Volkswagen Passat Complaints (1999)

664 consumer complaints on file.

#877346January 3, 2001
VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL
WHILE DRIVING THE VEHICLE SUDDENLY ACCELERATED WHICH MAY HAVE CAUSED A CRASH. DRIVER HAD TO PLACE VEHICLE IN NEUTRAL IN ORDER TO STOP. DEALER COULD NOT DETERMINE CAUSE. COMMON PROBLEM. PLEASE PROVIDE FURTHER INFORMATION. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#738488December 29, 2000
VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL:ACCELERATOR PEDAL
THE POSITION OF THE BRAKE AND GAS PEDALS MAKES IT POSSIBLE FOR ME TO NUDGE THE GAS PEDAL WHILE BRAKING. THIS HAS NEVER BEEN A PROBLEM FOR ME ON OTHER CARS IN CLOSE TO FIFTY YEARS OF DRIVING. I,M REPORTING THIS ON THE CHANCE THAT YOU MIGHT FIND A PATTERN OF LIKE OCCURANCES.*AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#737857December 15, 2000
FUEL SYSTEM, OTHER, SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP
GAS GAUGE SENDING UNIT HAS BEEN REPLACED ONCE. MALFUNCTIONING AGAIN. SHOWS FULL TANK WHEN MORE THAN HALF EMPTY. BRAKES HAVE NEVER WORKED ADEQUATELY. DEALER HAS INSPECTED AND SAYS THEY ARE "NORMAL". AFTER INSPECTION, WORKED BETTER FOR A BRIEF PERIOD. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#875570November 28, 2000
STEERING:LINKAGES:TIE ROD ASSEMBLY
RECALL 99V248000/TIE RODS: VEHICLE EXPERIENCING A TORN SEAL ON RIGHT TIE ROD DUE TO DEFECTIVE PARTS. DEALER NOTIFIED, AND INFORMED CONSUMER THAT VEHICLE WAS NOT COVERED UNDER RECALL. PLEASE FEEL FREE TO PROVIDE ANY FURTHER DETAILS ON THIS MATTER. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#874539November 7, 2000
STEERING:LINKAGES:TIE ROD ASSEMBLY
SEALS IN FRONT TIE ROD ENDS ARE BROKEN ON BOTH SIDES. DUST CAN GET IN AND AFFECT STEERING OF VEHICLE.THIS IS THE SAME PROBLEM AS RECALL # 99V248000 FOR TIE RODS.*AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#871811September 29, 2000
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP, SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS:DISC
ONGOING PROBLEM WITH BRAKES SQUEALING WHEN APPLYING BRAKES. VEHICLE BEEN IN DEALER SHOP ON FOUR OCCASIONS. REPAIRS WERE MADE ON THE DISC BRAKE SYSTEM, AND PROBLEM STILLOCCURRING. PLEASE FEEL FREE TO PROVIDE ANY FURTHER DETAILS. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#870371September 13, 2000
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE:GASOLINE
WHEN BACKING OUT OF DRIVEWAY OR WHEN MAKING A LEFT OR RIGHT HAND TURN VEHICLE DEACCELERATED AND CUT OFF WITHOUT PRIOR WARNING. CONSUMER HAS CONTACTED DEALER, DEALER HAS YET TO REPLACE PARTS. PLEASE PROVIDE ANY FURTHER DETAILS.*AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#729816September 1, 2000
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS:DISC
ROTORS ARE PREMATURLY WARPED AND THE FRONT END VIBRATES WHILE BRAKING AT SPEED OVER 45 MILES AN HOUR. THE MANUFACTURER REFUSES TO REPLACE THEM UNDER WARRENTY AND THE DEALER FAILED TO TEST DRIVE AND INSPECT THE ROTORS WHEN THEY HAD THE CAR IN FOR THE 12,000 MILE CHECK UP IN JUNE 2000. ALSO, I UNDERSTAND THAT THE SWEDISH DISTRIBUTOR RECALLED THE BRAKES FOR PREMATURE FAILURE DUE TO RUST AND ROAD SALT.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#729666August 31, 2000
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE:GASOLINE
WHEN STARTING THE VEHICLE, BOTH AFTER IT HAS BEEN SITTING FOR A WHILE AND WHEN THE ENGINE IS STILL WARM, THE ENGINE REVS UP TO ABOUT 2000 RPM AND THEN AFTER A FEW SECONDS DROPS BACK TO NORMAL IDLE SPEED. THEN, ALMOST IMMEDIATELY AFTER THE RPM DROPS BACK TO NORMAL IDLE SPEED, THE "CHECK ENGINE" LIGHT WILL COME ON AND STAY ON. THIS HAS BEEN HAPPENING INTERMITANTLY OVER THE PAST 2 MONTHS. THE DEALER HAS CHECKED THE VEHICLE TWICE AND CANNOT STOP IT FROM HAPPENING AGAIN AT A LATER DATE. I DON'T THINK THEY REALLY KNOW WHAT'S WRONG WITH IT.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#729668August 31, 2000
FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE:STORAGE:TANK ASSEMBLY
