2010 VOLKSWAGEN PASSAT Engine Problems

I purchased a used vehicle but have found out the oxygen sensor is feeding false error codes to the main OBC causing leaks into driver compartment causing engine to stall while auto in motion and most importantly causing steering wheel to lock, have spoken with VWoA but they have no direct influence with VW or dealerships even if a warranty issue because all parties are independent contractors and all they are able to do is try and help. My name has not been transferred to registration because of smog requirements so you may call me [XXX] my telephone number is [XXX] my case# with VWoA is [XXX], I myself have learned to deal with defects but should this matter be more widespread which I cannot find out because the last case regarding the sensors was sealed in an agreement made by the California ARB, EPA and VW and Audi through...

The contact owns a 2010 Volkswagen Passat. The contact stated while driving at various speeds, there was a strong fuel odor inside and outside the vehicle. The contact stated that the failure persisted while the vehicle was parked and turned off. The check engine warning light was illuminated. The contact stated that the strong fuel odor had caused her to have headaches while driving. The vehicle was taken to an independent mechanic, where it was diagnosed that the fuel pump module had failed, causing the fuel pump to leak. Additionally, the contact stated that the vehicle had failed to start and was undrivable. The dealer was notified of the failure and advised the contact to bring the vehicle to their location for the repairs. The vehicle was not repaired. The manufacturer was notified of the failure and informed the contact that they could not assist because NHTSA Campaign Number: 17V509000...

Drove the car to and from work that day with no problems. Also, went back to work a 2nd side job that evening with no issues. Got home, shut the car off and when my wife and I went out to go to work the next morning at 5 a.m., the car wouldn't start at all. Wouldn't even click. Did a lot of research because I had the starter replaced about 2 weeks before and knew it couldn't be the starter and also had bought a new battery when I had the starter replaced as well, so knew it wouldn't be the battery. After a lot, I mean a lot of research online, finally came to the decision it was the timing chain tensioner was faulty. When I went to replace the tensioner for the timing chain, I took my camera and put it in the cylinder heads and found...

I got all types of misfires and fuel pump and electrical problems the car almost has me in car wrecks every time I drive it the speed thermometer jumps up and down causing me to have no push in the gas I have to turn the car on and off on the highway

faulty timing chain tensioner caused catastrophic engine failure. resulting in ~$4000.00 repair cost. i have read about alot of other Volkswagens having this same issue. VW has redesigned this part several times, i did not recive a TSB stating there was an issue with an internal component of my engine even though VW knows this issue will result in engine failure.

108K MILES. GOT OFF OF WORK AND I WENT TO START THE VEHICLE. I STARTED THE VEHICLE THE BATTERY LIGHT STARTED TO FLASH AND THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON AND STARTED FLASHING I JUST DID A QUICK LOOP AND PUT IT RIGHT BACK INTO THE PARKING SPOT THAT I WAS IN. I TOOK IT INTO A SHOP THEY FOUND THAT THE STARTER WAS GETTING WAY TOO HOT. THEY TOOK THE STARTER OUT AND PUT IN A NEW ONE AND WHEN THEY WENT TO START THE VEHICLE THE ENGINE SEIZED

WHILE DRIVING THE VEHICLE LOOSES POWER, I CAN STOP SHUT IT DOWN AND IT RUNS FINE FOR A PERIOD. THE PROBLEM IS UNPREDICTABLE, I AM AFRAID TO DRIVE THE VEHICLE ON ON INTERSTATE HIGHWAYS, BECAUSE A SERIOUS ACCIDENT WOULD OCCUR.

