2010 VOLKSWAGEN PASSAT Complaints

In 2018, my VW clockspring/airbag was replaced under the VW recall. Last week the airbag clockspring failed, causing my air bag pop out. Luckily I was not driving. There is no current recall on the recalled replacement and this is unacceptable. I took my VW back to the dealer that did the work and they stated that there was no recall and they would not replace. It is incredibly dangerous that this has happened. I am very angry that VW's replacement would not hold up for the lifetime of the car nor will they honor their parts.

I got all types of misfires and fuel pump and electrical problems the car almost has me in car wrecks every time I drive it the speed thermometer jumps up and down causing me to have no push in the gas I have to turn the car on and off on the highway

faulty timing chain tensioner caused catastrophic engine failure. resulting in ~$4000.00 repair cost. i have read about alot of other Volkswagens having this same issue. VW has redesigned this part several times, i did not recive a TSB stating there was an issue with an internal component of my engine even though VW knows this issue will result in engine failure.

The contact owned a 2010 Volkswagen Passat. The contact stated that while driving slowly towards a stop sign, the vehicle unintendedly accelerated and drove forward causing another vehicle to crash into the driver’s side of the vehicle. There were no injuries reported. A police report was filed. Neither the local dealer nor the manufacturer was notified of the failure. The approximate failure mileage was 83,000. The vehicle was destroyed.

108K MILES. GOT OFF OF WORK AND I WENT TO START THE VEHICLE. I STARTED THE VEHICLE THE BATTERY LIGHT STARTED TO FLASH AND THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON AND STARTED FLASHING I JUST DID A QUICK LOOP AND PUT IT RIGHT BACK INTO THE PARKING SPOT THAT I WAS IN. I TOOK IT INTO A SHOP THEY FOUND THAT THE STARTER WAS GETTING WAY TOO HOT. THEY TOOK THE STARTER OUT AND PUT IN A NEW ONE AND WHEN THEY WENT TO START THE VEHICLE THE ENGINE SEIZED

THERE IS A GAS LEAK BY REAR TIRE. THE MECHANICS THAT CHANGED MY TIRES SAID IT WAS WATER. WENT FOR AN OIL CHANGE, AND THEY REFUSED TO DO IT BECAUSE IT'S A GAS LEAK. THEY CAN'T TELL WHERE IT'S COMING FROM.

WHILE DRIVING THE VEHICLE LOOSES POWER, I CAN STOP SHUT IT DOWN AND IT RUNS FINE FOR A PERIOD. THE PROBLEM IS UNPREDICTABLE, I AM AFRAID TO DRIVE THE VEHICLE ON ON INTERSTATE HIGHWAYS, BECAUSE A SERIOUS ACCIDENT WOULD OCCUR.

TL* THE CONTACT'S DAUGHTER OWNS A 2010 VOLKSWAGEN PASSAT. THE CONTACT STATED THAT HER DAUGHTER HAD HER FUEL PUMP REPLACED ON FIVE SEPARATE OCCASIONS. AFTER THE MOST RECENT FAILURE, THE CONTACT HAD THE VEHICLE TOWED TO SCHUMACHER VOLKSWAGEN OF WEST PALM BEACH (3001 OKEECHOBEE BLVD, WEST PALM BEACH, FL 33409) WHERE THREE RECALL REPAIRS WERE PERFORMED ON THE VEHICLE; NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBERS: 15V483000 (AIR BAGS), 17V509000 (FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE), AND 18V148000 (AIR BAGS). DESPITE THE RECALL REPAIRS, THE CONTACT WAS INFORMED THAT THE FUEL PUMP WAS DEFECTIVE AND GIVEN AN ESTIMATE FOR THE REPAIR. THE CONTACT'S DAUGHTER THEN TOWED THE VEHICLE TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC WHERE THE MECHANIC INFORMED HER THAT AN UNKNOWN PART NEAR THE STEERING COLUMN FRACTURED AND THAT THE AIR BAG WARNING LIGHT WAS ILLUMINATED. DUE TO THE DISCOVERY, THE CONTACT HAD THE VEHICLE TOWED BACKED TO THE DEALER AND WAS GIVEN AN ESTIMATE FOR THE REPAIR OF THE VEHICLE. THE MANUFACTURER HAD YET TO BE NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE HAD YET TO BE REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS UNKNOWN.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2010 VOLKSWAGEN PASSAT. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING AT 30 MPH AND GOING UPHILL, THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL WAS DEPRESSED HOWEVER, THE VEHICLE FAILED TO RESPOND. AN AUDIBLE SOUND WAS HEARD AND THE PARKING BRAKE WARNING LIGHT ILLUMINATED. THE CONTACT PULLED OVER AND SHIFTED THE VEHICLE INTO PARK. THE CONTACT WAS THEN UNABLE TO SHIFT THE VEHICLE OUT OF PARK. THE VEHICLE WAS TURNED OFF AND RESTARTED SEVERAL TIMES BEFORE THE VEHICLE SHIFTED OUT OF PARK AND INTO DRIVE. THE VEHICLE WAS THEN DRIVEN TO THE RESIDENCE. THE FAILURE RECURRED SEVERAL TIMES. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO VOLKSWAGEN OF CLARKSVILLE (406 E LEWIS AND CLARK PKWY, CLARKSVILLE, IN 47129) HOWEVER, THE MECHANIC WAS UNABLE TO DUPLICATE THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 92,000.

MY VOLKSWAGEN PASSAT HAS FALLEN TO AN ISSUE MANY OTHERS HAVE FALLEN. IT APPEARS THE TIMING-CHAIN TENSIONER FAILED CAUSING THE TIMING-CHAIN TO JUMP. WHEN THIS HAPPENS THE VALVES CAN BEND AND ALSO RUIN THE CYLINDERS. THE ERROR CODE IS P0016. VW WEST BROAD IS RECOMMENDING A REPAIR OF $5,100 DOLLARS. AFTER DISCUSSING WITH VW OF AMERICA THEY WILL NOT COVER AS IT IS OUTSIDE OF THEIR EXTENDED WARRANTY 100,000 MILES OR DECEMBER OF 2019. MY CAR IS APPROXIMATELY 111K MILES AND 6 MONTHS PAST THE DATE. I WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THIS ISSUE SO I COULD NOT BE PROACTIVE IN FIXING THE TENSIONER. THEY EVEN REDESIGNED THE TIMING-CHAIN TENSIONER BECAUSE THE OLD ONE IS FAULTY. I AM LUCKY I WAS ABLE TO MAKE IT HOME FROM MY DAY TRIP THIS PAST WEEKEND AND THAT THE ISSUE DID NOT TAKE PLACE WHILE DRIVING. I WAS IN A PARKING LOT ON TOP OF A MOUNTAIN. IT TOOK 4 OR SO SECONDS TO START WHICH WAS ABNORMAL, BUT PROCEEDED TO RUN. THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON, BUT I WAS ABLE TO PROCEED HOME. SEVERAL DAYS LATER I TRIED STARTING THE CAR TO BRING TO THE SHOP, BUT IT NO LONGER STARTS AND I HAD TO GET IT TOWED. AT THIS POINT, I AM PREPARED TO SEND IT TO THE JUNK YARD BECAUSE THE COST OF THE REPAIR IS BEYOND THE VALUE OF THE VEHICLE. MORE INFORMATION ABOUT THIS ISSUE CAN BE FOUND AT THIS LITIGATION WEBSITE WHERE THEY SETTLED. HTTPS://WWW.TIMINGCHAINLITIGATION.COM/ *TR