Volkswagen Passat Change Vehicle

"The backup camera is nearly useless as it can take up to a minute for it to come on. Frequently I've completed my backing up by the time the camera comes on, only to have it continue to operate for up to 30 seconds after I've started driving forward. Almost totally useless."

"It has always had a 10 to 15 second lag before coming on when starting the vehicle after it has been parked. The manufacturer did not put in a big enough processor so the whole system, radio and camera have that significant lag. Manufacturer says too bad. Back up camera is mostly useless since I do not routinely warm up my car especially in the garage."

"The system is so slow to loading that most of the time you can not use it. You could use it but you have to wait a long time."

"Back up screen was dark when used with the back up camera"

"Just frustrating when you're counting on GPS and it keeps freezing. I did fix it twice and is currently working."

"The system, which includes the radio and rearview camera are very delayed and take long periods of time before becoming active. After igniting the engine and changing gears to reverse, I am able to reverse out of my garage and driveway and drive do"

"When trying to activate Bluetooth it does not always respond and the screen freezes up"

"Freezing and slow response are normal for the horrible "upgraded" infotainment system known as the RNS510"

"I am VERY disappointed with not only the display screen quality but also the slow responsiveness of this so called high end audio system to turn on and the dim screen. I had a 2012 with the standard audio that was a way better value. This is junk. Not worth the extra money, but it was part of the SEL package."

"Happens during trip after navigation is in progress. Problem isn't constant. Happens without prior symptoms. Clears up after car is turned off. Doesn't clear when turning radio/nav power button off even for multiple minutes."

"Entire system freezes up intermittently on start-up. Dealer would not do anything about it when it occurred under warranty because it would never do it for them, although they admitted the infotainment center as being problem prone in this model vehicle. Restarting the system by shutting down the entire vehicle for 5 minutes or more would usually resolve the issue."

"Sometimes we put the car in reverse and the screen that should show the backup camera just stays blank"

"occasionally music from my phone plays over phone conversations that I'm having. I am completely unable to stop this music and it will continue to play as long as I am on the call."

"If a phone is paired to the car it can take minutes for the car to connect to the phone. During this time, the radio won't play and most of the time, the backup camera won't work"

"The nav system is very slow to start; has given us routes which put us into a repeating loop; has given us routes which repeatedly sent us in the wrong direction, especially in the Los Angeles area. (Am using an after-market Garmin when in LA)"

"The system is not smart enough to recognize alternate routes and sometimes gives erroneous directions. Not as smart as the TomTom GPS"

"Gps froze up. Mechanic self test indicated a failure. System replaced under warranty"

"It have to be update but the cost to update very night Sometime it bring you through wrong way or not through best way"

"In the middle of listening to music with my phone paired, sometimes I'd hear such a high-pitched noise all of sudden that I have to push the radio power button right away to turn off the bluetooth / audio system."

"About 1 in 20 times the Bluetooth does not connect. ((% It connects if I turn off the engine and restart the car. Even though have this minor problem my VW Bluetooth works 100% better than my wife's Cadillac, SRX Bluetooth"

"On two occasions the entertainment system froze up for a period of time and we could not use it. It took a couple of hours and a few stops and restarts of the car before the radio began working again."

"The label-cover on one of the buttons snapped off. Everything works, but it is a cosmetic problem"

"Radio problem is related to the backup camera system. Most times the radio will not activate for 20 or more seconds after starting down the road. Again manufacturer says too bad, nothing they will do. It has been like this since new"

"The sound from satellite radio and from bluetooth phone music is odd"

"Front left speaker rattles with bass tones. Needs replacement, defective since purchase of vehicle"

"Bluetooth does not always recognize voice commands"

"Voice recognition is very unreliable and at times simply does not work"

"The voice dial functionality stops working apropo of nothing and doesnt"

"A/C compressor failed, metal fragments contaminated entire system, A/C failed to condition air."

"It would only cool the car intermittently. Multiple trips to one dealer never found the problem. One trip to another dealer immediately identified the problem which was fixed next day under warranty."

"An AC control valve was determined to be defective after a recharge failed to correct intermittent production of cold air. Under warranty."

"Dies after 37 months."

"The car fogs up and then I need the A/C to correct the problem."

"It was actually the actuators that control the baffles to direct the air to the selected vents."

"Main vent in center a dash not working. Has air control for back seat air."

"Blowing hot and cold at same time. Then worked okay. Then engine light came on. Work order seems to say both coolant fan control module and fan replaced"

"No airflow from the central air vents. Fixed by dealership"

"Ineffective defroster"

"A/C was not cooling very well"

"Recall for False reporting of emission standards"

"Problem with fraudulent reporting of emission control as per class action suits"

"It's a TDI. Currently have completed phase one of the "repair" option for the recall"

"Engine light came on. Two problems were identified. One was a problem with the Ad Blue line which had to be replaced"

"Took me awhile to note that the gas guage. Has never registered full"

"Fuel gauge sending unit had to be replaced"

"The injectors were not working properly causing a rough idle and warning lights to display check engine, ABS and ESC issues. They were replaced by the dealer and the problem was resolved but we had 2 days of downtime."

"Fuel pump failed and had to be replaced"

"check engine light on, took to dealer fixed the problem under warenty"