Check Engine Light On Problems of Volkswagen Passat - part 1

Tl the contact owns a 2012 Volkswagen Passat. The contact stated while driving 76 mph, the check engine warning light and exhaust fluid warning lights illuminated. The contact stated that the failure persisted for over a year. An error code stated vehicle shut-off at 200 miles was on the instrument panel however, the vehicle did not shut-off. The contact took the vehicle to overturf Volkswagen kia (1016 west columbia drive, kennewick, wa 99336, (509-586-3185) however, the mechanic was unable to determine the cause of the failure. The dealer replaced the knock sensor and catalytic converter however, the failure persisted. The manufacture was notified of the failure but provided no additional assistance. The failure mileage was 76,000.

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108k miles. Got off of work and I went to start the vehicle. I started the vehicle the battery light started to flash and the check engine light came on and started flashing I just did a quick loop and put it right back into the parking spot that I was in. I took it into a shop they found that the starter was getting way too hot. They took the starter out and put in a new one and when they went to start the vehicle the engine seized.

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Check engine light and epc light suddenly came on during acceleration around 40mph. Acceleration dropped and idle is rough. Check engine and epc light and rough idle with no acceleration occurs every time vehicle is started. Obdii codes show misfire. Online forums show similar cases with no consistent reason or fix between 30k and 70k miles.

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2013 Passat tdi. 136000 miles. Vehicle was driving at highway speeds and the glow plug light started to flash, no other indicator lights or car performance issues were noted at this time. Car was pulled over safety to a town within 5 miles, the car was shut down. Just to see if it was a glitch car was restarted briefly and the check engine light remained on. Car was immediately turned off. While on the phone relaying my information to family, bystanders advised me that the car was on fire below the engine bay. The fire was quickly put out with water. The damage seems to be in the same area as has been noted by recalls 17v309000 and 16v171000, both of these recalls were complied with prior to this event. Documentation of this is maintained with the owner. All scheduled maintenance and repairs have been completed at Volkswagen dealerships since purchase, all records maintained.

While driving the vehicle it will loose driving power, check engine light will come on as well as epc light. When taken to a mechanic it was found out that the whole throtke body needed to be replaced. I was also told that this was a dealer only part, when the mechanic shop called to order the part from the dealership they were told that the part was on a national back order and that it could be 6 months to a year before a part was avaliable. When I called the dealership a week later the part was still on back order, and they said that they had over 200 on a list waiting for this part, and to keep calling back to ask about the status. I have not been able to drive my vehicle since July 2020, and as of today 10/22/2020, accordinf to the dealership there is still no estimated timeframe that this part eill be available. I fell that if there is that many that if they do in fact have over 200 waiting for the part then there must be somthing defective with the current part that is on the vehicle.

2013 Passat tdi sel. Emission modification at 28,514 miles. Now 29,200 miles on odometer. Bought the car less than a month ago. Vehicle is equipped with diesel misfueling guard. Stopped at grocery store and also filled up diesel from sam's club. Drove 4 miles down the road around 40 mph and about to enter highway when glow plug indicator started flashing and check engine light illuminated. Heard some rattling and the engine shut down without warning. Coasted over to shoulder. Would not start. Abandoned the car for the night. Next day I had the car towed to vw. They tested the fuel and it tested fine. Diagnosed as a failed high pressure fuel pump. It exploded and sent shrapnel through the fuel lines and forward into the engine and exhaust system. Also sent shrapnel backwards into fuel filter, fuel tank, and low pressure fuel pump. $5500-$7500 repair quoted if not under warranty.

When I turn on ac the car loses power and the batter icon and check engine light comes on and the steering wheel locks up. After I turned off ac and attempted to restart car after a few trys it started back up and the check engine light went off. . This had never happened before.

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Check engine light and epc light turned on. Sometimes my car will not start, but then other time it with start with one turn. Also while I am driving, it looses power sometimes. One time the car shut off completely while I was in drive. I took it to the mechanic and he did a diagnostic computer code check. The code was reading camshaft position sensor malfunction. The mechanic replaced the sensor but noticed that the metal on the sensor is shearing significantly.

Tl- the contact owns a 2003 Volkswagen Passat . The contact stated while vehicle was in a stand still, the vehicle was not able to turn on . The contact stated check engine warning light was illuminated. The contact also stated the plastic on vehicle was low quality on the interior and exterior of vehicle that may been the reason for failure. The vehicle was taken to independent mechanic where it was diagnosed with needing to be replaced timing chain actuator/solenoid. The contact stated a local dealer was contacted to know about open recall, stated no recall on vehicle. The vehicle had not been repaired as of yet. The manufacturer was made aware of the failure. The failure mileage was approximately  180,000.

