2008 Volkswagen Passat complaints

THESE PARTS HAVE BEEN OUTSTANDING SINCE APRIL AND VOLKSWAGON DOES NOT HAVE ANY ETA FOR THE TAKATA PARTS FOR AIR BAG RUPTURES.

TL* TAKATA RECALL. THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 VOLKSWAGEN PASSAT. THE CONTACT RECEIVED NOTIFICATION OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 16V078000 (AIR BAGS) HOWEVER, THE PART TO DO THE REPAIR WAS UNAVAILABLE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE MANUFACTURER EXCEEDED A REASONABLE AMOUNT OF TIME FOR THE RECALL REPAIR. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE ISSUE. THE CONTACT HAD NOT EXPERIENCED A FAILURE. VIN TOOL CONFIRMS PARTS NOT AVAILABLE.

STARTED THE CAR/ENGINE IN THE MORNING AND MIL CAME ON ROUGH START WITH RATTLING IN ENGINE BAY. BROUGHT TO VW DEALERSHIP. THEY INDICATED THE OIL SCREEN IN FRONT OF THE CHECK VALVE IN THE CAM SHAFT POSITIONER BRIDGE "HAS COME APART LODGING ITSELF BETWEEN THE CAMSHAFT ADJUSTER [VALVE] AND INTAKE CAMSHAFT ADJUSTER." IT APPEARS THIS IS A RECOGNIZED PROBLEM FOR 2009 AUDI A3, A4, TT PER TSB 15-11-21. HOWEVER, THE ISSUE IS NOT RECOGNIZED FOR OTHER (VW) VEHICLES WITH SAME ENGINE GROUP. THOUGH I UNDERSTAND THE OTHER COMPLAINTS BELOW ARE ANECDOTAL WITH REPAIRS RANGING FROM $700 TO $4,000 DEPENDING ON THE EXTENT OF INTERNAL DAMAGE, I COULD NOT FIND ANYONE RESEARCHING THIS ISSUE REGARDING CAUSES AND OCCURRENCES THAT MAY ELEVATE THIS PROBLEM TO A RECALL: HTTP://FORUMS.VWVORTEX.COM/SHOWTHREAD.PHP?7118356-MISFIRE-AND-CAM-CRANK-CORRELATION-ERROR HTTP://WWW.EXCELERATEPERFORMANCE.COM/NEWS/2-0T-TSI-TIMING-CHAIN-TENSIONER HTTP://FORUMS.ROSS-TECH.COM/SHOWTHREAD.PHP?5312-CCTA-TSI-VALVE-ACTUATOR-PROBLEM/PAGE2 HTTP://WWW.GOLFMK6.COM/FORUMS/SHOWTHREAD.PHP?S=AA587752110817FA3F1148944194E2BC&T=60320&PAGE=2

ENGINE BEGAN MAKING A LOUDER THAN USUAL SOUND. THERE WERE NOT ANY CHECK ENGINE LIGHTS. I TOOK THE CAR TO THE GARAGE AND WAS TOLD THAT MY CAMSHAFT FOLLOWER WAS WORN COMPLETELY THROUGH CAUSING DAMAGE TO CHAIN AND PUMP. NEED TO REPLACE FUEL HIGH PRESSURE PUMP, CAMSHAFT, TIMING CHAIN TENSIONER CAM FOLLOWER AND VACUUM PUMP. LUCKILY I GOT IT TO THE GARAGE BEFORE EVEN MORE DAMAGE OCCURRED AND THE ENGINE JUST STOPPED.

TAKATA SAFETY RECALL NOTICE 69M9

TAKATA RECALL NHTSA 16V078 MAN. # 69M9 RECALL ISSUED 6 MONTHS AGO AND "NO REMEDY AVAILABLE" STILL.

ENGINE WOULD SHUT OFF WITHIN 1-90 SECONDS AFTER STARTING, THEREBY DISABLING ALL ACCESSORIES INCLUDING POWER STEERING & BRAKES, CAUSING LOSS O CONTROL OF VEHICLE, SOMETIMES WHILE AT HIGH SPEED ON HIGHWAY. DIAGNOSED BY LOCAL SHOP AS A FAILURE OF THE CAM FOLLOWER, WHICH WORE THROUGH, IN TURN CAUSING FAILURE OF THE HIGH PRESSURE FUEL PUMP, AS WELL AS SCORING OF THE INTAKE CAMSHAFT, NECESSITATING REPLACEMENT OF ALL THREE COMPONENTS.

TL* TAKATA RECALL. THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 VOLKSWAGEN PASSAT. THE CONTACT RECEIVED NOTIFICATION OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 16V078000 (AIR BAGS); HOWEVER, THE PART TO DO THE REPAIR WAS UNAVAILABLE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE MANUFACTURER EXCEEDED A REASONABLE AMOUNT OF TIME FOR THE RECALL REPAIR. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE ISSUE. THE CONTACT HAD NOT EXPERIENCED A FAILURE. VIN TOOL CONFIRMS PARTS NOT AVAILABLE.

WHILE DRIVING ON THE HIGHWAY IN THE RAIN THE CAR WOULD STALL WHICH CAUSED US TO HAVE TO PULL TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD. AN ENGINE CODE INDICATED A FAULTY PART. THE PART WAS REPLACED, THEN THE SAME ISSUE OCCURRED AFTER A CAR WASH. IT WAS DISCOVERED THAT WATER HAD GOTTEN INTO THE WIRING HARNESS AT AN AREA AT THE BASE OF THE WINDSHIELD AND CAUSED A SHORT. IN THIS AREA OF THE WIRING HARNESS THERE IS A JUNCTION THAT WE WERE TOLD WAS NOT WATER PROOF OR SEAL AGAINST WATER. THIS SHORT DAMAGED THE ELECTRONIC CONTROL MODULE WHICH MADE THE CAR UNDRIVEABLE.

