NHTSA Complaint #10161722 — 2002 VOLKSWAGEN PASSAT

ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:IGNITION:MODULE issue reported to NHTSA

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Complaint Details

ODI Number	10161722
Vehicle	2002 VOLKSWAGEN PASSAT
Component	ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:IGNITION:MODULE
Date of Incident	July 5, 2006
Date Filed	July 6, 2006
Mileage	N/A miles
Crash	No
Fire	No
Injuries	0
Deaths	0
Vehicle Towed	No
State	CA

Consumer Description

MY 2001.5 VW PASSAT ABRUPTLY STOPPED RECOGNIZING ITS KEYS. THESE KEYS HAVE SOME KIND OF MAGIC NUMBER THAT IS USED TO VALIDATE THEIR AUTHENTICITY. HOWEVER, THE CAR STOPPED RECOGNIZING ITS THREE KEYS YESTERDAY. THE VW DEALERSHIP DOES NOT HAVE A SENSE FOR WHAT MIGHT BE WRONG. I DISCONNECTED THE BATTERY FOR 5 MINUTES YESTERDAY AND THE CAR STARTED RECOGNIZING THE KEY AFTER THAT. HOWEVER, I HAD THE SAME PROBLEM AGAIN TODAY, AND LOOKS LIKE ITS GOING TO KEEP HAPPENING UNLESS I FIGURE OUT WHAT THE ROOT CAUSE IS. AS OF NOW, THE ENGINE DOES NOT START, CENTRAL LOCKING DOES NOT LET ME LOCK THE CAR. THE TRUNK DOESN'T POP. THE ONLY THING THAT WORKS IS THE UNLOCKING OF THE CAR, AND THE LOCKING OF THE DRIVER SIDE DOOR (ONLY). *NM

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