2007 Volkswagen Passat: engine failure

Filed Jun 23, 2018 · Engine, Fuel system · 152,000 miles · FL

My car was driving fine until feb 2018 after I get it back from getting the suspension redone. After driving it 20 miles my car stops running as I am driving through a major road leaving the military base. I get it towed to the volkswagen dealership and they state that the high pressure fuel pump had failed (after 2 months of fixing my regular fuel pump) causing the engine to loose compression and now they said I need to pour in a new engine and new high pressure fuel pump and a turbo that was scraping metal shavings into my engine as well.

Filed Mar 14, 2018 · Engine · 170,000 miles · GA

Engine failure at 170,000 due to timing chain tensioner failure. Engine died at 170,000 miles due to the failure of a part that has failed. If we had known that this is a issue we would have replaced the inexpensive part at the timing belt replacement interval for a nominal amount. Engine failure while vehicle was in motion on a city street. Now we have a car worth nothing.

Filed Jul 18, 2016 · Engine · AZ

Tl* the contact owns a 2007 volkswagen passat. The contact stated that the engine failed and the vehicle hesitated while driving. The vehicle was taken to the dealer for diagnostic testing, which located a failure code that the engine oil container had defective plastic. The failure caused the engine oil to spill onto the top of the manifold. The vehicle was not repaired. The manufacturer was notified. The VIN and failure mileage were not available.

Filed Sep 1, 2015 · Engine · 66,000 miles · MA

I was driving the car when the engine failed without any warning and without any dashboard instruments indicating impending failure. Me and my co-passenger are lucky to be alive today. Further we are lucky we didn't crash into a public bus pulling in at the bus stop as we veered to the right to brake and park the vehicle. This car has been meticulously maintained at the dealership since its acquisition and at the 65,000 service it was given an excellent bill of health. When the car was towed to the dealership for repairs it was diagnosed as unusual engine failure.

Filed Jan 29, 2015 · Engine · 68,000 miles · MT

While driving on the highway the check oil light came on and the engine made terrible sounds. The car was pulled over immediately. Had to be towed 60 miles to the nearest town (missoula mt). The engine was seized up due to a failed oil pump. The dealership and a local shop both were familiar with this failure mode. A defective oil pump bolt came loose, casing the pump to fail and destroying the engine. The car only has 68,000 miles on it. As a known manufacturing defect, it is very disappointing that vw does not recall this and fix the problem. It is fortunate that no injuries were incurred, but an elderly woman was stranded along the highway in a remote area. The engine is a vr6 code blv, a 6-cylinder 24 valve engine. This needs to be corrected.

Filed Nov 16, 2012 · Airbags, Engine · 104,547 miles · NC

We purchased our 2007 passat 3.6l 4-motion wagon and had issues with the airbags from day 1 (literally), and had the dealership replace the sensors under both seats within the first three days. Within a month, we began having issues with the tire pressure monitoring system. New tires fixed the TPMS issue for about a week, then we began having issues again. A year after we bought the car, my wife had an accident (rear-ended someone), and the airbag did not deploy. We had to have the entire front-end repaired - $10,237 worth of repairs. After the repairs were completed, there was so much external noise than there was before the accident. Over the next 8 months, we began having issues with the check engine light coming on (and staying on). When the car shut off one day, right in the middle of (busy) traffic, I took it back to the repair shop to have them look at it. They took our 2007 passat to the vw dealership, which made a blanket statement that none of the existing issues were related to the wreck. Therefore, the repair shop would not do anything more to fix the car, and since the car was no longer under warranty, the dealership would not cover the repairs either. On october 29, 2012, 14 months after the accident, the check engine light came on again, as it had many times before. However, on october 30, 2012, the engine died completely. We've since discovered that the bearings are completely gone and were told it will cost us $7,000 to replace the engine. But that still doesn't include repairs to the previously existing issues with the tpsm or the airbag.

