Vehicle has 49000 miles and is a gasoline engine. passenger side heat only blows cold air, which prevents the windshield from defrosting/deicing in wintertime, affecting visibility and safety. driver's side is not affected. research suggests that the problem is the result of a defective heater core similar to that found with diesel versions of the vehicle. this issue should not be occurring with a vehicle only having 49000 miles.
Check engine light and epc light turned on. sometimes my car will not start, but then other time it with start with one turn. also while i am driving, it looses power sometimes. one time the car shut off completely while i was in drive. i took it to the mechanic and he did a diagnostic computer code check. the code was reading camshaft position sensor malfunction. the mechanic replaced the sensor but noticed that the metal on the sensor is shearing significantly.
Volkswagen replaced my vehicle steering wheel "clockspring" under a previous safety recall. my car has now recently suffered from a failed steering wheel "clockspring". my drivers side front airbag is now incapacitated, my horn no longer works and my steering wheel controls do not work. this occurred upon my making a full left hand turn, upon making the turn, i heard cracking sounds come from my steering wheel and all of the sudden, i got an airbag error warning light (i still do), my horn did not work (still does not) and my steering wheel controls did not work (still don't). this should be a second recall to cover this issue because the "clockspring" was formally recalled for the exact reasons that i (and apparently a lot of other auto owners) now suffer from and the supposed replaced clockspring is causing the same safety issues. volkswagen is currently not taking responsibility for installing faulty "clocksprings" or negligent auto design for this issue. a new safety recall for this should be issued
About a year ago we noticed a strange odor devoloping in the car and researched that it could be a wax vw puts on the plastics. in the heat this max puts off an odor. after a while my son started devoloping sinus issues to the point he was at the doctor getting medicine to treat. this summer he did not drive the car much and we noticed he was not sick. i contacted vw on 7/23/19 with the concern of mold or the plastic issue. i dropped off the car to a dealer on 7/27/19 to have a mold test done, the results were told to me that levels of mold we acceptable levels but i was not told according to who's level. when i or my son drive this car we develop headaches and sinus issues caused from the odor the car is putting off in the passenger cabin. as of today 8/13/19 vw has turned it over to the dealer to charge me $245.00 to look for a leak. they are not looking at the wax on the plastic which they have agreed they do. after looking at issues on the ...
Has a problem with the fuel system, i have the diesel engine and when the glow plugs starts flashing you can feel the loss of power and takes several seconds to get up to speed, read online that it's an ongoing issue for several people.
Clock spring is not working after takata recall implemented. no controls on steering wheel work. horn does not work. airbag would likely not inflate. airbag light is on. this occured while the car was not moving.
The driver's door intermittently will not unlock and open. the driver has to enter through the passenger door and climb across to the driver's seat. this problem began in november 2018. i scheduled a service appointment at hanover volkswagen service department (pa) on 12/28/18. the problem was diagnosed and scanned finding fault for implausible signal from left front door latch. the recommendation is to replace the door latch and latch cover. the part was not available so i scheduled service for 1/2/19. i was then notified the part is on nation back order. the door has not unlocked 3 days since 1/2/19. i find this a safety issue since i cannot exit the car either through the driver's door when it does not unlock.
Driver's side door frozen shut in winter and upon opening handle/lock became inoperable resulting in failure of door to remain closed/locked during operation - door would swing open on turns presenting a safety hazard. research suggests that this is a known problem.
Takata recall: on november 17, 2017, took 2013 vw passat to chapman volkswagen (4500 e 22nd st; 85711) to replace airbags. clock spring fail: on august 29, 2018, took 2013 vw passat back to chapman volkswagen since 'check maintenance airbag' light on, horn not working, and the dials for radio/ bluetooth not working. informed by service tech that clock spring failed so need to remove/replace and could not find recall re:clock spring based on vin. billed and paid $672.80.
Clock spring failure. dangerous as air bag and horn do not work.
There was a recall on clockspring, and the repair was a clockspring cover that was repaired on my vehicle in march of 2016. july 2018 my clockspring had to be completely replaced costing $650. there was also an airbag recall that caused my horn to stop working, airbag light to come on, at the same exact time the clockspring stopped working. i took my vehicle to a dealership 2 days ago to have the clockspring looked at and the recall on the airbag repaired. the dealership informed me that i would have to purchase a new clockspring because only the cover was considered a recall, however obvioiusly this was not a sufficient clockspring repair.
In oct/6/2017 took my car to rudolph vw for the air bag recall, in june 29, 2018. i got the same warning lights except this time they are telling me that the problem is the clock spring, the part under nit the cup and airbag and this time i have to pay for it, a problem originated by them and now they want to collect $ 610.00 dlls. also they said that the warranty expired, 1 year or 12,000 miles, my car odometer record indicate back the 28086 in 10/6/17 and now 80,998 miles impossible to believe.
While i was home, i noticed my airbag light came on and the buttons on my steering wheel didn't work. a few days later i was driving on the highway and a car almost changed lanes on top of me. i tried to honk my horn and nothing came out. thankfully the car swerved back in it's lane because i didn't have anywhere to go. i took my car to the dealership and they told me the clock spring needed replaced. in 2016 i had my clock spring replaced as part of a recall (69l2). i've recently learned that many other people are having a similar issue with their recall-replaced clock spring. volkswagen is not acknowledging the problem with the recall work and clock spring being faulty and will only replace it if i spend over $700 for another diagnostic and repair.
Car would make whirling sounds intermittently, difficulty going up hill, rough idle sometimes, car shut off while driving, car shut off while idling at a light, car had difficulty starting or would start then shake and let out loud and hard bursts of gas from exhaust and cut off, car will start up then lose power, sometimes will start back up. one time it took 3 tries and would not start. had at vw dealer multiple times since jam 2017 till now. happened again today after i got gas, shut off then took a while to gain power and epc and check engine light were on then disappeared. every other time the wngine light would disappear. the last time in march they had the car 10 or so day. two days later it idled rough. they were busy to check the car now this. jan 2017 check engine light they said fault p0106/p2188- did software update and advises faults may come back. feb 2017 engine light they said same faults and manifold pressure sensor failed. got replaced. march 2017 car stalled in traffic multiple times. they cleaned throttle body. march 2017 ...
Check engine light (mil) luminated. code p202a. reductant tank heater control circuit. 135k miles.