Safety Score
82
Safe
Recalls
0
Complaints
50
NCAP Stars
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Recalls (0)
No recalls found for the 1995 Volkswagen Passat.
Owner Complaints (showing up to 50)
| Date | Component | Crash | Injuries | Summary |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2008-10-29 | ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:COOLING SYSTEM | No | 1 | THE HEATER CORE FAILED ON OUR 1995 VW PASSAT WHILE MY SON WAS DRIVING IT. WITHOUT WARNING IT FAILED AND POURED 190 DEGR… |
| 2006-12-10 | PARKING BRAKE | No | 0 | 5SP VRG PASSAT. EMERGENCY/PARKING BRAKE WHEN APPLIED UNDER 40 DEGREES STICKS ON CAUSING THE REAR WHEEL TO DRAG DOWN THE… |
| 2006-11-25 | LATCHES/LOCKS/LINKAGES | No | 0 | DRIVER SIDE DOOR FAILS TO OPEN 75% OF THE TIME, YOU HAVE TO YANK THE HANDLE MULTIPLE TIMES FOR IT TO OPEN, THE REAR DRI… |
| 2006-11-01 | VISIBILITY:DEFROSTER/DEFOGGER/HVAC SYSTEM | No | 0 | HEATER CORE "DOORS " MELTED FROM THE R TYPE ANTIFREEZE BREAKING DOWN TO AN ACID. THIS CAUSE THE HEATERCORE TO BREAK, AN… |
| 2006-08-17 | ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:COOLING SYSTEM:FAN | No | 0 | DT*: THE CONTACT STATED THE VEHICLE VIBRATES AND IS WORSE WHEN IN HIGH GEAR. PART OF THE FAN FRACTURED CAUSING THE VEH… |
| 2006-08-15 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM | No | 0 | BACKUP LIGHTS DIDN'T TURN ON, WHEN THE BRAKES WERE DEPRESSED THE ACCENT LIGHTS (LIGHTS THAT ILLUMINATE THE GAUGES, WIND… |
| 2006-01-17 | VISIBILITY:DEFROSTER/DEFOGGER/HVAC SYSTEM:HEATER CORE | Yes | 0 | 95 PASSAT HEATER CORE RUPTURE FILLING THE VEHICLE CABIN WITH HOT RADIATOR FLUID AND STEAM. WINDSHIELD BECAME COATED WIT… |
| 2005-12-02 | VISIBILITY:DEFROSTER/DEFOGGER/HVAC SYSTEM:HEATER CORE | No | 0 | DT: CONTACT STATED WHILE DRIVING AT 35 MPH. THE VENTS STARTED STEAMING. THE VEHICLE WAS THEN TOWED TO A MECHANIC. THE… |
| 2005-06-10 | VISIBILITY:DEFROSTER/DEFOGGER/HVAC SYSTEM:HEATER CORE | No | 1 | 1. NORMAL DRIVING ON A SURBURBAN ROAD AT ABOUT 45MPH. ALL OF A SUDDEN, SMOKE/STEAM FROM THE VENTS, A COMPLETELY FOGGED … |
| 2005-01-08 | SERVICE BRAKES, AIR:ANTILOCK:CONTROL UNIT/MODULE | No | 0 | ABS LIGHT FAILURE - CONTINUE LIGHT ON AND POSSBILE BRAKE FAILURE |
| 2004-09-13 | ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:COOLING SYSTEM | No | 0 | HEATER CORE EXPLODING, NO EVENTS LEADING UP TO THIS I WAS SIMPLY GOING FROM A STOPLIGHT WHEN SMOKE STARTED POURING IN T… |
| 2004-05-18 | STEERING:RACK AND PINION | No | 0 | RACK AND PINION STEERING FAILED. AS RESULT STEERING MALFUNCTIONED. HOWEVER TCONSUMER WAS ABLE TO GAIN CONTROL. *AK |
| 2004-03-17 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:IGNITION:SWITCH | No | 0 | I WAS STARTING MY 1995 VOLKSWAGEN PASSAT VR6 (MANUAL), AND IT STARTED UP JUST FINE, BUT AS I STARTED TO GET GOING, THE… |
| 2004-02-06 | VISIBILITY:DEFROSTER/DEFOGGER/HVAC SYSTEM:HEATER CORE | No | 1 | HEATER CORE ON THE VR6 POWERED VEHICLES IS THE VALEO BRAND, KNOWN TO FAIL. IT JUST BLEWS COOLANT THROUGH THE DASH VENTS… |
| 2004-01-09 | LATCHES/LOCKS/LINKAGES:DOORS:LATCH | No | 0 | 1995 VW PASSAT. DOOR LOCKS HAVE BEEN REPAIRED SEVERAL TIMES BY AUTHORIZED VW DEALER AND REPAIR SHOP. DOORS DO NOT OPEN … |
