2012 VOLKSWAGEN PASSAT Complaints

TL* TAKATA RECALL. THE CONTACT OWNS A 2012 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. VIN TOOL CONFIRMS PARTS NOT AVAILABLE.

TL* TAKATA RECALL. THE CONTACT OWNS A 2012 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 WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE ISSUE. THE CONTACT HAD NOT EXPERIENCED A FAILURE. VIN TOOL CONFIRMS PARTS NOT AVAILABLE.

WINDSHIELD VISIBILITY DEFROST/DEFOG FAILURE: DEFROST FAILED ON PASSENGER SIDE OF VEHICLE. NO HEAT ON PASSENGER SIDE OF VEHICLE. CAUSES ICE ACCUMULATION ON WINDSHIELD AND FOGS UP DUE TO INSUFFICIENT HEAT. CAUSES SAFETY AND DRIVE-ABILITY ISSUES IN COLD AND EXTREME COLD WEATHER. HEATER CORE FAILURE MATCHES SIMILAR FAILURE REPORTED NHTSA ID #10079822. REPAIR IS THE EXACT SAME AS NHTSA ID #10079822 AS WELL AS SAME REPAIR REPLACEMENT PART. SHOP ACKNOWLEDGES THAT THE SAME PART MANUFACTURE FAILURE EXISTS BUT DOES NOT INCLUDE THIS VIN. VW NEEDS TO EXPAND PART FAILURE TO INCLUDE ADDITIONAL VEHICLES WITH SAME FAILING PART. FAILED PART NUMBER 561.819.031.A AND REPLACED WITH 561.819.031.B. DIAGNOSIS IS IDENTICAL TO THE 2013 GASOLINE PASSAT. I HAVE ALSO CONFIRMED THAT THIS REPAIR IS ONLY BEING OFFERED FOR GASOLINE CARS AND NOT THE DIESEL CARS. I CANNOT CONFIRM BUT I BELIEVE THAT IT HAS TO DO WITH THE DIESEL RECALL. THIS IS ROTTEN I AM NOT OFFERED A FIX FOR THE EMISSIONS AND THEY WILL BUY MY CAR BACK BUT I WOULD TAKE A LOSS OF $3000. IN THE MEAN TIME THEY ARE NOT OFFERING EXTENDED WARRANTY REPAIRS OR ARE ONLY OFFERING THEM ON GASOLINE FUELED CARS. *TR

TAKATA RECALL CAN'T YOU MAKE THE KILLER AIRBAG REMOVABLE IF A SHOULDER-TYPE SEAT BELT AS USED IN RACE CARS IS INSTALLED?

TAKATA RECALL, I WENT TO DEALER AND THEY SAID THEY DO NOT HAVE THE PARTS YET, I EVEN OFFERED TO PAY FOR THE PARTS AND THEY DID NOT WANTED TO DO IT. IT IS WEIRD BECAUSE ONE OF THEIR SALESMAN TOLD ME THAT THEY HAVE BEEN REPLACING A LOT OF AIR BAGS FOR THE CARS THEY HAVE FOR SALE, I THINK THEY ARE GETTING SAFE TO SALE THEIR STOCK FIRST AND NOT FIXING THE CARS THAT HAS BEEN ALREADY SOLD.

TAKATA RECALL - I RECEIVED A NOTIFICATION FROM VW APRIL 2016 REGARDING THE SAFETY RECALL OF THE TAKATA SDI DIRVER FRONTAL AIRBAG. NHTSA:16V078. TO DATE, THIS HAS NOT BEEN RECTIFIED BY VW

BATTERY GROUND CABLE IS MARKED RED INSTEAD OF BLACK. THE NEW BATTERY WAS HOOKED UP WITH THE RED TO THE POSITIVE BATTERY TERMINAL AND BLEW THE MAIN FUSE AND RUINED THE AMPLIFIER TO THE SOUND SYSTEM. THE BATTERY WAS STATIONARY IN SEARS ROEBUCK SHOP AS THE BATTERY WAS BEING REPLACED BY A MECHANIC. THE CAR IS STILL IN THE SHOP SO I HAVE NO PICTURES AS YET. THIS COULD PRODUCE SERIOUS PHYSICAL DAMAGE IF THE BATTERY SHOULD BLOW UP BECAUSE OF THIS WIRING. REPORTED TO VW ON JANUARY 20, 2017.

"TAKATA RECALL" THE RECALL WAS POSTED LAST YEAR IN FEB 2016 AND NO REMEDY IS AVAILABLE. WHAT IS VW WAITING FOR? SOMEONE TO DIE? WHAT WILL IT TAKE TO GET THIS PROBLEM FIXED? IN THE MEANTIME I AM DRIVING AROUND IN WITH A POTENTIALLY LIFE THREATENING AIRBAG SYSTEM THAT WAS SUPPOSED TO KEEP ME SAFE. *TR

TAKATA RECALL - VOLKSWAGEN PASSAT 2012 - DEFECTIVE AIRBAG THIS AIRBAG RECALL DEFECT HAS BEEN OUTSTANDING ALMOST A YEAR, AND 11 PEOPLE HAVE DIED FROM THIS IN OTHER CARS, AND VOLKSWAGEN WILL NOT FIX IT OR OFFER A RENTAL OR LOANER CAR, NOR WILL THEY OFFER A BUY BACK TO ME TO HELP ME AVOID THE RISK OF DEATH WHICH COULD BE CAUSED BY THIS DEFECTIVE RECALLED AIRBAG. I WOULD LIKE TO HAVE VOLKSWAGEN PAY ME BACK THE MONEY I SPENT ON THIS CAR, SINCE THEY HAVE NOT FIXED IT AND DO NOT OFFER ANY ALTERNATIVE TRANSPORTATION, AND MY RESELL VALUE OF THIS CAR IS ALSO REDUCED BECAUSE NO ONE WANTS TO BUY A CAR WITH A RECALL THAT CAN KILL YOU THAT HAS NOT BEEN FIXED. I CALLED VW CORPORATE FOR HELP, AND THEY TOLD ME THEY COULD DO NOTHING, AND THAT I SHOULD STAY IN THE VEHICLE AND KEEP DRIVING IT DESPITE THE RISK OF DEATH. I WANT THIS FIXED, OR A LOANER/RENTAL CAR TO BE PROVIDED TO ME AT NO COST BY VOLKSWAGEN SO I DON'T HAVE TO DRIVE RISKING DEATH, OR I WANT VOLKSWAGEN TO BUY BACK MY CAR FOR FULL PRICE BECAUSE THIS IS ALL THEIR FAULT! *TR

TAKATA RECALL NO REMEDY HAS BEEN PROVIDED TO ME AND THIS IS UNACCEPTABLE, NOT TO MENTION THE VALUE OF MY CAR BEING NEGATIVELY IMPACTED DUE TO POOR ENGINEERING.