https://plaincars.com/make/volkswagen-volkswagen New NHTSA complaints and recalls filed for the Volkswagen Volkswagen. en-us Mon, 21 Sep 2026 18:00:08 GMT https://plaincars.com/make/volkswagen-volkswagen https://plaincars.com/make/volkswagen-volkswagen#complaint-774053 Mon, 15 Mar 2010 00:00:00 GMT 2001 VW BORA VR6. VIN [XXX] , 79,999 MILES. THE AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION JUMPS INTO GEAR GOING FORWARD OR BACKWARDS FROM A STOP. THE GEARS JUMP FROM ONE TO THE OTHER CAUSING CAN TO PUSH YOU BACK IN THE SEAT. IF IT WERE NOT FOR HEAD RESTS YOU WOULD HAVE WHIP LASH. BEEN TO VW OF ORANGE PARK, FL 32073 TWICE. I HAVE NO MORE MONEY TO HAVE IT FIXED HAS THERE BEEN ANY RECALLS. INFORMATION REDACTED P https://plaincars.com/make/volkswagen-volkswagen https://plaincars.com/make/volkswagen-volkswagen#complaint-707690 Tue, 10 Feb 2009 00:00:00 GMT DEAR SIR/MADAM, I HAD AN ACCIDENT A FEW DAYS AGO WHERE I CRASHED INTO A CAR INFRONT OF ME. I HAD MY MOTHER ON IN THE PASSENGERS SEAT , AND MY SISTER AND BROTHER IN THE REAR SEATS. MY AIR BAG DEPLOYED WHILE THE PASSENGERS AIR BAG FAILED TO DEPLOY , NOTE THAT THE CRASH WAS MAINLY ON THE PASSENGERS SIDE. I RECEIVED MINOR INJURIES WHILE MY MOTHER WAS SEVERELY INJURED AND IS STILL IN HOSPITAL. *TR https://plaincars.com/make/volkswagen-volkswagen https://plaincars.com/make/volkswagen-volkswagen#complaint-651648 Mon, 31 Dec 2007 00:00:00 GMT MY 2000 VW PASSAT CAUGHT ON FIRE DEC 28, 2007. I HAD IT TOWED TO A NEARBY DEALER FOR SERVICE AND WAS INFORMED THAT THE FIRE WAS CAUSED BY A FAULTY IGNITION COIL. THE FINAL COST TO REPAIR (IF IT CAN BE REPAIRED) IS STILL BEING INVESTIGATED. I FIND IT VERY PERTURBING TO FIND OUT THAT VW KNEW OF THESE (COIL) DEFECTS YET DID NOTHING TO INFORM OWNERS. I HAD TWO SMALL CHILDREN AGES 2 AND 4 IN THE VEHICL https://plaincars.com/make/volkswagen-volkswagen https://plaincars.com/make/volkswagen-volkswagen#complaint-629455 Thu, 05 Jul 2007 00:00:00 GMT WHILE DRIVING 2001 PASSAT 1.8 TURBO ON INTERSTATE WHEN STOPPING ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON. TURNED CAR OFF, AND HAD IT TOWED TO DEALER, WHO INFORMED ME THAT THERE WAS A SUBSTANTIAL SLUDGE PROBLEM, AND ENGINE WILL NEED TO BE TORN DOWN AND REBUILT. PURCHASED CAR IN MARCH 2005 ,AND HAD OIL CHANGED BY DEALER, WHO NEVER INFORMED ME OF LETTER ISSUED BY VOLKSWAGEN, MODIFYING INFORMATION IN OWNERS MAN https://plaincars.com/make/volkswagen-volkswagen https://plaincars.com/make/volkswagen-volkswagen#complaint-629088 Mon, 02 Jul 2007 00:00:00 GMT I BOUGHT A 2002 IN 2005 WITH 30,000 FROM A CERTIFIED USED VOLKSWAGEN DEALERSHIP. AFTER ONLY DRIVING THE CAR SOME 29,000 MILES