DRIVING NORMALLY ON THE HIGHWAY AND THE VEHICLE SUDDENLY STOPPED RUNNING. VEHICLE WOULD NOT RESTART. AAA ADVISED AND VEHICLE DELIVERED TO MY LOCAL VW MECHANIC. I ADVISED VW AND THEY NEVER HEARD OF THAT PROBLEM. FUEL PUMP NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. CAR HAS 35000 MILES. VW CUSTOMER SERVICE ADVISED ME THAT THE 2008 PASSAT IS NOT INCLUDED IN ANY CAMPAIGN, SUCH AS A RECALL OR WARRANTY EXTENSION. FUEL PUMP WAS REPLACED.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 VOLKSWAGEN PASSAT. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 45 MPH, THE VEHICLE WOULD NOT SHIFT INTO HIGH GEAR. IN ADDITION, WHEN THE SHIFTER WAS MOVED INTO DRIVE OR REVERSE AND THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL WAS DEPRESSED, THE VEHICLE FAILED TO FUNCTION. THE FAILURE RECURRED THREE TIMES. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED NOR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 208,000.

DRIVING NORMALLY ON THE HIGHWAY AND THE VEHICLE SUDDENLY STOPPED RUNNING. VEHICLE WOULD NOT RESTART. AAA ADVISED AND VEHICLE DELIVERED TO MY LOCAL VW MECHANIC. I ADVISED VW AND THEY NEVER HEARD OF THAT PROBLEM. FUEL PUMP NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. CAR HAS 35000 MILES. VW CUSTOMER SERVICE ADVISED ME THAT THE 2008 PASSAT IS NOT INCLUDED IN ANY CAMPAIGN, SUCH AS A RECALL OR WARRANTY EXTENSION. FUEL PUMP WAS REPLACED. COST $600

STEERING COLUMN LOCK MALFUNCTION, THE VEHICLE WILL TURN OVER BUT NOT FIRE. EVERY NOW AND THEN IT WILL FIRE AND THEN IMMEDIATELY DIE. LUCKILY IT WENT OUT WHILE MY VEHICLE WAS PARKED, IF IT WERE TO MALFUNCTION WHILE DRIVING IT COULD BE VERY DANGEROUS

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 VOLKSWAGEN PASSAT. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING AT APPROXIMATELY 30 MPH, THE FRONT DRIVER'S SEAT AND THE DRIVER SIDE MIRROR MOVED INDEPENDENTLY. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC AND A DEALER. THE DEALER REPLACED THE FRONT DRIVER SIDE MIRROR. THE FAILURE PERSISTED AFTER THE REPAIR WAS PERFORMED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 90,000.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 VOLKSWAGEN PASSAT. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE AT A STOP, THE LOW BEAM HEAD LAMPS FAILED TO ILLUMINATE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A DEALER WHO DIAGNOSED THAT THE BULBS NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED. HOWEVER, THE FAILURE RECURRED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN BACK TO A DEALER WHO DIAGNOSED THAT THE HEAD LAMP ASSEMBLY NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 70,000.

WARNED BY OTHER OWNERS OF 2006-08 PASSATS, I INSPECTED THE HIGH PRESSURE FUEL PUMP, CAM, AND CAM FOLLOWER FOR ABNORMAL WEAR. THE HIGH PRESSURE FUEL PUMP (HPFP) CAM FOLLOWER HAS BEEN RECOGNIZED AS A FLAW REQUIRING WARRANTY EXTENSION TO 120,000 MILES ON THE 2006-2007 MODELS. THIS FAULT CAUSES FAILURE OF THE CAM FOLLOWER AND THE FUEL PUMP SHAFT WEARS INTO THE CAMSHAFT CAUSING LOSS OF FUEL/SPEED, ACCELERATION, OR ENGINE POWER UPON FAILURE. MY VEHICLE EXHIBITS IDENTICAL EARLY WEAR AND FAILURE AS 2006-07 MODELS, THOUGH VW REFUSES TO EXTEND WARRANTY COVERAGE FOR 2008 CARS. FURTHER CONSIDERATION OF 2008 VEHICLES WITH THE IDENTICAL PROBLEM SHOULD BE CONSIDERED. VOLKSWAGEN CUSTOMER SERVICE HAS BEEN CONTACTED BY SEVERAL AFFECTED OWNERS IN THIS MATTER AND IS UNWILLING TO ACKNOWLEDGE THAT THIS FLAW RECOGNIZED IN 06-07 VEHICLES EXTENDS INTO SOME 2008 VEHICLES AND IS DENYING COVERAGE OF THIS SAFETY/EMISSIONS ISSUE. VW CUSTOMER CARE HAS DENIED ANY FLAW OR EXTENDED WARRANTY FOR 2008 2.0T OWNERS DESPITE THE WARRANTY EXTENSION FOR PRIOR MODEL YEARS FOR THE EXACT SAME PROBLEM.

WATER IS ACCUMULATING ON THE CARPET OF THE PASSENGER SIDE...BOTH FRONT AND REAR... HAPPENS AFTER A RAINFALL. CARPETS GET SOAKED. NO OTHER VISIBLE WATER DAMAGE ON THE INTERIOR. VEHICLE DOES HAVE A MOON ROOF.

THIS "CERTIFIED PRE-OWNED" VEHICLE HAS CONSISTENTLY PERFORMED DANGEROUSLY AND UNRELIABLY SINCE IT WAS PURCHASED. THE CAR WOULD NOT START ON SO MANY OCCASIONS THAT WE LOST COUNT. WHEN THE CAR WOULD START, IT WOULD CUT OFF WITHOUT WARNING IN THE MIDDLE OF DRIVING IT DOWN THE ROAD, COMING OFF OF EXIT RAMPS, AND ON BUSY HIGHWAYS, NOT EVEN GIVING THE DRIVER AN OPPORTUNITY TO PULL OVER. THE ENGINE WOULD REV AT UNEXPECTED TIMES, CAUSING THE CAR TO WANT TO MOVE FORWARD EVEN WHEN THE BRAKE WAS BEING DEPRESSED. THE CAR WOULD WANT TO MOVE FORWARD AT STOP LIGHTS, IN TRAFFIC, AND IN PARKING GARAGES. THE ENGINE WOULD ALSO RUN LOUDLY AND AT A VERY HIGH RPM ANY TIME THE AIR CONDITIONER WAS ON. THESE CONCERNS WERE REPORTED TO THE DEALER ON NUMEROUS OCCASIONS. WE HAVE EMAILS FROM THE SERVICE MANAGER SAYING THAT THERE IS NOTHING WRONG WITH THE CAR. IT WOULD CUT OFF AND REQUIRE TOWING THE SAME DAY IT WAS BOTH DROPPED OFF AND PICKED UP FROM THE DEALERSHIP FOR THIS VERY REASON. THE VEHICLE IS NOW PARKED AT THE SERVICE DEPARTMENT OF THE DEALERSHIP BECAUSE IT IS COMPLETELY UNDRIVEABLE. WE HAVE REACHED OUT TO VOLKSWAGEN GROUP OF AMERICA. THEIR SOLUTION IS TO ALLOW THE CAR TO GET REPOSSESSED, AND THEY WILL GLADLY SELL US ANOTHER VEHICLE. THIS IS OUT OF THE QUESTION. PAYMENTS CONTINUE TO BE MADE ON THE CAR.

