1992 VOLKSWAGEN PASSAT Complaints

AUTOMOBILE STALLS OUT BECAUSE THE FUEL PUMP GOES BAD AND HAS TO BE REPLACED. CONSUMER STATES HAS HAD THIS DONE FIVE TIMES. BOTH DEALER AND MANUFACTURER HAVE BEEN CONTACTED, NEITHER WANTS TO ASSUME RESPONSIBILITY FOR THE VEHICLE'S DEFECTS. *AK *ML

FUEL PUMP HAS FAILED AND HAS HAD TO BE REPLACED 5 TIMES. I HAVE BACK-UP PAPERWORK, INVOICES, ETC. SYMPTOMS ARE CAR STALLING, SOMETIMES ON FREEWAY. I FEEL THE CAR IS UNSAFE TO DRIVE. DEALERSHIP SAYS TALK TO VW; VW SAYS TALK TO DEALERSHIP. I'M STUCK.

ACCORDING TO THE VOLKSWAGEN'S OWNERS MANUAL THE TIMING BELT MUST BE REPLACED EVERY 60,000 MILES. THE ORIGINAL TIMING BELT BROKE AROUND MY 58,000 MILES, CAUSING EXTENSIVE DAMAGE TO CYLINDER HOUSING, AND VW PAID A PORTION OF THE COST. MY REPLACEMENT TIMING BELT BROKE AT THE 109000 MILE MARK; WELL BEFORE IT'S RECOMENDED REPLACEMENT, AND CAUSED DAMAGE INSIDE THE CYLINDER HOUSING. VW REFUSES TO PAY ANY OF THE COST THIS DEFECTIVE PART CAUSED TO MY VEHICLE. THEY SAID I SHOULD HAVE BROUGHT THE VEHICLE IN FOR SERVICES, AND THEY WOULD HAVE CHECKED THE TENSION OF THE TIMING BELT. HOWEVER, THERE IS NO MENTION OF IT IN THE SERVICE MANUAL. I MAINTAINED AND HAD REGULAR SERVICES PERFORMED ON THE VEHICLE AT REPAIR SHOPS THAT WAS USUALLY CHEAPER THAN GOING THROUGH THE DEALERSHIP. *AK

TURN INDICATOR SWITCH DEVELOPED A "DEAD SPOT" WHEN TRYING TO SIGNAL A LEFT TURN; INDICATOR NOW FUNCTIONS SPORADICALLY.

TIMING BELT SNAPPED CAUSING THE CYLINDER HEAD TO BLOW AND TOTAL ENGINE SHUT DOWN.

EXPERIENCING POSSIBLE AUTO TRANMISSION. INTERLOCK SYSTEM FAILURE, CAN REMOVE KEY IN ANY GEAR; ALSO, GEAR SHIFT LEVER CAN BE MOVED OUT OF PARK INTO ANY GEAR WITHOUT KEY BEING IN IGNITION, DATE OF MFR. 08-91. *AK

VEHICLE WOULD START, SHIFTED INTO DRIVE POSITION, VEHICLE WILL NOT GO OR MOVE. PUT VEHICLE IN SHOP 3 DIFFERENT TIMES FOR TRANSMISSION. VEHICLE IN SHOP NOW. *AK

THE CONSUMER WAS INVOLVED IN A SIDE IMPACT COLLISION AND THE DRIVER SIDE AND THE REAR PASSENGER/DRIVING SIDE SEAT BELTS CAME OUT THE BUCKLE. *AK

AFTERMARKET ENGINE MOUNTS HAVE BROKEN IN TWO DIFFERENT VOLKSWAGEN VEHICLES, PART NO 191199279C FOR THREE DIFFERENT VW VEHICLES 85-95 MODELS. *AK

FUEL TANK COLLAPSED AND VEHICLE STOPPED DUE TO LACK OF FUEL, POSSIBLE FUEL LEAK. *AK