2013 Volkswagen Passat complaints

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 30MPH IN A SECOND. I PULLED OFF THE ROAD, VEHICLE WAS STILL RUNNING BUT HAD VERY LITTLE POWER TO MOVE FORWARD. HAD VEHICLE TOWED TO NEAREST VW DEALERSHIP. WAS INFORMED THE HPFP HAD FAILED DUE TO METAL SHAVING IN THE SYSTEM. PUMP, RAILS AND INJECTORS NEED TO BE REPLACED. VEHICLE HAS 110K MILES ON IT. AT 80K I HAD ONE OF THE INJECTORS REPLACED AT A VW DEALERSHIP - CAR WAS HAVING SYMPTOMS OF POWER LAG AND INTERMITTENT 'WASHBOARD ROAD' FEELING WHEN ACCELERATING. WAS TOLD AT THAT TIME THE INJECTOR 'JUST WENT BAD, HAPPENS SOMETIMES' - NOW I AM SURE THE SYSTEM WAS GOING BAD AND SHOULD HAVE BEEN ADDRESSED BEFORE IT BECAME CATASTROPHIC. NOT COVERED BY VW, $5K REPAIR.

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 VERIFIED THAT I HAD APPROPRIATE DIESEL IN THE CAR AND MENTIONED THAT VW HAS HAD PROBLEMS WITH THE DIESEL FUEL "SOLD IN THE US" AND IT IS CAUSING THE PROBLEM. THE CAR IS JUST OVER THE 60,000 MILE WARRANTY AND IT IS ONE OF THE CARS IN THE BUYBACK SETTLEMENT. WHEN I INQUIRED, THEY SAID MY BUYBACK FEE WOULD BE SIGNIFICANTLY REDUCED IF I DO NOT PAY FOR THE REPAIR AS THEY WILL TAKE IT OUT OF THE SETTLEMENT OFFER. INVESTIGATING A BIT FURTHER, THIS IS A PROBLEM THAT THEY HAD WITH PREVIOUS YEAR MODELS, AND IS ALSO SOMETHING THAT APPEARS TO BE HAPPENING WITH OTHER OWNERS OF 2013 TDI'S. I AM LEFT WITH A CAR THAT DOES NOT WORK TO DUE MANUFACTURE DEFECT. I AM LEFT WITH A CAR THAT THEY CLAIM THEY WILL PAY LESS FOR AT THE BUYBACK BECAUSE THE CAR IS NOT RUNNING, EVEN THOUGH IT IS DUE TO THEIR DEFECT. IN SHORT, I HAVE A CAR THAT DOES NOT WORK, THAT IS PART OF A MAJOR US GOVERNMENT LAWSUIT SETTLEMENT, AND THAT REQUIRES $6,000 TO REPAIR BECAUSE A PART THEY PLACED ON THE CAR SENT METAL SHARDS THROUGH THE FUEL SYSTEM. AS A CONSUMER, I AM LEFT HELPLESS. I BOUGHT A CAR BELIEVING THE COMPANY TO BE HONEST, THEY WERE NOT. NOW THEY WILL NOT EVEN STAND BEHIND THEIR FAULTY MANUFACTURING DEFECTS.

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.

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 BEEN RECALLED. NOW WHEN ITS TIME FOR VOLKSWAGEN TO COMPLY WITH THERE PART OF THE AGREEMENT, THEY REFUSE TO DO IT, ATTACHED IS A LETTER FROM THE DEALER TELLING ME THAT THEY HAVE A BUYER FOR MY VEHICLE, BUT THEY CANNOT SALE TO ME. THIS IS A FRAUDULENT TYPE OF LETTER.

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 CRITICAL AND THE CAR WILL SHUT OFF AND NOT START UNTIL REPLACED. I WAS FORCED TO FIX OR BE LEFT WITH A NON-RUNNING CAR. SALES ADVISOR MENTIONED THAT THIS PART HAS BEEN UPDATED AND FIXED BY VOLKSWAGEN AND THAT THE NEW PART WILL NOT MALFUNCTION FOR NEWER CARS. I'M NOT SURE IF THE CAR WOULD SHUT OFF IN THE MIDDLE OF AN INTERSECTION OR ON THE INTERSTATE, BUT IT COULD BE A MAJOR SAFETY HAZARD. I FEEL THIS PART SHOULD BE RECALLED AND PEOPLE WHO PAID TO HAVE THIS FIXED BE RE-REIMBURSED. I FEEL SCREWED TO HAVE A NON-SELLABLE DIESEL VEHICLE AND THEN GET HIT WITH ANOTHER $1175 PART FOR A DEVICE THAT IS SUPPOSED TO CLEAN UP DIESEL EXHAUST EMISSIONS.

