2013 Volkswagen Passat acceleration complaints

Filed Apr 8, 2014 · Acceleration · 32,300 miles · AZ

I was stopped at a red light. The light turned green and I began to accelerate to make a left turn. As I was turning and still in the intersection, the car stalled. I luckily made it through the intersection and clear of oncoming traffic. I had to take the keys out of the ignition and restart the car. This has happened on multiple occasions even after being seen by the maintenance department at the dealership.

Filed Apr 4, 2014 · Acceleration, Engine · 9,500 miles · WA

Driving from on freeway at 60 MPH suddenly lost any ability to accelerate and power started dropping rapidly and the engine warning light on the dash started flashing. It put me immediately into a very very dangerous situation in which it was very difficult to maneuver in rapidly-moving, heavy traffic. Fortunately I was able to exit the freeway and call the dealer's vw service. I was told that it was not safe to drive the car, and that I would have to have it towed to service. I was stranded just off the freeway in the next town, and after several hours was towed to the dealership. The turbo was bad (this part had already been replaced once, about 100 or so miles earlier). However, that was not diagnosed by vw properly, and when I picked up the car it failed again within 10 minutes. Fortunately this time I was not at high speed, and was able to maneuver the car to a safe location. This situation with the turbo could easily have resulted in an accident, potentially very serious or even deadly if at high speed.

Filed Mar 21, 2014 · Acceleration, Engine · 16,267 miles · NY

While starting from a stop sign, vehicle seemed to have low power. Vehicle would accelerate, but very slowly. A few miles later, I had to stop for another car that had stopped to turn left into a driveway. When I attempt to accelerate after that car had turned, I had no power (vehicle was still running). I was able to coast to the side of the road, but a vehicle coming up from behind me had to brake quickly to avoid hitting my car from behind. I had the car towed to the dealer, which confirmed a failure of the turbocharger system and then replaced the turbocharger under warranty. Replacement of turbocharger appears to have fixed the problem.

Filed Feb 27, 2014 · Acceleration, Engine · 34,572 miles · MI

Vehicle was accelerating away from a stop light when a loud "crack" was heard followed by a loud grinding and whistling sound, the car lost power. My wife fortunately was able to coast to the shoulder of the road and turn into a residential street. After coming to a stop the engine was still running she was able to move the car at a very slow speed (car would go no faster than about 10 MPH) to a business parking lot and call volkswagen roadside assistance and waited for a tow truck to take our car to the nearest volkswagen dealer. The following day the dealer service adviser informed us of the turbo failure.

Filed Aug 30, 2013 · Acceleration · 5,700 miles · MI

Tl* the contact owns a 2013 volkswagen passat. The contact stated that while driving 60 MPH, the vehicle decelerated without manual force with the illumination of the epc light. The failure recurred on several separate occasions. The vehicle was taken to the dealer for diagnosis where it was stated that the accelerator pedal malfunctioned and needed to be replaced. The vehicle was repaired but the problem persisted. The manufacturer was not notified. The approximate failure mileage was 5,700.