2013 VOLKSWAGEN PASSAT Problems & Recalls

My airbag light is on, steering wheel controls don’t work, and my horn doesn’t work. Safety is put at risk because the airbag won’t deploy if needed, won’t be able to think in case someone can’t see me.

The contact owns a 2013 Volkswagen Passat. The contact received notification of NHTSA Campaign Number: 24V834000 (Air Bags); however, the part to do the recall repair was not yet available. The local dealer was contacted several times. The contact stated that the manufacturer had exceeded a reasonab...

My vehicle has an open Takata airbag recall with recall number 69E6. I have been placed on a waiting list at nearby dealerships for over 6 months. Each time I contact the dealerships, I am told to wait and call back in another month. No proactive communication has been provided and no remedy has bee...

The contact owns a 2013 Volkswagen Passat. The contact stated while at a red light ,the vehicle intermittently stalled. No warning lights were illuminated. The failure had occurred on several occasions. The vehicle was taken to a dealer to be diagnosed; however, the cause of the failure was undeterm...

Mileage: 100,000

The contact owns a 2013 Volkswagen Passat. The contact stated that the vehicle was purchased in 2024 from a Used Car Dealer. The contact stated that the check engine warning light illuminated after the vehicle was driven off the dealer lot. The contact drove to the destination and restarted the vehi...

Mileage: 134,000

The contact owns a 2013 Volkswagen Passat. The contact stated that the vehicle was purchased in 2024 from a Used Car Dealer. The contact stated that the check engine warning light illuminated after the vehicle was driven off the dealer lot. The contact drove to the destination and restarted the vehi...

Mileage: 134,000

The contact owns a 2013 Volkswagen Passat. The contact received notification of NHTSA Campaign Number: 24V834000(Air Bags); however, the part to do the recall repair was not yet available. The local dealer was contacted. The contact stated that the manufacturer had exceeded a reasonable amount of ti...

The contact owns a 2013 Volkswagen Passat. The contact received notification of NHTSA Campaign Number: 24V834000 (AIR BAGS). The contact stated that the dealer was contacted; however, the contact was informed that parts were not yet available. The vehicle was not repaired. The manufacturer was conta...

I've been waiting almost a year for an airbag recall replacement and still can't get an appointment anywhere because it's out of stock. I'm driving around with a air bag that can kill me. How long do I need to wait until something happens.

The contact owns a 2013 Volkswagen Passat. The contact received notification of NHTSA Campaign Number: 24V834000 (Air Bags); however, the part to do the recall repair was not yet available. The local dealer was contacted and confirmed that parts were not yet available. The contact stated that the ma...

The contact owns a 2013 Volkswagen Passat. The contact stated that while driving at an undisclosed speed, the air bag warning light was unexpectedly illuminated. The contact received notification of NHTSA Campaign Number: 24V834000 (Air Bags); however, the part to do the recall repair was not yet av...

Mileage: 82,770

The contact owns a 2013 Volkswagen Passat. The contact received notification of NHTSA Campaign Number: 24V834000 (AIR BAGS); however, the part to do the recall repair was unavailable. The local dealer was contacted, and it was confirmed that the part was not yet available. The contact stated that th...

Drivers airbag is not operational because of defective clock spring

My 2013 VW Passat SE did have a recall on the airbag in the past. I brought it to the VW dealership & had it fixed. Now it suddenly came on again. Maybe they never fixed it properly.

My 2013 VW Passat SE did have a recall on the airbag in the past. I brought it to the VW dealership & had it fixed. Now it suddenly came on again. Maybe they never fixed it properly.

The contact owns a 2013 Volkswagen Passat. The contact received notification of NHTSA Campaign Number: 24V834000 (AIR BAGS); however, the part to do the recall repair was unavailable. The contact stated that the manufacturer had exceeded a reasonable amount of time for the recall repair. The manufac...

Recall still not complete and no date from Volkswagen on when the repairs will be done. I have been working with VW for 3 weeks to arrange getting a loaner car (no date of when this will be available either).

The contact owns a 2013 Volkswagen Passat. The contact received notification of NHTSA Campaign Number: 24V834000 (Air Bags); however, the part to do the recall repair was not yet available. The local dealer was contacted. The contact stated that the manufacturer had exceeded a reasonable amount of t...

The contact owns a 2013 Volkswagen Passat. The contact received notification of NHTSA Campaign Number: 24V834000 (AIR BAGS); however, the part to do the recall repair was not yet available. The local dealer was contacted. The contact stated that the manufacturer had exceeded a reasonable amount of t...

2013 Volkswagen Passat [XXX] I received a recall notice for the Takata driver airbag inflator in 2016, and as of July 2025, I am still being told by Volkswagen that the repair is “Not Yet Available” and will not be until September 2025. This means I will have waited over 9 years for a critical ...

Timing chain issues, motor oil circulation problems, that Volkswagen has recalls out for 2.0 cc turbo 2013.

Timing chain issues, motor oil circulation problems, that Volkswagen has recalls out for 2.0 cc turbo 2013.

Timing chain issues, motor oil circulation problems, that Volkswagen has recalls out for 2.0 cc turbo 2013.

Manufacturer Recall Number 69EG NHTSA Recall Number 24V834 This recall was announced in October and I have been calling the dealership every month since then to have it repaired. They've said the part is on backorder with no estimate on when it will come in. It's been almost a year and I am anxio...

The contact owns a 2013 Volkswagen Passat. The contact received notification of NHTSA Campaign Number: 24V834000 (Air Bags); however, the part to do the recall repair was not yet available. The local dealer was contacted. The contact stated that the manufacturer had exceeded a reasonable amount of t...

The contact owns a 2013 Volkswagen Passat. The contact received notification of NHTSA Campaign Number: 24V834000 (Air Bags); however, the part to do the recall repair was not yet available. The air bag warning light was illuminated. The local dealer was contacted. The contact stated that the manufac...

Mileage: 75,000

The contact owns a 2013 Volkswagen Passat. The contact received notification of NHTSA Campaign Number: 24V834000 (Air Bags); however, the part to do the recall repair was not yet available. The contact stated that the manufacturer had exceeded a reasonable amount of time for the recall repair. The d...

The contact owns a 2013 Volkswagen Passat. The contact received notification of NHTSA Campaign Number: 24V834000 (Air Bags); however, the part to do the recall repair was unavailable. The contact stated that the manufacturer had exceeded a reasonable amount of time for the recall repair. The manufac...

See attached document for complaint.

The contact owns a 2013 Volkswagen Passat. The contact received notification of NHTSA Campaign Number: 24V834000(Air Bags); however, the part to do the recall repair was not yet available. No further information was available. The contact stated that the manufacturer had exceeded a reasonable amount...

The contact owns a 2013 Volkswagen Passat. The contact stated that shortly after refueling the vehicle and driving at an undisclosed speed, the vehicle experienced a loss of automotive power. The check engine warning light illuminated. The contact pulled over to the shoulder of the road and the vehi...

Mileage: 111,000

The contact owns a 2013 Volkswagen Passat. The contact received notification of NHTSA Campaign Number: 24V834000 (AIR BAGS); however, the part to do the recall repair was unavailable. The contact stated that the manufacturer had exceeded a reasonable amount of time for the recall repair. The contact...

We just purchased this vehicle for my daughter and when I called the manufacturer about scheduling to perform Recall # 24V834 they said the parts were on back order. I asked when they may have the parts and they claimed they didn't know, but the recall wasn't something I would have to worry about un...

Have not had the recall addressed

The contact owns a 2013 Volkswagen Passat. The contact received notification of NHTSA Campaign Number: 24V834000 (Air Bags); however, the part to do the recall repair was not yet available. The local dealer was contacted. The contact stated that the manufacturer had exceeded a reasonable amount of t...

The contact owns a 2013 Volkswagen Passat. The contact received notification of NHTSA Campaign Number: 24V834000 (AIR BAGS); however, the part to do the recall repair was unavailable. The contact stated that the manufacturer had exceeded a reasonable amount of time for the recall repair. The manufac...

The contact owns a 2013 Volkswagen Passat. The contact received notification of NHTSA Campaign Number: 24V834000 (AIR BAGS); however, the part to do the recall repair was unavailable. The contact stated that several dealers were contacted, and the contact was informed that the parts were no longer a...

The contact owns a 2013 Volkswagen Passat. The contact received notification of NHTSA Campaign Number: 24V834000 (Air Bags); however, the part to do the recall repair was not yet available. The local dealer was contacted. The contact stated that the manufacturer had exceeded a reasonable amount of t...

The contact owns a 2013 Volkswagen Passat. The contact received notification of NHTSA Campaign Number: 24V834000 (AIR BAGS); however, the part to do the recall repair was not yet available. The local dealer was contacted. The contact stated that the manufacturer had exceeded a reasonable amount of t...

The contact owns a 2013 Volkswagen Passat. The contact received notification of NHTSA Campaign Number: 24V834000 (Air Bags); however, the part to do the recall repair was unavailable. The contact stated that the manufacturer had exceeded a reasonable amount of time for the recall repair. The contac...

The contact owns a 2013 Volkswagen Passat. The contact received notification of NHTSA Campaign Number: 24V834000 (Air Bags); however, the part to do the recall repair was not yet available. The local dealer was not contacted. The contact stated that the manufacturer had exceeded a reasonable amount ...

In April 2025, my 2013 Volkswagen Passat developed serious issues: the steering wheel cover is lifted, horn and steering wheel controls stopped working, lights malfunctioned, and now the vehicle will not start. It also has an open Takata airbag recall with no parts available until “after june” I...

In April 2025, my 2013 Volkswagen Passat developed serious issues: the steering wheel cover is lifted, horn and steering wheel controls stopped working, lights malfunctioned, and now the vehicle will not start. It also has an open Takata airbag recall with no parts available until “after june” I...

In April 2025, my 2013 Volkswagen Passat developed serious issues: the steering wheel cover is lifted, horn and steering wheel controls stopped working, lights malfunctioned, and now the vehicle will not start. It also has an open Takata airbag recall with no parts available until “after june” I...

Drivers side front airball open recall due to potential for metal fragments to hit the driver. VW dealers and corporate have been unable to source the parts for the recall in a timely manner. The VW dealers have started that they have no ETA on replacement parts and are unable to order them currentl...

The contact owns a 2013 Volkswagen Passat. The contact received notification of NHTSA Campaign Number: 24V834000 (Air Bags); however, the part to do the recall repair was unavailable. The contact stated that the manufacturer had exceeded a reasonable amount of time for the recall repair. The dealer ...

The contact owns a 2013 Volkswagen Passat. The contact stated while driving at an undisclosed speed, the ABS warning light illuminated. The contact received notification of NHTSA Campaign Number: 24V834000 (Air Bags); however, the part to do the recall repair was unavailable. The vehicle was taken t...

Mileage: 121,000

The contact owns a 2013 Volkswagen Passat. The contact was notified of NHTSA Campaign Number: 24V834000 (Air Bags); however, the part to do the recall repair was not yet available. The local dealer was made aware of the issue and confirmed that parts were not yet available. The contact stated that t...

The contact owns a 2013 Volkswagen Passat. The contact received notification of NHTSA Campaign Number: 24V834000 (Air Bags); however, the part to do the recall repair was not yet available. The local dealer and several unknown dealers were contacted and confirmed that the part was not yet available....

The contact owns a 2013 Volkswagen Passat. The contact received notification of NHTSA Campaign Number: 24V834000 (Air Bags); however, the part to do the recall repair was unavailable. The contact stated that the manufacturer had exceeded a reasonable amount of time for the recall repair. The dealer ...

Failed clock spring. Airbag light was present and a rattling noise, when turning, was noticed. Less than 72 hours later, the buttons on the steering wheel, including horn, stopped working, and a louder crack/pop was heard.

Failed clock spring. Airbag light was present and a rattling noise, when turning, was noticed. Less than 72 hours later, the buttons on the steering wheel, including horn, stopped working, and a louder crack/pop was heard.

Failed clock spring. Airbag light was present and a rattling noise, when turning, was noticed. Less than 72 hours later, the buttons on the steering wheel, including horn, stopped working, and a louder crack/pop was heard.

The contact owns a 2013 Volkswagen Passat. The contact stated that he received notice of NHTSA Campaign Number: 24V834000 (Air Bags) in January of 2025. The dealer was contacted on February 11, 2025, to schedule the recall repair appointment and was informed that the parts would be ordered. The cont...

The contact owns a 2013 Volkswagen Passat. The contact stated that while driving approximately 40-60 MPH and driving over the roadway, the rear coil spring fractured. There were no warning lights illuminated. The contact called the local dealer, but the vehicle was not diagnosed or repaired. The man...

Mileage: 177,000

The contact owns a 2013 Volkswagen Passat. The contact received notification of NHTSA Campaign Number: 24V834000 (Air Bags); however, the part to do the recall repair was not yet available. The local dealer was contacted. The contact stated that the manufacturer had exceeded a reasonable amount of t...

I was on top of Beech Mountain NC working at a customer's house when it started to snow. I was at the bottom of their driveway and when I attempted to drive out, the traction control light would turn on, indicating I was losing traction. When this happened, I was unable to accelerate any more and th...

I was on top of Beech Mountain NC working at a customer's house when it started to snow. I was at the bottom of their driveway and when I attempted to drive out, the traction control light would turn on, indicating I was losing traction. When this happened, I was unable to accelerate any more and th...

I was on top of Beech Mountain NC working at a customer's house when it started to snow. I was at the bottom of their driveway and when I attempted to drive out, the traction control light would turn on, indicating I was losing traction. When this happened, I was unable to accelerate any more and th...

The contact owns a 2013 Volkswagen Passat. The contact received notification of NHTSA Campaign Number: 24V834000 (Air Bags); however, the part to do the recall repair was not yet available. The contact stated that the manufacturer had exceeded a reasonable amount of time for the recall repair. The d...

The contact owns a 2013 Volkswagen Passat. The contact received notification of NHTSA Campaign Number: 24V834000 (Air Bags); however, the part to do the recall repair was unavailable. The contact stated that the manufacturer had exceeded a reasonable amount of time for the recall repair. The manufac...

The component is the wiring harness leading to trunk light. The safety issue is low as it is just a trunk light although this is definately a defect because opening and closing the lid you can see the light works until the lid is opened past half way, then the light goes off. Where the harness is an...

The contact owns a 2013 Volkswagen Passat. The contact stated that the air bag warning light was illuminated. Additionally, the contact stated that the front driver's side low beam light and the driver's side taillights were inoperable. The vehicle was taken to Auto Zone, where the contact was infor...

Mileage: 110,000

The contact owns a 2013 Volkswagen Passat. The contact stated that the air bag warning light was illuminated. Additionally, the contact stated that the front driver's side low beam light and the driver's side taillights were inoperable. The vehicle was taken to Auto Zone, where the contact was infor...

Mileage: 110,000

I received a safety recall leather from Volkswagen on December 2024. NHTSA: 24V834 Subject: Safety recall 69E6 - Driver frontal airbag inflator Since November 2024 my airbag light on my dashboard came on, I checked for recalls and there was none at that time. It said airbag error on the dashboard....

Def system failed- cel came on w def light stating xxx miles to no start, codes p204f & 18097, now unable to start or drive car safely, 18097 code may cause abs & steering to shut off while driving & p204f renders the car unusable. EPA mod was never performed on my car per dieselgate settlement rul...

Def system failed- cel came on w def light stating xxx miles to no start, codes p204f & 18097, now unable to start or drive car safely, 18097 code may cause abs & steering to shut off while driving & p204f renders the car unusable. EPA mod was never performed on my car per dieselgate settlement rul...

Def system failed- cel came on w def light stating xxx miles to no start, codes p204f & 18097, now unable to start or drive car safely, 18097 code may cause abs & steering to shut off while driving & p204f renders the car unusable. EPA mod was never performed on my car per dieselgate settlement rul...

The contact owns a 2013 Volkswagen Passat. The contact received notification of NHTSA Campaign Number: 24V834000 (Air Bags); however, the part to do the recall repair was not yet available. The contact stated that the “Service Now” warning light was illuminated. Several local dealers were contac...

Mileage: 129,000

The contact owns a 2013 Volkswagen Passat. The contact stated that the low-beam headlights failed to illuminate as needed. The contact stated that the driver’s side low-beam headlight had stopped functioning as designed. The vehicle was taken to an independent mechanic who replaced the bulb; howev...

Mileage: 175,000

Vehicle's sunroof spontaneously imploded while driving on a 40° day going normal speeds ~60 MPH

The contact owns a 2013 Volkswagen Passat. The contact stated that while driving at 55 MPH, there was an abnormal metallic sound coming from the vehicle. Additionally, there was an odor of smoke and burnt rubber. The contact was able to pull over safely. The contact stated that there was a hole in t...

Mileage: 87,000

The contact owns a 2013 Volkswagen Passat. The contact stated that while driving at 55 MPH, there was an abnormal metallic sound coming from the vehicle. Additionally, there was an odor of smoke and burnt rubber. The contact was able to pull over safely. The contact stated that there was a hole in t...

Mileage: 87,000

The drives side door lock will not disengage. This condition will not allow the driver to exit the car. In the event of a medical emergency, accident, or fire the driver can not extricate themselves and first responders would be delayed in extricating the driver which could lead to serious injury or...

The contact owns a 2013 Volkswagen Passat. The contact stated that while driving at an undisclosed speed, the contact noticed that the instrument panel became inoperable. The contact stated the multiple warning lights would inadvertently illuminate with no warning light illuminated. The vehicle was...

Mileage: 80,000

The contact owns a 2013 Volkswagen Passat. The contact was notified of NHTSA Campaign Number: 24V834000 (Air Bags); however, the part to do the recall repair was not yet available. The local dealer was made aware of the issue and confirmed that parts were not yet available. The contact stated that t...

The contact owns a 2013 Volkswagen Passat. The contact stated upon activating the A/C, the vehicle voltage dropped. No further information was available. The vehicle was taken to the dealer, where it was diagnosed that the alternator main fuse wiring was overheating. The dealer determined that the w...

Mileage: 131,100

The contact owns a 2013 Volkswagen Passat. The contact stated upon activating the A/C, the vehicle voltage dropped. No further information was available. The vehicle was taken to the dealer, where it was diagnosed that the alternator main fuse wiring was overheating. The dealer determined that the w...

Mileage: 131,100

The contact owns a 2013 Volkswagen Passat. The contact received notification of NHTSA Campaign Number: 24V834000 (Air Bags); however, the part to do the recall repair was unavailable. The contact stated that the manufacturer had exceeded a reasonable amount of time for the recall repair. The dealer ...

My vehicle was part of the emissions scandal that I knew nothing about when i purchased it. I was not told. I have had it in over 15 times at the dealership with ongoing problems that they say they fixed but isn't and because of its other Problems have occurred. The vehicle gets hot, and I am afr...

My vehicle was part of the emissions scandal that I knew nothing about when i purchased it. I was not told. I have had it in over 15 times at the dealership with ongoing problems that they say they fixed but isn't and because of its other Problems have occurred. The vehicle gets hot, and I am afr...

My vehicle was part of the emissions scandal that I knew nothing about when i purchased it. I was not told. I have had it in over 15 times at the dealership with ongoing problems that they say they fixed but isn't and because of its other Problems have occurred. The vehicle gets hot, and I am afr...

Airbag light is on dashboard indicating system is not operating

The 2012-2013 VW Passat’s have a safety recall 94G8 for a defective headlight caused by a faulty electrical connect at the bulb clip. It is caused by hood closing vibrating the loosens the bulb clip causing a loss of electrical contact. This has been happening to my 2013 Passat for years and I ha...

Speed was suddenly dropped and blinking glow plug light on when driving on highway. Had to carefully pull the car to the shoulder. Tow the car to the auto shop and confirmed that the turbocharger was failed. This TDI car was just over 120,000 miles

High pressure fuel pump failed, causing the car to completely shut down on the Highway. Because of the systems design, it sends fragments into the fuel lines and fuel injectors clogging them. The Passat TDI uses the CP4 HPFP that has already been recalled by FCA and BMW. I was unaware how common i...

The vehicle cuts off while driving we’ve done numerous expensive replacements to water pump, control arm bushings, new battery, variable valve timing, celinoid, camshaft adjustment magnet, spark plugs and coils, ignition switch, fuel pump, gas cap. Oil filters And there is still a problem.

The vehicle cuts off while driving we’ve done numerous expensive replacements to water pump, control arm bushings, new battery, variable valve timing, celinoid, camshaft adjustment magnet, spark plugs and coils, ignition switch, fuel pump, gas cap. Oil filters And there is still a problem.

The vehicle cuts off while driving we’ve done numerous expensive replacements to water pump, control arm bushings, new battery, variable valve timing, celinoid, camshaft adjustment magnet, spark plugs and coils, ignition switch, fuel pump, gas cap. Oil filters And there is still a problem.

On [XXX] at 6 a.m. I was commuting NB on [XXX] , when engine lost power on 5 lane highway after driving over rough patch of road (~1 mile S of [XXX]). I barely got car onto right shoulder from middle lane when car shut off. Glow plug pigtails warning light came on right as I experienced significant ...

While making a U turn the clock spring broke, the air bag light came on and the steering wheel controls no longer function. This is the third time it has broken in this vehicle.

Currently my reverse lights do not come on i have changed the bulbs and checked fuses. it started with one reverse light, however the warning light would come on and off on my dashboard. Next, the other reverse light so i attempted to change both bulbs and change fuses. still not working. Now it is ...

Currently my reverse lights do not come on i have changed the bulbs and checked fuses. it started with one reverse light, however the warning light would come on and off on my dashboard. Next, the other reverse light so i attempted to change both bulbs and change fuses. still not working. Now it is ...

Currently my reverse lights do not come on i have changed the bulbs and checked fuses. it started with one reverse light, however the warning light would come on and off on my dashboard. Next, the other reverse light so i attempted to change both bulbs and change fuses. still not working. Now it is ...

On 5/4/24 I was reverse parking & heard a clunk as I was turning my steering wheel then immediately noticed the airbag light come on. Attempted to check any error messages using the only menu control for the vehicle on the steering wheel that did not work. That led me to attempt to test all other co...

The central locking system is malfunctioned as the car does not automatically or manually lock. This is a safety risk as anyone inside or outside the vehicle can open the doors. This issue has been ongoing for about a year & has been ignored from different auto shops during different service times. ...

I am trying to trade in my car online and submitted to get an instant offer. The instant offer says my vehicle is reported to have 30,000 more miles on it than my odometer is showing. My title also states its a 2 Dr sedan.

The contact owns a 2013 Volkswagen Passat. The contact stated that while driving at 65 MPH, the "Glow Plug" warning light appeared on the instrument panel and the vehicle stalled. After several minutes, the contact was able to restart the vehicle and drove the vehicle home while in LIMP Mode. The co...

Mileage: 135,000

The clock spring has broken and disables all steering wheel buttons, horn, and the driver airbag. I've replaced it and it broke again in less than a year.

Took my car to Heritage.Volkswagen in 2022. They said the fuel tank needed replaced. Had engine light on and epc light on. They replaced the the upper and lower fuel tanks. When I picked up my car it still had the same problem. Still have the same lights on.I get hesitation when the car gets to the ...

I didn't know about the recall until now. The dealership where I bought the vehicle did not. let me know about no recall other than he did all the service himself and come to know nothing was done I'm still waiting on my registration . I was turning into my driveway when I heard a strange clicking...

I have had an issue with my transmission since I’ve got it. I got it with only 155,000 miles on it in Nov 2023. When i touch my brakes going slow or pull off from a red light my vehicle will make a Sharp noise and shook When i switch gears it will occasionally get stuck and shake when i pull off. ...

Stalling? Have to put in DRIVE in order to forward in order to get car to back up? Air bags Clock wheel has more connection to what wrong/Air bags connections is Connected to HORN (which stopped working) DRIVE? all the refuses are working fine. horn not work; Dangerous driving in CALIIFORNIA withou...

Stalling? Have to put in DRIVE in order to forward in order to get car to back up? Air bags Clock wheel has more connection to what wrong/Air bags connections is Connected to HORN (which stopped working) DRIVE? all the refuses are working fine. horn not work; Dangerous driving in CALIIFORNIA withou...

Stalling? Have to put in DRIVE in order to forward in order to get car to back up? Air bags Clock wheel has more connection to what wrong/Air bags connections is Connected to HORN (which stopped working) DRIVE? all the refuses are working fine. horn not work; Dangerous driving in CALIIFORNIA withou...

While driving, the side right view mirror fell out due to failure of the adhesive. Just the mirror (not the backing or mirror assembly). I first checked at a junkyard, I could not use the mirrors I found there, because as soon as I started pulling the backing assembly off, the mirrors would pop off...

Like many other VW owners, one of the doors of my car would not close and the car was unsafe to operate. Some people reporting having been locked in the car (driver's side door will not open), requiring them to exit the passenger's side door. The problem relates to a design flaw in the door lock act...

The contact owns a 2013 Volkswagen Passat. The contact stated while driving at an undisclosed speed, the brake pedal was depressed, but the vehicle failed to stop immediately. The brake pedal was depressed several times before the vehicle came to a complete stop. The vehicle was not diagnosed or rep...

Mileage: 125,000

VW has replaced the heater core twice on this car. Yet less than 1 year later the heat will not work on just the passenger side which then foggs the windows and eliminates visablility rendering the car useless.

VW has replaced the heater core twice on this car. Yet less than 1 year later the heat will not work on just the passenger side which then foggs the windows and eliminates visablility rendering the car useless.

Stalling? Have to put in DRIVE in order to forward in order to get car to back up? Air bags Dealer will not fix wo $245.00 DX fee. Clock wheel has more connection to what is wrong/Air bags connections as well Connected to HORN (which stopped working) DRIVE? All fuses replaced with new ones; hor...

Stalling? Have to put in DRIVE in order to forward in order to get car to back up? Air bags Dealer will not fix wo $245.00 DX fee. Clock wheel has more connection to what is wrong/Air bags connections as well Connected to HORN (which stopped working) DRIVE? All fuses replaced with new ones; hor...

Stalling? Have to put in DRIVE in order to forward in order to get car to back up? Air bags Dealer will not fix wo $245.00 DX fee. Clock wheel has more connection to what is wrong/Air bags connections as well Connected to HORN (which stopped working) DRIVE? All fuses replaced with new ones; hor...

While making a right turn, i attempted to accelerate only to be met with intense juddering. i was able to pull of the road and shut off the engine, but it would not restart. I called the every dealership near me and the soonest appointment was 2 weeks out and they would not tell me if they had loane...

While making a right turn, i attempted to accelerate only to be met with intense juddering. i was able to pull of the road and shut off the engine, but it would not restart. I called the every dealership near me and the soonest appointment was 2 weeks out and they would not tell me if they had loane...

I was turning into my driveway when I heard a strange clicking noise coming form the steering wheel column. As soon as I heard the clicking sound the airbag indicator light started flashing on my dashboard and the buttons on my steering wheel stopped working. Did some research on the airbag sensor w...

I was turning into my driveway when I heard a strange clicking noise coming form the steering wheel column. As soon as I heard the clicking sound the airbag indicator light started flashing on my dashboard and the buttons on my steering wheel stopped working. Did some research on the airbag sensor w...

I was turning into my driveway when I heard a strange clicking noise coming form the steering wheel column. As soon as I heard the clicking sound the airbag indicator light started flashing on my dashboard and the buttons on my steering wheel stopped working. Did some research on the airbag sensor w...

The timing belt are known to go out on the Volkswagen CC even though Volkswagen says they should last the entire life of the engine. Also the camshaft, cam bridge, and spool valve will need replacing when it goes out. The Volkswagen dealer also said that is a common issue.

The contact owns a 2013 Volkswagen Passat. The contact stated that while driving at various speeds, the vehicle decelerated inadvertently, failed to respond upon depressing the brake pedal, and lost motive power. Several unknown warning lights were illuminated. The contact was unable to pull to the ...

Mileage: 40,000

The contact owns a 2013 Volkswagen Passat. The contact stated that while driving at various speeds, the vehicle decelerated inadvertently, failed to respond upon depressing the brake pedal, and lost motive power. Several unknown warning lights were illuminated. The contact was unable to pull to the ...

Mileage: 40,000

Day of purchase (Feb2020)Nox sensor went out on way home. Check engine light came on took back to VW dealership they fixed for free. Next component to go bad or become faulty was and still is the fuel door actuator when raining or washing off the car will get wet and fuel door will not open. Reporte...

Day of purchase (Feb2020)Nox sensor went out on way home. Check engine light came on took back to VW dealership they fixed for free. Next component to go bad or become faulty was and still is the fuel door actuator when raining or washing off the car will get wet and fuel door will not open. Reporte...

I recently replaced the battery but noticed the car was still missing. I had similar issue in February and catalytic converter was replaced. Three days ago I noticed the car was misfiring and EPC light as well as check engine light came on. I had OBD code checked and my car is misfiring on pistons 2...

My instrument cluster stopped working yday. I could hear something inside or behind the steering wheel when I turned it. Obviously my clock spring has failed. I am pretty sure my car had a recall on this in the past. I haven’t had another ride to Little Rock to take my car for repairs. I can not a...

My instrument cluster stopped working yday. I could hear something inside or behind the steering wheel when I turned it. Obviously my clock spring has failed. I am pretty sure my car had a recall on this in the past. I haven’t had another ride to Little Rock to take my car for repairs. I can not a...

My instrument cluster stopped working yday. I could hear something inside or behind the steering wheel when I turned it. Obviously my clock spring has failed. I am pretty sure my car had a recall on this in the past. I haven’t had another ride to Little Rock to take my car for repairs. I can not a...

I financed a car from a car place (mainline) auto in march, there’s been some lights on it, I mentioned this numberless times also, the steering wheel was completely out of commission and the horn did not work, or the mileage, I talk with him he said bring it in and he will fix it, he fixed the st...

I financed a car from a car place (mainline) auto in march, there’s been some lights on it, I mentioned this numberless times also, the steering wheel was completely out of commission and the horn did not work, or the mileage, I talk with him he said bring it in and he will fix it, he fixed the st...

I financed a car from a car place (mainline) auto in march, there’s been some lights on it, I mentioned this numberless times also, the steering wheel was completely out of commission and the horn did not work, or the mileage, I talk with him he said bring it in and he will fix it, he fixed the st...

The clock spring broke again only four years from being repaired with the last recall.

The clock spring broke again only four years from being repaired with the last recall.

(2023) Low beam light warning. Bought new bulb but light still didn't work. Had bulb and fixture for bulb checked, both were fine. Had same problem in 2019. Had to replace bulb and then realized closing the hood too hard cause light to go out. Replaced bulb and the piece that holds bulb because it b...

I have had an issue with my transmission since I’ve got it . I got it with only 38,000 miles on it in july 2021. When i touch my brakes going slow or pull off from a red light my vehicle will make a choppy noise and shake. When i switch gears it will occasionally get stuck and shake when i pull of...

On 4/12/2023 - I was traveling on highway 4 in the afternoon headed back home from work. While driving around 70mph all in sudden without any warning front driver side wheel locked up and causing the car to pull hard on driver side. I hit the retaining divider while trying my best to not to hit an...

DSG transmission, yes it’s available for inspection. The vehicle lost power and it wouldn’t go any faster for a few minutes when accelerated. I’m talking it for inspection on 03/31/2023. No inspection yet. This problem has never happened before. This happened on March 29th, 2023. The transmis...

The contact owns a 2013 Volkswagen Passat. The contact stated the vehicle was repaired in 2016 for an unknown failure. The contact reported that on multiple occasions, while driving at various speeds, the vehicle began to overheat, with a beeping sound. The contact stated that the temperature gauge ...

Mileage: 24,000

While driving Airbag error flashed on dash and the Airbag light-lamp came on . Also my steering wheel horn and buttons do not work . I had no past indication . I am driving with no horn and most likely no Airbag deployment in case of accident. No inspection yet. Actually at risk if driven to th...

While driving Airbag error flashed on dash and the Airbag light-lamp came on . Also my steering wheel horn and buttons do not work . I had no past indication . I am driving with no horn and most likely no Airbag deployment in case of accident. No inspection yet. Actually at risk if driven to th...

While driving Airbag error flashed on dash and the Airbag light-lamp came on . Also my steering wheel horn and buttons do not work . I had no past indication . I am driving with no horn and most likely no Airbag deployment in case of accident. No inspection yet. Actually at risk if driven to th...

The contact owns a 2013 Volkswagens Passat. The contact stated that on multiple occasions while driving at various speeds, the vehicle stalled and multiple unknown safety lights are illuminated on the dash. The vehicle was able to restart. On another occasion, while parked the vehicle stalled and mu...

Mileage: 150,100

The airbag light came on, the horn won't work, and none of the steering wheel controls work. I think it is the clockspring failure that wasn't fixed right.

The airbag light came on, the horn won't work, and none of the steering wheel controls work. I think it is the clockspring failure that wasn't fixed right.

Clock Spring Malfunction: Air Bag Indicator Light, Loss of Function of Horn, Loss of Function of Steering Wheel Controls

Was driving on the freeway and the vehicle suddenly died. Leaving me stranded in the car left lane with no way to pull over

The front seat passenger side air bag sensor switch is out. This is a common problem on the VW, Audi's and similar. The failure of the airbag switch puts the passenger at risk. No good reason that the switchs should go out so soon in the models.

Unsure how this problem arose, but suddenly the airbag error light appeared and non of the controls on the steering wheel work. This also includes the horn, and airbag. From googling it appears there was a recall for the 2013 VW Passat for a faulty clock spring in the steering wheel which can cause ...

Unsure how this problem arose, but suddenly the airbag error light appeared and non of the controls on the steering wheel work. This also includes the horn, and airbag. From googling it appears there was a recall for the 2013 VW Passat for a faulty clock spring in the steering wheel which can cause ...

The drivers door lock will stop working, in freezing temperatures and keep the interior door handle from unlocking the door. This morning I had to get out my passenger door, and that could be a problem in an emergency situation. The car/latch assembly is available for inspection. The problem has b...

Records indicate clock spring recall service was performed at some time in the past. Same exact problem recurred last week. Clearly the recall service did not remedy the problem.

Records indicate clock spring recall service was performed at some time in the past. Same exact problem recurred last week. Clearly the recall service did not remedy the problem.

Records indicate clock spring recall service was performed at some time in the past. Same exact problem recurred last week. Clearly the recall service did not remedy the problem.

VW has a back order of over 7,000 clock springs with no time table for delivery. No relief provided by VW. Drive vehicle at your own risk.

* Driver air bag, horn, all controls in steering wheel. * Not having a horn or working air bag * Yes, defective clock switch has been confirmed-this was a recall, was replaced and failed again * No- dealer/recall repair center only * No, air bag light came on and that was it. At that moment nothing...

* Driver air bag, horn, all controls in steering wheel. * Not having a horn or working air bag * Yes, defective clock switch has been confirmed-this was a recall, was replaced and failed again * No- dealer/recall repair center only * No, air bag light came on and that was it. At that moment nothing...

* Driver air bag, horn, all controls in steering wheel. * Not having a horn or working air bag * Yes, defective clock switch has been confirmed-this was a recall, was replaced and failed again * No- dealer/recall repair center only * No, air bag light came on and that was it. At that moment nothing...

I noticed my car was sitting lower than normal all the way around. While driving, I heard some unusual noises coming from the rear. I took the car to a mechanic for evaluation. The mechanic said three of the four coil springs had broken (both rear and drivers side on the front. I did some research ...

Driver side low beam headlights failed. Bulb works. Bulb Holder works. Confirmed by moving bulb and bulb holder assembly to passenger side where it operates fine. Search on-line finds many people with same problem. It appears to be an electrical connection problem within the headlight assembly....

Driver side low beam headlights failed. Bulb works. Bulb Holder works. Confirmed by moving bulb and bulb holder assembly to passenger side where it operates fine. Search on-line finds many people with same problem. It appears to be an electrical connection problem within the headlight assembly....

Noticed the carpeting getting wet on the drivers side floor. After doing some research online tracked it down to the drivers side drain for the moonroof. The hose shrunk over time and disconnected from the rubber piece that goes through the firewall and allows the water to drain outside of the vehic...

My horn doesn’t work Airbags don’t work Car cut off 2 times on highway

My vehicle was involved in a crash where Vehicle 1 (V1) ran a red light and my vehicle struck V1 along the rear passenger side door, causing my vehicle to spin 180 degrees. The front end of my vehicle was torn off and no airbags deployed, causing injury to the driver of my vehicle. The driver sust...

Recall still from 2015!!! Clock spring defect NEED TO HAVE FIXED ASAP!!! Dealer says have to replace ourselves REALLY???? It’s a manufacturer RECALL

Recall still from 2015!!! Clock spring defect NEED TO HAVE FIXED ASAP!!! Dealer says have to replace ourselves REALLY???? It’s a manufacturer RECALL

Recall still from 2015!!! Clock spring defect NEED TO HAVE FIXED ASAP!!! Dealer says have to replace ourselves REALLY???? It’s a manufacturer RECALL

The steering wheel is making a clicking noise and the airbag error light came on. The horn and steering wheel control buttons no longer work. My car was fixed in the last airbag recall but will now need a new clock spring. It hasn’t been fixed yet but the airbags will not deploy if anything occurs...

The clock spring was diagnosed to be faulty in February '22 and a new part was ordered and not in yet. This has made the airbag, wipers and horn stop working. This is a failure that affects thousands of VWs and they have no idea when the new parts will be available. This auto is my only transportati...

The infotainment screen and system have malfunctioned. The screen goes black and attempts to reboot repeatedly, never actually starting up. This prevents any access to the infotainment system and and use of the backup camera. Not only is this an inconvenience but a safety hazard as all cars are now ...

The steering wheel controls stop working the horn no longer works after the recall on the airbag they fixed in the steering wheel

The contact owns a 2013 Volkswagen Passat. The contact received notification of NHTSA Campaign Number: 15V483000 (Air Bags) however, the part to do the recall repair was not yet available. The local dealer was contacted. The contact stated that the manufacturer had exceeded a reasonable amount of ti...

Mileage: 91,000

i hit a dog in the middle of the road and had my insurance from Geico repair the item through our insurance with them. I had the repairs done but the air bag never went off but the light came on. The repair shop did everything they could to try and fix the problem when the replaced my bumper and fr...

Reporting a safety issue which impacts the ability to make use of the vehicle. The vehicle's horn and front driver-side airbag no longer works. The Airbag light is now on. The steering wheel was turned while maneuvering in a parking lot. The steering wheel makes a clicking sound when it's turn...

My clock spring broke in December, I am 50 on the list at our dealer. We called another dealer and was told it is a National back order and there are thousands on back order.. I called VW customer care and there does not seem to be any sense of urgency to rectify this. They are blaming Covid and the...

The contact owns a 2013 Volkswagen Passat. The contact stated the that while the vehicle was idling, there was an abnormal clicking sound detected. The contact stated that the air bag warning light illuminated and the horn became inoperable. The contact called the local dealer however, the vehicle w...

Mileage: 236,000

The contact owns a 2013 Volkswagen Passat. The contact stated the that while the vehicle was idling, there was an abnormal clicking sound detected. The contact stated that the air bag warning light illuminated and the horn became inoperable. The contact called the local dealer however, the vehicle w...

Mileage: 236,000

My VW Passat has no turn signals, horn, bright lights, wipers just all steering column and steering wheel controls don’t work. Have even heard airbag don’t work. VW shop in St. Peter’s Missouri said my clock spring is broke but part is back ordered. They said come get the car it is drivable un...

On 12/24/21, while driving the Passat and turning, a loud bang could be heard in the steering column and the airbag light illuminated. All steering wheel controls, such as the radio, screen toggles, volume and other associated controls ceased working. Drove straight to our trusted mechanic and was...

The clockspring was repaired June 14 2018, my airbag light turned on when I was backing up my vehicle and none of the steering wheel control buttons operate.

VW BCM unit causes vehicle to idle then shut off while driving making it impossible to steer or increase speed.

VW BCM unit causes vehicle to idle then shut off while driving making it impossible to steer or increase speed.

VW BCM unit causes vehicle to idle then shut off while driving making it impossible to steer or increase speed.

The Air Bag Inoperative Light illuminated in the dashboard display. All steering wheel electrical functions including horn, display control for items such as speed display stopped working, radio control, and phone control eased to function. There was a grinding noise coming from inside the steering ...

The Air Bag Inoperative Light illuminated in the dashboard display. All steering wheel electrical functions including horn, display control for items such as speed display stopped working, radio control, and phone control eased to function. There was a grinding noise coming from inside the steering ...

The Air Bag Inoperative Light illuminated in the dashboard display. All steering wheel electrical functions including horn, display control for items such as speed display stopped working, radio control, and phone control eased to function. There was a grinding noise coming from inside the steering ...

The headlights on this vehicle are constantly going out. I’ve had to repair, replace or pay someone to fix it multiple times since I had the vehicle. One repair shop told me that they needed to take the tire off in order to fix the light and charged me $130+ to replace the bulb. I don’t think th...

The contact owns a 2013 Volkswagen Passat. The contact stated that the low-beam headlights failed to illuminate as needed. The contact replaced an unknown part of the headlights; however, the failure recurred. The vehicle was not diagnosed nor repaired by an independent mechanic or dealer. The manuf...

Mileage: 65,000

my 2013 vw passat with only 61576 miles showed problems with heat on driver side and no heat for passenger side .brought car to dealer on 2/15/2022 and was told heater core was defective and should be changed because it could cause car to over heat and cause damage to engine if not taken care of. i ...

my 2013 vw passat with only 61576 miles showed problems with heat on driver side and no heat for passenger side .brought car to dealer on 2/15/2022 and was told heater core was defective and should be changed because it could cause car to over heat and cause damage to engine if not taken care of. i ...

Per Volkswagon the vehicle is known to have a defective steering clock spring. When the part fails, the vehicle steering wheel looses all electronic function. the Airbag is deactivated and the horn does not work. This failure have happened with my vehicle. Volkswagon has initiated a recall; howe...

Per Volkswagon the vehicle is known to have a defective steering clock spring. When the part fails, the vehicle steering wheel looses all electronic function. the Airbag is deactivated and the horn does not work. This failure have happened with my vehicle. Volkswagon has initiated a recall; howe...

Horn and drivers airbag in steering column no longer work. The clock spring is broken that powers both units.

The contact owns a 2013 Volkswagen Passat. The contact stated that the vehicle had been parked in the driveway all night and as she was approaching the vehicle, she noticed that the driver’s side air bag had deployed. The contact stated that upon starting the vehicle, the check engine warning ligh...

Mileage: 17,000

The contact owns a 2013 Volkswagen Passat. The contact stated that the vehicle had been parked in the driveway all night and as she was approaching the vehicle, she noticed that the driver’s side air bag had deployed. The contact stated that upon starting the vehicle, the check engine warning ligh...

Mileage: 17,000

Both left and right low beam headlights became inoperable leave vehicle with only high beams. There has been a recall submitted by VW for the exact year/make/model/and production date. I have contacted closest dealership and have been given several reasons from the vehicle isn’t included in the re...

Both left and right low beam headlights became inoperable leave vehicle with only high beams. There has been a recall submitted by VW for the exact year/make/model/and production date. I have contacted closest dealership and have been given several reasons from the vehicle isn’t included in the re...

Airbag light is on

Plugged heater core. OBD code present P2457. Defroster was compromised. Confirmed by VW dealer. Advised by manufacturer to replace heater core and flush system per technical test and repair procedure.

Vw cc r line burn alot oil 1.000 he burn 1 qr oil

My car's engine performance weakened and it would not go past 40MPH. Two loops appeared on the dashboard flashing, pulled over turned off car then started it again. Two loop icon on dash went away. Started driving again and car would not drive past 20MPH and started making a weird loud noise. I was ...

When parallel parking, the steering wheel began making a clicking noise when turning. The volume and duration of the clicking increased after pulling out from parking spot into the street and the instrument panel airbag light/chime came on within a mile of driving. Clicking in wheel while turning pe...

When parallel parking, the steering wheel began making a clicking noise when turning. The volume and duration of the clicking increased after pulling out from parking spot into the street and the instrument panel airbag light/chime came on within a mile of driving. Clicking in wheel while turning pe...

When parallel parking, the steering wheel began making a clicking noise when turning. The volume and duration of the clicking increased after pulling out from parking spot into the street and the instrument panel airbag light/chime came on within a mile of driving. Clicking in wheel while turning pe...

The battery died. It's located in the trunk. There was no way to get to the battery because there's no keyhole in the trunk lid and without power nothing works. As in the trunk latch. Once I was able to jump the car bypassing the battery the trunk latch in the driver's side door malfunctioned. Now I...

Clock spring broken in vehicle

The right headlight has not worked since I bought my car. I bought new headlights and it still wouldn’t work. So I seen a recall on the lights of the car I have.

MY STEERING COLUMN STARTED MAKING A CLICKING NOISE WHEN I TURNED IT, AND THEN MY DRIVER-SIDE AIR BAG LIGHT CAME ON.

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2013 VOLKSWAGEN PASSAT. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING 25 MPH, THE VEHICLE JERKED FORWARD WHILE DEPRESSING THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL. THE CHECK ENGINE WARNING LIGHT WAS ILLUMINATED. THE VEHICLE WENT INTO LIMP MODE WITH AN ABNORMAL KNOCKING SOUND COMING FROM THE ENGINE. THE C...

Mileage: 59,000

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2013 VOLKSWAGEN PASSAT. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING 25 MPH, THE VEHICLE JERKED FORWARD WHILE DEPRESSING THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL. THE CHECK ENGINE WARNING LIGHT WAS ILLUMINATED. THE VEHICLE WENT INTO LIMP MODE WITH AN ABNORMAL KNOCKING SOUND COMING FROM THE ENGINE. THE C...

Mileage: 59,000

MY 2013 VW PASSAT 2.5 S ONLY HAS 59K MILES AND I WAS DRIVING I NO DOWN ROAD ALL SUDDEN THE CAR JERKED FORWARD AND WENT INTO LIMP MODE. I HAD IT LOOKED AT THEN PARTS REPLACED AND STILL HAVING ISSUES AND THEY CAN'T FIGURE OUT ISSUE. AND NOW NEW CODES KEEP COMING UP AND KEEP GETTING NEW PARTS PUT IN BU...

Mileage: 59,540

MY 2013 VW PASSAT 2.5 S ONLY HAS 59K MILES AND I WAS DRIVING I NO DOWN ROAD ALL SUDDEN THE CAR JERKED FORWARD AND WENT INTO LIMP MODE. I HAD IT LOOKED AT THEN PARTS REPLACED AND STILL HAVING ISSUES AND THEY CAN'T FIGURE OUT ISSUE. AND NOW NEW CODES KEEP COMING UP AND KEEP GETTING NEW PARTS PUT IN BU...

Mileage: 59,540

MY 2013 VW PASSAT 2.5 S ONLY HAS 59K MILES AND I WAS DRIVING I NO DOWN ROAD ALL SUDDEN THE CAR JERKED FORWARD AND WENT INTO LIMP MODE. I HAD IT LOOKED AT THEN PARTS REPLACED AND STILL HAVING ISSUES AND THEY CAN'T FIGURE OUT ISSUE. AND NOW NEW CODES KEEP COMING UP AND KEEP GETTING NEW PARTS PUT IN BU...

Mileage: 59,540

I TOOK MY CAR TO A LOCAL REPAIR MECHANIC THAT TOLD ME THAT HE HAD TO TROUBLESHOOT THE PROBLEM WITH VW PARTS EXPERTS I WENT TO FREMONT AUTO CENTER IN FREMONT CALIFORNIA, 94536 THEY HAVE A RECORD OF MY VISIT AND TROUBLESHOOTING THE PROBLEM. THEY IDENTIFIED WITH VW THAT THE FUEL PUMP MODULE WAS ACTUALL...

Mileage: 10

I WAS DRIVING HOME FROM STORE ON A HIGHWAY AROUND 7:30 PM CST ON MARCH 21, 2021 WHEN SUDDENLY MY LIGHTS ON MY CAR STOP WORKING ON THE PASSENGER SIDE. THE A WARNING MESSAGE STATING TO CHECK RIGHT LOW BEAM HEADLIGHT. I DID MY RESEARCH ON THE ERROR AND BOUGHT A REPLACEMENT LIGHT BULB FROM O'REILLY AU...

Mileage: 88,703

WHEN I WAS DRIVING ON A CITY STREET, THE ENGINE STARTED TO MISFIRE AND SHAKE. AS A RESULT, I HAVE TO STOP AND PARK MY CAR IN A PARKING LOT. AFTER A PROFESSIONAL CHECK OF THE CAR, THE REPORT STATED THAT THE TIMING CHAIN AND CAMSHAFT BROKE AND HAVE TO BE REPLACED, WHICH COST MORE THAN THE WORTH OF TH...

Mileage: 83,000

AS I WAS TURNING INTO THE APARTMENT COMPLEX I FELT MY BRAKES BEGIN TO LOCK UP. I PULLED INTO MY PARKING SPOT AND THE INSIDE OF THE CAB BEGAN TO SMOKE. MY CAR GAVE ME NO WARNING AND I COULD NOT LOCATE THE ISSUES OF THE SMOKE. I CALLED MY MECHANIC AND GOT THE VEHICLE TOWED OVER THERE. WHILE THE CA...

