Fuel Pump problems of the 2003 Volkswagen Passat - part 2

Last summer the fuel pump failed on the highway on my 2003 Volkswagen Passat VIN # wvwpd63b73p446886. The car was towed to vw and the fuel pump was replaced. During a search on the internet for recalls I noticed that there was a recall for the fuel pump on the car. When I looked deeper into the recall I found that my car is barely out of the VIN # recall range. I have also found that this is a large problem with other people being barely out of recall range. I think that the VIN # recall range is obviously short of what it should be since so many people are having this issue. . This is not normal wear and tear. Vwoa was not willing to help in this matter and I thought I should report it. . .

At 44,400 miles and just 4,000 miles after fuel pump replaced the new fuel pump failed on my 2003 Passat wagon. Both incidents occurred while driving the car on high traffic suburban washington DC streets. There was no warning and car came to an abrupt stop without time for me to signal the cars behind me. This is in addition to having to replace both front and rear rotors at about 20,00 miles as well as control arms. This seems to be an inordinate amount of service in only 3 years and 44,000 miles!.

: the contact stated while driving 40 mph the vehicle stalled without warning. It was coasted off the road without incident and towed to an independent repair shop. Upon inspection, a fuel pump failure was discovered. There is a NHTSA recall, # 06v017000, regarding the gasoline fuel system; fuel pump. The manufacturer was alerted and stated the VIN was not included in the recall.

2003 vw Passat 4-door with 1. 8t motor. I find it hard to believe that a fuel pump failure which causes a vehicle to die without warning on a California freeway to not be a defect. There is a recall for this part, but it just so happens my vehicle identification number does not match up. Just because the VIN # does not match up, does not mean there still is not a defect. I would like to know how I could research this further, so that I don't get stranded on the freeway again.

I was driving along when my 2003 vw Passat lost power and stopped. I had it towed to a vw dealership in town. They said the fuel pump needed replacing. I found that there is a recall on this make and model for this problem, however, vw refuses to cover the cost.

: the contact stated while driving 40 mph the vehicle stalled without warning. The vehicle was maneuvered off the road and later towed to the dealer who determined the fuel pump needed to be replaced. There is a NHTSA recall, # 06v017000, regarding the fuel pump. The VIN was not included in the recall.

: the contact stated the vehicle would not start due to a defective fuel pump. The vehicle was towed to the service dealer who determined the fuel pump was the cause of the problem. The fuel pump was replaced due to recall # m7 (NHTSA # 06v017000). The pump was replaced three times by the service dealer who determined the first two to be defective and the third pump failure due to ethanol mixture in the fuel. The manufacturer suggested several gas stations to be used that had been tested for ethanol content.

: the contact stated while driving on a normal road condition at 45 mph the vehicle decelerated until it completely stalled. The vehicle was towed to the dealership where the fuel pump was replaced. There was a recall for the fuel pump but the VIN was not included. The consumer replaced the fuel pump at his expense. Updated 09/12/06.

: the contact stated a recall letter was received in March 2006; the vehicle is not having any problems as indicated in the recall. The dealer has been contacted at least once a week since receiving the letter. There is a NHTSA recall, # 06v017000 on the vehicle regarding the fuel pump. The parts needed to repair the vehicle are not available at the local dealership. The manufacturer confirmed the parts are not available.

After receiving a letter, dated March 2006, stating a recall was needed for my 2003 Volkswagen Passat, an appointment was made to get the issue taken care of. I have a friend with the same car and learned of the importance of the recall after her car cut off on her while she was driving. This could be a very dangerous situation. I was called roughly a day before my appointment to let me know that the part was on back order and they would need to move my appointment back 2 weeks. I called the dealership back with concern for my safety and asked if there was a rental car available until the part came in. They informed me that they would not be able to give me a rental car but I could call Volkswagen and speak with them about it. I guess they didn't feel my safety was an issue, therefore they did not give me a rental, but they did offer to call around and see if I could be seen sooner. That didn't work out because everyone was on back order for the same part. I kept my appointment for today at 8am, took off work, drove clear across town, checked in with them, they took my key, and I headed to the customer waiting area. I was called back down to the desk 5 minutes later for them to tell me that they still didn't have the part and would have to call me when it came in. I could not believe that no one called to inform me of this instead of having me drive all the way to the dealership! I find it hard to believe that Volkswagen is not more concerned regarding the safety of their customers to plan ahead. Makes me never want to buy a Volkswagen again!.

Nhtsa recall 06v017000 for a vw Passat. I have been waiting nearly 3 months since my appointment for the "part to arrive. " I have called a written vw about the fuel pump, all I get is - "it's on order. ".

