1990 Volkswagen Passat
Safety Score
90
Safe
Recalls
1
Complaints
34
NCAP Stars
—
Recalls (1)
| Date | NHTSA ID | Component | Units | Completion | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1996-07-01 | 96V115000 |
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:COOLING SYSTEM | 8,100 | — | Details |
Owner Complaints (showing up to 50)
| Date | Component | Crash | Injuries | Summary |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2005-11-10 | VISIBILITY:DEFROSTER/DEFOGGER/HVAC SYSTEM:HEATER CORE | No | 0 | HI I PURCHASED A 1990 VW PASSAT THE VIN # IS [XXX] .... THE HEATER CORE BLEW ON THIS VEHICLE, I BY PASSED THE HOSES … |
| 2003-10-07 | ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:COOLING SYSTEM | No | 0 | RECALL 96V115000: THE VEHICLE DID NOT HAVE ANY HEAT, THE VEHICLE WAS CHECKED AND THE DEALER FOUND A FAULTY HEATING CO… |
| 2003-05-06 | POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION | No | 0 | MANY ELECTRICAL PROBLEMS: POWER WINDOWS, IGNITION SWITCH, PASSENGER SIDE PASSIVE SEAT BELT, AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION INTE… |
| 2003-05-06 | POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION | No | 0 | MANY ELECTRICAL PROBLEMS: POWER WINDOWS, IGNITION SWITCH, PASSENGER SIDE PASSIVE SEAT BELT, AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION INTE… |
| 2002-09-10 | VISIBILITY:DEFROSTER/DEFOGGER/HVAC SYSTEM:HEATER CORE | No | 0 | WIFE WAS DRIVING ALONG WHEN ALL OF A SUDDEN, HEATER CORE BURST, FILLING INTERIOR OF CAR WITH HOT COOLANT AND STEAM. HER… |
| 2001-05-01 | SUSPENSION:FRONT:CONTROL ARM | No | 0 | THE RIGHT BALL JOINTS AND SWAY BARS HAD TO BE REPLACED AT LOW MILEAGE. NLM |
| 2000-11-01 | ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:COOLING SYSTEM | No | 0 | WATER PUMP FAILED AND ENGINE OVERHEATED. CURRENTLY, THERE IS A LEAK. *AK |
| 2000-04-01 | ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:COOLING SYSTEM | No | 0 | RECALL 96 V 115 000/ENGINE COOLING SYSTEM: VEHICLE EXPERIENCED OVERHEATING IN WHICH COOLANT / STEAM WAS COMING INTO … |
| 2000-03-11 | TIRES | No | 0 | ON TWO SEPARATE OCCASIONS (03/11/00 AND 07/03/00) I WAS TRAVELLING AT A SPEED IN EXCESS OF 75 MPH AND HEARD A SUDDEN SN… |
| 1999-09-29 | ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE | No | 0 | CONSUMER WAS DRIVING AT 30 MPH AND NOTICED SMOKE COMING FROM THE ENGINE DUE TO THE OIL TOP BEING LEFT OFF WHICH CAUSED … |
| 1999-06-01 | ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE:GASOLINE | No | 0 | THE ENGINE STALLS WHEN I APPLY QUICK BRAKES AT 50 MPH. ALSO, WHEN I LEAVE THE HIGHWAY, REDUCING VEHICLE SPEEC TO 30 MPH… |
| 1999-03-17 | POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION | No | 0 | NO SUMMARY INCLUDED FOR THIS VEHICLE. *AK |
| 1999-01-20 | VISIBILITY:DEFROSTER/DEFOGGER/HVAC SYSTEM | No | 0 | RECALL NUMBER 96V115000; CONSUMER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE RECALL FAILURE. CONSUMER CONTACTED THE DEALER, DEALER STATED… |
| 1998-06-01 | VISIBILITY:DEFROSTER/DEFOGGER/HVAC SYSTEM | No | 0 | WHEN CONSUMER STARTED THE HEATER VENTILATION THE VEHICLE WAS SO HOT INSIDE THAT GLASS WINDOWS WERE FOGGY, AND THE TEMPE… |
