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2009 Volkswagen PASSAT Engine Problems, Complaints and Defects

Issue ID	1356485
Internal NHTSA #	10954890
Manufacurer	Volkswagen Group of America, Inc.
Brand	VOLKSWAGEN
Model	PASSAT
Model Year	2009
File date	08/08/16
Component	ENGINE
Product type code	VEHICLE
Description of the problem	I bought this car unaware of a carbonization issue on the valves. The carbon build up causes a missfire read and a lean fault in left bank. The missfire issue makes the vehicle virtually undrivable which put me and my family in danger at the time this occurd. Accordingly after plenty of research this apparently is a very common issue and is a manufacture issue since the issue could be solved by placing the fuel injectors behind the valves to clean them instead they are costing consumers obscene amounts of money and putting their lives at risk for no other reason then to not fix this issue.
Vehicle Mileage at Failure	71000
Number of Occurences
Source of the issue	NHTSA WEB SITE
City and State	LEHIGH ACRES, FL
VIN pattern	WVWJK73C79PXXXXXX
Was vehicle invloved in a crash?	N
Was vehicle involved in a fire?	N
Was incedent reported to police?	N
Was medical attention required?	N
Was part original equipment?
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Date of purchase	11/09/24
Was original owner?	N
Anti-lock brakes	N
Cruise control	N
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Vehicle speed	45
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What is Recall?
A recall is when a product is removed from the market or a correction is made to the product because it is either defective or potentially harmful.
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Failure is the state or condition of not meeting a desirable or intended objective, and may be viewed as the opposite of success. Product failure ranges from failure to sell the product to fracture of the product, in the worst cases leading to personal injury, the province of forensic engineering.
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Non-conformance of a car component with the specified requirements, or non-fulfillment of user expectations, including the safety aspects.

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2009 Volkswagen PASSAT Engine Problems, Complaints and Defects, Recalls and Failures

2009 Volkswagen PASSAT Engine Problems, Complaints and Defects

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What is Failure?

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