1999 VOLKSWAGEN PASSAT Complaints

RECALL COMPONENT ON NATIONAL BACKORDER AND CAN NOT BE REPLACED, OWNER IS EXPERIENCING INTERMITTENT FAILURE. (99V-131) *MJS

NHTSA RECALL NO:99V131001 AND MANUFACTURER'S RECALL NO:UH CONCERNING BRAKE BOOSTER FAILURE. NO PARTS WERE AVAILABLE. CALLED SEVERAL TIMES OTHER DEALERS, AND NO ONE HAS THE PART. *AK

SEAT HAS BEEN COMING APART FROM THE FLOOR. DEALER REPLACED THE FRAME OF THE SEAT, AND NOW THE SEATBACK IS NOT ADJUSTING PROPERLY. REGIONAL MANAGER WENT ON A TEST DRIVE WITH THE CONSUMER, AND SAID THAT IT WAS NOT A SAFETY PROBLEM. BUT, WOULD FIX IT FOR HER. SEAT IS STILL LOOSE, AND HAS BEEN TAKING BACK MANNY OTHER TIMES. *AK

WHEN APPLYING BRAKES TO MAKE A NORMAL STOP VEHICLE WILL LURCH FORWARD BEFORE IT COMES TO A COMPLETE STOP. DEALER CANNOT DETERMINE CAUSE. *AK

RECEIVED RECALL 99V131001. CONTACTED DEALER ON 15-NOV-99 AND STILL NO PARTS AVAILABLE. ISSUE HAS SINCE BEEN RESOLVED. *AK *ML

THE VEHICLE WAS FOUND W/OIL LEAK SINCE 5000MILES. 4 TIMES WAS THE VEHICLE BROUGHT TO THE DEALER FOR SERVICE FOR OIL LEAK. THE CAR WAS BROUGHT TO SERVICE LAST ON 1/3/00. IT IS ESTIMATED ON 2/20/00 THE CAR WILL HAVE THE ENGINE REPLACED, DUE TO PIN-HOLE IN ENGINE BLOCK. I HAVE LOST THE USE OF THE VEHICLE SINCE 1/3/00.

WE WERE NOTIFIED OF A RECALL REGARDING THE BRAKES ON OUR VEHICLE. THE DEALERSHIP TOLD US THEY COMPLETED HAVE THE WORK ON THE BRAKES BUT DID NOT HAVE THE PARTS TO COMPLETE THE RECALL. WE HAVE CONTACTED THE SERVICE DEPARTMENT TO COMPLETE THE JOB ON NUMEROUS OCCASSIONS. WE HAVE BEEN TOLD THE PARTS ARE COMING FROM GERMANY. AS OF 1/18/00 WE WERE TOLD THE COMPANY IS HOLDING BACK THE PARTS. AS AN ACCIDENT RECONSTRUCTIONISTS AND A SAFETY PROFESSIONAL, I FIND THIS EXPLANATION UNACCEPTABLE AND VOLKSWAGEN IS NOT COMPLING WITH RECALL NOTICE ISSUED BY YOUR AGENCY. *AK