Volkswagen recalls 2009 Tiguan, 2008 Passat and Wagon for "Engine Surge"
by Chris Shunk (RSS feed) on Jun 11th, 2008 at 1:30PM
Click above for high-res gallery of the Volkswagen Tiguan Volkswagen is recalling 4,000 2008 Passats and 2009 Tiguans for an "engine surging" issue. The problem is an engine control module that may not control engine idle when the air conditioning is turned on. In rare cases, the ECM can trigger an unexpected jump in engine RPM, which could obviously lead to an accident. NHTSA has informed VW that since the recall is a safety concern, dealers cannot sell the vehicles until the problem has been fixed. Owners of potentially affected vehicles are being told not to operate the air conditioning... Read More
