Volkswagen Passat Complaints
7,897 consumer complaints on file.
- #10151856March 6, 2006VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL, SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC
DT*: THE CONTACT STATED WHILE DRIVING 10MPH AND ATTEMPTING TO COME TO A STOP, THE RPM GAUGE NEEDLE GAVE SPORADIC READINGS. WHILE THE RPM READINGS WERE INACCURATE, THE BRAKE PEDAL WAS DEPRESSED; HOWEVER, THE BRAKE PEDAL WENT TO THE FLOOR AND THE VEHICLE DID NOT STOP. THE CONTACT WAS FORCED TO DOWN SHIFT AND USE THE EMERGENCY BRAKE IN ORDER TO GET THE VEHICLE STOPPED. AFTER THE VEHICLE WAS RESTARTED, THE ENGINE REVVED. THE VEHICLE WAS SHIFTED INTO GEAR AND SUDDENLY ACCELERATED. THE VEHICLE ENGINE WAS QUICKLY SHUT OFF. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO THE DEALER AND CURRENTLY IS UNDER GOING ADDITIONAL TESTING.
- Crash:
- No
- Fire:
- No
- Injuries:
- 0
- Deaths:
- 0
- #10151853March 6, 2006VISIBILITY:DEFROSTER/DEFOGGER/HVAC SYSTEM:HEATER CORE
95 PASSAT HEATER CORE RUPTURE FILLING THE VEHICLE CABIN WITH HOT RADIATOR FLUID AND STEAM. WINDSHIELD BECAME COATED WITH ANTI-FREEZE SOLUTION THAT JUST SMEARED AND COULD NOT BE WIPED OFF. VEHICLE LEFT THE ROAD INTO THE DITCH. I WILL BYPASS THE HEATER CORE FOR I CAN'T AFFORD TO HAVE IT REPAIRED AT THIS TIME. CONTACTED VWOA AND NO SPECIFIC RECALLS HAVE BEEN ISSUED.*JB
- Crash:
- Yes
- Fire:
- No
- Injuries:
- 0
- Deaths:
- 0
- #10152031March 6, 2006STRUCTURE
FOR THE 2ND TIME IN 14 MONTHS THE SYSTEM THAT DRAINS RAIN WATER OUT OF MY CAR HAS BECOME CLOGGED. THE RESULT IS THAT WATER COLLECTS UNDER THE FLOOR BOARD ON THE FRONT PASSENGER SIDE OF THE VEHICLE, WHERE COMPUTERS ARE LOCATED INSIDE AN UNSEALED PLASTIC BOX. THE FIRST TIME THIS HAPPENED, IN DEC 2004, I WAS TOLD THE FAILURE WAS DUE TO AN UNUSUALLY STRONG RAIN STORM AND THE RESULTING WATER DAMAGE EFFECTED THE BREAK SYSTEM. AT THAT TIME THE CAR WAS STILL UNDER WARRANTY. THIS TIME IT'S HAPPENING OFF WARRANTY AND I'M BEING TOLD THAT ONE OF THE COMPUTERS HAS TO BE REPLACED AND THERE COULD BE FURTHER DAMAGE WHICH WILL ONLY BE DETECTED AFTER A NEW COMPUTER IS INSTALLED. IN BOTH INSTANCES, THE SEATS AND CARPETING HAD TO BE REMOVED AND THE CARPETING AND WIRING SYSTEM HAD TO BE FAN DRIED. THIS TIME AROUND I SPOKE WITH A VW MECHANIC AT THE DEALERSHIP WHERE THE REPAIRS ARE BEING DONE AND HE SAID THIS IS NOT AN INFREQUENT OCCURRENCE AFTER A RAIN STORM. NOW, IT SEEMS TO ME THAT LOCATING A COMPUTER SYSTEM IN A FLAT, LOW LYING AREA OF THE CAR WHERE WATER CAN COLLECT IS A HUGE DESIGN FLAW, BUT THAT BEING THE CASE, HAD I BEEN MADE AWARE OF THE FACT THAT REGULAR FLUSHING OF THE DRAINAGE SYSTEM COULD HAVE PROBABLY PREVENTED A NOW COSTLY AND TIME CONSUMING REPAIR, I WOULD