Volkswagen Passat Complaints

7,897 consumer complaints on file.

#885028April 4, 2001
VISIBILITY:WINDSHIELD
DRIVER'S SIDE BACK WINDOW HAD TROUBLE OPENING AND CLOSING. CURRENTLY, DRIVER'S SIDE FRONT WINDOW HAD TROUBLE OPENING AND CLOSING. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#885029April 4, 2001
VISIBILITY:WINDSHIELD
DRIVER'S FRONT AND SIDE DOORS HAD TROUBLE OPENING AND CLOSING. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#743491April 3, 2001
LATCHES/LOCKS/LINKAGES:DOORS:LATCH
FRONT DRIVER AND PASSENGER DOOR LOCKS FREEZE IN COLD WEATHER. DOOR OPENS BUT UNABLE TO CLOSE. DOOR MUST BE HELD CLOSED WITH CORD OR HELD CLOSED BY DRIVER, CAUSING UNSAFE DRIVING CONDITION.*AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#743493April 3, 2001
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:IGNITION:MODULE
CAR BEGAN FAILING TO START. BATTERY REPLACED. SYMPTOMS REAPPEARED IN 2 WEEKS. CAR RUNNING ROUGH, DIFFICULT TO START. STALLING DURING HIGHWAY OPERATION. REQUIRED TOW TO DEALER. DEALER REPORTED THAT COMPUTER MODULE WIRING HARNESS RUSTY AND CORRODED REQUIRING REPLACEMENT.*AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#743228March 29, 2001
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP
DURING WET WEATHER BRAKING, PEDAL IS NOT FIRM AND PRONOUNCED DELAY(2+ SECONDS)BEFORE BRAKES RESPOND TO DRIVER INPUT. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#884547March 29, 2001
SUSPENSION:FRONT:SPRINGS:TORSION BAR
WHILE DRIVING AT SLOW SPEED CONSUMER HEARD A KNOCKING SOUND FROM FRONT. DEALER FOUND LINKS THAT HOLD SWAYBAR IN PLACE HAD WORN OUT. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#884594March 29, 2001
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS:DISC:ROTOR
BRAKES WERE SQEAKING. DEALER FOUND ROTORS NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#884612March 29, 2001
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:COOLING SYSTEM, VISIBILITY:DEFROSTER/DEFOGGER/HVAC SYSTEM:HEATER CORE
RECALL 96 V 115 000/ENGINE COOLING SYSTEM: VEHICLE EXPERIENCED OVERHEATING IN WHICH COOLANT / STEAM WAS COMING INTO VEHICLE. MANUFACTURER NOTIFIED, AND INFORMED CONSUMER THAT THIS VEHICLE WAS NOT PART OF RECALL DUE TO VIN. *AK HEATING CORE FAILED AND LEAKED THROUGH THE VENTS. THE CONSUMER'S VEHICLE WAS EXCLUDED FROM REPAIR WHILE THE SAME FAILURES AS IN THE RECALL OCCURED. *YH
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#883817March 22, 2001
VISIBILITY:POWER WINDOW DEVICES AND CONTROLS
CONSUMER WINDOW MECHANISMS ARE NOT FUNCTIONING PROPERLY. FRONT DRIVER'S SIDE, FRONT PASSENGERS SIDE, AND REAR DRIVER'S SIDE WINDOWS EITHER DO NOT MOVE UP/DOWN OR COME OUT OF ALIGNMENT. PLEASE PROVIDE ANY ADDITIONAL INFORMATION.*AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#742699March 20, 2001
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE
I HAD TO REPLACE 2 OIL PANS WITHIN A WEEK APART DUE TO SMALL HOLE IN PAN. THEY TOLD ME IT WAS FROM DRIVER ERROR BUT I KNOW I DID NOT GO OVER ANYTHING TO MAKE HOLE. I WAS WILLING TO CONCEDE FIRST TIME AS I COULD NOT REMEMBER IF I HAD INDEED MAYBE HIT SOMETHING BUT A WEEK LATER IT HAPPENED AGAIN AND I HAD BEEN EXTREMELY CAREFUL. THE HOLE HAPPENED TO BE IN THE EXACT SAME SPOT AS BEFORE. THEY GAVE ME VERY HARD TIME AND WOULD NOT ALLOW ME TO TAKE BOTH OIL PANS WITH ME SO I COULD INVESTIGATE. I BOUGHT CAR FROM CHECKERED FLAG IN VIRGINIA BEACH BUT LIVE IN TEXAS AND THESE EVENTS OCCURRED HERE IN TX. I WENT TO AUTOBAHN VW IN FORT WORTH,TX FOR REPAIRS. PLEASE HELP.*AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#883498March 20, 2001
FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE:STORAGE:TANK ASSEMBLY, TIRES
A BLOWOUT CAUSED TWO PUNCTURES THROUGH FUEL TANK AND SEVERE FUEL LEAKAGE. DEALER / MANUFACTURER NOTIFIED, AND REPAIRS WERE BEING MADE UNDER ITS WARRANTY. *AK TIRE WAS A CONTINENTAL, SIZE P195/65R15, DOT# LMPCPXBU. *SLC
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#883376March 19, 2001
AIR BAGS:SIDE/WINDOW
AT 70 MPH SIDE AIR BAGS WENT OFF. CAR FILLED WITH SMOKE SWERVED OFF ROAD. CONSUMER CONTACTED VOLKSWAGEN WHICH WAS LOOKING INTO THE PROBLEM. *AK THE MANUFACTURER WAS UNWILLING NEITHER TO INVESTIGATE THE CAUSE NOR TO FIX THE DEPLOYED AIR BAG. *YH
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#742545March 16, 2001
SUSPENSION:FRONT
VECHICLE WAS AT DEALER FOR 30 DAYS ON FINAL ATTEMPT TO REPAIR THE SUSPENSION NOISE. NOISE WAS DUPLICATED BY SHOP FOREMAN, SERVICE ADVISOR AND TECH. COMMENT FROM THEM WAS.......WE HEAR IT BUT WE DON'T KNOW HOW TO FIX IT. COME BACK WHEN IT GETS WORSE. ONLY ON THREAT OF A BUY BACK DID THEY FINALLY RESOLVE THE PROBLEM.*AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#883124March 15, 2001
SUSPENSION:FRONT:CONTROL ARM
VEHICLE WAS MAKING A FUNNY NOISE, AND CONSUMER TOOK VEHICLE TO DEALER. THEY SAID THAT UPPER AND LOWER BALL JOINTS WOULD NEED REPLACING. CONSUMER FELT BALL JOINTS WERE WEARING OUT TOO FAST AND FEARED THAT A WHEEL MAY FALL OFF AS A RESULT OF CONTROL ARM.*AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#882978March 14, 2001
STEERING:LINKAGES:TIE ROD ASSEMBLY, SUSPENSION:FRONT:CONTROL ARM
CONSUMER HAS MULTIPLE PROBLEMS WITH VEHICLE. RECEIVED RECALL 00V414000 FOR TIE RODS. VEHICLE WOULD SHAKE AND MAKE NOISES AT TIMES. ALSO, SUPENSION WAS SQUEAKING ENOUGH TO TAKE VEHICLE TO DEALER. LOWER AND UPPER CONTROL ARMS AND TIE RODS HAD TO BE REPLACED. CONSUMER HAD A FOREIGN AUTOMOBILE SHOP TO VERIFY PROBLEM. IT WAS UNBELIEVABLE THAT A 2 YEAR OLD VEHICLE WOULD HAVE THIS PROBLEM. CONSUMER WAS RESPONSIBLE FOR $1400.00 TO REPAIR IT. DEALER HAS NO EXPLANATION WHY IT WAS LIKE THIS.*AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#882744March 12, 2001
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
ONGOING PROBLEM WITH ELECTRICAL SHORTAGES. VEHICLE BEEN IN / OUT OF DEALER SHOP ON THREE OCCASIONS, AND THE PROBLEM STILL REOCCURRING. PLEASE FEEL FREE TO PROVIDE ANY FURTHER DETAILS ON THIS MATTER. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#742159March 9, 2001
VISIBILITY:SUN/MOON ROOF ASSEMBLY
SUNROOF OPENS SPONTANEOUSLY WHILE DRIVING WITH NO CONTROL OVER SHUTTING IT. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#560328March 8, 2001
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS, ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE:GASOLINE, VISIBILITY:SUN/MOON ROOF ASSEMBLY
THE BRAKES SQUEAK. NLM
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#882319March 7, 2001
AIR BAGS:SIDE/WINDOW
VEHICLE WAS INVOLVED IN A SIDE IMPACT COLLISION. LEFT SIDE AIRBAG MADE CONTACT WITH "LEFT CENTER PILLAR POST" WHICH RUPTURED AIRBAG, RELEASING GASSES INTO VEHICLE. CONSUMER HAS EXPERIENCED VISION PROBLEMS AFTER THIS INCIDENT. *AK
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
1
Deaths:
0
#741625February 27, 2001
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:WIRING: REAR COMPARTMENT/TRUNK
DEALER STATES WIRING FOR FUEL GUAGE RUBBED THROUGH CAUSING SHORT. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0

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