Started to sound likr a deisel engine and leak oil. Oil pump bolt backed out. Too expensive to fix.

- Louisville, KY, USA

Front grill of the vehicle is dented but not damaged. Car works perfectly fine. Just needs slight body work, but other than that, vehicle is operative. It was on highway 91 w near imperial exit and traffic was stop and go. As traffic was picking back up, vehicle in front of me continued to press forward and by the time I hit my breaks, I slightly hit the back of their bumper and dented my grill.

- Santa Ana, CA, USA

There is 2 safety recalls on my cars VIN number an my dealership I got it from wobt fix it I've asked over an over I've only had the car for about 8 or 9 months. Im still making payments on it but rarely driving

- Snow Hill, NC, USA

This vehicle has had so many recalls that it should be taken off the streets. Also every time it rains the trunk fills up with water.

- Addison, IL, USA

Bad ignition coils and misfires. Cam follower and camshaft wear problems. Diverter valve (dv) failure. High pressure fuel pump (hpfp). Carbon build up and cold start misfires. Intake manifold runner control (imrc) motor. Timing chain, chain adjuster and tensioner. VW and Audi fuel pump control module. PCV valve failure.

- Lutz, FL, USA

Horn and airbag had suddenly stopped working after having the car for only 7 years. Was thinking it might have been a problem with the fuse, but sadly no. Sometimes the horn suddenly bursts to life in short sessions, but only when the vehicle has just turned on, rarely is it heard. Also, the turbo seems to take much longer than usual to reach the next gear, (again, this seldomly only happens when the vehicle has just started)

- Pickerington, OH, USA

CRV boot--I had my left front CRV boot replaced 12/2010. Dealership says I need front right and two rear CRV boots replaced 10/2011. I drive 14 miles rt to work-no rough terrain-with only 42000-48000 I need all replaced-doesn't seem right and $200 per boot. I purchased this vehicle new.

- Salem, WI, USA

2006 VW Passat bought 14 months ago in shop 3 times, thermostat fixed my expense, coils replaced VW expense, car has 90000 miles and am being told camshaft needs replacing along with fuel pump - noticed numerous complaints online with the same issue. P2293 code on and off for 3 months VW is no help except for pay for repairs.

- Tyrone, GA, USA

'07/19/2006: Purchased a brand new 2006 Volkswagen Passat '04/13/2007: Radio will not eject cd- the stereo system had to be replaced due to faulty radio '12/06/2007: Car will not start ' called tow company, upon arrival checked battery and it was not the problem; tow company could not get the car to start; car was towed to lasher Volkswagen '12/14/2007: Car will not start again, same issue as before on 12/06/2007; called the tow company and had it towed to lasher dealership; after numerous calls back and forth, VW dealership and manufacturer cannot figure out the problem nor have they fixed the vehicle yet '01/12/08: Picked up the vehicle from lasher VW ' seemed to work okay '01/14/08: While driving home from work, door locks began to unlock and lock by themselves and while driving on the freeway; also, suddenly light indicators (blinkers) did not work, high beams did not work, windshield wipers did not work, steering wheel indicator light came on, tire pressure light came on, cruise control light came on; this was an extremely dangerous situation '01/17/08: While driving to berkeley, on the freeway, the blinkers stopped working, and could not get the windshield wipers to work; locks began to lock and unlock while driving; telephone call again, to lasher VW to express great concern and worried about being stranded; was told to bring it in on Friday 01/1/08 at 7:30 am; once we arrived in berkeley, we parked the car and turned off the ignition ' the radio was still on and the headlights did not shut off; we started up the car again and the same thing happened; when locking the car with the alarm, the doors locked but the alarm did not turn on; lights remained on for about 20 minutes, fearing that the battery would run low and we would be stranded '08/05/09: Took the car to elk grove VW and told that warranty will not cover any of the repairs '10/24/09-12/14/09: The car has not been able to start since 10/23/09 and sitting in our garage & now at neillo VW.

