Ignition Module Problems of Volkswagen Passat - part 1

I went out to start my car on Sunday afternoon to run errands but when I put my key in the ignition, I could not get the engine to start and didn't hear a clicking sound. The car had not been moved from the driveway for about a day. All of the lights, radio and dashboards work fine and are fully operational but I get nothing from the engine. . I had to take it to the dealership and they said it was a faulty electronic control module. The total cost of the repair is $1,200 and they are not even certain if it can be repaired.

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The abs/esc and/or brake system warning lights came on. At various times the lights would illuminate and then would turn off after an ignition key cycle. (these are the exact problems that vw had with abs modules in earlier models. I am not positive if this is true but while doing research on those models, I read that these abs module issues typically came up after 105,000 to 110,0000 miles on the vehicle. My vehicle is just now with in that range) after taking it to a shop, the mechanic needed to replace the abs module, totaling around $1200. Note: date listed is an approximate date.

Access start module failed. Car refused to detect key fob and dashboard was off when entering vehicle. Could not press on brake to push start ignition. Car battery was at full 12-12 vdc. Checked fuses and nothing was blown. Had vehicle towed to dealer to check up. Technician was able to reset access start module by disconnecting battery for 15 minutes. Dealer replaced fuel relay fuse and access start module. Vehicle was down for 4 days. New module had to be re-programmed for at least a day and needed all key fobs to be re-programmed.

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Takata recall-fuel pump control module: my car won't start, my keys get stuck in the ignition this happens when its stationary. My battery keeps draining. The coolant and water pump are leaking. There are sensor issues. Defective lightbulbs. The vehicle shakes when driving on the highway or street. The steering wheel loses power when turning causing the car to almost spin out of control. The brakes wont stop immediately when coming to a stop.

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The contact owns a 2003 Volkswagen Passat. While driving 45 mph, the vehicle jerked and stalled. The vehicle inadvertently shifted in reverse and the brakes stopped working. The contact had to apply the parking brake. The contact mentioned that the gear shifter was stuck in park. Also, the check engine, tire pressure, and epc indicators illuminated. The vehicle was taken to heritage Volkswagen of south atlanta at (678) 263-3711 (4305 jonesboro rd, union city, GA 30291) where it was diagnosed that the ignition control module needed to be replaced. The vehicle was repaired; however, the failure recurred. The manufacturer was notified of the failure and confirmed that there were no recalls associated with the VIN. The contact was advised to call NHTSA. The approximate failure mileage was 172,000.

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Owned the car for 9 months, and have had documented problems for 8 months including a complete failure that required towing. The primary problems are: 1. Steering column warning light on - the comfort module and steering electronics were replaced 7 weeks after purchasing the car 2. Ongoing intermittent problems starting the car. The car died on 6/15/10, was towed, and the ignition coil was replaced. Current: car did not start on first attempt on 7/4/10, which is less than 3 weeks later! 3. Car burns excessive oil. Need to add oil between scheduled oil changes. In April 2010, oil pressure light came on. Dealer added 2 qts of oil and tank was still not full. Still had 1,000 miles to go before next scheduled oil change. Have had oil added on two other occasions between oil changes. 4. Car is sluggish, especially when going up hills. No response or resolution for this, but the car has a turbo engine note: this car has only been serviced by vw dealerships.

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My 2001 vw Passat abs module became defective after 1 year of owning car from the original owner. Not sure if original owner had done repairs/replacements of the unit. Now there is no communication between the car computer and the module, therefore no abs brake is active. Abs light stays on and brake light flashes intermittently. There are also 3 beeps when car has been started. I am a very unhappy consumer of vw due to their faulty vehicle equipment and has deter me from purchasing any vw in the future. I have recently just had a repair to replace my maf sensor, 2 ignition coils, 4 spark plugs again after purchasing brand new ones just a month prior. It was very costly!!.

