2006 VOLKSWAGEN PASSAT Complaints

PURCHASE 2006 PASSAT WITH 4 WHEEL MOTION IN FEB 2006. APPROXIMATELY 6 WEEKS LATER ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON. TOOK TO DEALERSHIP WHERE THEY TOOK OUT THE GAS TANK TO REPAIR VACUUM PROBLEM. THEN THERE WAS GROANING WHEN I TURN THE WHEEL LEFT AND RIGHT. TOOK TO THE DEALER AND THEY REPLACED BRAKE PARTS. IT IS NOW THREE WEEKS LATER AND I STILL HAVE BRAKE PROBLEM. THE CAR NOW GROANS WHEN EVER I TURN RIGHT, LEFT OR STRAIGHT. ESPECIALLY LOUD IN STOP AND GO TRAFFIC. I FEAR THAT THE BRAKE SYSTEM IS UNSAFE. DEALERSHIP SHOWING NO CONCERN. I AM ON MY SECOND ATTEMPT TO FIX THE BRAKE. I WILL CONTACT A LEMON LAW LAWYER IF THIS FAILS. *JB

EMERGENCY PARKING BRAKE MALFUNCTION. BY PUSHING THE BUTTON FOR THE PARKING BRAKE, YOU ARE NOT ABLE TO RELEASE IT WHEN YOU PRESS YOUR FOOT ON THE BRAKE PEDAL. IT APPEARS LOCKED AND UNABLE TO RELEASE. *JB

WINDSHIELD WIPER SYSTEM WORKS ONLY INTERMITTENTLY ON LOW, HIGH SETTINGS NO MATTER WHAT SPEED I'M DRIVING. CAR DOES NOT HAVE A RAIN SENSOR SYSTEM. DEALER DIDN'T HAVE AN ANSWER CALLED VW TECH CENTER AND WAS TOLD THEY NEVER HEARD OF THE PROBLEM. DEALER SAID " WE DID A WATER TEST ON YOUR WINDSHIELD WITH A GARDEN HOSE AND AFTER A FEW MINUTES THE WIPERS PICKUP SPEED , EVERYTHING IS FIND." I DROVE THE CAR HOME IMMEDIATELY AND DID MY OWN GARDEN HOSE TEST, STILL INTERMITTENT OPERATION. DROVE BACK TO DEALER HAD THEM WRITE UP ANOTHER SERVICE ORDER AND HAD SERVICE WRITER AND TECH PERFORM THE WATER TEST IN FRONT OF ME. THE WIPER SYSTEM FAILED THE TEST AND WORKED ONLY INTERMITTENTLY. DEALER CALLED VW TECH CENTER AND THEY WERE STILL CLUELESS AND TOLD THE TECH TO CHANGE OUT THE WIPER SYSTEM CONTROL MODULE FOR LACK OF KNOWING ANYTHING ELSE TO DO. JUST READING YOUR FIRST COMPLAINT ON THIS VEHICLE I'M IN THE SAME MANUFACTURING RUN. THE DEALER IS GIVING OUT A LOT OF BAD INFORMATION DUE TO THE LACK OF FACTORY TECH. SUPPORT. ONE WEEK OUT AND CAR AND STILL AWAITING MODULE. THIS IS A SAFETY ISSUE. *JB

DT*: THE CONTACT STATED THE BRAKE SYSTEM AUTO HOLD HAS FAILED MULTIPLE TIMES. THIS CAUSES THE VEHICLE TO ROLL INTO ONCOMING TRAFFIC. THE VEHICLE IS CURRENTLY AT THE DEALERSHIP, AND HAS BEEN TO THE DEALERSHIP PREVIOUSLY, BUT THE PROBLEM WAS NOT DETERMINED. *AK

CHECK ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON. UPON DROP OFF TO DEALER IT STAYED FOR 5 BUSINESS DAYS(AS OF 3/30 IT IS STILL THERE). MULTIPLE FAULT CODES FOR MISFIRING IN ONE OF THE CYLINDERS. PLUGS, 6 COILS, FUEL PUMP RELAY HAVE BEEN REPLACED. INJECTOR CLEANSING BEING PERFORMED. CAR IS 5 WEEKS OLD WITH 1300 MILES. ALL THESE FIXES HAVE AMOUNTED TO NOTHING AS THE CAR STILL HAS THE MISFIRING PROBLEM. VOLKSWAGEN OF AMERICA IS FOLLOWING THEIR GUIDELINES TRYING TO FIX AN UNSAFE CAR.*JB

DT*: THE CONTACT STATED WHILE DRIVING 10MPH AND ATTEMPTING TO COME TO A STOP, THE RPM GAUGE NEEDLE GAVE SPORADIC READINGS. WHILE THE RPM READINGS WERE INACCURATE, THE BRAKE PEDAL WAS DEPRESSED; HOWEVER, THE BRAKE PEDAL WENT TO THE FLOOR AND THE VEHICLE DID NOT STOP. THE CONTACT WAS FORCED TO DOWN SHIFT AND USE THE EMERGENCY BRAKE IN ORDER TO GET THE VEHICLE STOPPED. AFTER THE VEHICLE WAS RESTARTED, THE ENGINE REVVED. THE VEHICLE WAS SHIFTED INTO GEAR AND SUDDENLY ACCELERATED. THE VEHICLE ENGINE WAS QUICKLY SHUT OFF. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO THE DEALER AND CURRENTLY IS UNDER GOING ADDITIONAL TESTING.

