Volkswagen Passat Complaints (2006)

576 consumer complaints on file.

#10652612November 5, 2014
FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM, ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING
DRIVING 65 ON THE FREEWAY IN HEAVY RAIN, CAR MADE HORRIBLE SOUND AND LOST ACCELERATION POWER. ALMOST INVOLVED IN ACCIDENT , HOWEVER MANAGED TO PULL TO SHOULDER WHEN THE CAR THEN FILLED WITH A GAS SMELL. CALLED FOR ASSISTANCE AND WAS TOWED 100 MILES BACK TO MY MECHANIC. UPON INSPECTION, MECHANIC DISCOVERED THAT THE CATALYTIC CONVERTER DISCONNECTED AT THE TURBO FLANGE. HE ALSO STATED THAT HE HAD FIXED THE EXACT SAME PROBLEM IN MY EXACT VEHICLE MAKE/MODEL THE WEEK PRIOR. CONTACTED VW TO SEE IF THIS WAS COVERED UNDER THE 80K MILES EMISSIONS WARRANTY, ONLY TO DISCOVER THAT IN CALIFORNIA THE WARRANTY ONLY GOES TO 70K MILES. THE ENTIRE CATALYTIC CONVERTER WAS REPLACED TO THE TUNE OF $1,150. THE MECHANIC STATED THAT THE REPLACEMENT CATALYTIC CONVERTER FROM VW WAS MUCH MORE STURDY THAN THE ORIGINAL INSTALLED , INDICATING THAT VW IS AWARE OF THE ISSUE. ADDITIONALLY, HE STATED IT WAS ODD THAT A CAR DEALERSHIP STOCKS THAT PART AS IT IS NOT TOO COMMON TO REPLACE THE CATALYTIC CONVERTER UNDER 100K MILES. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10650430October 27, 2014
POWER TRAIN
I'M HAVING CONCERNS WITH OPEN ROAD VOLKSWAGEN OF BRIDGEWATER NJ IN REFERENCE TO WHAT I BELIEVE WAS NEGLIGENCE ON THE PART OF THE SERVICE DEPARTMENT. MY CAR WAS SERVICED IN JUNE 2014 AND THEN AGAIN IN OCTOBER 2014. ON OCTOBER 13TH, I RECEIVED A CALL FROM THEM STATING MY TRANSMISSION WAS GONE AND WOULD COST $10,000 TO REPLACE. THIS PRICE IS EXTREMELY HIGH! AFTER THAT NEWS, WE WERE TOLD THAT MY CAR HAD TRANSMISSION ISSUES IN JUNE WHEN IT WAS SERVICED, BUT THE OPEN ROAD VOLKSWAGEN OF BRIDGEWATER DID NOT TELL US "BECAUSE THEY KNEW I WOULDN'T PAY." SO, INSTEAD OF TELLING ME IN JUNE 2014 WHEN I COULD HAVE RESOLVED THE ISSUE FOR LESS THAN $10,000, THEY TELL ME IN OCTOBER WHEN THE COST IS HIGH. NOT TO MENTION I COULD HAVE HAD AN ACCIDENT AND INJURED MY FAMILY OR ANOTHER VEHICLE. I BELIEVE THEY WERE NEGLIGENT IN THIS MATTER. I WROTE A LETTER TO THE GENERAL MANAGER, [XXX]. AND WOULD LIKE YOU TO ASSIST HIM WITH RESOLVING THIS MATTER. INFORMATION REDACTED PURSUANT TO THE FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT (FOIA), 5 U.S.C. 552(B)(6). *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10648753October 20, 2014
STEERING
STEERING COLUMN LOCK DEFECTIVE LIGHT CAME ON AND THE CAR WOULD RANDOMLY DIE OUT TURN BACK ON AND RANDOMLY DIE OUT AGAIN. ALMOST CAUSING AN ACCIDENT. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10648671October 19, 2014
ENGINE
THE OIL PUMP "OFF" WARNING LIGHT HAS COME ON 3 TIMES SINCE 10/01/2014. THIS APPEARS TO BE A COMMON PROBLEM WITH THE 2006 & 2007 3.6 PASSATS. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10621932August 13, 2014
VISIBILITY:WINDSHIELD WIPER/WASHER
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 VOLKSWAGEN PASSAT. WHILE DRIVING 50 MPH, THE WINDSHIELD WIPERS FAILED TO OPERATE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT TAKEN TO THE DEALER FOR DIAGNOSTIC TESTING. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED AND STATED THAT THE VEHICLE HAD PREVIOUSLY BEEN REPAIRED ACCORDING TO NHTSA RECALL NUMBER: 06V470000 (VISIBILITY); HOWEVER, THE FAILURE PERSISTED. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 112,000.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10617491July 30, 2014
AIR BAGS, SEAT BELTS
BROKEN SEATBELT SENSOR CAUSES AIRBAG FAULT. I AM NOT SURE NOW IF AIRBAG WILL WORK. ONLINE SEARCH INDICATES MANY PEOPLE HAVE SAME PROBLEM. AIRBAG FAULT SHOULD BE COVERED BY RECALL BECAUSE SEATBELTS SHOULD NOT FAIL UNDER NORMAL USE AFTER 105000 MILES. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10609566July 10, 2014
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING
THE CATALYTIC CONVERTER SEPARATED FROM THE FLANGE CONNECTING IT TO THE TURBOCHARGER. SEEMS COMMON FROM WHAT IS SEE ON THE INTERNET, BUT NO RECALL HAS BEEN DONE. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10605225June 23, 2014
ENGINE
DRIVING DOWN MAJOR RD AND GET A MESS ON DASH THAT SAYS STOP SHUT OFF OIL PRESSURE OWNERS MANUAL. HAD CAR TOWED TO VOLKSWAGEN TO DIAGNOSE PROBLEM AND THEY STATE IT'S A TURBO CHARGER EXHAUST HOSE LOOSE. THEY TELL ME CAR IS FIXED NOW AND SHOULDN'T HAVE ANYMORE PROBLEMS. PAID FOR REPAIR DROVE CAR AWAY WITHIN 59 MINS THE SAME MESS COMES ON WITH DAUGHTER IN CAR. CONTACTED VOLKSWAGEN BC I'M AFRAID TO DRIVE CAR. THEY HAVE IT TOWED NEXT MORNING AND TELL ME IT'S THE ENGINE. THEY MISDIAGNOSED CAR BC NOW ENGINE HAS STOPPED COMPLETELY. CAR SHUT DOWN ON BUSY INTERSTATE CAR HAS BEEN GIVING ME ISSUES SINCE DAY 1. NOT SAFE AT ALL! PLS HELP CONSUMERS. I READ THIS ENGINE DOES THIS A LOT. RECALLS ARE NEED!! VOLKSWAGEN KNOWS ITS A DEFECT BUT DOES NOTHING. ESPECIALLY IF WARRANTY IS OUT. LEMON AND DANGEROUS. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10604763June 20, 2014
ENGINE
OIL PUMP BOLT FAILURE. BOLT SIMPLY BACKED OUT CAUSING MAJOR DAMAGE AND COULD HAVE CAUSED THE ENGINE TO SEIZE. THIS IS A COMMON PROBLEM WITH THIS MODEL AND VW REFUSES TO ACKNOWLEDGE OR REMEDY THE PROBLEM. AFTER A COSTLY REPAIR IN 2011, IT APPEARS TO HAVE THE SAME PROBLEM NOW. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10604507June 19, 2014
ENGINE
ON THE HIGHWAY GOING OVER A HILL APPARENTLY THE OIL PUMP BOLT THAT HOLDS THE SPROCKET BROKE CAUSING THE CAR TO DRIVE WITH A SIGNIFICANT LOSS OF POWER AND ROUGH IDLE. FORTUNATELY I WAS ABLE TO GET IT TO A QUALIFIED REPAIR SHOP THAT WAS ABLE TO FIX IT BEFORE IT RUINED THE ENGINE. THE REPAIR SHOP DIAGNOSED THE PROBLEM AS COMPLETELY DUE TO A FAULTY OIL PUMP BOLT. THEY SAID I WAS LUCKY THAT THE BOLT MANAGED TO STAY MORE OR LESS IN PLACE EVEN THOUGH IT WAS SNAPPED IN HALF OTHERWISE IT WOULD HAVE DESTROYED THE ENGINE. I HAVE SUPPORTING REPAIR DOCUMENTATION. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10596971June 8, 2014
STEERING, ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
THE PROBLEM STARTED OFF SMALL. MY PASSAT ONE DAY STARTED AND SHUT OFF. OVER THE NEXT COUPLE MONTHS THE PROBLEM GOT MUCH WORSE. FIRST IT TOOK A COUPLE TRIES TO START AND NOW TYPICALLY TAKES ABOUT 15 MINUTES TO START. THE STEERING WHEEL LIGHT POPS UP AND THE CARS WARNING STATES "STEERING COLUMN LOCK DEFECTIVE". TODAY 6/8/14 I WAS DRIVING 60 MPH ON THE HIGHWAY AND THE CAR STALLS. LUCKILY WE MADE IT TO THE SIDE OF THE HIGHWAY. WITH A CRYING BABY IN THE BACKSEAT, I FINALLY GOT THE CAR TO START AFTER 2 HOURS OF TRYING! *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10595866June 3, 2014
SERVICE BRAKES
PARKING BRAKE (BUTTON PUSH) RANDOMLY ENGAGES WITHOUT THE BUTTON PUSHED. SOMETIMES I ENGAGED THE PARKING BRAKE WHEN I PARK THE CAR, BUT WHEN I COME BACK TO THE CAR AND TRY TO DISENGAGE IT, IT WILL NOT DISENGAGE. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10595856June 3, 2014
STEERING, STEERING:COLUMN
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 VOLKSWAGEN PASSAT. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHEN ATTEMPTING TO START THE VEHICLE, THE STEERING COLUM LOCK DEFECTIVE WARNING LIGHT ILLUMINATED ON THE INSTRUMENT PANEL. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER. THE VEHICLE HAD NOT BEEN DIAGNOSED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 140,000.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10595517June 2, 2014
VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL, ELECTRONIC STABILITY CONTROL (ESC), POWER TRAIN
