1999 VOLKSWAGEN PASSAT Complaints

DRIVING ALONG ON A CLEAR DAY, OPEN ROAD, NO BAD WEATHER. THE ABS/BRAKE LIGHT ON MY CAR CAME ON WITH A WARNING BEEP. INTERMITTENTLY THE TACHOMETER AND OIL PRESSURE LIGHT WOULD FAIL TO WORK ADDITIONAL CREATING WARNING BEEPS . HAVING THE VEHICLE CHECKED BY A GARAGE, THE ABS ELECTRONIC MODULE HAD FAILED REQUIRING REPLACEMENT. *TR

PASSENGER POWER WINDOW REGULATOR DESIGNED WITH PLASTIC CLIPS CAUSING WINDOW TO FALL IN THE DOOR. CLIPS NOT AVAILABLE AT DEALER. YOU ARE REQUIRED TO BUY THE ENTIRE WINDOW REGULATOR @ $120.00... *TR

1. UNKNOWN 2. VISIBLE GAS LEAK, INTERMITTENT. RECURRED APPROX. 1 YEAR AFTER INITIAL VISIBLE LEAK TO AN EXTENT I WAS ABLE TO TRACE. 3. REPLACE CRACKED RUBBER HOSE CONNECTED TO FUEL FILTER. (PART IS NOT AVAILABLE BUT I HAVE PHOTOS). *TR

1999 PASSAT 4 CYL HAS A FLASHING BRAKE AND A CONSTANT ABS ALARM LIGHT ON ALMOST ALL THE TIME. *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 1999 VOLKSWAGEN PASSAT. WHILE DRIVING AT ANY SPEED, THE CONTACT HEARD A THUMPING SOUND COMING FROM THE REAR OF THE VEHICLE. SHE DID NOT NOTICE ANY DIFFERENCES IN THE VEHICLE PRIOR TO HEARING THE SOUND. THE VEHICLE WAS DIAGNOSED BY THE DEALER AND THE TIE RODS WERE REPLACED. NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER 00V414000 (STEERING:LINKAGES:ROD:RELAY:CONNECTING) WAS REFERENCED. THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 65,829 AND FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 39,466.

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 1999 VOLKSWAGEN PASSAT. WHILE DRIVING 30 MPH, THE FRONT END OF THE VEHICLE LOWERED TO THE GROUND WITHOUT WARNING, WHICH CAUSED THE VEHICLE TO STOP. THE TOW TRUCK DRIVER STATED THAT THE FRONT LOWER CONTROL ARM BROKE. AS OF MAY 8, 2008, THE DEALER HAD NOT INSPECTED THE VEHICLE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT HE RECEIVED SERVICE ACTION BULLETIN FOR THE FRONT LOWER CONTROL ARM IN NOVEMBER OF 2004. THE DEALER INSPECTED THE VEHICLE HOWEVER; THEY DID NOT MAKE ANY REPAIRS. THE CONTACT STATED THEY HE WAS ABLE TO REPLACE THE FRONT LOWER CONTROL ARM. THE CURRENT AND FAILURE MILEAGES WERE 228, 000. UPDATED 05/22/08 *BF UPDATED 05/22/08. *JB

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 1999 VOLKSWAGEN PASSAT. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE EXTERIOR TURN SIGNAL LIGHTS FALL OFF THE VEHICLE PERIODICALLY. THE FAILURE HAS OCCURRED THREE TIMES IN THE PAST EIGHT YEARS. THE VEHICLE WAS DIAGNOSED BY THE DEALER, BUT THE FAILURE CONTINUES. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 87,000.

ABS AND BRAKE LIGHT COMES ON WITH 4 BEEPS. SOMETIMES THE PROBLEM GOES AWAY AND SOMETIMES IT JUST STAY THERE DURING THE ENTIRE DRIVE. ABS SEEMS TO HAVE STOPPED WORKING. *TR

I DRIVE A 1999 VW PASSAT SEDAN TURBO. OUT OF NO WHERE ONE DAY MY ABS AND BRAKE LIGHTS STARTED FLASHING, THEY ARE ALWAYS ON NOW EVERYTIME I DRIVE AND DO NOT GO OFF. I AM WORRIED SOMETHING MAY BE WRONG WITH MY BRAKE SYSTEM BUT DO NOT HAVE ANY MORE MONEY TO PUT INTO MY CAR AT THE MOMENT SINCE I HAVE PUT THOUSANDS IN SINCE IT WAS PURCHASED. *TR

OVER TIME LEAVES COLLECTED IN THE BATTERY COMPARTMENT OF MY '99 VOLKSWAGEN PASSAT WAGON. THIS LED TO RAIN WATER LEAKING INTO THE PASSENGER COMPARTMENT AND CORRODING THE ECU UNDER THE DRIVER'S SEAT. THE ALARM AND LOCKS STARTED WORKING ON THEIR OWN, SOMETIMES IN THE MIDDLE OF THE NIGHT, AND THE VEHICLE WOULD NO LONGER START. THE INITIAL REACTION FROM VOLKSWAGEN WAS TO "CHEAPLY FIX" AND THE SELL THE CAR AS SOON AS POSSIBLE BECAUSE IT WOULD HAVE LIFELONG PROBLEMS WITHOUT A "PROPER FIX" WHICH WOULD COST MORE THAN THE CAR WAS WORTH (~$6-$8K). *TR