2002 VOLKSWAGEN PASSAT Electrical System Problems

WHILE DRIVING AT 75MPH OR IN CITY TRAFFIC I GET AN ALARM WARNING THAT MY DRIVER'S DOOR IS OPEN. TO SHUT THE LOUD WARNING OFF, I MUST OPEN AND CLOSE THE DOOR WHILE GOING 75MPH OR IN TRAFFIC. EITHER I OPEN THE DOOR WHILE DRIVING OR PULL OVER ON THE SIDE OF THE HIGHWAY WITH TRAFFIC, I FIND THIS VERY DANGEROUS!!! THIS HAPPENS DAILY THIS IS MY SECOND VW PASSAT THAT THE DOOR LATCH HAS FAILED AND WAS TOLD THIS A COMMON PROBLEM WITH VOLKSWAGENS THIS SHOULD BE A RECALL BECAUSE OF THE DANGERS OF HAVING TO OPEN THE DOOR TO RESET THE LATCH ELECTRICAL SWITCHES THAT ARE DEFECTIVE!!!

I WAS DRIVING THE CAR ABOUT 30 MINUTES PRIOR TO INCIDENT TRAVELING AT APPROXIMATELY 45 MPH WITH MY CHILD IN THE CAR AND WITHOUT WARNING OF ANY KIND MY CAR SHUTS OFF AND I ALMOST GOT REAR ENDED . I WAS ABLE TO COAST TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD PUT THE VEHICLE IN PARK TRIED STARTING THE VEHICLE AND IT STARTED RIGHT AWAY . I DROVE VEHICLE HOME WITHOUT INCIDENT . I TOOK THE VEHICLE TO A MECHANIC AND THEY COULDN'T FIND A PROBLEM NO ENGINE CODES WHERE PRESENT . I DROVE THE VEHICLE FOR A WEEK AND THIS SAME SCENARIO PLAYED OUT AGAIN I WASN'T DRIVING THE CAR ANY FURTHER AT THIS POINT BECAUSE AGAIN I HAD MY CHILD IN THE CAR AND AGAIN ALSO GOT REAR ENDED . HAD IT TOWED TO A DIFFERENT MECHANIC AND THEY TO WERE UNABLE TO FIND ANY ENGINE CODES OR PROBLEMS...

CAR BEEPS AND DISPLAYS THE ABS LIGHT AND THE BRAKE LIGHT. AT FIRST THEY APPEAR AND THEN DISAPPEAR. ON 6/12/2014 THE ABS IS ON EACH TIME I START THE VEHICLE PLUS THE BRAKE LIGHT FLASHES THROUGHOUT THE DURATION OF THE DRIVE. ON TWO OCCURRENCES THE TRACTION CONTROL OFF LIGHT CAME ON AND REMAINED ON. THE FEAR IS THAT I HAVE LOST ABS AND TRACTION CONTROL, AND ALSO THAT THE E-BRAKE OR BRAKES WILL ENGAGE WHILE IN MOTION. MULTIPLE OCCURRENCES OF THIS HAVE OCCURRED IN VW PASSAT FORUMS AND MOST SUGGEST TAKING OUT THE ABS MODULE AND HAVING IT REFURBISHED DUE TO A HAIR SENSOR THAT GOES FAULTY ON THE PASSAT. MANY REQUESTS HAVE BEEN MADE TO HAVE THIS PART RECALLED AND FIXED, I AM ADDING MY REQUEST TO THE OTHER PARTIES INVOLVED. *TR

IN AUGUST OF 2013, WHILE BACKING OUT OF A DRIVEWAY, I EXPERIENCED A TOTAL LOSS OF BRAKING. AFTER EXAMINING THE CAR, I DISCOVERED THAT THE PLENUM THAT HOLDS THE BATTERY AND BRAKE BOOSTER WAS NEARLY FILLED WITH RAIN WATER. IT WAS NECESSARY FOR ME TO REMOVE ONE OF THE DUCK-BILLED DRAIN PLUGS IN THE PLENUM AS ALL WERE CLOGGED WITH DEBRIS, PREVENTING WATER FROM DRAINING OUT. THE FLOODED PLENUM APPEARS TO HAVE RESULTED IN WATER BEING DRAWN THROUGH THE VACUUM LINES WHEN ATTEMPTING TO BRAKE. THIS, IN TURN, CAUSED A SIGNIFICANT AMOUNT OF WATER TO BE DRAWN INTO THE CRANKCASE. WATER WAS ALSO DRAWN INTO THE CYLINDERS RESULTING IN MISFIRING. AFTER REMOVING AT LEAST ONE DRAIN PLUG IN THE PLENUM FOR PROPER DRAINAGE, AND DOUBLE FLUSHING THE CONTAMINATED OIL IN THE CRANKCASE, I EXPERIENCED NO FURTHER BRAKING PROBLEMS UNTIL FREEZING WEATHER IN NOVEMBER 2013. IN NOVEMBER, WHILE BRAKING NEAR THE...

