Powertrain complaints and recalls from NHTSA
Summary
The 2008 Volkswagen Passat has 10 NHTSA powertrain complaints and 0 powertrain-related recalls.
10
Complaints
0
Recalls
0
Injuries Reported
Data source: National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) · Last updated April 10, 2026
| Date ↓ | Component | Summary |
|---|---|---|
| Dec 14, 2020 | POWER TRAIN | TRANSMISSION WENT INTO NEUTRAL WHILE ACCELERATING AT HIGHWAY SPEED LAST NIGHT. FALSE NEUTRAL? NO NO... |
| Mar 13, 2018 | POWER TRAIN,ENGINE | AUG 16,2017 MANUFACTURER RECALL NUMBER20AE NHTSA RECALL NUMBER17V509 RECALL STATUSRECALL INCOMPL... |
| Dec 29, 2017 | POWER TRAIN,ENGINE,FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM | I WAS ON THE HIGHWAY WITH MY CAR IN MOTION WHEN MY CAR BEGAN TO SPUTTER AND STALL FORCING ME TO PULL... |
| Mar 25, 2017 | POWER TRAIN,ENGINE | THE TIMING BELT TENSIONER LET GO. THE CAR HAS 78000 MILES ON IT. AND A QUICK GOOGLE SEARCH RESULTED ... |
| Feb 12, 2016 | POWER TRAIN | TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 VOLKSWAGEN PASSAT. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 45 MPH, THE VEHICLE WOULD... |
| Feb 6, 2015 | POWER TRAIN,ENGINE,FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM | CHECK ENGINE LIGHT PROMPTED ME TO TAKE MY 2008 VW PASSAT 2.0T TO THE DEALER TO HAVE CODE READ. ADVI... |
| Oct 29, 2010 | POWER TRAIN | TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 VOLKSWAGEN PASSAT. THE CONTACT WAS TRAVELING 30 MPH AND HEARD A SCRAPING... |
| Aug 19, 2009 | POWER TRAIN | TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 VOLKSWAGEN PASSAT. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 15 MPH, THE CONTACT APPRO... |
| Oct 12, 2008 | POWER TRAIN,EQUIPMENT | TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 VOLKSWAGEN PASSAT. THE DEALER REPLACED THE FRONT AXLE AT 2,200 MILES BEC... |
| Jun 18, 2007 | POWER TRAIN | ON THREE SEPARATE OCCASIONS, AFTER STOPPING AT A STOP SIGN, MY 2008 PASSAT HAS SLID INTO NEUTRAL GEA... |