2002 VOLKSWAGEN PASSAT Engine And Engine Coolingengine Problems

I HAD A 2002 VW PASSAT WITH 1.8T ENGINE. ITS ORIGINAL ENGINE WAS DEAD DUE TO OIL SLUDGE 3 YEARS AGO; AND ITS REPLACED ENGINE WAS DEAD TODAY AGAIN. I THINK VOLKSWAGEN SHOULD PAY BACK MY MONEY, ABOUT $6000, FOR REPLACING 2 ENGINES; AND RECALL THIS ENGINE IMMEDIATELY. *TR

I HAVE A 2002 VW PASSAT. I HAD NUMEROUS PROBLEMS WITH IT SINCE I BOUGHT IT, THE CONTROL ARMS GO, THE ENGINE COILS FAIL CONSTANTLY AND JUST RECENTLY MY LOW OIL PRESSURE LIGHT CAME ON. I HAD MY CAR TOWED TO THE PLACE WHERE I PURCHASED IT AND THEY SAID THIS MEANS THAT MY ENGINE IS SHOT. I HAVE DONE SOME RESEARCH AND TRIED TO LOOK FOR USED PARTS AND IT TURNS OUT THAT WITH THE 1.8L TURBO PASSAT ENGINE THIS OCCURS VERY FREQUENTLY. NOW I AM STUCK PAYING ALMOST $11,000 FOR A CAR THAT I CANT EVEN DRIVE BECAUSE IT IS GOING TO COST ME NEARLY $5,000 TO FIX. I REALLY WOULD LIKE THIS PROBLEM TO BE LOOKED INTO AND I AM HIGHLY SURPRISED THAT THIS HAS NOT BEEN A RECALL ISSUE YET. *TR

DURING TRIP IN 2008 THE "LOW OIL PRESSURE" LIGHT CAME ON WHILE DRIVING MY 2002 PASSAT 1.8T (W/ AUTO TRANSMISSION) ON THE FREEWAY- I PULLED OVER AND SHUT THE ENGINE OFF THE CAR AS THE WARNING LIGHT ADVISED. THE CAR WAS TOWED TO A DEALERSHIP & I WAS TOLD I NEEDED A NEW OIL PUMP DUE TO OIL SLUDGE ($1300). THE CAR HAD APPROX. 120K MILES ON IT. THE DEALERSHIP DID TELL ME ABOUT THE EXTENDED WARRANTY FOR 02 PASSATS FOR OIL SLUDGE-RELATED REPAIRS, HOWEVER, VOLKSWAGEN WOULDN'T HONOR THIS WARRANTY WITHOUT RECEIPTS FOR EVERY OIL CHANGE DONE ON THE CAR - WHICH I DID NOT HAVE. APPROX. A FEW MONTHS LATER, THE ENGINE STOPPED RUNNING.THIS IS ALL DUE TO OIL SLUDGE ISSUES. I HAD ABOUT 90% OF ALL OF MY OIL CHANGE RECEIPTS AND VW WOULD NOT HONOR THE WARRANTY. AS AND ENGINEER IN KNOW THAT THE 1.8T ENGINE WAS...

IN JAN. 2007 THE "LOW OIL PRESSURE" LIGHT CAME ON WHILE DRIVING MY 2002 PASSAT 1.8T (W/ AUTO TRANSMISSION) ON THE FREEWAY- I IMMEDIATELY STOPPED THE CAR AS THE WARNING LIGHT ADVISED. THE CAR WAS TOWED TO A DEALERSHIP & I WAS TOLD I NEEDED A NEW OIL PUMP DUE TO OIL SLUDGE ($1300). THE CAR HAD APPROX. 60K MILES ON IT. THE DEALERSHIP DID NOT TELL ME ABOUT THE EXTENDED WARRANTY FOR '02 PASSATS FOR OIL SLUDGE-RELATED REPAIRS; I FOUND OUT ABOUT IT BY RESEARCHING ONLINE. HOWEVER, VOLKSWAGEN WOULDN'T HONOR THIS WARRANTY WITHOUT RECEIPTS FOR EVERY OIL CHANGE DONE ON THE CAR - WHICH I DID NOT HAVE. APPROX. A YEAR & A HALF LATER, THE SAME OIL PRESSURE LIGHT CAME ON WHILE DRIVING & I HAD TO IMMEDIATELY STOP THE CAR. THIS TIME, I HAD TO REPLACE THE ENTIRE ENGINE ($8000!!) DUE TO OIL SLUDGE ISSUES. AGAIN, EXTENDED...

