2012 Volkswagen CC Owner Complaints

MY 2012 VOLKSWAGEN CC SPORT AIRBAG LIGHT CAME ON AFTER MY HUSBAND ADJUSTED THE DRIVER SEAT. I TOOK IT TO THE DEALER AND THEY TOLD ME IT WAS THE CONTROL UNIT ( CLOCK SPRING) THE DEALERSHIP TOLD ME IF I DROVE IT AND GOT IN AN ACCIDENT THE AIRBAGS WOULD NOT DEPLOY. MY CAR IS JUST OVER 80 THOUSAND MILES. I CONTACTED VOLKSWAGEN CUSTOMER CARE VIA PHONE AND THEY WOULD NOT ACCEPT ANY RESPONSIBILITY AND JUST DISMISSED ME SAYING MY CAR HAS EXCESSIVE MILEAGE. I DISAGREE WITH THIS STATEMENT! I THINK THAT AIRBAGS THAT WON'T DEPLOY ON A CAR THAT IS A 2012 SHOULD REMAIN UNDER AN UNSPOKEN WARRANTY THAT PROTECTS MY FAMILY IN AN ACCIDENT! AFTER MY REVIEW OF ONLINE COMPLAINTS ON VOLKSWAGENS I SEE THAT I AM NOT THE ONLY ONE THAT HAS EXPERIENCED FAULTY AIR BAGS WITH A VOLKSWAGEN. I WILL NEVER BUY ANOTHER VOLKSWAGEN. I WAS VERY DISSATISFIED WITH THE CUSTOMER CARE SERVICE FROM VOLKSWAGEN OR SHOULD I SAY LACK THERE OF!!!! *TR

2/17/2015

I PURCHASED MY 2012 VW CC IN SEPT. 2014. I BOUGHT THE VEHICLE WITH APPROXIMATELY 26000 MILES ON IT. SINCE PURCHASING THE VEHICLE, THE DRIVERS SEAT NO LONGER HEATS (QUOTED $980 FOR REPAIR) AND THE CLOCK SPRING HAS FAILED (QUOTED $450 FOR REPAIR). I CAN UNDERSTAND THE SEAT MAYBE HAVING AN ISSUE, BUT CONSIDERING I ONLY PURCHASED THE VEHICLE LESS THAN 6 MONTHS AGO VW HAS FAILED TO PROVIDE CUSTOMER SERVICE ON THIS ISSUE. I DONT UNDERSTAND HOW THE CLOCK SPRING IS NOT COVERED UNDER ANY WARRANTY. SINCE THE CLOCK SPRING HAS FAILED THE HORN, THE CONTROLS ON THE STEERING WHEEL, AND THE AIRBAG (TO MY UNDERSTANDING) DOES NOT FUNCTION.THERE IS ALSO AND ERROR MESSAGE FOR THE AIRBAG ALSO. THIS IS A MAJOR SAFETY ISSUE. MY VEHICLE WILL NOT PASS A STATE INSPECTION WITHOUT THE HORN FUNCTIONING. THIS IS NOT COSMETIC, AND I WANT VW TO EXPLAIN WHAT CAUSES THIS ITEM TO FAIL. ITS OBVIOUSLY A FAULTY PART OF THE VEHICLE THAT SIMPLY "GOES OUT". AT 30K MILES? THERE IS NO WAY FOR ME TO BREAK THIS PART, ALL I DID WAS TURN THE WHEEL TO THE LEFT WHEN IN A PARKING LOT AND THE PART FAILED. BASED ON MY RESEARCH THIS IS A COMMON AND COSTLY ISSUE FOR VW OWNERS. VW CUSTOMER CARE HAS NOT HELPED IN ANY WAY EITHER. THIS PART WILL FAIL SIMPLY BY USING THE BASIC FUNCTIONS OF THE VEHICLE.. THE TURNING OF THE STEERING WHEEL. I HAVE SPENT MORE MONEY REPAIRING THIS VEHICLE IN THE FIRST 6 MONTHS OF OWING IT THAT I EXPECTED TO HAVE FOR A WHILE. *TR

3/3/2015

AT 8:40 AM CST ON 11/6/2012. WHILE COMMUTING TO WORK AT 55 MPH ROAD IN THE MIDDLE OF FREEWAY. I LOST FUNCTIONALITY ON THE GAS PEDAL. THE VEHICLE WOULD NOT ACCELERATE WHEN ENGAGING THE GAS PEDAL. GAS PEDAL WAS RENDERING NON-FUNCTIONAL AND IN-EFFECTIVE. THERE WAS HEAVY SOOT/SMOKE FROM THE EXHAUST PRIMARILY ALMOST LIKE FIRE AND SOME SMOKE FROM UNDER THE HOOD, THIS IS A NEW UNDER WARRANTY VW CC 2012 4 DOOR SEDAN. DRIVING ON THE LEFT LANE WITH A SEMI BEHIND ME WHEN THIS OCCURRED. IT CREATED A VERY UNSAFE NEAR MISS INCIDENT. I AM FORTUNATE THAT A COLLISION DID NOT HAPPEN WHEN I LOST POWER TO THE WHEELS. I PULLED OFF TO AN EXIT AND WHEN I FLOORED THE GAS PEDAL, THERE WAS INTERMITTENT POWER STALLING THE VEHICLE TO LESS THAN 5 MPH. HOWEVER, THERE WAS HEAVY SOOT/SMOKE FROM THE EXHAUST PRIMARILY ALMOST LIKE FIRE AND SOME SMOKE FROM UNDER THE HOOD, WITH PARKING LIGHTS ON I DROVE 2 MINUTES AND PULLED TO A PARKING LOT. MY VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO A NEAREST VW DEALERSHIP UPON TALKING WITH VW ROAD SIDE ASSISTANCE. THEY APPEAR TO BE INCONSIDERATE TO THE MAGNITUDE OF THE SITUATION I DEALT WITH AND THE IMPACT AND SEVERITY OF THE TECHNICAL FAILURE. I DON'T KNOW IF THIS SYSTEMIC IN VW CC. THIS TECHNICAL FAILURE CAN EASILY CAUSE ACCIDENTS. MY NEAR MISS IS A TESTAMENT TO IT. *TR

