general problems of the 2014 Volkswagen Passat - part 2

I have had several problems with the tsi sel navigation and radio system in my car. It seems as though you cannot touch any buttons until this system is fully up and running. It is extremely slow at start up. Most of the time I can finish my backing out of the driveway even before the back up camera comes on. On a few occasions I have started the vehicle and the radio will suddenly go to full volume. I have had the navigation system lock up on me. Once we were driving in tennessee and pulled off to get some gas, well this completely confused the system and it decided to lock up once we entered back on the highway. I had to pull over to the side and turn the car off for a while and then reprogram my destination. Another time on my way home from work the system locked and would not let me get to any other screen. I have had times when the system never boots completely and stays with the message of "system starting". Of course the dealership cannot repeat the issues and flat out told me they don't work on them because they are junk and they know that they are slow and in adequate. Personally if vw knows they are crap they should give us the upgrades they did to the newer models. I know I am not the only one with this issue because I have talked with others who have the same problems.

The contact owns a 2014 Volkswagen Passat. The contact received notification of NHTSA campaign numbers: 16v078000 (air bags) and 16v171000 (electrical system). The dealer was contacted and they were unable to determine when the parts would become available beyond a reasonable time frame. The contact was unable to determine when the vehicle would be repaired. The manufacturer was contacted and was unable to provide a specific date or time frame that the dealer would receive the parts. The contact had not experienced a failure. VIN tool confirms parts not available.

Takata recall. The contact owns a 2014 Volkswagen Passat. The contact received notification of NHTSA campaign numbers: 16v078000 (air bags) and 16v171000 (electrical system); however, the parts to do the recall repairs were unavailable. The contact stated that the manufacturer exceeded a reasonable amount of time for the recall repair. The manufacturer was aware of the issue. The contact had not experienced a failure. VIN tool confirms parts not available.

Exactly 28 days after first breakdown had another exactly the same. See your previous report #10818720. Driving to work on highway 2014 vw Passat engine lights came on. Car can not go over 30mph & decreasing speed. Tow truck called, mechanic & dealership, rental car, & private insurance all again. Dealership stated chewed wires from squirrels & does not cover under warranty. 1st time $2,700. 2nd time $700. Learned of soy-based coating on wires. Local farmers & government grass cutter workers have chewed wires on their tractors also. Pleae investigate. Please recall. Please help.

Backup camera/navigation/radio system system does not working in a consistent manner (camera works when it wants to-big safety concern, screen goes blank, etc. ). Radio/navigation controls are inoperable at random occasions while vehicle is in motion or even at a stop position. Radio screen goes blank even if radio is on and user is unable to control it for up to a few minutes. On 2 occasions, even after turning the entire car on and off multiple times the radio was on but all controls were inoperable and unable to turn off. Eventually the system became operable a few minutes later. Safety issue has been discussed with vw dealer and they stated vw knows about all the owner inquiries into this issue but it has yet to make a recall. My concern is that backup camera does not work as it should and therefore the safety feature that the vehicle came with does not function properly. This causes the driver to go in reverse with only the help of mirrors. If safety equipment does not work properly then it should be replaced. Second, when the system controls malfunction the volume and on/off buttons cannot be used and therefore driver is left focusing on how to fix this issue not on keeping their eyes on the road. As per my discussion both with the dealership service department and the customer service at corporate office, they admitted to the recurring issue for many vw owners but said it had not become a big enough issue or safety concern so there was not recall. My question is if system (backup camera/radio/navigation) is already a documented issue for many owners and does not allow a safety feature to work properly (backup camera) or can cause a distraction for a vehicle operator then why is not a recall. I purchased a brand new vehicle with the expectation that all equipment would work as described.

The contact owns a 2014 Volkswagen Passat. While attempting to merge into traffic at 5 mph, the vehicle stalled without warning. The failure recurred on several occasions. The vehicle was taken to the dealer, but the failure was unable to be determined. The vehicle was not repaired. The manufacturer was not made aware of the failure. The approximate failure mileage was 5,800.

When driving car loss of power had towed to vw dealer turbo failure with just 9700 miles.

The lamp for sidelights front right was defect.

Was entering the 241 toll road at portola rd. In lake forest. Have just come to speed the car completely shut off. The engine and all electronic came to an instant stop. I was able in this case to roll to the shoulder, however, had this happened in another place at another time I could have been killed. It was bad enough at it was. This should never happen.

While approaching a stop sign and slowing down, the vehicle completely shut down,could not steer as steering wheel locked,lost all power, could not apply brakes as they did not work, then the same thing happened a 1/2 hour later coming out of a parking lot, called the vw national number, explained what happened and how dangerous this could have been if it happened at faster speeds, they did not seem overly concerned, told me to tow it to the nearest vw dealer for service, this vehicle is unsafe to drive, I dont feel safe in taking it back from the dealer, what do I do?.

Purchased 2014 fully loaded Passat on 10/26/13, safety issue with car due to my 1. 5 hr daily commute. Extremely poor quality when using bluetooth through care stereo, not recognizing names on iphone 4s causing driver to remove eyes from road to look up number which is a major distraction especially during night driving.

Takata recalled airbags never fixed in 3 years I had my lease so they knowingly allowed me to drive me and my kids for 3 years in an unsafe car!!! the tdi deisel was also an issue and had electrical issues as well.