Volkswagen Passat Complaints

7,897 consumer complaints on file.

#850918November 15, 1999
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP
WHILE DRIVING CONSUMER WOULD STEP ON THE BRAKE PEDAL TO STOP BUT VEHICLE WON'T STOP. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#784309November 12, 1999
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:IGNITION
# 4 MISFIRE CAUSING LOSS OF OPERATION. *ET
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#714564November 10, 1999
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
COLD ENGINE HESITATION CAUSING CAR TO DOWNSHIFT, AS IF YOU WERE APPLYING BRAKES, FORCING YOU TO ACCELERATE
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#851083November 9, 1999
STEERING:HYDRAULIC POWER ASSIST:PUMP, STEERING:RACK AND PINION
STEERING WHEEL IS MAKING NOISE WHEN TURNING. IT ALSO ACTS AS IF STEERING WHEEL WILL LOCK OR GIVE WAY. DEALER CLAIMS POWER STEERING PUMP IS LEAKING, AND RACK AND PINION. PARTS ARE ON BACK ORDER. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#852584November 4, 1999
VISIBILITY:DEFROSTER/DEFOGGER/HVAC SYSTEM:HEATER CORE, STRUCTURE:BODY:DOOR
HEATER CORE GIVES A "MIST" SMELL LIKE ANTIFREEZE CAUSING DISCOMFORT TO DRIVER. DEALER WILL NOT BE ABLE TO GET PART UNTIL MONDAY 08-NOV-99. THE DRIVER SIDE DOOR IS JAMMED & THE REAR DOOR BEHIND THE DRIVER IS MALFUNCTIONING. *YC
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#714168November 1, 1999
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:IGNITION
NO SUMMARY
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#714055October 29, 1999
VISIBILITY:POWER WINDOW DEVICES AND CONTROLS, VISIBILITY:DEFROSTER/DEFOGGER/HVAC SYSTEM
WINDOWS FOG UP VERY EASILY WITH AN UNUSUAL AMOUNT OF MOISTURE WITH MINIMAL DRIVING AND SUB NORMAL ENGINE COOLANT TEMPERATURES (WHEN THE CAR IS "COLD"). FOGGING FORCES DRIVER TO PULL TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD OT DEFOG WINDOWS. FRONT PASSENGER WINDOW REGULATOR UNIT FAILED ON HIGHWAY CAUSING WINDOW TO ROLL DOWN ON ITS OWN AND STAY DOWN. OWNER FORCED TO DISCONNECT MOTOR UNTIL PROBLEM COULD BE DIAGNOSED. WINDOW REGULATOR/MOTOR REPLACED. DRIVER'S WINDOW PRODUCED A CLICKING SOUND UPON REACHING THE CLOSED POSITION. WINDOW REGULATOR REPLACED.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#549419October 29, 1999
POWER TRAIN:MANUAL TRANSMISSION
TRANSMISSION MALFUNCTIONED, UNABLE TO BE RECTIFIED. MJS
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#852110October 28, 1999
SEATS, VISIBILITY:SUN/MOON ROOF ASSEMBLY, VISIBILITY:GLASS, SIDE/REAR
THE RIGHT FRONT SEATS WOULD ROCK WHENEVER VEHICLE IS TURNING CORNERS OR CURBS. THIS ALSO HAPPENS WHEN COMING TO OR LEAVING A STOP SIGN OR LIGHT. CONTACTED MANUFACTURER & NOTHING COULD BE OR WOULD BE DONE. SUN ROOF WOULD OPEN & CLOSE ON ITS OWN. WOULD HAVE NO WARNING. THE REAR WINDOW LOOKED LIKE IT HAD ACID RAIN ON IT WHEN BOUGHT. BEEN TO DEALER & MECHANIC REMOVED SEAT & REPLACED IT. NO PROBLEM FOUND. CHECKING ON OTHER PROBLEMS. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#549226October 26, 1999
VISIBILITY:REARVIEW MIRRORS/DEVICES:EXTERIOR
REAR VIEW PASSENGER SIDE MIRRORS ARE TOO SMALL AND INADEQUATE CAUSING POOR VISIBILITY DUE TO BLIND SPOTS. MJS
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#851352October 21, 1999
LATCHES/LOCKS/LINKAGES:DOORS:LATCH
DRIVER'S SIDE AND REAR PASSENGER'S SIDE DOORS DO NOT OPEN AT ALL FROM THE OUTSIDE, AND SOMETIMES THEY WILL NOT OPEN FROM THE INSIDE. DEALER HAS SEEN AND GREASED THE DOORS. HOWEVER, PROBLEM STILL EXISTS. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#851229October 20, 1999
VISIBILITY:REARVIEW MIRRORS/DEVICES:EXTERIOR