THE TRANSMISSION WENT OUT. FORTUNATELY I HAD 11 MILES LEFT UNDER WARRANTY SO THE NEARBY DEALERSHIP HONORED THE WARRANTY AND FIXED MY CAR. HAD IT NOT I WOULD HAVE BEEN OUT $7-9,000. *TR https://plaincars.com/make/volkswagen-volkswagen https://plaincars.com/make/volkswagen-volkswagen#complaint-624362 Wed, 16 May 2007 00:00:00 GMT AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION FAILED TO GO INTO DRIVE AND REVERSE GEARS. SLOW TO GO INTO GEAR. CONTACED REPAIR SHOP, TRANSMISSION WAS SLIPPING NEEDED NEW ONE. COVERED UNDER EXTENDED WARRANTY.*AK https://plaincars.com/make/volkswagen-volkswagen https://plaincars.com/make/volkswagen-volkswagen#complaint-596677 Tue, 19 Sep 2006 00:00:00 GMT CATALYTIC CONVERTOR FAILURE AT 82,000 REPLACED CONVERTOR. *JB https://plaincars.com/make/volkswagen-volkswagen https://plaincars.com/make/volkswagen-volkswagen#complaint-591697 Tue, 08 Aug 2006 00:00:00 GMT SAME AS EVERYONE ELSE. ANNOYING!!WE HAVE A 2000 PASSAT W/AN ABS WARNING LIGHT & CHIMES THAT HAVE BEEN COMING ON SINCE NOV. 2004 WHEN THE CAR HAD APPROX 50-65,000 MILES ON IT. WE HAVE HAD QUOTES OF$900 & 1300 FOR REPAIRS. BUT THEY ALWAYS SAY IT"S A SHORT IN THE MODULE. NO PROBLEM, I HOPE NOT. BECAUSE WE ARE NOT COMPLAINING. GETTING IT REPAIRED. WE ARE SICK & TIRED OF THIS POORLY MADE MONEY PIT CAR https://plaincars.com/make/volkswagen-volkswagen https://plaincars.com/make/volkswagen-volkswagen#complaint-589727 Mon, 24 Jul 2006 00:00:00 GMT DT*: THE CONTACT STATED THE VEHICLE STALLS IN THE MIDDLE OF TRAFFIC. THIS HAS OCCURRED 6 OR 7 TIMES IN THE LAST 2 YEARS. THE DEALER HAS BEEN UNABLE TO REMEDY THE PROBLEM. https://plaincars.com/make/volkswagen-volkswagen https://plaincars.com/make/volkswagen-volkswagen#complaint-573893 Sun, 26 Feb 2006 00:00:00 GMT I HAVE NO HEADLIGHTS OR WIPERS ON THIS 2001 EUROVAN. IT SEEMS TO BE THE IGNITION SWITCH. I HAD NOTICED THE 1996 PASSAT WAS RECALLED FOR THIS PROBLEM. SEEM TO BE A COMMON PROBLEM WHICH IS UNSAFE SINCE YOU HAVE NO LIGHTS OR WIPERS. WHY HASN'T THIS PROBLEM BEEN RECALLED FOR ALL OF THE SAME TYPE OF IGNITION SWITCHES???? BY VW.??? PLEASE INFORM ME IF THERE ARE ANY INVESTIGATIONS ON THIS PROBLEM. *NM https://plaincars.com/make/volkswagen-volkswagen https://plaincars.com/make/volkswagen-volkswagen#complaint-572241 Sat, 11 Feb 2006 00:00:00 GMT I HAVE A 2003 VOLKSWAGEN PASSAT WAGON WITH LEATHER, HEATED SEATS. I JUST NOTICED A HOLE IN THE SEAT THAT IS CLEARLY BURNT THROUGH FROM UNDERNEATH. I CALLED MY VW SERVICE DEPARTMENT AND WAS INFORMED THAT THERE WAS NO RECALL ON THIS PART. *JB I AM UNABLE TO TELL WHAT LED TO THE FAILURE OF THIS PART ASIDE FROM USING THE SEAT HEATERS ON COLD MORNINGS. THE