Safety Score
95
Safe
Recalls
0
Complaints
25
NCAP Stars
—
Recalls (0)
No recalls found for the 1994 Volkswagen Passat.
Owner Complaints (showing up to 50)
| Date | Component | Crash | Injuries | Summary |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2006-10-26 | VISIBILITY:DEFROSTER/DEFOGGER/HVAC SYSTEM:HEATER CORE | No | 0 | 94 VOLKSWAGEN PASSAT, 110K MILES, EXPERIENCED HEATER CORE FAILURE, LEAKING 200 DEGREE FLUID ONTO FLOOR OF PASSENGER COM… |
| 2004-06-15 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM | No | 0 | THE PASSIVE RESTRAINT SYSTEM CAUSES THE BATTERY TO DRAIN. THE SEAT BELT SWITCH BUILT INTO THE DOOR CAUSES THE SEAT BEL… |
| 2002-12-01 | SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP | No | 0 | THE CONSUMER PARKED THE VEHICLE AND 45 MINUTES LATER SMOKE BEGAN TO COME FROM UNDER THE HOOD. THE CONSUMER TOOK OUT THE… |
| 2002-04-20 | ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:COOLING SYSTEM | No | 0 | NO SUMMARY LISTED FOR ABOVE VEHICLE. *AK |
| 2001-03-03 | ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:COOLING SYSTEM:FAN | No | 0 | COOLING FAN HAD TO BE REPLACED NOT ONCE, BUT TWICE WITHIN 5 YEARS. I THINK THE PART WAS COVERED IN A RECALL, BUT VOLKS… |
| 2000-01-13 | ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:COOLING SYSTEM:FAN | No | 0 | THE FAN MOTOR SHAFT SEIZED, RENDERING THE FAN MOTOR INOPERABLE. VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED UNDER A RECALL. HOWEVER, THE PR… |
| 1999-12-06 | POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION | No | 0 | WITH THE TRANSMSIION FAILING IT COULD BE A SERIOUS PROBLEM, ESPECIALLY AT THE SPEED THAT I WAS GOING AT THE APPROMIMATE… |
| 1999-01-01 | ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE:GASOLINE | No | 0 | ELECTRICAL COMPONENTS FAILED, INCLUDING SPEEDOMETER, TEMP GAUGE, AND TRANSMISSION INDICATOR. ENGINE FAILED TO START IN… |
| 1998-10-09 | POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION | No | 0 | TRANSMISSION FAILED. |
| 1998-09-10 | ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE:GASOLINE | No | 0 | GOING UPHILL, MAKING LEFT TURN AT ABOUT 10 MPH, VEHICLE BECAME INOPERATIVE/STALLED, CAUSING THE STEERING TO LOCK UP, A… |
| 1998-08-28 | STEERING:LINKAGES:TIE ROD ASSEMBLY | No | 0 | TIE ROD END WORE OUT, CAUSING VEHICLE TO MAKE NOISE WHEN TURNING CORNERS. |
| 1998-04-01 | ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING | No | 0 | THE ENGINE QUITS AT ALL SPEEDS WITHOUT WARNING OR INDICATION AND WILL NOT RESTART IMMEDIATELY, CREATING HAZARDOUS TRAFF… |
| 1997-07-18 | ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE:GASOLINE | No | 0 | CONSUMER STATES THAT WHILE DRIVING VEHICLE CUTS OFF GIVING NO INDICATION . |
| 1996-07-16 | SEAT BELTS | No | 0 | DRIVERS SIDE MOTORBELT FAILS INTERMITTENTLY. |
| 1996-06-06 | FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE:STORAGE:TANK ASSEMBLY | No | 0 | VEHICLE BURST INTO FLAMES WHILE DRIVING DUE TO GAS TANK FLUID LEAKAGE.*AK |
| 1996-04-18 | SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP | No | 0 | ANTILOCK BRAKES FAILED 2 TIMES. *SD |
| 1996-04-04 | ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:COOLING SYSTEM:FAN | No | 0 | CONSUMER STATES THAT RECALL WORK WAS PERFORMED IN APRIL AND SINCE THAT TIME VEHICLE HAS BEEN CUTTING OFF AND NOT STARTI… |
| 1995-11-01 | STRUCTURE | No | 0 | STRUCTURE OF VEHICLE CAUSES TIRE DAMAGE/BLOW OUTS. |
| — | FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE | No | 0 | DEFECTIVE FUEL LINE CLAMPS CAUSE UNDERHOOD FUEL LINES TO LEAK ALLOWING FUMES TO ENTER PASSANGER COMPARTMENT. |
| — | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:12V/24V/48V BATTERY | No | 0 | VEHICLE HAS HAD THREE BATTERIES WITHIN A FOUR YEAR PERIOD. |
| — | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:IGNITION | No | 0 | THE CAR CUTS OFF AT ANY GIVEN SPEED WITHOUT ANY NOTICE INCLUDING ON A FREEWAY. THIS IS VERY DANGEROUS AND I AM AFRAID … |
| — | SEAT BELTS | No | 0 | AUTOMATIC SEAT BELT ON BOTH DRIVER'S AND PASSENGER'S SIDES WILL RETRACT SUDDENLY, CAUSING LOSS OF PROTECTION IN CASE OF… |
| — | POWER TRAIN | No | 0 | ODOMETER AND SPEEDOMETER DID NOT WORK PROPERLY, CONSUMER DOES NOT OWN THIS VEHICLE ANYMORE. *SLC |
| — | SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP | No | 0 | WHILE TRAVELING AND WITHOUT ANY INDICATION BRAKES WILL FAIL WITHOUT BEING DEPRESSING. DEALER HAS BEEN NOTIFIED. PLEASE… |
| — | VISIBILITY:DEFROSTER/DEFOGGER/HVAC SYSTEM | No | 0 | WHEN ENGINE GETS HOT STEAM ENTERS INSIDE OF VEHICLE WHICH FOGS UP WINDOWS. CAUSE COULD NOT BE IDENTIFIED. DEALER CONT… |