2014 VOLKSWAGEN PASSAT Complaints

TAKATA INFLATOR REPLACED, 2 MONTHS LATER, WHILE DRIVING, AND TURNING THE CORNER AT LOW SPEED, ON A CITY STREET, INTO MY SUBDIVISION AT APPROXIMATELY 3-5 MILES PER HOUR, DURING A SNOW STORM. THE AIR BAG LIGHT ILLUMINATES, HEAR CRUNCHING SOUND COMING FROM STEERING COLUMN, IMMEDIATELY FOLLOWING, I HAVE NO HORN OR STEERING WHEEL CONTROL BUTTONS. I NOW HEAR THE SAME CRUNCHING SOUND COMING FROM THE STEERING COLUMN EVERY TIME I TURN THE WHEEL. CALLED DEALER, ADVISED IT SOUNDS LIKE THE CLOCK SWITCH WHICH COMMONLY FAILS AND WOULD COST AROUND $900 TO REPAIR AND WAS NOT UNDER WARRANTY, SINCE I HAD 40K AT THE TIME OF INCIDENT. I WAS ADVISED THAT MY AIR BAG WILL NOT WORK WITHOUT REPAIR.

I AM A DOD CIVILIAN POSTED OVERSEAS IN SOUTH KOREA. I TOOK MY VEHICLE INTO GET SERVICED AT THE VOLKSWAGEN SERVICE STATION IN SEONGNAM (AUTOPLATZ BUNDANG, SEOUL, SOUTH KOREA WITH A COPY OF MY RECALL AND I EVEN TRANSLATED WHAT NEEDED SERVICED. THEY EVEN HAD THE GUARANTEE TO SERVICE RECALL ADVERTISEMENT POSTED ON THEIR DESK. HOWEVER, THEY TOLD ME THAT THEY ARE UNABLE TO REPLACE MY TAKOTA AIR BAGS, DESPITE THE RECALL. THEY SAID THEY HAD ISSUES WITH IMPORTING THE AIRBAGS AND WERE UNABLE TO SERVICE MY VEHICLE AT THAT TIME. THEY TOLD ME CALL BACK IN MARCH AND CHECK BACK THEN TO SEE IF THEY HAD ANY AIRBAGS THEN. HOWEVER, I AM DUE TO SHIP MY VEHICLE IN FEBRUARY AND WILL MOVE BACK TO THE US IN MARCH 2018. I COMPLAINED AND SAID THAT I WILL REPORT THEM AS A CERTIFIED VW SERVICE STATION THAT IS REFUSING TO SERVICE MY RECALL. THEY APOLOGIZED AND SAID SORRY THAT THEY COULD NOT REPLACE MY AIRBAGS AT THAT TIME AND I'D HAVE TO CALL BACK LATER. I ASKED IF I COULD SCHEDULE A TIME TO COME BACK TO DO IT THEN, ONCE THEY HAD AIRBAGS, AND THEY SAID NO. THAT I WOULD JUST HAVE TO KEEP CALLING TO CHECK.

FRONT DRIVER AIRBAG FAULT LIGHT IN ON, VEHICLE HORN DOES NOT WORK, WHEN TURNING STEERING WHEEL THERE IS CLICKING SOUND. THIS IS SIMILAR TO RECALL NUMBER 1V483000 DATED 08/04/2015 BUT MY VEHICLE IS NOT ON RECALL LIST

MY VEHICLE HAS A RECALL THAT WHEN TAKEN TO VOLKSWAGEN DEALER HAS NOT BEEN COMPLETE, ALSO AFTER PROGRAMING THE TRANSMISSION MY VEHICLE SKIPS GEARS..

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2014 VOLKSWAGEN PASSAT. WHILE DRIVING, THE VEHICLE FAILED TO ACCELERATE OVER 10 MPH WITHOUT WARNING. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE LOCAL DEALER (AUTOFAIR FORD, 1475 S WILLOW ST, MANCHESTER, NH) WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THERE WAS TRANSMISSION FLUID ON THE HOUSING CASE, THE TRANSMISSION UNIT WAS LEAKING FLUID, AND THE SEALS AND WIRES NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED AND THE DEALER REFERRED THE CONTACT TO AUTOFAIR VOLKSWAGEN OF NASHUA (717 NEW HAMPSHIRE #101A, MERIMACK, NH 03054). THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED AND STATED THAT THE VEHICLE WAS NOT INCLUDED IN A RECALL. THE CONTACT BELIEVED THAT THE FAILURE SYMPTOMS WERE SIMILAR TO NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 14V182000 (POWER TRAIN). THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 72,482.