THE CAR WOULDN'T START AND FOUND OUT THE TIMING CHAIN JUMPED

MY VOLKSWAGEN PASSAT HAS FALLEN TO AN ISSUE MANY OTHERS HAVE FALLEN. IT APPEARS THE TIMING-CHAIN TENSIONER FAILED CAUSING THE TIMING-CHAIN TO JUMP. WHEN THIS HAPPENS THE VALVES CAN BEND AND ALSO RUIN THE CYLINDERS. THE ERROR CODE IS P0016. VW WEST BROAD IS RECOMMENDING A REPAIR OF $5,100 DOLLARS. AFTER DISCUSSING WITH VW OF AMERICA THEY WILL NOT COVER AS IT IS OUTSIDE OF THEIR EXTENDED WARRANTY 100,000 MILES OR DECEMBER OF 2019. MY CAR IS APPROXIMATELY 111K MILES AND 6 MONTHS PAST THE DATE. I WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THIS ISSUE SO I COULD NOT BE PROACTIVE IN FIXING THE TENSIONER. THEY EVEN REDESIGNED THE TIMING-CHAIN TENSIONER BECAUSE THE OLD ONE IS FAULTY. I AM LUCKY I WAS ABLE TO MAKE IT HOME FROM MY DAY TRIP THIS PAST WEEKEND AND THAT THE ISSUE DID NOT TAKE PLACE WHILE DRIVING. I WAS IN A PARKING LOT ON...

PURCHASED THE CAR AT 62K ENGINE TIMING CHAIN WENT OUT AT 72K I'M VERY FRUSTRATED THEY ARE NOT COMMUNICATING WITH ME ON ANYTHING AND NOBODY IS HELPING. *TR

DRIVING HOME FROM WORK ON A BUSY ROAD WHEN ALL THE SUDDEN MY CAR STARTS TO SHAKE AND THEN THE EPC LIGHT CAME ON ENGINE STARTED FLASHING. I'VE READ A BUNCH OF THREADS WITH VOLKSWAGEN HAVING THIS ISSUE. [XXX] VEHICLES. YOU WERE FUNDED BY [XXX] HITLER NO WONDER. Y'ALL HAVE TO TAKE SOME RESPONSIBILITY ONCE IN A WHILE FOR ALL THE SHADY [XXX] Y'ALL ARE TRYING TO PULL. INFORMATION REDACTED PURSUANT TO THE FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT (FOIA), 5 U.S.C. 552(B)(6). *TR

VW FOUND OUT THAT THE TIMING CHAIN IS DEFECTIVE IN THEIR VW CC 2.0 T ENGINE. THIS PART CAN GO OUT AT ANYTIME. IF YOU ARE TRAVELING AT A HIGH SPEED YOU CAN BE FATALLY INJURED IF THIS TIMING CHAIN GOES OUT. IT HASN'T HAPPENED BUT I WAS WARNED. WITH THE SOLUTION OF A 3800.00 REPAIR. *TR

TIMING CHAIN BROKE RESULTING IN CATASTROPHIC ENGINE FAILURE. THIS VEHICLE HAS HAD NUMEROUS RECALLS AND IS THE SUBJECT OF MULTIPLE CLASS ACTION LAWSUITS. IF YOU HAVE THE OPTION TO PURCHASE A VW CC DO NOT DO IT. THESE VEHICLES ARE COMPLETE GARBAGE AND SHOULD BE RECALLED COMPLETELY BY THE MANUFACTURER.

DROVE CAR WITHOUT PROBLEMS. CAME BACK AN HOUR LATER AND IT STARTED, BUT ENGINE WAS SHAKING. MOVED IT ACROSS PARKING LOT AND SHUT ENGINE OFF. NEXT TIME I TRIED TO TURN IT ON, WOULD NOT START. TOOK IT TO MECHANIC, SAID THAT TIMING CHAIN BROKE AND RUINED THE REST OF THE ENGINE. DID RESEARCH AND FOUND THIS TO BE A COMMON ISSUE WITH VW ENGINES. FAULTY TIMING CHAINS ARE USED WHICH CAUSE CATASTROPHIC ENGINE FAILURE LEAVING DRIVER AT RISK IF THIS HAPPENS WHEN DRIVING. EVEN WHEN NOT DRIVING, THE POSSIBILITY OF SUCH A COMMON OCCURRENCE FROM ONE OF THEIR PRODUCTS FAILING AND RUINING THE REST OF THE CAR IS UNFAIR TO CONSUMERS AND VOLKSWAGEN SHOULD BE HELD ACCOUNTABLE BEYOND WARRANTY LIABILITIES FOR ANY OF THEIR VEHICLES THAT THIS HAPPENS TO. THEY SHOULD NOT BE ALLOWED TO BUILD FAULTY ENGINES AND LEAVE CONSUMERS TO FOOT THE BILL FOR THEIR SHODDY DESIGNS...

