Consumer Complaint Detail

VOLKSWAGEN / EUROVAN / 1997

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0 Injured
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0 Death
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No Fire
Components - Details
NHTSA Complaint Number: 998085696 Incident Date: May, 24 1998
Consumer's City: BEND Consumer's State: OR
Vehicle Transmission Type: AUTO Manufacturers Name: Volkswagen Group of America, Inc.
Model Name: EUROVAN Model Year: 1997
Vehicle Involved in a Crash: No Component's Description: Power train:automatic transmission
Vehicle Involved in a Fire: No Persons Injured: 0
Vehicle's VIN#: WV2EH8707VH Date added to File: May, 25 2021
Date Complaint Received: Dec, 25 2001 Complaint Type: IVOQ
Incident Reported To Police: No Purchase Date: Apr, 30 1998
Was Original Owner: Yes Anti-lock Brakes: Yes
Number of Cylinders: 0 Date of Manufacturer: -
Was Vehicle Towed: - Description of the Complaints: Problem is an intermittent, unnescessary, sudden downshift of transmission when ascending a steep, long grade. after downshifting, the transmission will not upshift even when rpm's approach 5000, forcing me to slow down. this creates a dangerous situation in highway traffic.