Three problems related to headlights have been reported for the 2007 Volkswagen Passat. The most recently reported issues are listed below. Please also check out the statistics and reliability analysis of the 2007 Volkswagen Passat based on all problems reported for the 2007 Passat.
Plastic headlight covers are known to deteriorate due to sunlight. I am told I have lost 30% of my headlights' capacity to illuminate the road. Vw wants more than $900 to replace them, claiming they are permanently attached to the entire headlight assemblies.
I was driving the vehicle at night when the driver side headlight went out. Took vehicle to Volkswagen dealer to fix problem the next day. The dealer told me the insulation came off the wires inside the driver head light assembly. The 2 exposed wires touched and shorted out the control module. The vehicle had to have a headlight assembly 3c0-941-005-ae and control module 3c8-937-049-ac replaced for the driver side headlight to work.
The head lamp assembly of this car is clearly unsafe. Replacing the car headlight and/or high beam bulb can result in loosening or bending the metal housing that holds the bulb in place which can result in a loose bulb. A loose bulb can burn and cause a car fire.
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