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 MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE ISSUE. THE CONTACT HAD NOT EXPERIENCED A FAILURE. VIN TOOL CONFIRMS PARTS NOT AVAILABLE.

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 FOR THE RECALL REPAIRS. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE ISSUE. THE MANUFACTURER STATED THAT NOTHING COULD BE DONE AND ADVISED THE CONTACT TO CALL NHTSA. THE CONTACT HAD NOT EXPERIENCED A FAILURE. PARTS DISTRIBUTION DISCONNECT.

"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 REPORTS OF DEATH.

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 BECOME AVAILABLE. THE MANUFACTURER COULD NOT PROVIDE AN ESTIMATED DATE FOR WHEN THE CONTACT'S VEHICLE WOULD RECEIVE THE RECALL REPAIR. THE CONTACT HAD NOT EXPERIENCED A FAILURE. VIN TOOL CONFIRMS PARTS NOT AVAILABLE.

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 ARGUES BAD FUEL CAUSED THE FAILURE. VW DEALER STATES THEY TOOK A SAMPLE OF THE FUEL TO A LAB AND HAD IT TESTED...WHILE THE CAR WAS IN THE SHOP FOR THE DAY. DEALER DOES NOT HAVE A COPY OF LAB REPORT, WHICH INDICATES THEY ARE LYING.

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...

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. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED. THE CONTACT HAD NOT EXPERIENCED A FAILURE. VIN TOOL CONFIRMS PARTS NOT AVAILABLE.

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 ON THIS TURBO. THESE ARE FLAWED PARTS THAT ARE VERY EXPENSIVE AND SHOULD WORK FOR THE LIFE OF THE VEHICLE. NO SUPPORT FROM VW FOR A PART THAT IS A MAJOR SAFETY ISSUE.

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 NOT MADE AWARE OF THE ISSUE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 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 I EXPLAINED HOW THE CAR HAD LOST POWER AND SHUT OFF, THE SERVICE DEPARTMENT SUSPECTED IT WAS A HIGH PRESSURE PUMP FAILURE. THE NEXT DAY, THE SERVICE TECHNICIAN CONFIRMED THAT IT WAS A "HIGH-PRESSURE FUEL PUMP FAILURE". BASICALLY THE FUEL PUMP EXPLODED, SENDING METAL FRAGMENTS THROUGH THE ENTIRE FUEL AND FUEL INJECTOR SYSTEMS. NOT GOOD NEWS! THE VW TECH TESTED THE FUEL IN THE TANK AND CONFIRMED THAT IT WAS 100% DIESEL FUEL. THE VW SERVICE ADVISOR INDICATED THAT THIS WAS A KNOWN ISSUE WITH THE TDI'S SINCE 2009. THE VW TECH INDICATED THAT THE CAR WOULD NEVER RUN AGAIN UNLESS THE WHOLE FUEL SYSTEMS IS REPLACED, AND THE COST FOR THIS WOULD BE AROUND $6,500. VW TECH AND VW CUSTOMER SERVICE INDICATED THIS IS A KNOWN ISSUE AND THAT THEY HAVE ADDRESSED THE ISSUE WITH 2009 - 2012 TDI'S BY EXTENDING THE WARRANTY. UNFORTUNATELY I HAVE A 2013 AND HAD NO CLUE THESE PUMPS WERE FAILING ON OLDER MODELS. THIS IS A SERIOUS AND VERY DANGEROUS ISSUE NOT TO MENTION A COSTLY MALFUNCTION THAT CAN AND MOST LIKELY WILL HAPPEN TO OTHER 2013 TDI OWNER'S. I'M GLAD IT WAS NOT MY WIFE WHO WAS DRIVING WHEN THE ENGINE STALLED.

