8.0

pretty bad
Typical Repair Cost:
$260
Average Mileage:
128,000 miles
Total Complaints:
1 complaints

Most common solutions:

  1. not sure (1 reports)
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problem #1

Jun 152019

Passat VR6 3.6L

  • Automatic transmission
  • 128,000 miles

One day while exiting a freeway, my car shut off as I came to a stop, but the electronics stayed on like the radio and lights. The car didn't want to turn on for about a minute. When it was running again, it would shut off as I came to another stop. This kept happening all the way home. When I took it to the shop, they told me that it was loose and corroded wiring going to the main fuse box under the hood. The whole experience was SCARY. I thought I was going to be a much bigger issue than it really was.

- Paul S., Lakeside, US