Nevermind wrote:
> ....My '97 Passat heater core ruptured today.I've never seen anything
> like this before and I drove rusty rat Chevy's back in the '70's.
> Even though this is now an 8 year old car,is this something that I
> should bitch to VW about?????
> I'd appreciate any feedback.Thanks!

Take a look at the vwvortex "passat all other models" group on this.
VWoA has recently been ponying-up on paying for some of these, as well
they should. The heater cores in these cars are dangerous and if they
should happen to go at highway speeds could cause crashes. Be polite and
professional when you talk to them, but be persistent. You will probably
need to have a diagnostic done by your local dealer shop before vw will
move on it. And if you've put green prestone junk in it... fuhgeddaboudit.

Best o' luck - Chris