5.4% of complaints about the 2010 Volkswagen Passat came in the first year, which is unremarkable for a 2010 vehicle — around the middle of the 203 model-years on record. The median complaint arrives at 8.2 yr in service. The most-reported system is air bags (48 complaints), typically at 7.3 yr or about 64,834 miles.
Volkswagen Group of America, Inc. (Volkswagen) is recalling certain 2009-2014 Volkswagen CC, 2010-2014 Golf, 2010-2014 Eos, 2007-2010 Passat Sedan and Wagon, and 2012-2014 Passat vehicles. Upon deployment of the driver's frontal air bag, excessive internal pressure may cause the inflator to explode.
In the event of a crash necessitating deployment of the driver's frontal air bag, the inflator could explode with metal fragments striking the vehicle occupants potentially resulting in serious injury or death.
Volkswagen Group of America, Inc. (Volkswagen) is recalling certain 2009-2016 Volkswagen CC, 2006-2010 Passat and Passat Wagon vehicles. Interruption of electrical power to the fuel pump control module may cause the fuel pump to fail.
If the fuel pump fails, the engine will stall, increasing the risk of a crash.
Volkswagen Group of America, Inc. (Volkswagen) is recalling certain model year 2010-2014 Golf, 2007-2010 Passat sedans and wagon, 2012-2014 Passat sedan and Eos, 2009-2014 CC, 2009-2012 Audi Q5, 2010-2012 S5 Cabriolet and 2010-2012 Audi A5 Cabriolet vehicles. Upon deployment of the driver's frontal air bag, excessive internal pressure may cause the inflator to rupture.
In the event of a crash necessitating deployment of the driver's frontal air bag, the inflator could rupture with metal fragments striking the vehicle occupants potentially resulting in serious injury or death.
Volkswagen Group of America, Inc. (Volkswagen) is recalling certain model year 2010-2014 Volkswagen CC, and Passat, 2010-2013 Eos, 2011-2014 Golf, GTI, Jetta, and Tiguan, and 2012-2014 Jetta Sportwagen vehicles. In the affected vehicles, debris may contaminate the air bag clock spring, a spiral wound, flat cable that keeps the air bag powered while the steering wheel is being turned. This contamination may tear the cable and result in a loss of electrical connection to the driver's frontal air bag.
A loss of electrical connection to the driver's frontal air bag will prevent the air bag from deploying in the event of a vehicle crash, increasing the risk of injury.
TL*-THE CONTACT OWNS A 2010 VOLKSWAGEN PASSAT WAGON. THE TRANSMISSION SHUTTERED AS THE VEHICLE SLOWED AND WENT FROM A HIGHER GEAR TO A LOWER GEAR. THE VEHICLE ALSO LURCHED FORWARD WHEN THE CONTACT TOOK SHE TOOK HER FOOT OFF THE BRAKE. THE DEALER STATED THAT THE VEHICLE WAS DESIGNED TO FUNCTION IN THAT MANNER. THE DEALER WAS REPLACING THE CLUTCH AT THE TIME OF THE COMPLAINT. THE VIN WAS UNAVAILABLE AT THE TIME OF THE COMPLAINT. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 500. THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 4,000.
BOUGHT 2010 PASSAT NEW ON 05/25/10. ON 05/26 WITH LESS THAN 100 MILES, THE TRANSMISSION SUDDENLY WOULD NOT GO PAST 1ST GEAR AFTER ACCELERATING FROM STOP SIGN. WAS CLOSE TO HOME SO DROVE AROUND THE BLOCK TRYING TO GET IT TO UPSHIFT. ATTEMPTED TO REVERSE AND WHEN GEAR SHIFTER WAS MOVED TRANSMISSION WOULD NOT MOVE FROM DRIVE. CALLED DEALER AND THEY SAID THEY WOULD TOW IN. NEXT DAY I DROVE TO WORK AND HAVE NOT HAD A SINGLE PROBLEM SINCE. IT DOES LEAP FORWARD WHEN FOOT REMOVED FROM BRAKE, BUT I DON'T KNOW THERE IS MUCH THAT CAN BE DONE ABOUT THAT. KEEP FOOT ON BRAKE. WE'LL SEE. *TR
WHILE DRIVING ON THE HIGHWAY, WE SWITCHED LANES AND PRESSED THE ACCELERATOR TO THE FLOOR WHILE ATTEMPTING TO PASS ANOTHER VEHICLE. THERE WAS NO RESPONSE FROM THE THROTTLE. AFTER 15 SECONDS OR MORE THE CAR FINALLY RESPONDED. UPON REACHING OUR DESTINATION, THE TRANSMISSION WAS PUT INTO PARK, WHEREUPON THE ENGINE RPM'S BEGAN TO CLIMB PAST 4000. THE ACCELERATOR WAS NOT PUSHED DOWN. THE CONCERN IS THAT THE ELECTRONIC THROTTLE IS NOT RESPONDING TO THE DRIVER'S INPUT AND COULD LEAD TO AN UNINTENDED ACCELERATION. THE INCIDENT HAS BEEN REPORTED TO THE DEALER AND WE ARE AWAITING A RESPONSE. *TR
WHILE DRIVING ON THE HIGHWAY, WE SWITCHED LANES AND PRESSED THE ACCELERATOR TO THE FLOOR WHILE ATTEMPTING TO PASS ANOTHER VEHICLE. THERE WAS NO RESPONSE FROM THE THROTTLE. AFTER 15 SECONDS OR MORE THE CAR FINALLY RESPONDED. UPON REACHING OUR DESTINATION, THE TRANSMISSION WAS PUT INTO PARK, WHEREUPON THE ENGINE RPM'S BEGAN TO CLIMB PAST 4000. THE ACCELERATOR WAS NOT PUSHED DOWN. THE CONCERN IS THAT THE ELECTRONIC THROTTLE IS NOT RESPONDING TO THE DRIVER'S INPUT AND COULD LEAD TO AN UNINTENDED ACCELERATION. THE INCIDENT HAS BEEN REPORTED TO THE DEALER AND WE ARE AWAITING A RESPONSE. *TR