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

MY WIFE WAS DRIVING THE VEHICLE AND HEARD A POP FROM UNDER THE CAR. SHE PULLED OVER RIGHT AWAY AND SAW FLUIDS AND SMOKE COMING FROM THE ENGINE COMPARTMENT. WITHIN FIVE MINUTES THE ENGINE AND PASSENGER COMPARTMENTS WERE FULLY ENGULFED IN FLAMES. THE VEHICLE WAS CONSIDERED TOTALED. VOLKSWAGEN IS BLAMING IT ON AN AFTER MARKET STEREO POWER CABLE AND AN INVESTIGATOR WITH 23 YEARS OF EXPERIENCE SAID OIL LINES RUPTURED AND THE FIRE INITIALLY IGNITED LOW IN THE ENGINE COMPARTMENT -- NOT ON TOP BY THE STEREO POWER LEAD. PHOTOS AND A DESCRIPTION OF THE INCIDENT IS POSTED AT THE FOLLOWING LINK: HTTP://WWW.DSLREPORTS.COM/FORUM/R21108730-RANT-OUR-2002-VOLKSWAGEN-PASSAT-GLX-DEATH-TRAP. *TR

DRIVING AT 60 MPH THE ENGINE COMPLETELY STALLED REQUIRING AN EMERGENCY MANEUVER TO CLEAR HIGHWAY. VW MECHANIC SAYS ROD SNAPPED AND PUT HOLE THROUGH ENGINE. NOT OIL-RELATED. *TR

ENGINE WAS RUNNING ROUGH, ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON (FLASHING), I WAS ADVISED ENGINE WAS MISSING ON A CYLINDER AND COULD DRIVE 'SLOWLY' TO THE MECHANIC. ON WAY TO DEALERSHIP WARNING LIGHT CAME ON (STOP - NO ENGINE OIL). MECHANIC CHANGED VACUUM HOSE AND RESET COMPUTER, ENGINE NOT LOOSING OIL. WEEK LATER - WARNING LIGHT (STOP - NO ENGINE OIL). MECHANIC CONFIRMED ENGINE WAS NOT LOOSING OIL. TOOK TO VW DEALERSHIP. DEALERSHIP ADVISED VACUUM HOSES WERE 'BAD'. ORIGINAL MECHANIC CHANGED VACUUM HOSES. WEEK LATER - WARNING LIGHT (STOP - NO ENGINE OIL). TOOK TO VW DEALERSHIP - DEALERSHIP ADVISED "AFTER MARKET PARTS" (VACUUM HOSES) CAUSING ISSUE. - CHANGED HOSE. DAY LATER - WARNING LIGHT (STOP- NO ENGINE OIL) - TOOK BACK TO VW DEALERSHIP - DEALERSHIP ADVISED HOSES ARE 'BAD' - REPLACED 3 OTHER HOSES. ABOUT 2 WEEKS LATER - ENGINE RUNNING POORLY, DELAY WHEN PULLING OUT FROM STOPS, TOOK TO...

CYLINDER HEAD FAILED WITHOUT WARNING, CAR HAD LESS THAN 75K. CAR WAS SERVICED ON A REGULAR BASIS. VW REFUSED TO PAY FOR COST LOSING A THIRTY YEAR LOYAL CUSTOMER. THEY OFFERED TO APPLY $2200 TO THE REPAIR OF THE CAR OR APPLY IT TOWARD ANOTHER NEW VW ON THE DEALER LOT, WHAT A INSULT. I WILL NEVER RECOMMEND THEIR PRODUCT. *TR

OIL SLUDGE -- NEED NEW ENGINE. *TR

MECHANICAL DEFECT IN THE 2002 VW PASSAT THAT CAUSES SLUDGE BUILD UP IN THE ENGINE ON AUGUST 8, 2006 WHICH IN TURN CAUSED THE ENGINE TO BREAKDOWN ON SEPT. 29, 2006 AND OTHER ASSOCIATED MECHANICAL PROBLEMS LIKE STALLING APPROXIMATELY JUNE 2007 AND FAILURE OF FRONT WHEEL SUSPENSION ON FEBRUARY 3, 2008 UPON EXITING THE HIGHWAY. *TR

