Volkswagen Passat Complaints

7,897 consumer complaints on file.

#10164090August 1, 2006
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC
FOR THE PAST 2 YEARS I HAVE HAD AN ONGOING PROBLEM OF NOT HAVING ANY BRAKES AFTER MY CAR SITS FOR MORE THAN 8 HOURS. IT IS CURRENTLY IN THE SHOP AT THE DEALERSHIP FOR THE 4TH TIME WITH THE SAME PROBLEM. *NM
Crash:
No
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No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10163885July 29, 2006
POWER TRAIN, VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL
VEHICLES THROTTLE- BY- WIRE SYSTEM CREATES UNSAFE DELAY IN ACCELERATION AND AN EXAGGERATED LUNGING EFFECT WHEN UNEXPECTED. UNSAFE IN THE EVENT OF AN EVASIVE MANEUVER, MERGING, PASSING AND STOP AND GO TRAFFIC. *JB
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No
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No
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0
Deaths:
0
#10163789July 28, 2006
FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE:DELIVERY:FUEL PUMP
OVER FOUR MONTHS AGO, I RECEIVED VOLKSWAGEN'S SAFETY RECALL M7 (APPLICABLE TO 2003 VW PASSAT'S) REGARDING A DEFECTIVE FUEL PUMP THAT MAY CAUSE A CAR TO "STALL WITHOUT WARNING AND . . . PRESENT A POTENTIAL RISK OF CRASH." I IMMEDIATELY CALLED A DEALER TO GET THE PART REPLACED. NOTHING HAS HAPPENED SINCE. AFTER MONTHS ON A WAITING LIST I AM NOW LEAVING THE WASHINGTON DC AREA, AND AM TOLD THAT THERE IS A SIMILAR WAIT LIST (BACKED UP FOR OVER 4 MONTHS) WHERE I'M MOVING TO. VOLKSWAGEN'S DELAY AND REFUSAL TO CURE THE FUEL PUMP DEFECT IS SIMPLY UNACCEPTABLE. I STRONGLY URGE THE NHTSA TO INVESTIGATE. *JB
Crash:
No
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No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10163816July 28, 2006
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING
WE HAVE A 2001 PASSAT AND PUT ABOUT 10K MILES/YEAR. THE CAR HAS BEEN SERVICED ABOUT TWICE EVERY YEAR AT OUR LOCAL VW DEALERSHIP SINCE WE BOUGHT IT NEW. WE ORIGINALLY BOUGHT THE CAR WITH SAFETY IN MIND. WHILE DRIVING ON THE INTERSTATE ABOUT A WEEK AGO, THE ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON. THE CAR SEIZED/STALLED AS I WAS GETTING OFF THE INTERSTATE. THIS COULD EASILY HAVE LED TO A SERIOUS ACCIDENT. I HAD THE CAR TOWED TO OUR DEALERSHIP. ONCE THEY REALIZED WHAT HAD HAPPENED, THEY BECAME VERY HOSTILE. THEY ASKED US FOR ALL OF OUR RECORDS. THEY HAD INCOMPLETE ONES FOR US AS THE DEALERSHIP HAD CHANGED HANDS A FEW YEARS AGO. WE HAVE ALMOST EVERY RECORD BUT THIS WILL NOT SUFFICE FOR THEM. THEY ARE ASKING FOR HALF OF THE 11K REPAIR BILL (AND SUGGESTED THAT WE REPAIR IT AND TRADE IN FOR ONE OF THEIR USED CARS). WHAT REALLY BOTHERS US IS THAT PART OF THE PROBLEM OF MISSING RECORDS IS DUE TO THE DEALERSHIP. THE OTHER ISSUE IS THAT WHEN THE CAR HAD FAILED, THE TOW GUY SHOWED ME THAT THE OIL CAP WAS ENCRUSTED WITH SLUDGE. WHEN I POINTED THIS OUT TO THE DEALERSHIP AND THAT WHILE THEY PROBABLY WOULD HAVE SEEN THIS AT THE LAST OIL CHANGE, THAT THEY ARE UNDER NO OBLIGATION TO INFORM THE CUSTOMER OF SUCH A POTENTIAL HAZARD. THIS IS A MAJOR SAFETY CONCERN AND VW/VW DEALERSHIPS SHOULD BE OBLIGED TO WATCH FOR THIS AND AT LEAST SUGGEST AN ENGINE FLUSH. AFTER TOO MUCH TRUST, WE ARE VERY DISAPPOINTED WITH VW FOR THIS. THEY SHOULD KNOW BETTER. *JB
