1999 VOLKSWAGEN PASSAT Complaints

WHILE DRIVING ABOUT ANY SPEED THEN PARKING, TURNING OFF ENGINE, AND THEN TRYING TO START THE ENGINE, IT WON'T RESTART. *AK WITH SPARK PLUGS AND THERMOSTAT INSTALLED AT FACTOURY, THE VEHICLE RUNS AT 165 DEGREE. WHEN NEW SPARK PLUGS AND THERMOSTAT WERE INSTALLED, THE VEHICLE RUN AT 190 DEGREE. THE OWNER SAYS THESE ITEMS HAVE BEEN ON RECALL. *YH

THERE WAS A CATOSTROPHIC FAILURE OF THE CLUTCH WITH NO SIGN OF PROBLEMS PRIOR TO FAILURE.NOTE CAR HAD ROUTINE SERVICE FIVE DAYS PRIOR TO FAILURE. *AK

OIL FILTER LINE WAS ROUTED TOO CLOSE AROUND CATALYTIC CONVERTOR. THIS CAUSED IT TO OVERHEAT THE METAL OIL LINE. FLOW OF OIL TO THE TURBO-CHARGER WOULD BE STOPPED. ALSO, ENGINE BEARINGS BURNED UP & TURBO-CHARGER DESTROYED. TOOK VEHICLE TO DEALERSHIP TO CHECK. *AK

VEHICLE SUDDENLY ACCELERATED ON ITS OWN AT LEAST 4 TIMES, EACH TIME WHILE DECELERATING/BRAKING ON HIGHWAY EXIT RAMP AFTER CRUISE CONTROL SYSTEM MALFUNCTIONED EARLIER. ALSO, THE CRUISE CONTROL SYSTEM FAILS TO RESUME AND RESET. DEALER RESET READINESS CODES, BUT THE PROBLEM STILL REOCCURRED. DEALER WILL NOT REPLACE ANY PARTS UNTIL PROBLEMS CAN BE CONFIRMED. *ML THE CONSUMER STATES THAT THE CRUISE- SET BUTTON WAS SO STIFF THAT BRUSHING IT WOULD CAUSE THE DRIVER TO SWITCH ON THE LEFT TURN SIGNAL. *YH

INTERMITTENTLY WHEN DECELERATING VEHICLE STALLS OUT AND DIES. PRIOR TO THIS PROBLEM, VEHICLE WAS AT DEALER FOR REPAIRS,AND VEHICLE WAS RUNNING FINE. *AK

CONSUMER RECEIVED RECALL 99V2480000 CONCERNING INNER TIE ROD. CONTACTED THE DEALER NO PARTS AVAILABLE TO CORRECT THE PROBLEM. PLEASE GIVE ANY FURTHER DETAILS.*AK

CRUISE CONTROL WORKED INTERMITTENTLY, AND IT WILL ENGAGE WITHOUT APPLICATION. PROBLEM WAS REPORTED TO THE DEALERSHIP. VEHICLE HAS BEEN WORKED ON THREE TIMES. DEALER WAS NOT ABLE TO LOCATE WHAT WAS CAUSING THIS PROBLEM. *ML

THE CAR HAS A PRONOUNCED GROAN WHEN TURNING AND THE DEALER SAYS ONE OF THE TIE RODS NEEDS TO BE REPLACED. THERE IS AN EXISTING RECALL FOR THIS DEFECT FOR CARS MANUFACTURED PRIOR TO MINE-IT WOULD SEEM THAT THEY DID NOT CORRECT THE PROBLEM, IT WAS MORE EXTENSIVE THAN THEY ORIGINALLY THOUGHT OR MY CAR WAS CONSTRUCTED USING THE PREVIOUS PARTS. THE LOCAL DEALER REFERRED ME TO VW WHO SAY THEY CAN NOT "PARTICIPATE" OR "ASSIST" WITH THIS REPAIR. *AK

GAS GUAGE INDICATE THERE IS GAS IN VEHICLE. BUT, VEHICLE WOULD STOP RUNNING DUE TO AN EMPTY GAS TANK. DEALER HAS SEEN VEHICLE SEVERAL TIMES, AND CANNOT FIND SOLUTION. *AK

THIS CAR HAS NOW BEEN INTO THE DEALER SHIP 4 TIMES TO REPAIR A PERSISTENT WATER LEAK FROM A POLLEN FILTER LOCATED IN THE ENGINE COMPARTMENT. THIS LEAK CAUSES WATER TO POOL UP TO APPROX ONE INCH IN THE RIGHT REAR FOOTWELL.