2013 Volkswagen Passat body problems

Filed Dec 19, 2022 · Body · GA

The drivers door lock will stop working, in freezing temperatures and keep the interior door handle from unlocking the door. This morning I had to get out my passenger door, and that could be a problem in an emergency situation. The car/latch assembly is available for inspection. The problem has been reproduced and TSB# 57-14-01 documents it. No warning lamps, indicators, noises, etc that the latch will not happen. You pull the handle, and the door does not open.

Filed Aug 19, 2020 · Body · NJ

2013 volkswagen passat. Consumer writes in regards to dealership fraud. *ld the consumer stated he requested for rear bumper spoiler to be replaced. The consumer stated the dealership charged a diagnostic fee but, did not complete the requested work.

Filed Apr 20, 2020 · Airbags, Body · 70,000 miles · FL · crash · 1 injury

My fiance was taking a left turn crossing a busy road during hours of dusk. Headlights were on. He was not able to see the opening of the road when turning and drove over the side walk and crashed. Front air bags deployed and windshield cracked. 3 tired popped along with other font end body damage. I had just purchased car from a dealership a few months earlier. Later I researched any recalls on my vehicle and a recall dealing with headlight issues and the headlights on my vehicle not being able to be adjusted properly, came up. If this issue was fixed before I bought the car, my fiance would have not crashed.

Filed Jan 15, 2020 · Body · 60,000 miles · MI

The driver door will not open from the outside or inside. There are many reports that his occurs in cold climates due to water getting into the lock actuator mechanism. If you cannot open a door to exit the vehicle, that is a significant safety concern.

Filed Dec 19, 2019 · Body · 83,000 miles · GA

I attempted to enter my vehicle, but the driver side door would not open. The car was stationary. The temperature was below 30f. After finally getting in the car, I was not able to exit the car through the driver side door because it was still stuck. The car had been driven around 40 miles before getting to my destination. The car was stationary and not running while trying to get out. I could have become trapped in this vehicle in an emergency. I am not extremely mobile and had a lot of issues exiting the car.

Filed Oct 24, 2019 · Body · 32,000 miles · NY

Driver's side door frozen shut in winter and upon opening handle/lock became inoperable resulting in failure of door to remain closed/locked during operation - door would swing open on turns presenting a safety hazard. Research suggests that this is a known problem.

Filed Aug 17, 2019 · Body, Engine · 84 miles · HI · crash · 3 injuries

Takata inflators I got into a vehicle collision with another vehicle and suffered a concussion due to my airbags failing to deploy in my vehicle.

Filed May 29, 2019 · Body · 77,200 miles · TN

We have had to replace the actuators on three of the four door locks over the last two years. The locks ceased to function leaving us with a car we could not lock. When driving the actuators would constantly click trying to lock. The last one was repaired at our expense on 14 may 2019 ( we paid for all three repairs )

Filed Mar 9, 2019 · Body · 102,000 miles · SC

On march 7, 2019 problem began with all door locks clicking. All locks making noise when starting out driving or turning. Driver's door would not lock. Reset all doors with key, except driver's side door, which was not optional. Driver's door still would not lock. Also driver's door would not close latch unless hit lock butter. On march 8, 2019 driving to work, with car in motion on city street, drove over railroad tracks and driver's door flew open. After coming to stop and closing door, the door would not latch even when hitting lock button. Had to tie bungee cord from driver's door to passenger door to drive home from work. Travel to and from work requires long miles on interstate. Has placed me in extremely dangerous situation. Driver door still will not lock and will not close and latch. Will not be able to drive the car safely until door latch and locks are fixed. We request a recall review and repairs by volkswagen are made.

Filed Dec 20, 2018 · Body, Lights · NC

My 2013 vw passat 3.6 sel has major problems with the lighting, seat belts, and body. The fog lights, and front marker lights keep blowing out on the vehicle. The seat belts lose tension while driving, and there is body roll on the vehicle due to substandard body construction. My 2005 vw passat v6 4motion had a much safer, higher quality body construction than my 2013 vw passat 3.6 sel. It's quite obvious the executives at volkswagen of america, and volkswagen ag in wolfsburg, germany aren't interested in building safe, quality vw passat's. They are only interested in sacrificing quality, and safety to save a dollar.