general problems of the 2008 Volkswagen Passat

My son bought this used car. The stop engine light came on, got an oil change but the light did not go away. Were told that the oil pressure might be the issue so took it to the mechanic. We were told it was most likely the oil pressure switch. There were multiple codes(cones) and were cleared. The switch was replaced but the engine light's still on & the stop engine comes on but goes off. It appears it is a gas pump issue that it might be manufacture fault. Is there a recall for this issue on this 2008 Passat? it's my [xxx] 's first car, he saved & bought it but it's dangerous. . . He got it diagnosed & was told it's a $5,000 job. If it's an oil/gas pump manufacturer issue, is Volkswagen responsible? information redacted pursuant to the freedom of information act (foia), 5 u. S. C. 552(b)(6).

During an unrelated service, my engine was diagnosed with a timing chain problem. The service personnel indicated that my timing chain has extensive wear and will fail at some point in the near future. The engine only has 75,000 miles. This should not be happening with the low miles on the vehicle. Upon research, I found that a good number of other Volkswagen vehicles are having the same issue. Volkswagen has denied any assistance with the problem. This is a safety issue and a defect with the engine. I feel that a recall should be done by Volkswagen to remedy the many vehicles with this problem.

My 2008 Volkswagen Passat engine cut off while I was driving, in the middle of traffic, I could have been killed if I was on the express way. Fortunately, I was on a city street and was able to get to the side of the road.

I bought a used 2008 vw Passat komfort wagon. After buying the vehicle while doing research on the web come to find out that the car has a bad cam follower bad cam shaft and high pressure fuel pump. Vw knowingly sells this vehicle with an internal engine issue to customers when the engine could blow up at any time causing severe safety issues.

Aug 16,2017 manufacturer recall number20ae NHTSA recall number17v509 recall statusrecall incomplete, remedy not yet available summary on certain vehicles, there could be an interruption in electrical power to the fuel pump control module. This could result in the fuel pump running continuously, resulting in a drained battery and/or a no start condition, or cause a loss of motive power while the vehicle is in motion, which could increase the risk of a crash causing injury and/or damage to property. Battery was dead after only two years had to have it towed off highway tires plus said code fuel pump and transmission module open recall !.

Tl the contact owns a 2008 Volkswagen Passat wagon. The contact stated that the check engine indicator illuminated. The contact received 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 contact called a local dealer (pacific Volkswagen, 14900 hindry Ave, hawthorne, CA 90250) and was informed that the vehicle would not be repaired until the part was available. The vehicle was not diagnosed or repaired. The manufacturer was made aware of the issue and opened case number: 180395286. The manufacturer confirmed that the part was not available. The failure mileage was 71,000. VIN tool confirms parts not available.

Recall for the following: no part is available to fix this as of yet. The vehicle is 10 years old. I want to sell it. On certain vehicles, there could be an interruption in electrical power to the fuel pump control module. This could result in the fuel pump running continuously, resulting in a drained battery and/or a no start condition, or cause a loss of motive power while the vehicle is in motion, which could increase the risk of a crash causing injury and/or damage to property. Recall status recall incomplete. Remedy not yet available remedy replace the fuel pump control module and relocate it within the vehicle. Safety risk descrpition a loss of motive power while the vehicle is in motion could increase the risk of a crash causing injury and/or damage to property.

I was driving on the highway and noticed a loss of power with the engine light on. When I completed the trip, I found that the camshaft follower had worn all the way through, leaving metal fragments inside the engine. The camshaft had worn away at the high pressure fuel pump, with damage occurring to both parts. What was addressed in technical bulletin 2015153 happened to my car as well. The issue is that vw denied to help because my car was a 2008 model year, with a production date in January of 2008. The recall and warranty extension applied to model year 2006-2007, but because the same exact failure happened on my car it should be covered also.

2nd ignition. Coil failure in 1 month period.

Oem ignition coils (06f905115f) seem to have a design flaw. Changed one and now another one has went bad. Car lost some of its power when on the interstate. There was recall for earlier year models of the same vehicle. However the 2008 model is not included in the recalls.

Engine would shut off within 1-90 seconds after starting, thereby disabling all accessories including power steering & brakes, causing loss o control of vehicle, sometimes while at high speed on highway. Diagnosed by local shop as a failure of the cam follower, which wore through, in turn causing failure of the high pressure fuel pump, as well as scoring of the intake camshaft, necessitating replacement of all three components.

