Safety Score
71
Average
Recalls
0
Complaints
50
NCAP Stars
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Recalls (0)
No recalls found for the 2005 Volkswagen Passat.
Owner Complaints (showing up to 50)
| Date | Component | Crash | Injuries | Summary |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2022-08-09 | ENGINE | No | 0 | It just died and I lost brakes, power steering, and only know what else stopped working. Come to find out the splines w… |
| 2022-06-21 | STRUCTURE:BODY | No | 0 | Electronic control module, electronic body module starts going out, it will not let you open the doors from the outside… |
| 2021-06-01 | FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM | No | 0 | Approximately back in June 2021, I noticed the smell of diesel fuel coming from the rear of the vehicle, noticed hours … |
| 2019-09-04 | FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM | No | 0 | 2005 VW PASSAT WAGON, 4 MOTION, 128,000 MILES, W/ INTENSE ODOR OF GAS IN THE CABIN OF THE CAR; AFTER DRIVING 15 MILES T… |
| 2019-07-01 | FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM | No | 0 | MY 2005 PASSAT HAS DEVELOPED A FUEL LEAK UNDER THE TANK. MY VEHICLE LOOKS LIKE NEW AND ONLY HAS 72000 MILES ON IT. THIS… |
| 2019-04-22 | FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM | No | 0 | I COMPLETELY FILLED THE FUEL TANK OF MY CAR IN THE MORNING ON 4/22/2019. I THEN DROVE HOME AND PARKED THE CAR IN MY DRI… |
| 2019-02-06 | ENGINE | No | 0 | TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 VOLKSWAGEN PASSAT. WHILE DRIVING 25 MPH, THE ENGINE BEGAN TO OVERHEAT AND DRAIN THE COOLANT… |
| 2019-01-11 | SEAT BELTS | No | 0 | INERTIA REEL WILL NOT PAYOUT WEBBING. CAR WAS IN A SCHOOL PARKING LOT, CAR WAS LEVEL |
| 2018-04-02 | FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM | No | 0 | TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 VOLKSWAGEN PASSAT. UPON STARTING THE VEHICLE OR DRIVING VARIOUS SPEEDS, THE CONTACT NOTICED… |
| 2016-05-22 | POWER TRAIN | No | 0 | I DECIDED TO CHANGE THE OIL MYSELF IN MY CAR, SINCE I WANTED TO SAVE MONEY AND I KNEW WHAT I WAS DOING. INSTEAD OF DRA… |
| 2016-04-29 | UNKNOWN OR OTHER | No | 0 | CAR HAD INTERMITTENT STARTING ISSUES FOR ABOUT 6 MONTHS. ENGINE CRANKS BUT DOES NOT TURN OVER. WILL EVENTUALLY RESTART … |
| 2016-02-26 | ENGINE | No | 0 | CAR WAS STARTED AT 9:30AM AT HOME- LAST DRIVEN NIGHT BEFORE LOCALLY. CAR WAS DRIVEN @ 1 MILE, PARKED, ENGINE TURNED OF… |
| 2015-12-30 | FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM | No | 0 | THIS IS THE 4 TH TIME I HAVE HAD THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT COME ON ALONG WITH MISFIRE ISSUES. EACH TIME COSTING ME AT LEAS… |
| 2015-12-19 | SEATS:FRONT ASSEMBLY:SEAT HEATER/COOLER | No | 0 | TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 VOLKSWAGEN PASSAT. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 70 MPH, THE SEAT HEATER BURNED A HOLE IN THE… |
| 2015-04-22 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM | No | 0 | OVER HEATED AND TIMING BELT |
| 2015-04-13 | FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM | No | 0 | DRIVING HOME FROM WORK AND SMELL GAS COMEING FROM VENT INSIDE CAB NEXT DAY DROVE IT AGAIN AND STILL SMELL GAS EVEN ON O… |
