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2016 Volkswagen PASSAT Electrical System Problems, Complaints and Defects

Issue ID	1269717
Internal NHTSA #	10850473
Manufacurer	Volkswagen Group of America, Inc.
Brand	VOLKSWAGEN
Model	PASSAT
Model Year	2016
File date	18/03/16
Component	ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
Product type code	VEHICLE
Description of the problem	Today, i have a big problem with my passat, i arrived to my office this morning , and i was calling by phone with other, before close the door of my car, and i forgot to push the bottom to switch off the engine, all day i was working in my office, and after i left from my company, and back at home, the car was without gas, because all this time was on all this time, i can believe that the car alarm system never switch off the engine. I have a big complain of this one, and i would like to return my car to vw, they never told me in vw dealer that take care with this situation. I lost my time this friday because i had to call emergency help to fill fuel and lost my flight for vacation. I don't want to keep my passat and i prefer to change for other brand.
Vehicle Mileage at Failure	6000
Number of Occurences
Source of the issue	NHTSA WEB SITE
City and State	TAMARAC, FL
VIN pattern	1VWAS7A38FCXXXXXX
Was vehicle invloved in a crash?	N
Was vehicle involved in a fire?	N
Was incedent reported to police?	N
Was medical attention required?	N
Was part original equipment?
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Date of purchase	29/06/24
Was original owner?	N
Anti-lock brakes	N
Cruise control	N
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Vehicle speed	0
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Type of child seat code
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What is Recall?
A recall is when a product is removed from the market or a correction is made to the product because it is either defective or potentially harmful.
What is Failure?
Failure is the state or condition of not meeting a desirable or intended objective, and may be viewed as the opposite of success. Product failure ranges from failure to sell the product to fracture of the product, in the worst cases leading to personal injury, the province of forensic engineering.
What is Defect?
Non-conformance of a car component with the specified requirements, or non-fulfillment of user expectations, including the safety aspects.

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2016 Volkswagen PASSAT Electrical System Problems, Complaints and Defects, Recalls and Failures

2016 Volkswagen PASSAT Electrical System Problems, Complaints and Defects

What is Recall?

What is Failure?

What is Defect?