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No
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No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10163572July 26, 2006
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE
ENGINE LIGHT. *NM
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No
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No
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0
Deaths:
0
#10163399July 25, 2006
VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL
THERE IS AN UNSAFE PROLONGED HESITATION WHEN DEPRESSING THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL ON THE 2007 VOLKSWAGEN PASSAT 3.6 LITER 4 MOTION. WHEN DEPRESSING THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL, NOTHING HAPPENS UNTIL YOU'VE DEPRESSED THE PEDAL APPROXIMATELY 3/4 TO AN INCH OF PEDAL TRAVEL, THEN ALL OF A SUDDEN, THE CAR LURCHES AND ACCELERATES AT WHAT FEELS LIKE HALF TO FULL THROTTLE. IT IS A RANDOM HESITATION, YET OCCURS AT PROBABLY 30% OF THE TIME. IT IS MOST NOTICEABLE WHEN STARTING FROM A STOP, YET WILL HAPPEN ON THE HIGHWAY, IF ACCELERATING TO PASS. THIS IS A VERY DANGEROUS MALFUNCTION. IF THIS ABRUPT ACCELERATION OCCURS IN SNOWY OR ICY CONDITIONS, IT COULD CAUSE A LOSS OF CONTROL. I HAVE EXPERIENCED SEVERAL TIMES, WHEN I EXPECTED MY CAR TO MOVE FORWARD WHEN I DEPRESSED THE GAS PEDAL, ONLY TO HAVE IT HESITATE AND NEARLY CAUSE AN ACCIDENT. THIS CAR HAS A DRIVE BY WIRE ACCELERATOR, WHICH I BELIEVE IS A FAIRLY RECENT DESIGN CHANGE. WE HAVE ANOTHER CAR WITH THE SAME TYPE OF SYSTEM WHICH DOES NOT DO THIS. *NM *AK
Crash:
No
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No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10163411July 25, 2006
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:WIRING
THIS HAS HAPPENED TO MANY PEOPLE, AND VOLKSWAGEN SHOULD OWN UP TO IT. WATER IS GETTING INTO MY CAR THROUGH SOMETHING UNDER THE HOOD AND SOAKING MY CARPETS. IT HAS FRIED MY ELECTRICAL SYSTEM AS WELL AS MANY OTHERS. THE COMFORT CONTROL MODULE NEEDS REPLACING AS WELL AS THE CORRODED WIRES. THE ESTIMATED COST IS ABOVE $2000. *NM
Crash:
No
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No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10163417July 25, 2006
SUSPENSION:FRONT
UPON RECEIPT OF THE VEHICLE FROM THE DEALERSHIP, A SHUTTERING OR VIBRATION HAS BEEN NOTICED BETWEEN 65 AND 80 MPH. ORIGINAL DIAGNOSTIC EFFORTS YIELDED A CONFIRMATION OF THE BEHAVIOR FROM THE DEALERSHIP, BUT NO SOLUTION. I BROUGHT THE VEHICLE HOME AND NOTICED THAT THE LUG BOLTS WERE NOT TORQUED APPROPRIATELY. TIGHTENING DOWN THE WHEELS IMPROVED THE SHAKING FOR A SHORT PERIOD OF TIME, BUT THE BEHAVIOR RETURNED WITHIN 24 HOURS. SUBSEQUENT DIAGNOSTIC EFFORTS BY THE DEALERSHIP HAVE YIELDED ONLY A "MINOR VIBRATION AT SPEED" DESCRIPTION WITH NO PROPOSED RESOLUTION. *NM *AK
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No
