Volkswagen Passat Complaints

7,897 consumer complaints on file.

#764310July 16, 2002
SUSPENSION:FRONT:CONTROL ARM
IT IS VERY COMMON WITH THE PASSATS 1998'-1999', THAT ALL THE FRONT CONTROL ARMS FAIL WITHIN A SHORT PERIOD OF TIME. THIS PROBLEM ALSO OCCURS WITH AUDI A4, BECAUSE THEY BOTH SHARE THE SAME SUSPENSION. PLEASE INVESTIGATE, AND ISSUE A RECALL AS SOON AS POSSIBLE.*AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#764314July 16, 2002
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:IGNITION
THIS VEHICLE HAS BROKEN DOWN 4 TIMES WITHIN 11 MONTHS WITH THE SAME PROBLEM. THE CAR LOST ALL POWER AND THE EPC LIGHT CAME ON. EACH TIME IT NEEDED TO BE TOWED TO THE DEALER. THE DEALER KEEPS CLAIMING THEY FIXED IT, BUT AFTER 4 TIMES I NO LONGER FEEL SAFE IN THIS CAR. I AM PURSUING THE LEMON LAW CURRENTLY. I COMMUTE A VERY WINDY HIGHWAY FOR WORK AND SHOULD THE CAR BREAK DOWN WITH THE PROBLEM AGAIN I COULD BE KILLED. 4 TIMES IS TOO MANY FOR THE DEALER TO SAY IT'S FIXED. I HAVE NO CONFIDENCE THAT THIS CAR IS REALLY FIXED. THEY HAVE FIXED THE ELECTRONIC CONTROL UNIT 2X, THE PEDAL 3X, AND THEN THE ENTIRE WIRING HARNES ONCE. SINCE THEY KEEP REPLACING THE SAME PARTS OVER AND OVER I HAVE NO WAY OF REALLY KNOWING THAT THE PROBLEM WILL NOT OCCUR AGAIN.*AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#764247July 15, 2002
VISIBILITY:POWER WINDOW DEVICES AND CONTROLS
CAR IS EQUIPPED WITH POWER WINDOWS. MY FAMILY WAS DRIVING WITH BOTH PASSENGER SIDE WINDOWS DOWN. (FRONT AND REAR). WHEN I PUSHED THE DRIVER CONTROL TO RAISE THE REAR PASSENGER WINDOW, THE FRONT PASSENGER WINDOW ALSO RAISED AT THE SAME TIME, CRUSHING MY WIFES ARM. THIS PHENOMENON IS REPEATABLE OVER AND OVER AGAIN.*AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
1
Deaths:
0
#8013920July 15, 2002
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS:DISC:ROTOR
ROTORS WEREOVERHEATING AND WARPING. PART REPLACED AND PROBLEM REOCCURRED.*AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#8013921July 15, 2002
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS
WHILE DRIVING HAD A FLAT TIRE AND BRAKES LOCKED UP. DEALER CONTACTED.*AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#8013922July 15, 2002
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
WHILE DRIVING VEHICLE WILL NOT CHANGE GEARS DUE TO METAL FLAKING IN TRANSMISSION. DEALER CONTACTED.*AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#764168July 13, 2002
SUSPENSION
CREAKING CLUNKING IN FRONT END, WILL PROBABLY REPLACE MOST SUSPENSION COMPONENTS ON THIS CAR.*AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#764179July 13, 2002
SUSPENSION:FRONT
SEVERAL SUSPENSION COMPONENTS HAVE REQUIRED REPLACEMENT WITHIN 70,000 MILES. NONE HAVE YET BEEN CATASTROPHIC. BUT POSSIBLY BECAUSE AS A CAR GUY I AM ABLE TO DETECT THEM EARLY.*AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#764038July 10, 2002
FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE:STORAGE:TANK ASSEMBLY
MY CAR HAS THE EXACT SAME PROBLEM AS DESCRIBED BY YOUR RECALL CAMPAIN ID#01V157000. UNFORTUNATELY, MY CAR IS NOT INCLUDED IN THIS RECALL.*AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#764043July 10, 2002
SUSPENSION:FRONT:CONTROL ARM
