2014 Volkswagen Passat: jerking or lurching

Filed Dec 28, 2022 · Acceleration · VA

I was taking an exit ramp onto the highway when my car just started accelerating on its own. I pulled onto the highway and was cruising at 55 mph. The car then jerked a little and started to accelerate past 60 then to 70. I pressed the brakes and nothing happened. My car then accelerated to 80 mph. I continued pressing the brakes to try to slow down but nothing happened. Then I heard a loud crack sound and all of a sudden the car started to slow down. That is when I realized it had actually shut off. So I pulled to shoulder and had it towed to a mechanic shop. It turns out the road hazard that I ran over was probably what saved me from serious injury or death. It busted my oil pan and that is what caused the car to shut off.

Filed Nov 6, 2019 · Engine · 54,400 miles · NJ

Vehicle engine light comes and goes way. The vehicle jerks/shakes when waiting the red signals and looses power and had to stop the vehicle and start the vehicle.I have done all the oil according to the recommended milage by the dealer. And also it looses power when taking turns, in that case need to turn off the vehicle and start again. This happens when vehicle waits the red signal and move/shakes heavily and had to put the vehicle in park and stop it. Though vehicle is 5 year and ran barely 55k and started showing symptoms as mentioned as above.I strongly believe this something to do with the manufacturing. Below is the report from the dealer. ------------------- cam faults, misfires. Scanned vehicle and found cam fault p034100, all cylinder misfires faults. Traced fault to timing chain tensioner failure. ------------------------ I have also attached the invoice and diagnoses results about the issue. And also found in internet related to the same issue that they have seen other vw vehicles. The issue seems to be similar, however vw/vw dealer seems not accepting and doing repair for free. Https://medium.com/@autobahnaudivw/volkswagen-audi-timing-chain-settlement-recall-repair-reimbursement-information-c4abc4f5b359

Filed Apr 8, 2019 · Engine, Fuel system · 67,000 miles · MD

Tl* the contact owns a 2014 volkswagen passat. While driving, the vehicle started to jerk, the rpms decreased, and the vehicle decelerated. Also, the check engine, epc, and traction control warning indicators illuminated. The vehicle was taken to ourisman volkswagen of waldorf (located at 2282 crain hwy, waldorf, md 20601, (301) 843-1234) where it was diagnosed that the connection from the fuel pump detached and the fuel pump needed to be replaced. The vehicle was repaired; however, the failures recurred. The vehicle was not taken back to the dealer and was not repaired. The manufacturer was not notified of the failures. The approximate failure mileage was 67,000.

Filed Sep 23, 2017 · Acceleration, Transmission · 67,000 miles · GA

The car's transmission is listed as "automatic", however it jerks on slow speeds and slowing down. This performance is described in the dsg diagram from the automotive technology web site. It also appears that this manufacturer (vw) was the first to design this an automated manual transmission, it was not approved by the nhsta. This transmission should not be classified and then certified as automatic. The buying public should be notified if their vehicle has this alternate transmission. The jerk and lurch of the vehicle is problematic if the driver loses control at the event that the transmission is actually at fault. There is no grind in the gears like a traditional automatic to indicate malfunction. This occurs at every start, stop which makes it the regular performance for the vehicle, but how does the owner know when things are not. Occurs stopping at lights. Following in slow traffic. Driving up hill. Parking.

Filed Apr 5, 2017 · Engine, Transmission · 75,000 miles · CA

I was driving down the interstate 5 in the la area and without warning, my car started jerking and lost power. I was stuck on the fast lane without being able to restart my car in friday afternoon rush hour traffic. I had my car towed to a vw dealership and the diagnosis came back as metal in the fuel system. I was told this was due to the high pressure fuel pump (hpfp) failing. What was most disturbing was when I was informed that to fix this problem, they would have to replace the entire fuel system, costing me $7,500. My car is 3 years old and has 75k miles so I was blown away! I called numerous mechanics and all told me they've seen similar problems on vw and audi vehicles. I went online to do some research and found a number of forums with vw customers with identical problems. All complain about the hpfp failing and then resulting in metal in the fuel system, causing an expensive replacement of the fuel system. I also read that vw has extended the warranty of the hpfp on earlier models due to similar problems. It is clear that vw has still not fixed this problem on its newer models and needs to extend the warranty or issue a recall. They are selling faulty cars that are dangerous to drive and require extremely expensive fixes. Please look into this. Here is the forum with the number of similar issues from other vw customers: https://www-odi.the federal safety agency.dot.gov/vehiclecomplaint/?_ga=1.28961404.1963426351.1491430895

Filed May 1, 2014 · Transmission · 2,500 miles · CA

The car tends to have jerking movements during slow traffic conditions. The car will not stop smoothly and gives whip lashes after pumping the brakes pedal twice to ensure the car stops. The dsg system fails to engage smoothly while in automatic but runs smoothly while in "sport" mode. We have almost rear ended several cars while driving in automatic due to the jerky dsg gear shifting and poor response time in the braking systems while in stop and go traffic conditions. A vw sales person informed me yesterday that the car is designed for full time "sport" mode on open highways. This is not realistic as large cities naturally have horrific traffic conditions. I fear that this dsg system will cause accidents or even deaths due to the "jerky" response in automatic mode. I have contacted vw corporate and local dealerships to check the car but the dealership maintains the car is working as it was designed. This is a new car and the first car I feared driving.