Volkswagen Passat Complaints (2013)
749 consumer complaints on file.
- #10767286September 22, 2015ENGINE, FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM, UNKNOWN OR OTHER
VEHICLE SCHEDULE FOR 40000 MILE SERVICE. ENGINE WARNING LIGHT CAME ON CODE P2196. VOLKSWAGEN DID A COMPUTER UPDATE IN JANUARY 2015 FOR 30000 MILE SERVICE, 23N5 ECM SOFTWARE RECALL. OXYGEN SENSOR (FRONT) REPLACED WAS REPLACED BY VW WHEN I COMPLAINED IT SHOULD NOT HAVE FAILED. THE EMISSION SYSTEM IS IN QUESTION SINCE THE OXYGEN SENSOR IS RUNNING RICH. THIS YEAR MODEL SHOULD BE ADDED TO RECALL FOR POLLUTION SYSTEM NOT FUNCTION CORRECTLY. THIS MODEL IS DIESEL. TDI
- Crash:
- No
- Fire:
- No
- Injuries:
- 0
- Deaths:
- 0
- #10763366September 13, 2015FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM
ON OR ABOUT SEPTEMBER 1,2015 I WAS DRIVING MY PASSAT AND THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON. I FINALLY MANAGED TO GET AN APPOINTMENT AT THE DEALERSHIP TO HAVE IT DIAGNOSED ON THE 5TH OF SEPT. THEY SAID IT IS A P202B ADBLUE HEATER AND REPAIRS WOULD BE AROUND $1500. WHY IS THIS HEATER SYSTEM GOING BAD AFTER ONLY 2 AND A HALF YEARS? IT SEEMS LIKE A LOT OF PEOPLE ARE HAVING THIS HAPPEN TO THEIR PASSATS AND THE REPAIR IS WAY OUT OF LINE FOR THIS NEW OF A CAR. WE BOUGHT THIS CAR NEW BECAUSE WE HEARD THAT IT WOULD LAST A GOOD 300,000 MILES. I WANT VOLKSWAGON TO RECALL THIS FAULTY PART AND TAKE CARE OF THIS ISSUE.
- Crash:
- No
- Fire:
- No
- Injuries:
- 0
- Deaths:
- 0
- #10763289September 12, 2015AIR BAGS, UNKNOWN OR OTHER
THE STEERING WHEEL HAD A CLICKING NOISE FOR A FEW DAYS. WHEN MAKING A TIGHT TURN I HEARD A POP FOLLOWED BY THE AIR BAG INDICATOR LIGHT COMING ON. AFTER TAKING IT TO THE DEALER FOR INSPECTION AND REPAIR THE CLOCK SPRING HAD TO BE REPLACED.
- Crash:
- No
- Fire:
- No
- Injuries:
- 0
- Deaths:
- 0
- #10762815September 10, 2015SUSPENSION, STEERING
THE BOLTS WHICH ATTACHED THE FRONT SUSPENSION STRUTS TO THE VEHICLE RATTLE DUE TO FAILURE OF THE BOLT. THIS FAILURE EFFECTS THE HANDELING OF THE VEHICLE AT HIGH SPEEDS AND DURING CORNERING.
- Crash:
- No
- Fire:
- No
- Injuries:
- 0
- Deaths:
- 0
- #10761708September 4, 2015ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
VEHICLE HAD A CHECK ENGINE LIGHT. TOOK TO DEALER AND THEY QUOTED REPLACING THE ADBLUE DIESEL EXHAUST FLUID RESEVOIR. THIS IS PART OF THE EMISSION CONTROLS SYSTEM.
- Crash:
- No
- Fire:
- No
- Injuries:
- 0
- Deaths:
- 0
- #10758777August 24, 2015AIR BAGS, ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
I WAS MAKING A TURN INTO MY DRIVE WAY, WHEN I HEARD A CRACKING NOISE. AT THAT POINT MY HEADS UP DISPLAY SHOWED 'AIRBAG ERROR' AND MY AIRBAG LED LIT UP ON THE INSTRUMENT PANEL. THE HORN AND OTHER CONTROLS ON MY STEERING WHEEL ARE NO LONGER FUNCTIONING. WE TOOK MY CAR TO THE DEALER AND THEY WERE ABLE TO VERIFY THAT IT IS IN FACT THE CLOCK SPRING, BUT ARE NOT SURE IF IT WILL BE COVERED AS PART OF A RECALL YET.