ON SEPTEMBER 6TH OF THIS YEAR, A MESSAGE APPEARED ON THE DASHBOARD DISPLAY LOW OIL PRESSURE, STOP MOTOR. I IMMEDIATELY CALLED THE DEALERSHIP IN POMPTON PLAINS, NJ (THE CLOSEST DEALERSHIP TO MY HOUSE) TO ARRANGE SERVICING, SINCE THE CAR WAS NOT TO BE DRIVEN. THE VOLKSWAGEN REPRESENTATIVE WITH WHOM I SPOKE ON THE PHONE INSTRUCTED ME TO BRING MY CAR TO THE DEALERSHIP. WHEN I FINALLY BROUGHT THE CAR IN, SERVICE MANAGER JOE INFORMED ME THAT WHAT I EXPERIENCED WAS LIKELY ENGINE TROUBLE REQUIRING OF MULTIPLE PART REPLACEMENT AND CALLED OIL SLUDGE. I WAS TOLD THAT IT WOULD COST $2,800 FOR REPAIRS BECAUSE THE WARRANTY ON MY FIVE-YEAR-OLD/56,000-MILE CAR RAN OUT. I CALLED CUSTOMER CARE AT 1-800-822-8987 AND SPOKE WITH REPRESENTATIVE NAMED FRODET AND HER SUPERVISOR, JAMES CUSTER, BOTH OF WHOM TOLD ME THAT THIS PROBLEM IS NOT UNHEARD OF AND HAS EVEN BEEN TERMED OIL SLUDGE AND IS COVERED...

I WAS TRAVELING FROM GA BACK TO TAMPA WHEN THE MESSAGE OF "STOP OIL PRESSURE, STOP MOTOR" APPEARED ON THE DASH. OF COURSE I WAS TERRIFIED BECAUSE THIS HAS NEVER HAPPENED BEFORE. I PULLED INTO A GAS STATION AND HAD A GENTLEMAN TO CHECK MY OIL. I KNEW THERE WAS OIL BECAUSE I HAD AN OIL CHANGE ON MAY 3, 2007. THE GENTLEMAN STATED THERE WAS OIL AND TO ALLOW MY CAR TO COOL. I WAITED ABOUT 30 MINUTES, THE GENTLEMAN CHECKED MY OIL AGAIN AND IT READ THE SAME.I PRECEEDED TO TRY TO REACH TO INTERSTATE TO GO HOME AND THE LIGHT CAME ON AGAIN. THIS TIME THE MESSAGE WAS "STOP, STOP MOTOR AND CHECK SERVICE MANUAL". NOW I'M REALLY TERRIFIED. I PULLED INTO AN ADVANCE DISCOUNT AUTO SHOP AND CALLED MY EXTENDED WARRANTY AND HAD MY CAR TOWED FROM GAINESVILLE, FL TO TAMPA (APPROXIMATELY 145 MILES). I COST...

I OWNED A 2002 VW PASSAT V6 FOR 2 YEARS. THREE TIMES WITHIN THAT TIME DURING RAINSTORMS, THE ENGINE DIED AND ALL THE ELECTRICAL EQUIPMENT, INCLUDING THE POWER BRAKES , FAILED. I HAVE JUST FOUND OUT THAT THE AIR INTAKE FOR THE ENGINE IS EITHER NEAR A WHEEL WELL OR BEHIND A HEADLIGHT, AS IS APPARENTLY COMMON FOR SPORTY CARS. THE WATER GETS SUCKED INTO THE ENGINE. VW CHARGED ME $9000 AFTER THE SECOND EVENT, BLAMING IT ON PINE NEEDLES IN DRAINAGE WELLS. FIVE DAYS LATER, I WENT THROUGH A SMALL PUDDLE AND IT HAPPENED AGAIN. I SOLD THE CAR. I THINK THIS WARRANTS INVESTIGATION AS A MAJOR SAFETY HAZARD. *NM

STOP OIL PRESSURE LIGHT WENT ON AND CAR DIED. TOWED CAR TO DEALER WHO ACCUSED ME OF NOT SERVICING CAR. I TOOK EXCEPTION TO THIS NONSENSE AND NOTED A MANUFACTURING DEFECT THAT CAUSED VW TO EXTEND THEIR WARRANTY TO 8 YEARS. I PRODUCED ALL OIL CHANGE RECEIPTS AS REQUIRED AND HAVE STILL NOT HEARD A VERDICT. THEY EXTEND A WARRANTY WITH THE STRICTEST OF CONDITIONS AND THEN REFUSE TO HONOR IT IN A TIMELY MANNER. *JB

