6.3
fairly significant- Crashes / Fires:
- 0 / 0
- Injuries / Deaths:
- 0 / 0
- Average Mileage:
- 11,875 miles
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1995 VW Passat. Door locks have been repaired several times by authorized VW dealer and repair shop. Doors do not open in cold weather despite car being in heated garage.
- Lunenburg, MA, USA
Consumer notice in cold weather vehicle doors will not unlock. Consumer would have to warm up the vehicle to unlock vehicle doors. Dealer was contacted.
- Naperville, IL, USA
Four doors will not open from outside, only from inside. Doors are power operated. Contacted dealer, and dealer has tried to fix the problem.
- Tobaccoville, NC, USA
Outdoor latches broke, must roll down the windows to open doors to get in.
- Oklahoma City, OK, USA
Heater core is dead care smells like antifreeze. Driver's door no longer opens from outside, and other doors are starting to do the the same. Car can't be shut off for short stop or it will not start again. A/C went out 2 years ago contacted VW of american no help.
- Memphis, TN, USA
The key gets stuck in the right door lock when trying to lock the car. Nlm
- Chester, VA, USA
Right and left front door handle does not open the door or has to be pulled repeatedly before it will open, misadjusted door latch was replaced but the problem still persists. Nlm
- Chester, VA, USA
- Sunnyvale, CA, USA