2006 Volkswagen Passat

Pros: Great for highway driving and super fast Comfortable seats
Cons: Throttle lag, check engine lights, suspension, creeking noises, shaking, interior noise

I have new 2006 3.6 Passat with around 11,000 miles. I have had it in for service about 6 times in the last 2 months. The car has major creeking problems when going over bumps or turns, especially when its cold. It sounds like a creeky old boat. It shakes and idles at the stop lights. I've already had the struts mount changed. I got stranded last week for about a 1/2 hour with a check engine light. But worst of all, is the throttle hesitation where it has a 2-3 second delayed acceleration and you feel like your getting whip lash everytime you take off. I've been told by Volkswagon that they are not able to fix this situation. It could be a factory design problem. I plan on taking legal action. Big Lemon!!!

Pros: Nice styling, good gas mileage
Cons: unreliable, poor customer service

My Passat is a lemon. I have a 2006 Passat 2.0 T with 12,000 miles. It has been at the dealer for repair 6 times in the last 10 weeks. I have only had my car 6 days out of the last 30. What makes it worse is the nearest VW dealer is 150 miles from my home. The problem…The oil becomes contaminated with gasoline. The engine surges at city driving speeds and the tachometer bobs up and down. VW has not yet been helpful. Each time I get my car back they tell me that they solved the problem and it is fixed. However, my car sits at the dealer as I write. I should have kept my 㢦 Jetta TDI, which I never had a single problem with. Never again will I buy a VW.

Pros: Trunk Space, warning lights for everything, decent speakers
Cons: Poor quality, delayed acceleration, many noises

Great looking car...but that's about it. I have a 2006 2.0 with 22,000 miles. I drove it off the lot with an engine malfunction light...dealership said it would eventually go away...shame on me. My car was at the dealership for the first month because they had to order new parts that were causing my dashboard to malfunction. Every other day a new warning light comes on and is annoying. When I turned on the car this morning, my car said service now, then an engine malfunction light came on, followed by the airbag malfunction light. This car is worthless. The shocks squeak, the door rattles, the car hums when the sunroof is open, the casing around the rear brake light came loose and rattles...talk about a symphony of destruction. I will never buy a VW again. It you don't like a bitter taste in your mouth, stay away from this lemon

Pros: Electronic parking brake, dash lights, umbrella holder, 2.0 Turbo and transmission, quiet A/C, and design.
Cons: Wish you weren’t required to purchase additional packages to get the Dynaudio or 17” wheels.

I LOVE THIS CAR! After researching numerous cars including the Saab 9-5, Honda Accord, Toyota Camry, Ford Fusion, Volvo S40 and Lincoln Zephyr I found that the for the money, standard features, resale potential, style, safety features, and performance the VW 2.0T Passat was the best deal out there. It is a great looking car that seems to even get better looking every day. It has the power of a V6 and the automatic transmission is smooth as silk. While I wanted the Dynaudio system and the wood trim I did not want to spend all the extra money on various packages to get it and have settled for an after market real wood dash kit and have found the stock stereo to be more than adequate. In my 35 years of driving this has been the most pleasurable car to drive and that includes the BMW 3 and 5 series cars I’ve owned. With a little extra tint and real Burled Maple dash kit my basic Candy White 2.0T will look like a $31,000 Passat 3.6.