Safety Score
93
Safe
Recalls
0
Complaints
39
NCAP Stars
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Recalls (0)
No recalls found for the 1992 Volkswagen Passat.
Owner Complaints (showing up to 50)
| Date | Component | Crash | Injuries | Summary |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2007-08-12 | VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL:CABLES | No | 0 | THROTTLE CABLE MELTS THEN IT JAMS, USUALLY IN A HIGH REVVING POSITION. I HAVE GONE THROUGH 3 NEW THROTTLE CABLES, EACH… |
| 2004-04-30 | VISIBILITY:DEFROSTER/DEFOGGER/HVAC SYSTEM:HEATER CORE | No | 0 | WHILE DRIVING 65 MPH HEATER CORE BLEW OUT. AS A RESULT WHITE STEAM FILLED THE PASSENGER COMPARTMENT WHICH IMPAIRED THE… |
| 2003-10-01 | ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:COOLING SYSTEM | No | 0 | HEAT EXCHANGER (CORE) LEAKED WHILE DRIVING, STEAMING UP THE VEHICLE INTERIOR TO IMPAIR VISIBILITY. HOT COOLANT LEAKED … |
| 2002-12-16 | VISIBILITY:DEFROSTER/DEFOGGER/HVAC SYSTEM:HEATER CORE | No | 0 | WHILE DRIVING GAS AND FUMES BEGAN EMITTING FROM VENTS CAUSING WINDOWS TO FOG ELIMINATING CONSUMER'S VISIBILITY. DEALER… |
| 2001-12-06 | VISIBILITY:DEFROSTER/DEFOGGER/HVAC SYSTEM | No | 0 | HEATING SYSTEM SMELLS OF ANTIFREEZE WHEN USING FRONT VENTS AND DEFROST. 2 - 3 FAN SELECTION USED AND HEATER SET TO MED… |
| 2000-03-01 | ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE:GASOLINE | No | 0 | WHEN IT'S COLD VEHICLE WILL START FAST AND RUN WELL. BUT AFTER CAR HAS BEEN WARMED UP, PARKED AND STARTED AGAIN, IT'… |
| 1999-09-01 | ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE:GASOLINE | No | 0 | VEHICLE IS CONSTANTLY OVERHEATING (6 TIMES).*ET |
| 1999-08-06 | SUSPENSION:FRONT | Yes | 0 | NO SUMMARY LISTED FOR ABOV EVEHICLE. *AK |
| 1999-04-04 | FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE:FUEL INJECTION SYSTEM | No | 0 | TRANSFER PUMP WAS REPLACED ONCE DURING WARRANTY, ALL OTHERS AFTER ITS EXPIRATION. THE SYMPTOM IS THAT THE ENGINE STALLS… |
| 1999-02-15 | FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE:DELIVERY:FUEL PUMP | No | 0 | AUTOMOBILE STALLS OUT BECAUSE THE FUEL PUMP GOES BAD AND HAS TO BE REPLACED. CONSUMER STATES HAS HAD THIS DONE FIVE TI… |
| 1999-02-15 | FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE:DELIVERY | No | 0 | FUEL PUMP HAS FAILED AND HAS HAD TO BE REPLACED 5 TIMES. I HAVE BACK-UP PAPERWORK, INVOICES, ETC. SYMPTOMS ARE CAR STA… |
| 1999-02-14 | ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE | No | 0 | ACCORDING TO THE VOLKSWAGEN'S OWNERS MANUAL THE TIMING BELT MUST BE REPLACED EVERY 60,000 MILES. THE ORIGINAL TIMING BE… |
| 1998-09-15 | EXTERIOR LIGHTING:TURN SIGNAL | No | 0 | TURN INDICATOR SWITCH DEVELOPED A "DEAD SPOT" WHEN TRYING TO SIGNAL A LEFT TURN; INDICATOR NOW FUNCTIONS SPORADICALLY. |
| 1998-09-10 | ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE | No | 0 | TIMING BELT FAILED CAUSING DAMAGE TO THE ENGINE VALVES. |
| 1998-03-01 | SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS:MASTER CYLINDER | No | 0 | NO SUMMARY LISTED FOR ABOV EVEHICLE. *AK |
| 1997-07-26 | ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE | No | 0 | TIMING BELT SNAPPED CAUSING THE CYLINDER HEAD TO BLOW AND TOTAL ENGINE SHUT DOWN. |
| 1997-05-17 | ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING | No | 0 | ENGINE OVERHEATING THE DEALER FIXED THE PROBLEM BUT IT HAPPEND AGAIN. YH |
