Volkswagen Passat Complaints

7,897 consumer complaints on file.

#10544670September 20, 2013
ENGINE, FUEL SYSTEM, DIESEL
I DRIVING THROUGH MY NEIGHBORHOOD WHEN I GOT A FLASHING LIGHT ON MY DASH, QUICKLY THE ENGINE BEGAN TO FEEL SHAKY AND THE VEHICLE SHUT OFF COMPLETELY. I WAS ABLE TO PULL TO THE SIDE OF THE STREET BUT THE CAR WOULD NO LONGER START. THE CAR HAD TO BE TOWED TO THE CLOSEST VW DEALERSHIP. THE NEXT DAY I RECEIVED A CALL FROM THE DEALERSHIP TELLING ME IT WAS A HIGH PRESSURE FUEL PUMP FAILURE (HPFP) THAT CAUSED THE ISSUE AND THAT BECAUSE A PART HAD TO BE ORDERED AND THE WORK REQUIRED WAS EXTENSIVE, IT WOULD TAKE THEM ABOUT A WEEK. I DID GET MY CAR IN ABOUT 5 DAYS AND ALL REPAIRS WERE COVERED UNDER WARRANTY. I ASKED THE SERVICE MANAGER HOW MUCH THE JOB WOULD HAVE COST WITHOUT WARRANTY AND HE SAID IT WAS ABOUT A $5,700 JOB! IT APPALLED ME THAT HE HAD NO EXPLANATION FOR WHY THE HPFP FAILED SO EARLY INTO THE CAR'S LIFE. NEEDLESS TO SAY, THERE IS A SENSE OF UNEASINESS THAT I HAVE NOW WONDERING IF THIS COULD HAPPEN AGAIN WHEN THE VEHICLE IS NO LONGER UNDER WARRANTY. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10544114September 17, 2013
STEERING, WHEELS
THIS CAR HAS AN ISSUE WITH STABILITY ABOVE 65 MPH. (YES THEY ARE INFLATED TO PROPER PRESSURE) I TOOK A 550 MILE TRIP RIGHT AFTER I BOUGHT IT AND THE CAR WAS EXTREMELY UNSTABLE AT 65MPH+ ON ALL SURFACES INCLUDING: SMOOTH CONCRETE, GROOVED CONCRETE, OLD PAVEMENT, BRAND NEW PAVEMENT, PAVEMENT WITH NO TIRE WEAR OR TIRE GROOVES, IN WIND OR NO WIND. THE PROBLEM IS WHEN YOU TRY TO KEEP THE CAR IN A STRAIGHT LINE. IT WILL NOT TRACK STRAIGHT. IT WILL GO LEFT OR RIGHT, BUT NOT STRAIGHT. HAD ALIGNMENT CHECKED AND IT WAS CORRECT. THE CAR ALSO TENDS TO DRIFT TO THE RIGHT A LITTLE NO MATTER IF YOUR ON THE DOWN OR UPSLOPE OF THE CREST ON THE ROAD. IT IS BORDERLINE DANGEROUS BECAUSE IN TRAFFIC I FOUND THE CAR WANTING TO DART TOWARDS THE LEFT AND RIGHT LANE. IF YOU DON'T CONSTANTLY FIGHT THE STEERING EVERY SECOND, YOU WILL HIT A CAR NEXT TO YOU. I HIGHLY SUSPECT IT IS THE 17" HANKOOK TIRES THAT COME ON THE CAR AS MANY HAVE REPORTED THE SAME PROBLEMS WITH THESE TIRES AND HAVE HAD ISSUES FROM BEING DANGEROUS IN SNOW AND WATER TO THE WANDERING LEFT AND RIGHT WHEN TRYING TO DRIVE STRAIGHT. SOME HAVE EVEN REPORTED THE SIDEWALLS RUPTURING. THIS IS AN ISSUE THAT PUTS ME IN FEAR FOR THE SAFETY OF MY FAMILY AND I WILL BE REPLACING THE TIRES AS SOON AS I CAN AFFORD IT. HOPEFULLY MORE PEOPLE WILL COMPLAIN HERE INSTEAD OF JUST ON FORUMS. I URGE YOU TO RESEARCH THESE TIRES AND THE VW PASSAT FORUMS AND YOU WILL FIND TONS OF COMPLAINTS ABOUT THESE TIRES. ANOTHER NOTE: I HAVE DRIVEN TRUCKS, FAMILY SEDANS, SPORTS CARS, SUV'S, AUDIS, VW, MERCEDES, BMW, FORD, CHEVY, DODGE, AND I HAVE NEVER FELT THE STEERING REFUSING TO STAY ON THE CENTER LINE UNTIL THIS CAR. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10543264September 12, 2013