I WAS DRIVING AT NIGHT AND PULLED OVER BECAUSE MY CAR HAD NO OPERATING TAIL LIGHTS (THE HEADLIGHTS AND OTHER FRONT LIGHTS WERE WORKING PROPERLY). TURNING THE LIGHTS OFF AND THEN BACK ON SOLVED THE PROBLEM TEMPORARILY, BUT FURTHER TESTING WHEN I RETURNED HOME REVEALED THAT THE TAIL LIGHTS WERE NOT ALWAYS TURNING ON WITH THE REST OF THE LIGHTS. AN INTERNET SEARCH REVEALED THIS IS A RELATIVELY COMMON PROBLEM FOR THESE CARS AND THAT A FAILED HEADLIGHT SWITCH IS THE CULPRIT. REPLACING THE SWITCH SOLVED THE PROBLEM. *TR

I'M THE ORIGINAL OWNER OF A 2002 VW PASSAT 1.8T/AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION WITH 97,500 MILES WHICH HAD UNDERDASH ELECTRICAL FIRE WHILE RUNNING THE CAR AND NOW IS A TOTAL LOSS. THE CAR WAS IN VERY GOOD CONDITION PRIOR TO THE EVENTS. ELECTRICAL UNDERDASH FIRE STARTED VERY FAST WITH SMOKE COMING FROM DRIVER VENT. AFTER SEARCHING ON THE INTERNET APPEARS THIS IS A VERY COMMON PROBLEM, AN NOT MANY PEOPLE REALLY REPORT THE CAR FIRE. *TR

TRAVELING DOWN THE STREET AND SMELLED SMOKE. SMOKE BEGAN EMITTING FROM UNDER THE DASH AND VEHICLE CUT OFF. FIRE DEPARTMENT WAS CALLED AND EXTINGUISHED THE FIRE. VEHICLE WAS A TOTAL LOSS. *TR

MY COMPLAINT IS MORE GENERAL IN NATURE. I PURCHASED A 2002 VOLKSWAGEN PASSAT IN 2001. THIS WAS THE FIRST CAR I PURCHASED BRAND NEW. AS I THINK BACK OVER THE TIME THAT I'VE HAD THIS VEHICLE AND READING THE COMPLAINTS THAT HAVE BEEN LOGGED IN ON THIS SITE, I CAN'T HELP BUT THINK THAT VOLKSWAGEN SHOULD OFFER SOME TYPE OF SUBSTANTIAL "HARDSHIP" REIMBURSEMENT BESIDES REPAIRS AND SUCH. IN THE TIME THAT I'VE HAD THIS VEHICLE, I'VE HAD THE FOLLOWING INCIDENTS OCCUR: 1. HAVE A CONTROL UNIT REPLACED (HORN NOT WORKING, UNABLE TO ROLL DOWN WINDOWS, ETC..) 2. REPLACE IGNITION COIL (STOP MOTOR STATUS LIGHT COMING ON AS I'M DRIVING IN THE MIDST OF TRAFFIC) 3. HAD UNDERSHIELD FALL FORWARD AS I WAS DRIVING ON THE STATE HIGHWAY, PRETTY MUCH SCOOPING UP POTENTIAL DEBRIS FROM THE ROADWAY SURFACE. 4. DAMAGE TO ENGINE FROM OIL SLUDGE AND OIL PUMP REPLACEMENT NO LESS...

2002 VW PASSAT 2.8 V6 . IGNITION COIL PACK SHORTING OUT( CAN SEE STREAKS OF ELECTRICITY ON ALL THREE COILS AT NIGHT ALONG SIDES OF COILS - - WHEN LOOKING INTO DARK ENGINE COMPARTMENT ) . CAR MISFIRES UPON ACCELERATION AND AT IDLE . IT HAS STALLED TWICE AND SEEMS TO BE VERY UNRELIABLE . I HAVE ORDERED A NEW COIL PACK AND WILL NOT DRIVE THE CAR UNTIL I REPLACE THIS COIL PACK . I CALLED THE LOCAL V.W. DEALER AND THEY SAID NO RECALL FOR THE 2.8 V6 30 VALVE ENGINE - CALLED V.W. OF AMERICA AND I WAS TOLD THE SAME THING . I WILL KEEP THE OLD COIL PACK IN HOPE THAT V.W. WILL RE-IMBURSE ME THE PRICE OF MY NEW COIL PACK - IT IS VERY EASY TO CHANGE . *TR

WE OWN A 2002 VW PASSAT WAGON AND ARE SO HAPPY WITH IT WE BOUGHT ANOTHER ONE WITH LOWER MILEAGE. SHORTLY AFTER BUYING THE SECOND VW THE ENGINE WARNING LIGHT CAME ON THE FIRST VEHICLE. OUR MECHANIC SAID IT WAS THE IGNITION COIL PACK - $600 TO REPLACE. CAR HAD OVER 120,000 MILES SO WE WEREN'T UNDULY ALARMED, AND PAID IT. THREE WEEKS LATER ENGINE WARNING CAME ON AGAIN. TOOK IT TO A DIFFERENT GARAGE - ONE THAT USED TO BE THE LOCAL VW DEALER - AND THEY SAID THE IGNITION COIL WAS BAD AGAIN. WE ASSUMED THE REPLACEMENT PART HAD TURNED OUT TO BE BAD SO PAID ANOTHER $600 TO HAVE IT FIXED. TOOK THE OLD PART BACK TO THE ORIGINAL GARAGE BUT THE MECHANIC DID NOTHING ABOUT IT. 'CHALKED IT UP TO EXPERIENCE. THREE MONTHS LATER THE ENGINE WARNING LIGHT CAME ON THE SECOND VW. TOOK IT TO...

