2014 Volkswagen Passat complaints

TL* TAKATA RECALL. THE CONTACT OWNS A 2014 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 MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE ISSUE. THE CONTACT HAD NOT EXPERIENCED A FAILURE. VIN TOOL CONFIRMS PARTS NOT AVAILABLE. UPDATED 06/29/16*LJ UPDATED 07/06/16.8JB

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2014 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. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE ISSUE. THE CONTACT HAD NOT EXPERIENCED A FAILURE. VIN TOOL CONFIRMS PARTS NOT AVAILABLE.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2014 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.

TAKATA RECALL - I BOUGHT THIS VEHICLE FOR SAFETY AND I'M VERY DISAPPOINTED THAT THERE IS NO FIX OR ETA ON ONE AT THIS TIME. THIS IS A BREACH OF CONTRACT AND I DON'T FEEL SAFE DRIVING THIS VEHICLE ANYMORE. A LOANER PROGRAM, AT THE VERY LEAST, SHOULD BE IN PLACE. THIS IS APPALLING THAT NO MIND IS PAID TO THE SAFETY OF OWNERS AND VW JUST EXPECTS US TO JUST SIT BACK AND WAIT FOR "ANOTHER LETTER" BUT DRIVERS CAN DIE IF THE AIRBAG DEPLOYS.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2014 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 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.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2014 VOLKSWAGEN PASSAT. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 55 MPH, THE HEATER STOPPED AND THE WINDOWS FOGGED UP. THE CONTACT CONTINUED DRIVING AND THE HEATER STARTED NORMALLY AGAIN. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER, BUT WAS NOT DIAGNOSED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE FAILURE OCCURRED EVERY TIME THE HEATER WAS ACTIVATED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 76,000.

I RECEIVED A TAKATA SII DRIVER FRONTAL AIRBAG RECALL NOTICE INDICATING THE THE DRIVER AIRBAG INFLATOR COULD POTENTIALLY RUPTURE IF THE VEHICLE IS INVOLVED IN A CRASH WHICH MAY RESULT IN SERIOUS INJURY OR DEATH. VWOA DOES NOT HAVE A SOLUTION OR A REPLACEMENT PART FOR AFFECTED CARS. I CONTACTED MY LOCAL DEALERSHIP (SANTA BARBARA VW) AND SPOKE TO THE SERVICE MANAGER, STEVE ROSS ABOUT PROVIDING A LOANER VEHICLE FREE OF CHARGE UNTIL THE RECALL WAS RESOLVED. THE SERVICE MANAGER REFUSED TO PROVIDE ME A LOANER AND TOLD ME TO CALL VW CUSTOMER SERVICE. I SPOKE TO EUGENE (5/18/16) @ VW CUSTOMER SERVICE REQUESTING A COMPLIMENTARY LOANER (HONDA IS PROVIDING COMPLIMENTARY LOANERS) AND HE WAS NOT ABLE TO ASSIST ME. WHEN I ASKED TO PROVIDE EVIDENCE TO SUPPORT THAT THE RECALLED TAKATA AIRBAG IN MY 2014 VW PASSAT WAS SAFE EUGENE AT CUSTOMER CARE WAS NOT ABLE TO CONFIRM (ASKED HIM REPEATEDLY) THAT THE RECALLED AIRBAG IN MY VEHICLE WAS SAFE EVEN AFTER I RECITED LINE BY LINE, THAT THE RECALL LETTER INDICATES THAT THE TAKATA AIRBAG REPRESENTS A SAFETY HAZARD. I RESPECTFULLY REQUEST THAT MY LOCAL DEALER PROVIDE ME WITH A SUITABLE LOANER UNTIL THIS ISSUE IS RECTIFIED AS IT REPRESENTS A CLEAR AND PRESENT SAFETY HAZARD.