Mileage: 54,600

THE VEHICLE LOST ALL BRAKING PERFORMANCE WHILE PULLING INTO DRIVEWAY AFTER COMMUTE HOME. THE PEDAL BECAME EXTREMELY HARD TO PUSH AND VEHICLE WOULD NOT SLOW NORMALLY. THE BRAKE VACUUM PUMP FAILED TO PRODUCE VACUUM AND ALSO PRODUCED A MASSIVE OIL LEAK. 2.75L OF OIL WAS GONE AFTER SECONDS. IT WAS PARKE...

Mileage: 56,550

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2013 VOLKSWAGEN PASSAT. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING AT VARIOUS SPEEDS AND MAKING A LEFT TURN, THE TURNING SIGNAL WAS ACTIVATED BUT FAILED TO OPERATE CORRECTLY ON THE DRIVER'S SIDE. THE CONTACT PURCHASED AND REPLACED THE BULB FOR THE INDICATOR HOWEVER, THE FAILURE REC...

Mileage: 95,000

NO HEAT COMING FROM BLOCKED HEATER CORE SO DEFROST SYSTEM INEFFECTIVE. RESULT IS OBSTRUCTED VISION BECAUSE THE DEFROST SYSTEM IS NOT WORKING EFFICIENTLY. KNOWN DEFECTIVE PART ON THIS MODEL CAR (INTERNET RESEARCH) BUT VW REFUSES TO RECALL. HAPPENS AT ALL TIMES, STATIONARY AND MOVING. NO HEAT IN PASSE...

Mileage: 50,000

CLOCK SPRING STOPPED WHILE PULING OUT MY PARKING LOT

Mileage: 71,000

CLOCK SPRING STOPPED WHILE PULING OUT MY PARKING LOT

Mileage: 71,000

PASSENGER HEADLIGHT SOCKET AND RING HAVE DEFORMITY CAUSING INTERMITTENT CONNECTION LOSS. VW DEALER TECH ADVISED WILL HAVE TO REPLACE SOCKET AND HEADLIGHT CONNECTION RING WITH UPGRADED PART FOR REPAIR AT COST OF $260.00. I THOUGHT THESE DEFORMED PARTS WERE CAUSE FOR RECALL ON 2013 PASSATS BUT DEALER ...

Mileage: 56,576

CLOCK SPRING BROKE

Mileage: 69,987

VW IS HAS A RECALL AND WARRANTY EXTENTION ON 2013 - 2014 VW PASSAT TDI WITH ENGINE CODE CKRA, WHICH MINE IS, FOR THE HEATER CORE,. SYSMPTOM ARE NO HEAT ON PASSNAGER SIDE, SAME SYSMPTOM I AM EXPERIENCING. YET VW SAYS MINE IS NOT COVERED YET FALLS IN THE APRAMITERES. THEY CLAIM THERE ARE A RANGE OF...

AIR BAG AND ALL STEERING WHEEL CONTROLS FAILED. HAD SIMILAR ISSUE AND HAD CLOCK SPRING REPLACE 12/26/2016 AND APPEARS TO HAVE FAILED AGAIN 4 YEARS LATER.

Mileage: 145,000

AIR BAG AND ALL STEERING WHEEL CONTROLS FAILED. HAD SIMILAR ISSUE AND HAD CLOCK SPRING REPLACE 12/26/2016 AND APPEARS TO HAVE FAILED AGAIN 4 YEARS LATER.

Mileage: 145,000

MY 2013 VOLKWAGEN PASSAT I PURCHASED IN NOVEMBER OF 2019 HAS CONTINUED TO HAVE SO MANY PROBLEMS INVOLVING WHAT I HAVE BEEN TOLD THE MAJOR RECAL THE VOLKSWAGEN HAS FOR MY VEHICLE. HOW EVER I ONLY SEE THE RECAL FIX FOR MY VEHICLE BACK IN OCTOBER OF 2019 YET IT WAS BACK IN THE DEALER FOR THE SAME RECAL...

Mileage: 99,553

MY 2013 VOLKWAGEN PASSAT I PURCHASED IN NOVEMBER OF 2019 HAS CONTINUED TO HAVE SO MANY PROBLEMS INVOLVING WHAT I HAVE BEEN TOLD THE MAJOR RECAL THE VOLKSWAGEN HAS FOR MY VEHICLE. HOW EVER I ONLY SEE THE RECAL FIX FOR MY VEHICLE BACK IN OCTOBER OF 2019 YET IT WAS BACK IN THE DEALER FOR THE SAME RECAL...

Mileage: 99,553

MY 2013 VOLKWAGEN PASSAT I PURCHASED IN NOVEMBER OF 2019 HAS CONTINUED TO HAVE SO MANY PROBLEMS INVOLVING WHAT I HAVE BEEN TOLD THE MAJOR RECAL THE VOLKSWAGEN HAS FOR MY VEHICLE. HOW EVER I ONLY SEE THE RECAL FIX FOR MY VEHICLE BACK IN OCTOBER OF 2019 YET IT WAS BACK IN THE DEALER FOR THE SAME RECAL...

Mileage: 99,553

STARTING THE CAR IS A PROBLEM . I'LL BE DRIVING IT FROM TIME TO TIME . THEN IT WILL JUST STOP WORKING. SO VERY DANGEROUS WHEN I'M AT A RED LIGHT AND IT STALLS.

Mileage: 121,000

TRUNK WIRE HARNESS FAILURE. TRUNK DOES NOT OPEN FROM KEY FOB, DRIVER SIDE BUTTON, OR OUTSIDE TRUNK LEVER. THE ONLY WAY TO OPEN THE TRUNK IN MANUAL LEVER FROM INSIDE THE TRUNK.

CHECK ENGINE LIGHT AND EPC LIGHT SUDDENLY CAME ON DURING ACCELERATION AROUND 40MPH. ACCELERATION DROPPED AND IDLE IS ROUGH. CHECK ENGINE AND EPC LIGHT AND ROUGH IDLE WITH NO ACCELERATION OCCURS EVERY TIME VEHICLE IS STARTED. OBDII CODES SHOW MISFIRE. ONLINE FORUMS SHOW SIMILAR CASES WITH NO CONSISTE...

Mileage: 60,925

CHECK ENGINE LIGHT AND EPC LIGHT SUDDENLY CAME ON DURING ACCELERATION AROUND 40MPH. ACCELERATION DROPPED AND IDLE IS ROUGH. CHECK ENGINE AND EPC LIGHT AND ROUGH IDLE WITH NO ACCELERATION OCCURS EVERY TIME VEHICLE IS STARTED. OBDII CODES SHOW MISFIRE. ONLINE FORUMS SHOW SIMILAR CASES WITH NO CONSISTE...

Mileage: 60,925

CHECK ENGINE LIGHT AND EPC LIGHT SUDDENLY CAME ON DURING ACCELERATION AROUND 40MPH. ACCELERATION DROPPED AND IDLE IS ROUGH. CHECK ENGINE AND EPC LIGHT AND ROUGH IDLE WITH NO ACCELERATION OCCURS EVERY TIME VEHICLE IS STARTED. OBDII CODES SHOW MISFIRE. ONLINE FORUMS SHOW SIMILAR CASES WITH NO CONSISTE...

Mileage: 60,925

LOW BEAM HEADLIGHT WILL NOT STAY ON. THE CONTACTS BETWEEN THE BULB HOLDER AND THE HEADLIGHT ASSEMBLY DO NOT SAY CONNECTED, THEREFORE, THE LIGHT DOES NOT WORK

Mileage: 51,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2013 VOLKSWAGEN PASSAT. THE CONTACT STATED WHILE PARKING THE VEHICLE AT HIS RESIDENCE, THE VEHICLE WAS SHIFTED FROM REVERSE TO PARK HOWEVER, THE VEHICLE WAS REVERSING. THERE WAS NO WARNING LIGHT ILLUMINATED. THE BRAKE PEDAL WAS DEPRESSED AND STOPPED WITH THE PARKING BRAKE. THE...

Mileage: 120,000

PURCHASED THE CAR IN JULY OF 2020 AND HAVE HAD ISSUES WITH HEADLIGHT BULBS NOT WORKING. STARTED OFF WITH LOW BEAMS, REPLACED WITH NEW ONES AND ONLY ONE WORKED. SINCE THEN, THE HIGH BEAMS HAVE QUIT WORKING AS WELL AS THE FOG LIGHTS WHICH WERE REPLACED WHEN PURCHASED VEHICLE.

HELLO I PURCHASE MY PASSAT 2013 LAST YEAR IN DECEMBER IT NEVER GAVE ME A PROBLEM BUT THE ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON AN IT WOULDN GO OFF THAN THE ALL KIND OF DIFFERENT SYMBOLS CAME ACROSS MY DASHBOARD SO I TOOK IT TO THE MECHANIC THEY SAY I NEED NEW GLOW PIPES SO I GOT NEW GLOW PIPES AFTER THEY GOT REPLACE...

Mileage: 10,000

HELLO I PURCHASE MY PASSAT 2013 LAST YEAR IN DECEMBER IT NEVER GAVE ME A PROBLEM BUT THE ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON AN IT WOULDN GO OFF THAN THE ALL KIND OF DIFFERENT SYMBOLS CAME ACROSS MY DASHBOARD SO I TOOK IT TO THE MECHANIC THEY SAY I NEED NEW GLOW PIPES SO I GOT NEW GLOW PIPES AFTER THEY GOT REPLACE...

Mileage: 10,000

HELLO I PURCHASE MY PASSAT 2013 LAST YEAR IN DECEMBER IT NEVER GAVE ME A PROBLEM BUT THE ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON AN IT WOULDN GO OFF THAN THE ALL KIND OF DIFFERENT SYMBOLS CAME ACROSS MY DASHBOARD SO I TOOK IT TO THE MECHANIC THEY SAY I NEED NEW GLOW PIPES SO I GOT NEW GLOW PIPES AFTER THEY GOT REPLACE...

Mileage: 10,000

THE REAR DRIVER SIDE TAILLIGHTS AND TURN SIGNAL QUIT WORKING, REPLACED BULBS STILL BROKE. AIRBAG WARNING LIGHT STAYS ON, THIS IS THE SAME PROBLEM THAT MANY OF THE VW HAVE. MY VIN SHOWS THAT 5 REPAIRS HAVE BEEN FIXED IF THESE ARE SUPPOSED TO BE FIXED IT DIDN'T WORK. RECALLS WERE OVER BEFORE I GOT THE...

Mileage: 100,748

THE REAR DRIVER SIDE TAILLIGHTS AND TURN SIGNAL QUIT WORKING, REPLACED BULBS STILL BROKE. AIRBAG WARNING LIGHT STAYS ON, THIS IS THE SAME PROBLEM THAT MANY OF THE VW HAVE. MY VIN SHOWS THAT 5 REPAIRS HAVE BEEN FIXED IF THESE ARE SUPPOSED TO BE FIXED IT DIDN'T WORK. RECALLS WERE OVER BEFORE I GOT THE...

Mileage: 100,748

THE REAR DRIVER SIDE TAILLIGHTS AND TURN SIGNAL QUIT WORKING, REPLACED BULBS STILL BROKE. AIRBAG WARNING LIGHT STAYS ON, THIS IS THE SAME PROBLEM THAT MANY OF THE VW HAVE. MY VIN SHOWS THAT 5 REPAIRS HAVE BEEN FIXED IF THESE ARE SUPPOSED TO BE FIXED IT DIDN'T WORK. RECALLS WERE OVER BEFORE I GOT THE...

Mileage: 100,748

THE CAR CONSUMES TOO MUCH OIL. EVERY MONTH I HAVE TO GET AN OIL CHANGE BECAUSE IT'S ALWAYS RUNNING LOW BEFORE THE NEXT CHANGE DATE. THE CAR PERIODICALLY CUTS OFF WHILE I'M DRIVING IT OR WHEN I STOP.

Mileage: 137,000

THE CAR CONSUMES TOO MUCH OIL. EVERY MONTH I HAVE TO GET AN OIL CHANGE BECAUSE IT'S ALWAYS RUNNING LOW BEFORE THE NEXT CHANGE DATE. THE CAR PERIODICALLY CUTS OFF WHILE I'M DRIVING IT OR WHEN I STOP.

Mileage: 137,000

MY DAUGHTER WAS IN AN ACCIDENT ON AUG 26 OF 2020. SHE WAS MAKING A LEFT HAND TURN WHEN ONCOMING TRAFFIC STRUCK HER IN PASSENGER FRONT BUMPER AND FENDER. HER CAR WAS TOTALED BECUASE OF FRAME DAMAGE. SHE ESTIMATES THE OTHER CAR WAS TRAVELING 25-30 MPH AT TIME OF IMPACT. SHE WAS IN THE PROCESS OF B...

Mileage: 109,000

2014 PASSAT WITH CONTINETAL CONTIPRO TIRES. MY REAR TIRE SIDEWALL BLEW ON HIGHWAY. WITH 60K MILES. I TRACKED MY PATH DID NOT FIND ANY DEBRIS THAT COULD HAVE CAUSE THE BLOW OUT. IVE SEEN MANY CONPLAINTS ABOUT THIS TIRE FOR SAME THING. THEY SHOULD BE CHECKED WE DONT WANT FIRESTONE PART 2

Mileage: 60,000

A. THE ENGINE. 1. MY VOLKSWAGEN PASSAT 2013 TDI CAN NOT PASS MASSACHUSETTS STATE INSPECTION, AFTER SEVERAL TIMES OF REPAIR THE PROBLEM WAS TRACKED TO EMISSION THAT THE REPAIR SHOP WAS NOT ABLE TO FIX IT (ALPHACARS & MOTORCYCLES, ALPHACARS, 649 MASSACHUSETTS AVE, BOXBOROUGH, MA 01719, PHONE: (978)...

Mileage: 90,000

A. THE ENGINE. 1. MY VOLKSWAGEN PASSAT 2013 TDI CAN NOT PASS MASSACHUSETTS STATE INSPECTION, AFTER SEVERAL TIMES OF REPAIR THE PROBLEM WAS TRACKED TO EMISSION THAT THE REPAIR SHOP WAS NOT ABLE TO FIX IT (ALPHACARS & MOTORCYCLES, ALPHACARS, 649 MASSACHUSETTS AVE, BOXBOROUGH, MA 01719, PHONE: (978)...

Mileage: 90,000

A. THE ENGINE. 1. MY VOLKSWAGEN PASSAT 2013 TDI CAN NOT PASS MASSACHUSETTS STATE INSPECTION, AFTER SEVERAL TIMES OF REPAIR THE PROBLEM WAS TRACKED TO EMISSION THAT THE REPAIR SHOP WAS NOT ABLE TO FIX IT (ALPHACARS & MOTORCYCLES, ALPHACARS, 649 MASSACHUSETTS AVE, BOXBOROUGH, MA 01719, PHONE: (978)...

Mileage: 90,000

PURCHASED VEHICLE LESS THAN 6 MONTHS AGO AND WOULD NOT START. HAD IT TOWED AND TECH STATES IT IS FUEL PUMP AND FUEL TANK.

WHILE IN MOTION, THANKFULLY AT A LOW SPEED, THE CAR SUDDENLY STALLED, THOUGH THE RADIO STAYED ON. AFTER GETTING OFF THE ROAD, I SAW THAT THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT WAS ON AT THAT POINT, BUT IT TURNED OFF ONCE THE CAR WAS RESTARTED, ONLY TO TURN ON AGAIN SIX DAYS LATER.

Mileage: 84,000

FOUR DAYS FROM HAVING MY OIL CHANGED, THE ENGINE SEIZED WHILE DRIVING ON THE INTERSTATE.

Mileage: 103,000

A BAD DESIGN ON THE TRUNK WIRING HARNESS. AFTER A FEW YEARS OF OPENING AND CLOSING THE TRUCK, BECAUSE OF THE PLACEMENT OF THE TRUNK HARNESS THIS MOTION DETERIORATES THE WIRING HARNESS CAUSING IT TO FAIL OVER TIME. THE VEHICLE IS STATIONARY. THERE IS CURRENTLY NO MANUFACTURE ASSISTANCE WITH THIS ISSU...

Mileage: 131,644

THE DRIVER AIRBAG LIGHT IS ON. HAS BEEN ON SINCE I PURCHASED THE VEHICLE.

Mileage: 59,600

2013 PASSAT TDI. 136000 MILES. VEHICLE WAS DRIVING AT HIGHWAY SPEEDS AND THE GLOW PLUG LIGHT STARTED TO FLASH, NO OTHER INDICATOR LIGHTS OR CAR PERFORMANCE ISSUES WERE NOTED AT THIS TIME. CAR WAS PULLED OVER SAFETY TO A TOWN WITHIN 5 MILES, THE CAR WAS SHUT DOWN. JUST TO SEE IF IT WAS A GLITCH ...

Mileage: 136,005

2013 PASSAT TDI. 136000 MILES. VEHICLE WAS DRIVING AT HIGHWAY SPEEDS AND THE GLOW PLUG LIGHT STARTED TO FLASH, NO OTHER INDICATOR LIGHTS OR CAR PERFORMANCE ISSUES WERE NOTED AT THIS TIME. CAR WAS PULLED OVER SAFETY TO A TOWN WITHIN 5 MILES, THE CAR WAS SHUT DOWN. JUST TO SEE IF IT WAS A GLITCH ...

Mileage: 136,005

2013 PASSAT TDI. 136000 MILES. VEHICLE WAS DRIVING AT HIGHWAY SPEEDS AND THE GLOW PLUG LIGHT STARTED TO FLASH, NO OTHER INDICATOR LIGHTS OR CAR PERFORMANCE ISSUES WERE NOTED AT THIS TIME. CAR WAS PULLED OVER SAFETY TO A TOWN WITHIN 5 MILES, THE CAR WAS SHUT DOWN. JUST TO SEE IF IT WAS A GLITCH ...

Mileage: 136,005

2013 VOLKSWAGEN PASSAT. CONSUMER WRITES IN REGARDS TO DEALERSHIP FRAUD. *LD THE CONSUMER STATED HE REQUESTED FOR REAR BUMPER SPOILER TO BE REPLACED. THE CONSUMER STATED THE DEALERSHIP CHARGED A DIAGNOSTIC FEE BUT, DID NOT COMPLETE THE REQUESTED WORK. *JS

THE CAR IS BURNING OIL AT AN ALARMING RATE. I HAVE TO ADD 4 QUARTS OF OIL BETWEEN OIL CHANGES.

Mileage: 89,740

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2013 VOLKSWAGEN PASSAT. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING AT AN UNDISCLOSED SPEED, THE DRIVER'S AIR BAG WARNING LIGHT ILLUMINATED. HERITAGE VOLKSWAGEN OF WEST ATLANTA (1981 THORNTON RD, LITHIA SPRINGS, GA 30122, (770) 872-0033) WAS CONTACTED AND INFORMED MADE AWARE OF THE ...

Mileage: 181,305

I PURCHASED MY CAR NOVEMBER 20TH 2019 WITH 85,000 MILES AND 10 WEEKS LATER WHEN IT BROKE DOWN I WAS TOLD I HAD NO WARRANTY AND THEY SAY THEY ONLY SELL USED CERTIFIED WITH WARRANTY USED VEHICLES AND I WAS FORCED TO PAY 25,00 DOLLARS AND WHEN I PICKED MY CAR UP 11 DAYS LATER MY EXTRA KEY FOB WAS MIS...

Mileage: 85,000

I PURCHASED MY CAR NOVEMBER 20TH 2019 WITH 85,000 MILES AND 10 WEEKS LATER WHEN IT BROKE DOWN I WAS TOLD I HAD NO WARRANTY AND THEY SAY THEY ONLY SELL USED CERTIFIED WITH WARRANTY USED VEHICLES AND I WAS FORCED TO PAY 25,00 DOLLARS AND WHEN I PICKED MY CAR UP 11 DAYS LATER MY EXTRA KEY FOB WAS MIS...

Mileage: 85,000

THE CAR HAS COOLANT ISSUES, HAD POWER STEERING SYSTEM REPLACED, NOW THERE'S A GAS LEAK, REPLACED GAS CAP LOSS OF POWER SUSPENSION IS HORRIBLE NOW EVERYTIME I REFUEL THE CAR STRUGGLES TO TURN ON. *TR

Mileage: 53,000

THE CAR HAS COOLANT ISSUES, HAD POWER STEERING SYSTEM REPLACED, NOW THERE'S A GAS LEAK, REPLACED GAS CAP LOSS OF POWER SUSPENSION IS HORRIBLE NOW EVERYTIME I REFUEL THE CAR STRUGGLES TO TURN ON. *TR

Mileage: 53,000

THE CAR HAS COOLANT ISSUES, HAD POWER STEERING SYSTEM REPLACED, NOW THERE'S A GAS LEAK, REPLACED GAS CAP LOSS OF POWER SUSPENSION IS HORRIBLE NOW EVERYTIME I REFUEL THE CAR STRUGGLES TO TURN ON. *TR

Mileage: 53,000

WHEN DRIVING OR STATIONERY THE DRIVER SIDE LOW BEAM LAMP GOES ON/OFF BY ITSELF. I HAVE THE HEADLAMP SWITCH SET ON AUTO POSITION I REPLACE THE BULB BUT THE PROBLEM PERSIST. *TR

YESTERDAY MORNING MY CAR NOTIFIED ME TO CHECK MY LEFT LOW BEAM. AFTER LOOKING AT IT I NOTICED THAT I WAS OUT. I WENT OVER TO A PARTS STORE AND BOUGHT THE BULB. I REPLACED IT, AND WORKED AFTER WIGGLING IT AROUND. THIS MORNING I TURN ON MY CAR TO THE SAME NOTIFICATION ON MY CAR. I WALK OUT AND NOTICE ...

Mileage: 83,500

CAR DEALER CLAIMED THEY HAD FIXED ALL NECESSARY REPAIRS TO CAR THAT I HAD SAID WERE NEEDED PRIOR TO ME PURCHASING. THE INDICATOR LIGHTS WENT OFF AS SOON AS CAR GOT MOVING. CONTACTED AUTO DEALER WHO SAID THEY WOULD TAKE IT BACK IN AND GET IT TAKEN CARE OF. THEN REFUSED TO WORK ON CAR, TOLD ME TO TAKE...

Mileage: 76,000

NO AIR BAG DETECTED IN THE CAR

Mileage: 126,000

NO AIR BAG DETECTED IN THE CAR

Mileage: 126,000

MY FIANCE WAS TAKING A LEFT TURN CROSSING A BUSY ROAD DURING HOURS OF DUSK. HEADLIGHTS WERE ON. HE WAS NOT ABLE TO SEE THE OPENING OF THE ROAD WHEN TURNING AND DROVE OVER THE SIDE WALK AND CRASHED. FRONT AIR BAGS DEPLOYED AND WINDSHIELD CRACKED. 3 TIRED POPPED ALONG WITH OTHER FONT END BODY DAMAGE. ...

Mileage: 70,000

MY FIANCE WAS TAKING A LEFT TURN CROSSING A BUSY ROAD DURING HOURS OF DUSK. HEADLIGHTS WERE ON. HE WAS NOT ABLE TO SEE THE OPENING OF THE ROAD WHEN TURNING AND DROVE OVER THE SIDE WALK AND CRASHED. FRONT AIR BAGS DEPLOYED AND WINDSHIELD CRACKED. 3 TIRED POPPED ALONG WITH OTHER FONT END BODY DAMAGE. ...

Mileage: 70,000

MY FIANCE WAS TAKING A LEFT TURN CROSSING A BUSY ROAD DURING HOURS OF DUSK. HEADLIGHTS WERE ON. HE WAS NOT ABLE TO SEE THE OPENING OF THE ROAD WHEN TURNING AND DROVE OVER THE SIDE WALK AND CRASHED. FRONT AIR BAGS DEPLOYED AND WINDSHIELD CRACKED. 3 TIRED POPPED ALONG WITH OTHER FONT END BODY DAMAGE. ...

Mileage: 70,000

2013 PASSAT TDI SEL. EMISSION MODIFICATION AT 28,514 MILES. NOW 29,200 MILES ON ODOMETER. BOUGHT THE CAR LESS THAN A MONTH AGO. VEHICLE IS EQUIPPED WITH DIESEL MISFUELING GUARD. STOPPED AT GROCERY STORE AND ALSO FILLED UP DIESEL FROM SAM'S CLUB. DROVE 4 MILES DOWN THE ROAD AROUND 40 MPH AND ABOUT TO...

Mileage: 29,200

2013 PASSAT TDI SEL. EMISSION MODIFICATION AT 28,514 MILES. NOW 29,200 MILES ON ODOMETER. BOUGHT THE CAR LESS THAN A MONTH AGO. VEHICLE IS EQUIPPED WITH DIESEL MISFUELING GUARD. STOPPED AT GROCERY STORE AND ALSO FILLED UP DIESEL FROM SAM'S CLUB. DROVE 4 MILES DOWN THE ROAD AROUND 40 MPH AND ABOUT TO...

Mileage: 29,200

MINOR FRONT END COLLISION CAUSING EXPLOSION OF CAR CAUSING MY SON TO BURN TO DEATH

Mileage: 700,000

MINOR FRONT END COLLISION CAUSING EXPLOSION OF CAR CAUSING MY SON TO BURN TO DEATH

Mileage: 700,000

MINOR FRONT END COLLISION CAUSING EXPLOSION OF CAR CAUSING MY SON TO BURN TO DEATH

Mileage: 700,000

VEHICLE STRUCK A TREE AND CAUGHT ON FIRE. MY BROTHER IN LAW WAS KILLED.

VEHICLE STRUCK A TREE AND CAUGHT ON FIRE. MY BROTHER IN LAW WAS KILLED.

THE TDI DIESEL TANK SLOSHES WHEN ACCELERATING FROM A STOP. THE NOISE IS A MAJOR NUISANCE. ARE THERE NO BAFFLES IN THE FUEL TANK?

Mileage: 33,750

MY 2013 VW PASSAT TDI HAS BEEN TO THE DEALERSHIP 3 TIMES FOR A CRANK BUT NO START CONDITION.FIRST TIME WHEN THE TOW TRUCK DRIVER DROPPED IT OFF IT STARTED RIGHT UP, SO WE PICKED IT UP AND WENT ON OUR WAY. THE SECOND TIME IT HAD A BAD FUEL LIFT PUMP THAT THEY REPLACED THE THIRD TIME A COMPLETE HPFP F...

Mileage: 151,750

MY 2013 VW PASSAT TDI HAS BEEN TO THE DEALERSHIP 3 TIMES FOR A CRANK BUT NO START CONDITION.FIRST TIME WHEN THE TOW TRUCK DRIVER DROPPED IT OFF IT STARTED RIGHT UP, SO WE PICKED IT UP AND WENT ON OUR WAY. THE SECOND TIME IT HAD A BAD FUEL LIFT PUMP THAT THEY REPLACED THE THIRD TIME A COMPLETE HPFP F...

Mileage: 151,750

PASSAT WAS TRAVELING SOUTH WHEN ANOTHER VEHICLE RAN A STOP SIGN, TURNED NORTH INTO THE SOUTHBOUND LANE, AND HIT PASSAT ON PASSENGERS SIDE FRONT CAUSING CAR TO SPIN AND COME TO A STOP WHEN IT HIT FRONT CENTER INTO A LIGHT POLE. SEATBELTS DID NOT LOCK, AIRBAGS DID NOT DEPLOY, EVEN THOUGH ALL RECALLS H...

Mileage: 77,665

PASSAT WAS TRAVELING SOUTH WHEN ANOTHER VEHICLE RAN A STOP SIGN, TURNED NORTH INTO THE SOUTHBOUND LANE, AND HIT PASSAT ON PASSENGERS SIDE FRONT CAUSING CAR TO SPIN AND COME TO A STOP WHEN IT HIT FRONT CENTER INTO A LIGHT POLE. SEATBELTS DID NOT LOCK, AIRBAGS DID NOT DEPLOY, EVEN THOUGH ALL RECALLS H...

Mileage: 77,665

SQUEAKING IF SUSPENSION WHEN I GO OVER BUMPS

REVERSE LIGHTS STOP WORKING

Mileage: 39,900

CAR FREQUENTLY STALLS AND THE PICKS UP WHEN ACCELERATING FROM A STOP.WHEN I'M PULLING OUT INTO TRAFFIC IT GETS VERY SCARY WHEN YOU'RE ALREADY OUT IN THE LANE AND IT LOSES POWER AND AFTER SEVERAL SECONDS IT PICKS UP. THIS HAPPENS EVERY DAY.

Mileage: 87,000

THE DRIVER DOOR WILL NOT OPEN FROM THE OUTSIDE OR INSIDE. THERE ARE MANY REPORTS THAT HIS OCCURS IN COLD CLIMATES DUE TO WATER GETTING INTO THE LOCK ACTUATOR MECHANISM. IF YOU CANNOT OPEN A DOOR TO EXIT THE VEHICLE, THAT IS A SIGNIFICANT SAFETY CONCERN.

Mileage: 60,000

I ATTEMPTED TO ENTER MY VEHICLE, BUT THE DRIVER SIDE DOOR WOULD NOT OPEN. THE CAR WAS STATIONARY. THE TEMPERATURE WAS BELOW 30F. AFTER FINALLY GETTING IN THE CAR, I WAS NOT ABLE TO EXIT THE CAR THROUGH THE DRIVER SIDE DOOR BECAUSE IT WAS STILL STUCK. THE CAR HAD BEEN DRIVEN AROUND 40 MILES BEFOR...

Mileage: 83,000

SINCE I BOUGHT THE CAR I'VE ALWAYS HAD ISSUES WITH THE OIL CONSUMPTION. I WAS TOLD IT WAS 'NORMAL' TO LOOSE UP TO 8 COURTS OF OIL IN-BETWEEN MY OIL CHANGES. THE DEALERSHIP TOLD ME THIS!! THE CAR HAS BEEN VERY WELL TAKEN CARE OF, I GET OIL CHANGES EVERY COUPLE THOUSAND MILES INSTEAD OF EVERY 10,000 ...

Mileage: 130,000

THE FRONT DRIVER SIDE DOOR WILL NOT LOCK. IT WILL NOT LOCK WITH THE FAB, OR USING THE MANUAL KEY LOCK.

Mileage: 66,500

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2013 VOLKSWAGEN PASSAT. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE PASSENGER SIDE HEADLIGHT FAILED TO OPERATE INTERMITTENTLY WHILE IN USE. THE LIGHT WOULD ONLY ILLUMINATE WHEN MANEUVERED IN A CERTAIN POSITION. THE FAILURE WOULD EVENTUALLY RECUR. THE CONTACT TOOK THE VEHICLE TO VOLKSWAGEN OF ...

Mileage: 20,000

MY VEHICLE FOR SOME REASON IS NOT UNDER THE RECALL FOR ALL OTHER MODELS WITH SAME DEFECT. I HAVE A INTAKE MANIFOLD MALFUNCTION THAT WAS RECALLED ON ALL CC'S OF MY YEAR AND PRIOR BUT FOR SOME REASON MY MODEL WASN'T COVERED AND SHOULD BE.

Mileage: 70,000

MY VEHICLE FOR SOME REASON IS NOT UNDER THE RECALL FOR ALL OTHER MODELS WITH SAME DEFECT. I HAVE A INTAKE MANIFOLD MALFUNCTION THAT WAS RECALLED ON ALL CC'S OF MY YEAR AND PRIOR BUT FOR SOME REASON MY MODEL WASN'T COVERED AND SHOULD BE.

Mileage: 70,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2013 VOLKSWAGEN PASSAT. WHILE DRIVING, THE CONTACT WAS PULLED OVER BY A TROOPER BECAUSE THE DRIVER'S SIDE HEADLIGHT WAS NOT ILLUMINATED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC WHO DIAGNOSED THAT THE HEADLIGHT BULB WAS MELTING THE SOCKETS AND NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. TH...

Mileage: 85,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2013 VOLKSWAGEN PASSAT. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE LOW BEAM HEADLIGHTS FAILED TO OPERATE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO GOSSET VOLKSWAGEN (1875 COVINGTON PIKE, MEMPHIS, TN 38128, (901)388-8989) FOR INSPECTION. THE DEALER STATED THAT THE HEADLIGHTS HAD A SOCKET FAILURE AND THE HEAD...

Mileage: 130,000

I TOOK MY VEHICLE IN TO VW OF CHATTANOOGA IN AUGUST TO GET THE AIRBAG RECALL TAKEN CARE OF AND NOW MY SURPRISE MY "CLOCK SPRING" IS NOW NOT WORKING. I CALLED VW OF CHATTANOOGA AND DESCRIBED THAT THE CONTROLS ON THE STEERING WHEEL WAS NOT WORKING, THERE IS A CLICKING SOUND WHEN TURNING THE WHEEL AND ...

VEHICLE HAS 49000 MILES AND IS A GASOLINE ENGINE. PASSENGER SIDE HEAT ONLY BLOWS COLD AIR, WHICH PREVENTS THE WINDSHIELD FROM DEFROSTING/DEICING IN WINTERTIME, AFFECTING VISIBILITY AND SAFETY. DRIVER'S SIDE IS NOT AFFECTED. RESEARCH SUGGESTS THAT THE PROBLEM IS THE RESULT OF A DEFECTIVE HEATER CO...

VEHICLE HAS 49000 MILES AND IS A GASOLINE ENGINE. PASSENGER SIDE HEAT ONLY BLOWS COLD AIR, WHICH PREVENTS THE WINDSHIELD FROM DEFROSTING/DEICING IN WINTERTIME, AFFECTING VISIBILITY AND SAFETY. DRIVER'S SIDE IS NOT AFFECTED. RESEARCH SUGGESTS THAT THE PROBLEM IS THE RESULT OF A DEFECTIVE HEATER CO...

DRIVER'S SIDE DOOR FROZEN SHUT IN WINTER AND UPON OPENING HANDLE/LOCK BECAME INOPERABLE RESULTING IN FAILURE OF DOOR TO REMAIN CLOSED/LOCKED DURING OPERATION - DOOR WOULD SWING OPEN ON TURNS PRESENTING A SAFETY HAZARD. RESEARCH SUGGESTS THAT THIS IS A KNOWN PROBLEM.

Mileage: 32,000

DRIVER'S SIDE DOOR FROZEN SHUT IN WINTER AND UPON OPENING HANDLE/LOCK BECAME INOPERABLE RESULTING IN FAILURE OF DOOR TO REMAIN CLOSED/LOCKED DURING OPERATION - DOOR WOULD SWING OPEN ON TURNS PRESENTING A SAFETY HAZARD. RESEARCH SUGGESTS THAT THIS IS A KNOWN PROBLEM.

Mileage: 32,000

CHECK ENGINE LIGHT AND EPC LIGHT TURNED ON. SOMETIMES MY CAR WILL NOT START, BUT THEN OTHER TIME IT WITH START WITH ONE TURN. ALSO WHILE I AM DRIVING, IT LOOSES POWER SOMETIMES. ONE TIME THE CAR SHUT OFF COMPLETELY WHILE I WAS IN DRIVE. I TOOK IT TO THE MECHANIC AND HE DID A DIAGNOSTIC COMPUTER CODE...

Mileage: 59,000

CHECK ENGINE LIGHT AND EPC LIGHT TURNED ON. SOMETIMES MY CAR WILL NOT START, BUT THEN OTHER TIME IT WITH START WITH ONE TURN. ALSO WHILE I AM DRIVING, IT LOOSES POWER SOMETIMES. ONE TIME THE CAR SHUT OFF COMPLETELY WHILE I WAS IN DRIVE. I TOOK IT TO THE MECHANIC AND HE DID A DIAGNOSTIC COMPUTER CODE...

Mileage: 59,000

WHILE DRIVING THE VEHICLE MAKE A RIGHT TURN THE AIRBAG IN THE STEERING WHEEL OPENED WITHOUT IMPACT OR SUDDEN MOVEMENTS. IT DID NOT BREAK THROUGH THE STEERING WHEEL CASEMENT BUT INDICATOR LIGHT CAME ON AND ALL THE FUNCTIONS ON THE STEERING WHEEL STOPPED WORKING

Mileage: 58,600

I WAS SOLD A VOLKSWAGEN PASSAT NEVER WAS TOLD ABOUT ALL THE RECALLS IT HAD SO I HAD THE CAR ABOUT 3 MONTHS AND THE ADBLUE MESSSED UP AND ENGINE WOULDN'T START BUT THE DAY I TOOK MY CAR TO GET SERVICED THEY IGNORED ALL THE LIGHTS THAT WERE ON THE DASHBOARD SO I TOOK THE CAR BACK AND THEY ACTED LIKE T...

Mileage: 82,000

I WAS SOLD A VOLKSWAGEN PASSAT NEVER WAS TOLD ABOUT ALL THE RECALLS IT HAD SO I HAD THE CAR ABOUT 3 MONTHS AND THE ADBLUE MESSSED UP AND ENGINE WOULDN'T START BUT THE DAY I TOOK MY CAR TO GET SERVICED THEY IGNORED ALL THE LIGHTS THAT WERE ON THE DASHBOARD SO I TOOK THE CAR BACK AND THEY ACTED LIKE T...

Mileage: 82,000

I WAS SOLD A VOLKSWAGEN PASSAT NEVER WAS TOLD ABOUT ALL THE RECALLS IT HAD SO I HAD THE CAR ABOUT 3 MONTHS AND THE ADBLUE MESSSED UP AND ENGINE WOULDN'T START BUT THE DAY I TOOK MY CAR TO GET SERVICED THEY IGNORED ALL THE LIGHTS THAT WERE ON THE DASHBOARD SO I TOOK THE CAR BACK AND THEY ACTED LIKE T...

Mileage: 82,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2013 VOLKSWAGEN PASSAT. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE WOULD NOT START AND THE STEERING WARNING INDICATOR ILLUMINATED. AFTER WAITING TWENTY MINUTES, THE VEHICLE STARTED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO GUNTHER VOLKSWAGEN OF FORT LAUDERDALE (1660 S STATE RD 7, FORT LAUDERDALE, FL...

Mileage: 42,401

VOLKSWAGEN REPLACED MY VEHICLE STEERING WHEEL "CLOCKSPRING" UNDER A PREVIOUS SAFETY RECALL. MY CAR HAS NOW RECENTLY SUFFERED FROM A FAILED STEERING WHEEL "CLOCKSPRING". MY DRIVERS SIDE FRONT AIRBAG IS NOW INCAPACITATED, MY HORN NO LONGER WORKS AND MY STEERING WHEEL CONTROLS DO NOT WORK. THIS OCCUR...

VOLKSWAGEN REPLACED MY VEHICLE STEERING WHEEL "CLOCKSPRING" UNDER A PREVIOUS SAFETY RECALL. MY CAR HAS NOW RECENTLY SUFFERED FROM A FAILED STEERING WHEEL "CLOCKSPRING". MY DRIVERS SIDE FRONT AIRBAG IS NOW INCAPACITATED, MY HORN NO LONGER WORKS AND MY STEERING WHEEL CONTROLS DO NOT WORK. THIS OCCUR...

THE VOLKSWAGEN T-CROSS MODEL STANDS ON A LIFTING PLATFORM IN A CAR TOWER ON THE VOLKSWAGEN FACTORY PREMISES. PICTURE ALLIANCE | PICTURE ALLIANCE | GETTY IMAGES VOLKSWAGEN SAID FRIDAY IT'S RECALLING 679,000 U.S. VEHICLES SOLD SINCE 2011 WITH AN ELECTRICAL ISSUE THAT COULD CAUSE THE CAR TO ROLL ...

TAKATA INFLATORS I GOT INTO A VEHICLE COLLISION WITH ANOTHER VEHICLE AND SUFFERED A CONCUSSION DUE TO MY AIRBAGS FAILING TO DEPLOY IN MY VEHICLE.

Mileage: 84

TAKATA INFLATORS I GOT INTO A VEHICLE COLLISION WITH ANOTHER VEHICLE AND SUFFERED A CONCUSSION DUE TO MY AIRBAGS FAILING TO DEPLOY IN MY VEHICLE.

Mileage: 84

ABOUT A YEAR AGO WE NOTICED A STRANGE ODOR DEVOLOPING IN THE CAR AND RESEARCHED THAT IT COULD BE A WAX VW PUTS ON THE PLASTICS. IN THE HEAT THIS MAX PUTS OFF AN ODOR. AFTER A WHILE MY SON STARTED DEVOLOPING SINUS ISSUES TO THE POINT HE WAS AT THE DOCTOR GETTING MEDICINE TO TREAT. THIS SUMMER HE DID...

Mileage: 50,000

ISSUE: DIFFICULTY FILLING GAS TANK AT ALL GAS STATIONS. FUEL PUMP AUTOMATICALLY SHUTS OFF WHEN I INSERT THE PUMP INTO THE GAS TANK. IN ORDER TO GET THE PUMP TO FILL THE GAS TANK, I NEED TO PULL THE PUMP OUT AND KEEP NOZZLE CLOSE TO THE OPENING OF THE GAS TANK. IT TAKES MULTIPLE ATTEMPTS TO GET THE ...

CLOCK SPRING FAILURE AFTER MANUFACTURER RECALL "FIX". VEHICLE WAS IN MOTION, MAKING A ROUTINE TURN WHEN LOUD CLICKING SOUND WAS NOTED. IMMEDIATE FAILURE OF AIRBAGS, HORN, AND ALL STEERING WHEEL CONTROLS, INCLUDING HANDS-FREE SAFETY FEATURES.

Mileage: 50,000

CLOCK SPRING FAILURE AFTER MANUFACTURER RECALL "FIX". VEHICLE WAS IN MOTION, MAKING A ROUTINE TURN WHEN LOUD CLICKING SOUND WAS NOTED. IMMEDIATE FAILURE OF AIRBAGS, HORN, AND ALL STEERING WHEEL CONTROLS, INCLUDING HANDS-FREE SAFETY FEATURES.

Mileage: 50,000

ENGINE SHUTS OFF UNEXPLAINABLY. THIS HAS OCCURRED WHILE THE VEHICLE WAS STATIONARY ON A CITY STREET AND IN MOTION ON THE HIGHWAY. THE COMPONENT PART/SYSTEM THAT IS CAUSING THE SAFETY RISK IS UNKNOWN TO ME AS WELL AS THE VOLKSWAGEN DEALERSHIP AND FOREIGN AUTO MECHANIC THAT I HAVE TAKEN THE VEHICLE TO...

Mileage: 98,000

ENGINE SHUTS OFF UNEXPLAINABLY. THIS HAS OCCURRED WHILE THE VEHICLE WAS STATIONARY ON A CITY STREET AND IN MOTION ON THE HIGHWAY. THE COMPONENT PART/SYSTEM THAT IS CAUSING THE SAFETY RISK IS UNKNOWN TO ME AS WELL AS THE VOLKSWAGEN DEALERSHIP AND FOREIGN AUTO MECHANIC THAT I HAVE TAKEN THE VEHICLE TO...

Mileage: 98,000

ENGINE SHUTS OFF UNEXPLAINABLY. THIS HAS OCCURRED WHILE THE VEHICLE WAS STATIONARY ON A CITY STREET AND IN MOTION ON THE HIGHWAY. THE COMPONENT PART/SYSTEM THAT IS CAUSING THE SAFETY RISK IS UNKNOWN TO ME AS WELL AS THE VOLKSWAGEN DEALERSHIP AND FOREIGN AUTO MECHANIC THAT I HAVE TAKEN THE VEHICLE TO...

Mileage: 98,000

WHILE DRIVING MY 2013 VW PASSAT, THE AIRBAG LIGHT CAME ON, ON THE DASHBOARD AND STARTED BEEPING. WHEN I PULLED INTO MY GARAGE, I NOTICED THAT THE HORN NO LONGER WORKED AND NONE OF THE STEERING WHEEL FUNCTIONS WORK ANYMORE. I HAVE ONLY 56,718 MILES ON THE CAR AND THE VW DEALER SAYS IT IS NOT COVERE...

Mileage: 56,718

WHILE DRIVING MY 2013 VW PASSAT, THE AIRBAG LIGHT CAME ON, ON THE DASHBOARD AND STARTED BEEPING. WHEN I PULLED INTO MY GARAGE, I NOTICED THAT THE HORN NO LONGER WORKED AND NONE OF THE STEERING WHEEL FUNCTIONS WORK ANYMORE. I HAVE ONLY 56,718 MILES ON THE CAR AND THE VW DEALER SAYS IT IS NOT COVERE...

Mileage: 56,718

WHILE DRIVING MY 2013 VW PASSAT, THE AIRBAG LIGHT CAME ON, ON THE DASHBOARD AND STARTED BEEPING. WHEN I PULLED INTO MY GARAGE, I NOTICED THAT THE HORN NO LONGER WORKED AND NONE OF THE STEERING WHEEL FUNCTIONS WORK ANYMORE. I HAVE ONLY 56,718 MILES ON THE CAR AND THE VW DEALER SAYS IT IS NOT COVERE...

Mileage: 56,718

TAKATA INFLATOR MAYBE. IN 2015 MY VEHICLE WAS TBONED BY ANOTHER VEHICLE, TO WHERE THE IMPACT EVEN CAUSED MY CAR TO SPIN, YET NO AIRBAG WAS DEPLOYED, EVEN THE POLICE AT THE SCENE WERE WONDERING WHY MY AIRBAGS DID NOT GO OFF... FAST FORWARD TO YRS LATER MY CAR READS AIRBAG ERROR.

Mileage: 82,000

TAKATA INFLATOR MAYBE. IN 2015 MY VEHICLE WAS TBONED BY ANOTHER VEHICLE, TO WHERE THE IMPACT EVEN CAUSED MY CAR TO SPIN, YET NO AIRBAG WAS DEPLOYED, EVEN THE POLICE AT THE SCENE WERE WONDERING WHY MY AIRBAGS DID NOT GO OFF... FAST FORWARD TO YRS LATER MY CAR READS AIRBAG ERROR.

Mileage: 82,000

WE HAVE HAD TO REPLACE THE ACTUATORS ON THREE OF THE FOUR DOOR LOCKS OVER THE LAST TWO YEARS. THE LOCKS CEASED TO FUNCTION LEAVING US WITH A CAR WE COULD NOT LOCK. WHEN DRIVING THE ACTUATORS WOULD CONSTANTLY CLICK TRYING TO LOCK. THE LAST ONE WAS REPAIRED AT OUR EXPENSE ON 14 MAY 2019 ( WE PAID FO...

Mileage: 77,200

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2013 VOLKSWAGEN PASSAT. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE HORN WAS INOPERABLE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. HILTON HEAD VOLKSWAGEN (137 AUTO MALL BLVD, HARDYVILLE, SC) AND THE MANUFACTURER WERE NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE CONTACT INDICATED THAT THE FAILURE OCCURRED AF...

Mileage: 400

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2013 VOLKSWAGEN PASSAT. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE HORN WAS INOPERABLE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. HILTON HEAD VOLKSWAGEN (137 AUTO MALL BLVD, HARDYVILLE, SC) AND THE MANUFACTURER WERE NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE CONTACT INDICATED THAT THE FAILURE OCCURRED AF...

Mileage: 400

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2013 VOLKSWAGEN PASSAT. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE HORN WAS INOPERABLE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. HILTON HEAD VOLKSWAGEN (137 AUTO MALL BLVD, HARDYVILLE, SC) AND THE MANUFACTURER WERE NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE CONTACT INDICATED THAT THE FAILURE OCCURRED AF...

Mileage: 400

BROKE REAR SPRING LAST AUGUST AND THE OTHER REAR SPRING LAST WEEK. NEVER BROKE A SPRING ON ANY CAR I OWNED UNTIL THIS PASSAT. LOVE THE PASSAT, BY THE WAY, JUST THINK THERE IS SOMETHING NOT MADE CORRECTLY WITH THESE SPRINGS.

Mileage: 79,379

2014 OR 2015 I RECEIVED A LETTER THAT MY AIR BAG CLOCK SPRING RECALL AND ANOTHER ABOUT AIRBAG RECALL.. I WENT TO DEALERSHIP AND THE CHARGER ME 1K FOR THE AIRBAG MODULE THE SAID IT NEEDED TO BE REPLACED AND THAT IT WAS MY RESPONSIBILITY.. THEY INFORMED ME.THAT IT HAD GOT WET.. I'M NOT EVEN SURE WHERE...

Mileage: 50,000

AFTER YOU GUYS INSTALLED THE NEW EMISSION PROGRAM MY CAR NOW HAS PROBLEMS WITH THE ELECTRICAL SYSTEM AND THE SENSOR FOR THE OIL LIGHT. IT HAS BEEN DOING THIS SINCE APRIL 8 AND BEFORE THAT WE NEVER HAD THIS PROBLEM.

AFTER YOU GUYS INSTALLED THE NEW EMISSION PROGRAM MY CAR NOW HAS PROBLEMS WITH THE ELECTRICAL SYSTEM AND THE SENSOR FOR THE OIL LIGHT. IT HAS BEEN DOING THIS SINCE APRIL 8 AND BEFORE THAT WE NEVER HAD THIS PROBLEM.

HAS A PROBLEM WITH THE FUEL SYSTEM, I HAVE THE DIESEL ENGINE AND WHEN THE GLOW PLUGS STARTS FLASHING YOU CAN FEEL THE LOSS OF POWER AND TAKES SEVERAL SECONDS TO GET UP TO SPEED, READ ONLINE THAT IT'S AN ONGOING ISSUE FOR SEVERAL PEOPLE.

