Safety Score
70
Average
Recalls
0
Complaints
50
NCAP Stars
—
Recalls (0)
No recalls found for the 1999 Volkswagen Passat.
Owner Complaints (showing up to 50)
| Date | Component | Crash | Injuries | Summary |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2022-06-28 | SEAT BELTS | No | 0 | Just as I parked, the explosive seatbelt retractor for the rear passenger seat activated. There was a loud pop from the… |
| 2019-08-10 | VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL | No | 0 | I WOS DRIVING FROM WORK TO HOME I TOOK THE PARKWAY I WOS GOING 60 MILES THEN IN HIS OWN THE CAR STARTING INCREASING … |
| 2016-08-05 | VISIBILITY/WIPER | No | 0 | DRIVERS SIDE WINDOW FELL PARTIALLY INTO THE DOOR WHILE OPERATING WINDOW POWER CONTROL DURING DRIVING OPERATION ON HIGHW… |
| 2015-05-24 | ENGINE | No | 0 | TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 1999 VOLKSWAGEN PASSAT. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE HAVING A ROUTINE SERVICE PERFORMED AT AN I… |
| 2015-02-19 | ENGINE | No | 0 | PASSAT BEGAN TO ACCELERATE UNDER NO PRESSURE TO PEDAL. PASSAT STARTED TO ACCELERATE FAIRLY SLOWLY BUT STEADILY AT FIRST… |
| 2015-02-15 | FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM | No | 0 | TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 1999 VOLKSWAGEN PASSAT. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE OPERATING THE VEHICLE, FUEL FUMES EMITTED … |
| 2013-05-30 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM | No | 0 | CAR WAS HAVING A FOUL ODOR. DEALER DID NOT HAVE INFORMATION FOR OTHER COMPLAINTS. AFTER WORK, CAR WOULD NOT START, ALAR… |
| 2012-11-23 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM | No | 0 | PURCHASE VEHICLE ON NOVEMBER 23,2012 AFTER GETTING THE MECHANICS APPROVAL THAT IT IS SAFE TO DRIVE (OIL PRESSURE LIGHT … |
| 2012-09-08 | ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING | No | 0 | WAS DRIVING VEHICLE ON THE HIGHWAY , THE VEHICLE'S CHECK ENGINE LIGHT AND BRAKE LIGHT CAME ON AND THE VEHICLE COMPLETEL… |
| 2012-05-09 | EXTERIOR LIGHTING | No | 0 | TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 1999 VOLKSWAGEN PASSAT. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 60 MPH WITH THE HEAD… |
| 2011-10-10 | SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC | No | 0 | I WAS DRIVING DOWN THE ROAD AND STEPPED ON MY BRAKES. I NOTICED MY CAR WAS NOT STOPPING AND THE BRAKE WAS VERY LOW TO T… |
| 2011-09-28 | SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC | No | 0 | WHEN WE BOUGHT IT THE ABS LIGHT WAS ON AND BRAKE LIGHT BLINKS, WHEN BAKING UP TO THE LEFT IT CLICKS. *TT |
| 2011-07-01 | SEATS | No | 0 | WAS DRIVING MY 1999 VW PASSAT. WHILE IN MOTION THE DRIVER SEAT STEEL BRACKET THAT HOLDS THE SEAT IN PLACE SHEARED OFF.… |
| 2011-04-13 | SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC | No | 0 | CARS ABS MODULE HAS FAILED, AND CANT AFFORD THE ESTIMATED PRICE OF 1500$ TO GET IT REPAIRED. *TR |
| 2011-03-13 | POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION | No | 0 | WATER IN THE PASSENGER COMPARTMENT OF THE VEHICLE, FROM ANY SOURCE (INCLUDING THE SUNROOF DRAINS THAT WERE RECALLED BUT… |
