1999 Volkswagen Passat complaints

THE 1999 VOLKSWAGEN PASSAT DEVELOPED PROBLEMS WITH THE DOOR LOCK EQUIPMENT.***NO ANSWER REQUIRED***. *MR THE PROBLEM FIRST EXHIBITED TO THE CONSUMER WHEN THE DOOR AJAR ALARM WOULD GO OFF FOR NO APPARENT REASON WHEN THE CAR WAS PARKED. IN ORDER TO OPERATE THE CAR AND PREVENT THE ALARM FROM GOING OFF THE CONSUMER HAD TO REMOVE TWO FUSES. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TOT HE DEALER WHO DIAGNOSED THE PROBLEM AS FAULTY DOOR LOCKS. *NM

ABS MODULE FAILED AT 80,000 MILES AND WAS REPLACED. FRONT AND REAR UPPER CONTROL ARMS HAD TO BE REPLACED AT SAME TIME. CURRENTLY, REAR WINDOW IS FALLING INTO DOOR (83,000 MILES). THIS IS A PRE-OWNED AUTOMOBILE.

I OWN A 1999 VW PASSAT (1.8). AT APPROX 75K MILES, THE ABS CONTROL MODULE HAS FAILED. I HAVE REVIEWED THE VW FORUM ON EDMUNDS.COM AND FIND THAT THERE ARE MANY, MANY OWNERS WITH THE SAME PROBLEM. THIS IS A RECALL ISSUE - WE DESERVE TO HAVE THE PART FIXED NO MATTER WHAT MILEAGE WE HAVE ON THE CAR.

CONSUMER REQUESTED INCLUSION IN THE RECALL CAMPAIGN 99V248000 FOR THE 1999 VOLKSWAGEN PASSAT.***NO ANSWER REQUIRED*** *MR THE TIE RODS ON BOTH THE DRIVER AND PASSENEGER SIDES OF THE VEHICLE WERE A PROBLEM. *SC

ABS CONTROL MODULE FAILURE - MODULE FAILED AT ROUGHLY 80,000 MILES. MANNY, MANY, MANY SILIMAR COMPLAINTS REGARDING THIS ISSUE.

I OWN A 1999 VW PASSAT WAGON. THERE HAVE BEEN SOME RECALLS ABOUT THE FRONT END. I DID HAVE IT CHECKED AT LEAST TWICE BY MY DEALER WHO SAID EVERYTHING WAS OK. AS I WAS NEARING MY HOME TODAY AT ABOUT 25 MPH THE RIGHT FRONT WHEEL SUDDENLY COLLAPSED UPWARD INTO THE WHEEL WELL AND THE CAR STARTED SKIDDING ON THE RIGHT SIDE OF THE FRAME OFF TO THE RIGHT SIDE OF THE ROAD. BECAUSE I WAS GOING RATHER SLOW I WAS ABLE TO CORRECT IT AND STOP IT BEFORE IT WENT OFF THE ROAD. IF I HAD BEEN GOING 65-70 NEXT TO OTHER CARS ON THE INTERSTATE OR EVEN 40 ON A TWO LANE AROUND TOWN I'M SURE THINGS WOULD NOT HAVE BEEN QUITE SO BENIGN AND WE (MY FAMILY AND I) MAY ALL HAVE BEEN INJURED OR WORSE! WHEN THE WRECKER LIFTED IT THE DRIVER AND I BOTH LOOKED AT THE A ARM AND THE ENDS WERE CRACKED OR SHEARED OFF. I DID NOT HIT ANYTHING BEFORE IT HAPPENED, AND DID NOT HIT ANYTHING WHILE I HAVE HAD THE CAR. EVEN IF I HAD IT WOULD SEEM THAT THE INSPECTION BY THE DEALER SHOULD HAVE FOUND IT. THIS SEEMS LIKE A MANUFACTURERER PROBLEM AND IT IS WAY TOO SERIOUS TO SAY THEY WEREN'T RESPONSIBLE. THERE COULD EASILY HAVE BEEN A DEATH CONNECTED WITH THE FRONT WHEEL COLLAPSING WHEN YOU CONSIDER LOST OF CONTROL AT HIGHWAY SPEEDS!

THERE WAS NOTHING WRONG WITH MY '99 PASSAT BUT SUDDENLY THE ABS AND BRAKE LIGHTS STARTED TO COME ON. THE DEALER TELLS ME THAT THEY NEED TO CHANGE THE ABS CONTROL MODULE WHICH WILL COST $3500. I SEARCHED THE INTERNET AND FOUND OUT THAT THIS IS A VERY COMMON PROBLEM WITH THESE PASSAT MODELS.

AT 50K MILES THE ABS BRAKE LIGHT CAME ON AND THE DEALER DIAGNOSED IT AS PREMATURE FAILURE OF THE CONTROL MODULE WHICH COST ME $ 1500 IN REPAIRS.

