Engine cylinder number one piston broke while driving. Vehicle has only 91,000 miles on it and now entire engine needs replacing. Ironically, it was taken to a VW dealership only a few weeks ago for normal servicing, and no problems detected.
2015 Volkswagen Passat engine complaints
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The contact owns a 2015 Volkswagen Passat. The contact stated that while driving approximately 75 MPH with the cruise control engaged, the defroster failed and became inoperable. There were no warning lights illuminated. The vehicle was taken to the local dealer where it was diagnosed that the heater core needed to be replaced. The vehicle was not repaired. There was a previous coolant flush and timing belt replacement at approximately 80,000. The manufacturer was contacted but provided no additional assistance. The failure mileage was approximately 113,000.
The contact owns a 2015 Volkswagen Passat. The contact stated while driving 5 mph and making a left turn, the vehicle stalled in the middle of the road of oncoming traffic. The contact placed the vehicle into park and restarted the vehicle. The contact stated no warning light was illuminated. Additionally, the vehicle would shudder and idle at a high RPM when she started the vehicle. The contact had taken the vehicle to a local dealer, where it was diagnosed and determined that a fuel pump sensor needed to be replaced. The vehicle was repaired; however, the stalling failure reoccurred. The contact stated that the check engine warning light was also illuminated. The manufacturer had not been informed of the failure. The failure mileage was approximately 79,000.
The car consumes one quart of oil per week. Also, the Electronic Stabilization Control and ABS cause the car to sputter and stop. This happened in 2019 and now it is happening again in 2022.
The car went 8 blocks 35mph the engine started shaking, I was stopping at the red light the car surging forward with my foot on brake engine still shaking. This all happened in 3 minutes. No lights on dashboard, the rpm dropped from 2,000 to 1,000 and then everything was ok.
Engine time chain skipped. Fuel rail leak from regulator(dangerous to drive as it can catch on fire). Suspension problem car shakes over 40mph(alignment and balance did not help), problem due to coils or other components. Mechanic shop checked car and they denied to work on it due to fuel recall.
The oil light/message comes on, the engine burns oil excessively about 1 quart every 1,000 miles or so. Our biggest fear is that this will continue to get worse and the engine may seize up at some point due to this issue and cause a loss of power and/or a severe accident for us or anyone operating one of these VW vehicles with the same issue. VW indicated that this is "normal" but it does not seem "normal". We have never owned a vehicle (even older vehicles back in the 80s/90s) that had an issue like this, and this is a newer (2015) vehicle that we bought brand new. We had the shop look at the vehicle and they said it is burning oil and there might be a class-action against VW for it burning oil. It did not have this issue until some time after 30,000 miles which tells us that something changed in the engine at some point. With all of the burning oil, this cannot be good for air quality and the environment - not sure how many of these engines are on the road currently, but multiplied out it has to be contrary to any clean air acts that may exist in various states or at the federal level. Additionally, the oil is special "european" and is relatively expensive - the manufacturer indicates up to 10,000 miles between oil changes, so that could be up to 10 quarts of oil burning into the atmosphere (and costing money) for a single VW vehicle every few months, not to mention the safety concern if someones engine seizes up as a result causing a loss of power, loss of power steering, loss of power brakes, etc. The date shown for 'incident' is the most recent date that we had to add oil due to this issue.
On May 4th 2021 start button was replaced. While driving back the car from the dealer, car started to idle violently. Same thing happened the next day. So I drove it to the dealer. Service Manager requested a mechanic to drive the car around and this time we could not reproduce the problem. Instead of running any diagnostics, service manager asked me to leave. Then for past 3 months this problem has been happening on and off. For past 3 days the car started to shake violently at lights (awaiting green signal) and ESC warning started to appear on the dash board. Today I took it to the dealer and they suggested me to change intake cam shaft etc with a total estimate of $ 5000.00 Before the change of start button this car ran just fine.
Car is burning excessive oil within 3,000 miles after oil change
I bought this vehicle at drivetime in pittsburgh (north hills) with 36,000 miles. The engine had a loud sound from the moment that I took it off the lot. I was told "that is how vws sound". Progressively it has got worse, now I have an estimate to replace a timing chain and camshaft with only 82,987 miles. This is insane. It has always been bad, and I am furious.
