Volkswagen Passat Complaints (2008)

174 consumer complaints on file.

#11031567October 3, 2017
UNKNOWN OR OTHER
CAR STALLING WHILE DRIVING SAME ISSUE HAS HAPPENED TWICE WITHIN TWO MONTHS
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11024571September 20, 2017
UNKNOWN OR OTHER
ON 9/19/2017 WHILE DRIVING ON THE FREEWAY COMING HOME FROM SOCCER PRACTICE THE HEADLINER CAME APART FROM THE ROOF CAUSING REAR VISIBILITY ISSUES. WE CONTACTED VW CUSTOMER CARE AND THEY WILL NOT REPAIR DESPITE THERE BEING MANY OTHER VW OWNERS WHO HAVE EXPERIENCED THIS (PASSATWORLD FORUM). WE HAVE OWNED EIGHT DIFFERENT CARS, HONDA, TOYOTA, ETC. AND HAVE NEVER HAD THIS HAPPEN SO THIS IS CLEARLY A VW DEFECT.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11022040September 7, 2017
AIR BAGS
NOTHING.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11022041September 7, 2017
UNKNOWN OR OTHER
TOO MANY RECALLS!!!
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11003702July 7, 2017
AIR BAGS
TL* TAKATA RECALL. THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 VOLKSWAGEN PASSAT. THE CONTACT RECEIVED NOTIFICATION OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 16V078000 (AIR BAGS). THE PART TO DO THE REPAIR WAS UNAVAILABLE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE MANUFACTURER EXCEEDED A REASONABLE AMOUNT OF TIME FOR THE RECALL REPAIR. THE CONTACT SPOKE TO HANSEL VOLKSWAGEN (2951 CORBY AVE, SANTA ROSA, CA 95407) WHO STATED THAT PARTS WERE NOT AVAILABLE AND DID NOT KNOW WHEN THEY WOULD ARRIVE. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE ISSUE. THE CONTACT HAD NOT EXPERIENCED A FAILURE. PARTS DISTRIBUTION DISCONNECT.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11003539July 7, 2017
ENGINE
ENGINE FAILURE DUE TO CAM SHAFT, HIGH PRESSURE FUEL PUMP, OIL PUMP, CAM SHAFT FOLLOWER. LOUD NOISE AND ROUGH SOUNDING ENGINE. CONSTANT WARNING LIGHT OF "STOP! LOW OIL PRESSURE" PROBLEMS SIMILAR OR IDENTICAL TO THE 07 ENGINE THAT WAS RECALLED.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10995420June 15, 2017
AIR BAGS
TL* TAKATA RECALL. THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 VOLKSWAGEN PASSAT. THE CONTACT RECEIVED NOTIFICATION OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 16V078000 (AIR BAGS). THE PARTS TO DO THE REPAIR WERE UNAVAILABLE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE MANUFACTURER EXCEEDED A REASONABLE AMOUNT OF TIME FOR THE RECALL REPAIR. THE CONTACT CALLED A LOCAL DEALER (BOMMARITO VOLKSWAGEN OF HAZELWOOD LOCATED AT 400 BROOKES DRIVE HAZLEWOOD, MO 314-731-7777) AND WAS INFORMED THAT THE RECALL REMEDY PARTS WERE ON BACKORDER. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED. THE CONTACT HAD NOT EXPERIENCED A FAILURE. PARTS DISTRIBUTION DISCONNECT. UPDATED 08/04/17*LJ THE CONSUMER STATED THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED. UPDATED 08/15/2017*JS
