Passat station wagon engine stopped and failed to restart.***no answer required***. *mr the problem was diagnosed as a failed fuel pump. *jb
2003 Volkswagen Passat fuel system complaints
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Concerns regarding engine failure on the passat station wagon.***no answer required*** *mr the vehicle was in motion when the engine stopped and did not restart. The problem was due to fuel pump failure. The consumer would like to be informed of the number of these failures that have occurred while under warranty. *sc
While cruising on a california highway at 65 MPH, the vehicle just died; no lights come on, no drivaility problem or noise before the incident. The vehicle could not be restarted. The fuel tank was about half-full. The dealer work order indicated that the fuel pump was replaced.
1. Complained to dealership more than once that vehicle stalled, ran rough. Dealer could not find problem, unresolved. 2. Engine stopped, died, quit running while vehicle in motion. The only reason I was able to safely pull to the side of the road is the vehicle has a manual transmission, I disengaged the drivetrain, and was able to pull off the road without power. 3. Vehicle towed to dealership, determined fuel pump failed. Replaced fuel pump, do not have old part.
While driving at low speeds, the vehicle stalled. The dealership informed the consumer that the problem pertained to the engine cylinder. *ak the vehicle stalled at the stop sign 3-4 times. The ignition coil was replaced but the vehicle stalled the next day. The vehicle was towed and the ec module/fuel pump relay was replaced. *sc
2003 volkswagen passat w6 2.8l car will not start or fails to run properly due to ignition misfire or excessive fuel flooding engine. Volkswagen will not repair. Car has been seviced with the best synthetic lubricants and has had extremely good care. The dealership told us the reason the car would not run was because the oil needed changing due to it being loaded with gasoline. The oil had been checked 3 days prior to the incidents and was at satisfactory levels and clean. The car had 6700 miles on the synthetic oil change and was not due for a 3rd oil change. The car has 11813 miles on it. The recommended oil change interval by the dealer was 10000 miles on the synthetic oil. If the car is failing to run and has allows severe gasoline contamination of the oil there are major problems. There seems to be many complaints regarding the reliability of these cars available through other web sites. The engine failing to maintain operation or misfiring while on the highway or if it fails to operate in an unsafe environment proves this vehicle to be a failure in engineering, and reliability.
2003 passat glx with 2,500 miles had a problem where the car would shut down for no reason while you are driving it. Took to dealer once, no error code, took car home and had problem happena again. Dealer keept car for one week, put 200 miles on it to find bad relay. Dealer said relay was then replaced from one off a new car.
On january 17 I had work performed for recall 01v157000 , which involved replacing the fuel sending unit to prevent the car from running out of gas when the fuel guage indicated a full tank. On january 20, I experienced the very problem that the recall was supposed to correct. I had not previously experineced this problem. I ran out of gas, although the fuel guage showed more than 1/4 tank remaining.
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