| 2014-09-16 | ENGINE | No | 0 | VEHICLE ENGINE MADE UNUSUAL NOISE AND STOPPED RUNNING. STEERING AND BRAKES BECAME VERY DIFFICULT. COULD NOT RESTART EN… |
| 2014-09-15 | ENGINE | No | 0 | LOW OIL PRESSURE DO TO SLUDGE BUILD UP. BOUGHT THE CAR AS A CERTIFIED PRE-OWNED VEHICLE. I BOUGHT IT AROUND 60K AND A… |
| 2014-06-25 | FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE | No | 0 | THAT THE CONNECTION AT THE FUEL TANK IS DAMAGED CAUSES THE FUEL LEAK. THIS IS RELATED TO THE OLD RECALL: NHTSA CAMPAIGN… |
| 2014-06-09 | ENGINE | No | 0 | TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 VOLKSWAGEN PASSAT. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 35 MPH, THE CHECK EN… |
| 2014-05-15 | WHEELS | Yes | 0 | I WAS TRAVELING ON I-70 EAST 25 MILES EAST OF DENVER AT MILE MARKER 133, WITH THREE OF MY GRANDDAUGHTERS IN THE CAR WIT… |
| 2014-04-30 | POWER TRAIN | No | 0 | TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 VOLKSWAGEN PASSAT. THE CONTACT STATED WHILE DRIVING 60 MPH, THERE WAS AN INCREASE IN ENGINE… |
| 2014-03-02 | SEATS | No | 0 | I STARTED THE CAR AND IMMEDIATELY TURNED ON MY DRIVER'S HEATED SEAT. WITHIN 2 MINS, SMOKE STARTED APPEARING ON MY LEFT… |
| 2014-02-26 | SEATS | No | 1 | TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 VOLKSWAGEN PASSAT. THE CONTACT STATED THE THAT FRONT PASSENGER'S SIDE HEATED SEAT WAS ACTIV… |
| 2014-01-01 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM | No | 0 | I HAVE NOTED WHEN REPLACING FRONT HEADLIGHT BULBS THAT THE PLASTIC COVERING THE HEADLIGHT WIRING WAS DETERIORATING ON A… |
| 2013-10-24 | ENGINE | No | 0 | ENGINE OIL PUMP DRIVE FAILURE (TDI ENGINE), CAUSING LOSS OF ENGINE OPERATION INCLUDING LOSS OF POWER STEERING AND LOSS … |
| 2013-09-11 | TIRES | No | 0 | TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 VOLKSWAGEN PASSAT. THE VEHICLE WAS EQUIPPED WITH YOKOHAMA TIRES 8VID IN VIGOR 205/55/16. TH… |
| 2013-07-26 | FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE | No | 0 | I WAS DRIVING ACROSS CONNECTICUT ON FRIDAY JUNE 27 2014 ON I-84 (DANBURY TO MASS PIKE), TRAVELING FROM PHILADELPHIA TO … |
| 2013-04-24 | ENGINE | No | 0 | OUR PASSAT IS THE TDI (DIESEL) MODEL. WE PURCHASED IT USED AND AT AROUND 185,000-190,000 (LOW MILES BY DIESEL ENGINE ST… |
| 2013-03-23 | POWER TRAIN | No | 0 | ON 3/23/13, WHEN TURNING LEFT IN TRAFFIC, THE "SEALED FOR LIFE" 5-SPD AUTO TRANSMISSION MADE AN INCREDIBLY HARD SHIFT, … |
| 2013-01-29 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM | No | 0 | BRAKE LIGHTS REMAINED ON WITHOUT BRAKE PEDAL PRESSURE, AND REMAINED ON AFTER TURNING OFF IGNITION. I INVESTIGATED PRIO… |
| 2013-01-14 | ENGINE | No | 0 | THE INTERIOR HEATER DOES NOT WORK CORRECTLY. WE TOOK THE VEHICLE TO A VW MECHANIC OASIS AUTO CENTER IN REDDING, CA. HE … |
| 2012-12-26 | ENGINE | No | 0 | WAS DRIVING HOME AND THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT, STOP DRIVING LIGHT, LOW OIL PRESSURE LIGHT AND A BUZZER WENT OFF. HAD THE… |
| 2012-10-15 | FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM | No | 0 | MY 2005 PASSAT IS LEAKING GAS, LOCATION IS CLOSE TO THE REAR PASSENGER SIDE. I CALLED LOCAL VW DEALER (WHERE I PURCHASE… |
