Bulletins
| Bulletin | Bulletin date | Replacement Bulletin | Item no. | Summary | Added |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| ELECTRICAL SYSTEM - BATTERY | |||||
| TB-27-09-01 | 03/06/2009 | 10030116 | Volkswagen: the positive battery cable on passat vehicles with v6 engine may corrode and in individual cases break. as a result, the power supply may be disrupted and e.g. the vehicle cannot be started. *pe | 08/04/2009 | |
| ELECTRICAL SYSTEM - BATTERY - CABLES | |||||
| SA-97R7 | 04/01/2010 | 10034370 | Volkswagen: inspect, and if necessary, replace positive battery cable. vehicles affected by this action may have a positive battery cable that may corrode and, in rare cases, break. if this happens, the power supply may be disrupted and | 11/08/2010 | |
| SB-97P4-Y5 | 03/01/2009 | 10030449 | Volkswagen: this is to inform you of the release of a new required vehicle update. check and, if necessary, replace positive battery cable. models passat, passat wagon, passat cc. *pe | 10/06/2009 | |
| TB-27-09-01 | 03/06/2009 | 10030116 | Volkswagen: the positive battery cable on passat vehicles with v6 engine may corrode and in individual cases break. as a result, the power supply may be disrupted and e.g. the vehicle cannot be started. *pe | 08/04/2009 | |
| TB-27+09-01 | 03/06/2009 | 10029033 | Volkswagen: the positive battery cable on vehicles may corrode and in individual cases break. as a result, the power supply may be disrupted and e.g. the vehicle cannot be started. *pe | 06/12/2009 | |
| ELECTRICAL SYSTEM - FUSES AND CIRCUIT BREAKERS | |||||
| TB-80-10-03 | 08/16/2010 | 10035185 | Volkswagen: hvac blower only operates on high speed (us only). fresh air blower runs only at highest level. because of permanent frost and snowfall fine snow can get into the fresh air blower via the air intake. *pe | 02/09/2011 | |
| ELECTRICAL SYSTEM - SOFTWARE | |||||
| TB-01-11-30 | 12/22/2011 | 10043286 | Volkswagen: on certain model year vehicles, experiencing harsh up/down shift in gears 1-2, 2-3 or 3-2, 2-1. especially during temperatures below 60 c (140 f). programming software update is provided for ecm, tcm and valve body replacemen | 03/09/2012 | |
Consumer Complaints
| Fail date | miles | occurences | Purchase date |
|---|---|---|---|
| ELECTRICAL SYSTEM | |||
| 11/20/2010 | 24800 | ||
| I got home after work saturday night around 7pm and park my 2008 vw passat in front of my house and two minutes after smoke start coming out through front grille i open the hood and it small like burned plastic. i sow coil and wire where is connected all melted. i was lucky that this did not happened while i was driving. | |||