Car Will Not Start Problems of Volkswagen Passat

Tl- the contact owns a 2019 Volkswagen passant. The contact stated that while driving at various speeds the collision avoidance system would randomly activate causing the vehicle to abruptly stop although no vehicles or objects were nearby. The vehicle was taken to the local dealer fairfield vw located at 5071 lycoming mall dr, montoursville, PA but the cause of the failure was not determined. Also on several occasions the vehicle would not start when pushing the start/stop button and the message "no key detected" would sometimes display. The cause of the failure was not determined. The failure mileage was 15,000. Jft.

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Vehicle lost power and shut off while driving on the street at approximately 20 mph. I had driven about 1 block on this street after having turned onto it from another street. When the car died, "steering wheel locked" displayed on dash panel. Car would not start, steering wheel wouldn't move beyond about 1" to the right. Message would display "steering wheel still locked" or "move steering wheel. " after 40 minutes of this rotation of messages and trying to start the vehicle, moved the steering wheel up and down. Car finally started but only for 3 seconds. Battery light would come on. Was able to start the car several times doing this and moving it 30 feet to safely park on the side of the road. Temperature outside was about 30 degrees f. For about 1 month prior to this, I would periodically hear a ticking sound after removing the key from the ignition. After the ticking stopped, a message would display on the dash panel "steering column locked. Visit workshop!" it was extremely cold when this happened, but it didn't happen every time I turned off the car, and the car started fine each time after. Outside temp was in the teens (f) when this typically happened.

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Tl- the contact owns a 2007 Volkswagen Passat. While driving the vehicle would suddenly shut off. The message "steering lock module failure" had displayed. The vehicle was towed. The vehicle was unsafe to drive due random stalling. The contact stated that while driving the vehicle would suddenly shut off and on several occasions the vehicle could not be started. During the failures the message "steering lock module failure" had displayed. The vehicle was towed the local dealer serra of traverse city(1747 s garfield traverse city mi. ) who diagnose steering lock module faulty. The module was replaced but the failures continued. The manufacturer was notified of the failures. The failure mileage was 137,000. Jft.

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There is an electric steering column defect which makes the car stop all of a sudden in the middle of the drive. After that, the car would not start even after trying for at least a minute. This is dangerous as the car just stops while you are driving.

Car will not start after flashing sign or it could stop anywhere which could cause crash: steering - inspect for steering concern - comfort control module need to be replaced at no cost to the owner of the car - steering column control module: electronic steering column lock, hardware need to be replaced and program correctly at no cost to the owner of vehicle as it is vw programing is defaulted.

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The contact owns a 2012 Volkswagen Passat. While attempting to start the vehicle, it failed to start and several warning indicators illuminated on the instrument panel. The contact stated that the battery was charged; however, the vehicle would not start. The contact also stated that the key was stuck in the ignition, but was able to be removed after several attempts. The vehicle was taken to the dealer, but the cause of the failure could not be determined. The manufacturer was not made aware of the failure. The failure mileage was 30,000.

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Tl- the contact owns a 2012 Volkswagen Passat. The contact stated that the vehicle failed to start and the air bags and the engine lights illuminated on the dash board and stayed on. The vehicle was jumped and taken to an independent mechanic who was unable to diagnose the source of the failure, but clearly stated that the battery was good. The failure recurred several times. The contact also received notification of NHTSA campaign niumber: 15v483000 (air bags) but had not contacted a dealer or the manufacturer for the remedy. The vehicle had not been repaired. The failure mileage was 83,000. Fe.

I was driving the car about 30 minutes prior to incident traveling at approximately 45 mph with my child in the car and without warning of any kind my car shuts off and I almost got rear ended . I was able to coast to the side of the road put the vehicle in park tried starting the vechile and it started right away . I drove vechile home without incident . I took the vechile to a mechanic and they couldn't find a problem no engine codes where present . I drove the vechile for a week and this same scenario played out again I wasn't driving the car any further at this point because again I had my child in the car and again alonso got rear ended . Had it towed to a different mechanic and they to were unable to find any engine codes or problems . I had my boyfriend drive the car home and it stalled on him at a red light . Car wouldn't restart so he had to push the vechile across a lane of traffic to the shoulder of the road . When the car cooled down for 2 hours it restarted and drove fine no check engine light or codes present . . After a month of headaches with the car we discovers it was a faulty engine speed sensor this is a very dangerous part to fail without warning leaving the car powerless if this happened on the freeway I wouldn't have been so lucky I imagine.

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Car would not start towed to independent vw repair shop. Was told that the steering column lock is defective and it is covered by vw recall, he was able to get the car running. Next day while driving the car it emitted 3 beeps and stalled out while in motion unable to get car running had it towed home. Contacted vw of America was told the is an outdated service bulletin which expired as 02/2013 all repairs are now on the car owner. This is an unsafe car stalling out while in motion.

