There are 3 stored owner reports matching the electrical system leading-label group for the 2011 Volkswagen Passat in our NHTSA-sourced dataset. These are unverified consumer reports and may not reflect confirmed defects.
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Loaded 3 of 3 matching reports.
Open the full vehicle complaint log (all categories)WATER PUMP DEFECT CAUSES TIMING CHAIN MALFUNCTIONING AS VEHICLE MAY STALL WHILE DRIVING. VEHICLE MAY OVERHEAT AS WATER FAILURE CAUSES ANTIFREEZE TO LEAK AND CAUSE OVERHEATING TO FIRE HAZARD.
I AM NOT ABLE TO OPEN MY TRUNK VIA FOB, SWITCH ON THE DOOR NOR REMOTE. I HAVE READ THIS SEEMS TO BE A COMMON OCCURRENCE AFTER REAR LIGHT FAILURES. MY REAR LIGHTS, HEADLIGHTS, AND TURNING LIGHTS HAVE ALL BEEN REPLACED MULTIPLE TIMES WITHIN THE LAST FEW YEARS. I WENT INTO THE GROCERY STORE AND WHEN I ATTEMPTED TO OPEN THE TRUNK IT WOULDN'T OPEN. I HAVE REPEATEDLY TRIED AGAIN TO NO AVAIL.
THE RCD-510 PREMIUM 8 RADIO WITH BLUETOOTH CELL PHONE CONNECTIVITY COMPLETELY FAILED IN MY 2011 JETTA SPORTWAGON TDI MANUFACTURES IN 2010 AT ABOUT 3 1/2 YEARS AND 77K MILES. RADIO WAS FINE ONE DAY AND BLACK SCREEN WITH NO FUNCTION AT ALL THE NEXT INCLUDING THE BLUETOOTH AND HANDS FREE CALLING CAPABILITIES WHICH ARE BUILT INTO THE RADIO. THIS FAILIURE RESULTS IN ANY USE OF A PHONE WHILE DRIVING REQUIRING THE USE OF HANDS, WHICH IS DANGEROUS AS WELL AS ILLEGAL IN MANY STATES THROUGHOUT THE US. OTHERWISE, PULLING OFF OF THE ROAD TO PLACE/RECEIVE PHONE CALLS PUTS THE DRIVER AT INCREASED RISK OF BEING STRUCK. RADIO SCREEN APPEARANCE IS AS IF NO POWER TO RADIO. HAD VW DEALER SERVICE CHECK FUSES AND ALL CONNECTIONS TO RADIO AND FOUND NO POWER PROBLEMS. DEALER SERVICE REPORTED TO VOLKSWAGEN OF AMERICA CUSTOMER CARE THAT THE RADIO WENT DEAD AND IS NOT DUE TO ANY OPERATOR ACTIONS. VOLKSWAGEN OF AMERICA CUSTOMER CARE RECOMMENDED REPLACEMENT OF RADIO WITH A $600 REFURISHED UNIT W/1YEAR WARRANTY PLUS THE TRADE IN OF FAILED RADIO TO ADDRESS THE PROBLEM. VW REPRESENTATIVE COULD NOT ANSWER WHAT PARTS ARE REPLACED ON THE REFURBISHED UNIT AND WAS UNWILLING TO FIND OUT AND PROVIDE THIS INFORMATION. *TR
Complaints are unverified consumer reports submitted to NHTSA. A high complaint count may reflect vehicle popularity, not defect severity. Data sourced from NHTSA public records.
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Vehicle import recorded: Apr 28, 2026. This is the stored import date, not confirmation that every source was successfully refreshed.