Seat Belts › Front › Retractor
Filed Jul 27, 1997WA
DRIVER SIDE SEAT BELT FAILURE. STILL FAILS TO FUNCTION PROPERLY AFTER REPAIRS.
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1993 Volkswagen Passat complaints
Owner reports filed with NHTSA about this vehicle, newest first and reproduced as filed. They are unverified accounts: one proves nothing, and a pattern across many is the thing worth reading. Back to the full 1993 record →
Electrical System › WiringFire
Filed Mar 7, 1997NY
AFTER TURNING ON THE VEHICLE, AN ELECTRICAL SHORT IN THE WIRING CAUSED THE WIRES FROM THE BATTERY TO THE DASH TO CATCH ON FIRE. *AK
Fuel System, Gasoline › Fuel Injection SystemFire
Filed Jan 6, 1997MD
VEHICLE CAUGHT ON FIRE, FUEL INJECTORS WERE WORKED ON 6 MONTHS PRIOR, DEALER SAYS IT IS AN ELECTRICAL PROBLEM. *AK
Service Brakes, Hydraulic › Antilock/Traction Control/Electronic Limited Slip
Filed Dec 13, 1996CO
WHILE DRIVING VEHICLE THE ABS BRAKES LOCKED UP, CAUSING THE BRAKE PEDAL TO GO TO THE FLOOR, OWNER ALSO NOTES THAT THE ABS WARNING LIGHTS FLASH. *AK
Service Brakes, Hydraulic › Foundation Components
Filed Dec 4, 1996CA
BRAKES FAILED RESULTING IN VEHICLE COLLISION.
Equipment › Appliance › Air Conditioner
Filed Sep 17, 1996OR
THE CLIMATE CONTROL MODULE NEEDS TO BE REPLACED, AS A RESULT THE FAN SPEED KNOB HAS MELTED BECAUSE OF THE HEAT.*AK
Service Brakes, Hydraulic › Antilock/Traction Control/Electronic Limited Slip
Filed Sep 3, 1996WA
ANTILOCK BRAKES FAILED.
Engine and Engine Cooling › Engine › GasolineCrashFire
Filed Mar 13, 1996UT
THE CAR WAS IN AN ACCIDENT AT 10MPH AND EXPERIENCED AN ENGINE COMPARTMENT FIRE. PLEASE DESCRIBE. *AK
Suspension › Front
Filed Feb 12, 1996GA
THE WHEELS ARE OUT OF LINE HAVE TO REPLACE THE TIRES ON THE VEHICLE TOO OFTEN. TT
Electrical System › Ignition
Filed Dec 26, 1995WI
VEHICLE WILL STALL WITHOUT WARNING WHILE DRIVING, IN FOR REPAIR 4 TIMES. TT
TiresCrash
Filed Sep 6, 1995CA
CONTINENTAL TIRE FAILURE CAUSED ACCIDENT. *DSH
Electrical System › Ignition
Filed Jun 23, 1995NJ
THE VEHICLE STALLS WHILE DRIVING FOR NO APPARENT REASON. TT
Service Brakes, Hydraulic › Antilock/Traction Control/Electronic Limited Slip
Filed Jun 16, 1995WA
ORIGINAL BRAKE WARNING LIGHTS CAME ON, POWER ASSIST WENT, MAKING PEDAL HARD, MANAGE TO GET THE VEHICLE UNDER CONTROL, REPLACE LOCK CYLINDER. TT
Electrical System
Filed Jun 13, 1995CO
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM FAILURE, BRAKE LIGHT DON'T TURN ON, HORN WOULD BLOW BY ITSELF. TT
Tires › Sidewall
Filed May 31, 1995CA
BLISTER FORMS ON INSIDE SIDWALL OF THE TIRES. THIS IS THE SECOND OCCURANCE. TT
Power Train › Axle Assembly
Filed Apr 20, 1995KS
FAULTY STUB AXLE CAUSED PREMATURE WEAR OF TIRES. *TW
Service Brakes, Hydraulic › Foundation Components › Disc
Filed Feb 15, 1995TX
DISC BRAKES CAUSE PREMATURE WEAR ON TIRES. *SKD
Electrical System
Filed Feb 9, 1995NC
ELECTRICAL SHORT, CAUSING RESISTORS/FUSES/ELECTRICAL WINDOWS/HEATING/AIR CONDITIONING TO FAIL. *AK
Reading these
NHTSA publishes every complaint as the owner wrote it and investigates only a fraction. Spelling, capitalisation and judgement are the filer’s own. What carries weight is repetition: the same component failing the same way across many filings, and whether the manufacturer eventually opened a recall for it.
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