2014 VOLKSWAGEN PASSAT Complaints

TL* TAKATA RECALL. THE CONTACT OWNS A 2014 VOLKSWAGEN PASSAT. THE CONTACT RECEIVED NOTIFICATION OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 16V078000 (AIR BAGS). 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. PARTS DISTRIBUTION DISCONNECT.

I WAS DRIVING DOWN THE INTERSTATE 5 IN THE LA AREA AND WITHOUT WARNING, MY CAR STARTED JERKING AND LOST POWER. I WAS STUCK ON THE FAST LANE WITHOUT BEING ABLE TO RESTART MY CAR IN FRIDAY AFTERNOON RUSH HOUR TRAFFIC. I HAD MY CAR TOWED TO A VW DEALERSHIP AND THE DIAGNOSIS CAME BACK AS METAL IN THE FUEL SYSTEM. I WAS TOLD THIS WAS DUE TO THE HIGH PRESSURE FUEL PUMP (HPFP) FAILING. WHAT WAS MOST DISTURBING WAS WHEN I WAS INFORMED THAT TO FIX THIS PROBLEM, THEY WOULD HAVE TO REPLACE THE ENTIRE FUEL SYSTEM, COSTING ME $7,500. MY CAR IS 3 YEARS OLD AND HAS 75K MILES SO I WAS BLOWN AWAY! I CALLED NUMEROUS MECHANICS AND ALL TOLD ME THEY'VE SEEN SIMILAR PROBLEMS ON VW AND AUDI VEHICLES. I WENT ONLINE TO DO SOME RESEARCH AND FOUND A NUMBER OF FORUMS WITH VW CUSTOMERS WITH IDENTICAL PROBLEMS. ALL COMPLAIN ABOUT THE HPFP FAILING AND THEN RESULTING IN METAL IN THE FUEL SYSTEM, CAUSING AN EXPENSIVE REPLACEMENT OF THE FUEL SYSTEM. I ALSO READ THAT VW HAS EXTENDED THE WARRANTY OF THE HPFP ON EARLIER MODELS DUE TO SIMILAR PROBLEMS. IT IS CLEAR THAT VW HAS STILL NOT FIXED THIS PROBLEM ON ITS NEWER MODELS AND NEEDS TO EXTEND THE WARRANTY OR ISSUE A RECALL. THEY ARE SELLING FAULTY CARS THAT ARE DANGEROUS TO DRIVE AND REQUIRE EXTREMELY EXPENSIVE FIXES. PLEASE LOOK INTO THIS. HERE IS THE FORUM WITH THE NUMBER OF SIMILAR ISSUES FROM OTHER VW CUSTOMERS: HTTPS://WWW-ODI.NHTSA.DOT.GOV/VEHICLECOMPLAINT/?_GA=1.28961404.1963426351.1491430895

I RECEIVED A RECALL NOTICE FOR THE TAKATA SDI DRIVER FRONTAL AIRBAG IN APRIL 2016. I HAVE BEEN IN CONTACT WITH VOLKSWAGON SEVERAL TIMES OVER THE LAST YEAR AND AM ALWAYS TOLD THAT THE PARTS ARE NOT AVAILABLE. THE INFORMATION ON YOUR WEBSITE INDICATES THE SERIOUSNESS OF THE DEFECT AND AM CONCERNED ABOUT MY SAFETY SHOULD I HAVE A CAR ACCIDENT. I UNDERSTAND THE RECALL IS MASSIVE, AS I UNDERSTAND THE PROBLEM IS IF THE AIRBAG DEFLATES IT COULD CAUSE SERIOUS INJURY OR DEATH. I AM FILING THIS COMPLAINT AS I THINK A YEAR OF WAITING IS IN EXCESS AND SHOULD HAVE SOME URGENCY PLACE ON HAVE THE ISSUED RESOLVED.

