NHTSA Complaint #10297185 — 2007 VOLKSWAGEN PASSAT

STEERING issue reported to NHTSA

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Complaint Details

ODI Number	10297185
Vehicle	2007 VOLKSWAGEN PASSAT
Component	STEERING
Date of Incident	August 28, 2009
Date Filed	December 28, 2009
Mileage	N/A miles
Crash	No
Fire	No
Injuries	0
Deaths	0
Vehicle Towed	No
State	AL

Consumer Description

WHEN UNDER 5MPH THE CAR WILL STALL OR IT WILL NOT START. IT SOMETIMES RUNS ME LATE FOR AN EVENT DUE TO IT WILL NOT START. I'M NOT SURE WHY IT DOES IT I'VE NOT NOTICED THE PATTERN YET. THE LCD SCREEN WILL READ DEFECTIVE STEERING COLUMN. I'VE CALLED VW AND THEY WILL NOT REPLACE AFTER WARRANTY EXPIRES AND THEY WANT NEARLY 3K TO REPLACE THE PRODUCT OF THE ENTIRE STEERING COLUMN AND IMMOBILIZER. *TR

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