Powertrain complaints and recalls from NHTSA
Summary
The 2006 Volkswagen Passat has 40 NHTSA powertrain complaints and 0 powertrain-related recalls.
40
Complaints
0
Recalls
1
Injuries Reported
Data source: National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) · Last updated April 10, 2026
| Date ↓ | Component | Summary |
|---|---|---|
| Mar 1, 2023 | POWER TRAIN | Transmission clunks into gear and loses traction while shifting. |
| Jan 4, 2023 | POWER TRAIN | We owned vehicle approx 8yrs and in late 2022 will driving/on highway 55mph or local roads like Broa... |
| May 25, 2020 | POWER TRAIN | THE AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSIONS USED IN THE B6 VOLKSWAGEN PASSAT 2.0T ALONG WITH SEVERAL OTHER VW MODELS... |
| Jun 15, 2019 | POWER TRAIN,SERVICE BRAKES,ENGINE | HAVE REPLACED NUMEROUS PARTS ...THE EPX LIGHT KEEPS COMING ON WHICH MAY REFERENCE TO THE OIL PUMP BO... |
| Feb 27, 2019 | POWER TRAIN | MISSES SHIFTING FROM 1ST TO SECOND SPEED AND 2ND TO 3RD. ROUGH SHIFTS. DIFFICULTY TO ENGAGE IN THE N... |
| Aug 15, 2018 | POWER TRAIN,AIR BAGS,SERVICE BRAKES | THERE WAS A VALVE BODY RECALL FOR ROUGH SHIFTS. I HAD NOTICED THESE A COUPLE OF TIMES. ALSO THE VACU... |
| Aug 13, 2018 | POWER TRAIN,ELECTRICAL SYSTEM,FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM | THIS IS MY 2ND TIME WRITING ONLY BECAUSE THE PROBLEM SEEMS AS IF IT MAY BE MORE THEN JUST ONE THING!... |
| Nov 2, 2017 | POWER TRAIN,ELECTRICAL SYSTEM | WHEN STARTING THE CAR THIS MORNING THE ENGINE CRANKED HARD BEFORE STARTING. THE BATTERY IS LOW. WH... |
| Jul 16, 2017 | POWER TRAIN | TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 VOLKSWAGEN PASSAT. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 70 MPH, THE VEHICLE SUDDE... |
| Sep 5, 2016 | POWER TRAIN,ENGINE | CHECK ENGINE LIGHT WAS ON AND CAR WOULD RATTLE LOUDLY. ONE DAY THE CAR JUST STARTS DRIVING SLOW AND ... |
| Jul 25, 2016 | POWER TRAIN | TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 VOLKSWAGEN PASSAT. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 65 MPH, THE TRANSMISSION ... |
| Jun 8, 2015 | POWER TRAIN,AIR BAGS,FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM | I HAVE RECEIVED SEVERAL RECALL NOTICES BUT THEY ARE NOT AVAILABLE AND I AM AFRAID MY KIDS COULD HAVE... |
| Oct 10, 2014 | POWER TRAIN | I'M HAVING CONCERNS WITH OPEN ROAD VOLKSWAGEN OF BRIDGEWATER NJ IN REFERENCE TO WHAT I BELIEVE WAS N... |
| Sep 25, 2014 | POWER TRAIN,ENGINE | TURBO CHARGER IS FAULTY. I STILL OWE $12,00 ON THIS CAR. IT IS APPEARING THRU THE FORUMS ONLINE THAT... |
| May 24, 2014 | POWER TRAIN,VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL,ELECTRONIC STABILITY CONTROL (ESC) | I PURCHASED A 2006 PASSAT 3.6 ON FEBRUARY 20TH,2014 AND MAKING PAYMENTS ON IT. TWO WEEKS LATER I HA... |
| May 8, 2014 | POWER TRAIN,ENGINE | STARTED DRIVING ON THE HIGHWAY, AT 55MPH SUDDENLY THE CAR LOST POWER AND CHECK ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON ... |
| Feb 11, 2014 | POWER TRAIN,VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL,ELECTRONIC STABILITY CONTROL (ESC),SERVICE BRAKES | HAS I WAS DRIVEN THE CAR WILL CAME UP WITH NEED SERVICES SOON AND WILL SHOW BRAKE LIGHT ON AND DEAD ... |
| Mar 13, 2013 | POWER TRAIN,ENGINE | I WAS GETTING ONTO THE HIGHWAY IN MY 2006 3.6 PASSAT. THE CAR LOST POWER, CHECK ENGINE LIGHT & EPC ... |
| Feb 1, 2013 | POWER TRAIN,ENGINE | OIL PUMP BOLT BROKEN AS IN THE OTHER VW PASSATS FROM 2006 & 7 AND REPORTED ON THIS SITE. DAMAGED TIM... |
| Jul 7, 2012 | POWER TRAIN,ENGINE | LIKE MANY OTHERS, THE OIL BOLT IN MY TRANSMISSION SHEARED-OFF. APPARENTLY VW IS AWARE OF THE DESIGN ... |