CUSTOMER WAS DRIVING FROM MISSISSIPPI WHEN LIGHT COME ON READING STOP. CUSTOMER STOPPED VEHICLE. NOTHING FOUND WRONG. DROVE TO SOUTH CAROLINA WITHOUT ANYMORE INCIDENT. TOOK VEHICLE INTO DEALER IN COLUMBIA, SC WHEN GOT HERE TO HAVE OIL CHANGED, AND CHECK OUT VEHICLE FOR LIGHT COMING ON. DEALERSHIP PERFORMED OIL CHANGE, SAID THEY COULD NOT DUPLICATE PROBLEM. SOLD CUSTOMER ON REPLACING BOTH FRONT CV JOINT BOOTS AND REPACKING BEARINGS. TWO WEEKS LATER LIGHT CAME BACK ON READING STOP, OIL PRESSURE. TURNED VEHICLE OFF, HAD TOWED TO DEALERSHIP. DEALER SAID THEY WERE CHECKING CAR, WOULD HAVE TO ORDER NEW OIL PAN. CALLED DEALER WHEN DIDN'T HEAR BACK FOR SEVERAL DAYS, TOLD ENGINE HAD OIL SLUDGE, WOULD NEED TO GET ALL RECEIPTS FOR OIL CHANGES TO GET COVERED UNDER WARRANTY. CALLED THREE DEALERSHIPS, ALL SAID WOULD FAX RECORDS. ONE FAXED RECORDS, BUT THE SERVICE MANAGER THAT HAD THEM WAS NO LONGER WORKING THERE...

I RECEIVED A LETTER FROM VOLKSWAGEN (VW) OF AMERICA, DATED AUGUST 2004, DETAILING AN ENGINE MALFUNCTION BEING REPORTED BY SOME VW OWNERS. THE PROBLEM IS DESCRIBED AS "OIL SLUDGE." AS A RESULT THE LETTER STATES THAT MY WARRANTY ON THE 2002 VW PASSAT IS BEING EXTENDED TO 8 YEARS REGARDLESS OF MILEAGE. IT GOES ONTO STATE THAT, "VOLKSWAGEN WILL COVER NECESSARY ENGINE REPAIRS IF OIL "SLUDGE" CAUSES A MALFUNCTION IN YOUR ENGINE AND YOU CAN PROVIDE DOCUMENTATION OF OIL CHANGES ACCORDING TO THE MAINTENANCE SCHEDULE FOR YOUR VEHICLE." ON MARCH 18, 2006, I WAS RETURNING FROM A CONFERENCE IN WISCONSIN WHEN MY ENGINE LIGHT AND OIL LAMP APPEARED ON MY CAR. I HAD MY CAR TOWED TO HATFIELD VW. I WAS SHOCKED TO FIND OUT THAT VW WOULD NOT EVEN DIAGNOSE THE PROBLEM UNTIL I COULD PRODUCE "DOCUMENTATION" OF OIL CHANGES. WHILE MY HUSBAND WAS OUTRAGED, I WAS CONFIDENT THAT...

MY WIFE PURCHASED A 2002 PASSAT WITH A 1.8T ENGINE. ALL WAS WELL (EXCEPT FOR THE VERY EXPENSIVE MAINTENANCE ON THIS VEHICLE) UP UNTIL A COUPLE OF WEEKS AGO. MY CHECK ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON SO I TOOK IT TO THE DEALER. THEY TOLD ME THEY WERE GOING TO CLEAN THE THROTTLE BODY AND REPLACE AN AXLE BOOT. THIS WAS A FRIDAY MORNING AND I HAD MY CAR FRIDAY NIGHT, $512 LATER. SATURDAY I TOOK THE CAR FOR INSPECTION AND IT FAILED DUE TO EMISSIONS. ON MONDAY (2 DAYS LATER) THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON AGAIN. I TOOK IT BACK TO THE DEALER TUESDAY MORNING. WEDNESDAY I PICKED IT UP. BELTS WERE CHANGED, INCLUDING THE TIMING BELT, THE WATER PUMP WAS CHANGED, AND VARIOUS OTHER REPAIRS NOT PROPERLY EXPLAINED TO ME. THIS TIME IT COST ME AN ADDITIONAL $1,087.00. SO FAR IN LESS THAN A WEEK I HAD SPENT...

