2008 Volkswagen Passat

TL* TAKATA RECALL. THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 VOLKSWAGEN PASSAT. THE CONTACT RECEIVED NOTIFICATION OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 16V078000 (AIR BAGS) HOWEVER, THE PART TO DO THE REPAIR WAS UNAVAILABLE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE MANUFACTURER EXCEEDED A REASONABLE AMOUNT OF TIME FOR THE RECALL REPAIR. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE ISSUE. THE CONTACT HAD NOT EXPERIENCED A FAILURE. VIN TOOL CONFIRMS PARTS NOT AVAILABLE.

STARTED THE CAR/ENGINE IN THE MORNING AND MIL CAME ON ROUGH START WITH RATTLING IN ENGINE BAY. BROUGHT TO VW DEALERSHIP. THEY INDICATED THE OIL SCREEN IN FRONT OF THE CHECK VALVE IN THE CAM SHAFT POSITIONER BRIDGE "HAS COME APART LODGING ITSELF BETWEEN THE CAMSHAFT ADJUSTER [VALVE] AND INTAKE CAMSHAFT ADJUSTER." IT APPEARS THIS IS A RECOGNIZED PROBLEM FOR 2009 AUDI A3, A4, TT PER TSB 15-11-21. HOWEVER, THE ISSUE IS NOT RECOGNIZED FOR OTHER (VW) VEHICLES WITH SAME ENGINE GROUP. THOUGH I UNDERSTAND THE OTHER COMPLAINTS BELOW ARE ANECDOTAL WITH REPAIRS RANGING FROM $700 TO $4,000 DEPENDING ON THE EXTENT OF INTERNAL DAMAGE, I COULD NOT FIND ANYONE RESEARCHING THIS ISSUE REGARDING CAUSES AND OCCURRENCES THAT MAY ELEVATE THIS PROBLEM TO A RECALL: HTTP://FORUMS.VWVORTEX.COM/SHOWTHREAD.PHP?7118356-MISFIRE-AND-CAM-CRANK-CORRELATION-ERROR HTTP://WWW.EXCELERATEPERFORMANCE.COM/NEWS/2-0T-TSI-TIMING-CHAIN-TENSIONER HTTP://FORUMS.ROSS-TECH.COM/SHOWTHREAD.PHP?5312-CCTA-TSI-VALVE-ACTUATOR-PROBLEM/PAGE2 HTTP://WWW.GOLFMK6.COM/FORUMS/SHOWTHREAD.PHP?S=AA587752110817FA3F1148944194E2BC&T=60320&PAGE=2

ENGINE BEGAN MAKING A LOUDER THAN USUAL SOUND. THERE WERE NOT ANY CHECK ENGINE LIGHTS. I TOOK THE CAR TO THE GARAGE AND WAS TOLD THAT MY CAMSHAFT FOLLOWER WAS WORN COMPLETELY THROUGH CAUSING DAMAGE TO CHAIN AND PUMP. NEED TO REPLACE FUEL HIGH PRESSURE PUMP, CAMSHAFT, TIMING CHAIN TENSIONER CAM FOLLOWER AND VACUUM PUMP. LUCKILY I GOT IT TO THE GARAGE BEFORE EVEN MORE DAMAGE OCCURRED AND THE ENGINE JUST STOPPED.

ENGINE WOULD SHUT OFF WITHIN 1-90 SECONDS AFTER STARTING, THEREBY DISABLING ALL ACCESSORIES INCLUDING POWER STEERING & BRAKES, CAUSING LOSS O CONTROL OF VEHICLE, SOMETIMES WHILE AT HIGH SPEED ON HIGHWAY. DIAGNOSED BY LOCAL SHOP AS A FAILURE OF THE CAM FOLLOWER, WHICH WORE THROUGH, IN TURN CAUSING FAILURE OF THE HIGH PRESSURE FUEL PUMP, AS WELL AS SCORING OF THE INTAKE CAMSHAFT, NECESSITATING REPLACEMENT OF ALL THREE COMPONENTS.

TL* TAKATA RECALL. THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 VOLKSWAGEN PASSAT. THE CONTACT RECEIVED NOTIFICATION OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 16V078000 (AIR BAGS); HOWEVER, THE PART TO DO THE REPAIR WAS UNAVAILABLE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE MANUFACTURER EXCEEDED A REASONABLE AMOUNT OF TIME FOR THE RECALL REPAIR. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE ISSUE. THE CONTACT HAD NOT EXPERIENCED A FAILURE. VIN TOOL CONFIRMS PARTS NOT AVAILABLE.

WHILE DRIVING ON THE HIGHWAY IN THE RAIN THE CAR WOULD STALL WHICH CAUSED US TO HAVE TO PULL TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD. AN ENGINE CODE INDICATED A FAULTY PART. THE PART WAS REPLACED, THEN THE SAME ISSUE OCCURRED AFTER A CAR WASH. IT WAS DISCOVERED THAT WATER HAD GOTTEN INTO THE WIRING HARNESS AT AN AREA AT THE BASE OF THE WINDSHIELD AND CAUSED A SHORT. IN THIS AREA OF THE WIRING HARNESS THERE IS A JUNCTION THAT WE WERE TOLD WAS NOT WATER PROOF OR SEAL AGAINST WATER. THIS SHORT DAMAGED THE ELECTRONIC CONTROL MODULE WHICH MADE THE CAR UNDRIVEABLE.

DRIVING NORMALLY ON THE HIGHWAY AND THE VEHICLE SUDDENLY STOPPED RUNNING. VEHICLE WOULD NOT RESTART. AAA ADVISED AND VEHICLE DELIVERED TO MY LOCAL VW MECHANIC. I ADVISED VW AND THEY NEVER HEARD OF THAT PROBLEM. FUEL PUMP NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. CAR HAS 35000 MILES. VW CUSTOMER SERVICE ADVISED ME THAT THE 2008 PASSAT IS NOT INCLUDED IN ANY CAMPAIGN, SUCH AS A RECALL OR WARRANTY EXTENSION. FUEL PUMP WAS REPLACED.