Radiator Problems of Volkswagen Passat

Transmission leak coolant leak engine light and brakes radiator leak.

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There is a faint but unmistakable smell of engine coolant coming from the front of the car near the radiator after the car gets to operating temperature. Coolant level is decreasing very slightly over the course of several months. There are no visible signs of coolant anywhere in the engine or on the ground. Car operates normally, does not overheat.

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Tl-the contact owns a 2004 Volkswagen. The contact stated while driving approximately 60 mph, the engine stalled and the check engine warning light illuminated. The vehicle coasted to the shoulder of the road. The vehicle failed to restart after several attempts. The vehicle was towed to an independent mechanic for diagnostic test. The radiator, the water pump, and the timing belt was replaced. The failure recurred. The vehicle was taken to an independent mechanic, the vehicle was repaired. The failure recurred. The vehicle was experiencing the failure under NHTSA campaign id number: 14e007000, the vehicle was not repaired. The manufacturer was notified of the failure. The approximate failure mileage was 112,000. Mf.

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2004 vw Passat 1. 8t. Upon starting car, check engine light came on. Took to dealer, autobarn of evanston (IL) who replaced thermal sensor for $500. Less than 2 miles after leaving dealer, car ran hot and a/c went out, had to pull over to cool. This was not an issue prior to visiting the dealer. Returned to dealer. Dealer replaced "thermal switch" for $300. Car still ran hot. Dealer now says radiator is clogged and needs to be replaced ($700+). Car has been serviced regularly per vw, radiator was flushed 4,000 miles ago. Car only has 65,000 miles on it. Either car is defective or dealer is ripping me off.

- the contact owns a 2006 vw Passat. The contact received a recall notice on January 25, 2007 service brakes, hydraulic:power assist:vacuum. The dealer honored the recall. However, the contact didn't feel safe driving the vehicle. Five days after receiving the recall the brakes failed while a family member was driving 10 mph. The brakes wouldn't engage. The brakes remained in the upright position when the contact attempted to stop the vehicle. Volkswagen will honor the warranty. The contact requested to terminate the lease and accept a different vehicle or an allowance for another vehicle. Also, the contact's radiator had to be replaced at 200 miles and he felt the vehicle was a lemon.

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On 9/7/05 in the am, I brought my car into the herzog-meier dealership in beaverton, oregon to be serviced for a radiator issue. Around 2 pm in the afternoon, I received a voice message from the service rep at the dealership indicating that in addition to the issue I brought my car in for, the mechanic had indicated the front tie-rods were completely destroyed. I left a message with the service rep back to get more information. In the interim, I researched and found my vehicle had a recall for tie-rods, indicated as you campaign id numbers of 99v248000 and 00v414000. I contacted vw customer care regarding this issue. Vw customer care would only tell me there was "no outstanding recalls". When I was able to talk with the service rep, he told me these recalls had been performed back on 3/13/01. I contacted vw customer care to ask them to re-repair these tie-rods because the parts installed from the recall had failed. Vw has said they would only repair the tie-rods the 1 time and felt no obligation to repair again. The reason for my complaint is the parts installed after the recall have failed. Now I am being asked to pay $500 out of my own pocket to fix. Additionally, vw has no recommended replacement or maintenance for tie-rods listed on their website or in my owners manual for my vehicle.

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The contact states that the vehicle is a 2001. 5 Volkswagen Passat. There is a problem with the windows fogging. This occurs when the temperature is around 50 degrees or less. The fog will appear on the window after the vehicle is started. Sometimes the fog will appear after the contact was driving. It will occur wither or not the heater or fan turned on. The problem seems to be less severe once the vehicle was heated . The only way the fog will go away is if the air conditioner is turned on high. She has already taken it to the dealership twice, each time they did a pressure check to the heater core , but no repairs were made. She is taking it back again to the dealer. There was a previous problem with the radiator leaking. The radiator was replaced on October 4, 2005. The fog problem appears to have gotten worse since the radiator was replaced.

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Car only has only 31,000 miles yet radiator was leaking causing temp. Light to come on. No visible exterior damage to radiator. Cost to replace was over $700. 00. Vw of America refuses to help pay, even though radiator was defective. Worse yet consumer helpline refused to let me speak with a supervisor or give me number for corporate office.