TAKATA RECALL. I WAS NOTIFIED OF THE RECALL A COUPLE OF WEEKS AGO. I AM NOT ABLE TO DRIVE MY VEHICLE BECAUSE OF SAFETY ISSUES. LUTHER WESTSIDE VOLKSWAGEN IN ST. LOUIS PARK, MINNESOTA, WHERE I PURCHASED THE VEHICLE, CAN'T FIX THE SAFETY DEFECT 'DUE TO NO PARTS.' I ASKED THE DEALER FOR A LOANER CAR AND WAS ADVISED IT WASN'T AVAILABLE AND WAS ADVISED TO CALL VOLKSWAGEN OF AMERICA. I ALSO WILL CALL THE DEALER'S MANAGER ON MONDAY. WHEN I PURCHASED THE VW, I TRADED IN A TOYOTA BECAUSE IT HAD TAKATA RECALLS ON IT. I PURCHASED THE 2014 VW BECAUSE VW IS KNOWN FOR ITS SAFETY. I ADVISED THE VW DEALER THAT I HAD NOT DRIVEN MY TOYOTA IN OVER A YEAR BECAUSE OF AIR BAG RECALLS AND NEEDED TO GET A NEW CAR BECAUSE OF THE SAFETY RECALLS. 6 MONTHS LATER, VW ISSUED A RECALL. VW SHOULD HAVE KNOWN NOT TO USE TAKATA AIR BAGS IN A 2014 MODEL, AS IT APPEARS ISSUES HAVE BEEN ONGOING WITH TAKATA AIR BAGS FOR A GOOD 10 YEARS. THE DEALER DID NOT MENTION THAT THE SAME DEFECTIVE AIR BAGS WERE IN THE 2014 VW PASSAT. I NEED A DIFFERENT CAR WITHOUT TAKATA AIR BAGS OR A LOANER UNTIL THE PARTS ARE AVAILABLE TO FIX THE SAFETY PROBLEM. MY CAR WAS ALSO INSPECTED IN FLORIDA AND I UNDERSTAND FROM THE TOYOTA RECALL THAT VEHICLES THAT HAVE BEEN IN FLORIDA MAY HAVE PRIORITY AND I WOULD LIKE TO GET PRIORITY REPAIRS.

TAKATA INFLATORS. I JUST RECEIVED MY RECALL NOTICE FROM VW AND HERE WE GO AGAIN WITH VW. I HAVE A 2014 TDI, WHICH IS IN LITIGATION WITH THE EPA, VALUE OF THE CAR HAS PLUMMETED. NOW I HAVE THIS TAKATA DEFECT, WHICH THERE IS NO FIX BY VW YET. ELEVEN PEOPLE HAVE BEEN KILLED AND THEY WANT ME TO CONTINUE TO DRIVE THIS LOADED GUN AND MAKE CAR PAYMENTS. THERE IS NO ERGENCY BY VW BASED ON THE RECALL NOTICE, SINCE NO VW'S HAVE BEEN IN AN ACCIDENT THAT THE TAKATA AIR BAG CAUSED A DEATH PER THEIR LETTER, YET. WHAT IS YOUR LIFE WORTH???? LETS PLAY RUSSIAN ROULETTE. WANT TO PLAY VW? I HAVE A FRIEND THAT HAD A 2014 ACCURA SUV THAT HAD THIS TAKATA INFLATORS AND HER DEALER CALLED HER IN AND MADE A GREAT DEAL ON A 2016, WITH NO MONEY EXCHANGING HANDS, AND KEEPING THE SAME NOTE BALANCE AND PAYMENTS. WHAT A DEALERSHIP!

TL* TAKATA RECALL. THE CONTACT OWNS A 2014 VOLKSWAGEN PASSAT. THE CONTACT RECEIVED NOTIFICATION OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 16V078000 (AIR BAGS) HOWEVER, THE PARTS TO DO THE REPAIR WERE NOT AVAILABLE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE MANUFACTURER EXCEEDED A REASONABLE AMOUNT OF TIME FOR RECALL REPAIR. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE ISSUE. THE CONTACT HAD NOT EXPERIENCED A FAILURE. VIN TOOL CONFIRMS PARTS UNAVAILABLE.

TAKATA.

TAKATA RECALL MY CAR CANNOT BE REPLACED WITH NEW PARTS AS THE PARTS ARE NOT AVAILABLE NOW. HOWEVER, I AM NOT COMFORTABLE TO KEEP DRIVING THE CAR WITH AIRBAG ISSUES. I CONTACTED TO BOTH THE LOCAL DEALER AND VOLKSWAGEN TO SEEK FOR A LONER CAR BEFORE MY CAR GETS FIXED. BUT BOTH THEM REFUSE TO PRIVDE A LONER CAR.

I JUST RECENTLY PURCHASED THIS 2014 VW PASSAT FROM NISSAN AND THEY DID NOT REVEAL ALL THE RECALLS ON THIS VEHICLE! I'M REALLY DISSATISFIED WITH THE NISSAN DEALERSHIP AS I FEEL THIS IS BEING DECEITFUL, NOT TO MENTION VERY UNSAFE FOR ME AND MY FAMILY. DISHONEST!!!!! TO SAY THE LEAST!

