Volkswagen Passat Complaints

7,897 consumer complaints on file.

#10178984January 17, 2007
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP, EQUIPMENT:ELECTRICAL
ABS MODULE FAILURE: THIS PROBLEM INITIALLY AROUSED IN 2004 WHICH WAS SERVICED BY A LOCAL VW DEALERSHIP IN SAN FRANCISCO. THE TECHNICIAN RESET THE CODE WHICH MADE THE BEEPING STOP AND MADE THE LIGHT DISAPPEAR TEMPORARILY. WHEN IT CAME BACK ON AGAIN A FEW WEEKS LATER, I CONTACTED THE SAME DEALERSHIP WHO ADVISED ME THAT SINCE "IT'S NOT A SAFETY CONCERN, I DIDN'T NEED TO GET THAT PROBLEM FIXED RIGHT AWAY." IN THE BEGINNING, THE ABS LIGHT WAS TEMPERAMENTAL. IT WOULD COME ON AND OFF BUT IT HAS BEEN ON CONSISTENTLY SINCE APRIL/MAY 2005. I ATTEMPTED TO GET IT FIXED A FEW TIMES TO NO AVAIL. I WAS TOLD THAT IT WOULD COST ME NEARLY $2000 OUT OF POCKET. UPON FURTHER INVESTIGATION, I BECAME AWARE THAT THIS IS A COMMON PROBLEM WITH VW BUT VW OF NORTH AMERICA REFUSED TO CORRECT THIS ISSUE AND CONSUMERS ARE BEING FORCED TO PAY OUT OF POCKET, WHICH IS AN EXPENSIVE REPAIR. IN OCTOBER OF LAST YEAR, I FILED AN OFFICIAL COMPLAINT WITH THE CALIFORNIA DEPT OF CONSUMER AFFAIRS, BUREAU OF AUTOMOTIVE REPAIRS (BAR) WHO ATTEMPTED TO ADVOCATE ON MY BEHALF BUT WERE UNSUCCESSFUL AS WELL. I WAS TOLD BY THE BAR THAT THERE HAVE BEEN THOUSANDS OF COMPLAINTS REGISTERED BUT NO ACTION HAS BEEN TAKEN AGAINST THE VW OF NORTH AMERICA YET. VW OF NORTH AMERICA NEEDS TO STEP UP TO THE PLATE AND ACT RESPONSIBLY TO CORRECT THIS ISSUE BEFORE TRAGEDY HITS. IF GOVT ENTITIES SUCH AS NHTSA AND OTHER ORGANIZATION CANNOT FORCE VW TO ACT THEN THE VW OWNERS NEED TO CONSIDER FILING A CLASS ACTION LAW SUIT. THIS IS A SERIOUS MATTER AND I FOR ONE HAVE ALREADY BEGUN LOOKING IN TO THIS OPTION. I AM TIRED OF DEALING WITH VWOFA AND THEY NEED TO BE HELD ACCOUNTABLE FOR THEIR ACTION. PLEASE CLICK ON THE FOLLOWING LINK TO READ COMPLAINTS REGISTERED BY OTHER VW OWNERS. HTTP://TECH.BENTLEYPUBLISHERS.COM/THREAD.JSPA?MESSAGE ID=261419 *JB
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10178845January 16, 2007
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS:DISC:ROTOR
WHILE ATTEMPTING TO MAKE AN EMERGENCY STOP IN MY 2000 VW PASSAT, THERE WAS A 1 TO 2 SECOND DELAY IN BRAKING POWER. THE ROADS WERE WET AND THE BRAKE ROTORS WERE WET DUE TO LACK OF SHIELDS TO PREVENT WATER FROM MAKING THE BRAKE ROTORS WET. THE 1-2 SECOND DELAY (FROM THE TIME I APPLIED THE BRAKE) CAUSED MY VEHICLE TO NOT STOP IN THE TYPICAL STOPPING DISTANCE AND CAUSED MY VEHICLE TO IMPACT ANOTHER VEHICLE. VW PASSATS FROM 2003-NEWER SEEM TO ALL HAVE THESE BRAKE ROTOR SHIELDS "SPLASH SHIELDS", BUT NOT THE OLDER 1998-2002 PASSATS. A CALL TO THE VOLKSWAGEN CUSTOMER CARE HOTLINE (800-822-7661) DID NOT ADDRESS THIS SERIOUS SAFETY DEFECT TO MY SATISFACTION. THE AGENT KEPT SAYING "THERE'S NO CURRENT OPEN CAMPAIGN FOR YOUR VEHICLE". I KNOW OF NUMEROUS VW PASSAT OWNERS WHO HAVE EXPERIENCED THIS SERIOUS ISSUE. *NM
