Major Problems with 2014 Volkswagen Passat Derived from Complaints & Recalls

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Worst 3 complaints of 2014 Volkswagen Passat

2014 Volkswagen Passat SERVICE BRAKES Victims: 3 Mileage: 16000 miles

2014 Volkswagen Passat AIR BAGS Victims: 2 Mileage: 21000 miles

2014 Volkswagen Passat AIR BAGS Victims: 1 Mileage: 8600 miles

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Problems with AIR BAGS, ENGINE and ELECTRICAL SYSTEM 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 2014 volkswagen passat. while driving approximately 45 mph the contact heard a clicking and popping...	263 ~ 12188 miles
ENGINE exiting interstate and merging onto state route vehicle lost power could not maintain speed in traffic. towed to dealer next	47 ~ 36526 miles
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM purchased 2014 fully loaded passat on 10/26/13 safety issue with car due to my 1.5 hr daily commute. extremely poor...	44 ~ 32969 miles
UNKNOWN OR OTHER exploding sunroof while driving 55 mph in normal weather conditions glass was pushed outward....	34 ~ 34367 miles
STEERING tl* the contact owns a 2014 volkswagen passat. the contact stated that the engine was slow to start upon depressing...	29 ~ 36498 miles
FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM when driving car loss of power had towed to vw dealer turbo failure with just 9700 miles. *tr...	25 ~ 57765 miles
POWER TRAIN the car tends to have jerking movements during slow traffic conditions. the car will not stop smoothly and gives whip...	23 ~ 46964 miles
VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL vehicle cruise control does not control speed downhill when cruise control is set. vehicle speed keeps increasing while going downhill.	10 ~ 33670 miles
VISIBILITY/WIPER after owning the vehicle for approximately a week i realized what i thought was a slight inconvenience turns out to...	9 ~ 40101 miles
BODY > STRUCTURE takata recall: vw traveling in right most lane of 4 lane city street when vehicle in opposing lane made an...	8 ~ 44186 miles
SERVICE BRAKES tl* the contact owns a 2014 volkswagen passat. while driving 35 mph the brake pedal was depressed but the vehicle...	7 ~ 23736 miles
ELECTRONIC STABILITY CONTROL while going around a right corner at highway speeds on a dry day and other vehicles going much faster than...	7 ~ 23186 miles
EXTERIOR LIGHTING the lamp for sidelights front right was defect. *tr...	6 ~ 51226 miles
WHEELS i bought a 2014 passat tdi and since the day i bought i had misalignment problem. i tried everything and...	4 ~ 29953 miles
SEAT BELTS takata inflators airbag inflated on it's own while turning left into a parking lot and caused my wife to loose...	3 ~ 21533 miles
SUN/MOON ROOF ASSEMBLY > VISIBILITY tl* the contact owns a 2014 volkswagen passat. the contact stated that while driving at approximately 65 mph the glass...	3 ~ 16600 miles
SUSPENSION after owning the vehicle for approximately a week i realized what i thought was a slight inconvenience turns out to...	3 ~ 85864 miles
DRIVER CLOCKSPRING/SPIRAL CASSETTE > FRONTAL > AIR BAGS tl* the contact owns a 2014 volkswagen passat. upon starting the vehicle the air bag indicator illuminated and the horn...	2 ~ 85500 miles
HORN > ELECTRICAL SYSTEM tl* the contact owns a 2014 volkswagen passat. while driving 55 mph the horn failed to work and the air...	2 ~ 60000 miles
TIRES i was driving on the northern state parkway going east around 8 am. there was construction alongside the road as...	2 ~ 2160 miles
EQUIPMENT ADAPTIVE/MOBILITY since purchased we have found the rns-510 radio navigation asystem to be a dangerous item that volkswagen has known about...	2 ~ 6050 miles
FUEL PUMP > DELIVERY > FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE tl* the contact owns a 2014 volkswagen passat. while driving the vehicle started to jerk the rpms decreased and the...	1 ~ 67000 miles
FUEL SYSTEM, DIESEL the car stalled while i was driving approximately 25mph and then would not start. upon inspection vw informed me that...	1 ~ 68000 miles
EXHAUST SYSTEM > ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING tl* the contact owns a 2014 volkswagen passat. while driving various speeds the contact experienced extreme headaches and nausea continuously....	1 ~ 75000 miles
FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE 2014 volkswagen passat. consumer writes in regards to vehicle fuel line odors and airbag recall issues. *smd the consumer received...	1
HEATER CORE > DEFROSTER/DEFOGGER/HVAC SYSTEM > VISIBILITY tl* the contact owns a 2014 volkswagen passat. while driving approximately 55 mph the heater stopped and the windows fogged...	1 ~ 76000 miles
NAVIGATIONAL SYSTEM(GLOBAL POSITIONING SYSTEM) > ELECTRICAL > EQUIPMENT tl* the contact owns a 2014 volkswagen passat. while driving 35 mph the global positioning system failed to provide accurate...	1 ~ 7000 miles
RADIO/TAPE DECK/CD ETC. > ELECTRICAL > EQUIPMENT 2014 volkswagen passat. consumer writes in regards to steering wheel malfunction and requests a buy back of vehicle. *smd the...	1
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC 2014 volkswagen passat. cruise control failed to turn off and the brakes failed to activate causing the vehicle to jump	1
CRUISE CONTROL > VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL 2014 volkswagen passat. cruise control failed to turn off and the brakes failed to activate causing the vehicle to jump	1

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