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10981137April 27, 2017
ENGINE, POWER TRAIN
THE TIMING BELT TENSIONER LET GO. THE CAR HAS 78000 MILES ON IT. AND A QUICK GOOGLE SEARCH RESULTED IN FINDING MANY INSTANCES AND A CLASS ACTION LAW SUIT OVER THIS ISSUE DO TO VWS RELUCTANCE TO ORDER A RECALL.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10980003April 23, 2017
AIR BAGS
TAKATA RECALL. I TOOK THE VEHICLE IN FOR THE TAKATA RECALL TO THE AUTOBARN CITY VOLKSWAGEN LOCATED IN CHICAGO, IL. THE FIRST TIME I TOOK IT IN, ON MARCH 31ST, THE CONSULTANT TOLD ME THAT IT WAS TOO LATE TO WORK ON IT EVEN THOUGH I BROUGHT IT IN AT 5 PM WHILE THEY CLOSED AT 7 PM. THE OPTION THEY GAVE ME WAS TO LEAVE THE CAR OVERNIGHT AND PICK IT UP THE NEXT DAY. I NEEDED THE CAR OVER THE WEEKEND SO THEY RESCHEDULED MY APPOINTMENT TO THE FOLLOIWNG SATURDAY, THE 8TH. ON THE 8TH, I HAD THE LUCK TO SPEAK WITH A DIFFERENT CONSULTANT BY THE NAME OF BRAYNER ASATOURI. WHEN HE FOUND OUT THAT THE VEHICLE HAD A RE-BUILT TITLE HE TOLD ME THAT THEY WILL NOT BE DOING THE RECALL. HE TOLD ME TO HOPE THAT THE AIRBAG DOES NOT MALFUNCTION WHILE IM IN THE VEHICLE BUT THAT THERE WAS NOTHING THEY CAN DO ABOUT IT AND THAT I WAS NOT THE FIRST RECALL HE HAD TO SEND HOME. IT LEFT ME WONDERING THAT I SHOULD JUNK THE CAR IF THERE WAS A CHANCE OF SOMEBODY BEING HARMED BY THE AIRBAG. WITH A LITTLE RESEARCH AND MANY CALLS TO THE VOLKSWAGEN CARE TEAM, AN INVESTIGATION WAS STARTED AND IT TURNS OUT THAT THE CONSULTANT GAVE ME FALSE INFORMATION. I HAVE TO USE THE VEHICLE TO GO TO WORK, GO PLACES AND DO SOME EVERYDAY DAY ACTIVITIES. WHILE THE INVESTIGATION WAS GOING ON, I HAD TO USE THE VEHICLE FOR TWO WEEKS BEFORE THEY COULD WORK ON THE CAR. FOR TWO WEEKS I WAS PUT AT RISK AND EVERYBODY AROUND ME BECAUSE A VOLKSWAGEN SERVICE CONSULTANT WOULD NOT WORK ON THE TAKATA AIRBAG RECALL. HE DID NOT MAKE ANY EFFORT TO FIND OUT FROM HIS SUPERIORS IF THE CAR QUALIFIED FOR THE REPAIR LET ALONE EXPLAIN SOME OPTIONS TO MAKE THE VEHICLE SAFER. FORTUNATELY, NOTHING HAPPENED DURING THE TIME THAT THEY REJECTED TO WORK ON THE VEHICLE BUT IF SOMETHING WOULD HAVE HAPPENED, I DONT KNOW HOW THE DEALER WOULD REACT SINCE THEY NEGLECTED THE SAFETY RECALL. WHO KNOWS HOW MANY VEHICLES HAVE BEEN NEGLECTED IN THIS DEALER?
