Am I filing this report in the correct place? I have a 2000 vw passat. Three of the 4 windows have dropped into the door. Options: costs $350 each to fix or $60 to have mechanic freeze window in place, creating a safety hazard. Many may go this route as their only option. Considering it myself. The regulator is the same one used in the vw jetta and these have been recalled. The window regulators in the passat need to be recalled also. Concerned for the safety of my teenage drivers who may need to lower the window (front passenger) in times of poor visibility.
2000 Volkswagen Passat visibility complaints
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9/2003: headlights aimed incorrectly; road wasn't illuminated. Within 2 wks, 1 of the bulbs burned out. Within a week of the 1st, the 2nd bulb burned out. Cost to have headlights repositioned & bulbs replaced: $267. 9/2003: rear tail light out. Cost to have bulb replaced by mechanic: $32.50. 11/2003: both rear windows off track. Cost to tear doors apart & fix: $159.75. 12/2003: electrical problems with front power windows. Never know if window will go up or down. 2004: had car in for (at least) 3 different dashboard warning codes. One had something to do with fuel, or the fuel tank or something. After some trial and error on my mechanic's part, discovered that unscrewing and tightly rescrewing gas cap fixed the problem. Cost to diagnose and "fix": $165. Had (at least) two other warning codes in 2004 that required me to take the car in. 6/24/2005: had been hearing crunching sound from front right portion of car that was particularly apparent when hitting a pothole, a dip in the road or attempting a tight 360 turn. Mechanic (specializing in european cars) identified a bad control arm. Cost of repair & alignment: $713.70. Cost of rental car: $100.88. Total: $814.58. Note: the left side has been making the same sound since 12/2005. Have not yet repaired it. 10/24/05: car started going dead intermittently. The car had less than 60000 miles on it. Replaced battery for $106.50. 1/2006: temp gauge maxed out, coolant boiled over, smoke & steam issued from hood in less than 8 minutes at idle. Cooled car for 2l hours, replaced coolant and drove to mechanic, who replaced thermostat, water pump & timing belt. Cost: $725. 2/2006: brakes are spongy and provide no resistance until nearing the floor. Mechanic says rotors and brake pads are fine. 6/2006: transmission gets stuck in 1st gear. Must stop the car, turn it off and then restart. This is an electrical problem and is governed by the computer. Cost to fix: unknown. 6/2006: front window now off track. Have not yet fixed it.
2000 passat - 82000 miles - front right power window - regulator failed allowing window to drop into door. Technician found plastic part which rides in track broken and pieces in door. Vw has similar problem in mulitple vehicles. Extended warranty issued to cover repair on other vehicles but not on passat.
This is the third power window to fail and fall into the door. The dealer won't pay for it since vw does not acknowledge it as a defect.
Windows fogged up due to a faulty heater core. This was causing poor visibility to the driver. *ak *sc
Heater core defect - this car is only 3 years old with just over 50,000 miles and now needs a new heater core - a $1500 repair! When the heat is turned on, an anti-freeze mist (not too healthy for the driver!) comes out of the vents and all of the windows fog up. The only way to clear the windows is to turn the heat off and sometimes that doesn't even work and we have to turn the A/C on to get the windows de-fogged. I did some research and found that volkswagens (vw) have had heater core problems for 10+ years, and some of the older vw's were in fact recalled for this problem. Vw has obviously not made any changes to the heater cores being put into newer cars. I bought the car in the spring and had no way of knowing that this was going to be an issue until it started to get cold outside. Now I'm stuck trying to get vw to offset the cost.
Sunroof making loud clanking noise when in operation since purchase back for repair one month later now infomed by dealer needs new sunroof frame at a cost of $850 to me.
In the past 12 months, I have had the window regulator in my vehicle replaced 4 times. Upon researching, there appears to be (literally) hundreds of customers with the same complaint. I understand there is a shortage of replacement parts, there needs to be a recall. Will volkswagen do nothing until slapped with a class action law suit because someone dies from a window malfunction in an auto accident?
Consumer states while driving the vehicles sun roof suddenly shattered, cause is unknown. Took to dealer and they stated it probably was a rock.*jb
Consumer stated the driver side headlamp did not illuminate the road properly, consumer was informed that the headlamp was operating as designed.
Driver's side power door lock unlocks itself while car parked. Intervals vary.
My sunroof shattered outward with explosive force, no warning, no collision.
Sun roof leaks - drains cleaned by dealer twice - still leaking. Driver's seat back moves forward when brake applied. Dealer claims this is normal. Seat back can be moved by hand. Car has vibration and steering wheel shakes at most speeds. Dealer claims tires are the problem. However, tires have been inspected twice (at my expense) by independent dealers who state tires are o.k. Wheels rebalanced, front end aligned, (all at my expense) and proplem persists. Vw refuses to help claiming problem is related to tires.
Window molding and door moldings fall off.
Drivers seat belt comes unlatched intermittently, sunroof slider jambs/hard to slide.
Since I purchase this car there has been a bad odor when the heat has been turned on, the dealer has twice tried to fix by "cleaning" the system. Cannot use heater because of this problem.
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