I OWN A 1999 VW PASSAT WITH ANTI-LOCK BRAKES. MANY AUDI AND VW MODELS MANUFACTURED STARTING IN THE LATER '90S AND CONTINUING TO PRESENT (INCLUDING MINE), USE THE BOSCH 5.3 ABS CONTROLLER, WHICH IS PRONE TO CATASTROPHIC FAILURE, OSTENSIBLY DUE TO DEFECTIVE DESIGN. THIS MODULE CONTROLS MULTIPLE BRAKE-RELATED FUNCTIONS INCLUDING THE ABS WHICH IS IMPORTANT FOR WINTER DRIVING, BUT THE MOST CRITICAL FUNCTION OF THIS MODULE IS PROBABLY THE ELECTRONIC BRAKE FORCE DISTRIBUTION, OR EBD. THESE VEHICLES ARE DESIGNED SUCH THAT IF THE EBD IS INOPERATIVE, THE PROPORTION OF HYDRAULIC FORCE APPLIED TO THE REAR BRAKES DURING EMERGENCY BRAKING IS AS GREAT AS IT IS DURING MODERATE BRAKING EFFORT WHEN THERE IS MINIMAL TRANSFER OF VEHICLE WEIGHT TO THE FRONT WHEELS. THE EBD IS SUPPOSED TO ADJUST THE FRONT/REAR BRAKING DISTRIBUTION DYNAMICALLY ACCORDING TO THE MEASURE OF THE DECELERATION, SO THAT THE REAR WHEELS WILL NOT LOCK UP DURING EMERGENCY BRAKING. IF THIS MODULE SHOULD FAIL DURING EMERGENCY BRAKING ON DRY PAVEMENT, THE REAR WHEELS COULD LOCK UP AND CAUSE AN ACCIDENT WHICH COULD EASILY INCLUDE FATALITIES. THIS IS AN EXPENSIVE REPAIR FOR OWNERS, COSTING ROUGHLY $2000, AND MANY OWNERS HAVE PROBABLY PUT OFF THE REPAIR INDEFINITELY. THE VW COMPANY HAS PROVIDED ABSOLUTELY NO ASSISTANCE IN HELPING OWNERS DESPITE KNOWING OF HUNDREDS IF NOT THOUSANDS OF THESE TYPES OF FAILURES AS EARLY AS 30K MILES. SERVICES THAT CHARGE ~$300.00 TO REBUILD THE FAILED ABS MODULE ARE UNRELIABLE AND CAUSE DRIVERS TO WOR

THE ABS MODULE ON MY 1999 VOLKSWAGEN PASSAT FAILED. THIS IS NOT AN UNCOMMON OCCURRENCE AS I'VE FOUND ON VW CHAT BOARDS, CONVERSATION WITH OTHER VW OWNERS, AND COMMENTS FROM VW REPAIR SHOPS. NOT ONLY DOES THIS VEHICLE PART HAVE A PROPENSITY TO FAIL, IT IS MORE COSTLY THAN MOST VEHICLE PARTS. THE DOLLAR FIGURE TO REPLACE THIS PART PLACES IT OUT OF REACH FOR MOST PEOPLE, RESULTING IN MANY VEHICLES OPERATING WITH A FAULTY ABS SYSTEM RATHER THAN SPEND THE MONEY TO FIX THE ITEM. WHILE MORE AFTERMARKET VEHICLE PARTS CAN BE REMANUFACTURED, THIS PARTICULAR PIECE IS NOT CURRENTLY BEING OFFERED AS A REMANUFACTURED ITEM. THIS IS MOST LIKELY BECAUSE OF; 1) THE PROPENSITY FOR THE ITEM TO FAIL AND 2) THE COST OF THE ITEM TO REPLACE. BASICALLY, MANY FEEL THAT THE MANUFACTURER AND LIKELY THE VEHICLE DEALER MAKE A GREAT DEAL OF PROFIT FROM THIS NECESSARY ITEM. DUE TO THE IMPORTANCE OF THIS SAFETY FEATURE, THAT BEING A WORKING ABS SYSTEM, I BELIEVE THAT THIS ITEM SHOULD BE REVIEWED FOR MANDATORY RECALL AND REPLACEMENT BY THE MANUFACTURER.

