2013 VOLKSWAGEN PASSAT Unknown Or Other Problems

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 rules- & now the manufacturer(vw) is refusing to fix their mistake car has been in shop repeatedly for 30+ days at a time since 2022 for the def system and not once was the epa mod mentioned to me VW refuses to fix the def system or do the epa required mod- meaning I was sold a stop sale car. Also claiming I’m not entitled to warranty even though per their own warranty I am the first owner that I can see other then a dealership Am now told by other TDI owners that are still under warranty that vw is refusing to fix anything to do with the p204f code

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

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 addressed this issue again when bringing the vehicle to the auto shop on 5/4/24 for a separate concern & the diagnostic code has been confirmed but was told “we will clear the code & it should reboot itself”. This did not work as the locking system is still malfunctioned & still have to manually lock the vehicle through the driver door when leaving the car. When inside the car & attempting to lock the car inside, you can hear it trying to lock but does not fully click over to lock because when driving, anytime speed is accelerated from 0mph to 10mph, it continuously attempts to auto lock. The locking indicator light does not illuminate when inside the vehicle.

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 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.

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 the adhesive backing. On looking for a replacement mirror online, I found that this problem was very common for VW side view mirrors. So much so that there are a TON of replacement mirrors being sold with comments in reviews about VW’s “weak” adhesive.

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.

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 any other cars. This should be a recall a major one as no car should lock up like this

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

* 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 worked This occurred in March 2022. I was told it would take 1-2 months to get the part. The part is still unavailable. Called VM Customer Care-they instructed me to call the dealer. The dealer has no control over parts coming from VW. Now driving 8 months without an airbag or horn. All controls in the steering wheel are inoperable. Most are convenience items. Air bag and horn are safety issues.

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 vehicle. Had to splice a piece of hose to the original so it would be long enough to connect again. Worried that the condensation from the water leaking inside the car may affect electrical components over time.

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 had the car repaired at $1000.00 out of my pocket because they wouldnt cover it in their warrenty. Multiple vw forum members have the same experiance . i contacted vw customer care and they would not help.i believe this is a major recall that could cause someone to blowup their engine for a poor quality heatercore

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 VINS BUT WILL NOT PROVIDE ME WITH THAT INFO TO SEE IF MINE IS COVERED. THEY WILL NOT EXPLAIN WHY SOME ARE AND SOME ARE NOTCOVERED AS THEY ARE ALL THE SAME CAR, WITH THE SAME APRT SAME ISSUES, YET VW WILL ONLY COVER REPLACEMENT ON CERATIN MODELS. YET THEY WONT EXPLAIN WHICH.

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 CONSISTENT REASON OR FIX BETWEEN 30K AND 70K MILES.

Mileage: 60,925

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) 263-9000). (DATES OF REPAIRS: ~05/30/2020, ~06/29/2020) 2. DEALER DID THREE RECALLS AND REPAIRING FOR EMISSION, CHARGED $590 (07/31/2020). BUT EMISSION ISSUE PERSISTED (08/27/20), AND NEEDED TO BE RETURNED TO DEALER (08/28/20). 3. DEALER INTENDED TO CHARGE ANOTHER $650 FOR 'DIAGNOSIS' OF THE EMISSION ISSUE (09/09/2020). 4. THE DIESEL EMISSION ISSUE OF THIS VEHICLE IS NOT FIXED AFTER MANY REPAIRS, WHEN THIS ISSUE CAN BE FIXED IS UNKNOWN, WHETHER IT IS POSSIBLE TO HAVE THIS ISSUE FIXED IS UNKNOWN. GIVEN THAT THIS DIESEL EMISSION ISSUE COMES FROM VOLKSWAGEN'S WELL KNOWN SOFTWARE SCANDAL ON DIESEL EMISSIONS, AND LIKELY DUE TO DEFECTIVE MODIFICATION CONDUCTED LATER, THIS VEHICLE IMPOSES A MAJOR RISK TO DRIVER'S SAFETY. B. AIRBAG. EVERY TIME I START THE VEHICLE, I GOT WARNING MESSAGE ABOUT THE AIRBAG, EVEN THOUGH THE VEHICLE IS REGULARLY MAINTAINED BY VOLKSWAGEN DEALER. THE AIRBAG MAY BE DEFECTIVE, AND IMPOSES A MAJOR RISK TO DRIVER'S SAFETY. C. THE VEHICLE HAD MAJOR COOLANT LEAKING. AT REGULAR MAINTENANCE WITH DEALER, AFTER MY COMPLAINT, THE DEALER FOUND A HOLE AND FIXED IT. AROUND MIDDLE OF JUNE, 2020, THE LEAKING BECAME VERY SEVERE, I GOT WARNING LIGHT WHEN DRIVING ON HIGHWAY, AND THE ENGINE TEMPERATURE WAS VERY HIGH AND HAD A DANGER OF COMPLETE SHUTDOWN.

