Volkswagen Jetta Complaints

10,351 consumer complaints on file.

#10504994March 29, 2013
FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2011 VOLKSWAGEN JETTA TDI. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING 30 MPH, THE VEHICLE STALLED AND THE CHECK ENGINE WARNING LAMP ILLUMINATED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER. THE TECHNICIAN DIAGNOSED THAT THE FUEL PUMP EXPLODED DUE TO FUEL CONTAMINATION AND AS A RESULT, THE FUEL PUMP NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE VIN WAS NOT AVAILABLE. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 20,000. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10505000March 29, 2013
FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM, POWER TRAIN, ENGINE
WHILE DRIVING DOWN THE HIGHWAY AT 70 MPH THE ENGINE LOST POWER AND COASTED TO A STOP ON THE SIDE OF THE HIGHWAY WITH SEVERAL LIGHTS ON THE DASH FLASHING AND IT APPEARS FROM RESEARCH ON THE INTERNET THIS IS A COMMON PROBLEM THAT THE HPFP QUITS AND THE CAR WILL NOT ACCELERATE. THE MOTOR IS A DIESEL TDI. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10505006March 29, 2013
WHEELS, TIRES
ON A TRIP TO ST. CHARLES, MO ON 28 MAR 2013, AFTER WE PARKED, MY SON NOTICED SEVERE SIDEWALL BREAKS ON THE LEFT FRONT TIRE. HE SAID IT LOOKED LIKE THE TIRE WAS ABOUT TO BLOW. I THOUGHT THAT HE WAS JOKING, BUT LOOKED ANY WAY. WOW. I HAVE NEVER SEEN SUCH SEVERE CONDITION ON ANY TIRE, NOR HAD I EVER EVEN HEARD OF SUCH A CONDITION . THERE WERE NUMEROUS SHORT BREAKS AND LONG BREAKS INCHES LONG ALL AROUND THE OUTSIDE OF THE SIDEWALL. THE BREAKS WENT ALL THE WAY IN WITH METAL BELTS SHOWING. WE HAD JUST FINISHED DRIVING 200 MILES ON THE INTERSTATE TO GET TO ST CHARLES. I HONESTLY DON'T KNOW HOW WE MADE IT WITHOUT A BLOWOUT AND CRASH. I WENT IMMEDIATELY, AND SLOWLY, TO THE NEAREST TIRE DEALER AND PURCHASED TWO NEW TIRES. I ASKED THEM TO SAVE THE OTHER TIRE SO I MIGHT USE AS A POSSIBLE SPARE SINCE THE TIRES HAD PLENTY OF TREAD LEFT. THEY PUT THE "GOOD" TIRE IN THE TRUNK FOR ME. I LATER LOOKED AT THE "GOOD" TIRE AND FOUND THAT THE INSIDE SIDEWALL WAS EVEN WORSE THAN THE "BAD" TIRE! I FEEL VERY FORTUNATE THAT THESE OE TIRES DIDN'T CAUSE A TERRIBLE ACCIDENT. THE OTHER OE TIRES LOOK OK BUT I WILL BE REPLACING QUICKLY. THESE TIRES ARE HANKOOK OPTIMO H725A TIRES. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10505007March 29, 2013
FUEL SYSTEM, DIESEL
2011 VW JETTA DIESEL AT 70 MPH GOING UP A HILL AND WITHOUT WARNING THE CAR LOST POWER AND SPEED DROPPED MAKING IT UNSAFE TO HAVE TIME TO PULL OFF THE ROAD. THE CARS BEHIND ME HAD TO ALL SLOW WAY DOWN TO LET ME GET OFF THE ROAD. THE CAR WOULD NOT RESTART. MY MECHANIC COULD NOT START IT AND SAID IT WAS A FUEL PROBLEM BUT COULD NOT FIX IT. VW REPORTED THE CAR STARTED FOR THEM AND THEY RAN OFF AND FOUND FAULT FOR LOW FUEL PRESSURE BUT NO REASON FOR THE PROBLEM. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10504656March 27, 2013
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM, EXTERIOR LIGHTING