THE CONSUMER THE ABS LIGHT HAS BEEN COMING ON. THE DEALERSHIP SAID THAT THE CONTROL MODULE WENT BAD. IT WAS REPLACED, HOWEVER THE PROBLEM RECURRED . THE ANTI-LOCK BRAKE SYSTEM DOES NOT WORK WHEN THE ABS LIGHT COMES ON. SERVICE INVOICES ARE AVAILABLE IF NEEDED. *JB

ABS AND BRAKE LIGHT INTERMITTENTLY COME ON AND STAYED ON FLASHING. DEALER STATED THEY HAVE SEEN MANY OF THESE FAILURES AND MUST REPLACE THE ABS CONTROL UNIT AT A COST OF $900.00. CHECKING WITH OTHER OWNERS ON WWW.PASSATWORLD.COM/FORUMS, THIS IS APPARENTLY A VERY COMMON PROBLEM AND CAN OCCUR AT ANY MILEAGE. IN MY CASE, MY CAR HAS 92K ON IT, AND IS A 1999 MY. BUT OTHERS WITH NEWER MY CARS AND MUCH LOWER MILEAGE ARE ALSO REPORTING THE SAME ISSUE.*AK

ABS WARNING LIGHT COMING ON. BRAKE LIGHT COMING ON. PRESSURE LIGHT COMING ON AND CHIMES OCCUR.*AK

ENGINE OIL LEAK. DEALER REPAIR SERVICE INDICATED THAT CAM TENSIONER AND CAM SEALS NEED TO BE REPLACED.*AK

I AM HAVING THE KNOWN ISSUE WITH THE UPPER AND LOWER CONTROL ARMS ON MY VW PASSAT. VOLKSWAGEN SO FAR WILL ONLY COVER THE LOWER CONTROL ARMS IF THEY FAIL OR APPEAR DAMAGED. MANY OTHER PEOPLE ARE HAVING PROBLEMS WITH THE UPPER CONTROL ARMS THAT ARE NOT COVERED. THE STEERING TIE ROD ENDS ALSO NEED TO BE REPLACED. THESE TIE ROD ENDS APPEAR TO BE FAILING AT A VERY HIGH RATE IN VW PASSATS. I AM HAVING THIS REPLACED AT A VERY HIGH COST. VOLKSWAGENS MUST BE TOO EXPENSIVE TO MAINTAIN. IT WAS MY MISTAKE WAS TAKING THIS ISSUE TO A VW DEALERSHIP. I ASSUMED VW WOULD BE ABLE TO WORK WITH ME. *NM

I HAVE OWNED MY VOLKSWAGEN PASSAT FOR THE LAST 5 YEARS. ABOUT 6 MONTHS AGO ABS WARNING LIGHTS CAME ON. I CHECKED TO SEE IF THE ABS STILL WERE WORKING, AND IT WAS NOT. THE WARNING LIGHTS WENT ON AND OFF FOR THE NEXT MONTH OR SO, BUT IS NOW ON WHENEVER I TURN THE CAR ON. I CONTACTED THE DEALER, AND THEY IMMEDIATLY KNEW WHAT I WAS CALLING ABOUT. IT SEEMD AS THOUGH THIS WAS A COMMON PROBLEM. THE PRICE TO GET IT FIXED THROUGH THE DEALER WAS $1600 OR MORE. VOLKSWAGEN KNOWS OF THE PROBLEM ,BUT SAYS THAT NOTHING WILL BE DONE. CURRENTLY I CAN'T AFFORD TO PAY $1600 TO HAVE THE ABS FIXED ON MY CAR THAT HAD 60,000 MILES ON IT WHEN THIS STARTED.*AK

I OWN A 1999 VOLKSWAGEN PASSAT WITH 55000 MILES ON IT. THE ABS LIGHT CAME ON WHILE DRIVING AND THE BRAKE LIGHT IS FLASHING. ON GOING TO THE DEALER, I AM TOLD THAT I NEED TO REPLACE THE ABS UNIT AND THE INSTRUMENT PANEL WHICH WILL COST $1900. *AK THIS APPEARS TO BE A COMMON PROBLEM. ACCORDING TO THE DEALER, HE HAS HAD SEVERAL PEOPLE COMPLAIN ABOUT THE SAME ISSUE. VW SHOULD ISSUE A RECALL FOR THIS PART AND NOT HAVE CUSTOMERS PAY FOR ITS DEFECTIVE PARTS.

WHILE DRIVING ON THE HIGHWAY ABS WARNING LIGHT CAME ON, AND RED BRAKE WARNING LIGHT BEGAN FLASHING, INDICATING ABS MODULE FAILURE.*AK

I OWN A 1999 PASSAT 1.8T GLS. THE ABS AND BRAKE LIGHT STARTED COMING ON TOGETHER INTERMITTENTLY AT AROUND 58,000 MILES. DEALER SERVICE DIAGNOSED PROBLEM AS FAULTY ABS UNIT, COST $1400 TOTAL INSTALLED. I HAVE NOT HAD THE UNIT REPLACED YET. THERE ARE LITERALLY THOUSANDS OF THESE DEFECTIVE UNITS ON THE ROAD TODAY, WHY HASN'T NHTSA PRESSURED VW TO ISSUE A SAFETY RECALL? THIS IS CLEARLY A SAFETY ISSUE AND CRASHES ARE IMMINENT.*AK

