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VW recalls Passat, new Tiguan SUV

06/11/2008, 1:49 PM

By paulee

The hot-selling 2009 Volkswagen Tiguan’s perceived quality among consumers is already suffering, as the automaker is recalling the new small SUV along with its 2008 Passat and Passat wagon for an engine surge problem tied into the engine computer. In all, about 4,000 vehicles need to be inspected and repaired.

Sales of the vehicles have been ordered to be halted by the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration, which are suffering from an unexpected increase in engine speeds when the A/C system is in operation.

The electronic control module can incorrectly spike idle speeds when the A/C compressor is engaged, which can lead to vehicle acceleration and a possible crash, the NHTSA summarized on its website. The federal body is urging drivers not to operate the A/C system in the potentially affected vehicles until they have brought their vehicles in for a free fix at a VW dealership.

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06/11, 1:52 PM

posted by:

hateful83

Another example as to why I’d never buy a VW. (As nice as they look)

06/11, 1:54 PM

posted by:

Badass Z51

More useless **** from VW. Man……can VW do anything right? Apperently not.

06/11, 2:02 PM

posted by:

TomF

Gee, what a surprise. My wife won’t even let me consider VWs because of **** like this.

06/11, 2:07 PM

posted by:

xyunya

Did they release Tiguan? It is being recalled before it is released? It’s not even Mexican. Maybe Porsche management is not a bad thing.

06/11, 2:10 PM

posted by:

BlackX

You are simply ****ing useless americans with empty heads and fat asses. Get a life, clowns of the world.

06/11, 2:18 PM

posted by:

hateful83

VW fan? ^

06/11, 2:23 PM

posted by:

BlackX

Not a fan just, cant stand stupid americans who talks bull**** without knowing anything.

06/11, 2:24 PM

posted by:

Htay9500

hateful: if you look closely enough, the jetta looks almost like a last gen corolla (put them side to side).

“The federal body is urging drivers not to operate the A/C system in the potentially affected vehicles until they have brought their vehicles in for a free fix at a VW dealership.”

the DC area just dealt with a 4-day heat wave and I can tell you without the f-ing a/c driving will be a bitch. thank goodness we don’t have a passat OR tiguan.

06/11, 2:37 PM

posted by:

kitko

I’m European and I while I don’t think VW is ****, I do think their cars are pretty average – in terms of reliability, built quality and ride. Grey average, one may say. Certainly better than French and Italian cars, better than Big 3 cars, but lagging behind Japanese.

Read any long term (60K miles) test in European car magazine and you’d struggle to find one that would be won by a VW.

Everybody has recalls, it’s the severity that matters.

06/11, 2:45 PM

posted by:

BlackX

kitko, my point is that VW is a lot better than american cars. I dont like VW cars, but its funny that americans calls it ****, when they drive recycle bins.

06/11, 2:49 PM

posted by:

Impulsive

‘BlackX’, come on now … VWs have a rep for bad ownership experiences. None of the backlash here is unwarranted.

06/11, 3:03 PM

posted by:

BlackX

In our country VW is second best seller brand and mostly used by companies not just because they are cheap but also because they are reliable. I have impression that cars for USA market is less reliable than for European.

06/11, 3:06 PM

posted by:

xyunya

BlackX, contain your Eurotrash trap. If it not for “stupid” Americans you would be resiting “Mein Campf” while all your female relatives servicing uber zoldatten in dark green or black uniforms. You and whole your family own your freedom of expression to “stupid” Americans. If you are one of the super race, sorry our bombs did not finish your predecessors.

06/11, 3:25 PM

posted by:

jsabbagh

BlackX, you should watch what you say. I have owned two VW’s and have had great luck with them. People are allowed opinions
and if you had bad experiences then of course this article will fuel your anger. Never assume that Americans are useless
and fat because if you came here with that cavalier attitude I promise you would never see your homeland again. If you dont believe me try it on your next vacation.

06/11, 3:30 PM

posted by:

02WRXPSM

My first car was a 1971 VW Rabbit, which I tore down to the bare frame, rebuilt, converted to 12v so I could put a tape deck in it, and drove for 6 years. Great little car. This is true of VW no longer. Look at the Toureg, which had the most service visits per vehicle in three straight years of production. Look at my brother’s Passat, which has been in for service seven times in two years. For a while it wouldn’t start whenever it rained — and he lives in EUGENE, OREGON, the rain capital of the world! He had a New Beetle for seven months, and traded that in when it began to show the same gremlins and odd behavior. When your cars are designed in Germany but assembled in Brazil, Mexico and other places all over the world (just to avoid paying astronomically high German labor prices) out of parts sourced from the bins of other carmakers, you’re going to have problems.