I PURCHASED A 2006 PASSAT 3.6 ON FEBRUARY 20TH,2014 AND MAKING PAYMENTS ON IT. TWO WEEKS LATER I HAD TO TAKE IT BACK TO THE DEALER BECAUSE THE IDLE WAS UP AND DOWN. THEY CHARGED ME $700 BECAUSE THE CAR WAS AS IS. ONCE I GOT THE CAR BACK I STARTER SEEING THE EPC LIGHT WHICH IS A COMMON ISSUE WITH VOLKSWAGEN AND NOW THE CAR WONT GO OVER 40MPH , TWO WEEKS AGO I SAW SMOKE COMING FROM UNDER THE HOOD AND OIL WAS ALL OVER THE PLACE AND I CANT LOCATE ANY TYPE OF LEAK. HERE A LINK OF OTHER PASSAT OWNER WITH THE SAME ISSUE AND AS OF NOW THERE'S NO RECALL ON IT, I AM BEGGING FOR YOU GUYS HELP HTTP://WWW.CARCOMPLAINTS.COM/VOLKSWAGEN/PASSAT/2006/DRIVETRAIN/POWER_TRAIN.SHTML. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10587384May 9, 2014
ENGINE, POWER TRAIN
STARTED DRIVING ON THE HIGHWAY, AT 55MPH SUDDENLY THE CAR LOST POWER AND CHECK ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON CAR WOULDN'T START AFTER I PULLED OVER, LOUD NOISE AND VIBRATING CAME FROM ENGINE ALSO CRA INDICATED LOW OIL PRESSURE. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10578325April 8, 2014
AIR BAGS
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 VOLKSWAGEN PASSAT. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE PASSENGER'S SIDE AIR BAG SENSOR COULD NOT DETECT WHEN THE PASSENGER'S SEAT WAS OCCUPIED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A MECHANIC, WHO ADVISED THE CONTACT THAT THE PASSENGER'S SIDE AIR BAG SENSOR WAS DEFECTIVE AND REFERRED THE CONTACT TO AN AUTHORIZED DEALER FOR A SOFTWARE UPDATE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER, WHO STATED THAT THE AIR BAG MODULE WOULD NEED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURE WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 153,000.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10577106April 3, 2014
VISIBILITY:SUN/MOON ROOF ASSEMBLY, STRUCTURE:BODY
DRIVING SOUTH ON THE 57 FREEWAY AT APPROXIMATELY 2:45 P.M. WITH MY GRANDDAUGHTER WHEN SUDDENLY FOR NO REASON THE SUNROOF POPPED OFF ONTO THE FREEWAY, WE DID NOT HAVE THE SUNROOF OPEN. WE ARE LUCKY IT DID HIT ANYONE AND CAUSE AN ACCIDENT. WE CALLED VOLKSWAGEN OF AMERICA & WAS TOLD TO TAKE CAR TO A VOLKSWAGEN DEALER, THE DEALER DETERMINED THAT IT WAS A MANUFACTURER DEFECT. SPOKE WITH [XXX] THE REGIONAL CARE MANAGER AND HE SAID THAT HE COULD ONLY OFFER $2000.00 TOWARDS A NEW CAR AND WOULD NOT OFFER ANYTHING TOWARDS A REPAIR. INFORMATION REDACTED PURSUANT TO THE FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT (FOIA), 5 U.S.C. 552(B)(6). *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10576214April 1, 2014
VISIBILITY:SUN/MOON ROOF ASSEMBLY
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 VOLKSWAGEN PASSAT. THE CONTACT STATED WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 65 MPH, THE SUN ROOF DETACHED COMPLETELY. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN AUTHORIZED DEALER, WHO INFORMED THAT THE MALFUNCTION WAS CONTRIBUTED TO A MANUFACTURER'S DEFECT. THE VEHICLE WAS CURRENTLY BEING REPAIRED AT THE OWNER'S EXPENSE. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 81,302.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10575352March 28, 2014
ENGINE
ENGINE IS DEAD THANKS TO VOLKSWAGEN WHO HAVE NOT MAKE A OFFICIAL RECALL OVER THIS DEFECTIVE OIL PUMP BOLT - LOTS OF PEOPLE MOST OF THEM GET THIS CARS OUT OF WARRANTY LIKE MY CASE WHO ARE GETTING THIS CAR PREOWNED WILL FACE SAME ISSUES UNLESS VW TAKE ACTION. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10567691March 6, 2014
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 VOLKSWAGEN PASSAT. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE REVERSING FROM A PARKING SPACE, THE VEHICLE SUDDENLY STALLED AS THE ENGINE, AIR BAG AND BRAKE SENSOR LIGHTS ILLUMINATED. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC, WHO DIAGNOSED THE PROBLEM BUT COULD NOT DUPLICATE THE DEFECT. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT CONTACTED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 44,000. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0

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