Mileage: 90,000

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

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. I HAD JUST PURCHASED CAR FROM A DEALERSHIP A FEW MONTHS EARLIER. LATER I RESEARCHED ANY RECALLS ON MY VEHICLE AND A RECALL DEALING WITH HEADLIGHT ISSUES AND THE HEADLIGHTS ON MY VEHICLE NOT BEING ABLE TO BE ADJUSTED PROPERLY, CAME UP. IF THIS ISSUE WAS FIXED BEFORE I BOUGHT THE CAR, MY FIANCE WOULD HAVE NOT CRASHED.

Mileage: 70,000

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 CORE SIMILAR TO THAT FOUND WITH DIESEL VERSIONS OF THE VEHICLE. THIS ISSUE SHOULD NOT BE OCCURRING WITH A VEHICLE ONLY HAVING 49000 MILES.

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 CHECK. THE CODE WAS READING CAMSHAFT POSITION SENSOR MALFUNCTION. THE MECHANIC REPLACED THE SENSOR BUT NOTICED THAT THE METAL ON THE SENSOR IS SHEARING SIGNIFICANTLY.

Mileage: 59,000

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 OCCURRED UPON MY MAKING A FULL LEFT HAND TURN, UPON MAKING THE TURN, I HEARD CRACKING SOUNDS COME FROM MY STEERING WHEEL AND ALL OF THE SUDDEN, I GOT AN AIRBAG ERROR WARNING LIGHT (I STILL DO), MY HORN DID NOT WORK (STILL DOES NOT) AND MY STEERING WHEEL CONTROLS DID NOT WORK (STILL DON'T). THIS SHOULD BE A SECOND RECALL TO COVER THIS ISSUE BECAUSE THE "CLOCKSPRING" WAS FORMALLY RECALLED FOR THE EXACT REASONS THAT I (AND APPARENTLY A LOT OF OTHER AUTO OWNERS) NOW SUFFER FROM AND THE SUPPOSED REPLACED CLOCKSPRING IS CAUSING THE SAME SAFETY ISSUES. VOLKSWAGEN IS CURRENTLY NOT TAKING RESPONSIBILITY FOR INSTALLING FAULTY "CLOCKSPRINGS" OR NEGLIGENT AUTO DESIGN FOR THIS ISSUE. A NEW SAFETY RECALL FOR THIS SHOULD BE ISSUED

