2008 Volkswagen Passat Electrical system Problems

“This vehicle has a recall for known electrical problems which may cause a loss of steering while driving. I have attempted to contact my local vw dealership to have them look into the issue but they fail to offer a solution. The vehicle also has known faulty electrical components in the steering wheel which cause airbag faults.”

“While changing the passenger-side low-beam bulb, I found wiring to all three bulb holders missing insulation, having exposed wires. Even the intact insulation is very brittle where the minimal movement of the wires, necessary to replace any of the bulbs, causes more insulation to break away from the bulb wiring. There is no wire wrap, electrical tape, nor heat shielding on any of the wires within the headlight assembly, like what I see elsewhere within the wiring loom under the hood. …”

“Reference ntsa vehicle safety recall number 08v235000. It identifies a engine surge and resultant vehicle surge for vw passats in the year 2008. I recently purchased a 2008 vw Passat lux wagon and have had this happen to me at least 6 times since the end of june when I bought the car. Most recently, a lady was walking in front of my car in a crosswalk, I had stopped for. As I began to let off the brake, the car lunged forward about a foot, before I stopped it again. We were both noticeably shaken by what had just happened. …”

“I got home after work saturday night around 7pm and park my 2008 vw Passat in front of my house and two minutes after smoke start coming out through front grille I open the hood and it small like burned plastic. I sow coil and wire where is connected all melted. I was lucky that this did not happened while I was driving.”

“My vehicle (2008 vw Passat) started having acceleration issues and would only go up to 40 MPH as well as also having a rough start up when turning my car on. I proceeded to take it into the dealership to have this looked at and at first they claimed that I needed a new high pressure fuel pump which would cost me around $700. Later in the day, I received a call back telling me that my intake camshaft was broken and that they could not make the repair without replacing this as well. Now my total was up to $2000. …”