2014 VOLKSWAGEN PASSAT Complaints

TAKATA RECALL. !!!!!!! WORRIED ABOUT DRIVING THE CAR NOW AND I CAN'T EVEN SELL IT TO GET ANOTHER CAR. THIS IS DEPRIVING ME OF USE OF MY PROPERTY. WE OWNERS OF CARS EFFECTED DESERVE MUCH MORE THAN REPLACING PARTS.

TAKATA RECALL: VW TRAVELING IN RIGHT MOST LANE OF 4 LANE CITY STREET WHEN VEHICLE IN OPPOSING LANE MADE AN ILLEGAL LEFT ON TURN IN FRONT OF THE VEHICLE TO THE LEFT OF VW. VW IMPACTED TURNING VEHICLE IN MIDDLE OF PASSENGER SIDE. ACCIDENT REPORT ATTACHED. DEPLOYMENT OF DRIVER/STEERING WHEEL AIRBAG RESULTED IN SEVER GASH TO DRIVER'S LEFT HAND - PHOTOS ATTACHED.

TL* TAKATA RECALL. THE CONTACT OWNS A 2014 VOLKSWAGEN PASSAT. THE CONTACT RECEIVED NOTIFICATION OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 16V078000 (AIR BAGS). THE PART NEEDED TO REPAIR THE VEHICLE 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 CONTACT HAD NOT EXPERIENCED A FAILURE. VIN TOOL CONFIRMS PARTS NOT AVAILABLE.

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 NOT MADE AWARE OF THE ISSUE. THE CONTACT HAD NOT EXPERIENCED A FAILURE. VIN TOOL CONFIRMS PARTS NOT AVAILABLE.....UPDATED 12/05/16 *BF

TAKATA RECALL - DEFECTIVE AIR BAG INFLATOR STILL IN VEHICLE 2.5 YEARS AFTER PURCHASE. PUTS AT RISK LIVES OF DRIVER AND PASSENGERS. IMMEDIATE REPLACEMENT NEEDED.

WAS NOT AWARE OF MY VEHICLE VIN RECALL TILL I READ ON NEWS ABOUT VOLKSWAGEN, THEN I CHECKED MY VIN ONLINE AND NOTICED IT WAS DUE FOR RECALL I M SHOCKED THAT I AM UNAWARE AND DRIVING UNSAFE WITH MY FAMILY. *TR

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 MADE AWARE OF THE ISSUE. THE CONTACT HAD NOT EXPERIENCED A FAILURE.

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 MADE AWARE OF THE ISSUE. THE CONTACT HAD NOT EXPERIENCED A FAILURE. VIN TOOL CONFIRMS PARTS NOT AVAILABLE.

ON 10-20-16 AT 6:00PM, VEHICLE ENGINE STUMBLED AND STALLED WITHOUT WARNING IN MIDDLE OF 6 LANE FREEWAY AT RUSH HOUR. TRAVEL SPEED AT TIME OF STALL 40MPH, ADJACENT EXIT LANE WAS MOVING AT 65 MPH PLUS. HAD TO COAST THROUGH TRAFFIC TO EMERGENCY LANE. WOULD NOT RESTART. TOWED TO DEALER. DIAGNOSED AS CATASTROPHIC HIGH PRESSURE FUEL PUMP FAILURE. FUEL DIAGNOSIS ACCEPTABLE. DESPITE EARLIER MODELS HAVING EXTENDED WARRANTY MY VIN # APPARENTLY IS NOT INCLUDED (MANUFACTURED 8-2013, ENGINE MANUFACTURE DATE UNKNOWN TO ME). ODOMETER READING 60,846 MILES, POWERTRAIN WARRANTY 60,000 MILES. SERVICED AT DEALER ON 10-12-16 AT 59,833 MILES INCLUDING FUEL FILTER. VWOA DENIED ANY WARRANTY CLAIM, LATER AGREED TO 50% OF COST. I PAID $2,843.16 ALL SERVICES PERFORMED, FUELED AT LOCAL STATION ALL RECEIPTS KEPT. FAILED PUMP PART NUMBER03L-130-755-AB. REPLACED WITH P/N 03L-130-851-HX. *TR

VOLKSWAGEN DID NOT ISSUE A RENTAL CAR TO ME. I HAVE NO ALTERNATE TRANSPORTATION. I ALSO LIVE IN A HUMID ENVIRONMENT WHERE THE DRIVER'S SIDE AIRBAG IS MORE OF A RISK.