general problems of the 2007 Volkswagen Passat

The timing belt is terrible on this vehicle. This is the same model and engine as the last recall but mine didn’t qualify because it is a 2007 not a 2008. The belt is and chain are completely unstable and prone to catastrophic failure that can happen anytime while driving especially on the highway. This could cause a huge accident. There is also a major issue with the fuel pumps and the hoses. My fuel tank is leaking gas above 3/4 of a tank and can cause a severe fire even if someone dropped a lit cigarette under the car while I am driving.

To start off, this car has common failures of the high pressure fuel pump cam follower. This poses serious risk of damage to the engine when the follower is blown throw and the car goes into limp mode and if this happens on road it could be catastrophic. There were no warnings that this was the issue besides researching videos on youtube while getting a fuel pressure code to find out the cam follower was completely blown throw which means my engine has many metal pieces inside of my engine. If I did not catch this soon the next failure would’ve been the camshaft. The camshaft going bad at and given moment could also be catastrophic on the road and possibly even spark a fire. Another issue is with the timing chain on specific fsi engines. If this chain snaps mid drive then your engine could potentially blow in the middle of the road causing an accident. This problem is known by Volkswagen and they have yet to take serious action in regards to this safety hazard. Another potential for catastrophic events is the wiring harness specifically the one that runs under the vacuum pump. These wires are covered in oil from the vacuum pump being prone to leaking and any fluid that goes on top of it. I also discovered that near my ecu to that wiring harness there was a spot of gasoline in which I was able to determine when I smelt the fluid with a glove on of course. This year make and model of Volkswagen can cause serious harm to those driving especially on the high way. The wiring harness and all components around it soak with oil and when you take off the manifold fuel also gets all over it even when you try to prevent it as much as you can. This has caused increased idle in my vehicle while driving with and epc light that makes the car stall out of no where. If it happened when I was turning my wheel it could’ve caused an accident on the road or even a driver to have road rage behind me. Please help myself and fellow Passat owners of this year stay safe.

While I was operating the vehicle the vehicle stopped in the middle of the street. It was told to me it's the fuel system. The car has been diagnosed back in November of 2021. The fuel pump is not getting fire to the other.

I was driving and 2 light came on , the battery light and the check engine light. I ran it though a scanner and the codes that popped up were code p0087 and p2293.

Just bought this car and at 94206 miles on it I can't see how the air compressor would go out and I shouldn't have to pay for it I want to see if there is recall on this at all it's a 2007 plus there 2 recalls number are 1st one is 20ae- NHTSA recall number is 17v509 August 16 2017 and now 2nd one is March 15 2018 manufacturer recall # 69q9 NHTSA recall # is 18v148 I don't see anywhere if the recall were fixed.

Both recalls were not corrected when this vehicle was sitting at the epic motorsports dealership located in rosemont illinois.

Recall id 280936 I have contacted vw about the recall, I filed a reimbursement claim, but they have not been able to approved it because I fixed my car on my own, I took my car to a mechanic when the problem occurred, they could not fix the problem, then I took to another mechanic, the problem was not found, so I took to Volkswagen where they could not find the problem. After that I contacted my brother's mechanic so checked it and he found the problem. He works on his own so bought the parts and paid him cash. I have not proofs about the payments because I paid the parts cash. I would like to know what can I do about this case. Attached is a letter from the vw with the case # . I already told vw that I cannot provide proofs.

Tl -the contact owns a 2007 Volkswagen Passat. The contact stated that while driving approximately 30 mph, the vehicle started to hesitate and then stalled. The message " engine shutting off " populated in the message center. The contact also stated that the vehicle had been hesitating for approximately a month, when the accelerator pedal was depressed. The dealer hallmark Volkswagen 2431 gallatin pike n, madison tennessee was contacted by phone, but the vehicle was never taken for a diagnosis. The dealer refused to tow the vehicle to their facility the contact also mentioned that a recall was received for NHTSA 17v509000 ( fuel system gasoline ). The manufacturer was notified of the failure. The vehicle was not repaired. The approximate failure mileage was 139,000. Bp.

Air bag light is on . . Called the dealership and keep getting a round about my air bags and the service they did on my car . . They had my car for 3 days and the morning I picked it up about an hour later had to have it towed back in again because the didn't do the recalls right . . Now my engine light is on and my airbag light is on . . I've called and they do not want to listen to what I have to say . . They are telling me more things could be wrong and it will cost a lot of money to fix it . . I've had my car for almost 3 years with no problems and now that they have done work on it . It keeps messing up?.

Takata recall, on June 18th 2018 I took my car in at Volkswagen dealership on figueroa street in los angeles regarding the 2 recalls on my vehicle and I called the Volkswagen manufacturer the day before they told me the only thing that could be fixed was the takata airbags recall but the other recall was still pending so they didn't do anything to my car and I have an invoice showing then thing was done that even takata airbags for fix I complain to the Volkswagen manufacturer and they said that the airbags were fixed he sent me a email copy of the invoice and it's a different invoice than the one I have mind you that the miles that are on the invoice that they send me are not the miles on my vehicle at all to this day I'm still having a hard time I'm getting everything fixed in my car the two recalls they keep on pressuring me to go ahead and and pay out of my pocket for everything to be done my car is sitting there parked I still make payments on it my tags are up next month I need a smog check and I cannot get a small check cuz it won't pass cuz the check engine light is on I've been back and forth with the Volkswagen dealership and still nothing they said there's nothing they can do regarding a pending recall.