CHECK ENGINE LIGHT PROMPTED ME TO TAKE MY 2008 VW PASSAT 2.0T TO THE DEALER TO HAVE CODE READ. ADVISED IT WAS A MALFUNCTION OF THE CAMSHAFT AND THE HIGH PRESSURE FUEL PUMP (HPFP) CAM FOLLOWER THAT HAS BEEN RECOGNIZED AS A FLAW MERITING WARRANTY EXTENSION ON THE 2006-2007 MODELS. I HAVE BEEN INFORMED THAT THE 2007 MODEL YEAR WAS PRODUCED THROUGH 7/2007. MY VEHICLE WAS MANUFACTURED IN 8/2007 AND THUS HAS THE 2008 MODEL YEAR, BUT THE DEALERSHIP SERVICE MANAGER INFORMED ME THAT THIS WAS THE SAME PARTS AND THE SAME PROBLEM AS THE PRIOR YEARS WITH EXTENDED WARRANTY. THIS FAULT CAUSES PREMATURE WEAR ON THE CAM FOLLOWER AND THE HPFP ROD WEARS INTO THE CAMSHAFT CAUSING LOSS OF FUEL/SPEED, ACCELERATION, OR ENGINE POWER UPON FAILURE. SEEING AS HOW MY VEHICLE HAS THE SAME BUILD AS THOSE OF PREVIOUS MODEL YEARS THAT WERE INCLUDED IN THE WARRANTY EXTENSION, FURTHER CONSIDERATION OF 2008 VEHICLES WITH THE IDENTICAL PROBLEM SHOULD BE CONSIDERED. VOLKSWAGEN CUSTOMER SERVICE HAS BEEN CONTACTED BY SEVERAL AFFECTED OWNERS IN THIS MATTER AND IS UNWILLING TO ACKNOWLEDGE THAT THIS FLAW RECOGNIZED IN 06-07 VEHICLES EXTENDS INTO SOME 2008 VEHICLES AND IS DENYING COVERAGE AND DISREGARDING THE SAFETY ISSUE THAT FOLLOWS FAILURE OF THE CAMSHAFT DUE TO THE EROSION OF THIS PART. VW CUSTOMER CARE WAS NOT ABLE TO PRODUCE PROOF THAT MY VEHICLE HAD DIFFERENT OR IMPROVED PARTS BY WAY OF A DIFFERENT SET OF PART NUMBERS INSTALLED. THE TECHNICIANS CONFIRMED THAT MY CAMSHAFT WAS IDENTICAL TO THE RECALLED CAMSHAFT,

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 VOLKSWAGEN PASSAT. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 60 MPH, THE VEHICLE STALLED AND ALL THE WARNING LIGHTS ILLUMINATED. THE VEHICLE FAILED TO RESTART. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC, BUT IT WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 165,000.

THIS IS ALL ABOUT VW PASSAT 2008 2.0T, IT WAS A RAINY DAY ON SATURDAY (NOV-14) ENGINE STARTED MISFIRE AND GAVE FLASHING ENGINE CHECK LIGHT, IMMEDIATELY WENT TO SEE THE VW SERVICE TO GET THE FEEDBACK, SERVICE GUY GUESSED IT MIGHT CAUSED DUE TO MISFIRE IN ONE OR MORE CYLINDER AND TOOK VEHICLE BACK WITH ENGINE FLUID TOPOFF, ON THE WAY BACK HOME THE ENGINE CHECK LIGHT CAME AND STAYED CONSTANT. SO ON MONDAY MORNING WENT TO VW SERVICE TO GET FULL DIAGNOSE, SERVICE GUY GAVE P300 AND P301 AS RANDOM MISFIRES AND DID ADDITIONAL FINDINGS SAYING INTAKE MANIFOLD NEEDS DE-CARB WITH $1000+ IN SERVICE CHARGE, I DECLINED THE REPAIR AND GOT THE VEHICLE BACK WITH CLEARED CODE. NOW THE ENGINE IS NOT RUNNING SMOOTH AND SEEMS IT LOST TURBO POWER. EVEN DURING FREEWAY TAKE OVER IF I PRESS HARD ON GAS PEDDLE ENGINE LIGHT FLASHES FOR COUPLE TIMES AND THERE IS NO FASTER PICK UP TO DO SMOOTH OVER TAKE, IF I CHOOSE RUN VEHICLE UNDER THIS CONDITION IT MAY NOT BE SAFE ON ROADS. I READ SIMILAR COMPLAINTS REPORTED HERE. PLANNING TO TAKE BACK TO SERVICE CENTER TO SEE IF THEY GOT ANY POSSIBLE RECALL UPDATES FROM VW. *TR