CONTROL ARM ON LEFT FRONT WHEEL HAS BEGUN CREAKING VERY LOUDLY AND I HAVE BEEN TOLD IT IS ABOUT TO FAIL. ON MOST CARS THE CONTROL ARMS ARE BUILT TO LAST THE LIFE OF THE CAR, SO AT ONLY 60,000 MILES THIS IS DEFINITELY A PROBLEM. UPON DOING SOME RESEARCH, IT APPEARS THIS IS VERY COMMON IN RECENT MODEL VOLKSWAGEN PASSATS, AND THAT A RECALL HAS ALREADY BEEN ISSUED IN GERMANY WHERE THEY HAVE STRICTER AUTOMOTIVE REGULATIONS. ALSO, THE PART WAS RE-ENGINEERED FOR 2001 MODEL PASSATS, INDICATING VOLKSWAGEN IS WELL AWARE OF THE PROBLEM. IF THIS PART IS FAILING ON BASICALLY ALL 98-2000 MODEL YEAR VOLKSWAGEN PASSATS, IT SEEMS LIKE ONLY A MATTER OF TIME UNTIL A CATASTROPHIC FAILURE CAUSES AN ACCIDENT, UNLESS A RECALL IS ISSUED IN THE UNITED STATES. PLEASE KEEP ME INFORMED ON ANY POSSIBLE RECALL INFORMATION. THANKS. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#786025July 9, 2002
EQUIPMENT:ELECTRICAL:RADIO/TAPE DECK/CD ETC.
THE ENTIRE STEREO AND RADIO (MONSOON SYSTEMS) HAS FAILED, THE CONSUMER IS CURRENTLY AWAITING THE 5TH SYSTEM TO COME INTO THE DEALER AND BE INSTALLED IN THE VEHICLE. NLM
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#8013380July 8, 2002
TIRES:SIDEWALL
E-PLUS, P195/65R15, DOT UNKNOWN, ORIGINAL EQUIPMENT ON A 2002, VOLKSWAGEN, PASSAT WITH 10000 MILES. REAR PASSENGER TIRE BLEWOUT AT 70 MPH.*AK WHILE TRAVELING, THE RIGHT REAR TIRE DISENTEGRATED RESULTING IN DAMAGE TO THE UNDER CARRIAGE OF THE VEHICLE. *JG
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#763938July 8, 2002
SUSPENSION:REAR, SUSPENSION:FRONT:CONTROL ARM:LOWER ARM
LOWER CONTROL ARMS AND SWAY BAR LINKS FAILED AT LESS THAN 50,000 MILES. THIS SEVERELY REDUCES STEERING CAPABILITIES AND POSES AN IMMINENT THREAT. VOLKSWAGEN OF AMERICA KNOWS OF THIS PROBLEM AND HAS REDESIGNED THE ARMS IN LATER MODEL PASSATS. HOWEVER, THEY HAVE NOT ISSUED A SAFETY RECALL.*AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#763893July 7, 2002
SUSPENSION:FRONT
FRONT SUSPENSION MADE VERY ANNOYING CREAKING SOUND. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#763874July 6, 2002
SUSPENSION:FRONT:CONTROL ARM
PLEASE INVESTIGATE 1998-2001 VOLKSWAGEN PASSATS FOR CONTROL ARM ISSUES IN FRONT SUSPENSION. I HAD TO REPLACE MINE AT ONLY 45000 FOR OVER $1,000!*AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#8013316July 5, 2002
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS:DISC:ROTOR
THERE IS VIBRATION WHEN BRAKING. DEALER HAS REPLACED FRONT ROTORS ONCE DUE TO WARPING. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#8013320July 5, 2002
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION, VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL
WHEN AT A STOP OR DRIVING TRANSMISSION WILL NOT SHIFT TO HIGHER GEAR. ENGINE WILL RACE, RPM'S GO UP, AND VEHICLE WILL NOT ACCELERATE. VEHICLE HAS BEEN TAKEN TO DEALER 4 TIMES, CANNOT REMEDY THE PROBLEM.*AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#763728July 2, 2002
SUSPENSION:FRONT
NO SUMMARY LISTED FOR ABOVE VEHICLE. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#763738July 2, 2002
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
CAR WITH AN AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION WILL NOT GO INTO GEAR DUE TO FAILURE OF THE COMPUTERIZED CONTROL MODULE. DEALERSHIP CLAIM PROBLEM IS DUE TO RAIN AND WILL NOT COVER REPAIR UNDER THE WARRANTY. (POWERTRAIN WARRANTY IS 100,000 MILES, AND CARE ONLY HAS 20,000 MILES).*AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#763714July 1, 2002
SUSPENSION:FRONT:CONTROL ARM
SUSPENSION WAS CREAKING FROM THE FRONT. PULLED WHEEL OFF OF CAR AND DISCOVERED THE CONTROL ARM BUSHING IS DESTROYED. I TOOK THE CAR TO THE DEALERHSHIP AND THEY WILL NOT REPAIR UNDER WARRANTY.*AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0

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