1999 Volkswagen Passat complaints

THE ABS BRAKE LIGHT ON MY 1999 VW PASSAT KEEPS COMING ON. VW SAYS I NEED. *AK

MY ABS LIGHT ON MY 1999 VW PASSAT 1.8T COMES ON INTERMITTENTLY AND STAYS ON. WHEN IT DOES, THE BRAKE LIGHT ALSO FLASHES. I CAN PARK MY CAR OVERNIGHT. WHEN I RESTART IT, IT IS OFF. AFTER DRIVING A SHORT WAYS, IT WILL COME ON AGAIN. WHEN LIGHT IS FLASHING, THE ANTI LOCK BRAKES DO NOT WORK. WHEN BRAKING HARD DURING THIS, CAR WILL STALL AND YOU HAVE TO RESTART THE CAR. VERY DANGEROUS WHILE DRIVING. DEALERS ARE STUMPED, SAID THEY WOULD NEED TO REPLACE THE ABS MODULE -$1400. *AK

ALL 8 CONTROL ARMS WERE REPLACED BETWEEN 70000 AND 74000 MILE. *AK.

VOLKSWAGEN OF AMERICA SENT ME A LETTER TO CHECK/REPLACE FRONT SUSPENSION LOWER CONTROL ARMS 1998-2000 PASSAT VEHICLES. VW DEALER INFORMED ME THEY WILL FIX THE CONTROL ARMS AT NO COST TO ME BUT AS A RESULT OF THE WORK PERFORMED THE VEHICLE WILL NOW NEED AN ALIGNMENT WHICH IS NOT COVERED AS PART OF THE RECALL. THIS IS ABSURD. I PAID FOR AN ALIGNMENT 5 MONTHS AGO AND PRIOR TO THE RECALL MY VEHICLE OBVIOUSLY DOES NOT NEED AN ALIGNMENT BUT AS A DIRECT RESULT OF FIXING THE CONTROL ARMS MY CAR NOW NEEDS AN ALIGNMENT WHICH I HAVE TO PAY FOR. THE ALIGNMENT SHOULD BE COVERED AS PART OF THE RECALL FOR THE CONTROL ARMS!!!*AK

THE FRONT SUSPENSION LOWER CONTROL ARM MAKES A SQUEAKING, THUMPING NOISE AS IF THERE ARE NO SHOCKS. *AK

FRONT UPPER CONTROL ARM DISINTEGRATED . AS A RESULT THE WHEELS BECOME LOOSE. *AK

CONTROL ARMS ON MY 99 VW PASSAT HAVE BEEN REPLACED TWICE NOW.....THEY ARE EXPENSIVE ($650+) AND OBVIOUSLY POORLY ENGINEERED AS OTHERS HAVE HAD TE SAME PROBLEMS. *AK

UPPER CONTROL ARM PROBLEM---WHEN TURNING STEERING WHEEL LEFT OR RIGHT AROUND A CURVE WOULD HEAR A RATTLING NOISE. MY MECHANIC SAID BOTH UPPER CONTROL ARMS NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. CAR HAS 53000 MILES ON IT. REPAIR COST ME $1000.00. I HAVE THE BILL SPECIFYING THE PARTS THAT WERE REPLACED ALONG WITH PART NUMBERS.*AK

CLUNKING NOISES HEARD WHEN TRANSMISSION IS IN GEAR AND MOVING FORWARD-NOT HEARD IN REVERSE. CAR WOULD NOT GO INTO ANY FORWARD GEARS, IT WOULD ONLY SHIFT IN REVERSE. *BF THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER WHO DETERMINED THAT THE TRANSMISSION CONTROL MODULE HAD BEEN DAMAGED BEYOND REPAIRE. *NM THE UNIT SITS BENEATH THE PASSENGER SEAT OF THE VEHICLE AND WAS COMPLETELY SUBMERGED IN WATER DUE TO THE FAILURE OF THE SUNROOF DRAINS WHICH CAUSED RAIN WATER TO COLLECT AND POOL INSIDE OF THE VEHICLE. *TC *JB

