Volkswagen Passats probed
From Times Staff and Wire Reports
Volkswagen’s 2000 to 2003 Passat cars are being investigated by a U.S. safety agency after 19 reports of fires that may be caused by malfunctioning ignition coils.
The preliminary inquiry may affect about 346,000 gasoline-powered Passats with four- and six-cylinder engines, the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration said. No injuries were reported.