WHEN THE CAR IS PARKED THE INTERIOR AND EXTERIOR LIGHTS COME ON UNTIL YOU GO CRANK THE CAR. THE DEALER COMPLETED A DIAGNOSTIC TEST AND HE SAID EVERYTHING CHECKED OUT OK....THIS IS NOT NORMAL AND MY CONCERN WOULD BE WILL IT EVENTUALLY AFFECT THE BATTERY. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10504620March 26, 2013
FUEL SYSTEM, DIESEL, ENGINE
MY WIFE WAS DRIVING HER 2010 VW JETTA S/W TDI DSG HOME FROM WORK AND SHE NOTICED THAT IT SEEMED TO BE RUNNING A LITTLE ROUGHER THEN USUAL (IN DECEMBER WHEN WE HAD THE 40K SERVICE DONE WE WERE TOLD THAT IT NEEDED A FUEL FILTER AND THAT WOULD SOLVE THE PROBLEM...IT DID FOR ABOUT A WEEK OR SO). WHEN SHE SLOWED DOWN FOR TRAFFIC THE RPM'S WOULD FLUCTUATE BETWEEN 500 RPMS AND 1400 RPMS AND NEARLY STALLING AT TIMES. FINALLY WHEN SHE GOT OFF THE EXIT RAMP NEAR HOME, THE JETTA STALLED AND A CHECK ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON. ONCE SHE WAS HOME I FOUND THAT IT WAS READING CODE P0263. THE JETTA WENT TO DEALER ON 3/13 AND WE GOT IT BACK ON 3/22. UNFORTUNATELY IT STALLED OUT ON MY WIFE ON 3/23 AFTER A SHORT TRIP ACROSS TOWN WHILE DROPPING MY SON OFF AT HIS FRIENDS HOUSE. SHE PRECEDED TO COME HOME AFTER DROPPING HIM OFF AS THE STALLING ISSUE OCCURRED WHILE MAKING A TURN AND SHE WAS NEARLY BROADSIDED BY A SUV! HAD THE VEHICLES COLLIDED, IT WOULD HAVE BEEN A DIRECT IMPACT TO MY WIFE AND SON'S SEATS! THE NEXT MORNING I TOOK THE JETTA OUT FOR A DRIVE TO SEE IF I COULD DUPLICATE THE PROBLEM AND BOY DID I EVER. THANKFULLY THE DEALER IS CLOSE BY AND I WAS ABLE TO GET THE CAR THERE BUT NOT WITHOUT ISSUES. IT STALLED OUT ON ME 4 TIMES IN THE 1.5 MILE TRIP. I TOO WAS NEARLY HIT BY AN ON COMING CAR WHILE MAKING A TURN. NOT TO MENTION IT STALLED WHILE TRYING TO MERGE ONTO THE HIGHWAY GETTING TO THE DEALERSHIP. DURING THE FIRST VISIT FOR THE STALLING PROBLEM, VW HAD THE DEALER DRAIN MY FULL TANK OF DIESEL AS THEY THOUGHT I USED BAD FUEL AND THIS WAS NOT THE CASE. NEXT THEY REPROGRAMMED THE FUEL INJECTORS AND THAT DID NOT SOLVE THE PROBLEM. SO VW HAD THE DEALER REPLACE A FUEL REGULATOR VALVE AND THAT DID NOT WORK AS WELL. AFTER TWO MORE TIMES OF REPROGRAMMING THE FUEL INJECTORS THE LIGHT APPARENTLY WENT OUT A SO VW OF AMERICA AND THE DEALER FELT IT WAS FIXED AND SAFE FOR US TO DRIVE. I THINK NOT! *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10504313March 24, 2013
AIR BAGS
WHILE DRIVING ON INTERSTATE THE PASSENGER SIDE OVERHEAD AND SEAT AIRBAG DEPLOYED FOR NO REASON. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10504086March 22, 2013
VISIBILITY/WIPER, STRUCTURE