I HAVE A 1999 VW PASSAT, 1.8L TURBO. I RECEIVED A SERVICE ACTION FROM VW RELATED TO A LOWER CONTROL ARM ISSUE AND TOOK THE CAR TO THE DEALER. THE DEALER LOOKED AT IT FIVE WEEKS AGO AND TOLD ME THERE WAS NOTHING WRONG WITH IT DESPITE THE CREAKING AND GROANING I'M GETTING IN THE SUSPENION. I TOOK IT IN TODAY BECAUSE THE CREAKING AN GROANING HAVE GOTTEN WORSE AND THE SERVICE GUY AT THE DEALER IS TELLING ME THAT BOTH LOWER CONTROL ARMS NEED TO BE REPLACED AND THEY QUOTED ME $1400. HE TOLD ME THAT LOWER CONTROL ARMS FAIL OVER TIME DUE TO THE WEIGHT OF THE CAR, AGE AND WEAR. THIS SOUNDS LIKE AN ENGINEERING FAILURE ON THE PART OF VW. I'M WAITING TO FIND OUT WHETHER THIS IS SAFETY RELATED, THE SERVICE GUY IS GOING TO CALL ME BACK. I'VE BEEN LOOKING ONLINE AND A LOT OF PEOPLE THOUGHT A COMPLAINT SHOULD BE LODGED, SO THAT'S WHAT I'M DOING HERE. I SHOULDN'T BE HAVING SUSPENSION ISSUES AT 70,000 MILES.*AK

ABS MODULE FAILURE. WAS SUDDEN/NO WARNING. ELECTRONIC PORTION NEEDS REPLACEMENT. RE: SAN ANTONIO TX DEALER. FAILURE OCCURED W/LESS THAN 55K MILES ON VEHICLE. WAS TOLD THIS IS A COMMON PROBLEM W/THIS VEHICLE.*AK

NORMAL USE OF '99 VW PASSAT WITH AN ODOMETER READING OF 99,650 LEAD TO THE FAILURE OF RONT CONTORL ARMS AND TIE ROD ENDS. REPLACEMENT CONTROL ARM SET WITH TIE RODS RETAILS FOR $1,700. PURCHASED A SET FOR $495 AND AN ADDITIONAL $198.75 IN LABOR. *AK

VEHICLE GOES TO THE RIGHT AND THERE IS A NOISE COMING FROM THE RIGHT SIDE. DEALER STATES THE TIE ROD IS DEFECTIVE.*AK

1. ABS & BRAKE WARNING LIGHTS APPEAR - NO OBVIOUS EVENTS LEADING UP TO FAILURE. 2. I DRIVE CAREFULLY TO THE DEALER SHOP DURING A SNOW STORM - CAREFUL NOT TO APPLY THE BRAKES TOO STRONGLY. NO ACCIDENT OCCURED - BUT DANGER OF ACCIDENT DEFINITELY INCREASED. 3. DEALER DETERMINES THE PROBLEM IS THE ABS PUMP. DUE TO SAFETY ISSUE, I HAVE AN APPOINTMENT TO HAVE ABS REPLACED AT MY COST OF AT LEAST $1200 . *AK

OIL PUMP FAILURE DUE TO SLUDGE. MANUFACTURER'S FAILURE TO HONOR WARRANTY. *AK

MY 1999 VW PASSAT, HAS A ABS CONTROL UNIT FAILURE. THE PART # IS 8E0 614 111B. AFTER DOING SOME RESEARCH I NOTICE THAT THIS IS A BIG PROBLEM WITH VW. IF THIS IS SUCH A COMMON PROBLEM WHY HAVE THEY NOT BEEN RECALLED. I ALSO NOTICE THAT THE NEWER MODELS ARE NOW INSTALLED WITH A NEWER PART, IS THIS BECAUSE VW WAS AWARE OF THE PROBLEM? *AK

ABS BRAKE LIGHT- I TOOK MY CAR TO A VOLKSWAGEN DEALERSHIP TO SEE WHY THIS LIGHT IS ON AND THEY INFORMED ME THAT IT COULD BE A MODULE, AND IT IS NOT COVERED BY WARRENTY, AND IT WOULD COST ABOUT $1300.00 TO REPLACE. SO I DID SOME RESEARCH AND IN MY RESEARCH I LEARNED THAT THIS IS AN ONGOING PROBLEM. I DID A SEARCH ON GOOGLE AND FOUND AT LEAST 200 COMPLAINTS WITH THE SAME PROBLEM AND IT IS A SAFETY CONCERN. MY BRAKES DONT WORK IN DAMP WEATHER.. THEY BECOME VERY HARD TO PUSH.. AND MY BRAKES ARE NEW I HAD THEM REPLACES ABOUT 3 MONTHS AGO AND THE LIGHT WAS ON BACK THEN.. THAT IS WHY I HAD THEM REPLACED, IN HOPES THAT WAS THE PROBLEM.. BUT IF YOU DO A SEARCH ON GOOGLE YOU WILL FIND THAT THERE ARE HUNDREDS OF STORIES AND SAFETY CONCERNS. I ALSO CONTACTED CORPORATE VOLKSWAGEN AND THEY TOLD ME THAT MY CAR WAS OUT OF WARRENTY AND THAT THERE IS NOTHING THAT THEY CAN DO, THAT I WOULD HAVE TO PAY FOR IT MYSELF.*AK

