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1995 Volkswagen Passat Interior & seats Problems

Owner-reported complaints naming the interior system, filed with NHTSA

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Interior & seats reportsComplaints are reports submitted to NHTSA by owners and drivers. NHTSA does not verify most reports before publishing them, and a complaint does not establish that a defect exists. Volume is influenced by how many of a vehicle were sold, how long it has been on the road, and how much attention an issue has received.
10
Latest Jan 14, 2009
Share of all reportsThis category as a share of every owner report on file for this model year. One report can name more than one component, so the categories overlap.
11%
of 93 total
Crash or fire reportedReports in this category whose submitter recorded that a crash or a fire occurred. The reporter's own answer on the NHTSA form, not a verified finding.
0
Injuries or deaths reportedTotals the submitters entered on their own reports in this category. Not verified by NHTSA and not a casualty statistic.
0

What this page shows

Reports naming seats, latches, locks, linkages and interior fittings. Every record below is an owner-reported complaint about the 1995 Volkswagen Passat submitted to NHTSA — not a confirmed defect, not a recall and not a manufacturer bulletin. 10 reports on file name it.

Complaints are reports submitted by owners and drivers to NHTSA. They are not verified and do not establish that a defect exists.

Owner reports naming interior

Shown in the owner’s own words, exactly as filed

Interior & seats
Filed Jan 14, 2009

DRIVER SIDE DOOR FAILS TO OPEN 75% OF THE TIME, YOU HAVE TO YANK THE HANDLE MULTIPLE TIMES FOR IT TO OPEN, THE REAR DRIVER SIDE DOOR DOESN'T OPEN FROM THE OUTSIDE ANYMORE, THE OTHER DOORS ARE STARTING TO HAVE THE SAME PROBLEM, WHEN YOU LOCK THE CAR THE REAR PASSENGER DOORS LOCK MECHANISM SLOWLY RISES TO THE UNLOCKED POSITION. DRIVERS SIDE DOOR AND PASSENGER SIDE DOOR MANY TIMES FAIL TO CLOSE. WHEN YOU CLOSE THE DOORS THEY FLY BACK OPEN EITHER IMMEDIATELY AFTER CLOSING OR WHILE OPERATING THE VEHICLE. **THERE IS A SIMILAR COMPLAINT MISPLACED INTO THE AIR CONDITIONER SECTION BY ANOTHER INDIVIDUAL.** *TR

NHTSA ID
10255026
Incident
Nov 25, 2006
Mileage
165,000 mi
Interior & seats
Filed Feb 12, 2004

REAR DOOR LATCH IS MALFUNCTIONING. LATCH RELEASES WHEN DRIVING

NHTSA ID
10057073
Incident
Dec 10, 2003
Mileage
95,000 mi
Interior & seats
Filed Jan 9, 2004

1995 VW PASSAT. DOOR LOCKS HAVE BEEN REPAIRED SEVERAL TIMES BY AUTHORIZED VW DEALER AND REPAIR SHOP. DOORS DO NOT OPEN IN COLD WEATHER DESPITE CAR BEING IN HEATED GARAGE.*AK

NHTSA ID
10052741
Incident
Jan 9, 2004
Interior & seats
Filed Jan 6, 2003

CONSUMER NOTICE IN COLD WEATHER VEHICLE DOORS WILL NOT UNLOCK. CONSUMER WOULD HAVE TO WARM UP THE VEHICLE TO UNLOCK VEHICLE DOORS. DEALER WAS CONTACTED. PLEASE PROVIDE FURTHER INFORMATION. PH

NHTSA ID
10002125
Interior & seats
Filed Jan 6, 2003

CONSUMER STATES THAT THE CHILD SAFETY LOCK IS MALFUNTIONING CAUSING THE REAR PASSENGER DOOR NOT TO OPEN. PLEASE PROVIDE ANY ADDITIONAL INFORMATION. PH

NHTSA ID
10002105
Interior & seats
Filed Sep 17, 2002

FOUR DOORS WILL NOT OPEN FROM OUTSIDE, ONLY FROM INSIDE. DOORS ARE POWER OPERATED. CONTACTED DEALER, AND DEALER HAS TRIED TO FIX THE PROBLEM.*AK

NHTSA ID
8018819
Incident
Sep 2, 2001
Interior & seats
Filed Jan 19, 2001

OUTDOOR LATCHES BROKE, MUST ROLL DOWN THE WINDOWS TO OPEN DOORS TO GET IN.*AK

NHTSA ID
739621
Incident
Sep 1, 1999
Heating & air conditioningInterior & seatsVisibility
Filed Dec 12, 2000

HEATER CORE IS DEAD CARE SMELLS LIKE ANTIFREEZE. DRIVER'S DOOR NO LONGER OPENS FROM OUTSIDE, AND OTHER DOORS ARE STARTING TO DO THE THE SAME. CAR CAN'T BE SHUT OFF FOR SHORT STOP OR IT WILL NOT START AGAIN. A/C WENT OUT 2 YEARS AGO CONTACTED VW OF AMERICAN NO HELP.

NHTSA ID
737705
BrakesDriver assistanceElectrical+6 more
Filed Jun 13, 2000

THE CONSUMER BELIEVES THERE ARE A NUMBER OF ELECTRICAL FAILURES WITH THE VEHICLE INCLUDING, 5 BATTERIES IN FIVE YEARS, RIGHT AND LEFT FRONT WINDOWS WILL NOT ROLL DOWN, TRUNK LIGHT ILLUMINATES FOR NO APPARENT REASON AND THE DOOR LOCKS ARE INOPERATIVE. NLM

NHTSA ID
552644
Interior & seats
Filed Sep 10, 1999

THE MAIN AND SECONDARY CONTROL MODULES BLEW OUT WHILE GETTING A JUMP. DEALER HAS REPAIRED VEHICLE. MANUFACTURER HAS BEEN NOTIFIED.

NHTSA ID
847464

Higher-selling and older vehicles accumulate more reports. Counts are not failure rates and are not directly comparable between vehicles that sold in very different numbers.

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