I PURCHASED A 2006 PASSAT FROM GRAHAM AUTOMOTIVE IN SIOUX FALLS, SD ON DECEMBER 20, 2005. ON FRIDAY, FEB 24TH WHEN DRIVING ON I-229 IN TOWN I THOUGHT I HEARD SOME SORT OF NOISE IN THE TRUNK. UPON GETTING TO MY DESTINATION, I NOTICED A SMELL LIKE GASOLINE, I LOOKED UNDER THE VEHICLE TO NOTICE THAT THERE WAS A LEAK IN THE RIGHT FRONT SECTION OF THE GAS TANK. I IMMEDIATELY TOOK THE VEHICLE TO THE SAME DEALERSHIP WHICH WAS 2 MILES AWAY. THEY PUT IT UP ON THE RACK AND HAD ALREADY DETERMINED IT WAS NOT COVERED BY WARRANTY. I LOOKED AT THE GAS TANK AND NOTICED THAT THE PART OF THE GAS TANK THAT WAS RUPTURED WAS EXPOSED AND HAD TO HAVE BEEN DAMAGED BY SOME KIND OF DEBRIS. WHEN DRIVING ON THE HIGHWAY I NEVER SAW ANYTHING IN THE ROAD OR ANYTHING FLY FROM BEHIND THE VEHICLE, IT WAS A SUNNY DAY SO VISIBILITY WAS GOOD. I HAVE SPOKEN WITH THE SERVICE MANAGER AND THE GENERAL MANAGER OF THIS DEALERSHIP AND THEY BOTH CLAIM THIS IS NOT THE FAULT OF DESIGN AND ARE NOT HONORING THE WARRANTY ON THIS ISSUE. THEY SAID I COULD SPEAK WITH THE REGIONAL VW REP, JOHN FARBER ON MARCH 1ST WHEN HE'S IN TOWN. THEY QUOTED ME A PRICE OF $900 TO REPLACE THE GAS TANK. ON MARCH 1ST, I MET WITH MR FARBER AND DOUG THE SERVICE MANAGER, THEY HAD ALREADY DISCUSSED THIS AS MR FARBER HAD A COPY OF THE WARRANTY INFO PREPARED WITH HIGHLIGHTED TEXT SAYING THAT IT WAS NOT COVERED AND HE WOULD NOT DO ANYTHING FOR ME. I THEN SHOWED HIM A NEWS STORY I SAW ONLINE ABOUT GOVERNMENT INVESTIGATIONS INTO RUPTURED GAS TANKS ON NISSAN MURANOS AND CHRYSLER PACIFICAS. HE SEEM UNINTERESTED IN THIS AND STOOD HIS GROUND. THE DEALERSHIP ONLY OFFERED A 10 PERCENT DISCOUNT ON THE $900 ESTIMATE. I HAVE INFORMED THEM OF MY INTENTIONS TO CONTACT YOUR OFFICE ON THIS MATTER. *NM

LTR FM (PA) OWNER OF A 2006 PASSAT DEFECTIVE SEATING QUESTION WHY VEHICLE HAS NOT BEEN RECALLED DOT. *TS THE CONSUMER STATED THE HEATER SEATS BURNED HIM. *JB

THERE IS A MANUFACTURER'S DEFECT IN MATERIAL FOR THE LEATHER SEATS AND HEADREST. VOLKSWAGEN IS NOT WILLING TO HONOR THE WARRANTY FOR THE LIMITED NEW VEHICLE. I WANTED TO A INDEPENDENT AUTO INTERIOR SPECIALIST, WHO SAID IT NEEDS TO BE REPLACED. YET, VOLKSWAGEN SAID IT'S NORMAL AND SAID THE OTHER VEHICLES ARE THE SAME. HOWEVER, WHEN ASKED TO SEE THE OTHER VEHICLES THERE WAS NONE AVAILABLE. *NM

DECEMBER 23 - LEASED A BRAND NEW 2006 PASSAT. DROVE OFF THE LOT AND ON TO THE HIGHWAY. TRIED TO WASH WINDOWS, WINDOW SPRAY WORKED, WIPERS DID NOT. STOPPED TO CHECK OWNERS MANUAL, I WAS USING THE EQUIPMENT PROPERLY. THE WIPERS WOULD NOT WORK AT ALL, ALL OF A SUDDEN THEY CAME ON AND WOULD NOT SHUT OFF, BASICALLY WORKING AT WILL. DECEMBER 24 - DEALERSHIP CLOSED, DECEMBER 25 DEALERSHIP CLOSED AND I WAS UNABLE TO USE THE CAR, FEARING FOR THE SAFETY OF MY FAMILY WITH REGARD TO THE WIPERS. DECEMBER 26 - TOOK THE CAR TO THE DEALERSHIP, THEY PUT THE CAR ON THE "MONITOR", SAID NOTHING WAS WRONG WITH IT, THEY WERE UNABLE TO EXPLAIN WHY THE WIPERS. MECHANIC WHO LOOKED AT THE CAR TOLD US TO GET ANOTHER CAR, DON'T KEEP THAT ONE. DECEMBER 26- LEFT RELATIVES HOUSE, WIPERS TURNED ON AND WOULD NOT SHUT OFF UNTIL AFTER THE CAR WARMED UP. DECEMBER 27 - NO ISSUES. DECEMBER 28 - LEFT HOME FOR WORK, WIPERS TURNED ON AND DID NOT SHUT OFF, AGAIN ONLY ONCE THE CAR WARMED UP AND I REACHED THE DEALERSHIP. KEPT THE CAR FOR TWO DAYS, CALLED TO SAY THEY WERE REPLACING THE MOTOR AS A PRECAUTIONARY MEASURE, EVEN THERE WAS NOTHING WRONG WITH IT. CRAZY EXCUSES. LUCKILY SINCE THEY REPLACED THE PART THAT THERE WAS NOTHING WRONG WITH THE WIPERS ARE WORKING. *NM