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No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10163435July 25, 2006
VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL, SUSPENSION
DT*: THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING AT LOW SPEEDS OF 0-5MPH THE ENGINE JUMPS TO RPM'S OF 900 TO 1000 RPM'S CAUSING THE VEHICLE TO LUNGE FORWARD. THIS OCCURS MORE OFTEN WHEN THE VEHICLE HAS BEEN RUNNING FOR A WHILE AND THE ENGINE IS HOT. THE RPM'S GO DOWN ONLY WHEN THE ENGINE IS PLACED IN NEUTRAL AND THE MOTOR IS REVVED UP, OR WHEN THE VEHICLE SHIFTS INTO SECOND GEAR. THE VEHICLE IDLES ROUGHLY AND HESITATES. WHILE STOPPED AT A LIGHT OR STOP SIGN, THERE IS LAG BETWEEN WHEN THE ACCELERATOR IS DEPRESSED AND THE WHEN THE ENGINE KICKS INTO GEAR. WHEN THIS OCCURS, THE VEHICLE LUNGES FORWARD. THE DEALERSHIP CANNOT DUPLICATE THE PROBLEM. WHILE PARKED, AT LOW SPEEDS, OR TURNING THE VEHICLE RIGHT OR LEFT, THERE IS A GRINDING SOUND COMING FROM THE RIGHT SUSPENSION AREA. THE DEALERSHIP REPLACED THE RIGHT FRONT PASSENGER STRUT BEARING WHICH SEEMED TO HELP FOR A WHILE, BUT NOW THE GRINDING SOUND IS BACK. THE GRINDING SOUND IS NOW COMING FROM THE LEFT SUSPENSION AREA. *AK
Crash:
No
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No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10163451July 25, 2006
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE
EVENTS LEADING UP TO THE FAILURE ;THE PROBLEM THAT I AM ABOUT TO DESCRIBE HAS ON A CONSISTENT BASIS OCCURRED SINCE I PURCHASED THE VEHICLE. FAILURE AND ITS CONSEQUENCES ; THERE ARE THREE PROBLEMS. THE 1ST PROBLEM BEING THAT WHEN THE VEHICLE IS RUNNING/ON AND I AM EITHER IN PARK, AT A STOP LIGHT OR SIMILAR, THE ENGINE "SPUTTERS" AS IF IT HAS LOWER GRADE/BAD GAS OR IS MISFIRING OR HAS AN AIR LEAK OF SOME SORT. PROBLEM 2, WHEN I AM AT A COMPLETE STOP/PARKED AND THE VEHICLE IS IN DRIVE, WHEN I LET OFF THE BRAKE TO "CREEP" FORWARD (LIKE IN TRAFFIC) THE CAR SHAKES/THROBS/INCHES FORWARD AS IF THE BRAKES ARE CLAMPING DOWN ON THE DISCS AND LETTING GO REALLY QUICK. IT IS NOT A PROBLEM WITH THE BRAKES BECAUSE IF I LET THE CAR "CREEP" IN IDLE UP A HILL WITHOUT USING THE BRAKES THE CAR STILL SHAKES/THROBS. THE 3RD PROBLEM IS THAT THE THROTTLE RESPONSE IS DELAYED ANYWHERE FROM 1 FULL SECOND TO 3 FULL SECONDS. IT'S SIMPLE, WHEN I PRESS ON THE GAS PEDAL, THE CAR DOES NOT MOVE/THE ENGINE DOES NOT REV ANYWHERE FROM 1 TO 3 FULL SECONDS. AT HIGHWAY CRUISING SPEEDS, IT DOES THE SAME THING. IN BOTH INSTANCES WHETHER IT BE AT A STOP LIGHT OF CRUISING AT HIGHWAY SPEEDS, THIS PROBLEM HAS NEARLY GOTTEN ME KILLED OR SERIOUSLY HURT. WHAT WAS DONE TO CORRECT THE FAILURE = I TOOK THE VEHICLE IN TO HAVE THE DEALERSHIP SERVICE DEPARTMENT SEE WHAT WAS CAUSING THESE PROBLEMS SO THEY COULD FIX IT AND THEY DIDN'T COME UP WITH ANYTHING. *JB
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10163456July 25, 2006
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE
STOP OIL PRESSURE LIGHT WENT ON AND CAR DIED. TOWED CAR TO DEALER WHO ACCUSED ME OF NOT SERVICING CAR. I TOOK EXCEPTION TO THIS NONSENSE AND NOTED A MANUFACTURING DEFECT THAT CAUSED VW TO EXTEND THEIR WARRANTY TO 8 YEARS. I PRODUCED ALL OIL CHANGE RECEIPTS AS REQUIRED AND HAVE STILL NOT HEARD A VERDICT. THEY EXTEND A WARRANTY WITH THE STRICTEST OF CONDITIONS AND THEN REFUSE TO HONOR IT IN A TIMELY MANNER. *JB
Crash:
No
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No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10163261July 24, 2006
SUSPENSION:FRONT:CONTROL ARM:LOWER ARM
THE FAILURE OF LOWER CONTROL ARM HAPPENED WITHOUT ANY WARNING, DURING NORMAL DRIVING ON THE CITY ROAD WHEN MAKING A RIGHT TURN (APPROXIMATELY AT 5 MPH SPEED). RIGHT FRONT SUSPENSION LOWER CONTROL ARM SHEARED IN TWO PIECES, LEAVING A FRONT PASSENGER WHEEL COMPLETELY SEPARATED. IF THIS SHOULD HAPPENED ON ANY HIGHER HIGHER SPEED, CONSEQUENCES WOULD BE DEADLY. I RESEARCHED THIS SAFETY HAZARD AND FOUND THAT VW ISSUED A SERVICE ACTION FOR THE LOWER CONTROL ARM ON 1999 PASSAT. HOWEVER, VW SERVICE REPRESENTATIVE INFORMED ME THAT THE SERVICE ACTION DOES NOT COVER MY VEHICLE. VW'S EXPLANATION WAS THAT IT ONLY COVERS PARTS FROM CERTAIN SUPPLIER (ACCORDING TO REPRESENTATIVE, VW USED TWO DIFFERENT SUPPLIERS FOR THE LOWER CONTROL ARM). I BELIEVE THAT LOWER CONTROL ARM WAS A DEFECTIVE PART, AS THIS TYPE OF FAILURE COULD NOT BE A RESULT OF NORMAL WEAR AND TEAR. IT IS A SAFETY HAZARD. I HAVE TO REPLACE LOWER CONTROL ARM, DRIVE SHAFT AND WHEEL LINER (AND, POSSIBLY SOME OTHER PARTS WHICH WERE DAMAGED AS A RESULT OF THE CONTROL ARM FAILURE) AT MY EXPENSE. I BELIEVE, VW SHOULD COVER AT LEAST SOME OF THE EXPENSE, AS IT HAPPENED AS A RESULT OF A FACTORY DEFECT. *NM
Crash:
No
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No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10163311July 24, 2006
STRUCTURE, VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL, SUSPENSION:FRONT, EQUIPMENT:MECHANICAL
ON 7/13/06 I PURCHASED A NEW 2006 VW PASSAT FROM BERT SMITH VW IN ST. PETERSBURG, FLORIDA. I TOOK DELIVERY AT 5PM ON FRIDAY 7/14/2006. I HAVE 4 MAJOR PROBLEMS. BERT SMITH VW SERVICE PERSON (NOEL APONTE AND HIS SERVICE MANAGER MICHAEL) AND THEY SAY THAT THEY HAVE NEVER HEARD OF THE BELOW ISSUES. FIRST ISSUE: I HAVE EXTREME IDLE SHAKING OF THE ENGINE. THIS IS CONSTANT - MEANING YOU WOULD HAVE TO TURN OFF THE IGNITION TO STOP IT. I CAN SHIFT THE TRANSMISSION INTO NEUTRAL AND STILL FEEL THE SHAKING. I CAN PUT THE GEAR IN PARK OR IN DRIVE AND IT IS STILL SHAKING. SOMETIMES THE SHAKING IS MILD (LIKE THE SHAKING WHILE BRAKING) OTHER TIMES IT IS SEVERE...SO SEVERE YOU CAN SEE THE ENTIRE CAR SHAKE. SECOND MAJOR ISSUE: I DRIVE MY CAR OF A PARKED POSITION (OR AFTER COMING TO A ROLLING STOP AT A LIGHT) AND THE CAR FEELS LIKE IT IS TRYING TO PULL OR LUNGE FORWARD WHILE MY FOOT WAS PREVIOUSLY ON THE BRAKE. AT THIS TIME I HAVE TO PUT EXTREME PRESSURE ON THE BRAKES TO KEEP IT FROM MOVING FORWARD. THE LIGHT TURNS GREEN AND I AM OFF. I COME TO ANOTHER LIGHT, THE SAME THING HAPPENS. REGARDING THESE 2 ISSUES, HERE IS A THREADED DISCUSSION ON THE WEBSITE VWVORTEX.COM. HTTP://FORUMS.VWVORTEX.COM/ZEROTHREAD?ID=2619540 ALL OF THESE OWNERS HAVE THE SAME