Dash Wiring Problems of Volkswagen Passat

The contact owns a 2003 Volkswagen Passat. While driving 40 mph the vehicle stalled. The vehicle was taken to the dealer, and a technician replaced the ignition coil at an expense of $403. 00. The failure resurfaced one year after the vehicle was repaired. An authorized technician concluded that the ignition coil failed and caused the wiring harness, and the engines computer to burn. The vehicle was repaired at an expense of $887. 97. The manufacturer was notified. The failure mileage was 83,000 and the current mileage was 92,000. Updated 10/21/09. Updated 12/07/09. The consumer stated in addition to the other problem, the failed stalled on the highway and the the lights on the dashboard illuminated. Updated 12/08/09.

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I have had my 2001 vw Passat for 7 years now and have had it in the shop multiple issues including warped rotors (front and back), cracked chasse, electrical issues and various other problems. Before having this car, I had a Toyota for 8 years and in the 8 years I had the Toyota, I only had it in the shop for routine maintenance. This car is disappointing and everyone I talk to who has a similar model/year says the same thing. I think the 2001 vw Passat is a lemon.

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- the contact stated after driving the 2006 Volkswagen and attempting to exit the vehicle she noticed that both the foot lights and the interior hood lights did not work. The contact took the vehicle into a repair shop and they determined that it was a short circuit that they could not pin point. The contact felt unsafe, will not drive the vehicle.

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Numerous spontaneous electrical failures within 24 hours. A week ago today) the gas gauge on my 2002 Passat w8 went dead, both the analogue gauge and the computer readout; then the ac went dead, windows, horn, door locks and lock remote and lights suddenly stopped working. The radio stop working, then came back on, but the reception was very bad, a lot of static, and the radio did not shut off when the car was turned off and the key removed. I had to manually turn it off. While driving the speedometer & odometer went dead, all of the warning lights came on but the engine displayed no problems. I got a call from the dealer the next day, the car will not even start now. The comfort control module needed to be replaced, he stated that"it stopped communicating". $500. 00 for that. It's a week later today. My w8 is still at the dealer. It took them 6 days to get the comfort control module. They installed it and the car still will not start. My bill is at $630, and they want me to authorize more time so they can start tearing apart the wiring and the wiring harnesses. There are hundreds of postings on many websites from owners with the identical issues. The wiring is corroded going to/from the ccm.

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Owner was driving vehicle for approximately 5 minutes, parked it, and then noticed smoke coming from the heater and also noticed the hood light going on and off. Fire burned throughout the passenger compartment and part of the undercarriage. Cause undetermined.

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While en-route between dexter, michigan and grand rapids, michigan, cabin began to smell of smoke. Shortly thereafter, the cigarette lighter caught fire. Fire was extinguished with a halon extinguisher promptly. Examination of the components post-fire revealed a defective center conductor. Circuit was fused at 10 amps which was found to be blown, post fire. No injuries, no damage to personal goods, damage was confined to cigarette lighter assembly, which is poorly designed.

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Abs and brake light intermittently light up and sound an emergency. I've taken the car to two garages, and neither place can determine the problem. Sometimes I cani feel my abs system lock up if I am turning (not in any wet conditions); and in those occasions, I was fortunate that no cars had been coming toward me b/c I was unable to gain control. Neither mechanic saw any fault in my brakes, brake pads, shoes, etc. , so there is something electrical to blame; and this is a complaint heard often with 1998-1999 vw Passats. Either way, nothing has been done to correct the failure, only 300. 00 in diagnostics.

I purchased a 1997 Volkswagen Passat vr6 at checkered flag BMW in June 2004, and since have discovered that the electrical system is horrible. First, the air conditioner( a/c) quit working, then the airbag light came on, and the ac started working for a day, then blew a chemical cloud into the vehicle, while I was on the highway. My eyes were burning (as well as my face) for the rest of the day. Finally, I have already had to replace the battery, and there's a slow coolant leak. May I suggest that we remove all vw's from America's streets? they are a total menace to anyone who owns them! I went to checkered flag vw, to have it serviced, and they wanted to charge 89 dollars a problem, just to look, then they said I could trade it for a new one. Why would I want a new one? I don't need to trade an old problem for a new, more expensive one, I just want a reliable work vehicle, and I wish I had stuck to my guns and bought another prelude. This thing will see the crusher when I'm done paying it off! four problems in not so many months. Only another vw owner would know that kind of frustration!.

Defective fuel gauge and temp. Gauge causing to replace entire instrument cluster.

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I bought the car from a dealer and know from carfax report the car was recently off lease. I put 15 miles on it and internally inside the dash black smoke radiated from the vents and sparks fell under the car. Within seconds flames shot out from under the dash. The fire company arrived in less than 5 minutes but by then the car was an inferno.

Problems with engine shut down on 2003 Volkswagen Passat. There was a problem with the odometer reading. The ecp light would constantly come on, the engine would go out intermittently, and there was rough idling.