2002 VW PASSAT ENGINE FIRE WHILE DRIVING. SHOP SAID IT LOOKS LIKE IT STARTED IN THE WIRING HARNESS. NO INJURIES, VEHICLE TOTAL LOSS. ONE OWNER, WELL CARED FOR. I PURCHASED THIS VEHICLE NEW, INTENDING TO DRIVE IT A LONG TIME. NOT A GOOD INVESTMENT. *TR

TURN SIGNAL PRODUCES CONTINUOUS TURN SIGNAL NOISE AFTER USE OF THE TURN SIGNAL. THIS IS A SIGNIFICANT DISTRACTION WHILE DRIVING AND DISCOURAGES USE OF THE TURN SIGNAL. THIS HAS BEEN A PERSISTENT PROBLEM. *TR

2002 PASSAT WAGON, AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION, ACCELERATOR PEDAL BECAME STUCK WHILE GETTING ON HIGHWAY DURING A COLD MORNING. BRAKES WERE NON-RESPONSIVE EVEN WHEN CAR WAS PUT INTO NEUTRAL. CAR CONTINUED TO ACCELERATE, DRIVER PUT CAR INTO A LOWER GEAR WHICH SLOWED DOWN THE CAR A BIT AND FINALLY PUT THE TRANSMISSION IN "PARK". THIS CAUSED THE CAR TO EVENTUALLY STOP. TO GET OFF THE HIGHWAY, DRIVER SLOWLY DROVE OFF ONTO THE EXIT RAMP AFTER CALLING 911 AND BEING ADVISED TO GET OFF THE HIGHWAY WHICH HAD NO SHOULDER. AFTER THAT THE CAR AND BRAKES APPEARED TO FUNCTION NORMALLY. THE NEXT MORNING CAR WOULD NOT START DUE TO THE BATTERY BEING DRAINED AND WAS TOWED TO VW MECHANIC. AFTER BEING INSPECTED FOR 2 DAYS THE MECHANIC DID NOT FIND ANYTHING WRONG WITH THE ACCELERATOR OR THE BREAKS AND THERE WAS NO EVIDENCE THAT THE PEDAL GOT STUCK ON THE FLOOR MAT. NO...

2002 VOLKSWAGEN PASSAT HAS ENGINE PROBLEMS. *NJ THE CONSUMER STATED THE VEHICLE HAS NOT BEEN DRIVEN IN A YEAR AND A HALF DUE TO THE OIL SLUDGE AND MISFIRING PROBLEMS. THE CATALYTIC CONVERTER FAILED AND THE SPARK PLUGS AND COIL PACKS WERE CONSTANTLY BEING REPLACED. *JB

I WAS DRIVING MY 2002 PASSAT 1.8T FOR A APPROXIMATELY 30, REACHING MY HOUSE THE CAR STARTED SPUTTERING AND ACTING WEIRD. ONCE I PARKED IN MY DRIVEWAY AND OPEN THE HOOD THE ENGINE WAS ON FIRE FOR NO APPARENT REASON. THE CAR WAS RUNNING PERFECTLY FINE FOR THE FIRST 30 MINUTES AND THEN WAS ON FIRE. *TR

LOSS OF ENGINE POWER CHECK ENGINE LIGHT COMES ON I SHUT ENGINE OFF ONE IGNITION COIL STARTS TO SMOKE AND START ON FIRE ALONG WITH COIL ELECTRICAL LEAD. *TR

I WAS AT THE TRYING TO FIND A PARKING SPOT WHEN SUDDENLY MY CHECK ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON AND STARTED BLINKING. I LOST ALOT OF POWER AND COULD NOT ACCELERATE. I THEN HAD TO HAVE THE VEHICLE TOWED TO MY HOME BECAUSE I WAS AFRAID OF CAUSING ANY FURTHER DAMAGE TO THE VEHICLE. THE NEXT DAY I CONTACTED THE DEALERSHIP AND EXPLAINED THE SITUATION. THEY THEN INFORMED ME THAT MANY OF THESE TYPES OF VEHICLES HAVE BEEN REPAIRED DUE TO THE PROARISING FROM A FAULTY IGNITION COIL OR COIL PACK AND I WAS TOLD THAT THE COST TO REPAIR IT WOULD BE BETWEEN $350-$500 TO REMOVE AND REPLACE FAULTY IGNITION COILS (4). AFTER FURTHER LOOKING INTO THE PROBLEM THROUGH NUMEROUS WEBSITES I NOTICED THE SAME EXACT PROBLEM HAPPENING CONSISTENTLY TO MANY OWNERS OF SUCH VEHICLES. *TR