WHILE MERGING ONTO AN ON-RAMP ON A TOLL ROAD, AT APPROXIMATELY 50 MPH, THE STEERING TRIED TO PULL THE CAR IN THE OPPOSITE DIRECTION OF THE ONE I WAS TURNING. THIS WAS A "CLOVERLEAF" ON-RAMP, WITH A TIGHT TURNING ANGLE. I IMMEDIATELY SLOWED DOWN TO ABOUT 30 OR 35 MPH, AS I WAS BEGINNING TO COME OUT OF THE TURN AND IT HAPPENED AGAIN. I WAS TURNING THE RIGHT AND STEERING WOULD TURN THE STEERING WHEEL TO THE LEFT FOR A SECOND OR TWO. I WAS FORCED TO TRY TO MAINTAIN THE CORRECT DIRECTION AND AVOID CRASHING. I BROUGHT THE CAR TO THE DEALERSHIP, BUT THEY WERE UNABLE TO DUPLICATE THE ISSUE. IT ONLY SEEMED TO HAPPEN ON THIS ONE PARTICULAR ON-RAMP AT THE TIME. APPROXIMATELY A MONTH LATER (ON A MONDAY, 10/20/2014), I WAS ON ANOTHER SIMILAR "CLOVERLEAF" ON-RAMP BUT AT DIFFERENT LOCATION AND THE SAME THING HAPPENED, WHILE TURNING TO THE RIGHT. LATER THAT DAY THE SAME ISSUE OCCURRED WHILE I WAS TURNING TO THE LEFT ON A LESSER EXIT RAMP, AND THE STEERING WHEEL WOULD "GLITCH" AND TRY TO PULL THE CAR TO THE OPPOSITE DIRECTION. BEING AWARE THAT THIS HAD HAPPENED A COUPLE OF TIMES, I WAS VERY CAUTIOUS ABOUT MY SPEED ON THESE RAMPS. REGARDLESS OF THE SPEED, THE ISSUE WOULD STILL OCCUR. THE NEXT DAY, THE STEERING ISSUE HAPPENED AGAIN AT A DIFFERENT LOCATION, THREE TIMES WHILE ON THE RAMP, PULLING THE CAR IN THE OPPOSITE DIRECTION. I BROUGHT IT BACK TO THE DEALERSHIP THAT SAME WEEK ON FRIDAY (10/24/2014). THEY WERE FINALLY ABLE TO DUPLICATE THE ISSUE AND SAID I NEEDED TO HAVE THE ENTIRE STEERING R

SMELLED SMOKE IN CABIN OF CAR STOPPED CAR ON INTERSTATE I-4. SMOKE COMING FROM UNDER HOOD. LIFTED HOLD TO SEE OIL ALL OVER ENGINE AND EXHAUST. HAD TOW TO DEALER WHERE IT WAS CONFIRMED AS A REAR MAIN SEAL DEFECT DUE TO NOT BEADING THE SEAL AT THE FACTORY. FIRE HAZARD!!!!!!!! *TR

I PURCHASED THIS VEHICLE USED AT 42K MILES IN MAY 2010. THE VW DEALERSHIP HAD CHANGED OIL AT THE TIME OF MY PURCHASE. ALMOST EXACTLY 4 WEEKS LATER I CHECKED MY OIL AND NONE REGISTERED ON THE DIPSTICK. IT REQUIRED AN ENTIRE QUART OF OIL TO BRING BACK TO ACCEPTABLE FILL LEVEL. CALLING VW THEY STATED THIS WAS NOT ENOUGH OIL TO EVEN CONSTITUTE AN OIL TEST. THEY STATED THAT THIS FSI MOTOR CAN BURN UP TO 1 QUART OF OIL EVERY 1200 MILES AND WILL STILL BE WITHIN THE MFR ACCEPTABLE LIMITS. THIS MEANS IN THIS 2.0T 4 CYL MOTOR IT CAN BURN OVER 6 QUARTS OF OIL BETWEEN OIL CHANGES, WHICH IS MORE THAN IT CAN HOLD. A QUART OF FULL SYNTHETIC OIL CASTROL BRAND AS REQUIRED IS OVER $9, THIS IS NOT COST EFFECTIVE AND INFURIATING. I WILL NOT PURCHASE ANOTHER VW BECAUSE OF THIS EXPERIENCE AND RECOMMEND ANYONE ELSE NOT TO AS WELL. VW OFFERED NO OPTIONS REPAIRS OR FIXES AND I FOOT THE EXPENSIVE OIL HABIT. WHO BUYS A CAR THAT KNOWINGLY BURNS AND BREAKS DOWN FULL SYNTHETIC OIL? *TR

WHILE TRAVELING AT APPROXIMATELY 50 MILES PER HOUR ON STATE HIGHWAY CAR SUDDENLY LOST ALL POWER. STEERING BECAME DIFFICULT BUT WAS ABLE TO PULL OFF TO SIDE OF ROAD AND COAST INTO PARKING LOT. CAR WOULD NOT START FOR 24 HOURS TO MOVE TO REPAIR SHOP. AFTER DIFFICULTY DIAGNOSING DUE TO LOSS OF ALL POWER, IT WAS DETERMINED THAT THE POWER SUPPLY RELAY WAS APPARENTLY BAD. COULD FIND NO RECALL OR EXTENDED WARRANTY FOR THIS ISSUE. SHOULD NOT HAPPEN ON A CAR WITH SO FEW MILES WHICH HAS BEEN WELL MAINTAINED. VERY DANGEROUS AND SCARY ISSUE! WAS VERY LUCKY TO BE ABLE TO PULL OVER IN TIME TO AVOID TRAFFIC. *TR

VEHICLE HAS APPROX ONE YEAR OF DIFFICULT STARTS REQUIRING MULTIPLE ATTEMPTS. ON 7/20/14 WHILE DRIVING IN PARKING LOT VEHICLE STALLED AND REFUSED TO RESTART DESPITE NUMEROUS ATTEMPTS. TOWED HOME. DTC SHOWED CONTROL MODULE FOR ELECTRONIC STEERING COLUMN LOCK LEAKING. VEHICLE REFUSING TO START DESPITE ALL OTHER ELECTRICAL COMPONENTS CHECKING OUT. CHECK ENGINE LIGHT NOT ON. *TR

