1992 Volkswagen Passat

These are unverified consumer reports filed with NHTSA, shown as submitted.

• 12/30/2002· VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL

  CONSUMER STATES VEHICLE TACK ODOMETER (RPM). DOES NOT WORK. EVEN WHEN CONSUMER PUSHES THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL ALL THE WAY DOWN. THE VEHICLE STILL DOES NOT MOVE. DEALER NOTIFIED. TS

• 12/20/2002· VISIBILITY

  WHILE DRIVING GAS AND FUMES BEGAN EMITTING FROM VENTS CAUSING WINDOWS TO FOG ELIMINATING CONSUMER'S VISIBILITY. DEALER DIAGNOSED THAT HAD A BROKEN HEATER CORE. TS

• 12/11/2001· VISIBILITY

  HEATING SYSTEM SMELLS OF ANTIFREEZE WHEN USING FRONT VENTS AND DEFROST. 2 - 3 FAN SELECTION USED AND HEATER SET TO MEDIUM WARM SETTING ANTIFREEZE FUMES STARTED TO BLOWOUT, WHICH FOGGED FRONT WINDOW AND BREATHING IN HAZMAT ANTIFREEZE.*AK

• 12/04/2000· ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING

  THE ENGINE VALVES AND TIMING BELT FAILED WHILE DRIVING CAUSING THE VEHICLE TO SHUT DOWN. *MJS

• 11/28/1995· ELECTRICAL SYSTEM

  THE CAR JUST DIED WHEN SLOWING DOWN. PLEASE DESCRIBE. TT

• 11/25/1996· FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE

  FUEL TANK SENDING UNIT MALFUNCTIONED. *AK

• 11/21/1994· ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING

  ENGINE FAILED. *SD

• 11/10/1998· ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING

  TIMING BELT FAILED CAUSING DAMAGE TO THE ENGINE VALVES.

• 10/18/1996· FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE

  FUEL LINE FAILED.

• 10/03/1995· SEAT BELTS

  AUTOMATIC FRONT PASSENGER SEAT BELT RETRACTOR IS LOCKING IN THE OPEN POSITION. TT PROBLEM IS OK NOW, CLIP IN DOOR WAS STUCK AND DOOR WAS NOT REGISTERING AS CLOSED.*JB

• 10/02/2003· ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING

  HEAT EXCHANGER (CORE) LEAKED WHILE DRIVING, STEAMING UP THE VEHICLE INTERIOR TO IMPAIR VISIBILITY. HOT COOLANT LEAKED INTO PASSENGER'S FOOT AREA. THIS IS VERY SIMILAR TO THE ALREADY ISSUED RECALL # 96V115000. MY CAR IS 1992 VW PASSAT: [XXX]. *JB INFORMATION REDACTED PURSUANT TO THE FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT (FOIA), 5 U.S.C. 552(B)(6). *TR

• 10/02/1998· EXTERIOR LIGHTING

  TURN INDICATOR SWITCH DEVELOPED A "DEAD SPOT" WHEN TRYING TO SIGNAL A LEFT TURN; INDICATOR NOW FUNCTIONS SPORADICALLY.

• 09/14/2000· POWER TRAIN

  THE ELECTRONIC CONTROL MODULE IN THE TRANSMISSION FAILED. *MJS

• 09/04/2007· VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL

  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

• 08/28/1997· ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING

  TIMING BELT SNAPPED CAUSING THE CYLINDER HEAD TO BLOW AND TOTAL ENGINE SHUT DOWN.

• 07/26/1999· ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING

  ENGINE OVERHEATING THE DEALER FIXED THE PROBLEM BUT IT HAPPEND AGAIN. YH

• 07/06/2004· VISIBILITY

  WHILE DRIVING 65 MPH HEATER CORE BLEW OUT. AS A RESULT WHITE STEAM FILLED THE PASSENGER COMPARTMENT WHICH IMPAIRED THE VISIBILITY OF THE DRIVER. *AK *NM

• 07/05/1996· SEAT BELTSCrash

  THE CONSUMER WAS INVOLVED IN A SIDE IMPACT COLLISION AND THE DRIVER SIDE AND THE REAR PASSENGER/DRIVING SIDE SEAT BELTS CAME OUT THE BUCKLE. *AK

• 06/26/1997· ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING

  ENGINE STALLS.

• 05/28/1999· FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE

  TRANSFER PUMP WAS REPLACED ONCE DURING WARRANTY, ALL OTHERS AFTER ITS EXPIRATION. THE SYMPTOM IS THAT THE ENGINE STALLS AT ALL SPEEDS. IF THIS HAPPENS WHEN THE CAR IS IN NEUTRAL, ALL POWER ASSISTED COMPONENTS STOP WORKING. *AK

• 04/22/1997· ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING

  TIMING BELT BROKE.

