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1999 Volkswagen Passat hesitation / surging reports

9 NHTSA complaints describe hesitation, surging or lurching on acceleration on the 1999 Volkswagen Passat — roughly 1% of all complaints for this model year.

9
Hesitation / surging reports
1%
share of complaints
75,089 mi
median reported incident mileage (all complaints)

Symptom counts come from keyword analysis of complaint narratives. One complaint can describe several symptoms, and classification is approximate — read the underlying reports on the full 1999 Volkswagen Passat report before drawing conclusions.