FaultScore

1995 Volkswagen Passat transmission problems

11 of the 142 complaints about the 1995 Volkswagen Passat are about the transmission — 8% of everything reported for this model year.

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11

Complaints

0

Crashes

0

Fires

0

Injuries

Exactly what failed

Automatic Transmission 6 54.5%
Power Train 1 9.1%
Manual Transmission 1 9.1%
Park/Neutral Start Interlock Switch 1 9.1%
Cooling Unit AND Lines 1 9.1%
Clutch Assembly 1 9.1%

Transmission & Drivetrain across every Volkswagen Passat year

1995 11 2.5%
1998 20 4.5%
1999 31 7.0%
2000 19 4.3%
2001 34 7.7%
2002 25 5.7%
2003 35 7.9%
2004 38 8.6%
2005 13 2.9%
2006 47 10.7%
2007 13 2.9%
2008 13 2.9%
2009 11 2.5%
2010 34 7.7%
2012 15 3.4%
2013 33 7.5%
2014 37 8.4%
2015 12 2.7%

What owners said

Filed with NHTSA, in their own words.

Tualatin, OR

POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION

CONSUMER STATES WITHOUT WARNING THE TRANSMISSION DOES NOT WORK ANYMORE. CONSUMER CAN NOT SHIFT THE CAR OUT OF PARK. TS

NHTSA complaint #10001766 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.

Cleveland, OH

POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION:COOLING UNIT AND LINES

TRANSMISSION COOLANT IS LEAKING OUT ON TO GROUND, AND COOLANT IS RUNNING INTO CYLINDER BLOCK. DEALERSHIP IS AWARE OF PROBLEM.

NHTSA complaint #897151 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.

Astor, FL

POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION

NO SUMMARY

NHTSA complaint #729691 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.

Chester, VA

POWER TRAIN:MANUAL TRANSMISSION

THE TRANSMISSION SLIPS OUT OF GEAR WHILE DRIVING. NLM

NHTSA complaint #552644 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.

REX, GA

POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION:PARK/NEUTRAL START INTERLOCK SWITCH

WHILE IN PARKED GEAR THE VEHICLE CONTINUES TO ROLL BACKWARD.

NHTSA complaint #543931 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.

REX, GA

POWER TRAIN

ODOMETER FAILED.

NHTSA complaint #543931 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.

Minneapoli, MN

POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION

INTERMITTENT STALLING AFTER IT IS WARMED UP/SLOWED DOWN TO FIRST GEAR/REVERSE GEAR, OR STOPPED AND AT IDLE SPEED.

NHTSA complaint #533165 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.

Wichita, KS

POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION

AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION WILL NOT DOWNSHIFT UNTIL THROTTLE REACHES FLOOR WHEN TRAVELING AT 30-40 MPH.

NHTSA complaint #511175 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.

Long Beach, NY

POWER TRAIN:CLUTCH ASSEMBLY

CLUTCH REPLACED.

NHTSA complaint #505515 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.

Ogden, UT

POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION

AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION WILL NOT GEAR DOWN, UNTIL IT REACHES 20 TO 25MPH. TT

NHTSA complaint #977801 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.

Kailua, HI

POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION

GEAR SHIFT MOVES WITHOUT PRESSING ON THE BRAKE. PLEASE EXPLAIN. TT

NHTSA complaint #961659 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.

Other 1995 Volkswagen Passat problems

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