NHTSA Complaint #10007699 — 2002 VOLKSWAGEN PASSAT

INOPERATIVE CLIMATIC CONTROL, CRUISE CONTROL, HOMELINK VISOR, STEERING WHEEL BUTTON LIGHTS & CONTROLS. NUMBER 5 FUSE HAS BLOWN A SECOND TIME. SUSPECTED CAUSE IS FAULTY HOMEVISOR LINK (REMOTE CONTROL) ON DRIVER'S SIDE VISOR. SEVERAL COMPLAINTS HAVE BEEN NOTED THROUGH VWVORTEX.COM ON THE 2002 PASSAT MODEL. BOTH TIMES THE FUSE BLEW WERE IN COLD WEATHER. WILL ATTEMPT TO GET DEALERSHIP TO INVESTIGATE AND/OR REPLACE HOMEVISOR LINK. OTHER REPORTS IN THE COMPLAINT OF NHTSA SECTION HAVE REPORTED THAT THIS ALSO OCCURS DURING HOT WEATHER. FIRST SUSPECT OF THIS OCCURING IS THAT THE CLIMATIC CONTROL (HEATING & AC) IS NOT OPERATIONAL. WHEN THE CLIMATIC CONTROL IS OFF, IT SHOULD SAY "OFF" ON THE DIGITAL SCREEN. WHEN THIS ISSUE OCCURED THE SECOND TIME IT WAS WHILE ON THE HIGHWAY WHICH CAUSED MY WINDOWS TO FOG UP DO TO THE HEATING SYSTEM FAN NOT OPERATIONAL FOR HEAT AND DEFOG...HAD TO ROLL DOWN WINDOWS WITH TEMPS IN THE TEENS TO HELP CLEAR WINDOWS. VERY "UNSAFE" THING TO HAPPEN WHILE DRIVING.