Filed Nov 4, 2010 · Engine · 61,117 miles · TX

My wife was driving alone in our 2007 volkswagen passat with the 3.6 liter engine on a remote, lonely rural road when the "check engine and oil" lights illuminated. She pulled off the road as soon as possible but was frightened at being alone and stranded on a remote road. Fortunately a texas state trooper drove by, stopped and called a tow truck from the nearest town. The vehicle was towed to a vw dealership. The engine was declared a total loss, apparently due to loss of oil pressure. An estimate of $12,000 was quoted to me for replacing the engine. Volkswagen of america refused to authorize repairs under the 60,000 mile power train warranty in spite of the numerous complaints registered on line for this exact same problem with this exact same year, make, model and engine including the federal safety agency odi numbers 10229007, 10203527, 10203183 and 10193036 and additional numerous complaints on the vw vortex website. I have the original odometer disclosure statement showing that vw had driven the vehicle 195 miles before I purchased it. I am filing this complaint because of the potential danger of personal injury to occupants due to fire or harm from passing motorists due to being stranded in a remote location. Vw has known of this problem for some time but has refused to take action to remedy the issue prior to catastrophic engine failure.

Filed Aug 27, 2010 · Engine · 68,872 miles · OH

Was driving 50 MPH on highway when engine stopped running all warning lights came on. Shifted car to neutral unable to restart the engine while coasting into a parking lot. I was first told it was a high pressure fuel pump. Then on further inspection I was notified it was a complete engine failure due to the oil pump assembly coming unbolted. Car is in the shop & vw has offered to replace engine with a rebuilt engine. Still being resolved at this time.

Filed Aug 24, 2010 · Airbags, Engine · 20,578 miles · FL

A/c was not cooling as normal then the A/C was not cooling at all. The day the A/C system failed I was driving on the highway at the speed of 70 miles per hour and it was raining heavily. All windows to the vehicle fogged to the point where I had no visibility. I pulled over to the emergency lane. I had to wait for the storm to pass to open my windows and be able to see through all windows. I drove the car home and made an appointment with a vw service shop the next day. The shop checked the A/C system for refrigerant and found that it was contaminated. They vacuum/drained the system, refilled it with new refrigerant, and replaced the temperature sensor for the A/C system. The A/C was working as normal for two months then without warning my A/C system was not cooling at all. I took it back the next day to vw service. They found that the A/C compressor shaft was seized to the compressor housing. To repair it they had to replace the compressor, expansion valve, and condenser. They also cleaned to A/C lines, vacuumed the system and refilled it with refrigerant after putting all the parts together.I was without a vehicle for a week. Till this day my A/C system is not working properly. For example, I drive the car one day, the A/C works and normal, and the next day it does not cool at all. It works at random times. To add, the same time my A/C was broken my air bag warning light came on. Vw checked it and found that the front passenger side igniter had too much resistance. To fix it they removed the front passenger seat and bypassed the front passenger side airbag plug. Then they checked the seat harness and reinstalled the seat. My air bag warning light is on again. Moreover, the sunvisors lights didn't work, shift knob was corroded, the rubber seal to the satellite antenna rotted away, and both tail lights on the interior started to burn and look melted. All was replaced under warranty. Good for that because I couldn't have been able to pay for all the repair costs.

Filed Apr 24, 2009 · Engine · 12,000 miles · FL

Vehicle low oil pressure alarm came& stop engine alarm, I stopped vehicle, no oil on dipstick, I put in 4 qts, oil, still not full, took to dealer, they said it needs piston rings, I asked about the turbo & internal parts possibly damaged due to oil starvation, they will only replace rings, if anything else fails after the repairs they will repair it as long as it is still under factory warranty, the vehicle has approx 13000 miles, I requested a new engine since the vehicle is new, no help from customer service or dealer, I am afraid I will have to replace the engine after the warranty expires due to some internal parts premature wear due to the oil consumption which was confirmed by vw dealer, approx 1.9 quarts in 662 miles.

Filed Mar 3, 2009 · Engine, Fuel system · 62,500 miles · CO

2007 volkswagen passat. Engine started knocking so I had it towed to the dealer. It ended up needing a new engine because the high pressure fuel pump plunger failed and sent metal into the engine destroying it. Vw refuses to pay for it.

Filed Feb 5, 2009 · Engine · 18,185 miles · NY

Two separate incidents. First occurrence 7/12/08., mileage 18,185. Oil pump socket broke resulting in complete engine failure while driving. Engine was replaced. Second occurrence 1/27/09. Complete engine failure while driving. Currently being replaced.