HAVE GLADLY TAKEN MY CAR IN FOR SUCH A SERVICE. RECORDS WILL SHOW THAT I FOLLOWED VWS SCHEDULED MAINTENANCE PROGRAM, HAVING THE SERVICE DONE AT AN AUTHORIZED VW DEALERSHIP ON TIME. SURPRISINGLY, FLUSHING THE DRAINAGE SYSTEM IS NOT PART OF VWS ROUTINE MAINTENANCE PROGRAM EVEN THOUGH THEY ARE AWARE THAT THE POTENTIAL FOR THIS PROBLEM EXISTS. IT SEEMS TO ME THAT FLUSHING THE DRAINAGE SYSTEM IS FAR MORE IMPORTANT THAN, SAY, FILLING THE WINDSHIELD WIPER FLUID, BUT THEN I GUESS VW STANDS TO BENEFIT FAR MORE FROM REPAIRING A WATER DAMAGED COMPUTER SYSTEM AS OPPOSED TO REPLACING A WINDSHIELD WIPER BLADE. *NM
- Crash:
- No
- Fire:
- No
- Injuries:
- 0
- Deaths:
- 0
- #10151700March 3, 2006SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP:CONTROL UNIT/MODULE
FAILURE OF ABS MODULE ON 1999 VOLKSWAGEN PASSAT. MY ABS LIGHT STARTED BLINKING AT AROUND 60,000 MILES. THE DEALER DIAGNOSED THE PROBLEM AS A FAILED ABS MODULE. THE COST TO FIX THE PROBLEM WAS ESTIMATED TO BE $1,500. FOR THE PART ALONE!!! THE DEALER SAID THAT THEY FAIL ALL THE TIME AND THAT MANY PEOPLE DO NOT FIX THEM. I DID NOT WANT TO MAKE A FURTHER INVESTMENT IN THE CAR SO I LET IT GO. THE CAR WAS SUBSEQUENTLY INSPECTED BY THE DEALER IN STATE INSPECTION AND PASSED. NOW, A COUPLE OF YEARS LATER, I AM TOLD THAT THEY WILL NOT PASS CARS WITH ABS LIGHTS. I AM AWARE OF WEBSITES (MYVWLEMON; BENTLEY; AND PASSATWORLD FORUM) THAT CHRONICLE MANY ISSUES WITH THE ABS MODULE ON PASSATS. IT SEEMS TO BE COMMON KNOWLEDGE THAT THE ABS MODULE MANUFACTURED BY BOSCH IS DEFECTIVE AND A COTTAGE INDUSTRY HAS ARISEN OF MANUFACTURERS OF THESE PARTS. SOME EVEN REBUILD THEM AS THE DEFECT IS KNOWN. *NM
- Crash:
- No
- Fire:
- No
- Injuries:
- 0
- Deaths:
- 0
- #10151757March 3, 2006SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP:CONTROL UNIT/MODULE
THE ABS AND THE BRAKE LIGHT IS GOING ON. DEALER TOLD ME THE PROBLEM IS THE ABS CONTROL UNIT. THE COST IS >$1700. *JB
- Crash:
- No
- Fire:
- No
- Injuries:
- 0
- Deaths:
- 1
- #10151654March 2, 2006ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:COOLING SYSTEM, VISIBILITY:DEFROSTER/DEFOGGER/HVAC SYSTEM:HEATER CORE
CAR IS 3 1/2 YEARS OLD. 52,500 MILES. (2500 MILES OUT OF WARRANTY) ENGINE COOLANT FLUSHED/REPLACED AT 40,000 MILES AS REQUIRED. HEATER CORE JUST FAILED WHILE ON THE FREEWAY, BLOWING VAPOR INTO THE CABIN AND STEAMING UP THE WINDOWS TO THE POINT THE CAR WAS BARELY DRIVABLE. VW AMERICA WOULD NOT ASSIST WITH THE REPAIR CITING THE AGE OF THE VEHICLE. I GUESS VW CONSIDERS A CAR THAT'S LESS THAN 4 YEARS OLD TO HAVE SIGNIFICANT PROBLEMS. REPAIR COST IS CLOSE TO $1300. I WILL NEVER BUY A VW AGAIN, AND I HAVE ALREADY DISSUADED A COLLEAGUE AT WORK FROM BUYING ONE AS HE WAS IN THE MARKET FOR A NEW CAR. *JB
