Volkswagen Passat Complaints (2006)

576 consumer complaints on file.

#10500893March 1, 2013
ENGINE
CAR DIED AFTER GOING UP HILL AT NIGHT IN THE RAIN. HAD TOWED TO SERVICE STATION. WAS ADVISED OIL BOLT DISINTEGRATED AFTER OIL PLUG FILTER GOT CLOGGED. HEAD BLOWN IN CAR NEED NEW ENGINE. WAS ADVISED VW IS FAMILIAR WITH THIS PROBLEM BUT CHOSE NOT TO FIX IT. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10497940February 12, 2013
ENGINE, POWER TRAIN
OIL PUMP BOLT BROKEN AS IN THE OTHER VW PASSATS FROM 2006 & 7 AND REPORTED ON THIS SITE. DAMAGED TIMING CHAIN COVER, TIMING CHAIN AND A NUMBER OF OTHER PARTS. CAR WAS SERVICED AND INSPECTED 5,000 MILES PREVIOUSLY. ALL SERVICE UP TO THIS POINT COMPLETED PER OWNERS MANUAL AT VW DEALER. THIS PROBLEM IS COVERED EXTENSIVELY AT HTTP://FORUMS.VWVORTEX.COM/SHOWTHREAD.PHP?4321376-**OFFICIAL-24V-3.6L-ENGINE-%28OIL-PUMP-BOLT%29-FAILURE-THREAD** AS WELL AS HTTP://WWW.PASSATWORLD.COM/FORUMS/74-VOLKSWAGEN-PASSAT-B6-DISCUSSION/327507-3-6-OIL-BOLT-FAILURE-REFERENCE-MATERIAL.HTML. NOT ONLY IS THIS A POTENTIALLY DANGEROUS AND KNOWN PROBLEM INVOLVING FAILURE OF MECHANICAL SYSTEMS, BUT EXTREMELY EXPENSIVE TO REPAIR. I RECEIVED A QUOTE FOR $6300 FOR A CAR WITH 78,000 MILES. THIS IS A KNOWN PROBLEM ON 3.6L V6S THAT IS BEING IGNORED BY VW OF AMERICA WHO REFUSED TO HELP EVEN COVER REPLACEMENT PARTS. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10480812October 17, 2012
AIR BAGS
THE AIR BAG LIGHT CAME ON AND WHEN I TOOK IT TO THE DEALERSHIP (VOLKSWAGEN) THEY SAID IT NEEDED TO BE REPLACED THE FIRST TIME THEY QUOTED $900.00. I DID NOT HAVE IT DONE DO TO THE CAR WAS NEVER IN AN ACCIDENT TO AFFECT THE AIRBAG. I TOLD THE DEALERSHIP IT WAS VOLKSWAGENS PROBLEM AND THEY SHOULD FIX IT WITHOUT CHARGE. THEY DENIED. I TOOK THE CAR IN FOR THE 80,000 MILE CHECK AND ONCE AGAIN THEY STATED THE AIRBAG SYSTEM NEEDED TO BE REPLACED AND NOW THEY QUOTED $750.00. ONCE AGAIN I TOLD THEM IT WAS VOLKSWAGENS PROBLEM AND THEY SHOULD STAND BEHIND THEIR CARS. ONCE AGAIN NO SATISFACTION (THE LIGHT IS STILL ON). *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10475982September 19, 2012
ENGINE
MY CAR IS EXHIBITING THE SAME PROBLEMS THAT MANY OTHER CONSUMERS ARE EXPERIENCING. THE ENGINE OIL PUMP BOLT FAILS AND BACKS-OUT, WHICH CAN SHEER OFF THE BOLT AND CAUSE THE ENGINE TO EXPERIENCE CATASTROPHIC FAILURE. MY EPC LIGHT, ENGINE LIGHT, AS WELL AS EXCLAMATION LIGHT ARE ON. THE CAR HAS VERY LITTLE POWER, AND ALTHOUGH IT DOES RUN, THE ACCELERATION NEEDED TO DRIVE THE CAR MAKES IT DANGEROUS. THE ISSUES HAS BEEN HIGHLIGHTED BY MANY CONSUMERS AND HAVE CONTACTED THE PERSON NOTED AT THE BOTTOM OF THIS POST: HTTP://WWW.PASSATWORLD.COM/FORUMS/74-VOLKSWAGEN-PASSAT-B6-DISCUSSION/327507-3-6-OIL-BOLT-FAILURE-REFERENCE-MATERIAL.HTML THE COST TO REPLACE THIS PART IS ON AVERAGE $2000.00. THIS IS A MANUFACTURING ISSUE AND HAS BEEN REPORTED BY MANY PEOPLE. VW HAS YET TO ISSUE A RECALL FOR THE PROBLEM AND I AM AWAITING A RESPONSE FROM [XXX] OR [XXX] ABOUT THE ISSUE. 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
