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Defect Investigations of Volkswagen Passat

There have been 21 defect investigations conducted for the following Volkswagen Passat model year vehicles.

1 Engine and engine cooling defect investigations of Volkswagen Passat vehicles

This investigation was opened on Jan. 26, 2011. It was closed on Feb. 17, 2012. In July 2010, the agency opened pe10-027 to investigate allegations of coil on plug (cop) ignition coil fires in my2002-2003 vw passat vehicles. The investigation was upgraded in January 2011 to include all my2001-2007 4-cylinder vw passat, gasoline, turbo-charged vehicles.
Vehicles covered by this investigations include: the 2001 Volkswagen Passat, the 2002 Volkswagen Passat, the 2003 Volkswagen Passat, the 2004 Volkswagen Passat, the 2005 Volkswagen Passat, the 2006 Volkswagen Passat, the 2007 Volkswagen Passat.
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2 Engine and engine cooling defect investigations of Volkswagen Passat vehicles

This investigation was opened on Jul. 26, 2010. It was closed on Feb. 7, 2011. Odi has received 11 complaints alleging that a fire started in the engine compartment of the vehicle that may be related to ignition coil failure, and 9 complaints of ignition coil failure that did not result in a fire.
Vehicles covered by this investigations include: the 2002 Volkswagen Passat, the 2003 Volkswagen Passat.
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3 Automatic transmission cooling unit and lines defect investigations of Volkswagen Passat vehicles

This investigation was opened on May. 4, 2009. It was closed on Jul. 9, 2009. On may 4, 2009, the office of defects investigations (odi) opened preliminary evaluation pe09-022 to investigate an owner complaint (odi no. 10260517) alleging contact between the atf cooling line and the radiator fan blades.
Vehicles covered by this investigations include: the 2009 Volkswagen Passat.
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4 Tank assembly defect investigations of Volkswagen Passat vehicles

This investigation was opened on Jan. 31, 2008. It was closed on May. 30, 2008. This investigation resulted in a vehicle safety recall.
Volkswagen (vw) is recalling certain vw passat 4motion and Audi a6 quattro and allroad quattro all-wheel drive passenger cars. Vw vehicles subject to recall were manufactured from November 22, 2000 through may 31, 2005 and Audi vehicles subject to recall were manufactured from June 2, 2001 to June
Vehicles covered by this investigations include: the 2001 Audi A6, the 2002 Audi A6, the 2003 Audi A6, the 2004 Audi A6, the 2005 Audi A6, the 2001 Audi Allroad, the 2002 Audi Allroad, the 2003 Audi Allroad, the 2004 Audi Allroad, the 2005 Audi Allroad, the 2001 Audi Quattro, the 2002 Audi Quattro, the 2001 Volkswagen Passat, the 2002 Volkswagen Passat, the 2003 Volkswagen Passat, the 2004 Volkswagen Passat, the 2005 Volkswagen Passat.
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5 Ignition defect investigations of Volkswagen Passat vehicles

This investigation was opened on Sep. 28, 2007. It was closed on Jul. 7, 2008. This investigation resulted in a vehicle safety recall.
The manufacturer notified NHTSA on 04-Apr-08 that a safety recall action would be initiated to remedy the issue. In June 2008, the manufacturer issued a technical service bulletin (code 26e5/r5) regarding the specific procedures to be employed in this campaign.
Vehicles covered by this investigations include: the 1999 Volkswagen Passat, the 2000 Volkswagen Passat, the 2001 Volkswagen Passat, the 2002 Volkswagen Passat, the 2003 Volkswagen Passat, the 2004 Volkswagen Passat, the 2005 Volkswagen Passat.
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6 Ignition defect investigations of Volkswagen Passat vehicles

This investigation was opened on May. 10, 2007. It was closed on Sep. 28, 2007. Many of the fire reports allege that the vehicle fire was attributed to ignition coil failure. Vw provided additional data regarding its analysis of vehicle fires and a detailed description of the three different engines and ignition systems for the subject vehicles.
Vehicles covered by this investigations include: the 2000 Volkswagen Passat, the 2001 Volkswagen Passat, the 2002 Volkswagen Passat, the 2003 Volkswagen Passat.
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7 Brake power assist vacuum defect investigations of Volkswagen Passat vehicles