- Crash:
- No
- Fire:
- No
- Injuries:
- 0
- Deaths:
- 0
- #10151495March 1, 2006ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
DESIGN DEFECT RESULTS IN FAILURE OF COMPUTER DUE TO WATER FLOODING. COMPUTER FAILURE RESULTS IN DISABLING OF VEHICLE AND EXPENSIVE REPAIRS. THIS CONDITION CAUSED BY PARKING THE CAR WHERE LEAVES OCCASIONALLY FALL ONTO IT. REASON: WINDSHIELD DRAINS INTO COMPARTMENT CONTAINING THE BATTERY, WHICH HAS A DRAIN HOLE LOCATED UNDER THE BATTERY, REQUIRING REMOVAL OF BATTERY TO PROPERLY CLEAN. DRAIN GETS CLOGGED DUE TO LEAVES, RESULTING IN BATTERY COMPARTMENT FILLING WITH WATER. WHEN THIS HAPPENS, WATER ENTERS PASSENGER COMPARTMENT FOOT WELL. I TOOK MY CAR TO VW DEALER WITH THIS CONDITION AND THEY TOLD ME THE COMPUTER COULD GET FLOODED/RUINED AND THIS WOULD NOT BE COVERED UNDER WARRANTY DUE TO "EXTERNAL INFLUENCE". THEY AGREED TO CLEAN THE DRAIN FREE OF CHARGE, BUT WERE UNABLE AND UNWILLING TO PROVIDE ME WITH A SERVICE ADVISORY THAT THE DRAIN MUST BE CLEARED TO PREVENT COMPUTER DAMAGE. I CONTACTED VW OF AMERICA AND THEY ACKNOWLEDGE THE PROBLEM OVER THE PHONE BUT REFUSED TO PROVIDE ANY WRITTEN STATEMENT OF THE EXISTENCE OF THE PROBLEM AND REFUSED TO PROVIDE A WRITTEN, PERMANENT REMEDY FOR THIS PROBLEM, OR TO MODIFY THE CAR SO THIS WOULD NOT HAPPEN. *JB
- Crash:
- No
- Fire:
- No
- Injuries:
- 0
- Deaths:
- 0
- #10151514March 1, 2006STEERING:LINKAGES:ROD:RELAY:CONNECTING
DT*: THE CONTACT STATED WHILE THE VEHICLE WAS BEING INSPECTED FOR REGULAR MAINTENANCE AT THE LOCAL INDEPENDENT REPAIR SHOP, THE MECHANIC FOUND THE RIGHT FRONT TIE ROD AND CONTROL ARM NEEDED REPLACED. THERE IS A NHTSA RECALL, # 99V248000, CONCERNING THE STEERING RODS AND RELAYS. THE VEHICLE HAS THE SAME PROBLEMS AS INDICATED IN THE RECALL DUE TO THE VIN, ALTHOUGH THE VEHICLE IS BEING REPAIRED.
- Crash:
- No
- Fire:
- No
- Injuries:
- 0
- Deaths:
- 0
- #10151544March 1, 2006FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE:STORAGE:TANK ASSEMBLY
I PURCHASED A 2006 PASSAT FROM GRAHAM AUTOMOTIVE IN SIOUX FALLS, SD ON DECEMBER 20, 2005. ON FRIDAY, FEB 24TH WHEN DRIVING ON I-229 IN TOWN I THOUGHT I HEARD SOME SORT OF NOISE IN THE TRUNK. UPON GETTING TO MY DESTINATION, I NOTICED A SMELL LIKE GASOLINE, I LOOKED UNDER THE VEHICLE TO NOTICE THAT THERE WAS A LEAK IN THE RIGHT FRONT SECTION OF THE GAS TANK. I IMMEDIATELY TOOK THE VEHICLE TO THE SAME DEALERSHIP WHICH WAS 2 MILES AWAY. THEY PUT IT UP ON THE RACK AND HAD ALREADY DETERMINED IT WAS NOT COVERED BY WARRANTY. I LOOKED AT THE GAS TANK AND NOTICED THAT THE PART OF THE GAS TANK THAT WAS RUPTURED WAS EXPOSED AND HAD TO HAVE BEEN DAMAGED BY SOME KIND OF DEBRIS. WHEN DRIVING ON THE HIGHWAY