11/6/2012

UPON CRANKING UP MY CAR, THE "EPC AND CHECK ENGINE" LIGHT BOTH CAME ON SIMULTANEOUSLY. I THEN NOTICED THAT THE CAR FAILED TO ACCELERATE EVEN WITH THE GAS PEDAL COMPLETELY DEPRESSED. THEN THE CAR STALLED. IT WAS SLOW TO CRANK UP AGAIN, BUT THE ENGINE FINALLY TURNED OVER. WHEN I TOOK THE CAR TO THE DEALERSHIP, THEY TOLD ME THAT HIGH PRESSURE FUEL PUMP WAS BAD. THE CAR IS ONLY 2 YEARS OLD AND HAS TAKEN ONLY 3 LONG DISTANCE ROAD TRIPS DURING MY OWNERSHIP(LESS THAN 6 HOURS DRIVING ON EACH TRIP). AFTER RESEARCHING ONLINE, I HAVE FOUND SEVERAL OTHER VW CC OWNERS THAT HAVE EXPERIENCED THE SAME EXACT PROBLEM. THE UNPREDICTED STALLING OF THE CAR IS VERY DANGEROUS SAFETY ISSUE. WHAT IF I HAD BEEN ON THE HIGHWAY WHEN THIS HAPPENED. *TR

8/23/2014

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2012 VOLKSWAGEN CC. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE CATALYTIC CONVERTER WARNING LIGHT ILLUMINATED ON SEVERAL OCCASIONS. IN ADDITION, THE VEHICLE SHOOK VIOLENTLY AND JERKED AS A RESULT THE VEHICLE FAILED TO DRIVE OVER 30 MPH. THE CONTACT ALSO STATED THAT THE VEHICLE DECELERATED INDEPENDENTLY AND STALLED. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO A DEALER WHERE THE MANIFOLD, FOUR SPARK PLUGS, THE INTAKE AIR BOX, AND THE INTAKE CHARGE PIPE WERE REPLACED. THE COMPUTER WAS ALSO RESET. THE CONTACT STATED THAT ONE YEAR AFTER THE REPAIRS, THE CATALYTIC CONVERTER WARNING LIGHT ILLUMINATED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A DEALER WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE ENGINE NEEDED TO BE CARBON CLEANED. THE SPARK PLUGS AND THE BATTERY WERE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 48,661.

11/3/2014

DEAD BATTERY AT 37,200. HAD CAR TOWED TO LOCAL SERVICE SHOP AND BATTERY REPLACED. DROVE HOME FINE AND NEXT MORNING COMMUTING TO WORK, CAR STARTED SHAKING AND BUCKING VIOLENTLY. CHECK ENGINE AND EPC LIGHT CAME ON. WAS ABLE TO DRIVE VERY SLOWLY AT VERY HIGH RPM (ON INTERSTATE AND THEN SIDE ROADS) TO GET BACK TO AUTO SHOP THAT REPLACED BATTERY. THEY FOUND IGNITION COILS SHUT DOWN AND MIS-FIRING. TRANSFERRED CAR TO VW MOTOR HUNT VALLEY TO SEE IF COVERED UNDER POWER TRAIN WARRANTY. ONE COIL FOUND DEAD, OTHER 3 RECOMMENDED FOR REPLACEMENT. NOT COVERED UNDER POWERTRAIN WARRANTY. THANKS FOR YOUR HELP. *TR

1/27/2015

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2012 VOLKSWAGEN CC. THE CONTACT WAS DRIVING 5 MPH WHEN THE HORN WAS DEPRESSED REPEATEDLY BUT THE HORN FAILED TO SOUND. THE HORN WOULD ONLY SOUND PROPERLY WHEN THE HORN WAS DEPRESSED IN ONE LONG MOTION. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER WHERE THE DEALER CONFIRMED THERE WAS AN ELECTRONIC DELAY WITH THE HORN. THE MANUFACTURER WAS CONTACTED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 100 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 2,283.

12/30/2011

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2012 VOLKSWAGEN CC. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE CATALYTIC CONVERTER WARNING LIGHT ILLUMINATED ON SEVERAL OCCASIONS. IN ADDITION, THE VEHICLE SHOOK VIOLENTLY AND JERKED AS A RESULT THE VEHICLE FAILED TO DRIVE OVER 30 MPH. THE CONTACT ALSO STATED THAT THE VEHICLE DECELERATED INDEPENDENTLY AND STALLED. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO A DEALER WHERE THE MANIFOLD, FOUR SPARK PLUGS, THE INTAKE AIR BOX, AND THE INTAKE CHARGE PIPE WERE REPLACED. THE COMPUTER WAS ALSO RESET. THE CONTACT STATED THAT ONE YEAR AFTER THE REPAIRS, THE CATALYTIC CONVERTER WARNING LIGHT ILLUMINATED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A DEALER WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE ENGINE NEEDED TO BE CARBON CLEANED. THE SPARK PLUGS AND THE BATTERY WERE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 48,661.