Mileage: 80,000

WHILE DRIVING ON THE BELTWAY AT 60 MILES AN HOUR, THE CAR SUDDENLY LOST ALL ELECTRICAL POWER AND THE ENGINE SHUT DOWN. I WAS NOT ABLE TO STEER OR BRAKE OR ACCELERATE. I COASTED TO THE SIDE OF THE HIGHWAY, PUT THE CAR IN PARK AND RESTARTED IT AND DROVE IT HOME WITHOUT INCIDENT. DEALER COULD NOT FIND...

Mileage: 40,000

WHILE DRIVING ON THE BELTWAY AT 60 MILES AN HOUR, THE CAR SUDDENLY LOST ALL ELECTRICAL POWER AND THE ENGINE SHUT DOWN. I WAS NOT ABLE TO STEER OR BRAKE OR ACCELERATE. I COASTED TO THE SIDE OF THE HIGHWAY, PUT THE CAR IN PARK AND RESTARTED IT AND DROVE IT HOME WITHOUT INCIDENT. DEALER COULD NOT FIND...

Mileage: 40,000

MY VEHICLE WAS MAKING A TICKING SOUND WHEN TURNING, THEN OUT OF NOWHERE A ERROR MESSAGE CAME UP THAT SAID ERROR AIRBAG, AND THE AIR BAG LIGHT CAME ON. I LOOKED UP TO SEE IF IT WAS A RECALL, SINCE I BOUGHT THE VEHICLE USED, IT IS FOR THE CLOCKSPRING, WHEN I USED THE VIN SEARCH IT DID NOT SO AS AN ACT...

Mileage: 49,545

MY VEHICLE WAS MAKING A TICKING SOUND WHEN TURNING, THEN OUT OF NOWHERE A ERROR MESSAGE CAME UP THAT SAID ERROR AIRBAG, AND THE AIR BAG LIGHT CAME ON. I LOOKED UP TO SEE IF IT WAS A RECALL, SINCE I BOUGHT THE VEHICLE USED, IT IS FOR THE CLOCKSPRING, WHEN I USED THE VIN SEARCH IT DID NOT SO AS AN ACT...

Mileage: 49,545

"TAKATA RECALL" AIR BAG LIGHT IS ON WHEN I STARTED VEHICLE UP.

Mileage: 107,300

EVERYTHING ON MY STEERING WHEEL STOPPED WORKING( BUTTONS, HORN, ETC.) PASSENGER AIRBAG LIGHT IS ON AS WELL. DOES NOT WORK WHEN THE CAR IS MOVING OR STATIONARY.

EVERYTHING ON MY STEERING WHEEL STOPPED WORKING( BUTTONS, HORN, ETC.) PASSENGER AIRBAG LIGHT IS ON AS WELL. DOES NOT WORK WHEN THE CAR IS MOVING OR STATIONARY.

EVERYTHING ON MY STEERING WHEEL STOPPED WORKING( BUTTONS, HORN, ETC.) PASSENGER AIRBAG LIGHT IS ON AS WELL. DOES NOT WORK WHEN THE CAR IS MOVING OR STATIONARY.

WINTER OF 2019, MY REAR COIL SPRING BROKE. MY CAR WAS PARKED IN MY DRIVEWAY AND TURNED OFF. I WAS LOADING MY BACKSEAT WITH MY WORK SUPPLIES WHEN THE BREAK OCCURRED.

Mileage: 70,000

ON MARCH 7, 2019 PROBLEM BEGAN WITH ALL DOOR LOCKS CLICKING. ALL LOCKS MAKING NOISE WHEN STARTING OUT DRIVING OR TURNING. DRIVER'S DOOR WOULD NOT LOCK. RESET ALL DOORS WITH KEY, EXCEPT DRIVER'S SIDE DOOR, WHICH WAS NOT OPTIONAL. DRIVER'S DOOR STILL WOULD NOT LOCK. ALSO DRIVER'S DOOR WOULD NOT C...

Mileage: 102,000

AIRBAG LIGHT REMAINS ON. TOOK VEHICLE TO DEALERSHIP OWINGS MILLS HERITAGE VW AND WAS INFORMED THAT DRIVER'S SIDE "CURTAIN " AIR BAG IS WHAT IS CAUSING IT. CONCERNS AS TO WHETHER IT IS DEFECTIVE AND IF IT WILL PROVIDE PROTECTION IF THERE'S AN ACCIDENT. I WOULD THINK THAT THIS IS A MANUFACTURING ISSUE...

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2013 VOLKSWAGEN PASSAT. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE DEFROST SYSTEM WAS INOPERABLE. THE CONTACT ALSO MENTIONED THAT THE HEAT WAS NOT WORKING INSIDE THE VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO BRUNSWICK AUTO MART (3031 CENTER RD, BRUNSWICK, OH 44212, (877) 815-7437) WHERE THE HEATER C...

Mileage: 110,000

MY CONCERN FIRST OCCURRED IN NOVEMBER OF 2014, WHERE THE HEATER BLOWER MOTOR STOPPED WORKING CAUSING THE WINDOW TO BE COVERED WITH MOISTURE AND VISION OBSCURED. WHEN I BROUGHT TO VW DEALER THE BLOWER HAD STARTED AGAIN AND I WAS TOLD THEY COULD DO NOTHING AS IT WAS NOW OPERATING AS INTENDED. I HAVE S...

Mileage: 63,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2013 VOLKSWAGEN PASSAT. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE ENGINE WAS FAULTY AND THE VEHICLE COULD SHUT OFF AT ANY MOMENT. ALSO, THE CHECK ENGINE INDICATOR WAS ILLUMINATED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO SHEARER VOLKSWAGEN (2287 BERLIN STATE HWY, BARRE, VT 05641) WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED AND...

Mileage: 103,000

DRIVING WHILE IN INCLEMENT WEATHER NOTICED PASSENGER SIDE WINDOW FOGGING UP AND DIDN'T THINK MUCH ABOUT IT SUCH AS HEAVY RAIN ETC. AND DIDN'T THINK MUCH ABOUT IT. FAST FORWARD TO SUB FREEZING TEMPERATURES IN A SNOWSTORM AND NOW NOTICED PASSENGER SIDE WINDSHIELD FROZEN AND WIPERS USELESS. START DIAG...

Mileage: 117,000

MY CAR IS A 2013 PASSAT PURCHASED BY ME IN 2014, I HAVE ALWAYS TAKEN MY CAR TO BE SERVICED WITH ALL REQUIRED SERVICE MAINTENANCES SINCE PURCHASE DATE (SERVICES DONE ALL AT VOLKSWAGEN DEALERSHIPS). THE NEXT SERVICE WAS NOT DUE. I HAVE THIS ALL DOCUMENTED BY THE DEALERSHIPS. MY CAR HAS APPROX. 94,0...

MY CAR IS A 2013 PASSAT PURCHASED BY ME IN 2014, I HAVE ALWAYS TAKEN MY CAR TO BE SERVICED WITH ALL REQUIRED SERVICE MAINTENANCES SINCE PURCHASE DATE (SERVICES DONE ALL AT VOLKSWAGEN DEALERSHIPS). THE NEXT SERVICE WAS NOT DUE. I HAVE THIS ALL DOCUMENTED BY THE DEALERSHIPS. MY CAR HAS APPROX. 94,0...

I WAS TRAVELING TO WORK ON INTERSTATE 85 (WHICH AS FOUR LANES) AND ALL OF A SUDDEN THERE WAS A GUN SHOT/EXPLOSION SOUND THAT RATTLED MY CAR. I FROZE AND CLOSED MY EYES (THANK GOD I WAS ON A STRAIGHT ROAD & DID NOT YANK MY STEERING WHEEL), WHEN I OPENED I WAS COVERED IN GLASS. FOR SOME REASON, MY SUN...

Mileage: 120,000

CLOCK SPRING IS NOT WORKING AFTER TAKATA RECALL IMPLEMENTED. NO CONTROLS ON STEERING WHEEL WORK. HORN DOES NOT WORK. AIRBAG WOULD LIKELY NOT INFLATE. AIRBAG LIGHT IS ON. THIS OCCURED WHILE THE CAR WAS NOT MOVING.

CLOCK SPRING IS NOT WORKING AFTER TAKATA RECALL IMPLEMENTED. NO CONTROLS ON STEERING WHEEL WORK. HORN DOES NOT WORK. AIRBAG WOULD LIKELY NOT INFLATE. AIRBAG LIGHT IS ON. THIS OCCURED WHILE THE CAR WAS NOT MOVING.

CLOCK SPRING IS NOT WORKING AFTER TAKATA RECALL IMPLEMENTED. NO CONTROLS ON STEERING WHEEL WORK. HORN DOES NOT WORK. AIRBAG WOULD LIKELY NOT INFLATE. AIRBAG LIGHT IS ON. THIS OCCURED WHILE THE CAR WAS NOT MOVING.

THE DRIVER'S DOOR INTERMITTENTLY WILL NOT UNLOCK AND OPEN. THE DRIVER HAS TO ENTER THROUGH THE PASSENGER DOOR AND CLIMB ACROSS TO THE DRIVER'S SEAT. THIS PROBLEM BEGAN IN NOVEMBER 2018. I SCHEDULED A SERVICE APPOINTMENT AT HANOVER VOLKSWAGEN SERVICE DEPARTMENT (PA) ON 12/28/18. THE PROBLEM WAS D...

Mileage: 84,000

THE ELECTRICAL IN STERRING WHEEL IS COMPLETELY OUT. THE HORN AND BUTTONS ARE DEAD AND THE STEERING WHEEL MAKES A CLICKING NOISE WHEN IT TURNS

MY 2013 VW PASSAT 3.6 SEL LACKS A ELEC STABILITY CONTROL SWITCH ON THE VEHICLE. AS A RESULT, THE TRACTION IS TERRIBLE ON THIS VEHICLE IN RAIN, SNOW, AND SLEET. THE ENGINE HAS A KNOCKING NOISE, EVEN THOUGH I SERVICE THE VEHICLE AT VW EVERY 10,000 MILES AS REQUIRED IN THE OWNER'S MANUAL. THIS VEHIC...

MY 2013 VW PASSAT 3.6 SEL LACKS A ELEC STABILITY CONTROL SWITCH ON THE VEHICLE. AS A RESULT, THE TRACTION IS TERRIBLE ON THIS VEHICLE IN RAIN, SNOW, AND SLEET. THE ENGINE HAS A KNOCKING NOISE, EVEN THOUGH I SERVICE THE VEHICLE AT VW EVERY 10,000 MILES AS REQUIRED IN THE OWNER'S MANUAL. THIS VEHIC...

MY 2013 VW PASSAT 3.6 SEL LACKS A ELEC STABILITY CONTROL SWITCH ON THE VEHICLE. AS A RESULT, THE TRACTION IS TERRIBLE ON THIS VEHICLE IN RAIN, SNOW, AND SLEET. THE ENGINE HAS A KNOCKING NOISE, EVEN THOUGH I SERVICE THE VEHICLE AT VW EVERY 10,000 MILES AS REQUIRED IN THE OWNER'S MANUAL. THIS VEHIC...

MY 2013 VW PASSAT 3.6 SEL HAS MAJOR PROBLEMS WITH THE LIGHTING, SEAT BELTS, AND BODY. THE FOG LIGHTS, AND FRONT MARKER LIGHTS KEEP BLOWING OUT ON THE VEHICLE. THE SEAT BELTS LOSE TENSION WHILE DRIVING, AND THERE IS BODY ROLL ON THE VEHICLE DUE TO SUBSTANDARD BODY CONSTRUCTION. MY 2005 VW PASSAT V...

MY 2013 VW PASSAT 3.6 SEL HAS MAJOR PROBLEMS WITH THE LIGHTING, SEAT BELTS, AND BODY. THE FOG LIGHTS, AND FRONT MARKER LIGHTS KEEP BLOWING OUT ON THE VEHICLE. THE SEAT BELTS LOSE TENSION WHILE DRIVING, AND THERE IS BODY ROLL ON THE VEHICLE DUE TO SUBSTANDARD BODY CONSTRUCTION. MY 2005 VW PASSAT V...

MY 2013 VW PASSAT 3.6 SEL HAS MAJOR PROBLEMS WITH THE LIGHTING, SEAT BELTS, AND BODY. THE FOG LIGHTS, AND FRONT MARKER LIGHTS KEEP BLOWING OUT ON THE VEHICLE. THE SEAT BELTS LOSE TENSION WHILE DRIVING, AND THERE IS BODY ROLL ON THE VEHICLE DUE TO SUBSTANDARD BODY CONSTRUCTION. MY 2005 VW PASSAT V...

THE BRAKE PADS AND ROTORS (FRONT AND REAR) ON MY 2013 VW PASSAT 3.6 SEL ARE RUSTING, AND MAKE A GRINDING NOISE WHEN I COME TO A STOP. VW SERVICE DEPARTMENT VERIFIED THAT I HAVE PLENTY OF PADS AND ROTORS ON MY BRAKES. THIS IS UNACCEPTABLE, AND FURTHER CONFIRMS A LACK OF BUILD QUALITY FOR PADS AND R...

VOLKSWAGEN OF AMERICA ENGINEERED LESS-THAN-SAFE HEADLAMPS ON MY 2013 VW PASSAT 3.6 SEL. MY HEADLAMPS ARE SUBSTANDARD, AND DO NOT SHINE BRIGHT A NIGHT AS THE XENON HEADLAMPS ON THE COMPETITORS OF VOLKSWAGEN. FOR A $40,000 VEHICLE, IT'S AN EXPECTATION TO HAVE XENON HEADLAMPS, WHICH ARE MUCH SAFER TH...

VOLKSWAGEN OF AMERICA ENGINEERED LESS-THAN-SAFE HEADLAMPS ON MY 2013 VW PASSAT 3.6 SEL. MY HEADLAMPS ARE SUBSTANDARD, AND DO NOT SHINE BRIGHT A NIGHT AS THE XENON HEADLAMPS ON THE COMPETITORS OF VOLKSWAGEN. FOR A $40,000 VEHICLE, IT'S AN EXPECTATION TO HAVE XENON HEADLAMPS, WHICH ARE MUCH SAFER TH...

MY 2013 VW PASSAT 3.6 SEL MAJOR ISSUES WITH THE TRANSMISSION, BURNING EXCESSIVE ENGINE OIL, AND SUBSTANDARD SUSPENSION. THE TRANSMISSION SLIPS IN 3RD GEAR, AND STRUGGLES TO SEARCH FOR A GEAR. VW ENGINEERED MY PASSAT FOR CASTROL OIL 5W40 SYNTHETIC OIL, 6-7 QUARTS EVERY OIL CHANGE (EVERY 10,000 MILE...

MY 2013 VW PASSAT 3.6 SEL MAJOR ISSUES WITH THE TRANSMISSION, BURNING EXCESSIVE ENGINE OIL, AND SUBSTANDARD SUSPENSION. THE TRANSMISSION SLIPS IN 3RD GEAR, AND STRUGGLES TO SEARCH FOR A GEAR. VW ENGINEERED MY PASSAT FOR CASTROL OIL 5W40 SYNTHETIC OIL, 6-7 QUARTS EVERY OIL CHANGE (EVERY 10,000 MILE...

MY 2013 VW PASSAT 3.6 SEL MAJOR ISSUES WITH THE TRANSMISSION, BURNING EXCESSIVE ENGINE OIL, AND SUBSTANDARD SUSPENSION. THE TRANSMISSION SLIPS IN 3RD GEAR, AND STRUGGLES TO SEARCH FOR A GEAR. VW ENGINEERED MY PASSAT FOR CASTROL OIL 5W40 SYNTHETIC OIL, 6-7 QUARTS EVERY OIL CHANGE (EVERY 10,000 MILE...

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2013 VOLKSWAGEN PASSAT. WHILE DRIVING VARIOUS HIGH SPEEDS IN COLD CLIMATES, THE ENGINE FAILED. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THERE WAS AN EXCESSIVE VIBRATION IN THE ENGINE COMPARTMENT WHEN ACCELERATING. VOLKSWAGEN OF OCALA (5135 SW COLLEGE RD, OCALA, FLORIDA 34474, (352) 387-1330) W...

Mileage: 105,000

TAKATA RECALL, VOLKSWAGEN WILL NOT FIX THE RECALLED INFLATOR ON MY 2013 PASSAT.

WHILE SLIGHTLY TURNING THE STEERING WHEEL WHEN BACKING OUT OF A PARKING SPACE, AIR BAG LIGHT CAME. THERE IS NO COMMUNICATION FROM THE STEERING WHEEL CONTROLS LEAVING THE HORN IN-OPERATIONAL.GARVEY VOLKSWAGON ASSESSED VEHICLE AND CONCLUDED IT IS DUE TO THE CLOCK SPRING FAILING INTERNALLY. WHEN TE...

Mileage: 53,000

WHILE SLIGHTLY TURNING THE STEERING WHEEL WHEN BACKING OUT OF A PARKING SPACE, AIR BAG LIGHT CAME. THERE IS NO COMMUNICATION FROM THE STEERING WHEEL CONTROLS LEAVING THE HORN IN-OPERATIONAL.GARVEY VOLKSWAGON ASSESSED VEHICLE AND CONCLUDED IT IS DUE TO THE CLOCK SPRING FAILING INTERNALLY. WHEN TE...

Mileage: 53,000

RECALL PERFORMED REGARDING AIRBAG CLOCK SPRING WHICH INVOLVED INSTALLING A SHROUD OVER THE THE CLOCK SPRING AND LESS THEN 12 MONTHS LATER, THE AIRBAG CLOCK SPRING FAILED. VOLKSWAGEN IS REFUSING TO PAY FOR THE COST OF THE REPAIR BECAUSE THEY SAY THAT THEY HAVE ALREADY PERFORMED THE RECALL. THE FRONT ...

Mileage: 74,000

RECALL PERFORMED REGARDING AIRBAG CLOCK SPRING WHICH INVOLVED INSTALLING A SHROUD OVER THE THE CLOCK SPRING AND LESS THEN 12 MONTHS LATER, THE AIRBAG CLOCK SPRING FAILED. VOLKSWAGEN IS REFUSING TO PAY FOR THE COST OF THE REPAIR BECAUSE THEY SAY THAT THEY HAVE ALREADY PERFORMED THE RECALL. THE FRONT ...

Mileage: 74,000

MY STEERING WHEEL STARTED MAKING A SOFT CLICKING NOISE WHEN TURNING ON 9/24/2018 VEHICLE HAS 68,000 MILES ON IT. ON 10/30 WHILE THE VEHICLE WAS IN MOTION MAKIN GA SLIGHT TURN IN THE BEND OF A ROAD ON THE HIGHWAY, THE AIRBAG ALERT LIGHT CAME ON AND INDICATED THERE WAS AN AIR BAG ERROR AND THE WHEEL C...

Mileage: 68,000

MY STEERING WHEEL STARTED MAKING A SOFT CLICKING NOISE WHEN TURNING ON 9/24/2018 VEHICLE HAS 68,000 MILES ON IT. ON 10/30 WHILE THE VEHICLE WAS IN MOTION MAKIN GA SLIGHT TURN IN THE BEND OF A ROAD ON THE HIGHWAY, THE AIRBAG ALERT LIGHT CAME ON AND INDICATED THERE WAS AN AIR BAG ERROR AND THE WHEEL C...

Mileage: 68,000

MY 2013 VW PASSAT HAS 56,000 MILES. I REPLACED AT 33,000 ON 12/29/2016 AT A VW DEALER THAT IS NO LONGER IN BUSINESS, BASED ON THEIR DIAGNOSTIC, THE CLOCK SPRING AND AIRBAG HARNESS IN THE STEERING WHEEL. IT COSTED ME $610. FAST FORWARD ON 09/16/2018 IT TURNS OUT THAT I HAVE THE SAME PROBLEM, NO CONTR...

Mileage: 56,000

MY 2013 VW PASSAT HAS 56,000 MILES. I REPLACED AT 33,000 ON 12/29/2016 AT A VW DEALER THAT IS NO LONGER IN BUSINESS, BASED ON THEIR DIAGNOSTIC, THE CLOCK SPRING AND AIRBAG HARNESS IN THE STEERING WHEEL. IT COSTED ME $610. FAST FORWARD ON 09/16/2018 IT TURNS OUT THAT I HAVE THE SAME PROBLEM, NO CONTR...

Mileage: 56,000

MY 2013 VW PASSAT HAS 56,000 MILES. I REPLACED AT 33,000 ON 12/29/2016 AT A VW DEALER THAT IS NO LONGER IN BUSINESS, BASED ON THEIR DIAGNOSTIC, THE CLOCK SPRING AND AIRBAG HARNESS IN THE STEERING WHEEL. IT COSTED ME $610. FAST FORWARD ON 09/16/2018 IT TURNS OUT THAT I HAVE THE SAME PROBLEM, NO CONTR...

Mileage: 56,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2013 VOLKSWAGEN PASSAT. THE CONTACT RECEIVED NOTIFICATION OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 16V078000 (AIR BAGS). THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO PRESTIGE VOLKSWAGEN OF STAMFORD (42 W BROAD ST, STAMFORD, CT 06902, (203) 327-2500) WHERE IT WAS KEPT FOR A MONTH WHILE THEY WAITED FOR THE PART. ...

Mileage: 77,128

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2013 VOLKSWAGEN PASSAT. THE CONTACT TOOK THE VEHICLE TO NAPLETON VOLKSWAGEN SPRINGFIELD (3145 S CAMPBELL AVE, SPRINGFIELD, MO 65807, (417) 886-6000) TO BE REPAIRED PER AN UNKNOWN RECALL. THE REPAIR WAS COMPLETED; HOWEVER, THE CLOCK SPRING EVENTUALLY FAILED. THE SAME DEALER REP...

Mileage: 110,000

THE HEADLIGHT (LOW BEAM) ON THE PASSENGER SIDE IS NOT STABLE - WHEN I AM DRIVING, IT WILL GO OFF (AND THEN SOMETIMES ON AGAIN) WHEN I HIT A BUMP IN THE ROAD OR JUST FROM VEHICLE VIBRATION. I FOUND OUT THAT THERE IS A RECALL FOR BOTH 2012 AND 2013 PASSATS BUT MY SPECIFIC VIN NUMBER IS NOT LISTED ON ...

Mileage: 95,000

CLOCK SPRING FAILURE. DANGEROUS AS AIR BAG AND HORN DO NOT WORK.

Mileage: 101,009

CLOCK SPRING FAILURE. DANGEROUS AS AIR BAG AND HORN DO NOT WORK.

Mileage: 101,009

CLOCK SPRING FAILURE. DANGEROUS AS AIR BAG AND HORN DO NOT WORK.

Mileage: 101,009

CLOCK SPRING RECALL - VOLKSWAGEN NOT HONORING THE RECALL FOR MY VIN #. STEERING WHEEL STARTED TO CLICK LAST NIGHT UPON TURNING WHILE DRIVING, AND NOW THE AIRBAG LIGHT IS OUT. TOOK IT INTO THE DEALERSHIP TODAY AND THEY SAID IT WILL BE A $700 REPAIR FOR THE CLOCK SPRING. EVEN WITH THE AIRBAG LIGHT ...

Mileage: 73,300

CLOCK SPRING RECALL - VOLKSWAGEN NOT HONORING THE RECALL FOR MY VIN #. STEERING WHEEL STARTED TO CLICK LAST NIGHT UPON TURNING WHILE DRIVING, AND NOW THE AIRBAG LIGHT IS OUT. TOOK IT INTO THE DEALERSHIP TODAY AND THEY SAID IT WILL BE A $700 REPAIR FOR THE CLOCK SPRING. EVEN WITH THE AIRBAG LIGHT ...

Mileage: 73,300

CLOCK SPRING WENT OUT. THIS IS A RECALL FOR 2013 PASSAT, HOWEVER MY VIN IS EXCLUDED. NOT HAPPY

Mileage: 64,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2013 VOLKSWAGEN PASSAT. WHEN THE VEHICLE WAS STARTED, THE AIR BAG WARNING INDICATOR FLASHED. LATER, WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 65 MPH, THE AIR BAG WARNING INDICATOR REMAINED PERMANENTLY ILLUMINATED, WHICH WAS A SAFETY CONCERN. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED BY VOLKSWAGEN OF HARTFOR...

Mileage: 84,000

WE TOOK OUR CAR IN FOR SERVICE ON 8/11/18 DUE TO THE AIR BAG LIGHT COMING ON AND STEERING WHEEL FUNCTIONS NO LONGER WORKING. THE DEALERSHIP CONFIRMED THE ISSUE WITH THE CLOCKSPRING AND STATED THAT BECAUSE OUR CAR WAS OUT OF WARRANTY THAT WE WOULD BE RESPONSIBLE FOR REPAIRS. WE STATED THAT THIS SEEM...

Mileage: 122,347

WE TOOK OUR CAR IN FOR SERVICE ON 8/11/18 DUE TO THE AIR BAG LIGHT COMING ON AND STEERING WHEEL FUNCTIONS NO LONGER WORKING. THE DEALERSHIP CONFIRMED THE ISSUE WITH THE CLOCKSPRING AND STATED THAT BECAUSE OUR CAR WAS OUT OF WARRANTY THAT WE WOULD BE RESPONSIBLE FOR REPAIRS. WE STATED THAT THIS SEEM...

Mileage: 122,347

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2013 VOLKSWAGEN PASSAT. WHILE THE VEHICLE WAS IN REVERSE, THE CONTACT HEARD AN ABNORMAL CLICKING NOISE COMING FROM THE STEERING WHEEL AND A "DRIVER SIDE AIR BAG ERROR" MESSAGE APPEARED. THE CONTACT CALLED FINDLAY VOLKSWAGEN AT (702) 558-6600 (LOCATED AT 983 AUTO SHOW DR, HENDE...

Mileage: 22,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2013 VOLKSWAGEN PASSAT. WHILE THE VEHICLE WAS IN REVERSE, THE CONTACT HEARD AN ABNORMAL CLICKING NOISE COMING FROM THE STEERING WHEEL AND A "DRIVER SIDE AIR BAG ERROR" MESSAGE APPEARED. THE CONTACT CALLED FINDLAY VOLKSWAGEN AT (702) 558-6600 (LOCATED AT 983 AUTO SHOW DR, HENDE...

Mileage: 22,000

TAKATA RECALL: ON NOVEMBER 17, 2017, TOOK 2013 VW PASSAT TO CHAPMAN VOLKSWAGEN (4500 E 22ND ST; 85711) TO REPLACE AIRBAGS. CLOCK SPRING FAIL: ON AUGUST 29, 2018, TOOK 2013 VW PASSAT BACK TO CHAPMAN VOLKSWAGEN SINCE 'CHECK MAINTENANCE AIRBAG' LIGHT ON, HORN NOT WORKING, AND THE DIALS FOR RADIO/ BL...

TAKATA RECALL: ON NOVEMBER 17, 2017, TOOK 2013 VW PASSAT TO CHAPMAN VOLKSWAGEN (4500 E 22ND ST; 85711) TO REPLACE AIRBAGS. CLOCK SPRING FAIL: ON AUGUST 29, 2018, TOOK 2013 VW PASSAT BACK TO CHAPMAN VOLKSWAGEN SINCE 'CHECK MAINTENANCE AIRBAG' LIGHT ON, HORN NOT WORKING, AND THE DIALS FOR RADIO/ BL...

TAKATA RECALL: ON NOVEMBER 17, 2017, TOOK 2013 VW PASSAT TO CHAPMAN VOLKSWAGEN (4500 E 22ND ST; 85711) TO REPLACE AIRBAGS. CLOCK SPRING FAIL: ON AUGUST 29, 2018, TOOK 2013 VW PASSAT BACK TO CHAPMAN VOLKSWAGEN SINCE 'CHECK MAINTENANCE AIRBAG' LIGHT ON, HORN NOT WORKING, AND THE DIALS FOR RADIO/ BL...

WHILE I WAS HOME, I NOTICED MY AIRBAG LIGHT CAME ON AND THE BUTTONS ON MY STEERING WHEEL DIDN'T WORK. A FEW DAYS LATER I WAS DRIVING ON THE HIGHWAY AND A CAR ALMOST CHANGED LANES ON TOP OF ME. I TRIED TO HONK MY HORN AND NOTHING CAME OUT. THANKFULLY THE CAR SWERVED BACK IN IT'S LANE BECAUSE I DIDN'T...

WHILE I WAS HOME, I NOTICED MY AIRBAG LIGHT CAME ON AND THE BUTTONS ON MY STEERING WHEEL DIDN'T WORK. A FEW DAYS LATER I WAS DRIVING ON THE HIGHWAY AND A CAR ALMOST CHANGED LANES ON TOP OF ME. I TRIED TO HONK MY HORN AND NOTHING CAME OUT. THANKFULLY THE CAR SWERVED BACK IN IT'S LANE BECAUSE I DIDN'T...

RECALL #94G8 ON 8/26/2014 I HAD MY VEHICLE IN FOR SERVICING AT THE DEALERSHIP FROM WHICH I HAD PURCHASED IT. THEY INFORMED ME THAT IN ADDITION TO THE ROUTINE SERVICING THEY WOULD BE ADDRESSING A RECALL ISSUE REGARDING THE "LOW BEAM HEADLIGHTS". THE INVOICE I RECEIVED SHOWS THE WORK PERFORMED. FL...

Mileage: 119,000

RECALL #94G8 ON 8/26/2014 I HAD MY VEHICLE IN FOR SERVICING AT THE DEALERSHIP FROM WHICH I HAD PURCHASED IT. THEY INFORMED ME THAT IN ADDITION TO THE ROUTINE SERVICING THEY WOULD BE ADDRESSING A RECALL ISSUE REGARDING THE "LOW BEAM HEADLIGHTS". THE INVOICE I RECEIVED SHOWS THE WORK PERFORMED. FL...

Mileage: 119,000

PULLING OUT OF DRIVEWAY EPC LIGHT COMES ON. TOTAL LOSS OF POWER AND ENGINE SPEED SET TO 1800RPM IN "SAFE MODE" NO ONE KNOWS EXACTLY WHAT IS WRONG. MECHANICS CANNOT TTELL ME WHAT IS WRONG. DEALERSHIP VW HAS NO IDEA AND WANT TO START REPLACING ITEMS IN DESCRIMINATELY AND I DON'T HAVE THAT KIND OF MONE...

Mileage: 20,000

PULLING OUT OF DRIVEWAY EPC LIGHT COMES ON. TOTAL LOSS OF POWER AND ENGINE SPEED SET TO 1800RPM IN "SAFE MODE" NO ONE KNOWS EXACTLY WHAT IS WRONG. MECHANICS CANNOT TTELL ME WHAT IS WRONG. DEALERSHIP VW HAS NO IDEA AND WANT TO START REPLACING ITEMS IN DESCRIMINATELY AND I DON'T HAVE THAT KIND OF MONE...

Mileage: 20,000

PULLING OUT OF DRIVEWAY EPC LIGHT COMES ON. TOTAL LOSS OF POWER AND ENGINE SPEED SET TO 1800RPM IN "SAFE MODE" NO ONE KNOWS EXACTLY WHAT IS WRONG. MECHANICS CANNOT TTELL ME WHAT IS WRONG. DEALERSHIP VW HAS NO IDEA AND WANT TO START REPLACING ITEMS IN DESCRIMINATELY AND I DON'T HAVE THAT KIND OF MONE...

Mileage: 20,000

MY CAR IS NOT CURRENTLY INCLUDED IN RECALL 94G8/7V BUT IS EXPERIENCING THE EXACT ISSUES OUTLINED IN THE RECALL. MY LEFT, FRONT, LOW BEAM HEADLIGHT HAS GONE OUT. THE BULB IS NOT BURNED OUT (TESTED ON RIGHT SIDE) AND THE HIGH BEAM HEADLIGHT STILL WORKS. THE CAR WAS STATIONARY AND IDLING WHEN THE LIGHT...

Mileage: 105,000

MY CLOCK SPRING WAS SUPPOSEDLY REPLACED IN 08/17 BY A VW DEALER BEFORE I BOUGHT THE CAR FROM CHEVY. WHEN I TOOK MY CAR IN BECAUSE AIR BAG LIGHT WAS ON AND NO STEERING WHEEL CONTROLS WORKED, I WAS INFORMED THAT I HAD AN OPEN CIRCUIT IN MY CLOCK SPRING AND SINCE IT HAD ALREADY BEEN REPAIRED BY THE REC...

Mileage: 58,000

MY CLOCK SPRING WAS SUPPOSEDLY REPLACED IN 08/17 BY A VW DEALER BEFORE I BOUGHT THE CAR FROM CHEVY. WHEN I TOOK MY CAR IN BECAUSE AIR BAG LIGHT WAS ON AND NO STEERING WHEEL CONTROLS WORKED, I WAS INFORMED THAT I HAD AN OPEN CIRCUIT IN MY CLOCK SPRING AND SINCE IT HAD ALREADY BEEN REPAIRED BY THE REC...

Mileage: 58,000

I HAVE AN ISSUE WITH THE RIGHT LOW BEAM HEADLIGHT. PUT A NEW BULB IN AND IT STILL DON'T WORK. IM HERE AT THE VW REPAIR AND SHOWED THEM THAT THEIR WAS A RECALL ON THE THIS ISSUE. THEY SAID THAT MY CAR WASN'T ONE OF THE ONES THAT WAS RECALLED. IT'S NOT FAIR THAT I SHOULD PAY FOR THIS PART TO BE FIXED...

Mileage: 80,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2013 VOLKSWAGEN PASSAT. WHILE DRIVING AT AN UNKNOWN SPEED, THE AIR BAG WARNING INDICATOR ILLUMINATED, WHICH WAS A SAFETY CONCERN. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE BLUETOOTH, RADIO, AND HORN FAILED TO OPERATE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC WHO STATED THAT THE CLOC...

Mileage: 103,000

I HAVE TAKEN MY VW IN FOR THE RECALL, SCHEDULED A VISIT SPECIFICALLY FOR THE RECALL. AFTER I BROUGHT THE VEHICLE IN THEY SAID THEY DID NOT HAVE THE PARTS. I WAS TOLD THAT THE PARTS WERE BACKORDERED. I HAVE NO INDICATION FROM VW ON HOW LONG THIS WILL TAKE. I AM MILITARY MOVING OVER SEAS AND NEED TH...

Mileage: 89,000

THERE WAS A RECALL ON CLOCKSPRING, AND THE REPAIR WAS A CLOCKSPRING COVER THAT WAS REPAIRED ON MY VEHICLE IN MARCH OF 2016. JULY 2018 MY CLOCKSPRING HAD TO BE COMPLETELY REPLACED COSTING $650. THERE WAS ALSO AN AIRBAG RECALL THAT CAUSED MY HORN TO STOP WORKING, AIRBAG LIGHT TO COME ON, AT THE SAME E...

Mileage: 83,000

THERE WAS A RECALL ON CLOCKSPRING, AND THE REPAIR WAS A CLOCKSPRING COVER THAT WAS REPAIRED ON MY VEHICLE IN MARCH OF 2016. JULY 2018 MY CLOCKSPRING HAD TO BE COMPLETELY REPLACED COSTING $650. THERE WAS ALSO AN AIRBAG RECALL THAT CAUSED MY HORN TO STOP WORKING, AIRBAG LIGHT TO COME ON, AT THE SAME E...

Mileage: 83,000

THERE WAS A RECALL ON CLOCKSPRING, AND THE REPAIR WAS A CLOCKSPRING COVER THAT WAS REPAIRED ON MY VEHICLE IN MARCH OF 2016. JULY 2018 MY CLOCKSPRING HAD TO BE COMPLETELY REPLACED COSTING $650. THERE WAS ALSO AN AIRBAG RECALL THAT CAUSED MY HORN TO STOP WORKING, AIRBAG LIGHT TO COME ON, AT THE SAME E...

Mileage: 83,000

IN OCT/6/2017 TOOK MY CAR TO RUDOLPH VW FOR THE AIR BAG RECALL, IN JUNE 29, 2018. I GOT THE SAME WARNING LIGHTS EXCEPT THIS TIME THEY ARE TELLING ME THAT THE PROBLEM IS THE CLOCK SPRING, THE PART UNDER NIT THE CUP AND AIRBAG AND THIS TIME I HAVE TO PAY FOR IT, A PROBLEM ORIGINATED BY THEM AND NOW T...

Mileage: 80,970

IN OCT/6/2017 TOOK MY CAR TO RUDOLPH VW FOR THE AIR BAG RECALL, IN JUNE 29, 2018. I GOT THE SAME WARNING LIGHTS EXCEPT THIS TIME THEY ARE TELLING ME THAT THE PROBLEM IS THE CLOCK SPRING, THE PART UNDER NIT THE CUP AND AIRBAG AND THIS TIME I HAVE TO PAY FOR IT, A PROBLEM ORIGINATED BY THEM AND NOW T...

Mileage: 80,970

THE AIR BAG CLOCK SPRING WAS ORIGINALLY REPLACED BY RECALL IN 2014. WHILE DRIVING OVER THE WEEKEND AND MAKING A TURN I HEARD A NOISE AND FELT A THUMP IN THE STEERING WHEEL. THE AIR BAG LIGHT CAME ON AND I LOST ALL CONTROLS ASSOCIATED WITH THE STEERING WHEEL. REFRAINED FROM DRIVING THE CAR CALLED ...

Mileage: 68,000

MY STEERING WHEEL HAS BEEN MAKING A CRUNCHING NOISE. WHILE DRIVING ON THE INTERSTATE, I GOT OFF AT AN EXIT TO PURCHASE FOOD. WHILE TURNING INTO A PARKING LOT, ONE LOUD CRUNCH NOISE HAPPENED AND THE DRIVERS SIDE AIRBAG LIGHT CAME ON. I ALSO NOTICED THAT I LOST ALL ELECTRONIC FUNCTIONS IN THE STEER...

Mileage: 130,000

MY STEERING WHEEL HAS BEEN MAKING A CRUNCHING NOISE. WHILE DRIVING ON THE INTERSTATE, I GOT OFF AT AN EXIT TO PURCHASE FOOD. WHILE TURNING INTO A PARKING LOT, ONE LOUD CRUNCH NOISE HAPPENED AND THE DRIVERS SIDE AIRBAG LIGHT CAME ON. I ALSO NOTICED THAT I LOST ALL ELECTRONIC FUNCTIONS IN THE STEER...

Mileage: 130,000

WHILE DRIVING ONE DAY I HEARD A SNAP IN THE STEERING COLUMN AND THE AIRBAG SYMBOL ILLUMINATED. THE HORN DOES NOT WORK AND EACH TIME I TURN THE WHEEL I CAN HEAR A NOISE COMING FROM THE COLUMN. AFTER TAKING TO A DEALER IT WAS DETERMINED THAT THE CLOCK SPRING HAS FAILED IN THE VEHICLE AND VOLKSWAGEN H...

Mileage: 72,000

WHILE DRIVING ONE DAY I HEARD A SNAP IN THE STEERING COLUMN AND THE AIRBAG SYMBOL ILLUMINATED. THE HORN DOES NOT WORK AND EACH TIME I TURN THE WHEEL I CAN HEAR A NOISE COMING FROM THE COLUMN. AFTER TAKING TO A DEALER IT WAS DETERMINED THAT THE CLOCK SPRING HAS FAILED IN THE VEHICLE AND VOLKSWAGEN H...

Mileage: 72,000

MY VEHICLE WAS A PART OF THE VEHICLES THAT HAD THE CLOCKSPRING RECALL. I TOOK IT TO A VW DEALERSHIP TO HAVE THE RECALL FIXED AND EXACTLY ONE YEAR AFTER THEY 'FIXED' THE CLOCKSPRING, IT CEASED TO WORK AGAIN. NOW THE AIRBAG WARNING LIGHT IS ON, THE HORN DOES NOT WORK, AND NEITHER DO ANY OF THE STEERIN...

Mileage: 40,961

MY VEHICLE WAS A PART OF THE VEHICLES THAT HAD THE CLOCKSPRING RECALL. I TOOK IT TO A VW DEALERSHIP TO HAVE THE RECALL FIXED AND EXACTLY ONE YEAR AFTER THEY 'FIXED' THE CLOCKSPRING, IT CEASED TO WORK AGAIN. NOW THE AIRBAG WARNING LIGHT IS ON, THE HORN DOES NOT WORK, AND NEITHER DO ANY OF THE STEERIN...

Mileage: 40,961

MY VEHICLE WAS A PART OF THE VEHICLES THAT HAD THE CLOCKSPRING RECALL. I TOOK IT TO A VW DEALERSHIP TO HAVE THE RECALL FIXED AND EXACTLY ONE YEAR AFTER THEY 'FIXED' THE CLOCKSPRING, IT CEASED TO WORK AGAIN. NOW THE AIRBAG WARNING LIGHT IS ON, THE HORN DOES NOT WORK, AND NEITHER DO ANY OF THE STEERIN...

Mileage: 40,961

THE CLOCKSPRING WAS RECALLED AND REPLACED IN 2015. WHILE BACKING OUT OF A PARKING SPOT I HEARD A COUPLE OF POPS AND LOST ANY STEERING WHEEL CONTROLS, IE: VOLUME CONTROL ECT... THE AIRBAG LIGHT ALSO ILLUMINATED. THE NEXT DAY I TOOK IT TO VOLKSWAGEN SERVICE CENTER WHERE THEY ASSESSED THE ISSUE AND CON...

Mileage: 103,500

IN OCTOBER 2017 I PURCHASED A PASSAT TDI FROM ARMSTRONG VOLKSWAGEN IN GLADSTONE OREGON. I THEN FOUND OUT ABOUT THE CLOCK SPRING RECALL. WITHIN A MONTH OF OWNING THE VEHICLE, MY ENTIRE STEERING WHEEL COMPONENTS STOPPED WORKING AND THE AIR BAG LIGHT CAME ON. WHILE DRIVING, MY AIRBAG LIGHT REMAINS ON, ...

Mileage: 145,000

IN OCTOBER 2017 I PURCHASED A PASSAT TDI FROM ARMSTRONG VOLKSWAGEN IN GLADSTONE OREGON. I THEN FOUND OUT ABOUT THE CLOCK SPRING RECALL. WITHIN A MONTH OF OWNING THE VEHICLE, MY ENTIRE STEERING WHEEL COMPONENTS STOPPED WORKING AND THE AIR BAG LIGHT CAME ON. WHILE DRIVING, MY AIRBAG LIGHT REMAINS ON, ...

Mileage: 145,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2013 VOLKSWAGEN PASSAT. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE WAS INCLUDED IN NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 15V483000 (AIR BAGS). THE DEALER (JIM ELLIS VOLKSWAGEN ATLANTA, 5901 PEACHTREE BLVD, ATLANTA, GA 30341, (888) 848-3509) SCHEDULED AN APPOINTMENT FOR THE RECALL REPAIR; HOWEVER, T...

Mileage: 101,000

THESE STEERING WHEEL COMPONENTS STOPPED WORKING: HORN, TURN SIGNALS, HIGH BEAMS, WINDSHIELD WIPERS, AND CRUISE CONTROL. NOT SURE IF AIR BAG WILL IN CASE OF A CAR WRECK. INSTRUMENT PANEL DISPLAYS THE FOLLOWING MESSAGE: "BUTTON FOR DRIVER ASSISTANT SYSTEM DEFECTIVE". BEEN AN ONGOING ISSUE FOR THE PAS...

Mileage: 10,000

THESE STEERING WHEEL COMPONENTS STOPPED WORKING: HORN, TURN SIGNALS, HIGH BEAMS, WINDSHIELD WIPERS, AND CRUISE CONTROL. NOT SURE IF AIR BAG WILL IN CASE OF A CAR WRECK. INSTRUMENT PANEL DISPLAYS THE FOLLOWING MESSAGE: "BUTTON FOR DRIVER ASSISTANT SYSTEM DEFECTIVE". BEEN AN ONGOING ISSUE FOR THE PAS...

Mileage: 10,000

THESE STEERING WHEEL COMPONENTS STOPPED WORKING: HORN, TURN SIGNALS, HIGH BEAMS, WINDSHIELD WIPERS, AND CRUISE CONTROL. NOT SURE IF AIR BAG WILL IN CASE OF A CAR WRECK. INSTRUMENT PANEL DISPLAYS THE FOLLOWING MESSAGE: "BUTTON FOR DRIVER ASSISTANT SYSTEM DEFECTIVE". BEEN AN ONGOING ISSUE FOR THE PAS...

Mileage: 10,000

I HAVE THE SAME ISSUE AS INVESTIGATION RQ 17-009. MY CLOCKSPRING WAS PART OF A RECALL WITH PREVIOUS OWNER HAVING THE RECALL COMPLETED IN 2017. NOW THE CLOCKSPRING IS BROKEN ONCE AGAIN. I CONTACTED VW AND THEY INFORMED ME THE RECALL IS CLOSED AND ON ME TO FIX OR DEALER I PURCHASED THE CAR THROUGH....

Mileage: 26,500

I HAVE THE SAME ISSUE AS INVESTIGATION RQ 17-009. MY CLOCKSPRING WAS PART OF A RECALL WITH PREVIOUS OWNER HAVING THE RECALL COMPLETED IN 2017. NOW THE CLOCKSPRING IS BROKEN ONCE AGAIN. I CONTACTED VW AND THEY INFORMED ME THE RECALL IS CLOSED AND ON ME TO FIX OR DEALER I PURCHASED THE CAR THROUGH....

Mileage: 26,500

I HAVE THE SAME ISSUE AS INVESTIGATION RQ 17-009. MY CLOCKSPRING WAS PART OF A RECALL WITH PREVIOUS OWNER HAVING THE RECALL COMPLETED IN 2017. NOW THE CLOCKSPRING IS BROKEN ONCE AGAIN. I CONTACTED VW AND THEY INFORMED ME THE RECALL IS CLOSED AND ON ME TO FIX OR DEALER I PURCHASED THE CAR THROUGH....

Mileage: 26,500

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2013 VOLKSWAGEN PASSAT. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 15 MPH, THE AIR BAG WARNING INDICATOR ILLUMINATED. THE CONTACT COASTED THE VEHICLE TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD AND POWERED OFF THE ENGINE. THE CONTACT RESTARTED THE VEHICLE AND WAS ABLE TO DRIVE WITH AIR BAG WARNING INDICATOR STI...

Mileage: 122,000

I HAVE 51,000 MILES ON MY CAR AND THE AIR CONDITIONER UNIT WENT OUT. THE CAR IS TOO YOUNG TO HAVE THE A/C REPLACED AT THIS JUNCTURE...FAULTY PARTS. THE A/C UNIT IS LISTED IN A CLASS ACTION LAWSUIT, ALONG THE WINDSHIELD WIPER SYSTEM AND THE BEARINGS. THE A/C PROBLEM WAS MENTIONED TO THE VW MCD...

Mileage: 40,000

I HAVE 51,000 MILES ON MY CAR AND THE AIR CONDITIONER UNIT WENT OUT. THE CAR IS TOO YOUNG TO HAVE THE A/C REPLACED AT THIS JUNCTURE...FAULTY PARTS. THE A/C UNIT IS LISTED IN A CLASS ACTION LAWSUIT, ALONG THE WINDSHIELD WIPER SYSTEM AND THE BEARINGS. THE A/C PROBLEM WAS MENTIONED TO THE VW MCD...

Mileage: 40,000

AIR LIGHT COMES ON AT STARTUP SOMETIME DOES NOT GO AWAY

Mileage: 35,000

MY DRIVER SIDE HEADLIGHT WOULD RANDOMLY STOP WORKING. SOMETIMES WHEN I WAS DRIVING AND OTHER TIMES WHEN IT WAS PARKED OVER NIGHT. FOR AWHILE I COULD MOVE THE LIGHT UNDER THE HOOD AND IT WOULD WORK AGAIN BUT THEN I WOULD HIT A BUMP AND IT WOULD STOP. EVENTUALLY THE LIGHT CONNECTION WOULDN'T WORK AT A...

Mileage: 70,000

2013 VOLKSWAGEN PASSAT. CONSUMER WRITES IN REGARDS TO AIRBAG SAFETY RECALL. *LD THE CONSUMER REQUESTED TO BE REIMBURSED FOR THE AIRBAG REPAIR. *JS

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2013 VOLKSWAGEN PASSAT. WHILE PARKING THE VEHICLE, THE AIR BAG ERROR WARNING ILLUMINATED AND ALL THE ELECTRICAL COMPONENTS TURNED OFF. AS A RESULT, THE CONTACT COULD NOT USE THE HORN OR THE RADIO. THE DEALER (ROSEVILLE VOLKSWAGEN, 830 AUTOMALL DR, ROSEVILLE, CA 95661) STATED T...

Mileage: 80,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2013 VOLKSWAGEN PASSAT. WHILE PARKING THE VEHICLE, THE AIR BAG ERROR WARNING ILLUMINATED AND ALL THE ELECTRICAL COMPONENTS TURNED OFF. AS A RESULT, THE CONTACT COULD NOT USE THE HORN OR THE RADIO. THE DEALER (ROSEVILLE VOLKSWAGEN, 830 AUTOMALL DR, ROSEVILLE, CA 95661) STATED T...

Mileage: 80,000

CLOCK SPRING HAS FAILED IN LESS THAN A MONTH AFTER CLOCK SPRING RECALL IN JANUARY OF 2018. STEERING CONTROLS ARE NOT FUNCTIONAL, AIR BAG ERROR LIGHT IS ON, I ASSUME DRIVER'S SIDE AIRBAG IS CURRENTLY NON FUNCTIONAL. TURNED THE VEHICLE AND HEARD A POP SOUND ORIGINATING FROM THE STEERING COLUMN, ...

