2004 Volkswagen Passat lighting problems
19 complaints about lighting have been filed for the 2004 Volkswagen Passat, which is 5% of all its NHTSA complaints.
At a glance
- Complaints
- 19 6% of this year's complaints
- Typical mileage
- 36,000 miles 15 complaints with mileage
- Crashes and fires
- 2 and 0
- Injuries and deaths
- 1 and 0
Source: NHTSA owner complaints
When lighting problems show up
View the numbers
| Mileage | Complaints |
|---|---|
| 0k to 20k miles | 5 |
| 20k to 40k miles | 3 |
| 40k to 60k miles | 3 |
| 60k to 80k miles | 4 |
| 80k to 100k miles | 0 |
| 100k to 120k miles | 0 |
| 120k to 140k miles | 0 |
| 140k to 160k miles | 0 |
| 160k to 180k miles | 0 |
| 180k to 200k miles | 0 |
| 200k+ miles | 0 |
What the data shows
Of the 15 lighting complaints that report mileage, the median is about 36,000 miles, and 73% were reported before 60,000 miles.
These complaints mention 2 crashes, 1 injury.
What owners wrote
1. When car in front of the passat slowed, the driver applied the brakes and the ABS light and asr lights came on but the brakes did not work. The passat was not going quickly and had safe stopping distance so the car had plenty of time to stop. The passat did not stop, hitting the car ahead of it. 2. The brakes failed, causing the passat to rear-end the car in front of it. The driver of the other car sustained whiplash injuries and 600 usd to his car.
Incident description = 2004 VW passat had been previously report several fuel consumptions problems at hoy fox VW and gas ended up leaking out of fuel tank and cause a spill in my garage and drive. Hazard was inhalation gas in a closed in area caused head aches/ nausea/dizziness/ for my family and I I have had mutiple problems with vehicle since then has broke down on me twice in less than 1 day's time.
Other problems reported for the 2004 Volkswagen Passat
- Engine 74 complaints
- Fuel system 62 complaints
- Seats 35 complaints
- Transmission 31 complaints
- Electrical system 24 complaints
- Air conditioning & heating 20 complaints
- Brakes 16 complaints
- Body & structure 16 complaints