NHTSA Complaint #10475982 — 2006 VOLKSWAGEN PASSAT

MY CAR IS EXHIBITING THE SAME PROBLEMS THAT MANY OTHER CONSUMERS ARE EXPERIENCING. THE ENGINE OIL PUMP BOLT FAILS AND BACKS-OUT, WHICH CAN SHEER OFF THE BOLT AND CAUSE THE ENGINE TO EXPERIENCE CATASTROPHIC FAILURE. MY EPC LIGHT, ENGINE LIGHT, AS WELL AS EXCLAMATION LIGHT ARE ON. THE CAR HAS VERY LITTLE POWER, AND ALTHOUGH IT DOES RUN, THE ACCELERATION NEEDED TO DRIVE THE CAR MAKES IT DANGEROUS. THE ISSUES HAS BEEN HIGHLIGHTED BY MANY CONSUMERS AND HAVE CONTACTED THE PERSON NOTED AT THE BOTTOM OF THIS POST: HTTP://WWW.PASSATWORLD.COM/FORUMS/74-VOLKSWAGEN-PASSAT-B6-DISCUSSION/327507-3-6-OIL-BOLT-FAILURE-REFERENCE-MATERIAL.HTML THE COST TO REPLACE THIS PART IS ON AVERAGE $2000.00. THIS IS A MANUFACTURING ISSUE AND HAS BEEN REPORTED BY MANY PEOPLE. VW HAS YET TO ISSUE A RECALL FOR THE PROBLEM AND I AM AWAITING A RESPONSE FROM [XXX] OR [XXX] ABOUT THE ISSUE. INFORMATION REDACTED PURSUANT TO THE FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT (FOIA), 5 U.S.C. 552(B)(6). *TR