Mileage: 54,500

CLOCK SPRING HAS FAILED IN LESS THAN A MONTH AFTER CLOCK SPRING RECALL IN JANUARY OF 2018. STEERING CONTROLS ARE NOT FUNCTIONAL, AIR BAG ERROR LIGHT IS ON, I ASSUME DRIVER'S SIDE AIRBAG IS CURRENTLY NON FUNCTIONAL. TURNED THE VEHICLE AND HEARD A POP SOUND ORIGINATING FROM THE STEERING COLUMN, ...

Mileage: 54,500

CLOCK SPRING HAS FAILED IN LESS THAN A MONTH AFTER CLOCK SPRING RECALL IN JANUARY OF 2018. STEERING CONTROLS ARE NOT FUNCTIONAL, AIR BAG ERROR LIGHT IS ON, I ASSUME DRIVER'S SIDE AIRBAG IS CURRENTLY NON FUNCTIONAL. TURNED THE VEHICLE AND HEARD A POP SOUND ORIGINATING FROM THE STEERING COLUMN, ...

Mileage: 54,500

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2013 VOLKSWAGEN PASSAT. WHILE TURNING THE VEHICLE OFF, THE CONTACT HEARD A POPPING NOISE. THE CONTACT RESTARTED THE VEHICLE AND THE AIR BAG WARNING INDICATOR ILLUMINATED. THE CONTACT ALSO MENTIONED THAT THE HORN FAILED TO SOUND WHEN DEPRESSED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO LEGEND V...

Mileage: 26,000

CAR WOULD MAKE WHIRLING SOUNDS INTERMITTENTLY, DIFFICULTY GOING UP HILL, ROUGH IDLE SOMETIMES, CAR SHUT OFF WHILE DRIVING, CAR SHUT OFF WHILE IDLING AT A LIGHT, CAR HAD DIFFICULTY STARTING OR WOULD START THEN SHAKE AND LET OUT LOUD AND HARD BURSTS OF GAS FROM EXHAUST AND CUT OFF, CAR WILL START UP T...

CAR WOULD MAKE WHIRLING SOUNDS INTERMITTENTLY, DIFFICULTY GOING UP HILL, ROUGH IDLE SOMETIMES, CAR SHUT OFF WHILE DRIVING, CAR SHUT OFF WHILE IDLING AT A LIGHT, CAR HAD DIFFICULTY STARTING OR WOULD START THEN SHAKE AND LET OUT LOUD AND HARD BURSTS OF GAS FROM EXHAUST AND CUT OFF, CAR WILL START UP T...

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2013 VOLKSWAGEN PASSAT. WHILE TURNING THE STEERING WHEEL IN EITHER DIRECTION, A CLICKING NOISE WAS PRESENT COMING FROM THE STEERING WHEEL. THE FAILURE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE LOCAL DEALER (AUTOHAUSE VOLKSWAGEN IN LANCASTER, PA) WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE MANUF...

Mileage: 76,600

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2013 VOLKSWAGEN PASSAT. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE MAKING A TURN, THE STEERING WHEEL MADE A CLICKING NOISE AS THE STEERING WHEEL SEIZED. THE AIR BAG WARNING LIGHT ILLUMINATED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE RAY BRANDT VOLKSWAGEN DEALER (504-349-7272, 4050 LAPALCO BLVD, HARVEY...

Mileage: 80,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2013 VOLKSWAGEN PASSAT. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE MAKING A TURN, THE STEERING WHEEL MADE A CLICKING NOISE AS THE STEERING WHEEL SEIZED. THE AIR BAG WARNING LIGHT ILLUMINATED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE RAY BRANDT VOLKSWAGEN DEALER (504-349-7272, 4050 LAPALCO BLVD, HARVEY...

Mileage: 80,000

THW STEERING WHEEL AIR BAGS ERROR

THW STEERING WHEEL AIR BAGS ERROR

I COMPLETED SAFETY RECALL (15V-483 ) BACK TO 01/2016. HOWEVER, I STARTED TO HEAR NOISE FROM THE STEERING WHEEL WHEN MAKING TURNS. I WENT TO A NEARBY DEALERSHIP AND FOUND OUT THAT THE NOISE IS DUE TO THE CLOCK SPRING. THE DEALER FILED A CLAIM WITH VOLKSWAGEN AND THEY REJECTED THE CLAIM SINCE IT WAS A...

AIRBAG LIGHT CAME ON AND THE STEERING CONTROLS ARE NOT WORKING. DEALER DIAGNOSED AS CLOCK SPRING AS BAD AND WON'T COVER BECAUSE OUT OF WARRANTY. THERE IS A RECALL FOR VW PASSAT 2010 TO 2014 FOR CLOCK SPRING RELATED PROBLEMS AND AIRBAG, BUT VW CLAIMS THAT MY VIN IS NOT PART OF THE RECALL. THIS IS NOT...

Mileage: 35,000

LEFT LOW BEAM HEADLAMP FAILED AT 78000 MILES. I REPLACED THE BULB, TO NO AVAIL. SWITCHED THE BULB TO THE DRIVER SIDE AND IT WORKED PERFECTLY. PUT THE SUSPECTED BAD BULB IN THE DRIVER SIDE, WORKED PERFECTLY. DID SOME RESEARCH AND LEARNED THAT THE PASSENGER SIDE DIM HEADLIGHT SOCKET WAS THE SUBJEC...

Mileage: 78,000

I BOUGHT THIS VEHICLE NEW AND HAD THE HEATING SYSTEM SERVICED AT THE VW DEALER. THE HEATER CORE HAS FAIL TWO TIMES, BOTH TIMES I HAD IT REPLACED AT A VW DEALER. THE FIRST TIME WAS ON 12/21/2016, I CONTACTED VW AND THEY WOULD NOT COVER ANY OF THE EMPLACEMENT COST. THE SECOND TIME WAS ON 01/24/2018, T...

Mileage: 67,207

AT 65,000 MILES, HEADLAMP LOW BEAM, DRIVER SIDE STOPPED WORKING. VEHICLE IN MOTION.

Mileage: 65,000

1/26/2018 - I WAS DRIVING MY 2013 VW PASSAT ON THE HIGHWAY AT A 60 MPH SPEED, AND IT SUDDENLY BEGAN FORCING ITSELF TO STOP, AS IF THE TRANSMISSION WAS GOING OUT. THE CAR BEGAN SLOWING DOWN JERKING ITSELF, AND THE CARS BEHIND ME HAD TO BRAKE ABRUPTLY, ALMOST HITTING ME. IT WAS A FRIGHTENING EXPERIENC...

Mileage: 56,000

CHECK ENGINE LIGHT (MIL) LUMINATED. CODE P202A. REDUCTANT TANK HEATER CONTROL CIRCUIT. 135K MILES.

Mileage: 135,000

LEFT FRONT LOWBEAM WENT OUT, REPLACED BULB BUT STILL COMES ON INTERMITTENTLY. CONTACTED VW AND MY CAR WAS NOT PART OF ORIGINAL RECALL , HOWEVER MY VW DEALER HAS SAID HUNDREDS OF THIS MAKE AND MODEL NOT COVERED UNDER ORIGINAL RECALL HAVE HAD SAME ISSUE.

Mileage: 78,000

LEFT FRONT LOWBEAM WENT OUT, REPLACED BULB BUT STILL COMES ON INTERMITTENTLY. CONTACTED VW AND MY CAR WAS NOT PART OF ORIGINAL RECALL , HOWEVER MY VW DEALER HAS SAID HUNDREDS OF THIS MAKE AND MODEL NOT COVERED UNDER ORIGINAL RECALL HAVE HAD SAME ISSUE.

Mileage: 78,000

LEFT FRONT LOWBEAM WENT OUT, REPLACED BULB BUT STILL COMES ON INTERMITTENTLY. CONTACTED VW AND MY CAR WAS NOT PART OF ORIGINAL RECALL , HOWEVER MY VW DEALER HAS SAID HUNDREDS OF THIS MAKE AND MODEL NOT COVERED UNDER ORIGINAL RECALL HAVE HAD SAME ISSUE.

Mileage: 78,000

DRIVER DOOR HANDLE STICKS IN COLD WEATHER AND WON'T OPEN FROM THE OUTSIDE. WHEN CRAWLING ACROSS FROM PASSENGER SIDE TO OPEN DRIVER DOOR FROM THE INSIDE, SOMETHING BROKE VERY EASILY. I WAS ABLE TO OPEN THE DOOR, BUT NOW MY DRIVERS DOOR WON'TLOCK IN PLACE TO STAY SHUT. VERY DANGEROUS TO TRY DRIVING W...

Mileage: 76,000

DRIVER DOOR HANDLE STICKS IN COLD WEATHER AND WON'T OPEN FROM THE OUTSIDE. WHEN CRAWLING ACROSS FROM PASSENGER SIDE TO OPEN DRIVER DOOR FROM THE INSIDE, SOMETHING BROKE VERY EASILY. I WAS ABLE TO OPEN THE DOOR, BUT NOW MY DRIVERS DOOR WON'TLOCK IN PLACE TO STAY SHUT. VERY DANGEROUS TO TRY DRIVING W...

Mileage: 76,000

A 2013 VOLKSWAGEN PASSAT, ON JANUARY 7THE AIRBAG WARNING LIGHT CAME ON AND "ERROR: AIRBAG" WARNING WAS DISPLAYED. THE HORN NO LONGER WORKS AND THE BUTTONS AROUND THE STEERING WHEEL ARE INOPERABLE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO VW IN FINDLAY, OH WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE TAKAKA AIRBAG RECALL WAS IN...

Mileage: 98,000

A 2013 VOLKSWAGEN PASSAT, ON JANUARY 7THE AIRBAG WARNING LIGHT CAME ON AND "ERROR: AIRBAG" WARNING WAS DISPLAYED. THE HORN NO LONGER WORKS AND THE BUTTONS AROUND THE STEERING WHEEL ARE INOPERABLE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO VW IN FINDLAY, OH WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE TAKAKA AIRBAG RECALL WAS IN...

Mileage: 98,000

A 2013 VOLKSWAGEN PASSAT, ON JANUARY 7THE AIRBAG WARNING LIGHT CAME ON AND "ERROR: AIRBAG" WARNING WAS DISPLAYED. THE HORN NO LONGER WORKS AND THE BUTTONS AROUND THE STEERING WHEEL ARE INOPERABLE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO VW IN FINDLAY, OH WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE TAKAKA AIRBAG RECALL WAS IN...

Mileage: 98,000

NO HEAT IN PASSENGER SIDE OF VEHICLE. REPAIRED/REPLACED HEATER CORE 12/2016, OCCURRED AGAIN 1/2018. KNOWN ISSUE NOT ACKNOWLEDGED BY VW. SEE TS-80-15-04 FOR SAME SITUATION IN MODELS OTHER THAN PASSAT. CREATES POSSIBLE SAFETY HAZARD IN COLD CLIMATE WHERE DEFROST OF PASSENGER WINDOW DOES NOT CLEAR WIND...

Mileage: 65,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2013 VOLKSWAGEN PASSAT. THE CONTACT RECEIVED NOTIFICATION OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 15V483000 (AIR BAGS). THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO GREEN TOYOTA (3901 WABASH AVE, SPRINGFIELD, IL 62711, (217) 698-3100) AND A PROTECTIVE COVER WAS INSTALLED OVER THE STEERING WHEEL CLOCK SPRING. A...

Mileage: 53,000

THE FRONT RIGHT FENDER LINER DOES NOT COVER A HOLE THAT ALLOWS SNOW AND WATER TO GET INTO THE FRESH AIR BLOWER INSIDE THE CABIN. WHEN IT IS VERY COLD OUTSIDE (WHICH IS HAPPENS ALL THE TIME IN MONTANA) THE WATER THAT HAS CONTACTED THE BLOWER MOTOR WILL FREEZE, IN TURN NOT ALLOWING THE FRESH AIR BLOWE...

Mileage: 60,000

I WAS PARKED WITH THE CAR OFF AND ALL DOORS UNLOCKED AND I WAS UNABLE TO OPEN THE FRONT DRIVER SIDE DOOR OF MY 2013 VOLKSWAGEN PASSAT FROM THE INSIDE OR OUTSIDE. IT SOUNDED AS IF THE LOCK ON THE FRONT DRIVER DOOR WOULD NOT UNLOCK. ALL OTHER DOORS OPENED NORMALLY. I NOW HAVE TO ENTER AND EXIT THE ...

Mileage: 63,000

CURRENTLY, I HAVE A FAILING (CLICKING NOISE WHILE TURNING) CLOCK SPRING MY 2013 PASSAT TDI THAT WENT IN FOR THE CLOCKSPRING COVER RECALL IN 2016 AND ALSO THE AIRBAG RECALL IN 8/2017 AND HAS BEEN DIAGNOSED AS A "FAILING CLOCKSPRING" 11/24/2017, PUT IN FOR GOODWILL REPAIR TO VW CORPORATE AND WAS IMMED...

Mileage: 187,000

2013 VW PASSAT TDI SEL THE CHECK LEFT LOW BEAM LIGHT RADOMLY WOULD COME ON THEN GO OFF. THEN IT STAYED ON, LEFT LOW BEAM WAS NO LONGER WORKING. LIGHT WAS REPLACED BUT DID NOT WORK. BULB DID WORK IN RIGHT SIDE. WHEN INSPECTED MODULE THAT BULB WAS INSERTED INTO, NOTICED A MELTED AREA. CHECKED INTERNE...

Mileage: 84,000

THE DRIVER SIDE DOOR HAS BEEN HAVING THE ISSUE WHERE IT FIRST WILL NOT OPEN FROM THE OUTSIDE. THEN AFTER A FEW WEEKS IT STARTED TO NOT OPEN FROM THE INSIDE. EVENTUALLY IT GOT TO THE POINT WHERE IT WILL NOT EVEN LATCH SO IT'S VERY MUCH A SAFETY HAZARD. NOTHING HAS CAUSED THIS TO HAPPEN TO THE DRIVERS...

Mileage: 49,000

AS I WAS DRIVING I STARTED TO NOTICE A RUSTLING SOUND WHENEVER I WOULD TURN THE STEERING WHEEL. ABOUT 20 MINUTES LATER MY DASH LIGHT STATING THAT THERE WAS AN AIRBAG ERROR CAME ON FOR THE DRIVERS SIDE AIRBAG. THE HORN AND THE OTHER CONTROL BUTTONS IN THE STEERING COLUMN CEASED WORKING AS WELL.

Mileage: 68,000

TL* TAKATA RECALL. THE CONTACT OWNS A 2013 VOLKSWAGEN PASSAT. UPON PURCHASING THE VEHICLE, THE DEALER (KAREN RADLEY VOLKSWAGEN, 14700 JEFFERSON DAVIS HWY, WOODBRIDGE, VA 22191, (703) 550-0202) DID NOT INFORM THE CONTACT OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 16V078000 (AIR BAGS) UNTIL AFTER SHE OBTAINED OWNERSHI...

TAKATA RECALL DEALERSHIP STILL HASN'T CONTACTED ME FOR THE REPAIR

TAKATA RECALL

PASSAT SEL YEAR 2013 2.5 GAS ENGINE. O9G TRANSMISSION HARD SHIFTING CLUNKY SLIPPING VERY UNCOMFORTABLE TO DRIVE ESPECIALLY ON TRAFFIC STOP AND GO JERKY TRANSMISSION IT HAPPENED FOR VERY LONG TIME OIL AND FILTER WAS DONE STILL HAVE THE SAME ISSUE

HAIR OR OTHER FIBERS MAY CONTAMINATE THE AIRBAG CLOCK SPRING (A SPIRAL WOUND, FLAT CABLE THAT KEEPS THE AIRBAG POWERED WHILE THE STEERING WHEEL IS BEING TURNED). THIS CONTAMINATION MAY TEAR THE CABLE AND RESULT IN A LOSS OF ELECTRICAL CONNECTION TO THE DRIVER'S FRONTAL AIRBAG. A LOSS OF ELECTRICA...

TAKATA RECALL

TAKATA RECALL - I WOULD LIKE TO GET FIXED ASAP INSTEAD OF WAITING FOR THIS TICKING TOME BOMB TO EXPLODE.

TAKATA RECALL

TAKATA AIRBAG RECALL OVER THE PAST YEAR OR SO, I HAVE LEFT SEVERAL MESSAGES FOR THE REPAIR DEPARTMENT TO HAVE THE REPLACEMENT ON THE AIRBAGS DONE. I CANNOT GET AHOLD OF ANYONE IN THIS DEPARTMENT ON THE PHONE. NO ONE HAS CALLED BACK. I TRIED TO SCHEDULE ONE ONLINE. THAT WAS NOT DONE. I TRIED AGAIN T...

TAKATA RECALL - I HAVE CONTACTED MY LOCAL VW DEALER SEVERAL TIMES (AT LEAST 3) TO INQUIRE ABOUT REPAIRING THE VEHICLE, BUT THEY SAID THEY HAVE REPEATEDLY SAID THEY DON'T HAVE THE NECESSARY PARTS / AIRBAGS TO REMEDIATE THE RECALL. THE VEHICLE RUNS FINE. I HAVE ALSO FILED A CLAIM THROUGH THE CH. 11 TA...

TAKATA RECALL REC'D NOTICE 2/16 ABOUT RECALL ON AIR BAGS, NO FURTHER INFO HAS BEEN REC'D.

PERIODICALLY WHILE DRIVING, THE SEAT BELT LIGHT WILL COME ON, THE THE DRIVER'S SEAT BELT WILL LOSE TENSION. THE PUSH START BUTTON HAS BE PRESSED MULTIPLE TIMES IN ORDER FOR THE VEHICLE TO START. I RECEIVE THE ERROR MESSAGE ON THE DASH, "KEY NOT IN RANGE" WHEN THE KEY FOB IS ON MY PERSON. THE BUIL...

PERIODICALLY WHILE DRIVING, THE SEAT BELT LIGHT WILL COME ON, THE THE DRIVER'S SEAT BELT WILL LOSE TENSION. THE PUSH START BUTTON HAS BE PRESSED MULTIPLE TIMES IN ORDER FOR THE VEHICLE TO START. I RECEIVE THE ERROR MESSAGE ON THE DASH, "KEY NOT IN RANGE" WHEN THE KEY FOB IS ON MY PERSON. THE BUIL...

PERIODICALLY WHILE DRIVING, THE SEAT BELT LIGHT WILL COME ON, THE THE DRIVER'S SEAT BELT WILL LOSE TENSION. THE PUSH START BUTTON HAS BE PRESSED MULTIPLE TIMES IN ORDER FOR THE VEHICLE TO START. I RECEIVE THE ERROR MESSAGE ON THE DASH, "KEY NOT IN RANGE" WHEN THE KEY FOB IS ON MY PERSON. THE BUIL...

I BROUGHT MY CAR A YEAR AGO TO CENTRAL AUTO GROUP IN PLAINFIELD, CT FOR A LOW BEAM LIGHT OUT ON MY CAR. I REPLACED THE BULB AND IT STILL DIDN'T WORK. THE WARNING LIGHT WAS ON ALSO. THEY CLEANED AND LOOKED FOR RECALL ON THE CAR BUT DIDN'T FIND ONE. THEY SAID BULB WAS FINE. I WAS TOLD NOT TO SLAM...

Mileage: 70,000

I KEEP RECEIVING RECALL NOTICES FOR [XXX]. VOLKSWAGEN TOOK POSSESSION OF THIS CAR ON 11/29/2016 UNDER THE DIESEL EMISSIONS RECALL. VW BLAMES NHTSA FOR CONTINUED NOTICES ON A CAR THEY OWN.. INFORMATION REDACTED PURSUANT TO THE FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT (FOIA), 5 U.S.C. 552(B)(6). *TR

Mileage: 98,140

I KEEP RECEIVING RECALL NOTICES FOR [XXX]. VOLKSWAGEN TOOK POSSESSION OF THIS CAR ON 11/29/2016 UNDER THE DIESEL EMISSIONS RECALL. VW BLAMES NHTSA FOR CONTINUED NOTICES ON A CAR THEY OWN.. INFORMATION REDACTED PURSUANT TO THE FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT (FOIA), 5 U.S.C. 552(B)(6). *TR

Mileage: 98,140

I KEEP RECEIVING RECALL NOTICES FOR [XXX]. VOLKSWAGEN TOOK POSSESSION OF THIS CAR ON 11/29/2016 UNDER THE DIESEL EMISSIONS RECALL. VW BLAMES NHTSA FOR CONTINUED NOTICES ON A CAR THEY OWN.. INFORMATION REDACTED PURSUANT TO THE FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT (FOIA), 5 U.S.C. 552(B)(6). *TR

Mileage: 98,140

HEATER CORE: HEATER CORE BECOME CLOGGED EVEN WITH REGULAR FLUSHES. ON 3RD HEATER CORE IN LESS THAN 4 YEARS OF OWNERSHIP. VW'S REPLACEMENT PROGRAM DOES NOT RESTART AFTER NEW HEATER CORE IS INSTALLED, BUT AT PURCHASE OF VEHICLE. VERY DISINGENUOUS. CAR ENGINE AREA STARTS TO OVER HEAT WITHOUT PROPER FLU...

Mileage: 50

PRIMEWELL VALERA TOURING II 215/55R 17 TIRES. THE TIRES AFTER 5000 MILES HAVE DEVELOPED A ROARING SOUND AND THE SIDEWALLS ARE CRACKED. THE ROARING HAS BECOME SO LOUD I HAD THE WHEEL BEARINGS REPLACED BECAUSE OF THE NOISE. THE NOISE IS IN FACT COMING FROM THE TIRES. THE TIRES WERE BOUGHT BY THE...

Mileage: 79,000

HIGH-PRESSURE FUEL PUMP FAILURE, CAR STOPPED WORKING WHILE DRIVING ON FREEWAY IN ANOTHER STATE. CAR HAS NOT RUN IN OVER A YEAR DUE TO THIS PROBLEM AND THE COST TO FIX IT. THEY MODEL YOUR NEW WERE WITH THE EXACT SAME ENGINE AND PART IS COVERED UNDER WARRANTY BUT THIS CAR IS NOT AT A 71,250 MILES

I'VE HAD MY 2013 VOLKSWAGEN PASSAT 3.6 SEL PREMIUM SINCE 6/2017, AND I HAVE BOUGHT 2 SETS OF VW WHEEL CENTER CAPS, BECAUSE THEY KEEP FAILING OFF. IT'S QUITE OBVIOUS THIS IS A MANUFACTURER'S DEFECT WITH VOLKSWAGEN. THIS IS AN EXPENSIVE VEHICLE, AND VOLKSWAGEN SHOULD DO A BETTER JOB AT ENGINEERING P...

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2013 VOLKSWAGEN PASSAT. WHILE DRIVING VARIOUS SPEEDS AT NIGHT, THE FRONT DRIVER SIDE LOW BEAM HEADLIGHT FLICKERED OFF AND ON. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE LOW BEAM HEADLIGHT ALSO FAILED TO ILLUMINATE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE LOCAL DEALER (MERCED VOLKSWAGEN, LOCATED AT 1530...

Mileage: 70,980

I WAS TOLD THAT MY AIRBAG ISSUE WAS DUE TO THE SENSOR GETTING WET AND I HAD TO PAY TO FIX IT, AND THEN I RECEIVE LETTER SAYING MY INFLATOR IS PART OF RECALL, THE FIRST RECALL ON MY CAR FOR THE DAYTIME DRIVING LIGHT STILL HAS NOT FIX, ITS BEEN IN THE SHOP AT LEAST THREE TIMES, ON TOP OF THAT YOU CAN ...

I WAS TOLD THAT MY AIRBAG ISSUE WAS DUE TO THE SENSOR GETTING WET AND I HAD TO PAY TO FIX IT, AND THEN I RECEIVE LETTER SAYING MY INFLATOR IS PART OF RECALL, THE FIRST RECALL ON MY CAR FOR THE DAYTIME DRIVING LIGHT STILL HAS NOT FIX, ITS BEEN IN THE SHOP AT LEAST THREE TIMES, ON TOP OF THAT YOU CAN ...

I WAS TOLD THAT MY AIRBAG ISSUE WAS DUE TO THE SENSOR GETTING WET AND I HAD TO PAY TO FIX IT, AND THEN I RECEIVE LETTER SAYING MY INFLATOR IS PART OF RECALL, THE FIRST RECALL ON MY CAR FOR THE DAYTIME DRIVING LIGHT STILL HAS NOT FIX, ITS BEEN IN THE SHOP AT LEAST THREE TIMES, ON TOP OF THAT YOU CAN ...

I RECEIVED A WRITTEN NOTIFICATION THAT MY CAR WAS COVERED UNDER A RECALL FOR THE DEFECTIVE AIRBAG. WHEN I TRIED TO MAKE AN APPOINTMENT WITH PRIORITY VOLKSWAGEN CHESTER VA. THEY REFUSED TO MAKE AN APPOINTMENT TO FIX THE CAR STATING THAT THE PARTS WERE NOT AVAILABLE AND THEY WOULD NOT MAKE AN APPOINTM...

Mileage: 75,000

2013 PASSAT RECALL ON THE LOW BEAM HEADLIGHT HEADLIGHT WAS WORKING WHEN PURCHASES 3 DAYS AGO HEADLIGHT HAS NOW STOPPED WORKING DO IT YOURSELF AS PER OWNER'S DID NOT WORK WENT TO LOCAL VOLKSWAGEN DEALERSHIP PRESENTED INFORMATIO FROM WEBSITE CONCERNING LOW BEAM HEADLIGHT RECALL NO ASSISTANCE PR...

WHEN I STARTED TURNING THE STEERING WHEEL A FEW DAYS AGO I WOULD HEAR SOMETHING KINDA TICKING LIKE SOMETHING WAS CAUGHT BETWEEN THE STEERING AND COLUMN SECTION. TODAY AFTER I STARTED MY CAR AND THE STEERING WHEEL AIR BAG CAME AND HAS STAYED ON. THUS MY HORN AND BUTTONS TO CONTROL MY INSTRUMENT PANE...

Mileage: 124,021

WHEN I STARTED TURNING THE STEERING WHEEL A FEW DAYS AGO I WOULD HEAR SOMETHING KINDA TICKING LIKE SOMETHING WAS CAUGHT BETWEEN THE STEERING AND COLUMN SECTION. TODAY AFTER I STARTED MY CAR AND THE STEERING WHEEL AIR BAG CAME AND HAS STAYED ON. THUS MY HORN AND BUTTONS TO CONTROL MY INSTRUMENT PANE...

Mileage: 124,021

TAKATA RECALL, I HAVE BEEN CALLING FOR MONTHS THE DEALERSHIP TO SCHEDULE AN APPOINTMENT, SPECIFICALLY: SERRAMONTE VW LOCATED AT: 711 SERRAMONTE BLVD, COLMA, CA 94014. THEY NEVER GET ME THROUGH TO SERVICE, AND EVERY TIME I LEAVE MY NAME AND NUMBER THEY NEVER CALL ME BACK. HOW TO I SCHEDULE THE REPAI...

THE VEHICLE STEERING WHEEL CLOCK SPRING WAS REPAIRED UNDER RECALL FROM VW IN JAN 2016 AT 42000 MILES AND FAILED AGAIN AT AROUND 46000 MILES, LEAVING MY CAR WITHOUT DRIVER SIDE AIRBAGS. IT IS QUITE UNSAFE TO HAVE SUCH A CRUCIAL SAFETY PART TO FAIL SO REGULARLY AND UNEXPECTEDLY. I BELIEVED THAT TH...

Mileage: 46,000

I HAVE HAD 2 RECALLS. I LIVE ON AN OUTER ISLAND IN HAWAII. IN ORDER TO GET A REPAIR I AM BEING TOLD I WILL HAVE TO SHIP, VIA OCEAN BARGE, MY CAR TO OAHU.. I THINK IF VW SELLS TO OUTER ISLANDS THEY AT LEAST NEED TO HAVE AN AUTHORIZED SERVICE REP ON THAT ISLAND. I AM NOT ABLE TO AFFORD TO SHIP A C...

I HAVE HAD 2 RECALLS. I LIVE ON AN OUTER ISLAND IN HAWAII. IN ORDER TO GET A REPAIR I AM BEING TOLD I WILL HAVE TO SHIP, VIA OCEAN BARGE, MY CAR TO OAHU.. I THINK IF VW SELLS TO OUTER ISLANDS THEY AT LEAST NEED TO HAVE AN AUTHORIZED SERVICE REP ON THAT ISLAND. I AM NOT ABLE TO AFFORD TO SHIP A C...

BECAUSE THE VEHICLE ALSO WAS TDI, VW BOUGHT THE VEHICLE BACK FROM ME ON 21 DECEMBER 2016, I.E., I NO LONGER OWN THE VEHICLE. I RECEIVED A RECALL NOTICE FOR THE THIS CAR A FEW MONTHS AGO AND FILLED OUT THE FORM TELLING ADDRESSEE (VW) THAT THEY HAD BOUGHT MY VEHICLE AND I SHOULD NOT RECEIVE ANY MORE...

Mileage: 17,000

TAKATA RECALL AFTER HAVING MY AIR BAGS REPLACED ON 5/5/2017 I DISCOVERED MY HORN WILL NOT FUNCTION. WHEN I CALLED THE DEALERSHIP WHO INSTALLED THE REPLACEMENT TAKATA AIRBAG THEY TOLD ME I WOULD BE CHARGED FOR THE REPAIR. I TOLD THEM THEY FAILED IN THEIR AIR BAG REPLACEMENT REPAIR WORK. I DID N...

Mileage: 109,294

TAKATA RECALL AFTER HAVING MY AIR BAGS REPLACED ON 5/5/2017 I DISCOVERED MY HORN WILL NOT FUNCTION. WHEN I CALLED THE DEALERSHIP WHO INSTALLED THE REPLACEMENT TAKATA AIRBAG THEY TOLD ME I WOULD BE CHARGED FOR THE REPAIR. I TOLD THEM THEY FAILED IN THEIR AIR BAG REPLACEMENT REPAIR WORK. I DID N...

Mileage: 109,294

DASHBOARD DISPLAYED ERROR TO CHECK RIGHT LOW BEAM. PURCHASED REPLACEMENT BULB. INSTALLED BULB AND PROBLEM PERSISTED. DID ONLINE SEARCHES AND FOUND A RECALL FOR A "150,201 2012-'13 VOLKSWAGEN PASSAT SEDANS BECAUSE A LOW-BEAM HEADLIGHT BULB COULD LOSE ELECTRICAL CONTACT, LEADING TO REDUCED VISIBILI...

Mileage: 56,000

CLOCK SPRING RECALL. WAS FIXED IN 2016 BUT IS AGAIN BROKEN AND VW REFUSES TO REIMBURSE THE DEALER OR COVER THE COST OF THE REPAIR. DUE TO THIS RECALLED PART NOT BEING REPAIRED PROPERLY, MY AIRBAG LIGHT IS ON, I DO NOT HAVE A HORN, CRUISE CONTROL, NOT HAVE THE ABILITY TO USE MY STEERING WHEEL CONTROL...

CLOCK SPRING RECALL. WAS FIXED IN 2016 BUT IS AGAIN BROKEN AND VW REFUSES TO REIMBURSE THE DEALER OR COVER THE COST OF THE REPAIR. DUE TO THIS RECALLED PART NOT BEING REPAIRED PROPERLY, MY AIRBAG LIGHT IS ON, I DO NOT HAVE A HORN, CRUISE CONTROL, NOT HAVE THE ABILITY TO USE MY STEERING WHEEL CONTROL...

CLOCK SPRING RECALL. WAS FIXED IN 2016 BUT IS AGAIN BROKEN AND VW REFUSES TO REIMBURSE THE DEALER OR COVER THE COST OF THE REPAIR. DUE TO THIS RECALLED PART NOT BEING REPAIRED PROPERLY, MY AIRBAG LIGHT IS ON, I DO NOT HAVE A HORN, CRUISE CONTROL, NOT HAVE THE ABILITY TO USE MY STEERING WHEEL CONTROL...

I HAVE OWNED MY 2013 VOLKSWAGEN PASSAT 3.6 SEL PREMIUM SINCE 6/10/16, AND VOLKSWAGEN NORTH AMERICA HAS NOT OFFICIALLY SENT ME DOCUMENTATION TO REPLACE MY DEFECTIVE TAKATA AIRBAGS.

THE REPAIRED CLOCK SPRING FAILED AGAIN PER DEALER. SO THE AIR BAG DOESN'T WORK AND NEITHER DOES THE HORN OR ANY OTHER STEERING WHEEL CONTROLS. SHE WAS DRIVING AND TURNED THE STEERING WHEEL AND HEARD A POP !

Mileage: 51,500

THE REPAIRED CLOCK SPRING FAILED AGAIN PER DEALER. SO THE AIR BAG DOESN'T WORK AND NEITHER DOES THE HORN OR ANY OTHER STEERING WHEEL CONTROLS. SHE WAS DRIVING AND TURNED THE STEERING WHEEL AND HEARD A POP !

Mileage: 51,500

THE REPAIRED CLOCK SPRING FAILED AGAIN PER DEALER. SO THE AIR BAG DOESN'T WORK AND NEITHER DOES THE HORN OR ANY OTHER STEERING WHEEL CONTROLS. SHE WAS DRIVING AND TURNED THE STEERING WHEEL AND HEARD A POP !

Mileage: 51,500

"TAKATA RECALL DATE 2/9/2016. AND IN MAY 2016 INFORMED BY VW OF HIGH RISKS. AND IMMINENT DANGER...NO FURTHER RESPONSE TO INQUIRIES...AS OF JULY 14,2017 NO REMEDY AVAILABLE...CONCERNED FOR SAFETY OF OCCUPANTS AND OTHER DRIVERS...SUGGEST VW LIVE UP TO THEIR ACKNOWLEDGED RESPONSIBILITY AND PROVIDE EQU...

TAKATA RECALL. THE DEALER REFUSES TO REPAIR MY RECALLED AIRBAGS EVEN AFTER 2 YEARS OF CONCERN. I HAVE ASKED SINCE NOTIFIED OF THE RECALL FOR THE AIRBAGS TO BE FIXED AND ALWAYS GET THE SAME AANSWER THAT THE PARTS ARE NOT AVAILABLE. I CAN NOT DRIVE THE CAR DUE TO THE SAFETY AND CAN NOT SELL THE CAR ...

WHILE TRAVELING AT FULL SPEED, THE DIESEL ENGINE STUMBLED, THE GLOW PLUG LIGHT ILLUMINATED, THEN BOGGED TO A STOP ALONG THE SIDE OF THE ROAD IN TRAFFIC. TOWED TO DEALER WHO SAID ALL DIESEL COMPONENTS EXCEPT THE FUEL TANK INCLUDING ALL THE HOSES AND TUBING WOULD NEED TO BE REPLACED BECAUSE THE HIGH ...

Mileage: 98,000

TL* TAKATA RECALL. THE CONTACT OWNS A 2013 VOLKSWAGEN PASSAT. THE CONTACT RECEIVED NOTIFICATION OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 16V078000 (AIR BAGS). THE PART TO DO THE REPAIR WAS UNAVAILABLE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE MANUFACTURER EXCEEDED A REASONABLE AMOUNT OF TIME FOR THE RECALL REPAIR. THE CONTACT...

ENGINE LIGHT POPS UP AND EPC CODE. HARD TO PICK UP SPEED

TL* TAKATA RECALL. THE CONTACT OWNS A 2013 VOLKSWAGEN PASSAT. THE CONTACT RECEIVED NOTIFICATION OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 16V078000 (AIR BAGS); HOWEVER, THE PARTS TO DO THE REPAIR WERE UNAVAILABLE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE MANUFACTURER EXCEEDED A REASONABLE AMOUNT OF TIME FOR THE RECALL REPAIR. ...

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2013 VOLKSWAGEN PASSAT. WHILE DRIVING 55 MPH, THE VEHICLE WAS REAR ENDED AND THEN CRASHED INTO THE PRECEDING VEHICLE. A POLICE REPORT WAS FILED. THERE WERE A TOTAL OF FOUR VEHICLES IN THE CRASH. THE AIR BAGS FAILED TO DEPLOY. THERE WERE NO INJURIES REPORTED. THE INSURANCE COMP...

Mileage: 96,500

PASSENGER SIDE HEADLIGHT TURNED OFF, AFTER REPLACING BULB, IT STILL COMES OFF AND ON. AFTER TAKING IT TO THE VW DEALERSHIP THEY SAID I'LL NEED A NEW HEADLIGHT AND CONTROL UNIT MODULE. THIS EXACT PART WAS RECALLED FOR THE SAME ISSUE FOR MY MAKE AND MODEL BUT THEY ARE STATING MY VIN # IS NOT ELIGIBLE...

Mileage: 38,000

LETTER REGARDING SAFETY RECALL 69M9 - TAKATA SDI DRIVER FRONTAL AIRBAG. *LD THE CONSUMER STATED THE VEHICLE HAS NOT BEEN IN USE DUE TO THE AIRBAG NOT BEING REPLACED. UPDATED 06/14/2017*JS

STALLING, SPUTTERING ERRATICALLY. IT SPUTTERS, BUMPS AND MAY STALL. WHEN IT STALLS IT IS NECESSARY TO TURN IGNITION COMPLETELY OFF AND START AGAIN IN PARK.

STALLING, SPUTTERING ERRATICALLY. IT SPUTTERS, BUMPS AND MAY STALL. WHEN IT STALLS IT IS NECESSARY TO TURN IGNITION COMPLETELY OFF AND START AGAIN IN PARK.

STALLING, SPUTTERING ERRATICALLY. IT SPUTTERS, BUMPS AND MAY STALL. WHEN IT STALLS IT IS NECESSARY TO TURN IGNITION COMPLETELY OFF AND START AGAIN IN PARK.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2013 VOLKSWAGEN PASSAT. THE CONTACT RECEIVED A RECALL NOTIFICATION FOR NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 16V078000 (AIR BAGS); HOWEVER, THE PARTS TO DO THE REPAIR WERE UNAVAILABLE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE MANUFACTURER EXCEEDED A REASONABLE AMOUNT OF TIME FOR THE RECALL REPAIR. THE DE...

TL* TAKATA RECALL. THE CONTACT OWNS A 2013 VOLKSWAGEN PASSAT. THE CONTACT RECEIVED NOTIFICATION OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 16V078000 (AIR BAGS); HOWEVER, THE PART FOR THE RECALL REPAIR WAS UNAVAILABLE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE MANUFACTURER EXCEEDED A REASONABLE AMOUNT OF TIME FOR THE REPAIR. THE C...

TAKATA RECALL - I'M PLACING MYSELF IN DEBT DUE TO THE REPAIRS FOR A CAR THAT ISN'T THAT OLD. I'M HAVING ELECTRICAL PROBLEMS, STEERING WHEEL AND BRAKE ISSUES. THIS COMPANY HAS NUMEROUS ISSUES, RECALLS AND LEGAL ISSUES WITH THEIR CARS. I DIN'T SIGN-UP TO PAY ALL THIS MONEY OUT OF POCKET, AND THE AIR...

Mileage: 69,800

TAKATA RECALL - I'M PLACING MYSELF IN DEBT DUE TO THE REPAIRS FOR A CAR THAT ISN'T THAT OLD. I'M HAVING ELECTRICAL PROBLEMS, STEERING WHEEL AND BRAKE ISSUES. THIS COMPANY HAS NUMEROUS ISSUES, RECALLS AND LEGAL ISSUES WITH THEIR CARS. I DIN'T SIGN-UP TO PAY ALL THIS MONEY OUT OF POCKET, AND THE AIR...

Mileage: 69,800

TAKATA RECALL - I'M PLACING MYSELF IN DEBT DUE TO THE REPAIRS FOR A CAR THAT ISN'T THAT OLD. I'M HAVING ELECTRICAL PROBLEMS, STEERING WHEEL AND BRAKE ISSUES. THIS COMPANY HAS NUMEROUS ISSUES, RECALLS AND LEGAL ISSUES WITH THEIR CARS. I DIN'T SIGN-UP TO PAY ALL THIS MONEY OUT OF POCKET, AND THE AIR...

Mileage: 69,800

I RECEIVED A LETTER NOTIFYING ME OF THE RECALL OVER A YEAR AGO AND STILL THE DEALERSHIP WHERE I SERVICE MY CAR IS UNABLE TO HELP WITH THE RECALL AND THEY SAY THEY HAVE NO DIRECTION AND ARE WAITING FOR FURTHER DETAILS FROM VW IN TERMS OF HOW TO ADDRESS THE RECALL. I HAVE CONTACTED THE DEALERSHIP SEVE...

TL* TAKATA RECALL. THE CONTACT OWNS A 2013 VOLKSWAGEN PASSAT. THE CONTACT RECEIVED NOTIFICATION OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 16V078000 (AIR BAGS); HOWEVER, THE PART FOR THE RECALL REPAIR WAS UNAVAILABLE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE MANUFACTURER EXCEEDED A REASONABLE AMOUNT OF TIME FOR THE RECALL REPAIR...

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2013 VOLKSWAGEN PASSAT. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE BUTTONS ON THE STEERING WHEEL FAILED AND THE AIR BAG WARNING INDICATOR ILLUMINATED. THE CONTACT TOOK THE VEHICLE TO THE VOLKSWAGEN OF VAN NUYS DEALER WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE STEERING WHEEL CLOCK SPRING FAILED AND NEED...

Mileage: 33,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2013 VOLKSWAGEN PASSAT. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE BUTTONS ON THE STEERING WHEEL FAILED AND THE AIR BAG WARNING INDICATOR ILLUMINATED. THE CONTACT TOOK THE VEHICLE TO THE VOLKSWAGEN OF VAN NUYS DEALER WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE STEERING WHEEL CLOCK SPRING FAILED AND NEED...

Mileage: 33,000

TAKATA AIRBAG RECALL. RECALL WAS PUT OUT TO BE DONE OVER A YEAR AGO AND THE ISSUE STILL HASNT BEEN RESOLVED. I DO NOT FEEL SAFE DRIVING THIS CAR AND CANT FIGURE OUT WHY THERE STILLISNT A FIX YET.

Mileage: 40,023

TAKATA RECALL - VW HAS NOT PERFORMED THE AIRBAG RECALL OF 2/9/2016 - 15 MONTHS & COUNTING IS OUTRAGEOUS. VW CAN PROVIDE NO ESTIMATE ON WHEN THE RECALL CAN BE PERFORMED & REFUSES TO OFFER ANY ALTERNATIVES. UNSAFE & UNACCEPTABLE.

Mileage: 40,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2013 VOLKSWAGEN PASSAT. THE CONTACT RECEIVED A RECALL NOTIFICATION FOR NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 16V078000 (AIR BAGS); HOWEVER, THE PARTS TO DO THE REPAIR WERE UNAVAILABLE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE MANUFACTURER EXCEEDED A REASONABLE AMOUNT OF TIME FOR THE RECALL REPAIR. THE DE...

TL* TAKATA RECALL. THE CONTACT OWNS A 2013 VOLKSWAGEN PASSAT. THE CONTACT RECEIVED NOTIFICATION OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBERS: 16V078000 (AIR BAGS) AND 15V483000 (AIR BAGS). THE PARTS TO DO THE REPAIRS WERE UNAVAILABLE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE MANUFACTURER EXCEEDED A REASONABLE AMOUNT OF TIME FOR TH...

I OWN A 2013 VW PASSAT DIESEL WHICH HAS A BAD NITROGEN OXIDE SENSOR AT 47,300 MILES. I HAVE LEARNED THAT THIS PART IS NOT COVERED UNDER EMISSIONS WARRANTY AND MANY OTHER VW CAR OWNERS HAVE EXPERIENCED FAILURES WITH THIS SAME SENSOR. WITH ALL THE CURRENT EXISTING DIESEL EMISSION PROBLEMS AND FINES,...

Mileage: 47,300

I OWN A 2013 VW PASSAT DIESEL WHICH HAS A BAD NITROGEN OXIDE SENSOR AT 47,300 MILES. I HAVE LEARNED THAT THIS PART IS NOT COVERED UNDER EMISSIONS WARRANTY AND MANY OTHER VW CAR OWNERS HAVE EXPERIENCED FAILURES WITH THIS SAME SENSOR. WITH ALL THE CURRENT EXISTING DIESEL EMISSION PROBLEMS AND FINES,...

Mileage: 47,300

TAKATA RECALL. I WAS RECEIVED A LETTER IN THE MAIL STATING MY VEHICLE WAS INVOLVED IN THE AIRBAG RECALL. I CONTACTED MY DEALER (CRAIN VW OF FAYETTEVILLE) AND WAS TOLD THAT AT THIS TIME THEY COULD NOT COMPLETE THE AIR BAG RECALL. I CALLED SEVERAL MONTHS LATER AND WAS TOLD THE SAME THING WITH AN AD...

TL* TAKATA RECALL. THE CONTACT OWNS A 2013 VOLKSWAGEN PASSAT. THE CONTACT STATED THAT NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 16V078000 (AIR BAGS) EXCEEDED A REASONABLE AMOUNT OF TIME FOR REPAIR. THE CONTACT RECEIVED THE NOTIFICATION IN APRIL OF 2016. THE DEALER STATED THAT THE PART WAS NOT AVAILABLE FOR REPAIR. THE...

Mileage: 33,679

TL* TAKATA RECALL. THE CONTACT OWNS A 2013 VOLKSWAGEN PASSAT. THE CONTACT RECEIVED NOTIFICATION OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 16V078000 (AIR BAGS); HOWEVER, THE PART FOR THE REPAIR WAS UNAVAILABLE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE MANUFACTURER EXCEEDED A REASONABLE AMOUNT OF TIME FOR THE RECALL REPAIR. THE D...

I PURCHASED MY CAR IN 2014. I STARTED HAVING ISSUES WITH THE CAR AS SOON AS I BOUGHT IT. I STARTED HEARING A METAL NOISE AND I TOOK IT 3 TIMES TO THE DEALER AND THEY COULD NOT FIND ANYTHING, THEN I HAD A PROBLEM WITH THE A/C SUPPOSEDLY THEY FIXED. DURING THIS TIME THE CAR WAS STILL UNDER WARRANTY. ...

Mileage: 62,000

I PURCHASED MY CAR IN 2014. I STARTED HAVING ISSUES WITH THE CAR AS SOON AS I BOUGHT IT. I STARTED HEARING A METAL NOISE AND I TOOK IT 3 TIMES TO THE DEALER AND THEY COULD NOT FIND ANYTHING, THEN I HAD A PROBLEM WITH THE A/C SUPPOSEDLY THEY FIXED. DURING THIS TIME THE CAR WAS STILL UNDER WARRANTY. ...

Mileage: 62,000

TL* TAKATA RECALL. THE CONTACT OWNS A 2013 VOLKSWAGEN PASSAT. THE CONTACT RECEIVED NOTIFICATION OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 16V078000 (AIR BAGS). THE PARTS WERE UNAVAILABLE FOR THE REPAIR. WHILE DRIVING 70 MPH, THE CONTACT'S VEHICLE WAS STRUCK ON THE FRONT DRIVER SIDE BY ANOTHER VEHICLE TRAVELING AT A...

CAR OVERHEATED ON DRIVE HOME. ONCE ENGINE COOLED I INSPECTED THE COOLANT AND NOTICED THAT IT WAS ORANGE OR RUST COLORED AND MILKY/NOT CLEAR. IT SHOULD BE PINK AND CLEAR. AFTER READING ABOUT VW'S HEATER CORE WARRANTY EXTENSION ON CERTAIN YEARS AND VIN'S I DETERMINED TO HAVE THE SAME ISSUES LISTED....

Mileage: 100,600

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2013 VOLKSWAGEN PASSAT. THE CONTACT RECEIVED NOTIFICATION OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 16V078000 (AIR BAGS). THE PART TO DO THE REPAIR WAS UNAVAILABLE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE MANUFACTURER EXCEEDED A REASONABLE AMOUNT OF TIME FOR THE RECALL REPAIR. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE A...

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2013 VOLKSWAGEN PASSAT. WHILE DRIVING 75 MPH, THE CONTACT'S VEHICLE WAS STRUCK BY ANOTHER VEHICLE ON THE DRIVER'S SIDE. THE AIR BAGS DID NOT DEPLOY. A POLICE REPORT WAS FILED. THERE WERE INJURIES SUSTAINED TO THE CONTACT'S NECK, SHOULDERS, AND BACK. MEDICAL ATTENTION WAS REQUI...

Mileage: 83,000

TL* TAKATA RECALL. THE CONTACT OWNS A 2013 VOLKSWAGEN PASSAT. THE CONTACT RECEIVED NOTIFICATION OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 165V078000 (AIR BAGS); HOWEVER, THE PART TO DO THE REPAIR WAS UNAVAILABLE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE MANUFACTURER EXCEEDED A REASONABLE AMOUNT OF TIME FOR THE RECALL REPAIR. TH...

TAKATA. AIR BAG CAN'T EVEN TRADE CAR IN DEALER WON'T ACCEPT. TIMING CHAIN FAILED AND STUCK WITH A CAR I STILL OWE 9500 ON

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2013 VOLKSWAGEN PASSAT. THE CONTACT RECEIVED NOTIFICATION OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 16V078000 (AIR BAGS); HOWEVER, THE PART TO DO THE REPAIR WAS UNAVAILABLE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE MANUFACTURER EXCEEDED A REASONABLE AMOUNT OF TIME FOR THE RECALL REPAIR. THE DEALER STATED ...