THE TIMING CHAIN WAS PART OF A CLASS-ACTION LAWSUIT IN 2018 BY VW OWNERS. MY 2010 PASSAT WAS PART OF THAT, BUT WE DIDN'T HAVE ANY PROBLEMS WITH IT. NOW, THE TIMING CHAIN FAILED AT 115K MILES ON THE CAR. IT WOULD NOT START. IT TRIED TO, BUT WOULD NEVER CATCH. I NOW NEED A BRAND NEW ENGINE. I HAD TWO MECHANICS LOOK AT IT. I ALSO CALLED VW BOTH LOCAL AND NATIONAL TO SEE IF MY TIMING CHAIN HAD BEEN REPLACED. THEY SAID THEY DON'T KEEP TRACK OF THAT INFORMATION. I BOUGHT THE CAR USED IN 2017. CARFAX DOESN'T SHOW SERVICE RECORDS FOR A TIMING CHAIN REPLACEMENT, SO I ASSUME THIS IS THE ORIGINAL.

I HAVE OWNED THIS CAR FOR BERALY ONE MONTH. 2 DAYS AFTER PURCHASING THE 02 SENSORS WENT BAD. 1 WEEK LATER MY PCV VALVE WENT BAD. AND 2 DAYS AFTER THAT MY CAR STALLED ON ME WHILE DRIVING DOWN A CANYON AND WOULD NOT START AGAIN. I LOST CONTROL AND ENDED UP ON THE SIDE OF THE ROAD. I THOUGH I WAS GOING TO KILL MYSELF. AFTER SITTING THERE FOR ABOUT AN HOUR THE CAR TURNED ON BUT WAS EXTREMELY SHAKY AND WOULD STALL THE MINUTE I SLOWED DOWN OR CAME TO A STOP. I MANAGED TO GET THE CAR TO A REPAIR SHOP ONLY TO HAVE THE ENGINE DIE ON ME. THE CAR CANNOT BE TURNED ON OR MOVED. I WAS TOLD IT MIGHT BE THE TIMING CHAIN WHICH IS A COMMON ISSUE IN THIS ENGINE. I'M BEING TOLD I NEED TO PRACTICALLY REPLACE THE ENGINE WHICH WILL COST...

INFORMED THAT TIMING CHAIN BROKE SPREADING METAL BITS THROUGHOUT TURBO ENGINE AND ENGINE NEEDS TO BE REPLACED. VW WILL COVER TIMING CHAIN INSTALLATION BUT REMAINDER OF REPAIR WILL BE OUR RESPONSIBILITY. THE CAR HAD 72,000 MILES AND UNDER THE 10YR/100,000 MILE WARRANTY. WE BELIEVE THAT DEALERSHIP SHOULD HAVE INFORMED US ABOUT THE TIMING CHAIN DRIVE FAILURE AND ADVISED US TO REPLACE BEFORE IT DISINTEGRATED! THE VEHICLE HAD BEEN BACK AND FORTH TO THE DEALERSHIP THREE PREVIOUS TIMES BECAUSE OF THE JERKING OF THE ISSUE SO THAT SHOULD HAVE BEEN A CLUE TO THE SERVICE DEPARTMENT. AFTER A 10-DAY HOLIDAY WHERE THE CAR STAYED IN THE DRIVEWAY, WHEN WE STARTED IT A TERRIBLE NOISE OCCURRED AND WE COULD NOT START IT SO IT WAS TOWED TO DEALERSHIP. FORTUNATELY, WHEN THE INCIDENT HAPPENED, WE WERE NOT DRIVING ON A CROWDED, BUSY CITY STREET OR THE FREEWAY. WE HAVE BEEN LOYAL VW OWNERS...