I NEVER SAW ANYTHING IN THE ROAD OR ANYTHING FLY FROM BEHIND THE VEHICLE, IT WAS A SUNNY DAY SO VISIBILITY WAS GOOD. I HAVE SPOKEN WITH THE SERVICE MANAGER AND THE GENERAL MANAGER OF THIS DEALERSHIP AND THEY BOTH CLAIM THIS IS NOT THE FAULT OF DESIGN AND ARE NOT HONORING THE WARRANTY ON THIS ISSUE. THEY SAID I COULD SPEAK WITH THE REGIONAL VW REP, JOHN FARBER ON MARCH 1ST WHEN HE'S IN TOWN. THEY QUOTED ME A PRICE OF $900 TO REPLACE THE GAS TANK. ON MARCH 1ST, I MET WITH MR FARBER AND DOUG THE SERVICE MANAGER, THEY HAD ALREADY DISCUSSED THIS AS MR FARBER HAD A COPY OF THE WARRANTY INFO PREPARED WITH HIGHLIGHTED TEXT SAYING THAT IT WAS NOT COVERED AND HE WOULD NOT DO ANYTHING FOR ME. I THEN SHOWED HIM A NEWS STORY I SAW ONLINE ABOUT GOVERNMENT INVESTIGATIONS INTO RUPTURED GAS TANKS ON NISSAN MURANOS AND CHRYSLER PACIFICAS. HE SEEM UNINTERESTED IN THIS AND STOOD HIS GROUND. THE DEALERSHIP ONLY OFFERED A 10 PERCENT DISCOUNT ON THE $900 ESTIMATE. I HAVE INFORMED THEM OF MY INTENTIONS TO CONTACT YOUR OFFICE ON THIS MATTER. *NM
- Crash:
- No
- Fire:
- No
- Injuries:
- 0
- Deaths:
- 0
- #10151287February 27, 2006ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE
WHILE DRIVING MY 2000 PASSAT, THE STOP ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON TO NOTIFY ME THAT THERE WAS A PROBLEM WITH OIL PRESSURE. THERE WAS NOTHING PRIOR TO THIS WARNING THAT WOULD HAVE LEAD ME TO BELIEVE THAT THERE WAS A PROBLEM. NO ODD NOISES IN THE CAR AND IT WAS DRIVING FINE. I TOOK THE CAR TO THE DEALER AND WAS INFORMED THAT THE ENGINE WAS TOTALED AND IT NEEDED TO BE REPLACED AT A COST OF $7,000. I DID FIND OUT THAT IN AUGUST OF 2004, VW OF AMERICA ISSUES A SERVICE NOTICE TO ALL THE SERVICE DEPARTMENTS THAT DUE TO A MALFUNCTIONING FUEL PUMP, OIL SLUDGE MAY BUILD UP IN THE ENGINE, ULTIMATELY LEADING TO ENGINE FAILURE. THIS WAS NOT SENT TO ANY OF THE VEHICLE OWNERS. IN THE NOTICE, VWOA SAID THAT THEY WOULD EXTEND THE WARRANTY OF THE CAR AND REPLACE THE MOTOR, ONLY IF THERE WAS PROOF THAT THE OIL WAS CHANGED EVERY 5000 MILES. BECAUSE I HAVE GAPS IN MY OIL CHANGES WITH THE DEALER, THEY WILL NOT HONOR THIS EXTENDED WARRANTY AND ARE TRYING TO CHARGE ME FOR THE NEW MOTOR. I'VE HAD THE CARE IN A NUMBER OF TIMES BETWEEN AUGUST OF 2004 AND FEBRUARY 19, 2006 WHEN THE LIGHT CAME ON AND WAS NEVER NOTIFIED THAT THERE MAY BE A PROBLEM. I ASKED THE SERVICE MANAGER AT THE DEALER WHY I WASN'T NOTIFIED OF THIS ISSUE AND HE SAID THAT VWOA ISSUES A NUMBER OF SERVICE MEMOS AND WAS HE TO TELL ALL OF THE CUSTOMERS EVERYTIME ONE WAS ISSUED. HAD I BEEN NOTIFIED THAT THIS MIGHT BE THE END RESULT OF THE OIL PUMP NOT BEING REPLACED IN 2004, I WOULDN'T BE IN MY CURRENT SITUATION. I HAVE READ A NUMBER OF WEB POSTS WITH PEOPLE THAT HAVE HAD SIMILAR PROBLEMS WITH THEIR LOCAL DEALERS AND VWOA. *JB
