2003 Volkswagen Passat defect investigations

Investigations by NHTSA’s Office of Defects Investigation that name the 2003 Volkswagen Passat. An investigation is how complaints can become a recall: complaints → investigation → (sometimes) TSB → recall.

• Engine Compartment Fire
  Engineering Analysis EA11002 · opened Jan 26, 2011 · closed Feb 17, 2012

  In July 2010, the Agency opened PE10-027 to investigate allegations of coil on plug (COP) ignition coil fires in MY2002-2003 VW Passat vehicles.The investigation was upgraded in January 2011 to include all MY2001-2007 4-cylinder VW Passat, gasoline, turbo-charged vehicles.Based on the analysis of VW's response, and inc…

• Engine Compartment Fire
  Preliminary Evaluation PE10027 · opened Jul 26, 2010 · closed Feb 7, 2011

  ODI has received 11 complaints alleging that a fire started in the engine compartment of the vehicle that may be related to ignition coil failure, and 9 complaints of ignition coil failure that did not result in a fire.Reports state that the vehicle hesitated or lost power, and the check engine or dashboard lights illu…

• FUEL TANK LEAK
  Preliminary Evaluation PE08008 · opened Jan 31, 2008 · closed May 30, 2008 · led to recall 08V157000

  Volkswagen (vw) is recalling certain vw passat 4motion and audi a6 quattro and allroad quattro all-wheel drive passenger cars.vw vehicles subject to recall were manufactured from november 22, 2000 through may 31, 2005 and audi vehicles subject to recall were manufactured from june 2, 2001 to june 1, 2005.the nhtsa reca…

• PASSENGER ENGINE COMPARTMENT FIRES
  Engineering Analysis EA07014 · opened Sep 28, 2007 · closed Jul 7, 2008 · led to recall 08V156000

  The manufacturer notified nhtsa on 04-apr-08 that a safety recall action would be initiated to remedy the issue.in june 2008, the manufacturer issued a technical service bulletin (code 26e5/r5) regarding the specific procedures to be employed in this campaign.vehicle owner notification letters were sent beginning appro…

• PASSENGER/ENGINE COMPARTMENT FIRES
  Preliminary Evaluation PE07024 · opened May 10, 2007 · closed Sep 28, 2007

  Many of the fire reports allege that the vehicle fire was attributed to ignition coil failure.vw provided additional data regarding its analysis of vehicle fires and a detailed description of the three different engines and ignition systems for the subject vehicles.odifinds the need to further investigate this issue.to…

• ENGINE STALLING
  Defect Petition DP05004 · opened Aug 11, 2005 · closed Dec 8, 2005

  By letter received on june 24, 2005, mr. Ronald m. Strickland of raleigh, nc, submitted a petition requesting that the agency investigate the performance of the ignition coil plugs on model year (my) 2000-2003 volkswagen jetta, golf and passat sedans.the petitioner alleges that he had experienced multiple stalling even…