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10178729January 15, 2007
FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE:DELIVERY:FUEL PUMP
CAR QUITS SUDDENLY WHILE DRIVING; WON'T RE-START. WAS TOWED TO DEALER; REPLACED FUEL PUMP. *JB
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10178568January 12, 2007
FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE:DELIVERY:FUEL PUMP
RELATIVE TO NHTSA RECALL 06V017000, MY 2003 VOLKSWAGEN 1.8T PASSAT, WHICH I PURCHASED AS A CERTIFIED USED VEHICLE WITH 25K MILES, EXPERIENCED WHAT LATER WAS DETERMINED TO BE A FUEL-PUMP FAILURE AT APPROXIMATELY 29K MILES. THIS INCIDENT OCCURRED IN OCTOBER 2004, WHILE I WAS TRAVELING AT HIGHWAY SPEED ON A RURAL INTERSTATE FOLLOWING A WEEKEND TRIP TO A NEIGHBORING STATE. I HAD BEEN USING THE CRUISE CONTROL TO TRAVEL AT THE 65 MPH SPEED LIMIT, AND HAD ACCELERATED TO PASS A SEMI-TRACTOR-TRAILER. HAVING PASSED THE TRUCK, THE CRUISE CONTROL DID NOT KICK BACK IN AS USUAL WHEN I TOOK MY FOOT OFF THE ACCELERATOR BUT, RATHER, THE CAR LOST POWER SUDDENLY AND COMPLETELY. I WAS ABLE TO NAVIGATE TO THE SIDE SHOULDER WITHOUT PROPERTY DAMAGE OR INJURY, WHERE I ARRANGED FOR TOWING TO THE NEAREST TOWN WITH A VW DEALER (THE TOW-TRUCK DRIVER SENT TO RETRIEVE ME NEARLY WAS SIDE-SWIPED/KILLED BY A PASSING SEMI WHILE LOADING MY VEHICLE ONTO HIS FLATBED, HOWEVER). IT BEING A SUNDAY, MY TRIP WAS DISRUPTED AND I WAS FORCED TO STAY OVERNIGHT IN THE DEALER LOCALE UNTIL THE PROBLEM COULD BE ADDRESSED THE FOLLOWING DAY. BECAUSE A NEW FUEL PUMP WAS NOT IN STOCK AND COULD NOT BE DELIVERED FOR ANOTHER 2 DAYS, I RETURNED HOME IN A RENTAL CAR AND ARRANGED TO HAVE MY CAR TRANSPORTED TO MY LOCAL DEALERSHIP ONCE THE REPAIR WAS COMPLETED, WHICH TURNED OUT TO BE SOME 9 DAYS LATER. EXPENSES OF THE DISRUPTION WERE REIMBURSED COMPLETELY BY VW OF AMERICA. I BECAME AWARE OF THE SUBSEQUENT RECALL ONLY RECENTLY VIA AN INTERNET WEBSITE ON VW PASSAT MECHANICAL PROBLEMS. I HAVE NOT BEEN CONTACTED BY VW ABOUT THE RECALL, BUT I PRESUME THAT IT WAS BECAUSE MY DEFECTIVE FUEL PUMP HAD BEEN REPLACED BEFORE THE RECALL ACTION WAS INITIATED. *JB
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10178387January 11, 2007
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP:CONTROL UNIT/MODULE
1999 VW PASSAT 1.8 TURBO. ABS LIGHT CAME UP ON 74000 MILE FOR NO REASON. LIGHT WAS COMING AND GOING. NOW IT IS ALWAYS ON. READING CODES SAYS: "NO COMMUNICATION" BETWEEN CONTROL MODULE AND COMPUTER. DIAGNOSE WAS: BAD CONTROL MODULE. MODULE COST $700 US DOLLARS, AND DEALER IS ASKING FOR $700 TO REPLACE( FOR ME IT WILL TAKE 15-20 MIN). STILL, THIS IS TOO MUCH FOR BAD DESIGNED AND IN A WRONG SPOT PLACED MODULE. *JB
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10178349January 10, 2007
SEATS:FRONT ASSEMBLY:SEAT HEATER/COOLER
