2001 VOLKSWAGEN PASSAT Complaints

ELECTRONIC MIRROR TURNS COMPLETLY BLACK FROM DUSK TO DAWN WHEN AUTOS ARE FOLLOWING WITH HEADLAMPS ON. CAN CAUSE ACCIDENT AS NO VISIBILITY FROM MIRROR. VW ADVISED TO PUT TAPE ON SENSOR - 2002 MODEL CORRECTED WITH A SWITCH. SAME PROBLEM W/2001 JETTA. PLEASE HELP!*AK

BOLTS HOLDING STEERING RACK TO FRAME KEEP COMING LOOSE. THIS HAS HAPPENED 3 TIMES WITH THE FIRST AT ABOUT 18K MILES.*JB

ON ACCELERATION, THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL STUCK TO THE FLOOR, CAUSING RAPID ACCELERATION. HAD I NOT PUT THE VEHICLE INTO NEUTRAL, IT WOULD HAVE CAUSED A CRASH. ACCELERATOR REMAINED "FLOORED" FOR 15-20 SECONDS; IT REPEATED CONSISTENTLY WHEN I RE-TESTED IT.*AK

ACCELERATION HESITATION ESPECIALLY IN LOW GEAR - TRANSMISSION WINDS INTO GEAR - *AK

MY VW PASSAT HAS A PROBLEM WITH HESITATION UPON ACCELERATION. MY DEALER HAS HAD OTHER COMPLAINTS BUT VW OF AMERICA SEEMS UNAWARE OF IT AND HAS NOT PROVIDED A FIX. I AM CURRENTLY TALKING WITH VWOA AND WORKING MY WAY UP THE CHAIN OF COMMAND. PICTURE THIS: I AM LEAVING A GASOLINE STATION, ACCELERATE SLIGHTLY TO THE STATION EXIT, CHECK TRAFFIC IN THE CURB LANE ON A 45 MPH LIMIT CITY STREET, SEE THERE IS AMPLE ROOM TO MERGE IN FRONT OF THE NEAREST CAR, PRESS THE ACCELERATOR - AND NOTHING HAPPENS - FOR AS LONG AS 3 SECONDS! I NOW ACCOMMODATE FOR THE POSSIBILITY OF IT HAPPENING BY WAITING FOR A LARGE GAP IN TRAFFIC, SOMETIMES TO THE IRRITATION OF THE DRIVER BEHIND ME. IT IS VERY BOTHERSOME: AN ACCIDENT WAITING TO HAPPEN. WHEN THE PROBLEM DOES OCCUR, IT IS ALWAYS AT SLOW SPEED, AROUND 10 MPH, AFTER A SHORT ACCELERATION AND AFTER LIFTING MY FOOT FROM THE ACCELERATOR AND REAPPLYING PRESSURE. THE TACHOMETER IS AT 1000 RPM AND SITS THERE FOR 1 TO 3 SECONDS, THEN RISES QUICKLY TO THE POINT WHERE THE ENGINE SPEED ENGAGES THE TRANSMISSION AND ACCELERATION BEGINS. I HAVE TRIED PUMPING THE ACCELERATOR WHICH DOES NOT SEEM TO SHORTEN THE HESITATION TIME. *AK

BEFORE TAKING VEHICLE INTO DEALER TO GET RECALL 00-V-147-000 REPAIRS DONE VEHICLE WAS RUNNING JUST FINE. BUT AFTER VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO DEALER FOR REPAIRS, VEHICLE WAS ACTING JUST LIKE DEFECT MENTIONED IN RECALL. *AK

WHEN FRONT/LEFT DOOR WAS CLOSED, GLASS FOR THE WINDOW OF RIGHT/REAR DOOR SHATTERED. THE PROBLEM HAS NOT BEEN EXAMINED BY DEALERSHIP. *AK CONSUMER STATED THE WINDOW WAS REPLACED UNDER WARRANTY.*JB

WHILE TRAVELING FROM COLUMBUS, NE TO SIOUX FALLS, SD ON SD HWY. 50 WEST OF VERMILLION, SD, MY RIGHT FRONT TIRE EXPLODED WITH NO WARNING. THE EXPLOSION DESTROYED THE TIRE AND TORE LOOSE THE LOWER RIGHT SIDE BODY MOLDING. THE SERVICEMAN AT THE SIOUX FALLS SEARS TOLD ME HE HAD ADJUSTED SEVERAL OTHER IDENTICAL MICHELIN TIRES FOR THE VERY SAME PROBLEM. I AM CONCERNED ABOUT THE OTHER TIRES ON MY CAR AND THAT WE MAY HAVE A DEFECTIVE BATCH OF TIRES HERE. VW WAS CONTACTED BUT HAS REFUSED TO REPAIR THE DAMAGED MOLDING UNDER WARRANTY.*AK (DOT NUMBER: CXYX 1201 TIRESIZE: 195/65R15)

UPPER CONTROL ARM BUSHINGS RIPPED CAUSING FUTURE FAILURE OF FRONT SUSPENSION LEADING TO POSSIBLE DEATH OR INJURY IF TRAVELING AT ANY SPEED. BRAND NEW CAR WITH ONLY 25000 MILES SHOULD NOT HAVE MAJOR PROBLEM LIKE THIS. PLEASE CONTACT MANUFACTURER AND ISSUE RECALL BASED ON POSSIBLE FUTURE DEATHS AND/OR INJURIES RESULTING FROM THIS MALFUNCTION.*AK

I PURCHASED A 2001 VW PASSAT ON AUGUST 19, 2001 FROM TRANS OCEAN MOTOR IN PASADENA, CA. IN THE 8 WEEKS I HAVE OWNED THE CAR IT HAS BEEN RETURNED TO THE DEALER 4 TIMES FOR THE SAME PROBLEM. THE LAST TIME IT HAD TO BE TOWED BECAUSE IT JUST STOPPED IN THE MIDDLE OF THE STREET. THE CAR LOST POWER AND THEN THE ENGINE DIED. WHEN I RESTARTED THE CAR, THE EPC LIGHT TURNED ON AND THEN THE MALFUNCTION LIGHT OR IN OTHER WORDS THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT TURNED ON. THE PREVIOUS INCIDENT WHICH WAS 1 WK PRIOR TO THIS ONE, I WAS ON THE FREEWAY AND THE RPM WENT ERRACTIC. EVEN THOUGH I WAS STEPPING ALL THE WAY DOWN ON THE GAS PEDAL, THE CAR HAD LOST POWER AND WOULD NOT DRIVE MORE THAN 50 MILES/HR. THE DEALER AWARE ABOUT MY SAFETY CONCERNS HAVE TRIED FIXING THE PROBLEM SEVERAL TIMES HOWEVER, THE PROBLEM HAS BEEN GETTING WORSE. I AM REALLY CONCERNED ABOUT MY SAFETY. THE CAR IS NOT RELIABLE AT ALL AND MY GREATEST FEAR IS THAT IF THIS CAR KEEPS GIVING ME ENGINE PROBLEMS, ONE DAY I'M GOING TO FIND MY SELF INVOLVED IN A TERRIBLE ACCIDENT THAT COULD HAVE BEEN PREVENTALBLE. IF NEEDED, FURTHER DETAILED NFORMATION REGARDING SERVICE REPORTS CAN BE PROVIDED. - CA. *AK