Purchased a 2007 volkswagen passat in 2013 from curry honda dealership on peachtree ind blvd and they took it to volkswagen dealer to get certified and inspected / volkswagen found 5 recalls they said they updated, but 2 yrs later the check engine light came on and stayed on ....the sensor was bad which was found in the engine upon diagnose. Volkswagen dealer would not fix it on cobb pkwy and did not log it as an issue. I was unable to get emission inspection year to year and finally had no choice but to give it back to the bank / captiol one. Curry honda refused to fix or take the car back.
2007 Volkswagen Passat engine complaints
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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.
Son was driving down highway and front end of vehicle started to shake then stalled and would not start. Towed to independent mechanic. Replaced hpfp ($1500). Now told the timing chain jumped and has to be replaced with timing sprocket, timing tensioner, and intake came shaft. Not sure if there is damage on engine bottom as well. The cost is over $2000. Vw does nothing but does acknowledge faulty parts. My sn could have been killed on the highway. This car has 78,000 miles. It should not stall at 65 MPH.
Tl* the contact owns a 2007 volkswagen passat. The contact stated that the vehicle was in the driveway at the contact's residence. The contact started the engine, and it immediately stalled. The contact restarted the engine and noticed that there was smoke coming from the dashboard. The contact disconnected the battery and left the doors open. The vehicle was towed to the local dealer begley auto repair located at 3401 manatee ave w, bradenton, fl 34205; phone number: (941) 748-3297 where it was diagnosed that the whole wiring harness needed to be replaced. The vehicle was not repaired. The manufacturer was not contacted. The failure mileage was 72,000. ...updated 11/15/17 *bf the consumer stated the vehicle was declared a total loss.
While driving my car after exiting the highway, my car suddenly lost power and went from being okay -- to not able to accelerate to faster than 20 miles per hour and running extremely rough. I was on a busy street and this was quite frightening. Took the car to a mechanic and after $1600 of other repairs with no result he finally diagnosed the problem as the timing belt slipping due to a faulty oil pump bolt. Apparently this oil pump bolt is failing on lots of passat 3.6 vortex engine and should be under recall -- since the fix is a ridiculously high amount. I will not be able to afford to fix this vehicle and will be paying for a car I can't drive.
Currently my 2.0t 4 cylinder engine is experiencing failures noted by the diagnostic system with fault code p2181 cooling system performance along with a cylinder 1 and cylinder 4 misfire. The suggested remedy for the p2181 error is to replace the thermostat and/or the water pump. In researching community forums, this pairing of issues appears widespread. There is a possible manufacturing design flaw that correlates the failure of engine coils and/or plugs with failure of the water pump as the water pump is driven by the timing belt. Furthermore, the functions are linked in this way allowing one to cause the other to fail. This is evident with a check engine light on at all times and while driving the misfire will occur between 2000-3000 RPM and cause the vehicle to jerk and stutter. The misfire causes loss of power and the check engine light flashes.
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.
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.
While driving on the highway there was a loss of power and the engine started running rough. The check engine light came on and stayed. The car wouldn't go over 10 MPH. Car was towed to a shop and was advised that an engine was needed. They informed me of a oil pump bolt coming loose and the engine jumped time. They said this is a common failure on these engines.
Http://www.passatworld.com/forums/volkswagen-passat-b6-discussion/327507-3-6-oil-bolt-failure-reference-material.html the oil bolt has backed out of its position and affected my timing chain. Due to this, my car was unable to start. This is a common problem from the 06-07 passat, yet vw has done nothing to remedy this issue.
Tl* the contact owns a 2007 volkswagen passat. The contact stated that while driving at approximately 60 MPH, the engine stalled and the epc warning light illuminated. The vehicle was taken to an independent mechanic where it was diagnosed that the timing chain needed to be replaced. The vehicle was not repaired. The manufacturer was made aware of the failure. The failure mileage was 98,000.
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.
On saturday jan 10, 2014, while cruising at approx 45 MPH driving straight, on a dry and clear day, the ecp dash light came on with no warning and the power of the car diminished significantly slowing down immediately and acceleration was extremely slow making it unable to maintain traffic-flow speed and driving uphills was even worse, slowing down and not able to maintain speed until over the hill.(virginia hilly roads). I took car to the local vw dealer, terry vw lynchburg,va who told me that the 2 timing chains and all associated parts would need to be replaced with an estimate of $3536.00. I mentioned to them about the issue relating to the 3.6 engine in this make/model/year having a repeated problem with the oil pump bolt that holds these together working loose and that vw had recognized this issue and replaced the "oil pump bolt" with a new model bolt on the assembly line after this same issue had occurred repeatedly with other owners of this same 3.6 engine. Same issue recorded multiple times in vwvortex.com, passatworld.com, carcomplaints.com, volkswagendefect.com, arfc.org, and others. I contacted vw of america who denied this problem existed and that they would not assist in the repair whatsoever. Since this is not an isolated issue and vw is not ignorant of it, and it causes the car to slow down immediately without notice, this could have been a serious issue had I been on a hi-speed highway and/or in congested traffic, vw needs to recall these vehicles with this engine and replace these items as this is not a normal failure item on most vehicles with is low of mileage.