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The check engine light is on my car shakes put when drove three different shops said the engine went bad only after 2 1/2 years of having this vehicle which by the way is my only means of transportation im not rich trying go stay a float and have been quoted $6,000-7,000 for a new engine which by the way I don't have on top of pay a car note on a vehicle I cannot drive. All the shop has said it's not worth getting the engine replaced the vehicle garbage.

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My car is a 2013 Passat purchased by me in 2014, I have always taken my car to be serviced with all required service maintenances since purchase date (services done all at Volkswagen dealerships). The next service was not due. I have this all documented by the dealerships. My car has approx. 94,000 miles on it. The check engine light started to come on intermittently. Today Volkswagen dealer (following diagnostic testing) told me the head gasket needs to be replaced but that this is a risky repair as the primary problem is the engine. The Volkswagen dealership is telling me the engine needs to be replaced. The Volkswagen dealer is telling me today that this is not a usual problem with this vehicle. I called Volkswagen to ask for financial assistance or buy back plan for this and was told there is nothing that can be done.

The heater core in my 2014 Volkswagen Passat tdi has failed and been replaced four times within the last 2 years. There is/was an extended warranty related to the heater core failure but there has not yet been a recall despite an obvious defect with the heater cores. Failure 1, 11/28/2016- reported as insufficient heat, primarily passenger side - warranty covered failure 2, 06/30/2017- identified by check engine light alert- warranty covered failure 3, 0/7/10/2017- identified by check engine light alert, warranty covered failure 4, 11/28/2017- reported as insufficient heat- primarily on passenger side- originally reported on 10/26/2018- vw declined to cover under warranty. Without a properly functioning heater core, the windshield defroster will not have heat. In this situation, the driver will have difficulty maintaining a clear windshield, which will create a hazardous situation. The lack of heat in the vehicle can also be unsafe in some climates.

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Tl-the contact owns a 2006 Volkswagen Passat. The contact stated that while driving at a low speed out of his driveway the vehicle stalled as the check engine warning light illuminated. The contact stated that the vehicle was able to restart and operate with no further issues but upon returning home and driving back into the driveway the vehicle stalled again. The vehicle was taken to an independent mechanic where it was with a malfunctioning throttle body that needed replacement. The contact stated that the throttle body was replaced then taken to mcdaniels Volkswagen 440 killian rd, columbia, SC 29203 (803) 786-6408 for reprogramming but was informed they could not reprogram the throttle body due to it being a used part. The contact stated that he then purchased another throttle body on-line but upon taken the vehicle back to the dealership he was informed that the computer needed replacement. The vehicle was taken back to the independent mechanic whom sent the vehicle to midlands Volkswagen of columbia 655 broad river rd, columbia, SC 29210 (803) 799-635 for the computer replacement. The contact stated that after all the repairs the failure persisted. The manufacturer was not made aware of the failures. The failure mileage was 122,000. Aa.

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Tl- the contact owns a 2008 Volkswagen Passat. The contact stated that while driving at various speeds, the vehicle stalled as the check engine warning light illuminated. The vehicle was push into an independent mechanic auto shop where it was diagnosed that the alternator needed to be replaced. The vehicle was repaired. The contact called ganley westside Volkswagen dealership at (440) 734-2000 located at 25580 lorain rd, north olmsted, OH 44070 and was informed part was not available. The contact received recall notification of NHTSA campaign number: 17v509000 (fuel system, gasoline) and 18v148000 (air bags) however, the parts needed for the repair were not available. The contact stated that the manufacturer exceeded a reasonable amount of time for the recall repair. The manufacturer was not notified of the failure. The approximate failure mileage was 165,000. VIN tool confirmed parts not available and part distribution disconnect. Aw.

Tl-the contact owns a 2006 Volkswagen Passat. The contact stated that after adding fuel to vehicle the vehicle failed to start and occasionally while driving at unknown speeds the vehicle stalled. The check engine light was illuminated. The contact called a local dealer molle Volkswagen located at 808 w 103rd st, kansas city, mo 64114 (816) 941-2400. The vehicle was not diagnosed or repaired. The manufacturer was notified of the issue and referred the contact to the local dealer for a diagnostic testing. The failure mileage was approximately 172,000. Ap.

Tl - the contact owns 2010 Volkswagen Passat. The contact stated that the check engine light illuminated. The contact took the vehicle to a dealer and was advised that the engine is failing which would require the engine to be replaced. The manufacturer was not notified of the issue. The failure mileage is 73,000. Dg.

My turbo failed in the car with no warning while on the highway. The glowplug light started blanking and the check engine light came on.