#10475700September 17, 2012
FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 VOLKSWAGEN PASSAT. THE CONTACT STATED THE FUEL TANK WAS LEAKING ON TOP NEAR THE VENT. AFTER PARKING THE VEHICLE SHE NOTICED LIQUID ON THE GROUND AND A FUEL SMELL NEAR THE SIDE OF THE VEHICLE. THERE WAS A RECALL NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER: 08V156000: FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE: DELIVERY RELATED TO THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED UNDER THE RECALL IN 2008 WHERE THE DEALER INSTALLED ADDITIONAL UNDERBODY HEAT SHIELDS TO COVER THE DAMAGED AREAS AND FLASH THE ENGINE WITH A PRECAUTIONARY SOFTWARE UPDATE. APPROXIMATELY TWO MONTHS AGO THERE WAS FUEL ODOR AGAIN. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN BACK TO THE DEALER WHO STATED THEY REPAIRED THE RECALL PREVIOUSLY. THE MANUFACTURER STATED THEY WILL NOT REPAIR THE FAILURE AGAIN AND OFFERED NO ADDITIONAL ASSISTANCE. THE VIN WAS UNKNOWN. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 229,000.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10475143September 12, 2012
VISIBILITY/WIPER, STRUCTURE:BODY
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 VOLKSWAGEN PASSAT. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE LOW AND HIGH BEAM HEADLIGHTS WOULD NOT ILLUMINATE. IN ADDITION, THE INTERIOR ROOF HEADLINER HAD BECOME SEPARATED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 96,000.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10474127September 6, 2012
PARKING BRAKE, SERVICE BRAKES
I HAVE A VW PASSAT 3.6 AND AM ALWAYS HAVING AN ISSUE WITH THE PARKING BRAKE. CURRENTLY I AM UNABLE TO GET THE PARKING BRAKE TO RELEASE AND DON'T KNOW WHY. THIS HAS BEEN GOING ON FOR SEVERAL MONTHS AND THE ONLY PLACE I GO TO GET IT SERVICED IS VOLKSWAGEN. ON ABOUT 5 DIFFERENT OCCASIONS THE BRAKES WOULD NOT ENGAGE NOR DISENGAGE. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10473779September 4, 2012
FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM
FUEL PUMP FAILURE WHILE DRIVING. WHILE DRIVING DOWN THE HIGHWAY THE FUEL PUMP CUT OFF COMPLETELY CAUSING COMPLETE LOSS OF POWER. ALSO CUT OUT WHILE PULLING OUT IN FRONT OF A VEHICLE NEARLY CAUSING AN ACCIDENT. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10469164August 4, 2012
ENGINE, POWER TRAIN
LIKE MANY OTHERS, THE OIL BOLT IN MY TRANSMISSION SHEARED-OFF. APPARENTLY VW IS AWARE OF THE DESIGN FLAW AND HAS MANUFACTURED A REPLACEMENT BOLT, BUT VW STILL EXPECTS UNSUSPECTING OWNERS TO PAY $1,000'S TO REPLACE IT. I BOUGHT THE CAR AS A CERTIFIED USED CAR FROM VW ON 9/11/10 AND WAS NOT TOLD OF THIS ISSUE. THIS ISSUE NEEDS TO BE ADDRESSED IN A RECALL IF VW WILL NOT WARN CUSTOMERS OR FIX THE ISSUE ON THEIR OWN. HTTP://WWW.PASSATWORLD.COM/FORUMS/74-VOLKSWAGEN-PASSAT-B6-DISCUSSION/327507-3-6-OIL-BOLT-FAILURE-REFERENCE-MATERIAL.HTML. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10465868July 16, 2012
