2014 VOLKSWAGEN PASSAT Complaints

VEHICLE STARTED HAVING ISSUES WITH THE FUEL GAUGE SHOWING THAT THE VEHICLE WAS EMPTY WHEN WE FILL UP THE TANK. AFTER THE TANKS WAS ABOUT 3/4 OR LESS THEN GAUGE WILL START WORKING. I REPORTED THIS PROBLEM TO THE DEALERSHIP WHEN THE CAR WAS NEW, BUT THEY COULD NOT FIND ANY ISSUES, AT ONE POINT, IF I REMEMBER WELL THEY SAID IT WAS A SENSOR. THE LAST FEW MONTHS THE CAR STARTED HAVING ISSUES STARTING AND WE THOUGHT IT WAS THE BATTERY. BATTERY WAS REPLACED AND IT HAPPENED A FEW MORE TIMES, WHEN WE PARKED THE CAR IT WILL NOT START. THE NEXT DAY STARTS WITH NO ISSUES FOR A FEW DAYS OR WEEKS. FINALLY, ON 3/8/19, THE CAR WILL WILL NOT START ANYMORE AND IT HAD TO BE TOWED. THE ENGINE TURNS AND EVERYTHING LOOKS FINE. WHEN I DID SOME RESEARCH, IT SHOWS SOME FUEL PUMP ISSUES WITH 2014 VOLKSWAGEN CC AND OTHER MODELS, BUT NOT THE PASSAT. I REMOVE THE BACK SEAT OF THE CAR TO ACCESS THE FUEL PUMP TO CHECK IF I CAN FEEL THE PUMP RUNNING AND CHECK IF THERE WAS POWER TO THE PUMP. TO MY SURPRISE, WHEN I REMOVED THE PLUG TO CHECK THE POWER, THE CONNECTOR WAS COMPLETELY CORRODED AND THERE WAS SOME LIQUID (ASSUME WAS WATER) ON THE CONNECTOR. I WENT TO THE DEALERSHIP AND REPORTED THE ISSUE, BUT I WAS IGNORED AS THEY NEVER SEEN ANY ISSUES WITH THE PUMP. ON 2014, WE BOUGHT TWO PASSAT A FEW MONTHS APART. THE FIRST ONE WAS HAVING ISSUES WHEN RUNNING, THE ENGINE STALLS. WE REPORTED TO THE DEALERSHIP AND THEY COULD NOT FIND ANY ISSUES. AFTER A FEW ACCIDENTS SCARES, MEANING IT WAS VERY CLOSE TO HAPPENS, WE HAD TO RID OF THE OTHER PASSAT LAST YEAR. NOW WITH THIS ISSUE ON THE SECOND PASSAT, WE THINK THAT ISSUES WITH CARS ARE RELATED. IT IS STRANGE THAT SOME THERE ARE RECALLS FOR OTHER VW MODEL FOR FUEL PUMP THE SAME YEAR BUT NOT MY CAR. PLEASE SEE THE ATTACHED PICTURES. I HAVE THE OLD PUMP ON MY POSSESSION IF NEEDED FOR ANY REASON.

AFTER DRIVING MY 2014 PASSAT HAS A BURNING SMELL COMING FROM THE CAR. AFTER HAVING THE UPPER TIMING CHAMBER, TRANSMISSION SEALS, AND BRAKE SYSTEM REPLACED IT IS STILL SMELLING LIKE SOMETHING IS BURNING. IT SMELLS LIKE METAL ON METAL, SO I ASSUMED IT WAS THE BRAKES, BUT EVEN AFTER HAVING THEM CHANGED AT THE DEALERSHIP, THERE IS STILL AN UNKNOWN PROBLEM.

MY CAR WAS PARKED IN MY PARKING SPOT WHEN I TRIED TO INSERT MY KEY IN THE IGNITION CYLINDER. THERE WAS A WHITE PLASTIC PIECE INSIDE THE IGNITION THAT WOULD NOT ALLOW MY KEY IN TO START THE ENGINE. IT CAUSED MY STEERING WHEEL AND FRONT WHEELS TO LOCK. I HAD TO CALL A TOW TRUCK COMPANY TO HAVE IT TOWED TO THE DEALERSHIP.

