2007 Volkswagen Passat: hesitation when accelerating

5 of the 262 complaints about the 2007 Volkswagen Passat describe hesitation when accelerating.

owner complaints: 5
of this car's complaints: 2%
recalls: 0

Is there a fix? 21 service bulletins cover this area of the car. See below

Hesitation when accelerating by model year

2019
1
2018
1
2015
4
2014
1
2013
3
2012
7
2010
2
2009
4
2008
2
2007
5
2006
13
2005
1
2004
9
2003
9
2002
3
2001
4
2000
7
1999
4
1993
1

What owners say

Filed Jul 18, 2016 · Engine · AZ

Tl* the contact owns a 2007 volkswagen passat. The contact stated that the engine failed and the vehicle hesitated while driving. The vehicle was taken to the dealer for diagnostic testing, which located a failure code that the engine oil container had defective plastic. The failure caused the engine oil to spill onto the top of the manifold. The vehicle was not repaired. The manufacturer was notified. The VIN and failure mileage were not available.

Filed May 20, 2011 · Engine · 46,000 miles · VA

I have experienced an engine hesitation (or misfire issue according to the dealership) and loss of power as described in the federal safety agency action # ea11002. The dealership replaced the spark plugs to try and correct the engine faults.

Filed Jun 8, 2010 · Electrical · 27,602 miles · NE

A nice summer day transporting my family, including two small children to a baseball game. Temp was 80 f, no wind, mostly sunny. Came to a stop at a red light. When the light changed to green, pushed on accelerator. Vehicle hesitated, than accelerated slower than expected in a halting, herky-jerky way. Check engine light came on and the vehicle started to slow. I was able to move the vehicle off to the side of the road, where I contact road side assistance and the vehicle was towed to the dealership. The dealer reported replacing the coil on plug ignition.

Filed Dec 3, 2009 · Engine · 38,000 miles · NH

Tl*the contact owns a 2007 volkswagen passat. Whenever the contact was driving the vehicle at various speeds it began to lose power and hesitate. The vehicle has not been diagnosed by the dealer and there were no prior warnings. The current and failure mileages were 38,000.

Filed Jul 25, 2006 · Acceleration · 20 miles · IL

There is an unsafe prolonged hesitation when depressing the accelerator pedal on the 2007 volkswagen passat 3.6 liter 4 motion. When depressing the accelerator pedal, nothing happens until you've depressed the pedal approximately 3/4 to an inch of pedal travel, then all of a sudden, the car lurches and accelerates at what feels like half to full throttle. It is a random hesitation, yet occurs at probably 30% of the time. It is most noticeable when starting from a stop, yet will happen on the highway, if accelerating to pass. This is a very dangerous malfunction. If this abrupt acceleration occurs in snowy or icy conditions, it could cause a loss of control. I have experienced several times, when I expected my car to move forward when I depressed the gas pedal, only to have it hesitate and nearly cause an accident. This car has a drive by wire accelerator, which I believe is a fairly recent design change. We have another car with the same type of system which does not do this. *nm