2014 Volkswagen Passat: broken coil spring

7 of the 594 complaints about the 2014 Volkswagen Passat describe broken coil spring.

owner complaints: 7
of this car's complaints: 1%
typical mileage: 75,000
recalls: 0

Is there a fix? 23 service bulletins cover this area of the car. See below

Broken coil spring by model year

2017
3
2016
2
2015
14
2014
7
2013
16
2012
15
2010
3
2009
1
2003
2
2002
5
2001
1

What owners say

Filed Jun 11, 2026 · Airbags, Driver assistance · ID

I was driving and the airbag light randomly came on out of the blue. While trying to parallel park I noticed my steering wheel clicking. We ran codes on the car and we are confident that the clock spring failed. My horn and cruise control also no longer work.

Filed Jul 1, 2019 · Suspension · 147,000 miles · NH

On march 27, 2019, during a state safety inspection, the right rear coil spring was shown to be fractured. It was repaired by nissan of somersworth, nh on june 29, during a rear brake repair, the left coil spring was found to be fractured. Repair not yet done. I think it is more than a coincidence that both fracture within a 3 month period. They were poorly manufactured. Currently there is a recall for other vw modes having faulty rear coil springs. I think this model and year requires a recall as well.

Filed Jun 24, 2019 · Suspension · 110,192 miles · VT

Tl* the contact owns a 2014 volkswagen passat. While driving 20 MPH, the vehicle made an abnormal banging sound. The contact drove the vehicle home and informed their partner about the sound. The contact's partner looked under the vehicle and noticed that the rear passenger side coil spring was fractured. The dealer was not contacted. The vehicle was not diagnosed or repaired. The manufacturer was made aware of the failure and did not assist. The failure mileage was 110,192.

Filed Aug 16, 2018 · Airbags · 75,000 miles · MI

Airbag clockspring broke again after volkwagen replaced it. Now getting charged a second time for the clockspring that a volkwagen dealership replaced less than a year ago. It has only been 25,000 miles since we paid the $500 to get it replaced the first time, since my VIN number was skipped in the recall. All I was doing to cause the clockspring to break was turning into my drive.

Filed Mar 27, 2018 · Airbags · 53,000 miles · CA

Clock spring broke in the car, 2014 model with 53k miles on it. Wife was just driving one day hear a snap and noticed the air bag light was on and horn and other button on steering wheel were not working.

Filed Aug 29, 2017 · Airbags, Electrical · 50,000 miles · GA

Tl* the contact owns a 2014 volkswagen passat. Upon starting the vehicle, the air bag indicator illuminated and the horn failed to sound. On other occasions, the steering wheel clicked when turned. The vehicle was taken to an independent mechanic where it was diagnosed that the clock spring failed and needed to be replaced. The vehicle was also taken to savannah volkswagen (50 eisenhower dr, savannah, ga 31406) where the diagnosis was confirmed. The vehicle was not repaired. The manufacturer was made aware of the failure and stated that the VIN was not included in the federal safety agency campaign number: 15v483000 (air bags). The approximate failure mileage was 50,000.

Filed Jul 20, 2017 · Airbags, Electrical · MN

Airbag clock spring broke while I was driving . Why wasn't my vehicle covered under recall for the airbag clock spring recall number 15v483000? Obviously more vehicles are affected. My airbag and instrument controls do not work now due to this safety issue.