THE CAR WAS PARKED AND WOULD NOT START EVEN AFTER A CHECK OF THE BATTERY. THE CAR HAD NO POWER WHATSOEVER AND COULD NOT BE PLACED INTO NEUTRAL TO TOW-THE ELECTRONIC EMERGENCY BRAKE WAS ALSO LOCKED.THE VEHICLE SAT TWO NIGHTS IN A SHOPPING CENTER PARKING LOT BEFORE A TOWING COMPANY COULD FIGURE SOMETHING OUT. THE TOW WAS $106.00 TO THE VW DEALERSHIP.THE DEALER WANTED $107 LABOR CHARGE FOR EACH PROBLEM. I ALREADY LOOKING AT A $214.00 BILL FOR THE STARTING ISSUE AND BRAKE.I TOLD THE TECHNICIAN IF THE CAR STARTS THE BRAKE SHOULD RELEASE ACCORDING THE OPERATORS MANUAL-ITS ELECTRONIC.HOW THIS HAPPENED IS A COMPLETE MYSTERY AS THERE HAD NEVER BEEN EVEN THE SLIGHTEST INDICATION.I HAVE SEEN MANY, MANY REPORTS OF THIS SAME ISSUE WITH THIS CAR ON THE INTERNET AS I DID SOME RESEARCH AFTER THIS HAPPENED. I RECEIVED A CALL FROM THE DEALERSHIP- THE STEERING WHEEL MODULE WAS $565 SINCE THE DEALERSHIP HAD TO MOVE THE CAR AND TRY AND GET IT STARTED , ,,WHICH SEEMS RIDICULOUS TO ME GIVEN THAT THE CAR ONLY HAS 90,000 MILES. I TRIED TO GET SOME HELP FROM VW CUSTOMER CARE GIVEN THAT THIS SEEMS LIKE A DESIGN FLAW...IT REALLY IS UPSETTING TO HAVE TO PAY SO MUCH FOR A CAR SO LIGHTLY USED WITH ONLY MAKING 3 MONTHLY VEHICLE PAYMENTS AND. VW WAS COMPLETELY UNWILLING TO WORK WITH ME IN ANY WAY. GERMAN ENGINEERING = GERMAN JUNK! *TR

WE CAME HOME FROM A 30 MILE TRIP AND PARKED THE CAR IN THE DRIVEWAY. WENT IN THE HOUSE AND ABOUT 5 MINUTES LATER HEARD A BIG POP SOUND. I THINK IS WAS A TIRE EXPLODING AND FOUND THE ENTIRE ENGINE ON FIRE. ANOTHER POPPING SOUND OCCURRED AND ANOTHER TIRE BLEW. ON THE DRIVE HOME THERE WERE NO PROBLEMS NOTED ON THE DASH BOARD. WHEN WE GOT OUT OF THE CAR THERE WERE NO ODORS OR INDICATION OF A FIRE. MY KEYS WERE IN THE HOUSE AT THE TIME OF THE FIRE. OTHER ISSUES THAT MIGHT BE RELATED. THIS PAST WEEK MY CHARGER GOT EXTREMELY HOT TO TOUCH AND I STOPPED USING IT. I ALSO FELT THE CAR TRY TO START AFTER I TURNED IT OFF. *TR

I HAVE A 2008 VOLKSWAGEN PASSAT 2.0T. I BOUGHT THIS VEHICLE USED WITH 66000 MILES. AFTER NUMEROUS VISITS TO MY DEALER ABOUT THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT BEING ON AND THEM SAYING IT WAS A SENSOR NOT A PROBLEM THEY WOULD REPLACE IT. I WAS DRIVING DOWN INTERSTATE 65 DOING 65MPH THE CAR SPUTTERED AND LOST MOST POWER DOWN A MAJOR INTERSTATE. THIS CAUSED A QUICK REDUCTION IS SPEED. COME TO FIND OUT THE CAMSHAFT AND HIGH PRESSURE FUEL PUMP WERE DESTROYED BY THE TWO COMPONENTS GRINDING AGAINST EACH OTHER. NOW THE 2006 AND THE 2007 VEHICLES BOTH HAD THIS PROBLEM AND VOLKSWAGEN PUT EXTENDED WARRANTIES ON THESE VEHICLES. THIS COULD CAUSE A ACCIDENT SOONER OR LATER. THANK YOU *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 VOLKSWAGEN PASSAT. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING 30 MPH, THE ENGINE STALLED AS THE OIL WARNING LIGHT ILLUMINATED. THE CONTACT ADDED OIL TO THE VEHICLE BUT THE ENGINE REFUSED TO START. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO THE DEALER FOR INSPECTION WHERE THEY STATED THAT THE TIMING BELT AND THE HEAD GASKET NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 125,000.

THE CAM FOLLOWER ON 2006-2008 PASSATS WITH THE 2.0T FSI BPY ENGINE ARE ALL SUSCEPTIBLE TO AN EVENT WHERE THE CAM FOLLOWER GETS A HOLE IN IT AND THE HIGH PRESSURE FUEL PUMP CAN DRILL THROUGH THE INTAKE CAMSHAFT. VOLKSWAGEN GAVE A WARRANTY EXTENSION TO 2006 AND 2007 PASSATS BUT WILL NOT TAKE CARE OF THE 2008S! VOLKSWAGEN CLAIMS NEW PARTS WERE USED BUT I HAD THE REPAIR DONE AND THE PART NUMBER ON MY FUEL PUMP WAS DIFFERENT THAN THE NEW ONE! IT IS A $2000 PROBLEM AND THIS NEED TO HAVE ACTION TAKEN! THE SYMPTOMS CAN CAUSE TERRIBLE ACCIDENTS! THEY INCLUDE EXTREMELY POOR ACCELERATION, JOLTS, HESITATIONS, ROUGH STARTS, AND ROUGH IDLES. VOLKSWAGEN SAYS THAT THIS IS VIN SPECIFIC AND 2008S DO NOT APPLY BUT NUMEROUS PEOPLE WITH PASSATS, GTI'S, AND JETTA'S WITH THIS ENGINE HAVE HAD THIS PROBLEM! IT IS DANGEROUS. I HAVE NEARLY GOTTEN IN MANY ACCIDENTS AND IT IS EXPENSIVE TO REPAIR IT. THEY HAVE RECOGNIZED IT AS A PROBLEM AS THEY HAVE RELEASED NUMEROUS TECHNICAL SERVICE BULLETINS FOR THIS SPECIFIC MODEL YEAR CONCERNING THESE PARTS! THERE NEEDS TO BE FORMAL ACTION TAKEN AS THIS IS NOT JUST A FEW CARS THAT THIS HAS HAPPENED TO, BUT MANY! *TR

