NHTSA Complaint #10473061 — 2003 VOLKSWAGEN PASSAT

ELECTRONIC STABILITY CONTROL (ESC) issue reported to NHTSA

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Crash Fire

Complaint Details

ODI Number	10473061
Vehicle	2003 VOLKSWAGEN PASSAT
Component	ELECTRONIC STABILITY CONTROL (ESC)
Date of Incident	July 23, 2012
Date Filed	August 30, 2012
Mileage	N/A miles
Crash	Yes
Fire	Yes
Injuries	0
Deaths	0
Vehicle Towed	No
State	CA

Consumer Description

I WAS DRIVING 45MILES ON THE ROAD WHEN MY 2003 VW PASSAT 1.8T STARTED TO SHAKE LIKE CRAZY. THEN THE ENGINE STARTED TO FEEL LIKE IT WAS GOING OUT..SMOKE CAME FROM MY HOOD. MY CAR STOPPED AND THE DRIVER BEHIND ME SWERVED OUT THE WAY BUT CLIPPED ME ON THE RIGHT SIDE OF MY VEHICLE. NO DAMAGE TO THE CAR OR MY OWN. *TR

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