Safety Score
66
Average
Recalls
1
Complaints
50
NCAP Stars
—
Recalls (1)
| Date | NHTSA ID | Component | Units | Completion | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2008-05-28 | 08V235000 |
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING | 6,579 | — | Details |
Owner Complaints (showing up to 50)
| Date | Component | Crash | Injuries | Summary |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025-06-01 | VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL | No | 0 | My car stalled on me while I was driving and would not start. I was told I need a new feul pump module. I took it to th… |
| 2025-04-16 | FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE | No | 0 | The contact owns a 2008 Volkswagen Passat. The contact stated while her husband was reversing out of the garage, the ve… |
| 2024-08-07 | FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM | No | 0 | My son bought this used car. The STOP ENGINE light came on, got an oil change but the light did not go away. Were told … |
| 2023-01-01 | STEERING | No | 0 | Steering Lock Warning Light flashes yellow and car takes two to three attempts to start. Periodically light changes to… |
| 2022-09-27 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM | No | 0 | There is a recall with the fuel pump and the manufacturer is claiming that I need to replace certain parts to be able t… |
| 2022-03-30 | ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE:ENGINE CONTROL MODULE (ECU/ECM) | No | 0 | The contact owns a 2008 Volkswagen Passat. The contact referenced NHTSA Campaign Number: 17V509000 (Fuel System, Gasoli… |
| 2020-12-14 | POWER TRAIN | No | 0 | TRANSMISSION WENT INTO NEUTRAL WHILE ACCELERATING AT HIGHWAY SPEED LAST NIGHT. FALSE NEUTRAL? NO NOTICEABLE LIGHTS CAM… |
| 2020-08-01 | SEATS | No | 0 | DRIVER SEAT MOVES BACK AND FORTH ON ITS OWN WHILE DRIVING. ALL LUMBAR AND SEAT SUPPORTS ALSO MOVE WITHOUT WARNING WHILE… |
| 2020-05-01 | AIR BAGS | No | 0 | I RECEIVED THE CALL SO I WOULD LIKE TO KNOW HOW I CAN CONTACT YOU OR WHEN I COULD MAKE AN APPOINTMENT TO TAKE MY CAR TH… |
| 2020-03-05 | ENGINE | No | 0 | WHEN I TURN ON AC THE CAR LOSES POWER AND THE BATTER ICON AND CHECK ENGINE LIGHT COMES ON AND THE STEERING WHEEL LOCKS … |
| 2019-12-12 | AIR BAGS | No | 0 | I BOUGHT THE CAR AROUND MID-SEPTEMBER 2019. I'VE BEEN DRIVING IT SINCE AND JUST RECENTLY, I'D SAY DECEMBER 9TH, 2019 TO… |
| 2019-10-04 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM | No | 0 | REFERENCE NTSA VEHICLE SAFETY RECALL NUMBER 08V235000. IT IDENTIFIES A ENGINE SURGE AND RESULTANT VEHICLE SURGE FOR VW… |
| 2019-09-01 | FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE | No | 0 | TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 VOLKSWAGEN PASSAT. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE HER SON WAS DRIVING AT VARIOUS SPEEDS, THE… |
| 2019-04-25 | AIR BAGS | No | 0 | TL* TAKATA RECALL. WHILE DRIVING 35 MPH, THE VEHICLE STALLED AND FAILED TO RESTART. THE VEHICLE WAS COASTED OVER TO THE… |
| 2019-03-11 | FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM | No | 0 | THE FUEL PUMP OF MY CAR STOPPED WORKING LAST MONDAY MARCH 11, 2018 FOR NO REASON. |