| 2003-12-10 | LATCHES/LOCKS/LINKAGES:DOORS:LATCH | No | 0 | REAR DOOR LATCH IS MALFUNCTIONING. LATCH RELEASES WHEN DRIVING |
| 2003-10-15 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:12V/24V/48V BATTERY | No | 0 | TIMING CHAIN STRETCHED AND VALVES WENT AGAINST PISTONS. ENGINE LIGHT GOES ON AND OFF ALL THE TIME. IGNITION SWITCH FAIL… |
| 2003-10-07 | SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP:CONTROL UNIT/MODULE | No | 0 | THE ABS LIGHT CAME ON MY 1995 PASSAT. THE DEALER DIAGNOSIS INDICATED I NEEDED A NEW ABS HYDRAULIC UNIT AT A COST OF $1… |
| 2003-07-02 | ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:COOLING SYSTEM | No | 0 | COOLANT LEAKING OUT FROM UNDER THE DASH. MORE THAN LIKELY IT IS THE HEATER CORE. NOT SUPPOSED TO HAPPEN THIS SOON, CA… |
| 2003-04-01 | STRUCTURE:BODY:DOOR:HINGE AND ATTACHMENTS | No | 0 | DT: CALLER CAN NOT OPEN DOOR FROM THE OUTSIDE. SHE HAS TO USE THE HANDLE ON THE INSIDE OF ALL THE DOORS EXCEPT THE RE… |
| 2003-03-25 | VISIBILITY:DEFROSTER/DEFOGGER/HVAC SYSTEM:HEATER CORE | No | 0 | THE HEATER CORE RUPTURED. *JB |
| 2003-02-01 | ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:COOLING SYSTEM | No | 0 | IN FEBRUARY OF 2003 ON ONE OF THE COLD DAYS, THE FAN SYSTEM DIDN'T WORK AND AS A RESULT CAR OVERHEATED AND BLEW OF THE … |
| 2003-01-01 | EXTERIOR LIGHTING:HEADLIGHTS | No | 0 | WHILE TRAVELING ON THE HIGHWAY THE PLASTIC LENS THAT COVER THE HEADLIGHT CAUSED THE HEADLIGHT TO BECOME DARK SO NO LIGH… |
| 2002-12-12 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:IGNITION:SWITCH | No | 0 | THE IGNITION AND HEADLIGHT SWITCH WAS DEFECTIVE.TS *JB |
| 2002-12-03 | POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION | No | 0 | CONSUMER STATES WITHOUT WARNING THE TRANSMISSION DOES NOT WORK ANYMORE. CONSUMER CAN NOT SHIFT THE CAR OUT OF PARK. TS |
| 2001-09-02 | LATCHES/LOCKS/LINKAGES:DOORS:LATCH | No | 0 | FOUR DOORS WILL NOT OPEN FROM OUTSIDE, ONLY FROM INSIDE. DOORS ARE POWER OPERATED. CONTACTED DEALER, AND DEALER HAS… |
| 2001-06-01 | POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION:COOLING UNIT AND LINES | No | 0 | TRANSMISSION COOLANT IS LEAKING OUT ON TO GROUND, AND COOLANT IS RUNNING INTO CYLINDER BLOCK. DEALERSHIP IS AWARE OF… |
| 2001-05-16 | VISIBILITY:POWER WINDOW DEVICES AND CONTROLS | No | 0 | THE REAR POWER WINDOW MOTORS HAVE FAILED TO OPERATE ON SEVERAL OCCASIONS. AFTER REMOVING THE DOOR PANELS AND CHECKING T… |
| 2001-05-01 | VISIBILITY:POWER WINDOW DEVICES AND CONTROLS | No | 0 | ELECTRIC REAR WINDOW STUCK IN DOWN POSITION. VEHICLE BROUGH TO AUTO-GLASS SHOP TO REPAIR. INTERIOR DOOR PANEL REMOVED F… |
| 2000-12-10 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:IGNITION | No | 0 | IGNITION SWITCH CAUSES INTERMITTENT PROBLEMS WITH STARTING THE CAR, CAUSING A SAFETY HAZARD ON THE ROAD, IF THE CAR STA… |
| 2000-10-02 | STRUCTURE:BODY:DOOR | No | 0 | ALL FOUR DOOR HANDLES OUTSIDE HAVE BROKEN OFF, THE PASSENGER INDOOR HANDLE HAS BROKEN OFF AND THE SAFEY CHECK WAS FAILE… |