TURNED CAR ON TO PULL OUT OF A PARKING SPOT IN A PARKING LOT, HEAR LOUD CRACK, AIRBAG LIGHT CAME ON, NOW STEERING WHEEL BUTTONS DON'T WORK, HORN DOESN'T WORK, AND I HEAR SOMETHING RATTLING AROUND IN MY STEERING WHEEL AND IT MAKES NOISE WHEN I TURN

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2014 VOLKSWAGEN PASSAT. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 20 MPH, ANOTHER VEHICLE DRIFTED INTO THE CONTACT'S LANE. AS A RESULT, THE CONTACT CRASHED INTO A CEMENT DIVIDER. THE AIR BAGS DEPLOYED AND A WHITE, POWDERY SUBSTANCE FLEW INTO THE EYES OF THE CONTACT AND HIS WIFE, FOLLOWED BY METAL FRAGMENTS. THE CONTACT ALSO STATED THAT THE PASSENGER SIDE AIR BAG CAUGHT FIRE. THE CONTACT EXTINGUISHED THE FIRE. THE CONTACT'S WIFE SUSTAINED INJURIES TO THE HIP AND STOMACH, WHICH DID NOT REQUIRE MEDICAL ATTENTION. A POLICE REPORT WAS FILED. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO A BODY SHOP WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT A NEW TRANSMISSION, FRONT DRIVER'S SIDE WHEEL ARM, AND AIR BAG NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED. THE VEHICLE WAS THEN TAKEN TO JOE MACHENS VOLKSWAGEN (1200 VANDIVER DR, COLUMBIA, MO 65202, (855) 301-6700), BUT THE NATURE OF THE DIAGNOSTIC AND REPAIRS COULD NOT BE PROVIDED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 21,000. *TT *TR CONSUMER STATED CUSTOMER EXITED TO A REST AREA, MISSED A TURN AND AT LAST MINUTE ATTEMPTED TO MAKE TURN, HITTING A CURB. BOTH TIRES ON DRIVER'S SIDE BLEW OUT AND AIRBAGS DEPLOYED. UPDATED 10/1/18*JB

I WAS TURNING RIGHT AT A SPEED OF 30 WHEN I HEARD A LOUD POP SOUND AND THE AIR BAG LIGHT WENT ON AND ALL COMPONENTS ON STEERING WHEEL STOPPED WORKING. THE HORN DOES NOT WORK EITHER. I BROUGHT CAR TO VW DEALER THE SAME DAY AND THEY RAN A DIAGNOSTIC TEST AND SAID I NEED A NEW CLOCKSPRING. I HAVE HEARD MANY PASSATS HAVE THIS ISSUE BUT MY CARS VIN WAS NOT ON THE RECALL LIST. IT'S A SAFETY HAZARD. NOW I HAVE A CAR WITH A BROKEN CLOCKSPRING. AMONGST MANY OTHER VW OWNERS. PLEASE HELP US

SUNROOF EXPLODED AT HIGHWAY SPEEDS FOR NO APPARENT REASON. NO OTHER CARS, OVERPASSES, OR OTHER ROAD DEBRIS IN AREA WHICH COULD HAVE CAUSED ISSUE.

TAKATA RECALL I RECEIVED A NOTICE ABOUT THE RECALL LAST YEAR AND CONTACTED THE NEAREST VW DEALERSHIP IN REDWOOD CITY (HTTP://WWW.BOARDWALKVOLKSWAGEN.COM) ON 12/11/17. THEY TOLD ME THEY'D PUT ME ON A WAITLIST FOR THE REPLACEMENT PARTS. I'VE CALLED EVERY WEEK SINCE THEN TO SEE IF THE PARTS HAVE FINALLY ARRIVED BUT IT'S BEEN OVER A MONTH NOW (1/15/18) AND THERE'S STILL NO UPDATES OR CONCRETE TIMELINE FOR FIXING THE ISSUE.