2000 VOLKSWAGEN PASSAT Problems & Recalls
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The Gates Corporation (Gates) is recalling certain aftermarket Tru-Flow Water Pumps, part number TFW 41127, sold at certain NAPA Auto Parts and/or installed by automotive service technicians after Nov...
Side airbag deployed for no reason while driving straight at the speed limit of 75 mph. The local VW dealer determined the side impact sensor is defective. This is a very interesting situation because a fail safe exists in these systems in that the supplemental restraint control module in the center...
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2000 VOLKSWAGEN PASSAT. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE ATTEMPTING TO START THE VEHICLE AFTER BEING PARKED OVERNIGHT, HE NOTICED A FUEL ODOR. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE FUEL TANK WAS HALF EMPTY AFTER BEING REFILLED. THE CONTACT TOOK THE VEHICLE TO A CERTIFIED MECHANIC AND WAS I...
Mileage: 45,000
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2000 VOLKSWAGEN PASSAT. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 20 MPH, SMOKE BILLOWED FROM UNDER THE HOOD OF THE VEHICLE. THE CONTACT WAS ABLE TO SAFELY LEAVE THE ROADWAY, THE HOOD WAS RAISED AND FLAMES APPEARED IN THE ENGINE COMPARTMENT. THE FIRE DEPARTMENT ARRIVED AND EXTINGUISHED THE...
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2000 VOLKSWAGEN PASSAT. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 20 MPH, SMOKE BILLOWED FROM UNDER THE HOOD OF THE VEHICLE. THE CONTACT WAS ABLE TO SAFELY LEAVE THE ROADWAY, THE HOOD WAS RAISED AND FLAMES APPEARED IN THE ENGINE COMPARTMENT. THE FIRE DEPARTMENT ARRIVED AND EXTINGUISHED THE...
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2000 VOLKSWAGEN PASSAT. WHILE DRIVING AT ANY SPEED, THE VEHICLE WOULD OVERHEAT AND CAUSE THE ENGINE TO FAIL. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE FAILURE WAS RECURRING AND THE "EMISSIONS WORK" INDICATOR ILLUMINATED SOMETIMES DURING THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT M...
Mileage: 185,000
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2000 VOLKSWAGEN PASSAT. WHILE DRIVING AT ANY SPEED, THE VEHICLE WOULD OVERHEAT AND CAUSE THE ENGINE TO FAIL. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE FAILURE WAS RECURRING AND THE "EMISSIONS WORK" INDICATOR ILLUMINATED SOMETIMES DURING THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT M...
Mileage: 185,000
PROBLEMAS ELCTRICOS
Mileage: 16,301
PROBLEMAS ELCTRICOS
Mileage: 16,301
WHILE DRIVING ON THE HIGHWAY, WE STARTED SMELLING GASOLINE IN THE CABIN. WE PULLED OVER AND CHECKED UNDER THE HOOD. A FUEL LINE ATTACHED TO THE FIREWALL HAD A LEAK DIRECTLY ABOVE THE EXHAUST SYSTEM, AND WAS SPRAYING GASOLINE EVERYWHERE IN THE ENGINE BAY, INCLUDING THE CATALYTIC CONVERTER AND EXHAUST...
Mileage: 10
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2000 VOLKSWAGEN PASSAT. THE CONTACT SMELLED FUEL INSIDE AND OUTSIDE THE VEHICLE. WHILE INSPECTING THE VEHICLE, THE CONTACT DISCOVERED FUEL LEAKING UNDER THE REAR PASSENGER SIDE OF THE VEHICLE. THE CAUSE OF THE FAILURE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE VEHICL...
Mileage: 49,000
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2000 VOLKSWAGEN PASSAT. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE TRANSMISSION WAS FRACTURED AND THERE WAS FUEL LEAKING. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE WAS NOT INCLUDED IN NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 08V156000 (FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE:DELIVERY). THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 149,000.
Mileage: 149,000
IN APPROXIMATELY JULY OF 2014 MY VOLKSWAGEN PASSAT STARTED EXPERIENCING ON AND OFF AGAIN PROBLEMS WITH THE ENGINE FIRING. I HAD RECENTLY RETIRED AND WAS NOT DRIVING THE CAR DAILY, AND SO I WAS UNABLE TO ASSOCIATE THE PROBLEM WITH ANY RECENT DRIVING EVENT. HOWEVER, ONE MORNING WHEN THE HESITATION W...
IN APPROXIMATELY JULY OF 2014 MY VOLKSWAGEN PASSAT STARTED EXPERIENCING ON AND OFF AGAIN PROBLEMS WITH THE ENGINE FIRING. I HAD RECENTLY RETIRED AND WAS NOT DRIVING THE CAR DAILY, AND SO I WAS UNABLE TO ASSOCIATE THE PROBLEM WITH ANY RECENT DRIVING EVENT. HOWEVER, ONE MORNING WHEN THE HESITATION W...
IN APPROXIMATELY JULY OF 2014 MY VOLKSWAGEN PASSAT STARTED EXPERIENCING ON AND OFF AGAIN PROBLEMS WITH THE ENGINE FIRING. I HAD RECENTLY RETIRED AND WAS NOT DRIVING THE CAR DAILY, AND SO I WAS UNABLE TO ASSOCIATE THE PROBLEM WITH ANY RECENT DRIVING EVENT. HOWEVER, ONE MORNING WHEN THE HESITATION W...
MY HUSBAND PICKUP WOULD NOT START, SO I LIFT MY HOOD OF MY PASSAT TO GIVE HIM A JUMP AND THE WHOLE SECTION ALL THE WAY ACROSS THAT HOLDS THE BATTERY HAVE AT LEAST 6 INCHES OF WATER JUST STANDING IN THERE. WE HAVE HAD SOME DOWN POURS OF RAIN,BUT RAIN WATER SHOULD NEVER BE STANDING ON THE INSIDE OF ...
Mileage: 138,179
MY HUSBAND PICKUP WOULD NOT START, SO I LIFT MY HOOD OF MY PASSAT TO GIVE HIM A JUMP AND THE WHOLE SECTION ALL THE WAY ACROSS THAT HOLDS THE BATTERY HAVE AT LEAST 6 INCHES OF WATER JUST STANDING IN THERE. WE HAVE HAD SOME DOWN POURS OF RAIN,BUT RAIN WATER SHOULD NEVER BE STANDING ON THE INSIDE OF ...
Mileage: 138,179
MY HUSBAND PICKUP WOULD NOT START, SO I LIFT MY HOOD OF MY PASSAT TO GIVE HIM A JUMP AND THE WHOLE SECTION ALL THE WAY ACROSS THAT HOLDS THE BATTERY HAVE AT LEAST 6 INCHES OF WATER JUST STANDING IN THERE. WE HAVE HAD SOME DOWN POURS OF RAIN,BUT RAIN WATER SHOULD NEVER BE STANDING ON THE INSIDE OF ...
Mileage: 138,179
I KEPT NOTICING A SMELL OF GASOLINE. ONE MORNING WHEN I BACKED UP AND LOOKED FORWARD THERE WAS A PUDDLE. I GOT OUT, BENT DOWN AND SMELLED IT. IT WAS GAS. I BACKED UP A LITTLE MORE AND THERE WAS ANOTHER SMALL PUDDLE. IT ALSO WAS GAS. WHEN I FIRST SAW THE PUDDLES OF GAS I CALLED VOLKSWAGEN AND WAS...
Mileage: 132,000
AS WITH SIMILAR REPORTS THE CAR WAS DRIVEN THEN SAT FOR 24HRS, WHEN IT WAS STARTED AGAIN A STRONG GAS SMELL WAS NOTICED AND A PUDDLE OF GAS WAS FOUND UNDER THE PASSENGER REAR PANEL. IMMEDIATELY TOOK TO REPAIR STATION WHERE THEY COULD NOT FIND A LEAK. THEY FILLED THE TANK WITH GAS AND LEFT IT TO S...
Mileage: 114,248
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2000 VOLKSWAGEN PASSAT. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHEN THE VEHICLE WAS STARTED, THERE WAS A FUEL ODOR COMING FROM THE HOOD OF THE VEHICLE. THE CONTACT LIFTED THE HOOD AND NOTICED THAT FUEL WAS LEAKING FROM THE FUEL PIPE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A DEALER WHERE IT WAS NOT DIAGNO...
Mileage: 134,000
ENGINE MOUNTS BROKE AND I REPLACED THEM ON MAY 10, 2014, THEN THEY BROKE AGAIN ON JULY 6, AND I AGAIN REPLACED THEM NOW THEY BROKE AGAIN TODAY AS I WAS PULLING OUT OF THE GAS STATION. WAS THERE ANY TYPE OF RECALL RELATIVE TO THE MOUNTS OF THE ENGINE IN THIS MODEL WHICH IS THE 200 PASSAT WAGON WITH...
Mileage: 158,862
ENGINE MOUNTS BROKE AND I REPLACED THEM ON MAY 10, 2014, THEN THEY BROKE AGAIN ON JULY 6, AND I AGAIN REPLACED THEM NOW THEY BROKE AGAIN TODAY AS I WAS PULLING OUT OF THE GAS STATION. WAS THERE ANY TYPE OF RECALL RELATIVE TO THE MOUNTS OF THE ENGINE IN THIS MODEL WHICH IS THE 200 PASSAT WAGON WITH...
Mileage: 158,862
I HAVE HAD MY 2000 VW PASSAT SINCE 2006 AND HAVE HAD ONLY REGULAR WEAR AND TEAR UNITL ABOUT 3 WEEKS AGO. I WAS DRIVING ON 95 IN FORT LAUDERDALE, FL MOVING AT ABOUT 65-70 MPH WHEN THE ENGINE SHUT OFF, POWER STEERING WAS GONE AND PUSHING BRAKES TOOK ALL I HAD TO TRY AND SAFELY STEER AND COME TO A COMP...
Mileage: 130,000
I HAVE HAD MY 2000 VW PASSAT SINCE 2006 AND HAVE HAD ONLY REGULAR WEAR AND TEAR UNITL ABOUT 3 WEEKS AGO. I WAS DRIVING ON 95 IN FORT LAUDERDALE, FL MOVING AT ABOUT 65-70 MPH WHEN THE ENGINE SHUT OFF, POWER STEERING WAS GONE AND PUSHING BRAKES TOOK ALL I HAD TO TRY AND SAFELY STEER AND COME TO A COMP...
Mileage: 130,000
I HAVE HAD MY 2000 VW PASSAT SINCE 2006 AND HAVE HAD ONLY REGULAR WEAR AND TEAR UNITL ABOUT 3 WEEKS AGO. I WAS DRIVING ON 95 IN FORT LAUDERDALE, FL MOVING AT ABOUT 65-70 MPH WHEN THE ENGINE SHUT OFF, POWER STEERING WAS GONE AND PUSHING BRAKES TOOK ALL I HAD TO TRY AND SAFELY STEER AND COME TO A COMP...
Mileage: 130,000
I HAVE HAD MY 2000 VW PASSAT SINCE 2006 AND HAVE HAD ONLY REGULAR WEAR AND TEAR UNITL ABOUT 3 WEEKS AGO. I WAS DRIVING ON 95 IN FORT LAUDERDALE, FL MOVING AT ABOUT 65-70 MPH WHEN THE ENGINE SHUT OFF, POWER STEERING WAS GONE AND PUSHING BRAKES TOOK ALL I HAD TO TRY AND SAFELY STEER AND COME TO A COMP...
Mileage: 130,000
A RAINY NIGHT, 10:30 PM., ON THE FREEWAY RETURNING HOME FROM A SYMPHONY CONCERT, THE ENGINE SIMPLY QUIT. I, HUSBAND/DRIVER, TRIED THREE TIME TO RESTART IT BEFORE YELLING TO MY WIFE TO TURN ON EMERGENCY FLASHERS WHICH SHE DID. AS WE SLOWED, I REMEMBER SEEING ALL ICONS ON DASH BLINKING. BOTH OF US WE...
Mileage: 137,700
A RAINY NIGHT, 10:30 PM., ON THE FREEWAY RETURNING HOME FROM A SYMPHONY CONCERT, THE ENGINE SIMPLY QUIT. I, HUSBAND/DRIVER, TRIED THREE TIME TO RESTART IT BEFORE YELLING TO MY WIFE TO TURN ON EMERGENCY FLASHERS WHICH SHE DID. AS WE SLOWED, I REMEMBER SEEING ALL ICONS ON DASH BLINKING. BOTH OF US WE...
Mileage: 137,700
A RAINY NIGHT, 10:30 PM., ON THE FREEWAY RETURNING HOME FROM A SYMPHONY CONCERT, THE ENGINE SIMPLY QUIT. I, HUSBAND/DRIVER, TRIED THREE TIME TO RESTART IT BEFORE YELLING TO MY WIFE TO TURN ON EMERGENCY FLASHERS WHICH SHE DID. AS WE SLOWED, I REMEMBER SEEING ALL ICONS ON DASH BLINKING. BOTH OF US WE...
Mileage: 137,700
MY 2000 VW PASSAT GLS WAGON BEGAN EXHIBITING A FLASHING/BEEPING RED BRAKE LIGHT ACCOMPANIED BY A SOLID YELLOW ABS AND TRACTION CONTROL LIGHT TO INDICATE A FAILURE IN THE ABS SYSTEM. ALSO AT THIS TIME THE INFORMATION HUD HAS "STOP, BRAKE FAULT, SERVICE MANUAL" FLASHING. UPON FURTHER RESEARCH WITH OTH...
Mileage: 190,000
MY 2000 VW PASSAT GLS WAGON BEGAN EXHIBITING A FLASHING/BEEPING RED BRAKE LIGHT ACCOMPANIED BY A SOLID YELLOW ABS AND TRACTION CONTROL LIGHT TO INDICATE A FAILURE IN THE ABS SYSTEM. ALSO AT THIS TIME THE INFORMATION HUD HAS "STOP, BRAKE FAULT, SERVICE MANUAL" FLASHING. UPON FURTHER RESEARCH WITH OTH...
Mileage: 190,000
INTERMITTENT WARNING LIGHTS APPEAR:ABS,BRAKE,STOP,BRAKE FAULT ON DASH WARNING AREA. STOPPED AT LOCAL REPAIR CENTER,COULD NOT DUPLICATE PROBLEM ON ROAD TEST.UNABLE TO DIAGNOSE PROBLEM WITH ABS CONTROL MODULE.,MUST BE DONE ONLY AT VW DEALERSHIP. DROVE WITHOUT WARNING COMING ON BUT HAPPENED 3 OR S...
Mileage: 122,000
WHEN MY CAR HAS A PROBLEM THERE IS A SCREEN THAT WILL TELL YOU WHAT IS WRONG. WHEN IT GETS MORE THAN 65 DEGREES OUTSIDE THE SCREEN QUITS WORKING, IT GOES BLANK. FIRST TIME I HAD PROBLEMS MY CAR WAS OVER HEATING, IT WAS BEEPING AT ME. I COULDN'T MAKE OUT WHAT IT WAS SAYING ON THE SCREEN. I HAD TO PUL...
Mileage: 156,000
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2000 VOLKSWAGEN PASSAT. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING 30 MPH, HE CRASHED INTO ANOTHER VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE WAS DESTROYED HOWEVER NONE OF THE AIR BAGS DEPLOYED. THERE WERE NO INJURIES REPORTED. THE VIN WAS UNAVAILABLE. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 130,000.
Mileage: 130,000
I AM THE SECOND OWNER OF THIS 00 VW PASSAT . THIS CAR HAS BEEN A GREAT RUNNING AND DRIVING CAR. I BOUGHT IT IN FEB 10 2012 . ON SEPT 17 2012 MY WIFE WAS DRIVING THIS CAR TO MY SONS FOOTBALL GAME WITH MY MOTHER IN LAW. SHE WAS GOING ABOUT 50 MPH WHEN IT SHUTTERED AND SHUT OFF . SHE WAS ABLE TO GET...
Mileage: 152,000
I AM THE SECOND OWNER OF THIS 00 VW PASSAT . THIS CAR HAS BEEN A GREAT RUNNING AND DRIVING CAR. I BOUGHT IT IN FEB 10 2012 . ON SEPT 17 2012 MY WIFE WAS DRIVING THIS CAR TO MY SONS FOOTBALL GAME WITH MY MOTHER IN LAW. SHE WAS GOING ABOUT 50 MPH WHEN IT SHUTTERED AND SHUT OFF . SHE WAS ABLE TO GET...
Mileage: 152,000
CHECK ENGINE TURNED ON. MY CAR STARTS TO LOSE POWER. THERE WAS A MISFIRE AT #2 CYLINDER ACCORDING TO THE AUTO MECHANIC.. IN A STOPPED POSITION OR WHEN I TURN CAR OFF, I SMELL SOMETHING BURNING. HAD NEW COIL INSTALLED AND DID A ROAD TEST. THE CAR WAS STILL MISFIRING. CHECKED AGAIN, AND ALL IGN...
Mileage: 13,430
ABS MODULE FAILED. LIGHTS ON DASHBOARD FLASHING. *TR
Mileage: 125,526
WHEN I DO NOT USE THE CAR AFTER A FEW DAYS, AND THEN START IT, FUEL LEAKS FROM THE REAR PASSENGER SIDE OF THE CAR. IT SEEMS TO DRIP QUITE A BIT AT FIRST AND COMES FROM THE FRONT SOMEWHERE. DRIVING ALONG THE FIRST MILE YOU CAN SEE THE DRIP CONTINUES ON THE GROUND. THE LEAK STOPS AND AS LONG AS I USE ...
Mileage: 70,000
WHEN ACCELERATION AND ENGAGING PASSING MODE, VEHICLE CONTINUES TO ACCELERATE EVEN WHEN PEDAL RELEASED. VERY DIFFICULT TO CONTROL SPEED AND BRAKE. HAVE DONE INTERNET SEARCH ON PROBLEM AND FIND IT FAIRLY COMMON WITH VW PASSAT AND CERTAIN AUDI MODELS THAT USE SAME THROTTLE BODY. THIS DEVICE APPARENTLY ...
Mileage: 76,000
ONE OF THE PASSENGER REAR WINDOWS INTO FELL INTO THE DOOR RANDOM ON DAY, HAD TO REPLACE THE WINDOW REGULATOR. EVENTUALLY WITHIN THE NEXT TWO MONTHS THE PASSENGER SIDE WINDOW AND DRIVER REAR WINDOW ALSO BECAME DEFECTIVE, FALLING INTO THE DOOR AND THEIR REGULATORS HAD TO BE REPLACE. A RECALL SHOULD BE...
Mileage: 120,000
ONE OF THE PASSENGER REAR WINDOWS INTO FELL INTO THE DOOR RANDOM ON DAY, HAD TO REPLACE THE WINDOW REGULATOR. EVENTUALLY WITHIN THE NEXT TWO MONTHS THE PASSENGER SIDE WINDOW AND DRIVER REAR WINDOW ALSO BECAME DEFECTIVE, FALLING INTO THE DOOR AND THEIR REGULATORS HAD TO BE REPLACE. A RECALL SHOULD BE...
Mileage: 120,000
THE HEATER CORE STARTED TO LEAK AND MY WINDOWS FOGGED UP WHILE DRIVING ON FREEWAY. I ALMOST GOT INTO A CAR CRASH BECAUSE I LOST MY VISIBILITY. *TR
Mileage: 171,000
THE HEATER CORE STARTED TO LEAK AND MY WINDOWS FOGGED UP WHILE DRIVING ON FREEWAY. I ALMOST GOT INTO A CAR CRASH BECAUSE I LOST MY VISIBILITY. *TR
Mileage: 171,000
THE CAR WAS PARKED. I ATTEMPTED TO START THE ENGINE, BUT IT DID NOT TURN OVER. I TRIED A SECOND TIME AND NOTICED WHITE SMOKE COMING FROM UNDER THE ENGINE HOOD. BY THE TIME I WENT INSIDE TO CALL FOR ROAD SERVICE AND RETURNED TO THE PARKING LOT, THERE WERE FLAMES SHOOTING FROM UNDER THE HOOD. THE ...
THE CAR WAS PARKED. I ATTEMPTED TO START THE ENGINE, BUT IT DID NOT TURN OVER. I TRIED A SECOND TIME AND NOTICED WHITE SMOKE COMING FROM UNDER THE ENGINE HOOD. BY THE TIME I WENT INSIDE TO CALL FOR ROAD SERVICE AND RETURNED TO THE PARKING LOT, THERE WERE FLAMES SHOOTING FROM UNDER THE HOOD. THE ...
ABS BRAKE PUMP BOSCH 5.3 VOLKSWAGEN PART 8E0 614 111 AH BEGAN LEAKING AND CAUSED BRAKE PRESSURE FAILURE IN BOTH CIRCUITS CAUSING PEDAL TO GO TO THE FLOOR. THIS WAS NOT THE COMMON FAILURE OF THE ABS CONTROL MODULE ELECTRONICS WHICH MERELY CAUSES A FAILURE IN ANTI-LOCK BEHAVIOR. THIS IS A TOTAL FAIL...
Mileage: 85,751
MAKE:VOLKSWAGEN MODEL: PASSAT YEAR:2000 STREAMING GASOLINE LEAK INBOARD OF THE REAR QUARTER PANEL ON THE PASSENGER SIDE WHEN THE ENGINE STARTS. AFTER OPERATING FOR A TIME (20 MIN OR MORE) THE LEAK STOPS AND DOES NOT REAPPEAR UNTIL THE CAR HAS BEEN SITTING FOR SEVERAL DAYS WITHOUT RUNNING. THIS CON...
Mileage: 106,000
STREAMING GASOLINE LEAK INBOARD OF THE REAR QUARTER PANEL ON THE PASSENGER SIDE WHEN THE ENGINE STARTS. AFTER OPERATING FOR A TIME (20 MIN OR MORE) THE LEAK STOPS AND DOES NOT REAPPEAR UNTIL THE CAR HAS BEEN SITTING FOR SEVERAL DAYS WITHOUT RUNNING. THIS CONDITION HAS BEEN IN EXISTENCE FOR ABOUT ...
Mileage: 50,000
THE HAZARD LIGHT AND TURN SIGNAL LIGHTS STOP WORKING. THE DEFECT IS DUE TO MALFUNCTIONING HAZARD SWITCH WHICH CONTROLS TURN SIGNALS. THIS WILL RESULT IN ACCIDENTS SINCE DRIVER UNABLE TO SHOW TURN SIGNALS. *TR
Mileage: 82,000
2000 VOLKSWAGEN PASSAT. CONSUMER WRITES IN REGARDS TO VEHICLE THAT DIE UNEXPECTEDLY AT VARIOUS SPEEDS *TGW THE CONSUMER STATED THE VEHICLE HAS STALLED WHILE MAKING TURNS ACROSS HIGHWAYS AND ENTERING FREEWAYS. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER NUMEROUS TIMES WHERE DIFFERENT COMPONENTS WERE REPLAC...
ABS/ASR/BRAKE WARNING LIGHTS FLASHING AND BEEPING. MESSAGE CENTER SAYS STOP, BRAKE FAULT. AFTER HAVING BRAKES REPLACED, I WAS TOLD THAT THE ABS CONTROL UNIT IS DEFECTIVE MEANING THAT I HAVE NO ABS FUNCTION.
Mileage: 96,500
IN THE LAST COUPLE YEARS MY 2000 VW PASSAT HAS A BURNING SMELL LIKE A FIRE IN THE ENGINE AFTER DRIVING A BIT (I'VE NOTICED THIS PARTICULARLY WHEN THE HEATER IS ON), HAS HESITATED AND JUMPED WHEN I'VE TRIED TO SHIFT GEARS AND ACCELERATE, AND A WHILE AGO THE "CHECK ENGINE" LIGHT WAS GOING ON WHEN THIS...
Mileage: 100,000
2000 VOLKSWAGEN PASSAT 1.8T AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION PURCHASED USED IN 2007. THE UNDER CARRIAGE PROTECTANT SHIELD FOR ENGINE LOOKED TO BE MELTED FROM HEAT AND CAME OFF ON THE HWY WHILE VEHICLE WAS IN MOTION. DAMAGED RIGHT WHEEL WELL. *TR
Mileage: 80,000
WHILE STOPPED AT A RED LIGHT, THE ENGINE ACCELERATED BY ITSELF (COMPUTER FAILURE?). MY HUSBAND, WHO WAS DRIVING, HAD TO USE BOTH FEET, PRESSING DOWN AS HARD AS HE COULD, TO STOP THE CAR. FORTUNATELY, NO ONE WAS IN FRONT OF US AND WE WERE FAR ENOUGH BACK THAT WE DID NOT ACCELERATE INTO THE INTERSEC...
Mileage: 140,000
WHILE STOPPED AT A RED LIGHT, THE ENGINE ACCELERATED BY ITSELF (COMPUTER FAILURE?). MY HUSBAND, WHO WAS DRIVING, HAD TO USE BOTH FEET, PRESSING DOWN AS HARD AS HE COULD, TO STOP THE CAR. FORTUNATELY, NO ONE WAS IN FRONT OF US AND WE WERE FAR ENOUGH BACK THAT WE DID NOT ACCELERATE INTO THE INTERSEC...
Mileage: 140,000
WHILE STOPPED AT A RED LIGHT, THE ENGINE ACCELERATED BY ITSELF (COMPUTER FAILURE?). MY HUSBAND, WHO WAS DRIVING, HAD TO USE BOTH FEET, PRESSING DOWN AS HARD AS HE COULD, TO STOP THE CAR. FORTUNATELY, NO ONE WAS IN FRONT OF US AND WE WERE FAR ENOUGH BACK THAT WE DID NOT ACCELERATE INTO THE INTERSEC...
Mileage: 140,000
GASOLINE IS LEAKING FROM UNDER THE PASSENGER REAR SIDE OF MY 2000 VOLKSWAGEN PASSAT GLS V6; THE GASOLINE IS DRIPPING FROM THE HEAT SHIELD IN FRONT OF THE REAR TIRE. NOTE THAT THE FUEL DOOR / FILLER NECK IS ON THAT SIDE. SEE THE EXCERPT (FOLLOWING) FROM HTTP://WWW.ABOUTAUTOMOBILE.COM/COMPLAINT/2000/V...
Mileage: 133,602
2000 VW PASSAT 1.8T ENGINE FAILURE DUE TO SLUDGE BUILD UP. *TR
Mileage: 100,300
PASSENGER REAR WINDOW REGULATOR WENT OUT ON MINE FIRST WITH A CRUNCHING SOUND AND THEN THE GLASS JUST FELL INTO THE DOOR. I HAVE ALREADY REPLACED THE PASSENGER FRONT REGULATOR. TYPICAL CHEAP PLASTIC VW PARTS. *TR
WAS DRIVING DOWN THE ROAD TODAY 8/9/10 IN MY 2000 V W PASSAT AND MY CAR STARTED SMOKING THROUGH THE VENTS. NO WARNING PRIOR TO THE SMOKE. FLAMES BEGAN SHOOTING OUT FROM UNDER THE DASHBOARD TOTALLY ENGULFING THE ENTIRE CAR WITHIN MINUTES RESULTING IN A TOTAL LOSS OF THE VEHICLE. THERE HAD BEEN NO ...
Mileage: 201,700
MY 2000 VW PASSAT V6 ABS BRAKE MODULE HAS FAILED AND I GET THE STOP/ABS LIGHTS FLASHING ON MY DASHBOARD INTERMITTENTLY, ALONG WITH WARNING BEEPS. THIS MAKES THE CAR UNSAFE TO DRIVE AND COSTS $1000+ TO FIX. VW NEEDS TO RECALL THESE MODELS IMMEDIATELY. *TR
I NEEDED TO REPLACE THE REAR DRIVER SIDE WINDOW REGULATOR ON MY 2000 VW PASSAT. A WEEK AGO I THE REAR PASSENGER SIDE WINDOW REGULATOR FAILED. TODAY MY FRONT PASSENGER REGULATOR FAILED. THIS SEEMED LIKE A LITTLE MORE THAN BAD LUCK. IT TURNS OUT I'M NOT THE ONLY VW OWNER WHO HAS HAD EXTREMELY BAD ...
Mileage: 82,051
PREVIOUSLY REPAIRED FUEL LEAK HAS RECURRED, ~18 MONTHS LATER. LEAK CAN BE SEEN WHEN VEHICLE HAS BEEN SITTING FOR SEVERAL HOURS AND IS THEN BACKED OUT OF GARAGE DOWN INCLINED DRIVEWAY. FUEL IS LEAKING FROM PASSENGER REAR WHEEL AREA. *TR
Mileage: 68,000
AT AROUND 12:30 TODD MCFADDEN (STORE MANAGER OF DUNN TIRE LLC 1170 CENTRAL AVE. DUNKIRK, NY 14048) ADVISED TO [XXX] (TIRE TECH) TO APPLY A TIRE THAT HAD BEEN RUN ON FLAT FOR AN UNKNOWN DISTANCE ON A CUSTOMERS CAR WITH OUT THE CONSENT OR EVEN HAVING INFORMED THE CUSTOMER OF THIS 2000 VW PASSAT. [XXX...
Mileage: 290,000
VEHICLE ACCELERATED ON ITS OWN WHILE I WAS DRIVING ON THE FREEWAY. THE FREEWAY WAS CONGESTED AND I HAD JUST ACCELERATED QUICKLY TO MOVE INTO THE LEFT LANE TO AVOID A SEMI TRUCK ENTERING THE FREEWAY ON MY RIGHT. I TOOK MY FOOT OFF THE ACCELERATOR BUT THE CAR CONTINUED TO ACCELERATE. I IMMEDIATELY PUS...
Mileage: 146,000
MY 2000 VW PASSAT 4 MOTION HAS 9K MILES. JUST RECENTLY THE ABS BRAKES LIGHTS CAME ON AND THE CAR PUTS ON THE BRAKES BY ITSELF. YOU ARE DRIVING 65 MPH AND THE CAR SLAMS ON THE BRAKES. FEELS LIKE YOU HAVE HIT A BIG HOLE IN THE ROAD, BUT ONLY WITH THE FRONT WHEELS. VERY SCARY. *TR
Mileage: 94,000
I HAVE BEEN HAVING DASHBOARD WARNING LIGHTS COMING ON AND OFF FOR THE ABS BRAKING SYSTEM. WHEN THE LIGHTS ARE ON THE ABS SYSTEM DOES NOT WORK. *TR
Mileage: 148,000
I STEPPED ON THE BRAKES AND THE RIGHT FRONT BRAKE LINE BLEW. THE BRAKE PEDAL WENT TO THE FLOOR. I WAS MAKING A U TURN WHEN IT HAPPENED AND I WAS ABLE TO STOP USING MY EMERGENCY BRAKE. I TOOK IT TO MY MECHANIC HE SAID HE HAD NEVER SEEN ANYTHING LIKE IT. THE RUPTURE OCCURRED IN THE RUBBER LINING. HE W...
Mileage: 171,000
ABS MODULE FAILURE. COMMON PROBLEM WITH UNIT. VW WANTS 1200 TO FIX BUT THEY REALIZE THIS IS A MAJOR ISSUE WITH ALL OF THE BOSCH ABS UNITS FROM THE PERIOD. *TR
Mileage: 139,000
THE ABS BRAKING MODULE HAS PREMATURELY FAILED ON OUR 2000 VW PASSAT. MINE OCCURRED 6 MONTHS AGO. AS A 9 YEAR OLD CAR TO HAVE THE PRIMARY BRAKING SAFETY MECHANISM TO FAIL, IS DANGEROUS, SCARY AND ABSOLUTELY RIDICULOUS. THE CAR ITSELF PROPERLY INDICATES HOW VITAL A FAILURE THIS IS BY SHOWING A GIGA...