TAKATA RECALL I HAVE REQUESTED A LOANER VEHICLE AS WELL AS BEING LET OUT OF MY LEASE DUE TO THE FACT THAT VOLKSWAGEN DOES NOT HAVE REPLACEMENT PARTS AVAILABLE. I FEEL THIS IS UNFAIR TO PUT ME IN A SITUATION WHERE I HAVE TO USE MY OWN DISCRETION TO DRIVE THE VEHICLE, JUST GOING BY THE NOTICE THAT WAS MAILED TO ME. HOW AM I SUPPOSED TO USE MY DISCRETION IF I DON'T KNOW IF MY CAR IS PREFORMING PROPERLY? I HAVE REQUESTED TO BE LET OUT OF MY LEASE AND VOLKSWAGEN HAS DENIED MY REQUEST. I NOW HAVE TO CONTINUE MAKING PAYMENTS FOR A CAR THAT POTENTIALLY SHOULD NOT BE DRIVEN.

TAKATA INFLATORS, AIRBAG INFLATED ON IT'S OWN WHILE TURNING LEFT INTO A PARKING LOT AND CAUSED MY WIFE TO LOOSE CONTROL AND HIT A STATIONARY OBJECT-SIGN POLE CAUSING MAJOR DAMAGE ($8,000) TO THIS VEHICLE. VEHICLE IN REPAIR FACILITY FOR ALMOST 2 MONTHS AWAITING REPLACEMENT AIRBAG AND SEATBELT PART FROM VW. AIRBAG INFLATED AND SEATBELT LOCKED UP ON PASSENGER SIDE.

WE RECEIVED A RECALL LETTER FROM VW (NHTSA: 16V078, RECALL 69M9) ALERTING THAT OUR CAR CONTAINS A POTENTIALLY LETHAL TAKATA AIRBAG. THE LETTER SAID THAT VW WOULD BE IN TOUCH WHEN REPLACEMENTS WERE AVAILABLE BUT DID NOT SPECIFIC WHEN ANY TIME FRAME OR FINANCIAL REMEDY. MY LOCAL DEALER'S SERVICE CENTER ALSO HAD NO INFORMATION. CUSTOMER SERVICE AT VW WAS UNABLE TO TELL ME IF A FIX WOULD TAKE WEEKS OR YEARS. THIS MEANS I AM LEFT WITH A A CAR THAT IS NOT SAFE TO DRIVE AND NO TIMELY RECOURSE OR EVEN INFORMATION.

UPON PULLING OUT OF A PARKING SPACE AND TURNING THE STEERING WHEEL THERE WAS A CRACKING NOISE AND THEN THE AIRBAG LIGHT WENT OFF WITH AN AIRBAG WARNING. AT WHICH POINT ALL MECHANISMS WITHIN THE STEERING WHEEL STOPPED WORKING. I CALLED MY LOCAL DEALER ONLY TO BE INFORMED THAT MY VIN WAS NOT AFFECTED BY THE AIR BAG CLOCK SPRING FAILURE AND I WOULD HAVE TO PAY TO HAVE IT DIAGNOSED AND FIXED. THERE IS CURRENTLY A RECALL REPORT RECEIPT DATE: AUG 04, 2015 NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 15V483000 COMPONENT(S): AIR BAGS NHTSA ACTION NUMBER: PE15010 AIR BAG CLOCKSPRING FAILURE: FOR THIS EXACT SAME ISSUE AFFECTING THE PASSAT 2010,2012-2014 MINE IS ALSO A 2014 AND IS NOT COVERED BECAUSE MY VIN WAS SUPPOSEDLY NOT AFFECTED.

TL* TAKATA RECALL. THE CONTACT OWNS A 2014 VOLKSWAGEN PASSAT. THE CONTACT WAS AWARE 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 NOT MADE AWARE OF THE ISSUE. THE CONTACT HAD NOT EXPERIENCED A FAILURE. VIN TOOL CONFIRMS PARTS NOT AVAILABLE.

TAKATA RECALL I BOUGHT THIS CAR BRAND NEW, NOW UPON CHECKING THE VIN NUMBER I DISCOVERED THAT I'M DRIVING A CAR WITH FAULTY TAKATA AIRBAG. RECALL STATUS: RECALL INCOMPLETE REMEDY NOT YET AVAILABLE. HOW IS THIS POSSIBLE? TAKATA KNOWS ABOUT THEIR FAULTY AIRBAGS SINCE 2004 AND YET 10 YEARS LATER THEY ARE STILL PUTTING THOSE BAGS IN BRAND NEW CARS. THIS SHOULD BE ILEGAL HOW MANY PEOPLE NEED TO DIE SO THIS RECALL CAN BE COMPLETE? SO REMEDY CAN BE AVAILABLE. BY THE WAY, THE OFFICIAL DATE OF THE RECALL OF MY CAR IS FEBRUARY 9, 2016. NHTSA RECALL NUMBER: 16V078