I WAS NOTIFIED OF THE RECALL ON MY VEHICLE IN FEBRUARY 2016 AND I HAVE TRIED MULTIPLE TIMES SINCE THEN, SINCE THE FIRST WEEK I RECEIVED THE NOTIFICATION, TO HAVE THIS REPAIRED. I WAS TOLD BY THREE DIFFERENT DEALERS THAT THEY DIDN'T HAVE THE PARTS. I CONTACTED VOLKSWAGEN USA HEADQUARTERS AND WAS TOLD THAT NO PARTS ARE AVAILABLE. I FILED A COMPLAINT WITH VOLKSWAGEN BUT THAT WENT NOWHERE. MY COMPLAINT WAS "NOTED". I ASKED LOCAL DEALERSHIPS AS WELL AS VOLKSWAGEN USA FOR A LOANER VEHICLE UNTIL THEY CAN FIX MY RECALLED AIRBAG(S) AND I WAS TOLD THEY DON'T DO THAT. I ALSO FILED A BETTER BUSINESS BUREAU COMPLAINT ON 8/1/16 AND THAT WAS DROPPED. WHEN VOLKSWAGEN RESPONDED TO MY BBB COMPLAINT, THE RESPONSE WAS THAT THEY HAVE REVIEWED THE SERVICE HISTORY ON MY VEHICLE AND THERE IS NOTHING THAT REQUIRES ATTENTION AT THIS TIME. I HAVE TRIED TO GO BACK TO LOCATE MY COMPLAINT AND THE RESPONSE I RECEIVED, BUT THE LINK IN MY EMAIL SAYS IT IS NO LONGER VALID. THE CUSTOMER REP AT VOLKSWAGEN HEADQUARTERS THAT I SPOKE TO TOLD ME NOT TO WORRY ABOUT THE AIRBAG BECAUSE NO ONE IN CALIFORNIA HAS BEEN INJURED FROM THE FAULTY AIRBAGS. I DON'T WANT TO BE THE TEST DUMMY WHEN THE AIRBAG ON MY CAR FAILS. I DON'T CARE THAT NO ONE ELSE IN CALIFORNIA HAS BEEN INJURED BY A VW AIRBAG. WHAT IF I AM THE FIRST? THE FACT IS IT IS RECALLED FOR BEING A DEADLY SAFETY HAZARD AND VW HAS DONE NOTHING TO FIX IT OR OFFER A SAFE SOLUTION IN THE MEAN TIME. IF THEY CAN'T REPLACE IT BECAUSE PARTS ARE NOT AVAILABLE, THEN THEY SHOULD BE OFFERING ME THE SAFE SOLUTION OF A RENTAL OR A LOANER.

TL* TAKATA RECALL. THE CONTACT OWNS A 2014 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 NOTIFIED OF THE ISSUE. THE VIN WAS UNKNOWN. THE CONTACT HAD NOT EXPERIENCED A FAILURE. PARTS DISTRIBUTION DISCONNECT.

TL* TAKATA RECALL. THE CONTACT OWNS A 2014 VOLKSWAGEN PASSAT. THE CONTACT RECEIVED A RECALL NOTICE FOR NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 16V078000 (AIR BAGS). THE PARTS NEEDED FOR REPAIRS WERE NOT AVAILABLE. THE CONTACT BELIEVED THAT THE MANUFACTURER EXCEEDED A REASONABLE AMOUNT OF TIME TO PROVIDE THE RECALL REPAIRS. THE DEALER AND MANUFACTURER WERE CONTACTED. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE MANUFACTURER DENIED THE BUY BACK REQUEST AND REFUSED TO PROVIDE A LOANER. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE CONTACT HAD NOT EXPERIENCED A FAILURE. VIN TOOL CONFIRMS PARTS NOT AVAILABLE.

TAKATA RECALL I HAVE A BAD AIR BAG ON DRIVERS SIDE.I CANNOT GET IT FIXED NO ONE HAS THE PARTS.I HAVE BEEN WAITING SINCE 4/2016. MY LIFE IS IN DANGER DAILY LIKE PLAYING RUSSIAN RULLETTE. I NEED THIS FIXED.ISNT ANYONE HELD ACCOUNTABLE FOR THIS?

TL* TAKATA RECALL. THE CONTACT OWNS A 2014 VOLKSWAGEN PASSAT. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE CLOCK SPRING SWITCH FAILED AND CAUSED THE AIR BAG WARNING INDICATOR TO ILLUMINATE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT SEVERAL ELECTRICAL FEATURES ON THE STEERING WHEEL WERE NO LONGER OPERATIONAL. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT INCLUDED IN NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 15V483000 (AIR BAGS). THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 40,000.

IT HAS BEEN OVER A YEAR SINCE THE RECALL WAS ISSUED, AND I HAVE BEEN UNABLE TO GET VW TO REPAIR MY VEHICLE. I HAVE CONTACTED MULTIPLE DEALERSHIPS. THEY ALL SAY THEY DON'T HAVE PARTS AND THEY HAVE NO IDEA WHEN THEY WILL EVER GET PARTS. MY VEHICLE IS CURRENTLY UNSAFE TO DRIVE BUT I HAVE NO WAY OF FIXING IT. I HAVE TALKED TO LOCAL VW DEALERSHIPS AND THE MAIN VW AMERICA OFFICE. THEY ARE UNWILLING TO PROVIDE A LOANER OR REPLACEMENT VEHICLE.

TL* TAKATA RECALL. THE CONTACT LEASED A 2014 VOLKSWAGEN PASSAT. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE DEALER MADE NO MENTION THAT THE VEHICLE WAS INCLUDED IN NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 16V078000 (AIR BAGS). THE CONTACT WAS UNABLE TO DETERMINE WHEN THE MANUFACTURER WOULD SUPPLY THE PARTS. THE CONTACT HAD NOT EXPERIENCED A FAILURE. PARTS DISTRIBUTION DISCONNECT.