Mileage: 90,000
FAILURE OF ANTI-LOCK BRAKE SYSTEM CONTROL MODULE ON 2000 1.8 T VOLKSWAGEN PASSAT WITH 90K MILES. THE FAILURE IS A PROBLEM WITH THE ABS CONTROL MODULE. REQUIRES REPLACEMENT. INTERMITTENT FAILURE AT FIRST, THAT INCREASES OVER TIME. BRAKES WILL NOT FUNCTION AS ANTI-LOCK BRAKES. BRAKES WILL STILL ...
Mileage: 90,905
2000 VW PASSAT ABS/BRAKE LIGHTS ON. PROBABLY BAD ABS MODULE. *TR
Mileage: 80,000
2000 VW PASSAT ABS/BRAKE LIGHTS ON. PROBABLY BAD ABS MODULE. *TR
Mileage: 80,000
SIMILAR TO OTHER REPORTS, THERE IS APPARENTLY A COMMON DEFECT WITH OLDER VW PASSATS (MINE IS A 2000) FUEL LINES LEAKING GAS WHEN PRESSURIZED BY THE FUEL PUMP. THE GAS LEAK OCCURS IN THE RUBBER FUEL LINE NEAR THE GAS TANK AND FILTER. THE LEAK WAS VISIBLE IN FRONT OF THE REAR WHEEL ON THE PASSENGER S...
Mileage: 90,000
2000 VW PASSAT 1.8T HAD FUEL LEAK. THE CAR HAD A FUEL LEAK IN THE GARAGE WHICH COULD HAVE CAUSED AFIRE. THIS IS A SERIOUS PROBLEM. I DID SOME READING AND THOUGHT IT WOULD BE COVERED BY A RECALL. HOWEVER, THE VW DEALER CHARLES MAUND VOLKSWAGAN INDICATED THAT IT WAS NOT COVERED BY ANY RECALL...
Mileage: 120,000
ABS/BRAKE LIGHT INDICATOR HAS BEGAN FLASHING WHILE DRIVING VEHICLE. I HAVE TAKEN CAR TO HAVE THIS VIEWED FOR SAFETY CONCERN & MECHANICS COULD NOTE NO FAILURE W/ THE ABS. STATES THIS MAY BE A MALFUNCTION & WOULD NEED A NEW MODULE. IF THE CAUSE OF THESE LIGHTS TO CONTINUALLY STAY ON WERE DUE TO ANY...
DEFECTIVE ABS MODULE IN 2000 VOLKSWAGEN PASSAT. ABS AND BRAKE/STOP LIGHTS FLASH BUT BRAKES WORK. *TR
MY 2000 VW PASSAT WAS PARKED FOR APPROX. 45 MINUTES THEN THE ENGINE CAUGHT ON FIRE. THE ONLY "PROBLEM" I HAD WITH THE VEHICLE WAS WHEN I WAS TRYING TO LOCK IT WITH THE ELECTRONIC KEY IT WOULD NOT "BEEP". I MOVED CLOSER TO THE VEHICLE TWO TIMES AND ONLY THE REAR TAIL LIGHTS FAINTLY FLICKERED. NO B...
Mileage: 89,000
2000 PASSAT ABS CONTROL MODULE HAS FAILED *TR
Mileage: 95,000
MY 2000 VW PASSAT 1.8 MANUAL SMELLS STRONGLY OF GASOLINE ON A SEMI-REGULAR BASIS. DESPITE THE FACT THAT OTHER PASSATS FROM 1999-2005 ARE SUBJECT TO A RECALL FOR THIS PROBLEM, VW HAS REFUSED TO CORRECT THE SAME PROBLEM IN MY CAR, BASED ON THE VIN NUMBER. *TR
CREAKING, GROANING, CLUNKING, SQUEAKING OUT OF THE FRONT END, MOST NOTABLY AT LOW SPEEDS OVER BROKEN PAVEMENT, SPEEDBUMPS, COMING TO A SLOW STOP AND PULLING AWAY SLOWLY FROM A STOP. CONTROL ARMS ISSUE. *TR
Mileage: 150,000
TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2000 VOLKSWAGEN PASSAT. WHEN THE CONTACT STARTED THE VEHICLE, THERE WAS FUEL LEAKAGE AND SMOKE APPEARED FROM THE MUFFLER. SHE RECEIVED A RECALL NOTICE FOR THE FUEL SYSTEM AND TOOK THE VEHICLE IN FOR REPAIR. A TECHNICIAN REPAIRED THE VEHICLE, BUT DID NOT ACKNOWLEDGE THE SMOKE...
Mileage: 156,520
2000 VW PASSAT HAS A WATER LEAK ON DRIVERS SIDE FLOORS AND UNDER PASSENGERS SIDE FLOOR. THIS HAS CAUSED WIRE DAMAGE DISABLING ELECTRIC WINDOWS, LOCKS, GAS COVER RELEASE AND INTERIOR LIGHTS. I MAY HAVE EVEN DAMAGED TO AIRBAG SYSTEM. THIS IS A VERY SERIOUS MATTER AND NEEDS TO BE DEALT WITH THROUGH ...
Mileage: 100,000
2000 VW PASSAT HAS A WATER LEAK ON DRIVERS SIDE FLOORS AND UNDER PASSENGERS SIDE FLOOR. THIS HAS CAUSED WIRE DAMAGE DISABLING ELECTRIC WINDOWS, LOCKS, GAS COVER RELEASE AND INTERIOR LIGHTS. I MAY HAVE EVEN DAMAGED TO AIRBAG SYSTEM. THIS IS A VERY SERIOUS MATTER AND NEEDS TO BE DEALT WITH THROUGH ...
Mileage: 100,000
MY CAR KEEP SURGING WHEN MY FOOT IS ON THE BRAKE, MY CHECK ENGINE LIGHT IS NOT ON. *TR
ABS LIGHT COME ON WHILE DRIVING WITH A FLASHING BRAKE LIGHT.....BRAKES ARE VERY TOUCHY. *TR
Mileage: 63,000
2000 VW PASSAT DEVELOPED FAILURE OF ABS CONTROL MODULATOR. CAR HAS HAD A SINGLE OWNER AND ALL RECOMMENDED FACTORY MAINTENANCE AT AUTHORIZED DEALERS. TO CORRECT THE FAILURE THE WHOLE PART NEEDED TO BE REPLACED AT A COST OF $1000. *TR
Mileage: 128,000
2000 VOLKSWAGEN PASSAT 4 DR SEDAN ABS ANTI-LOCK BRAKING SYSTEM CONTROL MODULE FAILED. *TR
Mileage: 128,628
1. MY 2000 VW PASSAT 1.8T AUTOMATIC REACHED 130K MILES. 2. THERE IS A FAILURE IN WHATEVER COMPONENT STABILIZES THE STEERING WHEEL AT IDLE WHEN THE CAR IS IN DRIVE OR REVERSE. THE PROBLEM DOES NOT IN OCCUR WHEN AT IDLE IN NEUTRAL. THE EXACT SYMPTOMS OF THE PROBLEM ARE A VERY STRONG VIBRATION THAT ...
Mileage: 130,000
THE FUEL LINE ON MY 2000 VOLKSWAGEN PASSAT SIMPLY BROKE AS I WAS DRIVING. I DON'T KNOW HOW IT OCCURRED. THE FUEL LINE WAS REPAIRED AT A VOLKSWAGEN DEALERSHIP IN GLASTONBURY, CT. I AM FILING THIS COMPLAINT BECAUSE I AM NOT GETTING A SATISFACTORY ANSWER TO WHY THIS PROBLEM IS NOT BEING HANDLED THROUG...
Mileage: 134,000
ABS BRAKE FAILURE. DEFECTIVE ABS ELECTRICAL MODULE. STANDARD BRAKING SYSTEM STILL FUNCTIONAL. *TR
Mileage: 145,000
ABS CONTROL MODULE FAILURE. INTERMITTENT BUT OFTEN. SEEMS A SYSTEMIC SAFETY ISSUE IN VW PASSAT. *TR
Mileage: 74,000
1. I HAVE A 2000 VW PASSAT AND HAVE BEEN DRIVING IT SINCE 2000 WITHOUT ISSUES. 2. IN MARCH 2004, SOON AFTER THE WARRANTY EXPIRED, THE ABS LIGHT WENT ON AND DIDN'T TURN OFF. 3. THE DEALER SAID IT WAS A FAULTY ABS CONTROL MODULE AND REPLACED IT FOR $1500. I DID SOME RESEARCH AND FOUND A LOT OF O...
Mileage: 65,000
ABS BRAKE FAULT. *TR
Mileage: 98,500
2000 PASSAT 4 MOTION BOSCH 5.3 ABS MODULE HAS FAILED. 82,000 MI. *TR
Mileage: 82,000
2000 PASSAT 4 MOTION BOSCH 5.3 ABS MODULE HAS FAILED. 82,000 MI. *TR
Mileage: 82,000
TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2000 VOLKSWAGEN PASSAT. WHILE DRIVING AT HIGH SPEEDS, THE DRIVER LOST CONTROL OF THE VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE VEERED OFF THE ROAD AND DROPPED DOWN APPROXIMATELY ONE FOOT. THE VEHICLE FLIPPED OVER THREE TIMES. THE AIR BAGS DEPLOYED, BUT THE DRIVER'S SIDE SEAT BELT FAILED. THE C...
Mileage: 95,000
ON RAISING THE WINDOW, THE GLASS FALLS INTO THE DOOR WITHOUT WARNING. THIS HAPPENS WITH BOTH FRONT AND REAR DOORS, DRIVER AND PASSENGER SIDES. EACH TIME, THE DIAGNOSIS IS THE SAME: THE "REGULATOR" FAILED. REPAIRS COST APPROXIMATELY $400 PER WINDOW. MY WIFE AND I OWN IDENTICAL CARS AND OF THE EIGHT W...
Mileage: 75,000
VOLKSWAGEN HAS A RECALL DUE TO FIRE HAZARD. BECAUSE I LIVE IN A SMALL TOWN, THE NEAREST VOLKSWAGEN DEALERSHIP IS IN THE NEXT STATE. WHEN I EXPLAINED THIS TO THE VOLKSWAGEN PEOPLE THEY SAID I HAD TO DO THIS RECALL AT A DEALERSHIP WITH NO COMPENSATION FROM THEM FOR MY TIME OR MY EXPENSE. THEY ALSO SAI...
Mileage: 119,000
THE ABS MODULE HAS FAILED, THIS ON SEARCHING THE INTERNET IS A VERY COMMON PROBLEM WITH VW'S. THERE HAS BEEN NO EFFORT TO FIX THIS ISSUE BY VW. ON DRIVING THERE ARE 3 BEEPS ON THE DRIVER CONSOLE AND A MESSAGE SAYING BRAKE FAULT APPEARS ON THE SCREEN. ALTHOUGH THE BRAKE IS WORKING AND IS IN GOOD COND...
Mileage: 95,000
MY 2000 VW PASSAT 1.8T BEGAN EXHIBITING A FLASHING/BEEPING RED LIGHT TO INDICATE A FAILURE IN THE ABS SYSTEM. THE LIGHT ACTIVATES 99% OF THE TIME I DRIVE THE CAR. THE ABS SYSTEM IS NOT FUNCTIONAL IN THIS STATE, WHICH MEANS THE CAR IS DRIVABLE, BUT SIGNIFICANTLY LESS SAFE UNDER PANIC STOP OR REDUCED ...
Mileage: 136,000
I HAVE A FAULTY ABS CONTROL UNIT ON MY 2000 VOLKSWAGEN PASSAT. THIS SHOULD BE COVERED BY VOLKSWAGEN. *TR
Mileage: 176,000
ABS LIGHT STARTED BLINKING AND BEEPING. SCAN TOOL SHOWS "UNABLE TO COMMUNICATE WITH ABS CONTROL MODULE." THIS ABS BLINKING AND BEEPING HAPPENS EVERYTIME I START MY CAR NOW. WHEN I ATTEMPT A PANIC BRAKE STOP, THERE IS NO PULSATING FROM THE BRAKE PEDAL, WHICH INDICATES THE ABS IS NOT FUNCTIONING. M...
Mileage: 45,000
BRAKE FAULT , BRAKE LIGHT FLASHES, ABS COMES ON DUE TO BAD ABS MODULE. *TR
Mileage: 100,000
ABS AND BRAKE WARNING LIGHT (INTERMITTENTLY) ON INSTRUMENT CLUSTER OF 2000 VOLKSWAGEN PASSAT. MECHANIC ADVISES THIS TO BE A COMMON PROBLEM, DEMONSTRATES AN ELECTRICAL ISSUE WITH ANTI-LOCK BRAKE MODULE. MECHANIC ALSO ADVISES THAT ABS IN INOPERABLE WHEN WARNING LIGHTS ARE ON. (COMPUTER CODE 01203). *T...
Mileage: 54,000
2000 VW PASSAT 1.8T, MANUAL 5-SPEED ABS MODULE SHOWING CONSTANT FAILURE INDICATION, ALONG WITH STOP, SERVICE MANUAL WARNINGS. I'M FILING THIS TO ADD TO THE NUMBERS, VOICING SAFETY ISSUES THAT SHOULD BE ADDRESSED BY VW FREE-OF-CHARGE LIKE SO MANY OTHERS BELIEVE VW SHOULD DO. NOT MANY HAVE AN EXTRA...
Mileage: 175,876
TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2000 VOLKSWAGEN PASSAT. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 15 MPH, ALL OF THE WARNING INDICATORS ILLUMINATED ON THE INSTRUMENT PANEL. PRIOR TO THE ABS WARNING INDICATOR ILLUMINATING, THE CONTACT HEARD A BEEPING NOISE. THE WARNING INDICATORS REMAINED LIT UNTIL THE ENGINE WAS TURNED ...
Mileage: 75,000
TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2000 VOLKSWAGEN PASSAT. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 30 MPH AND MAKING A RIGHT TURN, THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL BECAME STUCK AND CAUSED THE VEHICLE TO CONTINUE ACCELERATING. THE CONTACT SWERVED TO AVOID A BUS AND STRUCK A CURB INSTEAD. AS A RESULT, THE REAR AXLES WERE DAMAGED. TH...
Mileage: 101,000
FAULTY ABS CONTROL MODULE INSTALLED FROM FACTORY. *TR
THE ABS CONTROL MODULE HAS FAILED ON MY VEHICLE THREE TIMES SINCE IT WAS PURCHASED NEW IN 2000. EACH TIME IT FAILS, MY BRAKES EXPERIENCE A MASS OF MALFUNCTIONS WHICH INCLUDE RANDOM LOCK-UPS, BRAKE SHUDDER, ETC. *TR
Mileage: 68,000
IT COULDN'T HAVE BEEN A MONTH BEFORE BUYING MY PREVIOUSLY OWNED 2000 VW PASSAT THAT THE ANTI-LOCK BRAKE SYSTEM MODULE FAILED. THIS IS AN EXTREMELY SERIOUS ISSUE AS IT COMPROMISES THE SAFETY OF THE DRIVER, PASSENGERS, AND ALL OTHERS WHO TRAVEL THE SAME ROUTES AS I DO. I HAVE HELD OFF COMPLAINING, BUT...
Mileage: 91,100
MY 2000 VW PASSAT 1.8T BEGAN EXHIBITING A FLASHING/BEEPING RED LIGHT TO INDICATE A FAILURE IN THE ABS SYSTEM. THE LIGHT ACTIVATES EVERY TIME I DRIVE THE CAR, BUT DOES NOT TURN ON UNTIL THE BRAKES ARE WARM. THE ABS SYSTEM IS NOT FUNCTIONAL IN THIS STATE, WHICH MEANS THE CAR IS DRIVABLE, BUT SIGNIFICA...
Mileage: 110,000
ABS / BRAKE LIGHT WARNING ON DASHBOARD. IT HAPPENS OCCASIONALLY, BUT IT GETTING MORE COMMON. IT IS NOT A CONSTANT WARNING. IT DOES NOT HAPPEN ON EVERY DRIVE OF THE VEHICLE. HAVE READ THAT IT IS COMMON ON THIS ERA OF VEHICLES. *TR
Mileage: 103,000
ABS / BRAKE LIGHT WARNING ON DASHBOARD. IT HAPPENS OCCASIONALLY, BUT IT GETTING MORE COMMON. IT IS NOT A CONSTANT WARNING. IT DOES NOT HAPPEN ON EVERY DRIVE OF THE VEHICLE. HAVE READ THAT IT IS COMMON ON THIS ERA OF VEHICLES. *TR
Mileage: 103,000
I HAVE A '00 VW PASSAT, AND BELONG TO PASSATWORLD.COM I BOUGHT THIS CAR BRAND NEW IN 2000, AND NOW THE CAR JUST HAS 90K ON THE ODOMETER. MY ABS CONTROL MODULE JUST WENT BAD, AS MANY MANY VW AND AUDI OWNERS HAVE EXPERIENCED. I THINK THIS IS WAY TOO SOON FOR THIS TO HAPPEN, HAVE KEPT THE CAR IN EXC...
Mileage: 90,000
I HAVE A '00 VW PASSAT, AND BELONG TO PASSATWORLD.COM I BOUGHT THIS CAR BRAND NEW IN 2000, AND NOW THE CAR JUST HAS 90K ON THE ODOMETER. MY ABS CONTROL MODULE JUST WENT BAD, AS MANY MANY VW AND AUDI OWNERS HAVE EXPERIENCED. I THINK THIS IS WAY TOO SOON FOR THIS TO HAPPEN, HAVE KEPT THE CAR IN EXC...
Mileage: 90,000
MY CAR HAS BEEN RECALLED 3 TIMES, TO WHICH I ADHERED. TWO MONTHS AFTER MY EXTENDED WARRANTY EXPIRED, WITH 45,000, THE ABS SENSOR MODULE FAILED. I DON'T BELIEVE IT'S FAILED AS THE DASH BOARD LIGHTS INFREQUENTLY RETURN TO NORMAL STATE; WITH NO INDICATION OF PROBLEM, ONLY TO RETURN TO ABS, BRAKE FAIL...
Mileage: 45,232
MY CAR HAS BEEN RECALLED 3 TIMES, TO WHICH I ADHERED. TWO MONTHS AFTER MY EXTENDED WARRANTY EXPIRED, WITH 45,000, THE ABS SENSOR MODULE FAILED. I DON'T BELIEVE IT'S FAILED AS THE DASH BOARD LIGHTS INFREQUENTLY RETURN TO NORMAL STATE; WITH NO INDICATION OF PROBLEM, ONLY TO RETURN TO ABS, BRAKE FAIL...
Mileage: 45,232
I HAVE A 2000 VOLKSWAGEN PASSAT. MY ABS MODULE HAS FAILED AND I NO LONGER HAVE MY ABS OR ANTI-SLIP REGULATION (TRACTION CONTROL). THERE ARE NO INDICATIONS LEADING UP TO THIS FAILURE. UPON STARTING MY CAR, WARNING LIGHTS FLASH, THREE BEEPS ARE HEARD, AND A "BRAKE FAULT" MESSAGE IS DISPLAYED ON MY ...
Mileage: 96,000
ABS MODULE FAILURE. CODE IS 18057 P1649 DATA BUS POWERTRAIN: MISSING MESSAGE FROM ABS ECU. I OWN A 2000 VOLKSWAGEN PASSAT, WITH 59,100 MILES ON IT. THE ABS LIGHT COMES ON EVERYDAY PERIODICALLY. THE PART HAS A HIGH PRICE. I BELIEVE THE PART SHOULD BE REPLACED AT NO CHARGE BECAUSE IT IS A SAFETY ...
2000 PASSAT WAGON 1.8 CAUGHT FIRE AND BURNED - ITS WAS NOT RUNNING AND WAS PARKED FOR 20 MIN THEN FIRE STARTED UNDER THE RIGHT SIDE OF THE ENGINE. *TR
Mileage: 127,000
2000 PASSAT ABS CONTROL MODULE FAILURE SUMMER 07. NO UNUSUAL CIRCUMSTANCES... ABS LIGHT JUST CAME ON WHEN DRIVING DOWN THE HIGHWAY. CONFIRMED "LACK OF COMMS WITH ECM FOR $80 AT VW DEALER IN AUGUST 07. VW WANTS $1300 TO REPAIR. I PLAN TO ORDER REPAIR THROUGH BBS FOR $250. STILL HAVE GOOD BRAKING...
Mileage: 132,000
2000 PASSAT ABS CONTROL MODULE FAILURE SUMMER 07. NO UNUSUAL CIRCUMSTANCES... ABS LIGHT JUST CAME ON WHEN DRIVING DOWN THE HIGHWAY. CONFIRMED "LACK OF COMMS WITH ECM FOR $80 AT VW DEALER IN AUGUST 07. VW WANTS $1300 TO REPAIR. I PLAN TO ORDER REPAIR THROUGH BBS FOR $250. STILL HAVE GOOD BRAKING...
Mileage: 132,000
THE CONTROL ARMS IN MY 2000 VW PASSAT NEED TO BE REPLACED. I BELIEVE THAT THIS IS A DESIGN DEFECT. CONTROL ARMS SHOULD NOT FAIL AFTER ONLY 116,000 MILES. *TR
Mileage: 116,000
THE CONTROL ARMS IN MY 2000 VW PASSAT NEED TO BE REPLACED. I BELIEVE THAT THIS IS A DESIGN DEFECT. CONTROL ARMS SHOULD NOT FAIL AFTER ONLY 116,000 MILES. *TR
Mileage: 116,000
I HAVE A 2000 VW PASSAT. THE ABS LIGHT COMES ON, THE BRAKE WARNING LIGHT FLASHES, AND "STOP"/"BRAKE MALFUNCTION"/"SERVICE MANUAL" CYCLES ON THE DASH DISPLAY. SOMETIMES THIS OCCURS WHILE DRIVING, SOMETIMES AS SOON AS I START THE CAR. SOMETIMES THEY GO RIGHT BACK OFF...BUT MOST OF THE TIME THEY STAY ...
Mileage: 128,000
ABS MODULE BOSCH 5.3 FOR 2000 VW PASSAT - DUE TO A DEFECTIVE DISCONNECTED SMALL WIRE IN THE MODULE CAUSES NON-COMMUNICATION TO VW VAGCOM COMPUTER TO ABS SYSTEM, THUS RENDERING THE ABS BRAKES INEFFECTIVE AND DEEMED DANGEROUS CAUSING BRAKE LOCKING. *TR
Mileage: 68,000
TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2000 VOLKSWAGEN PASSAT. WHILE DRIVING 40 MPH, THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL BECAME STUCK. THE CONTACT HAD TO PLACE THE VEHICLE INTO NEUTRAL IN ORDER TO SLOW DOWN THE VEHICLE. THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 61,456 AND FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 61,440.
Mileage: 61,440
PREMATURE ABS ELECTRONICS FAILURE, DISABLING THE ABS SYSTEM. VEHICLE IS A 2000 VOLKSWAGEN PASSAT STATION WAGON. *TR
Mileage: 68,000
2000 VW PASSAT WAS DIAGNOSED TO NEED ABS (ANTILOCK BRAKING SYSTEM) CONTROL MODULE REPLACED AT $900 BY VW DEALER. HUNDREDS OF PAGES ON FORUMS ACROSS THE WORLD EXIST ON THIS SAME PROBLEM. THIRTY-ONE PAGES ALONE CAN BE FOUND AT HTTP://TECH.BENTLEYPUBLISHERS.COM/THREAD.JSPA?THREADID=6316&START=0&TSTART=...
Mileage: 72,000
MY ABS SENSOR FAILED AT 130K MILES. THIS CAUSES A ANNOYING FLASH ACROSS THE DASH AND SOUNDS THAT BEEP LOUDLY. *TR
Mileage: 130,000
DEFECTIVE ABS CONTROLLER. *TR
Mileage: 67,000
TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2000 VOLKSWAGEN PASSAT. THE CONTACT EXPERIENCED ISSUES WITH THE ELECTRICAL SYSTEM. THE ALARM IN HER VEHICLE WOULD GO OFF UNEXPECTEDLY. SHE HAD TO UNPLUG THE BATTERY IN ORDER TO SHUT OFF THE ALARM. IN ADDITION, THE CONTACT COULD NOT CONTROL THE LOCKING AND UNLOCKING OF THE D...
Mileage: 102,000
ABS CONTROL MODULE FAILURE.*TR
I AM THE OWNER OF A 2000 VW PASSAT WITH THE 1.8 LITER TURBO ENGINE. THIS ENGINE IS KNOWN TO HAVE SERIOUS SLUDGING ISSUES. THIS WAS UNKNOWN TO ME. TWO MONTHS AGO MY OIL PRESSURE INDICATOR LIT UP. I COULD NOT FIND ANY OIL PRESSURE ISSUES SO I TOOK THE CAR TO THE DEALERSHIP 45 MILES AWAY. THEY "IN...
Mileage: 87,000
TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2000 VOLKSWAGEN PASSAT. WHEN THE CONTACT DEPRESSED THE BRAKE PEDAL, THE VEHICLE WOULD NOT STOP PROPERLY UNLESS THE BRAKE PEDAL WAS REPEATEDLY DEPRESSED. IN ADDITION, THE ABS WARNING LIGHT WAS ILLUMINATED ON THE INSTRUMENT CONTROL PANEL. HE TOOK THE VEHICLE TO A LOCAL MECHANI...
Mileage: 105,000
HEAT SHIELD CAUGHT FIRE WHILE DRIVING DOWN THE ROAD. I HAD BOUGHT THE CAR FROM CARMAX WHO HAD LIED ABOUT THE AUTO FROM THE BROKEN SEATBELTS FORWARD ON THE DAY OF SALE. VW DEALERSHIP REPAIRED AUTO AFTER FIRE BUT ANOTHER MISHAP WITH HEATSHIELD WHEN IT FELL OFF AND UNDER THE PASSENGER FRONT TIRE @ 65...
Mileage: 80,000
HEAT SHIELD CAUGHT FIRE WHILE DRIVING DOWN THE ROAD. I HAD BOUGHT THE CAR FROM CARMAX WHO HAD LIED ABOUT THE AUTO FROM THE BROKEN SEATBELTS FORWARD ON THE DAY OF SALE. VW DEALERSHIP REPAIRED AUTO AFTER FIRE BUT ANOTHER MISHAP WITH HEATSHIELD WHEN IT FELL OFF AND UNDER THE PASSENGER FRONT TIRE @ 65...
Mileage: 80,000
HEAT SHIELD CAUGHT FIRE WHILE DRIVING DOWN THE ROAD. I HAD BOUGHT THE CAR FROM CARMAX WHO HAD LIED ABOUT THE AUTO FROM THE BROKEN SEATBELTS FORWARD ON THE DAY OF SALE. VW DEALERSHIP REPAIRED AUTO AFTER FIRE BUT ANOTHER MISHAP WITH HEATSHIELD WHEN IT FELL OFF AND UNDER THE PASSENGER FRONT TIRE @ 65...
Mileage: 80,000
ABS /BRAKE LIGHT STARTED COMING ON AT ABOUT 80,000 MILES. FIRST THE PROBLEM WAS INTERMITTENT, BUT NOW IT IS CONSTANT. THE ABS PUMP SEEMS TO FUNCTION PROPERLY. THE PROBLEM IS WITH THE ELECTRONIC COMPONENT KNOWN AS THE EBCM. I REALIZE THE GOVERNMENT DOESN'T CONSIDER THIS A SAFETY ISSUE, OTHERWISE VW W...
Mileage: 80,000
2000 PASSAT -OIL PRESSURE LIGHT AND A BIG STOP LIGHT CAME ON WITH NO PRIOR WARNINGS OR ANYTHING WRONG. IMMEDIATELY TURNED OFF. WAITED ABOUT 1 HOUR THEN DROVE 1 MILE HOME. NEXT DAY HAD IT TOWED TO DEALERSHIP FOR DIAGNOSIS. WAS TOLD BY VW MECHANIC HE WAS NOT SUPPOSED TO TELL ME BUT MY ENGINE WAS B...
Mileage: 52,000
A FIRE OCCURRED IN THE PASSENGER COMPARTMENT OF MY 2000 VOLKSWAGEN PASSAT 4MOTION WAGON. THE FIRE OCCURRED WHILE I WAS TRAVELING EAST ON US 80 NEAR AUBURN. MY LIFE WAS SAVED BECAUSE A COUNTY SHERIFF WAS TRAVELING BEHIND ME AND SUMMONED THE FIRE DEPARTMENT AND POLICE AS I HURRIED TO EXIT CA 49 AT A...
Mileage: 58,000
ABS MODULE FAILED AT APPROX 80K MILES. REPAIRED BY DEALER. *TR
2000 PASSAT AUTO TRANSMISSION BEGAN TO CATCH ON FIRE NEAR ENGINE AND WHERE EXHAUST MEET. MY SON AND A FRIEND BOTH 20YRS OLD WERE DRIVING LATE AT NIGHT WHEN THIS OCCURRED. I THANK GOD IT DID NOT END TRAGICALLY. *TR
Mileage: 104,413
AT JUST OVER 90,000 MILES, A WARNING MESSAGE CAME UP STATING: STOP! BRAKE FAILURE. SEE SERVICE MANUAL. THE ABS AND BRAKE LIGHT ALSO CAME ON AND STAYED ON. I IMMEDIATELY HAD MY BRAKE SYSTEM CHECKED AT AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC. HE FOUND NOTHING WRONG WITH THE BRAKES OR THE ABS. ACCORDING TO VW IT ...
Mileage: 92,000
AT JUST OVER 90,000 MILES, A WARNING MESSAGE CAME UP STATING: STOP! BRAKE FAILURE. SEE SERVICE MANUAL. THE ABS AND BRAKE LIGHT ALSO CAME ON AND STAYED ON. I IMMEDIATELY HAD MY BRAKE SYSTEM CHECKED AT AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC. HE FOUND NOTHING WRONG WITH THE BRAKES OR THE ABS. ACCORDING TO VW IT ...
Mileage: 92,000
TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2000 VOLKSWAGEN PASSAT. WHILE DRIVING 5 MPH, THE VEHICLE BEGAN TO SHAKE AND THE FRONT END MADE A CLICKING NOISE. THE CONTACT THEN NOTICED A BURNING RUBBER SMELL AND NOTICED SMOKE COMING FROM THE FRONT PASSENGER SIDE. A POLICE REPORT WAS FILED. THE VEHICLE CAUGHT FIRE UNDER ...
Mileage: 90,000
LIT ABS WARNING LIGHT AND FLASHING BRAKE LIGHT. ON A 2000 GLS PASSAT AS A RESULT OF A FAULTY ABS MODULE. *TR
Mileage: 91,000
TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2000 VOLKSWAGEN PASSAT. WHILE DRIVING 50 MPH, THE CHECK ENGINE AND OIL LIGHTS ILLUMINATED. WHEN THE CONTACT DEPRESSED THE BRAKE PEDAL, IT FELT AS IF THE REAR TIRES WERE LOCKING. HE TOOK THE VEHICLE TO THE DEALER AND THEY STATED THAT THERE WAS COMPUTER CHIP FAILURE WITH THE A...