- Crash:
- No
- Fire:
- No
- Injuries:
- 0
- Deaths:
- 0
- #10748483August 13, 2015FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM
VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER DUE TO UNABLE TO FILL UP WITH DIESEL. PUMP NOZZLE ACTS AS IF THE TANK IS FULL, USING VW ADAPTER OR "ANGLE" THE NOZZLE RESULTS IN DIESEL SPRAYING OUT AT THE PERSON OPERATING THE FUEL PUMP. VW DEALER FOUND DIRT OBSTRUCTING THE DIESEL VENT TUBE OFF THE FILLER NECK, WHILE ALL THE FACTORY FENDER LINING IN PLACE. EXTENDED WARRANTEE CONTRACT DECLINED CLAIM, SINCE IT IS NOT A DEFECTIVE TUBE, BUT RATHER DEFECTIVE DESIGN. VENT IS NOT PART OF THE "FEDERAL EMISSION" AND VW WANTS $1700 FOR NEW GAS TANK AND $700 FOR LABOR. FIRST OCCURRENCE OF THIS PROBLEM WAS AT 40K MILES, AT THAT TIME DEALER "COULD NOT REPLICATE THE ISSUE".
- Crash:
- No
- Fire:
- No
- Injuries:
- 0
- Deaths:
- 0
- #10746698August 6, 2015TIRES, TIRES:SIDEWALL
CONTINENTAL TIRE TYPE 235/45/R18. I HAD A SIDE WALL BLOWOUT ON I-95 WHILE DRIVING AT A SPEED OF 65MPH. THE TIRES CAME ON A 2013 VW PASSAT TDI SEL. THE DEALER IN HYANNIS, MA WHERE I PURCHASED THE VEHICLE SAID THAT IT MUST HAVE BEEN SOMETHING THAT I DID. THE TIRES HAD 16,500 MILES IN THEM WITH A TREAD WEAR OF 2/32 (ALMOST BRAND NEW). THE DEALER ALSO SAID THAT THEY WERE NOT RESPONSIBLE FOR THE TIRES THAT COME ON THEIR VEHICLES. THIS WEBSITE HAS NUMEROUS POSTS HAVING TO DO WITH CONTINENTAL TIRE SIDE WALL BLOWOUTS. I BELIEVE THIS TO BE A POTENTIALLY SERIOUS ISSUE.
- Crash:
- No
- Fire:
- No
- Injuries:
- 0
- Deaths:
- 0
- #10746699August 6, 2015TIRES, TIRES:SIDEWALL
CONTINENTAL TIRE TYPE 235/45/R18. I HAD A SIDE WALL BLOWOUT ON I-95 WHILE DRIVING AT A SPEED OF 65MPH. THE TIRES CAME ON A 2013 VW PASSAT TDI SEL. THE DEALER IN HYANNIS, MA WHERE I PURCHASED THE VEHICLE SAID THAT IT MUST HAVE BEEN SOMETHING THAT I DID. THE TIRES HAD 16,500 MILES IN THEM WITH A TREAD WEAR OF 2/32 (ALMOST BRAND NEW). THE DEALER ALSO SAID THAT THEY WERE NOT RESPONSIBLE FOR THE TIRES THAT COME ON THEIR VEHICLES. THIS WEBSITE HAS NUMEROUS POSTS HAVING TO DO WITH CONTINENTAL TIRE SIDE WALL BLOWOUTS. I BELIEVE THIS TO BE A POTENTIALLY SERIOUS ISSUE.