| 2019-02-09 | AIR BAGS | No | 0 | MY WIFE AND I PURCHASED A 2008 VW PASSAT 2.0 SEDAN NEW FROM A VW DEALERSHIP AND RECENTLY (WITHIN THE PAST 6-8 MONTHS TH… |
| 2019-01-18 | ENGINE | No | 0 | DURING AN UNRELATED SERVICE, MY ENGINE WAS DIAGNOSED WITH A TIMING CHAIN PROBLEM. THE SERVICE PERSONNEL INDICATED THAT… |
| 2019-01-04 | STEERING | No | 0 | "STEERING COLUMN LOCK DEFECTIVE" WARNING DISPLAYS ON THE OBD PANEL REGULARLY, YET RANDOMLY SINCE PURCHASING VEHICLE. BO… |
| 2019-01-01 | FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM | No | 0 | HAD FUEL MODULE RECALL FIXED AT DEALERSHIP AND 5 MONTHS LATER THE PROBLEM IS BACK THE FIX FOR THE RECALL DOES NOT WORK … |
| 2018-12-19 | AIR BAGS | No | 0 | HELLO NHTSA I HAVE A 2008 VOLKSWAGEN PASSAT THAT WAS RECALLED ABOUT AN AIRBAG THIS TO ME WAS UNSAFE I TRIED TO GET IT F… |
| 2018-10-01 | ENGINE | No | 0 | I HAD THE RECALL FOR THE FUEL PUMP REPAIRED IN AUGUST 2018 BY THE WILMINGTON DEALERSHIP. I DON'T BELIEVE IT WAS EITHER … |
| 2018-09-14 | ENGINE | No | 0 | MY 2008 VOLKSWAGEN PASSAT ENGINE CUT OFF WHILE I WAS DRIVING, IN THE MIDDLE OF TRAFFIC, I COULD HAVE BEEN KILLED IF I W… |
| 2018-07-31 | FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM | No | 0 | TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 VOLKSWAGEN PASSAT. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE FUEL PUMP WARNING INDICATOR ILLUMINATED. THE… |
| 2018-07-10 | FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM | No | 0 | TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 VOLKSWAGEN PASSAT. THE CONTACT STATED THAT FUEL WAS LEAKING ONTO THE REAR SEATS OF THE VEHI… |
| 2018-07-09 | FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM | No | 0 | TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 VOLKSWAGEN PASSAT. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER (BOMMARITO C… |
| 2018-07-03 | UNKNOWN OR OTHER | No | 0 | WATER LEAKING IN FROM SUNROOF. FOOT WELLS ON PASSANGER SIDE FILLED WITH WATER. WATER DRIPS FROM SUN VISOR ATTACHMENT. … |
| 2018-06-30 | FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM | No | 0 | VEHICLE HESITATES WHEN TURNING CORNERS |
| 2018-06-27 | FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE:DELIVERY:FUEL PUMP | No | 0 | TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 VOLKSWAGEN PASSAT. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 40 MPH, THE VEHICLE LOST POWER, BUT WAS ABLE… |
| 2018-06-09 | FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM | No | 0 | THERE IS A RECALL INVOLVING MY 2008 VOLKSWAGON PASSAT SEDAN. THE FUEL PUMP RECALL. THERE ISN'T A REMEDY AND I JUST FEEL… |
| 2018-06-01 | ELECTRONIC STABILITY CONTROL (ESC) | No | 0 | TAKATA RECALL THE FUEL PUMP WATER PUMP AND POWER LOSS |
| 2018-04-25 | AIR BAGS | Yes | 1 | TL* THE CONTACT OWNED A 2008 VOLKSWAGEN PASSAT. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 20 MPH, THE CONTACT'S VEHICLE CRASHED INTO … |
| 2018-04-23 | FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM | No | 0 | THE CAR HAS A STRONG GASOLINE SMELL BOTH INSIDE AND OUT WITH NO VISIBLE LEAKS. MECHANIC PERFORMED A SMOKE TEST AND FOUN… |
| 2018-04-16 | ENGINE | No | 0 | I BOUGHT A USED 2008 VW PASSAT KOMFORT WAGON. AFTER BUYING THE VEHICLE WHILE DOING RESEARCH ON THE WEB COME TO FIND OUT… |