Mileage: 82,978
EVENTS LEADING TO FAILURE. FIRST THE FUEL TANK DOOR SWITCH BECAME INOPERABLE FORCING ME TO REMOVE THE OPENING MECHANISM WHICH ALLOWED ME TO OPEN IT MANUALLY. TWO DAYS LATER THE ALARM BEGAN TO SOUND ON IT'S OWN, AND DID SO FOR AT LEAST 8 HOURS OR MORE. BY THE END OF THE NIGHT THE CAR WOULD NOT TURN ...
Mileage: 113
EVENTS LEADING TO FAILURE. FIRST THE FUEL TANK DOOR SWITCH BECAME INOPERABLE FORCING ME TO REMOVE THE OPENING MECHANISM WHICH ALLOWED ME TO OPEN IT MANUALLY. TWO DAYS LATER THE ALARM BEGAN TO SOUND ON IT'S OWN, AND DID SO FOR AT LEAST 8 HOURS OR MORE. BY THE END OF THE NIGHT THE CAR WOULD NOT TURN ...
Mileage: 113
ABS /BRAKE LIGHT STARTED COMING ON AT ABOUT 112,000 MILES. FIRST THE PROBLEM WAS INTERMITTENT, BUT NOW IT IS CONSTANT. THE ABS PUMP SEEMS TO FUNCTION PROPERLY. THE PROBLEM IS WITH THE ELECTRONIC COMPONENT KNOWN AS THE EBCM. I REALIZE THE GOVERNMENT DOESN'T CONSIDER THIS A SAFETY ISSUE, OTHERWISE...
Mileage: 112,000
WHILE DRIVING MY 2000 VW PASSAT 1.8T, A BRAKE FAULT WAS IDENTIFIED ON THE DISPLAY SCREEN AND THE ABS LIGHT CAME ON. I BROUGHT THE CAR TO A DEALERSHIP WHO SAID THEIR COMPUTER COULDN'T COMMUNICATE WITH THE CONTROL MODULE AND IT WOULD TAKE HOURS TO TROUBLESHOOT THE REASON. THEY SUGGESTED A BRAKE FLUSH ...
Mileage: 95,000
ABS LIGHT ON AND BRAKE LIGHT FLASHING. BIG LETTERS SAYING TO STOP! *TR
Mileage: 62,589
TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2000 VOLKSWAGEN PASSAT. WHILE DRIVING 40 MPH, THE WORD "STOP" APPEARED ON THE INSTRUMENT PANEL AND THE ABS WARNING LIGHT ILLUMINATED. AS A RESULT, THE ABS FAILED TO OPERATE PROPERLY. THE DEALER STATED THAT THE ABS MODULE MALFUNCTIONED. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE FAILURE OC...
Mileage: 48,000
ABS LIGHT AND BRAKE FAULT LIGHT COMES ON AND WILL NOT GO OFF. *TR
Mileage: 100,000
2000 VW PASSAT EBTCM (ABS MODULE) FAILURE @ 80K MILES. *TR
Mileage: 80,000
ABS AND BRAKE WARNING LIGHT COMES ON AND STAYS ON. MESSAGE SECTION DISPLAYS STOP, BRAKE FAILURE MESSAGE. ACCORDING TO DEALERSHIP, THE ABS MODULE NEEDS TO BE REPLACED. PRICE QUOTED WAS $1,000. APPARENTLY, A VERY COMMON PROBLEM WITH VW AND AUDI CARS. VW OWES US A RECALL. *TR
Mileage: 70,000
ABS AND BRAKE WARNING LIGHT COMES ON AND STAYS ON. MESSAGE SECTION DISPLAYS STOP, BRAKE FAILURE MESSAGE. ACCORDING TO DEALERSHIP, THE ABS MODULE NEEDS TO BE REPLACED. PRICE QUOTED WAS $1,000. APPARENTLY, A VERY COMMON PROBLEM WITH VW AND AUDI CARS. VW OWES US A RECALL. *TR
Mileage: 70,000
MANY AUDI AND VW MODELS MANUFACTURED STARTING IN THE LATER '90S AND CONTINUING TO PRESENT, USE THE BOSCH 5.3 ABS CONTROLLER, WHICH IS PRONE TO CATASTROPHIC FAILURE, OSTENSIBLY DUE TO DEFECTIVE DESIGN. THIS MODULE CONTROLS MULTIPLE BRAKE-RELATED FUNCTIONS INCLUDING THE ABS WHICH IS IMPORTANT FOR WINT...
Mileage: 141,100
ABS WARNING LIGHT FLASHES AND BEEPS INTERMITTENTLY. DEALERSHIP DIAGNOSTICS SHOW ABS MODULE NEEDS REPLACEMENT. DEALER QUOTES $1400 FOR REPAIR. *JB
Mileage: 88,950
I HAVE A 2000 VW PASSAT WAGON AWD V6 WHICH HAS A FAULTY ABS MODULE, CAUSING THE ABS LIGHT TO COME ON ALONG WITH A BLINKING AND BEEPING BRAKE LIGHT. I GET A STOP! BRAKE FAULT; SERVICE MANUAL MESSAGE WHICH MANY, MANY OTHERS ARE ALSO GETTING. VW SHOULD ABSOLUTELY ISSUE A RECALL FOR THIS AS MANY VW DE...
Mileage: 72,000
BOUGHT A VW PASSAT USED FROM PRIVATE DEALER~I OWNED THE CAR FOR EXACTLY 1 YEAR, TURBO FAILED ~ CHECK ENGINE LIGHT HAS BEEN ON SINCE OWNING VEHICLE. CAR HAS BEEN DIAGNOSED WITH OIL SLUDGE ISSUES FROM PREVIOUS OWNERS. JUST PAID FOR TURBO AND TWO OIL LINES TO BE REPLACED. VW OF AMERICA STATED THEY WOUL...
Mileage: 78
BOUGHT A VW PASSAT USED FROM PRIVATE DEALER~I OWNED THE CAR FOR EXACTLY 1 YEAR, TURBO FAILED ~ CHECK ENGINE LIGHT HAS BEEN ON SINCE OWNING VEHICLE. CAR HAS BEEN DIAGNOSED WITH OIL SLUDGE ISSUES FROM PREVIOUS OWNERS. JUST PAID FOR TURBO AND TWO OIL LINES TO BE REPLACED. VW OF AMERICA STATED THEY WOUL...
Mileage: 78
BOUGHT A VW PASSAT USED FROM PRIVATE DEALER~I OWNED THE CAR FOR EXACTLY 1 YEAR, TURBO FAILED ~ CHECK ENGINE LIGHT HAS BEEN ON SINCE OWNING VEHICLE. CAR HAS BEEN DIAGNOSED WITH OIL SLUDGE ISSUES FROM PREVIOUS OWNERS. JUST PAID FOR TURBO AND TWO OIL LINES TO BE REPLACED. VW OF AMERICA STATED THEY WOUL...
Mileage: 78
BOUGHT A VW PASSAT USED FROM PRIVATE DEALER~I OWNED THE CAR FOR EXACTLY 1 YEAR, TURBO FAILED ~ CHECK ENGINE LIGHT HAS BEEN ON SINCE OWNING VEHICLE. CAR HAS BEEN DIAGNOSED WITH OIL SLUDGE ISSUES FROM PREVIOUS OWNERS. JUST PAID FOR TURBO AND TWO OIL LINES TO BE REPLACED. VW OF AMERICA STATED THEY WOUL...
Mileage: 78
ABS SYSTEM FAILURE. A WARNING IS DISPAYED ON THE INSTRUMENT PANEL THAT THERE IS A BRAKE FAULT AND THE ABS SYSTEM WARNING LIGHT IS ALSO ILLUMINATED. THIS OCCURS INTERMITTENTLY BUT WITH GREATER FREQUENCY WHEN THE AMBIENT TEMPERATURE IS ABOVE 60 DEG F. BELOW 60F THE WARNING ONLY APPEARS AFTER THE VEHIC...
Mileage: 102,843
TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2000 VOLKSWAGEN PASSAT. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE ATTEMPTING TO START HIS VEHICLE ON A COLD MORNING, THE DEFROST FEATURE FAILED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER AND THEY DIAGNOSED THE FAILURE AS THE HEATER CORE. THE DEALER REPLACED THE HEATER CORE. THE CURRENT MILEA...
Mileage: 65,600
FAX FROM CONGRESSMAN ON BEHALF OF CONSTITUENT REGARDING A SAFETY PROBLEM WITH HER VW PASSAT. *KB IMMEDIATELY AFTER THE CONSUMER PURCHASED THE VEHICLE, THE AIR BAG LIGHT ILLUMINATED. THE CONSUMER TOOK THE VEHICLE BACK TO THE DEALERSHIP. SHE WAS TOLD THE PROBLEM HAD BEEN FIXED, HOWEVER THE AIR BAG...
FAX FROM CONGRESSMAN ON BEHALF OF CONSTITUENT REGARDING A SAFETY PROBLEM WITH HER VW PASSAT. *KB IMMEDIATELY AFTER THE CONSUMER PURCHASED THE VEHICLE, THE AIR BAG LIGHT ILLUMINATED. THE CONSUMER TOOK THE VEHICLE BACK TO THE DEALERSHIP. SHE WAS TOLD THE PROBLEM HAD BEEN FIXED, HOWEVER THE AIR BAG...
I OWN A 2000 V6 PASSAT WITH 80500 MILES. MY CATALYTIC CONVERTER BANKS 1 AND 2 HAVE BEEN DIAGNOSED AS NOT EFFECTIVE ENOUGH NECESSITATING A CATALYTIC CONVERTER REPLACEMENT. VW USA REFUSED TO OFFER ME ASSISTANCE WITH THE REPLACEMENT OF THIS CATALYTIC CONVERTER, POINTING OUT THAT THE WARRANTY FOR THIS...
Mileage: 80,490
VW PASSAT V6 WAGON 2000 65K MILES ABS BRAKE FAULT WARNING LIGHTS (ABS, BRAKE AND WARNING ILLUMINATED; STOP MESSAGE) APPEARED WHILE DRIVING AT HIGH SPEED ON FREEWAY. INTERMITTENT FOR FIST DAY, REMAINED ILLUMINATED DAY 2 -3. DEALER SERVICE INDICATED THE ABS COMMUNICATION MODULE FAILED; WHEN LIGHTS A...
Mileage: 65,000
I HAVE HAD MY 2000 VW PASSAT FOR A LITTLE OVER TWO YEARS AND IT HAS BEEN A MONEY PIT! I HAVE HAD SO MANY PROBLEMS SINCE A MONTH OR SO AFTER I BOUGHT MY CAR. I BOUGHT THE CAR FROM A PRIVATE PARTY, TEST DROVE THE CAR, HAD IT CHECKED OUT BY A MECHANIC, AND I HAVE PUT THOUSANDS OF DOLLARS INTO THE CAR...
I HAVE HAD MY 2000 VW PASSAT FOR A LITTLE OVER TWO YEARS AND IT HAS BEEN A MONEY PIT! I HAVE HAD SO MANY PROBLEMS SINCE A MONTH OR SO AFTER I BOUGHT MY CAR. I BOUGHT THE CAR FROM A PRIVATE PARTY, TEST DROVE THE CAR, HAD IT CHECKED OUT BY A MECHANIC, AND I HAVE PUT THOUSANDS OF DOLLARS INTO THE CAR...
I HAVE HAD MY 2000 VW PASSAT FOR A LITTLE OVER TWO YEARS AND IT HAS BEEN A MONEY PIT! I HAVE HAD SO MANY PROBLEMS SINCE A MONTH OR SO AFTER I BOUGHT MY CAR. I BOUGHT THE CAR FROM A PRIVATE PARTY, TEST DROVE THE CAR, HAD IT CHECKED OUT BY A MECHANIC, AND I HAVE PUT THOUSANDS OF DOLLARS INTO THE CAR...
I HAVE HAD MY 2000 VW PASSAT FOR A LITTLE OVER TWO YEARS AND IT HAS BEEN A MONEY PIT! I HAVE HAD SO MANY PROBLEMS SINCE A MONTH OR SO AFTER I BOUGHT MY CAR. I BOUGHT THE CAR FROM A PRIVATE PARTY, TEST DROVE THE CAR, HAD IT CHECKED OUT BY A MECHANIC, AND I HAVE PUT THOUSANDS OF DOLLARS INTO THE CAR...
I HAVE HAD MY 2000 VW PASSAT FOR A LITTLE OVER TWO YEARS AND IT HAS BEEN A MONEY PIT! I HAVE HAD SO MANY PROBLEMS SINCE A MONTH OR SO AFTER I BOUGHT MY CAR. I BOUGHT THE CAR FROM A PRIVATE PARTY, TEST DROVE THE CAR, HAD IT CHECKED OUT BY A MECHANIC, AND I HAVE PUT THOUSANDS OF DOLLARS INTO THE CAR...
I HAVE HAD MY 2000 VW PASSAT FOR A LITTLE OVER TWO YEARS AND IT HAS BEEN A MONEY PIT! I HAVE HAD SO MANY PROBLEMS SINCE A MONTH OR SO AFTER I BOUGHT MY CAR. I BOUGHT THE CAR FROM A PRIVATE PARTY, TEST DROVE THE CAR, HAD IT CHECKED OUT BY A MECHANIC, AND I HAVE PUT THOUSANDS OF DOLLARS INTO THE CAR...
I JUST BOUGHT MY DAUGHTER A NEW "USED" VEHICLE. BECAUSE IT IS OVER 5 YEARS OLD, THE VEHICLE IS SOLD "AS IS" - NO WARRANTY. SINCE GETTING THE CAR HOME, IN THE FIRST 120 MILES I DROVE, NOT 1, BUT 2 WINDOW REGULATORS BROKE CREATING A LOAD CRASHING NOISE AND A SAFETY CONCERN. THE NOISE CAUSED ME TO B...
Mileage: 110,470
I JUST BOUGHT MY DAUGHTER A NEW "USED" VEHICLE. BECAUSE IT IS OVER 5 YEARS OLD, THE VEHICLE IS SOLD "AS IS" - NO WARRANTY. SINCE GETTING THE CAR HOME, IN THE FIRST 120 MILES I DROVE, NOT 1, BUT 2 WINDOW REGULATORS BROKE CREATING A LOAD CRASHING NOISE AND A SAFETY CONCERN. THE NOISE CAUSED ME TO B...
Mileage: 110,470
BOUGHT USED 2000 PASSAT. ABS BRAKE FAULT LIGHT CAME ON WITHIN 30 DAYS OF PURCHASING VEHICLE. MECHANIC HAS TRIED REPLACING ABS SENSOR, ABS CONTROL MODULE AND HYDRAULIC BOOSTER, CHANGED WIRE HARNESS, AND INSTALLED INSTRUMENT PANEL TWICE. LIGHT STILL COMES ON. MECHANIC ASSURES ME BRAKES ARE WORKING...
Mileage: 117,000
2000 VW PASSAT. ABS MODULE WENT OUT CAUSING LOSS OF ANTI-LOCK BRAKE SYSTEM AND REDUCED SAFETY OF CAR. REPLACEMENT WILL BE $1200-$1500. MECHANIC EXPLAINED THAT THIS WA SCOMMON TO VOLKSWAGEN CARS BETWEEN 50-100K MILES.*AK
Mileage: 89,200
TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2000 VOLKSWAGEN PASSAT. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE WILL NOT READ THE AMOUNT OF FUEL THAT IS PRESENT IN THE FUEL TANK. THE FAILURE IS CAUSED BY A FUEL SENDER MALFUNCTION. THE DEALER AND THE MANUFACTURER REFERENCED RECALL # 01V157000 (FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE:STORAGE:TAN...
Mileage: 38,000
TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2000 VOLKSWAGEN PASSAT. WHILE DRIVING 60 MPH THE VEHICLE HESITATED AND THERE WAS A LOSS OF POWER. HE NOTICED SMOKE COMING FROM THE HOOD. APPROXIMATELY FIVE MINUTES LATER HE NOTICED FIRE IN THE ENGINE COMPARTMENT. THE DEALER HAS NOT BEEN INSPECTED THE VEHICLE TO DETERMINE TH...
Mileage: 80,000
CAR IS A 2000 VOLKSWAGEN W PASSAT,V6 ALL WHEEL DRIVE WITH 68000 MILES ON IT. ABS CONTROL UNIT FAILED. REPAIR COST WAS $1000. WEB AND FORUM SEARCHING SHOWED THIS TO BE A VERY COMMON PROBLEM WITH BOTH VOLKSWAGEN AND AUDI. SEE TP://TECH.BENTLEYPUBLISHERS.COM/THREAD.JSPA? *THREADID=6316&START=0&TST...
Mileage: 66,000
CHECK ENGINE LIGHT HAS BEEN ON SINCE PURCHASING OF CAR ~ ELECTRA AUTO SALES WAS AWARE OF THIS AND NOTED THIS WAS THEIR RECORDS THEY WOULD BE RESPONSIBLE. THEY HAVE BEEN GIVEN ME THE RUN AROUND BECAUSE OF THE FAULTY ENGINE SYSTEM. MY DAUGHTER AND I WERE SUBJECTED TO ALMOST BEING KILLED ON THE HIG...
Mileage: 78,000
CHECK ENGINE LIGHT HAS BEEN ON SINCE PURCHASING OF CAR ~ ELECTRA AUTO SALES WAS AWARE OF THIS AND NOTED THIS WAS THEIR RECORDS THEY WOULD BE RESPONSIBLE. THEY HAVE BEEN GIVEN ME THE RUN AROUND BECAUSE OF THE FAULTY ENGINE SYSTEM. MY DAUGHTER AND I WERE SUBJECTED TO ALMOST BEING KILLED ON THE HIG...
Mileage: 78,000
CHECK ENGINE LIGHT HAS BEEN ON SINCE PURCHASING OF CAR ~ ELECTRA AUTO SALES WAS AWARE OF THIS AND NOTED THIS WAS THEIR RECORDS THEY WOULD BE RESPONSIBLE. THEY HAVE BEEN GIVEN ME THE RUN AROUND BECAUSE OF THE FAULTY ENGINE SYSTEM. MY DAUGHTER AND I WERE SUBJECTED TO ALMOST BEING KILLED ON THE HIG...
Mileage: 78,000
TL*CONTACT OWNS A 2000 VOLKSWAGEN PASSAT. IT WAS REPAIRED ON TWO OCCASIONS. THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT WAS ALWAYS ON, AND WHEN SHE ACCELERATED THE VEHICLE MADE AN UNUSUAL NOISE. THE MECHANIC STATED THAT THE FAILURE WAS THE AIR PUMP AND FUSE. THE CONTACT WAS CONCERNED OF THE RISK INVOLVED SINCE TH...
Mileage: 51,971
I OWN A 2000 PASSAT V6 GLX WAGON. IT HAS 94,000 MILES. THERE ARE DEFECTS IN THE ABS AND BRAKE LIGHT WARNING SYSTEM. I HAVE TAKEN THE CAR TO CERTIFIED IMPORT MECHANICS, WHO STATED THERE WAS ABSOLUTELY NOTHING WRONG WITH THE BRAKES OR BRAKE FUNCTIONS. I HAVE BEEN INVESTIGATING THIS PROBLEM ONL...
Mileage: 94,000
PURCHASED MY 2000 PASSAT IN 2003, HAD NUMEROUS PROBLEMS SINCE. IT SEEMED LIKE EVERYTHING ON THE CAR HAD TO BE REPLACED. THE CONTROL ARMS, O2 SENSORS, TWICE, BELTS, STEREO DIDN'T TURN ON, ALL NEW HOSES RIGHT AWAY, ALL 4 WINDOW REGULATORS, AND NOW TO TOP IT ALL OFF, THE ABS LIGHTS KEPT COMING ON....
Mileage: 82,500
PURCHASED MY 2000 PASSAT IN 2003, HAD NUMEROUS PROBLEMS SINCE. IT SEEMED LIKE EVERYTHING ON THE CAR HAD TO BE REPLACED. THE CONTROL ARMS, O2 SENSORS, TWICE, BELTS, STEREO DIDN'T TURN ON, ALL NEW HOSES RIGHT AWAY, ALL 4 WINDOW REGULATORS, AND NOW TO TOP IT ALL OFF, THE ABS LIGHTS KEPT COMING ON....
Mileage: 82,500
PURCHASED MY 2000 PASSAT IN 2003, HAD NUMEROUS PROBLEMS SINCE. IT SEEMED LIKE EVERYTHING ON THE CAR HAD TO BE REPLACED. THE CONTROL ARMS, O2 SENSORS, TWICE, BELTS, STEREO DIDN'T TURN ON, ALL NEW HOSES RIGHT AWAY, ALL 4 WINDOW REGULATORS, AND NOW TO TOP IT ALL OFF, THE ABS LIGHTS KEPT COMING ON....
Mileage: 82,500
PURCHASED MY 2000 PASSAT IN 2003, HAD NUMEROUS PROBLEMS SINCE. IT SEEMED LIKE EVERYTHING ON THE CAR HAD TO BE REPLACED. THE CONTROL ARMS, O2 SENSORS, TWICE, BELTS, STEREO DIDN'T TURN ON, ALL NEW HOSES RIGHT AWAY, ALL 4 WINDOW REGULATORS, AND NOW TO TOP IT ALL OFF, THE ABS LIGHTS KEPT COMING ON....
Mileage: 82,500
PURCHASED MY 2000 PASSAT IN 2003, HAD NUMEROUS PROBLEMS SINCE. IT SEEMED LIKE EVERYTHING ON THE CAR HAD TO BE REPLACED. THE CONTROL ARMS, O2 SENSORS, TWICE, BELTS, STEREO DIDN'T TURN ON, ALL NEW HOSES RIGHT AWAY, ALL 4 WINDOW REGULATORS, AND NOW TO TOP IT ALL OFF, THE ABS LIGHTS KEPT COMING ON....
Mileage: 82,500
PURCHASED MY 2000 PASSAT IN 2003, HAD NUMEROUS PROBLEMS SINCE. IT SEEMED LIKE EVERYTHING ON THE CAR HAD TO BE REPLACED. THE CONTROL ARMS, O2 SENSORS, TWICE, BELTS, STEREO DIDN'T TURN ON, ALL NEW HOSES RIGHT AWAY, ALL 4 WINDOW REGULATORS, AND NOW TO TOP IT ALL OFF, THE ABS LIGHTS KEPT COMING ON....
Mileage: 82,500
PURCHASED MY 2000 PASSAT IN 2003, HAD NUMEROUS PROBLEMS SINCE. IT SEEMED LIKE EVERYTHING ON THE CAR HAD TO BE REPLACED. THE CONTROL ARMS, O2 SENSORS, TWICE, BELTS, STEREO DIDN'T TURN ON, ALL NEW HOSES RIGHT AWAY, ALL 4 WINDOW REGULATORS, AND NOW TO TOP IT ALL OFF, THE ABS LIGHTS KEPT COMING ON....
Mileage: 82,500
1) RAIN WATER ENTERED THE VEHICLE , 2000 PASSAT, 6CYLINDER, AUTO MATIC TRANSMISSION AND POOLED APPROXIMATELY 2-3 INCHES) IN THE REAR PASSENGER SIDE OF THE VEHICLE. SOURCE OF LEAK WAS UNKNOWN. ALL WINDOWS AND DOORS WERE CLOSED. *AK 2) THIS LED TO THE TRANSMISSION CONTROL UNIT, WHICH IS HOUS...
ANTI-LOCK BRAKING SYSTEM ABS, ELECTRONIC CONTROLLER MODULE STARTED WITH THE BRAKE AND ABS LIGHTS ON OR FLASHING FROM TIME TO TIME, THEN, ALL THE TIME, AND THE OIL LIGHT CAME ON. ALSO, WARNING - STOP SIGN CAME ON, AND THE TACHOMETER DROPPED TO ZERO. NEVER HAPPENED ALL THE TIME, BUT IT DID GET MUC...
Mileage: 58,900
MY 2000 VOLKSWAGON PASSAT HAS STARTED REPORTING ERRORS, INCLUDING BRAKE FAULTS, ABS ERRORS, CHECK ENGINE LIGHTS. I'VE TAKEN IT TO MECHANICS AND THEY ARE UNABLE TO FIND ANY PROBLEMS. THEY SIMPLY RESET THE CODES AND SEND ME ON MY WAY. A FEW HOURS OF DRIVING AND THE ERRORS COME BACK. ALL THE ERRORS ARE...
Mileage: 11,750
MY 2000 VOLKSWAGON PASSAT HAS STARTED REPORTING ERRORS, INCLUDING BRAKE FAULTS, ABS ERRORS, CHECK ENGINE LIGHTS. I'VE TAKEN IT TO MECHANICS AND THEY ARE UNABLE TO FIND ANY PROBLEMS. THEY SIMPLY RESET THE CODES AND SEND ME ON MY WAY. A FEW HOURS OF DRIVING AND THE ERRORS COME BACK. ALL THE ERRORS ARE...
Mileage: 11,750
MY 2000 VOLKSWAGON PASSAT HAS STARTED REPORTING ERRORS, INCLUDING BRAKE FAULTS, ABS ERRORS, CHECK ENGINE LIGHTS. I'VE TAKEN IT TO MECHANICS AND THEY ARE UNABLE TO FIND ANY PROBLEMS. THEY SIMPLY RESET THE CODES AND SEND ME ON MY WAY. A FEW HOURS OF DRIVING AND THE ERRORS COME BACK. ALL THE ERRORS ARE...
Mileage: 11,750
MY 2000 VOLKSWAGON PASSAT HAS STARTED REPORTING ERRORS, INCLUDING BRAKE FAULTS, ABS ERRORS, CHECK ENGINE LIGHTS. I'VE TAKEN IT TO MECHANICS AND THEY ARE UNABLE TO FIND ANY PROBLEMS. THEY SIMPLY RESET THE CODES AND SEND ME ON MY WAY. A FEW HOURS OF DRIVING AND THE ERRORS COME BACK. ALL THE ERRORS ARE...
Mileage: 11,750
TURBO STARTED SUCKING UP OIL, EVENTUALLY LEADING TO ENGINE FAILURE. *JB
TURBO STARTED SUCKING UP OIL, EVENTUALLY LEADING TO ENGINE FAILURE. *JB
THERE WERE NO EVENTS LEADING UP TO THIS INCIDENT. THE HEATER CORE BROKE ON MY 2000 VOLKSWAGEN PASSAT. WHEN THIS HAPPENED WHITE SMOKE WAS EMITTING INTO THE PASSENGER COMPARTMENT CAUSING A FILM ON THE WINDSHIELD. THIS CAUSED A FOG ON THE WINDOWS REDUCING MY VISIBILITY SEVERELY CAUSING ME TO HAVE TO PU...
Mileage: 79,000
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 DEALERSHI...
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) CAU...
Mileage: 72,000
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 TH...
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 OVERHEAT...
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.
OWNER PARKED THE VEHICLE AT A DOCTOR'S OFFICE. SHORTLY AFTER HE WENT INTO THE DOCTOR'S OFFICE, THE VEHICLE CAUGHT FIRE. FIRE BURNED THROUGHOUT ENGINE COMPARTMENT AND PASSENGER COMPARTMENT AND CAUSED SEVERE SCORCHING TO THE FRONT OF THE FLOOR PAN. EXHAUST HEAT SHIELD MELTED. *NM
OWNER WAS DRIVING THE VEHICLE, PARKED IT, TURNED OFF THE ENGINE, AND WENT INSIDE A RESTAURANT TO PICK UP A PIZZA. WHILE OWNER WAS INSIDE, THE VOLKSWAGEN CAUGHT FIRE. FIRE BURNED CARPET IN FRONT CENTER OF PASSENGER COMPARTMENT, PLASTICS IN FRONT CENTER OF DASH. ALL DAMAGE ABOVE LOCATION OF EXHAUST AN...
AM I FILING THIS REPORT IN THE CORRECT PLACE? I HAVE A 2000 VW PASSAT. THREE OF THE 4 WINDOWS HAVE DROPPED INTO THE DOOR. OPTIONS: COSTS $350 EACH TO FIX OR $60 TO HAVE MECHANIC FREEZE WINDOW IN PLACE, CREATING A SAFETY HAZARD. MANY MAY GO THIS ROUTE AS THEIR ONLY OPTION. CONSIDERING IT MYSELF. ...
2000 VW PASSAT WITH ~72000 MILES. ABS CONTROL MODULE HAS FAILED. VW SAYS IT WILL COSTS ~$1400 TO REPAIR. INTERNET RESEARCH INDICATES THIS IS A COMMON PROBLEM WHICH MANY VW OWNERS ARE EXPERIENCING. LONG PAST TIME TO INVESTIGATE WHETHER A RECALL IS WARRANTED. *JB
Mileage: 72,500
DT*: THE CONTACT STATED THE ABS BRAKE LIGHT WAS ILLUMINATED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE SERVICE DEALER, WHO REPLACED THE ABS MODULE.
Mileage: 117,000
I'VE HAD MY 2000 PASSAT NOW FOR 3 YEARS, MY HUSBAND AND MYSELF SEE TO IT THAT OUR CARS HAVE ANNUAL TUNE-UPS AND REGULAR OIL CHANGES. FOR THE PAST MONTH THE ABS AND BRAKE LIGHT HAS BEEN FLASHING NON-STOP. DURING MY MOST RECENT TUNE UP, I WAS INFORMED THAT THE CATALYTIC CONVERTERS HAVE TO BE REPLACE...
I'VE HAD MY 2000 PASSAT NOW FOR 3 YEARS, MY HUSBAND AND MYSELF SEE TO IT THAT OUR CARS HAVE ANNUAL TUNE-UPS AND REGULAR OIL CHANGES. FOR THE PAST MONTH THE ABS AND BRAKE LIGHT HAS BEEN FLASHING NON-STOP. DURING MY MOST RECENT TUNE UP, I WAS INFORMED THAT THE CATALYTIC CONVERTERS HAVE TO BE REPLACE...
ABS SYSTEM HAS FAILED IN MY 2000 VW PASSAT. IT GIVES WARNING LIGHTS AND MESSAGES THAT IT'S NOT WORKING. *JB
2000 PASSAT OIL SLUDGE BUILD UP CAUSED ENGINE TO FAIL. *TS WHILE DRIVING THE OIL INDICATOR LIGHT ILLUMINATED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A SERVICE DEALER WHO EXPLAINED THAT THE OIL PRESSURE WAS LOW, BUT CLOSE TO MANUFACTURERS SPECIFICATIONS. THE OIL PUMP, PVC SYSTEM, AND TURBO TUBES WERE REPLACED. ...
(1) NORMAL DRIVING CIRCUMSTANCES (2) ABS MODULE FAILURE, NO ABS OR TRACTION CONTROL FUNCTIONALITY (3) REPLACED ABS MODULE, PROBLEM FIXED. *NM
Mileage: 115,000
2000 VW PASSAT STATIONWAGON V6; 82,000 MILES- LAST WEEK, THE ASR, ABS AND BRAKE WARNING LIGHTS CAME ON, THE MULTI-FUNCTION INDICATOR DISPLAYED THE "STOP", "BRAKE" AND "SERVICE MANUAL" LIGHTS, ACCOMPANIED BY LOUD BEEPS. ALL OF THE WARNINGS ARE INCONSISTENT-AS ANOTHER PERSON SAID, "[THE LIGHTS] WILL C...
