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2007 Volkswagen PASSAT Power Train Problems, Complaints and Defects

Issue ID	1635866
Internal NHTSA #	11299771
Manufacurer	Volkswagen Group of America, Inc.
Brand	VOLKSWAGEN
Model	PASSAT
Model Year	2007
File date	15/01/20
Component	POWER TRAIN
Product type code	VEHICLE
Description of the problem	The automatic transmission does not want to downshift. Per the manufacturer instructions/owner manual when the vehicle was new, the oil change for the automatic transmission was not recommended in contrary. That change in few years in vw books but the consumers where never informed about it. The issue started when the vehicle had about 74000 miles but it was past the number of years for the power-train warranty (probably 8 or more). The issue happens when a brisk acceleration or going uphill and maintaining speed is required. When accelerating the transmission should down shift two gears from sixth to fourth for example, the transmission bogs down and the whole car shakes violently and losses speed. I've tried to fix the issue by changing the transmission oil at the dealer and that was when i found out that they revers course on changing fluid for the automatic, however that did not fix the issue and vw did not want to fix it or take responsibility for the issue.
Vehicle Mileage at Failure	74000
Number of Occurences
Source of the issue	NHTSA WEB SITE
City and State	HAPPY VALLEY, OR
VIN pattern	WVWJK73C67PXXXXXX
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
Was part original equipment?
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Date of purchase	20/06/25
Was original owner?	N
Anti-lock brakes	N
Cruise control	N
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Vehicle speed	65
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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.
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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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2007 Volkswagen PASSAT Power Train Problems, Complaints and Defects, Recalls and Failures

2007 Volkswagen PASSAT Power Train Problems, Complaints and Defects

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