10.0

really awful
Crashes / Fires:
1 / 0
Injuries / Deaths:
1 / 0
Average Mileage:
35,000 miles

About These NHTSA Complaints:

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2001 Volkswagen Passat Owner Comments

problem #2

May 122006

Passat 6-cyl

  • Automatic transmission
  • 65,000 miles

A D V E R T I S E M E N T S

2001 VW Passat V6. A defective pollen filter seal allowed water to pull on the passenger side floor. This occurred after 24 hours of rain. The water has damaged the transmission control module. Those repairs and the repair of the water damage to the carpet and resulting mold is estimated at over $2,000. The dealer reports that this is an long-standing defect. There are hundreds of reports of the same exact problem with VW and Audi.

- Brockton, MA, USA

problem #1

Nov 182002

Passat

  • Automatic transmission
  • 5,000 miles
Windshield wipers do not work on rainy days making it difficult to see out the windshield. A lady hit my car on the right side collapsing that side along the doors and some of the rear and the air bag did not deploy. I put my feet on accelerator for speed and the car refuses to respond. The more I accelerate the slower the car goes.

- Rosedale, NY, USA

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