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Volkswagen Passat Steering Safety Report | Nov 09, 2010
Reported on Nov 09, 2010
MY CAR IS 2006 VW PASSAT - 2.0T. AROUND 60,000MILES, CAR BECAME INCREASINGLY HARDER TO START. BUT IT WORKS. AND AT 75,000MILES IT LOOKS LIKE THE BATTERY DIED AND STEERING COLUMN LOCK IS DEFECTIVE. SO I TALKED TO THE DEALERSHIP SERVICE GUY, HE TOLD ME THE BATTERY HAD LOW VOLTAGE. SO I CHANGED, BUT IT HAPPENED SAME PROBLEM WITH NEW BATTERY. I DON'T KNOW WHAT HAPPENED ONLY MY CAR OR OTHER VW ALSO HAS SAME PROBLEM. I HAVE 73,000 MILES, I DID IT REGULAR MAINTENANCE SERVICE, AFTER THAT THE CAR WASN'T THE SAME BECAUSE WHEEL SIDE HAD MORE NOISE BUT I TRUSTED DEALERSHIP. DEALERSHIP DIDN'T SAY ANYTHING, SO I THOUGHT EVERYTHING WAS OK. BUT THE SAME PROBLEM HAPPENED. INFORMATION REDACTED PURSUANT TO THE FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT (FOIA), 5 U.S.C. 552(B)(6). *TR | |
Make: | Volkswagen |
Model: | Passat |
Manufactured by: | VOLKSWAGEN OF AMERICA, INC |
Year: | 2006 |
Was a crash reported? | N |
Was an injury reported? | |
Was a death reported? | |
Was a fire reported? | N |
Location: | HOUSTON TX |
Vehicle Identification Number (VIN): | WVWAK73C06P |
Mileage: | 75000 miles. |
Speed: | 0 MPH |
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Was a police report filed? | N |
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