2007 VOLKSWAGEN PASSAT Complaints

I TOOK MY VOLKSWAGEN PASSAT IN FOR AN OIL CHANGE AND CHECK UP AND WAS INFORMED THAT I HAVE A BAD FRONT LEFT WHEEL BEARING, WHICH IS A SAFETY ISSUE. I WAS ADVISED NOT TO DRIVE THE VEHICLE ON THE HIGHWAY DUE TO RISK OF THE BEARING LOCKING UP THE WHEEL. THE WHEEL BEARING IS CURRENTLY ON A NATIONWIDE BACK ORDER DUE TO EXCESSIVE DEMAND. THE WHEEL BEARING REPLACEMENT PART WAS RECENTLY MODIFIED DUE TO A KNOWN PROBLEM. I WAS INFORMED THAT IT IS UNKNOWN WHEN THE PART WILL BE AVAILABLE FOR REPLACEMENT. MY VOLKSWAGEN PASSAT IS A 2007 AND ONLY HAS 29,000 MILES. IT IS UNHEARD OF FOR A WHEEL BEARING TO FAIL WITH MILEAGE THAT LOW, SINCE WHEEL BEARINGS ONLY WEAR OUT DUE TO WEAR AND TEAR (IE 80,000 MILES OR MORE) OR FLOOD. MY VEHICLE WAS NOT INVOLVED IN A FLOOD AND I FIND IT HARD TO BELIEVE THAT ALL THE CARS NEEDING REPLACEMENT WHEEL BEARINGS AROUND THE COUNTRY HAVE BEEN INVOLVED IN A FLOOD. THE WHEEL BEARINGS ARE WEARING OUT PREMATURELY AND THE FACT THAT THEY CANNOT BE REPLACED IN A TIMELY MANNER IS A SAFETY ISSUE. *KB

EXCESSIVE EXTERNAL CAR NOISE WHILE IDLE. LOUD NOISE IN MOTOR AREA WHEN STARTING CAR. NOTHING CAN BE DONE ACCORDING TO REYDEL VOLKSWAGEN DEALERSHIP AND SHREWSBURY VOLKSWAGEN DEALERSHIP. I HAVE RESEARCHED AND FOUND OTHER CUSTOMERS HAVE COMPLAINED ABOUT THIS SAME ISSUE AND HAS NOT BEEN HANDLED BY VOLKSWAGEN CORPORATION. *KB

I HAVE EXPERIENCED AN ENGINE HESITATION (OR MISFIRE ISSUE ACCORDING TO THE DEALERSHIP) AND LOSS OF POWER AS DESCRIBED IN NHTSA ACTION # EA11002. THE DEALERSHIP REPLACED THE SPARK PLUGS TO TRY AND CORRECT THE ENGINE FAULTS.

TWO REAR SEAT BELTS IN MY CAR STOP WORKING. I'M CONCERN THAT SINCE THIS CAR IS LESS THEN 5 YEARS OLD, THAT A DEVICE THAT SHOULD LAST THE LIFE OF THE CAR IS MALFUNCTIONING. *TR

FALSE EPC AND CHECK ENGINE LIGHTS. WHEN CHECKED BY DEALER, THEY STATED THERE WAS NOTHING WRONG AND ONLY SOFTWARE UPDATE WAS NEEDED. I WAS CONCERNED THAT THERE WAS A SOFTWARE GLITCH THAT WILL AFFECT THE CORRECT FUNCTIONING OF THE VEHICLE.

ELECTRICAL PROBLEMS FROM DAY ONE - CONSTANTLY A NEW LIGHT ON THAT NEVER STAYED ON. DRIVER'S AIRBAG ISSUE THAT VW SAYS IS AN ELECTRICAL PROBLEM UNDER THE DRIVER'S SEAT - A FEW HUNDRED DOLLARS TO FIX A FEW MONTHS AGO, THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON AND VW CHARGED US TO RUN A DIAGNOSTIC TEST THAT CAME BACK WITH 12 FAILURE CODES, THE TWO MOST SEVERE BEING INTAKE RUNNER MOTOR AND HIGH PRESSURE PUMP. THEN, NOT LONG AFTER, THE CAR LITERALLY SHUT DOWN ON THE HIGHWAY AND WE COULD HARDLY GET TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD (MIND YOU NO PRIOR WARNING LIGHTS WERE PRESENT). THE ONLY ONE THAT CAME ON FOR A SPLIT SECOND WAS THE EPC (ELECTRONIC POWER CONTROL) LIGHT BEFORE THE CAR SHUT OFF. THE VEHICLE HAD TO BE TOWED TO VW DEALER WHO AFTER INVESTIGATING THE PROBLEM, SAID THAT THE ENGINE WAS SHOT. AND, I ALMOST FORGOT TO MENTION THAT THE AIR HASN'T WORKED FOR 2 SUMMERS. VW CLAIMS THAT THIS IS BECAUSE A BAD COMPRESSOR WAS PUT IN THE PASSATS. $1800 TO FIX. THESE ISSUES ARE COMPLETELY UNACCEPTABLE AND WE DON'T THINK ANY OF THE ABOVE PROBLEMS SHOULD BE OUR RESPONSIBILITY TO PAY. VW NEEDS TO STEP UP AND TAKE RESPONSIBILITY FOR THEIR FAULTY ENGINEERING. *TR