Warned by other owners of 2006-08 Passats, I inspected the high pressure fuel pump, cam, and cam follower for abnormal wear. The high pressure fuel pump (hpfp) cam follower has been recognized as a flaw requiring warranty extension to 120,000 miles on the 2006-2007 models. This fault causes failure of the cam follower and the fuel pump shaft wears into the camshaft causing loss of fuel/speed, acceleration, or engine power upon failure. My vehicle exhibits identical early wear and failure as 2006-07 models, though vw refuses to extend warranty coverage for 2008 cars. Further consideration of 2008 vehicles with the identical problem should be considered. Volkswagen customer service has been contacted by several affected owners in this matter and is unwilling to acknowledge that this flaw recognized in 06-07 vehicles extends into some 2008 vehicles and is denying coverage of this safety/emissions issue. Vw customer care has denied any flaw or extended warranty for 2008 2. 0t owners despite the warranty extension for prior model years for the exact same problem.

This "certified pre-owned" vehicle has consistently performed dangerously and unreliably since it was purchased. The car would not start on so many occasions that we lost count. When the car would start, it would cut off without warning in the middle of driving it down the road, coming off of exit ramps, and on busy highways, not even giving the driver an opportunity to pull over. The engine would rev at unexpected times, causing the car to want to move forward even when the brake was being depressed. The car would want to move forward at stop lights, in traffic, and in parking garages. The engine would also run loudly and at a very high rpm any time the air conditioner was on. These concerns were reported to the dealer on numerous occasions. We have emails from the service manager saying that there is nothing wrong with the car. It would cut off and require towing the same day it was both dropped off and picked up from the dealership for this very reason. The vehicle is now parked at the service department of the dealership because it is completely undriveable. We have reached out to Volkswagen group of America. Their solution is to allow the car to get repossessed, and they will gladly sell us another vehicle. This is out of the question. Payments continue to be made on the car.

The cam follower on 2006-2008 Passats with the 2. 0t fsi bpy engine are all susceptible to an event where the cam follower gets a hole in it and the high pressure fuel pump can drill through the intake camshaft. Volkswagen gave a warranty extension to 2006 and 2007 Passats but will not take care of the 2008s! Volkswagen claims new parts were used but I had the repair done and the part number on my fuel pump was different than the new one! it is a $2000 problem and this need to have action taken! the symptoms can cause terrible accidents! they include extremely poor acceleration, jolts, hesitations, rough starts, and rough idles. Volkswagen says that this is VIN specific and 2008s do not apply but numerous people with Passats, gti's, and jetta's with this engine have had this problem! it is dangerous. I have nearly gotten in many accidents and it is expensive to repair it. They have recognized it as a problem as they have released numerous technical service bulletins for this specific model year concerning these parts! there needs to be formal action taken as this is not just a few cars that this has happened to, but many!.

I have a 2008 volswagen Passat 2. 0t. I bought this vehicle used with 66000 miles. After numerous visits to my dealer about the check engin light being on and them saying it was a sensor not a problem they would replace it. I was driving down interstate 65 doing 65mph the car sputtered and lost most power down a major interstate. This caused a quick reduction is speed. Come to find out the camshaft and high pressure fuel pump were destroyed by the two components grinding against each other. Now the 2006 and the 2007 vehicles both had this problem and Volkswagen put extended warranties on these vehicles. This could cause a accident sooner or later. Thank you.

While parked in the lot, the engine area caught on fire and burned the front half of the car before the fire department put it out.

Intermittent problem that causes engine to want to continue working instead of idle while foot on brake and gear in drive. Rpms between 8-10k. Appears to happen in hot afternoons when air is on full blast. When brake is engaged there is enormous pressure back on the foot and the car wants to go. First taken in to vw dealer and they had another car of same year and model and color which was doing same thing. They cleaned the throttle cable. As I pulled away from the dealership the problem happened again. I immediately called back and let the service guy know the fix didn't work. On 8/1 I took it back and the problem was happening while I was in their garage. The other car was back again with same issue. Vw had a tech bulletin about a loose ground wire. The service tech put a jumper cable somewhere and told me to try that out. Within a mile I experienced the problem again.

The vehicle was parked in the parking garage after being driven at lunch and within approximately 15-30 minutes of owner having turned off the vehicle the garage attendant reported smelling smoke. According to an eyewitness, there was smoldering smoke coming from under the hood and within a minute or so of discovering the smoke an explosion took place under the hood and the entire front hood compartment was engulfed in flames. The fire department was able to put out the fire but the vehicle is a total loss.

1. Slowing to stop at red light. 15 feet behind another car that was stopped, and with my foot firmly on the brake, the engine revved to top speed and the brake did not stop the car. I bumped the stopped car, put the car in park and turned off the engine. 2. No damage to either car. Police were called and came out until tow truck arrived. Car towed to dealer where the car (9 months old and 11000 miles) was purchased. 3. One week later, the dealer said they could find nothing wrong. They paid for a rental car for the week. I refuse to drive the car so they offered to trade it in on a new one and that it had depreciated 50% in 9 months. Vw corporate offered a $1000 rebate on a new car. 4. I called vw corporate to register a complaint, but they said that the dealer was "empowered" to made decisions. They would do nothing.