Passat, jumping out of gear - bertj
I have a September 2001 VW Passat 130 bhp PDI. (10,000 miles to date). Very rarely it jumps out of 1st gear when using engine braking going at about 5 mph down an extremely steep hill; the engine is obviously not pulling the car. Like all good faults it cannot be reproduced at will. VW know nothing about it and my dealer is willing to investigate but only if I can make it happen - which of course, I can't when I want to! The only suggestion the dealer makes is for me to be sure that the gear lever is pushed firmly into the 1st gear slot (which of course it is!)
I'd be grateful for any ideas as there are several very narrow 1:3 hills near where I live that I have to crawl down regularly.
cheers