OUR OIL LIGHT KEPT COMING ON. KEPT TAKING IN FOR OIL CHANGE AND SAID WAS FINE. NO ONE COULD TELL US WHY OIL LIGHT KEPT COMING ON. THEN RECEIVED A LETTER FROM VW OF AMERICA STATING THERE WAS OIL SLUDGE PROBLEM. WILL NOT FIX CAR W/OUT OIL RECEIPTS. CAN NOT DRIVE CAR W/OUT GETTING OIL SLUDGE PROB. FIXED BECAUSE IT CAN DAMAGE ENGINE.*JB

MY 1998 PASSAT'S ABS LIGHT IS INTERMITTENTLY COMING ON AND OFF. MY MECHANIC HAS VERIFIED THAT THERE IS NOTHING WRONG WITH THE ABS PUMP ITSELF, THERE IS JUST A PROBLEM WITH THE SENSOR. THE WEB IS FULL OF THE SAME COMPLAINT RE: VW PASSATS SPANNING MANY YEARS. THERE IS OBVIOUSLY A PROBLEM WITH THE ABS SENSORS ON THESE CARS. THEY NEED TO DO A RECALL. *JB

WHILE DRIVING ON HIGHWAY CHECK ENGINE LIGHT BEGAN BLINKING AND CAR IDLE BECAME EXTREMELY ROUGH - HAD TO DRIVE HOME FROM HIGHWAY USING REDUCED POWER - ENGINE WOULD ONLY WORK WHEN DRIVEN AT SPECIFIC RPM. AFTER APPROXIMATELY 10 MILES OF EXTREMELY ROUGH RUNNING, CAR ENGINE WOULD NOT START AT ALL. VEHICLE HAD TO BE TOWED TO THE DEALERSHIP FOR REPAIR. IT WAS FOUND THAT THE IGNITION CONTROL MODULE, BOSCH PART NUMBER 4D0 905 351 FAILED. PART WAS REPLACED AND ENGINE BEGAN WORKING AGAIN. CAR WAS NOT SAFELY DRIVEABLE WHEN THIS PART HAD FAILED.*AK

WAS DRIVING VEHICLE IN LEFT LANE ON THE HIGHWAY. AT 65 MPH, ENGINE LIGHT BEGAN BLINKING AND ENGINE POWER DROPPED OUT. ENGINE STALLED COMPLETELY - I HAD TO PULL OVER THROUGH TRAFFIC LANES TO COME TO A STOP IN THE BREAKDOWN LANE OF THE HIGHWAY WITHOUT THE AID OF POWER STEERING OR POWER BRAKES, BOTH OF WHICH WERE DISABLED ONCE THE ENGINE CUT OUT. ENGINE WOULD NOT RESTART - AFTER 30 MINUTES AND SEVERAL ATTEMPTS, GOT ENGINE TO START AND IDLE WAS EXTREMELY ROUGH - DROVE CAR DOWN THE STREET AND BROUGHT IT TO THE DEALER FOR DIAGNOSIS AND REPAIR. PROBLEM WAS DETERMINED TO BE A FAILURE OF THE IGNITION CONTROL MODULE (BOSCH PART NUMBER 4D0 905 351). REPLACEMENT OF THIS PART RESTORED THE ENGINE TO NORMAL FUNCTION. THIS IS THE SECOND TIME I HAVE REPLACED THIS EXACT SAME PART. THIS PART HAD BEEN REPLACED APPROXIMATELY 24 MONTH EARLIER.*AK

FRONT SUSPENSION CREAKS CONSTANTLY WHILE DRIVING CAR. THIS APPEARS TO BE COMMON COMPLAINT BY OTHER OWNERS, BUT VOLKSWAGEN (VW) UNWILLING TO ADMIT THAT PARTS ARE WEARING TOO SOON. CREAKING STARTED AT ABOUT 45,000 MILES. FROM OTHER POSTINGS IT APPEARS THAT THIS WILL COST ME AT LEAST $1,000 TO REPAIR. I AM AFRAID TO TAKE CAR THE VW FOR REPAIRS, BECAUSE OF HIGH COST. I HOPE THIS PROBLEM IS NOT DANGEROUS.*AK

