Volkswagen Passat Complaints

7,897 consumer complaints on file.

#10891557July 29, 2016
AIR BAGS
TL* TAKATA RECALL. THE CONTACT OWNS A 2012 VOLKSWAGEN PASSAT. THE CONTACT RECEIVED NOTIFICATION OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 16V078000 (AIR BAGS); HOWEVER, THE PART TO DO THE REPAIR WAS UNAVAILABLE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE MANUFACTURER EXCEEDED A REASONABLE AMOUNT OF TIME FOR THE RECALL REPAIR. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE ISSUE. THE CONTACT HAD NOT EXPERIENCED A FAILURE. VIN TOOL CONFIRMS PARTS NOT AVAILABLE.
Crash:
No
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No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10891624July 29, 2016
FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM
TAKATA RECALL ENGINE CODE FOR MALFUNCTIONING ADBLUE HEATER, REQUIRES NEW ADBLUE TANK $1200 NOT COVERED UNDER WARRANTY. SEARCHING ONLINE, A LOT OF OWNERS HAVING SAME ISSUE. CONSIDERING THEY AREN'T EVEN USING THE SYSTEM, THIS COULD BE THE CAUSE OF PREMATURE FAILURE OF THE DEVICE. I FEEL THIS SHOULD BE REPLACED AS PART OF THE EMISSIONS RECALL.
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0
Deaths:
0
#10891715July 29, 2016
AIR BAGS
IT'S BEEN ABOUT 3 MONTHS ALREADY AND I REALLY NEED A CAR FOR WORK AND SCHOOL, THE LEAST VOLKSWAGEN CAN DO IS KEEP US UPDATED ABOUT THE CAR, I'M EVEN THINKING ABOUT GETTING A NEW ONE. I JUST HOPE THEY FIND A SOLUTION FAST
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No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10891727July 29, 2016
AIR BAGS
TAKATA RECALL I RECEIVED NOTICE CONCERNING A RECALL ON THE AIRBAG FOR MY VEHICLE BUT WHEN I CALLED VW SERVICE SEVERAL TIMES, I WAS INFORMED THAT THE REPLACEMENT PART HAS NOT BEEN MADE AVAILABLE. MY CONCERN IS, IF I OR MY DAUGHTER OR HUSBAND WAS TO GET INTO AN ACCIDENT WHILE DRIVING THE CAR AND THE AIRBAG DEPLOYS, SEVERELY INJURING OR KILLING MY FAMILY, INSTEAD OF THE AIRBAG SAVING THEM, I'M GOING TO FILE AGAINST VW. BECAUSE VW DECIDED TO WAIT AND DO THEIR OWN INVESTIGATION. I'M WORRIED AND I WILL BE RETURNING THE CAR IF THIS MATTER IS NOT RESOLVED IMMEDIATELY
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No
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No
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0
Deaths:
0
#10891406July 28, 2016
AIR BAGS
2013 VOLKSWAGEN PASSAT. CONSUMER WRITES IN REGARDS TO PARTS NOT AVAILABLE TO REPAIR DRIVER AIRBAG INFLATOR RECALL. *SMD THE VEHICLE WAS A LEASE. THE CONSUMER TURNED THE VEHICLE IN, BEFORE THE LEASE ENDED DUE TO AIR BAG RECALL. *JB
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10889002July 27, 2016
SERVICE BRAKES
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2015 VOLKSWAGEN PASSAT. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 55 MPH, THE BRAKE PEDAL WAS DEPRESSED, BUT THE VEHICLE HESITATED TO STOP. THE CONTACT HAD TO APPLY EXCESSIVE PRESSURE TO THE BRAKE PEDAL IN ORDER FOR THE BRAKES TO WORK EFFECTIVELY. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED NOR REPAIRED. THE FAILURE RECURRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 43,000.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10888398July 27, 2016
AIR BAGS
2014 VOLKSWAGEN PASSAT. CONSUMER WRITES IN REGARDS TO DRIVER AIRBAG RECALL ISSUES. *SMD THE CONSUMER STATED SHE HAS NOT HAS USE OF THE VEHICLE, SINCE APRIL 2016. THE CONSUMER REFERENCED RECALL # 16V078000. *JB
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10889079July 27, 2016
AIR BAGS