11/3/2014

STEERING LOCKED UP AND WAS UNABLE TO CONTROL CAR WHILE IN MOTION. ACCORDING TO DEALERSHIP THE MOTOR THAT CONTROLS STEERING LOCKED UP. WAS NOT ABLE TO TURN STEERING WHEEL AT ALL WHILE IN MOTION. *TR

12/16/2013

VEHICLE WAS BEING TURNED AROUND IN A PARKING LOT WHEN A CLICKING NOISE WAS HEARD. THE AIR BAG LIGHT ILLUMINATED AND ALL OF THE STEERING WHEEL FUNCTIONS (I.E. HORN, RADIO CONTROLS, ETC.) STOPPED WORKING. TOOK IT INTO THE VOLKSWAGEN DEALERSHIP AND WAS INFORMED THAT IT WAS THE "CLOCK SPRING " IN THE STEERING WHEEL WAS IN NEED OF REPLACEMENT. *TR

3/31/2015

THIS LETTER IS A FOLLOW UP TO A VERBAL COMPLAINT I FILED WITH VOLKSWAGEN CUSTOMER CARE. ON MAY18TH 2011, THE RIGHT FRONT WHEEL ON MY 2012 VW CC SHATTERED AS I DROVE DOWN INTERSTATE 95 AS IT PASSES THRU THE TOWN OF GREENWICH. MY CONCERN IS FOCUSED ON THE SAFETY OF THE WHEEL DESIGN AND MY BELIEF THAT THE OVER INFLATION OF THE TIRES CONTRIBUTED TO RIM FAILURE. THE INCIDENT OCCURRED AT APPROXIMATELY 10AM ON THAT DAY THERE WERE NO VISIBLE DEFECTS IN THE ROAD AND THE CAR THAT PULLED OVER BEHIND ME CONFIRMED THE ABSENCE OF ANY LARGE POTHOLES. WHILE DRIVING IN THE MIDDLE LANE THE CAR CLEARLY CAME IN CONTACT WITH AN IRREGULARITY, ONE THAT EVERY CAR BEFORE AND AFTER WAS ABLE TO TRANSVERSE WITHOUT A PROBLEM. IN MY CASE THE RIM SHATTERED AND SEPARATED FROM THE CAR CAUSING A LOSS OF CONTROL. I WAS ABLE TO PULL TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD. THE CAR THAT WAS BEHIND ME PULLED OVER AFTER SEEING WHAT HE DESCRIBED AS AN EXPLOSION ON THE RIGHT FRONT SIDE. I HAVE ATTACHED PICTURES OF THE RIM. CLEARLY SHOWING PRODUCT FAILURE. WHEN THE TOW TRUCK ARRIVED, HE COMMENTED THAT HE HAS NEVER WITNESSED RIM FAILURE LIKEN THAT. THE DEALER UPON REVIEW OF THE DAMAGE CONCURRED. MY CONCERN IS TWOFOLD. ONE THE SAFETY OF THE DESIGN AND CONSTRUCTION OF THE RIM AND THE OVER INFLATION UPON DELIVERY OF THE TIRES WHICH CONTRIBUTED TO THE WEAKNESS OF THE DESIGN. I AM REQUESTING AN INQUIRY INTO THE SAFETY OF THIS DESIGN, THE TRAINING OF THE STAFF ON PROPER INFLATION GUIDELINES AND THE REIMBURSEMENT FOR COSTS ASSOCIATED WITH THIS FAILURE

6/5/2011

NATURE OF THE MATTER; PURCHASE A CC 2012-VOLKSWAGEN FROM DEALERSHIP 7/3/12 WITH 9,972 DELIVERY MILES. ON 11/9/2012 TOOK CAR IN LOUD ROARING OCCURRING NOISE COMING FROM THE TIRES WHILING DRIVING AT FREEWAY SPEEDS 55MPH CONTI-PRO-2-354-17(23545R1794H) WHILE DRIVING ON FREEWAY SEEN LIKE THE TIRES OR GOING TO EXPLODE!! AGAIN TOOK VEHICLE BACK 02/05/13 I REPORT A LOUD OCCURRING NOISE COMING FROM FRONT TIRES MILES AT THIS TIME 20,058.AT THIS POINT THEY ROTATED THE TIRES THE LOUD ROARING NOISE WENT FROM THE FRONT TO THE BACK OF THE CAR. AT THIS POINT I WAS AFRAID TO PICK MY GRANDCHILDREN UP FROM SCHOOL DUE TO THE DEFECT TIRES!! ON 03/25/2013 TOOK VEHICLE BACK FOR THE SAME PROBLEM 22,250 MILES- FINALLY THE DEALERSHIP DECT THE PROBLEM THE TIRES ARE FAULTY- INSIDE - THE FAST YOU DRIVE ON FREEWAY THE NOISE GET LOUDER AND UN-SAFE. ONCE THE PROBLEM WAS FOUND CONTIENTAL- DIDN'T WANT TO WARRANTY - OR- EXCHANGE- THERE FAULTEE -TIRES-WHICH ARE POSSIBLE NOT SAFE. I HAD TO PAY TO CHANGE OUT THE TIRES, BECAUSE CONTIENTAL DID-NOT WANT TO STAND BEHIND THERE INTEGRITY, AND COMPLIANCE VALUES.... *TR

