Engine Belts And Pulleys Problems of Volkswagen Passat - part 1

Stalling? have to put in drive in order to forward in order to get car to back up? air bags clock wheel has more connection to what wrong/air bags connections is connected to horn (which stopped working) drive? all the refuses are working fine. Horn not work; dangerous driving in caliifornia without a horn** I just want all is for them to replace the parts of my vw 2013 Passat without any charge whatsoever; even an unnecessary fee** I am driving a car with defective air bags, tires headlights, suspension, seatbelts problems, transmissions prblems, steering, electrical, system that can explode leading to a lethal situation for myself and/or my disabled son not to say sometimes I have my grandkids here have been a lot of complaints other than for what these recalled products are allowed on this vehicle. I am not the only one dealing with this stalling issue/go forward. Dangerous what does someone have do suddenly put it in reverse to get out of another vehicle or another harmful?? because these issues are really serious!! especially when dealership like auto plus in indio. Ca. Use car dealership in vehicles like this and promising. People things about the vehicle and not true!!.

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I purchased a used 2003 vw Passat from a private dealer drove the car five months and the timing belt came off while I was driving. I almost got into an accident but avoided it. This particular vehicle and ones like it was recalled in 3/7/2014 for engine and engine cooling engine problems that causes the timing belt to come off while driving. Recall: 14e007000 because of the timing belt failure. I contacted a vw dealership and they said the recall didn't apply to my car. I find that insulting consider ing what I just experienced.

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Took car to vw dealer to have timing belt replaced and was notified that there were several open recalls and they offered to take care of them free of charge. However, they were unable to perform recall #08v156. Manufacturer #26e5. They installed the heat shield but could not perform software upgrade. I never received any recall notices in the mail. Now vw wants to buy the car back because they can't fix it. It's a 2001 vw Passat with 25k miles in showroom shape. Was never driven in snow and garaged it's entire life. They offered me $1500 out of which I owe $1300 for the timing belt. They said it may need a ecu but they are no longer available from vw but refuse to install a used one. The car has been at the vw dealer since 12/28/2020. I was under the impression that recalls never expire.

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While driving on the beltway at 60 miles an hour, the car suddenly lost all electrical power and the engine shut down. I was not able to steer or brake or accelerate. I coasted to the side of the highway, put the car in park and restarted it and drove it home without incident. Dealer could not find an error code. Twice since then, the electrical and system have shut down without warning while the car was running while idling at a traffic light.

My 2013 vw Passat 3. 6 sel lacks a elec stability control switch on the vehicle. As a result, the traction is terrible on this vehicle in rain, snow, and sleet. The engine has a knocking noise, even though I service the vehicle at vw every 10,000 miles as required in the owner's manual. This vehicle has major electrical problems, such as the seat belt light illuminating, and I lose tension in my driver seat belt. That is a huge safety flaw for this $40,000 vehicle.

Car cuts off while driving and oil pressure light comes on. Dealer says the timing belt skipped and damaged the engine and that its a common problem with vw cars. The cost to fix is $4k which is ridiculous for a "known issue". When googling this issue there are several Passat owners experiencing the same thing and there are even class action suits because of this.

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Over heated and timing belt.

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The contact owns a 2003 Volkswagen Passat. While driving at approximately 60 mph, the vehicle stalled without warning. The vehicle failed to restart. The vehicle was towed to the dealer where it was diagnosed that the timing belt needed to be replaced. The VIN was not included in NHTSA campaign number: 14e007000 (engine and engine cooling). The vehicle was not repaired. The manufacturer was notified of the failure. The approximate failure mileage was 100,000.

Tl-the contact owns a 2004 Volkswagen Passat. The contact stated that while driving at 15 mph, he heard an unusual sound, observed smoke from the hood and the engine stalled. The vehicle was towed to a dealer mechanic diagnosed fractured of the timing belt and failure of the cam shaft pulley. The vehicle was not repaired. The manufacturer was not notified of the failure. The approximate failure mileage was 128,000. Lb.