TAKATA RECALL. VW ON FREEWAY WAS HIT FROM BEHIND BY ANOTHER VEHICLE AND PUSHED VERY HARD INTO ANOTHER VEHICLE. TAKATA AIRBAG DEPLOYED (DRIVER'S SIDE ONLY). AIRBAG SENT METAL SHRAPNEL INTO FACE OF DRIVER. DRIVER [XXX] SUFFERED SERIOUS AND PERMANENT FACIAL LACERATIONS. ATTORNEY [XXX], LAW FIRM, P...

Mileage: 48,000

MY WIFE WAS DRIVING CAR MAKES A TURN AND HEARS A NOISE IN STEERING WHEEL. THE DRIVERS SIDE AIR BAG LIGHT COMES ON. UPON FURTHER INVESTIGATION THE STEERING WHEEL ELECTRIC CONTROLS ALSO DO NOT WORK. ONLINE RESEARCH SHOWS VOLUNTARY RECALL BY VW FOR CERTAIN 2010- 2014 PASSATS FOR CLOCK SPRING. BRING TO ...

Mileage: 42,000

MY WIFE WAS DRIVING CAR MAKES A TURN AND HEARS A NOISE IN STEERING WHEEL. THE DRIVERS SIDE AIR BAG LIGHT COMES ON. UPON FURTHER INVESTIGATION THE STEERING WHEEL ELECTRIC CONTROLS ALSO DO NOT WORK. ONLINE RESEARCH SHOWS VOLUNTARY RECALL BY VW FOR CERTAIN 2010- 2014 PASSATS FOR CLOCK SPRING. BRING TO ...

Mileage: 42,000

TAKATA RECALL. MY AIRBAG INFLATOR HAS NOT BEEN REPLACED IN OVER A YEAR-AND-A-HALF SINCE THE RECALL STARTED. EVERY TIME I CALL VOLKSWAGEN THEY TELL ME THERE'S NO FIX AVAILABLE. I LIVE IN ARIZONA WHERE IT'S HOT AND DRY CAN'T TRADE IN MY CAR CAUSE THE TRADE IN VALUE HAS PLUMMETED DO TO SAFETY CONCERNS ...

THE NITROSOXIDE SENSOR (NOX) HAS FAILED AGAIN. THE FIRST ONE FAILED AFTER A YEAR OF OWNERSHIP, BUT AT 53K MILES - BEYOND WARRANTEE MILEAGE. I COMPLAINED THAT THE "SENSOR" IS ACTUALLY A MODULE BECAUSE IT HAS COMPUTER COMPONENTS AND NEEDS TO BE PROGRAMED AND THEREFORE FALLS WITHIN THE 80K MILE FEDERAL...

Mileage: 102,000

"TAKATA RECALL" I HAVE RECEIVED A SAFETY RECALL LETTER ABOUT (NHTSA 16V078) FOR MY VW PASSAT 2013. THE LETTER EMPHASIZES THAT I SHOULD "NOT DELAY IN HAVING THIS RECALL REPAIR PERFORMED". I HAVE SCHEDULED A VISIT TO VW DEALER IN ARLINGTON TX "HILEY VOLKSWAGEN ARLINGTON" THROUGH THEIR WEBSITE HTTP:...

TAKATA RECALL 69M9-TAKATA DSI DRIVER FRONTAL AIRBAG INFLATORS : I WISH TO FILE A COMPLAIN AGAINST THE ROSEVILLE VOLKSWAGEN DEALER IN ROSEVILLE CA. THIS DEALERSHIP HAS IGNORED 4 SEPARATE REQUESTS TO REPLACE AND/OR REPAIR THE DEFECTIVE TAKATA FRONTAL AIRBAG INFLATORS ON MY VW PASSAT VIN [XXX]. THIS...

TAKATA RECALL ON AIRBAG. THIS HAS BEEN RECALLED FOR YEARS NOW. NO REPLACEMENT IS AVAILABLE. THIS IS A FAMILY CAR. NEED IT REPLACED OR CAR BOUGHT BACK ASAP!

GETTING CEL LIGHT FOR P202B WHICH SHOULD BE COVER UNDER EMISSION WARRANTY SINCE IT NEEDS TO HEAT BLU DEF FLUID TO COMPLY WITH EPA STANDARD AND MY LOCAL COUNTY EMISSION TEST, VOLKSWAGEN STATES THAT IT IS NOT PART OF EMISSION SYSTEM AND WANTS AROUND A THOUSAND DOLLARS TO FIX EVEN THOUGH THEY KNOW THEY...

Mileage: 60,000

TL* TAKATA RECALL. THE CONTACT OWNS A 2013 VOLKSWAGEN PASSAT. THE CONTACT RECEIVED NOTIFICATION OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 16V078000 (AIR BAGS). THE PART TO DO THE RECALL REPAIR WAS UNAVAILABLE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE MANUFACTURER EXCEEDED A REASONABLE AMOUNT OF TIME FOR THE RECALL REPAIR. THE M...

TL* TAKATA RECALL. THE CONTACT OWNS A 2013 VOLKSWAGEN PASSAT. THE CONTACT RECEIVED NOTIFICATION OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 16V078000 (AIR BAGS); HOWEVER, THE PARTS TO DO THE REPAIR WERE UNAVAILABLE. THE MANUFACTURER EXCEEDED A REASONABLE AMOUNT OF TIME FOR THE RECALL REPAIR. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT ...

"TAKATA RECALL" CAR WAS RECALLED FOR LIGHTS, AFTER BEING IN THE SHOP MY CAR WOULD NOT START, I WAS TOLD MY SERVICE MANAGER THAT IT WAS DUE TO THE WEATHER, I RESPONDED WITH IT CANT BE CAUSE THE BATTERY IS HOLDING A CHARGE, I WAS KICKED OUT OF SERVICE AREA, I HAVE ALSO PAID FOR MY AIRBAGS TO FIXED AND...

Mileage: 15

"TAKATA RECALL" CAR WAS RECALLED FOR LIGHTS, AFTER BEING IN THE SHOP MY CAR WOULD NOT START, I WAS TOLD MY SERVICE MANAGER THAT IT WAS DUE TO THE WEATHER, I RESPONDED WITH IT CANT BE CAUSE THE BATTERY IS HOLDING A CHARGE, I WAS KICKED OUT OF SERVICE AREA, I HAVE ALSO PAID FOR MY AIRBAGS TO FIXED AND...

Mileage: 15

"TAKATA RECALL" CAR WAS RECALLED FOR LIGHTS, AFTER BEING IN THE SHOP MY CAR WOULD NOT START, I WAS TOLD MY SERVICE MANAGER THAT IT WAS DUE TO THE WEATHER, I RESPONDED WITH IT CANT BE CAUSE THE BATTERY IS HOLDING A CHARGE, I WAS KICKED OUT OF SERVICE AREA, I HAVE ALSO PAID FOR MY AIRBAGS TO FIXED AND...

Mileage: 15

TL* TAKATA RECALL. THE CONTACT OWNS A 2013 VOLKSWAGEN PASSAT. THE CONTACT RECEIVED NOTIFICATION OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 16V078000 (AIR BAGS); HOWEVER, THE PART TO DO THE REPAIR WAS UNAVAILABLE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE MANUFACTURER EXCEEDED A REASONABLE AMOUNT OF TIME FOR THE RECALL REPAIR. THE...

TL* TAKATA RECALL. THE CONTACT OWNS A 2013 VOLKSWAGEN PASSAT. THE CONTACT RECEIVED NOTIFICATION OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 16V078000 (AIR BAGS); HOWEVER, THE PART TO DO THE REPAIR WAS UNAVAILABLE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE MANUFACTURER EXCEEDED A REASONABLE AMOUNT OF TIME FOR THE RECALL REPAIR. THE...

TAKATA RECALL I RECEIVED A SAFTY RECALL 69M9 APRIL 2016 AND AS OF NOW VW STILL STATES NOT READY NO PARTS WILL NOTIFY, ONE YEAR IS TOO LONG TO STILL DRIVE WITH THIS DANGEROUS CONDITION.

Mileage: 22,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2013 VOLKSWAGEN PASSAT. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 60 MPH, ANOTHER VEHICLE CUT INTO THE CONTACT'S LANE AND CRASHED INTO THE FRONT OF THE CONTACT'S VEHICLE. THE FRONT DRIVER'S AIR BAG DEPLOYED AND THE FRAGMENTS FROM THE AIR BAG STRUCK THE CONTACT'S FACE. THE CONTACT SUSTAINED ...

Mileage: 52,000

THE WIRE HARNESS BURNED THROUGH INSTALLATION REACHING TO COMPRESSOR

Mileage: 42,500

THE WIRE HARNESS BURNED THROUGH INSTALLATION REACHING TO COMPRESSOR

Mileage: 42,500

TL* TAKATA RECALL. THE CONTACT OWNS A 2013 VOLKSWAGEN PASSAT. THE CONTACT RECEIVED NOTIFICATION OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 16V078000 (AIR BAGS) HOWEVER, THE PART TO DO THE RECALL REPAIR WAS NOT YET AVAILABLE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE MANUFACTURER HAD EXCEEDED A REASONABLE AMOUNT OF TIME FOR THE RE...

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2013 VOLKSWAGEN PASSAT. THE CONTACT RECEIVED NOTIFICATION OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 16V078000 (AIR BAGS); HOWEVER, THE PART FOR THE REPAIR WAS UNAVAILABLE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE MANUFACTURER EXCEEDED A REASONABLE AMOUNT OF TIME FOR THE RECALL REPAIR. THE CONTACT HAD NOT ...

MY LEASE IS ENDING IN MAY 2017. I HAVE PAID INTO THIS CAR FOR FOUR YEARS AND PLANNED TO BUY THE RESIDUARY. I SPOKE WITH THE LOCAL VW DEALERSHIP AND THEY WON'T DO ANYTHING HERE IN CHARLESTON, SC. I AM CONCERNED BECAUSE I AM IN A HOT AND HUMID REGION AND IT MAKES MY AIRBAG EVEN MORE OF A DANGER!! I S...

Mileage: 44,000

TL* TAKATA RECALL. THE CONTACT OWNS A 2013 VOLKSWAGEN PASSAT. THE CONTACT RECEIVED NOTIFICATION OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 16V078000 (AIR BAGS); HOWEVER, THE PART TO DO THE REPAIR WAS UNAVAILABLE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE MANUFACTURER EXCEEDED A REASONABLE AMOUNT OF TIME FOR THE RECALL REPAIR. THE...

TL* TAKATA RECALL. THE CONTACT OWNS A 2013 VOLKSWAGEN PASSAT. THE CONTACT RECEIVED A RECALL NOTICE FOR NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 16V078000 (AIR BAGS). THE CONTACT HAD BEEN WAITING OVER A YEAR FOR THE PARTS TO BE AVAILABLE FOR THE AIR BAG RECALL. NEITHER THE MANUFACTURER NOR DEALER HAD BEEN CONTACTED TO...

Mileage: 15,000

TL* TAKATA RECALL. THE CONTACT OWNS A 2013 VOLKSWAGEN PASSAT. THE CONTACT RECEIVED NOTIFICATION OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 16V078000 (AIR BAGS) AND STATED THAT THE PART NEEDED FOR THE REPAIR WAS NOT AVAILABLE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE MANUFACTURER EXCEEDED A REASONABLE AMOUNT OF TIME FOR THE RECAL...

TAKATA RECALL DURING A CAR ACCIDENT ON AUGUST 05,2015 THE AIRBAG DEPLOY , THE AIRBAG HIT ME IN MY FACE AND BURN MY RIGHT ARM (SEE PICTURES) AND I FELT PAIN , AND EVENTUALLY LOST CONSCIOUSNESS

Mileage: 28,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2013 VOLKSWAGEN PASSAT. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE LOW BEAM HEADLIGHTS FAILED TO ILLUMINATE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER, BUT WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE TECHNICIAN STATED THAT IT WAS THE EXACT FAILURE THEY HAD BEEN REPAIRING FOR THE RECALL. THE VIN WAS NOT INC...

Mileage: 72,000

TWICE I HAVE HAD TO REPLACE THE HEADLIGHTS.

TWICE I HAVE HAD TO REPLACE THE HEADLIGHTS.

TWICE I HAVE HAD TO REPLACE THE HEADLIGHTS.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2013 VOLKSWAGEN PASSAT. THE CONTACT RECEIVED NOTIFICATION OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 16V078000 (AIR BAGS). THE PART TO DO THE REPAIR WAS UNAVAILABLE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE MANUFACTURER EXCEEDED A REASONABLE AMOUNT OF TIME FOR THE RECALL REPAIR. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE A...

TL* TAKATA RECALL. THE CONTACT OWNS A 2013 VOLKSWAGEN PASSAT. THE CONTACT RECEIVED NOTIFICATION OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 16V078000 (AIR BAGS) AND STATED THAT THE PART NEEDED FOR THE REPAIR WAS NOT AVAILABLE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE MANUFACTURER EXCEEDED A REASONABLE AMOUNT OF TIME FOR THE RECAL...

HAVE HAD ROUGHLY 7 OCCURRENCES IN THE PAST YEAR WHERE AT LOW SPEEDS IN THE CITY THE CAR WILL TURN OFF. CAR WILL NORMALLY START BACK UP ONCE IT IS PLACED IN PARK. I HAVE GONE TO THE DEALERSHIP TWICE AND HAD A DIAGNOSTIC CHECK WITH NO TROUBLE CODES FOUND. CONTACTED VOLKSWAGEN HELP LINE LAST NIGHT ...

Mileage: 81,000

TAKATA RECALL -- NO SOLUTION IS AVAILABLE OVER 1 YEAR POST RECALL.

Mileage: 35,000

TAKATA RECALL

TL* TAKATA RECALL. THE CONTACT OWNS A 2013 VOLKSWAGEN PASSAT. THE CONTACT RECEIVED NOTIFICATION OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 16V078000 (AIR BAGS); HOWEVER, THE PART TO DO THE REPAIR WAS UNAVAILABLE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE MANUFACTURER EXCEEDED A REASONABLE AMOUNT OF TIME FOR THE RECALL REPAIR. THE...

TAKATA RECALL - I HAVE BEEN WAITING OVER A YEAR FOR THIS TO BE REMEDIED.

1. THE LIGHTING RECALL I HAVE HAD MY CAR SERVICED AT LEAST 4XS FOR LIGHT.. THE LIGHT IS STILL NOT FIXED, EVERY TIME THE HOOD IS OPEN AND CLOSED THE LIGHT GOES OUT. 2. I WAS SENT RECALL LETTER ABOUT AIRBAG, I WENT TO HAVE IT FIXED AND WAS TOLD THAT THE SENSOR GOT WET AND ITS MY RESPONSIBILITY AND WAS...

Mileage: 13,000

1. THE LIGHTING RECALL I HAVE HAD MY CAR SERVICED AT LEAST 4XS FOR LIGHT.. THE LIGHT IS STILL NOT FIXED, EVERY TIME THE HOOD IS OPEN AND CLOSED THE LIGHT GOES OUT. 2. I WAS SENT RECALL LETTER ABOUT AIRBAG, I WENT TO HAVE IT FIXED AND WAS TOLD THAT THE SENSOR GOT WET AND ITS MY RESPONSIBILITY AND WAS...

Mileage: 13,000

1. THE LIGHTING RECALL I HAVE HAD MY CAR SERVICED AT LEAST 4XS FOR LIGHT.. THE LIGHT IS STILL NOT FIXED, EVERY TIME THE HOOD IS OPEN AND CLOSED THE LIGHT GOES OUT. 2. I WAS SENT RECALL LETTER ABOUT AIRBAG, I WENT TO HAVE IT FIXED AND WAS TOLD THAT THE SENSOR GOT WET AND ITS MY RESPONSIBILITY AND WAS...

Mileage: 13,000

TAKATA RECALL DEALERSHIP WILL NOT PROVIDE LOANER. I AM TRYING TO BUY A NEW CAR, AND DEALERSHIPS ARE DEVALUING THE PRICE OF MY CAR SINCE THE RECALL HAS NO FIX.

I WANTED TO FIND OUT HOW MUCH CREDIT VW IS GOING TO GIVE ME FOR THE TAKATA RECALL ON MY VEHICLE SINCE ITS ELIGIBLE AND I WAS DRIVING IT BEING VERY VULNERABLE TO THIS. I HAVE ALREADY RETURNED BACK MY VEHICLE (TERMINATION OF LEASE) BUT WANTED TO GET THE REIMBURSEMENT FROM VW FOR THE TAKATA RECALL AS E...

CONCERNING ISSUE DESCRIPTION FROM VW: "IN EXTREME OUTSIDE COLD TEMPERATURES THE FRONT DOOR LATCHES MAY FREEZE (DUE TO MOISTURE), PREVENTING DOOR LATCH FROM OPERATING." MY CAR WAS PARKED OUTSIDE OF MY APARTMENT IN COLUMBUS, INDIANA. THE AMBIENT TEMPERATURE WAS 28 F. FRONT DRIVER'S DOOR LATCH CAN'T B...

Mileage: 42,000

TAKATA RECALL THIS UNBELIEVABLE THAT A RECALL DATED APRIL 2016 FROM VW IS STILL NOT BEING REPAIRED. THE LOCAL DEALER IS NOT HELPFUL AND REALLY ACTS LIKE HE DOES NOT CARE ONE BIT ABOUT THIS ISSUE. WHAT IS THE ISSUE AND WHILE SO LONG SINCE ACURA HAD ALREADY REPAIRED MY OTHER AUTO!!!

THE HEATER WILL NOT KEEP FRONT WINDOW DEFROSTED AND CLEAR. ON COLD DAYS MAKES IT VERY DIFFICULT TO SEE AND DRIVE CAR SAVE. DRIVING ON VERY COLD DAYS IS DANGEROUS AS WINDOWS WILL NOT STAY DEFROSTED. HAVE HAD NEAR ACCIDENT BECAUSE OF REDUCED VISIBILITY.

Mileage: 59,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2013 VOLKSWAGEN PASSAT. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE DOOR LATCH FAILED TO KEEP THE DOOR CLOSED. THE DEALER STATED THAT THE DOOR LATCH ASSEMBLY NEEDED TO BE REPAIRED (PART#5K1-837-015-E). THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED AND THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MI...

Mileage: 49,368

LEAKING FUEL LINE.

Mileage: 78,000

TAKATA RECALL: NOTHING HAS HAPPENED SO FAR, BUT I WAS ALMOST IN A WRECK THIS MORNING AND I'M SCARED. WHAT IF MY AIRBAG DEPLOYS AND SERIOUSLY INJURES ME OR A LOVED ONE? I THINK A FAR SOLUTION WOULD BE TO ALLOW CONSUMERS TO TRADE IN DEFECTIVE VEHICLES WITH ONES THAT DO NOT HAVE THIS AIRBAG AT THE MANU...

STEERING WHEEL CLOCK SPRING: THE STEERING WHEEL CLOCK SPRING BECAME CONTAMINATED AND THE DRIVERS FRONT AIRBAG IS LOST. IN A CRASH THE FRONT AIRBAG WON'T DEPLOY.

Mileage: 67,000

TL* TAKATA RECALL. THE CONTACT OWNS A 2013 VOLKSWAGEN PASSAT. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE RECALL NOTICE FOR NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 16V078000 (AIR BAGS) WAS RECEIVED IN FEBRUARY OF 2016. AFTER CONTACTING THE DEALER AND THE MANUFACTURER ON MULTIPLE OCCASIONS, THE CONTACT WAS INFORMED THAT THE PARTS NE...

TAKATA RECALL

TL* TAKATA RECALL. THE CONTACT OWNS A 2013 VOLKSWAGEN PASSAT. THE CONTACT RECEIVED NOTIFICATION OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 16V078000 (AIR BAGS); HOWEVER, THE PART TO DO THE REPAIR WAS UNAVAILABLE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE MANUFACTURER EXCEEDED A REASONABLE AMOUNT OF TIME FOR THE RECALL REPAIR. THE...

2013 VW PASSAT 89000 MILES FUEL PUMP BROKE SENDING METAL THROUGH SYSTEM $6500.00 TO FIX. I SEE THIS HAPPENS A LOT ON INTERNET. THIS IS COVERED FOR VEH UP TO 2012. IF THIS IS STILL HAPPENING WHY DON'T THEY COVER 2013 OR CHANGE FUEL PUMPS. BEING A 100% DISABLED VET. I DON'T HAVE THE $6500.00 TO FIX IT...

Mileage: 89,000

2013 VW PASSAT 89000 MILES FUEL PUMP BROKE SENDING METAL THROUGH SYSTEM $6500.00 TO FIX. I SEE THIS HAPPENS A LOT ON INTERNET. THIS IS COVERED FOR VEH UP TO 2012. IF THIS IS STILL HAPPENING WHY DON'T THEY COVER 2013 OR CHANGE FUEL PUMPS. BEING A 100% DISABLED VET. I DON'T HAVE THE $6500.00 TO FIX IT...

Mileage: 89,000

TAKATA RECALL. I BOUGHT THE CAR IN MARCH 2016 FROM AN OFFICIAL VW DEALER IN SEATTLE, CARTER MOTORS. VW HAD RECALLED THIS CAR ON 9 FEBRUARY 2016, BUT THE DEALER DID NOT INFORM ME. I SUBSEQUENTLY REGISTERED THE CAR WITH VW OF AMERICA, USING A FORM SUPPLIED WITH THE VEHICLE. I DID NOT HEAR FROM VW A...

Mileage: 21,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2013 VOLKSWAGEN PASSAT. THE CONTACT RECEIVED NOTIFICATION OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 16V078000 (AIR BAGS); HOWEVER, THE PART TO DO THE REPAIR WAS UNAVAILABLE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE MANUFACTURER EXCEEDED A REASONABLE AMOUNT OF TIME FOR THE RECALL REPAIR. THE MANUFACTURER W...

VIA USPS ( ATTORNEY SOLICITATION ) I HAVE BEEN ADVISED THERE IS A PROBLEM WITH THE DRIVER'S SIDE AIRBAG. VOLKSWAGEN HAS NOT CONTACTED ME CONCERNING THEIR PLAN FOR REPAIR. CAN YOU GET MATTERS RESOLVED ?

Mileage: 25,000

TAKATA RECALL SUMMARY: TAKATA HAS REPORTED THAT THE DRIVER FRONTAL AIRBAG INFLATOR COULD POTENTIALLY RUPTURE IF THE VEHICLE IS INVOLVED IN A CRASH WHERE THE FRONTAL AIRBAGS ARE DESIGNED TO DEPLOY. IN THE EVENT OF AN INFLATOR RUPTURE, METAL FRAGMENTS COULD PASS THROUGH THE AIRBAG CUSHION MATERIAL, ...

TAKATA RECALL. AN ENTIRE YEAR HAS ALMOST PASSED SINCE BEING NOTIFIED THAT THE DRIVER'S SIDE AIRBAG IN MY VEHICLE IS AFFECTED BY THE TAKATA RECALL, YET I STILL HAVE NOT RECEIVED ANY NOTIFICATION ON THE MANUFACTURER REMEDYING THE SITUATION. ALL THE DEALER HAS TO DO IS REPLACE THE AIRBAG, THAT IS THE R...

TL* TAKATA RECALL. THE CONTACT OWNS A 2013 VOLKSWAGEN PASSAT. THE CONTACT RECEIVED NOTIFICATION OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 16V078000 (AIR BAGS). THE PART TO DO THE RECALL REPAIR WAS UNAVAILABLE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE MANUFACTURER EXCEEDED A REASONABLE AMOUNT OF TIME FOR THE RECALL REPAIR. THE M...

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2013 VOLKSWAGEN PASSAT. THE CONTACT RECEIVED NOTIFICATION OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 16V078000 (AIR BAGS). THE PART FOR THE RECALL REPAIR WAS UNAVAILABLE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE MANUFACTURER EXCEEDED A REASONABLE AMOUNT OF TIME FOR THE RECALL REPAIR. THE CONTACT HAD NOT EX...

THIS RECALL IS YEARS OLD. I HAVE OWNED THIS CAR FOR QUITE A WHILE. IT HAS BEEN ON THE TAKATA AIRBAG REPLACEMENT LIST FOR A LONG TIME. MY DAUGHTER DRIVES THIS CAR AND I AM FEARFUL OF HER GETTING INTO AN ACCIDENT AND SUFFERING UNDUE INJURY BECAUSE OF THIS RECALL THAT HAS NOT BEEN RECTIFIED. I HAVE...

TAKATA RECALL: "RECALL INCOMPLETE. REMEDY NOT YET AVAILABLE". ON DECEMBER 27, 2016, CALLED DEALER ABOUT AIRBAG ERROR MESSAGE ON DASH. WAS TOLD THERE WAS STILL NO FIX, BUT TO BRING THE CAR IN TO SEE WHY THE ERROR MESSAGE. PAYING FOR A CAR THAT IS UNSAFE TO DRIVE. RECALL NOTICE DATED FEBRUARY 9, 201...

TL* TAKATA RECALL. THE CONTACT OWNS A 2013 VOLKSWAGEN PASSAT. THE CONTACT RECEIVED NOTIFICATION OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 16V078000 (AIR BAGS) HOWEVER, THE PART TO DO THE REPAIR WAS UNAVAILABLE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE MANUFACTURER EXCEEDED A REASONABLE AMOUNT OF TIME FOR THE RECALL REPAIR. THE ...

TL* TAKATA RECALL. THE CONTACT OWNS A 2013 VOLKSWAGEN PASSAT. THE CONTACT RECEIVED NOTIFICATION OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 16V078000 (AIR BAGS); HOWEVER, THE PART TO DO THE REPAIR WAS UNAVAILABLE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE MANUFACTURER EXCEEDED A REASONABLE AMOUNT OF TIME FOR THE RECALL REPAIR. THE...

TL* TAKATA RECALL. THE CONTACT OWNS A 2013 VOLKSWAGEN PASSAT. THE CONTACT RECEIVED A RECALL NOTICE FOR NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 16V078000 (AIR BAGS). THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE PARTS NEEDED FOR THE RECALL REMEDY WERE STILL NOT AVAILABLE. THE CONTACT HAD NOT EXPERIENCED A FAILURE. VIN TOOL CONFIRMS PA...

I HAVE HAD ON AND OFF TROUBLE WITH MY LEFT LOW BEAM HEADLIGHT FOR THE LAST YEAR. I LOOKED TO SEE IF MY VEHICLE WAS COVERED UNDER THE RECALL 94G8/7V AND I WAS TOLD IT IS NOT COVERED. I HAD THE BULBS REPLACED AND STILL HAVE THE PROBLEM. THE LOW BEAM CONSISTENTLY GOES ON AND OFF ESPECIALLY IN THE CO...

I HAVE HAD ON AND OFF TROUBLE WITH MY LEFT LOW BEAM HEADLIGHT FOR THE LAST YEAR. I LOOKED TO SEE IF MY VEHICLE WAS COVERED UNDER THE RECALL 94G8/7V AND I WAS TOLD IT IS NOT COVERED. I HAD THE BULBS REPLACED AND STILL HAVE THE PROBLEM. THE LOW BEAM CONSISTENTLY GOES ON AND OFF ESPECIALLY IN THE CO...

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2013 VOLKSWAGEN PASSAT. THE CONTACT LEASED THE VEHICLE FOR FIVE MONTHS AND LATER PURCHASED IT FROM THE DEALER. THE DEALER ADVISED THE CONTACT THAT THERE WERE NO RECALLS. WHEN THE DEALER STATED THERE WAS A CLOCK SPRING RECALL, THEY NEVER DISCLOSED THAT IT WAS ASSOCIATED WITH TH...

Mileage: 2,056

DOOR LATCH FREEZES IN COLD WEATHER DUE TO MOISTURE INSIDE THE DOOR AND PREVENTS OPENING OF DOORS. I COULD NOT EXIT MY VEHICLE USING THE DRIVERS DOOR AND HAD TO ENTER AND EXIT THROUGH THE PASSENGER SIDE. I TOOK THE CAR TO VW DEALERSHIP AND THEY HAVE ACKNOWLEDGED AND VERIFIED MY CONCERN. TECHNICIAN NO...

Mileage: 37,345

TAKATA RECALL THERE IS STILL NO REMEDY FOR THE AIRBAG IT HAS BEEN ALMOST ONE YEAR AND I AM DRIVING AROUND WITH A CAR THAT IS UNSAFE.

TL* TAKATA RECALL. THE CONTACT OWNS A 2013 VOLKSWAGEN PASSAT. THE CONTACT RECEIVED NOTIFICATION OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 16V078000 (AIR BAGS); HOWEVER, THE PART TO DO THE RECALL REPAIR WAS NOT YET AVAILABLE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER FOR A CLICKING NOISE IN THE STEERING WHEEL. THE CONTACT...

Mileage: 73,000

TL* TAKATA RECALL. THE CONTACT OWNS A 2013 VOLKSWAGEN PASSAT. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE RECALL NOTICE FOR NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 16V078000 (AIR BAGS) WAS RECEIVED IN FEBRUARY OF 2016. AFTER CONTACTING THE DEALER AND THE MANUFACTURER ON MULTIPLE OCCASIONS, THE CONTACT WAS INFORMED THAT THE PARTS NE...

TAKATA RECALL

Mileage: 65,000

TAKATA RECALL: MY CAR IS CURRENTLY UNDER THE TAKATA RECALL, DRIVER AIRBAG BEING AFFECTED AND I HAVE YET TO RECEIVE ANY INFORMATION FROM THE MANUFACTURER IN REGARDS TO REPLACING THIS DEFECT. IT WAS SENT OUT IN FEBRUARY 2016 AND I NEVER RECEIVED NOTICE THAT MY CAR HAD A RECALL. I FOUND OUT FROM A FAMI...

TAKATA RECALL: DAUGHTER DRIVE CAR TO COLLEGE. RECEIVED RECALL 1YR AGO FROM 12-12-16 STILL NO AIR BAGS AVAILABLE AT DEALER. HOW LONG DO WE HAVE TO WAIT TO FIX THIS CAR. DOES SOMEONE HAVE TO DIE IN MY CAR FIRST?

TAKATA RECALL HASN'T BEEN REPAIRED YET. IT HAS BEEN A VERY LONG TIME.

TL* TAKATA RECALL. THE CONTACT OWNS A 2013 VOLKSWAGEN PASSAT. THE CONTACT RECEIVED NOTIFICATION OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 16V078000 (AIR BAGS); HOWEVER, THE PART TO DO THE REPAIR WAS UNAVAILABLE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE MANUFACTURER EXCEEDED A REASONABLE AMOUNT OF TIME FOR THE RECALL REPAIR. THE...

HEAT DOES NOT BLOW OUT ANY OF THE PASSENGER SIDE VENTS, INCLUDING THE WINDSHIELD DEFROSTER, EVEN AFTER THE ENGINE IS UP TO NORMAL OPERATING TEMPERATURE. THE RESULT IS THAT THE PASSENGER SIDE OF THE WINDSHIELD DOES NOT DEFROST, OBSCURING VISIBILITY. MY RESEARCH TELLS ME THAT THE PROBLEM IS A PLUGGED...

Mileage: 74,000

TAKATA RECALL. AS REPORTED BY TAKATA, IN THE EVENT OF AN INFLATOR RUPTURE, METAL FRAGMENTS COULD PASS THROUGH THE AIRBAG CUSHION MATERIAL, WHICH MAY RESULT IN SERIOUS INJURY OR DEATH TO VEHICLE OCCUPANTS. THERE HASN'T BEEN ANY REMEDY OR REPAIR TO THIS AND THERE HASN'T BEEN ANY COMPENSATION OR REPLAC...

TAKATA RECALL AS OF NOVEMBER 23, 2016 NO FIX WAS OFFERED BY VW DEALER

Mileage: 15,000

TAKATA RECALL: MY DEALERSHIP, VOLKSWAGEN BRIDGEWATER NJ, HAS NOT HAD THE PARTS TO REPAIR THE RECALL NOR HAVE THEY REMEDIED IT EITHER. I HAVE CALLED MULTIPLE TIMES EXPRESSING MY CONCERN DRIVING THE VEHICLE AND THEY HAVE NOT MADE THE SITUATION RIGHT. I AM UNSURE HOW TO PROCEED.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2013 VOLKSWAGEN PASSAT. WHILE THE VEHICLE WAS ACCELERATING MORE THAN 10 MPH, THE DOORS LOCKED INDEPENDENTLY. THE FAILURE WAS PERSISTENT. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THAT FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 43,000.

Mileage: 43,000

THE HIGH PRESSURE FUEL PUMP (HPFP) FAILED WHILE THE VEHICLE WAS IN MOTION (<10 MPH) ON A COUNTY ROAD, CAUSING THE ENGINE TO STOP, AND DISABLING THE VEHICLE ON THE SIDE OF THE ROAD. AFTER BEING TOWED, AN INSPECTION BY THE VW DEALER REVEALED THAT THE HPFP FAILURE SENT MENTAL PIECES THROUGHOUT THE FUE...

Mileage: 100,800

TL* TAKATA RECALL. THE CONTACT OWNS A 2013 VOLKSWAGEN PASSAT. THE CONTACT RECEIVED NOTIFICATION OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 16V078000 (AIR BAGS). THE PART TO DO THE REPAIR WAS UNAVAILABLE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE MANUFACTURER EXCEEDED A REASONABLE AMOUNT OF TIME FOR THE RECALL REPAIR. THE MANUFACT...

TL* TAKATA RECALL. THE CONTACT OWNS A 2013 VOLKSWAGEN PASSAT. THE CONTACT RECEIVED NOTIFICATION OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 16V078000 (AIR BAGS); HOWEVER, THE PART TO DO THE REPAIR WAS UNAVAILABLE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE MANUFACTURER EXCEEDED A REASONABLE AMOUNT OF TIME FOR THE RECALL REPAIR. THE...

I AM HAVING AIRBAG LIGHT ON OF MY DASHBOARD. I AM ALWAYS HAVING THE SUSPECT ABOUT AIRBAG WILL WORK OR NOT IF REQUIRED. I CONTACT VW SERVICES CENTER THAT THEY CAN'T HELP. VW RECALL WEBSITE SAYS IT IS NOT AVAILABLE FROM LAST FEBRUARY 2016. DO I STILL USE THE CAR OR NOT? I HAVE ONLY 1 CAR FOR THE BASI...

I AM HAVING AIRBAG LIGHT ON OF MY DASHBOARD. I AM ALWAYS HAVING THE SUSPECT ABOUT AIRBAG WILL WORK OR NOT IF REQUIRED. I CONTACT VW SERVICES CENTER THAT THEY CAN'T HELP. VW RECALL WEBSITE SAYS IT IS NOT AVAILABLE FROM LAST FEBRUARY 2016. DO I STILL USE THE CAR OR NOT? I HAVE ONLY 1 CAR FOR THE BASI...

DRIVING DOWN THE EXPRESSWAY AT 70MPH, WHEN SUDDENLY THE VEHICLE LOST POWER AND TURNED OFF. THE CAR STOPPED FUNCTIONING. IT WAS A DANGEROUS SITUATION. HAD TO SUDDENLY PULLED OVER ON A VERY BUSY HIGHWAY. WHEN THE VEHICLE CAME TO A STOP, I TRIED TO RESTART THE VEHICLE WITH NO SUCCESS. CAR WAS TOWED TO ...

Mileage: 70,000

DRIVING DOWN THE EXPRESSWAY AT 70MPH, WHEN SUDDENLY THE VEHICLE LOST POWER AND TURNED OFF. THE CAR STOPPED FUNCTIONING. IT WAS A DANGEROUS SITUATION. HAD TO SUDDENLY PULLED OVER ON A VERY BUSY HIGHWAY. WHEN THE VEHICLE CAME TO A STOP, I TRIED TO RESTART THE VEHICLE WITH NO SUCCESS. CAR WAS TOWED TO ...

Mileage: 70,000

TAKATA RECALL RECALL ISSUED 9 MONTH AGO AND I AM REPORTING THIS HAS NOT BEEN TAKEN CARE OF YET. I HAD A CLOCK SPRING REPLACED PER RECALL BUT NOT THE AIRBAG.

NOTHING HAPPENED YET, MY CONCERN IS THAT WHY IS IT TAKING SO LONG FOR THESE PARTS TO COME IN, WHAT HAPPENS IF ME OR MY SON GET IN ACCIDENT, I DONT THINK THIS MATTER IS BEEN TAKING SERIOUS, AND I THINK IT SHOULD. SO TELL ME WHAT I SHOULD DO, I DONT WANT A CAR IF CAN KILL ME OR MY SON. AND I HAVE SEEN...

MECHATRONICS UNIT FAILURE- I WAS ON HIGHWAY TRAVELING AT 74 MILES PER HOUR AND CAR JUST SLOWED DOWN TO ABOUT 10 MILE PER HOUR WITH NO ....I WAS IN RUSH HOUR TRAFFIC ON THE NYS STATE THRUWAY AND WAS ALSO SLAMMED IN THE REAR END BY CARS/TRUCKS TRAVELING BEHIND ME. THIS IS A KNOWN ISSUED WITH VW AND O...

Mileage: 96,264

TL* TAKATA RECALL. THE CONTACT OWNS A 2013 VOLKSWAGEN PASSAT. THE CONTACT RECEIVED NOTIFICATION OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 16V078000 (AIR BAGS). THE PART TO DO THE REPAIR WAS NOT AVAILABLE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE MANUFACTURER EXCEEDED A REASONABLE AMOUNT OF TIME FOR THE RECALL REPAIR. THE MANUFA...

TAKATA FRONT AIRBAG SAFETY RECALL 16V078. DEALER IN FAYETTEVILLE NC HAS BEEN UNABLE TO PROVIDE REPLACEMENT AND CANNOT DETERMINE WHEN THE RECALL APPOINTMENT WILL BE SCHEDULED.

TL* TAKATA RECALL. THE CONTACT OWNS A 2013 VOLKSWAGEN PASSAT. THE CONTACT RECEIVED NOTIFICATION OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 16V078000 (AIR BAGS); HOWEVER, THE PART TO DO THE REPAIR WAS UNAVAILABLE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE MANUFACTURER EXCEEDED A REASONABLE AMOUNT OF TIME FOR THE RECALL REPAIR. THE...

CONTACTED GUNTHER VW IN DELRAY BEACH, FLORIDA REGARDING TAKATA AIRBAG RECALL ON NUMEROUS OCCASIONS TO BE TOLD THAT THE PARTS ARE NOT AVAILABLE YET FOR THIS RECALL.

LETTER FROM SENATOR ISAKSON ON BEHALF OF CONSTITUENT RE 2013 VW PASSAT DEFECTIVE TAKATA AIRBAG RECALL. *SMD THE CONSUMER HAS SINCE SOLD THE VEHICLE. *JB

TL* TAKATA RECALL. THE CONTACT OWNS A 2013 VOLKSWAGEN PASSAT. THE CONTACT RECEIVED NOTIFICATION OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 16V078000 (AIR BAGS). THE PARTS TO DO THE REPAIR WERE UNAVAILABLE. THE MANUFACTURER EXCEEDED A REASONABLE AMOUNT OF TIME FOR THE RECALL REPAIR. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED ...

TAKATA RECALL VOLKSWAGEN HASN'T REPLACED MY AIRBAGS AND I'M CONCERNED FOR MY SAFETY.

Mileage: 29,000

TL* TAKATA RECALL. THE CONTACT OWNS A 2013 VOLKSWAGEN PASSAT. THE CONTACT RECEIVED NOTIFICATION OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 16V078000 (AIR BAGS). THE PART TO DO THE REPAIR WAS NOT AVAILABLE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE MANUFACTURER EXCEEDED A REASONABLE AMOUNT OF TIME FOR THE RECALL REPAIR. THE MANU...

TL* TAKATA RECALL. THE CONTACT OWNS A 2013 VOLKSWAGEN PASSAT. THE CONTACT RECEIVED NOTIFICATION OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 16V078000 (AIR BAGS). THE PART TO DO THE REPAIR WAS UNAVAILABLE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE MANUFACTURER EXCEEDED A REASONABLE AMOUNT OF TIME FOR THE RECALL REPAIR. THE MANUFACT...

I RECEIVED A LETTER FROM VOLKSWAGEN SEVERAL MONTHS AGO ABOUT AN AIRBAG RECALL ON MY VEHICLE THAT CAN CAUSE SERIOUS INJURY AND EVEN DEATH . I HAVE REQUESTED EITHER A REPLACEMENT VEHICLE OR LEASE TERMINATION TO NO AVAIL. I AM DRIVING AN UNSAFE VEHICLE DAILY AND WANT A REMEDY. THE MANUFACTURER EXCEEDED...

TL* TAKATA RECALL. THE CONTACT OWNS A 2013 VOLKSWAGEN PASSAT. THE CONTACT RECEIVED NOTIFICATION OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 16V078000 (AIR BAGS). THE PART NEEDED FOR THE REPAIR WERE NOT AVAILABLE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE MANUFACTURER EXCEEDED A REASONABLE AMOUNT OF TIME FOR THE RECALL REPAIR. THE ...

TL* TAKATA RECALL. THE CONTACT OWNS A 2013 VOLKSWAGEN PASSAT. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE RECALL NOTICE FOR NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 16V078000 (AIR BAGS) WAS RECEIVED IN FEBRUARY. AFTER CONTACTING THE DEALER AND THE MANUFACTURER ON MULTIPLE OCCASIONS, THE CONTACT WAS INFORMED THAT THE PARTS NEEDED FOR...

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2013 VOLKSWAGEN PASSAT. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE MANUFACTURER EXCEEDED A REASONABLE AMOUNT OF TIME FOR THE RECALL REPAIR. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE ISSUE. THE CONTACT HAD NOT EXPERIENCED A FAILURE. PARTS DISTRIBUTION DISCONNECT.

TAKATA RECALL- I HAVE CONTACTED VOLKSWAGEN ABOUT THIS RECALL AND THEY SAID THERE IS NO REMEDY, BUT MY LIFE MEANS MUCH MORE TO ME THAN A DELAYED REMEDY OF A LIFE THREATENING FACTOR. WHEN I AGREED TO DRIVE MY CAR IT WAS FOUND SAFE TO DRIVE, BUT I OR ANYONE CAN SAY THAT ANYMORE. I'D LIKE TO TAKE MY CAR...

Mileage: 19,000

ADBLUE HEATER FAILURE. NOT COVERED UNDER PREMIER EXTENDED WARRANTY.

Mileage: 99,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2013 VOLKSWAGEN PASSAT. THE CONTACT RECEIVED NOTIFICATION OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 16V078000 (AIR BAGS); HOWEVER, THE PART TO DO THE REPAIR WAS UNAVAILABLE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE MANUFACTURER EXCEEDED A REASONABLE AMOUNT OF TIME FOR THE RECALL REPAIR. THE MANUFACTURER W...

NEEDS REPLACEMENT OF DRIVER AIRBAG INFLATOR ( DEFECTIVE).

Mileage: 1,500

TL* TAKATA RECALL. THE CONTACT OWNS A 2013 VOLKSWAGEN PASSAT. THE CONTACT RECEIVED NOTIFICATION OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 16V078000 (AIR BAGS) HOWEVER, THE PART TO DO THE REPAIR WAS UNAVAILABLE. THE MANUFACTURER EXCEEDED A REASONABLE AMOUNT OF TIME FOR THE RECALL REPAIR. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOT...

TL* THE CONTACT OWNED A 2013 VOLKSWAGEN PASSAT. WHILE PROCEEDING TO STOP AT A RED LIGHT, THE VEHICLE INDEPENDENTLY ACCELERATED WHEN THE BRAKE PEDAL WAS DEPRESSED. THE VEHICLE FAILED TO STOP AND CRASHED INTO THE REAR OF ANOTHER VEHICLE. THE AIR BAGS DEPLOYED AND SCRAP METAL PASSED THROUGH THE REAR DR...

Mileage: 27,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNED A 2013 VOLKSWAGEN PASSAT. WHILE PROCEEDING TO STOP AT A RED LIGHT, THE VEHICLE INDEPENDENTLY ACCELERATED WHEN THE BRAKE PEDAL WAS DEPRESSED. THE VEHICLE FAILED TO STOP AND CRASHED INTO THE REAR OF ANOTHER VEHICLE. THE AIR BAGS DEPLOYED AND SCRAP METAL PASSED THROUGH THE REAR DR...

Mileage: 27,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNED A 2013 VOLKSWAGEN PASSAT. WHILE PROCEEDING TO STOP AT A RED LIGHT, THE VEHICLE INDEPENDENTLY ACCELERATED WHEN THE BRAKE PEDAL WAS DEPRESSED. THE VEHICLE FAILED TO STOP AND CRASHED INTO THE REAR OF ANOTHER VEHICLE. THE AIR BAGS DEPLOYED AND SCRAP METAL PASSED THROUGH THE REAR DR...

Mileage: 27,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2013 VOLKSWAGEN PASSAT. WHILE DRIVING, THE CONTACT SMELLED SMOKE INSIDE THE VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER, BUT WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 50,000.

Mileage: 50,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2013 VOLKSWAGEN PASSAT. WHILE THE VEHICLE WAS STATIONARY, THE PASSENGER SIDE LOW BEAM HEADLIGHT MALFUNCTIONED. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE HEADLIGHT WOULD NOT ILLUMINATE WHEN PROMPTED. IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE HARNESS CONNECTOR NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAI...

Mileage: 102,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2013 VOLKSWAGEN PASSAT. WHILE THE VEHICLE WAS STATIONARY, THE PASSENGER SIDE LOW BEAM HEADLIGHT MALFUNCTIONED. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE HEADLIGHT WOULD NOT ILLUMINATE WHEN PROMPTED. IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE HARNESS CONNECTOR NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAI...

Mileage: 102,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2013 VOLKSWAGEN PASSAT. THE CONTACT RECEIVED NOTIFICATION OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 16V078000 (AIR BAGS); HOWEVER, THE PART TO DO THE REPAIR WAS UNAVAILABLE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE MANUFACTURER EXCEEDED A REASONABLE AMOUNT OF TIME FOR THE RECALL REPAIR. THE MANUFACTURER W...

AT 61,794 THE AMBLE HEATER FAILED.. IT IS PART OF THE EMISSIONS SYSTEM AND VW WANTS $1200 TO REPAIR. WITHOUT IT BEING FIXED, THE CAR WILL NOT SMOG CHECK. FROM INVESTIGATING, THIS IS A PART THAT HAS BEEN FAULTY ON VW TDI'S THAT IS CAUSING MUCH FRUSTRATION WITH OWNERS.

Mileage: 61,794

TAKATA RECALL - I BOUGHT A CERTIFIED PREOWNED VOLKSWAGEN PASSAT 2013. DEALER OR MANUFACTURER SHOULD PROVIDE THE TAKATA AIRBAG FIX ASAP. IF THEY DONT HAVE ETA, THEY SHOULD PROVIDE A REPLACEMENT CAR, WHICH IS SAFE.

Mileage: 46,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2013 VOLKSWAGEN PASSAT. THE CONTACT RECEIVED NOTIFICATION OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 16V078000 (AIR BAGS) HOWEVER, THE PART TO DO THE REPAIR WAS UNAVAILABLE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE MANUFACTURER EXCEEDED A REASONABLE AMOUNT OF TIME FOR THE RECALL REPAIR. THE MANUFACTURER WA...

I PURCHASED THIS CAR USED IN APRIL 2016. IN JANUARY 2016, AS PART OF THE STEERING WHEEL CLOCK SPRING RECALL, A COVER WAS PLACED OVER THE CLOCK SPRING TO PREVENT THE CABLE FROM TEARING (SEE HTTP://MEDIA.VW.COM/RELEASE/1042/). LESS THAN A YEAR AFTER THE RECALL REPAIR, THE CLOCK SPRING TORE AND NEEDE...

Mileage: 50,000

I AM HAVING PROBLEMS STARTING MY 2013 VW PASSSAT. AT FIRST I THOUGHT IT WAS THE COLD IN THE MORNING BUT THE STARTING PROBLEM HAPPENS RANDOMLY THOUGHOUT THE DAY. FOR EXAMPLE WHEN I STOP AT THE GAS STATION, AFTER PUTTING GAS WHEN I GO TO START THE CAR I HAVE TO CRANK IT 3,4,5 TIME BEFORE IT STARTS. ...

Mileage: 45,000

AIRBAG LIGHT IS ON. CONTROL ON STEERING WHEEL DOESN'T WORK.

Mileage: 30,000

AIRBAG LIGHT IS ON. CONTROL ON STEERING WHEEL DOESN'T WORK.

Mileage: 30,000

TL* TAKATA RECALL. THE CONTACT OWNS A 2013 VOLKSWAGEN PASSAT. THE CONTACT RECEIVED NOTIFICATION OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 16V078000 (AIR BAGS) HOWEVER, THE PART TO DO THE REPAIR WAS UNAVAILABLE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE MANUFACTURER EXCEEDED A REASONABLE AMOUNT OF TIME FOR THE RECALL REPAIR. THE ...

"TAKATA RECALL". I RECEIVED A LETTER ABOUT THE RECALL IN APRIL 2016 AND HAVE CALLED THE DEALER TWICE AND THEY DO NOT HAVE THE PARTS TO REPAIR THIS PROBLEM.