TAKATA RECALL I WAS NOTIFIED WHEN I WENT IN TO GET MY 30,000 MILE MAINTENANCE DONE THAT A RECALL WOULD SOON BE OUT ON MY VEHICLE. AFTER DOING RESEARCH ONLINE I REALIZED IT WAS ON THE DRIVER SIDE AIRBAG, WITH THE DESCRIPTION " IN THE EVENT OF A CRASH NECESSITATING DEPLOYMENT OF THE DRIVER'S FRONTAL AIR BAG, THE INFLATOR COULD RUPTURE WITH METAL FRAGMENTS STRIKING THE VEHICLE OCCUPANTS POTENTIALLY RESULTING IN SERIOUS INJURY OR DEATH". AFTER SPEAKING WITH 3 DIFFERENT REPRESENTATIVES FOR VW I HAVE COME TO FIND OUT THAT MY CAR AIRBAG IS UNDER RECALL WITH NO PART TO FIX IT RIGHT NOW, AND NO TIME LIMIT AS TO WHEN IT WILL BE FIXED. ONE OF THESE REPRESENTATIVES WENT ON TO TELL ME HE "HIGHLY DOUBTS ANYTHING WILL HAPPEN". HE CAN NOT GUARANTEE MY SAFETY WHEN I AM ON THE ROAD AND I DO NOT APPRECIATE HIM THINKING HE CAN. I AM OUTRAGED BY THIS BECAUSE I DRIVE A MINIMUM OF 60 MILES A DAY TO AND FROM WORK AND I AM 6 MONTHS PREGNANT. I ABSOLUTELY DO NOT FEEL SAFE DRIVING AND THEY HAVE NO ALTERNATIVE. I CAN NOT BELIEVE I AM STILL PAYING ON THIS VEHICLE WHEN A PART IS RECALLED WITH NO ALTERNATIVE FIX FOR THE PROBLEM. I KNOW OF OTHER VENDORS WHO HAVE OFFERED RENTAL CARS TO THEIR CUSTOMERS WHO HAVE THIS SAME ISSUE...WHY IS THIS NOT AN OPTION FOR US? IT SHOULD BE.

TAKATA RECALL MY CAR IS ON THE LIST BUT THE MANUFACTURER IS NOT READY TO DO WHAT IS RIGHT. AFTER ALL THESE YEARS HEARING ABOUT TAKATA WRONG DOINGS THEY KNEW IT SINCE 2004, WE STILL HAVE TO WAIT FOR MORE PEOPLE TO DIE? SO I HAVE TO PAY THIS EXPENSIVE CAR THAT I'M AFRAID TO DRIVE, AND I AM ON THE ROAD EVERYDAY. DESPICABLE.

TAKATA AIRBAG THERE HASN'T BEEN 1 SPECIFIC INCIDENT INVOLVING THE AIRBAGS, BUT MY CAR IS ON THE LIST OF THOSE THAT SHOULD BE RECALLED. VOLKSWAGEN DIDN'T NOTIFY ME, I FOUND OUT ON MY OWN!!!

TL* TAKATA RECALL. THE CONTACT OWNS A 2014 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. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED. THE CONTACT HAD NOT EXPERIENCED A FAILURE. VIN TOOL CONFIRMS PARTS NOT AVAILABLE.

ON SEVERAL OCCASIONS WHEN I START MY CAR IT BLOWS EXTREMELY HOT AIR OUT THE DRIVER'S SIDE VENTS WHILE THE PASSENGER SIDE STILL FOLLOWS THE HEATER CONTROL SETTINGS. SO EVEN IF I TURN THE TEMPERATURE DOWN SO THE AC KICKS IN IT STILL IS EXTREMELY HOT ON THE DRIVER'S SIDE. I TRIED TURNING OFF THE CONTROL, RESTARTING THE CAR, AND JUST ABOUT EVERYTHING ELSE AND ONLY AFTER IT SITS A WHILE DOES IT WORK AGAIN. THIS MAKES FOR SOME VERY UNCOMFORTABLE DRIVING WHEN IT IS WARM OUTSIDE. THIS HAPPENS ABOUT ONCE A WEEK AND NEVER WHEN I CAN GET IT TO THE DEALERSHIP FOR THEM TO CHECK.

