) traction control systems to no longer function. this happened without warning with no signs leading up to the failure. this has also caused other strange electrical issues where my keyless entry will no longer work. also, the error lights continue to flash on the instrument panel and the radio remains turned on (unless i manually turn it off) even after the car has been turned off and the key has been removed from the ignition. this caused a dead battery after 4 days of flashing (radio was off). it has also caused an error between the communication paths from my transmission control module (tcm) and my engine's ecu and instrument panel as evidenced by the error codes produced. the last issue that has been caused by the abs failure is that the car continues to run for several seconds after the ignition has been turned off and the key has been removed. it will then sputter out and turn off. from my research, this appears to be a common problem on these cars: http://www.passatworld.com/forums/showthread.php?t=173334 *tr