2002 VOLKSWAGEN PASSAT — ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE

Name: NHTSA complaint: 2002 VOLKSWAGEN PASSAT — ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE
Start: 2008-08-12

4 injured · 683153 · 2008-08-14

Vehicle

Make: VOLKSWAGEN
Model: PASSAT
Year: 2002
Manufacturer: Volkswagen Group of America, Inc.
Component: ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE
Miles at failure: 16,000
Speed: 60 mph

Severity

Deaths: 0
Injured: 4
Fire: No
Crash: No
Police report: No
Medical attention: No
Vehicle towed: No

Narrative

DRIVING AT 60 MPH THE ENGINE COMPLETELY STALLED REQUIRING AN EMERGENCY MANEUVER TO CLEAR HIGHWAY. VW MECHANIC SAYS ROD SNAPPED AND PUT HOLE THROUGH ENGINE. NOT OIL-RELATED. *TR

Source

Authoritative: NHTSA ODI Flat-File Downloads
ODI Number: 10238299
Machine: JSON-LD · Markdown