1999 VOLKSWAGEN PASSAT Complaints

WHILE MERGING OFF THE HIGHWAY, A LOUD NOISE CAME FROM THE LEFT FRONT OF THE VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE WAS DRIVEN TO THE DEALERSHIP. THE LEFT LOWER CONTROL LINKAGE HAD BROKE. THE DEALERSHIP REPLACED THE PART. THE FAILURE HAS RECURRED 3 ADDITIONAL TIME ON THE OTHER CONTROL ARMS. *JB

ABS CONTROL MODULE FAILED IN 1999 PASSAT V6. ABS WARNING LIGHT CAME ON, ALONG WITH FLASHING BRAKE LIGHT AND INTERMITTENT BEEPING SOUND. REPAIR ESTIMATE $1500-2000. I CONTACTED VW OF AMERICA TO COMPLAIN AFTER READING ABOUT NUMEROUS OTHER COMPLAINTS ABOUT THE BOSCH PART. VW OF AMERICA TOLD ME THEY COULD/WOULD NOT HELP WITH REPAIR.*AK

THE FRONT END IS "CREAKY." THERE IS CONSIDERABLE NOISE, USUALLY WHEN TURNING. I SUSPECT THAT THE BUSHINGS IN THE MULTI-LINK FRONT SUSPENSION ARE WORN. I RECEIVED AN ESTIMATE FROM THE DEALER ON 7/18/2003 OF $1020 TO FIX IT. I CHOSE NOT TO FIX IT AT THAT TIME. OVER THE PAST YEAR I HAVE HEARD NUMEROUS STORIES OF PASSAT AND AUDI A4S THAT HAVE THIS SAME PROBLEM SO I WANT TO ADD ANOTHER COMPLAINT TO THE FILE. *JB

WHILE DRIVING AT LOW SPEEDS THE VEHICLE LOST OIL PRESSURE INTERMITTENTLY. PLEASE PROVIDE ADDITIONAL INFORMATION. *JB

ABS LIGHT COMING ON ONCE IN A WHILE. NOW STAYS ON PERMANENTLY AND BEEPS. CONCERNED ABOUT SAFETY OF BRAKES. COST TO REPAIR $1600. THIS CAR HAS BEEN IN THE SHOP NUMEROUS TIMES FOR ELECTRICAL PROBLEMS SINCE I PURCHASED IT. I WILL NEVER BUY ANOTHER VW. *JB

I BOUGHT MY 1999 PASSAT IN MARCH 2002, AND HAD THE PROBLEM OCCURRED AT THE DATE LISTED BELOW, MY MILEAGE WAS ONLY 60K AND MY ABS BRAKE LIGHT CAME ON, I WENT TO THE DEALER TO HAVE IT FIXED THEY SAID IT WOULD COST ABOUT $2000. I HAVE READ AND SPOKEN TO MANY PEOPLE HAVING THE SAME PROBLEMS. IS THERE ANY WAY THIS CAN BE RECALLED OR CAN ANYONE HELP US WHO DOESN'T HAVE MONEY TO PAY FOR THAT AMOUNT. IT IS A SAFETY ISSUE AND IF YOU WOULD LIKE TO CONTACT OR SPEAK TO PEOPLE WHO HAD THESE PROBLEMS. ONE OF THE WEBSITE IS WWW.TECH.BENTLEYPUBLISHERS.COM AND IT IS UNDER VW PASSAT ABS LIGHT PROBLEM. PLEASE HELP US.*AK

THE ABS MODUAL ON MY 1999 VOLKSWAGEN PASSAT(58000 MILES)HAS MALFUNCTIONED. THIS IS CLEARLY A SAFTY PROBLEM.VOLKSWAGEN OF AMERICA SAYS THEY CANT HELP WITH THE $2000 REPAIR.FAR TOO MANY ARE IN THIS POSITION.THERE MUST BE A RE-CALL REGARDING THIS POSSIBLE LIFE THREATENING MATTER.*AK

SOME MONTHS AGO ABS WARNING LIGHT WOULD COME ON INFREQUENTLY. ABOUT ONCE EVERY TWO WEEKS. THEN THE LIGHT WOULD COME ON MORE FREQUENTLY. NOW THE ABS LIGHT HAS BEEN ON CONSTANTLY FOR THE PAST SEVERAL MONTHS. ODDLY, THE LIGHT WAS OFF ON TWO CONSECUTIVELY EVENINGS AND THE ABS WORKED WHEN THE LIGHT WAS OFF. HOWEVER, SINCE THEN THE LIGHT HAS BEEN ON CONSTANTLY. HAVE BEEN TO TWO DEALERS WHO SUGGESTED REPLACING ABS CONTROL MODULE FOR $1400.00. THIS SEEMS TO BE A VERY COMMON FAILURE IN VOLKSWAGONS AND AUDIS. DATE GIVEN BELOW IS APPROXIMATE.*AK

THE CONTROL ARMS IN THE 1999, 2000, AND 2001 VOLKSWAGEN PASSATS ARE DEFECTIVE. ACCORDING TO THE DEALERSHIP IF THESE ARE NOT REPAIRED ONE CAN LOSE STEERING CONTROL. THE UPPER CONTROL ARMS IN MY 1999 PASSAT HAD TO BE REPLACED IN NOVEMBER 2003 AND NOW THE LOWER CONTROL ARMS NEED TO BE REPLACED. THE DEALERSHIP INDICATES THAT THIS PROBLEM IS COMMON IN 1999, 2000, AND 2001 PASSATS, AND I HAVE SPOKEN WITH OTHER OWNERS WHO ARE HAVING THE SAME PROBLEM. THIS SAFETY HAZARD WARRANTS A RECALL ON THESE VEHICLES.*JB

AS A RESULT OF A PERSISTENT RATTLING IN THE FRONT RIGHT END OF MY 4 CYL. 1999 VW PASSAT, I TOOK MY CAR IN FOR INVESTIGATION. I HAVE BEEN ADVISED BY TWO INDEPENDENT REPAIR SHOPS THAT BOTH UPPER CONTROL ARMS ON BOTH SIDES OF THE CAR AS WELL AS THE TIE ROD ENDS MUST BE REPLACED TO THE TUNE OF $1200. IF THEY ARE NOT REPLACED, I HAVE BEEN ADVISED THAT ONE COULD BREAK AND I WOULD HAVE NO STEERING. OBVIOUSLY AT A HIGH RATE OF SPEED THIS COULD BE DANGEROUS OR DEADLY. I HAVE SPOKEN WITH VW AND EVEN THOUGH THEY ACKNOWLEDGE ISSUING A TSB ON THIS DEFECT, THEY REFUSE TO COVER ITS REPAIR. THIS IS A SAFETY ISSUE THAT MUST BE ADDRESSED SOONER RATHER THAN LATER. THANK YOU FOR ANY HELP YOU CAN PROVIDE IN THIS AREA.