2008 VOLKSWAGEN PASSAT Complaints

SUMMARY ON CERTAIN VEHICLES, THERE COULD BE AN INTERRUPTION IN ELECTRICAL POWER TO THE FUEL PUMP CONTROL MODULE. THIS COULD RESULT IN THE FUEL PUMP RUNNING CONTINUOUSLY, RESULTING IN A DRAINED BATTERY AND/OR A NO START CONDITION, OR CAUSE A LOSS OF MOTIVE POWER WHILE THE VEHICLE IS IN MOTION, WHICH COULD INCREASE THE RISK OF A CRASH CAUSING INJURY AND/OR DAMAGE TO PROPERTY. RECALL STATUS RECALL INCOMPLETE. REMEDY NOT YET AVAILABLE REMEDY REPLACE THE FUEL PUMP CONTROL MODULE AND RELOCATE IT WITHIN THE VEHICLE. SAFETY RISK DESCRPITION A LOSS OF MOTIVE POWER WHILE THE VEHICLE IS IN MOTION COULD INCREASE THE RISK OF A CRASH CAUSING INJURY AND/OR DAMAGE TO PROPERTY. MANUFACTURER RECALL NUMBER 20AE NHTSA RECALL NUMBER 17V509

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 VOLKSWAGEN PASSAT. WHILE DRIVING AT A LOW SPEED, THE VEHICLE STALLED WITHOUT WARNING. THE CONTACT WAS ABLE TO RESTART THE VEHICLE, BUT IT FAILED TO REMAIN ON. THE CONTACT WAS CLOSE TO HOME AND PUSHED THE VEHICLE BACK INTO HER DRIVEWAY. AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC DIAGNOSED THAT THE FUEL PUMP MODULE FAILED AND NEEDED REPLACEMENT. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED SINCE IT WAS INCLUDED IN NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 17V509000 (FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE). THE PARTS WERE NOT AVAILABLE FOR THE REPAIR. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE AND ADVISED THE CONTACT TO CALL A DEALER. THE LOW COUNTRY VOLKSWAGEN DEALER (1001 JOHNNIE DODDS BLVD, MT PLEASANT, SC 29464 (843) 881-8555) WAS CONTACTED AND CONFIRMED THAT THE PARTS WOULD NOT BE AVAILABLE UNTIL DECEMBER OR JANUARY. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS UNKNOWN.

I WAS DRIVING ON THE HIGHWAY AND NOTICED A LOSS OF POWER WITH THE ENGINE LIGHT ON. WHEN I COMPLETED THE TRIP, I FOUND THAT THE CAMSHAFT FOLLOWER HAD WORN ALL THE WAY THROUGH, LEAVING METAL FRAGMENTS INSIDE THE ENGINE. THE CAMSHAFT HAD WORN AWAY AT THE HIGH PRESSURE FUEL PUMP, WITH DAMAGE OCCURRING TO BOTH PARTS. WHAT WAS ADDRESSED IN TECHNICAL BULLETIN 2015153 HAPPENED TO MY CAR AS WELL. THE ISSUE IS THAT VW DENIED TO HELP BECAUSE MY CAR WAS A 2008 MODEL YEAR, WITH A PRODUCTION DATE IN JANUARY OF 2008. THE RECALL AND WARRANTY EXTENSION APPLIED TO MODEL YEAR 2006-2007, BUT BECAUSE THE SAME EXACT FAILURE HAPPENED ON MY CAR IT SHOULD BE COVERED ALSO.

ON 9/19/2017 WHILE DRIVING ON THE FREEWAY COMING HOME FROM SOCCER PRACTICE THE HEADLINER CAME APART FROM THE ROOF CAUSING REAR VISIBILITY ISSUES. WE CONTACTED VW CUSTOMER CARE AND THEY WILL NOT REPAIR DESPITE THERE BEING MANY OTHER VW OWNERS WHO HAVE EXPERIENCED THIS (PASSATWORLD FORUM). WE HAVE OWNED EIGHT DIFFERENT CARS, HONDA, TOYOTA, ETC. AND HAVE NEVER HAD THIS HAPPEN SO THIS IS CLEARLY A VW DEFECT.

TL* TAKATA RECALL. THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 VOLKSWAGEN PASSAT. THE CONTACT RECEIVED NOTIFICATION OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 16V078000 (AIR BAGS). THE PART TO DO THE REPAIR WAS UNAVAILABLE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE MANUFACTURER EXCEEDED A REASONABLE AMOUNT OF TIME FOR THE RECALL REPAIR. THE CONTACT SPOKE TO HANSEL VOLKSWAGEN (2951 CORBY AVE, SANTA ROSA, CA 95407) WHO STATED THAT PARTS WERE NOT AVAILABLE AND DID NOT KNOW WHEN THEY WOULD ARRIVE. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE ISSUE. THE CONTACT HAD NOT EXPERIENCED A FAILURE. PARTS DISTRIBUTION DISCONNECT.

ENGINE FAILURE DUE TO CAM SHAFT, HIGH PRESSURE FUEL PUMP, OIL PUMP, CAM SHAFT FOLLOWER. LOUD NOISE AND ROUGH SOUNDING ENGINE. CONSTANT WARNING LIGHT OF "STOP! LOW OIL PRESSURE" PROBLEMS SIMILAR OR IDENTICAL TO THE 07 ENGINE THAT WAS RECALLED.

