2014 VOLKSWAGEN PASSAT Complaints

HEAT SHIELD/BOOST HOSE, INLET AIR BOX HOUSING SNOW FLAP REPLACEMENT & OXY,. 2.0L TDI ENGINE(GEN 2 AUTOMATIC TRANSMISION0

WHILE DRIVING THE VEHICLE, I NOTICED THE AIRBAG LIGHT HAD COME ON. THIS SOMETIMES HAPPENS WHEN SOMETHING HEAVY IS ON THE SEAT. WHILE NEEDING TO HONK THE HORN ON THE FREEWAY BECAUSE SOMEONE WAS MERGING ON TO THE LANE WHERE I WAS DRIVING, THE HORN WOULD NOT WORK. I LATER DISCOVERED THE RADIO CONTROL ON THE STEERING WHEEL DID NOT WORK EITHER.

I HAVE A 2014 VW PASSAT-CAR WENT IN FOR A RECALL FOR AIRBAGS. (VW IS SAYING THAT IT IS NOT TAKATA RECALL) AT THE TIME MY CAR WAS TAKEN IN, THERE WERE NO PROBLEMS WITH IT. HAD THE RECALL COMPLETED AND MAYBE WEEKS LATER MY CLOCK SPRING GOES OUT (TOOK A RIGHT TURN, HEARD A CLICK, AND THE "SEATBELT AIRBAG MALFUNCTION" LIGHT TURNED ON) ALL THE CONTROLS ON MY STEERING WHEEL GO OUT, INCLUDING THE HORN. I TAKE IT IT TO VW IN SCOTTSDALE SHORTLY AFTER THIS HAPPENED AND THEY TOLD ME THAT IT IS NOT RELATED, NOT COVERED, AND THAT MY CAR WAS NOT PART OF THE TAKATA RECALL ..(ON THEIR WEBSITE IT STATES 2012-2014 PASSAT INCLUDED IN THE REACALL) THE SERVICE MANAGER I SPOKE WITH SAID THAT HE HAS NEVER HEARD OF THE CLOCK SPRING GOING OUT ON ITS OWN. LITTLE FISHY HOW NOTHING IS WRONG WITH MY CAR, I GET THE RECALL DONE, AND WEEKS AFTER MY CLOCK SPRING GOES OUT (WHICH IS RELATED TO THE AIRBAG!) AND TOLD ME IT WOULD BE ABOUT $875 TO FIX! MY CAR HAS ONLY 58,000 MILES ON IT.

THE TRUNK LATCH HAS FAILED AND TRUNK WON'T OPEN. THE SEAT RELEASE MECHANISM TO ACCESS TRUNK IS ALSO INSIDE THE TRUNK. SO NO WAY TO OPEN THE TRUNK

I HAVE A RECALLED TAKATA AIR BAG IN MY VEHICLKE. I DODGED A DOG IN THE ROAD AND HIT THE GUARD RAIL WHERE IT IS BURIED IN THE GROUND. MY PASSET TRAVELED 15-20 FEET UP THE GAURD RAIL. THE CAR WAS VERY DAMAGED AND MY AIR BAG DID NOT DEPLOY. THE STATE PATROLMAN AND THE TOW TRUCK WERE CONFUSED WHY THE AIRBAG DIDN'T DEPLOY. I WAS IN MOTION ABOUT 75 FT FROM WHERE I TURNED LEFT ONTO THE JHWY 96. THE SPEED LIMIT IS 45MPH. I AS GOING ABOUT 20 MPH. I TURNED FROM A COUNTY STREET ONTO CO 96.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2014 VOLKSWAGEN PASSAT. WHILE THE VEHICLE WAS STATIONARY, IT LEAKED OIL ONTO THE GROUND. AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC DIAGNOSED THAT OIL LEAKED FROM THE UPPER INTAKE TUBE INTO THE TRANSMISSION OIL COOLER. VOLKSWAGEN KEARNY MESA IN SAN DIEGO, CALIFORNIA WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE AND STATED THAT THE VIN WAS NOT INCLUDED IN NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 14182000 (POWER TRAIN). THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE ISSUE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 71,099.

