Safety Score
67
Average
Recalls
1
Complaints
50
NCAP Stars
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Recalls (1)
| Date | NHTSA ID | Component | Units | Completion | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2008-11-03 | 08V577000 |
STEERING:GEAR BOX (OTHER THAN RACK AND PINION) | 130 | — | Details |
Owner Complaints (showing up to 50)
| Date | Component | Crash | Injuries | Summary |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024-12-12 | FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM | No | 0 | On [XXX], a MIDAS shop found an alleged crack in the front part of the gas tank on the upper part of the tank by the fl… |
| 2022-10-27 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM | No | 0 | The power steering system failed. At first I thought the steering wheel was locked. I started the car and could not tur… |
| 2022-07-01 | SERVICE BRAKES | No | 0 | The abs sensors are not functioning although they have been replaced. The dashboard has multiple failure lights. The … |
| 2021-09-22 | ENGINE | No | 0 | I put fuel in the car and about to start the car and it won’t start. Lights flickering. |
| 2021-07-16 | STEERING | No | 0 | The power steering system fails when the engine/engine compartment gets hot. The problem has appeared after the car ha… |
| 2020-12-01 | SERVICE BRAKES | No | 0 | 2009 VW CC PULLING OUT INTO CROSS TRAFFIC THE ELECTRIC CONTROLLED PARKING BRAKE LOCKS UP. I HAVE HAD THIS HAPPEN SEVER… |
| 2020-06-15 | FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM | No | 0 | FUEL PUMP HAS GONE OUT. VOLKSWAGEN INDICATES MY PARTICULAR CAR DOESN'T QUALIFY UNDER THE RECALL FOR THE RECALL REPORT 1… |
| 2020-06-06 | FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM | No | 0 | ENGINE STALLED WHILE DRIVING. I BELIEVE MY VEHICLE SHOULD BE INCLUDED IN NHTSA RECALL NO. : 17V-509 MANUFACTURER RECA… |
| 2020-04-15 | ENGINE | No | 0 | I GOT 09 4 MOTION CC 3.6. I HAD READ SPENT CLOSE TO 6G AND NOBODY CAN FIX THE ACCELERATION WHEN START. VERY FRUSTRATE… |
| 2020-03-02 | ENGINE | No | 0 | LOUD SOUND WHEN VEHICLE IS IN IDLE. TOOK IT TO LOCAL MECHANIC AND THEY ARE SAYING IT NEEDS A TIMING CHAIN REPLACEMENT B… |
| 2020-01-28 | ELECTRONIC STABILITY CONTROL (ESC) | No | 0 | THE CAR HAS STALLED MULTIPLE TIMES WHILE DRIVING. LIGHTS POP ON AND THE FUEL PUMP IS THE ERROR CODE, ALONG WITH MISFIRE… |
| 2019-10-12 | FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM | No | 0 | FUEL PUMP CRACKED, AND PLACEMENT OF PUMP CAUSED GASOLINE TO POOL UNDERNEATH BACK SEAT INSIDE THE CAR, RIGHT UNDER WHERE… |
| 2019-10-11 | ELECTRONIC STABILITY CONTROL (ESC) | No | 0 | THE VEHICLE HAS ISSUES WITH THE FUEL PUMP , INTAKE & CYLINDERS . I WAS ABLE TO CHANGE THE FUEL PUMP BUT NOTICED ONLINE … |
| 2019-10-05 | ELECTRONIC STABILITY CONTROL (ESC) | No | 0 | BOUGHT THIS AT A USED CAR DEALERSHIP. WITHIN TWO DAYS, THE EPC LIGHT WAS COMING ON. WHEN DRIVING THE CAR OR WHEN START… |