Started hearing a whistling type of sound and noticing that the vehicle was not accelerating when I pushed on the pedal. As I tried to pull off the road the vehicle stalled and I could not get it started to get out of the road. Very scary. It finally started long enough to get to the side of the road and it stalled out again. There was smoke coming out of the exhaust pipe. The vehicle would not start again. The vehicle was towed to the dealership where I purchased it and have it serviced. The service department called to tell me it was the turbo and that the vehicle needed a new engine. I will be going to the dealership on Monday to pick up the vehicle but will have a list of questions on what exactly has been replaced and what type of warranty this new engine has.

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The contact owns a 2007 Volkswagen Passat. The contact stated that the vehicle failed to start and the key was unable to be removed from the ignition. The contact also mentioned that the vehicle failed to shift from park to neutral. The vehicle was towed to a private mechanic where the failure was unable to be replicated. The manufacturer was not notified of the failure. The vehicle was not repaired. The approximate failure and current mileage was 75,000.

Car was having a foul odor. Dealer did not have information for other complaints. After work, car would not start, alarm would not stop. Alarm killed battery. Dealer said leak in sunroof caused module to corrode and leak into interior. $1,440. 00 to repair. Problem is identified in class action but our car is not included. I am leasing a car for my son to drive but now his daughter has eczema and asthma from the mold. How can I get vw to fix my car too?.

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The contact owns a 2007 Volkswagen Passat. The contact stated that the key fob failed and became stuck in the ignition. The steering column defective light has illuminated on the instrumental panel after trying to insert the key. The failure occurred on an intermittent basis. The contact was able to remove the key from the ignition after several attempts. The vehicle would not start and was not inspected by a dealer nor was it repaired. The manufacturer was contacted but provided no further assistance. The failure mileage was approximately 56,000.

2006 Volkswagen Passat - "steering column lock defective " error message. 1. Car will not start immediately; sometimes up to 20 minutes after initiating the starting procedure. 2. Failure occurs several times a week. Consequence for first incident was a lost contract for an independent consulting position. Car is currently out of service requiring me to use public transportation and/or walk to work and appointments. 3. Issue has not been corrected. Car is currently out of service.

2006 vw Passat 2. 0t . Convenience control module failure is a rampant problem . Car will not start, sunroof opens on its own, doors will not unlock with the wireless transmitter . Happens daily since about March 2010 . Car parked now awaiting repairs due to unreliability and safety issue related to this malfunction .

Symptom #1) car will not start or if it does start it will immediately stall and steering column will lock. After moving the steering wheel back and forth repeatedly, reopening the door several times and attempting to start the push ignition 5-10 times it will eventually start and run. Symptom #2) major safety issue! car will lose all power without warning at highway speeds. This defect causes the engine to stall immediately, the loss of power steering and the loss of all power controls at speeds at least up to 70 mph. There is no warning from the car itself. There is no stuttering or noise. Suddenly the car is just dead and rolling along at extreme speeds. The fix is to shift the car into neutral and attempt to restart by removing and reinserting the key until it starts again. The dashboard will light up "steering column defect" and prompt a warning light for the steering column as if it were locked from a car alarm prompt. Occasionally, I have been unable to restart the car while in motion and have had to pull off to the side of the road. This is done without the aid of power steering and can be very dangerous in traffic and at high speeds as there is no way of "knowing" when the defect will occur. This defect is occurring daily. I took the car into the dealer for diagnosis. Was told it was a defect in the steering column requiring a complete replacement. Estimated cost to myself was $1,000-2,000. Car is now out of warranty (58,000 miles). I believe this defect is not a result of any habit of myself as the driver but rather a defect in the workmanship of the vehicle and the dealer should be subject to a recall. A search on google about this issue revealed thousands of other drivers with the exact same problem (stall at highway speeds, loss of power steering, difficulty starting and restarting, possible stranding of the driver). I urge a recall to move forward immediately!.

The contact owns a 2006 Volkswagen Passat. The contact stated that intermittently, the vehicle would not start. He believed that the failure was caused by the key failing to send an electrical signal to the vehicle to indicate that the operator was attempting to start the vehicle. In addition, the vehicle would intermittently stall without warning. The vehicle was neither diagnosed nor repaired. The failure mileage was 38,000 and the current was 40,000. Updated 10/27/10.

2006 Volkswagen Passat. Car will not start and the steering column locks up. Then at times the car will not shut off and key gets stuck in the ignition. This happens at least once a day.

My car keeps getting the message, "steering column defective" message in the mfd. The car will not start on more than six times now. Whenever, the message "steering column defective" comes on, the car will not start. I did a google search regarding this problem, and many people online expressed the same problem with their vehicles.

2002 Passat wagon, automatic transmission, accelerator pedal became stuck while getting on highway during a cold morning. Brakes were non-responsive even when car was put into neutral. Car continued to accelerate, driver put car into a lower gear which slowed down the car a bit and finally put the transmission in "park". This caused the car to eventually stop. To get off the highway, driver slowly drove off onto the exit ramp after calling 911 and being advised to get off the highway which had no shoulder. After that the car and brakes appeared to function normally. The next morning car would not start due to the battery being drained and was towed to vw mechanic. After being inspected for 2 days the mechanic did not find anything wrong with the accelerator or the breaks and there was no evidence that the pedal got stuck on the floor mat. No error codes were found on car's computer. We had had no prior problems with the car other than a dash message indicating a break fault would occasionally light up on cold wet days. The vw mechanic could never find anything wrong with the breaks after repeated visits and attributed the message to a computer glitch. After the incident with the accelerator we traded the car in for a new one of a different make since we did not feel safe driving it, despite assurances that nothing unusual was found with the car.

