Volkswagen Passat 1992 - Vehicle speed control - car safety information, failing parts, recalls, bulletins, complaints

Recalls

Campaign	Manufacturer	Manufacturing date	Type	# of units affected	Date Owner notified Mfg	Recall Initiated by	Manufacturers of recalled vehicles/products	Report Recieved Date	Record Creation Date
VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL
92V131000	VOLKSWAGEN OF AMERICA,INC	from 10/01/1989 to 06/01/1992	V (Vehicle)	12650	06/11/1993	MFR	VOLKSWAGEN OF AMERICA, INC	09/15/1992	09/29/1992
Defect Summary	The venturi tube located in the throttle valve housing can become loose and fall against the throttle plate.
Consequence Summary	The venturi tube can partially block the throttle plateand prevent it from returning to its full idle position, resulting in unwantedengine speed when the vehicle is placed in a forward or reverse gear.
Corrective Summary	Replace the press-fit venturi tube with a thread type tube.
Notes	System: fuel: throttle valve housing.vehicle description: passenger cars with 16 valve engines and californiaemission control systems.

Consumer Complaints

Fail date	miles	occurences	Purchase date
VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL
03/01/1997		1
	Accelerator sticks and causes sudden acceleration or hesitates. *et
		14	03/03/1998
	There is fuel leaking into the engine compartment. dealer has seen vehicle. there have been many other problems with this vehicle, including: -automatic acceleration, throttle sticks when accelerating -heater core exploded -brake pedal goes to the floor -cv joints bad -trunk latch will not open -oil leak -transmission failures -exhaust problems -starting problems, ignition -fresh air control does not work -steering wheel lost screws ak ml
03/01/1998			03/01/1997
	No summary listed for abov evehicle. *ak
VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL - CABLES
08/12/2007	87500	4	02/20/2004
	Throttle cable melts then it jams, usually in a high revving position. i have gone through 3 new throttle cables, each time they melt and stick. *jb