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Despite performing the regularly scheduled (very expensive) maintenance for this vehicle, we had many issues with our 2012 Volkswagen Passat tdi. This car was a commuter vehicle and was driven 110 miles/5 days per week at 55-65 mph. We thought that with proper care and maintenance this car with its diesel engine would last more than 111,000 miles. . . We are so disappointed and frankly irate. What a waste of money. Our issues were: at numerous mileages, our head, tail and running lights had to be replaced at about $50/instance. At 104,738 miles, the passenger window would not go up or down. The window pin was replaced for $184. 05. At 101,019 miles, the timing belt was replaced at a cost of $1,260. 76. At 111,166 miles, our 2012 Volkswagen Passat tdi began to run very rough and loud on trip. We made it home and my husband brought the car to the Volkswagen shop where we were told that bearings broke off and destroyed the interior of our engine. We replaced the engine at a whopping $6,865. 76. At 127,115 miles the car would not start. We towed it to the dealer where we were told the starter had gone out and needed to be replaced. We sold the Passat on the spot to the dealer before fixing this issue. We could not bear to sell this car to a private party.

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I was driving down the street and heard a loud pop like a tire blew or belt broke or something, then I saw a lot of smoke, so I pulled in a party store parking lot and it was engulfed in flames burnt the entire engine up to a crisp. I have video and pictures of this traumatic event. So please investigate to see if this is a manufacture defect. I need another car as soon as possible. Thanks. The car has been towed to vyletel Volkswagen dealership in sterling heights, michigan.

The contact owns a 2008 Volkswagen Passat. The contact stated that while driving 30 mph, the engine stalled as the oil warning light illuminated. The contact added oil to the vehicle but the engine refused to start. The vehicle was towed to the dealer for inspection where they stated that the timing belt and the head gasket needed to be replaced. The vehicle was not repaired. The manufacturer was notified of the failure. The failure mileage was 125,000.

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The contact owns a 2004 Volkswagen Passat. The contact stated that while driving at low speeds, the vehicle stalled without warning. The vehicle was taken to an independent mechanic. The technician diagnosed that the water coolant system and the timing belt had malfunctioned. The vehicle was not repaired. The manufacturer was made aware of the failure. The failure mileage was 114,000.

While driving the on the capitol beltway (495 inner loop) I started to smell a burning smell. Moments later within about 30 seconds the engine burst into flames. I was able to stop the vehicle safely and exited the car. Needless to say the vehicle is totaled. I would describe the incident as a spontaneous engine fire. There was no warning. Thank you.

Trunk has difficulty closing. Seat belt don't work properly. Airbag light along with the motor light turn on. These lights were never really fixed by the car dealer. The passenger back door does not lock most of the time leaving the car without the alarm working.

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The contact owns a 2003 Volkswagen Passat. The contact stated the timing belt could not be adjusted. The check engine light illuminated because of the timing chain failure which also caused damage to the ignition coil. The contact took the vehicle to the dealer who stated the timing chain was designed to be a lifetime timing system and could not be adjusted. The contact was unable to register the vehicle because the check engine light was on. The contact spoke to the manufacturer who stated the only thing that can be done is to replace all four cam gear adjusters, control solenoid housing, adjuster bolts and timing chains, the valve cover gasket and seals, torque converter bolts, exhaust gaskets, intake manifold gaskets, injector seals, chain cover, chain tensioners, rear main seal and the throttle body gaskets. The failure mileage was 98,000 and the current mileage was 105,000.

