1999 VOLKSWAGEN PASSAT Complaints

ABS AND BRAKE LIGHT GO ON AND OFF WITH NO RHYME. DEALER HAS QUOTED ME $1500 TO REPLACE. IT SEEMS THAT IT SHOULD BE A RECALL WITH SO MANY HAVING THE SAME PROBLEM. I WILL SEND TO HAVE IT REBUILT THEN QUICKLY SELL CAR AND NOT PURCHASE VW AGAIN. *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 1999 VOLKSWAGEN PASSAT. THE VEHICLE FAILED INSPECTION DUE TO THE TIE RODS. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER AND THE TIE RODS WERE REPLACED. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE STEERING WAS LOOSE. THE MANUFACTURER STATED THAT THE VIN WAS NOT INCLUDED IN NHTSA RECALL # 00V414000 NOR # 99V248000 (STEERING:LINKAGES:ROD:RELAY:CONNECTING). THE CURRENT MILEAGE IS 63,000 AND FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 62,800.

CAR ABS BRAKE MODULE QUITE WORKING CAUSING TIRES TO LOCK UP AND LOSE CONTROL OF VEHICLE. *TR

REFER TO NHTSA RECALL # 99V248000. 1999 VOLKSWAGEN PASSAT TIE RODS OR STEERING LINKAGE. I HAVE HAD TO REPLACE THEM 3 TIMES AT $1500.00 TO $2000.00 EACH TIME SINCE 2005. SUNCOAST VOLKSWAGEN IN SARASOTA FL REPAIRED IT 2 TIMES, MOST RECENT IN 10/06. NOW, NORTHTOWN VOLKSWAGEN IN AMHERST NY WAS REPLACING THEM AGAIN. I REFERRED TO THIS RECALL AND VOLKSWAGEN CUSTOMER SERVICE SAID VIN DID NOT FALL WITHIN THEIR RECALL NUMBERS. YOUR RECALL INFORMATION CLAIMED THE EXTENT OF MODELS AFFECTED WAS UNKNOWN. PLEASE HELP ME IN THIS ISSUE. THE DEALER GAVE ME EXCUSES EACH TIME. *AK

1.) NORMAL USAGE 2.) FAILURE OF LATCH THAT SECURES THE REAR, FOLD DOWN PASSENGER SEAT IN AN UPRIGHT POSITION. POSSIBLE CONSEQUENCES INCLUDE PERSONAL INJURY DUE TO OBJECT IN CARGO AREA IMPACTING THE SEAT DURING DECELERATION CAUSING SEAT LATCH TO FAIL AND THE SEAT TO COLLAPSE INTO SEATED PASSENGER. PARTICULARLY VULNERABLE IN WAGON MODELS WHERE LARGER CARGO ITEMS CAN BE STORED. 3.) WE HAD SEAT LATCH RELEASE MECHANISM REPLACED. (FAILED PART IS NOT AVAILABLE). *TR

THIS REGARDS A 1999 VOLKSWAGEN PASSAT 1.8T WAGON @ 97,500 MILES. BEGINNING 03/20/2007 THE ABS AND BRAKE WARNING CHIME AND LIGHT ON THE DASHBOARD SUDDENLY CAME ON AND THEN OFF AGAIN. THE VEHICLE WAS INSPECTED BY TWO SEPARATE MECHANICS. THE ABS AND BRAKES ARE WORKING PROPERLY, BUT THE ABS CONTROL MODULE IS FAULTY CAUSING THE WARNING CHIME AND LIGHTS TO INTERMITTENTLY COME ON AND OFF. THE WARNING CHIME AND LIGHTS COME ON AND OFF AGAIN AT LEAST ONCE DAILY, SOME DAYS REPEATEDLY AND AT RANDOM. THE COST TO REPLACE THE ABS MODULE IS $900. RESEARCH ON THE INTERNET PROVES THAT THIS IS QUITE A PROBLEM WITH PASSAT AND COMPARABLE AUDI VEHICLES, MANY WITH MUCH LESS MILEAGE. I HAVE PLACED A CALL WITH VOLKSWAGEN OF AMERICA, BUT THEY REFUSE TO ACKNOWLEDGE THAT A PROBLEM EXISTS WITH THE MODULE. THE COST IS QUITE EXCESSIVE FOR A PROBLEM THAT CONTINUOUSLY CAUSES CONCERN FOR THE DRIVER AND IS A PURE ANNOYANCE. CAN ANYTHING BE DONE TO REMEDY THIS SITUATION? *TR

ABS MODULE FAILURE. ABS LIGHT COMES ON WITH BRAKE LIGHT FLASHING AND 3 BEEPS INTERMITTENTLY. AFTER TURNING THE CAR OFF FOR AWHILE IT MAY NOT COME ON FOR SEVERAL MILES THE NEXT TIME. BRAKING HEAVILY CAUSES THE REAR WHEELS TO LOCK UP AND SKID. ALSO WHAT I THINK IS PARTICULARLY DANGEROUS IS WHEN BRAKING HEAVILY WITH THE ABS LIGHT OFF CAUSES THE CAR TO SKID AND AT THE SAME TIME THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT COMES ON AS WELL AS THE ABS LIGHT AND BRAKE LIGHT AND STALLS. IF ON A HIGHWAY AT HIGH SPEED THIS COULD BE DEADLY. THE REPAIR WILL BE THE REPLACEMENT OF THE ELECTRONIC MODULE. ADD ME TO THE LIST OF MANY WHO HAVE THIS PROBLEM AND WANT TO GET A RECALL INSTITUTED ON THIS MODULE. *AK

1999 VW PASSAT, 1.8T ENGINE: IGNITION COILS NEEDED TO BE REPLACED AT 76,000 MILES.*AK

BEEP SOUND ABS AND BRAKE LIGHTS CAME ON INTERMITTENTLY FOR A FEW SECONDS, AND THEN WENT OFF.*AK

1999 VW PASSAT. ABS LIGHT WAS ALWAYS ON. BRAKE LIGHT ALWAYS FLASHING IN DASH, 3 BEEPS EVERY FEW MINUTES. NO DEFINITIVE ANSWER FROM 2 DEALERS. I WILL NOT ACCEPT TRIAL BY ERROR DIAGNOSIS AT MY EXPENSE. I STRONGLY URGE VW TO ATTEND TO THIS OVERWHELMINGLY COMMON PROBLEM. MY LOVE OF DRIVING THIS CAR IS GONE.*AK