2005 VOLKSWAGEN PASSAT Complaints

THAT THE CONNECTION AT THE FUEL TANK IS DAMAGED CAUSES THE FUEL LEAK. THIS IS RELATED TO THE OLD RECALL: NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER :08V156000 *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 VOLKSWAGEN PASSAT. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 35 MPH, THE CHECK ENGINE WARNING INDICATOR ILLUMINATED. THE CONTACT STEERED THE VEHICLE TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD AND HAD IT TOWED TO A MECHANIC. THE FAILURE WAS DIAGNOSED AS ENGINE OIL SLUDGE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED. THE VIN WAS UNAVAILABLE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 143,000.

I STARTED THE CAR AND IMMEDIATELY TURNED ON MY DRIVER'S HEATED SEAT. WITHIN 2 MINS, SMOKE STARTED APPEARING ON MY LEFT SIDE. I REALIZED MY SEAT WAS STARTING TO CATCH FIRE, SO I QUICKLY TURNED OFF THE VEHICLE. LUCKILY, MY CLOTHES DID NOT CATCH FIRE. HOWEVER, MY HEATED SEAT BURNED A HOLE COMPLETE THROUGH THE LEATHER. THIS IS A MAJOR SAFETY ISSUE. *TR

I WAS TRAVELING ON I-70 EAST 25 MILES EAST OF DENVER AT MILE MARKER 133, WITH THREE OF MY GRANDDAUGHTERS IN THE CAR WITH ME. I HEARD A NOISE AND IMMEDIATELY STARTED TO PULL TO THE RIGHT SHOULDER AND BRAKE WHEN THE CAR WENT OUT OF CONTROL, SPINNING ME OUT TO THE LEFT ACROSS BOTH TRAFFIC LANES, TOOK ME IN A 360 DEGREE CIRCLE AND THEN INTO THE DITCH ON THE RIGHT SIDE OF THE ROAD. IT WAS ONLY AN INSTANT FROM FIRST NOISE TO BEING SPUN OUT OF CONTROL - NO WARNING. BECAUSE I WAS SPUN OUT TO THE LEFT, I WAS NOT HIT BY THE SEMI DIRECTLY BEHIND ME. THE RIGHT REAR TIRE RAN AHEAD OF MY CAR FROM THE POINT WHERE I FIRST ATTEMPTED TO STOP. THERE WAS AN INCIDENT REPORT: COLORADO STATE PATROL #[XXX]. OFFICER ON SCENE EXAMINED TIRE AND SAID IT WAS AN "INSTANTANEOUS SEPARATION" OF TREAD FROM SIDEWALL AND POSSIBLY FAULTY TIRE MANUFACTURE. HE ALSO SAID WE SHOULD HAVE ROLLED BUT MY CAR'S LOW CENTER OF GRAVITY SAVED US. WE WERE UNHURT BUT TRAUMATIZED. THE TIRE WAS PURCHASED 1-30-14, 3-1/2 MONTHS PRIOR TO INCIDENT AND WAS IN LIKE-NEW CONDITION. PURCHASED FROM DISCOUNT TIRES ON LAKE MEAD IN LAS VEGAS, MANUFACTURED BY GT RADIAL, GITI TIRE (USA) LTD., 10404 SIXTH STREET, RANCHO CUCAMONGA, CA 91730-5831, PHONE (909) 980-0968. CAR HAD BEEN COMPLETELY GONE OVER TWO DAYS BEFORE WHEN I DEPARTED ON TRIP, TIRE PRESSURE WAS CHECKED THE DAY BEFORE, AND A VISUAL CHECK WAS DONE BEFORE I GOT ON THE ROAD THAT DAY. THERE WAS NO INDICATION THAT THE TIRE WAS DAMAGED OR UNDERINFLATED IN ANY WAY. I BELIEVE UTTERLY THAT THE TIRE WAS DEFECTIVE AND AM CONSIDERING A LAWSUIT DESPITE FACT THAT WE WERE UNINJURED. THIS WAS A TERRIFYING EVENT AND ONE WHICH COULD HAVE TAKEN THE LIVES OF MY GRANDDAUGHTERS THROUGH NO FAULT OF MY OWN. THIS IS HAPPENING MORE AND MORE AND MFGRS ARE USING OLD "DRY" RUBBER AND/OR INEFFECTIVE ADHESIVE. I TRUST YOU WILL PURSUE THIS VERY SERIOUS ISSUE. INFORMATION REDACTED PURSUANT TO THE FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT (FOIA), 5 U.S.C. 552(B)(6). *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 VOLKSWAGEN PASSAT. THE CONTACT STATED WHILE DRIVING 60 MPH, THERE WAS AN INCREASE IN ENGINE RPMS AND THE VEHICLE STALLED WITHOUT WARNING. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC WHERE THE TECHNICIAN DIAGNOSED THAT THE TRANSMISSION WAS DEFECTIVE AND NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS UNKNOWN. THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 155,000. UPDATED 7/25/14*CN

