Two problems related to transmission slip out of gear have been reported for the 2001 Volkswagen Passat. The most recently reported issues are listed below. Please also check out the statistics and reliability analysis of the 2001 Volkswagen Passat based on all problems reported for the 2001 Passat.
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.
Transmission was dropping out of gear at 2036 miles. Had it repaired. Currently, vehicle back in repair shop for same problem. The transmission had been failing even though the dealer kept puting in new one.