2010 VOLKSWAGEN PASSAT Complaints

PURCHASED THE CAR AT 62K ENGINE TIMING CHAIN WENT OUT AT 72K I'M VERY FRUSTRATED THEY ARE NOT COMMUNICATING WITH ME ON ANYTHING AND NOBODY IS HELPING. *TR

AS I DRIVE THE CAR "HESITATES". ITS ALMOST AS IF IT ACCELERATES AND DECELERATE ON ITS OWN. AS I LOOK ONLINE I SEE THERE WAS A RECALL REGARDING THIS ISSUE AS ITS A FUEL PUMP BUT AS I CALL THE DEALERSHIP THEY STATE THERE IS NO RECALL ON MY SPECIFIC VEHICLE. *TR

DRIVING HOME FROM WORK ON A BUSY ROAD WHEN ALL THE SUDDEN MY CAR STARTS TO SHAKE AND THEN THE EPC LIGHT CAME ON ENGINE STARTED FLASHING. I'VE READ A BUNCH OF THREADS WITH VOLKSWAGEN HAVING THIS ISSUE. [XXX] VEHICLES. YOU WERE FUNDED BY [XXX] HITLER NO WONDER. Y'ALL HAVE TO TAKE SOME RESPONSIBILITY ONCE IN A WHILE FOR ALL THE SHADY [XXX] Y'ALL ARE TRYING TO PULL. INFORMATION REDACTED PURSUANT TO THE FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT (FOIA), 5 U.S.C. 552(B)(6). *TR

VW FOUND OUT THAT THE TIMING CHAIN IS DEFECTIVE IN THEIR VW CC 2.0 T ENGINE. THIS PART CAN GO OUT AT ANYTIME. IF YOU ARE TRAVELING AT A HIGH SPEED YOU CAN BE FATALLY INJURED IF THIS TIMING CHAIN GOES OUT. IT HASN'T HAPPENED BUT I WAS WARNED. WITH THE SOLUTION OF A 3800.00 REPAIR. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNED A 2010 VOLKSWAGEN PASSAT. THE CONTACT STATED WHEN DRIVING AT APPROXIMATELY 25-30 MPH THE ENGINE STALLED. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE FIRE EMITTED FROM UNDER THE HOOD AND WITHIN A MOMENT THE ENGINE WAS ON FIRE. THE QUINCY FIRE DEPARTMENT WAS PRESENT AND WAS ABLE TO EXTINGUISH THE FIRE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE FIRE DEPARTMENT ADVISED THAT THE FIRE STARTED IN THE FUEL LINE. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED. THE CONTACT'S INSURANCE COMPANY DESTROYED THE VEHICLE. THE MANUFACTURER WAS CONTACTED AND ADVISED THAT THE VEHICLE WAS NOT INCLUDED IN NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 17V509000 (FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE). THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 129,000.

THE CAR BATTERY IS FINE, THE CAR SHUTS OFF IMMEDIATELY WHEN PUSHING ON BRAKE, LEAKS BRAKE FLUID, CANNOT KEEP RUNNING, CANNOT GET TO VW TO GET THE CURRENT 4 RECALLS TAKEN CARE OF UNLESS I CAN PAY FOR TOWING, CAN'T RUN BECAUSE OF FUEL PUMP AND THE APPARENT ISSUES VW IS HAVING ALREADY ON OTHER 2010 MODELS BRAKE SYSTEM, THIS IS THE SAME YEAR AND IT IS OBVIOUS THAT THE PASSAT 2010 ARE HAVING THE SAME ISSUES WITH THE ABS! VOLKSWAGEN WILL NOT TO THE VEHICLE EVEN THE ISSUE OF INABILITY TO DRIVE IS DUE TO THE RECALL OF FUEL PUMP AND THE NOT YET RECALLED 2010 PASSAT BRAKES (ABS) , CAUSING IT TO SHUT OFFF. THE ELECTRICAL GOES HAYWIRE. SORRY FOR NON TECH TERMS BUT THIS IS WHAT IS GOING ON, IT IMMEDIATELY SAYS SERVICE BRAKES THEN SHUTS OFF. BRAKE FLUID IS LEAKING, AS WELL AS COOLANT.

