2002 Volkswagen Passat electrical system problems

220 owner complaints filed with NHTSA name the electrical system on the 2002 Volkswagen Passat — 35% of all complaints for this model year.

220

Electrical System complaints

35%

share of all complaints

14,795 mi

median reported incident mileage

2 / 17

crash / fire reports

What owners report

“While driving at 75mph or in city traffic I get an alarm warning that my driver's door is open. To shut the loud warning off, I must open and close the door while going 75mph or in traffic. Either I open the door while driving or pull over on the side of the highway with traffic, I find this very…”
filed Sep 17, 2015
“I was driving the car about 30 minutes prior to incident traveling at approximately 45 mph with my child in the car and without warning of any kind my car shuts off and I almost got rear ended . I was able to coast to the side of the road put the vehicle in park tried starting the vehicle and it…”
filed Dec 15, 2014

Verbatim excerpts from complaints filed with NHTSA. Reports are not independently verified.

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