FAILURE OF ANTI-LOCK BRAKE MODULE ON 1999 VW PASSAT 1.8T. NO CRASH/DAMAGE/INJURY (YET). STARTED 1/05, CONTINUES. COMMON DEFECT, CERTAINLY SAFETY RELATED. VW UNINTERESTED IN CORRECTING PROBLEM. *JB

I HAVE A 1999 VOLKSWAGEN PASSAT GLS - I AM DRIVING AT RANDOM SPEED. CHIME COMES ON BLASTING. ABS LIGHT COMES ON AND STAY ON. BRAKE LIGHT FLASHES (SAME BRAKE LIGHT AS WHEN E-BRAKE IS ENGAGED) CHIME KEEPS GOING. ALL GOES AWAY AFTER ABOUT 20 SECONDS OF DRIVING. *JB

I A 1999 VW PASSAT GLS 1.8T. I HAVE EXPERIENCED AN INTERMITTENT ABS WARNING LIGHT ISSUE SINCE MID DECEMBER 2004. WHEN IT FIRST CAME ON I PROMPTLY TOOK THE CAR TO MY REGULAR/LOCAL VW DEALERSHIP (POWER VOLKSWAGON, TORRANCE, CA) WHO REPORTED THAT THEY COULD NOT FIND A PROBLEM, AND SAID THEY RESET THE SYSTEM. WITHIN A FEW DAYS THE ABS LIGHT WAS ON AGAIN AND I RETURNED IT TO THE DEALERSHIP AND THIS TIME THEY KEPT IT FOR A FEW DAYS TO TRY TO DETERMINE THE PROBLEM AND REPORTED THAT THEY HAD IDENTIFIED THE PROBLEM AS A WIRING PROBLEM AND RECOMMENDED REPLACING THE ABS WIRING TO THE SENSORS (COST UNDER $500). AFTER GETTING THE VEHICLE BACK THE LIGHT WAS AGAIN ON INTERMITTENTLY (NOT AS MUCH AS BEFORE) AND THIS TIME THEY SAID THE ONLY OTHER SOLUTION IS TO REPLACE THE ABS CONTROL MODULE (QUOTED $1,500 PARTS AND $300 LABOR). GIVEN THE FACT THAT I HAD JUST SPENT $500 ON ABS WIRING THAT THEY SAID WAS THE PROBLEM I WASN'T ABOUT TO SPEND $2,000 WITH THEM. I STARTED MY OWN RESEARCH TO FIND THAT THIS IS A COMMON PROBLEM WITH 1998-2000 ABS CONTROL MODULES ON VW/AUDI VEHICLES (SEE HTTP://TECH.BENTLEYPUBLISHERS.COM/THREAD.JSPA?THREADID=2447). I ALSO TALKED WITH INDEPENDENT/GERMAN MECHANICS WHO SEEMED WELL AWARE OF THE PROBLEM (EVEN THOUGH MY VW DEALERSHIP SEEMED TO FEEL IT WAS A MYSTERY). AS PARENT WHOSE CHILDREN ARE REGULARLY IN THE VEHICLE I HAVE TRIED TO DETERMINE WHAT LEVEL OF SAFETY RISK (IF ANY) THIS POSES. WHEN MY WIFE INITIALLY CALLED OUR VW DEALERSHIP THEY SAID IT WAS A CRITICAL PROBLEM AN

