Body & structureElectrical
Filed Jun 18, 2013
CAR WAS HAVING A FOUL ODOR. DEALER DID NOT HAVE INFORMATION FOR OTHER COMPLAINTS. AFTER WORK, CAR WOULD NOT START, ALARM WOULD NOT STOP. ALARM KILLED BATTERY. DEALER SAID LEAK IN SUNROOF CAUSED MODULE TO CORRODE AND LEAK INTO INTERIOR. $1,440.00 TO REPAIR. PROBLEM IS IDENTIFIED IN CLASS ACTION BUT OUR CAR IS NOT INCLUDED. I AM LEASING A CAR FOR MY SON TO DRIVE BUT NOW HIS DAUGHTER HAS ECZEMA AND ASTHMA FROM THE MOLD. HOW CAN I GET VW TO FIX MY CAR TOO? *TR
- NHTSA ID
- 10520532
- Incident
- May 30, 2013
- Mileage
- 154,000 mi
Body & structureTransmission
Filed Mar 13, 2011
WATER IN THE PASSENGER COMPARTMENT OF THE VEHICLE, FROM ANY SOURCE (INCLUDING THE SUNROOF DRAINS THAT WERE RECALLED BUT NOT EFFECTIVELY FIXED) OR SNOW FROM BOOTS THAT HAS MELTED... DRAINS TO THE LOWEST POINT, WHICH IS WHERE VW PUT THE TCM (AN ELECTRICAL COMPONENT HIGHLY SENSITIVE TO MOISTURE) THIS CAUSED THE TRANSMISSION TO SLAM INTO LIMP MODE AT 65 MPH WITH 2 KIDS IN THE BACK SEAT. VOLKSWAGEN IS AWARE OF THE PROBLEM AS ARE THOUSANDS OF 1500$ POORER VW OWNERS WHO HAD TO REPLACE THE TCM AND HOPE THAT THIS DOESN'T HAPPEN AGAIN. *TR
- NHTSA ID
- 10390006
- Incident
- Mar 13, 2011
- Mileage
- 239,000 mi
Body & structureBrakes
Filed Sep 15, 2008
ABS MODULE FAILURE AT ~67000 MILES. ABS LIGHT ON WITH FLASHING BRAKE LIGHT AND 3 SHORT PEEPS. WATER INTRUSION FROM UNDER BATTERY DRAINS DUE TO DESIGN FLAWS. *TR
- NHTSA ID
- 10242216
- Incident
- Aug 18, 2008
- Mileage
- 67,000 mi
Body & structureDriver assistanceFuel system+1 more
Filed Sep 14, 2008
I WAS DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 25 MILES A HOUR BY MY HOUSE WHILE I WAS DRIVING A BIG CLICK NOISE SOUNDED ON MY FRONT RIGHT WHEEL THE CAR SWERVED AND FELL IN A DITCH THE POLICE CAME AND THE CAR WAS TOWED TO A MECHANIC AND HE TOLD ME IT WAS YOUR TIE ROD AND AXLE BROKEN I HAD TO CHANGE THEM. PLUS MY ABS SYSTEM IS NOT WORKING AND IT NEEDS A NEW MODULE AND IT SEEMS LIKE EVERY PASSAT OUT THERE HAVE NO PROBLEM AND THE DEALER WONT HELP OR VW HOTLINE PLUS MY TWO FRONT WINDOWS JUST FELL AND THE WINDOWS NEED A WHOLE NEW ACTUATORS AND ON THE INTERNET ALOT OF THE PASSAT HAVE THAT PROBLEM AND THE DEALER WONT HELP THERE IS FIVE RECALLS ON PASSAT AND THE DEALER DON'T WANT TO DO BUT 1 OF THEM SO PLEASE HELP ME. *TR
- NHTSA ID
- 10242133
- Incident
- Aug 7, 2008
- Mileage
- 180,000 mi
Body & structureVisibility
Filed Jun 25, 2006
AFTER HEAVY RAINS THIS PAST WEEK, MY 99 VOLKSWAGEN PASSAT HAS FLOODED TWICE ON THE PASSENGER SIDE, FRONT AND BACK. AFTER RESEARCHING, I FOUND THAT THE PROBLEM CAME FROM CLOGGED SUN ROOF DRAINS. I WET VACUUMED OUT 3 GALLONS OF WATER FROM THE CAR. THIS PROBLEM IS ALSO CAUSED BY CLOGGED POLLEN FILTERS. THERE IS NO MENTION OF EITHER OF THE PROBLEMS IN THE MANUAL. VW SHOULD BE HELD ACCOUNTABLE FOR THIS PROBLEM/DEFECT IN THEIR CARS. I HAVE FOUND HUNDREDS OF COMPLAINTS FROM CONSUMERS ON THE SAME ISSUE (WWW.HTTP://WWW.THEAUTOBAHN.COM/FORUM AND WWW.PASSATWORLD.COM). THIS FLOODING PROBLEM IS CAUSING TRANSMISSION CONTROL PROBLEMS LEADING TO THOUSANDS OF DOLLARS IN REPAIRS. VOLKSWAGEN SHOULD BE MADE TO PAY! *NM
