Two problems related to air bag have been reported for the 2011 Volkswagen Passat. The most recently reported issues are listed below. Please also check out the statistics and reliability analysis of the 2011 Volkswagen Passat based on all problems reported for the 2011 Passat.
Water pump defect causes timing chain malfunctioning as vehicle may stall while driving. Vehicle may overheat as water failure causes antifreeze to leak and cause overheating to fire hazard.
Takata recall. I was notified in April, but it is now August and the parts are still not available. I don't think this is acceptable.
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