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I have a 2001 vw Passat, in the past month, my abs warning light, and e-brake light, have been coming on randomly. The abs light comes on and then the brake light flashes and beeps/rings for a few seconds. Half of the time the lights go out after a few seconds, sometimes the only way they go out is to stop, turn the car off and restart. And there are times when this doesn't work either. There have been suggestions by vw dealerships to replace abs control module which is approx, $1350-1400. After researching this seems to be a problem that thousands of vw owners are experiencing with their vehicles. The replacement of control module has not corrected problem, neither has replacing ignition switch.

The abs control module failed on my car causing the abs system and the asr (anti-slip regulation) traction control systems to no longer function. This happened without warning with no signs leading up to the failure. This has also caused other strange electrical issues where my keyless entry will no longer work. Also, the error lights continue to flash on the instrument panel and the radio remains turned on (unless I manually turn it off) even after the car has been turned off and the key has been removed from the ignition. This caused a dead battery after 4 days of flashing (radio was off). It has also caused an error between the communication paths from my transmission control module (tcm) and my engine's ecu and instrument panel as evidenced by the error codes produced. The last issue that has been caused by the abs failure is that the car continues to run for several seconds after the ignition has been turned off and the key has been removed. It will then sputter out and turn off. . Read more...

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The vehicle was traveling at 60 mph on the road and then it started to shake and lost power. The vehicle check engine light came on and started to blink. The incident nearly caused an accident as others vehicles were trying to avoid collision with this car. The defect was the ignition coil for cylinder number 2.

1999 vw Passat, 1. 8t engine: ignition coils needed to be replaced at 76,000 miles.

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On the 22 January I picked my car up from the vw dealership where I had it repaired. I had told the dealer to replace the timing belt, water pump, belts, spark plugs, brakes and rotors and the 95,000 maintenance on the car. This cost me well over a thousand dollars, I supplied brakes and rotors and spark plugs. The car ran okay but I began to smell oil burning and whenever I unlocked my car to get in it would lock automatic and then when I started it the alarm would go off. I called the dealership about the oil smell and they had me bring it back in to look at. At that time they said there was a small leak and they would clean it and tighten the bolts, this was on Friday January 26th. On Monday January 29th I was traveling and when I pulled on to the 4 lane highway and accelerated the engine light began to flash on and off, so I pulled to the side of the road and the car died. After a few minutes I was able to restart it but it ran very rough. The state highway patrol called a tow truck and it was towed to the Volkswagen dealer. The next day they informed me that an ignition module had gone out and that it would cost me 30 some dollars a piece to replace them and they recommended replacing them all. When I ask them about the recall they told me that Volkswagen was into the k's on these and my was before that. I had ask them about this when I received the recall letter from vwofa, and was told that they would check it. I'm not sure whether they did or not.

I am a private fire investigator that recently investigated a fire in 2001 Volkswagen Passat. The fire was very minor originating below the plastic engine cover at the ignition coil modules and plug connector between cylinders #3 & 4. Appears to be a high resistance connection at the plug connector causing the plug connector to overheat and ignite.

My 2001. 5 vw Passat abruptly stopped recognizing its keys. These keys have some kind of magic number that is used to validate their authenticity. However, the car stopped recognizing its three keys yesterday. The vw dealership does not have a sense for what might be wrong. I disconnected the battery for 5 minutes yesterday and the car started recognizing the key after that. However, I had the same problem again today, and looks like its going to keep happening unless I figure out what the root cause is. As of now, the engine does not start, central locking does not let me lock the car. The trunk doesn't pop. The only thing that works is the unlocking of the car, and the locking of the driver side door (only).

: the contact stated without warning the vehicle lost power and would not accelerate above 20 mph, causing the vehicle to shake. The vehicle was driven to the dealership and the ignition module was replaced. This problem returned, and the vehicle was driven to an independent repair shop, where the same component was replaced again. Updated 06/07/2006.