- NHTSA ID
- 10160690
- Incident
- Jun 23, 2006
Body & structureBrakesDriver assistance+1 more
Filed Jan 14, 2005
SUBMISSION OF COMPLAINT RE VW OF AMERICA FEEL HE HAS BEEN OVER CHARGED FOR NUMEROUS & EXTENSIVE REPAIR BILLS FOR HIS 1999 VW PASSAT. THE CONSUMER STATED HE IS STILL EXPERIENCING PROBLEMS WITH THE FRONT SUSPENSION. THE FRONT STABILIZER WAS REPAIRED AND THE LOWER CONTROL ARM WAS REPAIRED, HOWEVER THE PROBLEM RECURRED. THE REAR BRAKE PADS WERE WORN. THE FRONT DOORS CREAKED WHEN OPENED. *JB THE CRUISE CONTROL WAS INTERMITTENT. THE CONSUMER REQUESTED ASSISTANCE OF ALL THE MATTERS. *SC *JB
- NHTSA ID
- 10094353
- Incident
- Jan 4, 2004
Body & structureBrakesElectrical+2 more
Filed Jan 8, 2005
SHORTLY AFTER BOUGHT CAR, HAD MANY MAKEUP PROBLEMS: TRIM PANEL FALLING OFF, 3 OUR 4 WINDOWS HAVE BEEN FIXED NUMEROUS TIMES. CANNOT HAVE TRIM FIXED UNLESS DO WHOLE CAR, WHICH IS TOO EXPENSIVE AND I DIDNT PAY ALL THAT MONEY FOR A CAR TO HAVE DISH OUT MORE MONEY FOR SOMETHING THAT SHOULD NOT HAPPEN. I HAVE PAID TO HAVE ALL THE WINDOWS FIXED EXCEPT THIS LAST TIME, I JUST WILL NOT DO IT. NO ACCIDENTS, NOTHING FOR THESE PROBLEMS TO BE OCCURING. ALSO, THE TIE RODS HAVE BEEN REPLACED NUMEROUS TIMES. LASTLY, STEERING/SUSPENSION HAS BEEN A PROBLEM. ALL THESE PROBLEMS TOOK PLACE FOUR MONTHS AFTER PURCHASE AND SINCE THEN HAS BEEN A PROBLEM. *AK
- NHTSA ID
- 10105967
- Incident
- Jun 20, 1999
Body & structure
Filed Jun 23, 2004
THE CONSUMER LIFTED UP THE HOOD TO CHECK THE OIL AND THE HOOD UNEXPECTEDLY CAME DOWN. NO INJURIES REPORTED. THE CONSUMER DROVE VEHICLE TO DEALER. *AK *SC *JB
- NHTSA ID
- 10074080
- Incident
- May 21, 2004
- Mileage
- 84,000 mi
Body & structure
Filed May 17, 2004
1- NOT KNOWN. 2- THE VEHICLE'S FRONT PLASTIC UNDERCARRIAGE ENGINE COVER BROKE WITHOUT APPARENT WARNING. THIS LED TO EXPOSURE OF PART OF THE UNDERSIDE OF THE CAR WHILE A LARGE PART OF THE COVER DRAGGED ON THE PAVEMENT WHILE DRIVING. *AK 3- SCHEDULED FOR REPAIR.
- NHTSA ID
- 10072733
- Incident
- May 15, 2004
- Mileage
- 36,500 mi
Body & structure
Filed Oct 10, 2002
THE VEHICLE DROPPED FROM THE HOIST WHILE BEING SERVICED, THE GM OF THE DEALERSHIP ATTRIBUTED THE ACCIDENT TO TOO MUCH ANTI-CORROSION COMPOUND BEING APPLIED TO THE VEHICLE AT THE TIME OF MANUFACTURING, THE MANUFACTURER WAS CONTACTED. NLM
- NHTSA ID
- 786475
- Incident
- Oct 2, 2002
Body & structure
Filed Oct 3, 2002
CONSUMER STATES THAT WHILE DRIVING AND NO WARNING THE REAR COMPARTMENT CAUGHT ON FIRE CAUSING THE CONSUMER TO PULL OVER. DEALER NOTIFIED. NLM
- NHTSA ID
- 8020149
- Incident
- Sep 11, 2002
Body & structure
Filed Feb 27, 2001
DEALER STATES WIRING FOR FUEL GUAGE RUBBED THROUGH CAUSING SHORT. *AK
- NHTSA ID
- 741625
- Incident
- Oct 25, 2000
Body & structure
Filed Dec 13, 1999
VERY LOUD (LIKE A HELICOPTOR) INTERIOR NOISE WHEN WINDOW OR SUNROOF IS OPENED *AK
- NHTSA ID
- 715996
- Incident
- Sep 10, 1999
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.