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10970920April 6, 2017
AIR BAGS
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 VOLKSWAGEN PASSAT. THE CONTACT RECEIVED NOTIFICATION OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 16V078000 (AIR BAGS) HOWEVER, THE PART TO DO THE REPAIR WAS UNAVAILABLE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE MANUFACTURER EXCEEDED A REASONABLE AMOUNT OF TIME FOR THE RECALL REPAIR. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE ISSUE. THE CONTACT HAD NOT EXPERIENCED A FAILURE. PART DISTRIBUTION DISCONNECT.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10970692April 5, 2017
AIR BAGS
TL* TAKATA RECALL. THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 VOLKSWAGEN PASSAT. THE CONTACT RECEIVED NOTIFICATION OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 16V078000 (AIR BAGS) HOWEVER, THE PART TO DO THE REPAIR WAS UNAVAILABLE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE MANUFACTURER EXCEEDED A REASONABLE AMOUNT OF TIME FOR THE RECALL REPAIR. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE ISSUE. THE CONTACT HAD NOT EXPERIENCED A FAILURE. PART DISTRIBUTION DISCONNECT.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10968889March 28, 2017
AIR BAGS
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 VOLKSWAGEN PASSAT. THE CONTACT RECEIVED A RECALL NOTIFICATION FOR NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 16V078000 (AIR BAGS) AND STATED THAT THE PART NEEDED WAS UNAVAILABLE TO PERFORM THE RECALL REPAIR. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE ISSUE. THE CONTACT HAD NOT EXPERIENCED A FAILURE. PARTS DISTRIBUTION DISCONNECT.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10968934March 28, 2017
AIR BAGS
TL* TAKATA RECALL. THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 VOLKSWAGEN PASSAT. THE CONTACT RECEIVED NOTIFICATION OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 16V078000 (AIR BAGS); HOWEVER, THE PART FOR THE REPAIR WAS UNAVAILABLE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE MANUFACTURER EXCEEDED A REASONABLE AMOUNT OF TIME FOR THE RECALL REPAIR. THE CONTACT HAD NOT EXPERIENCED A FAILURE. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE ISSUE. PARTS DISTRIBUTION DISCONNECT.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10968134March 23, 2017
AIR BAGS
TAKATA RECALL: WE GOT A LETTER FROM VW IN APRIL 2016 ABOUT THIS. I CALLED THE DEALER THIS WEEK AND THEY STILL HAVE NO REPAIR FOR THE PROBLEM. IT'S DANGEROUS AND IT'S BEEN A LONG TIME, SO I DON'T UNDERSTAND THE DELAY. THE DATE BELOW IS THE APPROXIMATE DATE OF THE FIRST LETTER. THE LETTER IDENTIFIES THE PROBLEM AS: NHTSA 16V078, SAFETY RECALL 69M9
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10966214March 15, 2017
AIR BAGS
TAKATA RECALL
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10957593February 28, 2017
AIR BAGS
IT HAS BEEN OVER A YEAR SINCE THIS RECALL WAS EXPANDED TO INCLUDE VW, YET NEITHER THE DEALERS, NOR THE MANUFACTURER HAVE PARTS TO SUPPORT THE RECALL; YET PARTS ARE CLEARLY AVAILABLE AS VEHICLES ARE STILL BEING PRODUCED. VOLKSWAGEN'S FAILURE TO PROVIDE REPLACEMENT PARTS FOR A SAFETY RELATED RECALL WITH THE POTENTIAL TO INFLICT SERIOUS BODILY INJURY OR DEATH IS UNCONSCIONABLE AND RECKLESS. OVER A YEAR SINCE THE RECALL BEGAN AND THEY STILL DO NOT HAVE A TIMELINE OF WHEN PARTS MAY BE AVAILABLE, THIS CLEARLY SEEMS TO BE AN ISSUE OF MOTIVATION. INSTEAD THEY JUST SENT LETTERS THAT A RECALL EXISTS, NOT VERY HELPFUL IN CORRECTING A SAFETY ISSUE WITH LIFE THREATENING POTENTIAL; YET OTHER VEHICLES HAVE COMPLETED NEARLY 13 MILLION CORRECTIONS.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10944383January 11, 2017
