Used 2002 Volkswagen Passat GLS V6 4dr Wagon (2.8L 6cyl 5A) Consumer Reviews
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Marvelous to drive, miserable to own.
Dennis, 10/25/2010
Volkswagen Passat GLS V6 4dr Wagon (2.8L 6cyl 5A)
3 of 3 people found this review helpful
I love driving this car: it is so refined -- beautiful interior, wonderful road manners, responsive performance. Headlights stink, otherwise it's a joy to drive. But... I hate owning this car: despite putting extremely low mileage on the car and performing all scheduled maintenance on the dot, I've had and endless parade of extremely expensive problems. Engine leaking oil in FOUR places (three of them directly onto the catalytic converter, for maximum fire hazard), clogged heater core (no heat), transmission leak & slippage, all three ignition coils failed, brake booster failed. Build quality is vault-like, but component engineering is criminally poor.
Never will i own another VW again!
alwillia, Kingsport, TN, 04/01/2011
Volkswagen Passat GLS V6 4dr Wagon (2.8L 6cyl 5A)
2 of 15 people found this review helpful
I bought this car thinking it would be a good way to save on gas and still able to haul my mountain bikes around and travel, was i wrong! To mention some of the problems... Tire went flat then the spare went flat, the glove box handle broke off, the knobs on the stereo came off, the alarm will go off at random times, the serpentine belt broke and fried the motor, gas cap door wouldn't open, the thermostat in cold weather sets off my check engine light, the hatch stopped opening, oh and to top it all off i have to put premium in the car which then makes it just as much much as my old SUV's to fill up. I have had an 88 Landcruiser and it ran better and was more reliable than this car!!!!!!!!!!