The contact owns a 1999 Volkswagen Passat. The contact stated that while driving approximately 60 mph with the headlights in activation, the headlights suddenly became dim. The contact decelerated to 40 mph due to the distortion of his visibility. The contact inspected the vehicle and noticed that both plastic headlight lenses exhibited a brown film and oxidation. The manufacturer was not notified of the problem. The approximate failure mileage was 90,000. The VIN was unavailable.

- Manchester, NH, USA

I was driving approximately 25 miles a hour by my house while I was driving a big click noise sounded on my front right wheel the car swerved and fell in a ditch the police came and the car was towed to a mechanic and he told me it was your tie rod and axle broken I had to change them. Plus my ABS system is not working and it needs a new module and it seems like every Passat out there have no problem and the dealer wont help or VW hotline plus my two front windows just fell and the windows need a whole new actuators and on the internet alot of the Passat have that problem and the dealer wont help there is five recalls on Passat and the dealer don't want to do but 1 of them so please help me.

- Ocean Pines, MD, USA

I had shut off my car and when I went to turn it back on I had no lights, turn signals, dome light, horn, climat control or radio. I took it to the dealer they told me it happens on beetles and golfs all the time and that it was the ignision switch. They showed me the switch when they pulled it out. It had gotten so hot it melted right through the wires. There is no safety recall on this but if it gets hot enough to melt metal it could start the car on fire.

- Story City, IA, USA