NHTSA — Vehicle Speed Control: Accelerator Pedal Problems

4.3

definitely annoying
Crashes / Fires:
0 / 0
Injuries / Deaths:
0 / 0
Average Mileage:
26,627 miles

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2001 Volkswagen Passat Owner Comments

problem #6

Aug 172004

Passat

  • Automatic transmission
  • 54,000 miles

A D V E R T I S E M E N T S

The accelerator sticks. You have to turn the vehicle off in order to stop. The consumer is responsible for the cost of the repair.

- Moreno Valley, CA, USA

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problem #5

Aug 062004

Passat

  • Automatic transmission
  • 50,000 miles
While driving 40 mph accelerator pedal stuck to the floor. As a result, consumer had to put her shoe under the pedal an pull it up.

- Davis, CA, USA

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problem #4

Jul 102004

Passat 6-cyl

  • Automatic transmission
  • 55,760 miles
Car has twice, spontaneously and forcefully (july10 and July 12), accelerated as I removed my foot from the accelerator to prepare for a stop. Dealership service cannot evaluate the problem until July 22. Service rep can't tell me whether it's safe to drive the car, because she has no idea what may have caused the problem. There are several incident reports on this website, describing exactly the same problem, and in one case there was an accident-related injury. I'd like to see an evaluation of this problem in this particular model (VW 2001 Passat V), just to see how common it is, and to determine if a service recall is in order.

- Louisville, KY, USA

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problem #3

Oct 262002

Passat

  • miles

A D V E R T I S E M E N T S

While driving the throttle would sticks and causes the vehicle to accelerate. Consumer states loss of control has almost occur while trying to decelerate. Dealer notified. Provide further information.

- Oakland Gardens, NY, USA

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problem #2

Apr 162002

Passat

  • miles
On acceleration, the accelerator pedal stuck to the floor, causing rapid acceleration. Had I not put the vehicle into neutral, it would have caused a crash. Accelerator remained "floored" for 15-20 seconds; it repeated consistently when I re-tested it.

- Andover, CT, USA

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problem #1

Apr 162001

Passat

  • miles
While driving about any mph stepped off gas pedal and vehicle would not decelerate. Stepped on brake pedal, and vehicle will slow down. As soon as let brake pedal go, vehicle will accelerate again.

- Penfield, NY, USA

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