2006 Volkswagen Passat fuel system problems
65 complaints about fuel system have been filed for the 2006 Volkswagen Passat, which is 8% of all its NHTSA complaints.
At a glance
- Complaints
- 65 8% of this year's complaints
- Typical mileage
- 93,000 miles 43 complaints with mileage
- Crashes and fires
- 4 and 0
- Injuries and deaths
- 0 and 0
Source: NHTSA owner complaints
When fuel system problems show up
View the numbers
| Mileage | Complaints |
|---|---|
| 0k to 20k miles | 4 |
| 20k to 40k miles | 0 |
| 40k to 60k miles | 5 |
| 60k to 80k miles | 5 |
| 80k to 100k miles | 9 |
| 100k to 120k miles | 9 |
| 120k to 140k miles | 6 |
| 140k to 160k miles | 0 |
| 160k to 180k miles | 4 |
| 180k to 200k miles | 0 |
| 200k+ miles | 1 |
What the data shows
Of the 43 fuel system complaints that report mileage, the median is about 93,000 miles, and 21% were reported before 60,000 miles.
These complaints mention 4 crashes.
What owners wrote
I own a 2006 VW passat, and I had an accident in the parking lot, at 5 miles/hour. My passat would not stop in the parking spot, it went slowly forward, hit the light poll on the left side, then it went head on to the car parked in front of the spot I chose to park. It hit this car and it pushed the car for 8 feet before my passat stopped. It all happened at very low speed so I could have the time to see my foot being on the right pedal, on the brake, and I kept pumping the brake, but the car wouldn't stop.
Tl* the contact owns a 2006 volkswagen passat. While driving various speeds, the vehicle decelerated. In addition, while the accelerator pedal was depressed, the vehicle was not functioning. The failure recurred multiple times. The vehicle was taken to a dealer where it was diagnosed that the high pressure fuel pump needed to be repaired. The vehicle was not repaired. The manufacturer was not notified of the failure. The approximate failure mileage was 120,000.
Other problems reported for the 2006 Volkswagen Passat
- Air bags 151 complaints
- Engine 128 complaints
- Steering 113 complaints
- Electrical system 79 complaints
- Brakes 51 complaints
- Cruise control 32 complaints
- Drivetrain & axles 29 complaints
- Wipers, windshield & visibility 21 complaints