general problems of the 2006 Volkswagen Passat

Trying to start car and won't turn on with key all my keys don't work says steering wheel lock defectitive can't get my car to turn my radio on I am parked in my drive way and can't even tow it to dealer now because it won't go into neutral.

My vw has been hard to start and getting the steering lock fault warning. I understand there was a voluntary recall, but I was the original owner and do not remember getting the recall notice.

Tl- the contact owns a 2006 Volkswagen Passat. The contact stated that the air bag warning light illuminated while driving. The contact was concerned for her safety that the air bag might deploy and taken the vehicle to joseph Volkswagen of cincinnati dealer, where it was diagnosed that the curtain air bags needed to be replaced. The vehicle was not repaired. The contact stated that the vehicle was previously repaired of NHTSA campaign number:18v247000 (air bag). In addition, the contact stated that the steering wheel seized when attempted to drive. The vehicle was towed to joseph Volkswagen of cincinnati dealer, located at 3813 montgomery rd, cincinnati, OH 45212, (513) 914-1785, but was not diagnosed or repaired due to the repair fees. The manufacturer was notified of the failure and opens a case numbers:180151960, 181324957 and 08125390. The approximate failure mileage was 200,000. Aw.

Have been getting steering lock malfunctions when trying to start the car for about two weeks. Today, the steering wheel locked while driving. Unable to steer the vehicle at all. Was able to stop and turn the vehicle off. Seems this is/ was a common problem for this model Volkswagen and a voluntary recall was available until 2013. Unfortunately, the previous owners of the car never did any recalls or even remembers ever being notified of any recalls. This problem is one of many for this model. I called Volkswagen and they were no help. This is a major safety issue. My 17 year old son drives this car. I cant allow him to drive it now after this. How can Volkswagen allow this? they basically dont care if we crashed and hurt others because of this issue. A voluntary recall for a steering issue?? does that sound safe??.

Car is immobilized at this time w/ key stuck in ignition, defective steering wheel appears before this happens. Car was stationary in my drive way, cold weather, first start. It's intermediate & has happened multiple times. Steering has been fixed a few years ago for issues of the same sort. Car has approximately 194,000 on it but the issue is there has been multiple problems, cam (replaced 2 x's; once under warranty other time had to pay out of pocket), turbo, sensors, pvc, steering, converter (out of pocket), rear axle (out of pocket), etc. Have all documents but do not have a way to provide them in this forum. Problems started under certified warranty but continued after. Bought car w/ approximately 23,000 miles on it. Been nothing but a big headache. Car is well taken care of but continues to have issues.

The contact owns a 2006 Volkswagen Passat. The contact received notification of NHTSA campaign number: 15v613000 (steering) 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.

Steering lock defective - should be a recall on the part of vw - I have a vw Passat 06 and keep on getting this problem.

The contact owns a 2006 Volkswagen Passat. The contact stated that when attempting to start the vehicle, the steering colum lock defective warning light illuminated on the instrument panel. The vehicle was taken to the dealer. The vehicle had not been diagnosed. The manufacturer was made aware of the failure. The vehicle was not repaired. The failure mileage was 140,000.

Got warning message that 'steering lock was defective'.

Takata recall first I would like to say my sunroof opens and closes it self then. Sometimes when I turn car on it shuts off says steering defected then its takes a couple seconds to come on. My wind shield wipers keep sayin I need water but its full then my daytime lights are off this car has many problems I keep getting the same parts fixed over and over. And then I have no recalls what the only way if we crash and die then we will get it fixed im putting so much money into car so can you please help thank you. This happen in different pkaces the car shuts off different times.

The problem that I am having with my 2006 Volkswagen Passat is that while I am driving the car shuts down completely. This has happened to me about five times this year. It has almost caused me to be in two accidents and to have to quickly pull off the road. The dealer wants me to pay $1,700 to repair it.

I had a steering wheel lock defective warning light come up in my car, the car also would not start. After numerous attempts, it started. I called my dealer and he said he had no knowledge of the car having this problem. Volkswagen of american too had no knowledge of this problem. I googled the problem online and found thousands of people having this problem no only here in the states but all over the whole where the car was sold. My car only had the warning and the no start problem. But many others were complaining that the car would shut down while traveling at a high rate of speed. I can't believe Volkswagen won't acknowledge the problem. My car is a 2006 Passat with only 38,000 miles. Something should be done here.

The contact owns a 2006 Volkswagen Passat. The contact stated the ignition would only start after several attempts. The "steering wheel lock defective" message lluminated on the instrument panel intermittently. The failure occurred seven times. The dealer was notified of the failures and the contact was informed that there was not a problem if the warning indicator did not remain illuminated. The vehicle was not diagnosed or repaired. The failure mileage was 38,000.

The car will occasionally, yet sporadically, not start. The key gets stuck in the ignition. The car sounds like it is going to start but it stalls. The error message sometimes says steering wheel lock defective. This happens at all times of the day, including when I leave from work. The car was taken to the dealership once before the warranty ran out and once after and they could not diagnose the problem.