TAKATA RECALL THE CAR WILL NOT START NO WARNINGS NO CODES JUST STOP WORKING

SERVICE ENGINE NOTIFICATION CAME ON IN LATE DECEMBER. I CALLED THE DEALERSHIP FOR AN APPOINTMENT. THE PERSON WHO ANSWERED TOLD ME MY VEHICLE DIDN'T NEED A 100K CHECK UP BUT IT WAS DUE FOR AN OIL CHANGE AND I COULD JUST WALK IN WITHOUT AN APPOINTMENT. I WALKED IN A FEW DAYS LATER AND THEY TOLD ME I NEEDED AN APPOINTMENT FOR THE OIL CHANGE. I JUST HAD IT AT THE DEALERSHIP FOR AN INSPECTION AND RECALL IN OCTOBER; THE GUY WAITING ON ME WONDERED WHY THEY DIDN'T DO THE OIL CHANGE AND 100K CHECK UP THEN. I COULDN'T GET AN APPOINTMENT UNTIL AFTER THE HOLIDAYS. I DROPPED IT OFF JANUARY 2. JANUARY 3 AT 3:30 PM I GOT A TEXT STATING THEY NEEDED TO KEEP IT UNTIL THE NEXT DAY TO FIGURE EVERYTHING OUT. I PICKED IT UP ON THE 4TH. AFTER DRIVING STRAIGHT HOME AND LOCALLY, NOT MORE...

VOLKSWAGEN DEALER REFUSES TO FIX RECALLS

CAR STALLED AND STOPPED FROM FULL MOTION TO REDUCED SPEED.

I DROVE TO SCHOOL IN THE MORNING AND PARKED MY CAR STATIONARY FOR 2 HOURS. ONCE I RETURNED THE VEHICLE IT WOULD NOT START. I TOWED CAR TO DEALERSHIP AND TURNS OUT THE TIMING CHAIN HAD FAILED. I ONLY HAVE 100,399 MILES ON THE CAR.

SO WE JUST PAYED OFF OUR CAR AND THE PROBLEMS STARTED, FIRST THE CAR WOULDN'T GO IN REVERSE IT ACTED AS IT WAS IN NEUTRAL THEN IT STARTED DOING IN WHEN DRIVING SO WE TOOK IT IN AND THEY SAID WE NEED A NEW TRANSMISSION AFTER THAT THE A/C STOPPED WORKING AND WE STARTED GETTING A LOUD TICKING NOISE SO WE TOOK IT IN AGAIN TO THE DEALERSHIP THIS TIME THEY TELL US THE TIMING CHAIN NEEDS TO BE REPLACED , A SEAL FOR THE TRANSMISSION IS LEAKING ALSO, WE HAVE DONE ALOT OF RESEARCH ONLINE AND HAVE SEEN THIS HAS BEEN HAPPENING TO ALOT OF PEOPLE IF THE TIMING CHAIN BREAKS IT CAN SEIZE THE WHOLE MOTOR! I PAID ROUGHLY 22K FOR THE CAR IT HAS LESS THEN 70K MILES AND THEY WANT AROUND 9K FOR THE REPAIRS THERE HAS TO SOMETHING DONE ABOUT THIS THEY SHOULD NOT GET...

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2010 VOLKSWAGEN PASSAT. WHILE THE VEHICLE WAS PARKED, OIL WAS NOTICED ON THE GROUND UNDER THE FRONT OF THE VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED WITH A LOOSE SEAL ON THE MOTOR THAT CAUSED THE LEAK. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE SEAL NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED BECAUSE THE CONTACT RECEIVED A RECALL NOTICE FOR NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 17V509000 (FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE). THE PARTS WERE NOT AVAILABLE FOR THE RECALL REPAIR. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE MANUFACTURER EXCEEDED A REASONABLE AMOUNT OF TIME FOR THE RECALL REMEDY. NEITHER THE LOCAL VOLKSWAGEN DEALER NOR THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 111,000.

CAR CUTS OFF WHILE DRIVING AND OIL PRESSURE LIGHT COMES ON. DEALER SAYS THE TIMING BELT SKIPPED AND DAMAGED THE ENGINE AND THAT ITS A COMMON PROBLEM WITH VW CARS. THE COST TO FIX IS $4K WHICH IS RIDICULOUS FOR A "KNOWN ISSUE". WHEN GOOGLING THIS ISSUE THERE ARE SEVERAL PASSAT OWNERS EXPERIENCING THE SAME THING AND THERE ARE EVEN CLASS ACTION SUITS BECAUSE OF THIS.