REDUCTIVE AGENT HEATING ELEMENT AND/OR LEVEL SENSOR FAILED. CAR HAS LESS THAN 32,000 MILES ON IT. THE REPAIR WAS COVERED UNDER OUR CERTIFIED PRE-OWNED WARRANTY, BUT I SEE THAT THIS SEEMS TO BE A COMMON PART FAILURE, SO I WANT TO REPORT IT.

Mileage: 31,550

TAKATA INFLATORS DESPITE THE FACT THAT I RECEIVED A NOTICE REGARDING THIS RECALL MONTHS AGO, THERE IS STILL NO AVAILABLE RESOLUTION. I FEEL UNCOMFORTABLE, VULNERABLE AND UNSAFE EVERY TIME I GET IN MY CAR. I DO NOT ALLOW PASSENGERS IN MY CAR DUE TO THIS ISSUE. ASIDE FROM THE UNEASINESS I CONTINUAL...

I JUST HAD THE DEALER REFILL ADBLUE AND SOON AFTER I GET THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT INDICATING A FAULTY SENSOR IN THE AD BLUE TANK . THIS VEHICLE IS PART OF THE RECALL FOR THE EMISSIONS ISSUE.

Mileage: 42,000

I AM THE OWNER OF A 2013 VW PASSAT TDI. MY CAR HAS ABOUT 35000 MILES AND HAS BEEN OUTSIDE OF THE WARRANTY PERIOD FOR ABOUT 4 MONTHS. A FEW WEEKS BACK I NOTICED THE ENGINE LIGHT OF THE VEHICLE COMES ON AND OFF, AND LAST WEEK I TOOK THE CAR TO THE VW DEALER FOR A SERVICE WHERE I WAS ADVISED BY THE...

TAKATA RECALL - IT'S BEEN MONTHS SINCE I WAS FIRST NOTIFIED. THE DEALERSHIP KEEPS TELLING ME I HAVE TO WAIT UNTIL I GET A SECOND LETTER FROM TAKATA. THIS IS UNACCEPTABLE AS I DRIVE THIS VEHICLE 80+ MILES A DAY.

156 MILES INTO A 200 MILE TRIP THE VEHICLE LOST POWER CLIMBING A GRADE ON A HIGHWAY. AT FIRST IT FELT LIKE THE ROAD WAS WASHBOARDED BUT AFTER CHANGING LANES THE 'WASHBOARD' FEELING REMAINED AND I THOUGHT IT WAS A FLAT TIRE. WITHIN A FEW SECONDS OF CHANGING LANES THE VEHICLE LOST POWER - 60MPH TO 30M...

Mileage: 110,000

VW PASSAT TDI 2013: CURRENTLY HAS A TAD UNDER 64,000 MILES. DRIVING THE CAR AND THE CAR MAKES AWFUL NOISE AND SHUTS OFF. THE CAR GETS TOWED TO THE VW DEALERSHIP AND I AM INFORMED THAT IT IS THE HIGH PRESSURE FUEL PUMP AND THE REPAIR IS BETWEEN $5000-$6000. THE DEALERSHIP CHECKED THE FUEL AND VERIFIE...

Mileage: 63,500

I WAS DRIVING TO WORK WHEN THE CEL CAME ON. I HAD IT SCANNED A FEW DAYS LATER AND FOUND THAT THE ISSUE WAS RELATED TO THE ADBLUE HEATER. VEHICLE PERFORMANCE WAS NOT AFFECTED DURING DRIVING. AFTER SOME INTERNET RESEARCH IT WAS FOUND THAT THIS IS A COMMON PROBLEM IN CERTAIN MODEL YEARS OF THIS VEHI...

Mileage: 87,000

I HAD LEASE THIS CAR WITH THE INTENTION TO PURCHASE FOR THE RESIDUAL VALUE, SINCE MY WIFE AND MY SELF ARE RETIRED AND WE CAN NOT AFFORD TO KEEP SPENDING MONEY, DURING 36 MONTH I MADE MY PAYMENTS AND KEPT MY PART OF THE AGREEMENT, NOW VOLKSWAGEN DEALER CLAIMS THAT THEY CANNOT SALE THE AUTO DUE TO BEE...

CHECK ENGINE LIGHT / MALFUNCTION INDICATOR LAMP CAME ON IN CAR. I WAS ABOUT 1 MILE INTO MY COMMUTE TO WORK DRIVING AROUND 50MPH.TOOK TO VOLKSWAGEN DEALER AND CAR HAD P203B, REDUCTANT LEVEL SENSOR CIRCUIT WHICH WAS A DAMAGED AD BLUE SENSOR. MECHANIC AND SALES ADVISOR MENTIONED THAT THIS PART IS CRITI...

Mileage: 50,294

TL* TAKATA RECALL. THE CONTACT OWNS A 2013 VOLKSWAGEN PASSAT. THE CONTACT RECEIVED NOTIFICATION OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 16V078000 (AIR BAGS); HOWEVER, THE PART TO DO THE REPAIR WAS UNAVAILABLE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE MANUFACTURER EXCEEDED A REASONABLE AMOUNT OF TIME FOR THE RECALL REPAIR. THE...

TL* TAKATA RECALL. THE CONTACT OWNS A 2013 VOLKSWAGEN PASSAT. THE DEALER INFORMED THE CONTACT THAT THE VEHICLE WAS INCLUDED IN NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBERS: 16V078000 (AIR BAGS) AND 15V483000 (AIR BAGS). THE PARTS TO DO THE REPAIRS WERE UNAVAILABLE. THE MANUFACTURER EXCEEDED A REASONABLE AMOUNT OF TIME FO...

"TAKATA RECAL" I CANNOT USE THE CAR DUE TO THE FACT THAT I OR ANY PASSENGERS MY BE KILLED IN ANY DEPLOYMENT OF THE AIRBAG POTENTIALLY. I AM AWAITING THE TDI BUYBACK BUT WOULD LIKE TO USE THE CAR WITH CONFIDENCE AND SAFETY. THE DEALER SAYS "DON'T GET IN AN ACCIDENT" DON'T WORRY WE HAVEN'T HAD ANY RE...

TL* TAKATA RECALL. THE CONTACT OWNS A 2013 VOLKSWAGEN PASSAT. THE CONTACT RECEIVED NOTIFICATION OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 16V078000 (AIR BAGS). THE PART WAS NOT AVAILABLE WITHIN A REASONABLE TIME FRAME TO SCHEDULE THE RECALL REPAIR. THE DEALER DID NOT GIVE A SPECIFIC DATE FOR WHEN THE PART WOULD BE...

FUEL PUMP FAILED AT 34,000 MILES. CHECK ENGINE LIGHT NOW ON PERMANENTLY. INDEPENDENT STATE LICENSE DIESEL SHOP CONFIRMED PUMP BREAKING DOWN AND RELEASING METAL INTO THE FUEL SYSTEM. METAL FROM PUMP HAS DESTROYED FUEL INJECTORS. REPAIRS ESTIMATED AT $6.069. PUMP IS COVERED BY WARRANTY, BUT DEALER ARG...

Mileage: 34,000

CEL CAME ON, CODE FOR FOR FAILING REDUCTANT LEVEL SENSOR P203B IMPLAUSABLE SIGNAL. CAR HAS 66,000 MILES, CARED FOR TO THE LETTER. VW WANTS OVER A $1000.00 TO REPAIR. THIS IS AN EXTREAMLY COMMON FAILURE NOT POSSIBLE OFR THE OWNER TO INDUCE...

Mileage: 66,000

CEL CAME ON, CODE FOR FOR FAILING REDUCTANT LEVEL SENSOR P203B IMPLAUSABLE SIGNAL. CAR HAS 66,000 MILES, CARED FOR TO THE LETTER. VW WANTS OVER A $1000.00 TO REPAIR. THIS IS AN EXTREAMLY COMMON FAILURE NOT POSSIBLE OFR THE OWNER TO INDUCE...

Mileage: 66,000

TL* TAKATA RECALL. THE CONTACT OWNS A 2013 VOLKSWAGEN PASSAT. THE CONTACT RECEIVED NOTIFICATION OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 16V078000 (AIR BAGS) WEEKS AFTER OWNING THE VEHICLE. THE DEALER STATED THAT THE REMEDY AND PARTS WERE UNAVAILABLE FOR OVER SEVEN MONTHS. THE DEALER DID NOT OFFER A LOANER VEHICLE...

TURBO CHARGER FAILED IN 2013 TDI PASSAT 2ND TIME. OCCURED WHILE DRIVING DOWN A 45 MPH ROAD. DID NOT LOSE FULL POWER BUT DID LOSE ABILITY TO MAINTAIN SPEED AND GLOW PLUG LIGHT BEGAN FLASHING. FIRST ONE FAILED AND REPLACED AT 79,000 MILES AND 2ND TURBO FAILING AT 145,000 MILES ROUGHLY 60,000 MILES...

Mileage: 145,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNED A 2013 VOLKSWAGEN PASSAT. WHILE DRIVING 45 MPH, THE PASSENGER SIDE OF THE CONTACT'S VEHICLE WAS STRUCK BY ANOTHER VEHICLE. THE AIR BAGS DID NOT DEPLOY. A POLICE REPORT WAS FILED AND THERE WERE NO INJURIES. THE VEHICLE WAS DESTROYED AND TOWED TO A BODY SHOP. THE MANUFACTURER WAS...

Mileage: 110,000

RECEIVED NOTICE OF AIRBAG RECALL IN APRIL AS POTENTIALLY LIFE THREATENING. ALMOST 4 MONTHS LATER, VW WILL NOT FIX, HAS NO DATE FOR A FIX, AND REFUSES TO DISABLE AIR BAG.

ON SEPT 14, 2016, WHILE DRIVING, MY CAR BEGAN LOSING POWER, GLOW-PLUG INDICATOR LIGHT STARTED FLASHING, AND THEN THE CAR IMMEDIATELY STALLED. FROM FIRST SIGN OF TROUBLE TO COMPLETE POWER LOSS WAS LESS THAN 60 SECONDS. SCARY STUFF WHEN YOUR ON THE HIGHWAY. HAD TO BE TOWED TO THE VW DEALER. AFTER ...

Mileage: 70,000

WHILE WAITING FOR THE BUY-BACK THROUGH THE CLASS ACTION FRAUD SETTLEMENT, LAST SATURDAY, SEPT. 10, 2016 MY 2013 PASSAT TDI WITH APPROXIMATELY 70K MILES SHUDDERED AND LOST ALL POWER. I WAS ABLE TO PULL TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD AND THEN HAD IT TOWED TO THE VW DEALER. THEY HAVE INFORMED ME THAT THE HI...

Mileage: 70,000

TL* TAKATA RECALL. THE CONTACT OWNS A 2013 VOLKSWAGEN PASSAT. THE CONTACT RECEIVED NOTIFICATION OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 15V078000 (AIR BAGS); HOWEVER, THE PART TO DO THE REPAIR WAS UNAVAILABLE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE MANUFACTURER EXCEEDED A REASONABLE AMOUNT OF TIME FOR THE RECALL REPAIR. THE...

TL* TAKATA RECALL. THE CONTACT OWNS A 2013 VOLKSWAGEN PASSAT. THE CONTACT RECEIVED NOTIFICATION OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 16V078000 (AIR BAGS). THE PART TO DO THE RECALL REPAIR WAS UNAVAILABLE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE MANUFACTURER EXCEEDED A REASONABLE AMOUNT OF TIME FOR THE RECALL REPAIR. THE M...

ADBLUE HEATER ELEMENT FAILURE WAS COVERED UNTIL JULY NOW NOT PART OF EMISSIONS OR SWITCH FAILURE NHTSA #16V171000 90DEGREES SHOULD NOT HAVE BEEN ON

Mileage: 2

ADBLUE HEATER ELEMENT FAILURE WAS COVERED UNTIL JULY NOW NOT PART OF EMISSIONS OR SWITCH FAILURE NHTSA #16V171000 90DEGREES SHOULD NOT HAVE BEEN ON

Mileage: 2

ADBLUE HEATER ELEMENT FAILURE WAS COVERED UNTIL JULY NOW NOT PART OF EMISSIONS OR SWITCH FAILURE NHTSA #16V171000 90DEGREES SHOULD NOT HAVE BEEN ON

Mileage: 2

TAKATA RECALL.... ALL VOLKSWAGEN DEALERS IN HOUSTON AREA SAY THEY DO NOT HAVE A FIX FOR MY AIRBAG. THERE IS NO WAITLIST, NO WAY OF KNOWING WHEN THIS DANGEROUS DEADLY AIRBAG WILL BE REPLACED. 11 PEOPLE HAVE DIED FROM IT ALREADY.

THE A/C OF THIS VEHICLE WOULD NOT TURN ON UNTIL THE ENGINE HEATED UP TO 190 DEGREES. I ONLY HAD 40K MILES WHEN THE A/C SYSTEM WOULD NOT WORK TO STANDARD. AN AIR CONDITIONING SYSTEM RECOVER, EVACUATE AND RECHARGE NEEDED TO BE COMPLETED, THE EXPANSION VALVE AND DRIER NEEDED TO BE REPLACED..

Mileage: 40,000

ADBLUE HEATER ELEMENT SHOULD BE PART OF DIESEL RECALL PART #561198970A WITH WAR.FOR EMISSIONS TO 80000 MILES

Mileage: 55,720

ADBLUE HEATER ELEMENT SHOULD BE PART OF DIESEL RECALL PART #561198970A WITH WAR.FOR EMISSIONS TO 80000 MILES

Mileage: 55,720

TL* TAKATA RECALL. THE CONTACT OWNS A 2013 VOLKSWAGEN PASSAT. THE CONTACT RECEIVED TWO NOTIFICATIONS FOR NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBERS: 15V483000 (AIR BAGS) AND 16V078000 (AIR BAGS). THE DEALER WAS UNABLE TO DETERMINE WHEN THE PARTS WOULD BE SUPPLIED FROM THE MANUFACTURER. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED...

TL* TAKATA RECALL. THE CONTACT OWNS A 2013 VOLKSWAGEN PASSAT. THE CONTACT RECEIVED NOTIFICATION OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBERS: 16V171000 (ELECTRICAL SYSTEM) AND 16V078000 (AIR BAG). HOWEVER, THE PARTS TO DO THE REPAIRS WERE NOT AVAILABLE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE MANUFACTURER EXCEEDED A REASONABLE A...

I DON'T FEEL SAFE KNOWING THERE IS A RECALL OF METAL FRAGMENTS THAT CAN COME THROUGH MY AIRBAGS AND THERE'S NO REMEDY WITH THE RECALL STARTING IN FEBRUARY

TAKATA RECALL. THE VEHICLE STILL HAS NO REPAIR AVAILABLE FOR THE AIRBAG ISSUE (TAKATA RECALL). I DO NOT FEEL SAFE DRIVING THIS AROUND AND I WORRY EACH DAY I GET IN TO GO TO WORK. HOW CAN VOLKSWAGEN ADVISE CUSTOMER THAT IT IS "OKAY" TO KEEP DRIVING THE VEHICLE WHEN THIS RECALL IS DEADLY TO THE CONSUM...

TAKATA RECALL. OVER 6 MONTHS AND NO SIGN OF REPAIRS. DRIVING DANGEROUS VEHICLE AND UNABLE TO TEACH MY TEENAGER HOW TO DRIVE! TOO DANGEROUS.

2013 PASSAT TDI WITH 51K MILEAGE, CEL WENT ON A FEW DAYS AGO SO I WAS CONCERNED AND BROUGHT IT TO THE DEALERSHIP. AFTER DIAGNOSTICS RUN, I WAS TOLD THE ADBLUE HEADER UNIT HAD TO BE REPLACED BECAUSE I HAD A FAULTY SENSOR. WAS GIVEN ESTIMATE OF $1200 TO FIX. WAS TOLD COST WILL NOT BE COVERED AT ALL...

Mileage: 51,000

TL* TAKATA RECALL. THE CONTACT OWNS A 2013 VOLKSWAGEN PASSAT. THE CONTACT RECEIVED NOTIFICATION OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 16V078000 (AIR BAGS). THE PART NEEDED TO REPAIR THE VEHICLE WAS UNAVAILABLE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE MANUFACTURER EXCEEDED A REASONABLE AMOUNT OF TIME FOR THE RECALL REPAIR. ...

TL* TAKATA RECALL. THE CONTACT OWNS A 2013 VOLKSWAGEN PASSAT. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE RECALL NOTICE FOR NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 16V078000 (AIR BAGS) WAS RECEIVED IN APRIL OF 2016. AFTER CONTACTING THE DEALER AND THE MANUFACTURER ON MULTIPLE OCCASIONS, THE CONTACT WAS INFORMED THAT THE PARTS NEEDE...

HEADLAMP ASSEMBLY CONNECTORS ON DRIVER SIDE ARE CAUSING THE LOW BEAM HEADLIGHT TO DISCONNECT AND NOT TURN ON BULB. HAVE REPLACED NUMEROUS HEADLAMPS, NONE WERE BURNT OUT. AFTER HAVING THE VEHICLE LOOKED AT SEVERAL TIMES, IT WAS DETERMINED THE HEADLIGHT ASSEMBLY MAY BECOME LOOSE AND LOSE ELECTRICAL ...

Mileage: 70,000

RECALL NOTICE #15V48300; DATE 08/04/2015; AIR BAGS; FRONTAL I WAS BACKING THE CAR OUT OF MY DRIVEWAY TURNING MY STEERING WHEEL WHEN I HEARD SOMETHING RATTLING AROUND IN THE STEERING WHEEL AND THEN I HEARD A "SNAP" OR "POP" AND THEN AN AIR BAG ERROR ALERT WAS DISPLAYED ON THE INFORMATION PANEL, TH...

Mileage: 48,500

TL* TAKATA RECALL. THE CONTACT OWNS A 2013 VOLKSWAGEN PASSAT. THE CONTACT RECEIVED NOTIFICATION OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 16V078000 (AIR BAGS). THE PART TO DO THE RECALL REPAIR WAS UNAVAILABLE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE MANUFACTURER EXCEEDED A REASONABLE AMOUNT OF TIME FOR THE RECALL REPAIR. THE M...

INTERNAL HIGH PRESSURE FUEL PUMP FAILURE. THANKFULLY, MY CAR WAS PARKED AND IDLING AT THE TIME SINCE MY WIFE HAD JUST BEEN ON THE HIGHWAY. I BEGAN TO HEAR A SLIGHT KNOCKING SOUND, THEN A SLIGHT SQUEAL LIKE A BELT MAKES, AND THEN THE CAR SHUT DOWN. IT WOULD TURN OVER, BUT WOULD NOT RESTART. I HAD...

Mileage: 85,000

TAKATA RECALL. RECALL STARTED 2/9/2016 & SIX MONTHS LATER VW STILL DOES NOT HAVE THE PART(S) TO MAKE REPAIR. IT'S LIKE DRIVING A TICKING TIME BOMB. PLEASE HELP.

Mileage: 37,000

AD BLUE REDUCTANT TANK FAILED. THUS MAKING THE EMISSIONS SYSTEM NOT WORK PROPERLY. PART # 561-198-970-A IS DEFECTIVE. THE SAME FAILURE OCCURRED ON MY 2012 PASSAT WITHIN LESS THAN A MONTH. THIS IS A KNOWN DEFECT FROM VW. HERE IS A LINK TO A THREAD ON THE EXTENT OF THESE FAILURES. HTTP://FORUMS....

Mileage: 37,573

AD BLUE REDUCTANT TANK FAILED. THUS MAKING THE EMISSIONS SYSTEM NOT WORK PROPERLY. PART # 561-198-970-A IS DEFECTIVE. THE SAME FAILURE OCCURRED ON MY 2012 PASSAT WITHIN LESS THAN A MONTH. THIS IS A KNOWN DEFECT FROM VW. HERE IS A LINK TO A THREAD ON THE EXTENT OF THESE FAILURES. HTTP://FORUMS....

Mileage: 37,573

AD BLUE EMISSIONS SENSOR FAULT, PART OF THE EMISSIONS PROBLEMS WITH THE VW DIESELS. AS OF NOW VW IS SAYING THIS PART OF THE EMISSIONS SYSTEM WILL NOT BE COVERED UNDER THE REIMBURSEMENT. IT IS MY UNDERSTANDING THAT VW EMISSIONS SYSTEM HAS MANY FAULTS INCLUDING THIS ONE. COST IS OVER $1500 FOR THIS...

Mileage: 71,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2013 VOLKSWAGEN PASSAT. THE CONTACT RECEIVED NOTIFICATION OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 16V078000 (AIR BAGS); HOWEVER, THE PART NEEDED TO REPAIR THE VEHICLE WAS UNAVAILABLE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE MANUFACTURER EXCEEDED A REASONABLE AMOUNT OF TIME FOR THE RECALL REPAIR. IN ADD...

NHTSA RECALL NUMBER: 16V171 RECALL DATE: MARCH 24, 2016. MANUFACTURER HAS FAILED OR IS UNABLE TO REMEDY THIS SAFETY RECALL FOR YOUR VEHICLE IN A TIMELY MANNER. POTENTIAL IS FOR A FIRE IN THE VEHICLE AND IT HAS BEEN 5 MONTHS SINCE I RECEIVED NOTICE OF THE DEFECT.

Mileage: 88,000

NHTSA RECALL NUMBER: 16V078 RECALL DATE: FEBRUARY 9, 2016 MANUFACTURER RECALL NUMBER: 69M9. MANUFACTURER HAS FAILED OR IS UNABLE TO REMEDY THIS SAFETY RECALL FOR YOUR VEHICLE IN A TIMELY MANNER. POTENTIAL IS FOR, IN THE EVENT OF AN INFLATOR RUPTURE, METAL FRAGMENTS COULD PASS THROUGH THE A...

Mileage: 86,000

TL* TAKATA RECALL. THE CONTACT OWNS A 2013 VOLKSWAGEN PASSAT. THE CONTACT RECEIVED NOTIFICATION OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 16V078000 (AIR BAGS); HOWEVER, THE PART FOR THE RECALL REPAIR WAS NOT AVAILABLE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE MANUFACTURER EXCEEDED A REASONABLE AMOUNT OF TIME FOR THE RECALL REPA...

I HAVE A 2013 VW PASSAT TDI. THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON. THE DEALERSHIP STATED THE AD BLUE HEATER MUST BE REPLACED. THIS WILL COST $1200.00. THIS WEBSITE HAS BEEN GATHERING DATA ABOUT THIS ISSUE. THE WARRANTY EXPIRED ONLY 5 MONTHS AGO. THIS IS OUTRAGEOUS .

Mileage: 41,100

TL* TAKATA RECALL. THE CONTACT OWNS A 2013 VOLKSWAGEN PASSAT. THE CONTACT RECEIVED NOTIFICATION OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 16V078000 (AIR BAGS). THE DEALER WAS UNABLE TO INDICATE A SPECIFIC TIME FRAME FOR WHEN THE PARTS WOULD BE SUPPLIED FROM THE MANUFACTURER. THE MANUFACTURER WAS UNABLE TO PROVIDE A...

DRIVERS SIDE AIRBAGS FAILED TO DEPLOY IN SIDE COLLISION INVOLVING A PICKUP TRUCK THAT HIT THE DRIVER'S SIDE OF THE VEHICLE. THE PASSAT WAS TURNING LEFT AT THE TIME OF THE COLLISION AND TRAVELING AT APPROXIMATELY 5 MPH. THE PICKUP WAS UNLAWFULLY OVERTAKING SEVERAL VEHICLES AND TRAVELING AT AN ESTIMA...

Mileage: 31,763

TAKATA RECALL (NHTSA RECALL NUMBER: 16V078 RECALL DATE: FEBRUARY 9, 2016) IT IS ABOUT MY 2013 VOLKSWAGEN PASSAT RECALL. I HAVE RECEIVED A LETTER FROM MY MANUFACTURER THAT MY CAR GOT RECALL. HOWEVER, SEVERAL OCCASION I HAVE CONTACT TO VW DEALER AND MANUFACTURER TO FIX THIS SAFETY RECALL. THEY REPLI...

TAKATA RECALL. ON 8/4/16 I WAS INFORMED OF THE AIR BAG RECALL ON MY VEHICLE I AM CURRENTLY LEASING. I NEVER RECEIVED A LETTER INFORMING ME OF THIS ISSUE. MY LEASE IS ENDING SOON AND I WAS GOING TO BUY THE VEHICLE UNTIL THE MANAGER INFORMED ME THAT I COULD NOT PURCHASE THE VEHICLE BECAUSE IT HAD A PR...

CHECK ENGINE LIGHT IS ACTIVATED ON 8/1/16. SCHEDULED TO DIAGNOSE ON 8/3/16 . ADBLUE HEATER HAS QUIT AND QUOTE TO REPAIR IS $1165. WHY IS THIS NOT COVERED UNDER EMISSIONS WARRANTY? THE POINT OF ADBLUE IS REDUCED EMISSIONS. NOW, IF IT GETS TOO COLD, MY CAR WON'T START BECAUSE IT DETECTS THAT IT CAN...

Mileage: 42,262

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2013 VOLKSWAGEN PASSAT. THE CONTACT RECEIVED NOTIFICATION OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 16V078000 (AIR BAGS); HOWEVER, THE PART TO DO THE REPAIR WAS UNAVAILABLE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE MANUFACTURER EXCEEDED A REASONABLE AMOUNT OF TIME FOR THE RECALL REPAIR. THE MANUFACTURER W...

TAKATA RECALL. NO REMEDY IS YET AVAILABLE AND THIS VEHICLE IS UNSAFE TO DRIVE AS A RESULT OF THE DEFECTIVE AIRBAG.

2013 VOLKSWAGEN PASSAT. CONSUMER WRITES IN REGARDS TO PARTS NOT AVAILABLE TO REPAIR DRIVER AIRBAG INFLATOR RECALL. *SMD THE VEHICLE WAS A LEASE. THE CONSUMER TURNED THE VEHICLE IN, BEFORE THE LEASE ENDED DUE TO AIR BAG RECALL. *JB

THE A/C DOES NOT WORK DURING THE FIRST FIVE MINUTES IN THE MORNING. AFTER THAT WORKS CORRECTLY DURING THE DAY.

Mileage: 39,000

ON MY 2013 VW PASSAT TDI, THE GLOW PLUG LIGHT STARTED TO FLASH WHEN DRIVING CAR ON 40MPH ROAD, THE VEHICLE LOST POWER (WENT INTO LIMP MODE), BUT WAS ABLE TO GET THE VEHICLE HOME. FAULT CODES PULLED WERE P0087(FUEL RAIL / SYSTEM PRESSURE LOW). LATER DIAGNOSED AS A FAILED HIGH PRESSURE FUEL PUMP. A...

Mileage: 24,500

TL* TAKATA RECALL. THE CONTACT OWNS A 2013 VOLKSWAGEN PASSAT. THE CONTACT RECEIVED NOTIFICATION OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 16V078000 (AIR BAGS); HOWEVER, THE PART TO DO THE RECALL REPAIR WAS NOT AVAILABLE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE MANUFACTURER EXCEEDED A REASONABLE AMOUNT OF TIME FOR THE RECALL RE...

TL* TAKATA RECALL. THE CONTACT OWNS A 2013 VOLKSWAGEN PASSAT. THE CONTACT RECEIVED NOTIFICATION OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBERS: 16V078000 (AIR BAGS) AND 15V483000 (AIR BAGS). THE PARTS NEEDED FOR THE REPAIR WERE NOT AVAILABLE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE MANUFACTURER EXCEEDED A REASONABLE AMOUNT OF TIME ...

TL* TAKATA RECALL. THE CONTACT OWNS A 2013 VOLKSWAGEN PASSAT. THE CONTACT RECEIVED NOTIFICATION OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 16V078000 (AIR BAGS); HOWEVER, THE PART TO DO THE REPAIR WAS UNAVAILABLE. THE MANUFACTURER EXCEEDED A REASONABLE AMOUNT OF TIME FOR THE RECALL REPAIR. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIF...

TL* TAKATA RECALL. THE CONTACT OWNS A 2013 VOLKSWAGEN PASSAT. THE CONTACT RECEIVED NOTIFICATION OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBERS: 16V171000 (ELECTRICAL SYSTEM) AND 16V078000 (AIR BAGS) AND STATED THAT THE PARTS NEEDED FOR THE REPAIRS WERE NOT AVAILABLE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE MANUFACTURER EXCEEDED A R...

TL* TAKATA RECALL. THE CONTACT OWNS A 2013 VOLKSWAGEN PASSAT. THE CONTACT RECEIVED NOTIFICATION OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBERS: 16V171000 (ELECTRICAL SYSTEM) AND 16V078000 (AIR BAGS) AND STATED THAT THE PARTS NEEDED FOR THE REPAIRS WERE NOT AVAILABLE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE MANUFACTURER EXCEEDED A R...

I RECEIVED A RECALL LETTER WARNING OF SERIOUS INJURY OF DEATH IN APRIL 2016 AND NO ACTION HAS BEEN TAKEN 3 MONTHS LATER.

Mileage: 49,700

TL* TAKATA RECALL. THE CONTACT OWNS A 2013 VOLKSWAGEN PASSAT. THE CONTACT RECEIVED NOTIFICATION OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 16V078000 (AIR BAGS) AND STATED THAT THE PART NEEDED WAS UNAVAILABLE TO PERFORM THE RECALL REPAIR. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE ISSUE. THE CONTACT HAD NOT EXPERIENCED A F...

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2013 VOLKSWAGEN PASSAT. THE CONTACT RECEIVED NOTIFICATION OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 16V078000 (AIR BAGS). THE PART TO DO THE REPAIR WAS UNAVAILABLE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE MANUFACTURER EXCEEDED A REASONABLE AMOUNT OF TIME FOR THE RECALL REPAIR. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE A...

DIESEL EXHAUST FLUID SYSTEM FAILED CAUSING NO START SITUATION. CARS LESS THAN THREE YEARS OLD AND IS ALREADY BEING RECALLED FOR EMISSIONS CHEATING. DON'T HAVE THE 1100$ TO SPEND ON A CAR THAT IS BEING BOUGHT BACK IN A COUPLE MONTHS. STUCK AT THE HOUSE LUCKLY OR A TOW WOULD HAVE BEEN NEEDED. ALSO THE...

TL* TAKATA RECALL. THE CONTACT OWNS A 2013 VOLKSWAGEN PASSAT. THE CONTACT RECEIVED NOTIFICATION OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 16V078000 (AIR BAGS); HOWEVER, THE PART TO DO THE REPAIR WAS UNAVAILABLE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE MANUFACTURER EXCEEDED A REASONABLE AMOUNT OF TIME FOR THE REPAIR. THE MANUFA...

ADBLUE HEATER FAILURE. CODE P202B

Mileage: 54,000

ADBLUE HEATER FAILURE. CODE P202B

Mileage: 54,000

I BOUGHT THIS CAR NEW FROM MY LOCAL VW DEALER. AT APPROXIMATELY 48,300 MILES - ADBLUE SYSTEM THROWS A CODE. CODE P205C MEANING THE AD BLUE HEATER IS NON FUNCTIONAL. THIS PART IS CONNECTED WITH THE EMISSIONS SINCE IT IS SUPPOSE TO REDUCE THE NOX EMITTED. I FEEL THIS IS CONNECTED WITH THE EMISSION SYS...

Mileage: 48,500

TL* TAKATA RECALL. THE CONTACT OWNS A 2013 VOLKSWAGEN PASSAT. THE CONTACT RECEIVED NOTIFICATION OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 16V078000 (AIR BAGS); HOWEVER, THE PART TO DO THE REPAIR WAS UNAVAILABLE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE MANUFACTURER EXCEEDED A REASONABLE AMOUNT OF TIME FOR THE REPAIR. THE MANUFA...

TL* TAKATA RECALL. THE CONTACT OWNS A 2013 VOLKSWAGEN PASSAT. THE CONTACT RECEIVED NOTIFICATION OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 16V078000 (AIR BAGS); HOWEVER, THE PART TO DO THE REPAIR WAS UNAVAILABLE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE MANUFACTURER EXCEEDED A REASONABLE AMOUNT OF TIME FOR THE RECALL REPAIR. THE...

MY VEHICLE IS EXPERIENCING THE SAME ISSUE AS DETAILED IN NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 14V125000. THE ISSUE APPEARED THE DAY AFTER RECIEVING SERVICE AT THE DEALERSHIP (HOOD WAS OPENED AND CLOSED). THE DEALER STATES THE RECALL DOES NOT APPLY TO MY VEHICLE, BUT THE HEADLIGHTS INSTALLED IN MY VEHICLE ARE O...

Mileage: 47,000

TL* TAKATA RECALL. THE CONTACT OWNS A 2013 VOLKSWAGEN PASSAT. THE CONTACT RECEIVED NOTIFICATION OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 16V078000 (AIR BAGS); HOWEVER, THE PART TO DO THE REPAIR WAS UNAVAILABLE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE MANUFACTURER EXCEEDED A REASONABLE AMOUNT OF TIME FOR THE REPAIR. THE MANUFA...

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2013 VOLKSWAGEN PASSAT. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE RECALL NOTICE FOR NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER 16V078000 (AIR BAGS) WAS RECEIVED IN APRIL OF 2016. AFTER CONTACTING THE DEALER AND THE MANUFACTURER ON MULTIPLE OCCASIONS, THE CONTACT WAS INFORMED THAT THE PARTS NEEDED TO REPAIR THE ...

TAKATA RECALL TO WHOM IT MAY CONCERN, ON APRIL 2016, I RECEIVED A SAFETY RECALL LETTER FROM VOLKSWAGEN REGARDING THE SAFETY RECALL 69M9-TAKATA SDI DRIVER FRONTAL AIRBAG. I CALLED MY LOCAL VOLKSWAGEN DEALER AND THEY SAID THEY STILL DO NOT HAVE THE PARTS. ON MAY 6, 2016, I CALLED YOUR CUSTOMER ...

STEERING WHEEL TOO TIGHT ESPECIALLY WHEN TURNING RIGHT OR LEFT. UNSAFE FEELING. AIR BAG LIGHT ON.

STEERING WHEEL TOO TIGHT ESPECIALLY WHEN TURNING RIGHT OR LEFT. UNSAFE FEELING. AIR BAG LIGHT ON.

AS A LESSOR OR 2013 VOLKSWAGON PASSAT SE, I AM VERY DISAPPOINTED WITH YOUR COMPANY FOR NOT INFORMING ME ABOUT AN IMPORTANT RECALL INFORMATION, IMPACTING MY SAFETY. I SEE THAT THIS RECALL WAS ISSUED IN FEB, 2016, BUT I HAVE'NT RECEIVED ANY NOTICE UNTIL NOW. PLEASE ISSUE ME A CREDIT FOR THIS BI...

2013 VOLKSWAGEN PASSAT. CONSUMER WRITES IN REGARDS TO NO COMMUNICATION FROM CUSTOMER SERVICE REGARDING EMISSIONS ISSUES OR AIRBAG RECALL REPAIRS. CONSUMER STATES WANTS TO BE CONSIDERED FOR BUY-BACK PROGRAM. *SMD THE CONSUMER STATED TWO WEEKS AGO, THE NITROGEN EMISSIONS SENSOR CAME ON DUE TO THE O...

2013 VOLKSWAGEN PASSAT. CONSUMER WRITES IN REGARDS TO NO COMMUNICATION FROM CUSTOMER SERVICE REGARDING EMISSIONS ISSUES OR AIRBAG RECALL REPAIRS. CONSUMER STATES WANTS TO BE CONSIDERED FOR BUY-BACK PROGRAM. *SMD THE CONSUMER STATED TWO WEEKS AGO, THE NITROGEN EMISSIONS SENSOR CAME ON DUE TO THE O...

TL* TAKATA RECALL. THE CONTACT OWNS A 2013 VOLKSWAGEN PASSAT. THE CONTACT RECEIVED NOTIFICATION OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 15V313000 (AIR BAGS); HOWEVER, THE PART NEEDED TO REPAIR THE VEHICLE WAS UNAVAILABLE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE MANUFACTURER EXCEEDED A REASONABLE AMOUNT OF TIME FOR THE RECALL...

NHTSA 14V125000 / VW RECALL 94G8/7V - HEADLAMP HOLDER FAILURE(S) I HAVE HAD THE CAR EXPERIENCE THE "APPARENT" HEADLAMP FAILURE & REPLACED THE HEADLAMPS (LOW BEAM - DRIVER AND PASSENGER SIDE) ONLY TO HAVE THE LAMPS FAIL AGAIN. THE HEADLAMPS DO NOT USE A TRADITIONAL SOCKET & WIRE COMBINATION, BUT ...

Mileage: 20,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2013 VOLKSWAGEN PASSAT. THE CONTACT RECEIVED NOTIFICATION OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 16V078000 (AIR BAGS). HOWEVER, THE PART TO DO THE REPAIR WAS UNAVAILABLE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE MANUFACTURER EXCEEDED A REASONABLE AMOUNT OF TIME FOR THE RECALL REPAIR. THE MANUFACTURER W...

MILEAGE OF THE VEHICLE DECREASED TO ALMOST 8-10 MILES PER GALLON, AFTER THE FIX THAT THEY INSTALLED FOR A RECALL. PREVIOUSLY I USED TO GET 37-39 MILES PER GALLON ON MY PASSAT DEISEL BUT AFTER THIS FIX I AM HARDLY GETTING 30 MILES PER GALLON. THE WHOLE OF ME BUYING THE DIESEL IS TO SAVE GAS. BUT AFTE...

Mileage: 21,000

TAKATA RECALL WE RECEIVED THE TAKATA RECALL LETTER INFORMING US OF POTENTIAL HARM FROM DEFECTIVE AIRBAGS. WE CALLED THE DEALER WHERE WE GOT THE CAR, THEY WERE NOT SYMPATHETIC, THEIR RESPONSE WAS "WE DONT KNOW, YOU'LL HAVE TO CALL SOMEWHERE ELSE. WE WERE TOLD THEY DO NOT HAVE PARTS, SO THEY CANNOT R...

TL* TAKATA RECALL. THE CONTACT OWNS A 2013 VOLKSWAGEN PASSAT. THE CONTACT RECEIVED NOTIFICATION OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 16V078000 (AIR BAGS); HOWEVER, THE PART TO DO THE REPAIR WAS NOT AVAILABLE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE MANUFACTURER EXCEEDED A REASONABLE AMOUNT OF TIME FOR THE RECALL REPAIR. T...

TAKATA RECALL - I JUST CALLED VW CORP OFFICE AND THEY SAID THEY ARE NOT PROVIDING TEMPORARY TRANSPORTATION UNTIL THE PART IS IN. THEY STATED "NHTSA ADVISED THEM THAT THERE WAS NO DANGER DRIVING THE VEHICLE UNTIL THE PART COMES IN WHICH IS WHY VW IS NOT PROVIDING A LOANER VEHICLE." PLEASE MAKE IT MAN...

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2013 VOLKSWAGEN PASSAT. THE CONTACT RECEIVED NOTIFICATION OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 15V613000 (STEERING) HOWEVER, THE PART TO DO THE REPAIR WAS UNAVAILABLE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE MANUFACTURER EXCEEDED A REASONABLE AMOUNT OF TIME FOR THE RECALL REPAIR. THE MANUFACTURER WA...

TAKATA RECALL - I RECEIVED THIS RECALL STATING THAT MY AIR BAG, SHOULD I BE INVOLVED IN AN ACCIDENT, COULD EXPLODE SENDING METAL SHRAPNEL INTO MY FACE, AND THIS RECALL HAS NO REPAIR AVAILABLE YET. I CONTACTED VOLKSWAGEN ASKING FOR A RENTAL UNTIL THEY CAN REPAIR IT. THEY TOLD ME THAT SINCE NO VW OW...

BOUGHT CAR FROM ATLANTA LUXURY MOTORS OF UNION CITY GEORGIA AND THEY SAY THEY CAN SELL CAR WITH RECALLS IF THERE IS NO FIX STATUS.THE AIR BAGS SOUND AS IF THEY WANT TO JUMP OUT.

BOUGHT CAR FROM ATLANTA LUXURY MOTORS OF UNION CITY GEORGIA AND THEY SAY THEY CAN SELL CAR WITH RECALLS IF THERE IS NO FIX STATUS.THE AIR BAGS SOUND AS IF THEY WANT TO JUMP OUT.

TL* TAKATA RECALL. THE CONTACT OWNS A 2013 VOLKSWAGEN PASSAT. THE CONTACT RECEIVED NOTIFICATION OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 16V078000 (AIR BAGS); HOWEVER, THE PART TO DO THE REPAIR WAS UNAVAILABLE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE MANUFACTURER EXCEEDED A REASONABLE AMOUNT OF TIME FOR THE RECALL REPAIR. THE...

TAKATA RECALL (NHTSA:16V078) RECEIVED LETTER DATED APRIL 2016 ON THE RECALL WHICH STATED MAY RESULT IN SERIOUS INJURY OR DEATH O VEHICLE OCCUPANT. GIVING THIS SERIOUS CONSEQUENCES I CONTACTED VW TO REQUEST FOR AVAILABLE OPTION, 1.REPAIR DATE-NOT ABLE TO PROVIDE AS NO PARTS AVAILABLE 2. RETURN THE CA...

Mileage: 35,000

TAKATA RECALL I FIND IT DEEPLY CONCERNING THAT VOLKSWAGEN WANTS ME TO DRIVE AROUND IN A LEASED VEHICLE THAT THEY FIND SO UNSAFE, THEY REFUSE TO EVEN SELL THIS VEHICLE. I RECEIVED A LETTER INFORMING ME THAT SHOULD I BE INVOLVED IN AN ACCIDENT, THE MOST IMPORTANT SAFETY ASPECT OF THE CAR COULD ESSEN...

TL* TAKATA RECALL. THE CONTACT OWNS A 2013 VOLKSWAGEN PASSAT. THE CONTACT RECEIVED A NOTIFICATION OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 16V078000 (AIR BAGS); HOWEVER, THE PARTS FOR THE RECALL WERE NOT AVAILABLE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE MANUFACTURER EXCEEDED A REASONABLE AMOUNT OF TIME FOR THE RECALL REPAIR....

TL* TAKATA RECALL. THE CONTACT OWNS A 2013 VOLKSWAGEN PASSAT. THE CONTACT RECEIVED NOTIFICATION OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 16V078000 (AIR BAGS) AND STATED THAT THE PART NEEDED FOR THE REPAIR WAS NOT AVAILABLE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE MANUFACTURER EXCEEDED A REASONABLE AMOUNT OF TIME FOR THE RECAL...

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2013 VOLKSWAGEN PASSAT. THE CONTACT RECEIVED NOTIFICATION OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 16V078000 (AIR BAGS). THE PART TO DO THE REPAIR WAS UNAVAILABLE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE MANUFACTURER EXCEEDED A REASONABLE AMOUNT OF TIME FOR THE RECALL REPAIR. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE A...

Mileage: 28,029

CHECK ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON 2013 TDI PASSAT. CAR JUST OUT OF WARRANTY @ 41000MILES. TOOK TO DEALER. ADBLUE HEATER ELEMENT "BURNED UP." CAUSED DAMAGE TO ADBLUE CONTROL MODULE. COMMON PROBLEM WITH THIS CAR (ALL OVER WEB) . $1200 TO REPAIR. CALLED VW ADVOCATE. THEY COVERED ENTIRE COST OF REPAIR

Mileage: 41,000

CHECK ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON 2013 TDI PASSAT. CAR JUST OUT OF WARRANTY @ 41000MILES. TOOK TO DEALER. ADBLUE HEATER ELEMENT "BURNED UP." CAUSED DAMAGE TO ADBLUE CONTROL MODULE. COMMON PROBLEM WITH THIS CAR (ALL OVER WEB) . $1200 TO REPAIR. CALLED VW ADVOCATE. THEY COVERED ENTIRE COST OF REPAIR

Mileage: 41,000

"TAKATA RECALL" VW NEEDS TO FIX MY TAKATA AIRBAGS, THEY SAID THERE IS NOT A FIX RIGHT NOW AND IT CAN LEAD TO SERIOUS INJURY. WHAT AM I SUPPOSED TO DO, WALK 150 MILES A DAY????

"TAKATA RECALL" VW NEEDS TO FIX MY TAKATA AIRBAGS, THEY SAID THERE IS NOT A FIX RIGHT NOW AND IT CAN LEAD TO SERIOUS INJURY. WHAT AM I SUPPOSED TO DO, WALK 150 MILES A DAY????

"TAKATA RECALL" HELLO I JUST WANTED TO STATE THAT I LOVE MY CAR BUT I HAVE RECEIVED NOT ONE BUT TWICE A RECALL ON MY CAR. THE FIRST WAS ABOUT MY WINDSHIELD WIPERS BUT NOW THE DRIVER AIRBAG....? I FIRST LOOKED UP THE SEVERITY OF THE DEFECT TO FIND SERIOUS INJURIES AND EVEN DEATH HAS BEEN THE RESULT ...

FOR FOUR MONTHS NOW I HAVE RECEIVED RECALL NOTICES FROM VW. I TRY TO GET MY VEHICLE REPAIRED, BUT AM TOLD THE PARTS ARE NOT AVAILABLE. TODAY I RECEIVED ANOTHER LETTER FROM VW SAYING I NEED TO GET THIS DONE ASAP, BUT WHEN I CALL, THE PARTS ARE NPT AVAILABLE. SOMEONE NEEDS TO GET THESE PARTS BEFORE...

TAKATA RECALL - IT WAS BROUGHT TO MY ATTENTION THAT MY CAR IS ONE OF MILLIONS THAT HAS A DEFECTIVE TAKATA AIRBAG ON THE DRIVER SIDE. I WAS ALSO TOLD THAT HONDA AND MANY OTHER COMPANIES ARE OFFERING RENTAL CARS UNTIL THE ISSUE CAN BE RESOLVED, AND HAVE FAMILY MEMBERS WHO HAVE RECEIVED RENTALS. AFTER ...

I RECEIVED A SAFETY RECALL FROM VW REGARDING THE TAKATA AIRBAGS. I CALLED THE CUSTOMER CARE (800-893-5293). THEY WERE NOT ABLE TO PROVIDE ANY INFORMATION. I WANT A LOANER VEHICLE OR A REPLACEMENT VEHICLE FOR MY 20-YEAR OLD SON.

Mileage: 42,000

TL* TAKATA RECALL. THE CONTACT OWNS A 2013 VOLKSWAGEN PASSAT. THE CONTACT RECEIVED NOTIFICATION OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 16V078000 (AIR BAGS). HOWEVER, THE PARTS NEEDED FOR REPAIRS WERE NOT AVAILABLE. THE CONTACT BELIEVED THAT THE MANUFACTURER HAD EXCEEDED A REASONABLE AMOUNT OF TIME TO PROVIDE THE...

TURBO FAILED IN 2013 VW PASSAT TDI

Mileage: 89,000

LETTER FROM SENATOR BALDWIN ON BEHALF OF CONSTITUENT RE 2013 VOLKSWAGEN PASSAT RECALL. *SMD THE CONSUMER WAS INFORMED, THE PARTS WERE NOT AVAILABLE. *JB UPDATED 05/12/16.*JB

REDUNDANT TANK HEATER FAILURE. VERY COMMON ISSUE (TO THE POINT THAT THERE ARE SEVERAL "HOW TO" FIX IT YOURSELF PROCEDURES AND A "HACK" TO TRICK THE MIL LIGHT INTO THINKING IT IS WORKING. EVEN THOUGH IT FAILED WITHIN THE CARB WARRANTY PERIOD, VW REFUSED TO FIX UNDER CARB WARRANTY BECAUSE A VW DEALE...

Mileage: 65,000

TAKATA INFLATORS: MY PASSAT IS ON THE RECALL LIST BUT I HAVE NOT RECEIVED NOTICE OF REPAIR FROM VW. ADDITIONALLY, THEY DO NOT HAVE A START DATE FOR REPAIRS EVEN ESTIMATED. WE LIVE IN A HUMID ENVIRONMENT (HOUSTON, TEXAS) AND ARE VERY CONCERNED WHY GETTING REPLACEMENT AIRBAGS IS NOT A PRIORITY GIVEN T...

TAKATA RECALL

IN LOW TEMPERATURES, DOORS OFTEN WILL NOT UNLOCK. IT HAS HAPPENED A FEW TIMES WHILE BEING INSIDE THE CAR. POSSIBLE SERIOUS HAZARD AFTER AN ACCIDENT.

Mileage: 40,000

IN LOW TEMPERATURES, DOORS OFTEN WILL NOT UNLOCK. IT HAS HAPPENED A FEW TIMES WHILE BEING INSIDE THE CAR. POSSIBLE SERIOUS HAZARD AFTER AN ACCIDENT.

Mileage: 40,000

IN COLD WEATHER, WHEN DEPRESSED, THE CLUTCH PEDAL MAKES A LOUD CLICKING SOUND. ANNOYING, BUT DOESN'T SEEM TO BE SAFETY-THREATENING.

I'VE FOUND THAT THE DOORS ON MY 2013 VOLKSWAGEN PASSAT [TDI] HAVE ELECTRICAL/MECHANICAL ISSUES WHEN THEY ARE EXPOSED TO RAIN WATER OR EXTREME HUMIDITY. DURING THESE EXPOSURES THEY WILL NOT STAY LOCKED [THEY WILL LOCK AND UNLOCK]. TWO SPECIFIC PERIODS OF TIME REALLY STAND OUT WHERE THE DOORS H...

