general problems of the 2003 Volkswagen Passat - part 2

Vw Passat 2003, purchased01/09/03, 4 motion sedan, for $32,766. 50. On 10/7/2004, I went through a 2" or less, rain puddle. Because of the air intake on the Passat location being very low, the engine was damaged due to the water intake in the air intake portion of the vehicle. The engine had to be replaced and cost $11,077. 53. The car mileage was 29,143. Vw refused to pay, saying it was not their fault. My insurance company refused to pay because they said it was a default in the vehicle. As a result, I had to pay the $11,077. 53 to keep a vehicle that I had purchased new in 2003. It was 1/3 the cost of the new vehicle with only 29,143 mileage. The amount of rain can be determined on the day it happened, in middlebury, in. I did contact cartalk, after no result from vw, and they stated that they had been contacted by other people experiencing the same problem. It obviously was not enough to post a recall, but it is still something I should be reimbursed, even though it happened in 2004. I do still own the car, because of my investment, which would have been over $44,000, because I cannot afford another vehicle compared to this one.

Engine sludge in 2003 vw Passat. Engine is shot. Vw customer service agent told me he personally gets 3 to 5 calls a day on this issue. Vw won't pay unless you produce every service receipt. Vw dealers via vw directive now only use synthetic oil for oil changes on the 1. 8 liter Passat engine. Its a Passat not a Ferrari. This is clearly an indication of a design flaw.

Volkswagen Passat 2003 engine was ruined and had to be replaced with 26,000 miles on it. I was told by my purchase dealer that they would not cover the cost of replacement and my insurance company replied the same. My incident occurred during a rainy day in middlebury, in. The engine stopped working when I was on a bridge and in a 2" puddle. Both vw and my insurance company said they do not cover anything related to water damage. An engine should not be ruined in a 2" puddle. I wrote to "click and clack" eventually about the damage. They told me other vs Passat owners had their engines damaged and needing to be replaced but it was by other events. The loss of the engine happened in the Passat because the air intake was the lowest part of the engine and was affected by anything near the intake. This happened in 2004 in my car and my replacement was over $11,000 and had to be paid personally by me. I did not know that I could complain to the government at that time. I would still like to file the complaint and ask for investigation into the number of cars involved with the loss of the engine. Mine is the vs Passat glx, 4 motion.

The vehicle's engine oil pressure warning light illuminated occasionally.

2003 Volkswagen Passat with an oil sludge problem. Consumer states that there is an extended warranty due to this oil sludge problem. The vehicle had a slight engine knock, before the oil was changed. The dealer stated the low oil pressure was probably caused by the pick up tube in the oil pan blocked by oil sludge.