Interior lights failed soon after delivery.
Coolant leaks.
Petrol breather pipe blocked.
Brakes always been squeaking like some old bus!
Central locking had a nasty habit of opening itself after parking. Alarm would sound for no reason as well.
Water pump bearing broke.
Relay failure and windscreen wiper motor packed up, a 3 day job to fix this.
Stones jam in the alloys causing screeching.
Often jumps out of second gear.
Finally, (and it IS because it's being sold) the interior lights are playing up a gain. Full circle!
A massive disappointment and costly irritation, what's happened to the famed German quality these days? Checked with a couple of other owners and they are similarly depressed. All these faults in a less than two year old car. The dealer has been faultless, friendly, loan cars free etc, but no NEVER again a VW or Audi product. The handling is too soft, steering too light and the 20 valve engine is clumsy in traffic. On the positive side, the interior looks and feels posh, it's quiet and roomy, but I don't trust it any more. I'm buying a new Primera, my wife's British made Almera has been totally faultless so fingers crossed. Caveat emptor with VW I'm afraid.
My 2000 Passat ran well for two years. But this
can be said about any car--a KIA or a Yugo, I
suppose.
In its third year it has come down with a host
of warranty repairs, like five.
I bought this car because I fell in love with its
looks and driving feel. I had reservations
about the VW reputation, but they were
overridden by the review that Consumers
Reports gave that said the Passat was as
good as the Toyota Camry.
CU is wrong. The VW does not come close to the reliability of the Toyotas I have had. It does not
have the reliability of the *used* cars I have
bought.
Ted, Nevada, U.S.A.
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