- Crash:
- No
- Fire:
- No
- Injuries:
- 0
- Deaths:
- 0
- #10151374February 27, 2006FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE:DELIVERY:FUEL PUMP
FAILURE TO START WHEN IT DOES THE FUMES RESEMBLE PAINT THINNER VERY CONCERNED WITH POSSIBLE EXPLOSION. *NM
- Crash:
- No
- Fire:
- No
- Injuries:
- 0
- Deaths:
- 0
- #10151067February 23, 2006ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING
LOW ENGINE OIL PRESSURE LIGHT CAME ON. TURNED CAR OFF AND PULLED OVER. HAD IT TOWED TO THE DEALER. BEFORE IT WAS EVEN LOOKED AT THE DEALER TELLS ME THAT IT IS GOING TO COST ME $2600 AND THAT I AM LUCKY. HE SAID THE LAST PERSON THAT CAME IN WITH THIS PROBLEM HAD TO GET A NEW ENGINE, BUT THAT HE DIDN'T THINK THAT MY CAR IS THAT BAD. DON'T KNOW HOW HE COULD SAY THAT WITHOUT LOOKING IN THE ENGINE OR TURNING THE ENGINE ON. IT SOUNDS LIKE A MONEY MAKING SCAM FOR THE DEALER. THEY KNOW THAT PEOPLE DON'T KEEP ALL THEIR RECEIPTS SO THEY CAN DENY THE WARRANTY CLAIM AND THE DEALER CHARGES PEOPLE $2600 FOR THIS VERY KNOWN ISSUE WITH MANY VW'S. I WAS TOLD THIS IS A BUNCH OF HOSES THAT WILL NEED REPLACED. I DON'T SEE HOW OR WHY THIS WOULD COST $2600. *NM
- Crash:
- No
- Fire:
- No
- Injuries:
- 0
- Deaths:
- 0
- #10150970February 22, 2006VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL:ACCELERATOR PEDAL
REGARDING THE INCIDENT OF REFERENCE, REPORTED UNDER ODI NUMBER 10146004, I HAVE TO SAY THAT I RECEIVED A LETTER FROM THE AUTO MAKER, VOLKSWAGEN OF AMERICA, DATED JANUARY 11, 2006. IT IS MY OPINION THAT SUCH LETTER DOES NOT ADDRESS THE FUNDAMENTAL POINT OF THE SECURITY AND SAFETY OF THE VOLKSWAGEN VEHICLE THAT I LEASED. IN THIS LETTER, VOLKSWAGEN ADMITTED "CONCERNS" ON SOME OF THE VEHICLES THEY MANUFACTURED AND THEIR INABILITY TO PROPERLY ADDRESS THOSE "CONCERNS". I REQUEST THE ASSISTANCE OF NHTSA IN PURSUING THIS MATTER AS AN ISSUE OF SAFETY AND DEFECTIVE PRODUCTION OF A VOLKSWAGEN AUTOMOBILE THAT MAY PROVE TO BE FATAL BECAUSE ITS MALFUNCTIONING HAS ALREADY PROVOKED AN ACCIDENT. PLEASE, ADVICE ON THE COURSE OF ACTION I SHOULD TAKE VERSUS VOLKSWAGEN OF AMERICA. *JB
- Crash:
- Yes
- Fire:
- No
- Injuries:
- 0
- Deaths:
- 0
- #10150715February 21, 2006ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE
OIL SLUDGE BUILD UP IN ENGINE. 2000 VOLKSWAGEN PASSAT 1.8 TURBO 4 CYLINDER 49000. *JB
- Crash:
- No
- Fire:
- No
- Injuries:
- 0
- Deaths:
- 0
- #10150762February 21, 2006SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP
