NHTSA complaint: 1998 VOLKSWAGEN PASSAT — POWER TRAIN:DRIVELINE:CONSTANT VELOCITY JOINT
WHILE DRIVING SAW SMOKE COMING OUT FROM UNDER THE HOOD. PULLED OVER, OPENED HOOD AND SAW VEHICLE WAS ON FIRE. VEHICLE SUFFERED EXTENSIVE DAMAGE. ALSO, THROTTLE BODY AND CV JOINTS NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. VEHICLE STALLES, MISFIRED, AND IDLE FLUCTUATED FROM LOW TO HIGH. *AK
National Highway Traffic Safety Administration — Office of Defects Investigation