9.7

really awful
Crashes / Fires:
0 / 0
Injuries / Deaths:
0 / 0
Average Mileage:
700 miles

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problem #1

Jan 162007

Passat 4WD 4-cyl

  • Automatic transmission
  • 700 miles
- the contact stated after driving the 2006 Volkswagen and attempting to exit the vehicle she noticed that both the foot lights and the interior hood lights did not work. The contact took the vehicle into a repair shop and they determined that it was a short circuit that they could not pin point. The contact felt unsafe, will not drive the vehicle.

- Brownville, TX, USA