Transmission
Filed Aug 24, 2005
1996 CLUTCH PEDAL ASSEMBLY FAILED ON THE 1996 VOLKSWAGEN PASSAT.*MR THE CONSUMER BELIEVED THE PART WAS POORLY DESIGNED.*JB
- NHTSA ID
- 10134538
- Incident
- Apr 1, 2005
1996 Volkswagen Passat Transmission Problems
Owner-reported complaints naming the transmission system, filed with NHTSA
Data refreshed
Transmission reportsComplaints are reports submitted to NHTSA by owners and drivers. NHTSA does not verify most reports before publishing them, and a complaint does not establish that a defect exists. Volume is influenced by how many of a vehicle were sold, how long it has been on the road, and how much attention an issue has received.
9
Latest Aug 24, 2005
Share of all reportsThis category as a share of every owner report on file for this model year. One report can name more than one component, so the categories overlap.
6%
of 142 total
Crash or fire reportedReports in this category whose submitter recorded that a crash or a fire occurred. The reporter's own answer on the NHTSA form, not a verified finding.
0
Injuries or deaths reportedTotals the submitters entered on their own reports in this category. Not verified by NHTSA and not a casualty statistic.
0
What this page shows
Reports naming the automatic or manual transmission, including shifting behaviour, shudder, slipping and transmission control modules. Every record below is an owner-reported complaint about the 1996 Volkswagen Passat submitted to NHTSA — not a confirmed defect, not a recall and not a manufacturer bulletin. 9 reports on file name it.
Complaints are reports submitted by owners and drivers to NHTSA. They are not verified and do not establish that a defect exists.
Owner reports naming transmission
Shown in the owner’s own words, exactly as filed
Transmission
Filed Jan 9, 2004
TRANSMISSION BROKEN AT 60,000 MILES, ASE CERTIFIED MECHANIS UNABLE TO FIX PROPERLY, THEY HAD TO REPLACE IT UNDER THERI WARANTEE WITHIN 12,000 MILES. TRANSMISSION LASTED 8 MONTH WITH SHAKEY SHIFTING THEN WENT AGAIN. NOW 4TH TRANMISSION DOES NOT WORK PROPERLY . *AK
- NHTSA ID
- 10052744
- Incident
- Jun 17, 2003
- Mileage
- 60,000 mi
Transmission
Filed Feb 1, 2000
WHILE DRIVING BETWEEN 20-40 MPH THE TRANSMISSION WILL BE ROUGH ON SPEED SHIFTING. CONSUMER SAID IT FELT LIKE TRANSMISSION KICKED IN. *AK
- NHTSA ID
- 855950
- Incident
- Feb 1, 2000
Transmission
Filed Jan 18, 2000
WHENEVER FOOT WAS REMOVED FROM ACCELERATOR PEDALTRANSMISSION WOULD ROLL BACKWARDS. WOULD NEED TO DRIVE WITH FOOT ON BRAKES & ACCELERATOR PEDAL. IT WAS HARD TO SHIFT INTO GEAR. TRANSMISSION HAS BEEN REPLACED. BUT, PROBLEM SEEMS TO REAPPEAR EACH TIME. *AK
- NHTSA ID
- 855064
- Incident
- Feb 1, 1997
Transmission
Filed Jul 13, 1999
WHILE DRIVING AT ANY RATE OF SPEED VEHICLE LOSES POWER AND SHIFTS GEARS WITHOUT WARNING. CAUSE UNKNOWN. PLEASE GIVE ANY FURTHER DETAILS. *AK
- NHTSA ID
- 842247
Transmission
Filed Aug 6, 1997
OVER TIME GAS MILEAGE TRANSMISSION PERFORMANCE DIMINISHED. THE TRANSMISSION HESITATED AND SHIFTED IMPROPERLY.
- NHTSA ID
- 522539
- Incident
- Jul 1, 1996
Transmission
Filed Jan 22, 1997
WAS DRIVING AND TRANSMISSION JUMPED INTO THIRD GEAR AND WOULDN'T MOVE, PUT INTO NEUTRAL SO CONSUMER COULD DRIVE . *AK
- NHTSA ID
- 807961
- Incident
- Jan 22, 1997
Transmission
Filed Nov 26, 1996
MANUAL TRANSMISSION SLIPS OUT OF 3RD GEAR AND INTO NEUTRAL, RESULTING IN LOSS OF CONTROL UNTIL MANUALLY PUT BACK INTO GEAR. *AK
- NHTSA ID
- 511697
- Incident
- Jun 25, 1996
Transmission
Filed Sep 25, 1996
WHILE DRIVING EXPERIENCED MALFUNCTION IN TRANSMISSION WHEN AT 60 MPH VEHICLE SHIFTS ON IT'S OWN FROM THIRD GEAR TO NEUTRAL, RESULTING IN THE INABILITY TO ACCELERATE.*AK
- NHTSA ID
- 802921
Higher-selling and older vehicles accumulate more reports. Counts are not failure rates and are not directly comparable between vehicles that sold in very different numbers.
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Elsewhere on this vehicle
Data sources
- NHTSA Office of Defects Investigation — owner-reported complaints and the components recorded on them
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