3/28/2013

AT 8:40 AM CST ON 11/6/2012. WHILE COMMUTING TO WORK AT 55 MPH ROAD IN THE MIDDLE OF FREEWAY. I LOST FUNCTIONALITY ON THE GAS PEDAL. THE VEHICLE WOULD NOT ACCELERATE WHEN ENGAGING THE GAS PEDAL. GAS PEDAL WAS RENDERING NON-FUNCTIONAL AND IN-EFFECTIVE. THERE WAS HEAVY SOOT/SMOKE FROM THE EXHAUST PRIMARILY ALMOST LIKE FIRE AND SOME SMOKE FROM UNDER THE HOOD, THIS IS A NEW UNDER WARRANTY VW CC 2012 4 DOOR SEDAN. DRIVING ON THE LEFT LANE WITH A SEMI BEHIND ME WHEN THIS OCCURRED. IT CREATED A VERY UNSAFE NEAR MISS INCIDENT. I AM FORTUNATE THAT A COLLISION DID NOT HAPPEN WHEN I LOST POWER TO THE WHEELS. I PULLED OFF TO AN EXIT AND WHEN I FLOORED THE GAS PEDAL, THERE WAS INTERMITTENT POWER STALLING THE VEHICLE TO LESS THAN 5 MPH. HOWEVER, THERE WAS HEAVY SOOT/SMOKE FROM THE EXHAUST PRIMARILY ALMOST LIKE FIRE AND SOME SMOKE FROM UNDER THE HOOD, WITH PARKING LIGHTS ON I DROVE 2 MINUTES AND PULLED TO A PARKING LOT. MY VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO A NEAREST VW DEALERSHIP UPON TALKING WITH VW ROAD SIDE ASSISTANCE. THEY APPEAR TO BE INCONSIDERATE TO THE MAGNITUDE OF THE SITUATION I DEALT WITH AND THE IMPACT AND SEVERITY OF THE TECHNICAL FAILURE. I DON'T KNOW IF THIS SYSTEMIC IN VW CC. THIS TECHNICAL FAILURE CAN EASILY CAUSE ACCIDENTS. MY NEAR MISS IS A TESTAMENT TO IT. *TR

11/6/2012

ON 01/14/2013 AT APPROX. 6:00PM AFTER DRIVING UP TO A DRIVE THRU, I ENGAGED THE AUTOHOLD ON MY 2012 VOLKSWAGEN CC LUX PLUS. AFTER LEAVING THE DRIVE THRU, I WAS WAITING ON A SLIGHT HILL TO DRIVE ACROSS THE HIGHWAY TO ENTER INTO MY LANE OF TRAFFIC. THE AUTOHOLD HAD ENGAGED AND IT WAS HOLDING MY POSITION WHILE WAITING TO PULL INTO TRAFFIC. WHEN I PRESSED ON THE ACCELERATOR, THE VEHICLE UNPREDICTABLY AND RAPIDLY ACCELERATED FROM MY HELD POSITION. THE CAR SPED UP FROM A DEAD STOP ACROSS THE STATE HIGHWAY (MAYBE TO 30-45 MPH) IN A VERY DIRECT STRAIGHT PATH. THIS RAPID HIGH SPEED HAPPENED SO FAST THAT I WAS NOT ABLE TO CONTROL THE VEHICLE BEFORE IT HIT THE CURB ACROSS THE HIGHWAY, JUMPED THE SAME CURB AND CRASHED INTO A 10?-12? DEEP RAVINE AT A 35-45 DEGREE ANGLE. I WAS IN COMPLETE AND TOTAL SHOCK. AN INDIVIDUAL STOPPED ON THE HIGHWAY AND ASSISTED ME FROM THE RAVINE AND I WAS ABLE TO CALL FOR ASSISTANCE. A POLICE REPORT WAS FILED. THIS 2012 VOLKSWAGEN CC LUX PLUS HAS ONLY 5,425 MILES ON IT. IT HAS BEEN ONLY SERVICED BY VOLKSWAGEN AND NO OTHERS. IN THE PAST THIS 2012 VOLKSWAGEN HAD EXPERIENCED A PROBLEM WITH THE AUTOHOLD AT TIME OF ORIGINAL DELIVERY FROM THE DEALERSHIP (WHERE IT WAS PURCHASE BRAND NEW). THE SALES WOMAN WAS MODERATELY CONFUSED TO SAY THE LEAST WITH THE SUDDEN SURGE THE CAR EXPERIENCED WHEN SHE WAS ATTEMPTING TO EXPLAIN THE PARTICULAR FEATURE OF AUTOHOLD. SHE INDICATED AT THAT TIME, SHE DID NOT KNOW WHY IT WOULD HAVE DONE THAT AND JUST CONTINUED ON TO PROVIDE NEW CAR STUFF. BESIDES THE DELIVERY INCIDENT AND THE ACCIDENT, I HAVE HAD TWO OTHER BRIEF MINOR ACCELERATION (REV UP) ISSUES WHILE THE AUTOHOLD WAS ENGAGED. I NEVER THOUGHT IT WAS MUCH TO CONCERN MYSELF OVER AS THEY WERE ONLY WHAT I WOULD OF THOUGHT OF AS SLIGHT SURGES FOR THE TWO OCCASIONS. EACH TIME THE AUTOHOLD WAS ENGAGED THE CAR WANTED TO ACCELERATE, YET I WAS ABLE TO BRAKE TO STOP THE CAR.

