2001 Volkswagen Passat defect investigations

Investigations by NHTSA’s Office of Defects Investigation that name the 2001 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…

• 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…

• PASSENGER AIR BAG LID FAILURE
  Engineering Analysis EA03020 · opened Oct 7, 2003 · closed Apr 23, 2004

  This investigation involves the volkswagen (vw) passenger supplemental inflatable restraint (psir) lid utilized in my 1998-2002 vw passat.the psir lid may detach from the instrument panel during air bag deployment.the office of defects investigation (odi) of the national highway traffic safety administration (nhtsa) op…

• PASSENGER SIR DOOR MOUNTING STUD FAILURE
  Preliminary Evaluation PE03021 · opened May 23, 2003 · closed Oct 7, 2003

  Odi opened a preliminary evaluation (pe03-021) based on two reports of failed bolt studs that attach the passenger supplemental inflatable restraint (psir) door cover to the instrument panel (ip) on the volkswagen (vw) passat (model years 2000, 2002).vw has indicated to odi that it has no additional reports.vw implemen…