ABS & BRAKE LIGHT CONTINUE TO FLASH. IT STARTED AS ONE BRIEF INCIDENT AND NOW HAPPENS EVERYTIME I AM IN MY CAR. I HAVE BEEN TOLD THAT THIS WILL RUN SOMEWHERE IN THE BALLPARK OF $1500. THIS IS OBVIOUSLY A POORLY MANUFACTURED DEVICE AND SHOULD BE REPLACED BY VOLKSWAGEN. WE ARE ALL HAZARDS ON THE ROAD. *JB

A GRINDING NOISE WAS HEARD WHEN DRIVING 5-30 MPH. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER, WHO INFORMED THE CONSUMER THAT THE CONTROL ARM BUSHING NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. *AK THE GRINDING NOISE WAS FIRST NOTICED 1 YEAR PRIOR TO REPAIR. THE NOISE WAS EXTREMELY LOUD WHEN THE VEHICLE AT LOW SPEEDS, THERE WAS A SQUEAKING NOISE IN THE FRONT SUSPENSION, AND THE VEHICLE NEEDED FRONT AND REAR PADS, ROTORS. THE GLOVE BOX WAS BROKEN. *SC

AIR BAG LIGHT CAME ON AND DID NOT GO OUT. REPAIRED AND RECURRED EIGHT TIMES. *BF *SC

ABS AND BRAKE LIGHT SIMULTANEOUSLY CAME ON FOLLOWED BY A BEEPING NOISE. THIS RENDERED THE ABS BRAKE INOPERATIVE. ABS CONTROL MODULE PUMP NEEDED TO BE REPLACED BECAUSE ITS INTERNAL RELAY WAS CLICKING AND BUZZING. THIS WAS A COMMON FAILURE PART ON THIS VEHICLE.*AK

HAD NEW FRONT TIRES PUT ON THE CAR AND THEN NEW BRAKE SHOES, ROTORS, ETC. ON THE BACK. ABS LIGHT KEEPS FLICKERING ON AS IF THE VEHICLE THINKS IT IS SKIDDING.*AK

THE CONSUMER HEARD A CREAKING NOISE COMING FROM THE FRONT END. THE MECHANIC INFORMED THE CONSUMER. PLEASE PROVIDE MORE INFORMATION. *JB THE CONSUMER STATED THAT THE VEHICLE BECAME UNSTABLE AT HIGHWAY SPEEDS. MANY OTHER DRIVERS OF THE SAME VEHICLE ON THE INTERNET HAVE EXPERIENCED THE SAME PROBLEMS. *TC

OUR 1999 PASSAT WITH THE 1.8 LITER ENGINE STALLS REPEATEDLY WHEN DECELERATING, THIS IS DANGEROUS. WE PURCHASED THE CAR NEW AND HAD A PROBLEMS BEFORE 20,000 MILES. VW CANNOT DIAGNOSE THIS PROBLEM. I TOOK VW TO THE BBB SINCE THEY WERE VERY UNCOOPERATIVE IN REPAIRING THIS PROBLEM, AND THEN THEY CHANGED THE THROTTLE BODY. THEN THE PROBLEM WENT AWAY FOR A FEW YEARS AND IS NOW BACK AND VW AGAIN REFUSES TO REPLACE THE THROTTLE BODY. THE THROTTLE BODY IS OBVIOUSLY DEFECTIVE AND THEY WILL NOT ADMIT THAT THERE IS A PROBLEM OR FIX IT. *AK

CAR WOULD LOSE POWER WITH A BLINKING CHECK ENGINE LIGHT. THEN THE CAR'S CHECK ENGINE LIGHT QUIT BLINKING AND IT WOULD SUDDENLY SURGE FORWARD. I ALMOST REAR ENDED ANOTHER CAR WHEN IT SURGED. DEALER DIAGNOSED AND REPLACED THE IGNITION CONTROL MODULE.