2007 VOLKSWAGEN PASSAT 4MOTION. LOW TIRE PRESSURE WARNING. THIS CAR HAS BEEN IN TWO DEALERS SERVICE CENTERS TO HAVE THIS ISSUE RESOLVED OVER THE LAST TWO YEARS. A MONTH AGO IT WAS REPAIRED AND LASTED ONE BLOCK. I HAVE ASKED THE DEALER AND THE MANUFACTURER TO CONTACT ME TO GET THIS RESOLVED. I HAVE NOT RECEIVED ANY CONTACT FROM EITHER. I FEEL THAT SINCE THIS IS A FEDERAL MANDATE IT SHOULD HAVE BEEN REPAIRED UNDER THE MANUFACTURERS WARRANTY. IT WAS NOT. *LN

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 VOLKSWAGEN PASSAT. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE KEY FOB FAILED AND BECAME STUCK IN THE IGNITION. THE STEERING COLUMN DEFECTIVE LIGHT HAS ILLUMINATED ON THE INSTRUMENTAL PANEL AFTER TRYING TO INSERT THE KEY. THE FAILURE OCCURRED ON AN INTERMITTENT BASIS. THE CONTACT WAS ABLE TO REMOVE THE KEY FROM THE IGNITION AFTER SEVERAL ATTEMPTS. THE VEHICLE WOULD NOT START AND WAS NOT INSPECTED BY A DEALER NOR WAS IT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS CONTACTED BUT PROVIDED NO FURTHER ASSISTANCE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 56,000.

PROBLEM: HEADS UP DISPLAY IN CAR SAYS "STEERING COLUMN LOCK DEFECTIVE." CAR STARTS UP, THEN STALLS AND THE ENGINE CUTS OFF. THIS WARNING IS DISPLAYED, ALONG WITH THREE LOUD BEEPS. AFTER THIS MESSAGE IS DISPLAYED, THE CAR WILL NOT START UP WITH REPEATED ATTEMPTS AT INSERTING THE KEY. TRIES TO START, STALLS, TRIES TO START, STALLS, ETC. SOMETIMES IT WILL START ON THE SECOND ATTEMPT, SOMETIMES I HAVE TO WAIT UNTIL THE 30TH+ ATTEMPT. MAKE THE CAR VERY SPORADIC IN ITS DRIVING USE WITH WHETHER IT WILL EVEN TURN ON OR NOT! NOTHING SEEMS TO HELP THIS PROBLEM. TURNING THE STEER WHEEL DURING START, DEPRESSING THE BRAKE, HAVING THE PARKING BRAKE ON, ETC. IT SHOULD BE NOTED HOWEVER THAT SOMETIMES THIS PROBLEM DOES NOT OCCUR AT ALL. I WILL INSERT THE KEY AND IT WILL START LIKE NORMAL. BUT THEN SOMETIMES I WILL GET THE ERROR ALONG WITH MULTIPLE FAILED ATTEMPTS AT STARTING THE ENGINE. PLANNING ON TAKING THIS CAR TO DEALER SOON AND HOPE THAT WARRANTY WILL COVER IT. *TR

MY 2007 PASSAT 2.0T WAGON CAR HAS DEVELOPED A SYMPTOM WHEN THE RPM GOES OVER 3000 SPECIALLY WHEN I NEED ACCELERATION AND IT CUTS OF THE POWER (FUEL OR SOMETHING ELSE I DON'T KNOW, THERE IS A TSB REGARDING TO CAM SHAFT LOBE WEAR THIS IS THE EXACT SYMPTOM I HAVE) THE MIL COMES ON WITH A CODE 2293. I WENT TO THE DEALER AND THEY SAY Y VEHICLE IS OVER WARRANTY MILEAGE AND THEY WILL NOT COVER IT. I NOTICED MANY PEOPLE ARE HAVING THE EXACT SAME ISSUE ON THE INTERNET AND WHEN DRIVING ON THE HIGHWAY THIS IS A SERIOUS SAFETY ISSUE SINCE THE ENGINE POWER CUTS OFF. BY THE DEFINITION OF THE TSB THIS IS APPARENTLY A MANUFACTURING DEFECT THEY EVEN RELEASE AN UPDATED PART AND ADVISE THE DEALERS TO USE THE UPDATED PART. I LIKE MANY OTHERS ARE FORCED TO PAY A HEFTY REPAIR SUM JUST AFTER COUPLE THOUSAND MILES OVER WARRANTY PERIOD. IN MY OPINION VW NEEDS TO ISSUE A RECALL ON THIS ISSUE. *LN