2007 Volkswagen Passat Lighting Problems

PLASTIC HEADLIGHT COVERS ARE KNOWN TO DETERIORATE DUE TO SUNLIGHT. I AM TOLD I HAVE LOST 30% OF MY HEADLIGHTS' CAPACITY TO ILLUMINATE THE ROAD. VW WANTS MORE THAN $900 TO REPLACE THEM, CLAIMING THEY ARE PERMANENTLY ATTACHED TO THE ENTIRE HEADLIGHT ASSEMBLIES.

THE LOW BEAM LIGHTS PROVIDE EXTREMELY POOR LIGHTING RESULTING IN VERY POOR VISIBILITY AND CREATING A CONCERNING UNSAFE NIGHT DRIVING. THE FRONT PROJECTOR HEADLAMPS FIXTURE INSTALLED IN THIS MODEL ARE VERY POOR AND CREATES A VERY DANGEROUS DRIVING, I HAVE TRIED TO UPGRADE THE LAMPS BUT THERE IS NOT IMPROVEMENT. THIS ISSUE SHOULD BE RECALLED FROM THE MANUFACTURER, IT IS A LIFE SAFETY MATTER. PLEASE HELP. THANK YOU.

PASSENGER HEADLAMP (DIPPED LOW BEAM) IS HELD IN PLACE BY FRICTION ONLY. NEW LAMPS INSTALLED FALL OUT OF SOCKET WHILE IN USE DAYTIME RUNNING AND NIGHT TIME VISION). NEW HARDWARE WAS PURCHASED PER MANUFACTURER ILLUSTRATION, BUT THERE WAS NO PLACE TO ATTACH HARDWARE TO BACK OF LOW BEAM SOCKET. ENTIRE HEADLAMP ASSEMBLY (INCLUDING HIGH BEAM AND MARKER LIGHT) HAD TO BE REPLACED.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 VOLKSWAGEN PASSAT. WHILE DRIVING AT VARIOUS SPEEDS, THE LOW BEAM HEAD LAMP ON THE PASSENGER SIDE FAILED TO FUNCTION. IN ADDITION, THE REAR PASSENGER SIDE LAMP AND THE TURN SIGNALS FAILED TO ILLUMINATE. THE FAILURE RECURRED ON NUMEROUS OCCASIONS. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A DEALER WHO DIAGNOSED THAT THE SYSTEM NEEDED TO BE FLASHED. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED; HOWEVER, THE FAILURE RECURRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 111,000.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 VOLKSWAGEN PASSAT. WHILE DRIVING AT NIGHT WITH THE HEADLIGHTS ACTIVATED, THE LIGHTS WOULD NOT ILLUMINATE IN FRONT OF THE VEHICLE WHICH IMPAIRED THE VISION OF THE DRIVER. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC, WHO INDICATED THAT THE POSITION OF THE LIGHTS WERE TOO LOW, BUT NO ADJUSTMENTS TO CORRECT THE FAILURE COULD BE MADE. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 285,000.

TAKATA RECALL,FUEL PUMP CONTROL MODULE RECALL, WIRRS FOR HEADLAMPS FAILTY. HEAD LAMPS GO OUT WHILE DRIVING SOMETIMES, FAULTY PARKING BREAK THAT HAS BEEN FIXED AND DOES NOT WORK AGAIN. NO FIX FOR FUEL MODULE RECALL. CAR STALLS WHILE DRIVING IN TRAFFIC. PAID 5200 OUT OF POCKET FOR BOTH RECALLS. CAR CAN NOT BE INSPECTED DUE TO RECALL WITH NO FIX. BEEN FIXING THE RECALL PROBLEMS OUT OF POCKET SINCE NOVEMBER 2014. ALSO FUEL CAP LIGHT COMES ON WHILE DRIVING AND GAS GAUGE DOES NOT WORK. BOTH ALSO HAVE BEEN REPAIRED AND ARE AGAIN NOW FAULTY

THE HEAD LAMP ASSEMBLY OF THIS CAR IS CLEARLY UNSAFE. REPLACING THE CAR HEADLIGHT AND/OR HIGH BEAM BULB CAN RESULT IN LOOSENING OR BENDING THE METAL HOUSING THAT HOLDS THE BULB IN PLACE WHICH CAN RESULT IN A LOOSE BULB. A LOOSE BULB CAN BURN AND CAUSE A CAR FIRE. *TR