- Crash:
- No
- Fire:
- No
- Injuries:
- 0
- Deaths:
- 0
- #10745576August 1, 2015UNKNOWN OR OTHER
I WAS DRIVING HOME WITH MY THREE KIDS FROM UTAH TO OREGON ON I-84. WHILE PASSING THROUGH BOISE, ID THERE WAS SUDDENLY A LOUD EXPLOSION SOUNDING LIKE A BOMB OR GUNSHOT. I LOOKED BACK TO MAKE SURE MY KIDS WERE OKAY AND THEY HAD A LOOK OF TERROR ON THEIR FACES AND ASKED WHAT THAT NOISE WAS. I WASN'T SURE WHAT HAD HAPPENED AND THEN SMALL GLASS SHARDS STARTED RAINING DOWN ON ME THROUGH THE VENTS IN THE SHADE SHIELD OF THE SUNROOF. I THOUGHT THAT SOMETHING MUST HAVE LANDED ON THE CAR EVEN THOUGH I HADN'T PASSED THROUGH ANY OVERPASSES AND QUICKLY PULLED OVER TO INSPECT THE SUNROOF AS I KNEW IT HAD BROKEN BUT COULDN'T QUITE SEE WHAT HAD HAPPENED SINCE I HAD THE SHADE SHIELD CLOSED. WHEN I GOT OUT TO EXAMINE THE SUNROOF, IT HAD SPONTANEOUSLY EXPLODED OUTWARDS, NOT IMPLODED INWARDS. THE GLASS WAS SHATTERED BUT WAS STILL MOSTLY INTACT, MOST LIKELY FROM THE TINTING, BUT IT WAS CLEARLY PUSHED OUTWARDS AND NOT INWARDS. I HAD ALL THE WINDOWS AND SUNROOF CLOSED AT THAT TIME. IT WAS ABOUT 95 DEGREES OUTSIDE AND I HAD THE AIR CONDITIONING ON IN THE CAR. WE WERE LISTENING TO A AUDIO BOOK AND NOT TO ANY BASS THUMPING MUSIC. WHEN I CALLED THE DEALERSHIP, THE MAN SAID HE HAD NEVER HEARD OF THAT HAPPENING BEFORE AND THAT IT WAS IMPOSSIBLE FOR A CAR TO DO SO. WELL, IT IS POSSIBLE AND IT DID HAPPEN AND I'M GLAD THAT I HAD ENOUGH PRESENCE OF MIND TO REMAIN CALM AND NOT SWERVE INTO OTHER TRAFFIC ON THE BUSY INTERSTATE WHEN IT DID HAPPEN.
- Crash:
- No
- Fire:
- No
- Injuries:
- 0
- Deaths:
- 0
- #10745580August 1, 2015UNKNOWN OR OTHER
DROVE MY CAR TO RUN AN ERRAND AND WHEN I CAME BACK HOME AND TRIED TO GET OUT OF THE DRIVERS SIDE DOOR, THERE WAS A BIG POPPING NOISE AND THE HANDLE WOULDN'T ENGAGE TO OPEN THE DOOR. I HAD TO ROLL DOWN THE WINDOW AND OPEN THE DOOR FROM THE OUTSIDE. AFTER I HAD THE DOOR OPEN AND TRIED TO SHUT IT, IT WOULDN'T LATCH CLOSED AND REMAINED OPEN. I HAD MY HUSBAND TAKE A LOOK AT IT AND HE WAS ABLE TO PLAY WITH THE LATCH AND MAKE IT ENGAGE AGAIN TO CLOSE THE DOOR. HE THEN TOOK APART THE DOOR AS MUCH AS HE COULD TO SEE WHAT HAD HAPPENED AND FOUND THAT THE WIRE CABLE LOOP THAT PULLED THE LEVER TO OPEN THE DOOR HAD SHREDDED. WHEN HE CALLED THE DEALERSHIP THEY SAID THAT THEY ACTUALLY KEPT THOSE CABLES ON HAND BECAUSE IT WAS A PRETTY COMMON PROBLEM AND IT WOULD COST AROUND $500 TO FIX. IF THIS IS A COMMON PROBLEM, WHY HAVEN'T THESE BEEN RECALLED? I'M GLAD THAT IT JUST HAPPENED TO ME IN MY DRIVEWAY AND NOT DURING A ACCIDENT OR CAR FIRE.
