NHTSA Complaint #10575113 — 2013 VOLKSWAGEN PASSAT

JANUARY 2014: TURBOCHARGER FAILED ON MY 2013 VOLKSWAGEN PASSAT TDI. THE CAR FAILED IN THE EVENING, BUT THAT MORNING WHEN LEAVING FOR WORK, THE TURBO MADE A SPLIT SECOND CHOO-CHOO TRAIN WHISTLE, BUT CONTINUED TO FUNCTION, ALTHOUGH IT FELT LIKE THE TURBO WAS FREE-WHEELING AND NOT REALLY IN SYNC WITH THE ACTUAL BOOST. WHEN IT FAILED, THERE WAS A MUFFLED BANG, FOLLOWED BY A LOCOMOTIVE TYPE BLACK OILY SMOKE ROLLING OUT OF THE EXHAUST. I WAS ONLY 2 MILES FROM THE DEALERSHIP, SO I DROVE IT THERE IMMEDIATELY. WHEN STANDING ON THE THROTTLE, IT SOUNDED LIKE A NUT RATTLING AROUND IN A CAN. DEALER REPLACED THE INTERCOOLER, EGR AND DPF. MARCH 24, 2014: TURBOCHARGER AGAIN FAILED AT 17,000 MILES. THIS TIME NO AUDIBLE WARNING THAT THE UNIT WAS FAILING, JUST INSTANT POWER LOSS. *TR