NHTSA Complaint #10288824 — 2002 VOLKSWAGEN PASSAT

IN JAN. 2007 THE "LOW OIL PRESSURE" LIGHT CAME ON WHILE DRIVING MY 2002 PASSAT 1.8T (W/ AUTO TRANSMISSION) ON THE FREEWAY- I IMMEDIATELY STOPPED THE CAR AS THE WARNING LIGHT ADVISED. THE CAR WAS TOWED TO A DEALERSHIP & I WAS TOLD I NEEDED A NEW OIL PUMP DUE TO OIL SLUDGE ($1300). THE CAR HAD APPROX. 60K MILES ON IT. THE DEALERSHIP DID NOT TELL ME ABOUT THE EXTENDED WARRANTY FOR '02 PASSATS FOR OIL SLUDGE-RELATED REPAIRS; I FOUND OUT ABOUT IT BY RESEARCHING ONLINE. HOWEVER, VOLKSWAGEN WOULDN'T HONOR THIS WARRANTY WITHOUT RECEIPTS FOR EVERY OIL CHANGE DONE ON THE CAR - WHICH I DID NOT HAVE. APPROX. A YEAR & A HALF LATER, THE SAME OIL PRESSURE LIGHT CAME ON WHILE DRIVING & I HAD TO IMMEDIATELY STOP THE CAR. THIS TIME, I HAD TO REPLACE THE ENTIRE ENGINE ($8000!!) DUE TO OIL SLUDGE ISSUES. AGAIN, EXTENDED WARRANTY FOR OIL SLUDGE REPAIRS WAS USELESS TO ME BECAUSE I DIDN'T HAVE RECEIPTS FOR EVERY SINGLE OIL CHANGE DONE OVER THE LIFE OF THE CAR. *TR