ALL CONTROLS LOCATED ON THE STEERING WHEEL WENT DEAD, AND AIRBAG FAILURE INDICATOR CAME ON. TURNING VEHICLE OFF AND RESTARTING IT DID NOT SOLVE THE PROBLEM. DRIVERS SIDE AIRBAG SEEMS NOT TO BE FUNCTIONAL. *TR

2008 VW PASSAT. PURCHASED BRAND NEW FROM MCDONALD AUTOMOTIVE LITTLETON CO TRANSMISSION SLIPPING 2009 BRAKES / ROTORS. 2010 SUNROOF / WOULD NOT CLOSE POURING RAIN. NEEDS NEW MOTOR 2011 LEAKING OIL VACUUM PUMP 2013. 87000 MILES TURBO CUT OFF VALVE 2013 FRONT ROTORS 2013 ENGINE REVVING UP 2013 HEADLIGHTS KEEP GOING OUT. *TR

MY TIMING CHAIN JUMPED TIMING AT 74K MILES. THIS CAUSED THE PISTONS TO HIT THE VALVES AND CAUSED $6K WORTH OF DAMAGE. THE DEALERSHIP INFORMED ME THERE WAS NOTHING PREVENTATIVE I COULD HAVE DONE. THEY ACTUALLY CONTACTED VW TO SEE WHAT THEY WOULD DO TO HELP WITH THIS ISSUE. INITIALLY, THEY OFFERED TO CONTRIBUTE $1,000 TOWARD REPAIRS. I CONTACTED VW BECAUSE I SAW 2 SEPARATE SERVICE BULLETINS ON THIS MODEL REGARDING THE TIMING JUMPING. MY TIMING JUMPED DUE TO A FAULTY TENSIONER. WHEN I SPOKE WITH VW, THEY DIDN'T EVEN OFFER THE $1,000 ANYMORE AND SIMPLY GOT THE DEALERSHIP TO REDUCE REPAIRS BY 15%, THIS WAS COMPLETELY UNACCEPTABLE CONSIDERING A) THEIR TENSIONERS ARE FAULTY AND ARE CAUSING CONSUMERS TO SPEND OUTRAGEOUS AMOUNTS OF MONEY ON REPAIRS B) THIS IS NOT A NORMAL WEAR-AND-TEAR REPAIR FOR THE AGE AND MILEAGE OF THE CAR, PER THE DEALERSHIP. THE FAILURE OF THE TENSIONER CAUSES A JUMP IN TIMING WHICH IMMOBILIZES THE CAR, WHICH IS DANGEROUS IF THE CAR IS OPERATING AT THE TIME. IT IS COSTLY BECAUSE IT CAUSES SIGNIFICANT ENGINE DAMAGE. SEE SERVICE BULLETIN NO.: TB-15-12-01 SERVICE BULLETIN NO.: TB-15-11-04 . *TR

CAR WAS SERVICED AT THE DEALER AT 90K MILES. WHILE DRIVING LOCALLY ONE MONTH AFTER THE SERVICE, THE CAR WAS DIFFICULT TO START, IDLED ROUGH, SPUTTERED WHILE TRAVELING, AND BUCKED WHILE STOPPED AT A TRAFFIC LIGHT. IT TURNS OUT THAT THE TIMING CHAIN SLIPPED AND CAUSED THE ENGINE TO BREAK. THE TIMING CHAIN IS NOT SUGGESTED TO BE REPLACED UNTIL 110,000 MILES. UPON FURTHER RESEARCH, IT APPEARS THERE IS A FAULTY ENGINE COMPONENT (TIMING CHAIN TENSIONER) THAT VW IS AWARE OF, BUT REFUSES TO LET CUSTOMERS KNOW ABOUT. PLEASE GOOGLE TSB 15 12 01, DATED JULY 23, 2012 WHICH IS A SERVICE BULLETIN RELEASED BY VW DETAILING THE FAULTY COMPONENT. THIS FAULTY COMPONENT HAS THE POTENTIAL TO CAUSE A MAJOR ROAD HAZARD DUE TO AN UNCONTROLLABLE VEHICLE. *TR

THE CAR WAS PARKED AND WOULD NOT START EVEN AFTER A CHECK OF THE BATTERY. THE CAR HAD NO POWER WHATSOEVER AND COULD NOT BE PLACED INTO NEUTRAL TO TOW. AFTER 4 DAYS IN THE SHOP, IT WAS DETERMINED THAT THE ENTIRE ANTI-THEFT SYSTEM HAD BURNED OUT AND FRIED THE IGNITION AS WELL. HOW THIS HAPPENED IS A COMPLETE MYSTERY AS THERE HAD NEVER BEEN EVEN THE SLIGHTEST INDICATION THAT SOMETHING WAS WRONG BEFORE THIS INCIDENT.THE ENTIRE STEERING COLUMN HAD TO BE PULLED OUT OF THE VEHICLE AND THE MODULE HAD TO BE REPLACED. I HAVE SEEN MANY, MANY REPORTS OF THIS SAME ISSUE WITH THIS CAR ON THE INTERNET AS I DID SOME RESEARCH AFTER THIS HAPPENED. THE PRICE TO REPAIR THE CAR WAS $895.00,,,WHICH SEEMS RIDICULOUS TO ME GIVEN THAT THE CAR ONLY HAS 45K MILES. I TRIED TO GET SOME HELP FROM VW CUSTOMER CARE GIVEN THAT THIS SEEMS LIKE A DESIGN FLAW...IT REALLY IS UPSETTING TO HAVE TO PAY SO MUCH FOR A CAR SO LIGHTLY USED...AND COULD IT JUST HAPPEN AGAIN? VW WAS COMPLETELY UNWILLING TO WORK WITH ME IN ANY WAY. *JS

THE REAR DRIVER SIDE SEAT BELT RETRACTOR BROKE AND WILL NOT RETRACT. *TR

THE CENTER REAR SEAT BELT RETRACTING MECHANISM MALFUNCTIONS AND THE BELT TIGHTENS AGAINST THE SEAT ITSELF. PASSENGERS USING THE CENTER BELT FIND IT DIFFICULT TO RELEASE THE BELT WHEN FASTENED. AFTER THE BELT RETRACTS FULLY, THE SEAT BELT CAN NO LONGER BE USED. IF THE REAR SEAT BACK IS SUBSEQUENTLY "FOLDED" DOWN TO ALLOW FOR TRUNK ACCESS FROM THE PASSENGER COMPARTMENT, THE FOLDED SEAT BACK WILL BE STUCK IN THE DOWN POSITION DUE TO THE CENTER SEAT BELT RETRACTING WITHOUT RELEASE. *TR