- Crash:
- No
- Fire:
- No
- Injuries:
- 0
- Deaths:
- 0
- #10734430July 15, 2015UNKNOWN OR OTHER, WHEELS
ROUGHLY 2 WEEKS AGO, OUR PASSAT STARTING HAVING INCREASED NOISE AT HIGHER SPEEDS, TYPICALLY HIGHWAY SPEEDS. I TOOK THE CAR INTO THE DEALERSHIP TO HAVE IT LOOKED AT AND THEY DETERMINED THAT THE WHEEL BEARING WAS BAD. IT SEEMS VERY UNUSUAL TO HAVE A BAD WHEEL BEARING, PARTICULARLY WITH A SEDAN, GO BAD AT SUCH LOW MILEAGE.
- Crash:
- No
- Fire:
- No
- Injuries:
- 0
- Deaths:
- 0
- #10733841July 14, 2015FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM
DRIVING ON A COUNTRY ROAD WITH MY WIFE AND 2 YOUNG DAUGHTERS, THE CAR SUDDENLY BEGAN MISFIRING AND LOST POWER. I WAS ABLE TO COAST IT TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD. CALIFORNIA HIGHWAY PATROL SHOWED UP SHORTLY AFTER AND STOPPED TO MAKE SURE WE WERE ALRIGHT. FORTUNATELY, WE HAD A CELLULAR SIGNAL AND WE WERE ABLE TO CONTACT A TOW SERVICE. UNFORTUNATELY, THE VEHICLE HAD TO BE TOWED >100MILES (FOR $700) TO THE DEALERSHIP. THEY DETERMINED THAT THERE WAS A FAILURE OF THE HIGH PRESSURE FUEL PUMP. THEY ARE SENDING THE FUEL OUT TO A LAB FIRST TO VERIFY THAT I DIDN'T PUT BIODIESEL IN IT; I DIDN'T. THEY ESTIMATE THAT I WILL BE WITHOUT MY VEHICLE FOR 7-14 DAYS, DEPENDING ON HOW BADLY THE DEBRIS IS INSIDE THE FUEL LINE AND ENGINE. THE DEALERSHIP DOES NOT HAVE A LOANER, VW DOESN'T OFFER A RENTAL AND I'M ON THE HOOK FOR THE TOW SERVICE. I WILL BE OUT OF POCKET OVER $1000 WHEN ALL IS SAID AND DONE, ALL BECAUSE OF A COMPONENT(S) THAT CLEARLY HAS DESIGN FLAWS OR QUALITY ISSUES. ASSUMING, VW CONFIRMS THEY WILL PAY FOR THE REPAIR...WHICH I'M STILL WAITING ON. ...UPDATED 09/22/15 *BF UPDATED 3/23/2016*JS UPDATED 11/15/2017*CN
- Crash:
- No
- Fire:
- No
- Injuries:
- 0
- Deaths:
- 0
- #10732505July 7, 2015EXTERIOR LIGHTING
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2013 VOLKSWAGEN PASSAT. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 65 MPH, THE HEADLIGHTS SHUT OFF AND FAILED TO ILLUMINATE. THE CONTACT REPLACED BOTH HEADLIGHT BULBS INDEPENDENTLY; HOWEVER, THE REMEDY FAILED TO REPAIR THE FAILURE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE WAS EXPERIENCING THE FAILURE LISTED IN NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 14V125000 (EXTERIOR LIGHTING); HOWEVER, THE VIN WAS NOT INCLUDED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 38,000.
- Crash:
- No
- Fire:
- No
- Injuries:
- 0
- Deaths:
- 0
- #10722203May 29, 2015POWER TRAIN
PURCHASED THE CAR IN DECEMBER OF 2012. APPROXIMATELY MARCH OF 2013 AT 4,900 MILES THE TURBO BEGAN TO "WHINE" AND FAILED. WAS REPLACED BY VW AFTER APPROXIMATELY 12 DAYS. MAY OF 2015, AT 50,000 MILES, THE TURBO FAILED AGAIN, STARTING WITH "WHINE", FOLLOWED BY LOSS OF POWER AND A "FLASHING GLOWPLUG LIGHT." SECOND TURBO REPLACED BY VW. CLEARLY A DESIGN DEFECT FOR THE ORIGINAL AND REPLACEMENT PART. VW HAS EXTENDED THE FACTORY WARRANTY ON THIS DEFECTIVE PART UNTIL 120,000 MILES, BUT SHOULD BE COMPELLED TO REPLACE THIS PART FOR THE LIFE OF THE VEHICLE AS THIS CAR WAS PURCHASED WITH THE INTENT OF DRIVING IT FOR MORE THAN 120,000 MILES. THERE ARE MULTIPLE OCCURRENCES/REPORTS OF TURBO FAILURE FOR THE 2012-2014 PASSAT TDIS LISTED AT WWW.TDICLUB.COM . THIS IS A SAFETY ISSUE AS CATASTROPHIC FAILURE OF THE ENGINE CAN OCCUR WHEN THE TURBO FAILS AS WELL AS DAMAGE TO THE DIESEL PARTICULATE FILTER AND OTHER EXHAUST/EMISSION CONTROL PARTS.
