Major Problems with 2010 Volkswagen Passat Derived from Complaints & Recalls

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Worst 3 complaints of 2010 Volkswagen Passat

2010 Volkswagen Passat AIR BAGS Victims: 2 Mileage: 80000 miles

2010 Volkswagen Passat ENGINE Mileage: 45 miles

2010 Volkswagen Passat ELECTRICAL SYSTEM Mileage: 61899 miles

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Problems with AIR BAGS, ENGINE and POWER TRAIN are the most frequent issues recorded by the NHTSA from Volkswagen Passat owners.

Problem Category	Number of Problems
AIR BAGS tl*the contact owns a 2010 volkswagen passat. the contact stated that when reversing and turning the steering wheel there was...	42 ~ 22608 miles
ENGINE tl* the contact owns a 2010 volkswagen passat cc. the contact stated that while driving approximately 20 mph the vehicle...	29 ~ 103567 miles
POWER TRAIN bought 2010 passat new on 05/25/10. on 05/26 with less than 100 miles the transmission suddenly would not go past...	26 ~ 64070 miles
FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM when driving the car it shudders slightly and then stalls (regardless of speed). twice at low speed (15mph max) and...	17 ~ 49309 miles
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM driving on 267 east virginia in morning parking brake indicator light came then car immediately was unable to accelerate and...	12 ~ 65564 miles
STEERING heard a loud "whirring" noise when the steering wheel was turned left or right when car was stationary - like...	12 ~ 73758 miles
UNKNOWN OR OTHER driving on 267 east virginia in morning parking brake indicator light came then car immediately was unable to accelerate and...	8 ~ 32192 miles
AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION > POWER TRAIN i purchased a 2010 vw passat wagon with dsg in dec. '09. since the beginning i noticed a strange quivering/shutter...	4 ~ 887 miles
FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE i wanted to replace the fuel cap for my 2010 vw passat. i ordered part number 3c0201550n which belongs to...	3 ~ 29583 miles
FUEL PUMP > DELIVERY > FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE tl* the contact owns a 2010 volkswagen passat. the contact received notification of nhtsa campaign number: 17v509000 (fuel system gasoline)...	2
HORN > ELECTRICAL SYSTEM vehicle has 32 000 miles and airbag light is on. horn does not work so the vehicle was taken in...	2 ~ 42026 miles
BODY > STRUCTURE while driving on the highway with the sunroof closed. out of the blue and unprovoked - the sunroof exploded. it...	2 ~ 68500 miles
SUSPENSION my wife bought a 2008 touareg from a local dealer with about 16 000 miles on it and she seldom...	2 ~ 64118 miles
WHEELS i bought a used 2001 vw passat for my daughter in august of 2009. it kept having problems with loosing...	2 ~ 22378 miles
EXTERIOR LIGHTING the daytime running lights (drl) as implemented on the 2010 volkswagen passat wagon are a safety hazard. the only lights...	2 ~ 30950 miles
VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL car stalled and stopped from full motion to reduced speed....	1 ~ 111000 miles
SERVICE BRAKES volkswagen dealer refuses to fix recalls...	1
SEATS the seat frame on the driver's seat failed in my car. the steel had poor weld points and broke in...	1 ~ 84369 miles
SEAT BELTS complaint #11046964 was filed 11/17/2017 and more problems have surfaced since then. the horn stopped working all the electrical connections...	1 ~ 102000 miles
ELECTRONIC STABILITY CONTROL air bag did not deploy in highway accident...	1 ~ 80000 miles
IGNITION > ELECTRICAL SYSTEM ignition coil going bad. dealer told me vw was on its 4th revision of these. *tr...	1 ~ 74762 miles
SUN/MOON ROOF ASSEMBLY > VISIBILITY while driving on the highway with the sunroof closed. out of the blue and unprovoked - the sunroof exploded. it...	1 ~ 57000 miles
TIRES noticed excessive wear on all four tires. went to dealership to resolve the issue. they said the excessive cupping and...	1 ~ 44756 miles
VISIBILITY blinding glare problem: i purchased 2010 vw passat komfort 2 weeks ago which has a silver shiny plate around the...	1 ~ 600 miles
SERVICE BRAKES, ELECTRIC i purchased 2010 vw passat in june 2010. the car started to jump on acceleration from stop auto hold button...	1 ~ 2380 miles
STRUCTURE i recently purchased a 2010 vw passat which has a chrome bezel around the shifter. the chrome bezel reflects light...	1
CLUTCH ASSEMBLY > POWER TRAIN tl*-the contact owns a 2010 volkswagen passat wagon. the transmission shuttered as the vehicle slowed and went from a higher...	1 ~ 500 miles

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