2010 VOLKSWAGEN PASSAT Complaints

VOLKSWAGEN ISSUED A RECALL NOTICE IN EARLY 2016. ON OCTOBER 3,2016; DEALER REPAIR INVOICE STATES "NO RECALLS EXIST FOR THIS VEHICLE AT THIS TIME." WHY THE DISCREPANCY, AND WHY THE DELAY IN GETTING THE RECALL REPAIR MADE? NALLEY VOLKSWAGEN, ALPHARETTA,GA

FUEL MANIFOLD UNDER THE BACK SEAT OF THE VEHICLE WAS CRACKED DUE TO THE WIRING HARNESS PLACEMENT AND PRESSURE FROM OCCUPANTS IN THE BACK SEAT CAUSED THE MANIFOLD TO CRACK AND SPEW FUEL ALL OVER THE ELECTRICAL HARNESS. POOR PLACEMENT OF THE ELECTRICAL HARNESS FOR THE FUEL PUMP OR POOR ENGINEERING CAUSED THIS MANIFOLD TO CRACK. VERY DANGEROUS HAVING FUEL LEAKING OUT AT A HIGH VOLUME ONTO THE ELECTRICAL CONNECTION TO THE FUEL PUMP. FIRE AND OR EXPLOSION DANGER!!!!

PROBLM WITH A SEPARATED REAR MAIN SEAL AT 100000MILES. AFTER DOING SOME RESEARCH I FOUND THAT IF VW WOULD PROPERLY INSTALL THE SEALAT THE OF PRODUCTION, IT WOULD NEVER SEPARATE. COMPARING TO MY OLD VW THAT HAD 250000MILES AND NEVER HAD THIS PROBLEM IS SEAM AS A DESIGN FLAW. VW HAS TO STEP UP AND PAY FOR THEIR OWN MISTAKE!

THIS IS RIDICULOUS, WE RECEIVED A LETTER IN FEBRUARY FOR THE TAKADA AIRBAG RECALL AND THERE IS STILL NO REMEDY TO FIX IT?!! THIS IS THE MOST LAZIEST THING I HAVE EVER SEEN! WHY HAS NOTHING BEEN ABLE TO BE FIXED ON IT! WE DRIVE THIS CAR EVERY DAY AND WHAT WILL HAPPEN IF WE GET INTO AN ACCIDENT AND WE LOSE OUR EYE, OUR PARALYZED, OR DIE! YOU WILL NEVER SEE A PAYCHECK AGAIN!

TAKATA AIR BAG RECALL- I HAVE BEEN CALLING EVERY 60 DAYS SINCE INITIAL RECALL ANNOUNCEMENT CAME OUT IN FEB 2016 AND HAVE BEEN TOLD VW DOES NOT HAVE THE PARTS FROM TAKATA YET AND THEY HAVE NO IDEA WHEN THEY WILL. THEY SAY IT COULD BE A MONTH AND IT COULD BE 2 YEARS OR MORE, THEY DON'T KNOW. I CALLED AS RECENTLY AS TODAY AND SPOKE TO TRACY IN SERVICE DEPARTMENT OF MY LOCAL BRANDON VW DEALER. I HAVE ALSO BEEN TOLD THAT VW WILL NOT GIVE NOR REIMBURSE FOR A RENTAL AND I GET TOLD TIME AND TIME AGAIN "THIS IS NOT A VW ISSUE IS A TAKATA ISSUE". I'M CONCERNED FOR THE SAFETY OF ME AND MY FAMILY. WHAT ELSE CAN I DO BESIDES HAVE MY FAMILY SUE AFTER (GOD FORBID) SOMETHING HAPPENS TO ME.