Steering lock control module defective: signals warning messages, prevents vehicle starting, shuts vehicle off.

The contact owns a 2006 Volkswagen Passat. The contact attempted to start the ignition and the steering wheel began to lock up. There were two warning indicators illuminated on the instrument panel. The messages displayed were "embolizater activated move steering wheel" and "steering lock defective". In addition, the ignition key was stuck and failed to release. The failures occured without warning. The driver disconnected and reconnected the battery cable to start the vehicle. The vehicle stalled between six to ten times while in operation. The failure occurred intermittently. The vehicle was towed from her residence to an independent mechanic. The VIN was unknown. The failure and current mileages were 69,000.

I am the second owner of a 2006 vw Passat, who has had multiple issues with this vehicle. The latest being of most concern. When I attempt to start the car, it will either not turn over at all, or the engine turn over, then die. This happens nearly everytime I am in the car. My vehicle is 4,000 miles outside of the warranty, so neithervolkswagon, nor my local vw dealer will assist me with the cost (being an !@#$% amount of $1643. 00 out of pocket), nor has a recall been issued. I have called and emailed numerous individuals at vw corporate level, with no results. In doing research, I have found many forums, with multiple posts of customers having this same issue with this car, specifically the 2006 model. I have also went through the better business bureau to attempt to get answers on why vw is not doing more for their customers with a part that is obviously defective. Below is the reply email I got from them, instructing me to contact your company. Thank you for your attention and time on this matter. Copy of email from bbb-- {I am in receipt of your email sent to the better business bureau, inc. Upon review of your email, it doesn't appear as though you have filed a claim with the national highway traffic safety administration. I suggest you begin there. The office of defects investigation (odi) is an office within the NHTSA. Odi conducts defect investigations and administers safety recalls to support the nhtsas mission to improve safety on our nation's highways. Nhtsa is authorized to order manufacturers to recall and repair vehicles or items of motor vehicle equipment when odi investigations indicate that they contain serious safety defects in their design, construction, or performance. Odi also monitors the adequacy of manufacturers' recall campaigns. Before initiating an investigation, odi carefully reviews the body of consumer complaints and other available data to determine whether a defect trend may exist. . Read more...

Brand new vehicle, 06 vw Passat, drove it for about 9 months--then, car starting dying suddenly after being stopped (at a red light) then accelerating once light turned green. Wouldn't sputter or choke--just die. Took it to vw to check into it--they tried to convince me it was the gas I was putting into my car--but it wasn't. Finally, after 34 consecutive days in the shop, the dealership admitted there was a problem, but didn't know how to fix it. I talked with vw headquarters. They offered me $300. I explained that the car was dying--completely quitting on me--in the middle of intersections--and how many near miss accidents I had avoided--so $300 wasn't going to cut it--but vw claimed it was not a "safety issue". I explained further that because the car was intermittently doing this, I would lose all steering, all control of the vehicle--still, vw would not admit to there being an issue. Out of sheer panic, I called the dealership and convinced them to get me a new car. I believe the dealership re-sold my old car, the one they didn't know how to fix. A year later, a friend of mine had the exact same issue happen with her 92 jetta. Her mechanic said it was the ignition coils and replaced them. Now, a year later, vw sent a notice to me in the mail saying it is "not a recall" but they wanted us to replace the ignition coils "only if a certain light indicator" goes on in the car. I never had such a light go on in my old car, so I thought this was ridiculous and took my current vw vehicle in to replace the ignition coils anyway. Thankfully, the dealership did it for me, because they knew my history. The notice from vw clearly states that they only want you to replace them if the light goes on in your car and you only had until a certain date (Feb. 28th) to do it. Still seems to be no acknowledgement from vw that there is a serious safety issue at hand.

2006 vw Passat "steering wheel lock defective". Car will not start consistency.

Gosh where do I start vw Passat 51000 miles alot of things went wrong. . Car starter volks came out causing the starter to break my trunk doesn't close pops open in the middle of road/freeway causing me to loose thing from my trunk extremely dangerous in the freeway my steering wheel lock is defected does not lock I have called numerous of vw dealer ships and they want to charge me cause its warranty expired and for steering lock I went before warranty and they want to charge me 90 dollars I don't have that kind of money lying around I have car payment. Ins ect. . . Im scared if something was to happened while me driving with my kids.

Vehicle will not start 70% of the time. Vehicle stalls once started. Problem is getting worse. Quote was provided to repair, but parts are very expensive.

I bought a car brand new and ever since 1700 miles it's been having electrical problems. First it started with windows not wanting to roll up, they'd roll down first then up. My radio was stuck on loud and would not turn off or down or change radio stations. The parking brake (electrical) engaged on me while I was driving on the freeway, a hose came undone at 18k miles on the freeway and caused heavy convulsing. The steering wheel lock randomly had "errors", the airbag has "errors", the transmission downshifted very rough which made me jolt in the car and started making my neck sore. For every incident my car has been to the dealer to be fixed, they fix the problem and a new one happens a week later. I am a valet and other vw owners say the same things happen to their cars. So I know I have a legit complaint here.