TIRES
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 VOLKSWAGEN PASSAT. THE VEHICLE WAS EQUIPPED WITH YOKOHAMA TIRES 8VID IN VIGOR 205/55/16. THE DOT NUMBER WAS NOT AVAILABLE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING 50 MPH, THE DRIVER'S SIDE REAR TIRE POPPED AND HE PULLED OVER TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD AND CALLED AAA FOR ASSISTANCE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE TIRE SHOP WHERE THE TIRE WAS PURCHASED AND THE MECHANIC STATED THAT THEY HAVEN'T SEEN ANY PROBLEMS WITH THE TIRE. THE MANUFACTURER WAS AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 108,269.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10542040September 5, 2013
ENGINE, POWER TRAIN
AT 43,321 MILES, THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT WAS ON. VEHICLE WAS BROUGHT TO A VOLKSWAGEN DEALERSHIP WHERE THE INTAKE MANIFOLD HAD TO BE REPLACED ALONG WITH THE FUEL INDUCTION. THE MANIFOLD WAS COVERED BY WARRANTY BUT, NOT THE FUEL INDUCTION. OUT OF POCKET COST $136.90 AT 54,337 MILES, WHEN ACCELERATED THERE WAS A HESITATION IN THE ENGINE AND THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT HAD COME ON. VEHICLE WAS BROUGHT TO THE DEALERSHIP WHERE THE IGNITION COIL FOR CYLINDER 1 HAD TO BE REPLACED (CYLINDER MISFIRE FAULT AND COOLING FAN FAULTS) AND ALSO THE COOLING FAN WHICH WAS FAULTY. ALL NOT COVERED BY THE WARRANTY. OUT OF POCKET COST $864.35. *JB
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10538105August 30, 2013
VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2013 VOLKSWAGEN PASSAT. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING 60 MPH, THE VEHICLE DECELERATED WITHOUT MANUAL FORCE WITH THE ILLUMINATION OF THE EPC LIGHT. THE FAILURE RECURRED ON SEVERAL SEPARATE OCCASIONS. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER FOR DIAGNOSIS WHERE IT WAS STATED THAT THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL MALFUNCTIONED AND NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED BUT THE PROBLEM PERSISTED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 5,700.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10537225August 26, 2013
POWER TRAIN
I HAVE A 2013 VW PASSAT SEL TDI AND HAVE HAD TWO INCIDENTS SO FAR WITH THE VEHICLE. I BOUGHT THE CAR NEW IN SEPTEMBER 2012 AND IN JANUARY 2013 WITH ABOUT 4000 MILES ON IT THE CAR WENT INTO LIMP MODE. THE CAR WOULD NOT EXCEED 30MPH AND A FEW LIGHTS APPEARED ON THE DASH. I TOOK IT TO THE DEALER AND WAS DIAGNOSED WITH A TURBO ISSUE. THE HAD RESET SOMETHING AND TOLD ME THEY WOULD CALL ME WHEN THE PART WAS IN THEY NEEDED TO REPLACE. A FEW DAYS LATER THE CAR WAS BACK TO RUNNING WELL. THEN ON AUGUST 25TH THE CAR BASICALLY DIED WHILE IN MOTION WITH A LOSS OF BRAKES AND POWER STEERING. WE HAVE 6600 MILES ON THE VEHICLE AT THE