Volkswagen Passat Complaints (1999)

664 consumer complaints on file.

#10103961December 16, 2004
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP
THE ABS BRAKE LIGHT ON MY 1999 VW PASSAT KEEPS COMING ON. VW SAYS I NEED. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10102536December 10, 2004
SERVICE BRAKES, AIR:ANTILOCK:CONTROL UNIT/MODULE
MY ABS LIGHT ON MY 1999 VW PASSAT 1.8T COMES ON INTERMITTENTLY AND STAYS ON. WHEN IT DOES, THE BRAKE LIGHT ALSO FLASHES. I CAN PARK MY CAR OVERNIGHT. WHEN I RESTART IT, IT IS OFF. AFTER DRIVING A SHORT WAYS, IT WILL COME ON AGAIN. WHEN LIGHT IS FLASHING, THE ANTI LOCK BRAKES DO NOT WORK. WHEN BRAKING HARD DURING THIS, CAR WILL STALL AND YOU HAVE TO RESTART THE CAR. VERY DANGEROUS WHILE DRIVING. DEALERS ARE STUMPED, SAID THEY WOULD NEED TO REPLACE THE ABS MODULE -$1400. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10102426December 9, 2004
SUSPENSION:FRONT:CONTROL ARM
ALL 8 CONTROL ARMS WERE REPLACED BETWEEN 70000 AND 74000 MILE. *AK.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10102447December 9, 2004
SUSPENSION:FRONT:CONTROL ARM:LOWER ARM, SUSPENSION:FRONT:CONTROL ARM:LOWER BALL JOINT
VOLKSWAGEN OF AMERICA SENT ME A LETTER TO CHECK/REPLACE FRONT SUSPENSION LOWER CONTROL ARMS 1998-2000 PASSAT VEHICLES. VW DEALER INFORMED ME THEY WILL FIX THE CONTROL ARMS AT NO COST TO ME BUT AS A RESULT OF THE WORK PERFORMED THE VEHICLE WILL NOW NEED AN ALIGNMENT WHICH IS NOT COVERED AS PART OF THE RECALL. THIS IS ABSURD. I PAID FOR AN ALIGNMENT 5 MONTHS AGO AND PRIOR TO THE RECALL MY VEHICLE OBVIOUSLY DOES NOT NEED AN ALIGNMENT BUT AS A DIRECT RESULT OF FIXING THE CONTROL ARMS MY CAR NOW NEEDS AN ALIGNMENT WHICH I HAVE TO PAY FOR. THE ALIGNMENT SHOULD BE COVERED AS PART OF THE RECALL FOR THE CONTROL ARMS!!!*AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10103226December 7, 2004
SUSPENSION:FRONT:CONTROL ARM:LOWER ARM
THE FRONT SUSPENSION LOWER CONTROL ARM MAKES A SQUEAKING, THUMPING NOISE AS IF THERE ARE NO SHOCKS. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10106904December 3, 2004
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION:CONTROL MODULE (TCM/PCM/TECM), VISIBILITY:SUN/MOON ROOF ASSEMBLY
CLUNKING NOISES HEARD WHEN TRANSMISSION IS IN GEAR AND MOVING FORWARD-NOT HEARD IN REVERSE. CAR WOULD NOT GO INTO ANY FORWARD GEARS, IT WOULD ONLY SHIFT IN REVERSE. *BF THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER WHO DETERMINED THAT THE TRANSMISSION CONTROL MODULE HAD BEEN DAMAGED BEYOND REPAIRE. *NM THE UNIT SITS BENEATH THE PASSENGER SEAT OF THE VEHICLE AND WAS COMPLETELY SUBMERGED IN WATER DUE TO THE FAILURE OF THE SUNROOF DRAINS WHICH CAUSED RAIN WATER TO COLLECT AND POOL INSIDE OF THE VEHICLE. *TC *JB
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10103101December 3, 2004
SUSPENSION:FRONT:CONTROL ARM:UPPER ARM
FRONT UPPER CONTROL ARM DISINTEGRATED . AS A RESULT THE WHEELS BECOME LOOSE. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10100976December 3, 2004
SUSPENSION:FRONT:CONTROL ARM:LOWER ARM