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2014 VOLKSWAGEN PASSAT. THE CONTACT RECEIVED NOTIFICATION OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 16V078000 (AIR BAGS); HOWEVER, THE PART TO DO THE REPAIR WAS UNAVAILABLE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE MANUFACTURER EXCEEDED A REASONABLE AMOUNT OF TIME FOR THE RECALL REPAIR. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE ISSUE. THE CONTACT HAD NOT EXPERIENCED A FAILURE. VIN TOOL CONFIRMS PARTS NOT AVAILABLE. UPDATED 10/04/16*LJ *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10889127July 27, 2016
UNKNOWN OR OTHER
WENT TO VW DEALER AND HAD CEL ON. DIAGNOSIS WAS DEF HEATER FAILURE. THIS IS A COMMON PROBLEM WITH THESE CARS AND WITHOUT THE HEATER FUNCTION DEF FLUID FREEZES AT 12 DEGREES. CAR HAS ALWAYS BEEN DEALER MAINTAINED AND CALLED VWOA AND WAS TOLD PART IS ONLY COVERED 3 /36. THE CAR CURRENTLY HAS 60000 MILES. SO THEY CHARGED ME 100 DOLLARS FOR DIAGNOSIS AND CAR IS IN THE SHOP CURRENTLY FOR THE REPAIR AT QUOTED 971.00 DOLLARS. THIS DEF SYSTEM IS CERTAINLY PART OF THE EMISSIONS SYSTEM AND SHOULD BE COVERED UNDER WARRANTY. I REALLY THOUGHT ABOUT JUST DRIVING THE CAR UNTIL THE BUYBACK BUT FELT I MAY DAMAGE ANOTHER PART OF THIS COMPLICATED SYSTEM. THE VEHICLE STILL DROVE FINE BUT WAS PROBABLY SPEWING EVEN MORE POLLUTANTS INTO THE AIR THAN IT NORMALLY DOES . IT SEEMS SILLY THAT I AM SPENDING 1071.00 TO ONLY HAVE VW BUYBACK IN THE FALL. THIS IS A WELL KNOWN PROBLEM WITH THESE CARS AND I FEEL A COMPONENT THAT VW SHOULD EXTEND THE WARRANTY ON. SO MUCH FOR VW AND MY " CLEAN DIESEL " I ALSO HAVE 2 OTHER OPEN RECALLS WITH NO PARTS FOR REPAIR YET. JUST GOT A CALL FROM THE DEALER THEY CRACKED THE DEF PUMP WHILE MAKING THE REPAIR TO THE HEATER,PARTS ORDERED. UNBELIEVABLE!
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10889140July 27, 2016
FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM
REPORT RECEIPT DATE: APR 07, 2008 NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 08V156000 COMPONENT(S): FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE WHEN FUEL TANK IS MORE THAN 3/4 FUEL A FUEL SMELL APPEARS INSIDE THE VEHICLE. A PRIOR RECALL WAS DONE FOR A HEAT SHIELD, FUEL LINE AND 4MOTION FUEL TANK VENT VALVE FOR INSPECTION AND REPLACE AS NEEDED. THESE SEEM TO FAIL AGAIN. MOST DEALERS MARK RECALL AS PERFORMED WITHOUT A LEAK AND WHEN THE LEAK ACTUALLY OCCURS THEY TRY TO DENY THE ISSUE AS PERFORMED ALREADY. THIS NEEDS TO BE ADDRESSED SO THAT OWNERS OF LOWER MILEAGE VEHICLES ( UNDER 150000) CAN GET THE REPAIR FIXED UNDER A RECALL THAT HAS BEEN ON THE VEHICLE PRIOR.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10888855July 26, 2016
ENGINE, FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM
ENGINE WOULD SHUT OFF WITHIN 1-90 SECONDS AFTER STARTING, THEREBY DISABLING ALL ACCESSORIES INCLUDING POWER STEERING & BRAKES, CAUSING LOSS O CONTROL OF VEHICLE, SOMETIMES WHILE AT HIGH SPEED ON HIGHWAY. DIAGNOSED BY LOCAL SHOP AS A FAILURE OF THE CAM FOLLOWER, WHICH WORE THROUGH, IN TURN CAUSING FAILURE OF THE HIGH PRESSURE FUEL PUMP, AS WELL AS SCORING OF THE INTAKE CAMSHAFT, NECESSITATING REPLACEMENT OF ALL THREE COMPONENTS.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10888305July 25, 2016
POWER TRAIN
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 VOLKSWAGEN PASSAT. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 65 MPH, THE TRANSMISSION STOPPED SHIFTING INTO FIRST GEAR. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER, BUT THEY WERE NOT ABLE TO DUPLICATE THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE OCCURRED EVERY DAY DURING THE SUMMER. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 90,000.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10888452July 25, 2016
AIR BAGS