PROBLEM. ALL FEEL VW IS GIVING THEM THE RUN AROUND. I AM NOT HAPPY ABOUT THIS. IS THERE A TSB ON THIS PROBLEM? THESE ISSUES ARE ON-GOING THE MOMENT I LEFT THE BERT SMITH DEALERSHIP ON FRIDAY 7/14/06. THIRD ISSUE: THE CAR SEEMS TO HAVE SEVERE THROTTLE LAG WHILE DRIVING AND AT A STAND STILL. I AM AT A LIGHT, I PRESS THE GAS PEDAL AND THERE'S SIGNIFICANT LAG TIME BETWEEN THE TIME THE CAR BEGINS TO ROLL. FOURTH ISSUE: THE FRONT END SQUEAKING REALLY BAD. IT BECAME PROGRESSIVELY WORSE AND BERT SMITH REPLACED THE FRONT PASSENGER SIDE STRUT BEARING ON THURSDAY 7/21. IT'S HAPPENING AGAIN. THE 2ND FRONT BEARING HAS TO BE REPLACED, AND MAYBE THE ONE THAT WAS ALREADY REPLACED HAS TO BE FIXED AGAIN. *NM
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10163199July 23, 2006
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE:GASOLINE
THERE ARE NO EVENTS LEADING UP TO FAILURE. I DIDN'T EXPERIENCE THE SYMPTOM WHEN I BOUGHT THE CAR. THE CAR HAD 71 MILES AT THE TIME OF PURCHASE. I STARTED EXPERIENCING THE PROBLEM BETWEEN 200-250 MILES. FAILURE: THE VEHICLE SOMETIMES SHAKES MILDLY TO VIOLENTLY WHEN THE IGNITION IS ON AND THE VEHICLE IS IN PARK OR NEUTRAL. I SERVICED THE VEHICLE WITH VOLKSWAGEN AND THEY SAID THIS IS NORMAL. *NM
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10163201July 23, 2006
FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE:FUEL INJECTION SYSTEM
THERE WERE NO EVENTS LEADING UP TO FAILURE WHEN DEPRESSING THE ACCELERATOR WHILE THE VEHICLE IS MOVING FORWARD THERE IS A ONE TO TWO SECOND DELAY BEFORE THE VEHICLE MOVES FORWARD. I SERVICED THE VEHICLE WITH VOLKSWAGEN AND THEY SAID THAT THIS IS NORMAL. *NM
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10163197July 23, 2006
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE:GASOLINE, SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP
I PURCHASED MY VW 3.6 4MOTION PASSAT WITH 71 MILES. WHEN THE VEHICLE REACHED 200 TO 250 MILES, THE ENGINE STARTED SHAKING WHEN GENTLY APPLYING BRAKES AT SLOW SPEEDS. I ALSO EXPERIENCE THIS WHEN THE GEAR IS IN DRIVE AND THEIR IS NO GAS BEING APPLIED. I HAVE SERVICED THE VEHICLE WITH VOLKSWAGEN TWICE AND THEY STATE THAT THIS IS NORMAL BEHAVIOR. I HAVE RESEARCHED THIS THROUGH A INTERNET FORUM AND DISCOVERED THAT NOT ALL OWNERS OF THE SAME VEHICLE TYPE THAT I HAVE EXPERIENCE THIS SYMPTOM. THE SHAKING TOPIC CAN BE FOUND AT THE FOLLOWING URL. HTTP://FORUMS.VWVORTEX.COM/ZEROTHREAD?ID=2619540. *NM
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10163173July 22, 2006
FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE:DELIVERY:FUEL PUMP
NHTSA RECALL 06V017000 FOR A VW PASSAT. I HAVE BEEN WAITING NEARLY 3 MONTHS SINCE MY APPOINTMENT FOR THE "PART TO ARRIVE." I HAVE CALLED A WRITTEN VW ABOUT THE FUEL PUMP, ALL I GET IS - "IT'S ON ORDER." *NM
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10163053July 21, 2006
POWER TRAIN
