NHTSA Complaint #11325500 — 2015 VOLKSWAGEN PASSAT
ENGINE issue reported to NHTSA
Complaint Details
| ODI Number | 11325500 |
| Vehicle | 2015 VOLKSWAGEN PASSAT |
| Component | ENGINE |
| Date of Incident | |
| Date Filed | |
| Mileage | 45,000 miles |
| Crash | No |
| Fire | No |
| Injuries | 0 |
| Deaths | 0 |
| Vehicle Towed | No |
| State | OR |
Consumer Description
THE EPA & CARB REQUIRED MODIFICATIONS TO MY DIESEL VEHICLE THAT ON READING THE TECHNICAL DETAILS IN THE REQUIRED PAPERWORK, MY VEHICLE ACTUALLY POLLUTES SLIGHTLY MORE AFTER THE FIX! LESS MILEAGE, LESS POWER, POLLUTES SLIGHTLY MORE. CONTACTED EPA & CARB MANY TIMES TO ASK THEM TO EXPLAIN THE EMISSIONS AFTER THEIR 'FIX,' NEVER RETURNED EMAIL OR CALL. NOTING OTHER CAR MAKERS USING THE SAME ENGINE CONTROL UNIT FROM BOSCHE, THOSE CARS WERE EITHER MADE EXEMPT OR GIVEN A SOFTWARE FIX (NO HARDWARE MODIFICATIONS LIKE VW). IT SEEMS LIKE VW DRIVERS ARE BEING PUNISHED BECAUSE VW LIED. OTHER CAR MAKERS WHO GOT CAUGHT (ALL BOSCHE EDC17 ENGINE COMPUTERS), ADMITTED TO EPA AND JUST PAID THE FINES IMMEDIATELY TO EPA, UNLIKE VW. REALLY, IT SEEMS LIKE EPA AND CARB ARE PUNISHING THE END CONSUMER BECAUSE VW LIED. I GET 300 TO 400 FEWER MILES A TANK, SLIGHTLY WORSE EMISSIONS... WHAT GIVES? GOOD FOR FUEL TAX THOUGH. WOULD LIKE AN INVESTIGATION INTO CORRUPTION OF CARB AND EPA AS IT SEEMS THE SECOND TDI FIX IS FOR GOVERNMENT / CALIFORNIA EGO. PLEASE REFERENCE PAGE 8 OF THE ATTACHED PDF AND LOOK AT ALL THE EMISSIONS, WHY DID CARB JOIN SOME OF THE MEASUREMENTS TOGETHER? WHAT ARE THEY TRYING TO HIDE? SIMPLE MATH WILL SHOW YOU THAT THE NEW MEASUREMENTS EQUAL THE OLD FEDERAL NUMBERS ONCE YOU JOIN THE SAME MEASUREMENTS TOGETHER. WHAT WAS ACCOMPLISHED? MY CAR PERFORMS WORSE AT 300 LESS MILES A TANK. YEP, LOOKING WHOLISTICALLY, 300 MILES LESS PER TANK IS ACTUALLY WORSE FOR THE ENVIRONMENT YET GREAT FOR FUEL TAX! *TR
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