I OWN A PASSAT 2000 V6. AT 82,000 MILES MY ABS MODULE HAS FAILED. MY CAR HAS STILL NOT BEEN FIXED BECAUSE I CAN NOT AFFORD THE RIDICULOUS AMOUNT THAT I WAS TOLD BY A LOCAL SHOP. $3,000 TO FIX THIS? I DON'T THINK SO! THERE ARE HUNDREDS, MAYBE THOUSANDS, OF VEHICLES MADE BY VOLKSWAGON BETWEEN 1998-200...
Mileage: 82,000
DT*: THE CONTACT STATED WHILE DRIVING 35 MPH ON A STREET, THE TRACTION CONTROL AND THE ANTILOCK BRAKE WARNING LIGHT ILLUMINATED ON THE DASH PANEL. THE VEHICLE WAS INSPECTED BY A DEALER WHO DETERMINED THE ANTILOCK BRAKE CONTROL MODULE NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT CONTACTED.
Mileage: 69,500
WITHOUT PRIOR ISSUES, THE ABS AND BRAKE WARNING LIGHTS CAME ON, THE TRIP COMPUTER DISPLAYED "STOP", "BRAKE FAILURE" AND "SERVICE MANUAL" LIGHTS, AND THERE WERE A SEQUENCE OF LOUD BEEPS. AFTER TALKING TO THE VW MECHANIC, WHO READ AND LOOKED UP THE DTCS, HE DISCOVERED IT'S A PROBLEM WITH THE ABS CONTR...
Mileage: 65,800
HELLO I JUST BOUGHT A 2000 VW PASSAT 1.8T WITH 36000 MILES. AFTER I DROVE IT HOME, TWO DAYS LATER MY ABS MODULE WENT BAD. AFTER SOME RESEARCH I FOUND OUT THAT THIS IS A VERY COMMON PROBLEM WITH VW/AUDI CARS, BUT MY DEALER WOULDN'T DO ANYTHING TO FIX THIS PROBLEM. INSTEAD HE WANTS TO CHARGE ME $1500 ...
Mileage: 36,000
THE ABS AND BRAKE WARNING LIGHTS CAME ON AND THE DASHBOARD DISPLAY INDICATED TO STOP IMMEDIATELY. THE DRIVERS MANUAL INDICATED THAT THE BRAKES COULD FAIL AT ANY TIME. *NM
Mileage: 95,000
MY VW 2000 V6 PASSAT HAS THE ABS LIGHT ON AND BLINKING BRAKE LIGHT. PER VW DEALER SCAN SERVICE, THERE IS NOTHING WRONG WITH THE BRAKE BUT THE ABS CONTROL UNIT HAS FAILED TO FUNCTION. MY CAR IS ONLY 58,000 MILES. *NM
Mileage: 58,000
I HAVE A 2000 PASSAT GLS. IT'S ABS LIGHT IS ON NOW WITH THE BRAKE LIGHT FLASHING AND THE MESSAGE STOP SHOWN ON THE DASHBOARD. *JB
DT*: THE CONTACT STATED A PUDDLE OF FUEL ON THE DRIVEWAY WAS NOTICED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER WHERE THE FUEL LINES, CLAMPS AND SEAL WERE REPLACED. ALSO, WHILE DRIVING AT VARIOUS SPEEDS, THE ABS LIGHT ILLUMINATED ON THE DASHBOARD. THE DEALER REPLACED THE ENTIRE ABS SYSTEM.
Mileage: 81,000
DT*: THE CONTACT STATED A PUDDLE OF FUEL ON THE DRIVEWAY WAS NOTICED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER WHERE THE FUEL LINES, CLAMPS AND SEAL WERE REPLACED. ALSO, WHILE DRIVING AT VARIOUS SPEEDS, THE ABS LIGHT ILLUMINATED ON THE DASHBOARD. THE DEALER REPLACED THE ENTIRE ABS SYSTEM.
Mileage: 81,000
A 2000 PASSAT STATION WAGON HAD WATER LEAK INTO THE PASSENGER-SIDE FOOT WELL TWICE AFTER HEAVY RAINS. ONCE THE LEAK WAS MORE THAN AN INCH. ALL OF THE WINDOWS AND THE SUNROOF HAD BEEN SECURELY CLOSED PRIOR TO THE RAINS. A SERIES OF ELECTRICAL PROBLEMS IN THE DASHBOARD RESULTED ON THE TWO DIFFERENT...
Mileage: 100,000
ABS SYSTEM FAILURE. *JB
Mileage: 69,600
DUE TO THE CLOUDINESS OF MY FRONT HEADLIGHTS I ALMOST RAN OVER TWO JOGGERS IN MY NEIGHBORHOOD. I WAS NOT SPEEDING AND I HAD JUST REPLACED THE LIGHT BULBS IN BOTH HEADLIGHTS, YET, BECAUSE OF THE DECREASED LIGHT OUTPUT OF MY HEADLIGHTS WHICH I ESTIMATE TO BE AT LEAST A 40% REDUCTION, I SIMPLY COULDN'...
Mileage: 83,500
THE PROBLEM IS INTERMITTENT, HAVING OCCURRED APPROXIMATELY FIFTEEN TO TWENTY TIMES DURING THE PAST YEAR. IT CAN BE BEST DESCRIBED AS A SUDDEN LURCHING, WHICH HAS OCCURRED WHILE STOPPED, WHILE AT FREEWAY SPEEDS (60-70 MPH), AND AT SPEEDS BETWEEN THESE TWO EXTREMES. WHILE STOPPED, IT IS AS IF THE T...
Mileage: 88,718
ABS FAILURE WARNING APPEARED INTERMITTENTLY AFTER VEHICLE WAS PROPERLY BOOSTED. ALSO MAY HAVE SPILT W/W FLUID ONTO ABS UNIT WHEN FILLING W/W CONTAINER. DEALER WANTS AT LEAST $700 TO REPLACE CONTROL MODULE. BRAKES ARE OTHERWISE OK. DEALER SAID HE WOULDN'T DRIVE WITHOUT ABS AS WAS TOO DANGEROUS. TH...
Mileage: 59,000
THE ENGINE LIGHT HAS BEEN ON FOR A WHILE. I HAD THE CATALYTIC CONVERTER REPLACED LAST YEAR IN 08/05 WHEN IT INITIALLY OCCURRED. THE PROBLEM WENT OFF. IT CAME BACK ON JUST YESTERDAY 07/11/2006. THE MESSAGE SAYS IT IS EMISSION WORKSHOP. I HAVE NOT TAKEN IT TO A VW DEALER, HOWEVER, I SUSPECT IT IS THE ...
Mileage: 73,000
THE ENGINE LIGHT HAS BEEN ON FOR A WHILE. I HAD THE CATALYTIC CONVERTER REPLACED LAST YEAR IN 08/05 WHEN IT INITIALLY OCCURRED. THE PROBLEM WENT OFF. IT CAME BACK ON JUST YESTERDAY 07/11/2006. THE MESSAGE SAYS IT IS EMISSION WORKSHOP. I HAVE NOT TAKEN IT TO A VW DEALER, HOWEVER, I SUSPECT IT IS THE ...
Mileage: 73,000
ABS COMPUTER FAILURE. NO EVENTS LEADING TO ITS FAILURE IT JUST SHUT DOWN ONE DAY AND THE ABS LIGHT HAS BEEN ON SINCE. FAILURE = NO ABS, DEALER WANTS OVER $1000 TO REPLACE ENTIRE SETUP HOWEVER THE PUMP IS OK THE COMPUTER IS GONE. CURRENTLY WAITING FOR A CHEAPER FIX OR POSSIBLE RECALL. *NM
Mileage: 75,000
PREMATURE DRIVER'S SIDE AIR BAG FAILURE. I HAVE RECEIVED AN AIR BAG FAULT' WARNING CODE. FURTHER DIAGNOSTICS HAVE INDICATED THAT REPLACEMENT OF THE DRIVER'S SIDE AIR BAG IS NECESSARY. THIS ON A 6-YEAR-OLD VEHICLE. CONSIDERING THAT THERE ARE VEHICLES 3 TIMES AS OLD THAT ARE STILL ON THEIR ORIGINA...
Mileage: 86,700
STEERING TIE RODS AND FRONT SUSPENSION ARE WORN OUT ON VW PASSAT MAKING STEERING VERY INACCURATE AND IN A STATE OF CONSTANT STEERING INPUT TO MAINTAIN STRAIGHT DIRECTION OF VEHICLE. AFRAID THIS WILL LEAD TO AN ACCIDENT. CAR HAS ONLY 82,000 MILES ON IT AND THIS IS THE FIRST TIME I HAVE EVER HEARD ...
Mileage: 80,000
2000 PASSAT GLS 4-MOTION V6 HAS BEEN REGULARLY SERVICED. OIL CHANGES EVERY 3000 MILES. AT APPX 65000 MILES, WITH NO WARNING, THE CAR OVERHEATED WHILE IDLING (IT HAD BEEN IDLING FOR LESS THAN 8 MINUTES, IT WAS ONLY 50 DEGREES OUTSIDE, THE COOLANT HAD BEEN CHECKED A FEW WEEKS PREVIOUS AT THE CAR'S LAS...
Mileage: 65,000
9/2003: HEADLIGHTS AIMED INCORRECTLY; ROAD WASN'T ILLUMINATED. WITHIN 2 WKS, 1 OF THE BULBS BURNED OUT. WITHIN A WEEK OF THE 1ST, THE 2ND BULB BURNED OUT. COST TO HAVE HEADLIGHTS REPOSITIONED & BULBS REPLACED: $267. 9/2003: REAR TAIL LIGHT OUT. COST TO HAVE BULB REPLACED BY MECHANIC: $32.50. 11/2003...
Mileage: 50,000
9/2003: HEADLIGHTS AIMED INCORRECTLY; ROAD WASN'T ILLUMINATED. WITHIN 2 WKS, 1 OF THE BULBS BURNED OUT. WITHIN A WEEK OF THE 1ST, THE 2ND BULB BURNED OUT. COST TO HAVE HEADLIGHTS REPOSITIONED & BULBS REPLACED: $267. 9/2003: REAR TAIL LIGHT OUT. COST TO HAVE BULB REPLACED BY MECHANIC: $32.50. 11/2003...
Mileage: 50,000
9/2003: HEADLIGHTS AIMED INCORRECTLY; ROAD WASN'T ILLUMINATED. WITHIN 2 WKS, 1 OF THE BULBS BURNED OUT. WITHIN A WEEK OF THE 1ST, THE 2ND BULB BURNED OUT. COST TO HAVE HEADLIGHTS REPOSITIONED & BULBS REPLACED: $267. 9/2003: REAR TAIL LIGHT OUT. COST TO HAVE BULB REPLACED BY MECHANIC: $32.50. 11/2003...
Mileage: 50,000
9/2003: HEADLIGHTS AIMED INCORRECTLY; ROAD WASN'T ILLUMINATED. WITHIN 2 WKS, 1 OF THE BULBS BURNED OUT. WITHIN A WEEK OF THE 1ST, THE 2ND BULB BURNED OUT. COST TO HAVE HEADLIGHTS REPOSITIONED & BULBS REPLACED: $267. 9/2003: REAR TAIL LIGHT OUT. COST TO HAVE BULB REPLACED BY MECHANIC: $32.50. 11/2003...
Mileage: 50,000
9/2003: HEADLIGHTS AIMED INCORRECTLY; ROAD WASN'T ILLUMINATED. WITHIN 2 WKS, 1 OF THE BULBS BURNED OUT. WITHIN A WEEK OF THE 1ST, THE 2ND BULB BURNED OUT. COST TO HAVE HEADLIGHTS REPOSITIONED & BULBS REPLACED: $267. 9/2003: REAR TAIL LIGHT OUT. COST TO HAVE BULB REPLACED BY MECHANIC: $32.50. 11/2003...
Mileage: 50,000
9/2003: HEADLIGHTS AIMED INCORRECTLY; ROAD WASN'T ILLUMINATED. WITHIN 2 WKS, 1 OF THE BULBS BURNED OUT. WITHIN A WEEK OF THE 1ST, THE 2ND BULB BURNED OUT. COST TO HAVE HEADLIGHTS REPOSITIONED & BULBS REPLACED: $267. 9/2003: REAR TAIL LIGHT OUT. COST TO HAVE BULB REPLACED BY MECHANIC: $32.50. 11/2003...
Mileage: 50,000
ABS CONTROL MODULE FAILURE ON 2000 VW PASSAT. *JB
Mileage: 45,000
WITH 47,000 MILES ON MY VW PASSAT, THE ABS MODULE FAILED WITH NO WARNING. FOLLOWING THE INSTRUCTIONS IN THE OWNERS MANUAL (WHICH STATE THAT THE CAR IS UNSAFE TO DRIVE WITHOUT OPERATIONAL ABS) I HAD THE MODULE REPLACED AT AN OUT OF POCKET COST OF $750. $500 OF THIS COST WAS THE "NEW AND IMPROVED" M...
Mileage: 47,000
ABS BRAKING SYSTEM MALFUNCTION. ABS CONTROL MODULE NEEDED REPLACEMENT DUE TO ECU DEFECT OR FAILURE. *JB
Mileage: 120,522
I AM THE ORIGINAL OWNER OF A 2000 VW PASSAT, 4 CYL. ON 3/24/06, THE DEFROST NO LONGER WORKED PROPERLY IN THE VEHICLE. PINKISH-ORANGE COOLANT STARTED SPRAYING OUT ON MY FEET WHILE DRIVING, WHITE SMOKE CAME SPILLING OUT OF THE VENTS & THE COOLANT SPREAD ITSELF THICK ON THE INTERIOR OF THE WINDSHIELD &...
Mileage: 87,000
ABS LIGHT AND BRAKE FAILURE WARNING LIGHT PROBLEM ON MY 2000 VW PASSAT WAGON. RESEARCH SHOWS THIS IS A COMMON PROBLEM AND SHOULD BE INCLUDED IN A RECALL. *JB
FAILURE OF ABS BRAKE SYSTEM COMPUTER. *NM
Mileage: 81,965
THE 2000 VOLKSWAGEN PASSAT IS DESIGNED SO THAT THE OWNER/OPERATOR CANNOT CHANGE THE TAIL LIGHT BULBS. IT MUST BE TAKEN TO A MECHANIC. TO QUOTE FROM THE OPERATOR'S MANUAL: IT IS BECOMING MORE AND MORE DIFFICULT TO REPLACE VEHICLE LIGHT BULBS SINCE IN MANY CASES, OTHER PARTS OF THE CA...
Mileage: 88,000
WHILE DRIVING MY 2000 PASSAT, THE STOP ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON TO NOTIFY ME THAT THERE WAS A PROBLEM WITH OIL PRESSURE. THERE WAS NOTHING PRIOR TO THIS WARNING THAT WOULD HAVE LEAD ME TO BELIEVE THAT THERE WAS A PROBLEM. NO ODD NOISES IN THE CAR AND IT WAS DRIVING FINE. I TOOK THE CAR TO THE DEALER AND...
Mileage: 79,000
OIL SLUDGE BUILD UP IN ENGINE. 2000 VOLKSWAGEN PASSAT 1.8 TURBO 4 CYLINDER 49000. *JB
Mileage: 49,500
THE ANTILOCK BRAKING SYSTEM ON MY 2000 VW PASSAT FAILED WITHOUT WARNING AT ONLY ABOUT 61,000 MILES. I HAVE CHECKED VARIOUS WEBSITES AND FOUND THAT ABS FAILURES ON VOLKSWAGENS FROM THIS ERA ARE EXTREMELY COMMON--SO COMMON IN FACT THAT AN ENTIRE INDUSTRY HAS SPRUNG UP TO REBUILD THE DEFECTIVE BOSCH AB...
Mileage: 61,000
MY 2000 VW PASSAT WITH 60,000 MILES HAS 2 SERIOUS AND EXPENSIVE PROBLEMS FIRST ONE WAS WHEN I NOTICED A LOUD POPPING NOISE ON BUMPS AND STEERING WAS VERY UNSTABLE ON BUMPS. TOOK IT TO A SHOP AND THEY TOLD ME IT WAS THE CONTROL ARMS AND TIE ROD ENDS AND THAT BOTH WERE DEALER ITEMS. SO UPON GOING TO T...
MY 2000 VW PASSAT WITH 60,000 MILES HAS 2 SERIOUS AND EXPENSIVE PROBLEMS FIRST ONE WAS WHEN I NOTICED A LOUD POPPING NOISE ON BUMPS AND STEERING WAS VERY UNSTABLE ON BUMPS. TOOK IT TO A SHOP AND THEY TOLD ME IT WAS THE CONTROL ARMS AND TIE ROD ENDS AND THAT BOTH WERE DEALER ITEMS. SO UPON GOING TO T...
MY 2000 VW PASSAT WITH 60,000 MILES HAS 2 SERIOUS AND EXPENSIVE PROBLEMS FIRST ONE WAS WHEN I NOTICED A LOUD POPPING NOISE ON BUMPS AND STEERING WAS VERY UNSTABLE ON BUMPS. TOOK IT TO A SHOP AND THEY TOLD ME IT WAS THE CONTROL ARMS AND TIE ROD ENDS AND THAT BOTH WERE DEALER ITEMS. SO UPON GOING TO T...
DT*: THE CONTACT STATED THE VEHICLE WAS PARKED FOR OVER AN HOUR, WHEN THE HEAT SHIELD ON THE TOP OF THE EXHAUST SYSTEM BEGAN TO SMOLDER. NO INDICATOR LAMP ILLUMINATED PRIOR TO THE PROBLEM. THE FIRE DEPARTMENT WAS NOTIFIED AND CAME, ALTHOUGH NO FLAMES ERUPTED. THE FIRE DEPARTMENT COULD NOT DETERM...
Mileage: 49,200
ABS BRAKING SYSTEM FAILURE FOR 2000 1.8T PASSAT WITH MANUAL TRANSMISSION. PROBLEM HAS YET TO BE FIXED.*AK
Mileage: 76,700
PURCHASED A USED CAR FROM DAN PERKINS CHEVROLET, IN MILFORD, CT ON MARCH, 18, 2004.I WAS ADVISED BY THE SALESMAN, JOHN ALMEIDA, THAT THE CAR CAME IN AS A TRADE FROM A GIRL WHO BOUGHT CARS FROM HIM ALL THE TIME AT DAN PERKINS. UPON FURTHER INVESTIGATION I FOUND THE CAR WAS PURCHASED BRAND NEW FROM A ...
Mileage: 79,784
ABS MODULE FAILURE. SAME AS EVERYONE ELSE'S ON THIS COMPLAINT LIST. I'D LIKE TO ONLY ADD THAT I TOOK THE CAR IN TWICE ONLY TO HAVE THEM TELL ME THE SECOND TIME THAT THE PART WOULD TAKE TEN (10) BUSINESS DAYS TO ORDER BECAUSE OF THE APPARENT BACK LOG. THAT TELLS YOU THE PREVALENCE OF THE PROBLEM. THI...
Mileage: 70,000
IN NOVEMBER OF 2005 MY VW PASSAT BEGAN TO INTERMITTENTLY HAVE THE ABS WARNING LIGHT COME ON. MY LOCAL DEALER SAID IT WOULD BE $2000 TO REPLACE THE ABS CONTROL MODULE AND THAT THE PART WAS NOT EVEN AVAILABLE. AFTER A SIMPLE SEARCH UNDER "VW ABS CONTROL MODULE FAILURE" IT IS CLEAR THAT MANY HUNDREDS...
Mileage: 30,000
THE ABS AND BRAKE WARNING LIGHTS CAME ON, THE TRIP COMPUTER DISPLAYED "STOP", "BRAKE FAILURE" AND "SERVICE MANUAL" LIGHTS, AND THERE WERE A SEQUENCE OF LOUD BEEPS. AFTER TALKING TO THE VW MECHANIC, WHO READ AND LOOKED UP THE DTCS, I DISCOVERED IT'S A PROBLEM WITH THE ABS CONTROL MODULE. THERE IS A...
ALEXANDRIA VW DAMAGED MY ENGINE AND REFUSES TO TAKE RESPONSIBILITY FOR PROVING A REPLACEMENT ENGINE. ALSO, VW OF AMERICA WON'T REPLACE A DEFECTED ENGINE. *NM
Mileage: 90,494
BATTERY DRAIN WAS DESIGNED TOO SMALL, SO IT'S CLOGGED. THERE IS A WATER LEAK ENTERING FROM POLLEN FILTER THROUGH THE HOUSING DOWN TO TCM WHICH CAUSED A DAMAGE TO TCM(TRANSMISSION CONTROL MODULE). ALTHOUGH THIS IS A DESIGN ISSUE I WAS TOLD THAT THIS IS AN OUTSIDE INFLUENCE SO IT DOESN'T COVER UNDER...
Mileage: 52,700
AFTER RECENT RAIN, A POOL OF WATER COLLECTED ON THE RIGHT REAR FLOOR. ELECTRONICS ARE STARTING TO MALFUNCTION. APPRENTLY IS A HUGE PROBLEM THAT HASNT BEEN RESOLVED. HTTP://WWW.THEAUTOBAHN.COM/FORUM/ARCHIVE/INDEX.PHP/T-12789.HTML. *NM
DT: THE CONTACT WAS COMPLAINING ABOUT A FRONT SUSPENSION CONTROL ARM:LOWER ARM PROBLEM. THE RUBBER BOOT PREMATURELY WORE OUT. HE RECEIVED A SPECIAL SERVICE ACTION FOR THIS PROBLEM IN NOVEMBER 2004 FROM THE MANUFACTURER. HE TOOK THE VEHICLE TO LOCAL DEALER FOR REPAIRS. LATER, WHILE HE WAS...
Mileage: 63,011
WHEN I BROUGHT MY 2000 VW PASSAT (55K MILES) TO DEALER FOR SERVICE, THEY SAID THAT THE COOLING SYSTEM HAS SLUDGE. THE RADIATOR, HEATER CORE NEEDED TO BE REPLACED AND NEED TO HAVE COOLANT FLUSH FOR 2 TIMES. THE TOTAL IS $2600!!! THE SERVICE ADVISOR SAID THE ONLY CAUSE WOULD BE WRONG TYPE OF COOL...
Mileage: 55,459
I CURRENTLY HAVE ABOUT 43K MILES AND I HAVE NOTICED FOR SOME TIME NOW THAT THE CLUTCH NEEDED TO BE LET OUT FURTHER THAN SEEMED NORMAL FOR IT TO ENGAGE. I'VE MENSIONED IT SEVERAL TIMES WHEN IT WAS IN FOR ROUTINE SERVICE, AND WAS TOLD IT WAS 'NORMAL' AND THEY COULDN'T ADJUST IT. AS I WAS DRIVING AND...
FOR NO APPARENT REASON THE CAR CAUGHT FIRE ON THE RIGHT (PASSENGER) SIDE OF THE ENGINE COMPARTMENT. THE GARAGE WHERE THE CAR IS SERVICED INVESTIGATED AND SAID THAT THEY CANNOT SEEM TO FIND A CAUSE OTHER THAN IT MAY HAVE BEEN ELECTRICAL. THE CAR IS A COMPLETE LOSS. *NM
Mileage: 135,000
INTER.,BRAKE ABS LIGHT W/STOP DO NOT DRIVE MESSAGE. *NM
Mileage: 69,000
PREMATURE TIE ROD FAILURE. LEFT AND RIGHT TIE ROD ENDS ARE PREMATURELY WORN RESULTING IN THE PASSENGER SIDE TIE ROD IN BREAKING, PARTS NEED TO REPAIR DAMAGE, LEFT AND RIGHT TIE ROD ASSEMBLY, BALL JOINTS, 1/2 SHAFTS. ESTIMATED REPAIR COST $1678. *NM
Mileage: 95,000
2000 PASSAT ABS COMPUTER MODULE IS FAILING. SEVERAL POSTINGS HAVE ALREADY OCCURRED - SHOULD BE A MANUFACTURER'S RECALL. *NM
Mileage: 57,500
MY 2000 VOLKSWAGEN PASSAT HAS 92,000 MILES ON IT AND HAS NEVER BEEN IN AN ACCIDENT. I HAVE AN ERROR INDICATING THAT THE COMPUTER CAN NO LONGER COMMUNICATE WITH THE ABS CONTROLLER. ACCORDING TO ONE OF THE VW CHAT GROUPS, THE REPLACEMENT PUMPS COST APPROXIMATELY $2000. I THINK THE CAR IS TOO NEW TO HA...
Mileage: 92,000
2000 VW PASSAT 1.8 L TURBO 4 CYL. ABS CONTROL MODULE FAILURE. SAFETY ISSUE. VW WANTS $1,800 TO REPAIR PART. FLASHING LIGHTS APPEAR IN RANDOM PATTERN WARNING ABOUT MALFUNCTION. *JB
Mileage: 80,000
THE ABS WARNING LIGHT WILL COME ON AFTER DRIVING FOR A PERIOD OF TIME, OR WILL NOT COME ON AT ALL, OR WILL STAY ON ALL THE TIME. DEALERSHIP HAS QUOTED REPAIR ESTIMATE OF $1700 TO REPLACE MODULE. THEY ADVISED THAT THIS SHOULD BE RECALLED AS THEY ARE SEEING MORE OF THESE COME IN WITH ABOUT THE SAME ...
Mileage: 64,000
ABS CONTROL MODULE ON 2000 VW PASSAT FAILED IN OCTOBER 2005. REPLACEMENT COSTS APPROXIMATELY $1000. ACCORDING TO SEVERAL INTERNET FORUMS, THIS IS A COMMON PROBLEM THAT VW IS REFUSING TO ACKNOWLEDGE. A RECALL IS NEEDED. *NM
Mileage: 60,000
THE FUEL GAUGE READS FULL WHEN, IN FACT, IT IS NOT. THIS VEHICLE HAS ONLY RECEIVED 93 OCTANE GASOLINE PER THE MANUFACTURER'S REQUIREMENTS AND NO ADDITIVES OR OTHER CHEMICALS HAVE BEEN ADDED TO THE FUEL TANK. *JB
Mileage: 50,300
THE FUEL GAUGE READS FULL WHEN, IN FACT, IT IS NOT. THIS VEHICLE HAS ONLY RECEIVED 93 OCTANE GASOLINE PER THE MANUFACTURER'S REQUIREMENTS AND NO ADDITIVES OR OTHER CHEMICALS HAVE BEEN ADDED TO THE FUEL TANK. *JB
Mileage: 50,300
I HAVE A 2000 VOLKSWAGEN PASSAT GLS 5 SPEED MANUAL CAR WITH 65000 MILES; FOR PAST 6 MONTHS WHILE CRUISING ON THE HIGHWAY WITH SPEEDS ABOVE 65 MPH, THE CRUISE CONTROL AUTOMATICALLY GETS ENGAGED MANY A TIMES EVEN THOUGH I HAVE NEVER SWITCHED THE CRUISE CONTROL ON. THIS HAS HAPPENED ATLEAST 10 TIMES IN...
Mileage: 55,000
FAILURE OF ABS BRAKE SYSTEM ON VW PASSAT, YR=2000, MODEL=PASSAT, ENGINE 2.8L. BOSCH ABS 5.3 (VW P/N 8EO 614 111 AH) HAS VERY POOR RELIABILITY HISTORY. *NM
Mileage: 55,000
FAILED ABS MODULE ON 2000 VOLKSWAGEN PASSAT 4 MOTION WAGON AT 71000 MILES. *JB
Mileage: 71,000
FOLLOWING A 90,000 MILE SERVICE AND ENGINE VALVE SEAL REPLACEMENT MY ABS WARNING INDICATOR ACTIVATED INTERMITTENTLY INDICATING A FAILURE IN THE ABS SYSTEM. THE SERVICE DEPARTMENT AT TWO DEALERSHIPS TOLD ME THIS REQUIRED REPLACEMENT OF THE ABS CONTROL MODULE. *JB
Mileage: 90,200
APPARENT DEFECT IN THE ABS CONTROL SYSTEM OR DISPLAY. INTERMITTENTLY FLASHES WARNING MESSAGE STOP BRAKE FAILURE OWNERS MANUAL. BULLETIN BOARDS INFORM ME THIS IS A FREQUENT OCCURRENCE FOR MANY VW OWNERS. NO REPAIRS YET ATTEMPTED. *JB
Mileage: 55,000
(1)AT 79,000 MILES: ABS AND FLASHING BRAKE LIGHT WARNING MESSAGE ON DASHBOARD AND READ STOP, SERVICE MANUAL / BRAKE FAULT. A SIMPLE WEB SEARCH REVEALS HUNDREDS OF CARS WITH THIS COMMON FAILURE AS A RESULT OF A DEFECTIVE DESIGN. (2)DURING THIS FAILURE TRACTION CONTROL IS DISENGAGED ALONG WITH ABS S...
Mileage: 79,000
THE ABS ABD BRAKE WARNING LIGHTS STARTED TO BLINK ON MY 2000 VW PASSAT VR6 WAGON. MY DEALER INFORMED ME THAT THE REPAIR WILL COST $1100 AND THAT WILL ONLY ENABLE THEM TO DO THE DIAGNOSTICS TO DETERMINE WHAT IS REALLY WRONG WITH THE BRAKE SYSTEM. THE COSTS OF THE ADDITIONAL REPAIRS WILL BE ADDITION...
Mileage: 96,000
THE ABS AND BRAKE LIGHT ON MY VOLKSWAGEN PASSAT (2000 V6) STARTED BLINKING AS I WAS DRIVING. THE ABS NO LONGER WORKS IN MY CAR AND THE MANUAL STATES THAT IT SHOULD NOT BE DRIVEN AS THE BRAKE PROPORTIONING AREN'T CORRECT WHEN THE ABS IS OUT AND THAT THE REAR WHEELS CAN LOCK UNDER HEAVY BRAKING. AFTER...
Mileage: 119,313
WHILE DRIVING AT VARIOUS SPEEDS THE ABS & BRAKE LIGHT CHIMES & COMES ON. THE DASHBOARD DISPLAY COMES ON AND INDICATES TO STOP, BREAK FAULT. THIS HAS BEEN OCCURRING RANDOMLY. DEALER SAYS THAT THE ABS BRAKE MODULE NEEDS TO BE REPLACED AT A COST OF BETWEEN $900-2400 US DOLLARS. *NM
Mileage: 81,850
CONTINENTAL ECOPLUS 195/65 R15 RADIAL TIRES WERE 2 YRS OLD WITH APPROX. 25,000 MILES ON THEM. MY MECHANIC NOTICED TWO TIRES HAD BUBBLES IN SIDEWALLS (DRIVER SIDE FRONT & REAR) AND WERE ON THE VERGE OF BLOWOUTS. FORTUNATELY I WAS ABLE TO REPLACE ALL 4 TIRES WITHOUT FURTHER DAMAGE OR CRASH. NOW WITH 4...
I RECENTLY HAD AN EXPERIENCE THAT I BELIEVE WOULD BE OF INTEREST TO YOUR ORGANIZATION. IN JULY OF 2000 MY WIFE AND I RESEARCHED FOR AN FINALLY PURCHASED A VOLKSWAGEN PASSAT [XXX]. WE WERE VERY PLEASED WITH OUR PURCHASE FOR A NUMBER OF YEARS, UNTIL WHAT WERE DESCRIBED TO US AS "NORMAL" REPAIRS BECA...