| 1998-05-20 | POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION | No | 0 | WE DID NOT REALIZE OTHER OWNERS HAD THE SAME PROBLEMS WITH THIS MODEL YEAR UNTIL WE READ YOUR REPORTS.WE DID NOT CONTAC… |
| 1997-12-18 | SEAT BELTS | No | 0 | FRAYED CABLE CABLE CAUSED PASSENGER SIDE PASSIVE RESTRAINT MECHANISM NOT TO FULLY RETRACT. |
| 1997-06-16 | SEAT BELTS | No | 0 | CONSUMER NOTICED PASSENGER'S FRONT SIDE AUTOMATIC SEAT BELT DOES NOT LOCK IN PLACE ALL THE WAY, ALSO IT MOVES BY ITSELF… |
| 1996-12-30 | SEAT BELTS | No | 0 | VEHICLE'S PASSENGER SIDE SHOULDER BELT MOTOR RUNS CONTINUOUSLY, RUNS DOWN BATTERY, WILL NOT RETRACT OR RELEASE SHOULDER… |
| 1996-10-30 | SEATS:FRONT ASSEMBLY:SEAT HEATER/COOLER | No | 0 | HEAT CONTROLLED FOR DRIVER'S SIDE SEAT BEGAN HEATING W/SWITCH OFF. THE FOLLOWING MORNING THE DRIVER'S SEAT BECAME PROGR… |
| 1996-10-24 | POWER TRAIN:AXLE HUBS | No | 0 | LONG AXLE METAL DONUT OUTSIDE DIAMOND PRESS, GLUED TO HUB, PRESSED ON SHAFT FROM THE DIFFERENTIAL, SLID DOWN AND WEDGE… |
| 1996-08-22 | VISIBILITY:DEFROSTER/DEFOGGER/HVAC SYSTEM:HEATER CORE | No | 1 | THE HEATER CORE LEAKED INSIDE CAR, CAUSING BURN INJURY TO DRIVER. |
| 1995-11-01 | ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE | No | 0 | THE HEATER EXCHANGER LEAKS AND ODER ENTERS PASSENGER COMPARTMENT. THIS LEAK COULD CAUSE INJURY TO THE DRIVER'S FEET OR… |
| 1995-08-07 | SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP | No | 0 | ABS:TOLD BY DEALER, ENTIRE ABS NEEDS REPLACING;ALIGNED, OWNER GOT AIR INTO SYSTEM WHILE CHANGING PADS, RUINED WHOLE SYS… |
| 1995-06-08 | SEAT BELTS | No | 0 | PASSENGER SIDE AUTOMATIC SEAT BELTS FAILED, THE BELTS STOPPED WORKING. TT |
| 1994-07-08 | FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE | No | 0 | VEHICLE CONTINUALLY STALLS DUE TO FUEL SENDING UNIT/FUEL TRANSFER PUMP BREAKING UP/CLOGGING THE FUEL FILTER. *DSH |
| 1992-06-01 | ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE | No | 0 | HEAD GASKET LEAKS, ALLOWING OIL TO RUN ONTO EXHAUST MANIFOLD AND BURNS, CAUSING CARBON MONOXIDE FUMES TO ENTE RVEHICLE;… |
| 1992-06-01 | ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE | No | 0 | HEAD GASKET LEAKS ALLOW OIL TO RUN ONTO THE EXHAUST MANIFOLD AND BURN, CAUSING CARBON MONOXIDE TO ENTER THE PASSENGER C… |
| 1991-01-01 | POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION | No | 0 | TRANSMISSION EXPERIENCED ELECTRONIC FAILURE. |
| — | ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:COOLING SYSTEM | No | 0 | ENGINE OVERHEATS, CAUSING THE COOLANT PRESSURE TO RISE, RESULTING IN LEAKAGE. *AK |
| — | SEAT BELTS | No | 0 | UPON PURCHASING VEHICLE NEW, PASSIVE RESTRAINT SEAT BELTS FOR DRIVER GET STUCK MIDWAY W/MOTOR RUNNING. OWNER HAS TO DI… |
| — | SEAT BELTS:FRONT:RETRACTOR | No | 0 | THE DRIVER AND PASSENGER SIDE SEAT BELT RETRACTOR STOPPED WORKING. TT |
| — | SUSPENSION:FRONT:MACPHERSON STRUT | No | 0 | SPRING STRUTS AND STRUT MOUNTS FAILED. YH |
| — | ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE:GASOLINE:BELTS AND ASSOCIATED PULLEYS | No | 0 | TIMING BELT BROKE AND DISTORYED THE ENGINE |
| — | SEAT BELTS:FRONT:RETRACTOR | No | 0 | THE PASSENGER SIDE SEAT BELT RETRACTOR STOPPED WORKING . TT |