TURN SIGNAL/HAZARD RELAY SWITCH FAILED WHILE DRIVING, NO TURN SIGNALS...FIND OUT THERE HAS BEEN A RECALL ON THE 2002 JETTA AND GOLFS BUT NOT ON THE PASSAT, SAME SWITCH IN ALL THE CARS MADE BY VW...THIS IS A HUGE HAZARD, WHY HASN'T VW RECALLED THE 2002 PASSATS AS WELL? *TR

MY 2002 VW PASSAT INITIALLY BLEW THE #5 FUSE WHICH CONTROLS THE A/C, STEERING WHEEL ITEMS (HORN, VOLUME CONTROL, ETC.) AND ITEMS ON THE DRIVER SIDE SUN VISOR. THE FUSE WAS REPLACED AND SUBSEQUENTLY I EXPERIENCED SMOKING IN THE AREA OF THE SUN VISOR. REMOVING THE VISOR, I NOTICED FRAYED WIRING AND BURNT WIRING INSULATION. IN ADDITION THERE WAS SPARKING INSIDE THE ROOF AREA. I TOOK THE CAR TO THE DEALER AND THEY CUT THE FRAYED WIRE AND TAPED IT UP, WITH A MORE COMPLETE REPAIR TO COME IN A COUPLE OF DAYS. DRIVING THE CAR HOME LATER THAT DAY THE CAR STARTED SMOKING AGAIN WITH THE ADDITION OF CRACKLING SOUNDS. I HAD THE CAR TOWED TO THE DEALER THAT EVENING. THE DEALER IS NOW LOOKING AT THE WIRING AND HAS FOUND AT LEAST ONE WIRE LEADING FROM THE VISOR AREA ALL THE WAY DOWN TO THE FUSE BOX WHICH...

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2002 VOLKSWAGEN PASSAT. THE CONTACT STATED THAT HIS VEHICLE CAUGHT FIRE WITH FLAMES RISING APPROXIMATELY THREE FEET ABOVE THE HOOD. THE FIRE AND POLICE DEPARTMENTS ARRIVED AT THE SCENE. A POLICE REPORT WAS FILED. THE FIRE WAS EXTINGUISHED, HOWEVER, THE VEHICLE WAS DESTROYED. THE CONTACT HAS NOT SPOKEN WITH THE DEALER. THE CURRENT AND FAILURE MILEAGES WERE 91,000. UPDATED 01-15-08. * BF THE FIRE WAS DUE TO AN ELECTRICAL SHORT IN THE GROUND OF AN ELECTRICAL HARNESS. THE WIRING SHORTED OUT AGAINST THE VEHICLE'S STEEL COWL WITH TEMPERATURES HIGH ENOUGH TO WELD THE 12 GAUGE AGAINST THE BODY PANEL . UPDATED *JB

THE ABS CONTROL MODULE FAILED ON MY CAR CAUSING THE ABS SYSTEM AND THE ASR (ANTI-SLIP REGULATION) TRACTION CONTROL SYSTEMS TO NO LONGER FUNCTION. THIS HAPPENED WITHOUT WARNING WITH NO SIGNS LEADING UP TO THE FAILURE. THIS HAS ALSO CAUSED OTHER STRANGE ELECTRICAL ISSUES WHERE MY KEYLESS ENTRY WILL NO LONGER WORK. ALSO, THE ERROR LIGHTS CONTINUE TO FLASH ON THE INSTRUMENT PANEL AND THE RADIO REMAINS TURNED ON (UNLESS I MANUALLY TURN IT OFF) EVEN AFTER THE CAR HAS BEEN TURNED OFF AND THE KEY HAS BEEN REMOVED FROM THE IGNITION. THIS CAUSED A DEAD BATTERY AFTER 4 DAYS OF FLASHING (RADIO WAS OFF). IT HAS ALSO CAUSED AN ERROR BETWEEN THE COMMUNICATION PATHS FROM MY TRANSMISSION CONTROL MODULE (TCM) AND MY ENGINE'S ECU AND INSTRUMENT PANEL AS EVIDENCED BY THE ERROR CODES PRODUCED. THE LAST ISSUE THAT HAS BEEN CAUSED BY THE ABS FAILURE IS THAT THE CAR...

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2002 VOLKSWAGEN PASSAT. THE CONTACT WAS DRIVING WITH THE CRUISE CONTROL SET AT 67 MPH WHEN THE VEHICLE SHUT OFF. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO THE DEALER WHERE IT WAS REPAIRED. THE CURRENT MILEAGE IS 70,000 AND FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 7,586.