TIME OF THE SECOND INCIDENT. TRIED TO RESTART THE CAR AND AS THE ACCELERATOR WAS DEPRESSED THE CAR WOULD STALL AGAIN AND AGAIN. HAD TO DO THIS FOR A MILE OR SO TO GET THE CAR HOME, VERY DANGEROUS, BUT SINCE IT WAS A SUNDAY WE COULDN'T GET A HOLD OF THE DEALER. ON AUGUST 26TH (NEXT MORNING) WE HAD IT TOWED TO THE DEALER SHIP AND CURRENTLY AWAITING DIAGNOSIS. MY WIFE AS WELL AS MYSELF ARE NOW WORRIED ABOUT DRIVING THE CAR ANYWHERE AS WE FEEL SOMETHING IS GOING TO HAPPEN AGAIN. WE BELIEVE THAT THIS IS A SERIOUS SAFETY ISSUE AS WHEN THE CAR STALLS THERE IS NO POWER STEERING OR BRAKES. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10537226August 26, 2013
FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE, FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE:DELIVERY
CONCERNING VOLKSWAGEN RECALL 08V156000. SUMMARY: VOLKSWAGEN IS RECALLING 412,000 MY 1999-2005 PASSAT (5TH GENERATION) VEHICLES EQUIPPED WITH AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSIONS AND PRODUCED AFTER JUNE 14, 1999. THESE VEHICLES MAY HAVE AN UNDERBODY HEAT SHIELD THAT CAN BECOME DAMAGED. IN ADDITION, AFFECTED VEHICLES WITH AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSIONS MAY HAVE A FUEL TANK VENTILATION VALVE (4MOTION/ALL WHEEL DRIVE ONLY) THAT CAN LEAK DUE TO FRACTURE. CONSEQUENCE: A HEAT SHIELD THAT MAY CONTACT THE EXHAUST SYSTEM CAN RESULT IN A VEHICLE FIRE. IN ADDITION, A FUEL LEAK FROM A FUEL LINE OR FUEL TANK VENTILATION VALVE, IN THE PRESENCE OF AN IGNITION SOURCE, CAN LEAD TO A VEHICLE FIRE. REMEDY: DEALERS WILL INSTALL ADDITIONAL UNDERBODY HEAT SHIELDS ON VEHICLES WITH AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSIONS TO COVER THE POSSIBLY DAMAGED AREAS. DEALERS WILL ALSO INSPECT THE FUEL TANK VENTILATION VALVE ON 4MOTION/ALL WHEEL DRIVE VEHICLES, AND REPLACE COMPONENTS IF NECESSARY FREE OF CHARGE. THE RECALL BEGAN ON JUNE 13, 2008. FAST FWD TO 2013. OUR GAS TANK IS NOW LEAKING OUT AND THERE'S EVERY INDICATION IT'S A VENTILATION VALVE. THE RECALL WORK WAS COMPLETE ON THIS CAR IN 2008, ALTHOUGH THE DEALER SERVICE ORDER DID NOT SPECIFY THE FUEL TANK VENTILATION VALVES WERE INSPECTED. THE WORK ORDERED SPECIFIED INSTALLING THE HEATSHIELDS ONLY. VW DEALER WILL NOT COVER COSTS OF CHECKING THE VENTILATION VALVE GIVEN THEY SAID THE RECALL WORK WAS ALREADY PERFORMED. WHO HOLDS DEALER ACCOUNTABLE FOR PROPERLY COMPLETING RECALL INSPECTION /MAINTENANCE? *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10536638August 26, 2013
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING
2004 VOLKSWAGEN PASSAT. CONSUMER WRITES IN REGARDS TO ENGINE FAILURE AND UNSATISFACTORY CUSTOMER SERVICE AT DEALERSHIP. *SMD THE CONSUMER WAS INFORMED IT WOULD COST 8,000 TO REPLACE THE ENGINE. SHE DISCOVERED A RECALL WAS ISSUED FOR WAGONS FOR ENGINE OIL SLUDGE. THE DEALER THEN STATED, THEY WOULD REPLACE THE ENGINE FOR $4,000. THE CONSUMER STATED THE MILEAGE WAS WELL WITHIN RANGE, FOR THE ENGINE TO BE COVERED UNDER THE 65,000 MILE WARRANTY.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10537007August 23, 2013
