Starter Problems of Volkswagen Passat

My starter has been not working ive replaced it multiple times with original parts. I took it to another mechanic & he told me this car has electrical problems which is why my streering wheel gets locked up that it doesnt read the key. Also recently all the warning lights have been going on & off telling me error check brakes , error check tires & my radio keeps turning on & off, also my lights from inside the car dont work. Yesterday my car didnt want to put the windows up & after my car didnt want to turn on & my key wouldnt come out of the key hole. It turned off on me in the middle of driving on a street going up a hill I had to break so fast because it started rolling backwards. So I towed it home & now it doesnt turn on at all or work.

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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.

Almost home on a Saturday afternoon with the cruise control (cc) on, and it suddenly goes off - car running fine but it won't go back on cc. Checked other electrical controls at the steering wheel, and none were working - no horn, no turn signals, no w/s wipers, no lights (headlights still worked as they are always on when the engine is running). Made it safely home, and turned the engine off - but, the headlights won't go off. Tried it several times without success. Then tried to get the key out, but it would not come out so I was left with the headlights on and unable to get the key out. Disconnected the battery to get the lights off. Monday prepared to drive the car into the nearest vw dealer 35 miles away - connected the battery and started the engine, but it quit right away - tried it several times without success. Finally had the car towed to the vw dealer at my expense. Vw dealer diagnosed the problem as a faulty steering module, and said the bill would be over $1,000 but that I would only have to pay for the labor. Dealer replaced the module and then found that the ignition/starter switch was faulty. Final bill came to much more than a $1,000. 00, of which I was required to pay $382. 75 if I wanted my car back.

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The contact owns a 2006 Volkswagen Passat. The contact moved forward from a traffic light and the vehicle suddenly lost all power and stalled. The battery light was dim and the epc light illuminated on the instrument panel. The vehicle was towed to an authorized dealer where the contact was informed that the failure was caused by a bad cell in the starter. The failure and current mileages were 44,901.

Gosh where do I start vw Passat 51000 miles alot of things went wrong. . Car starter volks came out causing the starter to break my trunk doesn't close pops open in the middle of road/freeway causing me to loose thing from my trunk extremely dangerous in the freeway my steering wheel lock is defected does not lock I have called numerous of vw dealer ships and they want to charge me cause its warranty expired and for steering lock I went before warranty and they want to charge me 90 dollars I don't have that kind of money lying around I have car payment. Ins ect. . . Im scared if something was to happened while me driving with my kids.

Vehicle would not start on Aug. 26. Starter cranked but engine failed to turn over and start. Dealer diagnosed as fuel pump failure. Vehicle has approximately 88,000 miles. We were informed manufacturer vw has recalled fuel pumps for this make and model year (2003) but not this particular VIN. We also understand vw originally limited recall to an even smaller batch of vins. We believe the fuel pump defect is more extensive than vw is willing to acknowledge. The repair is currently not under warranty and will cost our family approximately $655 to repair, plus towing and car rental costs. We are lucky the failure occurred during a cold start and not on the road, where we could have been stranded in a desert, a storm, or the middle of an intersection with oncoming traffic. This is a major safety concern. After dealer claimed to have fixed problem on Aug. 29,2007, we took the vehicle home and it again failed to start, or even crank. Dealer has towed it back and is reviewing. Updated 01-15-08. The consumer stated the second failure was diagnosed as a failed battery. Updated.

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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.

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Numerous ocassions my Passat will "shut down" while driving. Lose all power, a/c, headlights, windshield wipers, and numerous other power related items. This has happened while driving on the interstate and luckily I was able to pull over before being hit, or hitting someone.

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2001. 5 vw Passat glx 2. 8lv6. Intermittent starting problem. Worse when cold outside. Turn key to start, no cranking, drls and dash lights dim (relay cutout during starter operation), but will not turn over. Left me stranded at home. Has almost left me stranded numerous times, sometimes in traffic! I am afraid to drive the car far from home (long trip). This is not right on a 2. 5 year old car that has been well maintained. It is unsafe. I am so close to switching back to japanese brand cars, though I love the interior and driving dynamics of my Passat. $1200 in repairs in two months for a starter and ignition lock/switch assembly. Works for a few days then the problem comes back! dealer says they have had several Passats with the same problem. This is not an isolated case. Today I was in line for my state emissions test and it woudl not start, took 5 minutes, blocking the test lane! my 1978 Lincoln is more dependable (but costs a fortune to drive with gas prices!).

Starter coil failure - for over a month the problem would appear and disappear. Sounded almost like the muffler fell off, but would be accompanied by loss of power to the vehicle. Unexplainable as to why this happened.

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Nar 1/15/2003. The instrument cluster failed at a low mileage. The first sign of a problem was the air bag light which had come on and did so sporadically. The problem progressed to the tachometer and speedometer which began moving erratically, to the point the vehicle began stall. The instrument cluster failed again and the mechanic thought the problem was with the ignition. The problem continued and after performing a diagnostic there was a reading that there was a problem with the starter. As of now the problem has not been resolved.

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Car died while driving on 55 mph road. Starter worked and engine would turn, but would not run. Dealer found no codes in computer. Engine and horn fuses blown and dealer replaced horn relay. I asked the dealer why there were no codes in the computer and they didn't know the answer. They would not replace the computer. Car was in the shop for 7 days. Incident happened over 100 miles from home and dealer finally authorized loaner after 2 days. Dealer was very rude during the whole incident and construction made it difficult to communicate. Phone lines were disconnected part of the time.