THE THROTTLE BODY ON MY 2002 PASSAT GLS 1.8 TURBO FAILED AT ONLY 56,000 MILES. THIS PART IS NOT COVERED UNDER THE POWER TRAIN WARRANTY. THIS SEEMS TO PREMATURE OF A FAILURE, AND VOLKSWAGEN SHOULD LOOK INTO THIS. I HAVE SPOKEN TO OTHER VOLKSWAGEN OWNERS WHO OWN OTHER PASSAT MODELS AND THEY HAVE HAD THE SAME ISSUES, SOME EVEN AT 30,000 MILES. VW TAKE ACTION PLEASE AND INVESTIGATE THIS ISSUE. *NM

2002 VOLKSWAGEN PASSAT 1.8T ENGINE FAILURE DUE TO OIL SLUDGE AT 62,600 MILES. . *AK

DT: THE CONTACT STATED 10 DAYS AGO THE VEHICLE BEGAN TO SMELL OF OIL. THE DEALER ATTEMPTED TO REPAIR THE VEHICLE, BUT ONCE THE VEHICLE WAS RETURNED, THE SMELL WAS STILL THERE. SHE TOOK THE VEHICLE BACK TO THE SERVICE DEALER FOR REPAIR. THIS TIME THE DEALER SAID A GASKET WAS LOOSE. THE DEALER REPLACED THE GASKET, AND IT SEEMED TO HAVE REPAIRED THE PROBLEM. *AK

I WAS DRIVING MY 2002 VOLKSWAGEN PASSAT WHEN MY ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON. I IMMEDIATELY PULLED OVER. I WAS IN NEW YORK AT THE TIME SO I HAD THE CAR TOWED TO THE NEAREST VW DEALERSHIP, WHICH WAS ROMANO VW IN FAYETVILLE, NY. I HAD DID SOME RESEARCH AND FOUND THAT THE VW HAS A PROBLEM WITH THE POLLEN HOUSING FILTER. I ASKED THE SERVICE MANAGER OMAR TO CHECK THE FILTER, WHICH IN RETURN HE STATED IT WAS FINE. THE PROBLEM WAS THE OIL PUMP, AND THE COMPUTER. I EVENTUALLY FOUND OUT THAT THE COMPUTER FAILED DO TO A WATER LEAK ON THE PASSENGER SIDE OF THE CAR, WHICH IS WHERE THE COMPUTER IS LOCATED. ROMANO VW SAID THERE WAS A WATER LEAK BUT IT WAS NOT CAUSED BY THE FILTER. I HAVE BEEN FIGHTING WITH VW CUSTOMER CARE AND THEY KEEP DENYING MY CLAIM. I EVENTUALLY HAD MY CAR...

SLUDGE IN THE MOTOR WAS FOUND. I CHANGED TO SYNTHETIC OIL SOON AFTER MY WARRANTY WAS OVER BUT WAS NEVER TOLD TO CHANGE TO SYNTHETIC BECAUSE OF POSSIBLE SLUDGE. I WAS NEVER TOLD THAT THIS PROBLEM WAS COMMON IN VW 1.8T ENGINES. THIS PROBLEM WILL COST ME $2,000 SO FAR. I HAVE KEPT GREAT CARE OF THE CAR AND HAVE RECORDS EXCEPT THOSE WHO WERE SERVICE BY THE DEALERSHIP BECAUSE THOSE ARE STAMPED IN MY BOOK (THE ONE THAT IS GIVEN TO YOU AT THE DEALERSHIP) THE INFORMATION SHOULD BE ENOUGH FOR THE WARRANTY. I HAVE YET TO SOLVE THIS , BUT IN DEALING WITH THE OTHER DEALERSHIPS THEY ONLY KEEP RECORDS FOR A FEW YEARS. *JB

OIL PRESSURE LIGHT COMING ON AND TELLING ME TO TURN THE VEHICLE OFF IMMEDIATELY. FOUND OUT IT IS A OIL SLUDGE ISSUE WITH THE 1.8T ENGINE. IT IS A $1,600 BILL TO FIX THE VEHICLE. VOLKSWAGEN WILL NOT COVER THE EXPENSES UNLESS WE SHOW A COPY OF OUR OIL CHANGE RECEIPTS SINCE WE HAVE OWNED THE CAR. WELL, WE HAVE OWNED THE CAR FOR 3.5 YEARS AND WE DON'T HANG ONTO RECEIPTS FOR MORE THAN 3 MONTHS. SO, THEY ARE NOT GOING TO COVER THE DAMAGE TO THE VEHICLE. I HAVE FOUND OUT THAT VOLKSWAGEN HAS KNOWN OF A SLUDGING PROBLEM WITH THE 1.8T ENGINE SINCE LATE 2004. WE BOUGHT THE CAR EARLY 2002. *JB

