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2007 Volkswagen Passat electrical system problems

34 owner complaints filed with NHTSA name the electrical system on the 2007 Volkswagen Passat13% of all complaints for this model year.

34
Electrical System complaints
13%
share of all complaints
80,000 mi
median reported incident mileage
1 / 1
crash / fire reports

What owners report

  • To start off, this car has common failures of the High Pressure Fuel Pump Cam Follower. This poses serious risk of damage to the engine when the follower is blown throw and the car goes into limp mode and if this happens on road it could be catastrophic. There were no warnings that this was the…

    filed Jun 11, 2022

  • I was driving and 2 light came on , the battery light and the check engine light. I ran it though a scanner and the codes that popped up were code p0087 and p2293

    filed Feb 14, 2021

Verbatim excerpts from complaints filed with NHTSA. Reports are not independently verified.

Related service bulletins

  • Battery testing and charging using special tools VAS6161 & GRX3000VAS Charger. Updated to include additional model year applicability.

    V271901201189422 · Service Bulletin/Repair Instructions · issued Dec 6, 2022
All 2007 Volkswagen Passat TSBs →

Electrical System problems in other Passat years

YearReportsShare
2018 Passat1022%
2017 Passat1716%
2016 Passat2221%
2015 Passat4820%
2014 Passat7312%
2013 Passat9312%
2012 Passat9520%
2010 Passat2113%
2009 Passat1812%
2008 Passat2113%
2006 Passat7914%
2005 Passat96%
Passat electrical system problems by year →

Counts are unique NHTSA complaints naming this component group. Complaints are unverified owner reports; mileage is computed only from complaints that included a usable odometer reading.