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2009 Volkswagen PASSAT Fuel Propulsion System Problems, Complaints and Defects

Issue ID	1161460
Internal NHTSA #	10690691
Manufacurer	Volkswagen Group of America, Inc.
Brand	VOLKSWAGEN
Model	PASSAT
Model Year	2009
File date	22/02/15
Component	FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM
Product type code	VEHICLE
Description of the problem	2009 vw passat 2. 0t. Oil leaking from rear main seal. Rear main seal failed at about 75,000 miles, not covered under warranty. First indication was oil spot on driveway and then check engine light came on. Inspected bottom of engine and it was coated with oil. The pcv valve failed and caused rear main seal to rupture and shoot oil (and possibly gas vapors) all over bottom of hot engine. Although nothing ignited in this case, began to question if some of the other fire incidents listed on nhtsa site were possibly caused by similar condition. Failure of approx. $40 part caused approx. $1700 in damage- all out of warranty. Warranty is for 5 years/60,000 miles. No maintenance data available to owner indicated that pcv valve should be checked as part of scheduled maintenance. Vw leadership declined to accept any responibility for situation. *js
Vehicle Mileage at Failure	74568
Number of Occurences	1
Source of the issue	NHTSA WEB SITE
City and State	KANSAS CITY, MO
VIN pattern	WVWJK73C39PXXXXXX
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?
No. of injured persons	0
No. of fatalities	0
Date of purchase	09/09/24
Was original owner?	N
Anti-lock brakes	N
Cruise control	N
Number of cylinders	4
Drive train type	FWD
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Vehicle speed	0
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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 Fuel Propulsion System Problems, Complaints and Defects, Recalls and Failures

2009 Volkswagen PASSAT Fuel Propulsion System Problems, Complaints and Defects

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