- Sacramento, CA, USA

Gosh where do I start VW Passat 51000 miles alot of things went wrong.. car starter volks came out causing the starter to break my trunk doesn't close pops open in the middle of road/freeway causing me to loose thing from my trunk extremely dangerous in the freeway my steering wheel lock is defected does not lock I have called numerous of VW dealer ships and they want to charge me cause its warranty expired and for steering lock I went before warranty and they want to charge me 90 dollars I don't have that kind of money lying around I have car payment. Ins ect... im scared if something was to happened while me driving with my kids.

- Spring Valley, CA, USA

2006 VW Passat 3.6 two weeks ago a noise appeared quite suddenly. Originally thought the car in front of me had a bad muffler. Noise coming from front, right of car. Almost sounded like a baseball card in your bike spokes but louder and deeper. Starts at around 50 mph. Tone and speed of sound decreases as speed of car decreases but otherwise stays constant. Disappears when you take your foot off gas. Took it to carter VW. They heard sound. Told me that air pressure in front, right tire was at max and so they let some air out and that "fixed" the problem. It did not. Since I had not had the tire pressure changed since I bought the car in Nov - I found it hard to believe that would fix that problem and told them that. Will take it to chaplins VW, which is much closer to home.

- Redmond, WA, USA

Here is the entire unabridged version of my first email to Volkswagen regarding the health safety issues of listing their glove box as a MINIrefrigerator. This addendum can be attached to complaint with the confirmation # 10140486 previously sent to you {your system would only allow for 2000 characters} thanks, catt ================================================= -----original message----- from: Cattreed@sbcglobal.net [mailto:cattreed@sbcglobal.net] sent: Thursday, October 13, 2005 3:44 am to: Volktalk@VW.com subject: Marketing / public relations email to Volkswagen company re: Passat television advertising--specifically food poisoning I just viewed your new television advertisement for the Passat. Please note: You may wish to pull the new ad showing your glove box cooler immediately, as this could be a public relations nightmare waiting to happen. The ad shows some young men out stopping for some sushi, and then storing it in the glove box. A very large no no! they show them dialing the temperature down to 60 degrees--hardly a safe temperature for raw fish and/or many other kinds of food that require refrigeration. (if they showed chocolates not melting, it would be one thing, or keeping some fruit chilled to taste...(basically any fruit other than peeled melon...again another health hazard if stored about 40 degrees) please present this information to the powers that be--the ones who make the decision to pull the ads. I have taken the food service sanitation licensing and can tell you that making people sick/dead would not help your marketing campaign. Hopefully this email makes it into the right hands and it is dealt with effectively.

- Bolingbrook, IL, USA

Impending health risk to users of the Volkswagen Passat here is a copy of an email I recently sent to Volkswagen, their (sad) response, and my reply ================================================= date: Fri, 21 Oct 2005 08:39:08 -0700 (pdt) from: "catt" to: "vic web responses" how about you read my email again" I did not say your ad was offensive--I said it was dangerous. Are you actively looking for another jack in the box debacle" vic web responses wrote: Dear catt, thank you for sharing your comments with our Volkswagen website. We have noted your concerns and would like to apologize if you found the nature of this ad offensive. We here at Volkswagen of America strive to share the experience of our brand of driving excitement to Volkswagen enthusiast's through clever and innovative spots, created by a refreshing and entertaining national advertising campaign. Please accept our apology, once again. We appreciate your submission and invite you to visit again soon! kelly volktalk -----original message----- from: Cattreed@sbcglobal.net [mailto:cattreed@sbcglobal.net] sent: Thursday, October 13, 2005 3:44 am to: Volktalk@VW.com {abridged version} email to Volkswagen company re: Passat television advertising--specifically food poisoning I just viewed your new television advertisement for the Passat. Please note: You may wish to pull the new ad showing your glove box cooler immediately, as this could be a public relations nightmare waiting to happen. The ad shows some young men out stopping for some sushi, and then storing it in the glove box. A very large no no! they show them dialing the temperature down to 60 degrees--hardly a safe temperature for raw fish and/or many other kinds of food that require refrigeration. (cont)...again another health hazard if stored about 40 degrees).

- Bolingbrook, IL, USA