I OWN A 1999 VW PASSAT V6. I HAD NOTICED THAT NOISES WERE COMING FROM THE FRONT SUSPENSION, AND RECENTLY STEERING FELT A LITTLE FUNNY. I TOOK THE CAR TO AN INDEPENDENT AUTO SHOP TO HAVE IT CHECKED AND FOR THE STATE INSPECTION, AND I WAS INFORMED THAT THE FRONT UPPER CONTROL ARMS HAD DETERIORATED TO THE POINT OF MAKING DRIVING THE CAR QUITE DANGEROUS. I HAD THEM BOTH REPLACED AT A STEEP COST. I CHECKED ONLINE AND FOUND SEVERAL COMPLAINTS REGARDING TO THIS ISSUE. I CALLED VWOA TO INQUIRE WHETHER THEY WOULD BE WILLING TO PAY FOR THE REPAIRS, BUT THEY DECLINED. CONTROL ARMS ARE NOT SUPPOSED TO FAIL EASILY, CERTAINLY NOT HAVE JOINTS BLOWN UP AS IN MY CASE. ALMOST ALL OF MY MILES ARE HIGHWAY MILES, AND I HAVEN'T BEEN HITTING POTHOLES OR DRIVE OFF-ROAD FOR THE PROBLEM TO BE ATTRIBUTED TO NORMAL WEAR AND TEAR. I AM SURPRISED NHTSA HASN'T INVESTIGATED THE ISSUE OR ORDER A RECALL, SINCE THIS IS SUCH A COMMON PROBLEM IN PASSATS, THE NUMBER OF COMPLAINTS SO HIGH, AND A FAILURE COMPROMISES ROAD SAFETY SIGNIFICANTLY (FAILURE OF THE CONTROL ARMS CAN CAUSE LOSS OF STEERING AND LEAD TO CRASH OR EVEN DEATH). *NM

THE EVENT THAT LED UP TO THE ISSUE, WAS TRAVELING ON THE INTERSTATE WHEN THE CAR BEGAN TO SHAKE VIOLENTLY AND THE CAR BEGAN TO COMPLETELY SWAY TO ONE SIDE. THE CAR ALMOST SEEMED AS IF IT LOST ITS ALIGNMENT IMMEDIATELY. I BROUGHT IT TO A REPAIR SHOP AND THEY IMMEDIATELY INFORMED ME THAT THE CONTROL ARM ON THE UPPER RIGHT SIDE WAS SHOT. I HAD TO THEN TAKE A USED CAR THAT WAS PURCHASED LESS THAN SIX MONTHS OLD TO THE DEALER TO REPLACE THE PART AT A PRICE OF 1100 DOLLARS. *NM

CONTROL ARMS/BALL JOINT FAILED, REQUIRING REPLACEMENT UNDER 50K MILES. PURCHASED CAR NEW . *AK

WHILE DRIVING THE AIR BAG WARNING LIGHT CONTINUOUSLY ILLUMINATED ON THE DASHBOARD. AS A RESULT, AIR BAGS BECAME INOPERATIVE, AND WOULDN'T DEPLOY WHEN NEEDED. DEALERSHIP INSPECTED VEHYICLE AT LEAST 10 TIMES, AND LATELY DEALER CHARGED TO THE CONSUMER EVERY TIME VEHICLE HAD A PROBLEM.*AK *TC

