One problem related to driveshaft has been reported for the 2002 Volkswagen Passat. The most recently reported issues are listed below. Please also check out the statistics and reliability analysis of the 2002 Volkswagen Passat based on all problems reported for the 2002 Passat.
The vehicle exhibits excessive vibration and noise primarily between 40-45 mph. The owners backround is an automotive engineer and has measured the problem and identified issue to be driveline inbalance. Dealers first acknowledge issue while driving with owner then claim "non-verifiability" to a condition which occurs 100% of the time. Owner has measured similar vehicles from dealer lot and has verified that the condition is not inherant to all like vehicles.