Consumer Complaint Detail
VOLKSWAGEN / PASSAT / 2007
0 Injured
0 Death
No Fire
| Components - Details | |
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| NHTSA Complaint Number: 006072693 | Incident Date: Apr, 22 2006 |
| Consumer's City: NAPERVILLE | Consumer's State: IL |
| Vehicle Transmission Type: AUTO | Manufacturers Name: Volkswagen Group of America, Inc. |
| Model Name: PASSAT | Model Year: 2007 |
| Vehicle Involved in a Crash: No | Component's Description: Vehicle speed control |
| Vehicle Involved in a Fire: No | Persons Injured: 0 |
| Vehicle's VIN#: | Date added to File: May, 23 2021 |
| Date Complaint Received: Jul, 24 2006 | Complaint Type: IVOQ |
| Incident Reported To Police: No | Purchase Date: Mar, 29 2006 |
| Was Original Owner: Yes | Anti-lock Brakes: Yes |
| Number of Cylinders: 6 | Date of Manufacturer: - |
| Was Vehicle Towed: - | Description of the Complaints: 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 *ak |