2014 VOLKSWAGEN PASSAT Complaints

TAKATA RECALL: WAS NOTIFIED OF THE RECALL A FEW MONTHS AGO (3-4), HAVE NOT RECEIVED A NOTIFICATION OF RESOLUTION TO FIX THIS VERY DANGEROUS AIRBAG.

TAKATA RECALL. HAVE NOT HEARD ANYTHING SINCE APRIL 2016 ON THE AIR BAG RECALL AND I AM CONCERNED ABOUT DRIVING A CAR WITH FAULTY AIR BAGS.

IT WAS AROUND THE END OF APRIL THIS YEAR WHEN I WAS DRIVING TO MY WORK WHEN ALL OF A SUDDEN ONE OF MY LIGHT BULBS SHORTED OUT OR BURNED OUT WHILE I WAS DRIVING, I DRIVE IN THE EARLY HOURS SO IT'S DARK AND IT CAUGHT ME OFF GUARD. SO I WENT TO MY LOCAL VOLKSWAGEN DEALERSHIP TO GET MY PARTS AND I ASKED AT THE PARTS DEPARTMENT IF THERE WAS A RECALL FOR THIS ISSUE AND HE TOLD ME NO BUT IT KEPT HAPPENING SO I LOOKED UP RECALLS OF THIS ISSUE AND THEIR WAS A RECALL FOR THE HEADLIGHTS BUT THEY WERE FOR 2012-2013 PASSATS SO FROM MY EXPERIENCE IT KEEPS HAPPENING IN MY 2014 MODEL AS WELL.FIRST IT WAS AROUND EVERY TWO WEEKS THAT THE BULB WOULD BURN OUT AT RANDOM BUT IN THE PAST TWO WEEKS I HAD TO REPLACE THE BULB WAY MORE OFTEN ALMOST EVERY TWO DAYS. THIS IS MY ONLY CAR AND I REALLY CAN'T AFFORD TO KEEP REPLACE A BULB THIS OFTEN. MY MAJOR CONCERN ISN'T WITH THE EXPENSE OF PURCHASING HEADLIGHTS EVERY 2-3 DAYS BUT MY SAFETY AND MY CHILDREN'S SAFETY BECAUSE OF ME NOT BEING ABLE TO DRIVE WITH FULL VISION, IT'S MY ONLY CAR SO I HAVE TO DRIVE IT.

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 NOT AVAILABLE. 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.

TL* TAKATA RECALL. THE CONTACT OWNS A 2014 VOLKSWAGEN PASSAT. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE RECALL NOTICE FOR NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 16V078000 (AIR BAGS) WAS RECEIVED IN FEBRUARY OF 2016. AFTER CONTACTING THE DEALER AND THE MANUFACTURER ON MULTIPLE OCCASIONS, THE CONTACT WAS INFORMED THAT THE PARTS NEEDED TO REPAIR THE VEHICLE WERE STILL NOT AVAILABLE AND NO ESTIMATED TIME FOR RECEIVING THE PARTS COULD BE GIVEN. THE CONTACT HAD NOT EXPERIENCED A FAILURE.

I WAS INFORMED BY VOLKSWAGEN THAT MY CAR HAD BEEN LISTED AS A RECALL FOR THE AIRBAGS DEFECT. I WAS TOLD THAT THERE WAS NO FIX FOR THE ISSUE AT THE PRESENT BUT THEN RECEIVED A LETTER SAYING I WAS ELIGIBLE FOR AN UPGRADE. WHEN I WENT TO THE DEALERSHIP TO INQUIRE, THEY INFORMED ME THAT I WAS ELIGIBLE FOR THE UPGRADE, TRADE UP BUT WOULD HAVE TO MAKE A DOWNPAYMENT. I WAS TOLD VW COULD NOT REPLACE THE AIRBAG WITHOUT HAVING TO REPLACE THE ENTIRE STEERING WHEEL, SO THEY WERE OFFERING THE TRADE UP. BUT THEY COULD NOT DO ANYTHING FOR ME WITHOUT ME PUTTING MORE MONEY DOWN.

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 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. PARTS DISTRIBUTION DISCONNECT.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2014 VOLKSWAGEN PASSAT. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 35 MPH, THE HORN WAS PRESSED BUT FAILED TO OPERATE, IN ADDITION TO OTHER BUTTONS ON THE STEERING WHEEL. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A DEALER WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE CLOCK SPRING NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT INCLUDED IN NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 15V483000 (AIR BAGS). THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 55,000. UPDATED 10/13/16*LJ

MY CAR HAS AN OPEN RECALL FOR THE TAKATA AIR BAG SITUATION. IT' BEEN OPEN SINCE FEBRUARY IT'S NOW AUGUST. AS I UNDERSTAND IT, THE AIRBAG APPARATUS IS SUBJECT TO CORROSION IN HUMID WARM CLIMATES. I LIVE IN BREVARD COUNTY FLORIDA, ON THE COAST SUBJECT TO HIGH HUMIDITY AND HEAT. MY NEIGHBOR HAS AN ACURA WHICH IS ALSO SUBJECT TO THE RECALL. SINCE ACURA THINKS MORE OF IT'S CLIENTS THEY MADE ARRANGEMENTS FOR A RENTAL CAR FOR THEM UNTIL THE FIX FINALLY CAME IN, IN JULY. MAYBE IF VW HAD TO DO THE SAME THEY MAY EXPEDITE MY REPAIR SO MY WIFE AND I AREN'T RISKING OUR LIVES EVERY TIME WE HAVE TO DRIVE OUR VW. ANY HELP IS WELCOMED.

I OWN A VW PASSAT TDI 2014 AND JUST BEFORE I TOOK IN FOR IT'S 40000 MILE CHECK UP THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT SHOWED UP. THEY TELL ME IT'S THE ADBLUE HEATER THAT IS AT FAULT. IT SEEMS THIS IS A VERY FREQUENT PROBLEM WITH TDI OWNERS. IT'S ALSO A +$1000 FIX. AFTER SOME RESEARCH IT SEEMS YOUR AGENCY HAS HAD HUNDREDS OF COMPLAINTS REGARDING THIS ISSUE. HOW MANY HAVE TO COMPLAIN UNTIL YOUR AGENCY STEPS IN AND MAKES THIS AN ISSUE TO VW OF AMERICA? THEY HAVE NO INTEREST IN FIXING THIS PROBLEM AND OFFERING OWNERS SOME RELIEF. WELL AS LONG AS IT DOESN'T AFFECT MY MILEAGE I COULD CARE LESS. THE BALLS IN YOUR COURT.