Mileage: 32,000

I'VE FOUND THAT THE DOORS ON MY 2013 VOLKSWAGEN PASSAT [TDI] HAVE ELECTRICAL/MECHANICAL ISSUES WHEN THEY ARE EXPOSED TO RAIN WATER OR EXTREME HUMIDITY. DURING THESE EXPOSURES THEY WILL NOT STAY LOCKED [THEY WILL LOCK AND UNLOCK]. TWO SPECIFIC PERIODS OF TIME REALLY STAND OUT WHERE THE DOORS H...

Mileage: 32,000

THE GAS PEDAL RANDOMLY GETS STUCK...REPORTED THE ISSUE TO VW...NOT THEIR ISSUE BECAUSE THEY CAN'T SEEM TO DUPLICATE THE ISSUE!!! I HAVE ONLY HAD THE CAR FOR 2 MONTHS...YES IT'S A 2013...BUT IT WAS SUPPOSED TO BE CERTIFIED PRE-OWNED!!! THIS ISSUE OCCURRED TYPICALLY WHILE IN MOTION...IT WOULD JUST RE...

Mileage: 23,000

I LEARNED OF THE RECALL WHILE ONLINE (RECALL IS DATED 2/9/16), AND WE STILL HAVE NOT BEEN NOTIFIED BY VOLKSWAGEN OF THE RECALL. I CAME ACROSS THE INFORMATION ON MY OWN. I ASKED ABOUT THIS AT THE VW SERVICE DEPARTMENT, AND THE STAFF HAD NO ANSWERS. IS VW OBLIGATED TO GIVE US NOTICE OF THE RECALL A...

TAKATA RECALL.

Mileage: 1

TAKATA RECALL.

Mileage: 1

"510" NAV SYSTEM BACK UP CAMERA IS USELESS. PUT CAR IN REVERSE, BACK OUT OF GARAGE -STILL NO CAMERA, IT TURNS ON WHEN ALREADY DOWN DRIVEWAY. THIS IS A COMMOM COMPLAINT (SEE INTERNET) THE COMPANY WILL DO NOTHING TO ADDRESS THIS EXPENSIVE BUT USELESS TOY AS THE NAV SYSTEM IS ALSO USELESS BECAUSE OF CO...

Mileage: 10

1. ATTEMPTED TO OPEN THE DRIVER'S SIDE DOOR ON THE VEHICLE AFTER A COLD NIGHT WITH BELOW-FREEZING TEMPERATURES. THE DOOR WOULD NOT OPEN, AND ATTEMPTING TO OPEN IT FROM THE INSIDE AFTER GAINING ACCESS TO THE VEHICLE THROUGH THE PASSENGER'S SIDE DOOR LEFT THE DOOR UNABLE TO LATCH SHUT. 2. THE FAILU...

Mileage: 34,990

THE DEFROST IS ONLY WORKING ON THE DRIVERS SIDE OF THE WINDSHIELD AND IT ONLY BLOWS COLD AIR ON THE PASSENGER'S SIDE OF CAR. THE RIGHT SIDE OF THE WINDSHIELD FROSTS UP WHILE DRIVING IN COLD WEATHER.

Mileage: 65,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2013 VOLKSWAGEN PASSAT. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE KEY FOB FAILED TO LOCK AND UNLOCK THE DRIVER SIDE DOOR IN COLD TEMPERATURES WITHOUT WARNING. THE CONTACT MENTIONED THAT THE FAILURE OCCURRED WHEN ATTEMPTING TO ENTER OR EXIT THE VEHICLE THROUGHOUT OUT THE WINTER MONTHS. THE V...

Mileage: 15,618

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2013 VOLKSWAGEN PASSAT. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE KEY FOB FAILED TO LOCK AND UNLOCK THE DRIVER SIDE DOOR IN COLD TEMPERATURES WITHOUT WARNING. THE CONTACT MENTIONED THAT THE FAILURE OCCURRED WHEN ATTEMPTING TO ENTER OR EXIT THE VEHICLE THROUGHOUT OUT THE WINTER MONTHS. THE V...

Mileage: 15,618

ON FEBRUARY 27TH, 2016 NIGHT, AFTER GETTING INTO THE CAR, I COULD NOT OPEN THE DOOR FROM INSIDE ON THE DRIVER'S SIDE. IF THERE WAS AN ACCIDENT OR FIRE IN THE CAR, I WOULD NOT BE ABLE TO GET OUT. I BOUGHT THE CAR IN 2013, AND IT IS ONLY 24,000 MILES NOW. THE COMPANY SHOULD INVESTIGATE THIS SAFETY ISS...

THE HEATER CORE IN MY CAR HAS BECOME CLOGGED AND IS NOW FAILING TO PRODUCE HEAT FOR INSIDE THE CAR AND IN TURN IS FAILING TO DEFROST THE WINDOWS WHEN THE TEMPERATURE DROPS AND IT IS RAINING. I HAVE READ MANY CASES FROM ONLINE FORUMS ABOUT THIS SAME PROBLEM. THE HEATER CORES IN THESE CARS SHOULD NOT ...

Mileage: 92,800

THE TURBOCHARGER BLEW UP WHILE I WAS DRIVING ON THE INTERSTATE. PRIOR TO THE TURBOCHARGER BLOWING UP, THERE WERE NO INDICATIONS FROM THE CAR'S PERFORMANCE OR INDICATOR LIGHTS THAT THERE WAS A PROBLEM. WHEN THE TURBO SEIZED UP THE PRE-GLOW INDICATOR LIGHT CAME ON SHORTLY FOLLOWED BY THE ENGINE MALFU...

Mileage: 75,000

NO HEAT COMING FROM THE PASSENGER SIDE OF THE CAR. THIS WAS FOUND OUT WHILE DRIVING TO WORK ON A VERY COLD DAY AND NOT HAVING THE DEFROST WORKING VERY WELL ON THE PASSENGER SIDE. TAKING IT TO THE DEALER CONFIRMED THAT THE HEATER CORE IS CLOGGED AND NEEDS TO BE REPLACED. THIS WAS A MONTH AGO. I FOUND...

Mileage: 73,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2013 VOLKSWAGEN PASSAT. WHILE DRIVING AT VARIOUS SPEEDS, THE VEHICLE STALLED. THE VEHICLE WAS ABLE TO RESTART. THE FAILURE RECURRED NUMEROUS TIMES. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A DEALER WHERE THE FAILURE WAS UNDETERMINED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE VIN WAS NOT PROVIDED. THE...

Mileage: 24,000

THE HEATER CORE IN MY CAR HAS BECOME CLOGGED AND IS NOW FAILING TO PRODUCE HEAT FOR INSIDE THE CAR AND IN TURN IS FAILING TO DEFROST THE WINDOWS WHEN THEY BECOME FOGGED. I HAVE READ MANY CASES FROM ONLINE FORUMS ABOUT THIS SAME PROBLEM. I CONTACTED VW CUSTOMER CARE AND THEY ADVISED THEY CANNOT HELP ...

Mileage: 50,000

SOMETHING IS CAUSING THE HEATER CORE TO CLOG AND THAT REDUCES THE DEFROSTERS ABILITY TO WORK AND THEREFORE REDUCES VISIBILITY UNDER CERTAIN SCENARIOS. SUCH AS RAIN OR HIGH CABIN HUMIDITY. THE TSB TO REPLACE THE HEATER CORE DOES NOT SOLVE THE ROOT CAUSE SINCE THE HEATER CORE FAILS AGAIN AFTER SOME TI...

Mileage: 38,000

HEATER CORE WAS DAMAGED BY DEFECTIVE COOLANT FROM FACTORY.

Mileage: 42,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2013 VOLKSWAGEN PASSAT. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE AIR BAG WARNING INDICATOR ILLUMINATED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE CLOCK SPRING MALFUNCTIONED AND NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE CONTACT REFERENCED NHTSA CAMPA...

THE HEATER CORE PLUGS UP BECAUSE OF FLUX LEFT IN COOLING SYSTEM COMPONENTS. THE FRONT WINDOWS WON'T CLEAR BECAUSE OF NO HEAT FROM PLUGGED HEATER CORE CREATING UNSAFE DRIVING CONDITIONS. VW NOT COVERING ALL COST TO PROPERLY REPAIR THIS PROBLEM.

Mileage: 85,000

DRIVER SIDE DOOR SEALS ALLOWS WATER TO ENTER DOOR AND ONTO LATCH WHICH CAUSING THE LATCHING MECHANISM TO FREEZE SHUT. THE FREEZING OF THE DOOR INHIBITS THE DRIVER FROM BEING ABLE TO EXIT THE CAR IN AN EMERGENCY OF CAR TRAVELS FROM A WET ENVIRONMENT TO BELOW FREEZING ENVIRONMENT. THIS HAS HAPPENED TW...

Mileage: 49,800

AFTER PARKING OVERNIGHT, DRIVER SIDE DOOR WOULD NOT OPEN USING EXTERIOR DOOR HANDLE. OPENING DOOR FROM INSIDE RELEASED LATCH, OPENING DOOR, BUT FRAYED A CABLE. FRAYED CABLE RESULTED IN DOOR LATCH STUCK OPEN, UNABLE TO LATCH DOOR CLOSED. VEHICLE WAS UNSAFE TO DRIVE, DOOR WOULD NOT CLOSE AND LATCH ...

Mileage: 43,500

VW SOLD OVER 500,000 'CLEAN DIESELS' IN THE US COMMITTING FRAUD. I'M IN LIMBO WITH A VEHICLE I DON'T WANT AND CAN'T SELL. WHEN IS THE NHTSA AND EPA GOING TO REQUIRE VW TO BUY BACK THIS CAR THAT BROKE A NUMBER OF STATUTES?

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2013 VOLKSWAGEN PASSAT. THE CONTACT RECEIVED NOTIFICATION OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 15V483000 (AIR BAGS); HOWEVER, THE PART TO DO THE REPAIR WAS UNAVAILABLE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE MANUFACTURER EXCEEDED A REASONABLE AMOUNT OF TIME FOR THE RECALL REPAIR. THE CONTACT HAD NO...

"TAKATA RECALL" I HAVE HAD MY VOLKSWAGEN PASSAT SINCE MAY OF 2015, SINCE THEN MY JOURNEY AS A CUSTOMER HAS BEEN FRUSTRATING AND A VERY SCARY EXPERIENCED. ONCE I GOT THE CAR WITHIN A WEEK I TOOK IT TO MECHANICS TO GET THE USUAL DIAGNOSTICS DONE TO ENSURE THE SAFETY OF THE CAR. IT AUTOMATICALLY HA...

Mileage: 52,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2013 VOLKSWAGEN PASSAT. THE CONTACT RECEIVED NOTIFICATION OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 15V483000 (AIR BAGS); HOWEVER, THE PART TO DO THE REPAIR WAS UNAVAILABLE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE MANUFACTURER EXCEEDED A REASONABLE AMOUNT OF TIME FOR THE RECALL REPAIR. THE MANUFACTURER W...

2013 PASSAT TDI DIESEL LOST POWER WHILE DRIVING IS DOWN A CITY STREET. ONCE I PULLED OFF THE ROAD ENGINE LIGHT AND SERVICE NOW LIGHT WERE ON. A CATASTROPHIC FAILURE OCCURRED IN THE HIGH PRESSURE FUEL PUMP . THUS OCCURRED IN EULESS TEXAS. VW WILL NOT COVER MY INDECENT UNDER A WARRANTY EXTENSION. ...

Mileage: 113,000

2013 PASSAT TDI DIESEL LOST POWER WHILE DRIVING IS DOWN A CITY STREET. ONCE I PULLED OFF THE ROAD ENGINE LIGHT AND SERVICE NOW LIGHT WERE ON. A CATASTROPHIC FAILURE OCCURRED IN THE HIGH PRESSURE FUEL PUMP . THUS OCCURRED IN EULESS TEXAS. VW WILL NOT COVER MY INDECENT UNDER A WARRANTY EXTENSION. ...

Mileage: 113,000

2013 PASSAT TDI DIESEL LOST POWER WHILE DRIVING IS DOWN A CITY STREET. ONCE I PULLED OFF THE ROAD ENGINE LIGHT AND SERVICE NOW LIGHT WERE ON. A CATASTROPHIC FAILURE OCCURRED IN THE HIGH PRESSURE FUEL PUMP . THUS OCCURRED IN EULESS TEXAS. VW WILL NOT COVER MY INDECENT UNDER A WARRANTY EXTENSION. ...

Mileage: 113,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2013 VOLKSWAGEN PASSAT. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING AT 65 MPH, THE AIR BAG WARNING LIGHT ILLUMINATED. THE CONTACT ALSO NOTICED THAT THE STEERING WHEEL AND THE HORN FAILED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A DEALER WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE STEERING COLUMN COIL NEEDED T...

Mileage: 83,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2013 VOLKSWAGEN PASSAT. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING AT 65 MPH, THE AIR BAG WARNING LIGHT ILLUMINATED. THE CONTACT ALSO NOTICED THAT THE STEERING WHEEL AND THE HORN FAILED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A DEALER WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE STEERING COLUMN COIL NEEDED T...

Mileage: 83,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2013 VOLKSWAGEN PASSAT. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING AT 65 MPH, THE AIR BAG WARNING LIGHT ILLUMINATED. THE CONTACT ALSO NOTICED THAT THE STEERING WHEEL AND THE HORN FAILED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A DEALER WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE STEERING COLUMN COIL NEEDED T...

Mileage: 83,000

EXTERIOR LIGHTENING: NO LOW BEAM TO FRONT PASSENGER SIDE HEADLIGHT. BULB IS LOOSE AND HAS LOST ELECTRICAL CONTACT. I HAD THIS ISSUE CHECKED AT AN VW DEALERSHIP IN MILWAUKEE,WI MONTHS AGO AND WAS INFORMED THAT THIS WAS THE PROBLEM. (THIS ISSUE IS UNDER RECALL). UNFORTUNATELY, I WAS TOLD THAT IT DOE...

EXTERIOR LIGHTENING: NO LOW BEAM TO FRONT PASSENGER SIDE HEADLIGHT. BULB IS LOOSE AND HAS LOST ELECTRICAL CONTACT. I HAD THIS ISSUE CHECKED AT AN VW DEALERSHIP IN MILWAUKEE,WI MONTHS AGO AND WAS INFORMED THAT THIS WAS THE PROBLEM. (THIS ISSUE IS UNDER RECALL). UNFORTUNATELY, I WAS TOLD THAT IT DOE...

IN OCTOBER 2015 THE PASSENGER FRONT DOOR LOCK BEGAN TO INTERMITTENTLY FAIL TO ENGAGE AND DISENGAGE. ATTEMPTS TO SWITCH THE LOCK FROM THE DOOR PANEL SWITCH AND THE KEY WERE BOTH INEFFECTIVE. THE LOCK CONTROL FOR THE VEHICLE IS 100% ELECTRONICALLY CONTROLLED, SUCH THAT THERE IS NO MEANS FOR MANUAL ...

Mileage: 54,000

THE REAR BREAK CALIPER EXPLODED WITH ONLY 52,000 MILES WHILE DRIVING ON THE ROAD WITH TWO SMALL KIDS IN THE BACK SEAT. THE BRAKES BECAME UNUSABLE, AS THE FLUID WAS SPILLING OUT AND WE COASTED TO A STOP.

Mileage: 52,000

THE CLOCK SPRING FAILED AND AIR BAG LIGHT WAS ON IN MY 2013 PASSAT. I TOOK IT TO DEALERSHIP AND BECAUSE VOLKSWAGEN HAD JUST ACKNOWLEDGED A RECALL I HAD TO PAY FOR THE REPAIR AND THEY SAID I WOULD BE REIMBURSED. NOW VOLKSWAGEN IS SAYING MY VIN IS NOT IN THE RECALL. HOW CAN THEY RECALL AND PAY FOR VEH...

Mileage: 43,000

BATTERY CABLES ARE REVERSED SO THE RED POSITIVE AND BLACK NEGATIVE CABLES ARE NOT ACCURATE. BATTERY HOOKED UP WRONG AND SPARKED, SMOKED, HORN BLASTS. NOW NO AC DOESNT WORK AND BATTERY LIGHT STAYS LIGHT. HAPPENED WHEN BATTERY WAS CHANGED

Mileage: 35,000

I HAVE TAKEN THIS VEHICLE INTO THE DEALERSHIP 3 TIMES SINCE ORIGINAL PURCHASE FOR CONCERNS WITH THE SUSPENSION. AT NORMAL OPERATING SPEEDS, THE CAR WILL PULL TO THE RIGHT VERY QUICKLY ON A STRAIGHT ROAD. AT 65+ MPH, ANY ROAD CHANGES FORCE THE CAR TO JUMP LANES. IT FEELS LIKE DRIVING A BOAT IN ROU...

Mileage: 200

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2013 VOLKSWAGEN PASSAT. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING AT APPROXIMATELY 15 MPH, THE CONTACT HEARD ABNORMAL NOISE CAUSING THE AIR BAG WARNING LIGHT TO ILLUMINATE CONTINUOUSLY. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A DEALER WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE CLOCK SPRING NEEDED TO BE REP...

Mileage: 72,660

MY AIRBAG LIGHT ON MY CAR CAME ON AND NONE OF THE CONTROLS ON MY STEERING WHEEL WORK INCLUDING THE HORN. I LOOKED ON THE VW WEBSITE AND SAW THAT THERE WAS A RECALL. I CALLED THE DEALERSHIP AND THEY SAID THERE WAS NO REPAIR. THIS IS CONCERNING BECAUSE I DRIVE A LOT OF INTERSTATE MILES EACH WEEK. SAT...

MY AIRBAG LIGHT ON MY CAR CAME ON AND NONE OF THE CONTROLS ON MY STEERING WHEEL WORK INCLUDING THE HORN. I LOOKED ON THE VW WEBSITE AND SAW THAT THERE WAS A RECALL. I CALLED THE DEALERSHIP AND THEY SAID THERE WAS NO REPAIR. THIS IS CONCERNING BECAUSE I DRIVE A LOT OF INTERSTATE MILES EACH WEEK. SAT...

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2013 VOLKSWAGEN PASSAT. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 45 MPH, THE CHECK ENGINE WARNING INDICATOR ILLUMINATED. THE VEHICLE WAS DRIVEN TO THE DEALER WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE HEATER AND FLUID TANK WERE DEFECTIVE AND NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MA...

Mileage: 54,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2013 VOLKSWAGEN PASSAT. THE CONTACT RECEIVED NOTIFICATION OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 15V483000 (AIR BAGS); HOWEVER, THE PART TO DO THE REPAIR WAS UNAVAILABLE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE MANUFACTURER EXCEEDED A REASONABLE AMOUNT OF TIME FOR THE RECALL REPAIR. THE MANUFACTURER W...

MY NAME IS [XXX]. MY WIFE AND SON WAS INVOLVED IN A HEAD-ON COLLISION BACK LAST YEAR ON MAY 02, 2014. WIFE WAS SITTING STILL AT A LIGHT WAITING FOR LIGHT TO TURN GREEN IN ORDER TO TURN LEFT WHEN A CAR HEADING FROM OPPOSITE DIRECTION RAN A RED LIGHT SLAMMED INTO ANOTHER VEHICLE AND THEN SLAMMED H...

Mileage: 15,000

VEHICLE SCHEDULE FOR 40000 MILE SERVICE. ENGINE WARNING LIGHT CAME ON CODE P2196. VOLKSWAGEN DID A COMPUTER UPDATE IN JANUARY 2015 FOR 30000 MILE SERVICE, 23N5 ECM SOFTWARE RECALL. OXYGEN SENSOR (FRONT) REPLACED WAS REPLACED BY VW WHEN I COMPLAINED IT SHOULD NOT HAVE FAILED. THE EMISSION S...

Mileage: 39,188

VEHICLE SCHEDULE FOR 40000 MILE SERVICE. ENGINE WARNING LIGHT CAME ON CODE P2196. VOLKSWAGEN DID A COMPUTER UPDATE IN JANUARY 2015 FOR 30000 MILE SERVICE, 23N5 ECM SOFTWARE RECALL. OXYGEN SENSOR (FRONT) REPLACED WAS REPLACED BY VW WHEN I COMPLAINED IT SHOULD NOT HAVE FAILED. THE EMISSION S...

Mileage: 39,188

VEHICLE SCHEDULE FOR 40000 MILE SERVICE. ENGINE WARNING LIGHT CAME ON CODE P2196. VOLKSWAGEN DID A COMPUTER UPDATE IN JANUARY 2015 FOR 30000 MILE SERVICE, 23N5 ECM SOFTWARE RECALL. OXYGEN SENSOR (FRONT) REPLACED WAS REPLACED BY VW WHEN I COMPLAINED IT SHOULD NOT HAVE FAILED. THE EMISSION S...

Mileage: 39,188

ON OR ABOUT SEPTEMBER 1,2015 I WAS DRIVING MY PASSAT AND THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON. I FINALLY MANAGED TO GET AN APPOINTMENT AT THE DEALERSHIP TO HAVE IT DIAGNOSED ON THE 5TH OF SEPT. THEY SAID IT IS A P202B ADBLUE HEATER AND REPAIRS WOULD BE AROUND $1500. WHY IS THIS HEATER SYSTEM GOING BAD AFT...

Mileage: 97,000

THE STEERING WHEEL HAD A CLICKING NOISE FOR A FEW DAYS. WHEN MAKING A TIGHT TURN I HEARD A POP FOLLOWED BY THE AIR BAG INDICATOR LIGHT COMING ON. AFTER TAKING IT TO THE DEALER FOR INSPECTION AND REPAIR THE CLOCK SPRING HAD TO BE REPLACED.

THE STEERING WHEEL HAD A CLICKING NOISE FOR A FEW DAYS. WHEN MAKING A TIGHT TURN I HEARD A POP FOLLOWED BY THE AIR BAG INDICATOR LIGHT COMING ON. AFTER TAKING IT TO THE DEALER FOR INSPECTION AND REPAIR THE CLOCK SPRING HAD TO BE REPLACED.

THE BOLTS WHICH ATTACHED THE FRONT SUSPENSION STRUTS TO THE VEHICLE RATTLE DUE TO FAILURE OF THE BOLT. THIS FAILURE EFFECTS THE HANDELING OF THE VEHICLE AT HIGH SPEEDS AND DURING CORNERING.

Mileage: 65,000

THE BOLTS WHICH ATTACHED THE FRONT SUSPENSION STRUTS TO THE VEHICLE RATTLE DUE TO FAILURE OF THE BOLT. THIS FAILURE EFFECTS THE HANDELING OF THE VEHICLE AT HIGH SPEEDS AND DURING CORNERING.

Mileage: 65,000

VEHICLE HAD A CHECK ENGINE LIGHT. TOOK TO DEALER AND THEY QUOTED REPLACING THE ADBLUE DIESEL EXHAUST FLUID RESEVOIR. THIS IS PART OF THE EMISSION CONTROLS SYSTEM.

Mileage: 70,481

I WAS MAKING A TURN INTO MY DRIVE WAY, WHEN I HEARD A CRACKING NOISE. AT THAT POINT MY HEADS UP DISPLAY SHOWED 'AIRBAG ERROR' AND MY AIRBAG LED LIT UP ON THE INSTRUMENT PANEL. THE HORN AND OTHER CONTROLS ON MY STEERING WHEEL ARE NO LONGER FUNCTIONING. WE TOOK MY CAR TO THE DEALER AND THEY WERE ABLE ...

Mileage: 49,400

I WAS MAKING A TURN INTO MY DRIVE WAY, WHEN I HEARD A CRACKING NOISE. AT THAT POINT MY HEADS UP DISPLAY SHOWED 'AIRBAG ERROR' AND MY AIRBAG LED LIT UP ON THE INSTRUMENT PANEL. THE HORN AND OTHER CONTROLS ON MY STEERING WHEEL ARE NO LONGER FUNCTIONING. WE TOOK MY CAR TO THE DEALER AND THEY WERE ABLE ...

Mileage: 49,400

VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER DUE TO UNABLE TO FILL UP WITH DIESEL. PUMP NOZZLE ACTS AS IF THE TANK IS FULL, USING VW ADAPTER OR "ANGLE" THE NOZZLE RESULTS IN DIESEL SPRAYING OUT AT THE PERSON OPERATING THE FUEL PUMP. VW DEALER FOUND DIRT OBSTRUCTING THE DIESEL VENT TUBE OFF THE FILLER NECK, WHILE...

Mileage: 80,000

CONTINENTAL TIRE TYPE 235/45/R18. I HAD A SIDE WALL BLOWOUT ON I-95 WHILE DRIVING AT A SPEED OF 65MPH. THE TIRES CAME ON A 2013 VW PASSAT TDI SEL. THE DEALER IN HYANNIS, MA WHERE I PURCHASED THE VEHICLE SAID THAT IT MUST HAVE BEEN SOMETHING THAT I DID. THE TIRES HAD 16,500 MILES IN THEM WITH A T...

Mileage: 16,500

CONTINENTAL TIRE TYPE 235/45/R18. I HAD A SIDE WALL BLOWOUT ON I-95 WHILE DRIVING AT A SPEED OF 65MPH. THE TIRES CAME ON A 2013 VW PASSAT TDI SEL. THE DEALER IN HYANNIS, MA WHERE I PURCHASED THE VEHICLE SAID THAT IT MUST HAVE BEEN SOMETHING THAT I DID. THE TIRES HAD 16,500 MILES IN THEM WITH A T...

Mileage: 16,500

I WAS DRIVING HOME WITH MY THREE KIDS FROM UTAH TO OREGON ON I-84. WHILE PASSING THROUGH BOISE, ID THERE WAS SUDDENLY A LOUD EXPLOSION SOUNDING LIKE A BOMB OR GUNSHOT. I LOOKED BACK TO MAKE SURE MY KIDS WERE OKAY AND THEY HAD A LOOK OF TERROR ON THEIR FACES AND ASKED WHAT THAT NOISE WAS. I WASN'T S...

Mileage: 45,492

DROVE MY CAR TO RUN AN ERRAND AND WHEN I CAME BACK HOME AND TRIED TO GET OUT OF THE DRIVERS SIDE DOOR, THERE WAS A BIG POPPING NOISE AND THE HANDLE WOULDN'T ENGAGE TO OPEN THE DOOR. I HAD TO ROLL DOWN THE WINDOW AND OPEN THE DOOR FROM THE OUTSIDE. AFTER I HAD THE DOOR OPEN AND TRIED TO SHUT IT, IT...

Mileage: 40,000

ROUGHLY 2 WEEKS AGO, OUR PASSAT STARTING HAVING INCREASED NOISE AT HIGHER SPEEDS, TYPICALLY HIGHWAY SPEEDS. I TOOK THE CAR INTO THE DEALERSHIP TO HAVE IT LOOKED AT AND THEY DETERMINED THAT THE WHEEL BEARING WAS BAD. IT SEEMS VERY UNUSUAL TO HAVE A BAD WHEEL BEARING, PARTICULARLY WITH A SEDAN, GO BAD...

Mileage: 49,319

ROUGHLY 2 WEEKS AGO, OUR PASSAT STARTING HAVING INCREASED NOISE AT HIGHER SPEEDS, TYPICALLY HIGHWAY SPEEDS. I TOOK THE CAR INTO THE DEALERSHIP TO HAVE IT LOOKED AT AND THEY DETERMINED THAT THE WHEEL BEARING WAS BAD. IT SEEMS VERY UNUSUAL TO HAVE A BAD WHEEL BEARING, PARTICULARLY WITH A SEDAN, GO BAD...

Mileage: 49,319

DRIVING ON A COUNTRY ROAD WITH MY WIFE AND 2 YOUNG DAUGHTERS, THE CAR SUDDENLY BEGAN MISFIRING AND LOST POWER. I WAS ABLE TO COAST IT TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD. CALIFORNIA HIGHWAY PATROL SHOWED UP SHORTLY AFTER AND STOPPED TO MAKE SURE WE WERE ALRIGHT. FORTUNATELY, WE HAD A CELLULAR SIGNAL AND WE WERE...

Mileage: 49,500

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2013 VOLKSWAGEN PASSAT. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 65 MPH, THE HEADLIGHTS SHUT OFF AND FAILED TO ILLUMINATE. THE CONTACT REPLACED BOTH HEADLIGHT BULBS INDEPENDENTLY; HOWEVER, THE REMEDY FAILED TO REPAIR THE FAILURE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE WAS EXPERIENCING THE FAI...

Mileage: 38,000

PURCHASED THE CAR IN DECEMBER OF 2012. APPROXIMATELY MARCH OF 2013 AT 4,900 MILES THE TURBO BEGAN TO "WHINE" AND FAILED. WAS REPLACED BY VW AFTER APPROXIMATELY 12 DAYS. MAY OF 2015, AT 50,000 MILES, THE TURBO FAILED AGAIN, STARTING WITH "WHINE", FOLLOWED BY LOSS OF POWER AND A "FLASHING GLOWPLUG ...

Mileage: 4,900

ON 5/17/2014 WE BOUGHT THE CAR UNDER THERE VERBAL, THAT THEY WOULD FIX THE CAR FROM PULLING RIGHT. THEY SCHEDULED US TO BRING THE CAR BACK 5/29/2014 TO FIX THE PULL TO THE RIGHT AND HAVE COSMETICS DONE TO THE CAR. 5/30/2014 WE PICKED UP THE CAR, ON 6/5/2014 WE BROUGHT THE CAR BACK TO THE DEALERSHI...

WAS TURNING IN A PARKING LOT AND HEARD A LOUD CRACKING SOUND. THE AIR BAG LIGHT CAME ON IMMEDIATELY AND NOTICED THE STEERING WHEEL CONTROLS AND THE HORN WERE NOT WORKING. CHECKED ONLINE AND APPARENTLY ISSUES WERE FOUND ON SAME MODEL. IT IS A BROKEN CLOCK SPRING. CONTACTED DEALER, THEY SAID TO BRING ...

Mileage: 57,250

WAS TURNING IN A PARKING LOT AND HEARD A LOUD CRACKING SOUND. THE AIR BAG LIGHT CAME ON IMMEDIATELY AND NOTICED THE STEERING WHEEL CONTROLS AND THE HORN WERE NOT WORKING. CHECKED ONLINE AND APPARENTLY ISSUES WERE FOUND ON SAME MODEL. IT IS A BROKEN CLOCK SPRING. CONTACTED DEALER, THEY SAID TO BRING ...

Mileage: 57,250

WAS TURNING IN A PARKING LOT AND HEARD A LOUD CRACKING SOUND. THE AIR BAG LIGHT CAME ON IMMEDIATELY AND NOTICED THE STEERING WHEEL CONTROLS AND THE HORN WERE NOT WORKING. CHECKED ONLINE AND APPARENTLY ISSUES WERE FOUND ON SAME MODEL. IT IS A BROKEN CLOCK SPRING. CONTACTED DEALER, THEY SAID TO BRING ...

Mileage: 57,250

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2013 VOLKSWAGEN PASSAT. WHILE REVERSING THE VEHICLE, THE CONTACT TURNED THE STEERING WHEEL AND HEARD A LOUD POPPING NOISE. THE AIR BAG ERROR WARNING INDICATOR ILLUMINATED. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE HORN ALSO DID NOT WORK. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A DEALER WHERE IT WAS DIAGNO...

Mileage: 49,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2013 VOLKSWAGEN PASSAT. WHILE REVERSING THE VEHICLE, THE CONTACT TURNED THE STEERING WHEEL AND HEARD A LOUD POPPING NOISE. THE AIR BAG ERROR WARNING INDICATOR ILLUMINATED. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE HORN ALSO DID NOT WORK. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A DEALER WHERE IT WAS DIAGNO...

Mileage: 49,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2013 VOLKSWAGEN PASSAT. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE AIR BAG WARNING LIGHT WAS CONTINUOUSLY ILLUMINATED AND THE HORN WOULD NOT WORK WHEN DEPRESSED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER FOR DIAGNOSTIC TESTING AND THE MECHANIC STATED THAT THE CLOCK SPRING FAILED AND NEEDED TO BE R...

Mileage: 66,000

DRIVING NORTHERLY ON I-95 AT HIGHWAY SPEED GOING UP THE INCLINE TO THE PISCATAQUA RIVER BRIDGE (THE BORDER BETWEEN NEW HAMPSHIRE AND MAINE), THE VEHICLE LOST FORWARD POWER ABOUT HALFWAY UP THE INCLINE OF THE BRIDGE APPROACH. THE ENGINE DID NOT STALL AT ANY TIME DURING OR AFTER THE EVENT. DRIVER WA...

Mileage: 24,310

DRIVING NORTHERLY ON I-95 AT HIGHWAY SPEED GOING UP THE INCLINE TO THE PISCATAQUA RIVER BRIDGE (THE BORDER BETWEEN NEW HAMPSHIRE AND MAINE), THE VEHICLE LOST FORWARD POWER ABOUT HALFWAY UP THE INCLINE OF THE BRIDGE APPROACH. THE ENGINE DID NOT STALL AT ANY TIME DURING OR AFTER THE EVENT. DRIVER WA...

Mileage: 24,310

TURBOCHARGER FAILURE AT 15,000 MILES; REPLACED AND 2ND TURBO FAILED AT 25,000 MILES. FIRST FAILURE WAS DOCUMENTED IN A PRIOR REPORT AND IS REPEATED HERE. FAILURE 1 AT ~15,000 MILES IN JUNE 2014. DRIVING AT HIGHWAY SPEED IN MODERATELY HEAVY TRAFFIC AT NIGHT, SUDDEN COMPLETE LOSS OF POWER. WAS A...

Mileage: 15,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2013 VOLKSWAGEN PASSAT. WHEN THE VEHICLE WAS SHIFTED INTO THE DRIVE POSITION AND THE BRAKE PEDAL WAS RELEASED, THERE WAS AN ABNORMAL CRACKING NOISE COMING FROM THE STEERING WHEEL AND THE AIR BAG WARNING INDICATOR ILLUMINATED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A DEALER WHERE IT WAS DIAG...

Mileage: 51,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2013 VOLKSWAGEN PASSAT. WHEN THE VEHICLE WAS SHIFTED INTO THE DRIVE POSITION AND THE BRAKE PEDAL WAS RELEASED, THERE WAS AN ABNORMAL CRACKING NOISE COMING FROM THE STEERING WHEEL AND THE AIR BAG WARNING INDICATOR ILLUMINATED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A DEALER WHERE IT WAS DIAG...

Mileage: 51,000

WAS MERGING ONTO INTERSTATE WHEN THE CAR LOST POWER, CHECK ENGINE LIGHT AND FLASHING GLOW PLUG ILLUMINATED. CLEANED THE MASS AIR SENSOR AND RAN IT FOR SEVERAL DAYS WITH NO PERFORMANCE PROBLEMS. SEVERAL DAYS LATER, THE CAR WOULD NOT START AND WAS TOWED TO DEALER, WHO DIAGNOSED THE PROBLEM AS BOOST ...

Mileage: 55,131

TURBO FAILURE. WHINING SOUND COMING FROM ENGINE COMPARTMENT. LOUDER AS ENGINE RPM'S INCREASE. THIS IS THE SECOND FAILURE OF A TURBO IN THIS CAR. FORTUNATELY, I CAUGHT IT IN TIME TO NOT LOSE POWER. AFTER TOW IN TO DEALERSHIP, THEY CONFIRMED THAT IT NEEDS ANOTHER REPLACEMENT TURBO TO REPLACE THE ...

Mileage: 35,250

2013 VW PASSAT TDI SEL.CAR STILL UNDER MANUFACTURE WARRANTY. MY WINDSHIELD CRACKED YESTERDAY FOR NO REASON WHEN TEMPERATURE DROP. WINDSHIELD CRACK DUE TO STRUCTURAL DEFECT. *TR

Mileage: 23,000

THIS IS MY THIRD COMPLAINT ABOUT THIS VEHICLE. DURING THE AUGUST FLOODING, WHILE DRIVING HOME FROM WORK AND PASSING THROUGH SOME WATER PILES MY CAR LOST THE BOTTOM ENGINE COVER, LOWER GRILL BROKE, GOT THEM REPLACED NO PROBLEM. WINTER COMES AND WHEN IT GETS COLD FRONT DOOR FREEZES SHUT, REMOTE STAR...

Mileage: 43,000

THIS IS MY THIRD COMPLAINT ABOUT THIS VEHICLE. DURING THE AUGUST FLOODING, WHILE DRIVING HOME FROM WORK AND PASSING THROUGH SOME WATER PILES MY CAR LOST THE BOTTOM ENGINE COVER, LOWER GRILL BROKE, GOT THEM REPLACED NO PROBLEM. WINTER COMES AND WHEN IT GETS COLD FRONT DOOR FREEZES SHUT, REMOTE STAR...

Mileage: 43,000

COMPANY IS CLAIMING THAT AN OUTSIDE INFLUENCE OF A SPILL ON PASSENGER SEAT HAS CAUSED THE AIR BAG FAULT THAT DISABLES THE AIRBAG. *TR

Mileage: 10,000

COMPANY IS CLAIMING THAT AN OUTSIDE INFLUENCE OF A SPILL ON PASSENGER SEAT HAS CAUSED THE AIR BAG FAULT THAT DISABLES THE AIRBAG. *TR

Mileage: 10,000

COMPANY IS CLAIMING THAT AN OUTSIDE INFLUENCE OF A SPILL ON PASSENGER SEAT HAS CAUSED THE AIR BAG FAULT THAT DISABLES THE AIRBAG. *TR

Mileage: 10,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2013 VOLKSWAGEN PASSAT. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE FRONT DRIVER SIDE DOOR HANDLE WAS STUCK AND FAILED TO OPEN THE DOOR. AS A RESULT, THE FRONT DRIVER SIDE DOOR FRACTURED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER, WHO REPLACED THE DOOR HANDLE. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE F...

Mileage: 33,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2013 VOLKSWAGEN PASSAT. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE FRONT DRIVER SIDE DOOR HANDLE WAS STUCK AND FAILED TO OPEN THE DOOR. AS A RESULT, THE FRONT DRIVER SIDE DOOR FRACTURED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER, WHO REPLACED THE DOOR HANDLE. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE F...

Mileage: 33,000

NOTICED MY DRIVERS SIDE DOOR STICKING DURING RECENT COLD WEATHER, IT WAS FROZEN. CLIMBED THROUGH PASSENGER DOOR FOR A CPL DAYS.. NO BIG DEAL FOR A ONE YR OLD CAR, RIGHT? WHEN THE DOOR DID OPEN, IT WOULDN'T SHUT. I HAVE TO HOLD THE DOOR SHUT WHILE DRIVING. TOOK THE CAR TO DEALER, WAS INFORMED THAT I...

Mileage: 52,000

IN COLD WEATHER SOMETIMES THE FRONT DRIVERS AND PASSENGER DOORS WILL NOT OPEN, I HAVE TO GO THROUGH A REAR DOOR AND OPEN IT FROM THE INSIDE, THEN MOST OF THE TIME IT WILL WORK FINE AFTER THAT, THOUGH A FEW TIMES THE DOOR WOULD NOT STAY LATCHED. THE FIRST TIME I TOOK IT TO THE DEALER THEY SAID THEY H...

Mileage: 15,835

I FEEL THERE IS A SAFETY ISSUE WITH MY 2013 VOLKSWAGEN PASSAT. THERE IS KNOW WAY TO BYPASS THE ELECTRONIC TRACTION CONTROL. EVERY OTHER CAR I'VE OWNED INCLUDING MY 2005 PASSAT HAS A BUTTON THAT ALLOW YOU TO BYPASS THE TRACTION CONTROL. THE PASSAT IS DESIGNED TO SHUT THE ENGINE DOWN WHEN THE TIRES BE...

Mileage: 35,000

CAR WAS SET ON CRUISE CONTROL AND ENGINE REVVED UP , CRUISE CONTROL SHUT OFF AND LOSS OF POWER TO THE MOTOR. TRIED TO RESET CRUISE CONTROL TO A LESSER SPEED AND WOULD NOT SET. CAR FELT LIKE IT WOULD NOT SHIFT GEARS (ACTED LIKE IT WAS A MANUAL DRIVE BEING WOUND TO TIGHT). DROVE FOR SEVERAL MILES T...

Mileage: 41,176

CAR WAS SET ON CRUISE CONTROL AND ENGINE REVVED UP , CRUISE CONTROL SHUT OFF AND LOSS OF POWER TO THE MOTOR. TRIED TO RESET CRUISE CONTROL TO A LESSER SPEED AND WOULD NOT SET. CAR FELT LIKE IT WOULD NOT SHIFT GEARS (ACTED LIKE IT WAS A MANUAL DRIVE BEING WOUND TO TIGHT). DROVE FOR SEVERAL MILES T...

Mileage: 41,176

CAR WAS SET ON CRUISE CONTROL AND ENGINE REVVED UP , CRUISE CONTROL SHUT OFF AND LOSS OF POWER TO THE MOTOR. TRIED TO RESET CRUISE CONTROL TO A LESSER SPEED AND WOULD NOT SET. CAR FELT LIKE IT WOULD NOT SHIFT GEARS (ACTED LIKE IT WAS A MANUAL DRIVE BEING WOUND TO TIGHT). DROVE FOR SEVERAL MILES T...

Mileage: 41,176

ON NOVEMBER 19TH AT APPROXIMATELY 4:30 PM, AS I WAS PULLING INTO MY GARAGE, THE CAR JUST ACCELERATED UNCONTROLLABLY AND CRASHED INTO MY HUSBANDS WORK BENCH WHICH WAS AGAINST A CONCRETE WALL. DAMAGING FRONT OF CAR,WINDSHIELD, WORKBENCH,STEEL STORAGE CABINET,ETC. *JS

Mileage: 6,116

ON NOVEMBER 19TH AT APPROXIMATELY 4:30 PM, AS I WAS PULLING INTO MY GARAGE, THE CAR JUST ACCELERATED UNCONTROLLABLY AND CRASHED INTO MY HUSBANDS WORK BENCH WHICH WAS AGAINST A CONCRETE WALL. DAMAGING FRONT OF CAR,WINDSHIELD, WORKBENCH,STEEL STORAGE CABINET,ETC. *JS

Mileage: 6,116

ON NOVEMBER 19TH AT APPROXIMATELY 4:30 PM, AS I WAS PULLING INTO MY GARAGE, THE CAR JUST ACCELERATED UNCONTROLLABLY AND CRASHED INTO MY HUSBANDS WORK BENCH WHICH WAS AGAINST A CONCRETE WALL. DAMAGING FRONT OF CAR,WINDSHIELD, WORKBENCH,STEEL STORAGE CABINET,ETC. *JS

Mileage: 6,116

OUR 2013 VW PASSAT TDI HAD THE HIGH PRESSURE FUEL PUMP FAIL AT 25,599 MILES. WHEN WE ASKED WHY THE PUMP WOULD BE FAILING SO SOON AND IF IT WAS COMMON, THE SERVICE REPRESENTATIVE SAID IT USUALLY HAPPENS AFTER SOMEONE PUTS GASOLINE IN THE TANK. I CAN ASSURE 100% THAT GASOLINE WAS NEVER PUT INTO THIS...

Mileage: 25,599

AT ABOUT 12000 MILES ON MY VW PASSAT CLUNKS BEGAN TO DEVELOP IN FRONT END OF CAR. IT KEPT GETTING WORSE. I TOOK IT INTO VW GARAGE FOR DIAGNOSIS AND REPAIRS AT 15000 MILES. THE TOLD ME THE SWAY BARS FAILED AND WOULD NEED TO REPLACE THEM. AFTER REPAIR THE SWAY BAR LINKS WERE REPLACED AND CAR IS WITH...

Mileage: 12,000

ON 11/9/14 THE TURBO FAILED ON MY 2013 VW PASSAT WITH THE TDI DIESEL ENGINE. VW KNOWS THEY ARE HAVING A SERIOUS ISSUE WITH THEIR TURBOS ON THE TDI ENGINE (EUROPE CURRENTLY HAS A CLASS ACTION LAW SUIT AGAINST THEM). IN AUGUST I RECEIVED A LETTER IN THE MAIL FROM VW EXTENDING MY WARRANTY ON THE TURB...

Mileage: 27,000

ON 11/9/14 THE TURBO FAILED ON MY 2013 VW PASSAT WITH THE TDI DIESEL ENGINE. VW KNOWS THEY ARE HAVING A SERIOUS ISSUE WITH THEIR TURBOS ON THE TDI ENGINE (EUROPE CURRENTLY HAS A CLASS ACTION LAW SUIT AGAINST THEM). IN AUGUST I RECEIVED A LETTER IN THE MAIL FROM VW EXTENDING MY WARRANTY ON THE TURB...

Mileage: 27,000

ON 11/9/14 THE TURBO FAILED ON MY 2013 VW PASSAT WITH THE TDI DIESEL ENGINE. VW KNOWS THEY ARE HAVING A SERIOUS ISSUE WITH THEIR TURBOS ON THE TDI ENGINE (EUROPE CURRENTLY HAS A CLASS ACTION LAW SUIT AGAINST THEM). IN AUGUST I RECEIVED A LETTER IN THE MAIL FROM VW EXTENDING MY WARRANTY ON THE TURB...

Mileage: 27,000

MY DAUGHTER WAS HIT IN AN ACCIDENT THAT CRUSHED THE FRONT END OF THE VEHICLE JAMMING THE FRONT DOORS AND THE AIR BAGS FAILED TO DEPLOY. THIS CAUSES GREAT CONCERN THAT THE AIR BAGS ARE FAULTY IN THE 2013 VW PASSAT. THE CAR WAS SO SEVERELY DAMAGED SHE HAD TO CRAWL OUT THE BACK DOORS OF THE CAR AS THE ...

Mileage: 48,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2013 VOLKSWAGEN PASSAT TDI. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE ATTEMPTING TO REPLENISH THE DIESEL EXHAUST FLUID, THE FLUID OVERFLOWED AND DUE TO A DESIGN FLAW IT LEAKED INTO THE REAR PASSENGER FLOOR BOARD. AS A RESULT OF THE FAILURE, THE CONTACT EXPERIENCED LUNG PROBLEMS. THE FAILU...

Mileage: 9,000

I DRIVE A 2013 VW PASSAT TDI SE. YESTERDAY, OCTOBER 23, 2014, THE SUNROOF EXPLODED UPWARD/OUTWARD FOR NO APPARENT REASON. THE WEATHER WAS NOT EXTREMELY HOT OR COLD. WE WERE ON A "LONELY" STRETCH OF INTERSTATE 40 JUST EAST OF WINSLOW, AZ. THIS OCCURRED LATE IN THE AFTERNOON, NOT DURING THE HOT,...

Mileage: 45,275

WHILE DRIVING 65 MPH ON INTERSTATE IN NICE WEATHER AND LOW TRAFFIC THE SUNROOF OF MY 2013 VOLKSWAGEN PASSAT EXPLODED OUTWARDS CREATING A LARGE HOLE 18" - 20". IT WAS A LOUD GUNSHOT TYPE NOISE AND SOME GLASS ENDED UP ON OUR FACES AND ARMS CREATING MINOR CUTS. MOST OF THE GLASS WAS BLOWN OUTSIDE THE...

Mileage: 18,000

ON SEPT. 27, 2014 DURING A PRE-LONG TRIP SAFETY CHECK, AUTO MECHANIC NOTICED UNUSUAL BULGE ON REAR LEFT TIRE. I CALLED MANUFACTURER CUSTOMER SERVICE NUMBER.AND WAS DIRECTED TO MY NEAREST AUTHORIZED TIRE DEALER.WHO FOUND POSSIBLE DEFECT AND ORDERED A REPLACEMENT TIRE UNDER WARRANTY. TIRE DOT A35M 3W...

Mileage: 10,300

COMPLETE LOSS OF ENGINE POWER: VEHICLE ON THREE OCCASIONS HAS EXPERIENCED COMPLETE LOSS OF ENGINE POWER WHEN SHIFTING FROM REVERSE TO DRIVE. DISPLAY DEPICTS 'ALTERNATOR MALFUNCTION' BUT DEALERSHIP CLAIMS NO FAULT CODE STORED, THEREFORE NO REPAIR CAN BE MADE. I PROVIDED PHOTOS OF THE TROUBLE LIGHTS A...

Mileage: 15,812

COMPLETE LOSS OF ENGINE POWER: VEHICLE ON THREE OCCASIONS HAS EXPERIENCED COMPLETE LOSS OF ENGINE POWER WHEN SHIFTING FROM REVERSE TO DRIVE. DISPLAY DEPICTS 'ALTERNATOR MALFUNCTION' BUT DEALERSHIP CLAIMS NO FAULT CODE STORED, THEREFORE NO REPAIR CAN BE MADE. I PROVIDED PHOTOS OF THE TROUBLE LIGHTS A...

Mileage: 15,812

HEATED SIDE MIRRORS WILL NOT TURN ON WHEN THE TEMPERATURE IS OVER 68 DEGREES. IN HOUSTON, IT'S OFTEN OVER 68 DEGREES, AND MIRRORS WILL FOG OVER. THE SIDE MIRRORS ARE USELESS WHEN THEY'RE FOGGED OVER, AND COULD EASILY CAUSE AN ACCIDENT DUE TO THE LACK OF VISIBILITY. *TR

Mileage: 19,800

I WAS PULLING SLOWLY INTO A PARKING SPACE, AND THE CAR SUDDENLY SURGED AND HIT A PARKING METER POLE. THE SAME THING HAPPENED AGAIN SIX AND A HALF WEEKS LATER, AGAIN AT VERY LOW SPEED. THIS TIME THE CAR HIT THE WALL OF THE PARKING RAMP, AND THE DRIVER'S AIRBAG DEPLOYED. IN BOTH CASES, IT WAS THE F...