STEERING WHEEL CLOCK SPRING DEFECTIVE, DISABLING AIR BAG AND OTHER CONTROLS. VW HAS RECALLED THIS CONDITION ON OTHER US-BUILT 2014 PASSAT MODELS, JUST NOT MINE, SINCE THE RECALL IS VIN-SPECIFIC, AND BY CHANCE, DOESN'T INCLUDE MY PARTICULAR VEHICLE.

DRIVING A 2014 VOLKSWAGEN PASSAT TDI IN HEAVY INTERSTATE TRAFFIC ON I-24 MY HIGH PRESSURE FUEL PUMP FAILED LEAVING ME STRANDED IN DANGEROUS HEAVY TRAFFIC. I CAR WOULD NOT BUDGE, HAD TO BE TOWED IN AND NOW FACING PROBLEMS WITH THE DEALERSHIP AND VOLKSWAGEN OF AMERICA NOT WANTING TO REPAIR A KNOWN PROBLEMATIC PART--NOT TO MENTION A DANGEROUS PART TO FAIL AT ANYTIME WHILE OPERATING A MOTOR VEHICLE. I PRACTICE GOOD MAINTENANCE AND PROPER FUEL IS ALWAYS DISPENSED INTO MY VOLKSWAGEN PASSAT TDI AS I'M THE ONLY PERSON WHO FUELS THIS VEHICLE WITH DIESEL. I'VE DRIVEN FOR UPS, BEEN A NURSE FOR 20 YEARS AND CAN HONESTLY SAY THIS WAS A VERY DANGEROUS SITUATION ON THE INTERSTATE. THE VOLKSWAGEN DEALERSHIP IS LOCATED IN MURFRESSBORO TN, 2203 NW BROAD ST, PHONE 615-653-4694

CAR SHUT OFF ON INTERSTATE HIGHWAY DURING RUSH HOUR. CAR WAS COMPLETELY WITHOUT POWER AND COASTING WITHOUT ENGINE POWER AT ALL. AVOIDED A SERIOUS DANGEROUS HAZARDOUS SITUATION WHICH WAS A LIFE THREATENING EXPERIENCE. INEXPERIENCED DRIVER WOULD HAVE SURELY BEEN IN AN ACCIDENT. MY MASTER GERMAN MECHANICS HAVE INFORMED ME IT IS THE HIGH PRESSURE FUEL PUMP THAT FAILED AND LEFT MY CAR VULNERABLE AT 70MPH SURROUNDED BY RUSH HOUR TRAFFIC. UPDATED 10/19/2017*JS

THE CAR'S TRANSMISSION IS LISTED AS "AUTOMATIC", HOWEVER IT JERKS ON SLOW SPEEDS AND SLOWING DOWN. THIS PERFORMANCE IS DESCRIBED IN THE DSG DIAGRAM FROM THE AUTOMOTIVE TECHNOLOGY WEB SITE. IT ALSO APPEARS THAT THIS MANUFACTURER (VW) WAS THE FIRST TO DESIGN THIS AN AUTOMATED MANUAL TRANSMISSION, IT WAS NOT APPROVED BY THE NHSTA. THIS TRANSMISSION SHOULD NOT BE CLASSIFIED AND THEN CERTIFIED AS AUTOMATIC. THE BUYING PUBLIC SHOULD BE NOTIFIED IF THEIR VEHICLE HAS THIS ALTERNATE TRANSMISSION. THE JERK AND LURCH OF THE VEHICLE IS PROBLEMATIC IF THE DRIVER LOSES CONTROL AT THE EVENT THAT THE TRANSMISSION IS ACTUALLY AT FAULT. THERE IS NO GRIND IN THE GEARS LIKE A TRADITIONAL AUTOMATIC TO INDICATE MALFUNCTION. THIS OCCURS AT EVERY START, STOP WHICH MAKES IT THE REGULAR PERFORMANCE FOR THE VEHICLE, BUT HOW DOES THE OWNER KNOW WHEN THINGS ARE NOT. OCCURS STOPPING AT LIGHTS. FOLLOWING IN SLOW TRAFFIC. DRIVING UP HILL. PARKING.