1/22/2013

ONE MONTH AFTER I PURCHASED MY CERTIFIED, PRE-OWNED VW CC THE BRAKES FAILED WITHOUT WARNING. THEY WORKED ONE MOMENT AND THEN TOTALLY FAILED WITHOUT ANY WARNING SIGNAL OF ANY KIND. I MANAGED TO AVOID THE VEHICLE IN FRONT OF ME WHICH WAS STOPPED AT A RED LIGHT, AND I WAS FORTUNATE NOT TO CAUSE AN ACCIDENT AS I HAD TO RUN THROUGH THE RED LIGHT. FORTUNATELY THERE WERE NO ACCIDENTS, AND NO INJURIES. BURLINGTON VW OF NEW JERSEY INITIALLY INDICATED THEY WOULD PERFORM A FULL DIAGNOSTIC ON THE FAILED PART (VACUUM PUMP) AND ASSOCIATED EQUIPMENT TO PROVIDE ME REASSURANCE THAT THERE WOULD BE NO INCREASED POTENTIAL FOR THE FAILURE TO HAPPEN AGAIN. THEY ALSO REPRESENTED THEY WOULD OFFER ME SOMETHING TO "MAKE THE SITUATION RIGHT". NEITHER HAS OCCURRED. THE ISSUE HAS BEEN ELEVATED TO THE VW CEO WHOSE OFFICE HAS DONE NOTHING BUT TO TELL ME THEY WILL NOT FULFILL THE DEALERSHIP'S REPRESENTATIONS. IN ADDITION TO REFUSING TO LOOK INTO THE PROBLEM OR PROVIDING A WRITTEN LETTER OFFERING ME AN ASSURANCE OF SAFETY, THEY WILL NOT CONSIDER MY REQUEST FOR A REVERSE SALE. INSTEAD THEY WROTE ME A LETTER CONGRATULATING ME ON MY PURCHASE, AND DUE TO THE BRAKE FAILURE, THEY WILL SUPPORT THEIR BALANCE OF THE WARRANTY. SINCE WHEN DO I NEED A LETTER FROM THE CORPORATE OFFICE INDICATING THEY WILL HONOR A TERM OF THE ORIGINAL SALE? ONE WOULD THINK THAT SINCE THEIR OWN HEAD OF MECHANICS INDICATED HE HAS NOT SEEN THIS ISSUE BEFORE, THAT CORPORATE WOULD DESIRE TO INVESTIGATE THE CAUSE OF THIS VERY PREMATURE PROBLEM WITHOUT MY PROMPTING. IN FACT, THEY HAVE USED THE FACT THAT THERE WAS NOT AN ACCIDENT AGAINST ME, AS THIS WOULD HAVE INITIATED A DIFFERENT COURSE OF ACTION. SINCE THERE WAS NO ACCIDENT, THEY ARE NOT WILLING TO PURSUE THE ISSUE ANY FURTHER. THERE ARE SO MANY QUALITY VEHICLES ON THE MARKET. I WOULD SUGGEST YOU CHOOSE ONE OTHER THAN A VW. *TR

4/21/2014

I STARTED MY CAR (37000 MILES) ON A PARKING LOT, AND THE YELLOW WARNING LIGHTS FOR ABS, STABILITY CONTROL, POWER STEERING, PASSENGER AIR BAG AND PARKING BREAK LIGHTED UP AT ONCE. TOOK THE CAR TO THE MECHANIC AND THE DIAGNOSTIC WAS THE ABS MODULE WENT BAD. I FOUND ONLINE THAT IS A VERY COMMON PROBLEM AND A SERVICE BULLETIN WAS ISSUED, BUT SO FAR NO RECALLS. IT'S A VERY EXPENSIVE PROBLEM TO REPAIR $2000 TO $3000, AND I'M REALLY CONCERN THAT MY PASSENGER AIR BAG IS NOT OPERABLE.

12/16/2015

CAR WILL ONLY START INTERMITTENTLY. IDLES BEFORE STARTING SOMETIME ON THE 3RD TRY OR NOT AT ALL. LIGHTS FLASH DURING IDLE ON DASH BOARD

10/16/2015

I WAS IN A CAR CRASH 02/24/2017 NO AIRBAGS DEPLOYED. AS I WAS TURNING LEFT A CAR RAN THE RED LITE, SLAMMED INTO MY PASSENGER SIDE.

3/20/2017

ERROR AIR BAG ERROR WAS THE ERROR THAT APPEARS ON MY DISPLAY WHEN I TURN ON CAR. HORN & ALL BUTTONS ON STEERING WHEEL STOPPED WORKING. THIS IS ON THE VW CC YEAR IS 2012. I AM TOLD BY SERVICE DEPARTMENT IT IS DUE TO A FAILURE OF THE CLOCKSPRING HENCE I MUST REPLACE THE CLOCKSPRING WITH CONTROL UNIT AND PART ONLY IS ALMOST 450 DOLLARS, AND LABOR IS ADDITIONAL.

6/24/2015

I WAS IN A CAR CRASH 02/24/2017 NO AIRBAGS DEPLOYED. AS I WAS TURNING LEFT A CAR RAN THE RED LITE, SLAMMED INTO MY PASSENGER SIDE.

3/20/2017

SINCE I FIRST PURCHASED MY VW CC 2012, I HAVE NOTICED WHEN COMING TO A COMPLETE STOP, THE CAR STILL MOVES FOWARD ALITTLE BIT. ALSO UPON MAKING A 3 POINT TURN AROUND UPON PUTTING THE SHAFT IN REVERSE THE CAR STILL MOVES FORWARD. THE OTHER COMPLAINT IS UPON GOING THROUGH A FAST FOOD DRIVE THRU, AND SETTING THE AUTOHOLD THE CARS ENGINE MADE A LOUD REV (REVOLUTION) NOISE. I ACTUALLY THOUGHT MY CAR WOULD SMASH INTO THE CAR IN FRONT OF ME. I TOOK MY CAR IN TODAY FOR THE 10,000 MILE FREE MAINTENANCE, THEY CHECKED OUT MY CONCERNS AND SADLY SAID THERE WAS NOTHING WRONG WITH THE CAR. *TR

4/6/2012

DEAD BATTERY AT 37,200. HAD CAR TOWED TO LOCAL SERVICE SHOP AND BATTERY REPLACED. DROVE HOME FINE AND NEXT MORNING COMMUTING TO WORK, CAR STARTED SHAKING AND BUCKING VIOLENTLY. CHECK ENGINE AND EPC LIGHT CAME ON. WAS ABLE TO DRIVE VERY SLOWLY AT VERY HIGH RPM (ON INTERSTATE AND THEN SIDE ROADS) TO GET BACK TO AUTO SHOP THAT REPLACED BATTERY. THEY FOUND IGNITION COILS SHUT DOWN AND MIS-FIRING. TRANSFERRED CAR TO VW MOTOR HUNT VALLEY TO SEE IF COVERED UNDER POWER TRAIN WARRANTY. ONE COIL FOUND DEAD, OTHER 3 RECOMMENDED FOR REPLACEMENT. NOT COVERED UNDER POWERTRAIN WARRANTY. THANKS FOR YOUR HELP. *TR

