Consumer Complaints
| Fail date | miles | occurences | Purchase date |
|---|---|---|---|
| SEAT BELTS - FRONT | |||
| 06/04/2006 | 1 | ||
| Front seat belts fail to power, must use emergency belts. *jb | |||
| SEAT BELTS - FRONT - ANCHORAGE | |||
| 1 | 01/01/1994 | ||
| Passagenger closed door and cleared hair from moving seatbelt. little finger on right hand was caught in the swivel and the tip of the finger and finger nail were torn off. reqired 4 hours at er and months to heal. *ak | |||
| SEAT BELTS - FRONT - BUCKLE ASSEMBLY | |||
| 03/15/1996 | 50 | 01/01/1993 | |
| Ignition : for the last 9 months, intermittently, car will continue to run after the ignition is turned off and key is removed... been to 3 vw dealerships 5 times total. abs brakes never worked since new, wouldn't stop on snow or ice like other abs brake systems .. after many complaints for 4 years vw fixed some of the abs problems but abs warning light still comes on sometimes. also, pedal intermittently will go to floor, and snow and ice performance is much worse than our other abs passats . seat belts: lap belt buckle seems likely to cause injury in an accident . air conditioner : $150 switch in dash has failed 3 times (common on 1993-94 passats). sunroof: small part breaks on track requires replacement of entire expensive sunroof mechanism ... (seems to happen many 1993-94 passats). fog lights: corrado and passat lenses fog up or fill up with water and then crack from heat. vw and hella redesigned lens on corrado model but not on passat $26 to $50 per lens, 11 lenses so far. *ak | |||
| SEAT BELTS - FRONT - RETRACTOR | |||
| 2 | 04/05/1996 | ||
| Driver side seat belt failure. still fails to function properly after repairs. | |||