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 HIGH PRESSURE FUEL PUMP FAILED AND SPEWED METAL FRAGMENTS THROUGHOUT THE ENTIRE FUEL SYSTEM. THE REPAIR COST QUOTED IS $6581.44. IT DOES NOT APPEAR THAT I AM THE ONLY PERSON SUFFERING THIS CATASTROPHIC FAILURE AROUND THE 70K MILE MARK. IN FACT, EVEN THE DEALER'S SERVICE MANAGER FOR VACAVILLE VOLKSWAGEN, JENNIFER PIRANI, STATED SHE IS AWARE OF THIS AS A PROBLEM WITH THIS YEAR AND MODEL PASSAT AND SHE ALSO OWNS A 2013 PASATT TDI WITH SIMILAR MILEAGE AND IS TRYING NOT TO DRIVE HER'S SO SHE CAN MAKE IT THROUGH THE BUY-BACK. IT WOULD APPEAR THIS IS A DEFECTIVE PART WITH A SERIOUS DESIGN FLAW CAUSING EXCESSIVE DAMAGE AT A GREAT REPAIR COST.

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 MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE ISSUE. THE CONTACT HAD NOT EXPERIENCED A FAILURE.

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 MANUFACTURER WAS AWARE OF THE ISSUE. THE CONTACT HAD NOT EXPERIENCED A FAILURE. VIN TOOL CONFIRMS PARTS NOT AVAILABLE.

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

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..

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

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. THE CONTACT HAD NOT EXPERIENCED A FAILURE. PARTS DISTRIBUTION DISCONNECT. VIN TOOL CONFIRMS PARTS NOT AVAILABLE.

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 AMOUNT OF TIME FOR THE RECALL REPAIRS. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE ISSUE. THE CONTACT HAD NOT EXPERIENCED A FAILURE. VIN TOOL CONFIRMS PARTS NOT AVAILABLE.

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 CONSUMER IF THE AIRBAGS DEPLOY. PLEASE HELP. SOMETHING HAS TO BE DONE IN ORDER TO SOLVE THIS FATAL PROBLEM.

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. AFTER DOING RESEARCH, IT SEEMS VWS DIESEL CARS ARE ALL EXPERIENCING THIS PROBLEM, MOSTLY AFTER THE 3/36K WARRANTY PERIOD HAS PASSED AND THEN NOT HELPING OWNERS WITH COST OF THIS DEFECT. GIVEN THAT ALL THESE VEHICLES HAVE A CURRENT BUYBACK OPTION DUE TO DIESELGATE, I AM APPALLED THAT VW IS NOT OFFERING ANY TYPE OF COMPENSATION FOR THIS APPARENT YET NOT DECLARED DEFECT THAT SHOULD REALLY RESULT IN A FULL RECALL. I CONTINUE TO HOPE FOR A POSITIVE RESOLUTION TO THIS ISSUE BUT AM CITING THIS COMPLAINT AS I SEE NUMEROUS SIMILAR VEHICLES EXPERIENCING THIS ISSUE AND IT NEEDS BROADER ATTENTION THAN WHAT IT IS GETTING FROM VOLKSWAGEN.

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. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE ISSUE. THE CONTACT HAD NOT EXPERIENCED A FAILURE. VIN TOOL CONFIRMS PARTS NOT AVAILABLE.

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 NEEDED TO REPAIR THE VEHICLE WERE STILL NOT AVAILABLE AND NO ESTIMATED TIME FOR RECEIVING THE PARTS COULD BE GIVEN. THE CONTACT HAD NOT EXPERIENCED A FAILURE. UPDATED 10/05/16*LJ

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 CONTACT. CALLED VW AND THEY REFUSED TO FIX BECAUSE MY VIN WAS NOT LISTED ON THE RECALL # 94G8/7V, NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER 14V125000. VW STATED MY CAR WAS TESTED (ALTHOUGH THEY COULDN'T SAY WHEN, I HAVE NEVER HAD IT INSPECTED) AND THE ISSUE WAS NOT PRESENT IN MY VEHICLE, ALTHOUGH IT IS NOW. THE PROBLEM EXPRESSED ON THE RECALL IS EXACTLY WHAT IS HAPPENING WITH THE CAR CAUSING A SAFETY CONCERN BECAUSE THE HEADLIGHT DOES NOT COME ON. REQUEST THE INVESTIGATION IS BROADENED TO INCLUDE MORE VEHICLES THAT MAY BE PRESENTING THE PROBLEM AFTER INITIAL INSPECTION. THE PROBLEM OCCURS INTERMITTENTLY WHETHER IT IS IN MOTION OR PARKED IN A GARAGE OVERNIGHT.