LTR FROM CONSUMER REFERENCING DEFECTIVE FRONT RIGHT DAYTIME RUNNING LAMP CONSTANTLY FAILING ON HIS 2002 VW PASSAT, REPLY DIRECTLY TO CONSTITUENT. *TS THE LIGHT HAS FAILED THREE TIMES IN THE LAST THREE YEARS. EACH TIME THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER WHO EXPLAINED THAT THE LIGHT BURN OUT FREQUENTLY BECAUSE THEY WERE ON ALL THE TIME. THE DRIVER'S SIDE DAYTIME RUNNING LAMP HAS NEVER FAILED. *NM

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2002 VOLKSWAGEN PASSAT EXPERIENCING PROBLEMS WITH PASSENGER SEAT, DOOR PANELS, GLOVE COMPARTMENT, RADIO EQUIPMENT, BUTTONS FOR THE MIRROR EQUIPMENT AND THE VEHICLE KEPT CUTTING OFF.*MR THE CONSUMER STATED WHEN THE PASSENGER SEAT WENT FORWARD IT WOULD NOT STOP, THE HEATED SEATS BURNED THE CONSUMERS CHILDREN, HOWEVER HE DID NOT STATE HOW MANY CHILDREN. THE VEHICLE COULD NOT BE ALIGNED. THE DOOR PANELS AND ARM REST WERE PEELING. THE HEADLIGHTS WERE ALWAYS GOING OUT. THE BRAKES SQUEAKED. THE BATTERY, GENERATOR AND GROUND WIRE WERE REPLACED DUE TO VEHICLE STALLING. *JB

OIL SLUDGE PROBLEM, ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON AND A LOUD KNOCKING SOUND ELECTRIC PROBLEMS, SMOKE COMING FROM UNDER DASH ELECTRIC PROBLEMS WITH WINDOWS AND THE "CHIME" INDICATOR WHEN LIGHTS ARE ON AND THE ENGINE IS OFF. *JB

SIGNIFICANT ENGINE PROBLEMS WITH MY 2002 VW PASSAT 1.8T WAGON - RANGING FROM: COMMON OIL SLUDGE ISSUE AT 51000- ELECTRICAL PROBLEMS WITH THE REAR DRIVER SIDE WINDOW (TWICE) (~5K & 52K) -THE COIL RECALL ISSUE. *AK -VACUUM HOSE FAILURE (~40K) -CV JOINT FAILURE (53K) -RADIO KNOB FALLS OFF - STEM SPLIT (~45K) -FUEL DOOR SNAPS IN TWO IN 156 DEGREE WEATHER (~35K) VW HAS FAILED TO STAND BY THE OIL SLUDGE ISSUE DUE TO A LACK OF PROOF OF OIL CHANGES - I AM NOT THE ONLY ONE WITH THIS PROBLEM - MANY OWNERS HAVE HAD THE SAME PROBLEM, REGARDLESS OF TIMELY OIL CHANGES OR NOT.

VARIOUD HEAD, TAIL AND BRAKE LIGHTS ON MY 2002 VW PASSAT HAVE BURNED OUT 6 TIMES IN THE LAST 9 MONTHS: /3/04 - BOTH HEADLIGHTS REPLACED BY VW, /17/04 - HEADLIGHT AND BRAKE LIGHT REPLACED BY VW, 10/9/04 - TAIL LIGHT REPLACED BY VW, 0/23/04 - BOTH HEADLIGHTS LACED BY VW, 2/11/04 - HEADLIGHT AND PARKING LIGHT REPLACED BY VW, 1/5/05 - HEAD LIGHT REPLACED, /5/05 VW SERVICE OF BERNARDSVILLE, NEW JERSEY REFUSED TO PERFORM AN ELECTRICAL DIAGNOSTIC CHECK BECAUSE THE "LIGHT BULBS THEY GET FROM ANOTHER VENDOR ARE FAULTY". THEREFORE, VW OF BERNANRDSVILLE IS KNOWINGLY INSTALLING FAULTY SAFETY EQUIPMENT. I WAS TOLD THIS IN FRONT OF ANOTHER WOMAN WHO WAS BRINGING HER CAR IN FOR LIGHT BULB REPLACEMENT ALSO. I TOLD THE SERVICE DEPARTMENT THIS WAS AN UNACCEPTABLE SAFETY RISK. I HIT A DEER ONE NIGHT WHEN MY HEADLIGHT WAS OUT AND IT IS DARK WHEN I DROP-OFF AND...

THERE WERE NUMEROUS PROBLEMS WITH THIS VEHICLE. THE FILTER AND CARPET ON THE BACK PASSENGER SIDE WAS REPLACED. THE MLP LIGHT HAD COME ON AND THE DEALER INSTALLED A NEW VACUUM HOSE. THE RADIO DID NOT WORK, STANDING WATER WAS FOUND IN THE BACK RIGHT SIDE OF THE VEHICLE UNDER THE FRONT SEAT, THE POLLEN FILTER WAS CLOGGED AND THE AIR POLLEN FILTER WAS CRACKED DUE TO THE FACTORY, THE BACK DOOR LOCKS REFUSED TO OPEN AND COULD NOT BE OPENED FROM THE INSIDE OR OUT, A BUMPING NOISE WAS HEARD COMING FROM UNDER THE VEHICLE, THE ENGINE REVVED, THE VEHICLE LURCHED FORWARD AND ACCELERATED AT RAPID SPEED ALL WHILE THE BRAKES WERE PUMPED WITH NO RESPONSE. THE VEHICLE HIT A CURB DOING OVER 50 MPH ALL WHILE PUMPING THE BRAKES UNTIL IT FINALLY STOPPED 20-30 YARDS INTO A FIELD DAMAGING TIRES, RIMS AND THE BUMPER. *SC *JB