Tl the contact owns a 2007 Volkswagen Passat. Three days after the vehicle was purchased, an abnormal odor of fuel came from the vehicle. A day later, the odor worsened and the contact could not enter the vehicle. In addition, the check engine indicator illuminated. The contact called momentum Volkswagen of clear lake at (844) 894-5461 (located at 15100 gulf fwy, houston, TX 77034), but no assistance was provided. The vehicle was not diagnosed or repaired. The manufacturer was not made aware of the failure. The failure mileage was 64,000.

Tl- the contact owns a 2070 Volkswagen Passat. . The contact received notification of NHTSA campaign number: 17v509000 (fuel system) however the parts to do the repair were unavailable. The contact stated that the manufacturer exceeded a reasonable amount of time as the recall notice was received over a year ago. The dealer wallace Volkswagen 2805 se federal hwy, stuart, FL 34994 was contacted and confirmed that the parts were not available for the recall remedy. The manufacturer was not made aware of the issue. The contact had not experienced a failure. VIN tool confirms parts not available. Hk.

Son was driving down highway and front end of vehicle started to shake then stalled and would not start. Towed to independent mechanic. Replaced hpfp ($1500). Now told the timing chain jumped and has to be replaced with timing sprocket, timing tensioner, and intake came shaft. Not sure if there is damage on engine bottom as well. The cost is over $2000. Vw does nothing but does acknowledge faulty parts. My sn could have been killed on the highway. This car has 78,000 miles. It should not stall at 65 mph.

Tl-the contact owns a 2007 Volkswagen Passat. The contact received notification of NHTSA campaign number: 17v509000 (fuel system, gasoline) and 18v148000 (air bags) however, the part to do the repair was unavailable. The contact stated that the manufacturer exceeded a reasonable amount of time for the recall repair. Bozzani Volkswagen of covina, California the manufacturer was made aware of the issue. The contact had not experienced a failure. VIN tool confirms parts not available. Ad.

The contact owns a 2007 Volkswagen Passat. The contact received notification of NHTSA campaign number: 17v509000 (fuel system); however, the parts to do the repair were unavailable. The contact stated that the manufacturer exceeded a reasonable amount of time for the recall repair as the recall notice was received over six months ago. The dealer (momentum Volkswagen, 2405 richmond Ave, houston, TX 77098) was contacted and confirmed that the parts were not available for the recall remedy. The manufacturer was not made aware of the issue. The VIN was unknown. The failure mileage was 144,522.

Tl- the contact owns a 2007 Volkswagen Passat. The contact stated that while driving about 70 mph, the vehicle lost power and shut down without warning. The vehicle was towed to an independent mechanic where it was diagnosed that the engine needed to be replaced. The vehicle was repaired. The dealer was not called. The manufacturer was made aware of the failure and stated that there was a recall and that the contact may be reimbursed for the repairs related to the recall (NHTSA campaign number: 17v509000 (fuel system, gasoline). The manufacturer sent some paper work to the contact, to be completed for the reimbursement. The failure mileage was approximately 125,000. Fe.

The contact owns a 2007 Volkswagen Passat. The contact received notification of NHTSA campaign number: 17v509000 (fuel system, gasoline) and stated that the part was not available within a reasonable time frame to schedule the recall repair. The dealer (legend Volkswagen, side a, 158 merrick rd, amityville, NY 11701, (631) 691-7700) was unable to verify when the remedy and parts would be supplied from the manufacturer. The manufacturer was contacted. The contact was not experiencing a failure. VIN tool confirms parts not available.

My emissions light keeps lit, my airbag light says malfunction, vehicle was stationary when lights came on.

Tl-the contact owns a 2007 Volkswagen Passat. The contact recieved notification of NHTSA campaign number: 17v509000 ( fuel system, gasoline). However, the parts to do the repair were unavailable. The contact stated that the manufacturer exceeded a reasonable amount of time for the recall repair. The Volkswagen dealer located in Volkswagen of downtown la (213) 477-7358 1900 s figueroa st, los angeles, CA 90007 was contacted and confirmed that the parts were not available for the recall remedy. The manufacturer was made aware of this issue and were not able to confirm when the parts were to become available. The contact had not experienced a failure (parts distribution disconnect). Jw.

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.

My vw Passat 2007 stalls and/or does not start. It has stalled while driving on the freeway and then sometimes does not start at all. Sometimes if tried after a while it may start. I'm told it is a high pressure fuel valve problem that is part of a recall but my VIN does not qualify for that.

Over the last few months, starting in March, we have had increasing problems with our 2007 vs Passat wagon. When stopped at a stop light, or stalled in heavy traffic, the engine suddenly just cuts out and dies. The car will restart again, but this can happen repeatedly. Also, while driving, the car will suddenly begin to lose power and start to DE-accelerate for a few seconds before pressure on the gas pedal reconnects to the engine. It's terrifying. We have taken the car in to numerous service providers (all authorized vw) and they are unable to detect a problem on the vw plug in computer analyzer or see anything wrong on visual inspection.