NHTSA Complaint #11109861 — 2007 VOLKSWAGEN PASSAT

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 VOLKSWAGEN PASSAT. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 70 MPH, THE VEHICLE LOST POWER AND SHUT OFF WITHOUT WARNING. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE ENGINE NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED. THE DEALER WAS NOT CONTACTED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE AND STATED THAT THE CONTACT MAY BE REIMBURSED FOR THE REPAIRS RELATED TO NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 17V509000 (FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE). THE MANUFACTURER SENT SOME PAPERWORK TO THE CONTACT THAT NEEDED TO BE COMPLETED FOR THE REIMBURSEMENT. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 125,000.