Volkswagen Passat Complaints

7,897 consumer complaints on file.

#886882April 26, 2001
VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL
WHILE DRIVING 60 MPH VEHICLE ACCELERATED TO 85 MPH. CONSUMER APPLIED BRAKES. IT TOOK 1-2 MILES FOR VEHICLE TO SLOW DOWN, AND ENGINE TO STOP REVVING. VEHICLE STILL AT DEALER. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#886481April 23, 2001
AIR BAGS:FRONTAL, AIR BAGS:SIDE/WINDOW
CONSUMER WAS DRIVING A 25 MPH IN RAINY CONDITIONS WHEN ANOTHER VEHICLE GOING OPPOSITE DIRECTION LOST CONTROL OF VEHICLE/ FISHTAILED, HITTING CONSUMER'S VEHICLE ON DRIVER'S SIDE TWICE. DUAL FRONTAL AND SIDE AIR BAGS FAILED TO DEPLOY, CAUSING INJURIES. PLEASE PROVIDE FURTHER INFORMATION.*AK
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
2
Deaths:
0
#886548April 23, 2001
VISIBILITY:POWER WINDOW DEVICES AND CONTROLS, EQUIPMENT:APPLIANCE:AIR CONDITIONER
ELECTRICAL SHORT HAD AFFECTED WINDOW REGULATOR AND CLIMATE CONTROL. A TSB HAD BEEN ISSUED. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#744398April 23, 2001
AIR BAGS, POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
AIRBAG WARNING LIGHT TURNED ON STARTING 02/12/2001. IT WAS CHECK BY THE DEALER ON 03/06/2001 BUT NO PROBLEM WAS FOUND AND CLEARED CODE. THREE DAYS LATER AIRBAG WARNING LIGHT TURNED ON AGAIN WITH AIRBAG FAULT SIGN WAS ALSO ON. TOOK TO DEALER ON 03/22/2001 ALONG WITH THE NEW TRANSMISSION PROBLEM. THE CAR WAS TOWED IN BECAUSE OF THE TRANSMISSION PAN, GASKET PUNCTURED AND OIL LEAKING. THE DEALER SERVICE REPLACE THE AIRBAG AND UPPER HARNESS UNDER WARRANTY OF THE CAR, WHILE TRANSMISSION REPAIR WAS CHARGE TO MY INSURANCE. MY SAFETY COMPLAINT IS THAT THE TRANSMISSION PAN IS MAYBE TOO LOW TO THE GROUND THAT IT CAN EASILY BE PUNCTURED, WHICH MAY CAUSE SERIOUS TRANSMISSION PROBLEM. AND FOR THE AIRBAG WARNING SIGN TURNED ON, THE AIRBAG WILL NOT DEPLOY IF ACCIDENT OCCURS OR MAY ACCIDENTALLY DEPLOY WHILE DRIVING.*AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#744300April 20, 2001
TIRES
TIRE FAILURE. TIRE RIPPED FROM WHEEL. BY THE TIME THE CAR STOPPED, THE ENTIRE TIRE HOUSEING HAD SHREDDED OFF THE RIM.*AK (TIRESIZE: R195/65R15)( DOT NUMBER: TIRE SIZE: R195/65R15 )
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#886373April 20, 2001
SUSPENSION:FRONT:CONTROL ARM:LOWER ARM, SUSPENSION:FRONT
THERE IS A CREAKING SOUND WHEN TURNING WHEEL IN BOTH DIRECTIONS.*AK CONSUMER STATES THAT THE CREAKS ARE ALSO HAPPENING WHEN GOING OVER BUMPS. *SLC
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#886374April 20, 2001
SUSPENSION:FRONT:CONTROL ARM:LOWER ARM
THERE IS A CREAKING SOUND WHEN TURNING THE WHEEL BOTH DIRECTIONS. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#886332April 19, 2001
STEERING:RACK AND PINION
WHILE DRIVING AND STEERING COULD HEAR A LOUD NOISE. THEN, HAD TAKEN VEHICLE TO DEALER. DEALER FOUND THAT RACK AND PINION WAS LEAKING AND HAD TO BE REPLACED.*AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#886172April 18, 2001
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE:GASOLINE, UNKNOWN OR OTHER
WHILE TRAVELING ENGINE CHECK INDICATOR WOULD FLASH, AND SOON AFTER VEHICLE WOULD STALL. DEALER HAS BEEN NOTIFED. PLEASE PROVIDE FURTHER INFORMATION.*AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#886161April 17, 2001
VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL:ACCELERATOR PEDAL
WHILE DRIVING ABOUT ANY MPH STEPPED OFF GAS PEDAL AND VEHICLE WOULD NOT DECELERATE. STEPPED ON BRAKE PEDAL, AND VEHICLE WILL SLOW DOWN. AS SOON AS LET BRAKE PEDAL GO, VEHICLE WILL ACCELERATE AGAIN.*AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#744117April 16, 2001
