Transmission Failure Problems of Volkswagen Passat

The contact owns a 2008 Volkswagen Passat. The contact was traveling 30 mph and heard a scraping sound whenever he shifted gears. The contact also stated that the transmission was manual. The vehicle was taken to an authorized dealer on several occasions, but the failure was not diagnosed. The vehicle was never repaired. The manufacturer was made aware of the failure and offered no assistance. The contact expressed concerns over a possible transmission failure in the future. The failure mileage was 35,000.

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2006 vw Passat 2. 0t. 53,000 miles. Transmission makes hard knock when downshifting on coming to a stop after freeway type travel. This is becoming more frequent. If this continues, I am expecting the cv joints or transmission to fail. Have reported this to dealer on four occasions, and they are unable to diagnose or fix it.

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Transmission on 2004 vw Passat hard downshifts from 5th to 4th at 30 mph when transmission is warm. First occurred at 90k miles. Took to two vw dealerships both indicated catastrophic transmission failure that they would be happy to repair for $4000. Didn't fix, researched web and found this a common problem with vw transmissions. Called vw, they knew about it but didn't care since it is out of warranty.

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The contact owns a 2004 Volkswagen Passat. The contact stated that he discovered water inside the vehicle. The vehicle was taken to a local repair facility where the sunroof was disengaged. The manufacturer advised the contact that there was an open recall on the vehicle under an unknown recall campaign and the vehicle was taken back to the dealer for repairs. In addition, the contact stated the vehicle was exhibiting an abnormal jerking sensation when driving at various speeds. The dealer replaced the soiled carpeting and noticed extensive water damage to the transmission module, which was also replaced. The contact stated that the jerking persisted when attempting to switch gears. The vehicle was taken back to the dealer however, the dealer was unable to locate a failure within the vehicle. The failure persisted until the transmission failed. The dealer refused to replace the transmission. The manufacturer offered no assistance. The vehicle was repaired at the contact's expense. The failure mileage was approximately 95,000 and the current mileage was approximately 102,000. Updated 1/19/2010 updated 01/27/11.

Leased 2006 vw Passat in Nov 05. It's been to the shop 12 times although the local vw rep admits only 4 or 5. It's been towed in 3 times and would have been 4 if we had not finally gotten it jumped off as of yesterday. The key became stuck in the ignition and would not release or crank vehicle once. Internal problem with a sensor on another occasion and had to be in shop over 1 week. Experienced what seemed to be transmission failure and had to be towed on another. Dealership claimed it was a gas filter or sensor and took over a week to repair. Hose problem on another occasion; gas sensor on another (wrong sensor actually installed). Internal problem on another occasion and part had to be ordered. It arrived timely but tool to complete repair had to be ordered from germany. Two weeks in shop on that occasion. The brakes also rust over and screech if you don't drive it for a couple of days and it rains. Unk if it causes any danger in stopping. The check engine light and service now indicators come on at random and on a regular basis but we've been told on more than one occasion there are no "codes" to explain.

I own a 2003 Passat 4-motion. I purchased it from the dealer in July of 2005 when it had 42,000 miles on it. Almost immediately I noticed two things about the car: first, it sometimes hesitates when trying to accelerate and then when it does finally take off, it "leaps" forward. Second, when shifting down sometimes, it does not do so normally but will actually jerk the car badly and make a "clunky" sound, like the transmission is failing. This seems to happen when you don't come to a complete stop and then try and accelerate again, like stop and go traffic. I have had the car back to the dealer many times and have been told that this is just a "characteristic" of the car and that there is nothing they can do about it. Overall I am very disappointed in the car.

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