PASSENGER'S RIGHT SIDE REARVIEW MIRROR IS TOO SMALL TO SEE VEHICLES. THE BLIND SPOT HAS BROADENED WITH THIS MIRROR. DEALER SAYS CAN'T DO ANYTHING ABOUT THE DESIGN. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#713558October 19, 1999
LATCHES/LOCKS/LINKAGES:DOORS:LATCH
NONE OF THE DOORS BEING ABLE TO BE OPENED FROM THE OUTSIDE IS A SAFETY HAZARD TO ME, IN ORDER TO GET INTO MY CAR I HAVE TO ROLL DOWN ALL THE WINDOWS FROM THE DRIVERS SIDE AND OPEN THE DOOR OR DOORS FROM THE OUTSIDE, ANYONE COULD JUMP INTO MY CAR FROM THE PASSANGER SIDE AT THIS TIME. TO FIX THIS PROBLEM WE WERE QUOTED AN EXTREMELY HIGH AMOUNT BY THE DEALER WHICH I THINK ISNT RIGHT BECAUSE THIS IS FAULTY CRAFTMANSHIP NOT FAULTY OWNERSHIP. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#851064October 18, 1999
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:POWER ASSIST:VACUUM
RECALL 99V-131000 VW/ BRAKE BOOSTER: RECEIVED THIS MANUFACTURER'S RECALL. NOTIFIED DEALER AND MANUFACTURER, AND WAS INFORMED TO DISREGARD NOTICE BECAUSE IT DID NOT EXIST. ASKING NHTSA TO LOOK INTO THIS AND EXPLAIN IF THIS MFR. RECALL EXISTS ON MY VEHICLE, OR PROVIDE ADDITIONAL INFORMATION. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#713409October 16, 1999
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS:DISC:ROTOR, SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP
FRONT BRAKES STARTED SQUEALING BUT NOW ARE RUBBING,GRINDING,GROANING AND BRAKING ROUGH. I AM BEING TOLD THAT THESE ARE NORMAL BRAKE SOUNDS AND THAT THEY CANNOT FIND ANYTHING WRONG. ALTHOUGH ON THE LAST VISIT TO THE DEALER I WAS TOLD THEY DID "SOMETHING DIFFERENT" TO THE ROTORS THIS TIME. AFTER AT LEAST 6 VISITS, I HAVE THE SAME PROBLEM AND AM BEING TOLD TO SEEK A SCOND OPINION. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#712910October 6, 1999
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE:GASOLINE
CAR IS LEAKING OIL. ATTEMPTED REPAIR THREE TIMES. CAR WAS SMOKING FROM BENEATH PASSENGER COMPARTMENT
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#849411September 30, 1999
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:ALTERNATOR/GENERATOR/REGULATOR, ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:12V/24V/48V BATTERY
WHILE DRIVING 60MPH VEHICLE SUDDENLY DIED FOR NO REASON. THIS CAUSED A TRAFFIC HAZARD. HAD NO WARNING. TOWED TO DEALER. INFORMED BY MECHANIC THE PROBLEM WAS ALTERNATOR. THE BATTERY WAS ALSO DEFFECTIVE. BOTH ALTERNATOR & BATTERY NEEDED REPLACING. WAS GIVEN NO REASON CONCERNING ALTERNATOR. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#849510September 30, 1999
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE
CONSUMER WAS DRIVING AT 30 MPH AND NOTICED SMOKE COMING FROM THE ENGINE DUE TO THE OIL TOP BEING LEFT OFF WHICH CAUSED ANIT-FREEZE FLUID TO LEAK ONTO THE ENGINE. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#849599September 30, 1999
LATCHES/LOCKS/LINKAGES:DOORS:LATCH
ALL 4 DOOR HANDLES WILL QUIT WORKING INTERMITTENLY , CONSUMER THEN WILL NOT BE ABLE TO OPEN DOOR OR UNLOCK DOOR. DEALER HAS REPLACED ALL 4 HANDLES, BUT DEFECT KEEPS OCCURRING. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#711448September 16, 1999
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
TRANSMISION FAILS TO SHIFT FROM LOWER GEARS, CAUSING CAR TO LOOSE SPEED AND BREAK PEDAL GETS EXTREMELY HARD, I HAVE MADE OTHER VEHICLES MAKE SUDDEN STOPS THIS IS VERY DANGEROUS IT'S VERY FRUSTRATING, I CAN ONLY DRIVE THE CAR TO WORK. I DON'T KNOW WHAT TO DO. I CAN'T KEEP RISKING MY LIFE, I NEED YOUR ADVICE.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0

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