# 2020 Volkswagen Passat - Radio glitch

**URL:** <https://community.cartalk.com/t/2020-volkswagen-passat-radio-glitch/180532>\
**Category:** Maintenance/Repairs\
**Tags:** volkswagen\
**Created:** [November 8, 2021, 3:15pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/2020-volkswagen-passat-radio-glitch/180532 "2021-11-08T15:15:38Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 3\
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**Author:** ![tweetconn](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/9dc877/32.png) [@tweetconn](https://community.cartalk.com/u/tweetconn)\
**Post date:** [November 8, 2021, 3:15pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/2020-volkswagen-passat-radio-glitch/180532/1 "2021-11-08T15:15:38Z")

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Radio refuses to activate. Occurs about every two months or so. After attempting to start radio for about 15 minutes, it can be turned on again.

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**Author:** ![Purebred](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/cartalk/user_avatar/community.cartalk.com/purebred/32/46796_2.png) [@Purebred](https://community.cartalk.com/u/Purebred)\
**Post date:** [November 8, 2021, 8:14pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/2020-volkswagen-passat-radio-glitch/180532/2 "2021-11-08T20:14:09Z")

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Did you void you bumper to bumper warranty or exceed the mileage limit?

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**Author:** ![Renegade](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/b4bc9f/32.png) [@Renegade](https://community.cartalk.com/u/Renegade)\
**Post date:** [November 8, 2021, 9:54pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/2020-volkswagen-passat-radio-glitch/180532/3 "2021-11-08T21:54:30Z")

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If 2020 is not a misprint one word WARRANTY.