I HAVE HAD SEVERAL PROBLEMS WITH THE TSI SEL NAVIGATION AND RADIO SYSTEM IN MY CAR. IT SEEMS AS THOUGH YOU CANNOT TOUCH ANY BUTTONS UNTIL THIS SYSTEM IS FULLY UP AND RUNNING. IT IS EXTREMELY SLOW AT START UP. MOST OF THE TIME I CAN FINISH MY BACKING OUT OF THE DRIVEWAY EVEN BEFORE THE BACK UP CAMERA COMES ON. ON A FEW OCCASIONS I HAVE STARTED THE VEHICLE AND THE RADIO WILL SUDDENLY GO TO FULL VOLUME. I HAVE HAD THE NAVIGATION SYSTEM LOCK UP ON ME. ONCE WE WERE DRIVING IN TENNESSEE AND PULLED OFF TO GET SOME GAS, WELL THIS COMPLETELY CONFUSED THE SYSTEM AND IT DECIDED TO LOCK UP ONCE WE ENTERED BACK ON THE HIGHWAY. I HAD TO PULL OVER TO THE SIDE AND TURN THE CAR OFF FOR A WHILE AND THEN REPROGRAM MY DESTINATION. ANOTHER TIME ON MY WAY HOME FROM WORK THE SYSTEM LOCKED AND WOULD NOT LET ME GET TO ANY OTHER SCREEN. I HAVE HAD TIMES WHEN THE SYSTEM NEVER BOOTS COMPLETELY AND STAYS WITH THE MESSAGE OF "SYSTEM STARTING". OF COURSE THE DEALERSHIP CANNOT REPEAT THE ISSUES AND FLAT OUT TOLD ME THEY DON'T WORK ON THEM BECAUSE THEY ARE JUNK AND THEY KNOW THAT THEY ARE SLOW AND IN ADEQUATE. PERSONALLY IF VW KNOWS THEY ARE CRAP THEY SHOULD GIVE US THE UPGRADES THEY DID TO THE NEWER MODELS. I KNOW I AM NOT THE ONLY ONE WITH THIS ISSUE BECAUSE I HAVE TALKED WITH OTHERS WHO HAVE THE SAME PROBLEMS.

TAKATA RECALL. I AM AFRAID TO DRIVE MY CAR. EVERY TIME I AM ON THE ROAD I FEEL ANXIETY THINKING ABOUT EXPLODED AIRBAG WITH SHRAPNEL. WHY DO I HAVE TO PAY FOR DANGEROUS VEHICLE?

SUFFERED A TURBO FAILURE IN THE MIDDLE OF THE HIGHWAY.

THE CAR LOST POWER WHILE DRIVING ON A COUNTRY ROAD AT ABOUT 45 MILES PER HOUR. THE DEALER DIAGNOSED THE PROBLEM AS A BLOWN TURBOCHARGER. THIS OCCURRED AT 32,000 MILES. NOW, THE CAR HAS LOST POWER AGAIN WHILE DRIVING AT ABOUT 30 MILES AN HOUR GOING UP A HILL. I BELIEVE IT IS A BLOWN TURBOCHARGER. THIS OCCURRED AT 64,000 MILES. THE DETAILS BELOW ON DATE AND MILES ARE RELATED TO THE SECOND INCIDENT.

DRIVER'S DOOR LATCH FROZE/BROKE ON 2/18/2015. COLD MORNING IN CENTRAL NYS. COULD NOT UNLOCK OR OPEN DRIVER'S DOOR FROM OUTSIDE OR INSIDE LATCHES. CALLED MY VW DEALER AND HAD CAR TOWED TO THEM FOR REPAIRS. I USE MY CAR FOR BUSINESS AND DO SUBSTANTIAL WORK IN METRO AREAS SO I CAN NOT CRAWL IN / OUT ON PASSENGER SIDE AT PARKING GARAGES. MY CAR HAS BEEN AT THE LOCAL VW DEALER SINCE FEB 18 AS PARTS ARE BACK ORDERED. TODAY I WAS TOLD THE PART WON'T BE AVAILABLE UNTIL 3/14. IF THE DOOR LOCK/LATCH PARTS ARE IN SUCH DEMAND TO BE BACK-ORDERED FOR A MONTH, THIS TELLS ME THE THAT THE PROBLEM IS PROLIFIC. I'M CONSIDERED OUTSIDE OF WARRANTY AS WELL AND HAVE BEEN QUOTED $500.00 FOR REPAIR. I GUESS THAT'S BYE-BYE TO MY VW LOYALTY CREDIT I WAS HOPING TO USE FOR ROUTINE MAINTENANCE ITEMS LIKE OIL CHANGES. IN ADDITION, I HAD TO RENT A CAR AT A RATE OF $300/WEEK SO THIS LITTLE GEM HAS GOTTEN QUITE COSTLY.

