1999 VOLKSWAGEN PASSAT — Complaint #525219
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NHTSA Complaint about STEERING:LINKAGES:ROD:RELAY:CONNECTING filed March 9, 2005
NHTSA complaint #525219 (ODI reference 10111046) concerns a 1999 VOLKSWAGEN PASSAT and was filed on March 9, 2005. The owner reports the failure occurred on April 1, 2004. The report was geocoded to Wisconsin based on the filer's self-reported location. The affected component is categorized as steering:linkages:rod:relay:connecting, one of NHTSA's standardized taxonomy codes used to group defect patterns across make, model, and year.
The filer flagged the following severity indicators: crash: no, fire: no, injuries: 0, fatalities: 0. No crash, fire, or fatality was associated with this report, which places it in the early-warning stream rather than the priority-review stream. Because a VIN was supplied, this complaint is tied to a specific vehicle and not just a model-year cohort.
Individual complaints are consumer-submitted and unverified by NHTSA engineers — the agency's role at this stage is to collect, index, and make them searchable. What matters for federal action is the pattern: when many owners of the same VOLKSWAGEN PASSAT cohort independently describe similar steering:linkages:rod:relay:connecting failures, defect investigators have grounds to open a PE and request manufacturer data. Related filings for the same vehicle and component appear below, and the detail page for the full 1999 VOLKSWAGEN PASSAT shows the complete component-level complaint distribution alongside any active investigations or recalls.
Complaint Description
THE CONTROL ARMS, TIE ROD, AND ONE CV BOOT FAILED. THE CONSUMER RECEIVED RECALL NOTICE FOR 1999 VW PASSAT AFTER REPAIRS WERE DONE. *BF THE CONSUMER REQUESTED REIMBURSEMENT. *SC THE CONSUMER CLAIM FOR REIMBURSEMENT WAS DENIED. THE MANUFACTURER STATED THE CONSUMER DID NOT HAVE THE NECESSARY MAINTENANCE PERFORMED WHEN REQUIRED. *JB
Complaint Details
| NHTSA Complaint ID | 525219 |
| ODI Number | 10111046 |
| Date Filed | March 9, 2005 |
| Failure Date | April 1, 2004 |
| VIN | WVWPD63B7XE |
Similar STEERING:LINKAGES:ROD:RELAY:CONNECTING Complaints for 1999 VOLKSWAGEN PASSAT
TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 1999 VOLKSWAGEN PASSAT. THE MANUFACTURER STATED THAT THE CONTACT'S VIN WAS NOT INCLUDED IN NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER 00V414000 (STEERING: LINKAGES: ROD: RELAY: CONNECTING). SHE
TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 1999 VOLKSWAGEN PASSAT. THE VEHICLE FAILED INSPECTION DUE TO THE TIE RODS. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER AND THE TIE RODS WERE REPLACED. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE STEE
DT*: THE CONTACT STATED WHILE GETTING AN OIL CHANGE THE DEALER NOTICED THE TIE RODS NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THERE WAS A NHTSA RECALL, # 00V414000, REGARDING THE STEERING; LINKAGES; ROD; RELAY; CONNEC
DT*: THE CONTACT STATED WHILE THE VEHICLE WAS BEING INSPECTED FOR REGULAR MAINTENANCE AT THE LOCAL INDEPENDENT REPAIR SHOP, THE MECHANIC FOUND THE RIGHT FRONT TIE ROD AND CONTROL ARM NEEDED REPLACED.
ONCE THE STEERING WHEEL WAS TURNED, A TAPPING/RATTLING SOUND COULD BE HEARD. THE NOISE WAS CAUSED BY THE PROBLEM DESCRIBED IN THE TIE ROD RECALL 00V414000, BUT THE VEHICLE IDENTIFICATION NUMBER WAS N
Source: NHTSA Vehicle Complaints Database. Component taxonomy and severity codes are standardized by NHTSA Office of Defects Investigation.
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