Body problems of the 2006 Volkswagen Passat

Three problems related to body have been reported for the 2006 Volkswagen Passat. The most recently reported issues are listed below. Please also check out the statistics and reliability analysis of the 2006 Volkswagen Passat based on all problems reported for the 2006 Passat.

1 Body problem

Failure Date: 03/22/2014

Driving south on the 57 freeway at approximately 2:45 p. M. With my granddaughter when suddenly for no reason the sunroof popped off onto the freeway, we did not have the sunroof open. We are lucky it did hit anyone and cause an accident. We called Volkswagen of America & was told to take car to a Volkswagen dealer, the dealer determined that it was a manufacturer defect. Spoke with jacob the regional care manager and he said that he could only offer $2000. 00 towards a new car and would not offer anything towards a repair.

2 Body problem

Failure Date: 09/05/2012

The contact owns a 2006 Volkswagen Passat. The contact stated that the low and high beam headlights would not illuminate. In addition, the interior roof headliner had become separated. The manufacturer was made aware of the failure. The vehicle was not repaired. The failure and the current mileage was 96,000.

3 Body problem

Failure Date: 01/03/2011

Trunk won't latch when cold.


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