EXACTLY 28 DAYS AFTER FIRST BREAKDOWN HAD ANOTHER EXACTLY THE SAME. SEE YOUR PREVIOUS REPORT #10818720. DRIVING TO WORK ON HIGHWAY 2014 VW PASSAT ENGINE LIGHTS CAME ON. CAR CAN NOT GO OVER 30MPH & DECREASING SPEED. TOW TRUCK CALLED, MECHANIC & DEALERSHIP, RENTAL CAR, & PRIVATE INSURANCE ALL AGAIN. DEALERSHIP STATED CHEWED WIRES FROM SQUIRRELS & DOES NOT COVER UNDER WARRANTY. 1ST TIME $2,700. 2ND TIME $700. LEARNED OF SOY-BASED COATING ON WIRES. LOCAL FARMERS & GOVERNMENT GRASS CUTTER WORKERS HAVE CHEWED WIRES ON THEIR TRACTORS ALSO. PLEAE INVESTIGATE. PLEASE RECALL. PLEASE HELP.

WINDSHIELD CRACKS BY ITSELF

HEATER CORE WAS PLUGGED. VW DID REPLACE IT UNDER A TSB BUT FRIENDS OF MINE STATE THEIR HEATER CORES PLUGGED AGAIN AFTER HAVING THEM REPLACED ONCE. I WAS WARM DEFROST ON THE DRIVERS SIDE AND COLD ON THE PASSENGER SIDE. WOULDN'T EVEN DEFROST THE WINDSHIELD SO I COULD SEE WITH FROST ON IT.

BACKUP CAMERA/NAVIGATION/RADIO SYSTEM SYSTEM DOES NOT WORKING IN A CONSISTENT MANNER (CAMERA WORKS WHEN IT WANTS TO-BIG SAFETY CONCERN, SCREEN GOES BLANK, ETC.). RADIO/NAVIGATION CONTROLS ARE INOPERABLE AT RANDOM OCCASIONS WHILE VEHICLE IS IN MOTION OR EVEN AT A STOP POSITION. RADIO SCREEN GOES BLANK EVEN IF RADIO IS ON AND USER IS UNABLE TO CONTROL IT FOR UP TO A FEW MINUTES. ON 2 OCCASIONS, EVEN AFTER TURNING THE ENTIRE CAR ON AND OFF MULTIPLE TIMES THE RADIO WAS ON BUT ALL CONTROLS WERE INOPERABLE AND UNABLE TO TURN OFF. EVENTUALLY THE SYSTEM BECAME OPERABLE A FEW MINUTES LATER. SAFETY ISSUE HAS BEEN DISCUSSED WITH VW DEALER AND THEY STATED VW KNOWS ABOUT ALL THE OWNER INQUIRIES INTO THIS ISSUE BUT IT HAS YET TO MAKE A RECALL. MY CONCERN IS THAT BACKUP CAMERA DOES NOT WORK AS IT SHOULD AND THEREFORE THE SAFETY FEATURE THAT THE VEHICLE CAME WITH DOES NOT FUNCTION PROPERLY. THIS CAUSES THE DRIVER TO GO IN REVERSE WITH ONLY THE HELP OF MIRRORS. IF SAFETY EQUIPMENT DOES NOT WORK PROPERLY THEN IT SHOULD BE REPLACED. SECOND, WHEN THE SYSTEM CONTROLS MALFUNCTION THE VOLUME AND ON/OFF BUTTONS CANNOT BE USED AND THEREFORE DRIVER IS LEFT FOCUSING ON HOW TO FIX THIS ISSUE NOT ON KEEPING THEIR EYES ON THE ROAD. AS PER MY DISCUSSION BOTH WITH THE DEALERSHIP SERVICE DEPARTMENT AND THE CUSTOMER SERVICE AT CORPORATE OFFICE, THEY ADMITTED TO THE RECURRING ISSUE FOR MANY VW OWNERS BUT SAID IT HAD NOT BECOME A BIG ENOUGH ISSUE OR SAFETY CONCERN SO THERE WAS NOT RECALL. MY QUESTION IS IF SYST

NO HEAT FROM PASSENGER HVAC VENTS. VEHICLE DEFROST/VISIBILITY CAPABILITY SERIOUSLY COMPROMISED. HEATER CORE CLOGGED, REPLACED UNDER WARRANTY.

MY CAR SUFFERED A CLOGGED HEATER CORE WITH 25K MILES ON THE ODOMETER. THE RESULT WAS LOW CABIN HEAT AND AN INABILITY TO MAINTAIN WINDSHIELD VISIBILITY USING THE DEFROSTER SETTING WHEN OUTSIDE TEMPERATURES DROPPED DURING WINTER. SYMPTOMS OCCUR WHEN STATIONARY OR MOVING.

