general problems of the 2005 Volkswagen Passat

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!.

Tl-the contact owns a 2005 Volkswagen Passat . The contact stated that while driving at approximately 70 mph , the seat heater burnt a hole in the passenger seat and passenger coat. The vehicle was not diagnosed or repaired. The manufacture was not made aware of the failure. The approximate failure mileage was 200,000. Jw.

Over heated and timing belt.

Brake lights remained on without brake pedal pressure, and remained on after turning off ignition. I investigated prior recalls and saw: report receipt date: Feb 20, 2007 NHTSA campaign number: 07v063000 component(s): exterior lighting I went to local vw for recall repair and was told that brake light repair was already performed in 2004, so this repair was no longer covered. ( I am second owner, so could not confirm. ) a 2004 repair on a 2005 model year car for a recall issued in 2007? the brake switch replacement cost $176. Is this not the same recall failure again? I have had many cars and have never had a single brake light switch fail, except for this vw, which as of today has had three! (original, 2004 replacement and now 2013 replacement. ) is the recall still in effect? should I have to pay for an obviously defective part replacement?.

I went to start my 05 Passat and got several error warnings: airbag fault, esp, check engine, absorber intermittent warnings. This occurred because the transmission control module (tcm) got wet from a (known by vw) water leak problem from the sunroof and hvac system. Vw has a recall to try and seal the leaks, but will not fix results of the leaks. I am lucky I wasn't going down the road when the tcm malfunctioned. I've researched, and this problem is a recurring one with not only Passats, but also golf and jetta models from the late 90s to 2005. A malfunctioning tcm isn't the only electrical component that can be affected by the water leak. The engine control module and climate control module can also get wet and malfunction, causing serious safety issues if this occurs while moving.