THE VEHICLE IS DISPLAYING ERRATIC SHIFTING BETWEEN GEARS AS WELL AS SLIPPING WHILE IN GEAR IN BOTH DRIVE AND MANUAL DRIVE MODE. THE TRANSMISSION FUNCTION IS PUSHING THE GHG EMISSIONS PAST THE PER DETERMINED LIMIT. THE CALIBRATION SOFTWARE V1979 DOES NOT APPEAR COMPLIANT WITH ITS EMISSIONS CERTIFICATION PER CERTIFICATE NUMBERS AVWXV02.02UA-005 AND AVWXV02.03UA-006 AND I CANNOT FIND A RECALL OR TSB ADDRESSING SOFTWARE V1979. MODE9 : CALIBRATION IDENTIFICATION TYPE 02 - VIN : [XXX] (ADDRESS E8) TYPE 04 - CALIBRATION ID : 06J906026DA 6987 (ADDRESS E8) TYPE 04 - CALIBRATION ID : 02E300051P 1979 (ADDRESS E9) INFORMATION REDACTED PURSUANT TO THE FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT (FOIA), 5 U.S.C. 552(B)(6). *TR

VEHICLE LOST POWER AND SHUT OFF WHILE DRIVING ON THE STREET AT APPROXIMATELY 20 MPH. I HAD DRIVEN ABOUT 1 BLOCK ON THIS STREET AFTER HAVING TURNED ONTO IT FROM ANOTHER STREET. WHEN THE CAR DIED, "STEERING WHEEL LOCKED" DISPLAYED ON DASH PANEL. CAR WOULD NOT START, STEERING WHEEL WOULDN'T MOVE BEYOND ABOUT 1" TO THE RIGHT. MESSAGE WOULD DISPLAY "STEERING WHEEL STILL LOCKED" OR "MOVE STEERING WHEEL." AFTER 40 MINUTES OF THIS ROTATION OF MESSAGES AND TRYING TO START THE VEHICLE, MOVED THE STEERING WHEEL UP AND DOWN. CAR FINALLY STARTED BUT ONLY FOR 3 SECONDS. BATTERY LIGHT WOULD COME ON. WAS ABLE TO START THE CAR SEVERAL TIMES DOING THIS AND MOVING IT 30 FEET TO SAFELY PARK ON THE SIDE OF THE ROAD. TEMPERATURE OUTSIDE WAS ABOUT 30 DEGREES F. FOR ABOUT 1 MONTH PRIOR TO THIS, I WOULD PERIODICALLY HEAR A TICKING SOUND AFTER REMOVING THE KEY FROM THE IGNITION. AFTER THE TICKING STOPPED, A MESSAGE WOULD DISPLAY ON THE DASH PANEL "STEERING COLUMN LOCKED. VISIT WORKSHOP!" IT WAS EXTREMELY COLD WHEN THIS HAPPENED, BUT IT DIDN'T HAPPEN EVERY TIME I TURNED OFF THE CAR, AND THE CAR STARTED FINE EACH TIME AFTER. OUTSIDE TEMP WAS IN THE TEENS (F) WHEN THIS TYPICALLY HAPPENED.

TIMING CHAIN BROKE RESULTING IN CATASTROPHIC ENGINE FAILURE. THIS VEHICLE HAS HAD NUMEROUS RECALLS AND IS THE SUBJECT OF MULTIPLE CLASS ACTION LAWSUITS. IF YOU HAVE THE OPTION TO PURCHASE A VW CC DO NOT DO IT. THESE VEHICLES ARE COMPLETE GARBAGE AND SHOULD BE RECALLED COMPLETELY BY THE MANUFACTURER.

DROVE CAR WITHOUT PROBLEMS. CAME BACK AN HOUR LATER AND IT STARTED, BUT ENGINE WAS SHAKING. MOVED IT ACROSS PARKING LOT AND SHUT ENGINE OFF. NEXT TIME I TRIED TO TURN IT ON, WOULD NOT START. TOOK IT TO MECHANIC, SAID THAT TIMING CHAIN BROKE AND RUINED THE REST OF THE ENGINE. DID RESEARCH AND FOUND THIS TO BE A COMMON ISSUE WITH VW ENGINES. FAULTY TIMING CHAINS ARE USED WHICH CAUSE CATASTROPHIC ENGINE FAILURE LEAVING DRIVER AT RISK IF THIS HAPPENS WHEN DRIVING. EVEN WHEN NOT DRIVING, THE POSSIBILITY OF SUCH A COMMON OCCURRENCE FROM ONE OF THEIR PRODUCTS FAILING AND RUINING THE REST OF THE CAR IS UNFAIR TO CONSUMERS AND VOLKSWAGEN SHOULD BE HELD ACCOUNTABLE BEYOND WARRANTY LIABILITIES FOR ANY OF THEIR VEHICLES THAT THIS HAPPENS TO. THEY SHOULD NOT BE ALLOWED TO BUILD FAULTY ENGINES AND LEAVE CONSUMERS TO FOOT THE BILL FOR THEIR SHODDY DESIGNS AND WORKMANSHIP.