NHTSA Complaint #10195032 — 2003 VOLKSWAGEN PASSAT

I HAVE A 2003 VW PASSAT AND AM ORIGINAL OWNER. I'VE HAD THREE LEAKS INTO THE FRONT RIGHT FLOORBOARD IN THE PAST SIX MONTHS FROM EITHER A SUNROOF DRAIN LINE OR A AIR CONDITIONER, DEPENDING ON THE REPAIR PERSON YOU TALK TO. THE LEAKS HAVE OCCASIONALLY PRODUCED SO MUCH WATER THAT IT HAS GONE TO RIGHT BACK FLOORBOARD. MY TRUNK HINGES ARE BROKEN. MY HOOD LIDS ARE BROKEN. THE PLASTIC ON THE INTERIOR IS WORN OFF. THE ASHTRAY IN BACK FELL APART. THEY CAN'T SEEM TO GET THE ALIGNMENT RIGHT SO I KEEP GOING THROUGH TIRES AND THE TIRES I DO HAVE SOUND UNEVEN WHEN I ROTATE THEM, MAKING ME THINK THERE'S A PROBLEM. NOW MY BRAKE LIGHTS ARE OUT. IT'S NOT A FUSE BUT APPARENTLY A SWITCH. BUT MY CAR ISN'T COVERED BY A RECALL THAT VW HAS ON A BUNCH OF OTHER MODELS. THERE'S A DEFECT INVESTIGATION INTO FIRES IN THE ENGINE AND A RECALL ON SLUDGE. THIS CAR IS AN ACCIDENT WAITING TO HAPPEN AND IT'S VERY POORLY ENGINEERED. ONE THING AFTER ANOTHER AND VW NATIONAL IS NO HELP. I'M ABANDONING THE CAR TODAY, TRADING IT IN FOR SOMETHING ELSE. WILL NEVER BUY A VW AGAIN. NO CAR SHOULD HAVE THIS MANY ISSUES AT 4 YEARS OLD. AND THE ISSUES STARTED AT 3 YEARS OLD. *TR