Door problems of the 1996 Volkswagen Passat

Five problems related to door have been reported for the 1996 Volkswagen Passat. The most recently reported issues are listed below.

1 Door problem

Failure Date: 11/06/2001

Complete shut down of electrical system while the car is being driven resulting in complete loss of power and limited control of the car. A search of the web indicates this is not an isolated occurance. Volkswagen customer service is non existent. As for the door handle and window problem, again this is not an isolated incident. So far no one has lost their life at least in our case. M.

2 Door problem

Failure Date: 06/01/1999

The door handle has broken 4 times and I really feel this is a problem.

3 Door problem

Failure Date: 01/01/1999

All doors at 32 degrees and below intermitently will not stay closed/ instrument panel intermitently would not show milage 1 year ago but now the instrument cluster including speed,feul level, and tach do no work at all.

4 Door problem

Failure Date: 10/19/1996

Door seals leak.

5 Door problem

Door handle problem. Handles have been replaced 3 times on different doors. Manufacturer was contacted, and said that there was nothing they could do.