KEY INJECTION CYLINDER NOT ALLOWING ME TO START MY CAR. I PARKED MY CAR IN MY DRIVEWAY AND REMOVED THE KEY. LATER IN THE DAY I WENT TO START MY CAR AND MY KEY WOULD NOT FIT IN THE KEY CYLINDER. I LIKE IOKKED INSIDE THE KEY AREA AND THERE WAS A WHITE PLASTIC PIN BLOCKING THE KEY. MY STEERING WHEEL AND FRONT WHEELS WERE ALSO LOCKED. I HAD TO HAVE IT TOWED TO THE DEALERSHIP WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED WITH TWO PARTS TO BE CHANGED AT A COST OF $840. THE CAR DOESN'T EVEN HAVE 60,000 MILES. IS THERE A RECALL FOR THIS?

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2014 VOLKSWAGEN PASSAT. THE CONTACT STATED THAT TRANSMISSION FLUID WAS LEAKING FROM THE VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC WHERE THE CONTACT WAS INFORMED THAT THE TRANSMISSION COOLER O-RING WAS LEAKING AND NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT TAKEN TO A DEALER FOR DIAGNOSTIC TESTING OR REPAIRS. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 63,000. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2014 VOLKSWAGEN PASSAT. WHILE DRIVING 25 MPH, THE CHECK ENGINE AND "VEHICLE NEED MAINTENANCE" WARNING INDICATORS ILLUMINATED. ALSO, THE VEHICLE STARTED TO VIBRATE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC WHERE THE CONTACT WAS INFORMED THAT THE TRANSMISSION WAS LEAKING TRANSMISSION FLUID. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT TAKEN TO A LOCAL DEALER FOR DIAGNOSTIC TESTING OR REPAIRS. THE VIN WAS NOT INCLUDED IN NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 14V182000 (POWER TRAIN). THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 81,000.

I GOT IN AN ACCIDENT ON THE INTERSTATE BACK IN THE SUMMER OF 2017.. I HIT A DEER GOING 70 MPH. AIRBAGS WENT OFF AND THE BODY OF MY CAR WAS OBVIOUSLY DAMAGED. AFTER THAT MY CAR HAS HAD OIL LEAKS, BREAK ISSUES, "AIR BAG ERRORS", AND WAY MORE TO LIST.

DRIVERS SIDE DOOR WONT UNLATCH. DUE TO A BAD DESIGN, THE DRIVERS SIDE DOOR WILL NOT OPEN WHEN THAT TEMPERATURE IS BELOW FREEZING. VW HAS ACKNOWLEDGED THIS AS A PROBLEM, BUT WILL NOT RECALL. THIS IS A SAFETY ISSUE SINCE THE DRIVER CANNOT EXIT THE VEHICLE IN AN EMERGENCY. I CALLED THEM BUT THEIR STAND IS THAT THE CAR IS OUT OF WARRANTY SO TOO BAD. THE CONDITION ONLY EXISTS WHEN THE TEMPERATURE IS BELOW FREEZING. THE PROBLEM IS WELL KNOW BASED ON SOCIAL MEDIA POSTS. I THINK VW SHOULD TAKE SOME RESPONSIBILITY FOR THE DESIGN FLAW.

WHILE DRIVING MY VEHICLE IT STOPPED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A MECHANIC AND I WAS TOLD THAT MY TIMING CHAIN WAS BROKEN. I FOUND IT IRONIC THAT THERE WAS A RECALL ON OTHER MODELS BUT NOT MINE.

HEATER NOT BLOWING HOT AIR. THIS SEEMS TO BE A MAJOR PROBLEM AND VW EVEN RECOGNIZES THE ISSUE. THIS SHOULD BE A RECALL WARRANTY ITEM. HERE IS A LINK PROVIDED TO WHAT I HAVE FOUND. HTTPS://F01.JUSTANSWER.COM/KYLESKRAUTCAR/1C235176-E1B5-4388-847A-18433040B6B5_V801601.PDF