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2015 Volkswagen PASSAT Engine Problems, Complaints and Defects

Issue ID	1369901
Internal NHTSA #	10971656
Manufacurer	Volkswagen Group of America, Inc.
Brand	VOLKSWAGEN
Model	PASSAT
Model Year	2015
File date	18/03/16
Component	ENGINE
Product type code	VEHICLE
Description of the problem	My vehicle had vw cam shaft safety recall 23r1 done and i started have driving issues erratic acceleration, clucking of transmission. The main problem is a 3+ second delay in the transmission when on a slight or more of an incline. If you depress the accelerator the car starts with a jerk, if you add making a turn it sometimes the vehicle spins the wheels and takes off. I have been to the bbb and the arbitrator felt unsafe riding in the vehicle. To replace my vehicle vw wants a $5000 out lay of cash for a problem they know existed (i have the bbb hearing recording where the rep states that the vehicle does not drive the same as it did before the update). I had no issues before the update and now i have an unsafe vehicle. The correct repair should have been a new cam shaft not reducing the torque of the motor and causing problems in some vehicles. I am writing to you because they should have never returned vehicles back to customers knowing they changed the way the vehicle runs. When my vehicle was in for repairs and i drove a 2016 passat and a 2016 jetta they had no issues. When they asked me to drive a vehicle the same as mine 2015 passat limited it drove the same way. Again i don't fell safe in the vehicle and had to rent a vehicle to drive up to new york to attend my fathers funeral. Thank you [xxx] information redacted pursuant to the freedom of information act (foia), 5 u. S. C. 552(b)(6).
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Number of Occurences	1
Source of the issue	NHTSA WEB SITE
City and State	HENRICO, VA
VIN pattern	1VWAT7A36FCXXXXXX
Was vehicle invloved in a crash?	N
Was vehicle involved in a fire?	N
Was incedent reported to police?	N
Was medical attention required?	N
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Date of purchase	29/06/24
Was original owner?	N
Anti-lock brakes	N
Cruise control	N
Number of cylinders	4
Drive train type	FWD
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What is Recall?
A recall is when a product is removed from the market or a correction is made to the product because it is either defective or potentially harmful.
What is Failure?
Failure is the state or condition of not meeting a desirable or intended objective, and may be viewed as the opposite of success. Product failure ranges from failure to sell the product to fracture of the product, in the worst cases leading to personal injury, the province of forensic engineering.
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Non-conformance of a car component with the specified requirements, or non-fulfillment of user expectations, including the safety aspects.

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2015 Volkswagen PASSAT Engine Problems, Complaints and Defects, Recalls and Failures

2015 Volkswagen PASSAT Engine Problems, Complaints and Defects

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