10.0

really awful
Crashes / Fires:
6 / 1
Injuries / Deaths:
4 / 0
Average Mileage:
29,365 miles

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2006 Volkswagen Passat seat belts / air bags problems

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2006 Volkswagen Passat Owner Comments (Page 4 of 8)

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problem #82

Feb 012016

Passat

  • miles

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

Takata recall - it has been almost a year since this recall and there has been no remedy; just "working on it". how long is the recall going to take" I do not want to get in an accident and die from some companies negligence. And, what happens if this cannot be fixed soon"

- Lebanon, ME, USA

problem #81

Mar 012016

Passat

  • miles
Takata recall. The contact owns a 2006 Volkswagen Passat. The contact stated that the recall notice for NHTSA campaign number: 16V079000 (air bags) was received in March of 2016. After contacting the dealer and the manufacturer on multiple occasions, the contact was informed that the parts needed for the recall remedy were still not available and no estimated time for receiving the parts could be provided. The contact had not experienced a failure. VIN tool confirms parts not available.

- Acushnet, MA, USA

problem #80

Feb 092016

Passat

  • miles
Takata recall. The contact owns a 2006 Volkswagen Passat. The contact received notification of NHTSA campaign number: 16V079000 (air bags). The part was not available within a reasonable time frame to schedule the recall repair. The dealer did not give a specific date for when the part would become available. The manufacturer could not provide an estimated date for when the vehicle would receive the recall repair. The contact was not experiencing a failure. VIN tool confirms parts not available.

- Shoreline, WA, USA

problem #79

Jan 052017

Passat

  • miles

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

Takata recall. The contact owns a 2006 Volkswagen Passat. The contact received notification of NHTSA campaign number: 16V079000 (air bags). The part to do the repair was unavailable. The contact stated that the manufacturer exceeded a reasonable amount of time for the recall repair. The manufacturer was not made aware of the issue. The contact had not experienced a failure.

- Glenmont, NY, USA

problem #78

Jan 032017

Passat

  • 120,000 miles
Takata recall: Manufacturer has not yet given me an expected time for airbag replacement. I am unable to sell the car due to this defect.

- Henrico, VA, USA

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problem #77

Mar 012016

Passat

  • miles
Takata recall. The contact owns a 2006 Volkswagen Passat. The contact received notification of NHTSA campaign number: 16V079000 (air bags) and stated that the part was not available within a reasonable time frame to schedule the recall repair. The dealer did not give a specific date for when the part would become available. The contact was unable to determine when the vehicle would be repaired. The manufacturer could not provide an estimated date for when the vehicle would receive the recall repair. The contact stated that the air bag warning indicator illuminated. The failure mileage was unknown. VIN tool confirms parts not available.

- Omaha, NE, USA

problem #76

Dec 122016

Passat

  • miles

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

Recall incomplete for airbag

- Dallas, TX, USA

problem #75

Dec 122016

Passat

  • miles
Takata recall. The contact owns a 2006 Volkswagen Passat. The contact received notification of NHTSA campaign number: 16V079000 (air bags); however, the parts to do the repair were unavailable. The contact stated that the manufacturer exceeded a reasonable amount of time for the recall repair. The manufacturer was notified. The contact had not experienced a failure. VIN tool confirms parts not available.

- Dallas, TX, USA

problem #74

Feb 102016

Passat 4-cyl

  • miles
Takata recall. The contact owns a 2006 Volkswagen Passat. The contact received notification of NHTSA campaign number: 16V079000 (air bags). The part to do the repair was not available. The contact stated that the manufacturer exceeded a reasonable amount of time for the recall repair. The manufacturer was made aware of the issue. The contact had not experienced a failure. VIN tool confirms parts not available. Updated 01/26/2017

- Rowlett, TX, USA

problem #73

Jul 012016

Passat

  • miles
Takata recall I am a 21 year old female college student in tallahassee, fl. My parents and I chose a 2006 Volkswagen Passat to be a safe car for me after an accident, where my previous car(VW jetta) was totaled. Then to find out a little under a year after I purchased the car that the airbags have a recall I have been extremely regretful of this decision. Since that day I have been afraid to drive my car to drive my car each time I get into it I think of how risky it is to drive each time. I have heard stories of drivers throats being slit by the unsafe metal shards that deploy with the recalled airbags. I do not understand how there is still not a fix or means for drivers to be able to drive a car that is safe. I think that it is extremely unsafe and too risky to have one of the main safety mechanism in car to be a threat to drivers as well. When there are recalls on toys people are instructed to immediately return them to the store or at least throw them away and keep the toys away from their children. Now there is a major safety issue with airbags in a car and not his has been done. People have already lost their lives as a result of the faulty air bags and still nothing has been done. I am writing to hopefully get a solution to this issue.