: the contact stated stoppage of fuel supply to the engine could cause it to stall. There is a NHTSA recall, #06v017000 on the vehicle regarding the fuel system gasoline delivery fuel pump. The parts needed to repair the vehicle are not available at the local dealership. The manufacturer confirmed the parts are not available. The contact indicated that on April 14, 2006 the dealer was supposed to replace the fuel pump per Volkswagen safety recall m7, but the work was canceled due to no replacement parts. The contact continued to inquire from the local dealer when the replacement part would be available, but did not receive a definitive answer. The contact contacted a dealer 60 miles away and made an appointment to have the work done there. It took several trips by contact until the replacement work was completed. The contact was unhappy by Volkswagen uncaring attitude and lack of assistance and service by Volkswagen dealers.

We own a 2003 Volkswagen Passat. Twice the fuel pump has gone out in the middle of hwy. 29 in napa. The first time the fuel pump went out the car was still under warranty. The second time it went out, yesterday, the car was no longer under warranty and we were charged $441 to have it fixed. Volkswagen denies that our model has any problem with the fuel pump even though other Passat models are under recall for this same problem. The second fuel pump was put in last January, about 16 months ago. Now another fuel pump was put in yesterday, April 27, 2006. Both times the fuel pump has gone out without warning on highway 29 in napa.

Recalled fuel pump is not available. Dealer says pump is on national back order.

I own a Volkswagen Passat, 2003, 1. 8 liter turbo. For the past two years we have been experiencing a hesitation on take off. Sometimes when backing out of the garage the car hesitates really bad. The is my wife'f car and I am afraid the someday it may stall out at a very busy intersection, causing a crash. I have contacted a Volkswagen dearler and he advised that my VIN number does not fall under the VIN numbers of the recall, volkswagon already has in place. I would like to report that we have already had out oil pressure pump replaced and I was wondering if there has been other coplaints of the oil pressure pump failing.

: the contact stated the vehicle had a recall (06v017000) for the fuel pump. The vehicle was on the waiting list to get the fuel pump replaced with the dealer for five months. The service dealer expressed the part was not available. The manufacturer expressed the fuel was unable to be obtained.

: the contact stated there have not been any problems with the vehicle however, a NHTSA recall, #06v017000 on the vehicle regarding the fuel system, gasoline: delivery: fuel pump was received in April 2006. The parts needed to repair the vehicle are not available at the local dealership. The manufacturer confirmed the parts are not available. The parts finally arrived and the vehicle was repaired. Updated 07/03/06.

Fuel pump failed in my 2003 Volkswagen Passat called Volkswagen about the recall and they told me there is no recall yet and will not be covered the all occurred on 3/27/03.

: the contact stated, recall # 06v017000; fuel pump (vw #m7) was received in the 2nd week of March 2006. When the service dealer was contacted for an appointment, the contact was informed the fuel pump was back ordered and the contact would be notified when the part was available. In may 2006 the part was still on back order. When the manufacturer was notified, the contact was referred back to dealer.

Over four months ago, I received Volkswagen's safety recall m7 (applicable to 2003 vw Passat's) regarding a defective fuel pump that may cause a car to "stall without warning and . . . Present a potential risk of crash. " I immediately called a dealer to get the part replaced. Nothing has happened since. After months on a waiting list I am now leaving the washington DC area, and am told that there is a similar wait list (backed up for over 4 months) where I'm moving to. Volkswagen's delay and refusal to cure the fuel pump defect is simply unacceptable. I strongly urge the NHTSA to investigate.

The 2003 Volkswagen Passat suddenly would not start. With only 54000 miles it completely failed to start on account of a sudden and complete failure of the fuel pump.

On this date I was driving at 65 miles per hour on the interstate. As a car pulled on to the driving lane in front of me from the entrance ramp, I accelerated and pulled left into the passing lane. Suddenly I had no power, and managed to coast about 3/4 of a mile, through traffic, to the right hand shoulder where I could get off the road. It was a very dangerous few minutes which fortunately did not result in any collision. The car was towed to the local Volkswagen dealer where the fuel pump was found to have failed. It was replaced at a cost of $589. 80. The mileage at the time of the incident was 63, 661 miles.

