NHTSA Complaint #704762 — 1998 VOLKSWAGEN PASSAT VISIBILITY:WINDSHIELD

Complaint Details

ODI Number	704762
Vehicle	1998 VOLKSWAGEN PASSAT
Component	VISIBILITY:WINDSHIELD
Date of Incident	March 20, 1999
Date Filed	March 22, 1999
Mileage	N/A miles
Crash	No
Fire	No
Injuries	0
Deaths	0
Vehicle Towed	No
State	NV

Consumer Description

I READ ON 3/19/99 SOME REVIEWS BY OWNERS OF PASSATS ON THE INTERNET (WHILE I WAS SEARCHING FOR COMMENTS BY OWNERS OF THE HONDA ODESSEY MIN-VAN). UNFORTUNATELY I CANNOT FIND THE WEBSITE AGAIN. HOWEVER, WHILE THERE, TWO PEOPLE HAD ASKED QUESTIONS RELATING TO WINDSHIELD CRACKING DURING A TEST DRIVE BY A WELL KNOWN MAGAZINE (I THINK IT WAS CAR & DRIVER) FOR THE AUDI A4, BASICALLY THE SAME CAR AS THE PASSAT. THE QUESTION WAS HAD ANYONE EXPERIENCED SUCH CRACKING. I WAS SHOCKED ON 3/20/99 TO GET INTO THE CAR AND SEE THE 10-INCH CRACK WHICH WAS NOT THERE THE DAY BEFORE. SO I'VE BEEN SEARCHING THE WWW WITHOUT SUCCESS TO FIND THE COMMENTS FROM THE MESSAGE BOARDS I READ LAST FRIDAY. *AK

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