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 NOT DRIVE THE CAR MUCH AND WE NOTICED HE WAS NOT SICK. I CONTACTED VW ON 7/23/19 WITH THE CONCERN OF MOLD OR THE PLASTIC ISSUE. I DROPPED OFF THE CAR TO A DEALER ON 7/27/19 TO HAVE A MOLD TEST DONE, THE RESULTS WERE TOLD TO ME THAT LEVELS OF MOLD WE ACCEPTABLE LEVELS BUT I WAS NOT TOLD ACCORDING TO WHO'S LEVEL. WHEN I OR MY SON DRIVE THIS CAR WE DEVELOP HEADACHES AND SINUS ISSUES CAUSED FROM THE ODOR THE CAR IS PUTTING OFF IN THE PASSENGER CABIN. AS OF TODAY 8/13/19 VW HAS TURNED IT OVER TO THE DEALER TO CHARGE ME $245.00 TO LOOK FOR A LEAK. THEY ARE NOT LOOKING AT THE WAX ON THE PLASTIC WHICH THEY HAVE AGREED THEY DO. AFTER LOOKING AT ISSUES ON THE INTERNET WITH VW ODORS THERE ARE MANY OUT THERE CAUSING ISSUES. THIS ISSUE GETS WORSE WHEN USING THE AC.

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, TO HAVE IT SERVICED.

Mileage: 98,000

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

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 DIAGNOSED AND SCANNED FINDING FAULT FOR IMPLAUSIBLE SIGNAL FROM LEFT FRONT DOOR LATCH. THE RECOMMENDATION IS TO REPLACE THE DOOR LATCH AND LATCH COVER. THE PART WAS NOT AVAILABLE SO I SCHEDULED SERVICE FOR 1/2/19. I WAS THEN NOTIFIED THE PART IS ON NATION BACK ORDER. THE DOOR HAS NOT UNLOCKED 3 DAYS SINCE 1/2/19. I FIND THIS A SAFETY ISSUE SINCE I CANNOT EXIT THE CAR EITHER THROUGH THE DRIVER'S DOOR WHEN IT DOES NOT UNLOCK.

Mileage: 84,000

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

Mileage: 101,009

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/ BLUETOOTH NOT WORKING. INFORMED BY SERVICE TECH THAT CLOCK SPRING FAILED SO NEED TO REMOVE/REPLACE AND COULD NOT FIND RECALL RE:CLOCK SPRING BASED ON VIN. BILLED AND PAID $672.80.

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 HAVE ANYWHERE TO GO. I TOOK MY CAR TO THE DEALERSHIP AND THEY TOLD ME THE CLOCK SPRING NEEDED REPLACED. IN 2016 I HAD MY CLOCK SPRING REPLACED AS PART OF A RECALL (69L2). I'VE RECENTLY LEARNED THAT MANY OTHER PEOPLE ARE HAVING A SIMILAR ISSUE WITH THEIR RECALL-REPLACED CLOCK SPRING. VOLKSWAGEN IS NOT ACKNOWLEDGING THE PROBLEM WITH THE RECALL WORK AND CLOCK SPRING BEING FAULTY AND WILL ONLY REPLACE IT IF I SPEND OVER $700 FOR ANOTHER DIAGNOSTIC AND REPAIR.

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 EXACT TIME THE CLOCKSPRING STOPPED WORKING. I TOOK MY VEHICLE TO A DEALERSHIP 2 DAYS AGO TO HAVE THE CLOCKSPRING LOOKED AT AND THE RECALL ON THE AIRBAG REPAIRED. THE DEALERSHIP INFORMED ME THAT I WOULD HAVE TO PURCHASE A NEW CLOCKSPRING BECAUSE ONLY THE COVER WAS CONSIDERED A RECALL, HOWEVER OBVIOIUSLY THIS WAS NOT A SUFFICIENT CLOCKSPRING REPAIR.

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 THEY WANT TO COLLECT $ 610.00 DLLS. ALSO THEY SAID THAT THE WARRANTY EXPIRED, 1 YEAR OR 12,000 MILES, MY CAR ODOMETER RECORD INDICATE BACK THE 28086 IN 10/6/17 AND NOW 80,998 MILES IMPOSSIBLE TO BELIEVE.

Mileage: 80,970

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 MCDANIELS SERVICE ADVISOR TWICE WHEN I WAS IN ON A SERVICE CALL, BUT SAID WAS NOT RECORDED ON MY PORTAL OF THE VEHICLE. THE DRIVER SEAT HAS SPLIT AND ON THE SIDE IT IS WARNED. THIS IS NOT GOOD.