1/27/2015

MY VEHICLE HAS BEEN A PROBLEM SINCE I STARTED MY LEASE TIL NOW. I HAVE CONSTANT PROBLEMS WITH MY LIGHT BULBS EVEN AFTER THEY ARE REPLACED THEY GO OUT QUICKLY AND OFTEN. THE CAR HAS STALLED ON ME TWICE AND CUT OFF TWICE. I HAVE MULTIPLE TRIPS TO THE SERVICE CENTER FOR THE SME THINGS FUEL INJECTOR PUMP AND THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT. THIS IS A FAIRLY NEW CAR. I AM NOW STUCK WITH THE CAR FOR ANOTHER FIVE YEARS. I WILL NEVER PURCHASE ANOTHER VOLKWAGEN OR REFER ANYONE TO BUY ONE EITHER. I WOULD LIKE MY HISTORY TO BE PULLED AND REVIEWED AS A AUDIT. I TRULY BELIEVE I BOUGHT AND LEMON AND IT HAS COST ME LOTS OF MONEY . I TRULY WOULD LIKE THESE PROBLEMS INVESTIGATED FOR THE SAKE OF EVERY VOLKWAGEN CUSTOMER. *TR

4/18/2015

TAKATA RECALL WILL THE PROBLEM BE FIXED, I DO NOT WANT TO PURCHASE ANOTHER CAR AT THIS TIME, BUT IT LOOKS AS IF I WILL BE FORCED TO DO SO. I ALSO HAVE SOME ELECTRICAL ISSUES WITH THE CAR THE AIR PRESSURE IN THE TIRES AND THE LIGHTS KEEP GOING OUT TO REPLACE THEM EVERY 4 TO 6 MONTHS IS CRAZY.. THE DEALERSHIP HERE WANTS TO PUT ME IN A NEW CAR AND AS HE SAID EAT THE COST TO REPLACE, WHY DON'T THEY JUST PAY OFF THE CAR AND I CAN CUT MY LOSSES AND START OVER WITH A CAR OF MY CHOICE, I'M BEING FORCED BACK INTO A VW CAR?

9/3/2016

REAR TRUNK TRIM, NEAR THE REAR WINDOW, IS PLASTIC AND HAS SPLIT IN HALF DUE TO THE FLORIDA HEAT. MULTIPLE COMPLAINT ONLINE ABOUT THIS BEING A COMMON OCCURRENCE, BUT VW IS NOT FIXING THE PROBLEM. *TR

4/7/2015

IN A FRONT END COLLISION WHILE SLOWING DOWN ON INTERSTATE 84, ON OCTOBER 15, 2015, THE AIR BAG DID NOT RELEASE. THIS RESULTED IN A FRACTURED STERNUM AND A HOSPITAL STAY. THE POLICE REPORT WITH THE CONNECTICUT STATE POLICE IS CASE NUMBER 1500606623 PER ARTICLE IN USA TODAY -- 8.15.15, THIS CAR IS INCLUDED IN A RECALL DUE TO AIRBAGS NOT DEPLOYING.

3/10/2016

INHERENT ALIGNMENT AND SUSPENSION DESIGN FLAW CAUSES CUPPING OF TIRES AT FREQUENT INTERVALS DESPITE EXCEEDING MANUFACTURERS RECOMMENDED CYCLE FOR TIRE ROTATION AND ALIGNMENT CHECKS. THE PROBLEM HAS BEEN ACKNOWLEDGED BY THE DEALER BUT THERE IS NO SOLUTION FROM THE MANUFACTURER TO FIX THIS ISSUE. OWNERS NATIONWIDE SEEM TO HAVE THE SAME PROBLEM WHICH TRANSLATES TO AN ANNUAL TIRE REPLACEMENT EXPENSE. EVEN WITH BEST RATED TIRES THAT ARE SUPPOSED TO LAST 60,000 MILES, THE MOST MILEAGE ONE CAN ACHIEVE IS ABOUT 15,000. THE RESULT ALSO INCLUDES NOISY DRIVING CONDITIONS, VIBRATION WHILE BRAKING OR ACCELERATING. KEEPING THE ALIGNMENT WITHIN FACTORY SPEC DOES NOT RESOLVE THE ISSUE. VW SHOULD LOOK INTO THE DESIGN AND MODIFY THE ALIGNMENT AND SUSPENSION TO HELP CONSUMERS WITH THIS FRUSTRATING PROBLEM.

4/6/2016

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2012 VOLKSWAGEN CC. WHILE DRIVING VARIOUS SPEEDS, THE VEHICLE DECELERATED AND THEN ACCELERATED TO 80 MPH, THE CONTACT HAD TO DEPRESS THE BRAKE PEDAL TO DECELERATE. ALL THE WARNING INDICATORS ILLUMINATED ON THE INSTRUMENT PANEL. THE CONTACT ALSO STATED THAT THE HEADLIGHTS INTERMITTENTLY ILLUMINATED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO BEMER MOTOR CARS (9201 RICHMOND AVE, HOUSTON, TX 77063, PHONE: (713) 900-2443), BUT WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE VEHICLE WAS THEN TAKEN TO ARCHER VOLKSWAGEN (10400 SW FWAY, HOUSTON, TX 77074, PHONE: (713) 272-1775) WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE AIR BAG SENSOR MODULE, THE CAMSHAFT SENSOR, RADIATOR CORE SUPPORT, FRONT LOWER CONTROL ARM, BUSHINGS ALIGNMENT, REAR BRACKET ROTORS, AND BRAKE FLUID NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE DEALER ONLY MADE SOME OF THE REPAIRS DUE TO THE REPAIR COST. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT CONTACTED. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 89,000.

