Volkswagen Passat Complaints

7,897 consumer complaints on file.

#10409067June 27, 2011
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
THE FIRST THINGS THAT IS HAPPEN IS THAT MY DIGITAL INSTRUMENT PANEL BLINK IN AND OUT AND THE SECOND IS THAT WATER BE RUNNING IN THE CAR COMPARTMENT ON THE PASSENGER SIDE. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10407543June 20, 2011
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE
ENGINE FAILURE. *TT
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10406066June 13, 2011
FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2003 VOLKSWAGEN PASSAT. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE WAS PARKED AND SHUT OFF WHEN HE NOTICED A STRONG ODOR OF GASOLINE. THE CONTACT ALSO NOTICED GASOLINE LEAKING FROM THE FUEL TANK. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN AUTHORIZED DEALER WHERE THE CONTACT WAS INFORMED THAT THE FUEL LINE INSIDE OF THE FUEL TANK WAS LEAKING. THE CONTACT WAS ALSO INFORMED THAT THE FAILURE WAS NOT THE SAME FAILURE ADDRESSED IN NHTSA CAMPIGN ID NUMBERS: 02V026000 (FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE:STORAGE:TANK ASSEMBLY:FILLER PIPE AND CAP), 06V017000 (FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE:DELIVERY:FUEL PUMP), 07V375000 (FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE:DELIVERY:FUEL PUMP), AND 08V156000 (FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE:DELIVERY). THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 120,000.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10405751June 9, 2011
EXTERIOR LIGHTING
THE HAZARD LIGHT AND TURN SIGNAL LIGHTS STOP WORKING. THE DEFECT IS DUE TO MALFUNCTIONING HAZARD SWITCH WHICH CONTROLS TURN SIGNALS. THIS WILL RESULT IN ACCIDENTS SINCE DRIVER UNABLE TO SHOW TURN SIGNALS. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10405607June 8, 2011
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 VOLKSWAGEN PASSAT. THE CONTACT STATED THE VEHICLE WAS BEING INSPECTED BY AN INDEPENDENT REPAIR SHOP WHEN HE WAS INFORMED THAT THE ENTIRE INTAKE AND MANIFOLD SYSTEM NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE CONTACT ALSO STATED THAT THE VEHICLE WOULD NO LONGER ACCELERATE AS QUICKLY AS IT DID PRIOR TO THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGES WERE 94,000. THE VIN WAS NOT AVAILABLE.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10406376June 8, 2011
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING
2000 VOLKSWAGEN PASSAT. CONSUMER WRITES IN REGARDS TO VEHICLE THAT DIE UNEXPECTEDLY AT VARIOUS SPEEDS *TGW THE CONSUMER STATED THE VEHICLE HAS STALLED WHILE MAKING TURNS ACROSS HIGHWAYS AND ENTERING FREEWAYS. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER NUMEROUS TIMES WHERE DIFFERENT COMPONENTS WERE REPLACED, BUT THE STALLING CONTINUED. *JB
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10406295June 6, 2011
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
TRAVELING DOWN THE STREET AND SMELLED SMOKE. SMOKE BEGAN EMITTING FROM UNDER THE DASH AND VEHICLE CUT OFF. FIRE DEPARTMENT WAS CALLED AND EXTINGUISHED THE FIRE. VEHICLE WAS A TOTAL LOSS. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
Yes
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10404567June 6, 2011
FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE
TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2003 VOLKSWAGEN PASSAT. THE CONTACT STATED AFTER HE RECEIVED A VOLUNTARY RECALL IN REGARDS TO THE EMISSIONS SYSTEM AND HAVING THE REPAIRS DONE, HE NOTICED THAT THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT ILLUMINATED FOR APPROXIMATELY 2 1/2 YEARS. THE VEHICLE WAS THEN INSPECTED BY A INDEPENDENT MECHANIC WHO ADVISED HIM THAT THE VALVE ON THE FUEL TANK HAD FAILED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS CONTACTED AND OFFERED NO ASSISTANCE SINCE THERE WAS A ONE YEAR WARRANTY ON THE VOLUNTARY RECALL. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 114,000. UPDATED 07/08/11 *BF UPDATED 3/13/12 *CN
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10405208June 5, 2011