ENGINE, STRUCTURE:BODY
WE RECENTLY PURCHASED A BRAND NEW 2013 VW PASSAT FROM CRESTMONT VW, POMPTON PLAINS, NJ. THE CAR DROVE EXTREMELY WELL FOR THE FIRST FEW WEEKS. SHORTLY THEREAFTER, THERE WERE LOUD BEEPING AND WARNING SOUNDS FROM THE DASHBOARD CONTROL PANEL AND THE CAR STARTED TO LOSE SPEED. UPON VW SUGGESTION, WE TOOK IT TO CRESTMONT SERVICE DEPT. IT APPEARS THERE WAS MOTOR OIL SPEWING ALL OVER THE ENGINE. A WEEK LATER THERE WERE LOUD NOISES EMANATING FROM THE ROOF AREA EVERY TIME THE VEHICLE NEGOTIATED A BUMP IN THE ROAD. ONCE AGAIN CRESTMONT VW SERVICE DEPT. EXAMINED THE CAR AND THEY DETERMINED THE ENTIRE SUNROOF PANEL HAD TO BE DISMANTLED IN ORDER FOR ADDITIONAL INSULATION COULD BE ADDED TO THE ENTIRE ROOF, TO DAMPEN THE SOUNDS DURING NORMAL, CURSORY DRIVING CONDITIONS. BOB GROSS, THE SERVICE DEPT. MANAGER AT CRESTMONT VW HAS LEFT ME A DETAILED VOICEMAIL INFORMING ME THAT HE RECEIVED A TECH BULLETIN FROM VW, NOTIFYING ALL DEALERS THAT THERE WERE PLASTIC SHAVINGS LEFT BEHIND DURING THE MANUFACTURING PROCESS THAT CAUSED THE OIL TANK TO RUPTURE, RESULTING IN MOTOR OIL TO GUSH PROFUSELY, WHICH CAN LEAD THE CAR TO STALL AND POSSIBLY THE ENGINE TO CEASE. I HAVE WRITTEN TO [XXX], GM FOR VW NORTH AMERICA, AND TO [XXX], PRESIDENT AND CEO OF VW NORTH AMERICA. NEITHER OF THEM DENY THE CLAIMS. IT IS CLEARLY EVIDENT THIS VEHICLE NEED ADDITIONAL SCRUTINY TO RECTIFY THE INHERENT FLAWS, SHORTCOMINGS AND INADEQUACIES THAT ARE PREVALENT FROM THE LACK OF OVERSIGHT DURING THE MANUFACTURING PROCESS. THE SOLE OPERATOR OF THIS VEHICLE IS MY SON WHO RECENTLY TURNED 17. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10536528August 21, 2013
SERVICE BRAKES
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 VOLKSWAGEN PASSAT. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING 25 MPH, THE BRAKES WERE APPLIED AND ABNORMALLY TRAVELED TO THE FLOORBOARD. THE VEHICLE ALSO EXHIBITED AN INCREASE IN STOPPING DISTANCE. THE CONTACT TOOK THE VEHICLE TO THE DEALER FOR DIAGNOSTIC TESTING. THE DEALER STATED THAT THE HYDRAULIC BRAKE LINE WAS DEFECTIVE. THE CONTACT REFERENCED NHTSA CAMPAIGN I.D. NUMBER 06V472000 (SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC) AND CALLED THE MANUFACTURER. THE MANUFACTURER STATED THAT THE VIN WAS NOT INCLUDED IN THE RECALL. THE CONTACT DID NOT HAVE THE HYDRAULIC SYSTEM REPLACED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 150,000.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10535313August 14, 2013
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP:CONTROL UNIT/MODULE
ABS CONTROL MODULE NEEDS TO BE REPLACED. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10534814August 12, 2013
