general problems of the 2000 Volkswagen Passat

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My husband pickup would not start, so I lift my hood of my Passat to give him a jump and the whole section all the way across that holds the battery have at least 6 inches of water just standing in there. We have had some down pours of rain,but rain water should never be standing on the inside of my hood. This could have potentially killed me if I never had to lift my hood and try to drive this with water standing around all of my electrical wires and battery. I have taken two pictures for visibility, but I do not know how I am going to get that water out without electrocuting myself. Somebody please help me.

A rainy night, 10:30 pm. , on the freeway returning home from a symphony concert, the engine simply quit. I, husband/driver, tried three time to restart it before yelling to my wife to turn on emergency flashers which she did. As we slowed, I remember seeing all icons on dash blinking. Both of us were knocked unconsious and do not remember being hit by the car behind. Air bags did not deploy. Injuries sustained: a contusion and minor whiplash by husband; fractured c-7 and t-1 vertebraes and concussion by my wife. She has been in a neck-to-waist brace from Nov. 10, 2013 until present. We always maintained our Passat scrupulously according to vw standards at their service centers by their trained mechanics. One month earlier we had brought the car in to be checked because sometimes it would not start after driving it someplace. Twice had to wait for aaa towing. Aaa able to start it right up as though nothing was wrong. Vw ran "fault codes" but found no problem. We bought a new battery at vw's suggestion. Something went horribly wrong with our car inspite of our responsbible maintenance. We were extremely lucky not to be killed. We wish to know if there are other cases like ours. At the very least, we want others to know about this possible danger. I will appreciate your acknowledgment of this report.

Intermittent warning lights appear:abs,brake,stop,brake fault on dash warning area. Stopped at local repair center,could not duplicate problem on road test. Unable to diagnose problem with abs control module. ,must be done only at vw dealership. Drove without warning coming on but happened 3 or so hours later. Have seen numerous complaints regarding this problem. . Nhtsa id number 10016037 service bulletin noted a warranty repair process for anti-lock brake system(abs) control module for this year of my Passat and many other years before and after as well as other vw models. Volkswagen said my VIN # was not among the repair campaigns. Is this a concern especially for your abs control that all vehicles be checked and repaired as a safety issue?.