SEAT BELTS
REAR PASSENGER (DRIVER SIDE) SEAT BELT WILL NOT RETRACT AND THEREFORE COULD NOT BE APPLIED (BUCKLE IN) TO PASSENGER. SITUATION STILL EXISTS.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10404191June 2, 2011
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE, ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
I'VE HAD MY 06 PASSAT FOR LITTLE UNDER 2 YEARS NOW, IT WAS BOUGHT USED FROM CARMAX AND IT HAS BEEN HORRIBLE FROM THE START. AS OTHER CONSUMERS HAVE NOTICED I HAVE A BIG PROBLEM WITH THE KEY GETTING STUCK IN THE IGNITION TO THE POINT THAT I HAVE TO START AND STOP THE CAR AT LEAST FIVE OR MORE TIMES BEFORE IT WILL DISLODGE. ALSO, IF THE KEY ISN'T STUCK THE ENGINE ITSELF WON'T CRANK, ALSO TAKING AT LEAST FIVE TRIES BEFORE THE ENGINE WILL START. I HAVE TO TAKE THE CAR TO A DEALERSHIP REGULARLY, ABOUT ONCE EVERY TWO TO THREE MONTHS, FIXING THE SAME PROBLEMS REPEATEDLY. THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT IS CONSTANTLY ON AND NO MATTER HOW MANY TIMES I CHANGE THE HEADLIGHTS THEY NEVER LAST. MY MOST RECENT PROBLEM HAS BEEN THE NOISES MY CAR IS MAKING. IT'S LIKE A RATTLING, KNOCKING NOISE THAT HAS ONLY GOTTEN LOUDER SINCE TAKING IT TO THE SHOP. THE MECHANIC HAS SAID IT WOULD TAKE AROUND 3 TO 4 THOUSAND DOLLARS TO FIX, WHICH IS ONLY A SMALL AMOUNT LESS THAN I'VE PUT INTO BUYING THE CAR, NOT INCLUDING THE MONEY I'VE BEEN POURING INTO CONSTANT REPAIRS. THIS IS A HORRIBLE CAR AND NOW THAT I'VE DONE SOME RESEARCH AND SEEN JUST HOW MANY OTHER PEOPLE HAVE HAD THE SAME PROBLEMS I HAVE (AND MORE SEVERE, POTENTIALLY DEADLY PROBLEMS IN SOME CASES) I MAKE IT MY BUSINESS TO MAKE SURE EVERYONE KNOWS WHAT A DUD THIS CAR IS AND HOW VW DOES NOT CARE ABOUT ITS CONSUMERS BY NOT DOING ANYTHING TO FIX THESE EVER PREVALENT PROBLEMS. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10403913May 31, 2011
FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE
MY CAR IS 2 YRS OLD ITS A VW PASSAT. HAS STOPPED ON THE HIGHWAY SEVERAL TIMES WHILE I WAS DRIVING. THE FUEL PUMP WAS REPLACED SEVERAL TIMES ALONG WITH THE COMPUTER. ALSO GOT A PARKING BRAKE MALFUNCTION SIGN POPPED UP, THE CAR WAS TAKEN TO SERVICE WHERE IT WAS REPAIRED. NOW MY CAR HAS COMPLETELY SHUT DOWN AGAIN AND IS IN SERVICE YET AGAIN. PLEASE HELP! *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10403666May 28, 2011
VISIBILITY:REARVIEW MIRRORS/DEVICES
REAR VIEW MIRROR WAS PULLED OFF WINDSHIELD BY A 2 YR OLD, MIRROR SEPARATED AT THE BALL-AND-SOCKET HINGE WITH THE BASE REMAINING GLUED TO THE WINDSHIELD. NO APPARENT DAMAGE TO THE MIRROR. PUSHING MIRROR BACK TOGETHER SHATTERED THE WINDSHIELD IN THE AREA OF THE MIRROR. IT IS POSSIBLE THAT PULLING THE MIRROR APART HAD ALREADY DAMAGED THE WINDSHIELD (NOT CHECKED BEFORE TRYING TO PUT THE MIRROR BACK TOGETHER). I WOULD HAVE EXPECTED THE MIRROR TO UNGLUE FROM THE WINDSHIELD OR BREAK BEFORE THE WINDSHIELD BROKE. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10403530May 26, 2011
FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE
METAL FUEL LINE IN THE REAR OF THE ENGINE COMPARTMENT DRIPPED GASOLINE ONTO THE EXHAUST SYSTEM BELOW, DESPITE A PATCH THAT A VW MECHANIC HAD INSTALLED EARLIER. FIRST SMELLED GAS IN MARCH AND TOOK IT TO A VW REPAIR SHOP. PATCH WITH CLAMPS WAS ADDED. SMELLED GAS AGAIN IN MAY AND DISCOVERED THE FUEL LEAK. VW CUSTOMER SERVICE SAID THE LEAK WAS NOT A RECALL ISSUE. MECHANIC SAID IT WAS THE RESULT OF A CRACKED FUEL LINE, WHICH HE SAID IS A KNOWN ISSUE WITH OLDER PASSATS.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10402831May 26, 2011
FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2002 VOLKSWAGEN PASSAT. THE CONTACT STATED THAT FUMES WERE ENTERING THE VEHICLE THROUGH THE VENTILATION SYSTEM AND THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT WAS ILLUMINATED. THE CONTACT ALSO MENTIONED THAT DUE TO THE FAILURE, THE VEHICLE WAS UNABLE TO PASS STATE INSPECTION. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER WHO WAS UNABLE TO DIAGNOSE THE FAILURE AND STATED THAT IN ORDER TO FIND THE CAUSE OF FAILURE, THEY WOULD HAVE TO DROP THE FUEL TANK. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE BUT DID NOT OFFER ANY ASSISTANCE SINCE BECAUSE THE VEHICLE WAS PREVIOUSLY REPAIRED UNDER NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER: 08V156000 ( FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE: DELIVERY). THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 120,000.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10403297May 24, 2011
FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE:DELIVERY
2005 VOLKSWAGEN PASSAT. CONSUMER STATES GAS SPRAYING OUT OF THE FUEL LINE AND DRIPPING ON THE HOT EXHAUST *TGW THE CONSUMER HAD THE VEHICLE TOWED TO THE DEALER. THE CONSUMER DISCOVERED A RECALL HAD BEEN ISSUED FOR THE PROBLEM. HOWEVER, THE DEALER INFORMED THE CONSUMER HIS VEHICLE IDENTIFICATION NUMBER WAS NOT A PART OF THE RECALL AND HE WOULD BE RESPONSIBLE FOR THE REPAIRS. THE DEALER STATED THE HEAT SHIELD DID NOT CAUSE THE FRACTURE. THE DEALER PULLED THE RECALL UP AND STATED IT LOOKED AS THOUGH THE CONSUMERS VEHICLE SHOULD HAVE BEEN COVERED UNDER THE RECALL, BUT THERE WAS NOTHING THAT COULD BE DONE. *JB UPDATED 06/28/11
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10403176May 20, 2011
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING
I HAVE EXPERIENCED AN ENGINE HESITATION (OR MISFIRE ISSUE ACCORDING TO THE DEALERSHIP) AND LOSS OF POWER AS DESCRIBED IN NHTSA ACTION # EA11002. THE DEALERSHIP REPLACED THE SPARK PLUGS TO TRY AND CORRECT THE ENGINE FAULTS.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10401255May 17, 2011
FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE:DELIVERY
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2001 VOLKSWAGEN PASSAT. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING 20 MPH, HE WOULD SMELL A STRONG ODOR OF GASOLINE. HE THEN INSPECTED THE ENGINE AND WAS UNABLE TO LOCATE A FUEL LEAK. HE LATER DISCOVERED A TRAIL OF GASOLINE LEAKING FROM THE VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT INSPECTED BY A DEALER NOR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS CONTACTED AND THEY ADVISED HIM THAT THERE WERE NO RECALLS ON HIS VEHICLE. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGES WERE APPROXIMATELY 198,000. UPDATED 07/21/11 *BF THE CONSUMER STATED THE FRACTURE OCCURRED WITHOUT EXTERNAL STRESS OF ANY KIND. IT DEVELOPED WITHOUT WARNING AND GIVEN THE POSITION WITHIN THE ENGINE COMPARTMENT, IT COULD HAVE EASILY RESULTED IN A FIRE. THE CONSUMER WAS INFORMED HIS VIN WAS NOT INCLUDED IN THE RECALL. UPDATED 02/03/12
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10401354May 17, 2011
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
2001 PASSAT GLX MY ABS LIGHT/BRAKE LIGHT/ASL LIGHT FLASH ON MY DASH PANEL RANDOMLY DURING THE DAY WHICH POINTS TO ANOTHER FAILED ABS MODULE. I GET THE THREE BEEPS THAT ACCOMPANY THE FLASHING LIGHTS. THIS HAPPENS ABOUT 10 TIMES A DAY OR MORE. I CAN FEEL A KICK FROM MY BRAKE PEDAL WHEN THIS HAPPENS DURING BRAKING. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10401366May 17, 2011
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE
2006 VW PASSAT VR6 3.6L 1./2. ON A HOT DAY (90 +/-) AND THE ENGINE IS IN IDLE (NORMAL AROUND 650 RPM) UNEXPECTEDLY THE REVS GO OVER 1000 RPM. TO KEEP THE CAR STOPPED THE FOOT BRAKE PRESSURE MUST BE INCREASED BY THE DRIVER. THIS IS QUITE HARD TO TIME BECAUSE THE PROBLEM DOES NOT OCCUR AT EVERY STOP/IDLE. IT LOOKS LIKE THAT THIS OCCURS MORE OFTEN WITH THE A/C ON. 3. SO FAR I DID NOTHING BUT I READ THAT OTHER VW PASSAT 2006 VR6 OWNERS HAVE THE SAME ISSUE. I WILL MAKE A SERVICE AND ASK MY DEALER IF HE IS AWARE OF THIS PROBLEM NEXT WEEK. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10401866May 16, 2011
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC
ABS/ASR/BRAKE WARNING LIGHTS FLASHING AND BEEPING. MESSAGE CENTER SAYS STOP, BRAKE FAULT. AFTER HAVING BRAKES REPLACED, I WAS TOLD THAT THE ABS CONTROL UNIT IS DEFECTIVE MEANING THAT I HAVE NO ABS FUNCTION.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0

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