Mileage: 107,075
VW PASSAT (2000 SEDAN): ABS BRAKE FAILURE INDICATOR COMES ON, TYPICALLY IN WARM WEATHER OR WHEN ENGINE IS WARM, ALONG WITH INDICATOR BELL. "STOP" INDICATOR ALSO COMES ON AT THIS TIME. FAILURE OCCURS ALMOST EVERY TIME THE CAR IS OPERATED UNDER THESE CONDITIONS AND CONTINUES UNTIL IGNITION IS SHUT ...
ABS MODULE FAILURE LEADS TO REDUCYTION OF BRAKING EFFECTIVENESS
Mileage: 96,000
DT: THE CONSUMERT OWNS A 2000 VOLKSWAGON PASSAT. THE ABS MODULE FAILED PREMATURELY. THE ABS WARNING LIGHT CAME ON AND OFF FOR THE PAST COUPLE OF DAYS.*AK *TT
Mileage: 63,300
WHILE BACKING UP OUT OF A PARKING SPOT IN JULY OF 2004, I BEGAN TO SMELL GAS VERY STRONGLY IN THE CABIN OF MY 2000 V6 PASSAT AND IMMEDIATELY STOPPED AND GOT OUT TO SEE WHAT WAS CAUSING THE SMELL. FOR UNKNOWN REASONS, THE CAR WAS RANDOMLY AND VISIBLY LEAKING GASOLINE ONTO THE GROUND JUST IN FRONT ...
Mileage: 55,000
FAILED ABS CONTROLLER. ERROR CODES ON DASHBOARD. ABS IS NO LONGER WORKING. QUOTED ~1200 TO FIX. *NM
Mileage: 100,800
2000 VOLKSWAGEN PASSAT GLX 4-MOTION HAD A ANTI-LOCK BRAKE SYSTEM (ABS) MODULE FAILURE AT 51,000 MILES DISABLING THE ABS FEATURE ON MY CAR. IT ALSO CAUSES DISTRACTING ABS FAILURE WEARING LIGHTS AND NOISES AT UNPREDICTABLE TIMES CAUSING DISTRACTION WHILE DRIVING. ON THE CONSOLE DISPLAY IT ALSO TELLS Y...
Mileage: 50,300
PROBLEM EXTENDED OVER THE PERIOD OF ABOUT 2 YEARS. THE CHECK EMISSIONS LIGHT CAME ON SPORADICALLY, THEN STAYED ON AT ALL TIMES. THE SENSOR WAS WORKED ON BY 3 MECHANICS : 1ST TIME- DIAGNOSIS UNSEALED GAS CAP - STAYED OFF FOR 6 MONTHS; 2ND TIME - 4TH TIME- "JUST HAPPENS ON VWS" AND COMPUTER RESET - S...
Mileage: 25,000
MY 2000 VW PASSAT, WITH 38,000 MILES, HAS WORN TIE RODS TO THE POINT WHERE I HAVE BEEN ADVISED IT COULD BE DANGEROUS TO DRIVE. THIS PROBLEM WAS DISCOVERED WHEN THE CAR WAS HAVING AN OIL CHANGE AND I MENTIONED I HAD BEEN HEARING CREAKING SOUNDS FROM THE FRONT WHILE DOING 3 POINT TURNS OVER THE PAST ...
Mileage: 37,000
I HAVE OWNED THIS VEHICLE FOR A LITTLE OVER A YEAR. DURING THIS TIME THIS PASSAT HAS HAD SEVERAL SUSPENSION PROBLEMS. THE UPPER CONTROL ARMS HAVE BEEN POINTED OUT AS A PROBLEM BY VARIOUS SERVICE CENTERS AND VW. THE CONTROL ARMS HAVE BEEN REPLACED TWICE AND THE PASSAT HAS AGAIN DEVELOPED A LOUD SQ...
Mileage: 65,000
ABS LIGHT GOES ON. *JB
Mileage: 68,900
THE ABS CONTROL MODULE ON MY 2000 VW PASSAT 1.8L TURBO IS BAD. I DISCOVERED THIS BECAUSE THE LIGHT INDICATING A PROBLEM WITH MY ABS CAME ON THE DASH. THE CAR FISHTAILS IF BREAKS ARE APPLIED SHARPLY GOING FASTER THAN 50 MPH, EVEN WHEN DRIVING STRAIGHT. I TESTED THIS IN A SAFE PLACE TO SEE IF THE ABS...
Mileage: 87,000
AT 58,000 MILES MY OIL PRESSURE LIGHT CAME ON AND THE STOP DEMAND LIGHT CAME ON. I CONTACTED THE DEALER AND THE SERVICE MAN INDICATED TO ME THAT THE 2000 PASSATS' WHERE HAVING PROBLEMS WITH THE OIL PUMPS. HE FURTHER EXPLAINED TO ME THAT WHAT WAS HAPPENING WAS THAT THE PUMPS THAT WERE MANUFRACTURE...
Mileage: 58,000
I OWN A 2000 V6 PASSAT, WHICH I HAVE SERVICED REGULARLY AT A VW DEALERSHIP. ON MARCH 25, 2005, THE DEALERSHIP PERFORMED A 60K MILE MAINTENANCE CHECK ON MY PASSAT. THIS SERVICE INCLUDED A CHECK OF MY ORIGINAL VW BATTERY. THE BATTERY READOUTS INDICATED THAT THE BATTERY WAS FINE. ON MAY 13, 2005 (M...
Mileage: 61,336
ABS MODULE NEEDS REPLACEMENT AT 53000 MILES ON 2000 YR. MODEL PASSAT. MY RESEARCH SHOWS THIS TO BE A "NORMAL" PROBLEM.
2000 VOLKSWAGEN PASSAT ABS MODULE FAILED. ABS, BRAKE AND WARNING LIGHTS CONSTANTLY ILLUMINATED.
Mileage: 62,000
ABS CONTROL MODULE FAILURE. 2000 VW PASSAT WITH 60,000 MILES EXPERIENCED AN ABS CONTROL MODULE FAILURE - SYMPTOMS ARE ABS WARNING LIGHT TURNS ON, AND "STOP" SHOWN ON DISPLAY SCREEN. TOOK IT TO A VW DEALER WHO QUOTED ME $1185 USD TO REPLACE. THIS APPEARS TO BE A VERY COMMON PROBLEM WITH PASSAT'S AT...
Mileage: 60,000
THE SECONDARY AIR FILTER ON MY 2000 VW PASSAT FAILED AT 14,000 MILES. IT WAS REPLACED UNDER WARRANTY. MY CAR NOW HAS 50,000 MILES ON IT AND IT HAS FAILED AGAIN. REPLACEMENT PRICE IS $1,000. THE VW REPAIRSHOP STATED THAT THIS NOT A NECESSARY PART AND REALLY DOESN'T NEED TO BE REPLACED. BUT WITHO...
Mileage: 50,000
2000 PASSAT - 82000 MILES - FRONT RIGHT POWER WINDOW - REGULATOR FAILED ALLOWING WINDOW TO DROP INTO DOOR. TECHNICIAN FOUND PLASTIC PART WHICH RIDES IN TRACK BROKEN AND PIECES IN DOOR. VW HAS SIMILAR PROBLEM IN MULITPLE VEHICLES. EXTENDED WARRANTY ISSUED TO COVER REPAIR ON OTHER VEHICLES BUT NOT ...
Mileage: 82,040
2 MAIN PROBLEMS CONTINUAL BUILDUP OF OIL SLUDGE EVEN THOUGH I HAVE REGULAR OIL CHANGES. THE OIL SLUDGE BUILDUP EVENTUAL CLOGS A SCREEN THAT CAUSES THE CAR TO BE INOPERABLE AND THE DEALER THEN CHARGES $700 - $1000 TO REMEDY. THE SECOND PROBLEM IS THE ABS CONTROL MODULE FAILURE. THE MODULE IS FAL...
DETAILS: (1) NO DISERNABLE EVENTS PRIOR (2) ABS MODULE FAILURE (3) NONE MANY AUDI AND VW MODELS MANUFACTURED STARTING IN THE LATER '90S AND CONTINUING TO PRESENT, USE THE BOSCH 5.3 ABS CONTROLLER, WHICH IS PRONE TO CATASTROPHIC FAILURE, OSTENSIBLY DUE TO DEFECTIVE DESIGN. THIS MODULE CONTROLS MULTIP...
Mileage: 47,500
ABS CONTROL UNIT FAILS, FAILURE OF UPPER CONTROL ARMS
Mileage: 76,000
ABS COMPUTER FAILURE. NO EVENTS LEADING TO ITS FAILURE IT JUST SHUT DOWN ONE DAY AND THE ABS LIGHT HAS BEEN ON SINCE. FAILURE = NO ABS, DEALER WANTS OVER $1000 TO REPLACE ENTIRE SETUP HOWEVER THE PUMP IS OK THE COMPUTER IS GONE. CURRENTLY WAITING FOR A CHEAPER FIX OR POSSIBLE RECALL.
Mileage: 57,000
ABS COMPUTER FAILURE. NO EVENTS LEADING TO ITS FAILURE IT JUST SHUT DOWN ONE DAY AND THE ABS LIGHT HAS BEEN ON SINCE. FAILURE = NO ABS, DEALER WANTS OVER $1000 TO REPLACE ENTIRE SETUP HOWEVER THE PUMP IS OK THE COMPUTER IS GONE. CURRENTLY WAITING FOR A CHEAPER FIX OR POSSIBLE RECALL.
Mileage: 57,000
ABS COMPUTER FAILURE. NO EVENTS LEADING TO ITS FAILURE IT JUST SHUT DOWN ONE DAY AND THE ABS LIGHT HAS BEEN ON SINCE. FAILURE = NO ABS, DEALER WANTS OVER $1000 TO REPLACE ENTIRE SETUP HOWEVER THE PUMP IS OK THE COMPUTER IS GONE. CURRENTLY WAITING FOR A CHEAPER FIX OR POSSIBLE RECALL.
Mileage: 57,000
BOTH ABS AND BRAKE LIGHTS CAME ON WITH A CYCLING MESSAGE IN THE CENTER OF THE DASHBOARD (STOP, BRAKE FAULT, CONSULT MANUAL). AFTER STOPPING CAR AND RESTARTING IT, THE LIGHTS WERE OFF. AFTER ANOTHER FEW MILES, THEY CAME BACK ON... IN ONE OCCASION, THE ANTISLIPREGULATION LIGHT WAS ON. IN ANOTHER OCCAS...
Mileage: 97,400
WHILE DRIVING MY 2000 PASSAT WAGON THE ABS WARNING LIGHT CAME ON AND THE BRAKE WARNING LIGHT BEGAN TO BLINK. THE ALPHANUMERIC DISPLAY BEGAN CYCLING THROUGH THREE MESSAGES, "STOP", "BRAKE FAULT", "SERVICE MANUAL". THE DEALER FIRST SAID I NEEDED NEW FRONT BRAKE PADS. I HAD IT DONE, AND OF COURSE IT DI...
Mileage: 46,004
FAILIURE OF ABS BRAKE MODULE ON A 2000 VW PASSAT (PN 8E0614111AH). MODULE FAILURE CAUSES REAR WHEELS TO LOCK DURING EMERGENCY BRAKING SITUATIONS.
Mileage: 93,000
ABS LIGHT CAME ON, I TOOK IT TO AN INDEPENDENT VW MECHANIC AND WAS TOLD THE ABS CONTOL UNIT HAD FAILED AND THEREFORE THE ABS WOULD NOT FUNCTION. COST OF REPAIR $1500-$2000. AFTER RESEARCHING ON VW FORUMS I HAVE LEARNED THAT MANY PASSAT OWNERS HAVE THIS SAME PROBLEM. VW CUSTOMER CARE THANKED ME FO...
FAILURE OF ABS BRAKE MODULE. I PAID NAPLES FL VW DEALER $100 FOR DIAGNOSTIC TEST FOR BLINKING ABS LIGHT, BRAKE WARNING, STOP, ETC. THEY SAID I NEEDED A NEW MODULE FOR $1400+ ... I'M STILL DRIVING WITH BLINKING WARNING LIGHTS AND BUZZERS BEEPING...
Mileage: 98,000
(1) MY CAR IS A DAILY DRIVER. 2000 VW PASSAT GLS, 1.8T AUTO. (2) ABS MODULE DIED AT AROUND 85K, ABS NO LONGER WORKS AS A RESULT. APPARENTLY THIS HAS HAPPENED TO A LOT OF OTHER PASSAT OWNERS AS WELL. (3) I HAVE NOT CORRECTED THE FAILURE AS OF YET AS IT IS A VERY COSTLY REPAIR FROM THE VW DEALER. AR...
Mileage: 85,000
AS I WAS DRIVING ALONG I NOTICED MY BRAKES WHERE GETTING SPONGY. DROVE IT A LITTLE MORE, AND THE BRAKE LIGHT CAME ON AND WAS FLASHING . PULLED INTO THE CLOSEST PARKING LOT, CHECKED UNDER THE HOOD AND NOTICED BRAKE FLUID DRIPPING FROM THE ABS UNIT, AND THAT THE BRAKE RESERVOIR WAS BELOW THE MINIMUM ...
Mileage: 52,600
ABS CONTROL MODULE FAILURE ON 2000 PASSAT WITH 41,666 MILES.
Mileage: 41,666
ABS LIGHTS ARE REPORTING FAILURE BUT BRAKE ACTIVITY APPEARS OKAY. DEALER SAYS NEW MODULE WILL BE NEEDED TO FIX PROBLEMS AT A COST OF $1,500. LOOKING FOR OPTIONS TO REPLACE/REBUILD ABS MODULE DUE TO EXPENSE OF TOTAL REPLACEMENT. BELIEVE NUMBER OF COMPLAINTS FOUND ON INTERNET SHOULD RESULT IN MANUF...
Mileage: 94,395
MANY AUDI AND VW MODELS MANUFACTURED STARTING IN THE LATER '90S AND CONTINUING TO PRESENT, USE THE BOSCH 5.3 ABS CONTROLLER, WHICH IS PRONE TO CATASTROPHIC FAILURE, OSTENSIBLY DUE TO DEFECTIVE DESIGN. THIS MODULE CONTROLS MULTIPLE BRAKE-RELATED FUNCTIONS INCLUDING THE ABS WHICH IS IMPORTANT FOR WINT...
Mileage: 85,000
THIS IS THE THIRD POWER WINDOW TO FAIL AND FALL INTO THE DOOR. THE DEALER WON'T PAY FOR IT SINCE VW DOES NOT ACKNOWLEDGE IT AS A DEFECT.
FUEL SENDER UNIT FAILS TO RECORD PROPER LEVEL OF FUEL IN TANK. MANUFACTURER HAS BEEN CONTACTED AND THEY HAVE REFUSED TO ADDRESS THE ISSUES DESPITE A RECALL ON SAME VEHICLE WITH DIFFERENT 'TRIM' LEVEL. FUEL GUAGE WILL READ FULL FOR 250 OF APPROXIMATELY 300 TOTAL MILES THEN ROCKET DOWN TO EMPTY.
Mileage: 45,000
(1) NO DISERNABLE EVENTS PRIOR (2) ABS MODULE FAILURE (3) NONE MANY AUDI AND VW MODELS MANUFACTURED STARTING IN THE LATER '90S AND CONTINUING TO PRESENT, USE THE BOSCH 5.3 ABS CONTROLLER, WHICH IS PRONE TO CATASTROPHIC FAILURE, OSTENSIBLY DUE TO DEFECTIVE DESIGN. THIS MODULE CONTROLS MULTIPLE B...
Mileage: 60,000
ABS MODULE (P/N #8E0 614 111 AH) FAILURE IN 5 YEAR OLD VEHICLE WITH ONLY 70,181 MILES. VOLKSWAGEN OF AMERICA REFUSES TO ACKNOWLEDGE THIS IS AN ISSUE DESPITE HUNDREDS OF SIMILAR POSTS I HAVE FOUND WITH A SIMPLE WEB SEARCH FOR VW PASSATS (1999 - 2005) AND AUDI A4S (1997-2001) THAT HAVE THE SAME CONTRO...
Mileage: 70,170
ABS UNIT; ) FLASHING ABS AND BRAKE LIGHT IN CAR; 2)ABS WILL NOT WORK 3) I WILL HAVE TO REPLACE THE UNIT, THROUGH THE DEALER THE UNIT NEW COSTS APPROX $1200.00. 2000 VOLKSWAGON, PASSAT 2.8L. *AK
Mileage: 51,000
I OWN A 2000 VOLKSWAGEN PASSAT. I WAS DRIVING ON A CITY STREET UNDER NORMAL CONDITIONS AND THE CONTROL ARM ON THE FRONT PASSENGER SIDE CRACKED CAUSING ME TO LOOSE CONTROL OF THE CAR. FORTUNATELY I WAS ABLE TO STOP WITHOUT FURTHER INCIDENT. THE CONTROL ARM IS BEING REPLACED. HOWEVER, THE INCIDEN...
Mileage: 90,000
FUEL LEVEL SENDING UNIT READING WRONG CAUSING FUEL TO RUN OUT CAUSING A HAZARDOUS SITUATION ON THE ROAD. THIS IS IDENTIFIED IN 01V157000. MY CAR IS VW PASSAT GLX 2000 LISTED ON THE CAMPAIGN, BUT MANUFACTURER AND DEALER SAY NOT INCLUDED IN THIS CAMPAIGN. I NEED TO COVER THE REPAIR MYSELF WHICH IS A ...
Mileage: 70,000
ABS CONTROL UNIT FAILING - USUALLY IN WARM WEATHER AFTER 15-20 MIN OF DRIVING THE ABS AND BRAKE LIGHT COME ON ON THE DASH AND A MESSAGE SAYING STOP/BRAKE FAULT IS DISPLAYED. THE FAULT MAY GO AWAY AFTER SOME TIME OR STAY. MY GUESS IS ABS IS DISABLED WHEN THIS HAPPENS. DEALER SUGGESTS REPLACING THE AB...
Mileage: 72,500
OWNER OF A 2000 PASSAT 1.8T. IKE HUNDREDS OF OTHER PEOPLE I HAVE A PROBLEM ON THE BOARD APPEARS THE MESSAGE: STOP/BREAK FAULT/SERVICE MANUAL.. ABS AND BREAK LIGHTS FLASHED ON. HAVE SPENT SO MUCH MONEY WHEN I GO TO THE DEALER AND THEY SUGGEST TO REPLACE SOME PARTS BUT AT THE END THE ISSUE STAYS AND ...
UPPER CONTROL ARM BUSHINGS (4 UPPER CONTROL ARMS, 2 PER SIDE) ARE TORN AND SUSPENSION HAS PLAY COUPLED WITH LOOSE STEERING RESULTING IN NOISE.
Mileage: 55,000
UPPER CONTROL ARM BUSHINGS (4 UPPER CONTROL ARMS, 2 PER SIDE) ARE TORN AND SUSPENSION HAS PLAY COUPLED WITH LOOSE STEERING RESULTING IN NOISE.
Mileage: 55,000
UPPER CONTROL ARM BUSHINGS (4 UPPER CONTROL ARMS, 2 PER SIDE) ARE TORN AND SUSPENSION HAS PLAY COUPLED WITH LOOSE STEERING RESULTING IN NOISE.
Mileage: 55,000
MY 2000 PASSAT 1.8T HAS A PROBLEM WITH THE ABS SYSTEM. I HAVE AN APPT ON MONDAY TO TAKE IT IN, BUT I STUMBLED ACROSS A WEB FORUM (HTTP://TECH.BENTLEYPUBLISHERS.COM/THREAD.JSPA?THREADID=2447&START=30&TSTART=0), AND NOW I PRETTY MUCH KNOW THE ANSWER I WILL GET, AND I SEE THERE ARE TONS OF OTHER PEO...
Mileage: 65,000
ABS CONTROL MODULE ON A 2000 VOLKSWAGEN PASSAT IS OUT, WE ALSO HAD A2001.5 PASSAT THAT HAD THIS SAME PROBLEM, WE TRADED IT IN. SO WHEN OUR SECOND CAR CAME UP WITH THIS SAME PROBLEM WE TOOK IT TO A LOCAL V.W, REPAIR SHOP AND THE MAN THERE SAID HIS PERSONAL CAR HAD THIS SAME PROBLEM AND V.W. REPLACE...
Mileage: 75,698
I AM ADDING MY VOICE TO THE LIST OF VW OWNERS HAVING TROUBLE WITH THEIR ABS MODULES. THE ELECTRONIC ABS SENSER HAD FAILED AND CAUSED THE DASH LIGHTS TO STAY ON CONSISTENTLY FOR TWO WEEKS NOW AND WILL REQUIRE A REPLACEMENT TO FIX. MEANWHILE I AM LEFT WITHOUT ABS AND FACE THE POTENTIAL OF A SERIOUS ...
Mileage: 68,615
ABS CONTOL MODULE FAILURE
Mileage: 62,000
2000 4-CYL VW PASSAT, 64000 MILES: 2 EMISSIONS FAILURES WITHIN 48 HRS: 1.) REPLACED DEFECTIVE EVAPORATOR CHECK VALVE AND HOSE, REPLACED FUEL REG TO MANIFOLD LINE AND N249 VALVE LINE TO MANIFOLD, REPLACED VACUUM LINES ($331); 2.) CLEANED CARBONATED THROTTLE BODY, REPLACED JET VALVE, REPALCED AIR FIL...
2000 4-CYL VW PASSAT, 64000 MILES: 2 EMISSIONS FAILURES WITHIN 48 HRS: 1.) REPLACED DEFECTIVE EVAPORATOR CHECK VALVE AND HOSE, REPLACED FUEL REG TO MANIFOLD LINE AND N249 VALVE LINE TO MANIFOLD, REPLACED VACUUM LINES ($331); 2.) CLEANED CARBONATED THROTTLE BODY, REPLACED JET VALVE, REPALCED AIR FIL...
WHILE DRIVING 55 MPH THE BRAKE LIGHT AND ABS LIGHT FLASHED AND A STOP CAR MESSAGES APPEARED ON THE INSTRUMENT PANEL. VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER, WHO INFORMED THE CONSUMER THAT THE ABS MODULE NEEDED TO BE REPLACED.*AK
Mileage: 57,000
ABS AND BRAKE LIGHT WARNING MESSAGE ON DASHBOARD READSSTOP SERVICE MANUAL BRAKE FAULT. CAR TAKEN TO MECHANIC, COMPUTER CHECK REVEALED CODE 18057 DATABUS MISSING MESSAGE FROM ABS CONTROL MODULE. EXPENSE TO REPLACE ESTIMATED AT OVER 1500DOLLARS. CAR HAS 62000 MILES, NOT COVERED UNDER WARRANTY. DUR...
Mileage: 62,000
ABS AND BRAKE LIGHT WARNING MESSAGE ON DASHBOARD READSSTOP SERVICE MANUAL BRAKE FAULT. CAR TAKEN TO MECHANIC, COMPUTER CHECK REVEALED CODE 18057 DATABUS MISSING MESSAGE FROM ABS CONTROL MODULE. EXPENSE TO REPLACE ESTIMATED AT OVER 1500DOLLARS. CAR HAS 62000 MILES, NOT COVERED UNDER WARRANTY. DUR...
Mileage: 62,000
EMISSIONS WORKSHOP LIGHT IS ON. *AK
Mileage: 59,775
THE ENGINE CHECK-EMISSION LIGHT HAS COME ON FIVE TIMES. EACH TIME THE DEALER MADE A DIFFERENT REPAIR. 1) SECONDARY AIR PUMP 2) CHECK VALVE 3) MASS AIR FLOW SENSOR 4) INLET HOSE FOR BOOSTER VALVE 5)COMBI VALVE AND SECONDARY AIR PUMP. THE FIRST TIME THE SECONDARY AIR PUMP WAS REPLACED WAS AT 58000 M...
Mileage: 58,000
WE TOOK OUR 2000 VW PASSAT IN TO THE VW DEALER FOR STATE SAFETY AND WERE TOLD THAT OUR DRIVERS SIDE TIE ROD WAS UNSAFE TO DRIVE ON AND THAT THE PASSANGER SIDE WOULD NEED TO BE REPLACED SOON ALSO. WE TOOK IT TO OUR REGULAR MECHANIC FOR A SECOND OPINION AND HE WAS SHOCKED HOW BAD OF CONDITION THEY WER...
Mileage: 59,795
1) I WAS DRIVING ALONG A MAJOR HIGHWAY (I-75) WHEN I SAW SOMEONE DRIVING ERRATICALLY, WEAVING IN AND OUT OF TRAFFIC IN MY REAR-VIEW MIRROR. HE LOOKED CLOSE TO HITTING ME, SO I ACCELERATED TO NOT ALLOW HIS CAR TO DO THIS.*AK 2) AFTER STEPPING ON THE GAS, AND GETTING OUT OF DANGER, MY CAR WOULD NOT...
IF FOUND ON WWW.EPA.GOV A RECALL FOR EMISSION ON THE PASSAT 2.8L. MFR RECALL # WE/LK, EPA# 1694. THE EXACT DEFECT WAS FOUND ON MY PASSAT 1.8L. VACUUM SUPPLY WITHIN THE SECONDARY AIR SYSTEM IS LOST WHEN THE SECONDARY AIR VACUUM HOSES DISCONNECT FROM THE SYSTEM CONTROL VALVE. THE RUBBER VACUUM HOS...
Mileage: 55,000
IN EARLY NOVEMBER 2004 MY ABS STARTED TO FAILED IN MY 2000 PASSAT GLS. THE DEALER SAID IT WOULD COST NEARLY $2200 TO FIX THIS. AFTER DOING MUCH RESEARCH ON THE PROBLEM AND TRYING TO DIAGNOSE EXACTLY THE PROBLEM I STUMBLED ON SOME INFORMATION FROM HTTP://FORUMS.VWVORTEX.COM/ AND HTTP://WWW.PASSATWO...
Mileage: 62,000
ABS CONTROL UNIT AND PUMP FAILURE ON VW PASSAT 2000 @ 72K MILES. THIS IS NOT A STANDARD FAILURE IN MY MIND. THE CAR HAS NEVER BEEN IN AN ACCIDENT AND IT JUST OCCURED. SHOULD BE A RECALL ITEM FROM VW.
Mileage: 72,000
MY CAR HAS MULTIPLE PROBLEMS,FIRST I PURCHASE MY PASSAT IN NOVEMBER OF 2000.SINCE THEN I HAVE REPLACED TWO UPPER CONTROL ARMS,TWO TI RODS.I RECEIVED A RECALL FOR THE LOWER CONTROL ARMS TO BE REPLACED BUT THE DEALER SAID I DIDN'T NEED THEM REPLACED.WHILE DRIVING FROM MY SISTER'S HOUSE THE ABS INDICAT...
Mileage: 81,385
A WELL KNOWN PROBLEM WITH VOLKSWAGEN PASSAT'S, MY ABS MODULE FAILED AND I WAS FORCED TO SPEND $1200 ON A NEW MODULE. THERE ARE THOUSANDS OF PEOPLE WHO HAVE THIS SAME PROBLEM WHO DO NOT UNDERSTAND WHY THIS FAULTY PRODUCT HAS NOT BEEN RECALLED. *JB
Mileage: 90,000
UPPER CONTROL ARMS ARE FAILING AND DANGEROUS, WHICH IS LEADING TO THE TIE RODS FAILING. I AM TOLD THE CAR IS UNSAFE TO DRIVE. VW QUOTED ME $1100 TO MAKE MY CAR SAFE TO DRIVE. I AM PUZZLED THAT VW IS UNCONCERNED ABOUT LIFE AND SAFETY ISSUE FOR THE OWNER AND OTHER DRIVERS. I HAVE SEEN MANY WEBSITES AS...
Mileage: 61,000
UPPER CONTROL ARMS ARE FAILING AND DANGEROUS, WHICH IS LEADING TO THE TIE RODS FAILING. I AM TOLD THE CAR IS UNSAFE TO DRIVE. VW QUOTED ME $1100 TO MAKE MY CAR SAFE TO DRIVE. I AM PUZZLED THAT VW IS UNCONCERNED ABOUT LIFE AND SAFETY ISSUE FOR THE OWNER AND OTHER DRIVERS. I HAVE SEEN MANY WEBSITES AS...
Mileage: 61,000
THE CAR WAS MAKING A FUNNY NOISE AND THEN THE ENGINE STOPPED. WE HAD IT TOWED TO MINUTEMAN VW IN BEDFORD, MA AND THEY SAID THAT THE OIL PUMP HAD FAILED AND THAT BOTH THE OIL PUMP AND THE ENGINE WOULD HAVE TO BE REPLACED AT A COST OF $6,320.00. THE 2000 PASSAT HAS 60,586 MILES ON IT AND HAD BEEN IN...
Mileage: 60,586
THE CAR WAS MAKING A FUNNY NOISE AND THEN THE ENGINE STOPPED. WE HAD IT TOWED TO MINUTEMAN VW IN BEDFORD, MA AND THEY SAID THAT THE OIL PUMP HAD FAILED AND THAT BOTH THE OIL PUMP AND THE ENGINE WOULD HAVE TO BE REPLACED AT A COST OF $6,320.00. THE 2000 PASSAT HAS 60,586 MILES ON IT AND HAD BEEN IN...
Mileage: 60,586
CATASTROPHIC FAILURE OF FRONT END PARTS (TIE-RODS, UPPER LINKS) WHEN CAR HAD 59,000 MILES ON IT. *AK
Mileage: 59,000
WHILE DRIVING DRIVER APPLIED THE BRAKES AND THE PEDAL WENT TO THE FLOOR. DRIVER WAS ABLE TO STOP. THEN, NOTICED THAT FLUID WAS LEAKING FROM UNDERNEATH THE VEHICLE. THE PEDAL WAS HARD WHEN PRESSED. DRIVER TOOK VEHICLE TO THE DEALER FOR INSPECTION, AND MECHANIC DETERMINED THAT THE BRAKE BOOSTER ...
THE FUEL SENDING UNIT OF MY VEHICLE DOES NOT OPERATE CORRECTLY. THE GAS GUAGE CONTINUOUSLY REGISTERS AS HALF-FULL WHETHER OR NOT THE TANK IS FULL W/GAS. THIS IS NOT ONY A NUISANCE BUT DANGEROUS AS THERE IS THE POTENTIAL TO RUN OUT OF FUEL ON THE HIGHWAY AND/OR IN RURAL AREAS.*AK
Mileage: 18,000
INTERMITTENTLY THE FRONT SEAT BELTS WOULD NOT RELEASE FOR MORE ROOM, MAKING IT IMPOSSIBLE TO WEAR THE SEAT BELTS. DEALERSHIP WAS NOTIFIED, BUT DID NOT RESOLVE THE PROBLEM. *AK...*AK
Mileage: 55,000
BRAKE WARNING LIGHT AND "STOP" MESSAGE DISPLAYED INTERMITTENTLY. *NM
Mileage: 33,870
A PLASTIC GEAR ON THE HEADLIGHT ADJUSTMENT BREAKS, PREVENTING THE ADJUSTMENT OF THE HEADLIGHT, AND CAUSES THE AIMING OF THE HEADLIGHT TO "DROP". THE ONLY METHOD OF REPAIR IS TO REPLACE THE ENTIRE HEADLIGHT ASSEMBLY. I KNOW OF 3 OTHER PEOPLE WITH 2000 PASSATS WITH THE SAME PROBLEM.*AK
Mileage: 65,000
2000 VOLKSWAGEN PASSAT DEVELOPED ABS MODULE FAILURE.***NO ANSWER REQUIRED***. *MR *JB
Mileage: 65,000
WHILE DRIVING AT ANY SPEED A KNOCKING NOISE WAS COMING FROM THE ENGINE COMPARTMENT. DEALERSHIP REPAIRED THE GAS RECIRCULATION VALVE (EGR VALVE). *AK
Mileage: 66,823
ABS MODULE FAILURE ON A 2000 VW PASSAT, 84,000 MI. CAR DASH COMPUTER, SENDS FLASHING "STOP" "BRAKE FAULT" "CONSULT MANUAL" TO CONSOLE. TOOK TO TWO DIFFERENT REPAIR SHIPS, SAID NOTHING IS WRONG WITH THE ABS BRAKES, BUT THE ABS CONSOLE IS NOT WORKING. DEALERSHIP SAID IT WOULD COST $1,400 TO REPLACE...