ON MAY 25, 2017 MY WIFE AND I PURCHASED A 2010 VOLKSWAGEN PASSAT FOR OUR SON WHO IS MAKING MONTHLY PAYMENTS. APPROXIMATELY ONE MONTH AFTER THE PURCHASE HE WAS ON THE ON RAMP GETTING READY TO PULL ONTO HIGHWAY 65 IN SPRINGFIELD, MISSOURI. THE CAR SEEMED TO LOSE ENERGY AND WASN'T ACTING CORRECTLY. FEARING THAT IT WOULD DIE WHEN HE PULLED ONTO THE HIGHWAY, HE PULLED TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD TO SEE WHAT WAS WRONG. AFTER LOOKING AT THE ENGINE HE DECIDED TO GET OFF THE HIGHWAY AS SOON AS HE COULD. APPROXIMATELY ONE WEEK LATER MY SON WAS DRIVING THROUGH TOWN. HE HAD TRAVELED LESS THAN THREE MILES WHEN HE PULLED INTO THE PARKING LOT OF ONE OF THE LOCAL HIGH SCHOOLS. NOT HAVING ANY NOTICEABLE ISSUES THAT EVENING, HE WAS VERY SURPRISED TO FIND THAT WHEN HE TRIED TO START HIS CAR IT WOULDN'T TURN OVER....

THE TIMING CHAIN FAILED IMMEDIATELY PRIOR TO SHUTTING THE CAR DOWN. AS I HAD TURNED THE IGNITION OFF, I DIDN'T NOTICE THE DEFECT, BUT WHEN I WENT TO START THE CAR IN THE MORNING, THERE WAS NO COMPRESSION. I HAD IT TOWED TO A LOCAL GARAGE WHERE THEY INFORMED ME THAT THE ENGINE WOULD NEED REPLACEMENT, NOT ONLY DUE TO THE FAILED TIMING CHAIN, BUT THAT DAMAGE TO THE VALVES HAD OCCURRED.

HELLO, MY 2010 VOLKSWAGEN PASSAT ENGINE RESULTED IN A CATASTROPHIC FAILURE BECAUSE THE TIMING CHAIN TENSIONER FAILED. THE ENGINE IS THE 2.0T MADE IN 2010. AFTER A QUICK SEARCH ON THE INTERNET IT SEENS LIKE MANY OWNERS OF THE 2.0T FROM THOSE YEARS HAVE EXPERIENCED THE SAME PROBLEM. THE ONLY SOLUTION IS TO REPLACE THE ENGINE AS ALL THE VALVES ARE BENT AND THE BILL IS OVER $8000, WHICH TOTALS MY CAR. MY CAR ONLY HAS 88000 MILES AND BAS BEEN FULLY SERVICE WITH PREMIUM FLUIDS ON ALL THE RIGHT INTERVALS. THE PROBLEM HAPPENED WHEN THE CAR PARKED FOR A WHOLE NIGHT AND WHEN I WENT TO TURN IT ON IT WAS CRANKING WITH A VERY ROUGH SOUND AND IT WOULDNT EVEN TURN ON; IT WOULDNT EVEN CRANK ANYMORE AFTER THAT. PLEASE LOOK INTO THIS PROBLEM AS THOUSANDS OF CARS WITH THE 2.0T HAVE REPORTED THE SAME ISSUE. VOLKSWAGEN IS...

CAR WOULD NOT START HAD IT TOWED TO DEALER AND FOUND OUT MY TIMING CHAIN TENSIONER FAILED AND CAUSED CATASTROPHIC ENGINE DAMAGE. DEALER HAS QUOTES OVER $7000 FOR REPAIRS

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2010 VOLKSWAGEN PASSAT. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE CHECK ENGINE INDICATOR ILLUMINATED. THE DEALER DIAGNOSED THAT THE ENGINE WAS FAILING, WHICH REQUIRED THE ENGINE TO BE REPLACED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE ISSUE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 73,000.

TOOK VEHICLE IN FOR AIRBAG RECALL. UPON ROUTINE VEHICLE INSPECTION WAS TOLD THAT THE TIMING CHAIN TENSIONER NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. COST ESTIMATE OF $2740. VEHICLE ONLY HAS 54,000 MILES. EVEN WITH A TSB ON THE ISSUE COVERING PRACTICALY EVERY VEHICLE PRODUCED FROM 2008-2012 THEY ARE NOT TAKING REPONSIBILITY TO REPAIR THE ISSUE. WAS NEVER TOLD OF THE ISSUE UNTIL THE CAR WAS OUT OF WARRANTY. THIS ISSUE NEEDS TO BE ADDRESSED.

