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2008 Volkswagen R32 Power Train Problems, Complaints and Defects

Issue ID	1533313
Internal NHTSA #	11172854
Manufacurer	Volkswagen Group of America, Inc.
Brand	VOLKSWAGEN
Model	R32
Model Year	2008
File date	28/01/19
Component	POWER TRAIN
Product type code	VEHICLE
Description of the problem	On four separate occasions, vehicle spontaneously shifted into neutral. This occurred on both highway and city streets, both while in motion and while braking (downshifting). The lever selector position flashed on the dashboard and the "depress brake" indicator light came on. Vehicle required shifting to park and turning engine on/off (sometimes several times) before becoming drive-able again. Repair facility reports transmission temperature fault, as described in the following recall for other volkswagen/audi vehicles with the same dsg transmission: nhtsa campaign id 09v333000 volkswagen is recalling certain model year 2009 and 2010 passenger cars manufactured between september 2008 and august 2009. The wiring harness of a temperature sensor in the direct shift gearbox (dsg) may have connector wires that were insufficiently crimped. With insufficiently crimped connector wires, a temperature sensor has the potential to falsely detect a high gearbox oil temperature, causing the transmission to abruptly shift to neutral. If this happens, the selector lever position indicator within the instrument panel will flash. In addition, the "depress brake pedal" indicator light will be illuminated, alerting the driver to apply the brakes. Repair facility recommends remedy of replacing transmission temperature sensor and transmission fluid. Safety risk caused by inability to accelerate when car spontaneously shifts into neutral and driver is unable to safely pull over to shoulder/safe area and/or avoid other vehicles.
Vehicle Mileage at Failure	134650
Number of Occurences
Source of the issue	NHTSA WEB SITE
City and State	SAN JOSE, CA
VIN pattern	WVWKC71K48WXXXXXX
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	07/08/26
Was original owner?	N
Anti-lock brakes	N
Cruise control	N
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Vehicle speed	60
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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.
What is Defect?
Non-conformance of a car component with the specified requirements, or non-fulfillment of user expectations, including the safety aspects.

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2008 Volkswagen R32 Power Train Problems, Complaints and Defects, Recalls and Failures

2008 Volkswagen R32 Power Train Problems, Complaints and Defects

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