Two problems related to steering have been reported for the 1999 Volkswagen Passat. The most recently reported issues are listed below.
When we bought it the abs light was on and brake light blinks, when baking up to the left it clicks.
On my vehicle, the passenger front lower control arm is failing at the ball joint. There are loud screeches at low speeds when passing over bumps coming from the ball joint evidencing the inappropriate wear. This was addressed and replaced according to service bulletin "vm" with Volkswagen in early 2005, but the part is wearing improperly again. Failure of this part could cause loss of steering and could be fatal at highway speeds.