Started vehicle in normal fasion, noticed large amount of vibration from engine compartment, check engine light came on. Upon acceleration, vehicle hesitates drasticaly. Took to vw service center and they ran diagnostics. 3 fault codes - po300 multiple cylinder misfire detected, po304 cylinder 4 misfire detected, p3073 throttle transfer pump electrical malfunction in circuit. Vw service center swapped ignition coils and plugs - duplicated faults. They wanted to put in new injectors, exhaust lifters, exhaust rockers and fuel pump control module for $1800. 00 - and since they were already in there, they wanted to replace timing belt, tensioner, and water pump for another $340. 00 I was told that if I don't mind the bad performance/hesitation then it won't hurt the engine any more then it already is. This is a 2006 vw Passat 2. 0t lux with 80,000 miles. Crazy that all these problem occur just after the 75,000 wanantee was up.

I have a 2005 vw Passat GLS with approx 135,000 miles. I took it in to get "winterized", oil change and clear the engine light (whatever the misfire was for), and a factory recall on the engine coils. Got all that done (plus serpentine belt replaced) and was told that the engine light should be ok, if it comes back on. . . To let them know ASAP. A day and 1/2 later, the light came back on, and this time, there was barely any heat on in the car. Took it back. . . They stated that the coils needed to be replaced (again) and that there was an oil leak going into the coils & the fuel injectors, and that the heater core needed to be replaced. I had the coils and the 2 "faulty" injectors replaced. I got frustrated with this dealer and went to another vw deal, for their evaluation. They said that they didn't know how I could've been told that the heater core was bad, when there was so many other things wrong before they even got to the heater core!! and they gave me 3 options: either pay for each service separately, get a new/used engine or see what I can get for this car and trade it in (not happy @ all). I called vw of a to see if there were any recalls or complaints about the heater core, since it was causing more damage that originally thought, but they nicely "documented" it and sent me a loyalty voucher if I were to get another vw. I am pissed. I know I have alot of mileage, but this is major, major damage and expenses to be put out for this car!!! vw needs to get it together. I loved my Passat until this point.

Vehicle: 2004 Volkswagen Passat GLS sedan with 2. 0 tdi motor problem: chain driven oil pump has serious vibration. It is not on Volkswagen's suggested maintenance list or things to check during preventable maintenance. The cast metal chain tensioner cracks and fails, causing loss of tension on the oil pump drive sprockets which leads to : 1. Wear on drive sprockets. 2. Catastrophic failure of the oil pump. 3. Complete loss of engine power without warning at any speed in any traffic condition. I do not know the complete failure rate for this equipment, but I do know this setup was sold on approximately 20,000 2. 0l turbo diesel motors, stamped bhw. This setup was only sold in north America and other similar motors in european markets have a gear driven oil pump that do not show the failure rate being seen in the n. A. Market. Volkswagen in north America has discontinued making the chain driven oil pump, replacing it with the gear driven pump originally available only in foreign markets. Volkswagen continues to stand by that there's no problem with chain driven pump, yet there a numerous accounts of failing tensioners, chains, sprockets and balance shafts (hex shaft holding the driven sprockets) due to loss of tension and poor design. Every chain driven oil pump on the bhw motor will fail. Mileage does not appear to be a determination on when this will fail as reports of wear and failure from 45,000 to 180,000 miles are being reported on internet Volkswagen diesel forums. . Read more...

The contact owns a 2003 Volkswagen Passat. The contact stated that a new pair of rare brakes failed on her vehicle after 14,952 miles. She usually gets over 36,000 miles on a pair of brakes. She stated that the brake pads failed and damaged the rotors. The contact feels that the pads are defective and should have lasted longer than 14,000 miles. She also feels that the dealer should cover the cost of the new pads. The current and failure mileages were 95,100. Updated 04/21/09. The serpentine belt was cracked, the power steering fluid was low, the vc boot and hood strut was replaced. . Updated 04/21/09.