ON AUGUST 12, 2005 I WAS DRIVING MY 2002 PASSAT TO WORK WHEN MY OIL PRESSURE LIGHT CAME ON. I HAD THE CAR TOWED TO THE NEAREST VW DEALER WHEN THEY TOLD ME THAT MY CAR HAD OIL SLUDGE DUE TO MANUFACTURER ERROR. THE CAR HAS 50,100 MILES AND IS COMPLETELY RUINED. VW WILL NOT REPLACE WITHOUT ALL OIL RECEIPTS. I AM MISSING 2 RECEIPTS. I DO NOT UNDERSTAND HOW A CAR WITH 50000 MILES ON IT CAN RUIN SO EASILY.

NUMBEROUS PROBLEMS WITH VEHICLE. AFTER BUMPING NOISE, ENGINE REVVED, CAR LURCHED FORWARD AND ACCELERATED TO A RAPID SPEED. *BF THE MLP LIGHT CAM ON SEVERAL TIMES. THE RADIO DID NOT WORK. THE RADIO WAS REPAIRED AND BROKE AGAIN THEN WAS REPLACED. THE CONSUMER STATED THAT SHE FOUND STANDING WATER IN THE CAR ON THE BACK RIGHT SIDE UNDER THE FRONT SEAT. THE AIR POLLEN FILTER WAS CRACKED . FILTER AND CARPET WAS REPLACED. THE BACK DOOR LOCKS REFUSED TO UNLOCK THEREFORE THE CONSUMER COULD NOT OPEN EITHER BACK DOOR FROM INSIDE OR OUT. THE VEHICLE ACCELERATED OUT OF CONTROL OF THE DRIVER AND HIT A CURB AT 50 MILES AN HOUR. THE CONSUMER CONTINUED TO PUMP THE BRAKES FINALLY GETTING THE VEHICLE TO STOP. THE VEHICLE HAD 4 FLAT TIRES AS A RESULT OF HITTING THE CURB HEAD ON WITH RIMS BENT AS WELL. THE BUMPER CAME OFF. *TC

2002 PASSAT VOLKSWAGEN SLUDGE IN ENGINE. *BF THE CONSUMER STATED SHE HAD TO HAVE ENGINE REPAIR WORK DONE TWICE ON THE VEHICLE. THE DEALER STATED THE VEHICLE REQUIRED SPECIAL OIL. *JB

TOTAL ENGINE MALFUNCTION/FAILURE OF 1.8T VOLKSWAGON 2002 PASSAT - VOLKSWAGON JUST ISSUED INTERNAL MEMO TO DEALERS ABOUT THE POTENTIAL FOR THIS PROBLEM. IT IS DESCRIBED BY VW AS "OIL SLUDGE RELATED REPAIRS" HOWEVER; IS A KNOWN ENGINE DESIGN FLAW AND REPEATED PROBLEM WHICH WILL OCCUR MUCH MORE IN THE FUTURE. I WAS TOLD I WOULD NOT BE COVERED UNDER WARRANTY BECAUSE I CANNOT PROVE BY RECEIPT OIL CHANGES EVERY 5000 MILE INTERVAL. I HAD 6 RECEIPTS I COULD FIND TO SHOW FOR 41000 MILES. *AK

WHILE DRIVING AT 40 MPH, THE VEHICLE VIBRATED UNCONTROLLABLY. WITHOUT WARNING THEN THE VEHICLE STALLED. THE DRIVER TRIED TO RESTART THE VEHICLE BUT WAS UNABLE TO DO SO. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO THE DEALER FOR INSPECTION. THE MECHANIC INFORMED THE DRIVER THAT THE ENGINE NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. *LA THE DEALER REPLACED THE MASS AIR FLOW SENSOR AND CLEANED THE FUEL PUMP RELAY TO RESOLVE THE STALLING PROBLEM. THE RADIO WAS INOPERATIVE DUE TO A SHORT IN THE WIRING. *NM*NM

