2014 Volkswagen Passat steering complaints

Filed Jul 10, 2014 · Electrical, Engine · 7,855 miles · NY

While approaching a stop sign and slowing down, the vehicle completely shut down,could not steer as steering wheel locked,lost all power, could not apply brakes as they did not work, then the same thing happened a 1/2 hour later coming out of a parking lot, called the vw national number, explained what happened and how dangerous this could have been if it happened at faster speeds, they did not seem overly concerned, told me to tow it to the nearest vw dealer for service, this vehicle is unsafe to drive, I don't feel safe in taking it back from the dealer, what do I do?

Filed Jun 17, 2014 · Engine, Steering · 10,288 miles · NC

While driving the car on 2 separate occasions went from the "on" position to "accessory" or in basic terms it shut off causing a loss in control of the vehicle. After a few minutes I was able to start the car again and drive it normally.

Filed Apr 10, 2014 · Electrical, Steering · 6,565 miles · AL

I was driving about 40mph when a car tried to merge into my lane. I tried to blow the horn and the horn failed to work. This has happened several times but not at a point where I have been this close to being crashed into. When this happens, the change track and volume buttons do not work, as well as the hands free calling button. It's like the whole steering wheel goes dead.

Filed Mar 27, 2014 · Engine, Steering · 7 miles · FL

Tl* the contact owns a 2014 volkswagen passat. The contact stated that the engine was slow to start upon depressing the accelerator pedal and would accelerate without warning. The vehicle would also drift to the right when traveling various speeds. Additionally, the steering wheel was not centered. The vehicle was taken to an authorized dealer, who diagnosed that an alignment was needed. The dealer replaced four tires but the failure still recurred. The vehicle was taken back to the authorized dealer, who was then unable to diagnose the problem. The vehicle was not repaired. The manufacturer was notified of the failure. The approximate failure mileage was 7.