FOLLOWING HEAVY RAINS ON 29 SEPT 2004 VEHICLE WINDOWS/LOCKS WERE INOPERABLE. FUSE BLOWN. REPLACED FUSE, HORN WOULD NOT STOP AND WINDOWS STILL INOPERABLE. UNABLE TO TURN OFF VEHICLE LIGHTS. NEW FUSE BLOWN. TOWED PASSAT VIA VW ROADSIDE TO DEALER. TOLD FRI 1 OCT 2004 THAT THERE WAS STANDING WATER IN CAR AND COMFORT MODULE WOULD NEED REPLACEMENT. DUE TO WATER, THE CARPET & MODULE WOULD NOT BE COVERED UNDER WARRANTY. EST 1500.00 IN PARTS PRE-LABOR. AS THE WINDOWS WERE NOT OPERABLE, WE DO NOT KNOW HOW THIS WATER DAMAGE OCCURRED. VW CLAIMS TO DUE DEBRIS IN SUNROOF, DRAINS CLOGGED AND FLOODED FLOOR. UNACCEPTABLE AS CAR WAS DETAILED 2.5 WKS PRIOR AND IS WASHED EVERY WEEK. ASKED TO SEE DEBRIS, THEY COULD NOT PROVIDE ANYTHING. WE FEEL THIS MAY BE DUE TO THE WINDOW SURROUND TRIM THAT CONTINUALLY CAME LOOSE/FELL OFF OR PRIOR CONCEALED DAMAGE (CERTIFIED USED VEHICLE). NOTE THAT SEATS/HEADLINER...

MY 2002 PASSAT WAGON HAS AN INTERMITTENT PROBLEM WITH THE REAR RUNNING LIGHTS NOT COMING ON WHEN THE LIGHT SWITCH IS TURNED ON. I HAVE BEEN PULLED OVER TWO TIMES BY LAW ENFORCEMENT FOR THIS PROBLEM. I HAVE TAKEN THE CAR TO THE DEALER TO HAVE THEM LOOK AT THE PROBLEM BUT THEY HAVE DONE NOTHING TO CORRECT THE PROBLEM. I FEAR THAT I WILL BE KILLED OR A MEMBER OF MY FAMILY WILL BE KILLED IN A REAR END COLLISION AT NIGHT.(AK

2002 PASSAT HAVING ELECTRICAL PROBLEMS, CAR STILL UNDER WARRANTY, DEALER REFUSES TO HONOR WARRANTY, CANNOT KEEP ENGINE LIGHT OFF FOR MORE THAN 2 MONTHS CAR FLOODS AND SPITS RAW GAS OUT EXHAUST, SPITS AND STALLS, CAR HAS BEEN RETURNED TO DEALER OVER 20 TIMES WITHIN 10 MONTHS, 3 RADIOS REPLACED 2 MASS AIR FLOW SENSORS, 1 MAIN COMPUTER, CAR WOULD NOT PASS EMISSIONS TEMPORARY TAG HAD TO BE ISSUED, CAR HAS LESS THAN 37000 MILES ON IT AND HAS GONE THROUGH ABOUT 10 SETS OF PLUGS, CANNOT SETTLE WITH CONSUMER SERVICE OR DEALERSHIP, DEALER REFUSES TO REFUND $80 SERVICE CHARGE WHEN CAR WAS IMPROPERLY SERVICED, LAWSUIT TO FOLLOW. *AK

WHEN DRIVING AIR CONDITIONER/RADIO FAILED. CONSUMER STATED THAT VEHICLE HAD AN ELECTRICAL PROBLEM. *AK

SINCE PURCHASING MY 2002 PASSAT IN NOVEMBER 2001 IT HAS REGULARLY HAD PROBLEMS WITH THE ELECTRICAL SYSTEM. THE ITEMS THAT HAVE BROKEN HAVE BEEN: STEREO (ON 3 DIFFERENT OCCASIONS, HAS NECESSITATED 6 TRIPS TO DEALERSHIP), ENGINE FAILURE LIGHT GONE OFF 3 TIMES, HEADLIGHTS FAILED TO GO ON, INDICATOR LIGHT STOPPED FUNCTIONING, CAR MORE OFTEN THAN NOT FAILS TO TURN OVER WITHOUT MULTIPLE ATTEMPTS. *NLM