I was driving on interstate i65 from birmingham, al to huntsville, al mid morning on the 27 January 2006. Nearing the end of journey to the huntsville turned off on i65 and Volkswagen (vw) Passat 2003 lost complete power. I had no idea what had happened to the car, and was frantically trying to find what was wrong while trying to control the car to a stop and get off the highway. Upon calling road side assistance I had the car towed to the nearest vw dealership, located in huntsville, al. During initial investigation led them to believe the battery was dead and replaced it at a cost of $200. Upon further investigation they said my fuel pump was dead and needed replacing, this is what caused the car to stop as no petrol could be pumped into the engine. I did not know why I have to pay for the battery as I had power in the car. Currently, car will not be fixed until next Tuesday at a cost of $600 to me. I read online at Passatworld. Com forum that their have been numerous other vw owners experiencing fuel pump problems. They expect this problem to be documented a lot more in the near future as our 2003 year vw Passat come out of warranty and the suspected year with the faulty fuel pump. I do not see how this fuel pump could fail upon any doing of my own as I have always run the car with a full tank and on 93 octane. Vw need to make a recall on this part as there is an unusually high number of vw owners experiencing this problem. This part needs to be recalled, causing a car to lose power on a highway immediately is life threatening and will cause an older age driver to not know what is happening to the car and crash. Car is vw Passat GLS 2003, 60,000 miles on it, I bought it new.

Passat 2003 glx with 40437 miles. Was driving on local roads the car started shuddering for 1-2 seconds. The engine then instantly shutdown. I could not restart the car. Had it towed to nearest dealership. The next day it was reported as fuel pump failure, and repaired it under warranty.

2003 Passat broke down because of a broken fuel pump. Consumer would like to be reimbursed. The dealer refused to cover the failed part because the vehicle had over 50000 miles. The vehicle was taken to a local garage for repair.

Engine stopped running while driving. There were no warning indicators. After coasting down a hill approaching an intersection, I eased into the accelerator to cross intersection, only to experience a total loss of engine power. Vw dealer diagnosed engine loss due to failure of fuel pump. Dealer replaced fuel pump and saved old pump at my request. Old pump is available for inspection. I consider engine loss to be a safety issue because most cars these days have steering and brakes that are powered by the engine. Luckily, I was able to keep control of the car and bring it to a safe stop.

Engine stopped while in motion without warning causing power steering to fail. Diagnosed as fuel pump failure. Also, in 2004 oil pump failed due to sludge. Repair not covered due to inability to produce service records.

Instant fuel pump failure. Late Saturday night with 9 week old child in the car. Car simply stops running on the highway. Does not restart. Did manage to get baby into warm vehicle and home. Car had to be towed.

Early fuel pump failure. 22,000 miles (Volkswagen). The vehicle suddenly stopped blocking the roadway. The engine could not be restarted due to failure of the fuel pump. The fuel tank was full. The dealer commented that it has been common for 2003 Passat to have fuel pump failure. Updated 12/01/05.

Fuel pump failed while traveling on merritt parkway in wilton, CT. The pump failed without warning. While traveling on the parkway, the engine sputtered and died, and I managed to have enough forward momentum to pull over to the side. No warnings at all. The fuel tank was about 1/4 full. The engine could not be restarted. I diagnosed and replaced the part by the next day. I disassembled the old pump and discovered that the brushes in the motor had worn excessively- the vehicle has only 58200 miles. I an keeping the old part in my custody. The new fuel pump part no. Is 8e0906087d. Researching this issue on internet discussion forums on vw enthusiast web sites reveals that the failures appear on a higher-than-normal rate on '03 model year vw Passats. . Read more...

Car stopped running while traveling on a busy highway doing 65 mph. Car just started slowing down, luckily I was in the right hand lane and able to pull over onto the shoulder. Dangerous problem. Towed to vw dealership and fuel pump was replaced. Car had 53000 miles on it.

Fuel pump failed at 44385 miles.

Problem with 2003 Passat glx fuel pumps. There are an enormous amount of fuel pumps that fail on the Passat model. Vw has had a recall for the fuel pump, but only on the golf, new bettle and jetta, not the Passats. Vw has an admitted problem, but is not willing to cover all models affected.

Without warning, my 2003 Passat stalled in the middle of a very busy intersection and would not start again. Thankfully the police were quick to arrive and helped direct traffic so that I could be pushed off the road. The car was towed and the vw dealer diagnosed the problem as a prematurely failed fuel pump. They replaced the fuel pump free of charge, but they are denying that there is a problem or defect across the board. I have read many reports of other vw Passat owners having similar problems. This could be a dangerous failure depending on when the pump stops working (there are no warning signs), and I think vw should address this.

While driving consumer 2003 Passat battery light came on and vehicle died. The dealer did a pressure test and determined that the fuel pump had failed.