Other Engine Info: 50-St./Can. LEV emission.
Emissions Certification Test Group: 3VWXV02.8228
Other Restraint System Info: Active Seat Belt
Plant City: Curitiba
Plant Country: Brazil
Seat Belts All: Manual
Vehicle Type: PASSENGER CAR
Model year
COMPONENT
Complaint
2011
POWER TRAIN
I WAS MERGING ONTO THE 5 SOUTH FREEWAY FROM THE 110 SOUTH FREEWAY, SHIFTING THE AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION MANUALLY. AFTER SHIFTING INTO THIRD GEAR AND DEPRESSING THE THROTTLE, THE ENGINE BEGAN TO REV FREELY AS IF IN NEUTRAL FOR SEVERAL SECONDS. SINCE THE CAR WAS COASTING AND UNRESPONSIVE, I BEGAN TO LOSE SPEED WHILE MERGING. I WAS ABLE TO REGAIN POWER BY SHIFTING INTO NEUTRAL, THEN SHIFTING BACK INTO DRIVE AND DOWNSHIFTING MANUALLY. THIS COULD HAVE BEEN AN ACCIDENT VERY EASILY IF THERE WAS MORE TRAFFIC. *TR
2003
POWER TRAIN
HARD DOWNSHIFTS FROM 4TH GEAR TO 2ND GEAR TO 1ST GEAR CAUSE VEHICLE TO SLOW ABRUPTLY AND WITHOUT WARNING. WHEN APPROACHING A RED LIGHT OR STOP SIGN, TRANSMISSION SHIFTS UNEXPECTEDLY FROM FOURTH TO SECOND GEAR AND THEN TO FIRST GEAR WITH NO WARNING TO VEHICLE BEHIND (NOT BREAKING HEAVILY) CAUSING NEAR COLLISIONS. FIVE SPEED AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION WITH TIPTRONIC FEATURE CAUSES SUDDEN DECELERATION ENDANGERING OCCUPANTS WITH POSSIBLE COLLISION WITH TRAILING VEHICLE. *TR