I AM WRITING ABOUT ENGINE FAILURE REGARDING A 1999 VOLKSWAGEN PASSAT 1.8T. I PURCHASED THE CAR IN 2003 AT 29,000 MILES AND THE CAR CURRENTLY HAS AROUND 77,000. VOLKSWAGEN HAS AN EXTENDED WARRANTY THAT STATES (TO SOME DEGREE) THAT IF THE ENGINE FAILS DUE TO SLUDGE AND IS UNDER 80,000 MILES THE OWNER WILL BE ABLE TO HAVE THEIR ENGINE REPLACED, 'IF' THEY HAVE RECORDS OF ALL OIL CHANGES (OF NOT MORE THAN 5,000 MILES). MY COMPLAINT IS THIS, I DO NOT HAVE ALL THE RECORDS SINCE ONE OF THE LOCATIONS THAT I WENT TO NO LONGER HAS A RECORD OF OIL CHANGES DUE TO A COMPUTER MALFUNCTION. ADDITIONALLY, WHEN I CALLED VOLKSWAGEN'S 'CUSTOMER ADVOCATE' THEY INDICATED THAT THE DECISION IS REALLY UP TO THE AREA SERVICE MANAGER WHO CAN ARBITRARILY DECIDE TO REPAIR OR NOT REPAIR THE VEHICLE. THUS, MY COMPLAINT IS THAT VOLKSWAGEN KNOWS THAT THEIR ENGINE HAS A PROBLEM AND WILL NOT FIX IT. I HAVE ASKED TO HAVE THEM SEND ME A COPY OF THEIR WARRANTY INDICATING THIS, BUT WANTED TO LODGE A COMPLAINT AGAINST THE COMPANY FOR THE 1999 VOLKSWAGEN PASSAT 1.8T WITH THE HOPES OF AN INVESTIGATION INTO THE ENGINE AND WHETHER IT IS FAULTY. THANK YOU.*AK

I AM ONE OF MANY PEOPLE THAT HAVE HAD THE ABS CONTROL MODULE FAIL IN MY 1998 VOLKSWAGEN PASSAT. THE DEALER SAYS THAT HE CAN FIX THE 'PROBLEM' FOR AROUND $2,000. I HAVE SEEN NUMEROUS OTHER PEOPLE POST INTERNET MESSAGES ABOUT THEIR ABS CONTROL MODULES FAILING ON THEIR VW PASSATS. I CAN'T BELIEVE THAT VW WOULD ALLOW SUCH A THING WITHOUT ISSUING A RECALL. *JB

CONSUMER PLACED THE VEHICLE IN CRUISE CONTROL. WHILE THE VEHICLE WAS STOPPED AT A TOLL BOOTH VEHICLE ACCELERATED. THEN, VEHICLE CONTINUED TO ACCELERATE, ONCE GETTING ONTO THE HIGHWAY, TO 72 MPH.. CONSUMER PULLED OVER, TURNED THE VEHICLE OFF FOR FORTY MINUTES, AND PROCEEDED HOME. THE NEXT DAY, CONSUMER TOOK THE VEHICLE TO THE DEALERS FOR INSPECTION, WHERE IT REMAINED. *AK

WHILE DRIVING 45 MPH VEHICLE ACCELERATED WITHOUT WARNING. NO IMPACT REPORTED. *AK *AK

RECALL FOR LOWER CONTROL ARMS ONLY EVEN THOUGH IN MOST CASES THE UPPER CONTROL ARM NEEDS REPLACEMENTS. HECK THE FORUM HTTP://FORUMS.VWVORTEX.COM/ZEROTHREAD?ID=1745481. *AK

THE CONTROL ARMS, TIE ROD, AND ONE CV BOOT FAILED. THE CONSUMER RECEIVED RECALL NOTICE FOR 1999 VW PASSAT AFTER REPAIRS WERE DONE. *BF THE CONSUMER REQUESTED REIMBURSEMENT. *SC THE CONSUMER CLAIM FOR REIMBURSEMENT WAS DENIED. THE MANUFACTURER STATED THE CONSUMER DID NOT HAVE THE NECESSARY MAINTENANCE PERFORMED WHEN REQUIRED. *JB

COMMENTS CONCERNING RECALL CAMPAIGN 00V414000 ON THE 1999 VOLKSWAGEN PASSAT REGARDING THE STEERING LINKAGES (TIE RODS). HAVE HAD PROBLEMS WITH THE STEERING FEELING LOOSE BUT MY VEHICLE IS NOT INCLUDED IN THE RECALL DUE TO VIN.***NO ANSWER REQUIRED***. *MR

IN APPROX. OCTOBER, 2004, ABS WARNING LIGHT STARTED TO COME ON INTERMITTENTLY. PROBLEM IS NOT REPEATABLE, BUT HAPPENS AT RANDOM TIMES AND FOR RANDOM DURATIONS. ABS APPEARS TO BE INOPERATIVE WHEN THE LIGHT IS ON. AFTER SEVERAL MINUTES, ABS LIGHT STOPS FLASHING AND THE CAR FUNCTIONS NORMALLY. *NM

WHEN STOPPED, CAR WILL REV UP OVER 3000 RPM WITHOUT MY TOUCHING THE ACCELERATOR. FEELS LIKE CAR IS GOING TO TAKE OFF, RIGHT INTO AN INTERSECTION. HAVE HAD TO TURN OFF IGNITION TO AVOID A POTENTIAL ACCIDENT. IT ALSO OCCASIONALLY ACCELERATES WHILE DRIVING EVEN ONCE MY FOOT IS OFF THE ACCELERATOR AND NOT IN CRUISE CONTROL MODE. *JB