The epa & carb required modifications to my diesel vehicle that on reading the technical details in the required paperwork, my vehicle actually pollutes slightly more after the fix! Less mileage, less power, pollutes slightly more. Contacted epa & carb many times to ask them to explain the emissions after their 'fix,' never returned email or call. Noting other car makers using the same engine control unit from bosche, those cars were either made exempt or given a software fix (no hardware modifications like vw). It seems like vw drivers are being punished because vw lied. Other car makers who got caught (all bosche edc17 engine computers), admitted to epa and just paid the fines immediately to epa, unlike vw. Really, it seems like epa and carb are punishing the end consumer because vw lied. I get 300 to 400 fewer miles a tank, slightly worse emissions... What gives? Good for fuel tax though. Would like an investigation into corruption of carb and epa as it seems the second tdi fix is for government / california ego. Please reference page 8 of the attached pdf and look at all the emissions, why did carb join some of the measurements together? What are they trying to hide? Simple math will show you that the new measurements equal the old federal numbers once you join the same measurements together. What was accomplished? My car performs worse at 300 less miles a tank. Yep, looking wholistically, 300 miles less per tank is actually worse for the environment yet great for fuel tax!
I was driving on flat paved road at speed of 25-30 MPH when suddenly the RPM surged from 1 to 4, engine revved, made loud high pitch whine for several mins. I was not accelerating, only following another vehicle ahead. I was going to pull off the road and turn off the ignition, when this stopped & continued driving normally and noted the RPM was back to near 1. No panel or engine lights came on.
Transmission leaking major car randomly shut off while in drive while stopped in traffic rough idling. Can cause an accident if there's busy traffic on major side street and you not paying attention
Heater not heating as should. Heater core seems to plugged, similar to tsb 80-15-04 on earlier models. Vw does not have a tsb or campaign to address. This could impact visibility in the winter time.
Car lost power while driving. Almost caused crash, as I was accelerating and sudden loss of power with cars coming. Car would not rev over 2k RPM, and took about 2 minutes to get to 45mph. Dealer diagnosed car and said high pressure fuel pump was bad. They changed that, fuel filter, and cleaned diesel tank.
My heater core is bad. There was a previous recall on older passat models, but for 2015 it is not included. I had to pay $871 to have my heater core replaced, as it started to leak coolant in my car. One of the hoses going to my firewall also busted, so it had to be changed. The car was leaking lots of coolant from under the car too. On 9/11 after they supposedly fixed it on 9/07/19, my low coolant light turned on. I was near dealer, so they said they would look at it. They think it had an air bubble that came out, which made my coolant light come on. They topped it off. Dealer said they changed my heater core, but I still have no heat inside my car. Taking back 9/23 to have car looked at.
Tl* the contact owns a 2015 volkswagen passat. The contact stated that the vehicle decelerated on its own. On another occasion, while attempting to accelerate from a red light, the front tires spun and the vehicle did not move. The body of the vehicle shook. After a while, the contact was able to drive home safely. The contact stated that the traction and check engine warning indicators illuminated. The vehicle was taken to an independent mechanic who diagnosed that spark plugs #2 and #3 misfired. The vehicle was also driven to an auto repair shop, but was not repaired. The manufacturer and dealer were not made aware of the failure. The failure mileage was 64,583.
I don't drive my car often as I work from home and travel out of town all the time. I only have 16k miles on my car despite of owning it for 3 and a half years. Recently, the check engine sign showed up on the dashboard. The issue came out to be with the failed bank 1 oxygen sensor 1. It's pretty rare for a car with less mileage to have such issues. As I'm over the three year mark, the fix was not covered under warranty.
Timing chain skipped. 82,000 miles on the car. When it was stationary it would not start.
Oil consumption. The car now has about 122,000 miles in it but at about 1000,000 miles the car was down 1& 1/2 quarts of oil within 5000 miles since then it has gotten worse. Ian now adding a quart of oil at 3,000 miles and the oil light is coming on. I have only ever brought the car to vw for all service including oil changes on regular schedule according to dealer.
The issue is im having that I have an airbag warning on for a seat that no one hardly evers sits in. Im single so 98% of the time im alone in my vehicle so why would the passenger seat being displaying an issue. So, also at 66, 250 im experiencing an issue with needing a waterpump and thermostat which will cost 1100.00 that I don't have. Im reviewing all the issues you are having with these parts I did have mastertech for warrnaty so now its ran out at 60,000 miles. I feel this issue you are having with this vehicle needs to be repaired through vw. These are too soon for these issues to be occuring on a vehicle. Im disappointed because I baby my car over bumps, railroad crossings. I treat this vehicle like a mercedes.so, I would love to have feedback on what you can do to help me in this situation.
Tl* the contact owns a 2015 volkswagen passat. While driving 65 MPH on different occasions, the engine turned off while the vehicle was still engaged in drive. Also, the engine power control, battery, and check engine warning indicators illuminated. The vehicle was towed to the contact's residence. The vehicle was not taken to a dealer or independent mechanic for diagnostic testing or repairs. The VIN was not included in the federal safety agency campaign number: 17v509000 (fuel system, gasoline). The manufacturer was made aware of the failure. The failure mileage was 81,600.