WHILE DRIVING HOME (APPROX 50 MILE TRIP) I HEARD A LOUD SCREECHING NOISE FROM THE ENGINE AREA. I WAS TRAVELING ON A HIGHWAY AT ABOUT 60MPG. I PULLED OVER, TURNED OFF THE CAR AND SAW SMOKE AND SMELLED BURNING FROM UNDER THE HOOD. I OPENED THE HOOD AND SMOKE BILLOWED OUT OF THE BACK OF THE ENGINE BAY. I LOOKED UNDER THE CAR TO SEE IF IT WAS LEAKING ANYTHING AND FOUND A LARGE AMOUNT OF WHAT SEEMED TO BE OIL DRIPPING FROM THE CAR. I THEN NOTICED A TRAIL OF OIL FROM BEFORE I STOPPED THE CAR. I LEFT THE CAR IN PLACE FOR A TOW TO NOT DAMAGE THE VEHICLE ANYMORE THAN IT ALREADY WAS. IT WAS TOWED TO THE VW DEALERSHIP IN TOWN WHERE THEY DIAGNOSED THE PROBLEM IS THAT THE PCV VALVE STOPPED WORKING CORRECTLY, WHICH CAUSED THE REAR MAIN SEAL TO FAIL AND BECOME COMPLETELY DESTROYED. THEY SAID THAT THE ENTIRE ENGINE NEEDS TO BE TAKEN OUT TO REPLACE THE SEAL AND IS GOING TO COST $1700. VEHICLE DID NOT HAVE ANY INDICATION OF PROBLEMS BEFORE THE SCREECHING NOISE AND DID NOT HAVE ANY CHECK ENGINE LIGHT COME ON DURING THE PROBLEM. VEHICLE HAS JUST OVER 100,000 MILES AND VW OF AMERICA DENIED TO HELP OUT IN ANYWAY WHEN CONTACTING CUSTOMER SERVICE. ANOTHER INCIDENT WITH EXACT SAME ISSUE WAS FOUND WHEN I LOOKED AT OPEN CLAIMS ON NHTSA AND MANY OTHER CLAIMS ARE EASILY FOUND WITH A SIMPLE GOOGLE SEARCH. I HAVE HAD ALL MAINTENANCE PERFORMED ON TIME AND AT VW DEALERSHIPS AND WAS NEVER ADVISED TO GET THE PCV REPLACED AS NORMAL MAINTENANCE.

TL* TAKATA RECALL. THE CONTACT OWNS A 2010 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 NOTIFIED OF THE ISSUE. THE CONTACT HAD NOT EXPERIENCED A FAILURE. VIN TOOL CONFIRMS PARTS NOT AVAILABLE. UPDATED 04/04/2017*JS

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2010 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 NOT MADE AWARE OF THE ISSUE. THE CONTACT HAD NOT EXPERIENCED A FAILURE.

PODS - WHEN I WENT TO GET THE WHEEL CLOCK SPRING RECALL REPAIR, I STILL HAD A AIRBAG ERROR LIT - MECHANIC SAID IT WAS A FAULTY PASSENGER OCCUPANT DEVICE SYSTEM SWITCH. I ONLY HAVE 32K MILES ON MY CAR AND I VERY RARELY HAVE ANYONE RIDE IN THE PASSENGER SEAT, SO NOT SURE WHY IT FAILED - WAS QUOTED A PRICE OF 3K FOR THE PART. JETTA AND GOLF MODELS HAVE A RECALL FOR THIS, BUT NOT THE PASSAT - IF IT IS A SAFETY ISSUE FOR THOSE MODELS, IT SHOULD BE ONE FOR THE PASSAT AS WELL.

JERKING AND LURCHING AT IDLE AND LOW SPEEDS. MATCHES DESCRIPTION OF MECHATRONICS FAILURE OF THE DSG TRANSMISSION. SIMILAR TO THE SAME FAILURE ON OTHER MODELS OF THE SAME YEAR, WITH VW EXTENDED WARRANTY TO 10 YEAR /100,000 MILES. PASSAT NOT INCLUDED IN THIS EXTENSION DESPITE SAME FAILURE AND VW WILL NOT WARRANTY THE REPAIR.