Mileage: 40,000

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 THEN LOSE POWER, SOMETIMES WILL START BACK UP. ONE TIME IT TOOK 3 TRIES AND WOULD NOT START. HAD AT VW DEALER MULTIPLE TIMES SINCE JAM 2017 TILL NOW. HAPPENED AGAIN TODAY AFTER I GOT GAS, SHUT OFF THEN TOOK A WHILE TO GAIN POWER AND EPC AND CHECK ENGINE LIGHT WERE ON THEN DISAPPEARED. EVERY OTHER TIME THE WNGINE LIGHT WOULD DISAPPEAR. THE LAST TIME IN MARCH THEY HAD THE CAR 10 OR SO DAY. TWO DAYS LATER IT IDLED ROUGH. THEY WERE BUSY TO CHECK THE CAR NOW THIS. JAN 2017 CHECK ENGINE LIGHT THEY SAID FAULT P0106/P2188- DID SOFTWARE UPDATE AND ADVISES FAULTS MAY COME BACK. FEB 2017 ENGINE LIGHT THEY SAID SAME FAULTS AND MANIFOLD PRESSURE SENSOR FAILED. GOT REPLACED. MARCH 2017 CAR STALLED IN TRAFFIC MULTIPLE TIMES. THEY CLEANED THROTTLE BODY. MARCH 2017 IN IDLE CAR SHAKING AND SHUT OFF RPMS UP AND DOWN REPLACED CAMSHAFT POSITION SENSOR. MAY 2017 SHUT OFF IN TRAFFIC- REPLACED N80 VALVE. 05/05/18 GOT SPARK PLUGS CHANGED. MARCH 7 CAR SHUT OFF THREE TIMES AFTER GETTING GAS. THEY HAD IT TILL MARCH 19 SAID CHARCOAL CANISTER NEED REPLACING THEN UPON PICK UP SAID N205 VALVE CAM ADJUSTER SOLENOID CLICKING LOUDLY. MARCH 29 NOTICED HEARING WHIRLING SOUNDS AND ROUGH IDLE. CALLED EALER NO ONE AVAILABLE OVER WEEKEND. BUSY. TODAY 04/08 CAR SHUT OFF AFTER 2ND GAS FILL UP. STARTED BACK SLOWLY EPC AND ENGINE LIGHT STEADY THEN IT GAINED POWER AND LIGHTS OFF. VW CORPORARE ADVISED IN 2017 I AM OUT OF WARRANTY AND HAVE HIGH MILEAGE. OPENED CLAIM AGAIN TODAY THEY SAID SAME THING BUT WILL SEE IF THE CORPORATE WOULD BE WILLING TO OFFER ASSISTANCE. ALL WORK HAS BEEN DONE VIA VW DEALERS

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

Mileage: 135,000

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 WITH THE DOOR SWINGING OPEN AT EVERY CURVE.

Mileage: 76,000

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 WINDOW.

Mileage: 65,000

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 DRIVER SEAT FROM THE FRONT PASSENGER SIDE SEAT. THIS SEEMS LIKE A SERIOUS SAFETY CONCERN IF I EVER HAD TO EXIT MY VEHICLE QUICKLY IN AN EMERGENCY SITUATION.

Mileage: 63,000

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

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 FLUENT CIRCULATION.

Mileage: 50

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 MOVE THE GEARS IN MY CAR WITHOUT PRESSING ANYTHING OR BRAKING..