HOLE BURNED IN THE SEAT IS ROUGHLY THE https://plaincars.com/make/volkswagen-volkswagen https://plaincars.com/make/volkswagen-volkswagen#complaint-571135 Wed, 01 Feb 2006 00:00:00 GMT I HAVE A 1999 VW PASSAT V6 WITH 94000 MILES. AROUND 92000, IN THE SUMMER OF 2005, MY ABS LIGHTS STARTED FLASHING AND HAS BEEN FLASHING SINCE. AFTER RESEARCH ON THE INTERNET IT TURNS OUT THE ABS MODULE IS DEFECTIVE AND CAUSING PREMATURE MALFUNCTION OF THE ABS UNIT. THERE SEEMS TO BE HUNDREDS OF CARS AFFECTED BY THIS AND VW OF AMERICA HAS YET TO ISSUE A RECALL FOR WHAT IS A SAFETY ISSUE. *JB https://plaincars.com/make/volkswagen-volkswagen https://plaincars.com/make/volkswagen-volkswagen#complaint-570234 Tue, 24 Jan 2006 00:00:00 GMT ENGINE FROZE 1 MILE AFTER THE OIL LIGHT CAME ON. NO SMELLS, WARNING LIGHTS, NOISES BEFORE THE OIL LIGHT CAME ON. THE OIL LIGHT CAME ON FOR THE FIRST TIME EVER THEN I DROVE TO THE NEAREST GAS STATION. CHECKED THE OIL, AND IT WAS DRY. PUT IN A QUART OF OIL AND DROVE IT TO SEE IF LIGHT WOULD GO OFF - IT LOCKED A COUPLE BLOCKS AFTER THAT. WHY DIDN'T THE OIL LIGHT COME ON SOONER? THE OIL LEV https://plaincars.com/make/volkswagen-volkswagen https://plaincars.com/make/volkswagen-volkswagen#complaint-569056 Thu, 12 Jan 2006 00:00:00 GMT OIL LIGHT CAME ON REPEATEDLY DUE TO OIL SLUDGE PROBLEM, WHICH IS A KNOWN DEFECT. VW DID NOT COVER, DUE TO EXPIRED WARRANTY. *JB https://plaincars.com/make/volkswagen-volkswagen https://plaincars.com/make/volkswagen-volkswagen#complaint-564090 Mon, 28 Nov 2005 00:00:00 GMT ON SEPT. 22ND, 2005, OUR 2003 VW EUROVAN BROKE DOWN ON THE SIDE OF THE ROAD. WE HAD IT TOWED TO OUR LOCAL DEALERSHIP, ROGER JOBS VW IN BELLINGHAM, WA. A FEW DAYS LATER, I WAS INFORMED BY THE SERVICE DEPARTMENT, THAT THE CAUSE OF THE BREAKDOWN WAS THAT THE OIL FILTER CAP HAD SPLIT, CAUSING ALL THE OIL TO DRAIN OUT, RUINING THE ENTIRE ENGINE WITHIN MOMENTS. FIVE VW EXPERTS EMPLOYED WITH OR ASSOCI https://plaincars.com/make/volkswagen-volkswagen https://plaincars.com/make/volkswagen-volkswagen#complaint-557946 Mon, 10 Oct 2005 00:00:00 GMT ENGINE SLUDGE DIAGNOSED ON PASSAT. *NM https://plaincars.com/make/volkswagen-volkswagen https://plaincars.com/make/volkswagen-volkswagen#complaint-543244 Sat, 09 Jul 2005 00:00:00 GMT PURCHASE VW PASSAT 2000 1.8 TURBO AFTER ONE FROM PURCHASE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT GOES ON. TOOK IT INTO THE SHOP AND THEY REMOVED AND INSTALLED TEMP SENSOR. AFTER COUPLE OF MONTH LATER AGAIN THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT GOES ON AGAIN. DEALER'S SERVICE DEPT SAID THEY HAVE TO PERFORM DIAGNOSTIC CHECK TO FIND OUT AND THEY WOULD CHARGE FOR THAT