STEERING, ELECTRICAL SYSTEM, EXTERIOR LIGHTING
STEERING: VEHICLE PULLS TO AN EXCESSIVE AMOUNT POTENTIALLY LEADING TO INJURY OR DEATH. IT DOES NOT TRACK STRAIGHT AT ALL, NO MATTER IF IT'S ON THE LEFT LANE OF THE ROAD, CENTER CROWN OF THE ROAD OR IN THE RIGHT LANE (NO CURVES. I TOOK THE VEHICLE IN TO THE DEALERSHIP OVER 4 TIMES THINKING IT MAY BE AN ALIGNMENT PROBLEM. I WAS TOLD THE SECOND TIME THAT IT PULLS HARD TO THE RIGHT AS A "SAFETY MEASURE", TO LEAD THE CAR TO THE RIGHT SHOULDER TO GET OFF THE ROAD ON TO THE SHOULDER. ASKED THE SERVICE ADVISOR TO SHOW ME WHERE VW HAD DISCLOSED THIS AS A "SAFETY" MEASURE. THERE WAS NO SUCH DOCUMENTATION. I TOOK IT IN TO ANOTHER VW DEALERSHIP IN MY SAME CITY. THEY DID WHAT THEY SAID WAS THE 'BEST THEY COULD DO WITHOUT EXCEEDING VW'S SPECIFICATIONS. THIS IS A DANGEROUS DEFECT AND THE SECOND DEALERSHIP ADMITTED TO ME THAT VW WAS HAVING SOME PROBLEMS WITH THIS ISSUE. LIGHTS/ELECTRICAL: THE LOW BEAM LIGHT WENT OUT ON THE DRIVERS SIDE OF THE VEHICLE. I TOOK IT TO ONE OF THE DEALERSHIPS IN MY CITY. I THOUGHT IT WENT OUT TOO SOON BUT SUSPECT IT WAS AN ISSUE. IT TURNED OUT TO BE MORE THEN A SIMPLE BURNT OUT BULB. THE WHOLE LIGHT ASSEMBLY HAD TO BE REPLACED BECAUSE OF WHAT THE SERVICE ADVISOR TOLD ME WAS INDEED A PROBLEM VW WAS HAVING WITH THE ELECTRICAL CONNECTION MAKING CONTINUOUS CONTACT (LIKE A PLUG & RECEPTACLE). HE STATED THAT THEY HAD CHANGED THE DESIGN IN THE 2014 MODELS BECAUSE OF THIS DEFECT IN THE 2013 MODELS. I REQUESTED THAT SINCE IT WAS A KNOWN ISSUE, I WOULD LIKE THEM TO RETROFIT OR CHANGE OUT THE PASSENGER SIDE LIGHT. HE STATED TO ME HE WAS NOT AUTHORIZED TO CHANGE THE DEFECTIVE UNIT UNTIL IT ACTUALLY FAILS. THIS IS POTENTIALLY DANGEROUS AS IT CAN HAPPEN AT NIGHT WHEN LIGHTS ARE REALLY NEEDED, AND DURING THE DAY IF LIGHTS NEED TO BE ON FOR SAFETY WHERE IT IS REQUIRED ON SOME OF THE MORE DANGEROUS ROADS. GET IT IN WRITING WHAT IS WRONG-NO GLOSSING OVER. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10532019July 26, 2013
POWER TRAIN
DSG TRANSMISSION - FAILURE TO PROPERLY DOWNSHIFT FROM A COMPLETE STOP. THIS IS A FREQUENT, RECURRING PROBLEM WITH THIS TRANSMISSION. WHEN PULLING AWAY FROM A COMPLETE STOP, FIRST GEAR DOES NOT AND WILL NOT ENGAGE UNTIL THE CAR HAS BEEN STOPPED FOR A FEW SECONDS. IF I AM MOVING AT ANY SPEED OVER 4 MPH THE CAR WILL SHIFT INTO 2ND GEAR AND STAY. I HAVE HAD TO FLOOR THE GAS PEDAL TO GET THE CAR TO DOWN SHIFT BACK TO FIRST AT VERY LOW SINGLE DIGIT SPEEDS. THIS DELAY RESULTS IN UNCERTAIN ACCELERATION, WHICH CAN BE DANGEROUS WHEN ATTEMPTING TO PULL INTO MOVING TRAFFIC OR MERGE ONTO A ROADWAY. IN MANY INSTANCES, THE DELAY OF REENGAGEMENT OF FIRST GEAR IS VIOLENT ENOUGH SPIN THE FRONT TIRES, AND PUT THE DRIVER BACK AGAINST THE SEAT AND THE TRACTION CONTROL LIGHT COMES ON. THE DANGEROUS PART IS NOT KNOWING WHEN THIS PROBLEM WILL OCCUR. THIS VEHICLE