Mileage: 78,000
(1) DRIVING ON EXPRESSWAY AT NORMAL HIGHWAY SPEED WHILE ROUNDING CURVE CAR MADE A LOUD SNAPPING NOISE AND BEGAN SWERVINGUNCONTROLABLY TO THE RIGHT. (2) CAR CAME TO REST HALF ON AND HALF OFF OF THE HIGHWAY, LANE HAD TO BE CLOSED AND TRAFFIC JAM RESULTED. (3) DEALER SAID RIGHT FRONT AND REAR UPPER ...
Mileage: 68,950
2000 VW PASSAT WITH ONLY 42,000 HAD WORN TIE RODS TO THE POINT WHERE IT WAS DANGEROUS TO DRIVE. FORTUNATELY THIS WAS DISCOVERED WHEN THE CAR WAS TAKEN IN TO THE DEALER FOR OTHER MAINTENANCE/SERVICE WORK. THE TIE RODS WERE REPLACED AT THE OWNER'S COST. VW REFUSED TO PAY FOR THE REPAIRS EVEN THOUGH...
Mileage: 42,275
THE MASS AIR FLOW METER GAVE OUT ON MY 2000 VOLKSWAGEN PASSAT IN AUGUST 2003. A COUPLE OF MONTHS LATER, THE WARRANTY FOR THE PART WAS EXTENDED TO 70,000 MILES. I RECEIVED A REBATE FOR THE EXPENSE (FIVE MONTHS AFTER SUBMITTING IT). NOW, 16 MONTHS LATER, THE AIR FLOW METER FAILED AGAIN, AND MY CAR IS...
Mileage: 75,250
MY CHECK ENGINE LIGHT COMES ON EVERY 2 WEEKS, MY TRANSMISSION IS JERKING WHEN GEARING DOWN. THIS IS A NEW CAR AND IT SHOULD BE MORE DEPENDABLE. THEY RESET MY LIGHT AND THEN WE START OVER BECAUSE IT ALWAYS COMES BACK ON.*AK
Mileage: 60,000
ANTILOCKING BRAKE SYSTEM (ABS) MODULE FAILURE. "NO COMMUNICATION" ABS SYSTEM CODE RECEIVED - NOT COVERED UNDER MANUFACTURER'S WARRANTY. *AK
BEGINNING APPROXIMATELY 14 MONTHS AGO THE FUEL GAUGE BEGAN ACTING ERRATICALLY - SHOWING LESS FUEL IN THE TANK THAN ACTUALLY EXISTED. CURRENTLY (12/04) AFTER A COMPLETE FILL-UP, MY GAS GAUGE SHOWS 3/4 FULL. ONCE THE FUEL GAUGE INDICATES SLIGHTLY LESS THAN 1/4 TANK REMAINING, THE ACTUAL AMOUNT IN THE ...
Mileage: 37,000
ABS FAILURE LIGHT CAME ON AT 55000 MILES. ABS NOT OPERATIONAL. GARGE TO CHARGE $13850 FOR NEW ABS MODULE. RIDICULOUS. THIS IS NOT A WEAR COMPONENT!!! THIS SHOULD BE A RECALL ITEM. *AK
THE ABS CHECK LIGHT REMAINED ON THE VEHICLE. TAKEN TO DEALER, AND WAS INFORMED THAT THE ABS MODULE NEEDED TO BE REPLACED.*AK
THIS VEHICLE HAD MULTIPLE PROBLEMS. CONSUMER NOTICED THAT THE ABS BRAKING SYSTEM FAILED, AND THE SRS AIR BAG LIGHT APPEARED ON THE DASHBOARD AND REMAINED ON. CONSUMER WAS ABLE TO SHIFT THE VEHICLE INTO DRIVE AND REVERSE WITHOUT THE VEHICLE BEING TURNED ON. CONSUMER TOOK VEHICLE TO THE DEALER FO...
THIS VEHICLE HAD MULTIPLE PROBLEMS. CONSUMER NOTICED THAT THE ABS BRAKING SYSTEM FAILED, AND THE SRS AIR BAG LIGHT APPEARED ON THE DASHBOARD AND REMAINED ON. CONSUMER WAS ABLE TO SHIFT THE VEHICLE INTO DRIVE AND REVERSE WITHOUT THE VEHICLE BEING TURNED ON. CONSUMER TOOK VEHICLE TO THE DEALER FO...
THIS VEHICLE HAD MULTIPLE PROBLEMS. CONSUMER NOTICED THAT THE ABS BRAKING SYSTEM FAILED, AND THE SRS AIR BAG LIGHT APPEARED ON THE DASHBOARD AND REMAINED ON. CONSUMER WAS ABLE TO SHIFT THE VEHICLE INTO DRIVE AND REVERSE WITHOUT THE VEHICLE BEING TURNED ON. CONSUMER TOOK VEHICLE TO THE DEALER FO...
WHILE ROUTINELY DRIVING HOME FROM WORK, THE ABS LIGHT AND THE ASR INDICATOR LIGHTS TURNED ON, AND A FEW SECONDS LATER THE DASHBOARD COMPUTER SAID "ABS FAULT". THESE LIGHTS HAVE REMAINED ON CONSTANTLY SINCE THEN.*AK I TOOK THE CAR IN TO THE DEALER THE VERY NEXT DAY AND WAS INFORMED THAT THE ABS C...
Mileage: 33,000
IN WET WEATHER BRAKES RESPONDED POORLY. VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER, AND THEY STATED THIS WAS NORMAL.*AK
Mileage: 1,000
IN WET WEATHER BRAKES RESPONDED POORLY. VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER, AND THEY STATED THIS WAS NORMAL. *AK
Mileage: 1,000
OVER THE PAST COUPLE OF YEARS I HAVE NOTICED VARIOUS NOISES COMING FROM THE FRONT END OF MY VEHICLE. UPON INSPECTION, NO PROBLEMS WERE NOTED BY THE SERVICE CENTERS I TOOK THE VEHCILE TO.*AK HOWEVER, THE STEERING CONTROL ON THE VEHICLE HAS SUDDENLY GOTTEN VERY BAD. AFTER TAKING THE VEHICLE TO A ...
Mileage: 100,000
WHILE DRIVING 20 MPH HEARD A LOUD NOISE COMING FROM THE FRONT AND THE VEHICLE VIBRATED UNCONTROLLABLY. CONSUMER WAS ABLE TO MAINTAIN CONTROL OF THE VEHICLE, AND DROVE IT TO THE DEALER FOR INSPECTION. MECHANIC DETERMINED THAT THE TIE RODS NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. *AK
FOR SECOND TIME, IN TWO MONTHS THE EMISSION CHECK LIGHT HAS COME ON. THIS IS ON MY VW PASSAT 2000, WHICH HAS 43,000 MILES. AFTER TAKING THE CAR TO DEALERSHIP, I WAS TOLD THAT THERE ARE FAULTY VACUUM HOSES AGAIN IN THE ENGINE THAT NEEDS TO BE REPLACED. I WAS TOLD BY DEALERSHIP THAT I SHOULD BE...
Mileage: 43,800
THE DEALERSHIPS STATED RECALL 01V157000 CONCERNING FUEL SENDING UNIT EXPIRED, AND DEALERSHIP WILL NOT REPAIR THE VEHICLE FREE OF CHARGE. LITHIA AUTO GROUP, 775-852-3300, RENO,NEVADA. *AK *SC
Mileage: 70,000
1. BROUGHT 2000 PASSAT GLX TO DEALER TWICE TO FIX 'SMOKE COMING FROM ENGINE COMPARTMENT AND ACCOMPANYING BURNING SMELL.' DEALER CHARGED $430 TO REPLACE "IN/OUT TRANSMISSION COOLER LINES" THE FIRST TIME IN THE SHOP, AND "TIGHTENED THE CAMS" THE SECOND TIME. 2. LESS THAN 3 WEEKS AFTER THE SECOND SER...
Mileage: 80,000
1. BROUGHT 2000 PASSAT GLX TO DEALER TWICE TO FIX 'SMOKE COMING FROM ENGINE COMPARTMENT AND ACCOMPANYING BURNING SMELL.' DEALER CHARGED $430 TO REPLACE "IN/OUT TRANSMISSION COOLER LINES" THE FIRST TIME IN THE SHOP, AND "TIGHTENED THE CAMS" THE SECOND TIME. 2. LESS THAN 3 WEEKS AFTER THE SECOND SER...
Mileage: 80,000
AT 40,000 MILES, THE WATER PUMP BEARING FAILED. FOUTUNATELY, I STOPPED THE CAR IMMEDIATELY AND DID NOT INCUR FURTHER ENGINE DAMAGE. WAS ADVISED BY THE DEALER THAT WV "UNDER-ENGINEERED" THE WATER PUMP BEARING, RESULTING IN PREMATURE FAILURE.*AK
Mileage: 43,580
DRIVERS SEAT CUSHION FAILED PREMATURELY ON BOTTOM OF SEAT. REPLACED SEAT CUSHION AT UPHOLSTERY SHOP RECOMMENDED BY DEALER AT MY EXPENSE. NO WARRANTY SERVICE COVERAGE OFFERRED BY VW. OLD PART STILL ON HAND. *AK
Mileage: 43,500
ABS FAILURE LIGHT CAME ON AT 55000 MILES. ABS NOT OPERATIONAL. DEALER TO CHARGE $1200 FOR NEW ABS MODULE. RIDICULOUS. THIS IS NOT A WEAR COMPONENT!!! THIS SHOULD BE A RECALL ITEM. *AK
Mileage: 55,000
THE FUEL GAUGE INDICATED FUEL WAN THE VEHICLE, HOWEVER THERE WAS NO FUEL AND THE VEHICLE RAN OUT OF GAS. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT INCLUDED IN RECALL NUMBER. 01V157000. *JB
Mileage: 25,000
WHEN DRIVING WITH CRUISE CONTROL SET AT 55 MPH, UPON MOVING DOWN A SLOPE OF A HILL, THE ENGINE RACED OFF AND VEHICLE, A 2000 VW PASSAT ACCELERATED UNCONTROLLABLY.*AK
Mileage: 58,000
THIS IS CONCERNING MY 2000 VW PASSAT 1.8T AUTOMATIC(TIPTRONIC) VEHICLE. I AM HAVING ISSUES WITH MY ANTI LOCK BRAKE SYSTEM. MY CAR WARNS ME OF AN ABS FAILURE RANDOMLY (WARNING LIGHTS COME ON AND GO AWAY FOR NO APPARENT REASON) I HAVE FOUND A MULTITUDE OF OTHER PEOPLE ON THE INTERNET THAT EXPERIENCE...
Mileage: 70,395
WHEN ACCELERATING FROM A STOP LIGHT FRONT PASSENGER SIDE AXLE BROKE. AS A RESULT, VEHICLE WAS UNABLE TO BE MOVED, AND CONSUMER HAD TO GET THE VEHICLE TOWED. *AK
Mileage: 80,000
WHILE DRIVING CHECK ENGINE LIGHT APPEARED ON THE DASHBOARD AND REMAINED ON. CONSUMER DROVE THE VEHICLE TO THE DEALER FOR INSPECTION, AND MECHANIC INFORMED CONSUMER THAT THE PROBLEM COULD NOT BE DUPLICATED. *AK
BRITAX, MODEL # E900232/72501, THE CHILD WAS INSIDE OF THE CAR SEAT AND THE MECHANISM HOLDING THE STRAP STRAIGHT FAILED. CONSUMER CONTACTED THE MANUFACTURER. *AK
ABS MODULE FAILS AT 70,000 MILES, AND IT COST ME AROUND $1,500. MANY PEOPLE SEEM TO HAVE THE SAME KIND OF PROBLEM. THE MANUFACTURER SHOULD BE RESPONSIBLE FOR IT, RATHER THAN WORRYING ABOUT THE COST OF RECALLS. *AK
Mileage: 65,000
ABS AND BRAKE WARNING LIGHT SUDDENLY APPEARS ACCOMPANIED BY WARNING MESSAGE "STOP - BRAKE FAULT" AND LOUD AUDIBLE ALARM. MY INDEPENDENT VW MECHANIC RETRIEVED VEHICLE FAULT CODES AND ADVISES THE REPLACEMENT OF THE ABS CONTROL UNIT. THE MECHANIC SAID HE HAS SEEN THIS PROBLEM SEVERAL TIMES IN THE P...
Mileage: 67,201
AFTER RANDOM INTERVALS THE ABS WARNING OCCURS, SOMETIMES IT WILL END BUT MOST OF THE TIME THE ERROR WILL CONTINUE UNTIL THE CAR IS TURN OFF AND RESTARTED AFTER 5 MINUTES. AFTER THE FIRST ABS WARNING I TOOK THE CAR INTO THE DEALER. THE DEALER DETERMINED THE THE UNIT (BOSCH ABS AND CONTROLLER) WOULD...
Mileage: 80,500
ABS CONTROL UNIT FAILURE AT 67,000 MILES. *AK
Mileage: 67,000
CONSUMER COMPLAINED THAT AT 43000 MILES CATALYTIC CONVERTER WAS REPLACED UNDER WARRANTY. CURRENTLY, AT 90,000 MILES ANOTHER ONE NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. DEALER WILL NOT REPLACE THE CATALYTIC CONVERTER FOR FREE.*AK
Mileage: 43,000
THE UPPER AND LOWER CONTROL ARMS ON BOTH SIDES OF THE FRONT OF THE VEHICAL ARE FAILING. THE DEALER SAID THAT IT WAS VERY ODD TO SEE THESE ITEMS FALING AT ONLY 67,000 MILES. IF THEY WERE TO COMPLETELY FAIL IT WOUD CAUSE THE DRIVER TO LOSE CONTROL OF THE VEHICAL. THIS SAME FAILURE HAS OCCURED ON A NUM...
THE UPPER AND LOWER CONTROL ARMS ON BOTH SIDES OF THE FRONT OF THE VEHICAL ARE FAILING. THE DEALER SAID THAT IT WAS VERY ODD TO SEE THESE ITEMS FALING AT ONLY 67,000 MILES. IF THEY WERE TO COMPLETELY FAIL IT WOUD CAUSE THE DRIVER TO LOSE CONTROL OF THE VEHICAL. THIS SAME FAILURE HAS OCCURED ON A NUM...
ANALYSIS OF SYSTEM AFTER CHECK ENGINE LIGHT SHOWED ONE OF TWO OXYGEN SENSORS DEFECTIVE. ITEM WAS REPLACED. NO OTHER CODES INDICATED FURTHER PROBLEMS..TWO DAYS LATER, CHECK ENGINE LIGHT LIT AGAIN. SECOND OXYGEN SENSOR REPLACED. THREE DAYS LATER, CHECK ENGINE LIGHT ON AGAIN. . ANALYSIS DETERMINED AI...
Mileage: 33,503
REAR BRAKES REPLACED/TIE ROD BOOTS/ FRONT AXLE RUSTED/REPLACED. *AK
REAR BRAKES REPLACED/TIE ROD BOOTS/ FRONT AXLE RUSTED/REPLACED. *AK
REAR BRAKES REPLACED/TIE ROD BOOTS/ FRONT AXLE RUSTED/REPLACED. *AK
CONTROL ARMS ON 2000 VOLKSWAGEN PASSAT ARE FAILING. THE CAR HAS 55,000 MILES; ARMS ALSO FAILED AT 36,000 AND WERE REPLACED. THIS IS NOT ACCEPTABLE; I HAVE ALSO HEARD OF PEOPLE WHO HAD THE CONTROL ARMS BREAK WHILE DRIVING. THIS PROBLEM HAS HAPPENED TO MANY, MANY OWNERS.*AK
Mileage: 55,000
DEFECTIVE ENGINEERING OF THE VOLKSWAGEN PASSAT ABS CONTROL MODULE, CAUSING IT TO FAIL AROUND 50000 MILES. THROUGH SIGNIFICANT RESEARCH, I HAVE DISCOVERED THIS IS A PREVALENT PROBLEM IN 1998-2000 VOLKSWAGEN PASSATS UPON REACHING APPROXIMATELY 50000 MILES. DESPITE THE FACT THAT THIS IS A RECOGNIZED ...
Mileage: 50,100
DEFECTIVE ENGINEERING OF THE VOLKSWAGEN PASSAT ABS CONTROL MODULE, CAUSING IT TO FAIL AROUND 50000 MILES. THROUGH SIGNIFICANT RESEARCH, I HAVE DISCOVERED THIS IS A PREVALENT PROBLEM IN 1998-2000 VOLKSWAGEN PASSATS UPON REACHING APPROXIMATELY 50000 MILES. DESPITE THE FACT THAT THIS IS A RECOGNIZED ...
Mileage: 50,100
WHILE DRIVING ON THE HIGHWAY AT 62 MPH THE VEHICLE STARTED SHAKING, LOST POWER THEN COASTED TO A STOP. THIS OCCURRED BECAUSE THE LEFT REAR ROTOR MELTED DOWN AND GUMMED UP THE BRAKE FLUID. THIS RESULTED IN THE BRAKING SYSTEM AND TRANSMISSION BEING INOPERATIVE. THE DEALERSHIP COULDN'T IDENTIFY THE CAU...
Mileage: 62,000
STEERING WAS MAKING A FUNNY NOISE - BROGHT CAR IN FOR SERVICE WAS TOLD IT WAS UNSAFE TO DRIVE IT HOME. HAD TO REPLACE ALL CONTROL ARMS (4) DEALER SAID THIS WAS COMMON ON THIS VEHICLE. CAR HAD 60,000 MILES ON IT. THESE ITEMS SHOULD NOT FAIL SO SOON - COST $1600 TO REPAIR. *AK
Mileage: 60,000
AFTER THE DEALERSHIP PERFORMED THE FUEL SENDING RECALL 01V157000 REPAIRS THE FUEL GAUGE FAILED TO WORK. THE FUEL GAUGE WAS WORKING PRIOR TO HAVING REPAIRS DONE. DEALERSHIP INDICATED THAT THE FUEL PUMP WAS CAUSING THE FUEL GAUGE NOT TO WORK.*AK
Mileage: 7,000
WHILE DRIVING ON THE FREEWAY MY ABS LIGHT CAME ON. THE DISPLAY READ"STOP, BRAKE FAILURE IMMANENT". AFTER TALKING ON MY CELL PHONE WITH MY REGULAR VW MECHANIC HE SAID IT WOULD BE SAFE TO DRIVE EXCEPT I WOULD NOT HAVE ANY ANTI-LOCK BRAKING CAPABILITY. I HAD TO TAKE THE CAR TO THE DEALER AND THEY DIAGN...
Mileage: 70,428
2000 VW PASSAT 4 MOTION RAN OUT OF GAS WHILE GAUGE SHOWED FUEL. UPON CHECKING I DISCOVERED THERE WAS A SAFETY RECALL FOR THIS PROBLEM ISSUED OCT. 2001. I TOOK THE CAR TO THE DEALERSHIP AND THEY ATTEMPTED TO FIX THE PROBLEM BUT WHEN I GOT THE CAR BACK THE GAUGE DID NOT WORK AT ALL. I TOOK IT BACK IMM...
AIR BAG LIGHT CAME ON TWICE. THE FIRST TIME FRONT AND SIDE DRIVER SIDE AIRBAGS WERE REPLACED, COSTING $1200. THE SECOND TIME THE LIGHT CAME ON VW WAS CONTACTED AND THEY AGREED TO PAY FOR THE REPAIR, $300 FOR A WIRING HARNESS UNDER THE STEERING WHEEL. PLEASE ADVISE, THIS IS A PROBLEM THAT SHOULD H...
Mileage: 45,000
ENGINE SPEED PULSATES AT IDLE WHEN AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION IS IN GEAR AND BRAKES APPLIED. NO FAILURE OR WARNING LIGHTS DISPLAYED. TO PREVENT SURGING OF CAR WHILE STOPPED, TRANSMISSION MUST BE PUT IN NEUTRAL. ALSO HESITATES SIGNIFICANTLY DURING SOME ACCELERATIONS FROM STOP DUE TO CONDITION, AND IDL...
Mileage: 72,500
ENGINE SPEED PULSATES AT IDLE WHEN AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION IS IN GEAR AND BRAKES APPLIED. NO FAILURE OR WARNING LIGHTS DISPLAYED. TO PREVENT SURGING OF CAR WHILE STOPPED, TRANSMISSION MUST BE PUT IN NEUTRAL. ALSO HESITATES SIGNIFICANTLY DURING SOME ACCELERATIONS FROM STOP DUE TO CONDITION, AND IDL...
Mileage: 72,500
IDLE PULSATES HEAVILY AT STOPS WHEN IN GEAR. IDLE IS ROUGH WHEN CAR IS COLD. CAR HESITATES HEAVILY SOMETIMES WHILE ACCELERATING FROM A STOP. NO FAULT CODES DISPLAYED. HAVE REPLACED COMBINATION VALVE DUE TO FAULT CODE STORED IN ECU, VALVE SHOWED HEAVY BUILDUP OF CARBON. HAVE REPLACED SECONDARY A...
Mileage: 72,500
FAULTY OUTER TIE ROD END SEAL FOR VW PASSAT 1.8T. CAR WITH ONLY 46000 MILES ALREADY NEEDS NEW OUTERS TIE ROD END DUE TO PREMATURE/FAULTY BRAKAGE OF SEAL.*AK
I HAVE A 2000 VW PASSAT AND HAVE CARBON BUILD UP ON THE VALVES DUE FROM PREMIUM GAS USE AS REQUIRED IN MANUAL. 2 SEPERATE OCCASIONS I HAD TO PAY HUNDREDS TO REPAIR THIS RECURRING PROBLEM. THE DEALER SAYS THEY DON'T KNOW WHAT FUEL I SHOULD USE. VW HEADQUARTERS FIRST SAID A YEAR AGO TO STRICTLY USE PR...
Mileage: 28,000
AFTER PARKING THE VEHICLE 5 TO 10 MINUTES CONSUMER NOTICED SMOKE, THEN FLAMES COMING FROM THE HOOD. THE FIRE CONSUMED THE VEHICLE,IT WAS TOTALLY DAMAGED. *AK
WHEN THE BRAKES ARE APPLIED THERE IS A DELAY BEFORE THE VEHICLE WILL STOP. ALSO, ENGINE SERVICE LIGHT WILL APPEAR ON THE DASHBOARD. DEALER REPLACED THE SENSOR AT CONSUMER'S EXPENSE OF $1,500. *AK
I PURCHASED A VW 2000 PASSAT IN 5/00. I NEVER RECEIVED A RECALL 01V157000 NOTIFICATION ON MY CAR. THIS RECALL WAS FOR PASSATS MANUFACTURED FROM 9/99 TO 12/00 AFFECTING 70,000 VEHICLES WHERE THIS IS A FAULTY FUEL GAUGE SYSTEM PROBLEM. IT'S FROM SULFUR DEPOSITS IN THE FUEL TANK WHICH CAUSES THE FUE...
2000 VW PASSAT- WHEN YOU TRY TO LOCK THE DRIVERS SIDE DOOR IT WILL NOT LOCK WITH THE DOOR CONTROL UNLESS YOU OPEN ALL THE DOORS AND THEN PUSH THE LOCK BUTTON. THIS DOES NOT CONCERN ME AS MUCH AS WHEN YOU PUSH THE UNLOCK BUTTON AND OPEN THE DRIVERS DOOR AND CLOSE IT BEIND YOU. THE DOOR WILL LOCK Y...
Mileage: 68,000
A NOISE WAS HEARD IN THE FRONT END WHEN TURNING THE STEERING WHEEL LEFT OR RIGHT. CONSUMER TOOK VEHICLE TO THE DEALER, AND DEALER DETERMINED THAT UPPER AND LOWER BALL JOINTS WERE DEFECTIVE. *AK *MR
Mileage: 52,000
A NOISE WAS HEARD IN THE FRONT END WHEN TURNING THE STEERING WHEEL LEFT OR RIGHT. CONSUMER TOOK VEHICLE TO THE DEALER, AND DEALER DETERMINED THAT UPPER AND LOWER BALL JOINTS WERE DEFECTIVE. *AK *MR
Mileage: 52,000
DEFECTIVE FUEL GAUGE AND TEMP. GAUGE CAUSING TO REPLACE ENTIRE INSTRUMENT CLUSTER. *AK
Mileage: 44,270
2000 VW PASSAT WAGON. MY WIFE WAS DRIVING ON THE HIGHWAY (70 MPH) WHEN HER PASSENGER SIDE AIR BAG DEPLOYED WITHOUT ANY IMPACT, BUMP OR INCIDENT WHICH SHOULD HAVE CAUSED DEPLOYMENT. THE DRIVER'S SIDE AIR BAG THEN DEPLOYED ABOUT 1 MINUTE LATER WHILE SHE WAS STILL IN MOTION. PRELIMINARY INVESTIGATION S...
Mileage: 40,000
I HAVE A 2000 VW PASSAT GLS SEDAN (AUTOMATIC) 1.8T ENGINE. I HAVE TAKEN THE CAR TO SERVICE EVERY 5K MILES TO VW AND THEN TO A REPUTABLE MECHANIC (HAVE ALL THE SERVICE RECORDS). IT IS CURRENTLY AT 82,000 MILES. 2 MONTHS AGO THE CAR STALLED ON THE ROAD. THE OIL CHECK LIGHT HAD BEEN ON FOR AWHILE. I HA...
Mileage: 82,000
HAD TO REPLACE ALL OF THE FRONT CONTROL ARMS AND TIE ROD ENDS ON MY 2000 PASSAT GLX 4-MOTION WAGON. FIVE OUT OF 8 CONTROL ARMS WERE IN VERY POOR CONDITIONS WITH TORN BOOTS OVER THE BALL JOINTS. THE BALL JOINTS IN THE CONTROLL ARMS WERE TORN AND BALL JOINS WERE DRY AND NOISY. THE TIE ROD BALL JOINS ...
Mileage: 48,000
HAD TO REPLACE ALL OF THE FRONT CONTROL ARMS AND TIE ROD ENDS ON MY 2000 PASSAT GLX 4-MOTION WAGON. FIVE OUT OF 8 CONTROL ARMS WERE IN VERY POOR CONDITIONS WITH TORN BOOTS OVER THE BALL JOINTS. THE BALL JOINTS IN THE CONTROLL ARMS WERE TORN AND BALL JOINS WERE DRY AND NOISY. THE TIE ROD BALL JOINS ...
Mileage: 48,000
HAD TO REPLACE ALL OF THE FRONT CONTROL ARMS AND TIE ROD ENDS ON MY 2000 PASSAT GLX 4-MOTION WAGON. FIVE OUT OF 8 CONTROL ARMS WERE IN VERY POOR CONDITIONS WITH TORN BOOTS OVER THE BALL JOINTS. THE BALL JOINTS IN THE CONTROLL ARMS WERE TORN AND BALL JOINS WERE DRY AND NOISY. THE TIE ROD BALL JOINS ...
Mileage: 48,000
ABS CONTROL MODULE MALFUNCTIONED,- SUSPECTED THE PART WAS FAULTY BECAUSE OF MANY OTHER INSTANCES DOCUMENTED W/VARIOUS AGENCIES. AFTER FULLY ENGAGING ABS - TWO DAYS LATER, STOP BRAKE FAILURE LIGHTS COMING ON AND DEALER DIAGNOSED AS ABS CONTROL MODULE FAILURE. *AK
Mileage: 58,000
ABS MODULE FAILURE ON A 2000 PASSAT WITH 55,230 MILES. *AK
Mileage: 55,185
I HAVE HAD PERSISTENT EMISSION PROBLEMS WITH MY 2000 V6 VW PASSAT SINCE DATE OF PURCHASE. THE MAF/OXYGEN SENSORS HAVE BEEN REPLACED NUMEROUS TIMES AND NOW I HAVE AN EMISSIONS ISSUE AGAIN (NOW OUTSIDE OF WARRANTY) THAT TRACES BACK TO SOMETHING IN MY SECONDARY AIR SYSTEM (ERROR CODES 1411, 1423). T...
I HAVE A VW PASSAT 4-MOTION WAGON TIPTRONIC THAT EXHIBITS THE PROBLEM OF REFUSING THE DOWNSHIFT FROM SECOND INTO FIRST AT SLOW SPEEDS WHEN THE ACCELERATOR IS PUSHED FIRMLY. THEN, THE ENGINE RACES WILDLY FOR AN INSTANT AND THEN "BANGS" INTO GEAR. THE DEALER ACKNOWLEDGES THE PROBLEM, BUT THUS FAR THER...
Mileage: 49,000
I OWN A 2000 VW PASSAT. MY ABS LIGHT AND BREAK LIGHT ARE GOING ON INTERMITTANTLY. I RECENTLY TOOK MY VEHICLE TO THE DEALER AND I WAS TOLD IT WAS THE ABS MODULE THAT NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE COST TO REPAIR WILL BE APPROX. $1200 FOR PARTS AND LABOR. THE DEALER TOLD ME THEY COULD NOT HELP WITH TH...
Mileage: 53,000
I OWN A 2000 VW PASSAT. MY ABS LIGHT AND BREAK LIGHT ARE GOING ON INTERMITTANTLY. I RECENTLY TOOK MY VEHICLE TO THE DEALER AND I WAS TOLD IT WAS THE ABS MODULE THAT NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE COST TO REPAIR WILL BE APPROX. $1200 FOR PARTS AND LABOR. THE DEALER TOLD ME THEY COULD NOT HELP WITH TH...
Mileage: 53,000
THE CV BOOT COVER HAS FAILED ON BOTH CV JOINTS. THIS ALLOWED GREASE FROM THE CV JOINTS TO SLING ONTO THE FRONT BRAKE ROTORS, CAUSING THE BRAKES TO OPERATE WITH MUCH LESS STOPPING POWER. THE CV JOINTS ARE NOW DAMAGED AND NEED TO BE REPLACED. THIS REPAIR IS NOT COVERED UNDER WARRANTY.*AK
Mileage: 51,000
MOLDING ON THE CAR IS DEFECTIVE!!! THE DEALER NOR THE WARRANTY WANTS TO HELP ME OUT. I WILL NOT PAY FOR THE DEFECTIVE OF THE MOLDING AND I WAS HOPING THAT THERE IS SOMEONE OUT THERE THAT HAS THE SAME PROBLEM AS ME!!!! AM I NOW NOT SUPPOSE TO OPEN THE CAR DOOR TO PREVENT THE MOLDING BEING RIPPED OFF ...
