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) HOWEVER, THE PARTS TO DO THE REPAIR WERE NOT AVAILABLE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE MANUFACTURER EXCEEDED A REASONABLE AMOUNT OF TIME FOR RECALL REPAIR. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE ISSUE. THE CONTACT HAD NOT EXPERIENCED A FAILURE. VIN TOOL CONFIRMS PARTS UNAVAILABLE.

TAKATA INFLATORS. I JUST RECEIVED MY RECALL NOTICE FROM VW AND HERE WE GO AGAIN WITH VW. I HAVE A 2014 TDI, WHICH IS IN LITIGATION WITH THE EPA, VALUE OF THE CAR HAS PLUMMETED. NOW I HAVE THIS TAKATA DEFECT, WHICH THERE IS NO FIX BY VW YET. ELEVEN PEOPLE HAVE BEEN KILLED AND THEY WANT ME TO CONTINUE TO DRIVE THIS LOADED GUN AND MAKE CAR PAYMENTS. THERE IS NO ERGENCY BY VW BASED ON THE RECALL NOTICE, SINCE NO VW'S HAVE BEEN IN AN ACCIDENT THAT THE TAKATA AIR BAG CAUSED A DEATH PER THEIR LETTER, YET. WHAT IS YOUR LIFE WORTH???? LETS PLAY RUSSIAN ROULETTE. WANT TO PLAY VW? I HAVE A FRIEND THAT HAD A 2014 ACCURA SUV THAT HAD THIS TAKATA INFLATORS AND HER DEALER CALLED HER IN AND MADE A GREAT DEAL ON A 2016, WITH NO MONEY EXCHANGING HANDS, AND KEEPING THE SAME NOTE BALANCE AND PAYMENTS. WHAT A DEALERSHIP!

I JUST RECENTLY PURCHASED THIS 2014 VW PASSAT FROM NISSAN AND THEY DID NOT REVEAL ALL THE RECALLS ON THIS VEHICLE! I'M REALLY DISSATISFIED WITH THE NISSAN DEALERSHIP AS I FEEL THIS IS BEING DECEITFUL, NOT TO MENTION VERY UNSAFE FOR ME AND MY FAMILY. DISHONEST!!!!! TO SAY THE LEAST!

TAKATA RECALL MY CAR CANNOT BE REPLACED WITH NEW PARTS AS THE PARTS ARE NOT AVAILABLE NOW. HOWEVER, I AM NOT COMFORTABLE TO KEEP DRIVING THE CAR WITH AIRBAG ISSUES. I CONTACTED TO BOTH THE LOCAL DEALER AND VOLKSWAGEN TO SEEK FOR A LONER CAR BEFORE MY CAR GETS FIXED. BUT BOTH THEM REFUSE TO PRIVDE A LONER CAR.

TAKATA RECALL I HAVE REQUESTED A LOANER VEHICLE AS WELL AS BEING LET OUT OF MY LEASE DUE TO THE FACT THAT VOLKSWAGEN DOES NOT HAVE REPLACEMENT PARTS AVAILABLE. I FEEL THIS IS UNFAIR TO PUT ME IN A SITUATION WHERE I HAVE TO USE MY OWN DISCRETION TO DRIVE THE VEHICLE, JUST GOING BY THE NOTICE THAT WAS MAILED TO ME. HOW AM I SUPPOSED TO USE MY DISCRETION IF I DON'T KNOW IF MY CAR IS PREFORMING PROPERLY? I HAVE REQUESTED TO BE LET OUT OF MY LEASE AND VOLKSWAGEN HAS DENIED MY REQUEST. I NOW HAVE TO CONTINUE MAKING PAYMENTS FOR A CAR THAT POTENTIALLY SHOULD NOT BE DRIVEN.

TAKATA INFLATORS, AIRBAG INFLATED ON IT'S OWN WHILE TURNING LEFT INTO A PARKING LOT AND CAUSED MY WIFE TO LOOSE CONTROL AND HIT A STATIONARY OBJECT-SIGN POLE CAUSING MAJOR DAMAGE ($8,000) TO THIS VEHICLE. VEHICLE IN REPAIR FACILITY FOR ALMOST 2 MONTHS AWAITING REPLACEMENT AIRBAG AND SEATBELT PART FROM VW. AIRBAG INFLATED AND SEATBELT LOCKED UP ON PASSENGER SIDE.

WE RECEIVED A RECALL LETTER FROM VW (NHTSA: 16V078, RECALL 69M9) ALERTING THAT OUR CAR CONTAINS A POTENTIALLY LETHAL TAKATA AIRBAG. THE LETTER SAID THAT VW WOULD BE IN TOUCH WHEN REPLACEMENTS WERE AVAILABLE BUT DID NOT SPECIFIC WHEN ANY TIME FRAME OR FINANCIAL REMEDY. MY LOCAL DEALER'S SERVICE CENTER ALSO HAD NO INFORMATION. CUSTOMER SERVICE AT VW WAS UNABLE TO TELL ME IF A FIX WOULD TAKE WEEKS OR YEARS. THIS MEANS I AM LEFT WITH A A CAR THAT IS NOT SAFE TO DRIVE AND NO TIMELY RECOURSE OR EVEN INFORMATION.

UPON PULLING OUT OF A PARKING SPACE AND TURNING THE STEERING WHEEL THERE WAS A CRACKING NOISE AND THEN THE AIRBAG LIGHT WENT OFF WITH AN AIRBAG WARNING. AT WHICH POINT ALL MECHANISMS WITHIN THE STEERING WHEEL STOPPED WORKING. I CALLED MY LOCAL DEALER ONLY TO BE INFORMED THAT MY VIN WAS NOT AFFECTED BY THE AIR BAG CLOCK SPRING FAILURE AND I WOULD HAVE TO PAY TO HAVE IT DIAGNOSED AND FIXED. THERE IS CURRENTLY A RECALL REPORT RECEIPT DATE: AUG 04, 2015 NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 15V483000 COMPONENT(S): AIR BAGS NHTSA ACTION NUMBER: PE15010 AIR BAG CLOCKSPRING FAILURE: FOR THIS EXACT SAME ISSUE AFFECTING THE PASSAT 2010,2012-2014 MINE IS ALSO A 2014 AND IS NOT COVERED BECAUSE MY VIN WAS SUPPOSEDLY NOT AFFECTED.

TL* TAKATA RECALL. THE CONTACT OWNS A 2014 VOLKSWAGEN PASSAT. THE CONTACT WAS AWARE 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.

TAKATA RECALL I BOUGHT THIS CAR BRAND NEW, NOW UPON CHECKING THE VIN NUMBER I DISCOVERED THAT I'M DRIVING A CAR WITH FAULTY TAKATA AIRBAG. RECALL STATUS: RECALL INCOMPLETE REMEDY NOT YET AVAILABLE. HOW IS THIS POSSIBLE? TAKATA KNOWS ABOUT THEIR FAULTY AIRBAGS SINCE 2004 AND YET 10 YEARS LATER THEY ARE STILL PUTTING THOSE BAGS IN BRAND NEW CARS. THIS SHOULD BE ILEGAL HOW MANY PEOPLE NEED TO DIE SO THIS RECALL CAN BE COMPLETE? SO REMEDY CAN BE AVAILABLE. BY THE WAY, THE OFFICIAL DATE OF THE RECALL OF MY CAR IS FEBRUARY 9, 2016. NHTSA RECALL NUMBER: 16V078