Tl* the contact owns a 2015 volkswagen passat. While driving 65 MPH, the check engine and battery warning indicators illuminated as the vehicle stalled. The contact was unable to restart the vehicle. The vehicle was towed to stone mountain volkswagen (3500 stone mountain hwy, snellville, ga 30078, (678) 367-4286) where it was diagnosed that the piston impacted the spark plugs, which destroyed the engine. The contact was informed that the engine needed to be replaced. The vehicle was not repaired. The manufacturer was notified of the failure. The approximate failure mileage was 69,595.
Tl* the contact owns a 2015 volkswagen passat. When the contact started the vehicle, the check engine warning indicator illuminated. The vehicle was taken to an independent mechanic where it was diagnosed and the following codes appeared: (u1123-0017178 data bus error, p0441-0021406 evap ignition control system incorrect purge, p0456 evap system small leak, and p0303 cylinder #3 misfire). The vehicle was not repaired due to the cost. In addition, the front driver side window failed to function. The vehicle was taken to nemer volkswagen (550 troy schenectady rd, latham, ny 12110, phone number: (518) 512-0024) where it was diagnosed that the window motor failed due to overheating. The dealer stated that this was a common issue among all volkswagens and nothing could be done. The vehicle was not repaired. The manufacturer was contacted and stated that nothing could be done because the warranty ended. The approximate failure mileage was 43,900.
Tl* the contact owns a 2015 volkswagen passat. The contact received notification of the federal safety agency campaign number: 15v705000 (engine and engine cooling, service brakes, hydraulic); however, the part to do the repair was unavailable. The contact stated that the manufacturer exceeded a reasonable amount of time for the recall repair. Volkswagen of san bernadino, california was made aware of the recall and stated that the vehicle did not need to be repaired per the recall. The manufacturer was made aware of the issue and stated that the government issued recalls. If the recall repair did not need to be performed, the government would close the recall. The contact had not experienced a failure. Parts distribution disconnect. Vin tool confirms parts not available.
My vehicle had vw cam shaft safety recall 23r1 done and I started have driving issues erratic acceleration, clucking of transmission. The main problem is a 3+ second delay in the transmission when on a slight or more of an incline. If you depress the accelerator the car starts with a jerk, if you add making a turn it sometimes the vehicle spins the wheels and takes off. I have been to the bbb and the arbitrator felt unsafe riding in the vehicle. To replace my vehicle vw wants a $5000 out lay of cash for a problem they know existed (I have the bbb hearing recording where the rep states that the vehicle does not drive the same as it did before the update). I had no issues before the update and now I have an unsafe vehicle. The correct repair should have been a new cam shaft not reducing the torque of the motor and causing problems in some vehicles. I am writing to you because they should have never returned vehicles back to customers knowing they changed the way the vehicle runs. When my vehicle was in for repairs and I drove a 2016 passat and a 2016 jetta they had no issues. When they asked me to drive a vehicle the same as mine 2015 passat limited it drove the same way. Again I don't fell safe in the vehicle and had to rent a vehicle to drive up to new york to attend my fathers funeral. Thank you [xxx] information redacted pursuant to the freedom of information act (foia), 5 u.s.c. 552(b)(6).
It was twice when I heard a loud noice when I turn the engine on and and placing the car on reverce the noice last for more than 10 sec it happen once and then the second time was 2 days after I took it to inspection and they told me everyting look fine. And 11/20/2016 I started hearing a noice comming from the fron driver side wheel everytime I would turn or when I would step on the break and this happen evrytime im driving
There is a faint but unmistakable smell of engine coolant coming from the front of the car near the radiator after the car gets to operating temperature. Coolant level is decreasing very slightly over the course of several months. There are no visible signs of coolant anywhere in the engine or on the ground. Car operates normally, does not overheat.
Previously car was recalled in march due to camshaft & was told it was good; hence the following: I was traveling on loop 303 at 65 MPH, then on bell road at 45 MPH, then turned into my community of sun city grand at 25 MPH when brakes failed approx 3 streets from my home
Recently my 2015 vw passat stalled while stopped at a red light. Dealer advised that it was giving codes for a malfunctioning air intake absolute pressure sensor. After it was replaced under warranty, the engine continued to run very rough and seemed to be sluggish. On taking it back to the dealer I have been advised that the code for the absolute pressure sensor has reappeared and vw suspects that it is an engine electrical harness problem which is due for replacement. Additionally, the ESC light lit up on the dashboard one evening and stayed on for about an hour and went away after the engine had been turned off for about an hour. Based on other complaints I read, there appears to be a pattern in such malfunctions - either electrical or computer-related. If the car were to stall or go out of control in full traffic, it could lead to a potentially life-threatening situation.
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