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 VOLKSWAGEN PASSAT. THE CONTACT RECEIVED NOTIFICATION OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 16V079000 (AIR BAGS); HOWEVER, THE PART TO DO THE REPAIR WAS UNAVAILABLE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE MANUFACTURER EXCEEDED A REASONABLE AMOUNT OF TIME FOR THE RECALL REPAIR. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE ISSUE. THE CONTACT HAD NOT EXPERIENCED A FAILURE.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10888496July 25, 2016
UNKNOWN OR OTHER
THE A/C DOES NOT WORK DURING THE FIRST FIVE MINUTES IN THE MORNING. AFTER THAT WORKS CORRECTLY DURING THE DAY.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10888050July 24, 2016
FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM
ON MY 2013 VW PASSAT TDI, THE GLOW PLUG LIGHT STARTED TO FLASH WHEN DRIVING CAR ON 40MPH ROAD, THE VEHICLE LOST POWER (WENT INTO LIMP MODE), BUT WAS ABLE TO GET THE VEHICLE HOME. FAULT CODES PULLED WERE P0087(FUEL RAIL / SYSTEM PRESSURE LOW). LATER DIAGNOSED AS A FAILED HIGH PRESSURE FUEL PUMP. AFTER SOME QUICK RESEARCH, I FOUND THIS WAS A COMMON PROBLEM AMONG VW COMMON RAIL TDI ENGINES. (THIS WILL BE A $5000 - $7000 DEALER REPAIR)
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10888060July 24, 2016
SERVICE BRAKES
THE PLASTIC UNDERDASH COWLING CAN BECOME WARPED OVER TIME AND FALL DOWN ON THE BRAKE PEDAL CAUSING THE CAR TO STOP OR TRIGGER THE ABS SYSTEM WHEN NOT NEEDED.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10887472July 21, 2016
AIR BAGS
TL* TAKATA RECALL. THE CONTACT OWNS A 2013 VOLKSWAGEN PASSAT. THE CONTACT RECEIVED NOTIFICATION OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 16V078000 (AIR BAGS); HOWEVER, THE PART TO DO THE RECALL REPAIR WAS NOT AVAILABLE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE MANUFACTURER EXCEEDED A REASONABLE AMOUNT OF TIME FOR THE RECALL REPAIR. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE ISSUE. THE CONTACT HAD NOT EXPERIENCED A FAILURE. VIN TOOL CONFIRMS PARTS NOT AVAILABLE.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10887473July 21, 2016
AIR BAGS
TL* TAKATA RECALL. THE CONTACT OWNS A 2014 VOLKSWAGEN PASSAT. THE CONTACT RECEIVED NOTIFICATION OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 16V078000 (AIR BAGS). THE PART TO DO THE RECALL REPAIR WAS UNAVAILABLE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE MANUFACTURER EXCEEDED A REASONABLE AMOUNT OF TIME FOR THE RECALL REPAIR. THE MANUFACTURER WAS AWARE OF THE ISSUE. THE CONTACT HAD NOT EXPERIENCED A FAILURE. VIN TOOL CONFIRMS PARTS NOT AVAILABLE.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10887501July 21, 2016
AIR BAGS
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2014 VOLKSWAGEN PASSAT. THE CONTACT RECEIVED NOTIFICATION OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 16V078000 (AIR BAGS); HOWEVER, THE PART FOR THE RECALL REPAIR WAS UNAVAILABLE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE MANUFACTURER EXCEEDED A REASONABLE AMOUNT OF TIME FOR THE RECALL REPAIR. THE CONTACT HAD NOT EXPERIENCED A FAILURE. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE ISSUE. VIN TOOL CONFIRMS PARTS NOT AVAILABLE.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10886201July 20, 2016
AIR BAGS
TL* TAKATA RECALL. THE CONTACT OWNS A 2013 VOLKSWAGEN PASSAT. THE CONTACT RECEIVED NOTIFICATION OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBERS: 16V078000 (AIR BAGS) AND 15V483000 (AIR BAGS). THE PARTS NEEDED FOR THE REPAIR WERE NOT AVAILABLE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE MANUFACTURER EXCEEDED A REASONABLE AMOUNT OF TIME FOR THE RECALL REPAIR. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE ISSUE. THE CONTACT HAD NOT EXPERIENCED A FAILURE. VIN TOOL CONFIRMS PARTS NOT AVAILABLE. PARTS DISTRIBUTION DISCONNECT.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0

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