2010 Volkswagen Passat transmission problems

Filed Jul 14, 2020 · Brakes, Transmission · 92,000 miles · IN

Tl* the contact owns a 2010 volkswagen passat. The contact stated that while driving at 30 MPH and going uphill, the accelerator pedal was depressed however, the vehicle failed to respond. An audible sound was heard and the parking brake warning light illuminated. The contact pulled over and shifted the vehicle into park. The contact was then unable to shift the vehicle out of park. The vehicle was turned off and restarted several times before the vehicle shifted out of park and into drive. The vehicle was then driven to the residence. The failure recurred several times. The vehicle was taken to volkswagen of clarksville (406 e lewis and clark pkwy, clarksville, in 47129) however, the mechanic was unable to duplicate the failure. The vehicle was not repaired. The manufacturer was made aware of the failure. The failure mileage was 92,000.

Filed May 5, 2020 · Engine, Transmission · 109,899 miles · NC

Vw found out that the timing chain is defective in their vw cc 2.0 t engine. This part can go out at anytime. If you are traveling at a high speed you can be fatally injured if this timing chain goes out. It hasn't happened but I was warned. With the solution of a 3800.00 repair.

Filed Feb 18, 2020 · Transmission · 104,918 miles · LA

The vehicle is displaying erratic shifting between gears as well as slipping while in gear in both drive and manual drive mode. The transmission function is pushing the ghg emissions past the per determined limit. The calibration software v1979 does not appear compliant with its emissions certification per certificate numbers avwxv02.02ua-005 and avwxv02.03ua-006 and I cannot find a recall or tsb addressing software v1979. Mode9 : calibration identification type 02 - VIN : [xxx] (address e8) type 04 - calibration id : 06j906026da 6987 (address e8) type 04 - calibration id : 02e300051p 1979 (address e9) information redacted pursuant to the freedom of information act (foia), 5 u.s.c. 552(b)(6).

Filed Jan 2, 2020 · Engine, Transmission · 94,000 miles · NC

Timing chain broke resulting in catastrophic engine failure. This vehicle has had numerous recalls and is the subject of multiple class action lawsuits. If you have the option to purchase a vw cc do not do it. These vehicles are complete garbage and should be recalled completely by the manufacturer.

Filed Dec 13, 2019 · Engine, Transmission · 127,000 miles · WA

Drove car without problems. Came back an hour later and it started, but engine was shaking. Moved it across parking lot and shut engine off. Next time I tried to turn it on, would not start. Took it to mechanic, said that timing chain broke and ruined the rest of the engine. Did research and found this to be a common issue with vw engines. Faulty timing chains are used which cause catastrophic engine failure leaving driver at risk if this happens when driving. Even when not driving, the possibility of such a common occurrence from one of their products failing and ruining the rest of the car is unfair to consumers and volkswagen should be held accountable beyond warranty liabilities for any of their vehicles that this happens to. They should not be allowed to build faulty engines and leave consumers to foot the bill for their shoddy designs and workmanship.

Filed Dec 5, 2019 · Transmission · 197,000 miles · OH

Dsg transmission intermittently flashes d gear selector indicator. This means the transmission shifts into neutral and cannot be reengaged into drive. Very dangerous condition on freeway or making left hand turn with on coming traffic. Shutting vehicle off and back on always clears the condition however vehicle must be stopped and in p. Fault occurs randomly sometimes with 2500 miles between occurrences. Has occurred 5 times with 2500 miles between the 4th and 5th occurrence. Transmission has been serviced per vw required intervals.

Filed Oct 18, 2019 · Transmission · 90,000 miles · TX

Driving and the transmission falls out of gear. Also had it to where the transmission would not shift from 1st gear. I have to pull over put vehicle in park turn the car off and restart. Sometimes it will run fine others have had to pull over 3 or 4 times before I could get back home. Started looking on internet on carproblemzoo.com and there are many complaint of the same problem. Some started with only 20k miles on the vehicle. This his a safety issue especially when your driving 35 MPH or faster.

Filed Oct 5, 2019 · Engine, Transmission · 63,000 miles · CA

I have owned this car for beraly one month. 2 days after purchasing the 02 sensors went bad. 1 week later my pcv valve went bad. And 2 days after that my car stalled on me while driving down a canyon and would not start again. I lost control and ended up on the side of the road. I though I was going to kill myself. After sitting there for about an hour the car turned on but was extremely shaky and would stall the minute I slowed down or came to a stop. I managed to get the car to a repair shop only to have the engine die on me. The car cannot be turned on or moved. I was told it might be the timing chain which is a common issue in this engine. I'm being told I need to practically replace the engine which will cost more than what the car is worth. If I try to turn the car on. It hesitates a lot and once it turns over it immediately shuts off. I have beraly made 1 payment on this vehicle and it already died on me. Was excited about such a nice looking car only to have fall under the lemon car category in my opinion. I am now left with a car payment. A huge repair bill and no mode of transportation all due to volkswagens faulty design.

Filed Jun 5, 2018 · Electrical, Engine · SD

So we just payed off our car and the problems started, first the car wouldn't go in reverse it acted as it was in neutral then it started doing in when driving so we took it in and they said we need a new transmission after that the A/C stopped working and we started getting a loud ticking noise so we took it in again to the dealership this time they tell us the timing chain needs to be replaced , a seal for the transmission is leaking also, we have done alot of research online and have seen this has been happening to alot of people if the timing chain breaks it can seize the whole motor! I paid roughly 22k for the car it has less then 70k miles and they want around 9k for the repairs there has to something done about this they should not get away with ripping people off

Filed Aug 1, 2017 · Transmission · 48,000 miles · IN

Tl* the contact owns a 2010 volkswagen passat. While the vehicle was stationary and while driving various speeds, the vehicle would not switch gears. The "drive mode" and "reverse mode" indicators illuminated without warning when either of the two gear modes were engaged. The contact also stated that the vehicle would not switch from the reverse gear to the drive gear, nor would the vehicle switch from the drive gear to the reverse gear, when prompted. In an attempt to correct the failure, the contact removed the ignition key and restarted the vehicle. The contact stated that the failure was intermittent over a period of one year. The dealer (volkswagen in fort wayne, indiana, (260) 489-7900) was made aware of the failure and stated that the contact would have to pay a diagnostic fee. The manufacturer was made aware of the issue and stated that vehicle was out of warranty and that the recall for the failure was VIN-specific. Volkswagen provided the contact with case number: 17-108-93-69. The failure mileage was approximately 48,000.