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 EMISSION STANDARD. ALSO, A PART SHOULD NOT FAIL AFTER I YEAR OF USE AND LOW MILEAGE. VW AGREED TO PAY APPROX. 60% OF THE $900 BILL. NOW AT 102K MILES THE SECOND NOX SENSOR HAS FAILED. I'VE COMPLAINED TO VW CUSTOMER SERVICE (CASE#170369084) THAT THIS SHOULD NOT HAPPEN EVERY 50K MILES. VW WILL NOT COVER ANY OF THE COST TO REPAIR THIS FAULTY PART CITING THE VEHICLE IS BEYOND WARRANTEE. THEY COVERED A LARGE PORTION OF THE COST BEFORE AS A RECOGNITION THAT SOMETHING WITH THE PART IS NOT CORRECT. NOW THEY WON'T COVER ANY OF THE COST AFTER IT HAS FAILED A SECOND TIME. ON VW BLOG SITES THIS IS A RECURRING PROBLEM ON VW DIESELS, BUT APPARENTLY NOT AT A HIGH ENOUGH FREQUENCY FOR VW TO RECOGNIZE THE PROBLEM. I DON'T FEEL I SHOULD HAVE TO PAY FOR THIS PROBLEM AND VW CUSTOMER SERVICE SUGGESTED I FILE A COMPLAINT WITH NHTSA. WHERE DO I GO FROM HERE?

Mileage: 102,000

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 HAVE PROBLEMS WITH THESE HEATERS AND HAVE UP DATED PART NUMBER TO CORRECT THE PROBLEM. THIS IS UNACCEPTABLE WITH THERE EMISSION SCANDAL STILL IN PROGRESS. THESE HEATERS NEED TO FALL UNDER EMISSION WARRENTY.

Mileage: 60,000

"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 I COMPLAINED ABOUT THE WARNING LIGHT BEFORE RECALL HAPPENED, AND BEFORE 36K MILAGE EXPERATION.. MY DAY TIME RUNNING LIGHT RECALL, HAS BEEN SERVICED THREE TIMES STILL DOES WORK.. I CANT SEE THE ROAD AT NIGHT. MY CAR SOMETIMES STAHLS IWHILE DRIVING AND WILL NOT GO OVER2KRPM, OH YOU CAN ALSO MOVE THE GEAR SHIFT WITHOUT HOLDING BUTTON DOWN WHILE DRIVING..

Mileage: 15

THE WIRE HARNESS BURNED THROUGH INSTALLATION REACHING TO COMPRESSOR

Mileage: 42,500

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 AND THEY RECOMMENDED GETTING THE CAR SCANNED AGAIN FOR MORE ANALYSIS. EACH VISIT IS COSTING AROUND $99, SO RETURN TRIPS TO FIND THE ISSUE ARE NOT MONETARILY FEASIBLE.

Mileage: 81,000

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

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 HEATER CORE. THE HEATER CORE IS ONLY COVERED UP TO 36,000 MILES BUT MY CAR HAS 74,000 MILES ON IT. VW WILL NOT COVER THE COST TO REPLACE THE HEATER CORE.

Mileage: 74,000

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 WHERE SOME PEOPLE HAVE DIED FROM THESE AIRBAGS. I DONT WANT TO ONE OF THOSE PEOPLE.

ADBLUE HEATER FAILURE. NOT COVERED UNDER PREMIER EXTENDED WARRANTY.

Mileage: 99,000

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

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

Mileage: 30,000

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 DEALER THAT THE AD BLUE HEATER COMPONENT NEEDED TO BE REPLACED AND THE COST INCLUDING THE PARTS AND LABOR WOULD BE AROUND A $1000.00 I THEN DID SOME RESEARCH AND LEARNED THIS IS A COMMON PROBLEM WITH THE VW TDI MODELS WHERE THE SAME COMPONENT GOES BAD AROUND 40000 MILES OR 4 YEARS. I CALLED THE VW CUSTOMER SERVICE AND EXPLAINED THE ISSUE I WAS FACING AND SOUGHT HELP TO REPLACE THE PART, AND I WAS TOLD BY THE VW CUSTOMER SERVICE SINCE THE CAR WAS OUT OF THE WARRANTY PERIOD, VW WILL NOT HELP AND I HAD TO PAY THE EXPENSE OUT OF POCKET. THIS IS YET ANOTHER PROBLEM WITH THE VW TDI MODEL ON TOP OF ALL OTHER SAFETY AND ENVIRONMENT ISSUES THESE MODELS HAVE AND VW REFUSES TO TAKE OWNERSHIP OF THE PROBLEM. THE VOLKSWAGEN EMISSIONS SCANDAL AND ALL OTHER SAFETY AND ENVIRONMENTAL ISSUES ARE BAD ENOUGH, AND NOW VW IS NOT TAKING OWNERSHIP OF THE WEAK COMPONENTS USED IN THE TDI MODELS AND EXPECT THE CONSUMER TO TAKE THE HEAVY BURDEN OF PAYING TO FIX THESE PROBLEMS. I FEEL THE GOVERNMENT AGENCIES NEED TO STEP IN AND HELP THE CONSUMER AGAINST COMPANIES LIKE THIS AND FORCE THEM TO FIX THE PROBLEM.