| 1997-03-01 | LATCHES/LOCKS/LINKAGES:TRUNK LID:LOCK | No | 0 | TRUNK LATCH BROKE.*ET |
| 1997-02-11 | ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE | No | 0 | HEAD GASKET FAILURE. VERY COMMON PROBLEM WITH VW PASSATS. |
| 1997-01-17 | ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE | No | 0 | TIMING BELT FAILURE. |
| 1997-01-17 | ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE | No | 0 | IMING BELT FAILED, CAUSING VEHICLE TO LOS EPOWER/CONTROL. *AK |
| 1996-12-23 | POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION | No | 0 | VEHICLE WOULD START, SHIFTED INTO DRIVE POSITION, VEHICLE WILL NOT GO OR MOVE. PUT VEHICLE IN SHOP 3 DIFFERENT TIMES FO… |
| 1996-11-01 | FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE:STORAGE:TANK ASSEMBLY | No | 0 | FUEL TANK SENDING UNIT MALFUNCTIONED. *AK |
| 1996-06-26 | SEAT BELTS:FRONT:BUCKLE ASSEMBLY | Yes | 3 | THE CONSUMER WAS INVOLVED IN A SIDE IMPACT COLLISION AND THE DRIVER SIDE AND THE REAR PASSENGER/DRIVING SIDE SEAT BELTS… |
| 1996-02-21 | ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE | Yes | 0 | AFTERMARKET ENGINE MOUNTS HAVE BROKEN IN TWO DIFFERENT VOLKSWAGEN VEHICLES, PART NO 191199279C FOR THREE DIFFERENT VW V… |
| 1995-12-29 | FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE:STORAGE:TANK ASSEMBLY | No | 0 | FUEL TANK COLLAPSED AND VEHICLE STOPPED DUE TO LACK OF FUEL, POSSIBLE FUEL LEAK. *AK |
| 1995-09-15 | SEAT BELTS | No | 0 | AUTOMATIC FRONT PASSENGER SEAT BELT RETRACTOR IS LOCKING IN THE OPEN POSITION. TT PROBLEM IS OK NOW, CLIP IN DOOR WAS… |
| 1995-01-14 | VISIBILITY:WINDSHIELD | No | 0 | WINDSHIELD PITTED. *AW |
| 1995-01-02 | FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE:STORAGE:TANK ASSEMBLY | No | 0 | WHEN WATER COMES INSIDE TANK COLLAPSED. TT |
| 1994-12-04 | ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE:GASOLINE | No | 0 | ENGINE FIRE. *AK |
| — | ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE:GASOLINE | No | 0 | ENGINE STALLS. |
| — | ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE | No | 0 | TIMING BELT BROKE. |
| — | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:IGNITION | No | 0 | THE CAR JUST DIED WHEN SLOWING DOWN. PLEASE DESCRIBE. TT |
| — | POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION:PARK/NEUTRAL START INTERLOCK SWITCH | No | 0 | EXPERIENCING POSSIBLE AUTO TRANMISSION. INTERLOCK SYSTEM FAILURE, CAN REMOVE KEY IN ANY GEAR; ALSO, GEAR SHIFT LEVER C… |
| — | ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE | No | 0 | THE ENGINE VALVES AND TIMING BELT FAILED WHILE DRIVING CAUSING THE VEHICLE TO SHUT DOWN. *MJS |
| — | FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE:STORAGE:TANK ASSEMBLY | No | 0 | THERE IS FUEL LEAKING INTO THE ENGINE COMPARTMENT. DEALER HAS SEEN VEHICLE. THERE HAVE BEEN MANY OTHER PROBLEMS WITH TH… |
| — | VISIBILITY:DEFROSTER/DEFOGGER/HVAC SYSTEM:WINDSHIELD:ELECTRICAL HEATING ELEMENT | No | 0 | THE AIR CONDITIONING WORKS FINE ON THIS VEHICLE. BUT WHEN THE HEAT IS TURNED ON HEAT CONTROL SWITCH MELTS FROM THE INS… |
| — | POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION | No | 0 | TRANSMISSION SLIPS AND WILL NOT GO INTO GEAR. TT |
| — | POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION:CONTROL MODULE (TCM/PCM/TECM) | No | 0 | THE ELECTRONIC CONTROL MODULE IN THE TRANSMISSION FAILED. *MJS |