HAS BEEN INTO THE LOCAL DEALERSHIP ON MULTIPLE OCCASIONS TO ADDRESS THIS COMPLAINT AND HAS YET TO BE RESOLVED. THE REGIONAL VW FIELD ENGINEER AND REP HAVE BEEN MADE AWARE OF THE SITUATION AND HAVE FAILED TO MAKE THE CAR RIGHT BY THROWING PARTS AT WHAT THEY THINK THE PROBLEM IS, INSTEAD OF TRYING TO FIND AN ACTUAL SOLUTION. THE CAR HS BEEN IN THE DEALER FOR ABOUT A MONTH'S WORTH OF TIME DURING MY 5 MONTHS OF OWNERSHIP. THIS PROBLEM IS SO BAD, THAT I HAVE HAD MANY NEAR MISS ACCIDENTS BECAUSE THE CAR COULD NOT GET OUT OF ITS OWN WAY DUE TO THE TRANSMISSIONS REFUSAL TO DOWNSHIFT INTO A LOWER GEAR FOR MORE POWER. ONCE IN 4TH AND ABOVE, THE CAR DRIVES JUST FINE AND DOWNSHIFTS WITHOUT ISSUE. THE PROBLEM LIES PRIMARILY WITH 1ST, 2ND, AND 3RD. IN ANOTHER 500 MILES THE CAR IS TO RETURN TO THE DEALER FOR THE CLUTCHPACK TO BE REPLACED. THIS IS THE 4TH REPAIR FOR THIS ISSUE AND ANOTHER PART BEING THROWN AT THIS PROBLEM, INSTEAD OF FINDING OUT WHY THIS PROBLEM EXIST. I REFUSE TO BELIEVE THAT THE CAR DRIVES LIKE THIS AS PER VW DESIGN. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10525582July 18, 2013
FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 VOLKSWAGEN PASSAT. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE FUEL SYSTEM WAS LEAKING. THE CONTACT LATER RECEIVED NOTIFICATION OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 08V156000 (FUEL SYSTEM) AND HAD THE VEHICLE REPAIRED UNDER THE RECALL. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE FUEL SYSTEM CONTINUED TO LEAK AFTER THE RECALL REPAIR. THE CONTACT WAS NOT SATISFIED WITH THE REMEDY PROVIDED IN THE RECALL. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 80,000. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10525433July 17, 2013
FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE:DELIVERY, FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE, FUEL SYSTEM, OTHER
FUEL TANK VENTILATION VALVE IS LEAKING FUEL. VW DEALER REFUSED TO FIX IT UNDER THE EXISTING RECALL: NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER: 08V156000 NHTSA ACTION NUMBER: PE08008 I HAVE VW PASSAT 2004 GLS 4 MOTION W/MANUAL TRANSMISSION. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10524574July 12, 2013
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM, ENGINE
ON MULTIPLE OCCASIONS (ALMOST EVERY DAY) I WILL TRY TO START THE CAR AND IT WILL DIE THE SHOW A "STEERING WHEEL LOCK COLUMN" ON THE DASH BOARD, AFTER SEVERAL TRIES IT WILL EVENTUALLY START AND RUN. ON SEVERAL OCCASIONS I HAVE BEEN TRAVELING DOWN THE INTERSTATE AT THE AVERAGE OF 60-75 MPH AND THE CAR WILL JUST SHUT COMPLETELY OFF. THIS IS EXTREMELY UNSAFE!!! I HAVE READ THIS IS A COMMON ERROR, THERE SHOULD BE A SAFETY RECALL ON THIS ISSUE! *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10524079July 10, 2013
POWER TRAIN