WHILE DRIVING HOME (APPROX 50 MILE TRIP) I HEARD A LOUD SCREECHING NOISE FROM THE ENGINE AREA. I WAS TRAVELING ON A HIGHWAY AT ABOUT 60MPG. I PULLED OVER, TURNED OFF THE CAR AND SAW SMOKE AND SMELLED BURNING FROM UNDER THE HOOD. I OPENED THE HOOD AND SMOKE BILLOWED OUT OF THE BACK OF THE ENGINE BAY. I LOOKED UNDER THE CAR TO SEE IF IT WAS LEAKING ANYTHING AND FOUND A LARGE AMOUNT OF WHAT SEEMED TO BE OIL DRIPPING FROM THE CAR. I THEN NOTICED A TRAIL OF OIL FROM BEFORE I STOPPED THE CAR. I LEFT THE CAR IN PLACE FOR A TOW TO NOT DAMAGE THE VEHICLE ANYMORE THAN IT ALREADY WAS. IT WAS TOWED TO THE VW DEALERSHIP IN TOWN WHERE THEY DIAGNOSED THE PROBLEM IS THAT THE PCV VALVE STOPPED WORKING CORRECTLY, WHICH CAUSED THE REAR MAIN SEAL TO FAIL AND BECOME COMPLETELY...

PCV VALVE WENT OUT; AND IN TURN, THE REAR MAIN SEAL RUPTURED A MAJOR OIL LEAK BETWEEN ENGINE AND TRANSMISSION. DEALERSHIP CONCLUDED THE PCV POSITION CRANK VALVE CAUSE BACK PRESSURE INTO THE CRANK RESULTING IN DAMAGING THE REAR MAIN SEAL. VW HAS ISSUED AN EXTENDED WARRANTY ON PCV ON CERTAIN MODELS CAUSING THIS ISSUE, BUT THE TSI 2009 AND UP HAVE NOT BEEN INCLUDED IN THIS RECALL. THIS ISSUE COULD RESULT IN A CATASTROPHIC ENGINE FAILURE DUE TO ALL OIL LEAKING OUT OF CAR WHILE ON ROAD. THIS OCCURS WHEN PRESSURE BUILDS UP TO PCV FAILS WHEN CAR IS BEING OPERATED.

ENGINE MISFIRES AT 59K MILES DUE TO EXCESSIVE CARBON BUILD UP. THE CAR HAS ALWAYS BEEN ON THE PREMIUM NAME BRAND GASOLINE, AND SERVICED ACCORDING TO SCHEDULE.

IGNITION COIL GOING BAD. DEALER TOLD ME VW WAS ON ITS 4TH REVISION OF THESE. *TR

WHILE DRIVING MY 2010 VW PASSET WITH 52870 MILES ON IT AT ABOUT 35 MPH, IT STARTED MISFIRING, SMOKING (WHITE SMOKE) AND IT STALLED. I HAD ENOUGH MOMENTUM TO COAST TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD, LUCKILY AVOIDING AN ACCIDENT. IT WOULD'T START SO I CALLED MY INS. CO.'S EMERGENCY TOW SERVICE AND HAD IT TOWED TO THE VW DEALERSHIP.THIS WAS FRIDAY EVENING. I WAS WITHOUT MY CAR UNTIL WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON. ON SATURDAY I SEARCHED TECHNICAL BULLETINS, ARTICLES AND VW FORUMS TO FIND OUT WHAT HAD HAPPENED. APPARENTLY MY CAR'S 2.0T ENGINE HAS A PROPENSITY TO CONSUME OIL AND TO HAVE A LOT OF CARBON BUILDUP WHICH CAUSES FAILURE OF THE COIL PACKS, FUEL INJECTORS AND SPARK PLUGS WHICH RESULT IN THE VEHICLE SUDDENLY FALTERING AND STALLING OUT. ON TUESDAY I WAS TOLD BY A VW TECHNICIAN THAT MY FUEL INJECTOR HAD FAILED. THAT EVENING I WAS TOLD A SECOND...

