12 problems related to oil pump 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.
While driving my car after exiting the highway, my car suddenly lost power and went from being okay -- to not able to accelerate to faster than 20 miles per hour and running extremely rough. I was on a busy street and this was quite frightening. Took the car to a mechanic and after $1600 of other repairs with no result he finally diagnosed the problem as the timing belt slipping due to a faulty oil pump bolt. Apparently this oil pump bolt is failing on lots of Passat 3. 6 vortex engine and should be under recall -- since the fix is a ridiculously high amount. I will not be able to afford to fix this vehicle and will be paying for a car I can't drive.
While driving on the highway there was a loss of power and the engine started running rough. The check engine light came on and stayed. The car wouldn't go over 10 mph. Car was towed to a shop and was advised that an engine was needed. They informed me of a oil pump bolt coming loose and the engine jumped time. They said this is a common failure on these engines.
While driving on the highway the check oil light came on and the engine made terrible sounds. The car was pulled over immediately. Had to be towed 60 miles to the nearest town (missoula mt). The engine was seized up due to a failed oil pump. The dealership and a local shop both were familiar with this failure mode. A defective oil pump bolt came loose, casing the pump to fail and destroying the engine. The car only has 68,000 miles on it. As a known manufacturing defect, it is very disappointing that vw does not recall this and fix the problem. It is fortunate that no injuries were incurred, but an elderly woman was stranded along the highway in a remote area. The engine is a vr6 code blv, a 6-cylinder 24 valve engine. This needs to be corrected.
On Saturday Jan 10, 2014, while cruising at approx 45 mph driving straight, on a dry and clear day, the ecp dash light came on with no warning and the power of the car diminished significantly slowing down immediately and acceleration was extremely slow making it unable to maintain traffic-flow speed and driving uphills was even worse, slowing down and not able to maintain speed until over the hill. (virginia hilly roads). I took car to the local vw dealer, terry vw lynchburg,va who told me that the 2 timing chains and all associated parts would need to be replaced with an estimate of $3536. 00. I mentioned to them about the issue relating to the 3. 6 engine in this make/model/year having a repeated problem with the oil pump bolt that holds these together working loose and that vw had recognized this issue and replaced the "oil pump bolt" with a new model bolt on the assembly line after this same issue had occurred repeatedly with other owners of this same 3. 6 engine. Same issue recorded multiple times in vwvortex. Com, Passatworld. Com, carcomplaints. Com, Volkswagendefect. Com, arfc. Org, and others. I contacted vw of America who denied this problem existed and that they would not assist in the repair whatsoever. Since this is not an isolated issue and vw is not ignorant of it, and it causes the car to slow down immediately without notice, this could have been a serious issue had I been on a hi-speed highway and/or in congested traffic, vw needs to recall these vehicles with this engine and replace these items as this is not a normal failure item on most vehicles with is low of mileage.
Was driving 50 mph on highway when engine stopped running all warning lights came on. Shifted car to neutral unable to restart the engine while coasting into a parking lot. I was first told it was a high pressure fuel pump. Then on further inspection I was notified it was a complete engine failure due to the oil pump assembly coming unbolted. Car is in the shop & vw has offered to replace engine with a rebuilt engine. Still being resolved at this time.
Oil pump bolt sheared, causing engine to seize and stop running. Was stranded. No warning given. Dealer replaces oil pump bolt and related damaged parts (oil pump, timing chain). Over 30 people at this forum have experienced the identical failure. . Read more...
A bolt in the oil pump failed causing loss of oil pressure on highway. Engine shut off at speed in moderate traffic.
Two separate incidents. First occurrence 7/12/08. , mileage 18,185. Oil pump socket broke resulting in complete engine failure while driving. Engine was replaced. Second occurrence 1/27/09. Complete engine failure while driving. Currently being replaced.
Complaint involves an engine failure I had on my 2007 Volkswagen Passat wagon 3. 6l. The problem stems from a faulty "oil pump bolt/cam bolt" . This problem has been cited with numerous 3. 6l vw owners and more information can be found on the vw sponsored vwvortex website. I am filing this complaint because of the potential for fire or personal injury. Vw needs to recall these vehicles and replace the faulty bolt before owners warranties expire resulting in costly repairs (to repair this problem the engine needs to be removed). . Read more...
The contact owns a 2007 Volkswagen Passat wagon. While driving approximately 65 mph, the check engine and oil lights illuminated. The contact pulled over and noticed blue smoke coming out of the exhaust. He shut the vehicle off and attempted to restart it, but was unsuccessful. The vehicle was towed to the dealer and they stated that there was catastrophic engine failure due to the defect nuts from the oil pump. The dealer replaced the entire engine. The VIN, engine size, and number of cylinders were unknown. The failure mileage was 23,000 and current mileage was 25,000.
With just 12,000 miles on the odometer the 2007 Volkswagen Passat 3. 6l 4-motion wagon, the check engine light came on a block from the house. I called the dealership right away and brought the car in the next morning. Turns out that my car's engine had a fairly recently discovered known issue with some sort of bolt in the oil pump that is somehow related to the timing chains. Apparently, it's a newly discovered design defect that allows this bolt to back itself out and create big problems - even catastrophic engine failure. At first, the dealership ordered a replacement oil pump as a fix but the master tech who was working on my car was concerned that other unseen damage might have been done an appealed to vwoa for a total engine replacement. Vwoa must have agreed with the validity of his concerns and authorized a full engine replacement. My car's build date was 11/05. . Read more...
Oil pump bolt failure causing complete catastrophic engine failure.