| 2019-08-30 | ENGINE | No | 0 | TL* THE CONSUMER OWNS A 2009 VOLKSWAGEN PASSAT. THE CONSUMER STATED THAT THE ENGINE INTAKE MANIFOLD FAILED AND CAUSED T… |
| 2019-07-02 | ENGINE | No | 0 | MY VW PASSAT 2009 SUSTAINED ENGINE FAILURE DUE TO FAILURE TIMING CHAIN/TIMING CHAIN TENSIONER AND NOW NEEDS VERY EXPENS… |
| 2019-05-31 | STEERING | No | 0 | MY STEERING WILL LOCK UP AND FAIL, BUT THEN AFTER I RESTART THE CAR A COUPLE TIMES IT WORKS AGAIN. THEN IT FAILS WITHOU… |
| 2019-05-20 | STEERING | No | 0 | WHEN PARKED OR WHILE DRIVING THE STEERING COLUMN LOCKS UP CAUSING THE CAR TO LOSE THE ABILITY TO STEER OR WILL AUTOMATI… |
| 2019-04-19 | ENGINE | No | 0 | TO WHOM IT MAY CONCERN: I WANTED TO FOLLOW-UP AND DISCUSS A RECENT INCIDENT. ON APRIL 19TH 2019 OUR 2009 VW PASSAT W… |
| 2019-03-12 | ENGINE | No | 0 | The check engine light and oil pressure light appeared on my dash screen as I was driving home from work. I pulled over… |
| 2019-02-15 | STEERING | No | 0 | SINCE I BOUGHT MY CAR WITH 75000 MI ON IT 3 YEARS AGO, WHEN I PUT THE KEY IN THE IGNITION AND START IT THE CAR SHUTS DO… |
| 2019-01-22 | ENGINE | No | 0 | TIMING BELT TENSIONER FAILURE. ENGINE REQUIRES MAJOR REPAIRS |
| 2018-11-20 | ELECTRONIC STABILITY CONTROL (ESC) | No | 0 | THE STEERING WHEEL LOCK WAS DEFECTIVE ON MY 2009 VOLKSWAGEN PASSAT. THE VEHICLE HAD LESS THAN 35000 MILES ON IT. THIS I… |
| 2018-11-16 | STEERING | No | 0 | MY CAR HAS LESS THAN 35000 MILES. THE STEERING WHEEL COLUMN LOCK IS DEFECTIVE HAS BEEN APPEARING ON MY INSTRUMENT PANEL… |
| 2018-10-17 | FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM | No | 0 | I AM WRITING TO YOUR ORGANIZATION BECAUSE OF THE INJUSTICE I EXPERIENCED WITH A RECALL AT VOLKSWAGEN. A COUPLE OF YEARS… |
| 2018-10-04 | SUSPENSION | No | 0 | TAKATA RECALL COIL SPRINGS BREAKAGES |
| 2018-09-11 | FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM | No | 0 | TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2009 VOLKSWAGEN PASSAT. THE CONTACT NOTICED A STRONG FUEL ODOR INSIDE THE VEHICLE AND A FUEL LEA… |
| 2018-08-17 | ENGINE | No | 0 | STOPPED RUNNING AT TRAFFIC LIGHT- TOWED TO DEALERSHIP -TIMING CHAIN/TENSIONER ISSUE |
| 2018-08-10 | ENGINE | No | 0 | 3 DIFFERENT OCCASIONS MY CAR WOULD LOOSE POWER AND SHUT DOWN ON THE HIGHWAY. I HAD IT TOWED AND ALL THREE TIMES THEY ST… |
| 2018-07-09 | ENGINE | No | 0 | BAD TENSIONER BELT LED TO BLOWN ENGINE. |
| 2018-07-01 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM | No | 0 | TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2009 VOLKSWAGEN PASSAT. WHILE OPERATING THE VEHICLE, A VERY STRONG ODOR OF FUEL WAS PRESENT INSI… |
| 2018-06-20 | FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM | No | 0 | MY PASSAT FUEL PUMP IS USING TO MUCH GAS, IVE HAD TO GET IT TOWED BECAUSE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT FLASHING AND GAS IN MY OIL… |
| 2018-06-15 | FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE | No | 0 | TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2009 VOLKSWAGEN PASSAT. WHILE DRIVING 65 MPH OR WHILE AT A STOP SIGN, THE VEHICLE VIBRATED AND S… |