HEATER CORE CLOGGED, REDUCED DEFROSTER PERFORMANCE DUE TO DECREASED DEFROST AIR TEMPERATURE CAUSES DECREASE IN VISIBILITY.

HEATER CORE CLOGGING. HEATER CORE HAS BEEN REPLACED 3 TIMES SINCE I BOUGHT THE CAR TO YEARS AGO. COOLANT HAS BEEN DISCOLORED AND CLOUDY. FIRST REPLACEMENT WAS IN JANUARY OF 2015. IT HAS BEEN REPLACED TWICE IN JANUARY 2016.

ONE DAY AT ABOUT 25,000 MILES I NOTICED THAT THE PASSENGER SIDE VENTS WERE NOT RECEIVING ANY HOT AIR TO WARM THE CAR. THERE WAS PLENTY OF HEAT COMING OUT OF THE DRIVERS SIDE, BUT ONLY COLD AIR COMING FROM THE PASSENGER SIDE. TOOK IT INTO THE DEALERSHIP FOR DIAGNOSIS AND THEY SAID THAT THE HEATER CORE IS CLOGGED. SO THERE IS SOME TYPE OF CONTAMINATE IN THE COOLING SYSTEM EFFECTING THE HEATER CORE. THEY ARE REPLACING THE HEATER CORE UNDER WARRANTY, BU I HOPE IT DOESN'T AFFECT THE REST OF THE COOLING SYSTEM.

2014 VOLKSWAGEN PASSAT DIESEL. OWNERSHIP 1/1/2 YRS. MILEAGE 14,000. DRIVING TO WORK COULD NOT GO OVER 30MPH. DASHBOARD LIGHT CAME ON SHOWING EMISSION CONTROL MONITOR & PRE GLOW. THOUGHT IT WAS DUE TO COLDER WEATHER. HAD TO BE TOWED & AT DEALERSHIP NOW FOR REPAIR. COMPLETE BREAKDOWN. VW MECHANIC STATING THERE IS MAJOR DAMAGE DUE TO A RODENT OR SQUIRELL PROBLEM. STATED THE WIRING IS CHEWED UP EVEN IN THE HEADLIGHTS. I AM THE ONLY CAR OWNER IN THE PARISH AND IN THE NEIGHBORHOOD WITH THIS PROBLEM?? HAVE WARRANTY BUT VW SAID THIS IS NOT COVERED UNDER WARRANTY. HAD TO GET RENTAL CAR. WAITING FOR STATE FARM INSURANCE ADJUSTER TO GO TO DEALERSHIP. HELP! PLEASE SEND A NHTSA REP TO INVESTIGATE AND LOOK AT VEHICLE.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2014 VOLKSWAGEN PASSAT. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 45 MPH, THE CONTACT HEARD A CLICKING AND POPPING NOISE WHENEVER THE STEERING WHEEL WAS TURNED. THE AIR BAG WARNING LIGHT ILLUMINATED, WHICH NOTIFIED THE CONTACT OF AN AIR BAG DEPLOYMENT FAILURE; HOWEVER, THE CONTACT WAS NOT INVOLVED IN A COLLISION. THE CONTACT CONTINUED TO DRIVE THE VEHICLE WHEN THE CONTROLS ON THE STEERING WHEEL MALFUNCTIONED. THE CONTACT PARKED THE VEHICLE AND CALLED THE DEALER WHO INFORMED THE CONTACT THAT THE VEHICLE WAS EXPERIENCING A FRACTURED CLOCK SPRING THAT NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE DEALER STATED THAT THE VEHICLE WAS NOT INCLUDED IN NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 15V483000 (AIR BAGS). THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE CONTACT NOTIFIED THE MANUFACTURER OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 57,500. UPDATED 04/06/16*LJ THE CONSUMER STATED THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED AT NO COST. UPDATED 11/21/2017*JS

EXPLODING SUNROOF WHILE DRIVING 55 MPH IN NORMAL WEATHER CONDITIONS; GLASS WAS PUSHED OUTWARD.