06/11, 3:40 PM

posted by:

xyunya

BlackX, If in your country WV is the second best seller, then you are from Eastern Europe. Not exactly a place where automotive (or any other) form of engineering strive. It also means there is no local auto industry. Read the site and learn to drive a donkey cart, before being allowed to a horse drawn buggy with those famous WV wheels. When HemiRetard will order your sister as a mail bride that will be an interesting continuation to human race and total rejection of Darwin evolution theory.

06/11, 3:42 PM

posted by:

mayer_ray_nagin

The problem, 02WRXPSM, with your comment about the low quality VWs being built in Mexico or Brazil is that the Touareg and your brother’s Passat are bouth built in Germany, not in Latin America. Auch die Deutschen können ihre Scheißwagen nicht richitg und mangelfrei herstellen.

06/11, 3:51 PM

posted by:

Ibcheeky2

“kitko, my point is that VW is a lot better than american cars. I dont like VW cars, but its funny that americans calls it ****, when they drive recycle bins.”
.
What is funny is that J.D. Power Initial Quality Survey ranked VW in 31 rst place for 2007. I dont think even the YUGO had a lower ranking.

06/11, 3:58 PM

posted by:

xyunya

Ibcheeky2, the guy sounds like Romanian. That is the country were “Borat” was filmed. And it was filmed not on the set but in the countryside with live Romanians living themselves, not acting. If you want to laugh your ass off, rent “Borat”.

06/11, 4:02 PM

posted by:

Need4SSpeed

ouch, Yeah Tiguan isn’t even out on the U.S market yet. I personally like VW’s. And I don’t have anything to say about their quality because I haven’t owned one. I also think it comes down to personal experience because a good friend of mine has an MK IV 04 Jetta GLI, and it’s got over 50,000miles on it and he hasn’t had any problems with it. He also bought it used with like 22k miles. And the Jetta doesn’t have the best reliability or quality ratings so it just goes to show you.

06/11, 4:03 PM

posted by:

BlackX

xyunya, you just proved my point that 99% of americans are complete idiots. You are not an exception. I bet you were raped by your father because you clearly have mental problems. I feel sorry for you mate.
-
jsabbagh, I was in USA few times and came back healthy and alive. And your statement about killing everyone who calls you idiot does not help you to prove that Im wrong.

06/11, 4:19 PM

posted by:

JoshyLofty

I love VW & all but… that sux. & yes the Tiguan is already released. i’ve seen several already. cute cars…

06/11, 4:31 PM

posted by:

xyunya

BlackX, don’t feel sorry for me. I live in a free and rich country. Feel sorry for yourself ignorant Eurotrash. Just a reminder, that most successful Europeans seek refuge from taxes and better opportunity in US. Well, all of white Americans came from Europe and build the best democracy and economy in the world. What you and your have to offer? Love for Hitler and WV? Get the **** outta here.

06/11, 4:55 PM

posted by:

JoshyLofty

sooo i’m sitting @ “Car Spa” using their WiFi on my laptop. (If you don’t know what CarSpa is, use ur imagination or look it up.) & they’re arguing with a customer at the moment cuz the mirrors of a girl’s VW Jetta (2008) came off. BOTH SIDES!!! I was watching it happen as i’m sitting in front of the window watching the cars go thru… They didn’t do anything different than any other car that came thru… hmmm…

06/11, 5:00 PM

posted by:

TomF

About 02WRXPSM’s first car being a “1971 VW Rabbit” — the Rabbit did not debut in the US until late 1974.

My first car was a ‘75 Scirocco. A sad and terrible piece of business.

My family knows about three households with semi-new VWs: a New Beetle, a Passat Wagon, and a Rabbit. All three of them are in tears over reliability issues and unscheduled service. The New Beetle owner is trying to get my state’s lemon law invoked.

VWs have long-standing poor build quality reputations in the US, especially those of Mexican vintage.

The reliability pecking order these days goes: Asians, Americans, Europeans.

06/11, 5:50 PM

posted by:

Htay9500

Need4SSpeed: older jettas were better to look at than the current corolla-inspired jetta. VW decides to take a crackpipe up their ass and went to boxy designs to something a high school senior or college girl would like.

06/11, 6:11 PM

posted by:

brassmonkey

“Jah. Das recall! Vee are not zee uber kar maker ve once sought ve vere.”
- Bernd Pischetsrieder

@BlackX
**** you and whatever country you **** in. ****tard. You ****ing ****. **** your mother and sister, too. The rest of us did. Shut your ****ing face before I teabag your whore wife, too. ****ass.

06/11, 6:34 PM

posted by:

zoomzoomer

mayer_ray.. the REAL problem with 02WRX’s comment is that the Rabbit (Golf) didn’t enter production until 1973, and wasn’t even sold in the US until mid-1974, so him having owned one since 1971 is problematic to say the least.