WHILE TRAVELING DOWNHILL, THE ENGINE INCREASED TO 400 RPMS WHILE TRAVELING AT 15-25 MPH. I THEN RETURNED HOME. THE ENGINE LIGHT NEVER CAME ON; HOWEVER, THE D (DRIVE) LIGHT BEGAN FLASHING, AND I REALIZED THAT THE CAR WAS IN LIMP MODE. IT WAS TOWED TO THE DEALER, WHICH HAD SERVICED THE CAR EVERY 10,000 MILES, (AND HAD ACTUALLY REPLACED THE TURBO RECIRCULATION VALVE AT 39,637 MILES AS A RESULT OF MY CONCERN THAT THERE WAS A BURNING SMELL WHILE DRIVING). ROSEVILLE VOLKSWAGEN DIAGNOSED THE CURRENT PROBLEM AS BEING THE MULTI-CLUTCH ASSEMBLY, AS WELL AS A FAULTY INTAKE MANIFOLD. THE INTAKE MANIFOLD IS COVERED BY A VOLUNTARY EXTENDED WARRANTY; HOWEVER, THE MULTI-CLUTCH ASSEMBLY IS NOT COVERED IN 2010 SEDANS. IT APPEARS THAT VOLKSWAGEN DID EXTEND THE WARRANTY ON 2007-2009 MODELS FOR THE MULTI-CLUTCH ASSEMBLY; AND IT APPEARS FROM SEVERAL THREADS (VWVORTEX.COM, FORUMS.TDICLUB.COM, MYTURBODIESEL.COM, VWEOSCLUB.COM) THAT THE MULTI-CLUTCH ASSEMBLY CONTINUES TO BE...

FOR THE THIRD TIME, AN IGNITION COIL FAILED. THIS TIME, I PULLED ONTO A TWO LANE HIGHWAY FROM A SIDE STREET AND BEGAN TO ACCELERATE WHEN THE VEHICLE LOST POWER AND BEGAN TO SHAKE UNCONTROLLABLY. *TR

I HAVE A 2010 VOLKSWAGEN PASSAT WITH ALMOST 70,000 MILES. I PURCHASED THE BRAND NEW CAR IN AUGUST 2010. IN SEPTEMBER 2014 AND NOVEMBER 2014 (THANKSGIVING DAY), AN IGNITION COIL FAILED WHILE I WAS DRIVING. IN SEPTEMBER, I WAS PULLING OUT OF A PARKING LOT ONTO A BUSINESS ROAD WHEN THE IGNITION COIL FAILED. IN NOVEMBER, I WAS ON THE ON-RAMP FOR THE INTERSTATE WHEN THE IGNITION COIL FAILED. THIS WAS ESPECIALLY SCARY AS THE RAMP WAS UPHILL AND THE CAR BARELY HAD ENOUGH POWER TO MAKE IT UP THE RAMP. BOTH TIMES, THE CAR BEGAN TO SHAKE, AND SEEMED TO LOSE POWER AS IT WAS UNABLE TO GO INTO THIRD GEAR, AND HAD TROUBLE MAKING IT UP THE SMALLEST HILL. THE SECOND TIME AN IGNITION COIL FAILED, THE CAR ALSO HAD A LOT OF SMOKE COMING OUT THE TAILPIPE. BOTH TIMES I HAD TO DRIVE HOME AND THEN TO...

CAR'S TRANSMISSION DISENGAGED WHILE WIFE WAS DRIVING IT. CAR HAS DSG TRANSMISSION THAT IS SAME AS THE RECALL TRANSMISSION FROM 2009 AND 2010. SINCE THEN CAR'S TRANSMISSION HAS DISENGAGED AND THEN REENGAGED AFTER RESTARTING IT A TOTAL OF APPROXIMATELY 10 TIMES SOME AT LOW SPEEDS AND SOME AT HI. CAR ALWAYS HAD LURCH WHEN DRIVING. A GOOGLE SEARCH SHOWS OVER 6000 COMPLAINTS AT LEAST REGARDING 2010 DSG TRANSMISSION FOR VW PASSAT. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2010 VOLKSWAGEN PASSAT CC. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 20 MPH, THE VEHICLE BEGAN TO JERK VIOLENTLY AND THE ENGINE STALLED WITHOUT ANY WARNING. UPON RESTARTING, THE VEHICLE RESUMED NORMALLY. THE FAILURE RECURRED CONTINUOUSLY. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN AUTHORIZED DEALER WHO WAS UNABLE TO DIAGNOSE THE PROBLEM. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE DEFECT. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 70,000. THE VIN WAS UNAVAILABLE.