Check engine light was on and car would rattle loudly. One day the car just starts driving slow and shuts off. I took it to mechanic and after several tests, it was noted that the engine coils and turbo cap was broken. Hefty price to get it fix. After two days, the check engine light is back on. I research and talked with mechanic, it seems to be a growing problem with vw cars.

Check engine light came on and a 200 mi. Countdown began indicating the car would not start again. We were over 500 miles from home on the weekend. We had to drive the manual transmission car home 10 hours to nearest dealer with the threat of stalling in traffic on interstate. We could not turn the car off, nor stall it as the car indicated it would not start again. It was the nox sensor. I paid $625 plus tax to fix part of the fraudulent emissions system.

The check engine light came on 7/14/16. I brought the car into the dealership on 7/15/16 and learned that the car¿s adblue heater had gone and will cost just over $1,000 to replace. The adblue heater heats the adblue to remove no2 for emissions, however Volkswagen is claiming that this is not covered under the emissions warranty. The adblue system has not other purpose than for emissions and should be covered under the federal warranty, as the emissions would fall outside of the federal regulations without this component. Proper emissions help to keep our entire population safe and healthy from the harmful pollutants generated by vehicles. Now the car will not start because of this false emission sensor reading.

Purchased a 2007 Volkswagen Passat in 2013 from curry Honda dealership on peachtree ind blvd and they took it to Volkswagen dealer to get certified and inspected / Volkswagen found 5 recalls they said they updated, but 2 yrs later the check engine light came on and stayed on . . . . The sensor was bad which was found in the engine upon diagnose. Volkswagen dealer would not fix it on cobb pkwy and did not log it as an issue. I was unable to get emission inspection year to year and finally had no choice but to give it back to the bank / captiol one. Curry Honda refused to fix or take the car back.

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The contact owns a 2012 Volkswagen Passat. While operating the vehicle, the check engine light illuminated. The cause of the failure was not diagnosed or repaired. The failure mileage was 80,000.

I own a 2012 vw Passat tdi (diesel). Check engine light is on. The fix apparetly is over 1000. 00 and it seems to be the same problem for many 2012 vw Passat tdi vehicles which are right out of warranty. The fix is a kit for the adblu emissions system. This vehicle should be recalled and fixed free of charge from vw. Code p203b reductant level sensor circuit range/performance.

Tl-the contact owns a 2014 Volkswagen Passat. The contact stated that the check engine warning light illuminated. The contact independently diagnosed that the heater core was blocked and needed to be replaced. The vehicle was not repaired. The manufacturer was notified of the failure. The approximate failure mileage was 66,000. Mf.

The contact owns a 2014 Volkswagen Passat. While driving at 45 mph, the vehicle stalled and the check engine warning light illuminated. The vehicle was towed to the dealer where it was diagnosed that the software needed to be updated. The vehicle was repaired; however, the vehicle would operate as if it were to stall after the software update was completed. The manufacturer was made aware of the failure. The failure mileage was 11,000.

Was merging onto interstate when the car lost power, check engine light and flashing glow plug illuminated. Cleaned the mass air sensor and ran it for several days with no performance problems. Several days later, the car would not start and was towed to dealer, who diagnosed the problem as boost pressure sensor and turbo failure.

Check engine light prompted me to take my 2008 vw Passat 2. 0t to the dealer to have code read. Advised it was a malfunction of the camshaft and the high pressure fuel pump (hpfp) cam follower that has been recognized as a flaw meriting warranty extension on the 2006-2007 models. I have been informed that the 2007 model year was produced through 7/2007. My vehicle was manufactured in 8/2007 and thus has the 2008 model year, but the dealership service manager informed me that this was the same parts and the same problem as the prior years with extended warranty. This fault causes premature wear on the cam follower and the hpfp rod wears into the camshaft causing loss of fuel/speed, acceleration, or engine power upon failure. Seeing as how my vehicle has the same build as those of previous model years that were included in the warranty extension, 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 and disregarding the safety issue that follows failure of the camshaft due to the erosion of this part. Vw customer care was not able to produce proof that my vehicle had different or improved parts by way of a different set of part numbers installed. The technicians confirmed that my camshaft was identical to the recalled camshaft, and the cam follower wear was so extreme that the hpfp rod was eroding the cam surface directly. 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.