SEAT BELTS:FRONT:RETRACTOR
SEAT BELT HEIGHT ADJUSTER FAILS TO MOVE OR SUDDENLY RELEASES DURING VEHICLE OPERATION. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#744067April 14, 2001
SUSPENSION:FRONT:SPRINGS:COIL SPRINGS
RIGHT REAR COIL SPRING IS BROKEN IN ONE SECTION, CAUSING FREQUENT CREAKING NOISE. VW SERVICE KEEPS TELLING MY AUTO REPAIR GUY THAT THEY ARE ORDERING IT. THEY NOW SAY THEY CANNOT LOCATE THE PART; PUT OUT NATIONWIDE SEARCH!I'M WORRIED ABOUT SAFETY.ORIGINAL. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#744070April 14, 2001
STEERING:LINKAGES
DRIVING IN DOWNPOUR, FROM STOPPED POSITION AT STOPLIGHT, TURNED ONTO STREET FREE OF ANY OBSTACLES, STEERING JERKED HARD, RIGHT TIRE RIPPED, WHEEL RIM BENT, DEALER SAYS NOT COVERED BY RECALL (?) 3 WEEKS, DEALER CAN NOT FIX CAR.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#885698April 11, 2001
SUSPENSION:FRONT
WHEN COMING DOWN A HILL OR STOPPING HARD SOUNDS LIKE FRONT OF CAR IS GOING TO COLLAPSE.*AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#885560April 10, 2001
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE:GASOLINE, UNKNOWN OR OTHER
ENGINE CHECK LIGHT INTERMITTENTLY CAME ON. VEHICLE WOULD SOMETIMES JUST STOP. ON OCTOBER 18, 2000 WHILE TRAVELING AT 65MPH ON FREEWAY VEHICLE JUST STOPPED. CONSUMER ALMOST GOT HIT 3 TIMES TRYING TO GET THE VEHICLE OFF ROAD. VEHICLE HAS BEEN TAKEN TO DEALER 8 TMES. THEY HAVE TRIED MANY THINGS TO RECTIFY PROBLEM. CONSUMER HAS CONTACTED ARBITRATION FOR ASSISTANCE. ONCE CONSUMER HAD CONTACTED THEM THEY TRIED UNPLUGGING COMPUTER AND CHIPS TO SEE WHY LIGHT COMES ON. VOLKSWAGEN FINALLY SAID TO REPLACE COMPUTER.*AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#885405April 9, 2001
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:WIRING:FRONT UNDERHOOD
VEHICLE CAUGHT ON FIRE BECAUSE OF ELECTRICAL SYSTEM IN ENGINE. NO PRIOR WARNINGS . CONTACTED DEALER, AND DEALER WAS NOT WILLING TO DO ANYTHING.*AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
Yes
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10006395April 8, 2001
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE, UNKNOWN OR OTHER
OUR MAIN COMMENT IS THAT THIS VEHICLE WAS SOLD TO OUR DAUGHTER ILLEGALLY. WE THEN FOUND THAT THE MILEAGE INDICATOR HAD BEEN ROLLED BACK. THIS CAR HAS BEEN SITTING IN HER DRIVEWAY BECAUSE IT WILL NOT RUN, ALL THE HARDWARE IS FALLING OFF. AFTER FINALLY IN. *JB ***DIMSII IVOQ ENTRY POSTED AFTER 12/12/02 CUT-OVER TO ARTEMIS****743725
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#885326April 6, 2001
STEERING: STEERING WHEEL/HANDLE BAR, SUSPENSION:FRONT:CONTROL ARM
STEERING WHEEL HAS A LOT OF PLAY INSIDE OF VEHICLE, AND BALL JOINTS ARE MAKING LOUND AND POPPY NOISES.*AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#785387April 5, 2001
POWER TRAIN
THE SPEEDOMETER DOES NOT READ CORRECTLY, THE SPEEDOMETER IS APPROXIMATELY 3 MPH HIGHER, READING 73 MPH WHEN ACTUALLY GOING 70 MPH, VOLKSWAGEN ACCEPTS AN ERROR OF UP TO 5 MPH AND WILL CORRECT PROBLEM FROM MANUFACTURING. *MJS
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#743520April 4, 2001
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:COOLING SYSTEM:FAN
COOLING FAN HAD TO BE REPLACED NOT ONCE, BUT TWICE WITHIN 5 YEARS. I THINK THE PART WAS COVERED IN A RECALL, BUT VOLKSWAGEN COULD NOT TELL ME ABOUT THE VEHICLE HISTORY.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0

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