NHTSA Complaint #10234469 — 2004 VOLKSWAGEN PASSAT

AFTER HITTING 100,000 MILES ON 2004 PASSAT, THE WARNING LIGHT CAME ON FOR LOW OIL PRESSURE. I TOOK IT IN TO VW AND THEY QUOTED ME $2,800 TO REPLACE ALL OIL LINES AND VACUUM LINES. I DID SOME RESEARCH AND FOUND OUT THAT THIS IS A KNOWN PROBLEM WITH VW ENGINES AND EVEN AFTER DOING THE $2,800 WORTH OF WORK, THE ENGINE WILL STILL FAIL WITHIN A YEAR. I HAVE GONE TO ANOTHER REPAIR SHOP TO PERFORM AN OIL FLUSH AND I WAS ABLE TO DRIVE ANOTHER 500 MILES BEFORE THE LIGHT CAME ON AGAIN. I HAVE GONE FOR 2 MORE OIL FLUSHES. NOW, THEY WILL DO 2 OIL FLUSHES EACH TIME. THE FIRST TIME, THERE WILL BE A LOT OF SLUDGE THAT COMES OUT AND THE 2ND TIME IS CLEAR. THERE IS AN OBVIOUS PROBLEM WITH SLUDGE BUILD UP AND WILL EVENTUALLY RUIN THE ENGINE. I KNOW THERE WAS A RECALL ON 1.8T ENGINES FOR THIS SAME ISSUE. IT IS AN ISSUE WITH ALL VW ENGINES, NOT JUST THE 1.8T. *TR