Body & structure
Filed Mar 6, 2003
THE DRIVER AND PASSENGER DOORS DID NOT CLOSE.*JB
- NHTSA ID
- 10010044
- Incident
- Aug 24, 2002
1998 Volkswagen Passat Body & structure Problems
Owner-reported complaints naming the body or structure system, filed with NHTSA
Data refreshed
Body & structure reportsComplaints are reports submitted to NHTSA by owners and drivers. NHTSA does not verify most reports before publishing them, and a complaint does not establish that a defect exists. Volume is influenced by how many of a vehicle were sold, how long it has been on the road, and how much attention an issue has received.
8
Latest Mar 6, 2003
Share of all reportsThis category as a share of every owner report on file for this model year. One report can name more than one component, so the categories overlap.
2%
of 331 total
Crash or fire reportedReports in this category whose submitter recorded that a crash or a fire occurred. The reporter's own answer on the NHTSA form, not a verified finding.
0
Injuries or deaths reportedTotals the submitters entered on their own reports in this category. Not verified by NHTSA and not a casualty statistic.
0
What this page shows
Reports naming the vehicle structure, frame, body panels, doors, hood and trim. Every record below is an owner-reported complaint about the 1998 Volkswagen Passat submitted to NHTSA — not a confirmed defect, not a recall and not a manufacturer bulletin. 8 reports on file name it.
Complaints are reports submitted by owners and drivers to NHTSA. They are not verified and do not establish that a defect exists.
Owner reports naming body or structure
Shown in the owner’s own words, exactly as filed
Body & structureTransmission
Filed Jan 23, 2001
DEALER STATE; WATER LEAK FROM FIREWALL FROM DRAINS IN COWLPANEL BEING CLOGGED, SHORTING OUT TRANSMISSION CONTROL MODULE 1,200 IN REPAIRS OWNERS RESPONSIBLE, BUT MANUAL DOESN'T INCLUDE IN MAINTENENCE. MANUFACTURER DEFECT OF A DENIED CLAIM. *AK
- NHTSA ID
- 739848
- Incident
- Aug 15, 2000
Body & structureTransmission
Filed Nov 15, 1999
TRANSMISSION SHIFTS ERRATICALLY. NLM
- NHTSA ID
- 549514
Body & structureTransmission
Filed Oct 29, 1999
TRANSMISSION MALFUNCTIONED, UNABLE TO BE RECTIFIED. MJS
- NHTSA ID
- 549419
Body & structure
Filed Feb 1, 1999
MOLDING CRACKED, CAUSING TAILGATE TO FAIL. *YC
- NHTSA ID
- 606829
- Incident
- Aug 1, 1998
Body & structure
Filed Feb 1, 1999
SUNVISOR FAILED. MJS
- NHTSA ID
- 606237
- Incident
- May 1, 1998
Body & structure
Filed Jul 26, 1998
CENTRAL LOCKING SYSTEM - REAR DRIVER SIDE DOOR MALFUNCTION.
- NHTSA ID
- 538946
Body & structureHeating & air conditioningElectrical+2 more
Filed Jun 19, 1998
TRANSMISSION PROBLEMS CONTINUALLY BE EXPERIENCED.
- NHTSA ID
- 536959
- Incident
- Jun 1, 1998
Higher-selling and older vehicles accumulate more reports. Counts are not failure rates and are not directly comparable between vehicles that sold in very different numbers.
Other components reported on this vehicle
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Elsewhere on this vehicle
Data sources
- NHTSA Office of Defects Investigation — owner-reported complaints and the components recorded on them
Data on this page last refreshed .