2000 Volkswagen Passat visibility problems

Filed Feb 18, 2012 · Electrical, Visibility · 120,000 miles · VA

One of the passenger rear windows into fell into the door random on day, had to replace the window regulator. Eventually within the next two months the passenger side window and driver rear window also became defective, falling into the door and their regulators had to be replace. A recall should be issued, clearly this is a defect vw needs to take care of as many others with same car are having this same issue.

Filed Jan 4, 2012 · Engine, Visibility · 171,000 miles · CA

The heater core started to leak and my windows fogged up while driving on freeway. I almost got into a car crash because I lost my visibility.

Filed Aug 17, 2010 · Visibility · CA

Passenger rear window regulator went out on mine first with a crunching sound and then the glass just fell into the door. I have already replaced the passenger front regulator. Typical cheap plastic vw parts.

Filed Jul 8, 2010 · Visibility · 82,051 miles · NM

I needed to replace the rear driver side window regulator on my 2000 vw passat. A week ago I the rear passenger side window regulator failed. Today my front passenger regulator failed. This seemed like a little more than bad luck. It turns out I'm not the only vw owner who has had extremely bad luck with their window regulators.

Filed Dec 10, 2008 · Visibility · 75,000 miles · SC

On raising the window, the glass falls into the door without warning. This happens with both front and rear doors, driver and passenger sides. Each time, the diagnosis is the same: the "regulator" failed. Repairs cost approximately $400 per window. My wife and I own identical cars and of the eight windows, four have failed. After roughly $1600 for the four windows, I'm losing patience. A coworker owns a similar car and has had the same problem.

Filed Sep 14, 2007 · Visibility · 65,600 miles · CA

Tl*the contact owns a 2000 volkswagen passat. The contact stated that while attempting to start his vehicle on a cold morning, the defrost feature failed. The vehicle was taken to the dealer and they diagnosed the failure as the heater core. The dealer replaced the heater core. The current mileage was 65,700 and failure mileage was 65,600.

Filed Aug 3, 2007 · Brakes, Electrical · CA

I have had my 2000 vw passat for a little over two years and it has been a money pit! I have had so many problems since a month or so after I bought my car. I bought the car from a private party, test drove the car, had it checked out by a mechanic, and I have put thousands of dollars into the car. I bought the car just before my senior year in high school thinking I made a wonderful choice, and I had to replace a new right side boot just after a month of owning the car. The check engine light/ABS/airbag kept coming on and beeping at me, and I had to buy a whole new brain to the car over $1500. I had to replace the timing belt way before the mile warranty, oil leaks which ruined some wires, new shocks/shock absorbers, now the window will go part way down, but will no longer go up... And my headlights are fogged up which I have noticed on all other 2000 passats...! Many things have gone wrong with this car. I am so frustrated with the car. I do not recommend a vw to anyone! I am going into the second year of college and have spent most of my savings on this piece of junk. I think after fixing a part of the car that it should run without any problems. Since I have put so much money into this car I cannot afford to get a reliable car. There is something seriously wrong with vw and the recalls! As far as I am concerned the whole car should be recalled!!!!

Filed Jul 23, 2007 · Locks, Visibility · 110,470 miles · CA

I just bought my daughter a new "used" vehicle. Because it is over 5 years old, the vehicle is sold "as is" - no warranty. Since getting the car home, in the first 120 miles I drove, not 1, but 2 window regulators broke creating a load crashing noise and a safety concern. The noise caused me to brake suddenly since I did not know where the noise came from. Fortunately, the vehicles behind were able to stop without crashing, but it was a very unsafe condition. The car is in the repair shop right now and the estimated repair is cost $501.75. I have been driving for 35 years and in my lifetime, I have never seen a vehicle have 2 window regulator failures within a one hour time span, also within a 20 mile driving span. It seem to me this is a defective part and should be recalled and replaced by volkswagon. All this after I just spent $7000.00 for this vehicle. In doing research, I see this is a common problem for volkswagon.

Filed Mar 28, 2007 · Brakes, Engine · 82,500 miles · CO

Purchased my 2000 passat in 2003, had numerous problems since. It seemed like everything on the car had to be replaced. The control arms, o2 sensors, twice, belts, stereo didn't turn on, all new hoses right away, all 4 window regulators, and now to top it all off, the ABS lights kept coming on. My husband has a 2000 audi a4, virtually the same car, and had to replace all of the same things. The ABS seemed to work fine, but the dealer said it would be $1800 to fix it. I looked at some online forums and found thousands of people with similar problems. The manufacturer, (bosch or volkswagen, should do something about this. My car has been parked since august 2006 because I don't have money to fix it! I am college student. Help!

Filed Jan 29, 2007 · Visibility · 79,000 miles · NJ

There were no events leading up to this incident. The heater core broke on my 2000 volkswagen passat. When this happened white smoke was emitting into the passenger compartment causing a film on the windshield. This caused a fog on the windows reducing my visibility severely causing me to have to pull over quickly. The smoke has an odor of antifreeze and in fact that is what it was. When I got home I checked the antifreeze and it had dropped to half of what it was. This is a known issue at volkswagen whose only recourse is that I should have purchased the extended warranty when I bought the car. The worst part about this entire experience is that after nearly crashing my car I have to pay $1200.00 to repair this defect.