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2004 Volkswagen Passat electrical system problems

23 owner complaints filed with NHTSA name the electrical system on the 2004 Volkswagen Passat8% of all complaints for this model year.

23
Electrical System complaints
8%
share of all complaints
55,999 mi
median reported incident mileage
0 / 7
crash / fire reports

What owners report

  • I start the car up and it started making funny noise my check engine ligh came on the engine shaking act like it's going to cut off

    filed Aug 5, 2016

  • I was driving my car to have dinner with my daughter and the car started losing power. It was only a 4 minute trip and by the time I got to my daughter's driveway, the engine was smoking. After using a hose to cool off the hood, the hood was popped and there was a fire on the passenger side of the…

    filed Aug 21, 2014

Verbatim excerpts from complaints filed with NHTSA. Reports are not independently verified.

Related service bulletins

  • Battery testing and charging using special tools VAS6161 & GRX3000VAS Charger. Updated to include additional model year applicability.

    V271901201189422 · Service Bulletin/Repair Instructions · issued Dec 6, 2022
  • This bulletin contains general instructions for software updates.

    A002155201173212 · Service Bulletin/Repair Instructions · issued Dec 15, 2021
  • Update model applicability to MY 2020.

    V011812_2014603 · Service Bulletin/Repair Instructions · issued Dec 5, 2019
All 2004 Volkswagen Passat TSBs →

Electrical System problems in other Passat years

YearReportsShare
2018 Passat1022%
2017 Passat1716%
2016 Passat2221%
2015 Passat4820%
2014 Passat7312%
2013 Passat9312%
2012 Passat9520%
2010 Passat2113%
2009 Passat1812%
2008 Passat2113%
2007 Passat3413%
2006 Passat7914%
Passat electrical system problems by year →

Counts are unique NHTSA complaints naming this component group. Complaints are unverified owner reports; mileage is computed only from complaints that included a usable odometer reading.