12/4/2017

LETTER FROM SENATOR FISCHER ON BEHALF OF CONSTITUENT OF LINCOLN NEBRASKA REGARDING HIS CONCERNS ABOUT A SAFETY RECALL ON HIS 2012 VW CC. *LD THE CONSUMER REQUESTED TO BE REIMBURSED FOR THE VEHICLE BEING REPAIRED. *JS

5/23/2018

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2012 VOLKSWAGEN CC. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE JERKED AND STALLED WITHOUT WARNING. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A LOCAL DEALER (AUTOBAHN VOLKSWAGEN FORT WORTH, 2810 WHITE SETTLEMENT RD, FORT WORTH, TX 76107, (866) 480-0764) WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE FUEL PUMP CONTROL MODULE NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED; HOWEVER, THE FAILURE RECURRED. THE LOCAL DEALER WAS NOT CONTACTED AGAIN FOR DIAGNOSTIC TESTING OR REPAIRS. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 90,000.

7/5/2018

THE FACTORY INSTALLED GPS DIRECTS THE VEHICLE OPERATOR TO TURN JUST MOMENTS BEFORE THE TURN MUST BE MADE.THIS CAN CREATE DANGEROUS CONDITIONS ON THE ROAD. *JS

6/20/2012

THE LOW TIRE PRESSURE WARNING INDICATOR CYCLES ON AND OFF WHILE DRIVING, STAYING ON CONSTANTLY FOR ONLY SHORT COMMUTES. WHEN THE WARNING INDICATOR IS LIT, THE DASHBOARD DISPLAYED RIGHT FRONT TIRE PRESSURE SHOWS DASHED LINES. WHEN THE WARNING INDICATOR IS NOT LIT, THE CORRECT TIRE PRESSURE IS DISPLAYED.

7/17/2012

ON 01/14/2013 AT APPROX. 6:00PM AFTER DRIVING UP TO A DRIVE THRU, I ENGAGED THE AUTOHOLD ON MY 2012 VOLKSWAGEN CC LUX PLUS. AFTER LEAVING THE DRIVE THRU, I WAS WAITING ON A SLIGHT HILL TO DRIVE ACROSS THE HIGHWAY TO ENTER INTO MY LANE OF TRAFFIC. THE AUTOHOLD HAD ENGAGED AND IT WAS HOLDING MY POSITION WHILE WAITING TO PULL INTO TRAFFIC. WHEN I PRESSED ON THE ACCELERATOR, THE VEHICLE UNPREDICTABLY AND RAPIDLY ACCELERATED FROM MY HELD POSITION. THE CAR SPED UP FROM A DEAD STOP ACROSS THE STATE HIGHWAY (MAYBE TO 30-45 MPH) IN A VERY DIRECT STRAIGHT PATH. THIS RAPID HIGH SPEED HAPPENED SO FAST THAT I WAS NOT ABLE TO CONTROL THE VEHICLE BEFORE IT HIT THE CURB ACROSS THE HIGHWAY, JUMPED THE SAME CURB AND CRASHED INTO A 10?-12? DEEP RAVINE AT A 35-45 DEGREE ANGLE. I WAS IN COMPLETE AND TOTAL SHOCK. AN INDIVIDUAL STOPPED ON THE HIGHWAY AND ASSISTED ME FROM THE RAVINE AND I WAS ABLE TO CALL FOR ASSISTANCE. A POLICE REPORT WAS FILED. THIS 2012 VOLKSWAGEN CC LUX PLUS HAS ONLY 5,425 MILES ON IT. IT HAS BEEN ONLY SERVICED BY VOLKSWAGEN AND NO OTHERS. IN THE PAST THIS 2012 VOLKSWAGEN HAD EXPERIENCED A PROBLEM WITH THE AUTOHOLD AT TIME OF ORIGINAL DELIVERY FROM THE DEALERSHIP (WHERE IT WAS PURCHASE BRAND NEW). THE SALES WOMAN WAS MODERATELY CONFUSED TO SAY THE LEAST WITH THE SUDDEN SURGE THE CAR EXPERIENCED WHEN SHE WAS ATTEMPTING TO EXPLAIN THE PARTICULAR FEATURE OF AUTOHOLD. SHE INDICATED AT THAT TIME, SHE DID NOT KNOW WHY IT WOULD HAVE DONE THAT AND JUST CONTINUED ON TO PROVIDE NEW CAR STUFF. BESIDES THE DELIVERY INCIDENT AND THE ACCIDENT, I HAVE HAD TWO OTHER BRIEF MINOR ACCELERATION (REV UP) ISSUES WHILE THE AUTOHOLD WAS ENGAGED. I NEVER THOUGHT IT WAS MUCH TO CONCERN MYSELF OVER AS THEY WERE ONLY WHAT I WOULD OF THOUGHT OF AS SLIGHT SURGES FOR THE TWO OCCASIONS. EACH TIME THE AUTOHOLD WAS ENGAGED THE CAR WANTED TO ACCELERATE, YET I WAS ABLE TO BRAKE TO STOP THE CAR.