THE OIL LIGHT CAME ON WHILE DRIVING. WHEN CONSUMER CHECKED THE OIL LEVEL IT WAS DOWN A QUART OF A QUART OF OIL. A QUART OF OIL WAS ADDED. OIL LIGHT COME BACK ON AND THE ENGINE STALLED WITHIN SECONDS OF RESTARTING AND DRIVING THE VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO THE DEALERSHIP, WHO INDICATED THAT THE ENGINE HEAD SHUT AND WAS DAMAGED BEYOND REPAIR. THIS OCCURRED BECAUSE OF FUEL PUMP FAILURE. PRIOR TO THIS INCIDENT AT 58, 510 MILES THE OIL LIGHT CAME ON, A DIAGNOSTIC TEST WAS PERFORMED, BUT NO FAILURE WERE FOUND. THE DEALERSHIP COULDN'T FIND THE CAUSE OF PROBLEM, BUT CHANGED THE OIL.*AK

WHILE DRIVING AT ANY SPEED THE VEHICLE VIBRATED . THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER FOR INSPECTION. THE MECHANIC INFORMED THE DRIVER THAT THE TIE RODS NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. PLEASE PROVIDE FURTHER DETAILS. *JB THE CONSUMER WANTS THE DEALER TO FIX THE PROBLEMS WITH THE VEHICLE *TC

80330 MILES ON CAR. ENGINE LIGHT STARTING FLASHING AND ENGINE WAS RUNNING ROUGH. CAUSE WAS FAILURE OF IGNITION MODULE P/N 4D0-905-351 WITHOUT WARNING. CAUSED REDUCED ENGINE SPEED AND DANGER DRIVING TO REPAIR SHOP APPROX. 10 MILES. PARTS WERE REPLACED.....

50993 MILES ON CAR. ENGINE LIGHT STARTED FLALSHING AND ENGINE IS RUNNING ROUGH: CAUSE WAS FAILURE OF IGNITION MODULE P/N 4D0-905-351 WITHOUT WARNING, CAUSED REDUCED ENGINE SPEED AND DANGER DRIVING TO REPAIR SHOP APPROXIMATELY 8 MILES. PARTS REPLACED BY VW AFTER 2(TWO) WEEKS.

82290 MILES ON CAR. CAR ENGINE SUDDENLY LOST POWER AND WOULD NOT RUN. TURNING ON EMERGENCY FLASHERS, BLOWING MY HORNS AND THEN RAPIDLY EXITING THE ROAD I WAS ABLE TO AVOID GETTING REAR-ENDED. CAM BELT IS BROKEN AND THEN CAUSES ABOUT $3500 IN DAMAGE TO THE TOP-END (BEND VALVES,ETC.) OF THE CAR CAR IS CURRENT IN THE VW REPAIR SHOP AWAITING $4650 IN TOTAL TO REPLACE CAM BELT AND DAMAGED TOP END. NOTE: CAM BELT MAY HAVE BEEN STRESSED DUE TO IGNITION MODLULE FAILURE AT 80330 DOCUMENT ON 10090985.....

WHILE DRIVING AT ANY SPEED STEERING WHEEL VIBRATED AND SHOOK. *AK

1.CAR WAS DUE FOR 30K MAINT. AND CHECK ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON, CALLED DEALER, WAS TOLD APPOINTMENT UNAVAILABLE FOR TWO WEEKS. WAS TOLD CAR WAS OK TO DRIVE. 2.DAY BEFORE APPOINTMENT ENGINE SEIZED WHILE DRIVING, CAR WAS TOWED IN, DETERMINED ENGINE SEIZED DUE TO SLIPPAGE OF INTERNAL TIMING CHAIN. THIS WAS CAUSED BY TENSIONER CAM LOOSENING BECAUSE OIL PRESSURE DROPPED FROM LACK OF OIL IN THE ENGINE. OIL WAS SLUDGY AND BURNED.*AK 3.VW SERVICE MANAGER AT DEALER WAS RUDE FROM THE GET GO, VW REFUSED TO HONOR RECIEPTS OF OIL CHANGE FROM A QUICK LUBE AND WARRANTY CLAIM WAS DENIED BY VWOA. THEY STATED THE AUTO HAD NOT BEEN MAINTAINED PROPERLY. THE CAR HAD 32000K MILES ON IT. I HAVE BEEN ATTEMPTING TO HAVE MY CAR FIXED SINCE 2001 AND MY CLAIM HAS BEEN CONTINUALLY DENIED BY VWOA.