- Jacksonville, FL, USA

problem #72

Apr 012016

Passat

  • miles

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

Takata recall. The contact owns a 2006 Volkswagen Passat. The contact received notification of NHTSA campaign number: 16V079000 (air bags); however, the part to do the repair was unavailable. The contact stated that the manufacturer exceeded a reasonable amount of time for the recall repair. The manufacturer was not made aware of the issue. The contact had not experienced a failure. VIN tool confirms parts not available.

- Leeds, MA, USA

problem #71

Feb 092016

Passat

  • 105,000 miles
Takata recall

- Houston, TX, USA

problem #70

Apr 152016

Passat 4-cyl

  • miles
Takata recall. The contact owns a 2006 Volkswagen Passat. The contact received notification of NHTSA campaign number: 16V079000 (air bags); however, the part to do the repair was unavailable. The contact stated that the manufacturer exceeded a reasonable amount of time for the recall repair. The manufacturer was made aware of the issue. The contact had not experienced a failure. VIN tool confirms parts not available. Updated 01/31/2017 updated 02/01/17.

- Livingston, NJ, USA

problem #69

Mar 072016

Passat

  • miles
Takata recall. The contact owns a 2006 Volkswagen Passat. The contact received a recall notice for NHTSA campaign number: 16V079000 (air bags). The contact stated that the parts needed for the recall remedy were still not available. The contact had not experienced a failure. VIN tool confirms parts not available.

- Morris Plains, NJ, USA

problem #68

Nov 112016

Passat

  • 106,000 miles
The contact owns a 2006 Volkswagen Passat. While driving approximately 5 mph, the driver side air bag deployed without warning or impact. The vehicle crashed into a concrete divider. A police report was not filed. The contact sustained injuries that required medical attention. The vehicle was drivable except for the air bag that was dragged along. The contact stated that the insurance company ordered the vehicle be towed to a body shop. The failure mileage was approximately 106,000. The VIN was not provided.

- Santa Monica, CA, USA

problem #67

Nov 112016

Passat

  • 112,764 miles
Takata recall called my dealer to get an update on the takata recall, and still no available date, VW customer service is telling me is safe to drive the car despite several cases of fatal injury. VW is also not providing with a rental or immediate solution to the problem.

- Hidalgo, TX, USA

problem #66

Feb 012016

Passat

  • miles
Takata recall.

- Garden Grove, CA, USA

problem #65

Aug 052016

Passat

  • 93,674 miles
I purchased the vehicle then I received a tanaka airbag recall from Volkswagen of America informing me that there are no parts the airbags the vehicle is unsafe on the road I can't go anywhere nothing has happened yet just a matter of time.

- San Msrcos, CA, USA

problem #64

Feb 092016

Passat

  • miles
Takata recall. The contact owns a 2006 Volkswagen Passat. The contact received notification of NHTSA campaign number: 16V079000 (air bags); however, the part to do the repair was unavailable. The contact stated that the manufacturer exceeded a reasonable amount of time for the recall repair. The manufacturer was made aware of the issue. The contact had not experienced a failure. VIN tool confirms parts not available.

- Rockville, MD, USA

problem #63

Feb 092016

Passat

  • miles
Takata recall. The contact owns a 2006 Volkswagen Passat. The contact received notification of NHTSA campaign number: 16V079000 (air bags); however, the part to do the repair was unavailable. The contact stated that the manufacturer exceeded a reasonable amount of time for the recall repair. The manufacturer was made aware of the issue. The contact had not experienced a failure. VIN tool confirms parts not available.

- Rochester, NH, USA

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