2003 VOLKSWAGEN PASSAT V6 (HEATED SEATS)- HEATING ELEMENT BURNED HOLE IN LEATHER SEATS WHILE DRIVING VEHICLE! HAD TO PULL OVER TO SIDE OF ROAD AS THE SEAT BECAME VERY HOT AND STARTED TO SCORCH MY PANTS. DESPITE A NUMBER OF RECALLS (AND COMPLAINTS FILED BY OTHERS- MANY LISTED ON THE NHTSA SITE) FOR BOTH PASSATS AND JETTAS, VOLKSWAGEN OF NORTH AMERICA REFUSES TO PICK UP THE COST OF THE $1100. REPAIR (OR ANY OF THE COST FOR THAT MATTER) BECAUSE THEY INSIST MY VIN IS OUTSIDE OF THE RANGE OF VEHICLES AFFECTED AND MY VEHICLE IS OUT OF WARRANTY. THERE IS CLEARLY A SAFETY PROBLEM HERE AND VW KNOWS IT. THEY SAY A DIFFERENT HEATING ELEMENT WAS USED IN MY CAR SO IT ISN'T PART OF THE RECALL. WHO CARES WHICH ELEMENT WAS USED? IT STILL RESULTED IN THE SAME PROBLEM- A BURNED SEAT. *JB
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10178169January 9, 2007
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING
OWNER WAS DRIVING THE VOLKSWAGEN AND SMELLED A WEIRD ODOR, SO HE PULLED OVER TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD. HE OPENED THE HOOD AND LOOKED TOWARD THE BACK OF THE ENGINE AND OBSERVED SMOKE AND SMELLED SOMETHING BURNING. HE STATED HE OBSERVED FIRE FROM THE BOTTOM PART OF A WIRE HARNESS. A SUBSEQUENT EXAMINATION REVEALED THE SPARK PLUGS SHOWED A SLIGHTLY RICH FUEL/AIR MIXTURE IN THE CYLINDERS, RESULTING IN POSSIBLE OVERHEATED EXHAUST COMPONENTS. CAUSE OF FIRE UNDETERMINED. *NM
Crash:
No
Fire:
Yes
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10178176January 9, 2007
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING
OWNER WAS DRIVING AND NOTICED A SMELL, THEN HE SAW SMOKE COMING OUT OF THE DASH VENTS. HE THEN SAW FIRE ON THE PASSENGER-SIDE FOOTWELL AREA. THE FIRE WAS FIRST OBSERVED ON THE FLOOR WHERE IT SLOPED UPWARD, WHERE THE PASSENGER WOULD PLACE THEIR FEET. HE PULLED OVER, GOT OUT, AND THREW SOME SNOW ON THE PASSENGER-SIDE FLOOR AREA. HE OPENED A REAR DOOR AND TOOK SOME PERSONAL BELONGINGS OUT AND THEN OBSERVED THE DASH BREAK OUT INTO FLAMES. *NM
Crash:
No
Fire:
Yes
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10178185January 9, 2007
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING
OWNER'S WIFE DROVE VOLKSWAGEN HOME, PARKED IT IN THE LEFT BAY OF A TWO-CAR GARAGE. APPROXIMATELY ONE HOUR LATER, OWNER WAS ALERTED BY A SMOKE ALARM/SMELL OF SMOKE. OWNER WENT OUT TO GARAGE AND OBSERVED FLAMES COMING FROM THE ENGINE COMPARTMENT OF THE VOLKSWAGEN. RAN BACK INTO HOUSE AND TOLD WIFE TO CALL 911. RETURNED TO GARAGE AND OBSERVED VOLKSWAGEN ALMOST COMPLETELY ENGULFED IN FLAMES. FIRE DESTROYED VEHICLE AND HOUSE. CAUSE UNDETERMINED. *NM
Crash:
No
Fire:
Yes
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10178188January 9, 2007
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:WIRING:INTERIOR/UNDER DASH
OWNER WAS DRIVING VEHICLE FOR APPROXIMATELY 5 MINUTES, PARKED IT, AND THEN NOTICED SMOKE COMING FROM THE HEATER AND ALSO NOTICED THE HOOD LIGHT GOING ON AND OFF. FIRE BURNED THROUGHOUT THE PASSENGER COMPARTMENT AND PART OF THE UNDERCARRIAGE. CAUSE UNDETERMINED. *NM