THE ENGINE LIGHT ILLUMINATED, AND IDLED ROUGH, THE PROBLEM WAS DETERMINED TO BE A DEFECTIVE IGNITION COIL. *TS *JB

I PURCHASED A BRAND NEW VW PASSAT GLS 2002, ON JUNE 18, 2002 AT COMMONWEALTH VW AUDI, 1450 AUTO MALL DRIVE, SANTA ANA CA 92705. UNFORTUNATELY, THE VW PASSAT GLS 2002 HAS NOT HELD UP TO ITS PROMISE OF BEING A WELL-ENGINEERED CAR. AFTER LESS THAN 9 MONTHS OF OWNERSHIP, I HAD TO BRING THE CAR TO THE DEALERSHIP FOR REPAIRS 3 TIMES, WHICH IS A FAR DRIVE FROM MY PRESENT RESIDENCE IN HIGHLAND, CA. I PURCHASED A BRAND NEW CAR WITH THE INTENTION OF HAVING A RELIABLE MODE OF TRANSPORTATION FOR THE TWO-HOUR TRIP BACK AND FOURTH FROM TUSTIN TO ONTARIO ON A DAILY BASIS FOR WORK. I HAD CONFIDENCE IN VOLKSWAGEN BECAUSE OF ITS PRESTIGIOUS REPUTATION. HAVING SUCCESSIVE CAR PROBLEMS HAS MADE ME RELUCTANT TO DRIVE THIS CAR. THE FIRST BREAKDOWN WAS IN OCT. 2002, THE MIL (MALFUNCTION INDICATOR LAMP) LIGHT CAME ON, THE CAR STARTED TO SHAKE,...

BOUGHT THE CAR NEW 4/02, IGNITION COIL FAILED IN 8/02 WITH ONLY 1000 MILES ON CAR. THE VEHICLE STARTED SHAKING AND LOST POWER W/ BABY IN THE CAR ON A HIGHWAY. CAR WAS TOWED TO THE DEALER AND THEY REPLACED THE IGNITION COIL. HAPPENED AGAIN ON 10/31/02, CAR WAS AT THE DEALERSHIP FOR ALMOST 1 MONTH WAITING FOR ANOTHER IGNITION COIL. DEALER PROVIDED RENTAL CAR AND COMPLAINT WAS FILED WITH V.W. THEY PAID MY CAR PAYMENT FOR MONTH OF 11/02. MANY PEOPLE HAVING SAME PROBLEM. DEALER'S LOT WAS FULL OF CARS WAITING FOR THIS PART. I TOOK THEIR LAST RENTAL CAR, LUCKY FOR ME, SINCE I GOT AN IMPALA SS INSTEAD OF A 2 DOOR CAVALIER. THERE SHOULD BE A RECALL ISSUED ON THESE IGNITION COILS. THERE ARE MANY LEMON LAW CASES FILED AGAINST VW. ALSO VERY POOR GAS MILEAGE AND ACCELERATION. VERY DANGEROUS LEFT HAND TURNS WHEN THE CAR...

THE ECM WAS REPLACED TWICE. THE REPLACEMENT FAILED BEFORE THE VEHICLE MADE IT OUT OF THE SERVICE PARKING LOT AND THE IGNITION COILS WERE REPLACED TWICE, 4 WERE REPLACED THE FIRST TIME, THEN TWO ON THE SECOND. THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT ILLUMINATED REPEATEDLY, AND DEMONSTRATED A LOSS OF POWER/ROUGH RIDE. SCC *JB

I OWN A VOLKSWAGEN PASSAT 2002 1.8 TURBO MODEL.. THE COILS ON THE ENGINE ARE DEFECTIVE. VOLKSWAGEN KNOWS THIS AND HAS IMPROVED THE COIL AND REPLACED IT WITH A NEW DESIGN. I HAVE A 4 CYLINDER ENGINE. THAT MEANS I HAVE ONE COIL ON EACH CYLINDER. I HAD 1 COIL GO BAD. WHEN THEY GO BAD WHILE YOU ARE DRIVING YOU LOSE POWER TO THE CAR AND ARE UNABLE TO DRIVE AT YOUR CURRENT SPEED. I HAD ONE COIL GO BAD IN MARCH OF 2003. VOLKSWAGEN WON'T REPLACE ALL THE COILS UNTIL THEY BREAK. I HAVE THREE MORE TO FIX BUT THEY WON'T FIX IT. IT IS DANGEROUS TO DRIVE THE CAR OR TO TAKE LONG TRIPS WITH THE CAR DUE TO THE FACT YOU NEVER KNOW WHEN THE COILS WILL BREAK. *JB

IGNITION COILS ON 2002 VW PASSAT THERE IS A "SERVICE ACTION" OUT BUT WE WERE NEVER NOTIFIED. OUR CAR HAD BROKEN DOWN 2 TIMES DUE TO THIS. WE HAD 1 COIL GO ON 12/7/02 & THEN AGAIN ON 3/6/03. WE WERE JUST NOTIFIED THAT A MAILING WAS SENT ABOUT THIS BUT WE NEVER RECEIVED. VW IS NOW TELLING ME, THEY CANNOT SEND ME A COPY OF THE NOTICE. I KNOW OF 2 OTHER VEHICLES THAT WERE BROUGHT INTO THE DEALER ON 12/8/02 WITH THE SAME PROBLEM.*JB

DUE TO THE DEFECTIVE IGNITION COILS, THE ENGINE LOST POWER UNEXPECTEDLY, WHILE DRIVING. LUCKILY, THE PERSON BEHIND ME WAS ALERT ENOUGH TO STOP QUICKLY. THE DEALER WILL NOT REPLACE ALL THE IGNITION COILS, AND ACCORDING TO VW ALL HAVE THE POTENTIAL TO BECOME DEFECTIVE, LEAVING A VERY DANGEROUS SITUATION FOR ALL DRIVERS, NOT JUST THE OWNERS OF VW'S . I DO NOT WANT TO DRIVE MY CAR, I AM SO SCARED THAT THE NEXT TIME I WILL NOT BE SO LUCKY. PLEASE HELP ALL DRIVERS AND ADVISE VW TO FIX ALL IGNITION COILS BEFORE FATALITIES OCCUR. *JB