My 2005 Passat tdi was leaking a huge amount of oil so I topped off the oil and took it to the mechanic. He showed me a huge gash in the oil pan, resulting in the leak. When we took the pan off the oil pump chain tensioner and chain came out in pieces. The tensioner broke and slammed the chain into the oil pan, making the gouge. We replaced the oil pan, chain, tensioner, and completed an early timing belt change including a water pump. This was around $2000 total. After some research I found out this is likely due to a problem with the balance shaft module / chain driven oil pump setup on these cars. I found out that even though I spent $2000 fixing this I may need to complete the same repairs again or replace the balance shaft module which would be several thousand dollars. I also discovered that vw has upgraded the design of the balance shaft/oil pump drive so obviously they know this is a problem. I've read that I was rather lucky, it is entirely possible that I could have suffered a catastrophic loss of oil pressure and had the engine seize up, which could be deadly. I'm basically just afraid to drive my car now.

I have a 2002 Volkswagen Passat with 79000 miles, in may of 2008 while my daughter was away at school the stop engine light came on. After she took it to a local shop and I spent over $300 in diagnostic services I was advised of vw's TSB 10 07 13, 2013233, published Aug 17, 2007which acknowledged the oil sludge issue and the "magic flush". Had the car towed at my expense from MD to NJ. Vw agreed with the diagnostics and performed the flush. Since that time (<8 months) the car has been in the garage numerous times for additional related oil issues. The latest >6k due to the turbo filling up with oil, can and crank seals leaking, valve covers leaking, premature cracking caused by the oil in the timing belt, etc. Independent mechanics as well as the dealers mechanics agree that this can be a residual effect from the oil sludge. Vw of America would not listen to the facts and have left me holding the bag. Oil changes have been done every 3500 miles, with receipts. Vw should be stepping up to the plate, they know that there is a design issue with the 1. 8t in the Passat. I think that they intentionally make it difficult on the consumer so that they give up. Any advice?.

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01/20/07 Passat 3. 6 had catastrophic engine failure while driving home. Warning light came on display advise low oil pressure and to immediately stop the car. Mileage on vehicle at time of failure 13,357. Vehicle had to be towed to dealership. Dealership stated that the entire engine would have to be replaced and then later stated that repair could be done. Partial list of repairs is as follows: remove and replace timing belt, tensioner and sheared bolt that caused engine failure. Check main bearings and replace remove and extract broken. . . . . . . ? cannot make out notes on service ticket. Flush engine block vehicle returned to us within 1 week and has never been right. Constant issues with shifting and continued noise in engine. 09/10/07 check engine light came on and remains on. Low oil pressure message and stop car immediately displayed on readout. Loud clunking and grinding noise in engine again. Appears that same failure as before has opccured again. Mileage is 22,161 dropped vehicle at dealership on 09/11/07 and dealer is trying to figure out what sent wrong and why. I am insisting on new engine replacement or vwoa to buy back the vehicle. Updated 10/03/07.

2002 Volkswagen Passat with fuel odor. Consumer states that she noticed a strong fuel smell filling her garage. Mechanic stated that there was a crack in the fuel tank. Mechanic stated that the consumer hit the bottom of the fuel tank on something. The consumer stated a few months after the fuel tank was replaced, the timing belt failed.

I have had my 2000 vw Passat for a little over two years and it has been a money pit! I have had so many problems since a month or so after I bought my car. I bought the car from a private party, test drove the car, had it checked out by a mechanic, and I have put thousands of dollars into the car. I bought the car just before my senior year in high school thinking I made a wonderful choice, and I had to replace a new right side boot just after a month of owning the car. The check engine light/abs/airbag kept coming on and beeping at me, and I had to buy a whole new brain to the car over $1500. I had to replace the timing belt way before the mile warranty, oil leaks which ruined some wires, new shocks/shock absorbers, now the window will go part way down, but will no longer go up. . . And my headlights are fogged up which I have noticed on all other 2000 Passats. . . ! many things have gone wrong with this car. I am so frustrated with the car. I do not recommend a vw to anyone! I am going into the second year of college and have spent most of my savings on this piece of junk. I think after fixing a part of the car that it should run without any problems. Since I have put so much money into this car I cannot afford to get a reliable car. There is something seriously wrong with vw and the recalls! as far as I am concerned the whole car should be recalled!!!!.

