One problem related to transmission noise has been reported for the 2005 Volkswagen Passat. The most recently reported issues are listed below. Please also check out the statistics and reliability analysis of the 2005 Volkswagen Passat based on all problems reported for the 2005 Passat.
Dt the contact stated on October 9, 2005 the vehicle lost forward power. Pushed on the accelerator pedal and the vehicle revved, and the vehicle was in drive, but when putting the vehicle in drive it would move backward. There was no prior for warning ,and no type of odd noises. The contact stated the vehicle was at the dealer, and there were putting in a new transmission . The dealer believed this happened due to some type of switch in the transmission. This vehicle only has 8,000 miles on it.