Electronic control module, electronic body module starts going out, it will not let you open the doors from the outside without rolling the windows down and sometimes won't even let you open them with the inside door handles. This is a major safety issue in a wreck or fire especially if you cannot get out of the car. Sometimes they work and sometimes they don't. For a vehicle that everyone complains about with this, and as expensive as it is to fix, are you going to wait until someone dies to make them fix it? When people complain if someone would just Google these issues you would find out just because not everyone knows about NHTSA, that these are extremely common issues that need to be fixed by Volkswagon!

- Wentworth, MO, USA

The contact owns a 2005 Volkswagen Passat. While parked, the contact noticed water leaking from under the driver and passenger side floorboards. The vehicle was not taken to the dealer for diagnostic testing or repairs. The approximate failure mileage was 48,000. Updated 01/24/12

- Greenville, TN, USA

The contact owns a 2005 Volkswagen Passat. The contact stated that upon arriving to his residence, he discovered that the grill of the vehicle was missing. The dealer was contacted and sent him a replacement. The contact installed a replacement grill and within a few days, the failure recurred and the grill fractured from the vehicle. The dealer acknowledged that they were having problems with the grill staying on the vehicle. The vehicle was not repaired. The VIN was unavailable. The failure mileage was 60,000.

- South West Harbor, ME, USA