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1999 vw Passat 1. 8t suffered sudden timing belt failure at only 54,000 miles. Incident occurred at night on a major interstate (I-70) in the colorado mountains, leaving me barely able to control my vehicle to coast uphill to a narrow snowy shoulder, where we were forced to call 911 and wait for almost 45 minutes in a cold vehicle, in constant danger of being struck from behind by semi/tractor trailers. I am disappointed that this occurred at such low mileage and endangered my family, and if it were an isolated incident I would not be pursuing this issue as I did miss the 40,000 mile service when a belt inspection was scheduled to be performed. I am concerned that this appears to be a common problem with this vehicle based upon my discussions with independent vw/Audi service technicians and the internet, and led to a class action lawsuit of Audi and now (ongoing) vw. In the meantime, vw appears to be denying that this is an issue, and refuses to honor its extended powertrain warranty unless it has been very strictly followed. Due to the systematic failure with this critical engine part, usually occurring well before vw's own recommended belt change interval of 105,000 miles, I believe that vw should be repairing/recalling these vehicles for replacement of the defective belts and tensioners. Sudden and total loss of engine power can lead to loss of vehicle control; in my case the real danger was the location and circumstances of the failure. It appears vw is following the same aggressive stance/denials of warranty claims with another issue with these engines, the oil "sludging" problem which is also well-documented on the internet.

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While under warranty complained to dealer of noise from engine area. Dealer could not determine where noise was coming from but said not to worry problem was noted and would be covered if/when something failed. Out of warranty now, dealer states power steering pump needs replacing, not covered under warranty. Had the power steering pump replaced, not by dealer but severe wine remains. Was told it is probably ac pump. Had belt tensioner replaced also with no resolve. Noise is a loud wine, constant varies slightly when ac is on. Have heard several other Passats with same noise. No failure has occurred as of yet.

Purchased my 2000 Passat in 2003, had numerous problems since. It seemed like everything on the car had to be replaced. The control arms, O2 sensors, twice, belts, stereo didn't turn on, all new hoses right away, all 4 window regulators, and now to top it all off, the abs lights kept coming on. My husband has a 2000 Audi a4, virtually the same car, and had to replace all of the same things. The abs seemed to work fine, but the dealer said it would be $1800 to fix it. I looked at some online forums and found thousands of people with similar problems. The manufacturer, (bosch or Volkswagen, should do something about this. My car has been parked since August 2006 because I don't have money to fix it! I am college student. Help!.

: the contact stated while driving 60 mph on the expressway, the timing chain fractured prematurely and caused the engine to stall suddenly without warning. The vehicle was towed to the dealership where it was determined the timing chain should have been replaced at 105,000 miles. The vehicle only had 91,000 miles at the time the timing chain broke. The owner's manual did not indicate when to change the timing belt. Updated 09/19/06.

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Just before the expiration of my 100,000-mile, 6-year extended warranty at 99,938 miles (and 23 days before the end of 6 years) I took my 1999 1. 8l turbo Volkswagen Passat (b5) to the dealership. I requested that they perform the 100,000-mile service and to thoroughly check the car for any repairs that may be required since it would soon be out-of-warranty. Four hours later when the shop was closing, I picked up my car. Upon checkout, the service rep stated that they did not find any problems, but that the service technician and Volkswagen recommend changing the timing belt, tensioner, and water pump at 105,000 miles. I thanked him and went home not realizing the importance of his comment. Three weeks later on June 2, 2006 at 102,088 miles (and 3 days past the six-year point), my tensioner broke which caused my timing belt to slip and strip the teeth intermittently off the belt. Since I was not aware that my timing belt was slipping (except for an increase in noise when I accelerated), the valves were bent during the event. I had my car towed the following morning to a local vw service shop, and they notified me that my timing belt was broken and that machining of the cylinder block was necessary since the valves were bent. The repair to my engine, including a water pump and faulty plastic hose, cost $2,342. In addition, I had to rent a car for one week for the duration of the repair ($225) and tow the car to the service shop ($28). Upon researching this issue, I realized it is a very common occurrence for the timing belt to fail prematurely on b5 Passats and that had either the dealership or vw notified me of this proclivity for failure (and change their servicing recommendation) this failure and associated $2600 expense would not have occurred.