06/11, 7:15 PM

posted by:

Need4SSpeed

yeah htay9500 I agree. His is pretty nice. I like it a lot. Black metallic, Recaro bucket seats, 6spd, BBS rims a pretty peppy 1.8T. He was actually trying to trade it in for the Cobalt SS Turbocharged (I tried to persuade him to keep what he has, and I’m a SS S/C owner) well the dealer wouldn’t give him enough for what he owed on it (typical right?) so he didn’t get it.

lol the day after he got a APR tune, and turbo inlet, and now he’s keeping up with modded Mustang GT’s… He has a turbo back exhaust coming soon too.

From what he heard from other owners after 50,000 miles is when the Jetta starts falling apart and although he’s barely over 50k miles and doing good, he hoping his doesn’t have those problems…

06/11, 7:45 PM

posted by:

bolex

VW better than American cars? maybe if your a girl that likes danty little cars with door panels and interiors that fall off after 2 months.

06/11, 8:33 PM

posted by:

C6Racer

brassmonkey, that’s the funniest thing I’ve seen posted in a long time. Especially the sort-of German part. I’m surprised your post has survived this long. My posts usually get removed within 5 mins if I say ass.

06/11, 8:34 PM

posted by:

Spingood Tanoya

>>> mayer_ray.. the REAL problem with 02WRX’s comment is that the Rabbit (Golf) didn’t enter production until 1973, and wasn’t even sold in the US until mid-1974, so him having owned one since 1971 is problematic to say the least.

To say nothing of the fact that VW’s entire product line has been 12-volt since 1967. Hope he didn’t pay a lot for the “conversion” to 12 volt.

Maybe it was a *1961* Rab-beetle?

06/11, 9:31 PM

posted by:

Bimmer

A friend of mine had 1999 VW Passat. When something broke, part cost was $600. His mechanic said that same part for Ford Taurus would’ve cost him $200. So, he went and bought 2001 Taurus. Two years later he got rid of VW and still drives Taurus, as it’s more reliable.
Another person whom I know had 2000 Passat. Few years later he was happy to trade it for a KIA!!! Reason? He had to pay close to $7,000 for repairs every year!

06/11, 9:55 PM

posted by:

Vroom

I own a 2001 Passat. It’s given me more problems then any other car I’ve ever owned. It’s a piece of crap. I know three other VW’s and same story. They make for nice eye candy but mechanically they are hopeless. Do yourself a favor and never buy a VW.

06/11, 11:39 PM

posted by:

NoNameDenton1

Not as bad as the issues the Tundra had (broken camshafts, cracked tailgates the 4X4 models axle issues etc.)

06/11, 11:42 PM

posted by:

02WRXPSM

My bad, that was a typo — it was a 1976, and a grey-market Euro version to boot. I had it confused with my father’s 911 D-series, which was a 1971. You’d have to tear one apart to know this, but even though it had a 12-volt ignition, the wiring loop that ran the windshield wipers, FM/AM radio and interior dash lights was not strong enough to drive a tape deck and would drop to 11 or 10 volts (my Fluke showed it as low as 9, with the headlights on). To get it up to the level that it would power the radio and speakers I had to cross-wire a ton of **** and skip the fuse box in some cases. Even then, the dash lights would pulse with the beat in the music, an unintended (but cool) effect. Safety really wasn’t my priorities in those days…

06/12, 1:48 AM

posted by:

brassmonkey

C6, maybe the mediator (if there is one) agrees with me.

06/12, 2:10 AM

posted by:

BlackX

bigassmonkey you could make good couple with xuyna. You both are homos, retards and imbeciles. Everytime you want to **** somebody’s sister or father, but you can do it only in forums because in reality you fat ****s cant see your own dicks. You would look smarter if you keep your mouths shut. Land of the free? :D land of the dumb.. Even french and canadians are better than you.

06/12, 7:41 AM

posted by:

bobsyouruncle100

I won’t be buying a VW product anytime soon. They look great and drive nice off the lot. Even the base Golf I test drove 10 years ago wasn’t half bad. But after a friend spent $1000 to have an alternator replaced, I got scared off.

06/12, 10:33 AM

posted by:

xyunya

BlackX, how much for your sister services? Does momma come cheaper?

06/12, 12:20 PM

posted by:

BlackX

xuyna, you should have told somebody that your father is pedophile and he is raping you. there are some psychiatrists who might help. You are so full of anger now because you discovered that you like boys.
-
You are very good example of what a degenerate can be born when whore and pedophile comes together.

06/13, 3:01 PM

posted by:

DialM4Speed

Funny this is the first I’ve heard of this recall…. Oh wait! It doesn’t involve Ford, GM or Chrysler so the media ISN’T interested.

 
 
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