This investigation was opened on Apr. 3, 2007. It was closed on Sep. 4, 2007. During this investigation, Volkswagen of America (vw) identified a problem with water accumulation in the fresh air plenum that could, in certain circumstances, result in reduced brake power assist in model year (my) 2002 passat vehicles.
Vehicles covered by this investigations include: the 2002 Volkswagen Passat.
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8 Ignition module defect investigations of Volkswagen Passat vehicles

This investigation was opened on Aug. 11, 2005. It was closed on Dec. 8, 2005. By letter received on June 24, 2005, mr. Ronald m. Strickland of raleigh, nc, submitted a petition requesting that the agency investigate the performance of the ignition coil plugs on model year (my) 2000-2003 Volkswagen jetta, golf and passat sedans.
Vehicles covered by this investigations include: the 2000 Volkswagen Golf, the 2001 Volkswagen Golf, the 2002 Volkswagen Golf, the 2003 Volkswagen Golf, the 2000 Volkswagen Jetta, the 2001 Volkswagen Jetta, the 2002 Volkswagen Jetta, the 2003 Volkswagen Jetta, the 2000 Volkswagen Passat, the 2001 Volkswagen Passat, the 2002 Volkswagen Passat, the 2003 Volkswagen Passat.
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9 Steering linkages tie rod assembly defect investigations of Volkswagen Passat vehicles

This investigation was opened on Aug. 8, 2005. It was closed on Dec. 9, 2005. On August 2, 2005, odi received a petition submitted by ms. Miriam schneider of olney, MD, requesting an investigation of allegedly defective tie rods in certain model year (my) 1999 Volkswagen passat vehicles not included in two previous safety recall campaigns (identified henceforth as the
Vehicles covered by this investigations include: the 1999 Volkswagen Passat.
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10 Fuel injection system defect investigations of Volkswagen Passat vehicles

This investigation was opened on Jun. 30, 2004. It was closed on Feb. 10, 2005. This investigation resulted in a vehicle safety recall.
Vwoa has recalled approximately 28,300 my 1998-99 a6 vehicles in cold weather states that experienced the highest rate of throttle icing incidents in the subject vehicles (04v-495). The failure rate in the a4 and passat vehicles is much lower than in the recalled vehicles.
Vehicles covered by this investigations include: the 1998 Audi A4, the 1999 Audi A4, the 1998 Audi A6, the 1999 Audi A6, the 1998 Volkswagen Passat, the 1999 Volkswagen Passat.
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11 Front air bags defect investigations of Volkswagen Passat vehicles

This investigation was opened on Oct. 7, 2003. It was closed on Apr. 23, 2004. This investigation involves the Volkswagen (vw) passenger supplemental inflatable restraint (psir) lid utilized in my 1998-2002 vw passat. The psir lid may detach from the instrument panel during air bag deployment.
Vehicles covered by this investigations include: the 1998 Volkswagen Passat, the 1999 Volkswagen Passat, the 2000 Volkswagen Passat, the 2001 Volkswagen Passat, the 2002 Volkswagen Passat.
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12 Front air bags defect investigations of Volkswagen Passat vehicles

This investigation was opened on May. 23, 2003. It was closed on Oct. 7, 2003. Odi opened a preliminary evaluation (pe03-021) based on two reports of failed bolt studs that attach the passenger supplemental inflatable restraint (psir) door cover to the instrument panel (ip) on the Volkswagen (vw) passat (model years 2000, 2002).
Vehicles covered by this investigations include: the 1998 Volkswagen Passat, the 1999 Volkswagen Passat, the 2000 Volkswagen Passat, the 2001 Volkswagen Passat, the 2002 Volkswagen Passat.
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13 Vehicle speed control linkages defect investigations of Volkswagen Passat vehicles