| 2018-03-24 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM | No | 0 | WHEN I'VE BEEN DRIVING MY CAR IT COMPLETELY SHUTS OFF, I LOSE POWER STEERING, ACCELERATION, BRAKING & NEED TO ALLOW THE… |
| 2018-03-18 | AIR BAGS | No | 0 | WHEN THE CAR IS STARTED IT IMMEDIATELY SHUTS ITSELF OFF AND SAYS STEERING COLUMN LOCK DEFECTIVE. I TOOK IT TO THE DEALE… |
| 2018-03-14 | FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM | No | 0 | TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 VOLKSWAGEN PASSAT. THE CONTACT RECEIVED NOTIFICATION OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 17V509000 (F… |
| 2018-03-13 | ENGINE | No | 0 | AUG 16,2017 MANUFACTURER RECALL NUMBER20AE NHTSA RECALL NUMBER17V509 RECALL STATUSRECALL INCOMPLETE, REMEDY NOT YET… |
| 2018-02-12 | FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM | No | 0 | TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 VOLKSWAGEN PASSAT. THE CONTACT RECEIVED NOTIFICATION OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 17V509000 (… |
| 2018-02-12 | AIR BAGS | No | 0 | I'M CONCERNED THAT THERE COULD BE AN INTERRUPTION IN ELECTRICAL POWER TO THE FUEL PUMP CONTROL MODULE. THIS COULD RESUL… |
| 2018-01-16 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM | No | 0 | MANY TIMES THE CAR WON'T START. AFTER MANY TRIES, IT MAY START, BUT I HAVE BEEN LEFT IN VERY COLD AND UNSAFE PLACES WIT… |
| 2018-01-14 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM | No | 0 | WHILE CHANGING THE PASSENGER-SIDE LOW-BEAM BULB, I FOUND WIRING TO ALL THREE BULB HOLDERS MISSING INSULATION, HAVING EX… |
| 2018-01-06 | FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM | No | 0 | RECALL #17V509 FUEL PUMP CONTROL MODULE 8/16/17 I HAD TO HAVE THIS REPAIRED 1/6/18 AS IT WAS CAUSING MY CAR TO SHUT OFF… |
| 2017-12-29 | ENGINE | No | 0 | I WAS ON THE HIGHWAY WITH MY CAR IN MOTION WHEN MY CAR BEGAN TO SPUTTER AND STALL FORCING ME TO PULL OVER AND HAVE MY C… |
| 2017-12-05 | ENGINE | No | 0 | TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 VOLKSWAGEN PASSAT. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 20 MPH, THE VEHICLE SUDDENLY STALLED AND ALL… |
| 2017-11-20 | SERVICE BRAKES | No | 0 | ABS LIGHT CAME ON AND FLASHING BRAKE LIGHT WHOE DRIVING. THERE WAS ALSO A BEEP |
| 2017-11-20 | FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM | No | 0 | THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON AND THE ENGINE STARTED RUNNING ROUGH. THE HIGH PRESSURE FUEL SENSOR FAILED RUINING THE C… |
| 2017-11-19 | ELECTRONIC STABILITY CONTROL (ESC) | No | 0 | MY CAR WON'T START BUT CHECK ENGINE LIGHT IS ON. I NEED MY CAR FIXED. IT SHOWS THERE IS A RECALL FOR THIS ON MY VEHICLE… |
| 2017-11-18 | ENGINE | No | 0 | THE TIMING CHAIN TENSIONER FAILED CAUSING EXTENSIVE ENGINE DAMAGE RESULTING IN A REPAIR ESTIMATE OF 4500 |
| 2017-11-14 | ENGINE | No | 0 | WHILE I WAS DRIVING 50MPH, THE INTERNAL TIMING BELT BELT AND TENSIONER BROKE IN THE ENGINE AND I LOST ALL CONTROL OF TH… |
| 2017-11-01 | AIR BAGS | No | 0 | GOT RECALL NOTICE TOOK TO DEALERSHIP NOV. FIRST SHOWED RECALL CARD SERVICE MANAGER SAID I WOULD GET SOMETHING ELSE IN M… |