Major Problems with 2006 Volkswagen Passat Derived from Complaints & Recalls

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Worst 3 complaints of 2006 Volkswagen Passat

2006 Volkswagen Passat AIR BAGS Victims: 2 Mileage: 24000 miles

2006 Volkswagen Passat ELECTRICAL SYSTEM Victims: 2 Mileage: 59000 miles

2006 Volkswagen Passat SEAT HEATER/COOLER Victims: 1

Browse 2006 Volkswagen Passat complaints by category

Problems with AIR BAGS, STEERING and ELECTRICAL SYSTEM are the most frequent issues recorded by the NHTSA from Volkswagen Passat owners.

Problem Category	Number of Problems
AIR BAGS air bag fault light keeps coming on. this is the fourth time it has come on. first came on 10/2006...	138 ~ 29854 miles
STEERING i bought a car brand new and ever since 1700 miles it's been having electrical problems. first it started with...	110 ~ 65739 miles
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM abs brakes have been pumping without inclement weather. it pumps randomly at any speed and any weather. nothing has been...	64 ~ 67323 miles
ENGINE driving car normally then check engine light and epc light came on and engine lost power and failed to shift...	58 ~ 91359 miles
FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM fuel pump failure while driving. while driving down the highway the fuel pump cut off completely causing complete loss of	39 ~ 76939 miles
VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL dt*: the contact stated while driving 10mph and attempting to come to a stop the rpm gauge needle gave sporadic...	31 ~ 47744 miles
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING 2006 volkswagen passat delay in acceleration while accelerator was depressed. *kb the consumer was told there was no fix for...	28 ~ 91298 miles
ENGINE > ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING check engine light came on. upon drop off to dealer it stayed for 5 business days(as of 3/30 it is...	27 ~ 36601 miles
POWER TRAIN my wife and i leased a 2006 passat value edition on 06/24/06 for this company. it came to my wife's...	24 ~ 119287 miles
FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE my vehicle went into the shop (star motor) april 1 2008 for an engine light indicator. i was told the...	17 ~ 44830 miles
AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION > POWER TRAIN there is an unsafe prolonged hesitation when depressing the accelerator pedal on the 2006 volkswagen passat 3.6 liter 4 motion....	17 ~ 21189 miles
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC dt*: the contact stated while driving 10mph and attempting to come to a stop the rpm gauge needle gave sporadic...	16 ~ 48157 miles
UNKNOWN OR OTHER impending health risk to users of the volkswagen passat here is a copy of an email i recently sent to...	13 ~ 34470 miles
SERVICE BRAKES i have a vw passat 3.6 and am always having an issue with the parking brake. currently i am unable...	9 ~ 90503 miles
LATCHES/LOCKS/LINKAGES the trunk of my vehicle will not remain closed. it appears to be closed and then the trunk opens without...	9 ~ 34202 miles
ELECTRONIC STABILITY CONTROL '07/19/2006: purchased a brand new 2006 volkswagen passat '04/13/2007: radio will not eject cd- the stereo system had to be...	9 ~ 84067 miles
PARKING BRAKE emergency parking brake malfunction. by pushing the button for the parking brake you are not able to release it when	9 ~ 26627 miles
VISIBILITY/WIPER tl* the contact owns a 2006 volkswagen passat. the contact stated that the low and high beam headlights would not...	6 ~ 85793 miles
EXTERIOR LIGHTING i purchased a brand new vw passat in january 2007. since then i had to have the hid headlights fixed...	6 ~ 25167 miles
MOTOR > WINDSHIELD WIPER/WASHER > VISIBILITY dt: the contact complained about a windshield wiper problem. after engaging the windshield wipers into the on position they b...	6 ~ 13470 miles
SEAT BELTS i purchased a second hand vehicle on 1/11/10 from koeppel volkswagen inc and at the time of delivery our sales...	5 ~ 55055 miles
EQUIPMENT while driving on interstate at 65 mph my check engine light and electronic power control light activated due to to...	5 ~ 48520 miles
STRUCTURE on 7/13/06 i purchased a new 2006 vw passat from bert smith vw in st. petersburg florida. i took delivery...	5 ~ 6865 miles
FRONTAL > AIR BAGS 2006 vw passat 2.0t airbag failure. two previous airbag fault warning lights dealer simply reset. on third failure light warning...	5 ~ 19268 miles
SUSPENSION 2006 vw passat 3.6 two weeks ago a noise appeared quite suddenly. originally thought the car in front of me...	4 ~ 40253 miles
ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP > SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC purchase 2006 passat with 4 wheel motion in feb 2006. approximately 6 weeks later engine light came on. took to...	4 ~ 4923 miles
SEATS there is a manufacturer's defect in material for the leather seats and headrest. volkswagen is not willing to honor the...	4 ~ 82181 miles
VACUUM > POWER ASSIST > SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC 2006 ww passat customer wants to know is his vehicle affected by this recall (recall 06v472000 p7-vacuum booster)*cc jb...	4 ~ 19550 miles
SUN/MOON ROOF ASSEMBLY > VISIBILITY tl* the contact owns a 2006 volkswagen passat. the contact stated while driving approximately 65 mph the sun roof detached...	3 ~ 54201 miles
BODY > STRUCTURE trunk won't latch when cold. *tr...	3 ~ 71101 miles
EXHAUST SYSTEM > ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING about a year ago our new 2006 vw passat 2.0t started to have very hard shift when downshifting when car...	3 ~ 55680 miles
FUEL SYSTEM, OTHER i own a 2006 vw passat and i had an accident in the parking lot at 5 miles/hour. my passat...	3 ~ 47118 miles
AIR CONDITIONER > APPLIANCE > EQUIPMENT tl*the contact owns a 2006 volkswagen passat. while driving 10 mph the vehicle stopped without warning. the check engine and...	3 ~ 28379 miles
TURN SIGNAL > EXTERIOR LIGHTING tl*the contact owns a 2006 volkswagen passat. the contact stated that when she activated the turn signal lights the signal...	3 ~ 21004 miles
GASOLINE > ENGINE > ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING i purchased my vw 3.6 4motion passat with 71 miles. when the vehicle reached 200 to 250 miles the engine...	3 ~ 7520 miles
COOLING SYSTEM > ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING air conditioning stopped working after 5 years. condenser cracked/broken according to dealer requires replacement of all air conditioning components. total	2 ~ 41168 miles
DEFROSTER/DEFOGGER/HVAC SYSTEM > VISIBILITY i have a problem with the a/c of my 2006 volkswagen passat 2.0. the technician tells me that basically all...	2 ~ 44413 miles
BRAKE LIGHTS > EXTERIOR LIGHTING tl*the contact owns a 2006 volkswagen passat. the contact stated that the brake lights illuminated when the vehicle was turned...	2 ~ 23000 miles
COLUMN > STEERING tl*the contact owns a 2006 volkswagen passat. the contact stated that the check steering light illuminated on the instrument panel....	2 ~ 109000 miles
ELECTRICAL > EQUIPMENT me and my wife were traveling rt. 80 west bound to exit 61 elmwood park at about 12:45 am weather...	2 ~ 42000 miles
IGNITION > ELECTRICAL SYSTEM tl*the contact owns a 2006 volkswagen passat. while driving approximately 30 to 35 mph on normal road conditions proceeding from...	2 ~ 23371 miles
TIRES i leased a new vw passat in 2006. the tires wore out in 21 000 even though they were properly	2
RADIO/TAPE DECK/CD ETC. > ELECTRICAL > EQUIPMENT my 2006 passat 3.6 has radio issues.. when turning volume up past the half way point it seems to get...	2 ~ 12258 miles
PRESSURE MONITORING AND REGULATING SYSTEMS > TIRES '07/19/2006: purchased a brand new 2006 volkswagen passat '04/13/2007: radio will not eject cd- the stereo system had to be...	2 ~ 37908 miles
HEADLIGHTS > EXTERIOR LIGHTING tl* - the contact stated that while driving a 2006 volkswagen passat it stalled in a turn. he had been...	2 ~ 21596 miles
WINDSHIELD WIPER/WASHER > VISIBILITY tl* - the contact stated that while driving a 2006 volkswagen passat it stalled in a turn. he had been...	2 ~ 58700 miles
WIRING > ELECTRICAL SYSTEM i have had recurrent issues with my 2006 passat. i just got the car back from the dealer after being...	2 ~ 67906 miles
HOSES, LINES/PIPING, AND FITTINGS > VACUUM > POWER ASSIST at the red light engine started to vibrate. when the light changed to green my wife decided to pull over...	2 ~ 10800 miles
MECHANICAL > EQUIPMENT on 7/13/06 i purchased a new 2006 vw passat from bert smith vw in st. petersburg florida. i took delivery...	2 ~ 15013 miles
FRONT > SUSPENSION on 7/13/06 i purchased a new 2006 vw passat from bert smith vw in st. petersburg florida. i took delivery...	2 ~ 263 miles
SWITCH > IGNITION > ELECTRICAL SYSTEM tl*the contact owns a 2006 volkswagen passat. the contact stated that the push key becomes stuck and the gears must...	2 ~ 34122 miles
CATALYTIC CONVERTOR > EMISSION CONTROL > EXHAUST SYSTEM tl*the contact owns a 2006 volkswagen passat. the contact stated that the push key becomes stuck and the gears must...	2 ~ 46000 miles
FUEL PUMP > DELIVERY > FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE 2006 volkswagen passat. consumer writes in regards to safety recall. *ld the consumer stated there was no authorized dealer on...	1