This investigation was opened on Dec. 28, 2000. It was closed on Jan. 29, 2002. This investigation resulted in a vehicle safety recall.
It allege that the fuel tank and fuel fill pipe puncture from tire blow-out
Vehicles covered by this investigations include: the 1993 Volkswagen Jetta, the 1994 Volkswagen Jetta, the 1995 Volkswagen Jetta, the 1996 Volkswagen Jetta, the 1997 Volkswagen Jetta, the 1998 Volkswagen Jetta, the 1999 Volkswagen Jetta, the 2000 Volkswagen Jetta, the 1993 Volkswagen Passat, the 1994 Volkswagen Passat, the 1995 Volkswagen Passat, the 1996 Volkswagen Passat, the 1997 Volkswagen Passat, the 1998 Volkswagen Passat, the 1999 Volkswagen Passat, the 2000 Volkswagen Passat.
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14 Vehicle speed control linkages defect investigations of Volkswagen Passat vehicles

This investigation was opened on Aug. 10, 2000. It was closed on Dec. 28, 2000. The office of defects investigation has received nine reports regarding punctured fuel tanks involving the jetta, passat and cabrio models. The reports indicate the fuel tank was punctured as a result of a blow-out of the right rear tire. This investigation has been opened to further study this issue.
Vehicles covered by this investigations include: the 1995 Volkswagen Cabrio, the 1996 Volkswagen Cabrio, the 1997 Volkswagen Cabrio, the 1998 Volkswagen Cabrio, the 1999 Volkswagen Cabrio, the 2000 Volkswagen Cabrio, the 1993 Volkswagen Jetta, the 1994 Volkswagen Jetta, the 1995 Volkswagen Jetta, the 1996 Volkswagen Jetta, the 1997 Volkswagen Jetta, the 1998 Volkswagen Jetta, the 1999 Volkswagen Jetta, the 2000 Volkswagen Jetta, the 1993 Volkswagen Passat, the 1994 Volkswagen Passat, the 1995 Volkswagen Passat, the 1996 Volkswagen Passat, the 1997 Volkswagen Passat, the 1998 Volkswagen Passat, the 1999 Volkswagen Passat, the 2000 Volkswagen Passat.
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15 Exterior lighting defect investigations of Volkswagen Passat vehicles

This investigation was opened on Aug. 10, 2000. It was closed on Oct. 9, 2002. This investigation resulted in a vehicle safety recall.
There is no summary currently available
Vehicles covered by this investigations include: the 1996 Volkswagen Jetta, the 1996 Volkswagen Passat.
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16 Visibility defect investigations of Volkswagen Passat vehicles

This investigation was opened on Feb. 2, 2000. It was closed on Aug. 10, 2000. Allege that while driving the lights ( and sometimes, wipers) fail. This failure increase the risk of a vehicle crash due to obscured vision.
Vehicles covered by this investigations include: the 1996 Volkswagen Jetta, the 1996 Volkswagen Passat.
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17 Service brakes, hydraulic defect investigations of Volkswagen Passat vehicles

This investigation was opened on Jun. 1, 1999. It was closed on Nov. 14, 2000. This investigation resulted in a vehicle safety recall.
A control valve in the vacuum hose connecting the brake booster to the intake manifold can fail to open or close fully at low temperature resulting in insufficient vacuum for proper operation of the brake booster
Vehicles covered by this investigations include: the 1997 Audi A4, the 1998 Audi A4, the 1999 Audi A4, the 1998 Volkswagen Passat, the 1999 Volkswagen Passat.
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18 Exterior lighting defect investigations of Volkswagen Passat vehicles

This investigation was opened on May. 12, 1999. It was closed on Oct. 21, 1999. Alleged that the fog lamp housing catches fire during use
Vehicles covered by this investigations include: the 1993 Volkswagen Passat.
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19 Electrical system defect investigations of Volkswagen Passat vehicles