FUEL GAUGE STOPPED WORKING PROPERLY. IT WOULD NOT REGISTER A FULL TANK OF GAS EVEN WHEN THE TANK WAS FULL. DEALER REPLACED FUEL SENDING UNIT FROM THE TANK TO CORRECT THE PROBLEM.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#729781August 31, 2000
TIRES
RIGHT REAR TIRE BLEW OUT ON 2 OCCASIONS
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#729515August 30, 2000
SEAT BELTS:FRONT:RETRACTOR
AFTER FOLDING REAR SEAT FORWARD THEN RETURNING TO UPRIGHT, REAR CENTER SEATBELT LOCKS IN RETRACTED POSITION; SEATBELT ASSY. REPLACED ONCE BY DEALER, REPAIRED BY DEALER FOLLOWING RECURRENCE APPROX. 1 MONTH LATER. SVC. ADVISOR AT DEALER SAID THAT THIS IS A FREQUENT PROBLEM WITH LATE MODEL PASSAT WAGONS, DUE TO APPARENT DESIGN FLAW.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#869171August 30, 2000
POWER TRAIN
SPEEDOMETER AND TACOMETER WILL PERIODICALLY NOT LIGHT UP. THEY START TO FLICKER AND GO OUT. SPEEDOMETER AND TACOMETER WILL NOT LIGHT UP UNTIL ENGINE IS TURNED OFF AND RESTARTED. DEALER HAS NOT PROVIDED A REMEDY, AND HAS ADVISED CONSUMER THAT A REMEDY WILL NOT BE ISSUED UNTIL MATTER WAS CONSTANT.*AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#727190August 9, 2000
AIR BAGS
AIRBAG LIGHT HAS COME ON 5 TIMES. IT SEEMS THAT ALL 5 TIMES HAVE HAPPENED ON THE HIGHWAY WHIE DRIVING OVER 55 MPH. FIRST TIME, THE DEALER RESET THE AIRBAG SENSORS. SECOND, THIRD, AND FOURTH TIME, ACCORDING TO THE DEALER INVOICE, THE AIRBAG/SRS CONTROL MODULE HAS BEEN REPLACED. I HAVE WRITTEN TO VOLKSWAGEN OF AMERICA INFORMING THEM THAT I BELIEVE MY CAR TO BE A LEMON AND AM DEMANDING RELIEF UNDER THE LEMON LAW OF MY STATE (MA).
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#553136July 21, 2000
TIRES:TREAD/BELT
WHILE DRIVING, THE MICHELIN MXV4 TIRE (P205 65 R15) FAILED, WITH ONLY 5600 MILES ON THE TIRE. *MJS
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#724857July 3, 2000
TIRES, FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE:STORAGE:TANK ASSEMBLY
WHILE DRIVING, RIGHT REAR TIRE BLEW OUT. THE WELL LINING BETWEEN THE TIRE AND THE FUEL TANK FOR CUSION PURPOSE WAS OBSERVED TO BE BENDED AROUND THE TOP PORTION OF THE TIRE. PIECES OF TIRE HIT FUEL TANK AND CAUSED A FUEL LEAK WHICH MAY HAVE RESULTED IN A FIRE. *AK( DOT NUMBER: M3TA CXYX TIRE SIZE: 15 )
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#723739June 8, 2000
SUSPENSION:FRONT:CONTROL ARM:LOWER ARM
THE LOWER RIGHT ARM OF THE FRONT SUSPENSION HAS FAILED. THIS IS AFTER ONLY 25,000 MILES. THE BUSHING HAS APPARENTLY COME LOOSE FROM THE ARM. IF ALLOWED TO PROGRESS FAR ENOUGH, THIS COULD LEAD TO UNSAFE HANDLING OF THE VEHICLE. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#863112June 6, 2000
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP, VISIBILITY:SUN/MOON ROOF ASSEMBLY, SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:POWER ASSIST:VACUUM, SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS:DISC:PADS, ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE, SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS:MASTER CYLINDER
OIL LINE BROKE WHILE DRIVING. ALSO, ABS/MASTER CYLINDER MALFUNCTIONED, CAUSING THE ENTIRE ABS SYSTEM TO BE REPLACED.VEHICLE WAS NOT BRAKING PROPERLY WHEN BRAKES WERE APPLIED. IN ADDITION, HAD PADS REPLACED TWICE/NEEDED A NEW BOOSTER INSTALLED, AND SUN ROOF WAS REPLACED BECAUSE IT LEAKED AND MADE A SQUEALING NOISE.*AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#722430May 9, 2000
POWER TRAIN:CLUTCH ASSEMBLY
THERE WAS A CATOSTROPHIC FAILURE OF THE CLUTCH WITH NO SIGN OF PROBLEMS PRIOR TO FAILURE.NOTE CAR HAD ROUTINE SERVICE FIVE DAYS PRIOR TO FAILURE. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#861638May 9, 2000
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE:GASOLINE
WHILE DRIVING ABOUT ANY SPEED THEN PARKING, TURNING OFF ENGINE, AND THEN TRYING TO START THE ENGINE, IT WON'T RESTART. *AK WITH SPARK PLUGS AND THERMOSTAT INSTALLED AT FACTOURY, THE VEHICLE RUNS AT 165 DEGREE. WHEN NEW SPARK PLUGS AND THERMOSTAT WERE INSTALLED, THE VEHICLE RUN AT 190 DEGREE. THE OWNER SAYS THESE ITEMS HAVE BEEN ON RECALL. *YH
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0

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