Vehicle died while driving on 45 mph road. Starter and engine turn, but would not run. Advised dealer that this happened 1 year ago and engine fuse and horn fuse had to be replaced. No codes were in the computer. Dealer replaced fuse s232 and car started. During road test, car died again. Fuse s232 blew again and dealer found ecm and harness melted and was smoking. Dealer replaced ecm, harness and fuse and car ran. When customer received the car, the cruise control and dash lights were inoperative. Dealer reprogrammed cruise and fixed wiring of dash lights under warranty after much argument. Dealer did not know cause of mishap. This is the 2nd time the car has died while travelling on busy roads. I was nearly rear-ended twice as I pulled the car off the highway.

I have vw Passat, 2001. It has around 30 000 miles on it. The clutch has gone down on this car and it needs to be replaced. Parts and labor for this repair are more than $2200. This car has electrical problems also. The warranty is gone after 24000k or 2 years. I have extended warranty on this car, but they don't cover anything from the long list of repair. I called to vw customer care and ask to reimburse me for clutch repair, since it must be after 10 years/100 000 miles power train warranty. They refused to participate. I complain about vw quality ( I have friends having trouble with vw as well). I believe that manufacture has to take care of bad product and cover the repair cost. I purchased this car brand new and I expect to have a quality item, not the junk for more than $25k. I also completely dissatisfied with vw service!!!!.

The dashboard and electrical wires have burnt. Consumer states' none of the gauges are working and brakes are not working properly. Please provide any further information. Ts.

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Vehicle has been runniing, it forces antifreeze down wiring harness, and shorts out computer that controls transmission. Vehicle will start to shake and stall out. Please provide any further information.

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Numberous problems with vehicle. After bumping noise, engine revved, car lurched forward and accelerated to a rapid speed. The mlp light cam on several times. The radio did not work. The radio was repaired and broke again then was replaced. The consumer stated that she found standing water in the car on the back right side under the front seat. The air pollen filter was cracked . Filter and carpet was replaced. . Read more...

I had shut off my car and when I went to turn it back on I had no lights, turn signals, dome light, horn, climat control or radio. I took it to the dealer they told me it happens on beetles and golfs all the time and that it was the ignision switch. They showed me the switch when they pulled it out. It had gotten so hot it melted right through the wires. There is no safety recall on this but if it gets hot enough to melt metal it could start the car on fire.

The daytime and normal headlights don't work when engine is started. This problem is intermittent. Sometimes I would shut off the engine and restart it and the lights come back on. Another time, I just turned off the engine and let the car sit in my garage for a few days. The lights come back on when I start it. At other times, in addition to the headlight not coming on, the abs light comes on when the ignition is started. There are a lot of other electrical problems with my Passat, which I have fixed and reported here. Namely, the instrument cluster failed.

Speedometer/tachometer and fuel gauges went crazy. With engine off speedometer reads 80 mph and tachometer reads 4000 rpm. This occurred after a cold start-up and is known to be an instrument cluster failure. It appears to be specific to 1996 model Volkswagen Passat glx models and is reported to be a $600. Or more dealer repair with a need to special order the replacement gauge/cluster assembly from germany requiring 4-6 weeks for parts delivery. This is unacceptable ! printed circuit boards and instrument clusters are not wear items and should not fail under normal operation. I am not about to pay vw $600. Or more to fix a known defect. It is certainly possible to use the VIN numbers to determine if this defect is limited to a certain production time period. Perhaps the vendor supplier to vw had some production problems that were discovered and corrected. Owner's of these vehicles should not pay for a known defect that results from normal vehicle operation.

Instrument panel has been out for a while. Light has been on/off onboard diagnostic indicator. Towed to dealer, and was told that instrument panel: cluster module had a short.

Instrument panel cluster was not operating properly. Dealer has consumer's car because of the instrument panel failure. Parts are on back order for about two weeks.

Electical cluster for instrument panel failed. Yh.

While driving in a parking lot the instrument panel failed to function properly: digital displays flashed on and off speedometer and tachometer gauges moving clockwise and counter-clockwise out of control, this pattern continued when vehicle ignition turned off. Car taken to dealer for regular service and current problem. Service advisor says battery ok, needs new instrument cluster. Jan. 06 vehicle fail to start, checked battery, battery burned up,cells dry. Replaced with new battery, inside of 2 week period failure to start and no powercontacted Volkswagen of America. Vehicle towed to dealer. Vehicle has been at dealer for 6 weeks. Dealer installs instrument cluster, go to pick up car and it fails to start. Car remains at dealership.

Gauge cluster and hvac control unit both failed at startup. Dealer was unable to diagnose cause of failures.

Engine check light keep coming on, and now the gauges on the dashboard don't work, including the speed gauge/gas gauge, and all of the electrical components that are operated by the computer. Consumer can't determine the problem.

I have had numerous problems with the various electrical components in my vw passta. I have had the radio pick the turn signal while listening to am stations. The lights in the airconditiong component stopped working. The passaenger dr behind the drivers side locking mechanism is still broken (even after 4-5 trips to the dealer). The passenger door behing the front passenger had to be completely replaced because it would no lock. The truck mechanism stopped locking and had to be replaced. The lights in the back fell out. The car simply cut off while driving for no apparent reason. The security system went haywire for no reason.

Instrument cluster wiring harness failed.

While the vehicle was in park with the motor running a malfunction occurred within the instrument cluster, causing the speed or fuel not to register, and other functions became inoperable. Cause unknown. Please give any further details.

Consumer states instrument panel was going out or not coming on while driving at night. Bulb needs to be replaced.