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2000 Volkswagen Passat problems
Owners have filed 625 complaints about the 2000 Volkswagen Passat with NHTSA. Service brakes, hydraulic account for 26.4% of them — the clear leader, ahead of engine and engine cooling at 16.2%.
Complaints625
Crashes13
Fires34
Injuries21
Deaths1
What owners report breaking
Service brakes, hydraulic 26.4% · 165
Engine and engine cooling 16.2% · 101
Electrical system 6.9% · 43
Suspension 6.7% · 42
Service brakes, air 5.8% · 36
Fuel system, gasoline 4.8% · 30
Visibility 4.2% · 26
Steering 4.0% · 25
Severity
Of those complaints, 13 describe a crash, 34 describe a fire, 21 report an injury and 1 report a death.
Reading the numbers
Across the 22 model years of the Volkswagen Passat in this data, 2000 sits 8th by complaint volume. 2013 draws the most.
Filings have fallen off, 4 in the last three years against 6 in the three before. That is normal as a generation leaves the road.
The median odometer reading at the time of complaint was 69,950 miles.
In owners' own words
Abs control unit failing - usually in warm weather after 15-20 min of driving the abs and brake light come on on the dash and a message saying stop/brake fault is displayed. The fault may go away after some time or stay. My guess is abs is disabled when this happens. Dealer suggests replacing the abs unit at a cost of $1300. There are many similar occurrences of the defect described in news groups on the web. Service brakes, hydraulic · reported at 72,500 miles
Abs module failure. Code is 18057 p1649 data bus powertrain: missing message from abs ecu. I own a 2000 Volkswagen Passat, with 59,100 miles on it. The abs light comes on everyday periodically. The part has a high price. I believe the part should be replaced at no charge because it is a safety problem that should not occur. Due to this failure, I do not trust my brakes in case of an emergency. Service brakes, hydraulic
I have a 2000 vw Passat wagon awd v6 which has a faulty abs module, causing the abs light to come on along with a blinking and beeping brake light. I get a stop! Brake fault; service manual message which many, many others are also getting. Vw should absolutely issue a recall for this as many vw dealers are seeing this exact issue (which happens to be very expensive to fix and diagnose). Service brakes, hydraulic · reported at 72,000 miles
Verbatim from NHTSA filings. Complaints are unverified owner reports.
Safety recalls
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