Underbody Shield problems of the 2001 Volkswagen Passat

Two problems related to underbody shield have been reported for the 2001 Volkswagen Passat. The most recently reported issues are listed below. Please also check out the statistics and reliability analysis of the 2001 Volkswagen Passat based on all problems reported for the 2001 Passat.

1 Underbody Shield problem

Failure Date: 09/17/2004

2001 Passat GLS v6. Water collected in the engine due to faulty drainage plugs and ruined the computer. Water also entered into cabin and soaked the rugs. The pollen filter also did not work. Computer and pollen filter were replaced. Also door on front passenger side has become unaligned. Also brakes needed to be totally replaced after 24,000 miles because rotors got warped. Also faulty ignition sensor needed to be replaced because engine light kept coming on. Also cv joints are rippiing and need to be replaced. Don't know why this is happening. Only have 25,000 miles on car and service it regularly.

2 Underbody Shield problem

Failure Date: 05/24/2001

There was a sudden loud and scraping sound caused by the plastic engine noise shield was dragging on the ground because it had lost the fasteners, the dealer installed new inner fenders and lower cover.


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