ENGINE
WHILE DRIVING ON A BUSY HIGHWAY IN PHILADELPHIA PA (SCHUYLKILL EXPRESSWAY), MY 2006 VW PASSAT 3.6L 4 MOTION LOST POWER AND LIMPED TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD ALMOST CAUSING SEVERAL ACCIDENTS IN THE PROCESS. AFTER TAKING THE AUTO TO TWO DIFFERENT NON-DEALER SPECIALIST AND THEN A VW DEALER - ALL THREE STATED THAT THE DEFAULT CODE (P0016 -008-INCORRECT CORRELATION - MIL ON) MEANT THAT THE OIL PUMP BOLT FAILED AND CAUSED THE ENGINE TO GO INTO LIMP MODE. ONE SPECIALIST SAID I WAS LUCKY TO GET TO 110,000 MILES AS MOST OF THESE BOLTS FAIL AT A RANGE FROM 60,000 TO 70,000 AND THAT THIS BOLT THAT WAS USED BEING OF POOR QUALITY WILL, AND HAS CAUSED CATASTROPHIC ENGINE FAILURE AND COULD CAUSE A LOSS OF POWER AND A REAR END COLLISION - ALL THREE (THE TWO NON-DEALER AND THE VW DEALER SERVICE MANGER WERE WELL AWARE OF THE PROBLEM, STATED IT WAS COMMON ON 2006/2007 PASSAT AND AS MORE AND MORE OF THESE 2006/2007 GET OLDER - MORE WILL FAIL AND COULD CAUSE ACCIDENTS OR WORSE. I WOULD LIKE TO KNOW IF AN INVESTIGATION COULD BE DONE AND A RECALL ESTABLISHED. THERE IS A WIDE RANGE OF REPAIR COST, POTENTIAL FOR PROPERTY DAMAGE AND ULTIMATELY LOSS OF LIFE FOR A $5.00 BOLT THAT THE MANUFACTURER KNOWS IS FLAWED AND WILL NOT FIX IT. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10464061July 3, 2012
ENGINE, POWER TRAIN
CAR CONTINUES TO STOP WHILE BEING DRIVEN. *JS
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10463098June 26, 2012
ENGINE, SEAT BELTS, ELECTRICAL SYSTEM, AIR BAGS, STRUCTURE:BODY:TRUNK LID, LATCHES/LOCKS/LINKAGES:DOORS:LATCH
TRUNK HAS DIFFICULTY CLOSING. SEAT BELT DON'T WORK PROPERLY. AIRBAG LIGHT ALONG WITH THE MOTOR LIGHT TURN ON. THESE LIGHTS WERE NEVER REALLY FIXED BY THE CAR DEALER. THE PASSENGER BACK DOOR DOES NOT LOCK MOST OF THE TIME LEAVING THE CAR WITHOUT THE ALARM WORKING. *JB
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10461904June 15, 2012
ENGINE
IT'S VERY COMMON KNOWLEDGE THAT THE MODEL YEAR 2006 AND 2007 3.6 ENGINES HAVE A FATAL FLAW. THE OIL PUMP BOLT AS INSTALLED FROM THE FACTORY WAS EITHER SPECIFIED WRONG, INSTALLED WRONG, OR HAS SOME OTHER DEFECT. THE ENGINE LOST POWER AND CHECK ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON. I GOT MISFIRING CODES IN ALL CYLINDERS. THE ENGINE IN MY CAR WAS REPLACED AT 11K ACORDING WITH VW RECORDS BECAUSE OF THIS SAME ISSUE THAT RESULTED IN AN FATAL ENGINE FAILURE. THE ISSUE IS THE BOLT THAT HOLD THE OIL PUMP IN PLACE. IT COMES LOOSE OR BRAKES IN HALF. VW NEEDS TO RECALL THIS SINCE IT IS A FACTORY ISSUE. *JB
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10461638June 13, 2012
ENGINE, POWER TRAIN