SERVICE. VERY ANNOYING THAT LIGHTS GO ON SO FREQUENTLY. THEN WE DISC https://plaincars.com/make/volkswagen-volkswagen https://plaincars.com/make/volkswagen-volkswagen#complaint-543245 Sat, 09 Jul 2005 00:00:00 GMT PURCHASE VW PASSAT 2000 1.8 TURBO AFTER ONE FROM PURCHASE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT GOES ON. TOOK IT INTO THE SHOP AND THEY REMOVED AND INSTALLED TEMP SENSOR. AFTER COUPLE OF MONTH LATER AGAIN THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT GOES ON AGAIN. DEALER'S SERVICE DEPT SAID THEY HAVE TO PERFORM DIAGNOSTIC CHECK TO FIND OUT AND THEY WOULD CHARGE FOR THAT SERVICE. VERY ANNOYING THAT LIGHTS GO ON SO FREQUENTLY. THEN WE DISC https://plaincars.com/make/volkswagen-volkswagen https://plaincars.com/make/volkswagen-volkswagen#complaint-542794 Wed, 06 Jul 2005 00:00:00 GMT I OWN A VOLSWAGEN PASSAT GLS 1999 AND I HAVE A PROBLEM WITH THE ABS CONTROL MODULE. I GET A SOLID ABS LIGHT & THEN A BLINKING BRAKE LIGHT WHEN I START THE CAR AND I HAVE SEEN THAT THERE ARE MANY MANY VOLKVAGEN PASSAT OWNERS WHO HAVE THIS PROBLEM. HERE IS A LINK: HTTP://TECH.BENTLEYPUBLISHERS.COM/THREAD.JSPA?THREADID=2447&START=30&TSTART=0 THE REPAIR TAKES ABOUT $1450 + LABOR AND I DON'T KNOW https://plaincars.com/make/volkswagen-volkswagen https://plaincars.com/make/volkswagen-volkswagen#complaint-540316 Mon, 20 Jun 2005 00:00:00 GMT DT: CONSUMER STATED AT 51000 MILES TRANSMISSION BUSTED. CONSUMER SOME TIMES VEHICLE DID NOT WANT TO ACCELERATE AND E BACK FIRED. ALSO, WHILE DRIVING VEHICLE SOMETIMES HESITATED OR BOGGED DOWN. VEHICLE HAS BEEN ACTING THIS WAY SINCE APRIL. CONSUMER SAYS THAT THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT HAS BEEN ON. VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED IN FLORENCE, KENTUCKY. . VEHICLE WAS CHECKED OUT BY DEALER, BUT TRANSMISSION WAS https://plaincars.com/make/volkswagen-volkswagen https://plaincars.com/make/volkswagen-volkswagen#complaint-539499 Tue, 14 Jun 2005 00:00:00 GMT ABS LIGHT STAYS ON. DEALER SAYS THE MODULE STOPPED COMMUNICATING. PARTS AND LABOR APPROX. $1000. https://plaincars.com/make/volkswagen-volkswagen https://plaincars.com/make/volkswagen-volkswagen#complaint-534293 Mon, 09 May 2005 00:00:00 GMT NOTICE CLUNKING AND SCHREECHING SOUND WHEN TURNING THE STEERING WHEEL. INDEPENDENT MECHANIC INFORMED OF LOWERCONTROL ARM DEFECTIVE. CAR CONTINUED TO MAKE CLUNKING SOUND WHEN TURNING, MECHANIC DIAGNOSED UPPER CONTROL (BALL JOINT) FAILURE. https://plaincars.com/make/volkswagen-volkswagen https://plaincars.com/make/volkswagen-volkswagen#complaint-534294 Mon, 09 May 2005 00:00:00 GMT NOTICE CLUNKING AND SCHREECHING SOUND WHEN TURNING