Engine light continually goes on and off, when blinking on, the car shakes, as if it is about to stall, and a bad odor emits. When driving , the car would not exceed 20-30 mph, even when the gas pedal was to the floor. Brought the car to vw first time, they said the light came on because the car was idle for a day or so. The 2nd time, after going to an independent repair shop and having all the plugs replaced and a complete tune-up, same thing happened the next day. Independent shop said the only other thing was the ignition coils and that they were expensive. Called vw dealership(car is on extended warranty-less than 30 thousand miles & a 2001), waited 9 days before they could look at the car, however, the engine light was out again. I explained to them the problem, and all they said was that vw does not have a recall on the ignition coils, they replaced the newly purchased plugs again, and said there was nothing wrong with the coils??? cost me $261. 00 plus a rental car, but there was nothing wrong.

Was driving vehicle in left lane on the highway. At 65 mph, engine light began blinking and engine power dropped out. Engine stalled completely - I had to pull over through traffic lanes to come to a stop in the breakdown lane of the highway without the aid of power steering or power brakes, both of which were disabled once the engine cut out. Engine would not restart - after 30 minutes and several attempts, got engine to start and idle was extremely rough - drove car down the street and brought it to the dealer for diagnosis and repair. Problem was determined to be a failure of the ignition control module (bosch part number 4d0 905 351). Replacement of this part restored the engine to normal function. This is the second time I have replaced this exact same part. This part had been replaced approximately 24 month earlier.

8/01/03 - car inspected and told had proper j ignition coils installed 8/18/03 - car again inspected and told had proper j ignition coils installed 11/18/03 - coil ignition recall was performed on the car for a 3rd time. After all three attempts of checking the ignition coils they yet failed again. This is the 12 coil I have had replaced on a Volkswagen in 2 years.

Car would lose power with a blinking check engine light. Then the car's check engine light quit blinking and it would suddenly surge forward. I almost rear ended another car when it surged. Dealer diagnosed and replaced the ignition control module.

80330 miles on car. Engine light starting flashing and engine was running rough. Cause was failure of ignition module p/n 4d0-905-351 without warning. Caused reduced engine speed and danger driving to repair shop approx. 10 miles. Parts were replaced. . . . .

Daily driving conditions the abs light comes on with audible warning and the brake light blinks continuously. Root problem is the abs electronic module that is malfunctioning. This is a very common problem as much web research has been conducted through online Passat forums.

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Ignition coils failed two times, resulting in loss of power and causing vehicle to shudder. Coils were supposedly replaced. On a separate occasion (following the coil repair) vehicle completely shut down on the interstate- going from 80 to 0 mph in the matter of seconds. I had already been driving the vehicle for over an hour. I lost all power and was barely able to get the car to the shoulder. Problem was diagnosed as bad gas (not possibly the coil). In addition, my rear door quit closing, headlights have burnt out, filters have gone bad causing front of car to become flooded, vacuum hose defective, rear brakes went bad, and radio quit working. Parts were replaced either under the warranty or out of my pocket. Vw refuses to admit there is a problem with this car. I have approximately 40000 miles on it.

Spark plug ignition module failure. Car suddenly lost power and caused a potentially dangerous situation for my wife and children.

The catalytic converter failed on my wife?s Passat. The car is 4 yrs old and has less than 85000 miles on it . The estimated repair from bill barry vw. To fix it is around 1600 dollars. I was told that when I purchased the car new that the exhaust systems never fail because they are made of stainless steel. Before that around 68000 miles the car began to run on 3 cylinders. They had to replace a control module that cost me $612. 00 none of this was covered under any of my warranty. Even though I am supposed to have a 10 yr. Or 100000 miles. This will be our last volkswwagen. If I were told that the exhaust system was worth so much money up front, we would never have bought this car.

Consumer states that the vehicle ignition coil is not working. Dealer notified.

Oil pump failure, faulty cd player, inoperative cruise control, ignition module. Many failures for such a new car. Warranty is good for 10 years 100,000 miles for original owner, 5 york 50,000 for second. Car was placed in service 2/19/98 we there fore missed the 5 year coverage by 4 months.