SUBMISSION OF COMPLAINT RE VW OF AMERICA FEEL HE HAS BEEN OVER CHARGED FOR NUMEROUS & EXTENSIVE REPAIR BILLS FOR HIS 1999 VW PASSAT. THE CONSUMER STATED HE IS STILL EXPERIENCING PROBLEMS WITH THE FRONT SUSPENSION. THE FRONT STABILIZER WAS REPAIRED AND THE LOWER CONTROL ARM WAS REPAIRED, HOWEVER THE PROBLEM RECURRED. THE REAR BRAKE PADS WERE WORN. THE FRONT DOORS CREAKED WHEN OPENED. *JB THE CRUISE CONTROL WAS INTERMITTENT. THE CONSUMER REQUESTED ASSISTANCE OF ALL THE MATTERS. *SC *JB

CONSUMER NOTICED OIL ON TOP OF THE ENGINE. AFTER TAKING THE VEHICLE TO DEALER FOR INSPECTION DEALER STATED THERE WAS AN OIL LEAK FROM THE GASKET. THE GASKET NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. *AK

1999 VW PASSAT WITH 67,000 MILES IN OTHERWISE GOOD CONDITION THAT HAD UNDERGONE ROUTINE MAINTENANCE ACCORDING TO MANUFACTURER'S RECOMMENDATIONS EXPERIENCED COMPLETE AND ABRUPT ENGINE SEIZURE ON THURSDAY JANUARY 6, 2005. *AK

SHORTLY AFTER BOUGHT CAR, HAD MANY MAKEUP PROBLEMS: TRIM PANEL FALLING OFF, 3 OUR 4 WINDOWS HAVE BEEN FIXED NUMEROUS TIMES. CANNOT HAVE TRIM FIXED UNLESS DO WHOLE CAR, WHICH IS TOO EXPENSIVE AND I DIDNT PAY ALL THAT MONEY FOR A CAR TO HAVE DISH OUT MORE MONEY FOR SOMETHING THAT SHOULD NOT HAPPEN. I HAVE PAID TO HAVE ALL THE WINDOWS FIXED EXCEPT THIS LAST TIME, I JUST WILL NOT DO IT. NO ACCIDENTS, NOTHING FOR THESE PROBLEMS TO BE OCCURING. ALSO, THE TIE RODS HAVE BEEN REPLACED NUMEROUS TIMES. LASTLY, STEERING/SUSPENSION HAS BEEN A PROBLEM. ALL THESE PROBLEMS TOOK PLACE FOUR MONTHS AFTER PURCHASE AND SINCE THEN HAS BEEN A PROBLEM. *AK

THE ABS WARNING LIGHT CAME ON APPROXIMATELY ONE MONTH AGO, AT FIRST INTERMITTENTLY. THE CAR WAS IMMEDIATELY TAKEN TO A MECHANIC, BUT PROBLEM COULD NOT BE DIAGNOSED. SINCE THEN, THE LIGHT COMES ON AND A AUDIBLE WARNING SOUNDS AT EVERY START-UP. THE CAR HAS BEEN RETURNED TO THE MECHANIC, WHO WILL PERFORM ANOTHER DIAGNOSTIC. ALL FOUR ROTORS AND PADS WERE REPLACED IN THE LAST FOUR MONTHS. THE MECHANIC HAS A NEARLY IDENTICAL CAR WITH AN IDENTICAL PROBLEM AND HAS DIAGNOSED A FAULTY ABS MODULE, A $950 PART PLUS LABOR CHARGES. SEARCHES ON THE INTERNET SHOW ANECDOTAL EVIDENCE THAT HUNDREDS, IF NOT THOUSANDS, OF OWNERS OF SIMILAR MODELS ARE EXPERIENCING THIS SAME PROBLEM. OTHER OWNERS DESCRIBE DANGEROUS BRAKE FAILURES, INCLUDING LOCK-UP.*AK

DURING AN EMERGANCY BRAKING PROCEDURE THE ABS SYSTEM DID NOT WORK. I ATTEMPTED TO STOP FROM HIGHWAY SPEEDS, THE TIRES LOCKED UP, AND THE ABS/ BRAKE LIGHT CAME ON AND THEN WENT OUT SECONDS LATER. BUT THE FRONT TIRE LOCKED UP WHEN I NEEDED THE ABS TO WORK. THE LIGHT NOW COMES ON AND OFF AT WILL. THE BRAKE PADS FRONT AND REAR HAVE BEEN CHANGED, AND THE BRAKE FLUID CHANGED TO FIX THE PROBLEM WITH NO LUCK. THE LIGHT TENDS TO COME ON ONCE THE ENGINE IS WARM BUT I NO LONGER TRUST THE ABS TO WORK EVEN IF THE LIGHT IS OFF. *AK

