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Mar 10, 2005 80,000 mi

TRANSMISSION WILL NOT SHIFT WHEN NEEDED INTO HIGHER GEARS, AND SOMETIMES FALLS OUT OF THE PROPER GEAR AND INTO A LOWER GEAR WHEN IT'S NOT SUPPOSED TO, CAUSING ENGINE TO REV WAY TOO HIGH WHILE ON THE FREEWAY. CAR DOES NOT RUN PROPERLY AS A RESULT, AND I CAN'T REALLY DRIVE IT UNTIL IT'S FIXED. I TRIED TO HAVE VOLKSWAGON FIX THE KNOWN PROBLEM, BUT THEY REFUSED. *AK

Mar 10, 2005 80,000 mi

TRANSMISSION WILL NOT SHIFT WHEN NEEDED INTO HIGHER GEARS, AND SOMETIMES FALLS OUT OF THE PROPER GEAR AND INTO A LOWER GEAR WHEN IT'S NOT SUPPOSED TO, CAUSING ENGINE TO REV WAY TOO HIGH WHILE ON THE FREEWAY. CAR DOES NOT RUN PROPERLY AS A RESULT, AND I CAN'T REALLY DRIVE IT UNTIL IT'S FIXED. I TRIED TO HAVE VOLKSWAGON FIX THE KNOWN PROBLEM, BUT THEY REFUSED. *AK

Mar 9, 2005

TRANSMISSION FAILED WHILE SHIFTING. DRIVER PULLED OVER, AND NOTICED THAT TRANSMISSION LIGHT FLASHED ON AND OFF. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO THE DEALER, AND MECHANIC DETERMINED THAT TRANSMISSION NEEDED TO BE REPLACED DUE TO THE HOUSING SHAFT. *AK

Mar 9, 2005

TRANSMISSION FAILED WHILE SHIFTING. DRIVER PULLED OVER, AND NOTICED THAT TRANSMISSION LIGHT FLASHED ON AND OFF. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO THE DEALER, AND MECHANIC DETERMINED THAT TRANSMISSION NEEDED TO BE REPLACED DUE TO THE HOUSING SHAFT. *AK

Apr 22, 2004

AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION, WHEN THE ENGINE IS "COLD" THE TRANSMISSION DOES NOT SHIFT IN TO GEAR PROPERLY. IT USUALLY GETS STUCK BETWEEN GEARS, IF YOU STEP ON THE GAS AT THE TIME BETWEEN GEARS THE CAR WILL BUCK VIOLENTLY AS IT SHIFTS. EVEN THOUGH IT HAS HAPPEND MANY TIMES I WILL LIST THE DATE IT HAPPENED LAST. *AK

Apr 22, 2004

AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION, WHEN THE ENGINE IS "COLD" THE TRANSMISSION DOES NOT SHIFT IN TO GEAR PROPERLY. IT USUALLY GETS STUCK BETWEEN GEARS, IF YOU STEP ON THE GAS AT THE TIME BETWEEN GEARS THE CAR WILL BUCK VIOLENTLY AS IT SHIFTS. EVEN THOUGH IT HAS HAPPEND MANY TIMES I WILL LIST THE DATE IT HAPPENED LAST. *AK

Oct 3, 2001

NO SUMMARY LISTED FOR ABOVE VEHICLE. *AK

Oct 3, 2001

NO SUMMARY LISTED FOR ABOVE VEHICLE. *AK

Jan 13, 1999

NO SUMMARY

Jan 13, 1999

NO SUMMARY

Jan 8, 1999

DEALER COMPLICATED ISSUE. REPAIR TECHNICIAN STATED TO SERVICE REPRESENTATIVE THAT CLUTCH CABLE CAUSED PREMATURE CLUTCH FAILURE. THE MANUFACTURER SHOULD BE HELD RESPONSIBLE FOR ALL REPAIRS TO PARTS THAT FALL INTO THE FIELD OF NORMAL MAINTAINENCE. THE REPAIR COST SHOULD BE PRORATED TO THE EXPECTED LIFETIME OF THE PART. UNFORTUNATELY, THE DEALER CLAIMS THAT VOLKSWAGEN CLAIMS NO RESPONSIBILITY FOR MY CLUTCH FAILURE.

Jan 8, 1999

DEALER COMPLICATED ISSUE. REPAIR TECHNICIAN STATED TO SERVICE REPRESENTATIVE THAT CLUTCH CABLE CAUSED PREMATURE CLUTCH FAILURE. THE MANUFACTURER SHOULD BE HELD RESPONSIBLE FOR ALL REPAIRS TO PARTS THAT FALL INTO THE FIELD OF NORMAL MAINTAINENCE. THE REPAIR COST SHOULD BE PRORATED TO THE EXPECTED LIFETIME OF THE PART. UNFORTUNATELY, THE DEALER CLAIMS THAT VOLKSWAGEN CLAIMS NO RESPONSIBILITY FOR MY CLUTCH FAILURE.