MY WIFE AND I LEASED A 2006 PASSAT VALUE EDITION ON 06/24/06 FOR THIS COMPANY. IT CAME TO MY WIFE'S ATTENTION ON 07/20/06 WHILE AT WORK THAT THE CAR IS LEAKING OIL. SHE CALLED ME AND I CALLED THE DEALER. PAUL AUERBACH OF MOUNTAIN STATES INFORMED ME THAT THEY WOULD FIX THE PROBLEM. I SCHEDULED THE APPOINTMENT FOR MY WIFE AT 6-6.30PM SINCE SHE USES THE VEHICLE. THEIR SERVICE DEPARTMENT CLOSES AT 7.00PM. HE ALSO ADVISED ME THAT THEY MIGHT HAVE TO KEEP THE VEHICLE DEPENDING ON THE PROBLEM SO THEY WOULD GIVE US A LOANER IF NECESSARY. MY WIFE TOOK THE CAR IN AT AROUND 5.40PM ON 07/20/06. WHEN SHE GOT THERE SOMEONE TOLD HER THAT SHE WOULD HAVE TO WAIT TIL 07/21/06 TO HAVE IT LOOKED AT.THIS WAS NOT THE AGREEMENT. MY WIFE CALLED ME WHEN SHE GOT TO THE DEALERSHIP AND I TOLD HER TO TELL THEM THAT WE WEREN'T GOING TO PAY FOR THE REPAIR. SHE TOLD PAUL THAT IN THE PRESENCE OF THE SALES GUY WHO SOLD US THE CAR(KENNY). THEN PAUL WENT TO THE SERIVCE GUY AND HE INFORMED HIM THAT THE DAMAGAE WAS NOT COVERED UNDER WARRANTY. I ACCEPT THAT, BUT THIS PAUL A SALES MANAGER SPECIFICALLY TOLD MY WIFE THAT THEY WOULD REPAIR IT AT NO COST TO US. UNLESS HE AND KENNY ARE WILLING TO CALL MY WIFE A LIAR I CONSIDER THAT A VERBAL CONTRACT. THEY WANT US TO PAY $506.00 TO HAVE IT FIXED. NOW MY WIFE AND I HAVE OWNED A FEW VEHICLES IN OUR LIFE AND NEVER HAD A PROBLEM LIKE THIS. I THINK THAT THIS IS A MANUFACTURING DEFECT AND THE DEALER SHOULD FIX IT AT NO COST TO US BECAUSE THEY SAID THEY WOULD, SEEING THAT THE CAR IS BARND NEW. ALSO THE SALES GUY, KENNY WAS NTO FORTH COMING WITH US WHEN HE TOLD US THAT THE CAR TAKES ANY TYPE OF FUEL. GRADE 87 OR HIGHER OF COURSE. THAT IN IT SELF IS TURE, BUT HE FAILED TO MENTION THAT IT WAS HIGHLY RECOMMENDED TO USE ONLY PREMIUM FUEL. NO PROBLEM.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10163073July 21, 2006
FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE:DELIVERY:FUEL PUMP
DT*: THE CONTACT STATED WHILE DRIVING 60 MPH THE VEHICLE STALLED AND HAD TO BE PUSHED OFF THE ROAD. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO THE DEALER WHO DETERMINED THE FUEL PUMP NEEDED TO BE REPLACED.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10162924July 20, 2006
TIRES:SIDEWALL
GOING HOME FROM WORK NEAR DUSK ON THE FREEWAY, MY CAR BEGAN TO VEER TO THE LEFT THEN THE RIGHT MAKING IT VERY DIFFICULT TO CONTROL THE CAR. I HAD NEVER EXPERIENCED ANY PROBLEMS WITH THE CAR (ONLY A YEAR AND A HALF OLD) SO I HAD NO IDEA WHAT IT COULD BE. I BEGAN TO GET VERY NERVOUS ESPECIALLY WITH TRAILER TRUCKS DRIVING NEAR ME. AS I BEGAN TO PULL OVER I HEARD A LOUD NOISE COME FROM THE REAR PASSENGER SIDE. ONCE STOPPED, I QUICKLY WENT TO INSPECT THE PASSENGER SIDE WHERE I SAW THAT MY TIRE HAD COMPLETELY SEPARATED FROM THE TREAD. AT THIS POINT, I REALLY GOT SCARED JUST THINKING OF WHAT COULD HAVE HAPPENED TO ME IF I HAD COMPLETELY LOST CONTROL. THE GOOD THING IS THAT I AM USUALLY A SAFE DRIVER. I ASSUME THAT IF I WERE DRIVING IN EXCESS OF SPEED I WOULD NOT BE HERE NOW. AFTER TEN MINUTES OF RECOVERY, I PROCEEDED TO CHANGE THE TIRE. I WAS NEAR A SAM'S SO I DECIDED TO SEE IF I COULD HAVE SOMEONE LOOK AT THE TIRE AND HAVE IT CHANGED BUT IT WAS LATE (8 PM) AND THEY WERE CLOSED. *NM
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0

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