Timing belt broke at only 66,000 miles and 3 years of vehicle use. Manufacturer recommends replacement at approx. 100,000 miles. Failure to advise purchasers of premature catastrophic timing belt failure is inexcusable. It poses a grave risk of harm to drivers. Our timing belt blew on a busy street in miami. We were very fortunate that we were not injured. There have been class action lawsuits involving the exact same engine-- used in Audi cars-- that were settled by providing a warranty extension for these failures. A similar warranty extension should be offered to vw owners whose vehicles have the same engine (1. 8l turbo, 4-cylinder). A class action against vw should not be necessary (though it may be forthcoming)-- they should accept their responsibility for this design defect and thereby potentially save lives. What if your son or daughter were hurt in a timing belt-related crash? shame on vw.

My wife purchased a 2002 Passat with a 1. 8t engine. All was well (except for the very expensive maintenance on this vehicle) up until a couple of weeks ago. My check engine light came on so I took it to the dealer. They told me they were going to clean the throttle body and replace an axle boot. This was a Friday morning and I had my car Friday night, $512 later. Saturday I took the car for inspection and it failed due to emissions. On Monday (2 days later) the check engine light came on again. I took it back to the dealer Tuesday morning. Wednesday I picked it up. Belts were changed, including the timing belt, the water pump was changed, and various other repairs not properly explained to me. This time it cost me an additional $1,087. 00. So far in less than a week I had spent $1,600. 00. Thursday morning I drove to work and I called the dealer to report that I still felt a "twitch" in the engine. He said that was "strange" and asked me to bring it in. On Thursday I was driving to a lunch meeting with a colleague when all of a sudden a loud rattling noise was heard coming from the engine. I immediately pulled over and discovered engine oil all over the ground. I called the dealer who was "shocked" and had the vehicle towed to the dealer. Turns out the engine threw a rod right threw the block and oil pan. Basically my engine is toast. Coincidence? I have a hard time swallowing that. This is less than one week after I originally took the car in and they worked on it. Now I have to spend upwards of $4,000. 00 to fix this and no one, not the dealer and certainly now vw, is willing to help me with this. Vw totally dismissed me because while the car is only 4 years old it has 91,000 miles. I have kept up with the maintenance and an engine should not throw a rod after 90,000. This is obviously a defect of some kind or something the mechanic at the dealership did to it.

1998 Passat timing belt prematurely failed causing vehicle to die. ** ans required***.

My Volkswagen Passat stopped dead in the middle of a major highway and had to be pushed off to the side of the road. I almost got hit by oncoming traffic trying to get the car off the highway. Three rivers Volkswagen dealership is saying the timing belt went well before the scheduled replacement,thus destroying the engine+. The car has 83k miles and not recommend to be changed until 105k. There are many instances reported on the web of the happening. My car was in for a service check at 78k and other problem items were brought to my attention; however, a timing belt problem was not. Volkswagen is blaming the dealers service department and the service deparment is blaming Volkswagen. So far no resolution. There are many instances of vw and Audi having timing belt issues on the interenet.

My 2001 Volkswagen Passat had a timing belt failure due to an internal component that caused the car to just turn off. This belt did not fail, but the component did which caused it to fail. Here is the concern: just think if you are traveling in bumper to bumper traffic and this part fails, you are all done. You lose the car, nothing is available to get you over to a safe spot. Its just a matter of time when someone is traveling and this happens. Note - Volkswagen is aware of this issue and offers a upgrade kit to replace this part. Also, no where in their service guide lines will you be able to detect this part through the techs. I'm hoping by submitting this we make them accountable and to correct this issue. I do have the belt which shows that it did not fail as they pitched it.