general problems of the 2017 Volkswagen Passat

Six problems related to engine and engine cooling have been reported for the 2017 Volkswagen Passat. The most recently reported issues are listed below. Please also check out the statistics and reliability analysis of the 2017 Volkswagen Passat based on all problems reported for the 2017 Passat.

1 Engine And Engine Cooling problem

Failure Date: 11/10/2025

The contact owns a 2017 Volkswagen Passat. The contact stated that while driving at an undisclosed speed, the vehicle lost motive power, with the check engine warning light and an unknown warning light illuminated. The contact was able to restart the vehicle; however, the failure recurred, causing the vehicle to intermittently start and stop. The vehicle was taken to an independent mechanic, but was not diagnosed. The mechanic informed the contact that the failure could be related to an electrical malfunction. The vehicle was not repaired. The dealer was contacted. The vehicle was not diagnosed or repaired by the dealer. The manufacturer was not made aware of the failure. The approximate failure mileage was 355,000.

2 Engine And Engine Cooling problem

Failure Date: 05/05/2024

On 6 separate occasions while operating my vehicle it randomly stops running. The first two were at 40 mph and I was told it was a battery issue. It happened twice less than 4 days after the battery was replaced, once at 25 mph and once at 15 mph. I then had the fuel pump replaced. Less than 4 days later it happened twice again. Once at 10 mph and another time at 45 mph.

3 Engine And Engine Cooling problem

Failure Date: 10/25/2023

The Passat stalls when traveling at low speed and/or from a stop, battery light turns on and loses all engine power, and will not restart for a period of time (10mins to 2 hours). This has happened on a residental street and on the highway when merging onto an on-ramp. There is no loss of electrical power and the starter attempts to turn the engine over but the car will not start. After multiple starting attempts the cars ecp light will turn on. My safety was put at risk when this occured on the highway and I needed to be push the car to the shoulder. The car has been towed to the vw dealership three times and not been reproduced at the dealership. The dealership replaced the car's oxygen sensor and cam shaft position sensor and this did not fix the stalling issue. Dealership has told me no faults have been recorded.

4 Engine And Engine Cooling problem

Failure Date: 10/03/2022

Random cylinder misfires. Bank 1: camshaft a (intake), retard setpoint not reached (over-advanced).

5 Engine And Engine Cooling problem

Failure Date: 07/07/2021

I notice that the “turbo” cuts in and out when it wants to . That’s known as a. Turbo lag. As for my brakes , my rotors have grooves on them and when braking it shakes my steering wheel, scared that I’ll lose control of wheel so I have to pump my breaks to avoid costs of accident. And my air bag light is on , on the dash so my guess would be that the airbags don’t work .

6 Engine And Engine Cooling problem

Failure Date: 08/24/2018

Tl the contact owns a 2017 Volkswagen Passat. While driving 40 mph, the vehicle unintentionally lost power and shut off. After waiting a while, the vehicle restarted and operated normally. The vehicle was taken to commonwealth Volkswagen (1 commonwealth dr, lawrence, MA 01841, (978) 965-8259), but the cause of the failure was not determined. The vehicle was not repaired. The manufacturer was made aware of the failure. The failure mileage was 32,000.


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