My car was burnt on highway week ago. All my families were on the car that time. I called the police office, the policemen and firemen arrived and put out the fire in 10 mins. 2 days later, after we checked the car with the investigators from the fire dept., they found that there are 2 holes on the engine, the oil sprayed out and touched the high temperature area inside the car so the fire happened!
My vw passat 2007 stalls and/or does not start. It has stalled while driving on the freeway and then sometimes does not start at all. Sometimes if tried after a while it may start. I'm told it is a high pressure fuel valve problem that is part of a recall but my VIN does not qualify for that.
Engine lost power and began misfiring. Engine light came on. Dealer tells me two days later there is carbon build up and needs manual decarb. Cost is 1k. Engine has run on premium fuel and has regular maintenance. This is a hazardous condition for a very low mileage vehicle.
Oil bolt failure on 3.6l engine resulting in complete mechanical failure of engine. Cost of repair is approximately $6000 which is not coverd by any warranty. I understand this is a known defect in this engine which vw did not recall, but recognized by making made spec changes in 08.
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.
Driving home while stopped at a traffic light my car felt like it jerked forward though my foot was on the brake. I stopped my car briefly to get dinner, took a phone call and decided to leave. I put my car in drive and it would not travel forward. I put it in reverse and it would not respond. I looked at the display which indicated I should depress the brake pedal, I did. The message disappeared but the car would still not travel. I checked the parking brake button, it was on. I depressed that but it would not turn off. Everytime I put the car in drive the same depress the brake message. I called the dealership. It was suggested I keep trying to disengage the parking brake. "the car thinks the parking brake is on" I have never used the parking brake on this car. It came out of the showroom. Finally the brake disengaged. My second stop resulted into the same scenario. My fear is that this happen while I am driving. I am taking my car into the dealership in a few hours if it will move in. This car has been ideal up to this event.
Over the last few months, starting in march, we have had increasing problems with our 2007 vs passat wagon. When stopped at a stop light, or stalled in heavy traffic, the engine suddenly just cuts out and dies. The car will restart again, but this can happen repeatedly. Also, while driving, the car will suddenly begin to lose power and start to de-accelerate for a few seconds before pressure on the gas pedal reconnects to the engine. It's terrifying. We have taken the car in to numerous service providers (all authorized vw) and they are unable to detect a problem on the vw plug in computer analyzer or see anything wrong on visual inspection.
Volkswagen passat air conditioner quit working. I took it to the dealer, where all the service has been performed since the car was new. They call and tell me that the compressor has gone bad, and when it failed it contaminated the whole air conditioning system, which include the evaporator, compressor and fluid and that they all need to be replaced and system needs to be flushed. Our car has about 43000 miles and has been "in service" for 4 years and 3 months, which is three months out of warranty. The dealer said they have been doing a lot of these repairs. I think it is way to early for these components to fail. My truck is 10 years older and still has all the original air conditioning parts and work perfectly. I think they need to recall these compressors and take care of this problem.
Excessive external car noise while idle. Loud noise in motor area when starting car. Nothing can be done according to reydel volkswagen dealership and shrewsbury volkswagen dealership. I have researched and found other customers have complained about this same issue and has not been handled by volkswagen corporation.
I have experienced an engine hesitation (or misfire issue according to the dealership) and loss of power as described in the federal safety agency action # ea11002. The dealership replaced the spark plugs to try and correct the engine faults.
False epc and check engine lights. When checked by dealer, they stated there was nothing wrong and only software update was needed. I was concerned that there was a software glitch that will affect the correct functioning of the vehicle.
Electrical problems from day one - constantly a new light on that never stayed on. Driver's airbag issue that vw says is an electrical problem under the driver's seat - a few hundred dollars to fix a few months ago, the check engine light came on and vw charged us to run a diagnostic test that came back with 12 failure codes, the two most severe being intake runner motor and high pressure pump. Then, not long after, the car literally shut down on the highway and we could hardly get to the side of the road (mind you no prior warning lights were present). The only one that came on for a split second was the epc (electronic power control) light before the car shut off. The vehicle had to be towed to vw dealer who after investigating the problem, said that the engine was shot. And, I almost forgot to mention that the air hasn't worked for 2 summers. Vw claims that this is because a bad compressor was put in the passats. $1800 to fix. These issues are completely unacceptable and we don't think any of the above problems should be our responsibility to pay. Vw needs to step up and take responsibility for their faulty engineering.
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.
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.
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.
Tl*the contact owns a 2007 volkswagen passat. Whenever the contact was driving the vehicle at various speeds it began to lose power and hesitate. The vehicle has not been diagnosed by the dealer and there were no prior warnings. The current and failure mileages were 38,000.
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.
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