Odi has received a total of 9 reports from consumers alleging steering wheel clock spring/steering column control module (sccm) failures in 2012 Volkswagen passat and cc models. The sccm is a module within the steering column that incorporates a spiral conductor (a ribbon cable) to electrically
Vehicles covered by this investigations include: the 2010 Volkswagen CC, the 2011 Volkswagen CC, the 2012 Volkswagen CC, the 2013 Volkswagen CC, the 2014 Volkswagen CC, the 2010 Volkswagen EOS, the 2011 Volkswagen EOS, the 2012 Volkswagen EOS, the 2013 Volkswagen EOS, the 2011 Volkswagen Golf, the 2012 Volkswagen Golf, the 2013 Volkswagen Golf, the 2014 Volkswagen Golf, the 2011 Volkswagen GTI, the 2012 Volkswagen GTI, the 2013 Volkswagen GTI, the 2014 Volkswagen GTI, the 2011 Volkswagen Jetta, the 2012 Volkswagen Jetta, the 2013 Volkswagen Jetta, the 2014 Volkswagen Jetta, the 2013 Volkswagen Jetta Hybrid, the 2014 Volkswagen Jetta Hybrid, the 2010 Volkswagen Passat, the 2012 Volkswagen Passat, the 2013 Volkswagen Passat, the 2014 Volkswagen Passat, the 2011 Volkswagen Tiguan, the 2012 Volkswagen Tiguan, the 2013 Volkswagen Tiguan, the 2014 Volkswagen Tiguan.
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20 Front air bags defect investigations of Volkswagen Passat vehicles

There is no summary currently available
Vehicles covered by this investigations include: the 2010 Volkswagen CC, the 2011 Volkswagen CC, the 2012 Volkswagen CC, the 2013 Volkswagen CC, the 2014 Volkswagen CC, the 2010 Volkswagen EOS, the 2011 Volkswagen EOS, the 2012 Volkswagen EOS, the 2013 Volkswagen EOS, the 2011 Volkswagen Golf, the 2012 Volkswagen Golf, the 2013 Volkswagen Golf, the 2014 Volkswagen Golf, the 2011 Volkswagen GTI, the 2012 Volkswagen GTI, the 2013 Volkswagen GTI, the 2014 Volkswagen GTI, the 2011 Volkswagen Jetta, the 2012 Volkswagen Jetta, the 2013 Volkswagen Jetta, the 2014 Volkswagen Jetta, the 2012 Volkswagen Jetta Sportwagen, the 2013 Volkswagen Jetta Sportwagen, the 2014 Volkswagen Jetta Sportwagen, the 2010 Volkswagen Passat, the 2011 Volkswagen Passat, the 2012 Volkswagen Passat, the 2013 Volkswagen Passat, the 2014 Volkswagen Passat, the 2011 Volkswagen Tiguan, the 2012 Volkswagen Tiguan, the 2013 Volkswagen Tiguan, the 2014 Volkswagen Tiguan.
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21 Air bags: clockspring defect investigations of Volkswagen Passat vehicles

There is no summary currently available
Vehicles covered by this investigations include: the 2010 Volkswagen CC, the 2011 Volkswagen CC, the 2012 Volkswagen CC, the 2013 Volkswagen CC, the 2014 Volkswagen CC, the 2010 Volkswagen EOS, the 2011 Volkswagen EOS, the 2012 Volkswagen EOS, the 2013 Volkswagen EOS, the 2014 Volkswagen EOS, the 2010 Volkswagen Golf, the 2011 Volkswagen Golf, the 2012 Volkswagen Golf, the 2013 Volkswagen Golf, the 2014 Volkswagen Golf, the 2010 Volkswagen GTI, the 2011 Volkswagen GTI, the 2012 Volkswagen GTI, the 2013 Volkswagen GTI, the 2014 Volkswagen GTI, the 2010 Volkswagen Jetta, the 2011 Volkswagen Jetta, the 2012 Volkswagen Jetta, the 2013 Volkswagen Jetta, the 2014 Volkswagen Jetta, the 2010 Volkswagen Jetta Sportwagen, the 2011 Volkswagen Jetta Sportwagen, the 2012 Volkswagen Jetta Sportwagen, the 2013 Volkswagen Jetta Sportwagen, the 2014 Volkswagen Jetta Sportwagen, the 2010 Volkswagen Passat, the 2011 Volkswagen Passat, the 2012 Volkswagen Passat, the 2013 Volkswagen Passat, the 2014 Volkswagen Passat, the 2010 Volkswagen Tiguan, the 2011 Volkswagen Tiguan, the 2012 Volkswagen Tiguan, the 2013 Volkswagen Tiguan, the 2014 Volkswagen Tiguan.
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