MOLDING ON THE CAR IS DEFECTIVE!!! THE DEALER NOR THE WARRANTY WANTS TO HELP ME OUT. I WILL NOT PAY FOR THE DEFECTIVE OF THE MOLDING AND I WAS HOPING THAT THERE IS SOMEONE OUT THERE THAT HAS THE SAME PROBLEM AS ME!!!! AM I NOW NOT SUPPOSE TO OPEN THE CAR DOOR TO PREVENT THE MOLDING BEING RIPPED OFF ...
BOSCH ABS CONTROL MODULE FAULT CAUSES ABS, BRAKE, AND TRACTION CONTROL WARNING LIGHTS TO COME ON DESPITE THERE BEING NO ACTUAL ABS FAULT.*AK
Mileage: 54,893
WHILE DRIVING AT ANY SPEED FRONT END WOBBLED. CONSUMER TOOK VEHICLE TO A MECHANIC FOR A FRONT END ALIGNMENT. MECHANIC DETERMINED THAT THE TIE RODS NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. *AK
Mileage: 39,000
WHILE STOPPED AT A TRAFFIC LIGHT THE VEHICLES BRAKE LOCKED UP. THE MECHANIC EXAMINED THE VEHICLE AND INFORMED THE CONSUMER THAT THE BRAKE MASTER CYLINDER HAD FAILED. THE MANUFACTURER AND THE DEALER ARE AWARE OF THE PROBLEM. *NM
Mileage: 58,000
WHILE DRIVING THE EXTERIOR LIGHTS FAILED INTERMITTENTLY. THE DEALERSHIP HAS BEEN NOTIFIED ON FOUR OCCASIONS BUT THE PROBLEM STILL EXIST. *NM
Mileage: 54,000
COMPLETE ENGINE FAILURE CHECK OIL PRESSURE LIGHT APPEARED AT 38000 MILES; BROUGHT TO VW DEALER - TOLD THAT THE SENSOR LIGHT WAS STUCK ON CAR IS TAKEN TO VW DEALER AT 40444 FOR 40000 MILE MAINTENANCE CHECK OIL PRESSURE LIGHT APPEARS AT 44578 MILES; CAR TAKEN TO ANOTHER DEALER AND DEALER CLAIMS ENGINE...
Mileage: 44,578
DEALER INFORMED OF A $2,200 CLUTCH REPAIR AT 32K MILES WHICH SEEMS VERY EARLY. VW CUSTOMER SERVICE PROVIDES NO ASSISTANCE.
Mileage: 31,498
AIR BAG WARNING INDICATOR LIGHT CAME ON. CIRCLE VOLKWAGEN DEALER QUOTED ME $900 TO FIX FOUR SENSORS. WE CALLED VOLKSWAGON U.S. AND THEY SAID VW WOULD PAY ALL COSTS TO FIX THE AIR BAGS SENSORS. *AK
Mileage: 60,000
WINDOWS FOGGED UP DUE TO A FAULTY HEATER CORE. THIS WAS CAUSING POOR VISIBILITY TO THE DRIVER. *AK *SC *JB
Mileage: 59,998
WHEN THE VEHICLE STOPPED AT A STOP SIGN OR A TRAFFIC LIGHT, IT STALLED. *AK THE PROBLEM WAS DIAGNOSED AS A SECONDARY AIR INJECTOR VALVE. THE VEHICLE EXPERIENCED A ROUGH IDLE. THE VALVE WAS REPLACED, BUT THE VEHICLE STILL IDLED ROUGH. THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT WAS INTERMITTENT PRIOR TO REPAIR. ...
Mileage: 35,234
WHEN THE VEHICLE STOPPED AT A STOP SIGN OR A TRAFFIC LIGHT, IT STALLED. *AK THE PROBLEM WAS DIAGNOSED AS A SECONDARY AIR INJECTOR VALVE. THE VEHICLE EXPERIENCED A ROUGH IDLE. THE VALVE WAS REPLACED, BUT THE VEHICLE STILL IDLED ROUGH. THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT WAS INTERMITTENT PRIOR TO REPAIR. ...
Mileage: 35,234
I HAVE A '00 VOLKSWAGEN PASSAT. THE FUEL GAUGE HAS NOT WORKED ADEQUATELY SINCE SOON AFTER I PURCHASED THE VEHICLE "NEW" IN JULY/AUGUST '00. DURING THE TIME THE VEHICLE WAS UNDER WARRANTY I BROUGHT THE VEHICLE IN FOR SERVICE TWICE DUE TO THIS DEFECT. IT WAS TEMPORARILY REPLACED AND SOON AFTER WARR...
Mileage: 18,000
WAS DRIVING TO WORK AND HAD A FULL STOP ACTIVATING ABS. TWO DAYS LATER THE ABS/BRAKE LIGHT STARTED FLASHING - TOOK TO DEALER WHO INFORMED THAT ABS MODULE NEEDS REPLACING FOR $1300.
Mileage: 69,950
THE VEHICLE'S ABS MODULE MALFUNCTIONED WITHOUT WARNING. PLEASE PROVIDE ANY ADDITIONAL INFORMATION. *NM *MR
Mileage: 64,000
4TH WINTER IN A ROW SINCE PURCHASING VEHICLE IT HAS EXPERIENCED A PROBLEM STARTING. EACH YEAR THE "DIAGNOSIS" HAS BEEN SOMEWHAT DIFFERENT...BUT MAINLY A "PROBLEM WITH CARBONIZATION BUILDUP". 4 TIMES IN 4 YEARS, RESULTING IN NEW PLUGS, OIL CHANGE, THIS YEAR A NEW BATTERY, "DECARBONIZATION PROCEDURE...
TIE ROD ENDS FAILED ON 2000 PASSAT EFFECTING THE STEERING CONTROL. PRIOR TO 44000. DEALER STATED THIS IS CONSIDERED NORMAL FOR PASSAT . TIE ROD ENDS WERE RETURNED TO ME AND THE SEALS WERE NOT PROTECTING THE SWIVEL BEARING. *AK INDEPENDENT AUTO REPAIR SHOP ADVISED THERE HAD BEEN A PREVIOUS RECALL ...
Mileage: 40,000
ISSUES MAY ALL BE RELATED, COULD BE VACUUM PROBLEM. THESE PROBLEMS ARE CONSTANT, OCCURRING EVERY DAY REGARDLESS OF WEATHER. 1. ENGINE REVS IN NEUTRAL, WHILE CREEPING AT LOWEST RPMS AND WHILE STOPPED IN DRIVE. RPMS FLUCTUATE EVERY SPLIT SECOND, 750-900 RPMS. WHILE PULLING INTO GARAGE, THE REVVING ...
Mileage: 27,962
MALFUNCTION IN ABS MODULE ABS BRAKE LIGHTS ON ALSO TRACTION CONTROL LIGHT ON. *LA
FAULTY ABS SPEED SENSOR. *AK
Mileage: 48,500
WHILE DRIVING BETWEEN 5 TO 10 MPH AND WITH OUT ANY WARNING THE DRIVER AND PASSENGER CV-JOINT BROKE. AS A RESULT THE FRONT SUSPENSION FELL OFF. MANUFACTURER STATED SO WHAT THERE IS NO BIG DEAL. DEALER REPLACED BOTH CV-JOINT. *NLM *MR
Mileage: 25,000
HEATER CORE DEFECT - THIS CAR IS ONLY 3 YEARS OLD WITH JUST OVER 50,000 MILES AND NOW NEEDS A NEW HEATER CORE - A $1500 REPAIR! WHEN THE HEAT IS TURNED ON, AN ANTI-FREEZE MIST (NOT TOO HEALTHY FOR THE DRIVER!) COMES OUT OF THE VENTS AND ALL OF THE WINDOWS FOG UP. THE ONLY WAY TO CLEAR THE WINDOWS IS...
MY HUSBAND AND I PURCHASED A 2000 PASSAT WITH 927 MILES ON THE ODOMETER ON JULY 21, 2000 (ANCIRA, SAN ANTONIO, TX). THREE VISITS TO THE DEALER THREE FOR A FLUID LEAK (3/29/01, 2/13/02, 1/17/03). EACH TIME, WE WERE TOLD THAT NOTHING WAS WRONG. FOUR MONTHS AGO- "EMISSION CONTROL," "CHECK ENGINE" LIGHT...
Mileage: 20,000
MY HUSBAND AND I PURCHASED A 2000 PASSAT WITH 927 MILES ON THE ODOMETER ON JULY 21, 2000 (ANCIRA, SAN ANTONIO, TX). THREE VISITS TO THE DEALER THREE FOR A FLUID LEAK (3/29/01, 2/13/02, 1/17/03). EACH TIME, WE WERE TOLD THAT NOTHING WAS WRONG. FOUR MONTHS AGO- "EMISSION CONTROL," "CHECK ENGINE" LIGHT...
Mileage: 20,000
MY HUSBAND AND I PURCHASED A 2000 PASSAT WITH 927 MILES ON THE ODOMETER ON JULY 21, 2000 (ANCIRA, SAN ANTONIO, TX). THREE VISITS TO THE DEALER THREE FOR A FLUID LEAK (3/29/01, 2/13/02, 1/17/03). EACH TIME, WE WERE TOLD THAT NOTHING WAS WRONG. FOUR MONTHS AGO- "EMISSION CONTROL," "CHECK ENGINE" LIGHT...
Mileage: 20,000
MY CLUTCH FAILED AT ONLY 21,000 MILES. I HAVE NEVER HEARD OF A CLUTCH FAILING IN A VW THAT EARLY. VW DID COVER PARTS, BUT I WAS REQUIRED TO PAY $600.00 IN LABOR. *LA
Mileage: 20,899
THE FLOOR WELL OF MY VW PASSAT BECOMES WET EVERY TIME IT RAINS. ACCORDINGLY TO THE VW DEALER THERE IS A CRACK IN THE POLLEN FILTER HOUSING WHICH RESULTS IN THE LEAK. I HAVE READ NUMEROUS ACCOUNTS OF THE SAME PROBLEM OCCURING IN OTHER PASSATS, ALONG WITH ELECTRICAL FAILURES. BESIDES BEING INCONVEN...
2000 VW PASSAT WAGON- LESS THAN 50 THOUSAND MILES- MECHANIC INFORMED US THAT THE TIE ROD ENDS WERE SHOT. CONTACTED VW WITH A COMPLAINT ABOUT THE RATE OF FAILURES OF MANY PARTS OF THIS CAR. THESE FAILURES ARE WHAT WOULD BE CONSIDERED PREMATURE. VW ASKED ME TO BRING IN VEHICLE FOR A THOROUGH INSPECTIO...
Mileage: 50,000
IT WAS DETERMINED THAT BOTH UPPER AND LOWER LINKS ON MY 2000 PASSAT HAD FAILED WITH 48,000 MILES ON THE CAR. *LA
3 EMISSIONS SYSTEM FAILURES IN ONE YEAR. SECONDARY AIR PUMP REPLACED TWICE AND MASS AIR FLOW SENSOR REPLACED ONCE. CAR HAS LESS THAN 24000 MILES. *LA
Mileage: 22,975
AT 62K MILES 3 CONTROL ARMS/BUSHINGS AND TIE ROD END HAVE FAILED FOR NO APPARENT REASON. AUTHORIZED DEALER'S MECHANIC SEEMED SURPRISED THAT THIS PART FAILED SO EARLY. ON THE OTHER HAND, IT SEEMS LIKE IT IS A WELL-KNOWN PROBLEM WITH 2000 PASSATS (AND AUDIS WHICH ARE SUPPOSED TO USE SAME PARTS), AND T...
AT 62K MILES 3 CONTROL ARMS/BUSHINGS AND TIE ROD END HAVE FAILED FOR NO APPARENT REASON. AUTHORIZED DEALER'S MECHANIC SEEMED SURPRISED THAT THIS PART FAILED SO EARLY. ON THE OTHER HAND, IT SEEMS LIKE IT IS A WELL-KNOWN PROBLEM WITH 2000 PASSATS (AND AUDIS WHICH ARE SUPPOSED TO USE SAME PARTS), AND T...
WHILE DRIVING AT MODERATE SPEEDS OF ABOUT 35 TO 45 MPH, CAR ENGINE LOST ALL POWER. ENGINE WAS STILL RUNNING AND ALL ACCESSORIES (LIGHTS, RADIO, ETC.) WERE ON, BUT PRESSING ON THE GAS PEDAL LEAD TO NO MOVEMENT BY THE CAR. EPC WARNING LIGHT CAME ON AT THE TIME OF POWER LOSS AS DID THE ASR WARNING LI...
Mileage: 57,000
THE MALFUNCTION INDICATOR LIGHT ILLUMINATED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER ON 5/24/2003, AND THE TEMPERATURE SENSOR WAS REPLACED. SIX DAYS LATER LIGHT THE ILLUMINATED AGAIN.*AK THE VOLKSWAGEN HEADQUARTERS DID PAY FOR THE HOSE WHEN THE MALFUNCTION INDICATOR LIGHT ILLUMINATED AT APPROX. 24,00...
Mileage: 24,600
MASS AIR FLOW SENSOR NEEDED TO BE REPLACED 4 MONTHS AFTER HAVING THE SECONDARY AIR PUMP AND ACTUATOR VALVE ON THE BACK OF THE HEAD REPLACED.*AK
MALFUNCTION OF ROBERT BOSCH 5.3 ABS MODULE. *AK
Mileage: 68,977
I WAS DIRIVNG THE CAR WHEN SMOKE STARTED ENTERING THE CABIN AREA. PULLED OVER, AND THE ENGINE COMPARTMENT WAS ENGLUFED IN SMOKE. HAD TO CALL THE FIRE DEPARTMENT TO EXTINGUISH THE FIRE. THERE WAS NO FLAMES, BUT THE FIREFIGHTERS HAD TO USE A HOSE TO KILL THE SMOKE. VOLKSWAGEN DEALER IN TALLAHASSEE IND...
Mileage: 111,000
WHILE DRIVING ABS CONTROL MODULE FAILED, CAUSING WARNING BELL TO SOUND, WHICH INDICATED FOR THE DRIVER TO STOP. DEALER STATESD PARTS NEEDED TO REPAIR VEHICLE WERE ON BACK ORDER. *AK
SUNROOF MAKING LOUD CLANKING NOISE WHEN IN OPERATION SINCE PURCHASE BACK FOR REPAIR ONE MONTH LATER NOW INFOMED BY DEALER NEEDS NEW SUNROOF FRAME AT A COST OF $850 TO ME. *AK
Mileage: 22,000
CONSUMER STATES WHILE DRIVING FUEL TANK BURST. DEALER NOTIFIED. *AK
OWNER OF A 2000 VOLKSWAGEN PASSAT. AFTER DRIVING VEHICLE AND PARKING CAR, IT WILLNOT RESTART. HAS BEEN TO THE DEALERSHIP 3 OR 4 TIMESAND HE REPLACED MOBILIZER CONTACT RELAY AND THE PROBLEM STILL PERSISTS. LATEST INCIDENT WAS ON MONDAY 8/4 AND THE DEALER HAS HAD THE CAR SINCE
Mileage: 9,900
THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE SHOP FOR AN ALIGNMENT. THE TECHNICIAN NOTICED THAT THE TIE ROD ENDS WERE WORN BUT THE VEHICLE ONLY HAD 60000 MILES ON IT. THE CONSUMER FOUND A RECALL (99V24800) ON THE INTERNET WHICH DESCRIBED THE SYMPTOMS THE VEHICLE EXPERIENCED WITH THE TIE RODS. THE CONSUMERS VEHI...
Mileage: 59,000
VEHICLE EXPERIENCED THE SAME DEFECT WITH ITS TIE RODS AS STATED IN RECALL 00 V 414 000. BUT, IT'S MODEL/ YEAR, AND VIN NUMBER NOT INCLUDED.*AK
Mileage: 40,000
FIRE: 2000 VW PASSAT GL - SEDAN/V6. SPONTANEOUSLY COMBUSTED. CAR HAD NOT BEEN DRIVEN FOR 3 HOURS. FIRE STARTED IN ENGINE COMPARTMENT ON RIGHT SIDE AND DESTROYED MAJOR COMPONENTS. FIRE WAS NOT DISCOVERED UNTIL FUEL LINE BREACHED AT WHICH TIME FIRE CONSUMED VEHICLE. SUBSEQUENT INVESTIGATION BY INSURAN...
Mileage: 37,500
WHILE DRIVING I EXPERIENCED A SPONTANEOUS DEPLOYMENT OF THE PASSENGER SIDE LATERAL AIR BAG IN MY 2000 VW PASSAT. WITH DEPLOYMENT, ALL ELECTICAL POWER WAS LOST TO THE VEHICLE, LEAVING ME WITH NO CONTROL OF THE AUTO. THERE HAD BEEN NO COLLISION OR IMPACT TO THE VEHICLE. THE AIR BAG JUST WENT OFF BY...
Mileage: 33,000
THE ENGINE SHOOK VIOLENTLY AND CONTINUED DURING THE ENTIRE TIME THE ENGINE WAS ON. IT SEEMED TO START AT EVERY IGNITION ACTIVATION, THE PROBLEMS DOES NOT OCCUR WHILE DRIVING OR IDLE. IT HAPPENED EVERY TIME I AM READY TO GO TO WORK!! I TOOK THE CAR THREE TIMES TO THE DEALERSHIP WHILE WARRANTY WAS ST...
Mileage: 37,400
FRONT UPPER CONTROL ARM NEEDS REPLACEMENT BECAUSE BALL JOINT IS LOOSE. THIS CAUSES SEVERE RATTLING WHEN DRIVING OVER EVEN LITTLE BUMPS. *JB
Mileage: 35,000
FRONT UPPER CONTROL ARM NEEDS REPLACEMENT BECAUSE BALL JOINT IS LOOSE. THIS CAUSES SEVERE RATTLING WHEN DRIVING OVER EVEN LITTLE BUMPS. *JB
Mileage: 35,000
HAD A REAR TIRE BLOW UT A WHILE BACK AND NOW MY CAR IS EXPERIENCING A SIGNIFICANT SIZE GAS LEAK( IN THE REAR LEFT PASSENGER SIDE OF CAR), WHICH IS THE SUMMARY AND CONSEQUENCE OF THE VW PASSAT RECALL ISSUED JAN 23, 2002. I, HOWEVER, JUST RECEIVED THE RECALL NOTICE 2 WEEKS AGO. I DID REPORT MY TIRE B...
(2000 VW PASSAT) MECHANIC INDICATED EXCESSIVE TIE-ROD-END WEAR DUE TO SEAL FAILURE -- IDENTICAL TO FAILURE SUBJECT TO RECALL IN 1999 MODEL. VW WAS NOTIFIED ON 7/7/2003 AND DECLINED TO TAKE RESPONSIBILITY FOR THE REPAIR.*AK
Mileage: 51,000
I OWNED A 2000 VW PASSAT. MY CAR FAILED SEVERAL TIMES UPON ACCELERATION DURING PASSING OR ACCELERATING ONTO THE EXPRESSWAY. I HAD IT INTO THE SHOP AT LEAST EIGHT TIMES. THE VW REP INSINUATED THAT I WAS DOING SOMETHING TO THE VEHICLE. THEY FINALLY ALLOWED ME TO TRADE FOR A 2003. THERE IS NOW A RECAL...
APPARENTLY THE FUEL INJECTORS IN MY 2000 VW PASSAT WAGON 4MOTION ARE DEFECTIVE. THE CAR HAS 63,000 MILES. STARTING AND IDLING PROBLEMS LED TO THE DISCOVERY OF EXCESS CARBON BUILD-UP IN THE VALVES AND THE FAILURE OF THE COMBINATION VALVE. THIS VALVE COST ME ABOUT $400 TO REPLACE. VW SAYS THE FUEL INJ...
Mileage: 62,000
THE VEHICLE HESITATED AND JERKED WHEN IT REACHED THE SPEED OF 40 MPH. *JB
ARM CONTROL BALL JOINTS AND BUSHINGS PREMATURELY FAILED ON VEHICLE. BALL JOINT FAILURE WAS SO SEVERE THAT IT COULD HAVE SEPARATED FROM THE RACK AND DISABLED STEERING OF VEHICLE.*AK
Mileage: 45,000
ARM CONTROL BALL JOINTS AND BUSHINGS PREMATURELY FAILED ON VEHICLE. BALL JOINT FAILURE WAS SO SEVERE THAT IT COULD HAVE SEPARATED FROM THE RACK AND DISABLED STEERING OF VEHICLE.*AK
Mileage: 45,000
CONTROL ARMS ON THIS MODEL ARE CHRONICALLY FAILING. EVERY PASSAT OWNER I HAVE TALKED TO IS HAVING A SIMILAR PROBLEM. MY VEHICLE IS ONLY AT 40000 AND THE CONTROL ARMS ARE STARTING TO CRACK AND TEAR. PLEASE INVESTIGATE AND CONSIDER A SAFETY RECALL. A CONTROL ARM FAILURE AT HIGH SPEED COULD BE FATA...
Mileage: 40,000
TIE ROD AND CONTROL ARMS ARE PRONE TO FAILURE, I.E. BUSHINGS BECOME WORN AND WILL TEAR AFTER TIME. THE BUSHINGS ON MY VEHICLE FOR BOTH UPPER CONTROL ARMS (CURRENTLY @ 48000 MILES) ON BOTH SIDES AND TIE RODS HAVE STARTED TO CRACK AND TEAR. *JB
Mileage: 48,500
TIE ROD AND CONTROL ARMS ARE PRONE TO FAILURE, I.E. BUSHINGS BECOME WORN AND WILL TEAR AFTER TIME. THE BUSHINGS ON MY VEHICLE FOR BOTH UPPER CONTROL ARMS (CURRENTLY @ 48000 MILES) ON BOTH SIDES AND TIE RODS HAVE STARTED TO CRACK AND TEAR. *JB
Mileage: 48,500
I PURCHASED A NEW 2000 PASSAT IN FEB. OF 2000. ON NOV. 5, 2001 THE ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON, THE DASH DISPLAYED EMISSION WORKSHOP.THE SYSMPTOMS WERE A JOLTING WHEN PLACING THE CAR INTO ANY GEAR AND THE CAR LOSING POWER FOR SEVERAL SECONDS WHILE DRIVING.I TOOK IT IN AND FOUND OUT THE "ENGINE CONTROL MODU...
Mileage: 31,796
CONTROL ARM FAILURE LEADING TO SUSPENSION BREAKDOWN. SECOND OCCURRENCE IN 60000 MILES. FIRST OWNER. NOT HAPPY ABOUT VW'S INABILITY TO CLAIM FAULT FOR PROBLEM. *NLM
Mileage: 60,000
SEVEN OF THE EIGHT CONTROL ARMS ON MY 2000 VW PASSAT HAVE FAILED. THERE HAS BEEN A RECALL ISSUED IN EUROPE FOR THE SAME PROBLEM. LIKEWISE, THE AUDI A4 SHARES THE SAME CHASSIS AND SAME FRONT END SUSPENSION. JUST LIKE THE VOG RECALLED THE PASSAT AOA HAS RECALLED THE A4. HOWEVER VOA HAS DECIDED TO ...
Mileage: 40,000
OUR VOLKSWAGEN DEALER (MARTENS VOLKSWAGEN) WAS INITIALLY CONTACTED FOR SERVICE WHEN AN ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON MY 2000 PASSAT GLS WAGON THAT SAID "EMISSIONS WORKSHOP". THEY SAID THEY COULDN'T TAKE A LOOK AT THE CAR FOR ABOUT TWO WEEKS BECAUSE IT WASN'T A SERIOUS PROBLEM AND WE SHOULD JUST KEEP DRIVING ...
Mileage: 33,421
INTERMITTENTLY CAR WILL NOT START. USUALLY I CAN MANEUVER THE AUTOMATIC SHIFTER FROM THE PARK POSITION DOWN THROUGH THE GEARS, (NEUTRAL, DRIVE, ETC...) THEN BACK TO THE PARK POSITION & THEN THE CAR WILL START. VW DEALER IS UNABLE TO ISOLATE THE PROBLEM BUT OFFERED TO REPLACE A PART FOR A FEE OF $40...
Mileage: 42,000
THIS IS REGARDING A 2000 VOLKWAGEN PASSAT. I HAVE READ THAT THERE IS AN "ACTION PLAN" BY VOLKSWAGEN FOR 2001 AND NEWER PASSATS FOR COIL WIRES. I FEEL THAT VOLKSWAGEN SHOULD INCLUDE THE 2000 AS WELL. ALTHOUGH MY CAR IS NOT INCLUDED I HAVE ALREADY HAD TWO COIL FAILURES. UNLIKE CARS WHICH ARE COVERED B...
Mileage: 45,000
I HAD TWO TIRES BLOW OUT WITHIN THREE WEEKS OF EACH OTHER. THE TIRES ARE ORIGINAL TO MY 2000 VW PASSAT GLS WAGON AND HAVE APPROXIMATELY 30000 MILES OF WEAR. THE TIRES ARE MADE IN GERMANY - MODEL: "195/65 R15 RADIAL 91H M+S ECOPLUS CONTITOURING CONTACT" *NLM
Mileage: 30,000
THE VEHICLE STARTED TO MAKE A NOISE, AND THEN STALLED.*JB
THE AIRBAG LIGHT ILLUMINATED ON THE DASHBOARD.*JB
WET WEATHER BRAKING...SAME AS OTHER COMPLAINTS. THERE IS A SIGNIFICANT DELAY IN BRAKING RESPONSE IN WET WEATHER. ONCE THE BRAKES 'GRAB' STOPPING IS NOT A PROBLEM; I'VE LEARNED TO BRAKE EARLY. THE PROBLEM SEEMS TO BE REDUCED IF YOU TRY TO FREQUENTLY TOUCH THE BRAKES, I'M ASSUMING THIS CLEARS WATER BU...
VW WILL NOT COVER THE REPAIR OF THE CONTROL ARMS AND AFTER RESEARCHING THE WEB I FOUND THAT FAILURE OF THE CONTROL ARMS ARE NORMAL FOR THIS MODEL. *PH *JB **DIMSII IVOQ ENTRY POSTED AFTER 12/12/02 CUT OVER TO ARTEMIS**770854
Mileage: 80,500
CONSUMER STATES WHILE DRIVING THE IGNITION COIL BROKE CAUSING LOST OF ACCELERATION. PLEASE PROVIDE ANY ADDITIONAL INFORMATION. TS
I DRIVE A 2000 VOLKSWAGON PASSAT GLX 4MOTION. I HAVE FELT THAT I GOT A BAD CAR SINCE VERY EARLY ON IN MY LEASE (I NOW HAVE 8 MONTHS LEFT). ON THIS PARTICULAR OCCAISION, I HAD A SEVERE OIL LEAK. THE DEALER INFORMED ME THAT THERE WAS A HOLE IN MY OIL PAN THAT MUST HAVE BEEN CAUSED BY A ROCK (I DON'T R...
Mileage: 21,000
I DRIVE A 2000 VOLKSWAGON PASSAT GLX 4MOTION. I HAVE FELT THAT I GOT A BAD CAR SINCE VERY EARLY ON IN MY LEASE (I NOW HAVE 8 MONTHS LEFT). ON THIS PARTICULAR OCCAISION, I HAD A SEVERE OIL LEAK. THE DEALER INFORMED ME THAT THERE WAS A HOLE IN MY OIL PAN THAT MUST HAVE BEEN CAUSED BY A ROCK (I DON'T R...
Mileage: 21,000
WHILE DRIVING AT 35 MPH, VEHICLE WAS IN A FRONTAL COLLISION, AND NONE OF THE AIRBAGS DEPLOYED UPON IMPACT. THIS RESULTED IN DRIVER BEING SERIOUSLY INJURED. CONSUMER IS CURRENTLY ON DISABILITY AS THE RESULT OF THE INJURIES OBTAINED BY THIS ACCIDENT. PLEASE PROVIDE MORE DETAILS. TS
Mileage: 1,200
VEHICLE WAS IN A FRONTAL COLLISION, AND THE PRESSURE OF THE DRIVER IMPACTING THE CONSOLE, CAUSED THE CONSOLE TO TWIST AND ACTIVATE THE SEAT BELT RELEASE BOTTOM. THIS RESULTED IN THE DRIVER BEING THROWN FROM THERE SEAT, WHICH CAUSE THEM TO HAVE HEAD INJURIES. PLEASE PROVIDE MORE DETAILS. TS
THERE ARE FOUR OIL PACKETS LOCATED INTO HER VEHICLE. CAUSING THE VEHICLE TO STALL AND THE ENGINE LIGHT APPEAR ON THE DASHBOARD. PLEASE PROVIDE ADDITIONAL INFORMATION DEALER IS AWARE OF THE PROBLEM. TS
NAR 1/15/2003. THE INSTRUMENT CLUSTER FAILED AT A LOW MILEAGE. THE FIRST SIGN OF A PROBLEM WAS THE AIR BAG LIGHT WHICH HAD COME ON AND DID SO SPORADICALLY. THE PROBLEM PROGRESSED TO THE TACHOMETER AND SPEEDOMETER WHICH BEGAN MOVING ERRATICALLY, TO THE POINT THE VEHICLE BEGAN STALL. THE INSTRUMENT C...
Mileage: 19,000
WHILE DRIVING THE MALFUNCTION LIGHT CAME ON AND STAYED ON. IN THE OWNER MANUAL IT STATES WHEN THIS LIGHT COMES ON DON'T DRIVE VEHICLE. CONSUMER TOOK VEHICLE TO THE DEALERSHIP TO HAVE SERVICE. THE DEALERSHIP INDICATED THEIRS A PROBLEM WITH THE IGNITION SWITCH COIL, AND IT NEEDS TO BE REPLACE. THIS...
VEHICLE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT AND EMISSIONS WORKSHOP INDICATOR HAVE BEEN COMING ON 2-3 MINUTES AFTER START UP. VEHICLE TAKEN IN FOR 40,000 MILE SERVICE AND CHECK ENGINE LIGHT DIAGNOSTIC. VISIT # 1) REPLACED OXYGEN SENSOR ON EMISSIONS SYSTEM. CHECK ENGINE LIGHT BACK ON NEXT DAY. VISIT # 2)RESET CHEC...
THE BOOT COVERING THE BALL JOINT FOR THE TIE ROD ENDS AND BOTH FRONT AND REAR UPPER CONTROL ARMS HAS FAILED ON BOTH SIDES OF THE VEHICLE. THE BOOT FAILING HAS CAUSED THE BALL JOINT TO FAIL CAUSING EXCESSIVE PLAY IN THE WHEELS. THIS IS CAUSING THE VEHICLE TO BE DIFFICULT TO CONTROL AND COULD POSSIBLY...
THE BOOT COVERING THE BALL JOINT FOR THE TIE ROD ENDS AND BOTH FRONT AND REAR UPPER CONTROL ARMS HAS FAILED ON BOTH SIDES OF THE VEHICLE. THE BOOT FAILING HAS CAUSED THE BALL JOINT TO FAIL CAUSING EXCESSIVE PLAY IN THE WHEELS. THIS IS CAUSING THE VEHICLE TO BE DIFFICULT TO CONTROL AND COULD POSSIBLY...
BRAKE PAD SENSORS FAILED BY CRACKING DOWN THE MIDDLE PREMATURELY, SETTING OFF BRAKE LIGHT SNESOR ON DASHBOARD. DT
ENGINE OCCASSIONALLY STALLS WHEN SHIFTING FROM A GEAR INTO NEUTRAL (FOR THE PURPOSE OF BRAKING). TODAY IT HAPPENED 3 TIMES STOPPING AT STOP LIGHTS, AND 2 TIMES IN PARKING LOTS. THIS HAS BEEN HAPPENING, OFTEN, ALL WEEK (ONCE AT HIGHWAY SPEEDS, SLOWING FOR AN EXIT RAMP - ENGINE STALLS, POWER STEERIN...
