Volkswagen Passat engine problems

engine problem

8.0

pretty bad

Typical Repair Cost:

$3,000.00

Average Mileage:

93,667 miles

Number of complaints:

3 complaints

Most common solutions:

  1. new engine (2 reports)
  2. not sure (1 reports)

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problem #3

2008Aug 01

Passat 1.8L Turbo

  • Manual transmission
  • 101,000 miles

I drove cross country then a week later the timing belt broke causing the entire engine to seize up bending practically every single valve in the head. it took over a month to get it back running! I hate this car!

carlosg

Andrews AFB, MD, USA

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problem #2

2006Aug 05

Passat 1.8L T

  • Manual transmission
  • 88,000 miles

I too am the obviously bamboozled financier of VW of America.My 2000 Passat is down for the second time.First repair picked up by dealer. Now the car is in my garage collecting dust. ENGINE SLUDGE. There are so many complaints about this car now that one would be of low common sense to buy one.My first vw was a tank....the first mechanical was at 140,000..... water pump. The car was so fun to drive i bought another and got my @$$ burned! Sadly i am not optimistic about a total recall to fix the issue. No way in hell would the powers that be allow a major company to be financially RESPONSIBLE to rectify how ever many cars Vw dumped on people.
VW should be not allowed to sell another 1.8 T engine until they could prove in a courtroom under oath that they have found a better way to manufacture an engine.
Maybe Vw could consider a turbo timer to cool the oil the way a REAL turbo equipped
vehicle does.Maybe i should take my pi$$ poor example of a fine European turbo sedan
to the local dealer on my buddy's flatbed as token of my deep appreciation and greet all the exited car shoppers and illustrate what they have to look forward to, that's fair ain't it? FARVIGNUGEN did i spell that right? What the hell is that ? Are they proud of that?
I have a headache now gotta go.......Vw you coulda had something really special.

chughes

Saint Louis, MO, USA

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problem #1

2008Mar 03

Passat 4 cyl

  • Manual transmission
  • 92,000 miles

Engine light popped on while driving the other day, along with a message on "the message board" stating..emissions workshop! What ever that means...looks like my electrical problems continue.
My dad said I should get rid of it as soon as it started giving me electrical problems, but I just bought the damn thing.;(

blondin

Grand Isle, VT, USA

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