Volkswagen Passat Complaints

7,897 consumer complaints on file.

#721049April 5, 2000
STEERING:RACK AND PINION, STEERING:HYDRAULIC POWER ASSIST:PUMP
CAR LEAKS POWER STEERING FLUID. VW TOLD ME I NEED A NEW STEERING RACK AT A COST OF $681. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#720925April 3, 2000
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE, ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:ALTERNATOR/GENERATOR/REGULATOR
OIL PUMP WENT OUT AS WELL, TOO MANY PROBLEN IN TWO YEARS!
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#720898April 2, 2000
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:WIRING:INTERIOR/UNDER DASH
WHILE DRIVING IN A PARKING LOT THE INSTRUMENT PANEL FAILED TO FUNCTION PROPERLY: DIGITAL DISPLAYS FLASHED ON AND OFF SPEEDOMETER AND TACHOMETER GAUGES MOVING CLOCKWISE AND COUNTER-CLOCKWISE OUT OF CONTROL, THIS PATTERN CONTINUED WHEN VEHICLE IGNITION TURNED OFF. CAR TAKEN TO DEALER FOR REGULAR SERVICE AND CURRENT PROBLEM. SERVICE ADVISOR SAYS BATTERY OK, NEEDS NEW INSTRUMENT CLUSTER. JAN.06 VEHICLE FAIL TO START, CHECKED BATTERY, BATTERY BURNED UP,CELLS DRY. REPLACED WITH NEW BATTERY, INSIDE OF 2 WEEK PERIOD FAILURE TO START AND NO POWERCONTACTED VOLKSWAGEN OF AMERICA. VEHICLE TOWED TO DEALER. VEHICLE HAS BEEN AT DEALER FOR 6 WEEKS. DEALER INSTALLS INSTRUMENT CLUSTER, GO TO PICK UP CAR AND IT FAILS TO START. CAR REMAINS AT DEALERSHIP. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#720407March 21, 2000
VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL
VEHICLE SUDDENLY ACCELERATED ON ITS OWN AT LEAST 4 TIMES, EACH TIME WHILE DECELERATING/BRAKING ON HIGHWAY EXIT RAMP AFTER CRUISE CONTROL SYSTEM MALFUNCTIONED EARLIER. ALSO, THE CRUISE CONTROL SYSTEM FAILS TO RESUME AND RESET. DEALER RESET READINESS CODES, BUT THE PROBLEM STILL REOCCURRED. DEALER WILL NOT REPLACE ANY PARTS UNTIL PROBLEMS CAN BE CONFIRMED. *ML THE CONSUMER STATES THAT THE CRUISE- SET BUTTON WAS SO STIFF THAT BRUSHING IT WOULD CAUSE THE DRIVER TO SWITCH ON THE LEFT TURN SIGNAL. *YH
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#720421March 21, 2000
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING, FUEL SYSTEM, OTHER
TEMPERATURE AND GAS GAUGE WERE FIXED ON MANY OCCASIONS BY THE DEALER BUT NEVER FULLY FIXED. WORK ONLY WHEN PUSHED ON THE DASH COVER. THERE IS A SERVICE BULL ON THIS BUT PROBLEM, BUT IT DIDN'T HELP FIX IT. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#858352March 13, 2000
STEERING:LINKAGES:TIE ROD ASSEMBLY
CONSUMER RECEIVED RECALL 99V2480000 CONCERNING INNER TIE ROD. CONTACTED THE DEALER NO PARTS AVAILABLE TO CORRECT THE PROBLEM. PLEASE GIVE ANY FURTHER DETAILS.*AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#858385March 13, 2000
FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE:FUEL INJECTION SYSTEM
INTERMITTENTLY WHEN DECELERATING VEHICLE STALLS OUT AND DIES. PRIOR TO THIS PROBLEM, VEHICLE WAS AT DEALER FOR REPAIRS,AND VEHICLE WAS RUNNING FINE. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#858402March 13, 2000
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE:GASOLINE
WHEN IT'S COLD VEHICLE WILL START FAST AND RUN WELL. BUT AFTER CAR HAS BEEN WARMED UP, PARKED AND STARTED AGAIN, IT'S HARD TO START. THEN, WHEN GOING DOWN THE STREET AND SLOWING DOWN, VEHICLE WILL STALL. THIS IS VERY UNSAFE. VEHICLE HAS BEEN REPAIRED ON SEVERAL OCCASIONS, HOWEVER CONTINUES TO EXPERIENCE PROBLEMS. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#551274March 7, 2000
FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE:STORAGE:TANK ASSEMBLY
GAS TANK RUPTURED. NLM
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#858026March 6, 2000
VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL
CRUISE CONTROL WORKED INTERMITTENTLY, AND IT WILL ENGAGE WITHOUT APPLICATION. PROBLEM WAS REPORTED TO THE DEALERSHIP. VEHICLE HAS BEEN WORKED ON THREE TIMES. DEALER WAS NOT ABLE TO LOCATE WHAT WAS CAUSING THIS PROBLEM. *ML
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#551095February 28, 2000
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:WIRING:INTERIOR/UNDER DASH
ELECTICAL CLUSTER FOR INSTRUMENT PANEL FAILED. YH
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#719382February 28, 2000
UNKNOWN OR OTHER
CAR OWNER HAS CALLED 3 DEALERS AND VOLKSWAGAN CONSTANTLY SINCE OCTOBER 99.NO SAFETY DEFECT LISTED IN SUMMARY. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#719384February 28, 2000
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS:DISC:ROTOR
CURIOUS IF ROTOR DEFECT IS INHERENT IN ALL VW PASSATS. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#719247February 25, 2000
STEERING:LINKAGES
THE CAR HAS A PRONOUNCED GROAN WHEN TURNING AND THE DEALER SAYS ONE OF THE TIE RODS NEEDS TO BE REPLACED. THERE IS AN EXISTING RECALL FOR THIS DEFECT FOR CARS MANUFACTURED PRIOR TO MINE-IT WOULD SEEM THAT THEY DID NOT CORRECT THE PROBLEM, IT WAS MORE EXTENSIVE THAN THEY ORIGINALLY THOUGHT OR MY CAR WAS CONSTRUCTED USING THE PREVIOUS PARTS. THE LOCAL DEALER REFERRED ME TO VW WHO SAY THEY CAN NOT "PARTICIPATE" OR "ASSIST" WITH THIS REPAIR. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#719268February 25, 2000
POWER TRAIN:AXLE ASSEMBLY:AXLE SHAFT
AT APPROX. 30,000 MILES, RIGHT FRONT WHEEL BEARING BEGAN TO INTERMITENTLY EMIT A DRY, DRONING, WHINING SOUND. SOUND BECAME LOUDER AND MORE REGULAR OVER THE NEXT SEVERAL MONTHS. AT 37,000 MILES, TOOK VEHICLE TO DEALER FOR DIAGNOSIS. WAS INFORMED THAT THE RIGHT FRONT WHEEL BEARING WAS WORN OUT. DEALER REFUSED TO REPAIR AT THEIR EXPENSE. I DON'T FEEL THAT A WHEEL BEARING SHOULD FAIL AFTER JUST 37,000 MILES. THE OTHER THREE WHEEL BEARINGS SEEM TO BE FINE. IT SEEMS TO ME THAT IF JUST ONE OF FOUR BEARINGS FAILS, IT IS REASONABLE TO ASSUME THAT BEARING IS DEFFECTIVE. I DON'T FEEL THAT I SHOULD BE RESPONSIBLE FOR THE COST OF THE REPAIR. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#857387February 23, 2000
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE:GASOLINE
VEHICLE STALLED AND DIED WHILE DRIVING. VEHICLE IS CURRENTLY AT THE DEALERSHIP AWAITING PARTS. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#718921February 18, 2000
UNKNOWN OR OTHER
NO SUMMARY LISTED FOR ABOVE VEHICLE. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#857020February 16, 2000
LATCHES/LOCKS/LINKAGES:DOORS:LATCH
DUE TO POORLY DESIGNED DOOR LATCHES ON FRONT DRIVER'S SIDE/PASSENGER'S SIDE, AND REAR DRIVER'S SIDE, DOORS DO NOT OPEN FROM THE OUTSIDE. DEALER SAID VEHICLE NEEDED NEW DOORS IN ORDER TO FIX THE LATCH PROBLEM. *AK *ML
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#718788February 15, 2000
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING, VISIBILITY:DEFROSTER/DEFOGGER/HVAC SYSTEM:HEATER CORE
DRIVING TO AIRPORT THE TEMPERATOR INDICATOR LIGHT CAME ON, FLASHING, AND THE HEATER CORE EXPLODED. INTERIOR OF THE CAR FILLED WITH DENSE WHITE VAPOR. I WAS ABLE TO STOP THE CAR ON THE ROAD/SHOULDER AND MY WIFE AND I EVACUATED. ROAD AT THE TIME OF INCIDENT WAS BASICLY CLEAR OF OTHER VEHICLES OTHERWISE IT WOULD HAVE BEEN A PROBLEM OF OUR SURVIVAL. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#718789February 15, 2000
SEAT BELTS:FRONT:ANCHORAGE
PASSAGENGER CLOSED DOOR AND CLEARED HAIR FROM MOVING SEATBELT. LITTLE FINGER ON RIGHT HAND WAS CAUGHT IN THE SWIVEL AND THE TIP OF THE FINGER AND FINGER NAIL WERE TORN OFF. REQIRED 4 HOURS AT ER AND MONTHS TO HEAL. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
1
Deaths:
0

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