2009 Volkswagen Passat

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2009 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 NOT CONTACTED AND WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE ISSUE. THE CONTACT HAD NOT EXPERIENCED A FAILURE. VIN TOOL CONFIRMS PARTS NOT AVAILABLE.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2009 VOLKSWAGEN PASSAT. THE CONTACT STATED THAT NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 17V509000 (FUEL SYSTEM) EXCEEDED A REASONABLE AMOUNT OF TIME FOR REPAIR. THE CONTACT RECEIVED THE RECALL NOTIFICATION IN SEPTEMBER OF 2017. WHILE DRIVING VARIOUS SPEEDS, THE VEHICLE STALLED WITHOUT WARNING. THE VEHICLE WAS ABLE TO RESTART AFTER THE FIRST FAILURE, BUT HAD TO BE TOWED THE SECOND TIME. THE DEALERS (SUNRISE VOLKSWAGEN, 931 SUNRISE HWY, LYNBROOK, NY, 11563, AND SMITH VOLKSWAGEN, 4304 KIRKWOOD HWY, WILMINGTON, DE, 19808) VERIFIED THAT THE FUEL PUMP MODULE AND PUMP FAILED AND NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER CONFIRMED THAT THE PARTS WERE UNAVAILABLE FOR REPAIR AND THAT THE CONTACT WOULD BE NOTIFIED WHEN THE NEW REMEDY AND REIMBURSEMENT INFORMATION WERE AVAILABLE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 48,000. VIN TOOL CONFIRMS PARTS NOT AVAILABLE.

THERE WAS A RECALL ON MY FUEL PUMP IN AUGUST. CONTACTED MY DEALER IN OCT. 23, AND THEY SAY THERE ARE NO PARTS TO REPLACE MY FUEL PUMP. I LOOKED AT THE DANGERS IF IT IS NOT WORKING PROPERLY, ONE OF WHICH IS MY CAR COULD LOOSE POWER AND JUST STOP AS I AM DRIVING MY CAR. I HAVE TO DRIVE ON HIGHWAYS AND I AM SCARED ABOUT THIS. WHY DON'T THEY HAVE THE PARTS FROM VW TO FIX MY FUEL PUMP?

ON 1 SEPTEMBER 2017, I PARKED MY VW IN MY GARAGE. THERE WERE NO ENGINE LIGHTS ON OR ANYTHING, BUT THE CAR HAD BEEN MAKING A LOUD FAN LIKE NOISE AFTER I REMOVED THE KEY FOB FROM THE IGNITION. ITS BEEN DOING THAT SINCE I BOUGHT IT. I DIDN'T START THE CAR BACK UP UNTIL 5 SEPTEMBER 2017 AFTER RETURNING FROM A WEEKEND WITH FAMILY. WHEN I STARTED MY VW UP I NOTICED THAT THE ENGINE LIGHT WAS NOW ILLUMINATED. I WAITED ABOUT A WEEK BEFORE I TOOK ANY ACTION HOPING THAT THE LIGHT WOULD JUST GO AWAY ON ITS OWN, BUT IT DIDN'T. ON 12 SEPTEMBER I TOOK THE CAR TO THE NEAREST AUTOZONE AND TOOK ADVANTAGE OF THEIR FREE ENGINE LIGHT DIAGNOSTIC CHECK. THE ERROR CODES READ "P0171 SYSTEM TOO LEAN (BANK 1)" AND "P12A2 FUEL RAIL PRESSURE SENSOR INAPPROPRIATELY HIGH." AT THE TOP OF THE PAPER IT STATED THAT THE MOST LIKELY SOLUTION FOR THESE ERROR CODES WAS TO REPLACE THE FUEL PUMP. ONCE I RETURNED HOME I CALLED THE LOCAL VOLKSWAGEN DEALERSHIP AND TOLD THEM WHAT THE PROBLEM WAS, THEY TOLD ME THAT THERE WAS A RECALL OUT FOR MY MODEL VEHICLE, BUT THERE IS NO FIX AT THE MOMENT. I THEN WENT ONLINE TO SEE FOR MYSELF, THE MANUFACTURER RECALL NUMBER IS: 20AE AND THE NHTSA MANUFACTURER NUMBER IS: 17V509. I AM NOT SURE WHAT CAUSED THE VEHICLE TO RANDOMLY START HAVING THESE ISSUES. I DO NOT FEEL SAFE DRIVING THE CAR OUT OF TOWN ANYMORE, I ONLY DRIVE IT TO AND FROM WORK.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2009 VOLKSWAGEN PASSAT. WHILE DRIVING VARIOUS SPEEDS, THE VEHICLE STALLED WITHOUT WARNING. THE FAILURE RECURRED NUMEROUS TIMES. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT TAKEN TO A DEALER. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE CONTACT RECEIVED NOTIFICATION OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 17V509000 (FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE); HOWEVER, THE PART NEEDED FOR THE REPAIR WAS NOT AVAILABLE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE MANUFACTURER EXCEEDED A REASONABLE AMOUNT OF TIME FOR THE RECALL REPAIR. THE CONTACT CALLED JOSEPH VOLKSWAGEN (3813 MONTGOMERY RD, CINCINNATI, OH 45212, PHONE NUMBER: (800) 551-4240) AND WAS INFORMED THAT THE REMEDY PART WAS NOT AVAILABLE FOR THE REPAIR. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT CONTACTED. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 103,000. VIN TOOL CONFIRMS PARTS NOT AVAILABLE.