| 2000-07-01 | VISIBILITY:POWER WINDOW DEVICES AND CONTROLS | No | 0 | CONSUMER WINDOW MECHANISMS ARE NOT FUNCTIONING PROPERLY. FRONT DRIVER'S SIDE, FRONT PASSENGERS SIDE, AND REAR DRIVER'… |
| 2000-05-15 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:ALTERNATOR/GENERATOR/REGULATOR | No | 0 | I LIVE IN ARIZONA. IN HIGH HEAT (90'S AND ABOVE) IS THE CAR SIT PARK FOR |
| 1999-12-20 | VISIBILITY:POWER WINDOW DEVICES AND CONTROLS | No | 0 | NO SUMMMARY LISTED FOR ABOV EVEHICLE. *AK |
| 1999-11-03 | VISIBILITY:DEFROSTER/DEFOGGER/HVAC SYSTEM:HEATER CORE | No | 0 | HEATER CORE GIVES A "MIST" SMELL LIKE ANTIFREEZE CAUSING DISCOMFORT TO DRIVER. DEALER WILL NOT BE ABLE TO GET PART UNT… |
| 1999-10-31 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:IGNITION | No | 0 | NO SUMMARY |
| 1999-10-27 | VISIBILITY:POWER WINDOW DEVICES AND CONTROLS | No | 0 | WINDOWS FOG UP VERY EASILY WITH AN UNUSUAL AMOUNT OF MOISTURE WITH MINIMAL DRIVING AND SUB NORMAL ENGINE COOLANT TEMPER… |
| 1999-10-01 | VISIBILITY:POWER WINDOW DEVICES AND CONTROLS | No | 0 | DRIVER'S SIDE FRONT POWER WINDOW FAILED AND 3 OF 4 DOOR HANDLES FAILED ON CAR OWNED BY INITIAL BUYER FOR 4 YEARS, 4 MO… |
| 1999-09-01 | LATCHES/LOCKS/LINKAGES:DOORS:LATCH | No | 0 | OUTDOOR LATCHES BROKE, MUST ROLL DOWN THE WINDOWS TO OPEN DOORS TO GET IN.*AK |
| 1999-08-01 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:ALTERNATOR/GENERATOR/REGULATOR | No | 0 | NO SUMMARY |
| 1999-06-04 | UNKNOWN OR OTHER | No | 0 | NO SUMMARY |
| 1999-04-01 | SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP | No | 0 | ABS DASH WARNING LITE FIRST INDICATED IN APR 2000. OWNERS MANUAL CALLS FOR SERVICE AT AUTHORIZED VW SERVICE. INITIALLY… |
| 1999-02-01 | SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP:CONTROL UNIT/MODULE | No | 0 | CONTROL MODULE HAS INTERMITENT SHORTS - ABS SYSTEM CANNOT BE RELIED UPON TO WORK - MANUFACTURER STATES IT IS NOT A SAF… |
| 1999-01-10 | ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:COOLING SYSTEM | No | 0 | THE COOLING SYSTEM ENDED UP WITH A SLOW LEAK OCCURING DUE TO A POORLY DESIGNED HOSE RESTRAINT BEHIND THE FAN ASSEMBLY. … |
| 1998-06-01 | SEAT BELTS:FRONT:BUCKLE ASSEMBLY | No | 0 | SOMETIMES THE SEAT BELT ON THE DRIVER'S SEAT WILL NOT COME OUT OF THE MECHANISM. ALSO, THE BELT LOCKS INTO POSITION ARO… |
| 1998-03-14 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:IGNITION:SWITCH | No | 0 | IGNITION SWITCH FAILED. |
| 1998-03-01 | ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE:GASOLINE | No | 0 | INTERMITTENT STALLING. *AK |
| 1998-03-01 | VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL:CRUISE CONTROL | No | 0 | INTERMITTENT STALLING AFTER VEHICLE IS WARMED UP AND IT IS SLOWED DOWN TO FIRST GEAR/REVERSE GEAR OR STOPPED AND AT IDL… |
| 1998-03-01 | POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION | No | 0 | INTERMITTENT STALLING AFTER IT IS WARMED UP/SLOWED DOWN TO FIRST GEAR/REVERSE GEAR, OR STOPPED AND AT IDLE SPEED. *AK |
| 1997-07-01 | ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE:GASOLINE | No | 0 | VEHICLE STALLS INTERMITTENTLY AFTER IT IS WARMED UP AND IS SLOWED DOWN TO FIRST GEAR, REVERSE GEAR, OR STOPPED AND AT I… |