2005 Volkswagen Passat Engine cooling Problems

“I was driving on the highway with my 2 years old son, and out of no where the car stop and as soon as stop one of the message from my car was stop cooling engine, that was the four time that light appears on my car, I been talking the car to the mechanic for that problem but they told me it is a defect I already spent more than $3,000.00 on my car and is not working, my car is a wv Passat 2005.”

“At 60,025 miles and traveling at 65mph my 2005 vw Passat lost power and began to sputter. I was barely able to make it to a repair shop where I was told the ignition coils needed to be replaced at a cost of $500+.”

“I have leased a 2005 vw Passat. I changed my oil on a regular basis, my mechanic did not write the in mileage or out mileage when he gave me my receipt. My car broke down on the highway and vw states that I need a new motor due to sludge in the motor. The are telling me my receipts are not good enough and won't cover the motor. I have searched the web and see I'm not the only one with this problem. The palisades, ny vw are impossible to do business with. I'm not getting a new motor!”

“My vw Passat wagon gls tdi (diesel) engine has been making a loud noise and vibration at stop over the last year and worsened until I had it repaired. I took it to an independent auto shop and was told the chain driven oil pump and tensioners were making the noise. The brilliant mechanic replaced the parts with a gear driven oil pump and the vibrations and noise stopped. I think this is a design flaw and should be recalled by vw. The mechanic said that the oil pump chain tensioners were close to breaking.”

“August 2007 I got an oil change from the 10 minute oil change place in north arlington, nj. The first week of october my engine seized due to sludge. I always get my oil changed on a regular basis (3,000 miles) not the suggest 5,000 in my car manual. The 10 minute oil change place does not have a computer system to produce records and unfortunately I have only one receipt from the august 2007 oil change. So I went through all my old charge card receipts and debit receipts from my bank to prove that I did get my oil changed. …”