| 2011-01-24 | VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL | No | 0 | 1999 VW PASSAT GLX ACCELERATED ON ITS OWN AND WOULD NOT STOP WHEN BRAKES WERE PRESSED OR CAR WAS PUT INTO NEUTRAL. CAR… |
| 2011-01-10 | UNKNOWN OR OTHER | No | 0 | VW PASSATS 1.8 TURBO I OWNER TWO VW PASSATS AND JUST RECEIVED A SLUDGE NOTICE BUT ON THESETTLEMENT STATES THAT 10 YEAR … |
| 2010-09-13 | ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE | No | 0 | MY 1999 VOLKSWAGEN PASSAT HAS BAD IGNITION COILS. MY SON WAS DRIVING THE PASSAT. WHEN HE GOT HOME FROM SCHOOL HE INFO… |
| 2010-03-27 | SERVICE BRAKES, ELECTRIC | No | 0 | ABS MODULE FAILED ON 1999 VOLKSWAGEN PASSAT. ABS NO LONGER FUNCTIONS. *TR |
| 2010-02-08 | FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE | No | 0 | WINTER 2008-2009 HAD SEVERAL TIMES WHEN CAR WOULD ACCELERATE ON IT'S OWN. BRAKES DID NOT HELP. ONLY WAY TO STOP IS TO A… |
| 2010-01-02 | VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL | No | 0 | 2PM IN SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA WITH PERFECT DRIVING CONDITIONS.... DRIVING ABOUT 30 MPH DOWN CITY SURFACE STREET - WHEN AL… |
| 2009-11-30 | VISIBILITY:POWER WINDOW DEVICES AND CONTROLS | No | 0 | TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 1999 VOLKSWAGEN PASSAT. WHILE DRIVING HE ATTEMPTED TO OPEN HE DRIVERS SIDE WINDOW AND THE ENTIRE … |
| 2009-09-07 | TIRES | No | 0 | IN AN EFFORT TO MAKE THIS AS SHORT AS POSSIBLE, I BOUGHT 4 NEW CONTINENTAL CONTIPROCO TIRES IN JUNE 2009 FOR A 99 VW PA… |
| 2009-06-15 | SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC | No | 0 | ABS MODULE FAILURE, RANDOM DRIVING STYLE/CONDITIONS. *TR |
| 2009-04-15 | SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP:CONTROL UNIT/MODULE | No | 0 | OUT OF THE BLUE, MY CAR STARTS "DINGING" AND I LOOK DOWN TO SEE THE ABS LIGHT ON, ALONG WITH A FLASHING BRAKE LIGHT. I … |
| 2009-03-23 | SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC | No | 0 | I HAVE A 1999 VW PASSAT. I HAD MY BRAKE PAD REPLACED IN MARCH 2009, SINCE THAT TIME MY ABS BRAKE LIGHT CAME ON AND NEED… |
| 2009-03-11 | SERVICE BRAKES, ELECTRIC | No | 0 | ABS BRAKE MODULE DEFECT. *TR |
| 2009-03-10 | SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC | No | 0 | TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 1999 VOLKSWAGEN PASSAT. THE CONTACT NOTICED THAT THE FLOOR ON THE DRIVER'S SIDE IN THE REAR OF T… |
| 2009-03-01 | SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC | No | 0 | I WAS DRIVING LIKE EVERY OTHER DAY, WHEN THE ABS LIGHT ON MY 1999 VOLKSWAGEN PASSAT. I TOOK IT TO MY MECHANIC THINKING … |
| 2009-03-01 | FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE | No | 0 | I HAD MY CAR DIAGNOSED AT THE VW DEALER, AND THEY SAID THERE ARE EMISSION PROBLEMS RELATED TO THE RECALL I RECENTLY FOU… |
| 2009-02-16 | AIR BAGS:FRONTAL | No | 0 | FAULT FOUND WITH AIRBAG. CLOCKSPRING LOCATED IN STEERING WHEEL HAS CONNECTION FOR AIRBAG. IGNITER COULD CORRODE AND CAU… |
| 2009-02-05 | VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL | No | 0 | TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 1999 VOLKSWAGEN PASSAT. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 65 MPH ON NORMAL ROAD CONDITIONS, THE ACCELE… |