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 VEHICLE. AS IT IS, IF THE FLUID IN THIS SYSTEM GETS TOO COLD IT COULD FREEZE AND CAUSE THE EMISSION SYSTEM TO NOT FUNCTION PROPERLY AND EVENTUALLY DISABLE THE VEHICLE ALTOGETHER.

Mileage: 87,000

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

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

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 FIX!

Mileage: 71,000

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 CANNOT EFFECTIVELY CONTROL EMISSIONS? AIR QUALITY, AT LAST CHECK OF CONFINED SPACE ENTRY PERMITS, IS A SAFETY ISSUE.

Mileage: 42,262

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

Mileage: 39,000

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

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 DEALER MOST OFTEN CAN USE A VAG-COM SCANNER TO RESET THIS AND THE CAR WILL WORK, BUT THERE JUST TELLING PEOPLE THEY "NEED" THE HEATER AND SOMETIMES I'VE HEARD THE WHOLE TANK WHICH OF COURSE IS A LIE. THE HEATER ISN'T WHAT GOES BAD IT'S A THERMISTOR TYPE SENSOR THAT TELLS THE CAR THE TEMP OF THE FLUID. WHEN THIS FAILS IT GIVES THE COMPUTER BAD INFO AND RESULTS IN A SHUTDOWN OF THE SYSTEM. WHICH CAN BE RESET, AND OFTEN WORKS. I CAN'T AFFORD A VAG-COM SOFTWARE SETUP AT 800$ EITHER SO WE ARE STUCK AND VERY UPSET! VW SLAPPED US IN THE FACE TWICE NOW WITH FAULTY EMMISION COMPONENTS.

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

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.

"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 COMPLEXITY. CELL PHONE IS MY NAVIGATOR OF CHOICE. KNOWING NOW WHAT I KNOW I WOULD NOT HAVE BOUGHT THIS MODEL. THIS SYSTEM IS BASICALLY A USELESS ADD ON AND AN EMBARRASSMENT TO VW.

Mileage: 10

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 ISSUE SERIOUSLY.

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 TIME.

Mileage: 38,000

HEATER CORE WAS DAMAGED BY DEFECTIVE COOLANT FROM FACTORY.

Mileage: 42,000

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

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 OVERRIDE ON THE PASSENGER SIDE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER ON NOV 6, 2015 AND THE LOCK WAS REPAIRED UNDER WARRANTY. 1 WEEK AFTER THE PASSENGER SIDE LOCK WAS REPAIRED, THE DRIVER SIDE LOCK BEGAN TO FAIL INTERMITTENTLY. THE VEHICLE WAS BROKEN INTO ON THE NIGHT OF NOV 19 AT MY RESIDENCE, AS THE DRIVER'S SIDE DOOR LOCK HAD NOT ENGAGED AND THE VEHICLE WAS LEFT UNPROTECTED FROM THIEVES. FAILURE OF THE LOCK FUNCTION PRESENTS A SAFETY HAZARD WHILE ON THE ROAD AND LEAVES THE VEHICLE UNSECURED FROM THIEVES. INABILITY TO MANUALLY FORCE THE LOCK TO LATCH MEANS THE VEHICLE/PASSENGERS ARE VULNERABLE UNTIL THE CAR CAN BE RETURNED TO THE DEALER FOR REPAIR. I BELIEVE THIS IS A DESIGN FLAW AS THIS HAS OCCURRED IN TWO LOCATIONS ON MY VEHICLE WITHIN THE SPAN OF A MONTH AND ONLINE FORUMS REPORT SIMILAR ISSUES WITH THE SAME MAKE/MODEL VEHICLE.

