1.9

hardly worth mentioning
Crashes / Fires:
0 / 0
Injuries / Deaths:
0 / 0
Average Mileage:
85,044 miles

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problem #2

Oct 042003

Passat 4-cyl

  • Automatic transmission
  • 84,598 miles
The catalytic converter failed on my wife?S Passat. The car is 4 yrs old and has less than 85000 miles on it. The estimated repair from bill barry VW. To fix it is around 1600 dollars. I was told that when I purchased the car new that the exhaust systems never fail because they are made of stainless steel. Before that around 68000 miles the car began to run on 3 cylinders. They had to replace a control module that cost me $612 none of this was covered under any of my warranty. Even though I am supposed to have a 10 yr. Or 100000 miles. This will be our last volkswwagen. If I were told that the exhaust system was worth so much money up front, we would never have bought this car.

- Hartland, CT, USA

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problem #1

Oct 042003

Passat 4-cyl

  • Automatic transmission
  • 85,490 miles
1999 VW.Passat exhaust cataylitic converter failure and engine skipping problem.

- Hartland Ct., CT, USA

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