VEHICLE IS AT 40,000 MILES. AT 40000 SERVICE, DEALER REPORTED THAT THE CONTROL ARMS ARE FAILING AND MUST BE REPLACED. BECAUSE I DO NOT WANT THE CONTROL ARMS TO COMPLETELY FAIL, LEADING TO A LOSS OF STEERING CONTROL, AND POTENTIALLY RESULTING IN A CRASH, I WILL BE PAYING OUT OF MY POCKET FOR AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC TO REPLACE THE DEFECTIVE CONTROL ARMS. THERE HAVE BEEN MANY COMPLAINTS ABOUT CONTROL ARMS REPORTED OVER INTERNET FORUMS SUCH AS VWVORTEX.COM AND CLUBB5.COM. VOLKSWAGEN REFUSES TO ISSUE A RECALL FOR AN OBVIOUSLY DEFECTIVE CRITICAL SUSPENSION COMPONENT.*AK

THE LOWER FRONT AND REAR PASSENGER SIDE CONTROL ARMS NEEDED TO BE REPLACED BECAUSE THEY WERE STARTING TO MAKE NOISE, AND WILL POTENTIALLY FAIL. THE DEALERSHIP INDICATED THAT THIS COULD RESULT IN STEERING FAILURE WHILE DRIVING. *AK THE NOISE WAS COMING FROM THE RIGHT SIDE OF THE VEHICLE. THE FRONT CONTROL ARM WAS REPLACED ALONG WITH THE REAR CONTROL ARM BUSHING. *SC

FOR THE LAST MONTH OR SO, THE ABS/BRAKE WARNING LIGHT HAS DISPLAYED. AT FIRST,T WAS ON FOR A FEW SECONDS AND THEN IT WOULD SOME ON AND STAY ON FOR MINUTES. IT NOW DISPLAYS WHENEVER THE CAR IS RUNNING. IT IS MY UNDERSTANDING THAT THIS IS A COMMON MODULE FAILURE IN LATE MODEL VW CARS AND RELATED AUDIS. IT WILL COST ME $1500 PLUS LABOR TO REPLACE THIS WARNING SYSTEM. UNTIL IT IS FIXED, I HAVE NO ABS BRAKES WORKING. I AM VERY WORRIED THAT THIS IS A SAFETY ISSUE AND THAT VW SHOULD HAVE A RECALL OR PAY FOR THESE FAILURES. THEY DENY ANY RESPONSIBILITY OTHER THAN THEIR STANDARD WARRANTY. IN THE DETAILS AREA, I WROTE THAT THERE HAVE BEEN 30 FAILURES BECAUSE THE ABS BRAKES ARE NOT WORKING EVERY DAY I DRIVE THE CAR.*AK

WHILE MERGING OFF THE HIGHWAY, A LOUD NOISE CAME FROM THE LEFT FRONT OF THE VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE WAS DRIVEN TO THE DEALERSHIP. THE LEFT LOWER CONTROL LINKAGE HAD BROKE. THE DEALERSHIP REPLACED THE PART. THE FAILURE HAS RECURRED 3 ADDITIONAL TIME ON THE OTHER CONTROL ARMS. *JB

ABS CONTROL MODULE FAILED IN 1999 PASSAT V6. ABS WARNING LIGHT CAME ON, ALONG WITH FLASHING BRAKE LIGHT AND INTERMITTENT BEEPING SOUND. REPAIR ESTIMATE $1500-2000. I CONTACTED VW OF AMERICA TO COMPLAIN AFTER READING ABOUT NUMEROUS OTHER COMPLAINTS ABOUT THE BOSCH PART. VW OF AMERICA TOLD ME THEY COULD/WOULD NOT HELP WITH REPAIR.*AK

