Consumer Complaints
| Fail date | miles | occurences | Purchase date |
|---|---|---|---|
| OTHER | |||
| 10/14/2006 | 93457 | 1 | 01/10/1999 |
| Over time leaves collected in the battery compartment of my '99 volkswagen passat. this led to rain water leaking into the passenger compartment and corroding the ecu under the driver's seat. the alarm and locks started working on their own and the vehicle would no longer start. the initial reaction from volkswagen was to cheaply fix and the sell the car as soon as possible because it would have lifelong problems without a proper fix which would cost more than the car was worth (~$6-$8k). *jb | |||
| 12/01/2001 | 9 | ||
| 1999 passat engine seized due to a oil pump failure. *ts the consumer had the oil leak repaired on 5 different occasions. the consumer had other problems with the vehicle such as a faulty drive shaft, right cv joint, the glove compartment latch, the control knob for the side view mirrors, the heater control unit, engine control unit, water pump seal rings, a power steering leak which was had to be fixed twice, the coolant pump, o-rings and the oil pump and pump rod bearings. there is a noise coming from the rear right wheel, oil is leaking from the valve covers. *jb | |||
| 07/10/2005 | 67000 | 2 | 11/20/1998 |
| My driver side window fell within the door yesterday as i was pushing the button to bring it down. (the same thing happened two years ago with my passenger side back door. vw replaced it at no cost once i found out about the silent recall. they were originally going to charge me $350.) this time, they said it is not covered under warranty since it is past the time frame. when i explained that they were aware of the problem when i initially brought it in, but did not fix all of the windows that it should still be covered. they disagreed. it is not normal for a window to fall in on a 6-year old car. plus, to have it happen 2x in one car! | |||
| 05/01/2004 | 39998 | 1 | |
| My car began to shake and the check engine light started flashing. i drove directly to the vw dealer service dept. i found that my power output stage has failed and tie rod ends are blown out on 1999 vw passat at 39,990 miles. not to mention that my pollen filter housing is leaking. *ak | |||
| 03/11/2004 | 75000 | 1 | 09/22/2001 |
| The timing belt on my 1999 vw passat 1.8t broke, causing the timing belt to come off. as a result a considerable amount of damage was incurred to the engine. | |||
| 08/06/2003 | 1 | 12/01/1999 | |
| Numerous problems with 1999 volkswagen passat. when taken to the service dealer, the consumer claimed the car had problems with oil and coolant leaks. the problem was suppose to be fixed, however the dealer never gave the consumer a invoice because the work was never completed. while traveling, the oil light came on again. the consumer was unable to use the vehicle. also the loss of fair market value. consumer spent over a $1000.00 in repairs. *mr *cb. the air condition did cool the vehicle properly, and there was also a valve cover leak, and a power steering fluid leak, the dealer stated the power steering hose was bad, the glove box failed to open, the driver side vanity mirror was broke and the head light bulb was replaced. *jb | |||
| 04/26/2003 | 52000 | 08/02/2001 | |
| Temperature gauge does not move from 0. *nlm | |||
| 07/25/2002 | 1 | ||
| While traveling on the highway and without prior warning, acid start leaking from the battery. dealership is aware of the problem. *ak the invoice stated that the battery was leaking acid down on to the power steering rack causing the boot to split, throwing fluid out of the rack. also the dip stick plastic was broken. *scc | |||
| 01/01/2000 | 1 | 08/01/1999 | |
| No summary listed for above vehicle. *ak | |||