Consumer Complaint Detail

VOLKSWAGEN / PASSAT / 2002

Recalls
0 Injured
Investigations
0 Death
Complaints
Yes Fire
Components - Details
NHTSA Complaint Number: 007123130 Incident Date: Oct, 09 2007
Consumer's City: CAMPBELL Consumer's State: CA
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: Exterior lighting:headlights
Vehicle Involved in a Fire: Yes Persons Injured: 0
Vehicle's VIN#: WVWPD63B72P Date added to File: May, 23 2021
Date Complaint Received: Oct, 16 2007 Complaint Type: EVOQ
Incident Reported To Police: No Purchase Date: Feb, 01 2002
Was Original Owner: Yes Anti-lock Brakes: Yes
Number of Cylinders: 4 Date of Manufacturer: -
Was Vehicle Towed: - Description of the Complaints: Tl*the contact owns a 2002 volkswagen passat. the contact noticed that the headlights were not working. she took the vehicle to the dealer and they informed her that the bulbs were burned out and the passenger side headlight harness melted. she searched online and found that this was a common manufacturer defect on older models of her vehicle make, but not for her year. she called the manufacturer and they refused to take responsibility for the defect. the powertrain was unknown. the failure and current mileages were 35,000.