6.7

fairly significant
Crashes / Fires:
0 / 0
Injuries / Deaths:
0 / 0
Average Mileage:
10,000 miles

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problem #2

Oct 252004

Passat 4-cyl

  • Automatic transmission
  • 20,000 miles
Our 1999 Passat with the 1.8 liter engine stalls repeatedly when decelerating, this is dangerous. We purchased the car new and had a problems before 20,000 miles. VW cannot diagnose this problem. I took VW to the BBB since they were very uncooperative in repairing this problem, and then they changed the throttle body. Then the problem went away for a few years and is now back and VW again refuses to replace the throttle body. The throttle body is obviously defective and they will not admit that there is a problem or fix it.

- Fairfield, CA, USA

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problem #1

Mar 082000

Passat

  • miles
Intermittently when decelerating vehicle stalls out and dies. Prior to this problem, vehicle was at dealer for repairs, and vehicle was running fine.

- Roseland, NJ, USA

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