2001 VOLKSWAGEN PASSAT Complaints

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  • 2001 VOLKSWAGEN PASSAT
    - LEXINGTON, MA

    VEHICLE CAUGHT ON FIRE BECAUSE OF ELECTRICAL SYSTEM IN ENGINE. NO PRIOR WARNINGS . CONTACTED DEALER, AND DEALER WAS NOT WILLING TO DO ANYTHING.*AK

    Source: HOTLINE VEHICLE OWNERS QUESTIONNAIRE
  • 2001 VOLKSWAGEN PASSAT
    - ROHNERT PARK, CA

    A BLOWOUT CAUSED TWO PUNCTURES THROUGH FUEL TANK AND SEVERE FUEL LEAKAGE. DEALER / MANUFACTURER NOTIFIED, AND REPAIRS WERE BEING MADE UNDER ITS WARRANTY. *AK TIRE WAS A CONTINENTAL, SIZE P195/65R15, DOT# LMPCPXBU. *SLC

    Source: HOTLINE VEHICLE OWNERS QUESTIONNAIRE
  • 2001 VOLKSWAGEN PASSAT
    - STERLING, VA

    THE VEHICLE EXHIBITED A TRANSMISSION PROBLEM IN WHICH THE AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION DROPPED OUT OF GEAR RESULTING IN A TOTAL LOSS OF POWER TRANSMISSION TO THE DRIVE WHEELS, UPON DEPRESSION OF THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL THE RPM'S WOULD INCREASE BUT THE CAR WOULD NOT MOVE. NLM

    Source: CONSUMER LETTER
  • 2001 VOLKSWAGEN PASSAT
    - STERLING, VA

    TRANSMISSION WAS DROPPING OUT OF GEAR AT 2036 MILES. HAD IT REPAIRED. CURRENTLY, VEHICLE BACK IN REPAIR SHOP FOR SAME PROBLEM.*AK THE TRANSMISSION HAD BEEN FAILING EVEN THOUGH THE DEALER KEPT PUTING IN NEW ONE. *YH

    Source: HOTLINE VEHICLE OWNERS QUESTIONNAIRE
  • 2001 VOLKSWAGEN PASSAT
    - LA CANADA FLINTRIDGE, CA

    ON THREE OCCASIONS OIL PAN WAS PUNCTURED WHILE GOING UP AN INCLINE OF DRIVEWAY, BELIEVED OIL PAN WAS TOO CLOSE TO GROUND. DEALER / MANUFACTURER NOTIFIED, AND NO CONCERN WAS GIVEN. PLEASE FEEL FREE TO PROVIDE ANY FURTHER DETAILS ON THIS MATTER. *AK

    Source: HOTLINE VEHICLE OWNERS QUESTIONNAIRE
  • 2001 VOLKSWAGEN PASSAT
    - GREENVILLE, NC

    TRANSMISSION MAKES VIBRATION NOISE WHEN UPSHIFTING, THE NOISE SEEMS TO BE COMING FROM THE LEFT REAR, DEALER WAS UNABLE TO DUPLICATE THE PROBLEM. NLM

    Source: CONSUMER LETTER
  • 2001 VOLKSWAGEN PASSAT
    - MOUNTAINVIEW, CA

    CRUISE CONTROL WAS SET AT 65 MPH WITH ABOUT 400 MILES ON VEHICLE, AND BRAKES DID NOT TURN OFF CRUISE CONTROL . VEHICLE DID NOT STOP. DRIVER HAD TO USE EMERGENCY PARKING BRAKE, AND CRASHED INTO VEHICLE IN FRONT OF HIM. UPON IMPACT, DRIVER'S AND PASSENGER'S AIRBAGS DID NOT DEPLOY, WHICH DID NOT PROTECT THE OCCUPANTS. *AK VW DID NOT GIVE CONSUMER A LOANER CAR AND COULD FIND NOTHING WRONG WITH VEHICLE. *SLC

    Source: HOTLINE VEHICLE OWNERS QUESTIONNAIRE
  • 2001 VOLKSWAGEN PASSAT
    - GREENVILLE, NC

    WHILE DRIVING WINDSHIELD WIPERS MALFUNCTIONED, CAUSING VISUAL DIFFICULTY WHICH COULD RESULT IN A CRASH. OCCUPANT FOUND OUT THAT WINDSHIELD WIPER WASHER FLUID RESERVOIR WAS LOW, AND FILLED IT UP, AT WHICH WINDSHIELD WIPERS WERE OPERATING. *AK

    Source: HOTLINE VEHICLE OWNERS QUESTIONNAIRE