Table 1 shows twelve common power train related problems of the 2003 Volkswagen Passat. The number one most common problem is related to the automatic transmission control module (eleven problems). The second most common problem is related to the power train (seven problems).
Due to a design flaw with all Passats 1998 and up they are prone to having major failure of tcm transmission control module as in cases of heavy rain water will leak into passenger floor area and fill the tcm with water hence locking transmission into park and no longer allowing vehicle to be Read details...
The ad blue heater failures are rampant is all Passat models 2012 to 2015. The safety issue is that in the winter time when ad blue freezes the car goes into a non restart countdown. If the car stalls during this time the person may be stuck in sub zero weather without heat. Read details...
I have a 2003 Volkswagen Passat and for a little while now it has been saying this: stop,oil pressure,stop motor,service manual. This is now happened 3 times. The first time it happened I took it to the dealer(which is not where I purchased my car) and they changed the oil filter which cost me Read details...