Mileage: 12,153

I WAS PULLING SLOWLY INTO A PARKING SPACE, AND THE CAR SUDDENLY SURGED AND HIT A PARKING METER POLE. THE SAME THING HAPPENED AGAIN SIX AND A HALF WEEKS LATER, AGAIN AT VERY LOW SPEED. THIS TIME THE CAR HIT THE WALL OF THE PARKING RAMP, AND THE DRIVER'S AIRBAG DEPLOYED. IN BOTH CASES, IT WAS THE F...

Mileage: 12,153

I WAS PULLING SLOWLY INTO A PARKING SPACE, AND THE CAR SUDDENLY SURGED AND HIT A PARKING METER POLE. THE SAME THING HAPPENED AGAIN SIX AND A HALF WEEKS LATER, AGAIN AT VERY LOW SPEED. THIS TIME THE CAR HIT THE WALL OF THE PARKING RAMP, AND THE DRIVER'S AIRBAG DEPLOYED. IN BOTH CASES, IT WAS THE F...

Mileage: 12,153

ENGINE LOST POWER, GLOW PLUG LIGHT STARTED BLINKING BARELY MADE IT TO THE DEALER. DEALER BLAMED BAD FUEL. IDENTICAL PROBLEM AT 26,480 MILES. DEALER REPLACED HPFP. *TR

Mileage: 21,345

THIS IS MY SECOND ENTRY ABOUT THIS INCIDENT; THIS CAR WAS A CERTIFIED 2013 PASSAT TDI SEL THAT I HAD OWNED FOR FOUR DAYS! I HAD NEVER EVEN REFUELED IT ONCE AND THE FUEL PUMP EXPLODED ON I-95 IN MARYLAND AND THE ENSUING INCIDENT ALMOST COST ME MY LIFE. I WAS AT THE ENTRY TO THE BALTIMORE I-95 TUNNEL ...

Mileage: 32,100

I WAS DRIVING MY CERTIFIED 2013 VW PASSAT TDI SEL WITH ONLY 32,100 MILES AT 60 MPH ON A MAJOR HIGHWAY WHEN I HEARD SOMETHING "POP" AND FELT THE CAR SHUDDER. I THOUGHT I HAD A FLAT TIRE BUT NOTICED THE I HAD NO POWER. I CRUISED TO A STOP ON THE SIDE OF THE HIGHWAY AND WAITED TO BE TOWED TO A VW DEALE...

Mileage: 32,100

SIDE PANEL OF CENTER CONSOLE COMES LOOSE OFTEN. ON SEVERAL OCCASIONS (3 TIMES OUT OF 11 INCIDENTS TO DATE) THE PANEL FELL ONTO THE FLOOR CAUSING DANGEROUS INTERFERENCE WITH THE DRIVER'S ABILITY TO SAFELY USE THE ACCELERATOR AND BRAKE PEDALS. INFORMAL RESEARCH REVEALS MANY REFERENCES TO THIS PANEL...

Mileage: 40,200

WHILE SITTING STILL IN A PARKING LOT THE VEHICLE SUDDENLY KNOCKED VIOLENTLY AND STOPPED RUNNING. ACCORDING TO THE DEALER THE VEHICLE EXPERIENCED A SUDDEN AND CATASTROPHIC FAILURE OF THE HIGH PRESSURE FUEL SYSTEM CAUSING METAL FRAGMENTS TO BE SPREAD THROUGH THE FUEL SYSTEM. THE VEHICLE HAD APPROXIM...

Mileage: 28,000

TURBO QUIT MAKING A HIGH PITCH NOISE... BLOWING SMOKE. *TR

Mileage: 54,195

THE BACKUP CAMERA IN THIS VEHICLE FREQUENTLY FAILS TO ACTIVATE WHEN THE VEHICLE IS PLACED IN REVERSE. VW OFFICIALS ACKNOWLEDGE, IN A WRITTEN RESPONSE, A DELAY TIME OF ONE (1) TO TWO (2) MINUTES BEFORE THE CAMERA WILL ACTIVATE. IT IS AN UNREASONABLE EXPECTATION, FROM A CONSUMER / DRIVER STANDPOINT, T...

Mileage: 200

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2013 VOLKSWAGEN PASSAT. THE VEHICLE IS EQUIPPED WITH HANKOOK OPTIMO H426 TIRES, SIZE 215/55R17 (NA). THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE TIRE PRESSURE MONITORING SYSTEM INDICATOR ILLUMINATED AND THERE WAS A BUBBLE IN THE SIDEWALL OF THE FRONT DRIVER SIDE TIRE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAG...

Mileage: 19,727

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2013 VOLKSWAGEN PASSAT. THE VEHICLE IS EQUIPPED WITH HANKOOK OPTIMO H426 TIRES, SIZE 215/55R17 (NA). THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE TIRE PRESSURE MONITORING SYSTEM INDICATOR ILLUMINATED AND THERE WAS A BUBBLE IN THE SIDEWALL OF THE FRONT DRIVER SIDE TIRE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAG...

Mileage: 19,727

TRAVELING ON THE HIGHWAY AT APPROXIMATELY 65 MPH, THE VW PASSAT TDI SE (THE "VEHICLE") LOST POWER, CAUSING THE GLOW PLUG WARNING LIGHT TO ILLUMINATE. TO PREVENT ANY ADDITIONAL DAMAGE, THE VEHICLE ENTERED INTO LIMP MODE. WHILE IN LIMP MODE, THE AUTOMOBILE BECOMES UNABLE TO ACCELERATE, FORCING THE ...

Mileage: 7,500

TRAVELING ON THE HIGHWAY AT APPROXIMATELY 65 MPH, THE VW PASSAT TDI SE (THE "VEHICLE") LOST POWER, CAUSING THE GLOW PLUG WARNING LIGHT TO ILLUMINATE. TO PREVENT ANY ADDITIONAL DAMAGE, THE VEHICLE ENTERED INTO LIMP MODE. WHILE IN LIMP MODE, THE AUTOMOBILE BECOMES UNABLE TO ACCELERATE, FORCING THE ...

Mileage: 7,500

OUR 2013 VW PASSAT'S ELECTRICAL SYSTEM SUDDENTLY WENT DEAD WHILE DRIVING AT 35 MPH ON A BUSY ROAD. WE PULLED THE CAR TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD AND FIVE MINUTES LATER, THE CAR STARTED UP AGAIN. AFTER DRIVING FOR ABOUT TWO MILES, THE VEHICLE'S ELECTRICAL SYSTEM SHUT OFF AND AGAIN WE PULLED IT TO THE S...

Mileage: 20,500

OUR 2013 VW PASSAT'S ELECTRICAL SYSTEM SUDDENTLY WENT DEAD WHILE DRIVING AT 35 MPH ON A BUSY ROAD. WE PULLED THE CAR TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD AND FIVE MINUTES LATER, THE CAR STARTED UP AGAIN. AFTER DRIVING FOR ABOUT TWO MILES, THE VEHICLE'S ELECTRICAL SYSTEM SHUT OFF AND AGAIN WE PULLED IT TO THE S...

Mileage: 20,500

OUR 2013 VW PASSAT'S ELECTRICAL SYSTEM SUDDENTLY WENT DEAD WHILE DRIVING AT 35 MPH ON A BUSY ROAD. WE PULLED THE CAR TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD AND FIVE MINUTES LATER, THE CAR STARTED UP AGAIN. AFTER DRIVING FOR ABOUT TWO MILES, THE VEHICLE'S ELECTRICAL SYSTEM SHUT OFF AND AGAIN WE PULLED IT TO THE S...

Mileage: 20,500

CAR PULLS SHARPLY TO THE RIGHT. VOLKSWAGEN STATES THAT EVERYTHING IS IN SPEC. NOTHING IS BENT OR BROKEN. WE HAVE A SECOND 2013 PASSAT THAT DOES THE SAME THING. THE CASTER IS OUT OF SPEC IN A INDEPENDENT ALIGNMENT, BUT WAS TOLD IT IS NON ADJUSTABLE.( CAME FROM THE FACTORY THIS WAY) MANY PASSATS FR...

Mileage: 19,414

CAR PULLS SHARPLY TO THE RIGHT. IT IS DANGEROUS TO DRIVE. VOLKSWAGEN SAYS EVERYTHING IS IN SPEC. NOTHING IS BENT OR BROKEN. THEY ALSO SAID " IT'S JUST THE WAY THE CAR HANDLES" I AM NOT STEPPING ON THE ACCELERATOR, JUST COASTING ON ANY ROAD AND WITHIN 5 TO 6 SECONDS I AM HALFWAY IN THE OTHER LAN...

Mileage: 21,000

I WAS DRIVING IN THE RIGHT LANE OF I-84 SHIFTING FROM 5TH TO 6TH WHEN THE CLUTCH PEDAL STAYED ON THE FLOOR AND THE CAR SLOWLY CAME TO A STOP WITH NO SUDDEN JERKING MOTION. THE BRAKE PEDAL WAS NOT INVOLVED NOR DID IT STAY ON THE FLOOR AS THE CLUTCH DID. *TR

Mileage: 19,000

VEHICLE LOST POWER WHILE ON THE HIGHWAY IN BUSY TRAFFIC. GLOW PLUG LIGHT BEGAN FLASHING (IT'S A TDI) AND I HEARD A CLICKING NOISE. I PULLED OVER AND THE VEHICLE WAS IMMEDIATELY ENGULFED IN SMOKE. I WAITED ON THE SHOULDER OVER AN HOUR FOR A TOW WITH CONTINUED BUSY 60+ MPH TRAFFIC. VEHICLE WAS TOWE...

Mileage: 15,600

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2013 VOLKSWAGEN PASSAT. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE HESITATED WHENEVER HE ATTEMPTED TO ACCELERATE. THE CONTACT MENTIONED THAT THE FAILURE RECCURED SEVERAL TIMES. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER. THE TECHNICIAN STATED THAT THE OCCURRENCES WERE CONTRIBUTED TO THE WAY...

Mileage: 10,000

THIS INCIDENT HAD TO HAPPEN TWICE FOR THE DEALER TO SEE THE ISSUE. ACCELERATING FROM STOP AT A LIGHT WHEN I REACHED 3000 RPM THE ENGINE STALLED AND THE CAR WILL NOT ACCELERATE. I PULLED TO THE SIDE AND TURNED THE CAR OFF AND TURNED IT BACK ON PROBLEM WAS GONE. I TOOK IT TO THE DEALER AND THEY COU...

Mileage: 32,000

THIS INCIDENT HAD TO HAPPEN TWICE FOR THE DEALER TO SEE THE ISSUE. ACCELERATING FROM STOP AT A LIGHT WHEN I REACHED 3000 RPM THE ENGINE STALLED AND THE CAR WILL NOT ACCELERATE. I PULLED TO THE SIDE AND TURNED THE CAR OFF AND TURNED IT BACK ON PROBLEM WAS GONE. I TOOK IT TO THE DEALER AND THEY COU...

Mileage: 32,000

THIS INCIDENT HAD TO HAPPEN TWICE FOR THE DEALER TO SEE THE ISSUE. ACCELERATING FROM STOP AT A LIGHT WHEN I REACHED 3000 RPM THE ENGINE STALLED AND THE CAR WILL NOT ACCELERATE. I PULLED TO THE SIDE AND TURNED THE CAR OFF AND TURNED IT BACK ON PROBLEM WAS GONE. I TOOK IT TO THE DEALER AND THEY COU...

Mileage: 32,000

THERE WAS A WHINE BY THE TURBO THEN BLACK SMOKE. I CALLED ROADSIDE ASSISTANCE AND THEY TOOK THE CAR TO THE DEALER. THE TURBO WENT OUT AND THE ENGINE BLEW. NO WARNING LIGHTS. THE CAR HAD OIL. VW SAYS PAY 12K FOR A REPLACEMENT ENGINE AND TURBO. THEY WILL NOT COVER UNDER WARRANTY BECAUSE I MISSED...

Mileage: 18,500

2013 VOLKSWAGEN PASSAT STALLED FOR NO REASON. LUCKILY THIS HAPPENED ON SLOW SPEED CITY STREETS. THIS WOULD BE A VERY DANGEROUS SITUATION HAD IT HAPPENED ON THE FREEWAY AT HIGHER SPEEDS. DIAGNOSIS BY DEALER IN THE FOLLOWING DAYS SHOWED THAT THE FAILURE OF THE HIGH PRESSURE DIESEL FUEL PUMP WAS...

Mileage: 12,800

TURBO FAILED ON VEHICLE. BEGAN AS WHINING NOISE. VEHICLE THEN SHOWED CHECK ENGINE LIGHT AND WOULDN'T ACCELERATE ABOVE 1ST GEAR. *TR

Mileage: 7,000

TURBO FAILED ON VEHICLE. BEGAN AS WHINING NOISE. VEHICLE THEN SHOWED CHECK ENGINE LIGHT AND WOULDN'T ACCELERATE ABOVE 1ST GEAR. *TR

Mileage: 7,000

TURBO FAILED FOR SECOND TIME AND AFTER ONLY 4,000 MILES. BEGAN AS WHINING NOISE. VEHICLE THEN SHOWED CHECK ENGINE LIGHT AND WOULDN'T ACCELERATE ABOVE 1ST GEAR. *TR

Mileage: 11,000

TURBO FAILED FOR SECOND TIME AND AFTER ONLY 4,000 MILES. BEGAN AS WHINING NOISE. VEHICLE THEN SHOWED CHECK ENGINE LIGHT AND WOULDN'T ACCELERATE ABOVE 1ST GEAR. *TR

Mileage: 11,000

TURBO FAILED FOR SECOND TIME AND AFTER ONLY 4,000 MILES. BEGAN AS WHINING NOISE. VEHICLE THEN SHOWED CHECK ENGINE LIGHT AND WOULDN'T ACCELERATE ABOVE 1ST GEAR. *TR

Mileage: 11,000

OWN A 2013 VW PASSAT SEL TDI. GLOW PLUG LIGHT CAME ON, PULLED OVER, CALLED DEALER, THEY IN TURN HAD ME TURN VEHICLE OFF AND RESTART. GLOW PLUG LIGHT ON AND CHECK ENGINE LIGHT STARTED FLASHING. DROVE TO DEALER LESS THAN 4 MILES. DIAGNOSTIC AT DEALER "EXHAUST TEMP SENSOR" BAD AND THEY WOULD HAVE T...

Mileage: 51,000

STARTED HEARING A WHISTLING TYPE OF SOUND AND NOTICING THAT THE VEHICLE WAS NOT ACCELERATING WHEN I PUSHED ON THE PEDAL. AS I TRIED TO PULL OFF THE ROAD THE VEHICLE STALLED AND I COULD NOT GET IT STARTED TO GET OUT OF THE ROAD. VERY SCARY. IT FINALLY STARTED LONG ENOUGH TO GET TO THE SIDE OF THE R...

Mileage: 35,457

STARTED HEARING A WHISTLING TYPE OF SOUND AND NOTICING THAT THE VEHICLE WAS NOT ACCELERATING WHEN I PUSHED ON THE PEDAL. AS I TRIED TO PULL OFF THE ROAD THE VEHICLE STALLED AND I COULD NOT GET IT STARTED TO GET OUT OF THE ROAD. VERY SCARY. IT FINALLY STARTED LONG ENOUGH TO GET TO THE SIDE OF THE R...

Mileage: 35,457

STARTED HEARING A WHISTLING TYPE OF SOUND AND NOTICING THAT THE VEHICLE WAS NOT ACCELERATING WHEN I PUSHED ON THE PEDAL. AS I TRIED TO PULL OFF THE ROAD THE VEHICLE STALLED AND I COULD NOT GET IT STARTED TO GET OUT OF THE ROAD. VERY SCARY. IT FINALLY STARTED LONG ENOUGH TO GET TO THE SIDE OF THE R...

Mileage: 35,457

WAS DRIVING 2013 PASSAT TDI SEL JUST FINE. TURNED AROUND IN A PARKING LOT AND WHEN I WENT TO PULL BACK INTO TRAFFIC, THE CAR HAD NO POWER. STEPPING ON THE GAS ALMOST MADE THE CAR STALL, BUT IT WOULD IDLE FINE. AFTER TRYING EVERYTHING AND EVEN SHUTTING THE CAR OFF AND RESTARTING, IT DID THE SAME, WOU...

Mileage: 26,310

WAS DRIVING 2013 PASSAT TDI SEL JUST FINE. TURNED AROUND IN A PARKING LOT AND WHEN I WENT TO PULL BACK INTO TRAFFIC, THE CAR HAD NO POWER. STEPPING ON THE GAS ALMOST MADE THE CAR STALL, BUT IT WOULD IDLE FINE. AFTER TRYING EVERYTHING AND EVEN SHUTTING THE CAR OFF AND RESTARTING, IT DID THE SAME, WOU...

Mileage: 26,310

1. THERE IS A NOTICEABLE HESITATION AFTER A COLD START (TDI, DIESEL ENGINE) GOING FROM 2ND TO 3RD GEAR. THIS HAS OCCURRED EVERYDAY SINCE PURCHASED. 2. THIS CAR HAS ALWAYS AND STILL HAS A HARD RIGHT PULL SINCE PURCHASE (CAR WILL PULL INTO ADJACENT LANE WITHIN 200-250 FEET). MY PREVIOUS 2012 P...

Mileage: 1,000

1. THERE IS A NOTICEABLE HESITATION AFTER A COLD START (TDI, DIESEL ENGINE) GOING FROM 2ND TO 3RD GEAR. THIS HAS OCCURRED EVERYDAY SINCE PURCHASED. 2. THIS CAR HAS ALWAYS AND STILL HAS A HARD RIGHT PULL SINCE PURCHASE (CAR WILL PULL INTO ADJACENT LANE WITHIN 200-250 FEET). MY PREVIOUS 2012 P...

Mileage: 1,000

WHILE DRIVING AT 55MPH, THE VEHICLE LOST POWER AND THE "GLOW PLUG" LIGHT ON THE DASHBOARD ILLUMINATED. THE VEHICLE NEARLY STALLED ON THE EXPRESSWAY WHILE IN TRAFFIC, AND THEN WOULD NOT OPERATE ABOVE 25-30 MPH. I HAD THE VEHICLE TAKEN BY FLAT BED TOW TRUCK TO THE VW DEALER, WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED A...

Mileage: 6,467

I WAS STOPPED AT A RED LIGHT. THE LIGHT TURNED GREEN AND I BEGAN TO ACCELERATE TO MAKE A LEFT TURN. AS I WAS TURNING AND STILL IN THE INTERSECTION, THE CAR STALLED. I LUCKILY MADE IT THROUGH THE INTERSECTION AND CLEAR OF ONCOMING TRAFFIC. I HAD TO TAKE THE KEYS OUT OF THE IGNITION AND RESTART THE CA...

Mileage: 32,300

DRIVING FROM ON FREEWAY AT 60 MPH SUDDENLY LOST ANY ABILITY TO ACCELERATE AND POWER STARTED DROPPING RAPIDLY AND THE ENGINE WARNING LIGHT ON THE DASH STARTED FLASHING. IT PUT ME IMMEDIATELY INTO A VERY VERY DANGEROUS SITUATION IN WHICH IT WAS VERY DIFFICULT TO MANEUVER IN RAPIDLY-MOVING, HEAVY TRAF...

Mileage: 9,500

DRIVING FROM ON FREEWAY AT 60 MPH SUDDENLY LOST ANY ABILITY TO ACCELERATE AND POWER STARTED DROPPING RAPIDLY AND THE ENGINE WARNING LIGHT ON THE DASH STARTED FLASHING. IT PUT ME IMMEDIATELY INTO A VERY VERY DANGEROUS SITUATION IN WHICH IT WAS VERY DIFFICULT TO MANEUVER IN RAPIDLY-MOVING, HEAVY TRAF...

Mileage: 9,500

DRIVING FROM ON FREEWAY AT 60 MPH SUDDENLY LOST ANY ABILITY TO ACCELERATE AND POWER STARTED DROPPING RAPIDLY AND THE ENGINE WARNING LIGHT ON THE DASH STARTED FLASHING. IT PUT ME IMMEDIATELY INTO A VERY VERY DANGEROUS SITUATION IN WHICH IT WAS VERY DIFFICULT TO MANEUVER IN RAPIDLY-MOVING, HEAVY TRAF...

Mileage: 9,500

BACKUP CAMERA IS SLOW TO START. MAY TAKE FROM 5 TO 20 SECONDS TO BECOME OPERATIONAL AFTER START UP. THIS IS HAZARD WITH RESPECT TO RELIANCE ON BACKUP CAMERAS BY DRIVERS TO SEE OBSTRUCTIONS BEHIND THE CAR. FAILURE OF CAMERA TO START UP QUICKLY RESULTS IN REDUCED SAFETY BECAUSE DRIVERS WILL BACK UP...

Mileage: 200

BACKUP CAMERA IS SLOW TO START. MAY TAKE FROM 5 TO 20 SECONDS TO BECOME OPERATIONAL AFTER START UP. THIS IS HAZARD WITH RESPECT TO RELIANCE ON BACKUP CAMERAS BY DRIVERS TO SEE OBSTRUCTIONS BEHIND THE CAR. FAILURE OF CAMERA TO START UP QUICKLY RESULTS IN REDUCED SAFETY BECAUSE DRIVERS WILL BACK UP...

Mileage: 200

BACKUP CAMERA IS SLOW TO START. MAY TAKE FROM 5 TO 20 SECONDS TO BECOME OPERATIONAL AFTER START UP. THIS IS HAZARD WITH RESPECT TO RELIANCE ON BACKUP CAMERAS BY DRIVERS TO SEE OBSTRUCTIONS BEHIND THE CAR. FAILURE OF CAMERA TO START UP QUICKLY RESULTS IN REDUCED SAFETY BECAUSE DRIVERS WILL BACK UP...

Mileage: 200

I BOUGHT A 2013 PASSAT SE MAY 16, 2013, IT CURRENTLY HAS 28,000 MILES ON IT AND I TAKE VERY GOOD CARE OF IT. 2 WEEKS AGO I JUST STARTED MY TRIP TO WORK (75 MILES ONE WAY / 95% HIGHWAY) WHEN THE GLOW PLUG INDICATOR CAME ON AND I IMMEDIATELY LOST MOST POWER. IT WAS ABOUT 7 DEGREES F, I WAS ABLE TO LI...

Mileage: 28,000

JANUARY 2014: TURBOCHARGER FAILED ON MY 2013 VOLKSWAGEN PASSAT TDI. THE CAR FAILED IN THE EVENING, BUT THAT MORNING WHEN LEAVING FOR WORK, THE TURBO MADE A SPLIT SECOND CHOO-CHOO TRAIN WHISTLE, BUT CONTINUED TO FUNCTION, ALTHOUGH IT FELT LIKE THE TURBO WAS FREE-WHEELING AND NOT REALLY IN SYNC WITH ...

Mileage: 15,150

AUTHORIZED DEALER STATED A TURBO FAILURE. DRIVING HIGHWAY ABOUT 50 MINUTES INTO A TRIP AND THE CAR APPROXIMATELY 25% POWER AND THE GLOW PLUG LIGHT CAME ON THE DASH. CALLED SERVICE DEPARTMENT AND THEY SAID TO PULL OVER AND HAVE TOWED TO THE CLOSED AUTHORIZED DEALER. *TR

Mileage: 15,059

WHILE STARTING FROM A STOP SIGN, VEHICLE SEEMED TO HAVE LOW POWER. VEHICLE WOULD ACCELERATE, BUT VERY SLOWLY. A FEW MILES LATER, I HAD TO STOP FOR ANOTHER CAR THAT HAD STOPPED TO TURN LEFT INTO A DRIVEWAY. WHEN I ATTEMPT TO ACCELERATE AFTER THAT CAR HAD TURNED, I HAD NO POWER (VEHICLE WAS STILL R...

Mileage: 16,267

WHILE STARTING FROM A STOP SIGN, VEHICLE SEEMED TO HAVE LOW POWER. VEHICLE WOULD ACCELERATE, BUT VERY SLOWLY. A FEW MILES LATER, I HAD TO STOP FOR ANOTHER CAR THAT HAD STOPPED TO TURN LEFT INTO A DRIVEWAY. WHEN I ATTEMPT TO ACCELERATE AFTER THAT CAR HAD TURNED, I HAD NO POWER (VEHICLE WAS STILL R...

Mileage: 16,267

WHILE STARTING FROM A STOP SIGN, VEHICLE SEEMED TO HAVE LOW POWER. VEHICLE WOULD ACCELERATE, BUT VERY SLOWLY. A FEW MILES LATER, I HAD TO STOP FOR ANOTHER CAR THAT HAD STOPPED TO TURN LEFT INTO A DRIVEWAY. WHEN I ATTEMPT TO ACCELERATE AFTER THAT CAR HAD TURNED, I HAD NO POWER (VEHICLE WAS STILL R...

Mileage: 16,267

TURBOCHARGER FAILED. DEALER IS FIXING UNDER WARRANTY. DEALER STATED THAT THERE HAVE BEEN ENOUGH TURBOCHARGER FAILURES ON THE DIESEL TDI THAT THEY ARE NOW STOCKING ALL TURBO PARTS FOR REPAIR. *TR

Mileage: 43,000

TURBOCHARGER FAILED. DEALER IS FIXING UNDER WARRANTY. DEALER STATED THAT THERE HAVE BEEN ENOUGH TURBOCHARGER FAILURES ON THE DIESEL TDI THAT THEY ARE NOW STOCKING ALL TURBO PARTS FOR REPAIR. *TR

Mileage: 43,000

TURBOCHARGER FAILED. DEALER IS FIXING UNDER WARRANTY. DEALER STATED THAT THERE HAVE BEEN ENOUGH TURBOCHARGER FAILURES ON THE DIESEL TDI THAT THEY ARE NOW STOCKING ALL TURBO PARTS FOR REPAIR. *TR

Mileage: 43,000

DURING MY TRIP FROM CITY OF CHICAGO TO MY HOME MY CAR LOST POWER AND STALLED IN THE MIDDLE OF THE STREET LEAVING ME STUCK AMONG MOVING TRAFFIC. I ATTEMPTED TO START MY CAR WITHOUT ANY SUCCESS AND FINALLY WAS ABLE TO PUSH THE CAR OFF THE STREET AND ONTO NEARBY PARKING LOT. I HAD TO STOP THE INCOMING ...

Mileage: 48,000

WHEN I OPERATE MY CAR AND SHIFT INTO 3RD GEAR I FEEL A NOTICEABLE STUTTER, THIS OCCURS AT AROUND 1200 RPM. I AM AFRAID THAT IT IS LINKED TO THE NUMEROUS TURBO FAILURES THAT ARE OCCURRING WITH THE 2012 AND 2013 TDI PASSATS. OTHER PEOPLE HAVE NOTED COMPLETE LOSS OF POWER FOLLOWED BY A TURBO FAILURE. ...

Mileage: 25,400

WHEN I OPERATE MY CAR AND SHIFT INTO 3RD GEAR I FEEL A NOTICEABLE STUTTER, THIS OCCURS AT AROUND 1200 RPM. I AM AFRAID THAT IT IS LINKED TO THE NUMEROUS TURBO FAILURES THAT ARE OCCURRING WITH THE 2012 AND 2013 TDI PASSATS. OTHER PEOPLE HAVE NOTED COMPLETE LOSS OF POWER FOLLOWED BY A TURBO FAILURE. ...

Mileage: 25,400

NOTICED HI-PITCHED WHINE WHICH GOT LOUDER AS RPM'S OF ENGINE INCREASED. HAD VEHICLE TOWED UNDER WARRANTY TO VW DEALERSHIP. ISSUE WAS A DEFECTIVE TURBO. HAD TO BE REPLACED AT THIS LOW OF MILEAGE. IF THE TURBO HAD FAILED ON A BUSY HIGHWAY OR DURING A AVOIDANCE/PASSING MANEUVER, IT COULD HAVE CA...

Mileage: 14,310

NOTICED HI-PITCHED WHINE WHICH GOT LOUDER AS RPM'S OF ENGINE INCREASED. HAD VEHICLE TOWED UNDER WARRANTY TO VW DEALERSHIP. ISSUE WAS A DEFECTIVE TURBO. HAD TO BE REPLACED AT THIS LOW OF MILEAGE. IF THE TURBO HAD FAILED ON A BUSY HIGHWAY OR DURING A AVOIDANCE/PASSING MANEUVER, IT COULD HAVE CA...

Mileage: 14,310

TURBO FAILED ON A LIMITED ACCESS HIGHWAY. TOTAL LOSS OF POWER. SEVERE DAMAGE TO ENGINE, INTAKE COMPONENTS AND EXHAUST DEVICES. WHILE THIS FAILURE DIDN'T CAUSE AN ACCIDENT IT PLACED US IN CONSIDERABLE DANGER. *TR

Mileage: 15,000

TURBO FAILED ON A LIMITED ACCESS HIGHWAY. TOTAL LOSS OF POWER. SEVERE DAMAGE TO ENGINE, INTAKE COMPONENTS AND EXHAUST DEVICES. WHILE THIS FAILURE DIDN'T CAUSE AN ACCIDENT IT PLACED US IN CONSIDERABLE DANGER. *TR

Mileage: 15,000

VEHICLE WAS DOWN ON POWER WITH NOTICEABLE TURBOCHARGER WHINING NOISE. VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO DEALERSHIP, TURBOCHARGER WAS REPLACED. ORIGINAL TURBO HAD DAMAGE ON IMPELLER AND TURBO HOUSING. *TR

Mileage: 25,100

VEHICLE WAS DOWN ON POWER WITH NOTICEABLE TURBOCHARGER WHINING NOISE. VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO DEALERSHIP, TURBOCHARGER WAS REPLACED. ORIGINAL TURBO HAD DAMAGE ON IMPELLER AND TURBO HOUSING. *TR

Mileage: 25,100

VEHICLE WAS ACCELERATING AWAY FROM A STOP LIGHT WHEN A LOUD "CRACK" WAS HEARD FOLLOWED BY A LOUD GRINDING AND WHISTLING SOUND, THE CAR LOST POWER. MY WIFE FORTUNATELY WAS ABLE TO COAST TO THE SHOULDER OF THE ROAD AND TURN INTO A RESIDENTIAL STREET. AFTER COMING TO A STOP THE ENGINE WAS STILL RUNNING...

Mileage: 34,572

VEHICLE WAS ACCELERATING AWAY FROM A STOP LIGHT WHEN A LOUD "CRACK" WAS HEARD FOLLOWED BY A LOUD GRINDING AND WHISTLING SOUND, THE CAR LOST POWER. MY WIFE FORTUNATELY WAS ABLE TO COAST TO THE SHOULDER OF THE ROAD AND TURN INTO A RESIDENTIAL STREET. AFTER COMING TO A STOP THE ENGINE WAS STILL RUNNING...

Mileage: 34,572

I HAVE THE TURBO DIESEL VERSION. I WAS DRIVING ON HWY 695 IN BALTIMORE, MARYLAND DURING RUSH HOUR (0800ISH) WHEN I BEGAN TO ACCELERATE ONLY TO LOSE POWER. THE CAR HAD JUST ENOUGH POWER TO GET ME OFF THE ROAD AND BECOME STRANDED ON THE SIDE OF THIS MAJOR HIGHWAY FOR 80+ MINUTES. DEALERSHIP REPORTE...

Mileage: 22,000

I HAVE THE TURBO DIESEL VERSION. I WAS DRIVING ON HWY 695 IN BALTIMORE, MARYLAND DURING RUSH HOUR (0800ISH) WHEN I BEGAN TO ACCELERATE ONLY TO LOSE POWER. THE CAR HAD JUST ENOUGH POWER TO GET ME OFF THE ROAD AND BECOME STRANDED ON THE SIDE OF THIS MAJOR HIGHWAY FOR 80+ MINUTES. DEALERSHIP REPORTE...

Mileage: 22,000

TRAVELING ON INTERSTATE AT 65 MPH AND CAR LOST POWER. FAILED TURBO ! WE ALMOST GOT IN AN ACCIDENT AND JUST MADE IT TO THE SIDE ON THE ROAD. VERY DANGEROUS. I HAVE TALK TO MANY OTHER VW 2012-2013 PASSAT OWNERS WITH THE SAME PROBLEM ! *TR

Mileage: 23,346

MY FIRST WEEK WITH THIS CAR AND THE BRAKES START TO MAKE THE NASTIEST SOUND. IT WAS AS IF IT HAD NO BRAKE PADS. I IMMEDIATELY CALLED THE DEALERSHIP AND ASKED THEM WHAT WAS WRONG WITH THE CAR I SUSPECTED THE BRAKES FROM THE START. I HAD TO TAKE IT IN AND THEY CHECKED THEIR SITE AND IT REPORTED THAT O...

Mileage: 12

MY FIRST WEEK WITH THIS CAR AND THE BRAKES START TO MAKE THE NASTIEST SOUND. IT WAS AS IF IT HAD NO BRAKE PADS. I IMMEDIATELY CALLED THE DEALERSHIP AND ASKED THEM WHAT WAS WRONG WITH THE CAR I SUSPECTED THE BRAKES FROM THE START. I HAD TO TAKE IT IN AND THEY CHECKED THEIR SITE AND IT REPORTED THAT O...

Mileage: 12

MY FIRST WEEK WITH THIS CAR AND THE BRAKES START TO MAKE THE NASTIEST SOUND. IT WAS AS IF IT HAD NO BRAKE PADS. I IMMEDIATELY CALLED THE DEALERSHIP AND ASKED THEM WHAT WAS WRONG WITH THE CAR I SUSPECTED THE BRAKES FROM THE START. I HAD TO TAKE IT IN AND THEY CHECKED THEIR SITE AND IT REPORTED THAT O...

Mileage: 12

OUR NEW 2013 TDI PASSAT, FROM DAY ONE HAS HAD THE ISSUE OF INTERMITTENTLY DRAGGING, PULLING CRUNCHING NOISE COASTING THROUGH A CORNER IN THE FRONT LEFT WHEEL. IT VARIES FROM A SOFT TUG AND CRUNCH NOISE, TO SO HARD IT PULLS YOU INTO ONCOMING TRAFFIC! IT SEEMS TO BE WHILE MAINTAINING SPEED OR COASTIN...

Mileage: 100

OUR NEW 2013 TDI PASSAT, FROM DAY ONE HAS HAD THE ISSUE OF INTERMITTENTLY DRAGGING, PULLING CRUNCHING NOISE COASTING THROUGH A CORNER IN THE FRONT LEFT WHEEL. IT VARIES FROM A SOFT TUG AND CRUNCH NOISE, TO SO HARD IT PULLS YOU INTO ONCOMING TRAFFIC! IT SEEMS TO BE WHILE MAINTAINING SPEED OR COASTIN...

Mileage: 100

WHEN TEMPERATURES FALL BELOW FREEZING, DRIVER'S DOOR WILL NOT OPEN (USUALLY IN THE MORNINGS). VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO DEALER AND REPLACEMENT LATCH ORDERED. PART IS ON BACK-ORDER AND I CANNOT ENTER THE VEHICLE UNLESS I CLIMB THROUGH THE PASSENGER SIDE. THIS IS EXTREMELY UNSAFE BECAUSE IT WOULD NOT BE PO...

Mileage: 6,800

WHILE DRIVING 65 MPH AND WITHOUT WARNING THE SUNROOF OF MY 2013 VOLKSWAGEN PASSAT EXPLODED OUTWARDS, CREATING AN APPROXIMATELY 18" HOLE. SOME GLASS FELL INSIDE BUT THE MAJORITY OF THE GLASS EXITED THE CAR. THE OUTSIDE TEMPERATURE WAS ~65 DEGREES, NO OTHER WINDOWS WERE OPEN AND THE SUNROOF WAS FULL...

Mileage: 11,000

TOTAL FAILURE OF TRANSMISSION ON A NEARLY NEW CAR. FORTUNATELY OCCURRED AS I WAS PARKING AT A DESTINATION AND NOT ON HIGHWAY. VW REPLACED THE ENTIRE TRANSMISSION WHILE WE WERE OUT OF THE COUNTRY BUT NEVER TOLD ME WHAT OR WHY IT FAILED. *TR

Mileage: 8,151

AFTER DRIVING FOR AN HOUR I MADE A STOP FOR ABOUT 30 MINUTES. I WAS RETURNING TO MY VEHICLE WHEN A NOTICED BLUE FLUID COMING FROM UNDER THE ENGINE ON THE PASSENGER SIDE. I TOOK THE VEHICLE TO A VOLKSWAGEN DEALER ABOUT 3 MILES AWAY. AFTER THE DEALER INSPECTED THE VEHICLE THEY FOUND "HOSE CONNECTOR...

Mileage: 607

ROAD TEST WITH LESS THAN 1/4 TANK OF FUEL. ON OCTOBER 25 2013, I HAD MY RADIO VOLUME DOWN FROM THE NIGHT BEFORE AND I WAS PULLING OUT OF MY DRIVEWAY. I HEARD A SLOSHING SOUND AND COULD FEEL A SLIGHT BUMP AS IF SOMETHING WAS LOOSE IN TRUNK OR UNDER THE CAR. FROM THEN I KEPT MY RADIO DOWN AND EVERY ...

Mileage: 1,015

WAS OUT OF TOWN IN RUSH HOUR TRAFFIC AND EXPERIENCED A NEAR COMPLETE LOSS OF POWER. THE DO NOT OPERATE VEHICLE INDICATOR LIGHT CAME ON. WAS ABLE TO PULL VEHICLE OFF TO SHOULDER OF THE BUSY FREEWAY AND SHUT DOWN THE VEHICLE. AFTER A FEW MOMENTS I RE-STARTED THE VEHICLE. IT STILL WOULD NOT ACCELERAT...

Mileage: 12,382

WE ARE DRIVING A LOANER 2013 VW PASSAT THAT WE ARE IN THE PROCESS OF PURCHASING. WE DROVE IT FOR THE FIRST TIME AT NIGHT AND ENCOUNTERED A SERIOUS PROBLEM WITH THE HEADLIGHTS. WE EXITED THE HIGHWAY AND WHILE GOING AROUND THE BEND OF THE OFF RAMP I WAS UNABLE TO SEE THE SIDE OF THE ROAD AT ALL. AT...

Mileage: 180

A PASSENGER EXITED REAR PASSENGER SIDE DOOR. WHEN HE PUT HIS HAND OUTSIDE THE CAR AS HE EXITED, ONE OF HIS FINGERS RECEIVED A DEEP CUT. AFTER THE INCIDENT, WE INSPECTED THE CAR AND FOUND OUT A SHARP POINT AT THE END OF A CHROME TRIM ALONG THE WINDOW/ROOF LINE. LATER I INSPECTED FURTHER AND FOUN...

Mileage: 2,100

OUR 2013 VOLKSWAGEN PASSAT LEAKED GASOLINE ON TO OUR GARAGE FLOOR WHILE SITTING IN THE GARAGE. THE GARAGE FLOOR WAS COVERED AND YOU COULD VISIBLY SEE THE FUEL DRIPPING FROM THE GAS TANK. THE FUMES FILLED OUR GARAGE AND HOME AND RESULTED IN EXTENSIVE CLEAN UP AND VENTILATION. THE VOLKSWAGEN DEALERSHI...

Mileage: 1,200

THIS CAR HAS AN ISSUE WITH STABILITY ABOVE 65 MPH. (YES THEY ARE INFLATED TO PROPER PRESSURE) I TOOK A 550 MILE TRIP RIGHT AFTER I BOUGHT IT AND THE CAR WAS EXTREMELY UNSTABLE AT 65MPH+ ON ALL SURFACES INCLUDING: SMOOTH CONCRETE, GROOVED CONCRETE, OLD PAVEMENT, BRAND NEW PAVEMENT, PAVEMENT WITH NO ...

Mileage: 470

THIS CAR HAS AN ISSUE WITH STABILITY ABOVE 65 MPH. (YES THEY ARE INFLATED TO PROPER PRESSURE) I TOOK A 550 MILE TRIP RIGHT AFTER I BOUGHT IT AND THE CAR WAS EXTREMELY UNSTABLE AT 65MPH+ ON ALL SURFACES INCLUDING: SMOOTH CONCRETE, GROOVED CONCRETE, OLD PAVEMENT, BRAND NEW PAVEMENT, PAVEMENT WITH NO ...

Mileage: 470

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2013 VOLKSWAGEN PASSAT. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING 60 MPH, THE VEHICLE DECELERATED WITHOUT MANUAL FORCE WITH THE ILLUMINATION OF THE EPC LIGHT. THE FAILURE RECURRED ON SEVERAL SEPARATE OCCASIONS. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER FOR DIAGNOSIS WHERE IT WAS STATED...

Mileage: 5,700

I HAVE A 2013 VW PASSAT SEL TDI AND HAVE HAD TWO INCIDENTS SO FAR WITH THE VEHICLE. I BOUGHT THE CAR NEW IN SEPTEMBER 2012 AND IN JANUARY 2013 WITH ABOUT 4000 MILES ON IT THE CAR WENT INTO LIMP MODE. THE CAR WOULD NOT EXCEED 30MPH AND A FEW LIGHTS APPEARED ON THE DASH. I TOOK IT TO THE DEALER AND WA...

Mileage: 6,600

WE RECENTLY PURCHASED A BRAND NEW 2013 VW PASSAT FROM CRESTMONT VW, POMPTON PLAINS, NJ. THE CAR DROVE EXTREMELY WELL FOR THE FIRST FEW WEEKS. SHORTLY THEREAFTER, THERE WERE LOUD BEEPING AND WARNING SOUNDS FROM THE DASHBOARD CONTROL PANEL AND THE CAR STARTED TO LOSE SPEED. UPON VW SUGGESTION, WE TOOK...

Mileage: 100

WE RECENTLY PURCHASED A BRAND NEW 2013 VW PASSAT FROM CRESTMONT VW, POMPTON PLAINS, NJ. THE CAR DROVE EXTREMELY WELL FOR THE FIRST FEW WEEKS. SHORTLY THEREAFTER, THERE WERE LOUD BEEPING AND WARNING SOUNDS FROM THE DASHBOARD CONTROL PANEL AND THE CAR STARTED TO LOSE SPEED. UPON VW SUGGESTION, WE TOOK...

Mileage: 100

STEERING: VEHICLE PULLS TO AN EXCESSIVE AMOUNT POTENTIALLY LEADING TO INJURY OR DEATH. IT DOES NOT TRACK STRAIGHT AT ALL, NO MATTER IF IT'S ON THE LEFT LANE OF THE ROAD, CENTER CROWN OF THE ROAD OR IN THE RIGHT LANE (NO CURVES. I TOOK THE VEHICLE IN TO THE DEALERSHIP OVER 4 TIMES THINKING IT MAY BE...

Mileage: 150

STEERING: VEHICLE PULLS TO AN EXCESSIVE AMOUNT POTENTIALLY LEADING TO INJURY OR DEATH. IT DOES NOT TRACK STRAIGHT AT ALL, NO MATTER IF IT'S ON THE LEFT LANE OF THE ROAD, CENTER CROWN OF THE ROAD OR IN THE RIGHT LANE (NO CURVES. I TOOK THE VEHICLE IN TO THE DEALERSHIP OVER 4 TIMES THINKING IT MAY BE...

Mileage: 150

STEERING: VEHICLE PULLS TO AN EXCESSIVE AMOUNT POTENTIALLY LEADING TO INJURY OR DEATH. IT DOES NOT TRACK STRAIGHT AT ALL, NO MATTER IF IT'S ON THE LEFT LANE OF THE ROAD, CENTER CROWN OF THE ROAD OR IN THE RIGHT LANE (NO CURVES. I TOOK THE VEHICLE IN TO THE DEALERSHIP OVER 4 TIMES THINKING IT MAY BE...

Mileage: 150

CAR OWNER WAS DRIVING AT APPROX. 60MPH REACHED ACROSS THE SEAT THE CAR SWERVED SHE OVER CORRECTED TWICE DUE TO VERY "TOUCHY" STEERING. THE CAR THEN CAREENED ACROSS FOUR LANES OF TRAFFIC, AND DOWN A 30FT EMBANKMENT BOUNCING OFF SEVERAL TREES. THEN STRIKING ONE HEAD ON WITH ENOUGH FORCE AS TO BEND AN...

Mileage: 1,000

CAR OWNER WAS DRIVING AT APPROX. 60MPH REACHED ACROSS THE SEAT THE CAR SWERVED SHE OVER CORRECTED TWICE DUE TO VERY "TOUCHY" STEERING. THE CAR THEN CAREENED ACROSS FOUR LANES OF TRAFFIC, AND DOWN A 30FT EMBANKMENT BOUNCING OFF SEVERAL TREES. THEN STRIKING ONE HEAD ON WITH ENOUGH FORCE AS TO BEND AN...

Mileage: 1,000

BRAND NEW CAR AND THE PLASTIC OVER THE STEERING WHEEL AIRBAG IS CRACKING AND DISINTEGRATING. IT HAS FORMED A CRACK THAT IS STARTING AT THE BOTTOM AND FORMING A CIRCLE AROUND THE EMBLEM IN THE CENTER. RESEMBLES A QUESTION MARK. PICTURE OF IT STARTING SHOWN HERE IN THE LOWER RIGHT OF THE EMBLEM. HT...

Mileage: 5,700

I PURCHASED THE VW PASSAT IN DECEMBER 2012. I NOTICED WITHIN THE FIRST WEEK THE SLOW RESPONSE OF THE NAVIGATION BUT I THOUGHT MAYBE BECAUSE OF THE COLD WEATHER. I LIVE IN MICHIGAN. WHEN SPRING CAME AROUND I STILL SAW THE SLOW RESPONSE AND IT WAS AGITATING ME. I PUT THE CAR IN REVERSE AND BACK OU...

I PURCHASED THE VW PASSAT IN DECEMBER 2012. I NOTICED WITHIN THE FIRST WEEK THE SLOW RESPONSE OF THE NAVIGATION BUT I THOUGHT MAYBE BECAUSE OF THE COLD WEATHER. I LIVE IN MICHIGAN. WHEN SPRING CAME AROUND I STILL SAW THE SLOW RESPONSE AND IT WAS AGITATING ME. I PUT THE CAR IN REVERSE AND BACK OU...

AS MANY OTHERS HAVE STATED ON THIS SITE AND ALL OVER THE INTERNET, THE BACK-UP CAMERA IS RIDICULOUSLY SLOW TO COME ON. MOST TIMES, I CAN BACK OUT OF MY DRIVEWAY, STOP, AND BE GOING FORWARD DOWN THE STREET BEFORE THE BACK-UP CAMERA EVEN COMES ON. AT THAT POINT, I'M DRIVING UP TO A BLOCK AWAY WITH M...

Mileage: 2,800

THE BACKUP CAMERA IS VERY SLOW TO RESPOND WHEN PLACING THE VEHICLE INTO REVERSE (15-25 SECONDS). FREQUENTLY, THE CAMERA WILL NOT ACTIVATE UNTIL THE VEHICLE HAS COMPLETED BACKING UP AND THE VEHICLE IS PLACED INTO DRIVE. VOLKSWAGEN IS AWARE OF THE ISSUE, HAVING IDENTIFIED IT IN A VW TECHNICAL BULLETIN...

Mileage: 150

THE BACKUP CAMERA IS VERY SLOW TO RESPOND WHEN PLACING THE VEHICLE INTO REVERSE (15-25 SECONDS). FREQUENTLY, THE CAMERA WILL NOT ACTIVATE UNTIL THE VEHICLE HAS COMPLETED BACKING UP AND THE VEHICLE IS PLACED INTO DRIVE. VOLKSWAGEN IS AWARE OF THE ISSUE, HAVING IDENTIFIED IT IN A VW TECHNICAL BULLETIN...

Mileage: 150

THE REAR VIEW CAMERA TAKES 10-15 SECONDS TO START UP NEGATING THE SAFETY IT IS SUPPOSED TO PROVIDE. VW USA NOTIFIED AND WERE NOT HELPFUL AND SAID THEY'VE NEVER HEARD OF THIS PROBLEM.

Mileage: 200

DRIVING MY PASSAT TURBO DIESEL ON I-81 NOTED A LOSS IN POWER; DROVE THE CAR HOME (ABOUT ANOTHER 3 MILES) AND NOTED A STRANGE HUMMING SOUND FROM UNDER THE HOOD. NEXT DAY THE SOUND WAS STILL THERE, WITH A BLINKING GLOW PLUG LIGHT AND THE ENGINE LIGHT WAS ON. SPOKE WITH DEALER AND CAR WAS TOWED IN; T...

Mileage: 6,703

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2013 VOLKSWAGEN PASSAT (N/A). THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 65 MPH, A VEHICLE CRASHED INTO THE PASSENGER SIDE OF THE CONTACT'S VEHICLE. THE CRASH FORCED THE VEHICLE INTO A CONCRETE WALL. A SECOND VEHICLE CRASHED INTO THE PASSENGER SIDE OF THE VEHICLE CAUS...

Mileage: 1,000