VW recalling all 410,000 Passats sold between 1999 and 2005
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VW recalling all 410,000 Passats sold between 1999 and 2005
If you are one of the nearly half-million Americans driving a 1999-2005 Volkswagen Passat, your dealer will be expecting a visit. Every gasoline-powered Passat (the list includes the 1.8-liter I4, 2.0-liter I4, 2.8-liter V6, and 4.0-liter W8) is being recalled for a heat shield issue. Apparently, the shield near the catalytic converter on some automatic-equipped cars may be damaged, so VW wants the dealers to check them out and add additional shielding if necessary.
While it has your attention, Volkswagen has also found some faulty fuel lines on cars with the 1.8-liter turbocharged engine, and some of the all-wheel-drive equipped cars may have damaged fuel tank ventilation valves. Thankfully, no accidents or injuries have been reported from any of the problems. VW will begin notifying owners on May 30.
http://www.autoblog.com/2008/04/05/v...-1999-and-2005
While it has your attention, Volkswagen has also found some faulty fuel lines on cars with the 1.8-liter turbocharged engine, and some of the all-wheel-drive equipped cars may have damaged fuel tank ventilation valves. Thankfully, no accidents or injuries have been reported from any of the problems. VW will begin notifying owners on May 30.
http://www.autoblog.com/2008/04/05/v...-1999-and-2005
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i've read numerous anecdotal reports of late model vw's having electrical issues and catching fire, and witnessed 1st hand just last week a newer beetle whose engine bay was engulfed in flames (causing a major interstate i was travelling on to become a parking lot 
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