2006 VW PASSAT 3.6L 4MOTION, 81K MILES. CHECK ENGINE LIGHT (CEL) AND ELECTRONIC POWER CONTROL (EPC) LIGHTS CAME ON AT CRUISING SPEED. CODES POINTED TO A CAM/CRANK TIMING ISSUE. ACCESS TO TIMING CHAIN ON THIS MODEL/TRIM REQUIRES REMOVAL OF TRANSMISSION. UPON REMOVAL, TECHNICIAN DISCOVERED THAT THE OIL PUMP BOLT HAD COMPLETELY SHEARED OFF WHICH COULD HAVE LED TO COMPLETE ENGINE FAILURE; THE ONLY THING KEEPING THE OIL PUMP ASSEMBLY IN PLACE WAS THE COVER. THE OIL PUMP BOLT FOR THIS MODEL/TRIM APPEARS TO BE DEFECTIVE. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10459008May 19, 2012
ENGINE
DRIVING CAR NORMALLY THEN CHECK ENGINE LIGHT AND EPC LIGHT CAME ON AND ENGINE LOST POWER AND FAILED TO SHIFT NORMALLY. BROUGHT TO VW DEALER WHO TOLD ME THAT THE OIL PUMP BOLT HAD WORKED ITSELF LOOSE AND RUINED THE VALVE TIMING CHAINS AND ADJUSTERS AND OIL PUMP. VW OF NORTH AMERICA FAILED TO ACCEPT ANY RESPONSIBILITY FOR THE FAILURE AND REFUSED ANY MONETARY HELP WITH THE REPAIR THAT IS ESTIMATED TO BE $3500. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10456864April 30, 2012
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING
OIL PUMP BOLT BACKED OUT/BROKE CAUSING ENGINE DAMAGE. CAR LOSS OIL PRESSURE FORTUNATELY WAS NEAR AN EXIT TO AVOID THE ENGINE COMPLETELY STOPPING IN THE MIDDLE OF THE HIGHWAY GETTING INVOLVED IN A POTENTIAL DANGEROUS WRECK. DEALER SAYS IT WILL COST $11,000.00 TO REPLACE ENGINE. VW KNOWS THIS IS AN ISSUE BUT WILL NOT TAKE ANY RESPONSIBILITY. THEY WOULD NOT DO ANYTHING SEEING I AM OUTSIDE THE WARRANTY AND STATED WOULD NOT DO A THING BECAUSE I AM THE SECOND OWNER. ONLY HAD THIS CAR FOR TWO YEARS AND BOUGHT IT AS A PRE-CERTIFIED OWNED USED VEHICLE FROM THE VW DEALERSHIP. I HAVE SEARCHED ON LINE AND MANY OTHER OWNERS HAVE HAD THIS ISSUE. LINK TO VIEW NUMEROUS ISSUE HTTP://FORUMS.VWVORTEX.COM/SHOWTHREAD.PHP?4321376-**OFFICIAL-24V-3.6L-ENGINE-(OIL-PUMP-BOLT)-FAILURE-THREAD**. ALSO ANOTHER LINK: HTTP://WWW.PASSATWORLD.COM/FORUMS/74-VOLKSWAGEN-PASSAT-B6-DISCUSSION/331097-OIL-PUMP-BOLT-FAILURE-74K-MILES.HTML THIS IS A SERIOUS ISSUE AND WE THE CONSUMERS A RE PAYING FOR IT. *JS
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10454838April 11, 2012
AIR BAGS
APRIL 6, 2012 WHILE DRIVING THE VEHICLE THE AIRBAG FAULT LIGHT CAME ON - DROVE IT IMMEDIATELY TO THE CLOSEST VW DEALER WHO SAID THE REPAIRS WOULD NOT BE COVERED BY ANY WARRANTY, AND THE ENTIRE BILL WOULD BE MY RESPONSIBILITY. PROBLEM COULD BE CAUSED BY ONE OF SIX POSSIBILITIES, AND THE COST TO REPAIR COULD NOT BE DETERMINED UNTIL IT WAS DIAGNOSED BY A SHOP TECH. COMPLAINT MADE DIRECTLY TO VW THE FOLLOWING DAY, WITH NO REPLY YET. AM NOW DRIVING A CAR WITH 8 AIRBAGS THAT WON'T WORK IN THE EVENT OF AN ACCIDENT - A CAR I PURCHASED NEW IN 06 WITH CASH SPECIFICALLY FOR THE AIRBAG SAFETY FEATURES AND WHICH HAS HAD ONE PROBLEM AFTER ANOTHER EARNING IT THE LEMON DESIGNATION. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10454849April 11, 2012