1/22/2013

ON 01/14/2013 AT APPROX. 6:00PM AFTER DRIVING UP TO A DRIVE THRU, I ENGAGED THE AUTOHOLD ON MY 2012 VOLKSWAGEN CC LUX PLUS. AFTER LEAVING THE DRIVE THRU, I WAS WAITING ON A SLIGHT HILL TO DRIVE ACROSS THE HIGHWAY TO ENTER INTO MY LANE OF TRAFFIC. THE AUTOHOLD HAD ENGAGED AND IT WAS HOLDING MY POSITION WHILE WAITING TO PULL INTO TRAFFIC. WHEN I PRESSED ON THE ACCELERATOR, THE VEHICLE UNPREDICTABLY AND RAPIDLY ACCELERATED FROM MY HELD POSITION. THE CAR SPED UP FROM A DEAD STOP ACROSS THE STATE HIGHWAY (MAYBE TO 30-45 MPH) IN A VERY DIRECT STRAIGHT PATH. THIS RAPID HIGH SPEED HAPPENED SO FAST THAT I WAS NOT ABLE TO CONTROL THE VEHICLE BEFORE IT HIT THE CURB ACROSS THE HIGHWAY, JUMPED THE SAME CURB AND CRASHED INTO A 10?-12? DEEP RAVINE AT A 35-45 DEGREE ANGLE. I WAS IN COMPLETE AND TOTAL SHOCK. AN INDIVIDUAL STOPPED ON THE HIGHWAY AND ASSISTED ME FROM THE RAVINE AND I WAS ABLE TO CALL FOR ASSISTANCE. A POLICE REPORT WAS FILED. THIS 2012 VOLKSWAGEN CC LUX PLUS HAS ONLY 5,425 MILES ON IT. IT HAS BEEN ONLY SERVICED BY VOLKSWAGEN AND NO OTHERS. IN THE PAST THIS 2012 VOLKSWAGEN HAD EXPERIENCED A PROBLEM WITH THE AUTOHOLD AT TIME OF ORIGINAL DELIVERY FROM THE DEALERSHIP (WHERE IT WAS PURCHASE BRAND NEW). THE SALES WOMAN WAS MODERATELY CONFUSED TO SAY THE LEAST WITH THE SUDDEN SURGE THE CAR EXPERIENCED WHEN SHE WAS ATTEMPTING TO EXPLAIN THE PARTICULAR FEATURE OF AUTOHOLD. SHE INDICATED AT THAT TIME, SHE DID NOT KNOW WHY IT WOULD HAVE DONE THAT AND JUST CONTINUED ON TO PROVIDE NEW CAR STUFF. BESIDES THE DELIVERY INCIDENT AND THE ACCIDENT, I HAVE HAD TWO OTHER BRIEF MINOR ACCELERATION (REV UP) ISSUES WHILE THE AUTOHOLD WAS ENGAGED. I NEVER THOUGHT IT WAS MUCH TO CONCERN MYSELF OVER AS THEY WERE ONLY WHAT I WOULD OF THOUGHT OF AS SLIGHT SURGES FOR THE TWO OCCASIONS. EACH TIME THE AUTOHOLD WAS ENGAGED THE CAR WANTED TO ACCELERATE, YET I WAS ABLE TO BRAKE TO STOP THE CAR.

1/22/2013

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2012 VOLKSWAGEN CC. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE CATALYTIC CONVERTER WARNING LIGHT ILLUMINATED ON SEVERAL OCCASIONS. IN ADDITION, THE VEHICLE SHOOK VIOLENTLY AND JERKED AS A RESULT THE VEHICLE FAILED TO DRIVE OVER 30 MPH. THE CONTACT ALSO STATED THAT THE VEHICLE DECELERATED INDEPENDENTLY AND STALLED. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO A DEALER WHERE THE MANIFOLD, FOUR SPARK PLUGS, THE INTAKE AIR BOX, AND THE INTAKE CHARGE PIPE WERE REPLACED. THE COMPUTER WAS ALSO RESET. THE CONTACT STATED THAT ONE YEAR AFTER THE REPAIRS, THE CATALYTIC CONVERTER WARNING LIGHT ILLUMINATED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A DEALER WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE ENGINE NEEDED TO BE CARBON CLEANED. THE SPARK PLUGS AND THE BATTERY WERE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 48,661.

11/3/2014

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2012 VOLKSWAGEN CC. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 45 MPH, THERE WAS A SIGNIFICANT REDUCTION IN ENGINE POWER WITHOUT WARNING. THE FAILURE RECURRED INTERMITTENTLY. MOST RECENTLY, THE ELECTRONIC POWER CONTROL WARNING INDICATOR ILLUMINATED AS THE VEHICLE WAS BEING DRIVEN. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE FUEL PUMP AND BATTERY NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 50,000.

6/29/2016

SEATBELT WAS USED FOR CHILD SEAT INSTALLATION. SEATBELT WAS EXTENDED ALL THE WAY OUT FOR CHILD SEAT INSTALLATION. NOW THE SEAT BELT WONT PULL BACK IN TO THE RETRACTOR. TENSIONER/RETRACTOR SYSTEM HAS FAILED, IT SEEMS.

11/26/2017

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2012 VOLKSWAGEN CC. THE CONTACT RECEIVED NOTIFICATION OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 17V509000 (FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE); HOWEVER, THE PARTS TO DO THE REPAIR WERE UNAVAILABLE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE MANUFACTURER EXCEEDED A REASONABLE AMOUNT OF TIME AS THE RECALL NOTICE WAS RECEIVED SEVEN MONTHS AGO. THE DEALER (GUNTHER VOLKSWAGEN OF COCONUT CREEK, 4300 SR 7, COCONUT CREEK, FL 33073) WAS CONTACTED AND CONFIRMED THAT THE PARTS WERE NOT AVAILABLE FOR THE RECALL REMEDY. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE ISSUE. THE CONTACT HAD NOT EXPERIENCED A FAILURE. *TT

5/23/2018