# 2009 VOLKSWAGEN PASSAT — ELECTRONIC STABILITY CONTROL (ESC)
> NHTSA complaint `1441355` · 2018-01-18 · Volkswagen Group of America, Inc.
## Severity
- **Deaths:** 0
- **Injured:** 0
- **Fire:** No
- **Crash:** Yes
- **Police report:** Yes
- **Medical attention:** No
- **Vehicle towed:** No
## Vehicle
- **Make:** VOLKSWAGEN
- **Model:** PASSAT
- **Year:** 2009
- **Manufacturer:** Volkswagen Group of America, Inc.
- **Component:** ELECTRONIC STABILITY CONTROL (ESC)
- **Miles at failure:** 46,400
- **Speed:** 20 mph
## Narrative
ON 11/15/11 @33,125 MILES WHEN ACCELERATING INTERMITTENTLY SHIFT INTO NEUTRAL  CORRECT BACK TO DRIVE "COULD NOT BE REPLICATED" BY VW SERVICE. THEN, CAR STARTED TO BECOME "HESITANT" ON ACCELERATION FROM A STOP OR WHEN ON DRIVING. 1/16/12,  HESITATION MORE FREQUENT; VW SERVICE TOOK A SHORT DRIVE,COULD NOT REPLICATE "IT'S NOT AN ISSUE UNLESS MIL" (RECOMMENDED NEW WIPER BLADES).  3/6/12, @ 41,117 MILES, CONTINUED TO  INTERMITTENTLY HESITATE/WANTED TO STALL/ NEUTRAL" NO ENGINE LIGHT (MIL); 3/14/12 @ 41,595 MILES, LEFT HEADLIGHT BULB REPLACED. 6/7/12, WHILE IN TRAFFIC ON EXPRESSWAY APPROXIMATE SPEED WAS 20MPH, CAR HESITATED TO MOVE WITH FLOW OF TRAFFIC THEN IMMEDIATELY AFTER HESITATION, 2 THINGS OCCURRED @SAME TIME, I WAS REAR-ENDED & ENGINE LIGHT (MIL) CAME ON. THEN CAR HESITATED AS I WENT TO PULL OVER. MIL WENT OFF THEN FLICKERED ON. I CALLED VW SERVICE THE MIL WAS OFF  & WAS TOLD THAT REAR-ENDED CAUSED THE FLICKER.  MIL CONT TO INTERMITTENTLY GO ON & OFF.  ON 6/30/12 @47,098 MILES, MIL ON STEERING LOCKED UP CAR HESITATING; VW SERVICE WAS INFORMED THAT AUTO BODY SHOP STATED OBD CAR MISFIRING; REPLACED L HEADLIGHT AGAIN-CAR PASSED INSPECTION.  ON 7/12/12 @ 48347 MILES, MIL VW SWAPPED WIRES AGAIN; MIL, HESITATION WHILE DRIVING, & SHIFTING ISSUE STILL INTERMITTENT; 3/2/13@ 64070 MILES MIL ON  L HEADLIGHT BULB REPLACED; 3/30/13 MIL REPLACE SPARK PLUGS; 4/15/13 @ 65,689 MIL  IGNITION COIL MANIFOLD FUEL INJECTORS REPLACED;  RETURNED 4/16/13 HESITATION REBREATHER CORRECTED; SAFETY INSPE
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