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 ACURA MDX. THE CONTACT STATED THE TRANSMISSION ON THE VEHICLE SHUTTERED WHILE DRIVING 40 MPH. THE CONTACT STATED THE SHUTTERED STOPPED WHEN HE TOOK HIS FOOT OFF OF THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL, BUT IT STARTED TO SHUTTER AGAIN WHEN IT WAS ENGAGED. THE SHUTTERING SEEMED TO OCCUR BETWEEN THIRD AND FORTH GEAR. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT INSPECTED BY A DEALER. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 66,000. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10523998July 9, 2013
AIR BAGS, STEERING
CAR OWNER WAS DRIVING AT APPROX. 60MPH REACHED ACROSS THE SEAT THE CAR SWERVED SHE OVER CORRECTED TWICE DUE TO VERY "TOUCHY" STEERING. THE CAR THEN CAREENED ACROSS FOUR LANES OF TRAFFIC, AND DOWN A 30FT EMBANKMENT BOUNCING OFF SEVERAL TREES. THEN STRIKING ONE HEAD ON WITH ENOUGH FORCE AS TO BEND AND PUSH BACK THE FRAME. NONE OF THE FIVE AIR BAGS THIS CAR IS FACTORY EQUIPPED WITH DEPLOYED. THE DRIVER SUSTAINED MANY BUMPS AND BRUISES ALONG WITH A SHATTERED ANKLE WHICH REQUIRED SURGERY TO PLACE TWO STEEL PLATES IN HER ANKLE. RECOVERY IS EXPECTED BUT IT WILL TAKE SEVERAL MONTHS. UPON REPORTING THE CRASH AND NON-DEPLOYMENT OF THE AIR BAGS TO THE DEALER WHERE THE CAR WAS PURCHASED, ALL THE SALESMAN HAD TO SAY WAS "THANKS FOR GETTING OUR LEMON OFF OUR LOT". *TR
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10522521June 30, 2013
POWER TRAIN
2001 VW PASSAT STICKING GAS PEDAL COMMENTS: THIS HAS HAPPENED TO ME RECENTLY 2 TIMES....GAS PEDAL STUCK TO FLOOR, REDLINE, ALMOST CRASHED. RESEARCHING I FOUND IT TO BE A COMMON PROBLEM. VW SHOULD BE HELD ACCOUNTABLE... THIS IS A DANGEROUS SITUATION! SHOULD I STOP DRIVING IT??? MORE ACCOUNTS AT: HTTP://WWW.PASSATWORLD.COM/FORUMS/42-VOLKSWAGEN-PASSAT-B5-DISCUSSION/236513-ANYONE-ELSE'S-GAS-PEDAL-GET-STUCK.HTML. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10522442June 29, 2013
ENGINE
TRAVELING AT POSTED SPEED LIMIT ON LOCAL HIGHWAY WHEN THE ENGINE LOST POWER, BATTERY LIGHT ILLUMINATED, A/C STOPPED BLOWING ALTOGETHER. VEHICLE WAS TRAVELING UP SLIGHT INCLINE SO VEHICLE PULLED INTO NEAREST PARKING LOT OFF OF HIGHWAY. ONCE VEHICLE PULLED INTO PARKING LOT IT WAS TURNED OFF AND THE KEY REMOVED. ATTEMPTED TO RE-START VEHICLE, ENGINE WOULD TURN OVER BUT WOULD NOT START. REMOVED KEY FROM VEHICLE, EXITED VEHICLE AND NOTICED SMOKE COMING FROM UNDERNEATH HOOD. RAISED HOOD AND FOUND TOP LEFT REAR ENGINE COVER AND SURROUNDING PLASTIC TUBING AS WELL AS THE FABRIC ON THE UNDERSIDE OF THE HOOD ON FIRE. FIRE DEPARTMENT WAS CALLED BUT FIRE WAS EXTINGUISHED PRIOR TO THEIR ARRIVAL. VEHICLE TOWED TO LOCAL VW DEALERSHIP AND AWAITING INSURANCE ADJUSTER AND VW TO ASSESS DAMAGES. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
Yes
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0

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