2006 VOLKSWAGEN PASSAT Complaints

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 VOLKSWAGEN PASSAT. WHILE DRIVING 50 MPH, THE WINDSHIELD WIPERS FAILED TO OPERATE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT TAKEN TO THE DEALER FOR DIAGNOSTIC TESTING. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED AND STATED THAT THE VEHICLE HAD PREVIOUSLY BEEN REPAIRED ACCORDING TO NHTSA RECALL NUMBER: 06V470000 (VISIBILITY); HOWEVER, THE FAILURE PERSISTED. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 112,000.

BROKEN SEATBELT SENSOR CAUSES AIRBAG FAULT. I AM NOT SURE NOW IF AIRBAG WILL WORK. ONLINE SEARCH INDICATES MANY PEOPLE HAVE SAME PROBLEM. AIRBAG FAULT SHOULD BE COVERED BY RECALL BECAUSE SEATBELTS SHOULD NOT FAIL UNDER NORMAL USE AFTER 105000 MILES. *TR

THE CATALYTIC CONVERTER SEPARATED FROM THE FLANGE CONNECTING IT TO THE TURBOCHARGER. SEEMS COMMON FROM WHAT IS SEE ON THE INTERNET, BUT NO RECALL HAS BEEN DONE. *TR

DRIVING DOWN MAJOR RD AND GET A MESS ON DASH THAT SAYS STOP SHUT OFF OIL PRESSURE OWNERS MANUAL. HAD CAR TOWED TO VOLKSWAGEN TO DIAGNOSE PROBLEM AND THEY STATE IT'S A TURBO CHARGER EXHAUST HOSE LOOSE. THEY TELL ME CAR IS FIXED NOW AND SHOULDN'T HAVE ANYMORE PROBLEMS. PAID FOR REPAIR DROVE CAR AWAY WITHIN 59 MINS THE SAME MESS COMES ON WITH DAUGHTER IN CAR. CONTACTED VOLKSWAGEN BC I'M AFRAID TO DRIVE CAR. THEY HAVE IT TOWED NEXT MORNING AND TELL ME IT'S THE ENGINE. THEY MISDIAGNOSED CAR BC NOW ENGINE HAS STOPPED COMPLETELY. CAR SHUT DOWN ON BUSY INTERSTATE CAR HAS BEEN GIVING ME ISSUES SINCE DAY 1. NOT SAFE AT ALL! PLS HELP CONSUMERS. I READ THIS ENGINE DOES THIS A LOT. RECALLS ARE NEED!! VOLKSWAGEN KNOWS ITS A DEFECT BUT DOES NOTHING. ESPECIALLY IF WARRANTY IS OUT. LEMON AND DANGEROUS. *TR

OIL PUMP BOLT FAILURE. BOLT SIMPLY BACKED OUT CAUSING MAJOR DAMAGE AND COULD HAVE CAUSED THE ENGINE TO SEIZE. THIS IS A COMMON PROBLEM WITH THIS MODEL AND VW REFUSES TO ACKNOWLEDGE OR REMEDY THE PROBLEM. AFTER A COSTLY REPAIR IN 2011, IT APPEARS TO HAVE THE SAME PROBLEM NOW. *TR

ON THE HIGHWAY GOING OVER A HILL APPARENTLY THE OIL PUMP BOLT THAT HOLDS THE SPROCKET BROKE CAUSING THE CAR TO DRIVE WITH A SIGNIFICANT LOSS OF POWER AND ROUGH IDLE. FORTUNATELY I WAS ABLE TO GET IT TO A QUALIFIED REPAIR SHOP THAT WAS ABLE TO FIX IT BEFORE IT RUINED THE ENGINE. THE REPAIR SHOP DIAGNOSED THE PROBLEM AS COMPLETELY DUE TO A FAULTY OIL PUMP BOLT. THEY SAID I WAS LUCKY THAT THE BOLT MANAGED TO STAY MORE OR LESS IN PLACE EVEN THOUGH IT WAS SNAPPED IN HALF OTHERWISE IT WOULD HAVE DESTROYED THE ENGINE. I HAVE SUPPORTING REPAIR DOCUMENTATION. *TR

THE PROBLEM STARTED OFF SMALL. MY PASSAT ONE DAY STARTED AND SHUT OFF. OVER THE NEXT COUPLE MONTHS THE PROBLEM GOT MUCH WORSE. FIRST IT TOOK A COUPLE TRIES TO START AND NOW TYPICALLY TAKES ABOUT 15 MINUTES TO START. THE STEERING WHEEL LIGHT POPS UP AND THE CARS WARNING STATES "STEERING COLUMN LOCK DEFECTIVE". TODAY 6/8/14 I WAS DRIVING 60 MPH ON THE HIGHWAY AND THE CAR STALLS. LUCKILY WE MADE IT TO THE SIDE OF THE HIGHWAY. WITH A CRYING BABY IN THE BACKSEAT, I FINALLY GOT THE CAR TO START AFTER 2 HOURS OF TRYING! *TR

PARKING BRAKE (BUTTON PUSH) RANDOMLY ENGAGES WITHOUT THE BUTTON PUSHED. SOMETIMES I ENGAGED THE PARKING BRAKE WHEN I PARK THE CAR, BUT WHEN I COME BACK TO THE CAR AND TRY TO DISENGAGE IT, IT WILL NOT DISENGAGE. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 VOLKSWAGEN PASSAT. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHEN ATTEMPTING TO START THE VEHICLE, THE STEERING COLUM LOCK DEFECTIVE WARNING LIGHT ILLUMINATED ON THE INSTRUMENT PANEL. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER. THE VEHICLE HAD NOT BEEN DIAGNOSED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 140,000.

I PURCHASED A 2006 PASSAT 3.6 ON FEBRUARY 20TH,2014 AND MAKING PAYMENTS ON IT. TWO WEEKS LATER I HAD TO TAKE IT BACK TO THE DEALER BECAUSE THE IDLE WAS UP AND DOWN. THEY CHARGED ME $700 BECAUSE THE CAR WAS AS IS. ONCE I GOT THE CAR BACK I STARTER SEEING THE EPC LIGHT WHICH IS A COMMON ISSUE WITH VOLKSWAGEN AND NOW THE CAR WONT GO OVER 40MPH , TWO WEEKS AGO I SAW SMOKE COMING FROM UNDER THE HOOD AND OIL WAS ALL OVER THE PLACE AND I CANT LOCATE ANY TYPE OF LEAK. HERE A LINK OF OTHER PASSAT OWNER WITH THE SAME ISSUE AND AS OF NOW THERE'S NO RECALL ON IT, I AM BEGGING FOR YOU GUYS HELP HTTP://WWW.CARCOMPLAINTS.COM/VOLKSWAGEN/PASSAT/2006/DRIVETRAIN/POWER_TRAIN.SHTML. *TR