- Crash:
- No
- Fire:
- No
- Injuries:
- 0
- Deaths:
- 0
- #10716626May 15, 2015STEERING
ON 5/17/2014 WE BOUGHT THE CAR UNDER THERE VERBAL, THAT THEY WOULD FIX THE CAR FROM PULLING RIGHT. THEY SCHEDULED US TO BRING THE CAR BACK 5/29/2014 TO FIX THE PULL TO THE RIGHT AND HAVE COSMETICS DONE TO THE CAR. 5/30/2014 WE PICKED UP THE CAR, ON 6/5/2014 WE BROUGHT THE CAR BACK TO THE DEALERSHIP THE CAR STILL PULLS RIGHT, DEALERSHIP HAD THE CAR THREE WEEKS TRYING TO FIX THE RIGHT PULL. THEY CHANGED THE TIRES FROM HANKOOK TO CONTINENTALS, THIS HELPED A LITTLE AND WE TOOK THE CAR. 2/16/2015 WE BROUGHT THE CAR BACK TO THE DEALERSHIP THE CAR IS PULLING US OUT OF THE LANE WITHIN 4 SECONDS, IF YOU DON'T PULL DOWN ON THE STEERING LEFT, THE CAR TAKES YOU RIGHT. WE UNDERSTAND THAT THE CAR MEETS VW SPECS FOR ALIGMENT, WE HAVE HAD TWO OTHER COMPANIES VERIFY THIS, AND THEY STATE ITS PULLS RIGHT. I WOULD LIKE TO FIND OUT IF WE CAN HAVE THIS CAR INSPECTED FOR SAFETY ISSUES, TAKING YOU OUT OF YOUR LANE (ALWAYS RIGHT), IN 4 SECONDS WE FEEL THIS IS A HUGE SAFETY ISSUE.
- Crash:
- No
- Fire:
- No
- Injuries:
- 0
- Deaths:
- 0
- #10715305May 8, 2015STEERING, AIR BAGS, EQUIPMENT ADAPTIVE/MOBILITY
WAS TURNING IN A PARKING LOT AND HEARD A LOUD CRACKING SOUND. THE AIR BAG LIGHT CAME ON IMMEDIATELY AND NOTICED THE STEERING WHEEL CONTROLS AND THE HORN WERE NOT WORKING. CHECKED ONLINE AND APPARENTLY ISSUES WERE FOUND ON SAME MODEL. IT IS A BROKEN CLOCK SPRING. CONTACTED DEALER, THEY SAID TO BRING IT IN FOR DIAGNOSTICS WHICH WOULD COST $120. I INFORMED THEM OF THE BROKEN PART BUT THEY SAID THEY STILL WOULD HAVE TO DO THE DIAGNOSTIC. THE CLOCK SPRING ITSELF WOULD COST $485 IF THAT WAS BROKEN PLUS LABOR CHARGES. CAR HAS APPROXIMATELY 57250 MILES.
- Crash:
- No
- Fire:
- No
- Injuries:
- 0
- Deaths:
- 0
- #10713716April 30, 2015AIR BAGS, ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2013 VOLKSWAGEN PASSAT. WHILE REVERSING THE VEHICLE, THE CONTACT TURNED THE STEERING WHEEL AND HEARD A LOUD POPPING NOISE. THE AIR BAG ERROR WARNING INDICATOR ILLUMINATED. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE HORN ALSO DID NOT WORK. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A DEALER WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE AIR BAG MODULE FAILED AND NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 49,000.
