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2014 Volkswagen Passat Wheels Problems

3 owner-reported wheels complaints from NHTSA data

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Complaints
Sep 2015Nov 2019
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Data sourced from NHTSA public database. For informational purposes only. Always consult a qualified mechanic.

Owner Complaints (3)

mediumWHEELS
Filed: Nov 2020

AS I WAS DRIVING ON SHIVER POND RD. IN CAMDEN, SC I NOTICE A POTHOLE WAS ON THE RIGHT SIDE OF THE ROAD AND THERE WAS NO WAY FOR ME TO AVOID IT AT THE TIME BECAUSE ANOTHER VEHICLE WAS DRIVING ON THE OPPOSITE SIDE OF THE ROAD. IMMEDIATELY THE TIRE WENT DOWN AND I HAD TO PULL OVER AND CALL FOR HELP TO GET A SPARE ON. I HAD TO GO BUY ANOTHER TIRE FOR $90 FROM WALMART.*DT

NHTSA #: 11375053
mediumWHEELS,ELECTRONIC STABILITY CONTROL (ESC),SERVICE BRAKES
Filed: Nov 2019

THE ISSUE WITH MY VEHICLE HAS BEEN AN ONGOING THING SINCE I PURCHASED IT IT IS NOW PAID FOR EVEN UNDER WARRANTY IT WAS MISDIAGNOSED THE BRAKING SYSTEM PULSATES AND I WAS TOLD THAT WAS NORMAL BECAUSE THEY HAD JUST CHANGE THE BRAKES AND THEN NOW THE DASHBOARD LIGHTS UP LIKE A CHRISTMAS TREE IT TELLS ME THAT THE THERE'S A FEW THE STEERING WHEEL LIGHTS UP THE AIRBAG LIGHTS UP THE ROAD CONDITION LIGHTS UP AND THEN I WOULD TURN THE CAR OFF A PULSATES WHEN I'M BREAKING AT 60 MILES AN HOUR OR 70 MILES AN HOUR. I'VE TAKEN THE VEHICLE BACK TO THE DEALERSHIP AND AS WAS THERE ANY RECALLS AND THE ONLY RECALL WAS SOMETHING I HAD TO DO NOTHING WITH THE THE VEHICLE ISSUES THEY DO NOT SEEM VOLKSWAGEN DOES NOT SEEM TO FIND THESE ISSUES THAT I'M READING IN PREVIOUS MESSAGES AN ISSUE BUT IT'S OUR SAFETY SO I'M VERY CONCERNED ABOUT EVEN PURCHASING ANOTHER VOLKSWAGEN.

NHTSA #: 11282110
mediumWHEELS
Filed: Sep 2015

I BOUGHT A 2014 PASSAT TDI AND SINCE THE DAY I BOUGHT I HAD MISALIGNMENT PROBLEM. I TRIED EVERYTHING AND JACK DANIELS VW DEALER WAS NOT ABLE TO REPAIR IT. I HAVE BEEN TAKING VW TO CLAIM THE LEMON LAW IN THIS VEHICLE. I TRIED TO REPAIR MANY TIMES WITH NO SUCCESS. FINALLY I MET A MECHANIC THAT MAYBE FOUND THE PROBLEM.HE TRIED TO BALANCE ALL 4 TIRES, ONCE HE BALANCED THE TIRE HE REMOVED THE TIRE FROM THE BALANCE MACHINE AND AGAIN PUT THE SAME SET WHEEL AND TIRE AGAIN TO SEE WHAT THE PROBLEM WAS. THE SAME EXACTLY TIRE HE JUST BALANCED TURNED UNBALANCED, AND THAT APPLIED TO EVERY WHEEL AND TIRE. HIS CONCLUSION WAS THAT EVERY WHEEL HAD A MANUFACTURERS DEFECT AND NOT THE ALIGNMENT. BUT NEEDS TO INVESTIGATE FURTHER. THE WHEELS AND TIRES WERE ROTATED AND BALANCED SEVERAL TIMES, BUT ONCE IS SHOWS THAT IS BALANCED AND YOU RUN AGAIN THE SANE TIRE, IT GIVES AN ERROR THAT THE TIRE IS UNBALANCED

NHTSA #: 10775416

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