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2013 Volkswagen PASSAT Electronic Stability Control Problems, Complaints and Defects

Issue ID	1034497
Internal NHTSA #	10560681
Manufacurer	Volkswagen of America, Inc.
Brand	VOLKSWAGEN
Model	PASSAT
Model Year	2013
File date	01/01/13
Component	ELECTRONIC STABILITY CONTROL
Product type code	VEHICLE
Description of the problem	Our new 2013 tdi passat, from day one has had the issue of intermittently dragging, pulling crunching noise coasting through a corner in the front left wheel. It varies from a soft tug and crunch noise, to so hard it pulls you into oncoming traffic! It seems to be while maintaining speed or coasting, never while braking. After about 3-4th time into the service department and everything checking out fine, we finally got them to come up and ride with me on our road. (we do live on a mountain road that is a posted 55mph with some 40mph curves) the car did it and the service manager said, "hmmm." he said its their top of the line car and thinks its the stability control system. I asked if it was only in the front left wheel? He said "no." i asked how come it drags and pulls the front left no matter if it's a left or right turn, and is it supposed to do it so hard some times that it pulls you into oncoming traffic? He said "no."he said it sounds like a systems issue because we have known other people that have taken their tdi's in for this exact same issue so it's not just a sensor in this particular car. We called 3 days later to see if they had a resolve and they said the car is "fine and functioning normal, that i took the corner 8 mph too fast and the car did it's job"!! I am concerned for my family's safety as we have stated numerous times and given them every opportunity to address this and yet to no avail. This car does this everyday. It's not normal to say to your spouse that if i'm involved in an accident on our road, especially a head-on, it was the front left wheel that did it. These cars have a safety defect in this system and i want everyone to know. I don't know where to go from here.
Vehicle Mileage at Failure	100
Number of Occurences	1
Source of the issue	NHTSA WEB SITE
City and State	FORESTHILL, CA
VIN pattern	1VWCN7A31DCXXXXXX
Was vehicle invloved in a crash?	N
Was vehicle involved in a fire?	N
Was incedent reported to police?	N
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Was part original equipment?
No. of injured persons	0
No. of fatalities	0
Date of purchase	30/06/24
Was original owner?	N
Anti-lock brakes	N
Cruise control	N
Number of cylinders	4
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Vehicle speed	50
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2013 Volkswagen PASSAT Electronic Stability Control Problems, Complaints and Defects, Recalls and Failures

2013 Volkswagen PASSAT Electronic Stability Control Problems, Complaints and Defects

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