Volkswagen is recalling certain models of the 2008 Passat and the 2009 Tiguan passenger vehicles equipped with 2.0T FSI ULEV II engines. These vehicles have an engine control module (ECM) containing software that may not properly control engine idle with the air conditioning turned on. In rare cases, the ECM may unexpectedly increase engine RPM.

An engine surge caused by an unexpected increase in engine RPM may surprise the vehicle operator and can result in a crash without warning. Dealers will inspect and update the ECM software free of charge. The recall began on May 30, 2008. Owners may contact Volkswagen at 1-800-893-5298.

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Volkswagen is recalling certain models of the 2008 Passat and the 2009 Tiguan passenger vehicles equipped with 2.0T FSI ULEV II engines. These vehicles have an engine control module (ECM) containing software that may not properly control engine idle with the air conditioning turned on. In rare cases, the ECM may unexpectedly increase engine RPM.

An engine surge caused by an unexpected increase in engine RPM may surprise the vehicle operator and can result in a crash without warning. Dealers will inspect and update the ECM software free of charge. The recall began on May 30, 2008. Owners may contact Volkswagen at 1-800-893-5298.

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Volkswagen is recalling certain models of the 2008 Passat and 2009 Tiguan passenger vehicles equipped with 2.0T FSI ULEV II engines. These vehicles have and engine control module (ECM) containing software that may not properly control engine idle with the air conditioning turned on. In rare cases, the ECM may unexpectedly increase engine RPM.

An engine surge caused by a unexpected increase in engine RPM may suprise the vehicle operator and can result in a crash without warning. Dealers will inspect and update the ECM software free of charge. Owners may contact Volkswagen at 1-800-893-5298.

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Volkswagen AG, Europe’s largest carmaker, is recalling 27,000 Golf station wagons and Jetta sedans in Europe to fix a fault with the heater.

The cars, which all have Volkswagen’s TDI diesel engine, were built in the second half of 2007 and the beginning of this year, Christian Buhlmann, a Volkswagen spokesman, said today in a telephone interview.

The power supply for the vehicles’ supplementary heater was in some cases improperly mounted, leading to overheating and a malfunction of the system, Buhlmann said. The cars have supplementary heaters because the diesel engine doesn’t provide enough heat to warm the interior.

Wolfsburg, Germany-based Volkswagen has written owners asking them to bring their cars to a mechanic. The repair takes 30 minutes and is free.

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 Volkswagen AG’s Shanghai venture began recalling 2,440 Passat sedans from last Thursday, following the approval of Volkswagen’s recall application by the  State General Administration of Quality Supervision. The reason for the recall was due to the discovery of some problems present in the automatic locking systems.Sources with Shanghai Volkswagen revealed that the recalled models were produced between August 11 and August 24. Shanghai Volkswagen said it would reconfigure the problematic parameters of the central controller and restore its function free of charge.Established in 1984, Shanghai Volkswagen Automotive Co is a joint venture in which Volkswagen has 50% stake, while Shanghai Automotive Industry Corp, or SAIC holds the other 50%. Volkswagen was the first major foreign car manufacturer to penetrate into the Chinese market.Shanghai Volkswagen ranked the third amongst China’s passenger-car makers by sales last year, with sales of 340,600 vehicles.

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German auto giant Volkswagen on Friday said it was recalling 2,440 Passat model cars produced in Shanghai because of faults in the boot-locking system.

The faulty locking systems were installed in Passat 2.0 and 1.8T models manufactured from August 11 to August 24, the joint venture Shanghai Volkswagen said.

The company said it had reported the problem to China’s General Administration of Quality Supervision, which also announced the recall on its website.

Shanghai Volkswagen is a 50-50 joint venture formed in 1984 with the Shanghai Automotive Industry Corporation.

Volkswagen China last month raised it 2007 sales target to 900,000 vehicles in China and Hong Kong after 30 per cent growth in the first nine months of this year.

Sales through Volkswagen and Shanghai Volkswagen rose 24.3 per cent to 711,298 units in China and Hong Kong last year, rebounding from a slump of 11.7 per cent in 2005.

The company’s market share for personal cars in China was 22.8 per cent last year.

Shanghai Volkswagen sold 340,600 units in China last year, ranking third in passenger-car sales.

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