NAR 3-10-03 WITH THE CONSUMER VEHICLE HAVING LESS THAN 7000 MILES, MANY PROBLEMS OCCURRED, THE FRONT AND REAR WINDOWS FROZE FROM THE INSIDE, THE VEHICLE BEGAN TO STALL, THE IGNITION COIL NEEDED TO BE REPLACED, THE GLOVE COMPARTMENT FLOODED WHEN IT RAINED OR SNOWED, ALSO THE CARPETS AND POLLEN FILTER WERE DAMAGED DUE TO THE FLOOD. THE CONSUMERS WAS VERY DISAPPOINTED AND SUGGESTED THAT A FULL REFUND BE GIVEN OR HAVE VOLVO TO GIVE THEM A NEW 2003 PASSAT, EQUALLY EQUIPPED AS THE 2002 AT THE SAME PURCHASE PRICE. *CB *JB

ENGINE COILS FAILURE AGAIN. LAST WINTER I HAD A FAILURE IN JANUARY AND THE CAR WAS IN THE SHOP FOR 4 WEEKS WITH A BACKORDER PROBLEM. AFTER THE COIL WAS REPLACED, ANOTHER FAILED 1 WEEK LATER AND THE OTHER 3 WERE REPLACED. LESS THEN THE 10 MONTHS LATER, ON THE COLDEST DAY THIS YEAR.... ANOTHER FAILURE. NOT SURE IF THE PROBLEM WAS RESOLVED. *NLM

CHECK ENGINE LIGHT APPEARED ON THE DASHBOARD WHILE DRIVING ABOUT 45 MPH ON THE HIGHWAY VEHICLE WAS INSPECTED BY A MECHANIC, WHO STATED THAT OIL WAS A QUART LOW. THE MECHANIC ADDED A QUART OF OIL. THE LIGHT WAS STILL ON THE DASHBOARD. THE NEXT DAY THE VEHICLE HAD A KNOCKING NOISE COMING FROM UNDERNEATH THE VEHICLE. *AK

INSTRUMENTAL PANEL NEVER PROVIDES ACCURATE INFORMATION ON THE PERFORMING OF THE ENGINE, ENGINE DIES DUE TO RUNNING SHORT ON OIL DEALER NOTIFIED. *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

CAN'T GET ANY PARTS OF CAR WARRANTED SINCE I HAD FILED A COMPLAINT WITH BBB. INCLUDING NO HORN, BOTH HEADLIGHTS WENT OUT WITH IN 4 DAYS OF EACH OTHER, THE ENGINE HAS ERRATIC SHIFT POINTS ESPECIALLY WHEN COLD. THE PROBLEM IS VW SAYS NOT TO LET THE ENGINE WARM UP BUT MY ENGINE OIL HEATER IS BROKEN. TAKES ABOUT 10 MINUTES AT FREEWAY SPEED TO WARM UP. AND THE SUPPOSED ABS ARE NOT REALLY ABS BRAKES WHEN EMERGENCY BRAKING FROM 75 MPH. AND MANY LITTLE INTERIOR MECHANICAL ISSUES.*JB

THE VEHICLE STALLED WITHOUT WARNING.*JB

THREE OUT OF FOUR IGNITION COILS IN MY 2002 VW PASSAT HAVE FAILED. VW STATES THAT THIS IS NOT A MAJOR PROBLEM. I BELIEVE IT IS A MAJOR PROBLEM BECAUSE WHEN THE FIRST TWO WENT I WAS DRIVING THE CAR ON ROUTE 128 AND HAD TO GET OVER TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD TO STOP BECAUSE OF THE EXTREME DECREASE IN POWER. WE WAITED TWO WEEKS TO GET THE CAR BACK AND THE THIRD COIL WENT LESS THAN 48 HOURS LATER. I NOW HAVE ONE MORE COIL TO GO BAD AND I FIND THAT I NO LONGER DRIVE MY VW BECAUSE OF THAT. I FEAR THAT MY 60 MILE A DAY COMMUTE INTO WORK WILL FIND ME ON THE SIDE OF THE MASS TURNPIKE INSTEAD OF DRIVING ON IT. THERE SEEMS TO BE QUITE THE NUMBER OF VW & AUDI MOTOR VEHCILE THAT ARE HAVING THIS PROBLEM BUT VW...