TL* TAKATA RECALL. THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 VOLKSWAGEN PASSAT. THE CONTACT RECEIVED NOTIFICATION OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 16V078000 (AIR BAGS). THE PARTS TO DO THE REPAIR WERE UNAVAILABLE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE MANUFACTURER EXCEEDED A REASONABLE AMOUNT OF TIME FOR THE RECALL REPAIR. THE CONTACT CALLED A LOCAL DEALER (BOMMARITO VOLKSWAGEN OF HAZELWOOD LOCATED AT 400 BROOKES DRIVE HAZLEWOOD, MO 314-731-7777) AND WAS INFORMED THAT THE RECALL REMEDY PARTS WERE ON BACKORDER. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED. THE CONTACT HAD NOT EXPERIENCED A FAILURE. PARTS DISTRIBUTION DISCONNECT. UPDATED 08/04/17*LJ THE CONSUMER STATED THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED. UPDATED 08/15/2017*JS

THE TIMING BELT TENSIONER LET GO. THE CAR HAS 78000 MILES ON IT. AND A QUICK GOOGLE SEARCH RESULTED IN FINDING MANY INSTANCES AND A CLASS ACTION LAW SUIT OVER THIS ISSUE DO TO VWS RELUCTANCE TO ORDER A RECALL.

TAKATA RECALL. I TOOK THE VEHICLE IN FOR THE TAKATA RECALL TO THE AUTOBARN CITY VOLKSWAGEN LOCATED IN CHICAGO, IL. THE FIRST TIME I TOOK IT IN, ON MARCH 31ST, THE CONSULTANT TOLD ME THAT IT WAS TOO LATE TO WORK ON IT EVEN THOUGH I BROUGHT IT IN AT 5 PM WHILE THEY CLOSED AT 7 PM. THE OPTION THEY GAVE ME WAS TO LEAVE THE CAR OVERNIGHT AND PICK IT UP THE NEXT DAY. I NEEDED THE CAR OVER THE WEEKEND SO THEY RESCHEDULED MY APPOINTMENT TO THE FOLLOIWNG SATURDAY, THE 8TH. ON THE 8TH, I HAD THE LUCK TO SPEAK WITH A DIFFERENT CONSULTANT BY THE NAME OF BRAYNER ASATOURI. WHEN HE FOUND OUT THAT THE VEHICLE HAD A RE-BUILT TITLE HE TOLD ME THAT THEY WILL NOT BE DOING THE RECALL. HE TOLD ME TO HOPE THAT THE AIRBAG DOES NOT MALFUNCTION WHILE IM IN THE VEHICLE BUT THAT THERE WAS NOTHING THEY CAN DO ABOUT IT AND THAT I WAS NOT THE FIRST RECALL HE HAD TO SEND HOME. IT LEFT ME WONDERING THAT I SHOULD JUNK THE CAR IF THERE WAS A CHANCE OF SOMEBODY BEING HARMED BY THE AIRBAG. WITH A LITTLE RESEARCH AND MANY CALLS TO THE VOLKSWAGEN CARE TEAM, AN INVESTIGATION WAS STARTED AND IT TURNS OUT THAT THE CONSULTANT GAVE ME FALSE INFORMATION. I HAVE TO USE THE VEHICLE TO GO TO WORK, GO PLACES AND DO SOME EVERYDAY DAY ACTIVITIES. WHILE THE INVESTIGATION WAS GOING ON, I HAD TO USE THE VEHICLE FOR TWO WEEKS BEFORE THEY COULD WORK ON THE CAR. FOR TWO WEEKS I WAS PUT AT RISK AND EVERYBODY AROUND ME BECAUSE A VOLKSWAGEN SERVICE CONSULTANT WOULD NOT WORK ON THE TAKATA AIRBAG RECALL. HE DID NOT MAKE ANY EFFORT TO FIND OUT FROM HIS SUPERIORS IF THE CAR QUALIFIED FOR THE REPAIR LET ALONE EXPLAIN SOME OPTIONS TO MAKE THE VEHICLE SAFER. FORTUNATELY, NOTHING HAPPENED DURING THE TIME THAT THEY REJECTED TO WORK ON THE VEHICLE BUT IF SOMETHING WOULD HAVE HAPPENED, I DONT KNOW HOW THE DEALER WOULD REACT SINCE THEY NEGLECTED THE SAFETY RECALL. WHO KNOWS HOW MANY VEHICLES HAVE BEEN NEGLECTED IN THIS DEALER?

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 VOLKSWAGEN PASSAT. THE CONTACT RECEIVED NOTIFICATION OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 16V078000 (AIR BAGS) HOWEVER, THE PART TO DO THE REPAIR WAS UNAVAILABLE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE MANUFACTURER EXCEEDED A REASONABLE AMOUNT OF TIME FOR THE RECALL REPAIR. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE ISSUE. THE CONTACT HAD NOT EXPERIENCED A FAILURE. PART DISTRIBUTION DISCONNECT.