CONTROL ARMS ON MY 99 VW PASSAT HAVE BEEN REPLACED TWICE NOW.....THEY ARE EXPENSIVE ($650+) AND OBVIOUSLY POORLY ENGINEERED AS OTHERS HAVE HAD TE SAME PROBLEMS. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10102084December 3, 2004
SUSPENSION:FRONT:CONTROL ARM:UPPER ARM
UPPER CONTROL ARM PROBLEM---WHEN TURNING STEERING WHEEL LEFT OR RIGHT AROUND A CURVE WOULD HEAR A RATTLING NOISE. MY MECHANIC SAID BOTH UPPER CONTROL ARMS NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. CAR HAS 53000 MILES ON IT. REPAIR COST ME $1000.00. I HAVE THE BILL SPECIFYING THE PARTS THAT WERE REPLACED ALONG WITH PART NUMBERS.*AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10100329November 22, 2004
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE
OUR OIL LIGHT KEPT COMING ON. KEPT TAKING IN FOR OIL CHANGE AND SAID WAS FINE. NO ONE COULD TELL US WHY OIL LIGHT KEPT COMING ON. THEN RECEIVED A LETTER FROM VW OF AMERICA STATING THERE WAS OIL SLUDGE PROBLEM. WILL NOT FIX CAR W/OUT OIL RECEIPTS. CAN NOT DRIVE CAR W/OUT GETTING OIL SLUDGE PROB. FIXED BECAUSE IT CAN DAMAGE ENGINE.*JB
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10100369November 22, 2004
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP
MY 1998 PASSAT'S ABS LIGHT IS INTERMITTENTLY COMING ON AND OFF. MY MECHANIC HAS VERIFIED THAT THERE IS NOTHING WRONG WITH THE ABS PUMP ITSELF, THERE IS JUST A PROBLEM WITH THE SENSOR. THE WEB IS FULL OF THE SAME COMPLAINT RE: VW PASSATS SPANNING MANY YEARS. THERE IS OBVIOUSLY A PROBLEM WITH THE ABS SENSORS ON THESE CARS. THEY NEED TO DO A RECALL. *JB
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10100299November 21, 2004
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:IGNITION:MODULE
WHILE DRIVING ON HIGHWAY CHECK ENGINE LIGHT BEGAN BLINKING AND CAR IDLE BECAME EXTREMELY ROUGH - HAD TO DRIVE HOME FROM HIGHWAY USING REDUCED POWER - ENGINE WOULD ONLY WORK WHEN DRIVEN AT SPECIFIC RPM. AFTER APPROXIMATELY 10 MILES OF EXTREMELY ROUGH RUNNING, CAR ENGINE WOULD NOT START AT ALL. VEHICLE HAD TO BE TOWED TO THE DEALERSHIP FOR REPAIR. IT WAS FOUND THAT THE IGNITION CONTROL MODULE, BOSCH PART NUMBER 4D0 905 351 FAILED. PART WAS REPLACED AND ENGINE BEGAN WORKING AGAIN. CAR WAS NOT SAFELY DRIVEABLE WHEN THIS PART HAD FAILED.*AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10100300November 21, 2004
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:IGNITION:MODULE
WAS DRIVING VEHICLE IN LEFT LANE ON THE HIGHWAY. AT 65 MPH, ENGINE LIGHT BEGAN BLINKING AND ENGINE POWER DROPPED OUT. ENGINE STALLED COMPLETELY - I HAD TO PULL OVER THROUGH TRAFFIC LANES TO COME TO A STOP IN THE BREAKDOWN LANE OF THE HIGHWAY WITHOUT THE AID OF POWER STEERING OR POWER BRAKES, BOTH OF WHICH WERE DISABLED ONCE THE ENGINE CUT OUT. ENGINE WOULD NOT RESTART - AFTER 30 MINUTES AND SEVERAL ATTEMPTS, GOT ENGINE TO START AND IDLE WAS EXTREMELY ROUGH - DROVE CAR DOWN THE STREET AND BROUGHT IT TO THE DEALER FOR DIAGNOSIS AND REPAIR. PROBLEM WAS DETERMINED TO BE A FAILURE OF THE IGNITION CONTROL MODULE (BOSCH PART NUMBER 4D0 905 351). REPLACEMENT OF THIS PART RESTORED THE ENGINE TO NORMAL FUNCTION. THIS IS THE SECOND TIME I HAVE REPLACED THIS EXACT SAME PART. THIS PART HAD BEEN REPLACED APPROXIMATELY 24 MONTH EARLIER.*AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10100056November 16, 2004