I was driving the car about 30 minutes prior to incident traveling at approximately 45 mph with my child in the car and without warning of any kind my car shuts off and I almost got rear ended . I was able to coast to the side of the road put the vehicle in park tried starting the vechile and it started right away . I drove vechile home without incident . I took the vechile to a mechanic and they couldn't find a problem no engine codes where present . I drove the vechile for a week and this same scenario played out again I wasn't driving the car any further at this point because again I had my child in the car and again alonso got rear ended . Had it towed to a different mechanic and they to were unable to find any engine codes or problems . I had my boyfriend drive the car home and it stalled on him at a red light . Car wouldn't restart so he had to push the vechile across a lane of traffic to the shoulder of the road . When the car cooled down for 2 hours it restarted and drove fine no check engine light or codes present . . After a month of headaches with the car we discovers it was a faulty engine speed sensor this is a very dangerous part to fail without warning leaving the car powerless if this happened on the freeway I wouldn't have been so lucky I imagine.

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I stopped at a stop sign, the car accelerated normally and after a few minutes the engine sputtered, the check engine light illuminated, and the battery light illuminated. The engine quit. Attempts to restart the engine failed. I was located at an intersection and pushed the car off to the side of the road. I attempted to restart the engine and noticed an aroma of burning plastic. I opened the hood and there was smoke emanating under the top engine cover, top lh side viewed from the front to the rear. Upon further investigation I noticed that there was a fire under the cover. I removed the cover and extinguished the fire. The #1 ignition coil harness was melted from the fire and associated fire damage was noted on the inside of the engine cover above the engine coil location. I had the vehicle towed to the local dealership and they confirmed that the failure of the #1 engine coil was the cause of the fire. I reported the incident in detail to the Volkswagen America customer support as soon as I returned home. Vehicle is currently undergoing repairs to replace the defective items. I was told there were no current recalls in effect. I went to the NHTSA website and found that this issue has been previously investigated and no recall was issued at the time. I felt obligated to report this incident as it pertains to public safety.

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Vehicle has approx one year of difficult starts requiring multiple attempts. On 7/20/14 while driving in parking lot vehicle stalled and refused to restart despite numerous attempts. Towed home. Dtc showed control module for electronic steering column lock leaking. Vehicle refusing to start despite all other electrical components checking out. Check engine light not on.

Own a 2013 vw Passat sel tdi. Glow plug light came on, pulled over, called dealer, they in turn had me turn vehicle off and restart. Glow plug light on and check engine light started flashing. Drove to dealer less than 4 miles. Diagnostic at dealer "exhaust temp sensor" bad and they would have to order part. Was told these sensors are like "light bulbs", per dealer, and will go bad routinely. Pretty expensive light bulb if you ask me. I purchased a new vehicle for the sole purpose of being maintenance free, I travel extensively, this is ridiculous that a sensor should go bad with 51,000 mile on a new vehicle and if this part is a "light bulb" than vw should allow consumer to replace not charge them this ridiculous labor fee.

I was driving when suddenly my car started surging and reving high. Check engine light and epc light came on. Its driveable but not safely and needs fixed ASAP.

The contact owns a 2006 Volkswagen Passat. The contact stated that while driving approximately 40 mph, the vehicle began to shake violently and lose power. The contact mentioned that the check engine warning light would flash intermittently. The vehicle was taken to a private mechanic where it was diagnosed that the ignition cord needed to be replaced. The manufacturer was not notified of the failure. The vehicle was repaired but the failure was not remedied. The approximate failure and current mileage was 107,000.

We purchased our 2007 Passat 3. 6l 4-motion wagon and had issues with the airbags from day 1 (literally), and had the dealership replace the sensors under both seats within the first three days. Within a month, we began having issues with the tire pressure monitoring system. New tires fixed the tpms issue for about a week, then we began having issues again. A year after we bought the car, my wife had an accident (rear-ended someone), and the airbag did not deploy. We had to have the entire front-end repaired - $10,237 worth of repairs. After the repairs were completed, there was so much external noise than there was before the accident. Over the next 8 months, we began having issues with the check engine light coming on (and staying on). When the car shut off one day, right in the middle of (busy) traffic, I took it back to the repair shop to have them look at it. They took our 2007 Passat to the vw dealership, which made a blanket statement that none of the existing issues were related to the wreck. Therefore, the repair shop would not do anything more to fix the car, and since the car was no longer under warranty, the dealership would not cover the repairs either. On October 29, 2012, 14 months after the accident, the check engine light came on again, as it had many times before. However, on October 30, 2012, the engine died completely. We've since discovered that the bearings are completely gone and were told it will cost us $7,000 to replace the engine. But that still doesn't include repairs to the previously existing issues with the tpsm or the airbag.

Was driving vehicle on the highway , the vehicle's check engine light and brake light came on and the vehicle completely shut down , I pulled over to the side of the highway I seen smoke I opened the hood and it was on fire. I called police and fire. The fire was put out the fans are melted and I'm not sure what else is burned , I have no idea what could have started the fire the vehicle is taken care of and there's no warning lights on , on the dash.

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