Car will not start, have to keep trying over and over happens almost every day. After a few mins anywhere from 2min till 15min of restarting it will start.

2007 vw Passat "steering column defected". My key "fob" to the ignition gets stuck inside the ignition slot. Car will not start. Sometimes it will start but then immediately die. I have to very slowly push the fob back and forth to finally get the car to start eventually. Problem is, there are thousands other 2006-2007 vw Passats and jettas that have this issue. It is unsafe. The vw dealer is charging on average $1,400 to replace the defective parts.

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.

¿07/19/2006: purchased a brand new 2006 Volkswagen Passat 04/13/2007: radio will not eject cd- the stereo system had to be replaced due to faulty radio 12/06/2007: car will not start called tow company, upon arrival checked battery and it was not the problem; tow company could not get the car to start; car was towed to lasher Volkswagen 12/14/2007: car will not start again, same issue as before on 12/06/2007; called the tow company and had it towed to lasher dealership; after numerous calls back and forth, vw dealership and manufacturer cannot figure out the problem nor have they fixed the vehicle yet 01/12/picked up the vehicle from lasher vw seemed to work okay 01/14/while driving home from work, door locks began to unlock and lock by themselves and while driving on the freeway; also, suddenly light indicators (blinkers) did not work, high beams did not work, windshield wipers did not work, steering wheel indicator light came on, tire pressure light came on, cruise control light came on; this was an extremely dangerous situation 01/17/while driving to berkeley, on the freeway, the blinkers stopped working, and could not get the windshield wipers to work; locks began to lock and unlock while driving; telephone call again, to lasher vw to express great concern and worried about being stranded; was told to bring it in on Friday 01/1/08 at 7:30 am; once we arrived in berkeley, we parked the car and turned off the ignition the radio was still on and the headlights did not shut off; we started up the car again and the same thing happened; when locking the car with the alarm, the doors locked but the alarm did not turn on; lights remained on for about 20 minutes, fearing that the battery would run low and we would be stranded 08/05/took the car to elk grove vw and told that warranty will not cover any of the repairs 10/24/09-12/14/the car has not been able to start since 10/23/09 and sitting in our garage & now at neillo vw.

: the contact stated the vehicle would not start sometimes and the windshield wipers worked intermittently. The vehicle finally started after several attempts. There was a NHTSA recall, # 02v256000, regarding the electrical system: ignition: switch. The manufacturer informed the contact that previous recall repair information was available through the dealer. The dealership was not contacted.

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: the contact stated the headlights and windshield wipers became inoperable, then the vehicle would not start. The vehicle has not been seen by a mechanic. The recall, #02v256000 concerning the ignition switch was performed on the vehicle in August 2002. The vehicle is having the same problem as indicated in the recall. The manufacturer was contacted.

2003 Volkswagen Passat consumer request for early termination of the lease. ** answer required***. The consumer made the request due to the numerous mechanical problems such as a defective purge valve, right front head light, the vehicle overheated and started t o smoke due to a faulty water pump. The brake light would not shut off and the right head light went out for the second time. The brake light switch was replaced. The cruise control would not disengage. The vehicle would not start at times.

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2003 Volkswagen Passat w6 2. 8l car will not start or fails to run properly due to ignition misfire or excessive fuel flooding engine. Volkswagen will not repair. Car has been seviced with the best synthetic lubricants and has had extremely good care. The dealership told us the reason the car would not run was because the oil needed changing due to it being loaded with gasoline. The oil had been checked 3 days prior to the incidents and was at satisfactory levels and clean. The car had 6700 miles on the synthetic oil change and was not due for a 3rd oil change. The car has 11813 miles on it. The recommended oil change interval by the dealer was 10000 miles on the synthetic oil. If the car is failing to run and has allows severe gasoline contamination of the oil there are major problems. There seems to be many complaints regarding the reliability of these cars available through other web sites. The engine failing to maintain operation or misfiring while on the highway or if it fails to operate in an unsafe environment proves this vehicle to be a failure in engineering, and reliability.

Owner of a 2001 Volkswagen Passat. After driving vehicle and parking car will not restart. Has been taken to dealership 3 times; replaced electrical relay and problem still continues.

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Intermittently car will not start. Usually I can maneuver the automatic shifter from the park position down through the gears, (neutral, drive, etc. . . ) then back to the park position & then the car will start. Vw dealer is unable to isolate the problem but offered to replace a part for a fee of $400. 00 because the vehicle is now out of warranty.

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Consumer stated on 2 occasions the vehicle would not start, it was finally determined that the battery needed to be replaced.

Intermittently vehicle will not start up. Dealer has repaired and replaced various parts, and the problem still exists.

Vehicle failed to start because the battery was drained. This occurred 4 times. Dealership replaced the battery, but the problem recurred. Dealership did not know what electrical components were draining the battery.