Consumer Complaints
| Fail date | miles | occurences | Purchase date |
|---|---|---|---|
| LATCHES/LOCKS/LINKAGES | |||
| 11/25/2006 | 165000 | 1 | |
| Driver side door fails to open 75% of the time, you have to yank the handle multiple times for it to open, the rear driver side door doesn't open from the outside anymore, the other doors are starting to have the same problem, when you lock the car the rear passenger doors lock mechanism slowly rises to the unlocked position. drivers side door and passenger side door many times fail to close. when you close the doors they fly back open either immediately after closing or while operating the vehicle. **there is a similar complaint misplaced into the air conditioner section by another individual.** *tr | |||
| LATCHES/LOCKS/LINKAGES - DOORS - LATCH | |||
| 12/10/2003 | 95000 | 04/22/1995 | |
| Rear door latch is malfunctioning. latch releases when driving | |||
| 01/09/2004 | 10 | 06/26/2002 | |
| 1995 vw passat. door locks have been repaired several times by authorized vw dealer and repair shop. doors do not open in cold weather despite car being in heated garage.*ak | |||
| Consumer notice in cold weather vehicle doors will not unlock. consumer would have to warm up the vehicle to unlock vehicle doors. dealer was contacted. please provide further information. ph | |||
| 09/02/2001 | |||
| Four doors will not open from outside, only from inside. doors are power operated. contacted dealer, and dealer has tried to fix the problem.*ak | |||
| 09/01/1999 | 4 | 08/01/1999 | |
| Outdoor latches broke, must roll down the windows to open doors to get in.*ak | |||
| 05/01/1995 | |||
| Heater core is dead care smells like antifreeze. driver's door no longer opens from outside, and other doors are starting to do the the same. car can't be shut off for short stop or it will not start again. a/c went out 2 years ago contacted vw of american no help. | |||
| 10/10/1995 | 2 | ||
| The key gets stuck in the right door lock when trying to lock the car. nlm | |||
| 06/24/1999 | 3 | ||
| Right and left front door handle does not open the door or has to be pulled repeatedly before it will open, misadjusted door latch was replaced but the problem still persists. nlm | |||
| LATCHES/LOCKS/LINKAGES - TRUNK LID - LOCK | |||
| Consumer states that the child safety lock is malfuntioning causing the rear passenger door not to open. please provide any additional information. ph | |||
| 08/16/1999 | 1 | ||
| The trunk lock breaks off and comes out with the key when trying to unlock the trunk. nlm | |||