I PURCHASED TIRES FOR MY 2008 VW PASSAT TURBO 4 DOOR SEDAN. I SELECTED FOUR COOPER CS4 TOURING TIRES. I BOUGHT THEM ABOUT A MONTH AGO, SEPTEMBER 17, 2012. ALMOST IMMEDIATELY AFTER THE INSTALLATION OF THE COOPER TIRES, I NOTICED A PULSATING NOISE WHEN THE STEERING WHEEL IS TURNED EITHER LEFT OR RIGHT; THE NOISE FREQUENCY IS A FUNCTION OF SPEED. SO, TWO DAYS LATER, I BROUGHT THE CAR BACK TO THE DEALER. A MECHANIC CHECKED THE TIRES, WHEELS, AND MOUNTING; HE COULD FIND NOTHING OBVIOUSLY WRONG. SO, I TOOK THE MECHANIC FOR A RIDE. HE HEARD THE NOISE, AND TOLD ME THAT IT WOULD DISAPPEAR AFTER THE TIRES WERE BROKEN IN OR WORN IN. THE NOISE HAS SEEMED TO INCREASE OF LATE. I AM CONCERNED THAT THE TIRES MAY BE DEFECTIVE. WHAT DO YOU THINK? *TR

COMING HOME FROM THE GROCERY STORE MY WIFE NOTICED A FUEL SMELL COMING FROM THE BACK SEAT. I REMOVED THE BACK SEAT TO SEE A ACCESS PANEL TO THE FUEL TANK. I REMOVED THE RUBBER CAP AND SAW THE TOP HOUSING OF THE FUEL PUMP, WHICH IS PLASTIC, HAD A CRACK AND FUEL WAS SPRAYING OUT OF THE CRACK. CALLED DEALERSHIPS IN AZ AND THEY ALL SAID THE SAME THING, NO FUEL PUMPS AVAILABLE IN THE UNITED STATES. THEY HAVE DISCONTINUED THE PART # 3C0919051AG AND REPLACED IT WITH 3C0919051AM. WHY DID THEY HAVE ALL DEALERSHIPS RETURN THAT PART AND NO RECALL WAS ISSUED? *TR

WHILE PARKED IN THE LOT, THE ENGINE AREA CAUGHT ON FIRE AND BURNED THE FRONT HALF OF THE CAR BEFORE THE FIRE DEPARTMENT PUT IT OUT. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 VOLKSWAGEN PASSAT. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE FRONT PASSENGER SIDE DOOR COULD NOT BE OPENED FROM THE INSIDE OF THE VEHICLE. THE CONTACT MENTIONED THAT THE FAILURE OCCURRED THREE TIMES PRIOR. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER WHO WAS UNABLE TO DUPLICATE THE FAILURE. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE WHO DID NOT OFFER ANY ASSISTANCE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 31,000.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 VOLKSWAGEN PASSAT. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 15 MPH, THE CONTACT APPROACHED A TRAFFIC STOP AND DEPRESSED THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL BUT THERE WAS NO RESPONSE. THERE WERE NUMEROUS ATTEMPTS BEFORE THE VEHICLE UNEXPECTEDLY ACCELERATED WITH EXTREME FORCE. THE FAILURE RECURRED WHENEVER ACCELERATING FROM A COMPLETE STOP. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN AUTHORIZED DEALER SEVERAL TIMES FOR THE MALFUNCTION AND THEY WERE UNABLE TO LOCATE THE FAILURE. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE INTERMITTENT PROBLEM BUT PROVIDED NO ASSISTANCE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 9,000.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 VOLKSWAGEN PASSAT. THE CONTACT WAS TRAVELING 30 MPH AND HEARD A SCRAPING SOUND WHENEVER HE SHIFTED GEARS. THE CONTACT ALSO STATED THAT THE TRANSMISSION WAS MANUAL. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN AUTHORIZED DEALER ON SEVERAL OCCASIONS, BUT THE FAILURE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED. THE VEHICLE WAS NEVER REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE AND OFFERED NO ASSISTANCE. THE CONTACT EXPRESSED CONCERNS OVER A POSSIBLE TRANSMISSION FAILURE IN THE FUTURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 35,000.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 VOLKSWAGEN PASSAT. THE CONTACT APPLIED PRESSURE TO THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL HOWEVER, THE VEHICLE WOULD NOT RESPOND. SHE WAS ABLE TO MANUALLY SHIFT THE GEAR IN ORDER TO GET THE VEHICLE OFF THE MAIN ROADWAY. THE DEALER DIAGNOSED THE VEHICLE WITH A FAULTY HIGH PRESSURE FUEL PUMP AND ADVISED HAVING IT REPLACED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED. NO REPAIRS WERE PERFORMED. THE DEALER HAD BEEN WAITING FOR THE PART NEEDED FOR REPAIRS FOR APPROXIMATELY ONE MONTH. THE CURRENT AND FAILURE MILEAGES WERE 62,000.

