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2016 Volkswagen PASSAT Power Train Problems, Complaints and Defects

Issue ID	1473905
Internal NHTSA #	11101452
Manufacurer	Volkswagen Group of America, Inc.
Brand	VOLKSWAGEN
Model	PASSAT
Model Year	2016
File date	21/05/18
Component	POWER TRAIN
Product type code	VEHICLE
Description of the problem	On may 21, 2018, i was driving to work. I stopped at a gas station, and when i went to leave my car died. I had the car towed to quirk vw in manchester, nh and they told me that the engine was blown. They told me that it had jumped time and valves of engine most likely have contacted pistons, etc. Needs engine and turbo assembly. There is a known timing chain tensioner lawsuit out on these cars. Luckily this did not happen on the highway and there was not a deadly accident.
Vehicle Mileage at Failure	86334
Number of Occurences
Source of the issue	NHTSA WEB SITE
City and State	WEST TOWNSEND, MA
VIN pattern	1VWAT7A38GCXXXXXX
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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No. of fatalities
Date of purchase	24/01/25
Was original owner?	N
Anti-lock brakes	N
Cruise control	N
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Vehicle speed	5
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Type of child seat code
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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.
What is Defect?
Non-conformance of a car component with the specified requirements, or non-fulfillment of user expectations, including the safety aspects.

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2016 Volkswagen PASSAT Power Train Problems, Complaints and Defects, Recalls and Failures

2016 Volkswagen PASSAT Power Train Problems, Complaints and Defects

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What is Failure?

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