general problems of the 2009 Volkswagen Passat

The power steering system failed. At first I thought the steering wheel was locked. I started the car and could not turn the wheel. The power steering light illuminated in red and there was a loud beeping sound when the car is turned on. It was not until the car was towed that I realized that the wheel was not locked. The tow truck driver was able to turn the wheel to steer the vehicle on to the truck bed. I had someone plug in a diagnostic machine. I do not recall the exact code but he said the power steering system was not getting a signal. He replaced the steering angle sensor but that did not fix the issue. I had passenger at the time and was concerned for my safety. Luckily, the system failed while the car was parked, but we were left stranded. I have come across the following information on the kelley blue book website: steering: gear box (other than rack and pinion) NHTSA campaign 08v577000 report date: oct 31 2008 vehicles affected: 130 consequence: driver attempts to overcome the system during malfunction will cause (1) vibrations in the steering wheel; (2) the steering system motor to turn off; (3) the red steering system malfunction indicator light to illuminate; and (4) audible warnings to chime. A malfunctioning steering system could lead to a crash without warning. What you should dealers will replace the steering gear in the affected vehicles. The recall is expected to begin on or about December 5, 2008. Owners may contact vw at 1-800-4822-8987. Summary: vw is recalling 130 2009 Passat, Passat wagon, and Passat cc vehicles. Some vehicles may have an electromechanical steering gear control unit that can malfunction due to a damaged capacitor. If this malfunction occurs, the driver's steering input is not properly processed by the system and the vehicle may not respond as the driver intends. This defect can only occur immediately after vehicle start-up when the steering wheel is moved for the first time and at speeds less than 5 mph.

I put fuel in the car and about to start the car and it won’t start. Lights flickering.

The car has stalled multiple times while driving. Lights pop on and the fuel pump is the error code, along with misfires. I have had at least a dozen or more close calls with the stall out and failure to start up, and at least 2-3 times I have almost been seriously injured or killed due to the stall out. It stalls when its in motion or even when it is parked and is starting up.

I received a safety recall from vw in October of 2017. It said there could be an interruption to the fuel pump module. Result could be fuel pump running continuously, resulting in drained battery and/or a not tart condition or cause a lott of motive power while the care is in motion. After contacting them now (June 15, 2018) they have no further information at this time. Is this usual with a recall that seems dangerous?.

The car had been driven a short distance and parked. Shortly after that it caught on fire and was destroyed.

Car stopped on a highway while in motion. Went to the vw dealer. They found "faults for fuel module, and fuel pump unit. " they removed and installed fuel pump and tube but didn't tell me it was a recalled item/part. I paid the full amount out of my pocket: $988. 57.

Tl-the contact owns a 2009 Volkswagen Passat. The contact stated while driving approximately 30 mph, the vehicle stalled. The vehicle was able to be restarted. The failure recurred. The vehicle was not diagnosed or repaired. The VIN was unavailable. The manufacturer was not notified of the failure. The approximate failure mileage was 70,000. Mf.

Abs module failure - parking light flashing and traction control flashing while driving.

The car suddenly has 50% or less power and begins stumbling very badly. Acceleration is so poor that it's quite dangerous in heavy traffic and the ability to pull off the road is severly hampered. The only way I'm able to keep the car moving and running is to use the manual feature of the automatic transmission and keep the rpm's very high. The four coil packs in the car were replaced this spring. Suddenly, the same exact problem is back again 4 months later. Codes were random misifre and multiple misfires at various cylinders. Strange that all four packs go out at the same time. . . . ? that's not logical unless is something other than normal wear causing the issue. This problem has occurred twice and both time it begins in the middle of heavy traffic where the situation is very dangerous as the power loss is nearly complete. Both times were under acceleration when the heavy stumbling occurred. I turned the car off and disconnected the battery for 5 min. To hopefully reset the cars epc as the problem is so sudden it almost certainly is electrical. There is no logical explanation for four coil packs all needing to be replaced at the same time and 4 months after the last replacement. . . ? undoubtedly a consistently dangerous situation.