| 2009-02-02 | SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC | No | 0 | ABS CONTROL MODULE: THIS COMPLAINT PERTAINS TO MY 1999 VW PASSAT TURBO. I HAVE BEEN EXPERIENCING THE SAME ISSUE THOUSAN… |
| 2009-01-31 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM | No | 0 | AT RANDOM INTERVALS WHILE DRIVING, THE ABS LIGHT, BRAKE LIGHT, OIL LIGHT, AND ASR LIGHT FLASH WITH ACCOMPANYING WARNING… |
| 2009-01-31 | SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC | No | 0 | WHILE DRIVING THE CAR, HAD TO APPLY BRAKES FOR EMERGENCY STOP, LEFT FRONT FLEXIBLE BRAKE HOSE SUDDENLY RUPTURED CAUSING… |
| 2009-01-18 | ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING | No | 0 | ABS, BRAKE LIGHT AND OIL LIGHT INDICATORS ON - APPARENTLY A COMMON PROBLEM WITH PASSATS. FAULTY ABS MODULE ACCORDING T… |
| 2008-12-17 | ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING | No | 0 | THE ENGINE IN MY 1999 VOLKSWAGEN PASSAT 1.8T APPEARS TO BE DEAD. OIL PRESSURE LIGHT COMES ON AND WON'T GO OFF. VOLKSWAG… |
| 2008-12-01 | SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC | No | 0 | MY ABS BRAKE LIGHT IS ON AS WELL AS THE BRAKE LIGHT. I'VE TAKEN IT TO THE DEALER AND TO A AUTOMOTIVE REPAIR SHOP TO HA… |
| 2008-11-25 | VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL | No | 0 | CAR ACCELERATOR PEDAL LOCKS UP WHEN DECELERATE AND ACCELERATING WHEN MAKING A "U" TURNS. *TR |
| 2008-11-07 | ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE | No | 0 | WHEN A $2 O RING IN OIL FILTER HOUSING FAILS, OIL IS QUICKLY PUMPED FROM THE ENGINE. . MECHANIC SAYS THIS IS A COMMON P… |
| 2008-11-01 | SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC | No | 0 | ABS FAILURE. ABS UNIT STOPPED WORKING, MECHANIC SAYS THIS IS A COMMON FAILURE IN THIS CAR. NEW UNIT COSTS $900 JUST FOR… |
| 2008-10-20 | SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC | No | 0 | THE ABS MODULE ON MY 1999 PASSAT HAS BROKEN AND THE CAR IS CONSTANTLY WARNING ME OF THE ABS AND BRAKE LIGHTS ON THE DAS… |
| 2008-10-12 | VISIBILITY | No | 0 | 1999 VOLKSWAGEN PASSAT WINDOWS FALL DOWN DUE TO DEFECTIVE PLASTIC CLIPS BREAKING THAT NORMALLY HOLD THEM IN PLACE. WIND… |
| 2008-09-17 | SERVICE BRAKES, ELECTRIC | No | 0 | ABS LIGHT INDICATOR 1999 VW PASSAT V6 ENGINE. *TR |
| 2008-09-15 | SUSPENSION:FRONT | No | 0 | I OWN A 1999 VOLKSWAGEN PASSAT IN WHICH THE CONTROL ARMS, TIE ROD ENDS, BALL JOINTS, AND BUSHINGS ARE FAILING. BASED O… |
| 2008-09-08 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM | No | 0 | ELECTRICAL FIRE IN A 1999 VW PASSAT. WHILE DRIVING, I HAD TO TOGGLE THE FAN SWITCH TO GET THE FAN TO TURN OFF. THIS SLI… |
| 2008-09-05 | SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC | No | 0 | ANTI-LOCK BRAKE SYSTEM CONTROL MODULE FAILURE. LIGHTS FLASH ON DASH, NO ABS AVAILABLE. *TR |
| 2008-09-03 | SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC | No | 0 | 1999 VW PASSAT,ABS LIGHT ON/BRAKE LIGHT FLASHING FOR A COUPLE OF WEEKS, VERY ANNOYING AND SCARY, READ ON INTERNET DISC… |
| 2008-08-20 | SERVICE BRAKES, ELECTRIC | No | 0 | 1. ABS AND BRAKE LIGHT LIGHTS UP DASH, WHILE BLARING A LOUD BEEP. ABS BECOMES INOPERATIVE, WHICH RESULTS IN LONGER STO… |
| 2008-08-18 | STRUCTURE:BODY | No | 0 | ABS MODULE FAILURE AT ~67000 MILES. ABS LIGHT ON WITH FLASHING BRAKE LIGHT AND 3 SHORT PEEPS. WATER INTRUSION FROM U… |