1999 VOLKSWAGEN PASSAT Complaints

1 - NORMAL USE - ONLY 55,000 MILES 2 - FAILURE OF LOWER CONTROL ARMS - MUST REPLACE 3 - REQUIRED TO REPLACE AT COST OF $400.00

1999 VOLKSWAGEN PASSAT 1.8T ABS MODULE FAILURE. APPEARS MANY OTHER CONSUMERS HAVE SAME PROBLEM WITH THIS EXPENSE SAFETY DEVICE FAILURE. VW IS IGNORING THE ISSUE STATING THERE IS NO HISTORY OF FAILURES OR SERVICE BULLETIN 0517. DEALER WANTS TO CHARGE ME $1750 TO REPAIR.

I OWN A 99 VW PASSAT WHICH HAS A FAILED ABS SYSTEM. UPON RESEARCHING THIS ABS AND BRAKE LIGHT INDICATOR PROBLEM, I HAVE LEARNED THAT THIS IS A COMMON MALFUNCTION WITH VW AND AUDI OWNERS. APPARENTLY, VW OFFERED A RECALL FOR THIS PROBLEM BUT DID NOT INCLUDE PRE-2001 VEHICLES. A DEFINITE INDICATOR OF THEIR UNWILLINGNESS TO MAINTAIN THE SAFETY OF THEIR VEHICLES. WHEN THIS SYSTEM FAILS, THE INDICATOR LIGHTS UP, HOWEVER, THIS DOES NOT HAPPEN DURING 100% OF MY DRIVE TIME. IT HAPPENS INTERMITTENTLY AND WILL LIKELY CAUSE A DANGEROUS ACCIDENT, SINCE WHEN LIT I HAVE NO ABS. PLEASE BE AWARE THAT I AM NOT ALONE IN MY COMPLAINT AND HOLD VW LIABLE FOR THEIR FAULTY CRAFTSMANSHIP WITH THIS ABS SYSTEM. THE COSTS OF REPAIR ARE EXORBITANT AND SHOULD NOT BE REQUIRED BY THE CONSUMER. THIS IS A UNIVERSAL PROBLEM WITH THEIR VEHICLES! *NM

DT: 1999 VOLKSWAGEN PASSAT - IN RE: THE ANTI LOCK BRAKE SYSTEM. A WARNING LIGHT HAD COME ON ALONG WITH A BEEPING SOUND. THE CONSUMER HAD TAKEN THE VEHICLE TO THE DEALER AND THEY SUGGESTED THAT THIS WAS A COMMON PROBLEM WITH THE PASSAT. THE CONSUMER RESEARCHED THIS MATTER AND REALIZED THAT THERE WERE OTHER SIMILAR COMPLAINTS, THEN CALLED THE MANUFACTURER. THEE MANUFACTURER STATED THAT THERE WAS NO RECALL ON THIS PROBLEM AND HAD NOT FIXED IT AS OF YET. THE CONSUMER HAD NOT EXPERIENCED ANY OTHER PROBLEMS EXCEPT WITH THE WARNING LIGHT AND THE BEEPING SOUND. *AK (12/08/05) THE ANTILOCK BRAKE SYSTEM FAILED DAILY. *SC

DT: THE CONTACT OWNS A 1999 VOLKSWAGEN PASSAT. THE CAR HAS BEEN T DEALER, SERVICED AS THE ORIGINAL OWNER ON A REGULAR BASIS. THE OIL HAS BEEN CHANGED ON SCHEDULE. THE VEHICLE HAS 112,000 MILES ON IT. THE CONTACT WAS INFORMED ON 9-30-05 THAT THE ENGINE NEEDED AN OVERHAUL, AND THAT IT WOULD COST IN EXCESS OF $1000.00 TO REPLACE THE VALVE RINGS/O-RINGS). THE CONTACT WAS TOLD THAT IF THIS WAS NOT DONE OIL WOULD LEAK , AND THE CAR COULD CATCH ON FIRE. THE CONTACT'S DAUGHTER HAS A FRIEND WHO TOLD HER THAT THIS WAS A KNOWN PROBLEM WITH THE 1999 PASSAT. THE CONTACT CALLED THE MANUFACTURER, AND WAS TOLD THE WARRANT EXPIRED, AND THEY COULD NOT DO ANYTHING ABOUT IT. ALSO SHE CALLED BBB AND FILED A COMPLAINT AGAINST VOLKSWAGEN. *AK.

CHECK ENGINE LIGHT REPEATEDLY ON. ERROR CODE 17544 BANK 1 SYSTEM TOO LEAN (P1136) LONG TERM FUEL TRIM. I HAD MY MECHANIC FIX ALL VACUUM LEAKS, LOW FUEL PRESSURE, EXHAUST LEAKS, INJECTORS AND SECONDARY AIR SYSTEM. HAD THE MAF SENSOR REPLACED AND STILL HAVE THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT ON. *NM

THIS IS THE 2ND TIME I HAVE HAD THE FRONT CONTROL ARMS GO BAD ON MY VEHICLE. IF THE CONTROL ARMS AREN'T REPLACED, IT CAN CAUSE FAILURE OF THE FRONT SUSPENSION AND STEERING MECHANISMS. BOTH THE FRONT AND BACK CONTROL ARMS WERE REPLACED AND I DO HAVE THE OLD PARTS. *JB

I OWN A 1999 VW PASSAT 1.8T GLS. AT 69,000 MILES, "ABS" AND "BRAKE" DASH LIGHTS GO ON AND OFF, INDICATING FAILURE OF ABS CONTROL MODULE, AND LOSS OF ABS FUNCTION. *NM

CONSUMER COMPLAINT REGARDING FAULTY WINDOW REGULATORS. *TS THE CONSUMER HAD TO REPLACE THE WINDOW REGULATORS TWICE. *JB

1. NORMAL DRIVING CONDITIONS; CITY AS WELL AS HIGHWAY DRIVING. 2. RANDOM, INTERMITTENT WARNING LIGHTS APPEAR ON DASHBOARD. LIGHTS ARE: ABS - SOLID YELLOW. BRAKE - FLASHING RED. 3. NOTHING HAS BE DONE TO CORRECT THE FAILURE AS THE DEALER WANTS BETWEEN $1,500 -$2,000 TO FIX THE ABS MODULE. ADDITIONAL INFORMATION: VISITED VARIOUS VOLKSWAGON MESSAGE FORUMS. MANY VOLKSWAGON OWNERS ARE EXPERIENCING THIS PROBLEM SINCE EARLY 2004. HERE IS A LINK TO ONE SUCH SITE: HTTP://TECH.BENTLEYPUBLISHERS.COM/THREAD.JSPA?THREADID=6316&START=0&TSTART=0. *JB