26,050 MILES AND LOOKING AT A $5,000 REPAIR BILL FOR FUEL PUMP FAILURE! SOMETHING ABOUT ULTRA LOW SULFUR AND LUBRICITY. CAR JUST DIED AND HAD TO COAST OUT OF TRAFFIC

VEHICLE INTERMITTENTLY STALLS WHILE BRAKING. DOES NOT TRIGGER A FAULT CODE WITH VEHICLES COMPUTER. HAVE TAKEN VEHICLE TO DEALER MULTIPLE TIMES AND HAVE STILL NOT BEEN ABLE TO DIAGNOSE ISSUE. CAUSE OF INCIDENT: UNKNOWN

EXCESS VIBRATIONS WHILE BRAKING ON VEHICLE WITH 30K MILES. DEALER CLAIMS THAT ISSUE IS IN THE BREAKING SYSTEM, PROBABLY DEFORMATION OF ROTOR CAUSING UNSAFE AND EXCESS VIBRATIONS WHILE BREAKING. THE VIBRATION IS BIG ENOUGH TO MOVE THE STEERING WHILE BREAKING CAUSING SAFETY ISSUES. THIS IS NOT NORMAL FOR A CAR WITH LOW MILEAGE. PROBABLY ROTOR DESIGN NOT GOOD ENOUGH FOR ROAD CONDITIONS AT US.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2014 VOLKSWAGEN PASSAT. WHILE DRIVING 35 MPH, THE BRAKE PEDAL WAS DEPRESSED BUT THE VEHICLE FAILED TO STOP. AS A RESULT, THE DRIVER LOST CONTROL OF THE VEHICLE AND CRASHED INTO THE FRONT OF ANOTHER VEHICLE. THE CONTACT, WHO WAS THE FRONT PASSENGER, SUSTAINED RIB INJURIES, THE DRIVER SUSTAINED HAND INJURIES, AND THE REAR PASSENGER SIDE OCCUPANT SUSTAINED MINOR ABRASIONS. ALL PASSENGERS REQUIRED MEDICAL ATTENTION. A POLICE REPORT WAS FILED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED, BUT WAS TOWED AWAY FROM THE CRASH SCENE. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 16,000. THE VIN WAS UNAVAILABLE.

I BOUGHT A 2014 PASSAT TDI AND SINCE THE DAY I BOUGHT I HAD MISALIGNMENT PROBLEM. I TRIED EVERYTHING AND JACK DANIELS VW DEALER WAS NOT ABLE TO REPAIR IT. I HAVE BEEN TAKING VW TO CLAIM THE LEMON LAW IN THIS VEHICLE. I TRIED TO REPAIR MANY TIMES WITH NO SUCCESS. FINALLY I MET A MECHANIC THAT MAYBE FOUND THE PROBLEM.HE TRIED TO BALANCE ALL 4 TIRES, ONCE HE BALANCED THE TIRE HE REMOVED THE TIRE FROM THE BALANCE MACHINE AND AGAIN PUT THE SAME SET WHEEL AND TIRE AGAIN TO SEE WHAT THE PROBLEM WAS. THE SAME EXACTLY TIRE HE JUST BALANCED TURNED UNBALANCED, AND THAT APPLIED TO EVERY WHEEL AND TIRE. HIS CONCLUSION WAS THAT EVERY WHEEL HAD A MANUFACTURERS DEFECT AND NOT THE ALIGNMENT. BUT NEEDS TO INVESTIGATE FURTHER. THE WHEELS AND TIRES WERE ROTATED AND BALANCED SEVERAL TIMES, BUT ONCE IS SHOWS THAT IS BALANCED AND YOU RUN AGAIN THE SANE TIRE, IT GIVES AN ERROR THAT THE TIRE IS UNBALANCED

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2014 VOLKSWAGEN PASSAT. WHILE DRIVING AT 45 MPH, THE VEHICLE STALLED AND THE CHECK ENGINE WARNING LIGHT ILLUMINATED. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO THE DEALER WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE SOFTWARE NEEDED TO BE UPDATED. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED; HOWEVER, THE VEHICLE WOULD OPERATE AS IF IT WERE TO STALL AFTER THE SOFTWARE UPDATE WAS COMPLETED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 11,000.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2014 VOLKSWAGEN PASSAT. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE CHECK ENGINE WARNING LIGHT ILLUMINATED. THE CONTACT DIAGNOSED THAT THE HEATER CORE WAS BLOCKED AND NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 66,000.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2014 VOLKSWAGEN PASSAT. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING AT APPROXIMATELY 2 MPH, THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL WAS DEPRESSED BUT THE VEHICLE FAILED TO ACCELERATE. THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL WAS DEPRESSED EXCESSIVELY IN ORDER FOR IT TO RESPOND. THE FAILURE RECURRED INTERMITTENTLY. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A DEALER WHERE THE FAILURE WAS UNDETERMINED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 1,000.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2014 VOLKSWAGEN PASSAT. WHILE DRIVING AT 55 MPH, THE VEHICLE STALLED. THE VEHICLE WAS RESTARTED, BUT THE FAILURE OCCURRED ON TWO OTHER OCCASIONS. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO A DEALER WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE FUEL PUMP NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 39,000. THE VIN WAS NOT AVAILABLE.