- Crash:
- No
- Fire:
- No
- Injuries:
- 0
- Deaths:
- 0
- #10713139April 27, 2015AIR BAGS
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2013 VOLKSWAGEN PASSAT. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE AIR BAG WARNING LIGHT WAS CONTINUOUSLY ILLUMINATED AND THE HORN WOULD NOT WORK WHEN DEPRESSED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER FOR DIAGNOSTIC TESTING AND THE MECHANIC STATED THAT THE CLOCK SPRING FAILED AND NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 66,000. UPDATED 6/4/15*CN. UPDATED 07-16-15 *BF THE CONSUMER STATED THE ALL AIR BAGS EXCEPT THE STEERING WHEEL AIRBAG DEPLOYED. UPDATED 11/13/2015*JS
- Crash:
- Yes
- Fire:
- No
- Injuries:
- 1
- Deaths:
- 0
- #10704790April 9, 2015ENGINE, POWER TRAIN
DRIVING NORTHERLY ON I-95 AT HIGHWAY SPEED GOING UP THE INCLINE TO THE PISCATAQUA RIVER BRIDGE (THE BORDER BETWEEN NEW HAMPSHIRE AND MAINE), THE VEHICLE LOST FORWARD POWER ABOUT HALFWAY UP THE INCLINE OF THE BRIDGE APPROACH. THE ENGINE DID NOT STALL AT ANY TIME DURING OR AFTER THE EVENT. DRIVER WAS PREOCCUPIED WITH [1] TURNING ON HAZARD FLASHERS, [2] SAFELY NEGOTIATING ENTRY TO THE BREAKDOWN LANE, AND [3] NOT BRAKING IN AN ATTEMPT TO COAST TO THE TOP OF THE BRIDGE SUCH THAT THE CAR COULD COAST DOWN THE FAR SIDE OF THE BRIDGE AND ALLOW EXITING THE HIGHWAY AT THE NEARBY EXIT #1 IN MAINE. THE DRIVER'S PREOCCUPATION WITH SAFELY ADDRESSING THE POWER LOSS EVENT DID NOT ALLOW HIM TO SCAN ANY OF THE GAUGES OR INDICATORS ON THE FRONT PANEL. UPON REACHING THE TOP OF THE BRIDGE THE CAR WAS COASTING TO A STOP AND THE DRIVER SHIFTED BETWEEN DRIVE / SPORT / NEUTRAL TO SEE IF ANY POWER COULD BE RESTORED. WITHIN 30 SECONDS OR LESS THE CAR AGAIN RESUMED FORWARD MOTION IN THE DRIVE SHIFT SETTING. CAR WAS DRIVEN TO THE NEARBY VW DEALER WHERE IT WAS PURCHASED. SERVICE DEPARTMENT CHECKED (DIESEL) FUEL QUALITY WHICH WAS GOOD, AND FOUND NO ERROR CODES WHEN A SCAN WAS DONE. A VTA CASE WAS OPENED AND OWNER CONTACTED VW CUSTOMER CARE IN AUBURN HILLS, MI. SUBSEQUENT TESTING AT THE SAME DEALER'S SERVICE DEPARTMENT ON 9 APRIL 2015 ALSO RESULTED IN NO FINDINGS FOR A CAUSE. VW RECOMMENDS I CONTINUE DRIVING IT UNTIL THE POWER LOSS OCCURS AGAIN. I ASKED WHAT THEY WOULD THEN DO IF NO ERROR CODES WERE AGAIN FOUND. THEY INDICATED THEY WOULD ASK ME TO LEND THEM THE CAR TO DRIVE UNTIL THEY CAN GET THE PROBLEM TO REOCCUR. (= A NO-COST LEASE BACK TO VW!). OWNERS' OPINION IS THAT THERE IS A DESIGN FAULT IN THE VOLKSWAGEN PASSAT ENGINE/TRANSMISSION PAIRING THAT IS DIRECTLY RELATED TO A DEFICIENCY OF MEANINGFUL ERROR SENSORS AND FAULT / ERROR CODE READOUT VALUES DURING A POWER LOSS EVENT.. *TR
- Crash:
- No
- Fire:
- No
- Injuries:
- 0
- Deaths:
- 0