Steering complaints and recalls from NHTSA
Summary
The 2006 Volkswagen Passat has 112 NHTSA steering complaints and 1 steering-related recall.
112
Complaints
1
Recalls
0
Injuries Reported
Data source: National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) · Last updated April 10, 2026
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STEERING:LINKAGES:TIE ROD ASSEMBLY
ON CERTAIN PASSENGER VEHICLES, THE LEFT AND RIGHT TIE ROD SECURING NUT MAY BE INSUFFICIENTLY TORQUED.
| Date ↓ | Component | Summary |
|---|---|---|
| May 10, 2020 | STEERING,ELECTRICAL SYSTEM | TRYING TO START CAR AND WON'T TURN ON WITH KEY ALL MY KEYS DON'T WORK SAYS STEERING WHEEL LOCK DEFEC... |
| Sep 8, 2019 | STEERING | MY VW HAS BEEN HARD TO START AND GETTING THE STEERING LOCK FAULT WARNING. I UNDERSTAND THERE WAS A V... |
| Feb 6, 2018 | STEERING,AIR BAGS | TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 VOLKSWAGEN PASSAT. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE AIR BAG WARNING INDICATOR... |
| Oct 16, 2017 | STEERING,POWER TRAIN,ENGINE | HAVE BEEN GETTING STEERING LOCK MALFUNCTIONS WHEN TRYING TO START THE CAR FOR ABOUT TWO WEEKS. TODA... |
| Sep 10, 2017 | STEERING | FOR A COUPLE OF WEEKS NOW THE CAR STARTS AND SUDDENLY TURN OFF. I WENT TO START THE CAR ON 09/10/201... |
| Feb 9, 2017 | STEERING,ELECTRICAL SYSTEM,ENGINE | CAR WILL NOT START AFTER FLASHING SIGN OR IT COULD STOP ANYWHERE WHICH COULD CAUSE CRASH: STEERIN... |
| Dec 24, 2016 | STEERING | CAR IS IMMOBILIZED AT THIS TIME W/ KEY STUCK IN IGNITION, DEFECTIVE STEERING WHEEL APPEARS BEFORE TH... |
| Jun 30, 2016 | STEERING | WE HAVE HAD TROUBLE FOR THE PAST WEEK WITH OUR CAR NOT CRANKING IN THE AFTERNOON. WE FIGURED IT WAS ... |
| Apr 1, 2016 | STEERING | TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 VOLKSWAGEN PASSAT. THE CONTACT RECEIVED NOTIFICATION OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN N... |
| Oct 26, 2015 | STEERING | ATTEMPTED TO START MY VEHICLE BY PRESSING THE KEY FOB INTO THE IGNITION. CAR DID NOT START AND THE M... |
| May 14, 2015 | STEERING,ELECTRICAL SYSTEM | MY CAR SUFFERS FROM A "STEERING COLUMN LOCK DEFECTIVE" ISSUE FOR WHICH VW OF AMERICA HAS ISSUED A RE... |
| Mar 1, 2015 | STEERING | STEERING COLUMN LOCK DEFECTIVE -JUST LIKE ALL THE OTHER COMPLAINTS THAT ARE LISTED. DOES SOMEONE HAV... |
| Nov 23, 2014 | STEERING | STEERING LOCK DEFECTIVE - SHOULD BE A RECALL ON THE PART OF VW - I HAVE A VW PASSAT 06 AND KEEP ON ... |
| Oct 17, 2014 | STEERING | STEERING COLUMN LOCK DEFECTIVE LIGHT CAME ON AND THE CAR WOULD RANDOMLY DIE OUT TURN BACK ON AND RAN... |
| May 13, 2014 | STEERING | TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 VOLKSWAGEN PASSAT. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHEN ATTEMPTING TO START THE ... |
| Apr 4, 2014 | STEERING,ELECTRICAL SYSTEM | THE PROBLEM STARTED OFF SMALL. MY PASSAT ONE DAY STARTED AND SHUT OFF. OVER THE NEXT COUPLE MONTHS T... |
| Jan 18, 2014 | STEERING,SUSPENSION,VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL,SERVICE BRAKES | ELECTRONIC EMERGENCY BRAKE FAULT; WAS DRIVING ON JANUARY 18,2014. MY DAUGHTER WAS DRIVING ABOUT 35 M... |
| Nov 26, 2013 | STEERING | I HAVE CODE STEERING LOCK COLUMN DEFECTIVE THIS IS MY SECOND VW PASSAT WITH SAME PROBLEM. *TR |
| Nov 24, 2013 | STEERING | TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 VOLKSWAGEN PASSAT. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING 30 MPH, THE STE... |
| Mar 25, 2013 | STEERING | GOT WARNING MESSAGE THAT 'STEERING LOCK WAS DEFECTIVE'. *TR |