2001 VOLKSWAGEN PASSAT — VISIBILITY:DEFROSTER/DEFOGGER/HVAC SYSTEM:HEATER CORE

Name: NHTSA complaint: 2001 VOLKSWAGEN PASSAT — VISIBILITY:DEFROSTER/DEFOGGER/HVAC SYSTEM:HEATER CORE
Start: 2007-12-08

crash · 649121 · 2007-12-09

Vehicle

Make: VOLKSWAGEN
Model: PASSAT
Year: 2001
Manufacturer: Volkswagen Group of America, Inc.
Component: VISIBILITY:DEFROSTER/DEFOGGER/HVAC SYSTEM:HEATER CORE
Miles at failure: 130,000
Speed: 60 mph

Severity

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

Narrative

HEATER CORE FAILED. I HAVE ALWAYS HAD THE CAR SERVICED REGULAR ACCORDING TO MANUFACTURER SPECS. THE COST IS $1000.00 TO REPLACE THE PART. IT FAILED ON A VERY COLD NIGHT TRAVELING THROUGH A WINTER STORM. TRY DRIVING A CAR IN THE MIDDLE OF NO WHERE WITH NO HEAT TO DEFROST THE WINDOWS. WRECKED DUE TO THE INABILITY TO SEE. *TR

Source

Authoritative: NHTSA ODI Flat-File Downloads
ODI Number: 10211253
Machine: JSON-LD · Markdown