Crash:
No
Fire:
Yes
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10178190January 9, 2007
SEATS:FRONT ASSEMBLY:SEAT HEATER/COOLER
DRIVERS SIDE SEAT HEATER SHORTED OUT AND BURNED A HOLE IN SEAT COVER. SEAT WAS DRY AND TEMPETURE SET AT LOW. *NM
Crash:
No
Fire:
Yes
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10178197January 9, 2007
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:EXHAUST SYSTEM
OWNER STARTED UP ENGINE OF VOLKSWAGEN, RAN BACK INSIDE HOUSE TO GET WALLET. CAME BACK 2-3 MINUTES LATER AND SAW SMOKE AND FLAMES FROM CENTER OF DASHBOARD AREA. CALLED 911 AND RAN BACK INSIDE TO SHUT WINDOWS BECAUSE SMOKE WAS COMING INTO THE HOUSE. RADIO HAD NOT BEEN WORKING FOR SEVERAL WEEKS PRIOR TO THE FIRE INCIDENT. WITHIN ONE WEEK PRIOR TO THE FIRE INCIDENT, THE DIGITAL READOUT IN THE CLIMATE CONTROL PANEL FLASHED AND LOOKED SCRAMBLED. VEHICLE BURNED THROUGHOUT PASSENGER COMPARTMENT, SCORCHING TO UNDERSIDE OF FRONT FLOOR AND TRANSAXLE NEAR EXHAUST SYSTEM. *NM
Crash:
No
Fire:
Yes
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10178051January 8, 2007
SUSPENSION:FRONT:CONTROL ARM, SUSPENSION:FRONT:CONTROL ARM:UPPER ARM, SUSPENSION:FRONT:CONTROL ARM:UPPER BALL JOINT, STEERING:LINKAGES:TIE ROD ASSEMBLY
FRONT UPPER CONTROL ARMS AND OUTER TIE RODS HAD TO BE REPLACED FOR THE SECOND TIME. FIRST TIME AT 55,552 MILES AND SECOND TIME AT 75,959 MILES. THAT'S ONLY 20,407 MILES DIFFERENCE FOR THE $1200.00 REPAIR TO BE DONE AGAIN. ABSURD. CALLED THE VW CUSTOMER CARE AND THEY REFUSE TO REIMBURSE IN ANY WAY STATING THE 2 YEAR WARRANTY EXPIRED. THIS DEFECT WOULD NEVER FALL WITHIN THE WARRANTY PERIOD SO THEY HAVE NO EXCUSE. I ALREADY ABSORBED THE COST FOR THE 1ST REPAIR SO IN ALL FAIRNESS THEY SHOULD COVER THE 2ND TIME. THIS IS A VERY COMMON PROBLEM WITH VW'S. I'M NOT GOING TO PAY $1200 EVERY 20,000 TO HAVE MY CAR REPAIRED. I WILL GO LEGAL AND FORWARD THIS COMPLAINT TO CONSUMER REPORTS, THE BBB, AND THE ATTORNEY GENERAL. *JB
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10178149January 8, 2007
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE
HAVING AN OIL SLUDGE PROBLEM WITH A 2001 1/2 MODEL YEAR VW PASSAT WITH A 1.8T ENGINE. RECENTLY HAD A LOW OIL PRESSURE WARNING LIGHT COME ON, REQUIRING THE VEHICLE TO BE TOWED TO A LOCAL VW DEALERSHIP. DEALERSHIP DIAGNOSED AS AN OIL PUMP PROBLEM, MOST LIKELY CAUSED BY AN OIL SLUDGE PROBLEM. IF IT IS CAUSED BY OIL SLUDGE, THEN ENGINE DAMAGE IS LIKELY TO BE FOUND AS IT SEEMS TO BE A COMMON PROBLEM BASED ON WEB FORUM POSTINGS BY OTHER PASSAT OWNERS WHO HAVE EXPERIENCED THE SAME PROBLEM. VEHICLE IS UNOPERABLE AT THIS TIME. VW IS REFUSING TO COVER TO THE REPAIR UNDER WARRANTY DUE TO INSUFFICIENT DOCUMENTATION OF OIL CHANGES. ALL VW SERVICE INTERVALS WERE COMPLETED FOR THE VEHICLE INCLUDING ALL OIL CHANGES