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 VOLKSWAGEN PASSAT. THE CONTACT STATED THE THAT FRONT PASSENGER'S SIDE HEATED SEAT WAS ACTIVATED WHEN A HIGH VOLTAGE OF HEAT PENETRATED THROUGH THE LEATHER SEAT CUSHION UNEXPECTEDLY. THE FRONT SEAT PASSENGER SUFFERED FROM A BURN TO THE RIGHT LEG. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN AUTHORIZED DEALER. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED AND ACCEPTED RESPONSIBILITY FOR THE REPAIR EXPENSE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 100,000.

I HAVE NOTED WHEN REPLACING FRONT HEADLIGHT BULBS THAT THE PLASTIC COVERING THE HEADLIGHT WIRING WAS DETERIORATING ON ALL THE WIRES TO THE POINT THAT THE WIRING WAS COMING IN CONTACT WITH OTHER DETERIORATED WIRING CAUSING A SHORT AND FAILURE OF THE FRONT HEADLIGHTS. THE PROBLEM APPEARS TO BE A FAILURE INVOLVING A TYPE OF PLASTIC COVERING THE INTERNAL HEADLIGHT WIRES THAT ATTACH TO THE BULBS THAT MAY BE, OR LIKELY BE FAILING DUE TO HEAT CAUSING PREMATURE FAILURE OF THE HEADLIGHT WIRES, THE HEADLIGHT BULBS AND BURNED OUT HEADLIGHT FUSES DUE TO THE SHORTING OUT OF THE HEADLIGHT WIRES. *TR

WAS DRIVING HOME AND THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT, STOP DRIVING LIGHT, LOW OIL PRESSURE LIGHT AND A BUZZER WENT OFF. HAD THE VEHICLE TOWED TO A MECHANIC AND HAVE FOUND THAT THERE IS NO OIL PRESSURE. THE VEHICLE WITH THIS MANY MILES SHOULD NEVER HAVE A PROBLEM WITH NO OIL PRESSURE. THE MECHANIC TELLS US THAT IT MIGHT BE "SLUDGE" OR THE OIL PUMP IS SHOT. EITHER OF WHICH SHOULD NEVER HAPPEN ON ANY VEHICLE ESPECIALLY SINCE IT HAS ONLY 89000 MILES. THIS PROBLEM IS TYPICAL WITH THIS MOTOR AND WAS RECALLED UP TO THE MODEL YEARS 2004. THE 1.8 L TURBO MOTOR IS AND ALWAYS HAS BEEN A TERRIBLE MOTOR FOR THIS AND JUST BECAUSE THEY HAVE NOT RECEIVED A LOT OF COMPLAINTS ON THIS PARTICULAR YEAR DOES NOT MEAN THAT THERE IS NO PROBLEM. ONE ONLY HAS TO SEARCH ON LINE TO SEE THAT THEIR IS AND HAS BEEN AN ONGOING PROBLEM. VW OF AMERICA HAS ACKNOWLEDGED THE RECALL AND THEIR CULPABILITY UP TO 2004, IN AN EMAIL TO ME, BUT BECAUSE OF OUR NEWER VIN HAS DENIED COVERAGE. *TR

ENGINE OIL PUMP DRIVE FAILURE (TDI ENGINE), CAUSING LOSS OF ENGINE OPERATION INCLUDING LOSS OF POWER STEERING AND LOSS OF POWER BRAKES. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 VOLKSWAGEN PASSAT. THE VEHICLE WAS EQUIPPED WITH YOKOHAMA TIRES 8VID IN VIGOR 205/55/16. THE DOT NUMBER WAS NOT AVAILABLE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING 50 MPH, THE DRIVER'S SIDE REAR TIRE POPPED AND HE PULLED OVER TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD AND CALLED AAA FOR ASSISTANCE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE TIRE SHOP WHERE THE TIRE WAS PURCHASED AND THE MECHANIC STATED THAT THEY HAVEN'T SEEN ANY PROBLEMS WITH THE TIRE. THE MANUFACTURER WAS AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 108,269.