THE FRONT END IS "CREAKY." THERE IS CONSIDERABLE NOISE, USUALLY WHEN TURNING. I SUSPECT THAT THE BUSHINGS IN THE MULTI-LINK FRONT SUSPENSION ARE WORN. I RECEIVED AN ESTIMATE FROM THE DEALER ON 7/18/2003 OF $1020 TO FIX IT. I CHOSE NOT TO FIX IT AT THAT TIME. OVER THE PAST YEAR I HAVE HEARD NUMEROUS STORIES OF PASSAT AND AUDI A4S THAT HAVE THIS SAME PROBLEM SO I WANT TO ADD ANOTHER COMPLAINT TO THE FILE. *JB

WHILE DRIVING AT LOW SPEEDS THE VEHICLE LOST OIL PRESSURE INTERMITTENTLY. PLEASE PROVIDE ADDITIONAL INFORMATION. *JB

ABS LIGHT COMING ON ONCE IN A WHILE. NOW STAYS ON PERMANENTLY AND BEEPS. CONCERNED ABOUT SAFETY OF BRAKES. COST TO REPAIR $1600. THIS CAR HAS BEEN IN THE SHOP NUMEROUS TIMES FOR ELECTRICAL PROBLEMS SINCE I PURCHASED IT. I WILL NEVER BUY ANOTHER VW. *JB

I BOUGHT MY 1999 PASSAT IN MARCH 2002, AND HAD THE PROBLEM OCCURRED AT THE DATE LISTED BELOW, MY MILEAGE WAS ONLY 60K AND MY ABS BRAKE LIGHT CAME ON, I WENT TO THE DEALER TO HAVE IT FIXED THEY SAID IT WOULD COST ABOUT $2000. I HAVE READ AND SPOKEN TO MANY PEOPLE HAVING THE SAME PROBLEMS. IS THERE ANY WAY THIS CAN BE RECALLED OR CAN ANYONE HELP US WHO DOESN'T HAVE MONEY TO PAY FOR THAT AMOUNT. IT IS A SAFETY ISSUE AND IF YOU WOULD LIKE TO CONTACT OR SPEAK TO PEOPLE WHO HAD THESE PROBLEMS. ONE OF THE WEBSITE IS WWW.TECH.BENTLEYPUBLISHERS.COM AND IT IS UNDER VW PASSAT ABS LIGHT PROBLEM. PLEASE HELP US.*AK

THE ABS MODUAL ON MY 1999 VOLKSWAGEN PASSAT(58000 MILES)HAS MALFUNCTIONED. THIS IS CLEARLY A SAFTY PROBLEM.VOLKSWAGEN OF AMERICA SAYS THEY CANT HELP WITH THE $2000 REPAIR.FAR TOO MANY ARE IN THIS POSITION.THERE MUST BE A RE-CALL REGARDING THIS POSSIBLE LIFE THREATENING MATTER.*AK

SOME MONTHS AGO ABS WARNING LIGHT WOULD COME ON INFREQUENTLY. ABOUT ONCE EVERY TWO WEEKS. THEN THE LIGHT WOULD COME ON MORE FREQUENTLY. NOW THE ABS LIGHT HAS BEEN ON CONSTANTLY FOR THE PAST SEVERAL MONTHS. ODDLY, THE LIGHT WAS OFF ON TWO CONSECUTIVELY EVENINGS AND THE ABS WORKED WHEN THE LIGHT WAS OFF. HOWEVER, SINCE THEN THE LIGHT HAS BEEN ON CONSTANTLY. HAVE BEEN TO TWO DEALERS WHO SUGGESTED REPLACING ABS CONTROL MODULE FOR $1400.00. THIS SEEMS TO BE A VERY COMMON FAILURE IN VOLKSWAGONS AND AUDIS. DATE GIVEN BELOW IS APPROXIMATE.*AK