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING, FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE, ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
MY VEHICLE (2008 VW PASSAT) STARTED HAVING ACCELERATION ISSUES AND WOULD ONLY GO UP TO 40 MPH AS WELL AS ALSO HAVING A ROUGH START UP WHEN TURNING MY CAR ON. I PROCEEDED TO TAKE IT INTO THE DEALERSHIP TO HAVE THIS LOOKED AT AND AT FIRST THEY CLAIMED THAT I NEEDED A NEW HIGH PRESSURE FUEL PUMP WHICH WOULD COST ME AROUND $700. LATER IN THE DAY, I RECEIVED A CALL BACK TELLING ME THAT MY INTAKE CAMSHAFT WAS BROKEN AND THAT THEY COULD NOT MAKE THE REPAIR WITHOUT REPLACING THIS AS WELL. NOW MY TOTAL WAS UP TO $2000. AFTER DOING SOME RESEARCH AND CALLING AROUND TO COMPARE PRICES, I TALKED TO A REPAIRMAN THAT HAD TO REPLACE HIS CAMSHAFT IN THE SAME YEAR VW CAR BECAUSE OF SIMILAR ISSUES. I FOUND THAT MY MODEL 2008 VW PASSAT WAS BUILT WITH A FAULTY INTAKE CAMSHAFT REVISION B WHICH WAS FOUND TO BE ABRASIVE AND CAUSING FRICTION WITH THE FUEL PUMP. SINCE 2008 VW FOUND A SNEAKY WAY TO REPLACE THIS WITH A REVISION A CAMSHAFT AND NOT RECALL THE PREVIOUS PART, WHICH HAS NOW, OVER TIME CAUSED MY $2,000 PROBLEM AND COULD HAVE PUT MY FAMILY AT RISK OF AN ACCIDENT DUE TO ACCELERATION ISSUES. I GUESS THIS REPAIR WOULD HAVE FALLEN UNDER MY POWERTRAIN WARRANTY, WHICH HAS SINCE EXPIRED, BUT MOST CAR ISSUES TAKE LONGER THAN THE WARRANTY PERIOD ANYWAYS, ESPECIALLY THOSE WHICH OCCUR OVER TIME WITH FAULTY PARTS. I HAVE TALKED TO VW AND THEY CANNOT DO ANYTHING FOR ME AND THERE IS NOT AN OPEN RECALL ON THIS PART AND NEVER HAS BEEN. THE ISSUE WAS JUST PUSHED UNDER THE RUG, HOPING TO BE IGNORED FOREVER. UNTIL NOW, I WILL NOT ALLOW OTHER TO SUFFER WHAT I AM GOING THROUGH NOW AND VW HAS A BAD REPUTATION WITH BEING DISHONEST RIGHT NOW SO WHY WOULDN'T THEY HIDE YET ANOTHER ISSUE? PLEASE LOOK INTO THIS FOR ME AND PROVIDE ME WITH FURTHER STEPS TO TAKE ACTION. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10940373January 8, 2017
AIR BAGS:FRONTAL:DRIVER SIDE:INFLATOR MODULE, AIR BAGS
RECALL SUBJECT: AIR BAGS > FRONTAL > DRIVER SIDE INFLATOR MODULE WE RECEIVED THE LETTER OF RECALL FOR ALMOST ONE YEAR, BUT EVERY TIME WE CHECK WITH VW, THEY KEPT REPLIED THE PARTS HAVE NOT ARRIVE.THAT LEAVE US TO BELIEVE WE ARE DRIVING AN UNSAFE CAR. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10933731December 7, 2016
ENGINE
CHECK ENGINE LIGHT APPEARED WHILE DRIVING AND I BROUGHT TO SERVICE STATION WHERE I WAS INFORMED THAT THE TIMING CHAIN HAD FAILED DUE TO THE TENSIONER. AFTER RESEARCHING ON THE INTERNET I FOUND THAT THIS IS A SAFETY ISSUE THAT VW HAS KNOWN ABOUT SINCE THE EARLY 2000'S. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10929819December 4, 2016
AIR BAGS
TAKATA AIRBAG I RECEIVED A SAFETY RECALL 16V078 BUT THERE IS STILL NO SOLUTION, HOW LONG DO THEY HAVE TO REMEDY THE SITUATION? THIS IS MY DAUGHTERS CAR AND I WOULD LIKE TO GET THIS DONE ASAP THX [XXX] . INFORMATION REDACTED PURSUANT TO THE FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT (FOIA), 5 U.S.C. 552(B)(6). *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0

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