AND ARE BACKED UP WITH DOCUMENTATION. I AM STILL TRYING TO GET CLARIFICATION FROM VW AS TO WHY THE DOCUMENTATION IS CONSIDERED INSUFFICIENT. VEHICLE HAS 99,004 MILES ON IT. OIL CHANGES PRIOR TO 30,000 SERVICE INTERVAL WERE COMPLETED AT VW DEALERSHIPS AND INCLUDED VW APPROVED NON-SYNTHETIC OIL. OIL CHANGES FROM 30,000 MILES/JANUARY 2002 FORWARD WERE COMPLETED USING SYNTHETIC OIL. VW RECOGNIZED THE SLUDGE PROBLEM AND ISSUED A WARRANTY EXTENSION IN AUGUST 2004 ALONG WITH REQUIREMENT TO USE SYNTHETIC OILS (NHTSA TSB #10009888 AND #10009873). A PREVIOUS PROBLEM OCCURED AT 78,400 WHERE A DEFECTIVE HEAD GASKET WAS REPLACED. DURING THAT SERVICE THE HEAD GASKET, OIL COOLER, OIL PUMP, AND ASSOCIATED PARTS WERE REPLACED UNDER WARRANTY. BASED ON WEB POSTINGS FROM OTHER OWNERS THIS MAY ALSO BE ASSOCIATED WITH THE OIL SLUDGE PROBLEM. *NM
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10178036January 7, 2007
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP:CONTROL UNIT/MODULE
THE ANTI-LOCK BRAKING SYSTEM FAILED ON MY VEHICLE. THE ABS AND BRAKE LIGHTS CAME ON TO WARN ME SO I TOOK IT INTO THE DEALERSHIP. I WAS TOLD THAT THE ABS CONTROL MODULE HAD FAILED AND WOULD COST ME $1500 TO REPAIR. THERE ARE HUNDREDS OF POSTS ONLINE ABOUT THIS EXACT PROBLEM WITH PASSATS - IN PARTICULAR ABS BOSCH 5.3 ,5.4, 5.7 CONTROL MODULES. *JB
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10177995January 6, 2007
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE, EXTERIOR LIGHTING:BRAKE LIGHTS:SWITCH, EXTERIOR LIGHTING:BRAKE LIGHTS
MY 2003 VW PASSAT 4-DOOR SEDAN HAS EXPERIENCED MULTIPLE OCCURRENCES WHERE THE BRAKE LIGHTS CONTINUE TO REMAIN ON WHILE DRIVING AND EVEN AFTER THE ENGINE IS SHUT OFF. THIS HAPPENED AGAIN TODAY AND I NOTICED THIS TIME THAT THE EMERGENCY ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON WHILE DRIVING EARLIER IN THE DAY - THIS IS ALSO ANOTHER ISSUE THAT ALSO COMES ON/OFF FOR NO REASON. I'VE REPORTED THE WARNING LIGHT A COUPLE OF TIMES AS WELL TO THE VW SERVICE AND THEY DON'T KNOW WHY THAT HAPPENS EITHER. THE WARNING LIGHT WILL AT LEAST SHUT OFF WHEN THE CAR IS TURNED OFF, UNLIKE MY BRAKE LIGHTS. SINCE TODAY IS SATURDAY, LEAVING MY BRAKE LIGHTS ON UNTIL THE SERVICE DEPARTMENT REOPENS ON A MONDAY IS PROBABLY GOING TO RUN MY BATTERY DEAD. WITH THAT CONCERN IN MIND, I IMMEDIATELY CALLED THE VW ROADSIDE ASSISTANCE HOTLINE, 800-822-8987, TO SEE IF THEY HAD ANY REPAIR INSTRUCTIONS I CAN LOOK INTO AND THE OPERATOR SAID SHE WAS UNABLE TO FIND ANY DOCUMENTATION. SHE ADVISED THAT VW ROADSIDE CAN COME TOW MY VEHICLE TO A DEALERSHIP (THAT WON'T REOPEN UNTIL MONDAY) OR THEY CAN COME TO JUMP-START MY CAR (WHICH CAN TAKE UP TO 45-60 MIN. AFTER DISPATCH). THIS SEEMS A TERRIBLY LONG TIME TO WAIT & A HUGE INCONVENIENCE ESP. SINCE IT ALSO TOOK 30 MIN. JUST TO REACH THE LIVE OPERATOR IN THE FIRST PLACE. I LOVE DRIVING MY PASSAT; I BOUGHT IT BRAND NEW