I BOUGHT THIS CAR USED AND FROM THE MOMENT I TOOK IT OF THE LOT 13 MONTHS AGO I HAVE BEEN HAVING PROBLEMS. THE CARE WILL STOP, SHAKE. I HAVE ALREADY HAD IT CHECK 3 TIMES AND REPAIRED TWICE. FUEL PUMP HAS BEEN CHANGED TWICE AND I AM HAVING THE SAME PROBLEM AGAIN. THIS IS A HUGE SAFETY HAZARD IF I AM ON THE EXPRESSWAY AND NO WARNING TAKE PLACE WHICH COULD LEAD TO A MAJOR ACCIDENT. ACCORDING TO WHAT I HAVE READ THIS MAKE AND MODEL HAVE HAD MANY ISSUES AND VOLKSWAGON HAS NOT RESOLVED THE SITUATION. HELP!

SUDDEN FUEL SYSTEM FAILURE CAUSED ENGINE TO QUIT MULTIPLE TIMES WHILE DRIVING IN TRAFFIC. AFTER A FEW MINUTES SITTING DEAD IN TRAFFIC, THE ENGINE WOULD RESTART AND THE CAR WOULD OPERATE A FEW MINUTES UNTIL THE ENGINE SHUT-OFF AGAIN. THERE WAS NO WARNING THAT THE ENGINE WAS GOING TO QUIT. THE CAR HAD PLENTY OF FUEL. THE FOLLOWING TROUBLE CODES WERE PRESENT WHEN THE CAR WAS TAKEN TO A MECHANIC: P3043- FUEL PUMP MECHANICAL MALFUNCTION P0087- FUEL RAIL SYSTEM PRESSURE TOO LOW ULTIMATELY, THE LOW PRESSURE FUEL PUMP, THE HIGH PRESSURE FUEL PUMP AND THE FUEL CONTROL MODULE WERE REPLACED. EVEN THOUGH THE CAR HAD ONLY 32,000 MILES, VW DECLINED TAKING ANY RESPONSIBILITY FOR THE FAILURE.

2009 VW PASSAT 2.0T. OIL LEAKING FROM REAR MAIN SEAL. REAR MAIN SEAL FAILED AT ABOUT 75,000 MILES, NOT COVERED UNDER WARRANTY. FIRST INDICATION WAS OIL SPOT ON DRIVEWAY AND THEN CHECK ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON. INSPECTED BOTTOM OF ENGINE AND IT WAS COATED WITH OIL. THE PCV VALVE FAILED AND CAUSED REAR MAIN SEAL TO RUPTURE AND SHOOT OIL (AND POSSIBLY GAS VAPORS) ALL OVER BOTTOM OF HOT ENGINE. ALTHOUGH NOTHING IGNITED IN THIS CASE, BEGAN TO QUESTION IF SOME OF THE OTHER FIRE INCIDENTS LISTED ON NHTSA SITE WERE POSSIBLY CAUSED BY SIMILAR CONDITION. FAILURE OF APPROX. $40 PART CAUSED APPROX. $1700 IN DAMAGE- ALL OUT OF WARRANTY. WARRANTY IS FOR 5 YEARS/60,000 MILES. NO MAINTENANCE DATA AVAILABLE TO OWNER INDICATED THAT PCV VALVE SHOULD BE CHECKED AS PART OF SCHEDULED MAINTENANCE. VW LEADERSHIP DECLINED TO ACCEPT ANY RESPONIBILITY FOR SITUATION. *JS

INITIAL FAILURE OCCURRED WHILE ACCELERATING ONTO MAIN THOROUGHFARE. VEHICLE LOST ALL ENGINE POWER AND STALLED OUT. VEHICLE WAS SEND TO VW DEALER FOR REPAIR WHERE SOME WARRANTY REPAIRS WERE MADE AS WELL AS PREVENTATIVE MAINTENANCE THAT WAS ADVISED. THE CAR WAS RETURNED AS "REPAIRED" AND AFTER DRIVING HOME EXPERIENCED THE EXACT SAME FAILURE WHILE THE CAR WAS IDLING IN THE DRIVEWAY. CAR WAS RETURNED AGAIN AND EXPERIENCED THE SAME FAILURE A SECOND TIME WHILE I WAS TRAVELING ON I275 IN DETROIT. THE CAR STALLED OUT AND I AGAIN LOST ALL POWER. I WAS FORCED TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD WHERE THE CAR THEN FAILED TO START. I WAS FORCED TO SIT FOR THREE HOURS IN 20 DEGREE WEATHER WITH A TWICE IN 2 WEEKS REPAIRED ISSUE AS MY CAR WAS BURIED IN SNOW ON THE INTERSTATE. THIS IS A MAJOR SAFETY HAZARD! *TR