THE CONTROL ARMS IN THE 1999, 2000, AND 2001 VOLKSWAGEN PASSATS ARE DEFECTIVE. ACCORDING TO THE DEALERSHIP IF THESE ARE NOT REPAIRED ONE CAN LOSE STEERING CONTROL. THE UPPER CONTROL ARMS IN MY 1999 PASSAT HAD TO BE REPLACED IN NOVEMBER 2003 AND NOW THE LOWER CONTROL ARMS NEED TO BE REPLACED. THE DEALERSHIP INDICATES THAT THIS PROBLEM IS COMMON IN 1999, 2000, AND 2001 PASSATS, AND I HAVE SPOKEN WITH OTHER OWNERS WHO ARE HAVING THE SAME PROBLEM. THIS SAFETY HAZARD WARRANTS A RECALL ON THESE VEHICLES.*JB

AS A RESULT OF A PERSISTENT RATTLING IN THE FRONT RIGHT END OF MY 4 CYL. 1999 VW PASSAT, I TOOK MY CAR IN FOR INVESTIGATION. I HAVE BEEN ADVISED BY TWO INDEPENDENT REPAIR SHOPS THAT BOTH UPPER CONTROL ARMS ON BOTH SIDES OF THE CAR AS WELL AS THE TIE ROD ENDS MUST BE REPLACED TO THE TUNE OF $1200. IF THEY ARE NOT REPLACED, I HAVE BEEN ADVISED THAT ONE COULD BREAK AND I WOULD HAVE NO STEERING. OBVIOUSLY AT A HIGH RATE OF SPEED THIS COULD BE DANGEROUS OR DEADLY. I HAVE SPOKEN WITH VW AND EVEN THOUGH THEY ACKNOWLEDGE ISSUING A TSB ON THIS DEFECT, THEY REFUSE TO COVER ITS REPAIR. THIS IS A SAFETY ISSUE THAT MUST BE ADDRESSED SOONER RATHER THAN LATER. THANK YOU FOR ANY HELP YOU CAN PROVIDE IN THIS AREA.

THE CONTROL ARMS ON MY 1999 PASSAT ARE WEARING OUT AND MAKING A LOUD NOISE. I DID RESEARCH AND SAW THAT THIS IS A SERIOUS HAZARD AND THAT SEVERAL OTHER PEOPLE HAVE HAD THIS SAME PROBLEM. THIS ISSUE SHOULD BE TAKEN CARE OF BY VW SINCE IT PLACES PEOPLE IN DANGER. *JB

MY 1999 VW PASSAT WAS PURCHASED ON 6/16/04. IT WAS A USED VEHICLE WITH 59,000 MILES ON IT. 6 HOURS AFTER DRIVINGOFF THE LOT THE ABS LIGHT FLASED AND THE BRAKE LIGHT STARTED BLINKING. THE DEALER I PURCHASED IT FROM TOOK IT TO GET CHECKED AND FOUND THE ABS CONTROL MODULE HAD GONE OUT. THIS PART ALONE COSTS OVER $1200.00 TO REPAIR. THERE ARE MANY VW SITES OUT WHERE I HAVE FOUND HUNDREDS OF COMPLAINTS THAT THE ABS MODULE HAD GONE OUT. THIS PART IS NOT COVERED UNDER WARRENTY. I BEIEVE THIS PROBLEM SHOULD BE INVESTIGATED DUE TO THE FACT THAT SHOULD THIS GO OUT WHILE DRIVING IT CAN CAUSE A SERIOUS ACCIDENT.*AK

ENGINE BEGAN TO SERIOUSLY MISFIRE - CHECK ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON VEHICLE BECAME UNDRIVEABLE -- DANGEROUR LACK OF POWER REPLACED IGNITION CONRTOL MODULE INTERNET IF FULL OF DESCRIPTIONS OF THIS KIND OF FAILURE -- VW DOES NOTHING. *AK

VEHICLE HAS SAME PROBLEM WITH THE TIE ROD AS THOSE INCLUDED IN THE RECALL, HOWEVER, THE CONSUMER'S VEHICLE IDENTIFICATION NUMBER WAS NOT INCLUDED IN THE RECALL. *AK *SC *JB