2002 Volkswagen Passat GLS from North America - Comments

19th Feb 2003, 18:47

"Unreliable, too many problems for a new car"

What things have gone wrong with the car?

The controls on the steering wheel did not work. The steering wheel had to be replaced.

The radio, Monsoon system, was completely dead for a while and then it could not stay on any station. The stations kept changing, without control. It would stay on a station for 5-10 seconds and skip to another. This was also fixed.

Now there is a problem with the coil, the car had to be towed to the dealer. Since the part is not in stock, the car has to stay at the dealers for a while.

General comments?

This car was fun to drive at the beginning, till the problems started.


9th Apr 2007, 16:09

We, too, have had issues with the radio just shutting off. The deal takes the radio out, resets something and it works. He stated that some of the radios are bad and that they (VW) are replacing them in cars under warranty. Ours went in 3 times for this before the warranty went out. Now that it is out of warranty, he tells us this. We have no recourse I guess.

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