CHECK ENGINE LIGHT COMES ON INTERMITTENTLY STARTING IN MARCH 2010 WITH A LOW FUEL PRESSURE FAULT. CAR RUNS FINE MOST OF THE TIME, BUT SPUTTERS WHEN THE FAULT OCCURS AND FUEL ECONOMY SUFFERS. AFTER RECEIVING THIS FAULT MULTIPLE TIMES, REPAIR SHOP SUGGESTS WE TRY A NEW FUEL FILTER TO SEE IF THAT CLEARS IT, BUT IT WILL LIKELY NEED A NEW FUEL PUMP. NEW FUEL FILTER HELPS FOR 3 WEEKS, BUT FAULT STARTS OCCURRING AGAIN. I TOOK THE CAR TO ANOTHER SHOP FOR A SECOND OPINION AND THEY AGREED THAT I NEEDED TO REPLACE THE FUEL PUMP AND FUEL PUMP SENSOR, WHICH I HAD DONE IN NOV 2010 AFTER THE FUEL GAUGE STOPS REPORTING ACCURATE FUEL LEVELS. THIS CLEARS BOTH ISSUES UNTIL FEBRUARY 2011, WHEN LOW FUEL PRESSURE FAULT STARTS FIRING AGAIN INTERMITTENTLY EVERY 2-3 WEEKS AS IT HAD BEFORE AND FUEL GAUGE IS NOT REPORTING ACCURATE FUEL LEVELS AGAIN. NOW VW STATES THE FUEL PUMP IS NOT THE PROBLEM (A $1K REPAIR!) AND IS RECOMMENDING A NEW HIGH PRESSURE FUEL PUMP AND CAM SHAFT - A $2,300 REPAIR! TO ADD INSULT TO INJURY MY CAR NOW SMELLS LIKE FUEL AFTER DRIVING IT. VW REFUSES TO PROVIDE ANY SORT OF WARRANTY FOR ANY OF THIS WORK, INCLUDING THE FIRST TWO REPAIRS THAT DIDN'T FIX THE PROBLEM. I CANNOT AFFORD TO MAKE THESE REPAIRS AT THIS TIME AND I AM CONSIDERING ASKING VW CREDIT TO TAKE BACK THE CAR. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 VOLKSWAGEN PSSAT. THE CONTACT STATED THAT BOTH REAR DOORS HOUSED PIVOTING TABS FOR A SHADE TO KEEP THE SUN OUT OF THE VEHICLE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE DESIGN WAS POORLY MANUFACTURED BECAUSE THE CHILD OCCUPANT IN THE BACK SEAT COULD PULL THE TABS UP AND DOWN AND COULD POTENTIALLY CATCH HIS FINGERS IN THE TAB. THE MANUFACTURER WAS CONTACTED BUT OFFERED NO ASSISTANCE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 23,000. THE VIN WAS NOT AVAILABLE.

I GOT HOME AFTER WORK SATURDAY NIGHT AROUND 7PM AND PARK MY 2008 VW PASSAT IN FRONT OF MY HOUSE AND TWO MINUTES AFTER SMOKE START COMING OUT THROUGH FRONT GRILLE I OPEN THE HOOD AND IT SMALL LIKE BURNED PLASTIC. I SOW COIL AND WIRE WHERE IS CONNECTED ALL MELTED. I WAS LUCKY THAT THIS DID NOT HAPPENED WHILE I WAS DRIVING. *TR

AFTER GOING GROCERY SHOPPING, AFTER LEAVING THE PARKING LOT, I ACCELERATED TO ABOUT 2500 RPMS AND THEN ENGINE CUT OUT AND STALLED. I TRIED TO RESTART THE CAR AND EVERY TIME I TRY TO PUT IT INTO GEAR, THE ENGINE CUT OUT AND STALLED. I MANAGED TO GET IT INTO A BANK PARKING LOT NEXT DOOR. FORTUNATELY, ALL THIS HAPPENED SUNDAY NIGHT, WHICH VERY LITTLE TRAFFIC ON THE ROAD. THERE WAS A CHECK ENGINE LIGHT WITH THE FOLLOWING CODES: 001056 - CATALYST SYSTEM; BANK 1: EFFICIENCY BELOW THRESHOLD P0420 - 002 - LOWER LIMIT EXCEEDED - INTERMITTENT 012555 - LOW PRESSURE FUEL REGULATION: FUEL PRESSURE OUTSIDE SPECIFICATION P310B - 008 - IMPLAUSIBLE SIGNAL - MIL ON 004767 - LOW-PRESSURE FUEL PRESSURE REGULATION: PRESSURE TOO HIGH P129F - 001 - UPPER LIMIT EXCEEDED - MIL ON 000135 - FUEL RAIL/SYSTEM PRESSURE: TOO LOW P0087 - 002 - LOWER LIMIT EXCEEDED - INTERMITTENT 000135 - FUEL RAIL/SYSTEM PRESSURE: TOO LOW P0087 - 008 - IMPLAUSIBLE SIGNAL THIS IS ON A 2008 VW PASSAT 2.0T (WITH THE BPY ENGINE). THE DEALERSHIP TECHNICIAN REPLACED THE HIGH PRESSURE FUEL PUMP (HPFP) SENSOR. APPARENTLY, THERE HAS BEEN AN UPDATE TO THE SENSOR, WHICH MY CAR LACKED. *TR

THE WINDSHIELD WIPERS ON THE 2008 VW PASSAT SELF-ADJUST THEIR SPEED ON THEIR OWN WITHOUT THE DRIVER TOUCHING THEM. ON SUNDAY, AUGUST 22, 2010, I WAS DRIVING ON I-95 AND DROVE INTO AN AREA UNDER A TORNADO WARNING. IT WAS RAINING IN TORRENTS AND TRAFFIC CAME TO A STOP. MY WINDSHIELD WIPERS WERE ON REGULAR SPEED, AND WHILE STOPPED THEY SUDDENLY CHANGED TO INTERMITTENT WITHOUT ME TOUCHING THE CONTROLS. THIS HAPPENED FOUR DIFFERENT TIMES! I WAS TRYING TO WATCH THE SKY FOR SWIRLING CLOUDS AND WATCH THE ROAD FOR FLASH FLOODING AND THE WINDSHIELD WIPERS KEPT SLOWING TO INTERMITTENT! I CALLED THE DEALERSHIP AT 7:30 A.M. MONDAY MORNING AND LEARNED THAT THE WIPERS ARE OPERATING AS DESIGNED. I DO NOT UNDERSTAND HOW THE ENGINEERS AND LEADERS AT VW COULD POSSIBLY THINK THAT THE CAR HAS A BETTER SENSE OF THE DRIVER'S VISIBILITY NEEDS THAN THE DRIVER! THIS IS AN ABSOLUTE AND OBVIOUS SAFETY HAZARD! THE DRIVER KNOWS THE CONDITIONS THEY ARE IN! HOW COULD THE CAR SELF-ADJUST SOMETHING AS CRITICAL AS THE DRIVER'S VISIBILITY? PLEASE FORCE VW TO CHANGE THIS "FEATURE" IN THE PASSAT AND ANY OTHER MODELS WHERE IT IS PRESENT. *TR