| 2018-06-01 | ELECTRONIC STABILITY CONTROL (ESC) | No | 0 | DRAINED MY BATTERY ALL TIME, TURNED OFF IN MIDDLE THE I DRIVING IT. FOR COUPLE MONTHS I BEEN EXPERIENCE THIS SITUATION… |
| 2018-05-12 | ENGINE | No | 0 | BEGAN TO DRIVE VEHICLE YESTERDAY TO FUEL UP. "OIL CONSUMPTION: STOP ENGINE" WARNING MESSAGE CAME ON. WENT OFF AFTER A… |
| 2018-05-07 | FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM | No | 0 | TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2009 VOLKSWAGEN PASSAT. THE CONTACT RECEIVED NOTIFICATION OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 17V509000 (F… |
| 2018-05-07 | ENGINE | No | 0 | MY SON DROVE THE VEHICLE TO SCHOOL THIS MORNING. AS HE NEARED THE SCHOOL DRIVEWAY GOING ABOUT 25 MILES PER HOUR, THE E… |
| 2018-05-05 | ENGINE | No | 0 | DRIVING CAR WHEN SUDDENLY A WARNING MESSAGE IS DISPLAYED "STOP ENGINE IMMEDIATELY." THE CAR WAS IN FORWARD MOTION AS I… |
| 2018-04-09 | ENGINE | No | 0 | REAR MAIN OIL SEAL NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. IT WAS COMPROMISED BY EXCESSIVE PRESSURE IN CRANKCASE BECAUSE PCV BREATHER WA… |
| 2018-04-03 | UNKNOWN OR OTHER | No | 0 | STEERING COLUMN DEFECTIVE MESSAGE PERIODICALLY COMES ON AFTER TRYING TO START THE VEHICLE. WHEN THIS HAPPENS, THE CAR W… |
| 2018-04-03 | ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING | No | 0 | The contact owns a 2009 Volkswagen Passat. The contact stated that while driving approximately 35 MPH, the check engine… |
| 2018-03-04 | ENGINE | No | 0 | THIS VEHICLE HAD CATASTROPHIC ENGINE FAILURE DUE TO A FAULTY CAM CHAIN TENSIONER. THIS IS BEEN KNOWN BY VOLKSWAGEN AS A… |
| 2018-02-13 | UNKNOWN OR OTHER | No | 0 | TO REPLACE THE FUEL PUMP CONTROL MODULE. NOTHING HAS HAPPENED YET; HOWEVER, WHEN THE IGNITION IS TURNED OFF, SOMETHING… |
| 2018-01-31 | FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM | No | 0 | RECALL 17V509 WAS ISSUED MONTHS AGO AND THE MANUFACTURER STILL HAS NOT OFFERED TO REMEDY. |
| 2018-01-10 | ENGINE | No | 0 | TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2009 VOLKSWAGEN PASSAT. WHILE DRIVING AT AN UNKNOWN SPEED, THE VEHICLE STALLED AND FAILED TO RES… |
| 2018-01-06 | STEERING | No | 0 | TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2009 VOLKSWAGEN PASSAT. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE EPS WARNING INDICATOR RANDOMLY ILLUMINATED. … |
| 2018-01-05 | AIR BAGS | No | 0 | RECALL UPDATE: CURRENTLY, INTAKE MANIFOLD NEEDS TO BE REPAIRED-ENGINE LIGHT ON-COST $1400.00. TOOK CAR TO DEALERSHIP … |
| 2017-12-23 | ENGINE | No | 0 | DEFECTIVE TIMING CHAIN TENSIONER IN 2.0 TSI ENGINE DAMAGE THE CAR AND ENGINE NOT GETTING STARTED. MECHANIC ASKED FOR $3… |
| 2017-11-27 | ENGINE | No | 0 | MY VEHICLE WAS IN MOTION ON A CITY STREET AND SUDDENLY IT STARTED SHAKING WHILE DRIVING AND WHEN I BRAKED, IT SHAKED EV… |
| 2017-11-10 | AIR BAGS | No | 0 | TAKATA RECALL- I WAS NOTIFIED BY TK HOLDINGS INC. THAT MY 2009 VW PASSAT SHOULD HAVE AIRBAGS REPLACED AS PART OF THE NA… |