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, THE AIR BAG LIGHT ILLUMINATED, AND I LOST THE ELECTRONIC CONTROLS ON MY STEERING WHEEL. THE CAR IS CURRENTLY AT THE DEALERSHIP AND THE QUOTE TO REPAIR THE ISSUE IS AROUND $550. UNFORTUNATELY FOR ME, MY VIN IS NOT INCLUDED IN THE RECALL NOTICE 15V483000 FOR 2010-2014 PASSAT SEDANS, SO I AM CALLED VW TO COMPLAIN AND HOPEFULLY THEY CAN DO SOMETHING TO HELP WITH THE COST OF REPAIRS SINCE THERE ARE 2010-2014 PASSAT SEDANS THAT ARE AFFECTED BY THE RECALL, JUST NOT MINE.

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 MANUFACTURER WAS AWARE OF THE ISSUE. THE CONTACT HAD NOT EXPERIENCED A FAILURE. VIN TOOL CONFIRMS PARTS NOT AVAILABLE.

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 IT TOWED TO THE LOCAL DEALER AND WAS ADVISED THAT THERE WAS AN INTERNAL HIGH PRESSURE FUEL PUMP FAILURE THAT WOULD COST $6200 BECAUSE THE ENTIRE FUEL SYSTEM BASICALLY HAD TO BE REPLACED. APPARENTLY, UPON RESEARCH, THIS HAS BEEN A KNOWN PROBLEM SINCE 2009. THIS COULD BE A REAL SAFETY ISSUE PARTICULARLY AT HIGHWAY SPEEDS OR AT TIMES WHEN ACCELERATION IS NECESSARY. MY CAR IS THREE (3) YEARS OLD AND HAS 85,000 MILES.

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.

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.TDICLUB.COM/SHOWTHREAD.PHP?T=438268

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!

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 ADDITION, THE DEALER WAS UNABLE TO CONFIRM WHEN THE PARTS WERE SCHEDULED TO BECOME AVAILABLE. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE ISSUE. THE CONTACT HAD NOT EXPERIENCED A FAILURE. VIN TOOL CONFIRMS PARTS NOT AVAILABLE.

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.

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 AIRBAG CUSHION MATERIAL, WHICH MAY RESULT IN SERIOUS INJURY OR DEATH TO VEHICLE OCCUPANTS. IT HAS BEEN 6 MONTHS SINCE I RECEIVED NOTICE OF THE DEFECT. THIS IS RIDICULOUS TO ALLOW DRIVERS TO BE IN HARMS WAY FOR THIS LONG.

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 REPAIR. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE ISSUE. THE CONTACT HAD NOT EXPERIENCED A FAILURE. VIN TOOL CONFIRMS PARTS NOT AVAILABLE.

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 .

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 SPECIFIC TIME FRAME THAT THE DEALER WOULD RECEIVE THE PARTS. THE CONTACT HAD NOT EXPERIENCED A FAILURE. VIN TOOL CONFIRMS PARTS NOT AVAILABLE. UPDATED 10/21/16*LJ UPDATED 10/26/16.*JB

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 ESTIMATED SPEED OF 65 MPH. THE IMPACT WAS NEAR THE FRONT DRIVER'S SIDE WHEEL.

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 REPLIED TO ME THAT WHEN THIS SERVICE WILL AVAILABLE THEY WILL NOTIFY US. I BOUGHT THIS CAR AS FAMILY CAR. SO, MY WIFE AND 2 CHILDREN USED TO RIDE THIS CAR REGULARLY. AFTER THIS RECALL WE ARE AFRAID TO DRIVE THIS CAR WITH FAMILY. SO, NEED TO FIX THIS PROBLEM AS SOON AS POSSIBLE. MAY NEED DIRECT HELP NHTSA.

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 PRESENT ONGOING RECALL THAT STATES NO REMEDY YET FOR THIS ISSUE, I BELIEVE IT IS VOLKSWAGEN RESPONSIBILITY TO TAKE THIS CAR OFF MY HANDS AND CLEAR MY BALANCE DUE TO THEIR MANUFACTURER UNSAFE DEFECTS IN THE AIR BAG. EVERYDAY I AM PUTTING MYSELF AT AN EVEN HIGHER RISK OF DRIVING BECAUSE MY AIR BAGS HAVE BEEN RECALLED STATING MORE HARM THEN GOOD WILL OCCUR IN THE EVENT OF AN ACCIDENT. IT IS ONLY RIGHT THEY ACCEPT THE VEHICLE BACK WITHOUT ME BEING FINANCIALLY RESPONSIBLE FOR IT.

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.

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 WAS MADE AWARE OF THE ISSUE. THE CONTACT HAD NOT EXPERIENCED A FAILURE. VIN TOOL CONFIRMS PARTS NOT AVAILABLE.

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