DIRECT FROM THE DEALERSHIP IN 2003. CAR SAFETY IS VERY IMPORTANT TO ME WHICH IS WHY I'M ADAMANT ABOUT FOLLOWING SERVICE GUIDELINES AND BRING MY CAR IN FOR REGULAR MAINTENANCE & OIL CHANGES. I ONLY BRING IT INTO A VW DEALERSHIP SERVICE, NEVER A LOCAL GARAGE MECHANIC. CAN NHTSA PLEASE LOOK INTO BOTH ISSUES: 1. SPORADIC CHECK ENGINE LIGHT WARNING WHILE DRIVING 2. BRAKE LIGHTS REMAINING ON WHILE DRIVING AND AFTER THE CAR IS SHUT OFF. I AM VERY CONCERNED AS BOTH ARE MAJOR CAUSES FOR SAFETY CONCERN, IN ADDITION TO FURTHER EXPENSIVE REPAIRS WHICH MAY BE DEFECTS THAT THE MANUFACTURER SHOULD COVER INSTEAD. THANKS. *NM
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10177848January 5, 2007
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:EXHAUST SYSTEM
OWNER WAS DRIVING WHEN SOMEONE ON THE SIDE OF THE ROAD POINTED AND INDICATED THERE WAS SOMETHING COMING OUT OF HER VEHICLE THAT LOOKED LIKE FOG. SMOKE WAS THEN NOTICED AND HER HUSBAND GOT OUT OF THE VEHICLE, LOOKED UNDERNEATH, AND SAW FIRE. HE BEGAN THROWING SNOW ON THE VEHICLE. FD EXTINGUISHED FIRE. SUBSEQUENT EXAMINATION REVEALED THE EXHAUST SYSTEM OVERHEATED AND IGNITED THE FIRE DUE TO AN ENGINE MANAGEMENT PROBLEM - SPARK PLUGS SHOWED OVERLY RICH FUEL/AIR MIXTURE.
Crash:
No
Fire:
Yes
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10177844January 5, 2007
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:EXHAUST SYSTEM
VEHICLE STARTED FEELING SLUGGISH, REPAIR FACILITY CHANGED SPARK PLUGS, AN IGNITION COIL, AND A HALL SENSOR. FACILITY ADMITTED THEY COULD NOT REPAIR VEHICLE SO IT WAS DRIVEN TO A DEALER FOR DIAGNOSIS. WHILE BEING DRIVEN TO THE DEALER, THE VEHICLE STARTED SMOKING. CONTINUED DRIVING, ARRIVED AT DEALER, AND THERE WAS A FIRE UNDER HOOD. EXHAUST SYSTEM OVERHEATED, BURNING MATERIALS ON THE RIGHT FRONT FLOORBOARD. *NM
Crash:
No
Fire:
Yes
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10177864January 5, 2007
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:EXHAUST SYSTEM
OWNER HAD THE CATALYTIC CONVERTERS AND OXYGEN SENSORS REPLACED. A FEW WEEKS LATER, OWNER WAS DRIVING THE VEHICLE AND THEN STOPPED AND WAS SITTING IN HER DRIVEWAY USING HER CELL PHONE WHEN SHE SMELLED SMOKE. SHE GOT OUT OF THE VEHICLE AND LOOKED AT THE ENGINE AND SAW FIRE. EXHAUST SYSTEM HAD OVERHEATED, CAUSING MELTING OF THE EXHAUST HEAT SHIELD AND MATERIALS ON THE FLOOR PAN JUST ABOVE THE CATALYTIC CONVERTERS.
Crash:
No
Fire:
Yes
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10177866January 5, 2007
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:EXHAUST SYSTEM
OWNER DROVE THE VEHICLE APPROXIMATELY 7 MILES, WENT INTO A STORE, CAME OUT, AND OBSERVED A FIRE IN THE VEHICLE. HEAT SHIELD ABOVE RIGHT SIDE CATALYTIC CONVERTER MELTED AND SOME WIRING IN THE DASH WAS BURNED.
Crash:
No
Fire:
Yes
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0

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