INOPERATIVE CLIMATIC CONTROL, CRUISE CONTROL, HOMELINK VISOR, STEERING WHEEL BUTTON LIGHTS & CONTROLS. NUMBER 5 FUSE HAS BLOWN A SECOND TIME. SUSPECTED CAUSE IS FAULTY HOMEVISOR LINK (REMOTE CONTROL) ON DRIVER'S SIDE VISOR. SEVERAL COMPLAINTS HAVE BEEN NOTED THROUGH VWVORTEX.COM ON THE 2002 PASSAT MODEL. BOTH TIMES THE FUSE BLEW WERE IN COLD WEATHER. WILL ATTEMPT TO GET DEALERSHIP TO INVESTIGATE AND/OR REPLACE HOMEVISOR LINK. OTHER REPORTS IN THE COMPLAINT OF NHTSA SECTION HAVE REPORTED THAT THIS ALSO OCCURS DURING HOT WEATHER. FIRST SUSPECT OF THIS OCCURING IS THAT THE CLIMATIC CONTROL (HEATING & AC) IS NOT OPERATIONAL. WHEN THE CLIMATIC CONTROL IS OFF, IT SHOULD SAY "OFF" ON THE DIGITAL SCREEN. WHEN THIS ISSUE OCCURED THE SECOND TIME IT WAS WHILE ON THE HIGHWAY WHICH CAUSED MY WINDOWS TO FOG UP DO TO THE HEATING SYSTEM FAN NOT OPERATIONAL FOR HEAT AND DEFOG...HAD TO ROLL DOWN WINDOWS WITH TEMPS...

ONE OF THE FOUR IGNITION COILS FAILED, WHICH CAUSED THE ENGINE LIGHT TO FLICKER ON AND OFF. *JB

THE IGNITION COILS NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. *PH *JB

THE DEALER REPLACED THE FAULTY COIL, HOWEVER IT FAILED TWO WEEKS LATER. THE DEALER REFUSED TO CHANGE THE OTHER THREE COILS. *PH. THE MANUFACTURER REFUSED TO AUTHORIZE THE REPLACEMENT OF THE OTHER 3 COILS. *JB

I OWN A VOLKSWAGON PASSAT 2002 1.8 TURBO MODEL.. THE COILS ON THE ENGINE ARE DEFECTIVE. VOLKSWAGON KNOW THIS AND HAS IMPROVED THE COIL AND REPLACES IT WITH A NEW DESIGN. I HAVE A 4 CYLINDER ENGINE. THAT MEANS I HAVE ONE COIL ON EACH CYLINDER. I HAVE 3 COILS GO BAD. WHEN THEY GO BAD WHEN YOU ARE DRIVING YOU LOSE POWER TO THE CAR AND ARE UNABLE TO DRIVE AT YOUR CURRENT SPEED. I HAD ONE COIL GO BAD IN NOVEMBER OF 2002, DECEMBER OF 2002, AND TODAY MY 3RD COIL WENT BAD. I HAVE FILED A COMPLIANT WITH VOLKSWAGON BUT THEY WON'T REPLACE ALL THE COILS UNTIL THEY BREAK. I HAVE ONLY ONE MORE TO FIX BUT THEY WON'T FIX IT. IT IS DANGEROUS TO DRIVE THE CAR OR TO TAKE LONG TRIPS WITH THE CAR DUE TO THE FACT YOU NEVER KNOW WHEN THE COIL WILL...

WHILE DRIVING, IGNITION COIL FAILED WITHOUT WARNING WHICH CAUSED VEHICLE TO STALL. DEALER ADVISED THAT MANFACTURER WAS AWARE OF PROBLEM, BUT WOULD ONLY REPLACE REMAINING COILS AFTER THEY HAVE FAILED.*JB

CONSUMER STATED WHILE DRIVING, THE MALFUNCTION INDICATOR LIGHT ILLUMINATED, CONSUMER STATED THE IGNITION COIL HAD FAILED. DEALER NOTIFIED.*JB

THE IGNITION COIL CONTINUED TO BREAK WHICH CAUSED VEHICLE TO LOSE POWER WHILE DRIVING. THE DEALER WAS NOTIFIED. *JB THE LEFT FRONT HEADLIGHT HAD BURNED OUT, AND THE LEFT SPEAKER HAD GONE OUT. THE IGNITION COIL WAS REPLACED AND THE MECHANIC REPROGRAMMED THE ECU IN ORDER TO CORRECT THE MISFIRES. *SCC

CONSUMER IS HAVING PROBLEMS WITH THE IGNITION COIL PACK. ALSO CONSUMER STATED THE ENGINE STOPPED RUNNING WHILE DRIVING. DEALER WAS CONTACTED AND WILL ONLY REPLACE ONE AT THE TIME. PH