HORN > ELECTRICAL SYSTEM tl* takata recall. the contact owns a 2006 volkswagen passat. the contact received notification of nhtsa campaign number: 16v079000 (air...	1 ~ 90000 miles
LATCH > DOORS > LATCHES/LOCKS/LINKAGES trunk has difficulty closing. seat belt don't work properly. airbag light along with the motor light turn on. these lights...	1 ~ 2011 miles
TRUNK LID > BODY > STRUCTURE trunk has difficulty closing. seat belt don't work properly. airbag light along with the motor light turn on. these lights...	1 ~ 2011 miles
STARTER ASSEMBLY > ELECTRICAL SYSTEM tl*the contact owns a 2006 volkswagen passat. the contact moved forward from a traffic light and the vehicle suddenly lost...	1 ~ 44901 miles
CONTROL MODULE > ANTI-THEFT > IGNITION the 2006 -2009 vw passat is having massive problems with the ( defective steering column lock ). there is a...	1 ~ 56000 miles
AXLE ASSEMBLY > POWER TRAIN 2006 vw passat. consumer states vehicle suddenly began making rattling and loud popping noise *tgw the consumer stated while leaving...	1 ~ 83000 miles
VISIBILITY humid day began raining. windshield wipers did not function in 2006 vw passat. car had been previously recalled on this	1 ~ 45000 miles
WHEEL BEARING > FRONT > SUSPENSION tl*the contact owns a 2006 volkswagen passat. the contact stated that the steering column locks up on her vehicle and...	1 ~ 63000 miles
LATCH > HOOD > LATCHES/LOCKS/LINKAGES tl*the contact owns a 2006 volkswagen passat. the contact stated that the steering column locks up on her vehicle and...	1 ~ 63000 miles
TURBO/SUPERCHARGER > GASOLINE > ENGINE tl* the contact owns a 2006 volkswagen passat. the contact was attempting to pull into a parking space when the...	1 ~ 47000 miles
SERVICE BRAKES, ELECTRIC emergency brake at times does not disengage or engage. i have to turn the car off wait a while and	1 ~ 48500 miles
OWNERS/SERVICE/OTHER MANUAL > OTHER > EQUIPMENT me and my wife were traveling rt. 80 west bound to exit 61 elmwood park at about 12:45 am weather...	1 ~ 24000 miles
REAR > SUSPENSION gosh where do i start vw passat 51000 miles alot of things went wrong.. car starter volks came out causing...	1 ~ 50000 miles
SIDE/WINDOW > AIR BAGS air bag fault light keeps coming on. this is the fourth time it has come on. first came on 10/2006...	1 ~ 942 miles
ROOF AND PILLARS > BODY > STRUCTURE abs brakes have been pumping without inclement weather. it pumps randomly at any speed and any weather. nothing has been...	1 ~ 9491 miles
POWER WINDOW DEVICES AND CONTROLS > VISIBILITY when the car is traveling approximated 2-10 mph the automatic transmission accelerates and brakes as the automobile bucks a few...	1 ~ 59244 miles
RADIATOR ASSEMBLY > COOLING SYSTEM > ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING tl* - the contact owns a 2006 vw passat. the contact received a recall notice on january 25 2007 re:...	1 ~ 9200 miles
INTERIOR/UNDER DASH > WIRING > ELECTRICAL SYSTEM tl*- the contact stated after driving the 2006 volkswagen and attempting to exit the vehicle she noticed that both the...	1 ~ 700 miles
FOG LIGHTS > EXTERIOR LIGHTING tl* - the contact stated that while driving a 2006 volkswagen passat it stalled in a turn. he had been...	1 ~ 5400 miles
BUCKLE ASSEMBLY > FRONT > SEAT BELTS air bag warning light came on car was taken for service and driver's seat receptacle was replaced. electronic parking assist	1 ~ 6663 miles
ACCELERATOR PEDAL > VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL throttle lag. when turning into traffic sometimes the car lurches forward instead of easing forward. the throttle should be adjusted...	1
INSTRUMENT CLUSTER/PANEL > ELECTRICAL SYSTEM the check engine light came on and stayed on while driving my 2006 volkswagen passat. it took the dealer 4...	1 ~ 4600 miles
FUEL INJECTION SYSTEM > FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE there were no events leading up to failure when depressing the accelerator while the vehicle is moving forward there is...	1 ~ 71 miles
ABS WARNING LIGHT > ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP > SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC dt*: the contact stated the brake system auto hold has failed multiple times. this causes the vehicle to roll into...	1 ~ 3700 miles
TANK ASSEMBLY > STORAGE > FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE i purchased a 2006 passat from graham automotive in sioux falls sd on december 20 2005. on friday feb 24th...	1 ~ 6000 miles
MANUAL TRANSMISSION > POWER TRAIN i leased a 2006 vw 2.0 on jan 4 2006 and it has been a choir. the engine light came...	1 ~ 60 miles
SEAT HEATER/COOLER > FRONT ASSEMBLY > SEATS ltr fm (pa) owner of a 2006 passat defective seating question why vehicle has not been recalled dot. *ts the	1

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