Engine began to seriously misfire - check engine light came on vehicle became undriveable -- dangerour lack of power replaced ignition conrtol module internet if full of descriptions of this kind of failure -- vw does nothing.

I have a 1999 vw Passat, 1. 8l turbocharged, manual transmission. There are 40,500 miles on the clock. One of the 4 ignition coils just failed. This is costing me about $550. I know there are acknowledged problems with the coils on later models, which vw is 'recalling', but wanted to register my problem for the record. Also this problem occurred immediately after the 40,000 mile service and state inspection, which I find 'ironic'?.

Inability and/or unwillingness of dealer and/or manufacturer to respond timely to problem of faulty ignition coils on vw Passats. Ph.

Engine coil problem! engine lite went on, lose power. Had to have car towed to dealer. They are only going to repair bad coil, not replace the other 3 coils!.

I was making a left hand turn into oncoming traffic when what I now know as one of my ignition coils failed. The car initially lost significant power and then from there continually drove as though it was misfiring. Fortunately, the car I was turning in front of had time to slow down. I now wonder if vw is just waiting around until someone actually gets hurt from something they call "not a safety issue. " they probably hope that the people this happens to don't complain at all and that this will die down unnoticed as to not hurt their precious reputation. I drove it slowly to the vw dealership the next day. They only replaced one of the coils. Interestingly enough, even though my car has long been out of warranty as a result of miles, vw paid for the part and the labor. If that isn't a sign the part should be recalled, then I don't know what is. Unfortunately, I have 3 more times that this could potentially happen. I would like immediate results in having the other 3 replaced. I was told this would not happen. What company admits they knowingly have parts that are expiring earlier than they should (in most cases affecting 1/2 power loss in a car) and then only replaces the ones that goes bad?????.

I own a 2002 vw Passat with the v4 1. 8l engine. It is just one year old and has 18,700 miles of mostly highway driving on it. It has individual ignition colis for each cylinder. They are failing at an alarming rate. So far in the last 3 months two have failed and I expect the remaining ones to fail at any time. This is not uncommon for this car. Failure means a tow and possibly being being stranded in the middle of nowhere. Vw is aware of the problem however refuses to replace any coil until failure. I believe this is an irresponsible policy. The cars should be subject to recall and replacement. The only reasons they are not doing this that I can imagine are that either the strain on their logistics is too great or they have not solved the root cause of the problem and are replacing the coils with components that will also fail in a short time.

1 year old vw Passat, twice same problem with coil, broken turbo, it is on warranty but how many times can one go to dealer with a car which has 15000 miles ,.

Failed ignition coil on 2001 vw Passat. . . This part and car needs to be recalled!!! this part is defective in all 2001 and 2002 Volkswagens and audis with 1. 8-liter, 4-cylinder, turbocharged engines. Those engines are found in Audi a4s and tts and in Volkswagen jettas, Passats, new beetles, and golf gtis. We have had 2 coils fail in 2 seperate instances, in the past 6 months. In addition to being an inconvenience, both instances were dangerous as the car either lost power or shut down while on the expressway. Vw dealerships have been unwilling to replace the defective coil until it actually fails (which is just a matter of time). They say until the product is officially recalled, they can and will do nothing but the bare minimum.

One ignition coil pack failed on my 2002 Passat wagon (1. 8t) causing the car to lose power while in traffic. I researched and learned that there are known defects with the factory installed coil packs leading to cracks and water penetration after 10k miles. I had 10300 miles on the vehicle. I asked vw of America to replace all 4 ignition coil packs with new, defect free parts and vw refused. Meanwhile the vehicle is still at the dealer (1 week and counting) awaiting a replacement for the failed part. I am worried about driving the car with the defective coils and putting myself, my wife, and two young daughters at risk. If vw does not rectify the problem with 4 replacements I will have no choice but to engage the massachusetts lemon law.