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Volkswagen is recalling some 2009 Passat and CC sedans and wagons due to a potentially dangerous steering defect.

In a Defect Notice filed with the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration, VW explains, "some affected vehicles may have an electromechanical steering gear control unit that can, in rare cases, malfunction due to a damaged capacitor. If this malfunction occurs, the driver's steering input is not properly processed by the system and the vehicle may not respond as the driver intends."  The problem reportedly occurs only immediately after starting the vehicle, at speeds... // U.S. News Rankings & Reviews

Just weeks after its debut, Volkswagen is recalling the 2009 Passat CC. The company is citing a possible failure of the steering system for the recall. While certainly a terrifying prospect, the only 130 Passat CCs have been sold in the US since the car was launched last month.

The Passat CC is a restyled version of the traditional Passat sedan. The roofline is lower and more curving. It is built along the same design lines at the Mercedes CLS... // KWTX

WASHINGTON — Volkswagen is recalling 130 of its 2009 Passat , Passat wagon and CC vehicles because of a steering problem.

The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration says some of the vehicles may have an electromechanical steering gear control unit that can malfunction due to a damaged capacitor.

"If this malfunction occurs, the driver's steering input is not properly processed by the system, and the vehicle may not respond as the driver intends," NHTSA said in its recall summary of the problem. "This defect can only occur immediately after vehicle start-up when the steering wheel is moved for the first... // Edmunds.com/Inside Line