THE BELLY PAN BECAME DISLODGED FROM THE FRONT UNDERCARRIAGE AS I ACCELERATED ONTO A MAJOR HIGHWAY. WHEN I STOPPED FOR ASSISTANCE AT THE NEAREST GAS STATION. THE TWO MECHANICS ON DUTY TOLD ME THAT THEY HAD SEEN EIGHT SIMILAR INSTANCES THAT WEEK, ALL INVOLVING VOLKSWAGENS. TO MY KNOWLEDGE, I HADN'T RA...
I BOUGHT MY 2000 VOLKSWAGEN PASSAT FROM GEORGIA AUTO SQUARE IN ATHENS, GA. IT WAS BRAND NEW WITH NO MILES. I HAVE HAD ALL SERVICE REQUIREMENTS & RECOMMENDATIONS DONE AT THIS DEALER. MY CAR HESITATES & LOSES POWER WHEN TRYING TO PASS OTHER CARS ON TWO LANE ROADS, ACCELERATING ONTO THE EXPRESSWAY OR A...
CONSUMER STATES THAT THE AIR BAG SENOR LIGHT CAME ON AND STAYED ON. VEHICLE RAN OVER A SMALL ROCK AND THE AIR BAG DEPLOYED. WHICH CAUSE DAMAGE TO VEHICLE. REPLACED AIR BAG, SENOR LIGHT CAME BACK ON AND STAYED ON. *MR
IN THE PAST 12 MONTHS, I HAVE HAD THE WINDOW REGULATOR IN MY VEHICLE REPLACED 4 TIMES. UPON RESEARCHING, THERE APPEARS TO BE (LITERALLY) HUNDREDS OF CUSTOMERS WITH THE SAME COMPLAINT. I UNDERSTAND THERE IS A SHORTAGE OF REPLACEMENT PARTS, THERE NEEDS TO BE A RECALL. WILL VOLKSWAGEN DO NOTHING UNTI...
SECONDARY AIR INJECTION PUMP USED FOR IGNITION HAS FAILED. WHEN STARTING VEHICLE IT MAKES A LOUD WINING NOISE. HARD PART REPLACED 3 TIMES, BUT PROBLEM REOCCURRED. *AK
RIGHT FRONT SEAT SIDE AIR BAG DEPLOYED WHEN CONSUMER HIT A POTHOLE, DAMAGE TO RIGHT WHEEL AND TIRE, VEHICLE NEEDED AN ALIGNMENT, CLAIM 13-7212-517. *SLC
WHILE DRIVING AT 45MPH VEHICLE DECELERATED TO 5MPH, LIKE THE BRAKES WERE BEING APPLIED. CONSUMER PRESSED ACCELERATOR, HOWEVER VEHICLE WOULD NOT ACCELERATE. TRANSMISSION WILL NOT SHIFT GEARS. DROVE VEHICLE AT 15 MPH. VEHICLE DECELERATED AT 5 MPH, AND MASHING THE ACCELERATOR TO THE FLOOR DID NOT I...
WHILE DRIVING AT 45MPH VEHICLE DECELERATED TO 5MPH, LIKE THE BRAKES WERE BEING APPLIED. CONSUMER PRESSED ACCELERATOR, HOWEVER VEHICLE WOULD NOT ACCELERATE. TRANSMISSION WILL NOT SHIFT GEARS. DROVE VEHICLE AT 15 MPH. VEHICLE DECELERATED AT 5 MPH, AND MASHING THE ACCELERATOR TO THE FLOOR DID NOT I...
FIRST PROBLEM 07/2002 DRIVING AT APPROXIMATELY 45 MPH, CAR DECELERATED AS THOUGH BRAKES APPLIED TO ABOUT 5MPH. TRANSMISSION (AUTOMATIC) DROPPED TO LOW GEAR. RESPONDED BY DEPRESSING ACCELERATOR ALL THE WAY DOWN WITH NO INCREASE IN SPEED. CAR ACTED LIKE THERE WAS EITHER A TRANSMISSION OR FUEL FEED P...
FIRST PROBLEM 07/2002 DRIVING AT APPROXIMATELY 45 MPH, CAR DECELERATED AS THOUGH BRAKES APPLIED TO ABOUT 5MPH. TRANSMISSION (AUTOMATIC) DROPPED TO LOW GEAR. RESPONDED BY DEPRESSING ACCELERATOR ALL THE WAY DOWN WITH NO INCREASE IN SPEED. CAR ACTED LIKE THERE WAS EITHER A TRANSMISSION OR FUEL FEED P...
CONSUMER STATES WHILE DRIVING THE VEHICLES SUN ROOF SUDDENLY SHATTERED, CAUSE IS UNKNOWN. TOOK TO DEALER AND THEY STATED IT PROBABLY WAS A ROCK.*JB *JB
ONLY THE DRIVERS DOOR AND TRUNK LID HAVE A DASH LIGHT AND CHIME INDICATOR TO LET THE CONSUMER KNOW THAT THESE DOORS ARE OPEN, ON ONE OCCASION THE CONSUMER WAS DRIVING WITH THREE SMALL CHILDREN WHEN HE NOTICED THAT THE INTERIOR LIGHT WAS ON, ONLY THEN DID THE DRIVER REALIZED THAT A REAR DOOR WAS AJAR...
CONSUMER STATED THE DRIVER SIDE HEADLAMP DID NOT ILLUMINATE THE ROAD PROPERLY, CONSUMER WAS INFORMED THAT THE HEADLAMP WAS OPERATING AS DESIGNED.*JB
CONSUMER STATED THE VEHICLE HESITATED DURING START UP IN COLD WEATHER, AND ALSO THERE WAS A ROUGH START AT TIMES, ALSO THE WATER PUMP SEIZED, CAUSING THE TIMING BELT AND THE HYDRAULIC TENSIONER TO BE DAMAGED.*JB
CONSUMER STATED THE VEHICLE HESITATED DURING START UP IN COLD WEATHER, AND ALSO THERE WAS A ROUGH START AT TIMES, ALSO THE WATER PUMP SEIZED, CAUSING THE TIMING BELT AND THE HYDRAULIC TENSIONER TO BE DAMAGED.*JB
CONSUMER STATED THERE WAS A SHAKE/SHIMMY IN THE STEERING WHEEL, THE ALIGNMENT WAS CHECKED AND TIRES WERE ROTATED, CONSUMER WAS INFORMED THAT EVERYTHING WAS OK, HOWEVER WHEN CONSUMER WENT BACK TO HAVE THE SHAKE/SHIMMY CHECKED OUT IT WAS DETERMIND THAT VEHICLE HAD A BAD TIRE.*JB
CONSUMER STATED THE AIR BAG WARNING LIGHT CAME ON TWICE, THE SECOND TIME REQUIRED THE REPLACEMENT OF THE SPIRAL SPRING ASSEMBLY AND ADAPTER HARNESS.*JB
CONSUMER STATED ON 2 OCCASIONS THE VEHICLE WOULD NOT START, IT WAS FINALLY DETERMINED THAT THE BATTERY NEEDED TO BE REPLACED.*JB
CONSUMER STATED THE FRONT PASSENGER WINDOW WAS MAKING A GRINDING NOISE, THE DEALER ORDERED REGULATORS FOR BOTH WINDOWS, ALSO THE MIRRORS WOULD NOT ADJUST PROPERLY, DRIVERS SEAT MEMORY FUNCTION STOPPED FUNCTIONING.*JB
CONSUMER STATED THE PASSENGER DOOR LOCK NO LONGER WORKED FROM THE REMOTE, DRIVERS DOOR SWITCH OR THE KEY, THE DOOR COULD NOT BE OPENED FROM THE INSIDE, AND ALSO UNABLE TO LOCK ALL DOORS WITH THE MASTER LOCK BUTTON.*JB
VEHICLE WAS ENTERING HIGHWAY AND DUE TO TRAFFIC SPEEDING UP CONSUMER HAD TO ACCELERATE FASTER. ACCELERATOR PEDAL GOT STUCK BY SLAMMING DOWN ON IT. CONSUMER HAD TO REACH DOWN AND PULL PEDAL UP WHILE DRIVING. VOLKSWAGEN WILL BE CONTACTED. PLEASE PROVIDE MORE INFORMATION.*AK
THE CONSUMER STATES THE PROBLEM IS THE CONTROL ARM BUSHINGS BECAUSE THE CAR CREAKS OVER BUMPS AND WHEN BEING DRIVEN AROUND CORNERS ALSO WHEN YOU SIT DOWN IN THE CAR IT CREAKS. *JG
DRIVER'S SIDE POWER DOOR LOCK UNLOCKS ITSELF WHILE CAR PARKED. INTERVALS VARY. *AK
CONTROL ARM FAILURES ARE VERY COMMON ON THIS SUSPENSION DESIGN, PLEASE INVESTIGATE FURTHER BEFORE THERE ARE FATALITIES. *AK
RACK AND PINION NEEDS TO BE REPLACED. THIS PROBLEM STARTED DIRECTLY AFTER 40,000 MILE TUNE UP AT DEALER. I HAVE HEARD STORIES OF OTHER PEOPLE WITH SAME PROBLEM OF WHEEL STICKING WHEN TURNING. FEELS LIKE RACK IS NOT ALIGNED WITH RACK AND PINION. HAVE HEARD OF ONE INSTANCE WHERE STEERING WENT CO...
MIDDLE REAR SEAT, WHEN BACK SEAT IS FOLDED DOWN SEAT BELT WILL GET STUCK.DEALERSHIP IS AWARE OF PROBLEM.*AK
LOW BEAM HEADLIGHTS CANNOT BE ADJUSTED, VEHICLE HAS BEEN INSPECTED BY DEALER 3 TIMES INDICATING THAT THE LIGHTS DO NOT EXTEND OUT FAR ENOUGH. NLM
THE SHIFT LEVER CANNOT BE SHIFTED PAST REVERSE DUE TO FAULTY GEARBOX. NLM
THE ENGINE STARTS TO STALL WHEN YOU ACCELERATE AT HIGHER SPEEDS. EVERY TIME TAKEN TO THE DEALER, HE SAYS THE AIR FILTER IS SOAKED W/WATER. HE HAS NO EXPLAINATION. FINALLY ADMITTED THAT THERE ARE "SEVERAL" CARS THROUGHOUT THE COUNTRY W/THIS PROBLEM. HIS LAST SOLUTION (FROM VW) WAS TO REMOVE THE SNOW...
EVERY PASSAT OWNER I HAVE TALKED TO (5) INDICATED THIS PART HAD FAILED. RECALL? NO SAFETY DEFECT LISTED. *AK
THERE IS A NOISE IN FRONT, UNDERNEATH VEHICLE WHILE WHEELS ARE IN MOTION. DEALERSHIP IS AWARE OF PROBLEM.*AK
WHILE DRIVING, A LOUD GRINDING NOISE WOULD BE COMING FROM THE FRONT WHEELS. DEALER NOTIFIED AND INFORMED CONSUMER THAT FRONT ROTORS AND CALIPERS NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. *AK *JG
WHILE DRIVING, A LOUD GRINDING NOISE WOULD BE COMING FROM THE FRONT WHEELS. DEALER NOTIFIED AND INFORMED CONSUMER THAT FRONT ROTORS AND CALIPERS NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. *AK *JG
CAR WOULDN'T START, TOWED TO DEALER, WAS TOLD IT WAS A CARBON BUILDUP ON THE VALVES. SOLUTION OIL CHANGE, TUNE UP, CHANGE THERMOSTAT, FUEL CLEANER. COST $946 NOT COVERED UNDER WARANTY. *AK
EMISSIONS WORKSHOP LIGHT COMES ON, THEN ENGINE CHECK LAMP SHOWS ON DASH. DEALER REPLACED AIR PUMP, SAID THAT A HOSE WAS LOOSE AND NEVER FOUND THE PROBLEM. VW OF AMERICA WAS CONTACTED ALONG WITH THE CUSTOMER SERVICE REP AT THE DEALER. WE HAD TO TRADE THE CAR BECAUCE THE PROBLEM COULD NOT BE REPAIR...
EMISSIONS WORKSHOP LIGHT COMES ON, THEN ENGINE CHECK LAMP SHOWS ON DASH. DEALER REPLACED AIR PUMP, SAID THAT A HOSE WAS LOOSE AND NEVER FOUND THE PROBLEM. VW OF AMERICA WAS CONTACTED ALONG WITH THE CUSTOMER SERVICE REP AT THE DEALER. WE HAD TO TRADE THE CAR BECAUCE THE PROBLEM COULD NOT BE REPAIR...
MY SUNROOF SHATTERED OUTWARD WITH EXPLOSIVE FORCE, NO WARNING, NO COLLISION.*AK
SUN ROOF LEAKS - DRAINS CLEANED BY DEALER TWICE - STILL LEAKING. DRIVER'S SEAT BACK MOVES FORWARD WHEN BRAKE APPLIED. DEALER CLAIMS THIS IS NORMAL. SEAT BACK CAN BE MOVED BY HAND. CAR HAS VIBRATION AND STEERING WHEEL SHAKES AT MOST SPEEDS. DEALER CLAIMS TIRES ARE THE PROBLEM. HOWEVER, TIRES HAVE BE...
SUN ROOF LEAKS - DRAINS CLEANED BY DEALER TWICE - STILL LEAKING. DRIVER'S SEAT BACK MOVES FORWARD WHEN BRAKE APPLIED. DEALER CLAIMS THIS IS NORMAL. SEAT BACK CAN BE MOVED BY HAND. CAR HAS VIBRATION AND STEERING WHEEL SHAKES AT MOST SPEEDS. DEALER CLAIMS TIRES ARE THE PROBLEM. HOWEVER, TIRES HAVE BE...
SUN ROOF LEAKS - DRAINS CLEANED BY DEALER TWICE - STILL LEAKING. DRIVER'S SEAT BACK MOVES FORWARD WHEN BRAKE APPLIED. DEALER CLAIMS THIS IS NORMAL. SEAT BACK CAN BE MOVED BY HAND. CAR HAS VIBRATION AND STEERING WHEEL SHAKES AT MOST SPEEDS. DEALER CLAIMS TIRES ARE THE PROBLEM. HOWEVER, TIRES HAVE BE...
TIRE JACK IS WEAK. CONSUMER JACKED UP VEHICLE TO CHANGE TIRE, AND JACK BENT/ TWISTED, CAUSING IT TO FALL FROM UNDER VEHICLE.ALSO, AXLE OF VEHICLE FELL TO GROUND. CONTACTED DEALER, AND DEALER URGED CONSUMER TO CALL THE MANUFACTURER'S CUSTOMER SERVICE. MANUFACTURER TOLD CONSUMER TO TAKE JACK TO ...
TIRE JACK IS WEAK. CONSUMER JACKED UP VEHICLE TO CHANGE TIRE, AND JACK BENT/ TWISTED, CAUSING IT TO FALL FROM UNDER VEHICLE.ALSO, AXLE OF VEHICLE FELL TO GROUND. CONTACTED DEALER, AND DEALER URGED CONSUMER TO CALL THE MANUFACTURER'S CUSTOMER SERVICE. MANUFACTURER TOLD CONSUMER TO TAKE JACK TO ...
VEHICLE HAS STALLED NUMEROUS TIMES AT ANY SPEED. VEHICLE TAKEN TO DEALER EVERY TIME VEHICLE STALLED, COULD NOT REMEDY PROBLEM. *AK
DEALER HAS FAILED SEVERAL TIMES TO CORRECT STEERING PROBLEM. CAR HAS CONSTANT VIBRATION AND STEERING WHEEL SHAKE ON TURNS. FRONT END ALIGNED (NOT NEEDED) WHEELS BALANCED AND ROTATED (AT MY EXPENSE) WITHOUT PROBLEM CORRECTION. SUNROOF LEAKS. DRIVER'S POWER SEAT MOVES WHEN COMING TO A FULL STOP. DEALE...
NO SUMMARY LISTED FOR ABOVE VEHICLE. *AK
NO SUMMARY LISTED FOR ABOVE VEHICLE. *AK
NO SUMMARY LISTED FOR ABOVE VEHICLE. *AK
NO SUMMARY LISTED FOR ABOVE VEHICLE. *AK
CONTROL ARM FAILURE IS COMMON AMONG VW PASSATS. PLEASE DO SOMETHING ABOUT THIS POTENTIALLY LIFE THREATENING PROBLEM.*AK
BRAKE PEDAL SLOWLY WENT TO FLOOR. VEHICLE AT MAJOR INTERSECTION AND SITUATION DANGEROUS. NEXT TIME, BRAKE PEDAL WENT DIRECTLY TO FLOOR AND HAD TO BE PUMPED TO STOP THE CAR. REPORTED TO DEALER ON FIRST WARRANTY CHECK. DEALER FAILED TO CHECK BRAKES AT ALL. RETURNED TO DEALER WITH COMPLAINT THAT T...
TRANSMISSION PERIODICALLY EXPERIENCES INTERMITTENT HARD SHIFTING ON STARTUP. THE VEHICLE THEN GOES INTO "LIMPING MODE" WHICH CAUSES VERY SLOW ACCELERATION. THE PROBLEM CAUSES A SENSOR IN THE CAR TO DISPLAY "EMISSIONS WORKSHOP" WARNING ON THE DASH INDICATOR. TURNING THE CAR OFF AND RESTARTING SEE...
OIL PAN WAS DESIGNED WITHOUT A PROTECTIVE COVER, AND HAS ON TWO OCCASIONS BECAME PUNCTURED, CAUSING A MAJOR OIL LEAK.*AK *NLM
WINDOW MOLDING AND DOOR MOLDINGS FALL OFF. *AK
CHECK ENGINE LIGHT KEEPS COMING ON ALONG WITH EMISSIONS WORKSHOP LIGHTS; GAS TANK, VACUMN PUMP AND SENSORS ALL REPLACED BUT STILL THIS PROBLEM CONTINUES. *AK
CHECK ENGINE LIGHT KEEPS COMING ON ALONG WITH EMISSIONS WORKSHOP LIGHTS; GAS TANK, VACUMN PUMP AND SENSORS ALL REPLACED BUT STILL THIS PROBLEM CONTINUES. *AK
CHECK ENGINE LIGHT KEEPS COMING ON ALONG WITH EMISSIONS WORKSHOP LIGHTS; GAS TANK, VACUMN PUMP AND SENSORS ALL REPLACED BUT STILL THIS PROBLEM CONTINUES. *AK
BRAAKE PEDAL GOES SLOWLY TO FLOOR WHEN BRAKES APPLIED. DEALER COULD NOT REPAIR. NEEDS FURTHER INFO FROM VOLKSWAGEN. *AK
THE ENGINE USES TOO MUCH OIL PRIOR TO THE RECOMMENDED REGULAR SERVICE CHANGES, THE VEHICLE HAS HAD 3 OIL CHANGES. NLM
DEADLY FAULT AT LOW MPH, LOW RPM, EMERGENCY OR LANE CHANGE SITUATION! NO SAFETY DEFECT LISTED. *AK
DRIVERS SEAT BELT COMES UNLATCHED INTERMITTENTLY, SUNROOF SLIDER JAMBS/HARD TO SLIDE. *AK
DRIVERS SEAT BELT COMES UNLATCHED INTERMITTENTLY, SUNROOF SLIDER JAMBS/HARD TO SLIDE. *AK
HAD RECEIVED RECALL NOTICE #00V1471000. CONTACTED DEALERSHIP SEVERAL TIMES BEFORE APPOINTMENT WAS GIVEN. AFTER TAKING VEHICLE TO DEALERSHIP FOR REPAIRS,HAD TO WAIT. WAS INFORMED REPAIRS WERE DONE. ONE (1) WEEK LATER, VEHICLE RAN OUT OF GAS. HAD VEHICLE TOWED TO DEALERSHIP, WHERE REPAIRS WERE DONE...
NO SUMMARY LISTED FOR ABOVE VEHICLE. *AK
VEHICLE ENGINE FAILS TO RESPOND IN EMERGENCY SITUATION / PEDAL TO THE FLOOR. *AK
2-3 SEC DELAY WHEN BRAKES ARE USED IN WET WEATHER. PROBLEM PRESENT SINCE NEW. *AK
THE VEHICLE HAS HAD THREE FAILURES OF THE MASS AIRFLOW SENSOR SINCE IT WAS PURCHASED. IN EACH INSTANCE THE FAILURE OCCURRED WHILE ACCELERATING ONTO A FREEWAY. EACH FAILURE RESULTED IN A SEVERE LOSS OF POWER FOR SEVERAL SECONDS THAT COULD HAVE RESULTED IN AN ACCIDENT. THE DEALER HAS ONLY REPLACED THE...
THE PROBLEM RESULTED IN ENGINE SHUT DOWN WITHOUT WARNING. POTENTIAL FOR CATASTROPHIC FAILURE. TECHNICIANS WORKED FOR NEARLY TWO WEEKS - PROBLEM NOT RESOLVED. *AK
MY REAR RIGHT TIRE BLEW OUT AND COMPLETELY SHREDDED ON THE FREEWAY FOR NO REASON. IT APPEARED OTHERS HAVE REPORTED THE SAME SITUATION. IS THIS VEHICLE WITH THESE TIRES SAFE?*AK (DOT NUMBER: HDTACXYX48 TIRESIZE: 19565R1591)
WOULD BE PULLING OUT OF PARKING LOT OR DRIVEWAY WHEN VEHICLE WOULD STALL OUT. THIS PROBLEM HAS HAPPENED AT LEAST 4 OTHER TIMES. CONTACTED DEALER AND INFORMED USE DIFFERENT FUEL WHICH DID NOT WORK. *AK
CONSUMER STATES VEHICLE SHAKES WHEN IDLE AT A LIGHT, CONSUMER STATES VEHICLE HAS BEEN IN FOR SERVICE MANY TIMES AND THE PROBLEM CONTIUES TO EXIST, POSSIBLY ENGINE RELATED. *JB
SINCE I PURCHASE THIS CAR THERE HAS BEEN A BAD ODOR WHEN THE HEAT HAS BEEN TURNED ON, THE DEALER HAS TWICE TRIED TO FIX BY "CLEANING" THE SYSTEM. CANNOT USE HEATER BECAUSE OF THIS PROBLEM.
THE EXPLOSIVE IN THE SEAT BELT WENT OFF WHEN THE DOOR WAS CLOSED WHEN THE CAR WAS PARKED. INJURING THE DRIVER OF THE VEHICLE WITH EAR RINGING AND BRUSING. THE VEHICLE FILLED WITH SMOKE. THE DEALER TOLD ME THEY WONDER WHY THE AIRBAGS DIDN'T DEPLOY. NOW THEY WANT ME TO DRIVE THIS CAR AGAIN. *AK
TIRE FAILURE. TIRE RIPPED FROM WHEEL. BY THE TIME THE CAR STOPPED, THE ENTIRE TIRE HOUSEING HAD SHREDDED OFF THE RIM.*AK (TIRESIZE: R195/65R15)( DOT NUMBER: TIRE SIZE: R195/65R15 )
WHILE TRAVELING ENGINE CHECK INDICATOR WOULD FLASH, AND SOON AFTER VEHICLE WOULD STALL. DEALER HAS BEEN NOTIFED. PLEASE PROVIDE FURTHER INFORMATION.*AK
WHILE TRAVELING ENGINE CHECK INDICATOR WOULD FLASH, AND SOON AFTER VEHICLE WOULD STALL. DEALER HAS BEEN NOTIFED. PLEASE PROVIDE FURTHER INFORMATION.*AK
THE SPEEDOMETER DOES NOT READ CORRECTLY, THE SPEEDOMETER IS APPROXIMATELY 3 MPH HIGHER, READING 73 MPH WHEN ACTUALLY GOING 70 MPH, VOLKSWAGEN ACCEPTS AN ERROR OF UP TO 5 MPH AND WILL CORRECT PROBLEM FROM MANUFACTURING. *MJS
DURING WET WEATHER BRAKING, PEDAL IS NOT FIRM AND PRONOUNCED DELAY(2+ SECONDS)BEFORE BRAKES RESPOND TO DRIVER INPUT. *AK
I HAD TO REPLACE 2 OIL PANS WITHIN A WEEK APART DUE TO SMALL HOLE IN PAN. THEY TOLD ME IT WAS FROM DRIVER ERROR BUT I KNOW I DID NOT GO OVER ANYTHING TO MAKE HOLE. I WAS WILLING TO CONCEDE FIRST TIME AS I COULD NOT REMEMBER IF I HAD INDEED MAYBE HIT SOMETHING BUT A WEEK LATER IT HAPPENED AGAIN AND I...
VEHICLE WAS INVOLVED IN A SIDE IMPACT COLLISION. LEFT SIDE AIRBAG MADE CONTACT WITH "LEFT CENTER PILLAR POST" WHICH RUPTURED AIRBAG, RELEASING GASSES INTO VEHICLE. CONSUMER HAS EXPERIENCED VISION PROBLEMS AFTER THIS INCIDENT. *AK
BRAKES FADE TERRIBLY IN WET WEATHER. *AK
BRAKING POWER GREATLY REDUCED IN THE RAIN. TAKES A COUPLE OF SECONDS FOR THE BRAKES TO WORK AFTER APPLYING BRAKES. THE BRAKE PEDAL DROPS QUITE FAR BEFORE YOU CAN FEEL THE BRAKES START TO WORK. THIS IS NOT A MATTER OF REDUCED TIRE GRIP. SEE THE FOLLOWING LINKS: HTTP://WWW.CLUBB5.COM/DISCUSSIONFO...
WHEN IT RAINS, THERE IS A 3+ SECOND DELAY BEFORE THE BRAKES ENGAGE. THIS CAR IS IDENTICAL TO THE AUDI A4 (SAME PLATFORM AND BRAKE SYSTEM) WHICH CURRENTLY HAS A DEFECT INVESTIGATION OPEN. THE PASSAT SHOULD BE INCLUDED IN THIS INVESTIGATION (BOTH CARS ARE "B5" PLATFORM CARS). *AK
WET BRAKING IS POOR - AT HIGHWAY SPEEDS IN RAIN AT NEAR-FREEZING TEMPERATURES, BRAKE PEDAL APPLICATION RESULTS IN A LAG TIME BEFORE BRAKING BEGINS. OCCURS WHEN ROADS ARE WET, NOT ICY. PROBLEM VANISHES IF BRAKES ARE APPLIED FIRST TO "DRY" THEM AND THEN APPLIED, BUT CAN'T ALWAYS PLAN FOR THAT. *AK
VERY POOR WET BRAKING. CAR IS NOT PREDICTABLE WHEN BRAKING.. DRIVING UP INTERSTATE 83 IN MARYLAND, NO STANDING WATER ON ROAD, JUST WET RAINING CONDITIONS. I ATTEMPTED TO BRAKE SUDDENLY AND CAR PULLED TO LEFT. OTHER OCCASIONS CAR HAD HAD SUBSTANTIAL DECREASE IN BRAKING CAPABILITY WHEN WET. *AK
I HAVE HAD THIS PROBLEM OCCURRING CONSISTANTLY WHEN IN RAIN/SNOW. INITALLY THE BRAKE PEDAL GOES TO THE FLOOR, BUT AFTER A 1-2 SECOND BRAKE APPLICATION, BRAKE PEDAL FEEL RETURNS TO NORMAL. THIS IS A FRIGHTENING SITUATION, CONSIDERING THE EXTRA CAUTION REQUIRED DURING ADVERSE WEATHER.*AK
I HAVE HAD THIS PROBLEM OCCURRING CONSISTANTLY WHEN IN RAIN/SNOW. INITALLY THE BRAKE PEDAL GOES TO FLOORBOARD. *AK
I HAVE HAD THIS PROBLEM OCCURRING CONSISTANTLY WHEN IN RAIN/SNOW. INITALLY THE BRAKE PEDAL GOES TO FLOORBOARD. *AK
SUSPICIOUS REPAIRS DENIED WARRANTY COVERAGE; THREATS OF UNSAFE CONDITION FORCED IMMED. REPAIRS; NUMEROUS GRIEVANCES DUE TO DESPICABLE SERVICE TREATMENT; ADDITIONAL DAMAGE SUSTAINED WHILE AT DEALER; NO ACCIDENTS OR WARNINGS THAT BRAKE LINE FAILURE WAS IMMINENT AS CLAIMED BY VWOFA SERVICE DEPARTMENTS....
WAS INVOLVED IN A COLLISION THAT SANDWICHED MY CAR BETWEEN TWO VEHICLES.THE SEATBACK ON THE DRIVER SIDE(THE ONLY OCCUPIED SEAT).WENT BACKWARDS FROM A NEAR UPRIGHT POSITION TO APPROX 45 DEGREES.ALSO THE LUMBAR SUPPORT COLLAPSED ON THE LEFT SIDE.*AK
NO SUMMARY LISTED FOR ABOVE VEHICLE. *AK
SULFUR DEPOSITS COLLECT ON SENDING UNITS CAUSING FUEL TO BE READ AS EMPTY WHEN TANK COULD BE EMPTY OR FULL. CAR WILL IMMEDIATELY SHUT OFF WHEN THIS OCCURS. THIS PROBLEM WAS A RECALL ISSUE BEGINNING IN JUNE OF 2000 FOR ALL 4MOTION PASSATS. I WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THIS RECALL AT THE PURCHASE OF MY VEHIC...
RECALL 00V147000; BEEN PUT OFF BY DEALER AND VOLKSWAGEN COMPANY SINCE OCTOBER 2000, NO PARTS AVAILABLE.*AK THE PART WAS STILL ON BACK ORDER FROM FACTORY OVERSEAS. *YH
CONSUMER WAS PULLING INTO PARKING LOT AT APPROXIMATELY 10 MPH WHEN ENGINE STARTED TO RACE AND REV UP TO 6000- 7000 RPMS. CONSUMER HAD TO HIT BRAKES AND SHIFT INTO NEUTRAL. DEALER COULD NOT DETERMINE CAUSE. *AK
VEHICLE FAILED TO START.*ET
CONSUMER FELT A VIBRATION IN THE STEERING WHEEL BUT BY THE TIME THE CONSUMER PULLED OVER TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD THE LEFT REAR TIRE COMPLETLY SHREDDED/BLOWNOUT (MICHELIN MXV4 PLUS TIRE 205/65R15P). NLM
INTERMITTENTLY VEHICLE WILL NOT START UP. DEALER HAS REPAIRED AND REPLACED VARIOUS PARTS, AND THE PROBLEM STILL EXISTS. *AK
CAR WOULDN'T START. WHEN BROUGHT TO THE DEALERSHIP, WE WERE TOLD THAT THERE WAS A DESIGN DEFECT IN THE V6 MODEL PASSAT ENGINES. THEY ARE NOT PROPERLY BURNING ANY OF THE U>S> AVAILABLE GASOLINES, WHICH IS CAUSING A CARBON BUILD-UP ON THE VALVES. THIS WILL BE AN ONGOING PROBLEM WITH THE VEHICLE. THEIR...
VEHICLE STALLED AND DIED WHILE DRIVING. VEHICLE IS CURRENTLY AT THE DEALERSHIP AWAITING PARTS. *AK