Bulletins
| Bulletin | Bulletin date | Replacement Bulletin | Item no. | Summary | Added |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| EQUIPMENT - ELECTRICAL - AIR CONDITIONER | |||||
| VW87/9501 | 02/01/1995 | 42010 | R-134a expansion valve noisy. *tw | 11/01/1995 | |
Consumer Complaints
| Fail date | miles | occurences | Purchase date |
|---|---|---|---|
| EQUIPMENT - ELECTRICAL - AIR CONDITIONER | |||
| 07/12/2001 | |||
| While driving at an unknown speed, steam and hot engine coolant fluids started coming out of ventilation system, burning drivers feet and legs, and reducing visibility out of vehicle. dealership examined vehicle and made repairs to heater core. then on august 2, 2001, air conditioning started making a strange noise, and started producing steam and hot fluids from the ventilation again. please provide any additional information/attachments.*ak | |||
| 05/01/2001 | |||
| Air conditioner stopped working. mechanic has advised that air conditioner's wiring melted and glued to each other. a minor fire errupted, causing melting. please additional information. *ak | |||
| 03/15/1996 | 50 | 01/01/1993 | |
| Ignition : for the last 9 months, intermittently, car will continue to run after the ignition is turned off and key is removed... been to 3 vw dealerships 5 times total. abs brakes never worked since new, wouldn't stop on snow or ice like other abs brake systems .. after many complaints for 4 years vw fixed some of the abs problems but abs warning light still comes on sometimes. also, pedal intermittently will go to floor, and snow and ice performance is much worse than our other abs passats . seat belts: lap belt buckle seems likely to cause injury in an accident . air conditioner : $150 switch in dash has failed 3 times (common on 1993-94 passats). sunroof: small part breaks on track requires replacement of entire expensive sunroof mechanism ... (seems to happen many 1993-94 passats). fog lights: corrado and passat lenses fog up or fill up with water and then crack from heat. vw and hella redesigned lens on corrado model but not on passat $26 to $50 per lens, 11 lenses so far. *ak | |||
| 05/15/1996 | |||
| The climate control module needs to be replaced, as a result the fan speed knob has melted because of the heat.*ak | |||