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2006 Volkswagen Passat Electronic stability control Problems

Complaints
9about this part
Share
2%of 576 total for the year
Median mileage
123,500miles
Trend
Not enough dataFewer than 15 complaints, too few for a reliable trend.

NHTSA recorded 9 complaints about the electronic stability control of the 2006 Volkswagen Passat, 2% of the 576 complaints for this model year. Where a mileage was given, the median is 123,500 miles.

Fewer than 15 complaints name this part, so treat the figures as a rough indication only.

Example complaints

Selected from NHTSA records; personal details are removed. They are consumer reports, not findings.

“Has I was driven the car will came up with need services soon and will show brake light on and dead systems failed check parking brake and if you press the parking brake button on and off the car will nearly such gears or nearly move at all where if you shout it of the car and then wait for 5_10 min and turn it back on it will go like nothing wrong at all . Transmission has oil and I don't know what it is.”

NHTSA complaint #10691397, filed 2015-03, 130,537 miles

“Abs system is failing. Anti-lock brakes do not work well, dashboard ABS signals are constantly on. Parking brake light constantly flashes. Just called vw USA customer service. There is a recall for this issue (NHTSA campaign number: 16v-913) but the recall covers model years 2009 and 2010. My car is a 2006, but has the exact same issues. Volkswagon would not offer any repairs or diagnostics since my vehicle was not listed on the recall. Perhaps the amount of vehicles affected is larger than the recall points out?”

NHTSA complaint #10971718, filed 2017-04, 128,000 miles

“06 vw Passat, I was driving and the engine light, the epc and another light came on and all of a sudden the car lost all power and wouldn't go past 15 MPH and 20 RPM. Very dangerous when you are driving and this happens, there should be a recall for this problem. Car has 44, 960 miles and not sure if it's under warranty, will find out tomorrow.”

NHTSA complaint #10359174, filed 2010-10, 44,960 miles

“'07/19/2006: purchased a brand new 2006 Volkswagen Passat '04/13/2007: radio will not eject cd- the stereo system had to be replaced due to faulty radio '12/06/2007: car will not start ' called tow company, upon arrival checked battery and it was not the problem; tow company could not get the car to start; car was towed to lasher Volkswagen '12/14/2007: car will not start again, same issue as before on 12/06/2007; called the tow company and had it towed to lasher dealership; after numerous calls back and forth, vw dealership and manufacturer cannot figure out the problem nor have they fixed…”

NHTSA complaint #10295694, filed 2009-12, 17,815 miles

Related service bulletins

Electronic stability control: other model years

YearComplaintsShare of year
201711%
201655%
201542%
201471%
2013101%
201251%
201011%
200975%
200821%
200692%
200421%
200371%
200220%
200110%
200041%
199910%
199810%

Other parts of the 2006 Volkswagen Passat

Air bags
148 complaints
Steering
112 complaints
Electrical system
79 complaints
Engine cooling
66 complaints
Engine
64 complaints
Fuel system
64 complaints
Brakes
49 complaints
Transmission and drivetrain
47 complaints
Vehicle speed control
32 complaints
Visibility (wipers, defrost, mirrors)
21 complaints
Other or unknown
13 complaints
Exterior lighting
12 complaints

← All problems reported for the 2006 Volkswagen Passat

About this data. Data from NHTSA (ODI) complaints, recalls, TSBs and investigations, updated Oct 30, 2026. Complaints are unverified consumer reports and may be duplicated or inaccurate.

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