| 2012-05-08 | ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING | No | 0 | TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 VOLKSWAGEN PASSAT. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE STALLED WHILE DRIVING 30 MPH. THE VE… |
| 2012-03-06 | ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING | No | 0 | I WAS DRIVING ON HIGHWAY WHEN THE ALARM MESSAGE "OIL PRESSURE LOW: STOP ENGINE" CAME ON. I GOT OFF THE SIDE OF THE ROAD… |
| 2012-02-16 | ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING | No | 0 | TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 VOLKSWAGEN PASSAT. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 35 MPH, THE CONTACT HEARD A CLATTERING SOUN… |
| 2012-02-14 | VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL | No | 0 | I WAS TURNING ONTO A LOCAL BUSY STREET WHEN MY ACCELERATOR STUCK TO THE FLOOR AND QUICKLY SHOT UP NEAR 50MPH. I HAD TO … |
| 2012-02-06 | ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING | No | 0 | 2.0L VW PASSAT TDI HAD A RATTLING, VIBRATING CHAIN NOISE FROM THE OIL PUMP BALANCE SHAFT MODULE IN THE OIL PAN. THE OIL… |
| 2012-02-02 | POWER TRAIN | No | 0 | I RECENTLY HAD ISSUE WITH THE TORQUE CONVERTER LEAKING AND FAILED, I RESEARCH THIS ONLINE TO SEE IF IWAS THE ONLY ONE H… |
| 2011-12-11 | POWER TRAIN | No | 0 | TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 VOLKSWAGEN PASSAT TDI. THE CONTACT STATED THAT AFTER PARKING THE VEHICLE, HE NOTICED THAT A… |
| 2011-11-28 | ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING | No | 0 | TL- THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 VOLKSWAGEN PASSAT TDI. THE CONTACT STATED THAT AT ENGINE STARTUP, A NOISE WAS HEARD FROM UN… |
| 2011-10-20 | SEATS | No | 0 | ON 10/20/11, I STARTED MY CAR AND TURNED ON THE DRIVER SEAT HEATER TO 2, TO WARM THE SEAT. I PROCEEDED TO DRIVE TO A 9… |
| 2011-09-12 | FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE | No | 0 | TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 VOLKSWAGEN PASSAT. THE VEHICLE WAS INCLUDED IN THE RECALL UNDER NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER: 0… |
| 2011-08-06 | ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING | No | 0 | I'VE HAD TO GET MY 2005 PASSAT FIXED 3 TIMES FOR ENGINE SLUDGE ISSUES AND IT'S HAPPENING TO IT AGAIN. IT HAS COST ME N… |
| 2011-08-05 | FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE | No | 0 | WOKE UP AT 4 AM WITH STRONG SMELL OF GASOLINE FUMES IN MY HOME. WENT TO THE GARAGE AND MY PASSAT HAD A PUDDLE OF GASOL… |
| 2011-08-01 | STRUCTURE:BODY | No | 0 | TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 VOLKSWAGEN PASSAT. WHILE PARKED, THE CONTACT NOTICED WATER LEAKING FROM UNDER THE DRIVER AN… |
| 2011-06-21 | ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING | No | 0 | THE TDI (DIESEL) ENGINE IN THE '04 & '05 NORTH AMERICAN VOLKSWAGEN PASSATS WAS EQUIPPED WITH A CHAIN DRIVEN OIL PUMP/B… |
| 2011-04-25 | SEATS:FRONT ASSEMBLY:SEAT HEATER/COOLER | No | 0 | TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 VOLKSWAGEN PASSAT. THE CONTACT STATED THE DRIVER SIDE SEAT WARMER IGNITED A FIRE AND BURNED… |
| 2011-04-07 | FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE:DELIVERY | No | 0 | 2005 VOLKSWAGEN PASSAT. CONSUMER STATES GAS SPRAYING OUT OF THE FUEL LINE AND DRIPPING ON THE HOT EXHAUST *TGW THE CON… |