THE ANTILOCK BRAKING SYSTEM ON MY 2000 VW PASSAT FAILED WITHOUT WARNING AT ONLY ABOUT 61,000 MILES. I HAVE CHECKED VARIOUS WEBSITES AND FOUND THAT ABS FAILURES ON VOLKSWAGENS FROM THIS ERA ARE EXTREMELY COMMON--SO COMMON IN FACT THAT AN ENTIRE INDUSTRY HAS SPRUNG UP TO REBUILD THE DEFECTIVE BOSCH ABS SYSTEMS IN VW'S AND AUDIS. ALTHOUGH THERE WAS NO ACCIDENT OR INJURY AS A RESULT OF THIS FAILURE I STILL RECEIVED AN ALARMING MESSAGE ON THE DASHBOARD TO STOP WHILE IN THE LEFT LANE OF THE NJ TURNPIKE IN HEAVY TRAFFIC AND THAT COULD HAVE CAUSED A SERIOUS ACCIDENT. THERE'S ABSOLUTELY NO EXCUSE FOR A FAILURE LIKE THIS AT SUCH LOW MILEAGE TO BE SO COMMON. *NM
- Crash:
- No
- Fire:
- No
- Injuries:
- 0
- Deaths:
- 0
- #10150638February 19, 2006SEAT BELTS
THE FRONT AND REAR SEAT BELTS ON THE LEFT SIDE OF MY PASSAT ARE DEFECTIVE. THE DRIVERS BELT HAS BEEN 'LAZY' IN RETRACTING FROM TIME TO TIME BUT IT'S 'NORMAL' NOW. HOWEVER, MY LEFT REAR SEAT BELT HAS BEEN LAYING DETRACTED ON MY SEAT FOR ABOUT 3 MONTHS NOW SIMPLY BECAUSE NOBODY EVER SITS BACK THERE AND I'M ALWAYS DRIVING THIS CAR FOR WORK. BY READING MESSAGE BOARD SUCH AS WWW.TDICLUB.COM THIS IS A VERY COMMON COMPLAINT FOR THE 2004 AND 2005 VW PASSAT. TOMORROW MORNING I AM GOING TO MAKE AN APPOINTMENT WITH MY LOCAL VW FOR EVERY SEAT BELT IN THIS CAR TO BE REPLACED. IF THEY DO NOT COMPLY I WILL FOLLOW UP WITH ANOTHER COMPLAINT WITH THE NHTSA. THIS NEEDS TO BE A RECALL! *NM
- Crash:
- No
- Fire:
- No
- Injuries:
- 0
- Deaths:
- 0
- #10150392February 16, 2006ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE
THE THROTTLE BODY ON MY 2002 PASSAT GLS 1.8 TURBO FAILED AT ONLY 56,000 MILES. THIS PART IS NOT COVERED UNDER THE POWER TRAIN WARRANTY. THIS SEEMS TO PREMATURE OF A FAILURE, AND VOLKSWAGEN SHOULD LOOK INTO THIS. I HAVE SPOKEN TO OTHER VOLKSWAGEN OWNERS WHO OWN OTHER PASSAT MODELS AND THEY HAVE HAD THE SAME ISSUES, SOME EVEN AT 30,000 MILES. VW TAKE ACTION PLEASE AND INVESTIGATE THIS ISSUE. *NM
- Crash:
- No
- Fire:
- No
- Injuries:
- 0
- Deaths:
- 0
- #10150305February 15, 2006SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP
ABS FAILED, FLASHING LIGHTS CONTINUALLY. SPOKE WITH DEALER IN SEASIDE, CA SAID COMMON EVENT AND NOT WORTH REPLACING. *JB
- Crash:
- No
- Fire:
- No
- Injuries:
- 0
- Deaths:
- 0
- #10150378February 15, 2006SEATS:FRONT ASSEMBLY:SEAT HEATER/COOLER
HEATED SEAT IN CAR MALFUNCTIONED AND BURNED A HOLE IN THE SEAT. NO INJURY OCCURRED, BUT IF LEFT UNATTENDED THIS COULD BE A FIRE OR SAFETY HAZARD. *NM
- Crash:
- No
- Fire:
- No
- Injuries:
- 0
- Deaths:
- 0
- #10150865February 15, 2006SEATS:FRONT ASSEMBLY:SEAT HEATER/COOLER
LTR FM (PA) OWNER OF A 2006 PASSAT DEFECTIVE SEATING QUESTION WHY VEHICLE HAS NOT BEEN RECALLED DOT. *TS THE CONSUMER STATED THE HEATER SEATS BURNED HIM. *JB
- Crash:
- No
- Fire:
- No
- Injuries:
- 1
- Deaths:
- 0