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 RECALL REPAIR WAS UNAVAILABLE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE MANUFACTURER EXCEEDED A REASONABLE AMOUNT OF TIME FOR THE RECALL REPAIR. THE MANUFACTURER WAS AWARE OF THE ISSUE. THE CONTACT HAD NOT EXPERIENCED A FAILURE. VIN TOOL CONFIRMS PARTS NOT AVAILABLE.

IN COLD WEATHER, THE DRIVER DOOR WOULD NOT OPEN FROM OUTSIDE OR INSIDE. ALL OTHER DOORS WORKED PROPERLY. AT INITIAL SERVICE REQUEST, PROBLEM WOULD NOT DUPLICATE ONCE CAR WAS WARM. SERVICE MANAGER SAID HE'D SEEN THIS PROBLEM PREVIOUSLY. AFTER PHONE CALLS, EMAILS, AND DIAGNOSTIC SERVICE APPOINTMENT ,VW DID REPLACE THE DOOR LATCH ASSEMBLY AT NO CHARGE. RETAIL REPLACEMENT WAS QUOTED AT $500. CONCERN IS OF UTMOST IMPORTANCE BECAUSE POTENTIAL EXISTED THAT I COULD NOT EXIT MY CAR IN AN EMERGENCY.

JUST UNDER 80,000 MILES ON CAR. TDI DIESEL ENGINE. HIGH PRESSURE DIESEL PUMP FAILED WITHOUT WARNING. ENGINE STALLED IMMEDIATELY. LUCKILY I WAS NOT IN HEAVY TRAFIC AT THE TIME AND WAS ABLE TO COAST TO SHOULDER OF ROAD. I WAS JUST TURNING RIGHT ONTO 4 LANE DIVIDED ROAD FROM BUSSINES PARKING LOT. ENGINE STALLED MID TURN.

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

TL* 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. UPDATED 09/06/16*LJ UPDATED 09/08/16

TAKATA RECALL MY VEHICLE IS ON THE RECALL LIST FOR THE DRIVER SIDE TAKATA AIR BAG RECALL. VOLKSWAGON NEVER CONTACTED US ABOUT IT, THAT WE WERE DRIVING A CAR WITH THE FAULTY AIR BAG, VOLKSWAGON DID INSTRUCT THEIR DEALERS TO NOT SELL THE 2012-2014 PASSATS AND HAD THEM REMOVE THEM FROM THEIR LOTS, BUT ARE OK WITH THEIR CUSTOMERS DRIVING THEM. I CONTACTED VW, TO OPT OUT OF MY LEASE EARLY WITH NO PENALTY, I ONLY HAVE 6 MONTHS LEFT ON MY LEASE. BUT THEY REFUSED IT. I AM APPALLED MY FAMILY'S SAFETY IS NOT A CONCERN FROM THIS COMPANY. WEREN'T THEY SUPPOSED TO NOTIFY THEIR CUSTOMERS WITH A WRITTEN LETTER? THERE IS NO FIX FOR THE PROBLEM, I UNDERSTAND THAT, BUT THEY AREN'T EVEN TRYING TO EASE THE FEARS OR INFORM THEIR CUSTOMERS OF THE POTENTIAL HAZARDS OF DRIVING THESE VEHICLES.

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 CONTACT HAD NOT EXPERIENCED A FAILURE. THE VIN WAS NOT AVAILABLE. 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 MANUFACTURER EXCEEDED A REASONABLE AMOUNT OF TIME FOR THE RECALL REPAIR. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED. THE CONTACT HAD NOT EXPERIENCED A FAILURE. VIN TOOL CONFIRMS PARTS NOT AVAILABLE.

TAKATA RECALL. ALTHOUGH I RECEIVED THE VW RECALL NOTICE IN APRIL, 2016, THEY STILL CLAIM THAT THEY DO NOT HAVE PARTS TO FIX THIS RECALL, AND WILL NOT GIVE ME A DATE WHEN I CAN EXPECT THIS RECALL TO BE FIXED. SINCE THIS IS A SERIOUS SAFETY ISSUE, THE LACK OF RESPONSE BY VW IS VERY CONCERNING TO US.