NHTSA Complaint #10865850 — 2001 VOLKSWAGEN PASSAT
POWER TRAIN issue reported to NHTSA
Complaint Details
| ODI Number | 10865850 |
| Vehicle | 2001 VOLKSWAGEN PASSAT |
| Component | POWER TRAIN |
| Date of Incident | |
| Date Filed | |
| Mileage | 132,273 miles |
| Crash | No |
| Fire | No |
| Injuries | 0 |
| Deaths | 0 |
| Vehicle Towed | No |
| State | MO |
Consumer Description
AS MY SON GOT ON THE HIGHWAY THE TRANSMISSION FELT LIKE IT WAS SLIPPING AND JERKING TO THEN CATCH BACK UP TO THE ORIGINAL SPEED I WAS GOING. WHEN HE PUT HIS FOOT ON THE GAS PEDAL THE CAR WOULD STRUGGLE TO GO, 5 SECONDS LATER IT WOULD GET UP TO SPEED BUT THEN SLOW BACK DOWN. AT A STOPLIGHT THE CAR WOULD SHAKE ROUGHLY AND IDLE REALLY HIGH, THEN HE SAW THE FRONT OF THE HOOD START TO SMOKE AND I REALIZED THERE WAS A PROBLEM.
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