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2017 VOLKSWAGEN PASSAT — UNKNOWN OR OTHER

fire · 1964104 · 2024-02-03

Vehicle

Make
VOLKSWAGEN
Model
PASSAT
Year
2017
Manufacturer
Volkswagen Group of America, Inc.
Component
UNKNOWN OR OTHER
Speed
40 mph

Severity

Deaths
0
Injured
0
Fire
Yes
Crash
No
Police report
No
Medical attention
No
Vehicle towed
No

Narrative

The main CPU component failed in my car and grounded out the second cylinder causing a fire to happen, This happened on my way from the store while I was in traffic and almost caused me to get into an accident. Luckily no one was hurt but now my car is not functional. I took it to a mechanic to see what the cause was and that's what they said it was the computer that failed and that I would need to take it to a dealership in order to have them fix it. When they asked me when I started noticing the symptom I said it started happening a couple months ago there was a random misfire check engine light that came on. And then this happened. I'm desperate please help me.

Source

Authoritative
NHTSA ODI Flat-File Downloads
ODI Number
11569663
Machine
JSON-LD · Markdown