SUSPENSION:FRONT
FRONT SUSPENSION CREAKS CONSTANTLY WHILE DRIVING CAR. THIS APPEARS TO BE COMMON COMPLAINT BY OTHER OWNERS, BUT VOLKSWAGEN (VW) UNWILLING TO ADMIT THAT PARTS ARE WEARING TOO SOON. CREAKING STARTED AT ABOUT 45,000 MILES. FROM OTHER POSTINGS IT APPEARS THAT THIS WILL COST ME AT LEAST $1,000 TO REPAIR. I AM AFRAID TO TAKE CAR THE VW FOR REPAIRS, BECAUSE OF HIGH COST. I HOPE THIS PROBLEM IS NOT DANGEROUS.*AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10098788November 13, 2004
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP
ABS & BRAKE LIGHT CONTINUE TO FLASH. IT STARTED AS ONE BRIEF INCIDENT AND NOW HAPPENS EVERYTIME I AM IN MY CAR. I HAVE BEEN TOLD THAT THIS WILL RUN SOMEWHERE IN THE BALLPARK OF $1500. THIS IS OBVIOUSLY A POORLY MANUFACTURED DEVICE AND SHOULD BE REPLACED BY VOLKSWAGEN. WE ARE ALL HAZARDS ON THE ROAD. *JB
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10095224November 9, 2004
SUSPENSION:FRONT:CONTROL ARM
A GRINDING NOISE WAS HEARD WHEN DRIVING 5-30 MPH. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER, WHO INFORMED THE CONSUMER THAT THE CONTROL ARM BUSHING NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. *AK THE GRINDING NOISE WAS FIRST NOTICED 1 YEAR PRIOR TO REPAIR. THE NOISE WAS EXTREMELY LOUD WHEN THE VEHICLE AT LOW SPEEDS, THERE WAS A SQUEAKING NOISE IN THE FRONT SUSPENSION, AND THE VEHICLE NEEDED FRONT AND REAR PADS, ROTORS. THE GLOVE BOX WAS BROKEN. *SC
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10099818November 5, 2004
AIR BAGS
AIR BAG LIGHT CAME ON AND DID NOT GO OUT. REPAIRED AND RECURRED EIGHT TIMES. *BF *SC
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10099296November 3, 2004
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP:CONTROL UNIT/MODULE, EXTERIOR LIGHTING:BRAKE LIGHTS:SWITCH
ABS AND BRAKE LIGHT SIMULTANEOUSLY CAME ON FOLLOWED BY A BEEPING NOISE. THIS RENDERED THE ABS BRAKE INOPERATIVE. ABS CONTROL MODULE PUMP NEEDED TO BE REPLACED BECAUSE ITS INTERNAL RELAY WAS CLICKING AND BUZZING. THIS WAS A COMMON FAILURE PART ON THIS VEHICLE.*AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10098080November 1, 2004
SERVICE BRAKES, AIR:ANTILOCK
HAD NEW FRONT TIRES PUT ON THE CAR AND THEN NEW BRAKE SHOES, ROTORS, ETC. ON THE BACK. ABS LIGHT KEEPS FLICKERING ON AS IF THE VEHICLE THINKS IT IS SKIDDING.*AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10074291October 28, 2004
SUSPENSION:FRONT:CONTROL ARM:LOWER BALL JOINT
THE CONSUMER HEARD A CREAKING NOISE COMING FROM THE FRONT END. THE MECHANIC INFORMED THE CONSUMER. PLEASE PROVIDE MORE INFORMATION. *JB THE CONSUMER STATED THAT THE VEHICLE BECAME UNSTABLE AT HIGHWAY SPEEDS. MANY OTHER DRIVERS OF THE SAME VEHICLE ON THE INTERNET HAVE EXPERIENCED THE SAME PROBLEMS. *TC
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0

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