NHTSA Complaint #11062299 — 2007 VOLKSWAGEN PASSAT WAGON

LATE SEPTEMBER 2017 THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT WENT OFF IN MY 2007 PASSAT WHILE I WAS DRIVING TO WORK. I TOOK THE PASSAT IN FOR A REPAIR THE FOLLOWING DAY, AND THE HIGH PRESSURE FUEL PUMP WAS REPAIRED, AFTER DRIVING OFF THE LOT, THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT CAME BACK ON, LESS THAN 100 YARDS AWAY. I DID NOT DRIVE THE CAR, AFTER THE REPAIR, OTHER THAN TO MY DRIVE WAY, LESS THAN 5 MILES AWAY. WHILE WE WERE TRYING TO FIGURE OUT WHAT TO DAY, LESS THAN A WEEK LATER, OCTOBER 12, 2017, I RECEIVED A RECALL NOTICE IN THE MAIL, THAT WHAT I HAD JUST REPAIRED WAS A RECALL, AND SAFETY ISSUE. WE CALLED THE SHOP, AND THEY INFORMED US THAT SINCE IT WAS A RECALL TO WAIT FOR VW TO RESOLVE THE ISSUE. AFTER MULTIPLE PHONE CALLS WITH VW CORPORATE OFFICE, AND RUDE CUSTOMER SERVICE REPS WHO HUNG UP ON ME WHEN I ASKED QUESTIONS REGARDING THE REPAIR, I FINALLY GOT A HOLD OF SOMEONE THAT WAS KIND ENOUGH TO LISTEN. SHE MADE A PHONE CALL TO HAVE OUR CAR LOOKED AT, THE CLOSEST VW DEALERSHIP AND WE HAD IT TOWED IN ONLY FOR THEM TO TELL US THERE WERE SEVERAL ISSUE WRONG WITH THE VEHICLE. SO WE CALLED OUR LOCAL VW CERTIFIED MECHANIC, TO VERIFY THE ISSUES, SINCE HE HAD JUST SEEN IT, AND HE INFORMED THAT NONE OF WHAT THEY WERE TELLING US WAS WRONG WITH THE VEHICLE. WE THEN HAD IT TOWED BACK TO OUR MECHANIC LOCALLY, AND HE LOOKED AT THE CAR AGAIN. SINCE WE HAD BEEN OUT OUR SECOND VEHICLE FOR A COUPLE OF MONTHS, WE ASKED HIM TO FIX IT SO WE COULD AGAIN USE IT. THE MECHANIC HAD THE CAR FOR TWO WEEKS, WHEN HE THOUGHT IT WAS REPAIRED, HE WOULD FIND MORE ISSUES. AFTER AT LEAST THREE PHONE CALLS OF MORE ISSUES, IT WAS REPAIRED, WITH A HEFTY BILL, OF NEAR 2K DOLLARS, ONTOP OF THE OVER 2K WE PUT IN TO REPLACE THE RECALL A MONTH EARLIER. I DECIDED TO TRADE IN MY CAR AS I NEEDED SOMETHING RELIABLE AND SAFE.I HAVE BEEN CHECKING ON LINE SINCE OCTOBER 2017 FOR REPAIR REMEDIES, OF WHICH THREE IS NONE, AS OF 1/11/18.