ANTI-LOCK BRAKE SYSTEM (ABS) WARNING LIGHT BLINKED INTERMITTENTLY OVER MANY WEEKS. I WAS FIRST TOLD THAT THE ABS WAS WORKING OKAY, BUT THE PROBLEM WAS JUST WITH THE INDICATOR LIGHT. A DIRECT TEST OF THE BRAKES ON A SLIPPERY ROAD PROVED THAT THE ABS WAS NOT WORKING AT ALL. A SECOND VISITS TO VW DEALER'S SERVICE DEPARTMENT OVER RESULTED IN DIAGNOSIS OF FAULTY ABS CONTROL MODULE, REPLACED AT A TOTAL COST OF OVER $1500. *NM

RECALL CAMPAIGN 00414000 DEALER NOTICE TOO MUCH PLAY IN UPPER CONTROL ARMS AND TIE RODS. *BF RECALL CAMPAIGN# 99V248000. THE CONSUMER WAS TOLD THAT THE VIN WAS OUTSIDE OF THE VIN RANGE. THE SECOND ISSUE WAS WITH THE OUTPUT STAGE CONTROL MODULE WHICH WAS REPLACED DUE TO THE VEHICLE LOSING POWER AND SHUDDERING. *SC

CONSUMER STATED TIE ROD WORE OUT PREMATURELY. A RECALL WAS ISSUED, HOWEVER THIS VEHICLE WAS NOT INCLUDED IN THE RECALL DUE TO VIN. *AK THE VEHICLE WAS LATER TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT DEALER WHO INDICATED THAT THERE WAS NOTHING WRONG WITH THE VEHICLE. *NM

1999 PASSAT UPPER CONTROL ARM RECALL HAVE TOO MUCH PLAY. *BF THE CONSUMER TOOK THE VEHICLE TO THE DEALER IN RESPONSE TO A RECALL, THE WERE NO PROBLEMS FOUND WITH THE LOWER CONTROL ARMS, BUT THE TIE RODS HAD TOO MUCH PLAY, THE CONSUMER WAS TOLD HER VEHICLE IDENTIFICATIN NUMBER WAS NOT INCLUDED IN THE RECALL. *JB

1999 VW PASSAT ON12/15/04 AND 12/16/04 SUDDENLY INCREASED SPEED ON ITS OWN WITHOUT DRIVER PRESSING THE GAS PEDAL. ON 12/15 WHILE DRIVING WB ON I-80 IN PENNA AROUND THE 278/279 MILE MARKER WITH THE VEHICLE IN CRUISE CONTROL THE CAR ITSELF INCREASED TO NEARLY 90 MPH WITHOUT ANY DRIVER INTERVENTION, I PUSHED BRAKE TO GET CRUISE TO RELEASE WHICH DIDN'T DO ANYTHING, I TURNED OFF CRUISE CONTROL ON TURN SIGNAL ARM WITH NO SPEED INCREASE STOPPAGE, I REACHED DOWN TO BE SURE THE FLOOR MAT WASN'T STUCK AND CAUSING GAS PEDAL TO BE PUSHED AND IT WASN'T. I FINALLY WHY STANDING WITH BOTH FEET ON THE BRAKES GOT THE VEHICLE TO SLOW ENOUGH TO SAFELY PULL OVER AND I TURNED IT OFF. I THEN TURNED THE VEHICLE ON TWICE AND THE RPM'S PEGGED IMMEDIATELY TO 5000-6000 RPM'S AND I TUNRNED THE CAR OFF AT ONCE. ON A THIRD TRY THE CAR TURNED ON IN IT'S NORMAL MODE AND IDLED OKAY. I THEN DROVE THE REMAINING APPROX 15 MILES TO WORK ON THE PA TURNPIKE AND PA RTE 115. I DROVE THE CAR HOME THE EVENING OF 12/15 WITHOUT ANY PROBLEMS BUT, DID NOT ENGAGE THE CRUISE CONTROL. ON THE MORNING OF 12/16 WHILE ON WAY TO WORK AT APPROX THE 114 MILE MARK OF THE PA TURNPIKE NB THE CAR DID THE SAME AS IT HAD DONE THE PEVIOUS MORNING AND STARTED TAKING OFF ON IT'S OWN AGAIN, HOWEVER, THIS DAY JUST LIKE THE RETURN TRIP HOME THE NIGHT OF 12/15 I DID NOT HAVE THE CRUISE CONTROL ENGAGED. ON 12/16 I GOT THE CAR ON THE SHOULDER SAFELY AND WHILE BRAKING AND GETTING THE CAR TO AROUND 35-40 MPH I TURNED IT OFF AND CAME TO A STOP. ON TH