1990 Volkswagen Passat Visibility (wipers, defrost, mirrors) Problems

“Wife was driving along when all of a sudden, heater core burst, filling interior of car with hot coolant and steam. Her vision was obstructed by the steam on the inside of the windshield and he had to bring the car to a complete stop in traffic. My daughter, who was in the passenger seat, had some coolant spill onto her shoe. Voa has issued a recall on this exact part before on other serial number ranges and other models, but for some reason, they claimed my VIN was outside of recall criteria, even though the same exact part suffered the same exact failure.”

“Recall 96 v 115 000/engine cooling system: vehicle experienced overheating in which coolant / steam was coming into vehicle. Manufacturer notified, and informed consumer that this vehicle was not part of recall due to VIN. Heating core failed and leaked through the vents. The consumer's vehicle was excluded from repair while the same failures as in the recall occured.”

“Head gasket leaks, allowing oil to run onto exhaust manifold and burns, causing carbon monoxide fumes to ente rvehicle; also, heat exhanger leaks, causing odor to enter passenger compartment. Could result in injury to driver's feet or fog up windshield.”

“When consumer started the heater ventilation the vehicle was so hot inside that glass windows were foggy, and the temperature was very hot. Consumer couldn't drive in that situation. Dealer and manufacturer were contacted.”

“Recall number 96v115000; consumer was not notified of the recall failure. Consumer contacted the dealer, dealer stated consumer's vehicle was not included in recall due to VIN.”