THE STEERING WHEEL. INDEPENDENT MECHANIC INFORMED OF LOWERCONTROL ARM DEFECTIVE. CAR CONTINUED TO MAKE CLUNKING SOUND WHEN TURNING, MECHANIC DIAGNOSED UPPER CONTROL (BALL JOINT) FAILURE. https://plaincars.com/make/volkswagen-volkswagen https://plaincars.com/make/volkswagen-volkswagen#complaint-525678 Sat, 12 Mar 2005 00:00:00 GMT MY VOLKSWAGEN 2000 PASSAT HAS A MALFUNCTION OF THE ABS ELECTRONIC UNIT. THIS MALFUNCTION HAS BEEN REPORTED FREQUENTLY AMONG AUDI AND VW CUSTOMERS. THE EARLY MALFUNCTION OF THIS VITAL VEHICLE SAFETY COMPONENT IS UNACCEPTABLE. *AK https://plaincars.com/make/volkswagen-volkswagen https://plaincars.com/make/volkswagen-volkswagen#complaint-524051 Tue, 01 Mar 2005 00:00:00 GMT 1) STOP ENGINE LIGHT 2) NO POWER, ENGINE FAILURE 3) POSSIBLE NEW ENGINE NEEDED 4) WARRANTY NO GOOD FROM VW BECAUSE I DON'T HAVE 2 RECEIPTS FROM OIL CHANGES!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! WHAT?!! ALL OTHER RECEIPTS ARE THERE. *JB https://plaincars.com/make/volkswagen-volkswagen https://plaincars.com/make/volkswagen-volkswagen#complaint-520477 Mon, 07 Feb 2005 00:00:00 GMT THE ABS MODULE HAS AN INTERNAL ELECTRICAL CIRCUIT FAILURE. THE WARNING LIGHT AND BEEPER CANNOT BE DISCONNECTED. THE BRAKES ARE OK BUT THE WARNING LIGHTS CONTINUE TO ACTIVATE SPORADICALLY. *JB https://plaincars.com/make/volkswagen-volkswagen https://plaincars.com/make/volkswagen-volkswagen#complaint-520367 Mon, 07 Feb 2005 00:00:00 GMT I OWN AN OLD BODY STYLE 99 JETTA WOLFSBURG. THE WINDOWS ARE ALL INOPERABLE EXCEPT FOR 1. I REPLACED ON OF THE MOTORS AND THE WHOLE FRAME SUPPORTING THE MOTOR AND THAT TOO BECAME INOPERABLE AFTER SOME TIME. I HAVE SPOKEN WITH OTHER JETTA DRIVERS WITH THE SAME BODY STYLE AS MINE, AND THEY ARE HAVING THE SAME PROBLEMS ALSO. THIS IS A SAFETY HAZARD, AND MY VEHICLE WILL NOT PASS INSPECTION WITH INO https://plaincars.com/make/volkswagen-volkswagen https://plaincars.com/make/volkswagen-volkswagen#complaint-510679 Wed, 08 Dec 2004 00:00:00 GMT 2001 VOLKSWAGEN PASSAT WAGON. ENGINE FAILURE, VOLKSWAGEN WILL NOT REPAIR EVEN THOUGH IT IS UNDER WARRANTY. CAR HAS BEEN SERVICED 13 TIMES IN 14 MONTHS. *AK https://plaincars.com/make/volkswagen-volkswagen https://plaincars.com/make/volkswagen-volkswagen#complaint-510305 Tue, 07 Dec 2004 00:00:00 GMT RADIATOR FAILURE. CRACKED RADIATOR ON PASSENGER SIDE BOTTOM. RADIATOR FAN FAILURE. BEARINGS IN MOTOR SQUEALING. *AK https://plaincars.com/make/volkswagen-volkswagen https://plaincars.com/make/volkswagen-volkswagen#complaint-510306 Tue, 07 Dec 2004 00:00:00 GMT RADIATOR FAILURE. CRACKED RADIATOR ON PASSENGER SIDE BOTTOM. RADIATOR FAN FAILURE. BEARINGS IN MOTOR SQUEALING. *AK