NHTSA Complaint #10563190 — 2008 VOLKSWAGEN PASSAT

THE CAM FOLLOWER ON 2006-2008 PASSATS WITH THE 2.0T FSI BPY ENGINE ARE ALL SUSCEPTIBLE TO AN EVENT WHERE THE CAM FOLLOWER GETS A HOLE IN IT AND THE HIGH PRESSURE FUEL PUMP CAN DRILL THROUGH THE INTAKE CAMSHAFT. VOLKSWAGEN GAVE A WARRANTY EXTENSION TO 2006 AND 2007 PASSATS BUT WILL NOT TAKE CARE OF THE 2008S! VOLKSWAGEN CLAIMS NEW PARTS WERE USED BUT I HAD THE REPAIR DONE AND THE PART NUMBER ON MY FUEL PUMP WAS DIFFERENT THAN THE NEW ONE! IT IS A $2000 PROBLEM AND THIS NEED TO HAVE ACTION TAKEN! THE SYMPTOMS CAN CAUSE TERRIBLE ACCIDENTS! THEY INCLUDE EXTREMELY POOR ACCELERATION, JOLTS, HESITATIONS, ROUGH STARTS, AND ROUGH IDLES. VOLKSWAGEN SAYS THAT THIS IS VIN SPECIFIC AND 2008S DO NOT APPLY BUT NUMEROUS PEOPLE WITH PASSATS, GTI'S, AND JETTA'S WITH THIS ENGINE HAVE HAD THIS PROBLEM! IT IS DANGEROUS. I HAVE NEARLY GOTTEN IN MANY ACCIDENTS AND IT IS EXPENSIVE TO REPAIR IT. THEY HAVE RECOGNIZED IT AS A PROBLEM AS THEY HAVE RELEASED NUMEROUS TECHNICAL SERVICE BULLETINS FOR THIS SPECIFIC MODEL YEAR CONCERNING THESE PARTS! THERE NEEDS TO BE FORMAL ACTION TAKEN AS THIS IS NOT JUST A FEW CARS THAT THIS HAS HAPPENED TO, BUT MANY! *TR