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
ALMOST HOME ON A SATURDAY AFTERNOON WITH THE CRUISE CONTROL (CC) ON, AND IT SUDDENLY GOES OFF - CAR RUNNING FINE BUT IT WON'T GO BACK ON CC. CHECKED OTHER ELECTRICAL CONTROLS AT THE STEERING WHEEL, AND NONE WERE WORKING - NO HORN, NO TURN SIGNALS, NO W/S WIPERS, NO LIGHTS (HEADLIGHTS STILL WORKED AS THEY ARE ALWAYS ON WHEN THE ENGINE IS RUNNING). MADE IT SAFELY HOME, AND TURNED THE ENGINE OFF - BUT, THE HEADLIGHTS WON'T GO OFF. TRIED IT SEVERAL TIMES WITHOUT SUCCESS. THEN TRIED TO GET THE KEY OUT, BUT IT WOULD NOT COME OUT SO I WAS LEFT WITH THE HEADLIGHTS ON AND UNABLE TO GET THE KEY OUT. DISCONNECTED THE BATTERY TO GET THE LIGHTS OFF. MONDAY PREPARED TO DRIVE THE CAR INTO THE NEAREST VW DEALER 35 MILES AWAY - CONNECTED THE BATTERY AND STARTED THE ENGINE, BUT IT QUIT RIGHT AWAY - TRIED IT SEVERAL TIMES WITHOUT SUCCESS. FINALLY HAD THE CAR TOWED TO THE VW DEALER AT MY EXPENSE. VW DEALER DIAGNOSED THE PROBLEM AS A FAULTY STEERING MODULE, AND SAID THE BILL WOULD BE OVER $1,000 BUT THAT I WOULD ONLY HAVE TO PAY FOR THE LABOR. DEALER REPLACED THE MODULE AND THEN FOUND THAT THE IGNITION/STARTER SWITCH WAS FAULTY. FINAL BILL CAME TO MUCH MORE THAN A $1,000.00, OF WHICH I WAS REQUIRED TO PAY $382.75 IF I WANTED MY CAR BACK. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10454857April 11, 2012
AIR BAGS
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 VOLKSWAGEN PASSAT. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE AIR BAG LIGHT ILLUMINATED ON THE INSTRUMENT PANEL. THE CONTACT ALSO STATED THAT THE HORN STOPPED FUNCTIONING WHEN THE AIR BAG LIGHT ILLUMINATED ON THE INSTRUMENT PANEL. IN ADDITION, THE DEALER PREVIOUSLY REPLACED THE WIRING HARNESS FOR THE AIR BAG AND A BOLT IN THE STEERING WHEEL. THE DEALER DID NOT INSPECT THE VEHICLE, BUT THE DEALER STATED THAT THE PREVIOUS WIRING HARNESS REPLACEMENT WAS NOT RELATED TO THE CURRENT FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS UNKNOWN AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 93,000.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10454179April 4, 2012
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC
AT THE MORNING OF 3/30/2012 WHILE WAS DRIVING TO WORK BRAKES FEEL FUNNY( SOMETIMES LIKE HARD, SOMETIMES SOFT) STARTED THAT MORNING. WHILE I WAS BARKING MY CAR BRAKES FAILED, HARDLY STOPPED AND CRASHED TO ELECTRIC POL. BROKE FRONT GRILL AND EMBLEM PUT A DENT ON CHROME PIECE ON THE FRONT.I TOOK THE VEHICLE TO DEALER. FOUND BRAKE BOOSTER NEPRENE HOSE HAD MULTIPLE CRACKS.. THAT REPLACEMENT SHOULD BE FREE BUT THEY CHARGE ME SOME$200.00. I WOULD LIKE TO COMPLAIN VOLKSWAGEN OF AMERICA. GOOD THINK DID NOT HAPPENED ON HIGHWAY 70 MPH. *TR
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0

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