• 04/03/1996· ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLINGCrash

  AFTERMARKET ENGINE MOUNTS HAVE BROKEN IN TWO DIFFERENT VOLKSWAGEN VEHICLES, PART NO 191199279C FOR THREE DIFFERENT VW VEHICLES 85-95 MODELS. *AK

• 03/18/1997· POWER TRAIN

  EXPERIENCING POSSIBLE AUTO TRANMISSION. INTERLOCK SYSTEM FAILURE, CAN REMOVE KEY IN ANY GEAR; ALSO, GEAR SHIFT LEVER CAN BE MOVED OUT OF PARK INTO ANY GEAR WITHOUT KEY BEING IN IGNITION, DATE OF MFR. 08-91. *AK

• 03/13/2000· ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING

  WHEN IT'S COLD VEHICLE WILL START FAST AND RUN WELL. BUT AFTER CAR HAS BEEN WARMED UP, PARKED AND STARTED AGAIN, IT'S HARD TO START. THEN, WHEN GOING DOWN THE STREET AND SLOWING DOWN, VEHICLE WILL STALL. THIS IS VERY UNSAFE. VEHICLE HAS BEEN REPAIRED ON SEVERAL OCCASIONS, HOWEVER CONTINUES TO EXPERIENCE PROBLEMS. *AK

• 03/02/1999· FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE

  FUEL PUMP HAS FAILED AND HAS HAD TO BE REPLACED 5 TIMES. I HAVE BACK-UP PAPERWORK, INVOICES, ETC. SYMPTOMS ARE CAR STALLING, SOMETIMES ON FREEWAY. I FEEL THE CAR IS UNSAFE TO DRIVE. DEALERSHIP SAYS TALK TO VW; VW SAYS TALK TO DEALERSHIP. I'M STUCK.

• 03/02/1999· FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE

  AUTOMOBILE STALLS OUT BECAUSE THE FUEL PUMP GOES BAD AND HAS TO BE REPLACED. CONSUMER STATES HAS HAD THIS DONE FIVE TIMES. BOTH DEALER AND MANUFACTURER HAVE BEEN CONTACTED, NEITHER WANTS TO ASSUME RESPONSIBILITY FOR THE VEHICLE'S DEFECTS. *AK *ML

• 02/24/1997· ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING

  IMING BELT FAILED, CAUSING VEHICLE TO LOS EPOWER/CONTROL. *AK

• 02/23/1995· POWER TRAIN

  TRANSMISSION SLIPS AND WILL NOT GO INTO GEAR. TT

• 02/17/1999· ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING

  ACCORDING TO THE VOLKSWAGEN'S OWNERS MANUAL THE TIMING BELT MUST BE REPLACED EVERY 60,000 MILES. THE ORIGINAL TIMING BELT BROKE AROUND MY 58,000 MILES, CAUSING EXTENSIVE DAMAGE TO CYLINDER HOUSING, AND VW PAID A PORTION OF THE COST. MY REPLACEMENT TIMING BELT BROKE AT THE 109000 MILE MARK; WELL BEFORE IT'S RECOMENDED REPLACEMENT, AND CAUSED DAMAGE INSIDE THE CYLINDER HOUSING. VW REFUSES TO PAY ANY OF THE COST THIS DEFECTIVE PART CAUSED TO MY VEHICLE. THEY SAID I SHOULD HAVE BROUGHT THE VEHICLE IN FOR SERVICES, AND THEY WOULD HAVE CHECKED THE TENSION OF THE TIMING BELT. HOWEVER, THERE IS NO MENTION OF IT IN THE SERVICE MANUAL. I MAINTAINED AND HAD REGULAR SERVICES PERFORMED ON THE VEHICLE AT REPAIR SHOPS THAT WAS USUALLY CHEAPER THAN GOING THROUGH THE DEALERSHIP. *AK

• 02/14/1997· ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING

  HEAD GASKET FAILURE. VERY COMMON PROBLEM WITH VW PASSATS.

• 02/02/2000· SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC,SERVICE BRAKES, AIR,FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE,POWER TRAIN,ELECTRICAL SYSTEM,VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL

  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

• 02/01/2000· VISIBILITY

  THE AIR CONDITIONING WORKS FINE ON THIS VEHICLE. BUT WHEN THE HEAT IS TURNED ON HEAT CONTROL SWITCH MELTS FROM THE INSIDE OUT, CAUSING DAMAGE TO THE DASH PANEL. DEALER HAS NOT BEEN CONTACTED. *AK

• 01/31/1997· ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING

  TIMING BELT FAILURE.

• 01/30/1996· FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE

  FUEL TANK COLLAPSED AND VEHICLE STOPPED DUE TO LACK OF FUEL, POSSIBLE FUEL LEAK. *AK

• 01/29/2000· SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC,FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE,POWER TRAIN,VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL

  NO SUMMARY LISTED FOR ABOV EVEHICLE. *AK

• 01/29/2000· SUSPENSION,VISIBILITYCrash

  NO SUMMARY LISTED FOR ABOV EVEHICLE. *AK

• 01/27/2000· VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL

  ACCELERATOR STICKS AND CAUSES SUDDEN ACCELERATION OR HESITATES. *ET

• 01/14/2000· ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING

  VEHICLE IS CONSTANTLY OVERHEATING (6 TIMES).*ET

• 01/14/1995· SUSPENSION

  MISALIGNMENT, CAUSING STEERING PROBLEMS.

• 01/11/1995· FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE

  WHEN WATER COMES INSIDE TANK COLLAPSED. TT

• 01/07/1997· POWER TRAIN

  VEHICLE WOULD START, SHIFTED INTO DRIVE POSITION, VEHICLE WILL NOT GO OR MOVE. PUT VEHICLE IN SHOP 3 DIFFERENT TIMES FOR TRANSMISSION. VEHICLE IN SHOP NOW. *AK

• 01/05/1995· ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLINGFire

  ENGINE FIRE. *AK