2012 Volkswagen Passat engine problems

Filed Oct 25, 2022 · Engine · 193,211 miles · MA

The contact owns a 2012 Volkswagen Passat. The contact stated that the vehicle was leaking an unknown fluid underneath the vehicle. The vehicle was taken to the dealer, and the contact was informed that the vacuum pump, oil pan, and the gaskets needed to be replaced. The vehicle was not repaired. The manufacturer was contacted and advised the contact to contact the federal safety agency Hotline to file a complaint. The failure mileage was 193,211.

Filed Mar 15, 2021 · Electrical, Engine · 76,000 miles · OR

Tl* the contact owns a 2012 volkswagen passat. The contact stated while driving 76 MPH, the check engine warning light and exhaust fluid warning lights illuminated. The contact stated that the failure persisted for over a year. An error code stated vehicle shut-off at 200 miles was on the instrument panel however, the vehicle did not shut-off. The contact took the vehicle to overturf volkswagen kia (1016 west columbia drive, kennewick, wa 99336, (509‑586‑3185) however, the mechanic was unable to determine the cause of the failure. The dealer replaced the knock sensor and catalytic converter however, the failure persisted. The manufacture was notified of the failure but provided no additional assistance. The failure mileage was 76,000.

Filed Oct 22, 2020 · Acceleration, Engine · 59,400 miles · AZ

While driving the vehicle it will loose driving power, check engine light will come on as well as epc light. When taken to a mechanic it was found out that the whole throtke body needed to be replaced. I was also told that this was a dealer only part, when the mechanic shop called to order the part from the dealership they were told that the part was on a national back order and that it could be 6 months to a year before a part was avaliable. When I called the dealership a week later the part was still on back order, and they said that they had over 200 on a list waiting for this part, and to keep calling back to ask about the status. I have not been able to drive my vehicle since july 2020, and as of today 10/22/2020, accordinf to the dealership there is still no estimated timeframe that this part eill be available. I fell that if there is that many that if they do in fact have over 200 waiting for the part then there must be somthing defective with the current part that is on the vehicle.

Filed Aug 26, 2020 · Engine, Fuel system · 30,325 miles · TX

Twice while driving, the fuel delivery system failed leaving the automobile disabled on the highway. On both occasions it was reported that metal was found in the fuel pump and all components of the fuel system were replaced. The two incidents happened within the first year of ownership after the car was taken out of storage for the exhaust/ emissions recall. The first occurrence was within 2 months and within 2000 miles. The second was shortly after the first 10,000 mile service and within 9 months from the first.

Filed Feb 18, 2020 · Engine · 78,000 miles · CA

Heater cor clogged. The vehicle has 78xxx miles. On the volkswagen forms other people have the same issue also in other years. It is the same part used

Filed Sep 10, 2019 · Electrical, Engine · 93,100 miles · IN

My 2012 vw passat will randomly turn off while parked & while waiting at stop lights without any warning.usually this happens while the vehicle is stationary, but once it has happened when I started to move when the stop light turned to green.

Filed Oct 2, 2018 · Electrical, Engine · 90,500 miles · NY

Tl* the contact owns a 2012 volkswagen passat. While driving approximately 20 MPH, the vehicle failed to accelerate and the electronic power control (epc) indicator illuminated. The contact called and took the vehicle to teddy volkswagen (718‑920‑1400, located at 3743 boston rd, bronx, ny 10466) where the epc indicator was reset, but the failure recurred. While the contact was headed back to the dealer, the failure recurred. The vehicle was pulled over and, when restarted, the epc indicator turned off. As a result, the dealer stated that there was no failure with the vehicle. The manufacturer was made aware of the failure and stated that the matter would be referred to the regional director. The regional director called and stated that nothing could be done unless the failure recurred. The vehicle was not repaired. The failure mileage was approximately 90,500.

Filed Jul 27, 2018 · Engine, Fuel system · 39,000 miles · ID

The car began shaking once in a while and about a month later began to die when idle waiting at red lights or stop signs. I was told the vacuum seal needed replaced but to do so everything would need replaced as you can't just replace a vacuum seal. The electrical component of my car started to go haywire and every light, clock would go off if I tried to start the car. After that as fixed the batter which was tested and at 99% died and had to be replaced. These issues happened when I was on a city street driving and I was stuck in the middle of the road with people passing me and honking. I got the car fixed at steven's creek volkswagen in sunnyvale, ca it was very expensive and I was out of a car for well over a week. None of these were issues caused by me. I have very low mileage and take good care of my car.

Filed Feb 5, 2018 · Engine, Fuel system · 80,000 miles · MN

On my 2012 tdi when the weather gets cold ~ below 10 degrees fahrenheit the engine feels like it is misfiring. It usually starts fine, but it stumbles/misfired for the first mile or so. The car does not want to get up to speed, nor will it shift into the next gear, the engine will rev to 3000 RPM and more when cold, which is very bad for the engine. I will manually shift into the next gear and then it chugs and misfires and struggles to get up to speed.

Filed Mar 10, 2017 · Engine · 100,000 miles · CA

Sudden engine high vibration whiles driving and eventually engine and battery failure at the same time and day. Vw technicians identified pieces of metal from engine in oil filter. Luckily I was not driving on the highway else it would have been fatal. Note: car is taken care of with regular oil change and regular maintenance using vw service