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Title: Volkswagen recalls just over 300,000 Passats
Post by: DEViANCE on December 11, 2006, 18:42:06 PM
QuoteVolkswagen recalls just over 300,000 Passats

Reuters / December 8, 2006 - 12:00 pm

FRANKFURT -- Volkswagen, the worlds fourth largest carmaker, is recalling just over 300,000 VW Passats in Germany, North America and several other countries due to three different problems affecting models from the year 2005 to 2007, it said today.

Many have problems with a wiper motor, while some diesel-powered Passats can leak fuel and those equipped with a 200 horsepower engine may have a power brake vacuum line that could fracture at low temperatures, requiring more effort from the driver to stop.

Roughly 130,000 of the cars being recalled are in Germany, while 62,000 affected vehicles are in the United States and Canada.

Volkswagen said it would begin to notify the vehicle owners in January.
Title: Re:Volkswagen recalls just over 300,000 Passats
Post by: Mark on December 11, 2006, 20:13:16 PM
Id be more worried about the servo hose than anything else
Title: Re:Volkswagen recalls just over 300,000 Passats
Post by: DEViANCE on December 11, 2006, 20:14:40 PM
yeah, not something that you would normally put off for a month.
 :shock:
Title: Volkswagen recalls just over 300,000 Passats
Post by: knighty on December 11, 2006, 21:16:49 PM
my motheres fiesta was recaulsed 3 times for "break problems"

they kept fixing them.... then deciding they were still going to fail :s
Title: Re:Volkswagen recalls just over 300,000 Passats
Post by: mr_roll on December 11, 2006, 21:38:10 PM
Yeah why not recall them in December ? :?
Title: Re:Volkswagen recalls just over 300,000 Passats
Post by: Sweenster on December 11, 2006, 21:52:07 PM
Quote from: mr_rollYeah why not recall them in December ? :?

You ever tried to find a parking spot in the christmas shopping period, let alone 300,000?
Title: Re:Volkswagen recalls just over 300,000 Passats
Post by: mr_roll on December 11, 2006, 22:00:10 PM
Quote from: Sweenster
Quote from: mr_rollYeah why not recall them in December ? :?

You ever tried to find a parking spot in the christmas shopping period, let alone 300,000?

Nope I just park in the loading bay and put a sign on the window "loading at such and such"

come back with a toothpick or somthing, just incase theres a warden next to my motor.
Title: Re:Volkswagen recalls just over 300,000 Passats
Post by: moony1234 on December 12, 2006, 08:19:53 AM
ahhh thats why theyre so cheap then :P
Title: Re:Volkswagen recalls just over 300,000 Passats
Post by: Mark on December 12, 2006, 23:08:13 PM
The Passat TDi- the worlds fastest car, or so all the drivers seem to believe. The worlds fastest car, that can safely be driven at 100+ in torrential rain 2 inches behind everyone, and can safely overtake on blind corners and summits with gay abandon.

Title: Re:Volkswagen recalls just over 300,000 Passats
Post by: Serious on December 12, 2006, 23:59:06 PM
Quote from: mr_rollYeah why not recall them in December ? :?

Cause theyre all PoSH?





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