Steering complaints and recalls from NHTSA
Summary
The 2010 Volkswagen Passat has 13 NHTSA steering complaints and 0 steering-related recalls.
13
Complaints
0
Recalls
0
Injuries Reported
Data source: National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) · Last updated April 10, 2026
| Date ↓ | Component | Summary |
|---|---|---|
| Oct 13, 2024 | STEERING,UNKNOWN OR OTHER,ENGINE | I purchased a used vehicle but have found out the oxygen sensor is feeding false error codes to the ... |
| Jan 22, 2020 | STEERING,ELECTRICAL SYSTEM,UNKNOWN OR OTHER | VEHICLE LOST POWER AND SHUT OFF WHILE DRIVING ON THE STREET AT APPROXIMATELY 20 MPH. I HAD DRIVEN AB... |
| Oct 2, 2019 | STEERING,ELECTRICAL SYSTEM | AFTER REPLACING MY CAR BATTERY ON 2010 VW CC, THE RED STEERING WHEEL ICON APPEARED ON THE DASH FOLLO... |
| Sep 7, 2019 | STEERING | THE SECOND TIME IN ONE WEEK I LOST POWER STEERING WHILE DRIVING ON A CITY STREET. LOSS OF POWER STE... |
| Nov 9, 2018 | STEERING | THE CLOCK SPRING ON MY CAR'S STEERING HAS FAILED TWICE NOW IN A 4 YEAR PERIOD. VW REFUSES TO ACKNOW... |
| Aug 13, 2018 | STEERING | "TAKATA RECLL"I PUT A NEW MOTOR IN NOW THE POWER STEER LIGHT CAME ON IT IS HARD TO TURN. I WAS DRIVE... |
| Jan 10, 2018 | STEERING,ELECTRICAL SYSTEM,AIR BAGS | MY VEHICLE WAS A PART OF THE CLOCKSPRING RECALL FOR VW IN 2015. THE AIRBAG LIGHT IS NOW ON AND ALL S... |
| Dec 13, 2017 | STEERING,ELECTRICAL SYSTEM,AIR BAGS | VEHICLE WAS RECALLED FOR AIR BAG/CLOCK SPRING REASON TWICE IN JUST OVER A YEAR. NOW, SHORTLY AFTER ... |
| Dec 1, 2017 | STEERING,AIR BAGS,ELECTRICAL SYSTEM | TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2010 VOLKSWAGEN PASSAT. WHEN THE STEERING WHEEL WAS TURNED, THE HORN INADVERT... |
| Oct 23, 2017 | STEERING,ELECTRICAL SYSTEM | DURING THE NORMAL OPERATION OF THE VEHICLE, WITHOUT NOTICE THE STEERING WHEEL LIGHT COMES ON AND DIS... |
| Sep 20, 2014 | STEERING | MY CLOCK SPRING FAILED ON MY STEERING WHEEL AND HAD TO BE REPLACED FOR THE FIRST TIME. SYMPTOMS WER... |
| Jan 8, 2014 | STEERING | TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2010 VOLKSWAGEN PASSAT. THE CONTACT STATED THAT UPON STARTING THE VEHICLE, TH... |
| Aug 19, 2010 | STEERING,UNKNOWN OR OTHER | HEARD A LOUD "WHIRRING" NOISE WHEN THE STEERING WHEEL WAS TURNED LEFT OR RIGHT WHEN CAR WAS STATIONA... |