On Sunday morning about 11:20 am as I turned my car on it immediately started to rattle followed by black smoke coming from under my hood. I immediately turned my car off, unlocked my hood and unbuckled my 3 boys out of their car seats and ran out of the car. As I made sure they were at a safe distance away from the car I walked back to my car popped the hood up and noticed fire coming from what appeared to be the engine. I immediately called 911 and ran to my neighbors apartment to ask for water so my car wouldn't burn to the ground. By the time the fire department made it out my neighbor and I were able to put the fire out thank god. The following day I had it to towed by hanna's towing through my car insurance agency to the nearest Volkswagen service center. The tow truck driver walter had to unplug the battery because when he turned it on to put the vehicle on neutral to hook it up to the tow truck it started to smoke up again.

There are 3 complaints. I have purchased 2 Volkswagen Passats in 2009. One is working fine except windshield tank leak, and the other one has the leakage and at the same time an engine problem. I would like to recall the other one of which I have registered with vehicle id here followed by the below reasons and requests. 1. Windshield tank leakage since there was no accident and it naturally leaked. 2. On the 17th of November 2011, the car suddenly stopped and exhaled black smoke and I could not drive any more. I definitely stopped and called a wreck car and went directly to the dealer. The dealer reported as steering column module problem. (also mentioned about injector ) 3. On the 14th of September 2012, I was on my way to work and quite far away from the company, the car suddenly stopped with the same problem as 2011. I was late for work for sure and it was almost life threatening circumstance because of the environment. I called the wreck car and here is another report from the dealer. "customer states vehicle was driving rough, shaking and emitting smoke excessively: smelled of fuel: made it to the dealership and will not start. Check and advise. Inspected vehicle retrieved p0300 random misfire p0303 cylinder #3 misfire and p0087 for fuel rail. Noticed large amounts of white smoke coming from exhaust and strong odor of fuel. . . )" 4. I have power train warranty for 5 years or 60k mile (which will be the first) and the dealer fixed 2 times for free because of the warranty. Now even the warranty is being terminated and I have no other ways to secure my safety. Followed by the above reasons, I will not be able to drive this car which I have purchased in 2009. When I drive this car, I do not feel safe and even feel life threatening danger while I am driving because those moments in the past were very dangerous.

For the last 4 years, I've been dealing with major mechanical and non-mechanical issues with my Volkswagen (vw) Passat 2009, which I bought brand new in 2008. Vw's mechanics found that my car had defective parts in it, which were there from the time I bought it. I have had so many problems with the car that I don't trust it, even though vw's mechanics said they've either fixed or replaced the bad parts, but each time I've taken it in for repairs in the past, I've had the same parts repaired or replaced over and over. A summary of these issues: - rear side window sunscreen hook - replaced due to falling out – year 2009 - rear windshield sunscreen - replaced because it had broken – year 2011 - engine fault - car died and running roughly ever since – year 2011 - engine light coming on 4 times – years 2011, 2012, 2013 & 2014 - driver’s door lock - had stopped locking – year 2012 - engine cover - screws fell out of the rear of engine cover – year 2012 - 2 water pumps - replaced due to coolant draining completely out of the reservoir – years 2012 & 2013 - knob to adjust side mirrors came off and now unable to adjust side mirrors – year 2013 I have paid nearly $40,000 to date on this defective vehicle and vw doesn't seem to care how many times I've been put in harms way and inconvenienced. I also have relatives and associates who've had problems with their similar model vws too, so I know I can't be the only one who has had these mechanical issues with a vw in the us. I feel there should be an investigation into vw corp. Of some sort by government officials to uncover the defective construction of my car and others, so all of us who've suffered through this will be redeemed in some way and future consumers will be safer by vw improving their vehicles' construction.

The contact owns a 2009 Volkswagen Passat. While parked for 30 minutes the vehicle caught on fire. The fire started in the front under the engine. The fire department stated it could be an electrical fire or a leak in the engine. The vehicle was completely destroyed. The manufacturer has not been notified. The insurance company was performing an investigation. The failure mileage was 20,000.