2007 Volkswagen Passat Body and structure Problems

“Volkswagen Passat 2007 Passat water leak footwell that causes passenger side airbag damaged : suddenly after a rainy day, water comes from sunroof to the passenger side footwell and made carpet wet and stores water below the carpet. That caused passenger side 's airbag malfunction results in airbag fault. I went to the dealer and they told me it happens with some vw cars and please get your car checked for water leak. They told that they are not responsible for neither the airbag nor the water leak. …”

“I was driving and looked over to see smoke rolling up from my center console/arm rest I lifted up the arm rest and saw the smoke coming from the front end. I put my hand over it which stopped the smoke and I drove to the dealership. The only thing near it was 2 bottles of water.”

“Vehicle subframe bolt failure. Los angeles area dealer network has attempted to resolve failure but has been unsuccessful. Vehicle has been inspected by multiple dealerships for the same safety issue and has had subframe bolts retorqued subframe with complete disregard to vehicle safety. Subframe bolts are stretchable component to the subframe assembly and should be replaced rather than retorqued when removed or lose.”

“Faulty door handles are preventing access to the inside of the car potentially causing the driver being locked in the car after an accident. For more than one year now, the door handles are only engaging with the inner door lock system occasionally. One can hear the unlock mechanism click when engaging the remote, but when one tries to pull the handle, it is missing the usual tension and lifts more easily than usual, and the door does not open. If one crawls into the car via another door (potentially through the trunk) and manually operates the door handle from the inside, the door will open. …”