2006 Volkswagen Passat

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 VOLKSWAGEN PASSAT. THE CONTACT NOTICED A STRONG FUEL ODOR INSIDE THE VEHICLE. ALSO, THE VEHICLE STALLED WITHOUT WARNING ON A FEW OCCASIONS. THE LOCAL DEALER WAS NOT CONTACTED. THE MANUFACTURER ADVISED THE CONTACT NOT TO DRIVE THE VEHICLE AND HAVE IT TOWED TO THE DEALER FOR DIAGNOSTIC TESTING. THE MANUFACTURER STATED THAT THERE WERE NO RECALLS ON THE VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC, BUT THE CAUSE OF THE FAILURE WAS NOT DETERMINED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 107,000.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 VOLKSWAGEN PASSAT. THE CONTACT RECEIVED NOTIFICATION OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 17V509000 (FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE); HOWEVER, THE PARTS TO DO THE REPAIR WERE UNAVAILABLE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE MANUFACTURER EXCEEDED A REASONABLE AMOUNT OF TIME FOR THE RECALL REPAIR. THE DEALER WAS NOT CONTACTED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE ISSUE AND WAS NOT ABLE TO CONFIRM WHEN THE PARTS WERE TO BECOME AVAILABLE. THE CONTACT HAD NOT EXPERIENCED A FAILURE. VIN TOOL CONFIRMS PARTS NOT AVAILABLE. *LN CONSUMER STATED CAR STALLED FOUR TIMES BATTERY HAD TO BE REPLACED UPDATE 7/31/18*JB

RECALL NO. 17V509 IN NOVEMBER 2015, WHILE DRIVING ON A CITY STREET, MY CAR STALLED. WHEN I TOOK IT TO A LOCAL DEALERSHIP, THEY SAID THE FUEL PUMP WAS FAULTY AND REPLACED IT. AT THE END OF DECEMBER 2015, WHILE DRIVING UP A STEEP ROAD, ALL OF A SUDDEN THE CAR LOST POWER AND BEGAN REVERSING, BEFORE CRASHING INTO A BARRIER. I WAS FORTUNATE THAT THE BARRIER PREVENTED THE CAR FROM GOING OVER A HILL INTO THE RIVER. ONCE AGAIN A LOCAL DEALERSHIP LATER TOLD ME THE FUEL PUMP WAS AT FAULT. IT WAS NOT UNTIL SEPTEMBER 2017 THAT I LEARNED OF A RECALL THAT "CAUSE A LOSS OF MOTIVE POWER WHILE THE VEHICLE IS IN MOTION, WHICH COULD INCREASE THE RISK OF A CRASH." THIS IS EXACTLY WHAT HAPPENED TO MY VEHICLE.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 VOLKSWAGEN PASSAT. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THERE WAS AN ABNORMAL FUEL ODOR IN THE VEHICLE. UPON INSPECTION, THE CONTACT NOTICED THAT THE PLASTIC FUEL PUMP COVER, WHICH WAS SITUATED UNDER THE REAR PASSENGER SEAT, WAS FRACTURED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER TO BE DIAGNOSED. THE CONTACT WAS INFORMED THAT THE PLASTIC COVER PLATE NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE CONTACT WAS CONCERNED FOR THE SAFETY OF THE GREAT GRANDCHILDREN WHO SAT IN THE VEHICLE. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE CASE NUMBER PROVIDED BY THE MANUFACTURER WAS: 170639659. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 110,000.

BAD IGNITION COILS AND MISFIRES. CAM FOLLOWER AND CAMSHAFT WEAR PROBLEMS. DIVERTER VALVE (DV) FAILURE. HIGH PRESSURE FUEL PUMP (HPFP). CARBON BUILD UP AND COLD START MISFIRES. INTAKE MANIFOLD RUNNER CONTROL (IMRC) MOTOR. TIMING CHAIN, CHAIN ADJUSTER AND TENSIONER. VW AND AUDI FUEL PUMP CONTROL MODULE. PCV VALVE FAILURE.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 VOLKSWAGEN PASSAT. WHILE DRIVING VARIOUS SPEEDS, THE VEHICLE DECELERATED. IN ADDITION, WHILE THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL WAS DEPRESSED, THE VEHICLE WAS NOT FUNCTIONING. THE FAILURE RECURRED MULTIPLE TIMES. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A DEALER WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE HIGH PRESSURE FUEL PUMP NEEDED TO BE REPAIRED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 120,000.

DRIVING 65 ON THE FREEWAY IN HEAVY RAIN, CAR MADE HORRIBLE SOUND AND LOST ACCELERATION POWER. ALMOST INVOLVED IN ACCIDENT , HOWEVER MANAGED TO PULL TO SHOULDER WHEN THE CAR THEN FILLED WITH A GAS SMELL. CALLED FOR ASSISTANCE AND WAS TOWED 100 MILES BACK TO MY MECHANIC. UPON INSPECTION, MECHANIC DISCOVERED THAT THE CATALYTIC CONVERTER DISCONNECTED AT THE TURBO FLANGE. HE ALSO STATED THAT HE HAD FIXED THE EXACT SAME PROBLEM IN MY EXACT VEHICLE MAKE/MODEL THE WEEK PRIOR. CONTACTED VW TO SEE IF THIS WAS COVERED UNDER THE 80K MILES EMISSIONS WARRANTY, ONLY TO DISCOVER THAT IN CALIFORNIA THE WARRANTY ONLY GOES TO 70K MILES. THE ENTIRE CATALYTIC CONVERTER WAS REPLACED TO THE TUNE OF $1,150. THE MECHANIC STATED THAT THE REPLACEMENT CATALYTIC CONVERTER FROM VW WAS MUCH MORE STURDY THAN THE ORIGINAL INSTALLED , INDICATING THAT VW IS AWARE OF THE ISSUE. ADDITIONALLY, HE STATED IT WAS ODD THAT A CAR DEALERSHIP STOCKS THAT PART AS IT IS NOT TOO COMMON TO REPLACE THE CATALYTIC CONVERTER UNDER 100K MILES. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 VOLKSWAGEN PASSAT. THE CONTACT STATED THE FUEL TANK WAS LEAKING ON TOP NEAR THE VENT. AFTER PARKING THE VEHICLE SHE NOTICED LIQUID ON THE GROUND AND A FUEL SMELL NEAR THE SIDE OF THE VEHICLE. THERE WAS A RECALL NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER: 08V156000: FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE: DELIVERY RELATED TO THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED UNDER THE RECALL IN 2008 WHERE THE DEALER INSTALLED ADDITIONAL UNDERBODY HEAT SHIELDS TO COVER THE DAMAGED AREAS AND FLASH THE ENGINE WITH A PRECAUTIONARY SOFTWARE UPDATE. APPROXIMATELY TWO MONTHS AGO THERE WAS FUEL ODOR AGAIN. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN BACK TO THE DEALER WHO STATED THEY REPAIRED THE RECALL PREVIOUSLY. THE MANUFACTURER STATED THEY WILL NOT REPAIR THE FAILURE AGAIN AND OFFERED NO ADDITIONAL ASSISTANCE. THE VIN WAS UNKNOWN. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 229,000.