I HAD PURCHASED 2002 VW PASSATT IN JUNE 2002 (4 CYLINDER). DURING THE PAST 6 MONTH I HAD TO CHANGE ALL FOUR COILS WHICH MEANS MY CAR WAS OUT FOR REPAIRS EVERY 6 WEEKS DURING THE 6 MONTH TIME SPAN. APPEARANTLY VOLKSWAGEN PASSATTS ARE KNOWN FOR THEIR BAD COILS. ABOUT 90% OF CARS HAVE THIS TYPE OF PROBLEM! THERE SHOULD BE A TOTAL RECALL!! THE DEALRSHIPS ARE SENDING CUSTOMERS BACK ON TO THE ROAD WITH A POTENTIALLY SERIOUS AND DANGEROUS PROBLEMS. I HAVE A CHILD AND I'M AFRAID TO DRIVE IN THE CAR WITH MY CHILD IN IT. I'M AFRAID TO LEAVE TOWN, TO DRIVE ON A HIGHWAY OR AT NIGHT. THE CAR IS MECHANICALLY UNRELIABLE. I HAVE PURCHASED A PRODUCT THAT I CAN'T USE WITHOUT RISK. CUSTOMERS ARE NOT INFORMED ABOUT THE COIL PROBLEM WHEN THEY PURCHASE THESE VEHICLES. PEOPLE ARE BEING SCAMMED! AND VW MANUFACTURERS ARE NOT DOING...

DRIVING ON EXPRESSWAY. AUTO LOST POWER AND STARTED SHAKING. LUCKILY I WAS ABLE TO GET OVER TO SHOULDER OF ROAD. DEALER STATED IT WAS IGNITION COIL FAILURE. THE CAR WAS IN THE SHOP FOR 26 DAYS WAITNIG FOR PARTS BECAUSE OF THE IGNITION COIL PROBLEM WITH THE PASSAT.

INJECTION COIL FAILURE ON 1.8T ENGINE-VW PASSAT 2002. WE HAVE HAD 3 FAILURES SPANNING 16 MONTHS. CAR WAS PURCHASED 8/01. INJECTION COIL AT CYLINDER #2 OCCURRED ON 1/02, 7/02,1/03 EVERY 7000 MILES. WE WENT BACK TO THE DEALER AND THE MANAGER HAS CONFIRMED THAT THIS IS A KNOWN PROBLEM WITH THE 4 CYLINDER ENGINES BUT WON'T TAKE THE CAR BACK. WE ARE ACTUALLY LUCKY BECAUSE WE ONLY HAVE PROBLEMS WITH ONE COIL. OTHER DRIVERS HAVE HAD MULTIPLE COIL FAILURES. WHEN I SPOKE TO THE TOW TRUCK DRIVER ON 1/03, HE MENTIONED THAT HE'S HAD ABOUT 100 AUDI A4'S ( SAME ENGINE AS THE VW 1.8T) RECENTLY( WE'VE HAD A COLD SPELL IN CHICAGO FOR THE LAST 2 WEEKS). THEY ALL HAVE THE SAME PROBLEM. THE ENGINE LIGHT GOES ON WHILE DRIVING. THE CAR IDLES ROUGHLY AND IT DOSEN'T GO. THE CARS ARE IN FOR REPEATED INJECTION COIL REPLACEMENTS BUT THEY...

COIL PROBLEM WITH MY 2002 PASSAT. THE CAR HAS 10,000 MILES AND WAS IN THE SHOP FOR 3 WEEKS. VW REPLACED 1 COIL, BUT THERE IS A STRONG POSSIBLILITY THAT THE OTHER 3 WILL GO, TOO. VW NEEDS TO DO A RECALL SINCE THE CAR LOSES ACCELERATION WHEN THE COIL GOES.

MY 2002 VOLKSWAGEN PASSAT HAS AN IGNITION COIL PROBLEM THAT CAUSES IT TO MISFIRE AND LOSE POWER. THE CAR WAS IN A VW SERVICE CENTER FOR MORE THAN 2 WEEKS. AFTER RECEIVING THE CAR BACK FROM THE DEALER THE PROBLEM HAS EXHIBITED ITSELF AGAIN. VW CAN'T GUARANTEE THE PROBLEM WILL BE PERMANENTLY FIXED. TS

THE ENGINE LIGHT WOULD CONTIUE TO FLASH EVERY TIME THE VEHICLE WAS STARTED. DEALER WAS NOT NOTIFIED. PLEASE PROVIED FURTHER INFORMATION.*JB

CUSTOMER STATES THAT WHILE DRIVING AT ANY SPEED THE VEHICLE WILL STALL WITHOUT WARNING MAKING IT HARD FOR THE DRIVER TO CONTROL THE VEHICLE, THE DEALER HAS BEEN NOTIFIED. *NLM

CONSUMER STATED THAT HIS VEHICLE IS FIRING OFF THE CYLINDER,CAUSING THE QUAL PACK TO LEAK. *NLM