Mileage: 54,000

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 SYSTEM IS IN QUESTION SINCE THE OXYGEN SENSOR IS RUNNING RICH. THIS YEAR MODEL SHOULD BE ADDED TO RECALL FOR POLLUTION SYSTEM NOT FUNCTION CORRECTLY. THIS MODEL IS DIESEL. TDI

Mileage: 39,188

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.

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 SURE WHAT HAD HAPPENED AND THEN SMALL GLASS SHARDS STARTED RAINING DOWN ON ME THROUGH THE VENTS IN THE SHADE SHIELD OF THE SUNROOF. I THOUGHT THAT SOMETHING MUST HAVE LANDED ON THE CAR EVEN THOUGH I HADN'T PASSED THROUGH ANY OVERPASSES AND QUICKLY PULLED OVER TO INSPECT THE SUNROOF AS I KNEW IT HAD BROKEN BUT COULDN'T QUITE SEE WHAT HAD HAPPENED SINCE I HAD THE SHADE SHIELD CLOSED. WHEN I GOT OUT TO EXAMINE THE SUNROOF, IT HAD SPONTANEOUSLY EXPLODED OUTWARDS, NOT IMPLODED INWARDS. THE GLASS WAS SHATTERED BUT WAS STILL MOSTLY INTACT, MOST LIKELY FROM THE TINTING, BUT IT WAS CLEARLY PUSHED OUTWARDS AND NOT INWARDS. I HAD ALL THE WINDOWS AND SUNROOF CLOSED AT THAT TIME. IT WAS ABOUT 95 DEGREES OUTSIDE AND I HAD THE AIR CONDITIONING ON IN THE CAR. WE WERE LISTENING TO A AUDIO BOOK AND NOT TO ANY BASS THUMPING MUSIC. WHEN I CALLED THE DEALERSHIP, THE MAN SAID HE HAD NEVER HEARD OF THAT HAPPENING BEFORE AND THAT IT WAS IMPOSSIBLE FOR A CAR TO DO SO. WELL, IT IS POSSIBLE AND IT DID HAPPEN AND I'M GLAD THAT I HAD ENOUGH PRESENCE OF MIND TO REMAIN CALM AND NOT SWERVE INTO OTHER TRAFFIC ON THE BUSY INTERSTATE WHEN IT DID HAPPEN.

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 WOULDN'T LATCH CLOSED AND REMAINED OPEN. I HAD MY HUSBAND TAKE A LOOK AT IT AND HE WAS ABLE TO PLAY WITH THE LATCH AND MAKE IT ENGAGE AGAIN TO CLOSE THE DOOR. HE THEN TOOK APART THE DOOR AS MUCH AS HE COULD TO SEE WHAT HAD HAPPENED AND FOUND THAT THE WIRE CABLE LOOP THAT PULLED THE LEVER TO OPEN THE DOOR HAD SHREDDED. WHEN HE CALLED THE DEALERSHIP THEY SAID THAT THEY ACTUALLY KEPT THOSE CABLES ON HAND BECAUSE IT WAS A PRETTY COMMON PROBLEM AND IT WOULD COST AROUND $500 TO FIX. IF THIS IS A COMMON PROBLEM, WHY HAVEN'T THESE BEEN RECALLED? I'M GLAD THAT IT JUST HAPPENED TO ME IN MY DRIVEWAY AND NOT DURING A ACCIDENT OR CAR FIRE.

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 AT SUCH LOW MILEAGE.

Mileage: 49,319

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