2.9

hardly worth mentioning
Crashes / Fires:
0 / 0
Injuries / Deaths:
0 / 0
Average Mileage:
50,167 miles

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problem #3

Nov 102006

Passat 4-cyl

  • Manual transmission
  • 59,000 miles
Airbag fault - bad module - airbags will not deploy in accident - 2003 VW Passat.

- Virginia Beach, VA, USA

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problem #2

Dec 052005

Passat 6-cyl

  • Automatic transmission
  • 44,500 miles
Car had trouble starting, electrical problems, lurching while driving and ultimately transmission and air bag failure.

- Myrtle Beach, SC, USA

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problem #1

Jul 232005

Passat 4-cyl

  • Manual transmission
  • 47,000 miles
I purchase a new 2003 Volkswagen Passat from burlington Volkswagen 2 years ago and have taken it back to the dealership at least 7 times since then for a myriad of problems, from airbag lights coming on to check enginge light to the latest of the car shutting off in the middle of the road.

- Columbus, NJ, USA

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