A COUPLE OF WEEKS AFTER BUYING THIS NEW VEHICLE I NOTICED THAT HUNDREDS OF FOGGY LOOKING SPOTS WOULD APPEAR IN THE REAR WINDSHIELD AT CERTAIN TIMES OF THE DAY. WHEN THESE SPOTS APPEAR IT IS ALMOST IMPOSSIBLE TO SEE OUT OF THIS WINDSHIELD OR INTO IT . THIS USUALLY HAPPENS AROUND DAWN AND AROUND DUSK THOUGH IT HAS HAPPENED AT OTHER TIMES OF THE DAY ALSO. I HAVE PURSUED HAVING THIS PROBLEM RESOLVED BY CONTACTING THE DEALER SEVERAL TIMES ONLY TO BE TOLD IT IS BECAUSE OF THE WINDOW BEING POLARIZED AND THAT THE WINDOW IS UP TO MANUFACTURER SPECIFICATIONS. PRETTY MUCH THEY HAVE TOLD ME, TOO BAD THAT'S THE WAY IT IS. I HAVE EXPRESSED TO THE DEALER AND TO VOLKSWAGEN OF AMERICA THAT THIS IS A SAFETY ISSUE DUE TO THE FACT THAT YOU CAN NOT SEE OUT OF OR IN THROUGH THE WINDSHIELD WHEN THESE FOGGY SPOTS ARE THERE. AFTER MONTHS OF TRYING TO GET THEM TO AT LEAST ACKNOWLEDGE THERE IS A PROBLEM THEY FINALLY SENT AN EXECUTIVE DOWN TO LOOK AT THE PROBLEM. THEIR LAST TIME I HEARD FROM THEM, THEY SAID THEY WOULD TINT THE REAR WINDSHIELD SO THAT I WOULDN'T SEE THE PROBLEM. TO ME THIS DOES NOT MAKE ANY SENSE. IF YOU TRY TO COVER UP THE PROBLEM YOU DO NOT SOLVE THE PROBLEM. I FEEL THAT THEY ARE TRYING TO COVER UP A MANUFACTURING PROBLEM AND IGNORING SAFETY ISSUES. I DON'T KNOW WHO TO TALK TO OR WHERE TO GO FROM HERE WITH THIS PROBLEM. IT SEEMS AS THOUGH I AM GETTING NOWHERE WITH THEM. I AM READING ABOUT OTHERS WITH THE SAME PROBLEMS IN VW FORUMS ON THE INTERNET AND AM SURE THERE MUST BE OTHER COMPLAINTS ABOUT THIS PROBLEM AND AM WONDERING IF OTHERS HAVE SENT COMPLAINTS INTO THIS DEPARTMENT ALSO. ANY HELP WOULD BE APPRECIATED. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10503816March 20, 2013
FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM, ENGINE, ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
THE VEHICLE HAD DRIVEN FINE ALL DAY WHEN ALL OF A SUDDEN WHEN I PULLED UP TO A STOP SIGN, THE CAR DIED LIKE IT WAS RUNNING OUT OF GAS. I WAS IN THE MIDDLE OF A THE ROAD AT THE STOP SIGN, THE CAR MANAGED TO START AGAIN AND DRIVE ANOTHER COUPLE HUNDRED FEET TO GET IT OFF TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD. LUCKILY I MADE IT JUST PAST A SET OF RAIL ROAD TRACKS. THE CAR DID NOT START AGAIN AND HAD TO BE TOWED. THE VEHICLE HAD ITS ENTIRE FUEL INJECTION PUMP SYSTEM REPLACED ALONG WITH THE SENSORS. MECHANICS HAVE TOLD ME THAT THE PUMPS SHOULD LAST THE LIFE OF THE ENGINE. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10503452March 18, 2013
FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2011 VOLKSWAGEN JETTA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING 70 MPH AND APPLYING THE BRAKES IN AN ATTEMPT TO AVOID ANOTHER MOTORIST, THE VEHICLE STALLED WITHOUT WARNING. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO A DEALER FOR DIAGNOSIS. THE CONTACT WAS INFORMED THAT THE FUEL INJECTOR LINE WOULD NEED TO BE REPLACED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED BUT OFFERED NO ASSISTANCE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 33,000.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10503467March 18, 2013
ENGINE, POWER TRAIN
THE SAME THING HAS OCCURRED APPROXIMATELY 10-15 TIMES NOW. WHILE DRIVING, IT IS AS IF THE CAR GOES INTO NEUTRAL, AND APPLYING GAS DOES NOTHING. IT IS EXTREMELY DANGEROUS BECAUSE THERE IS NO WARNING THAT IT IS ABOUT TO HAPPEN, AND IF IT WERE TO OCCUR WHILE PULLING OUT IN TRAFFIC, WE WOULD BE STUCK IN PLACE WITH NO WAY TO ACCELERATE AND GET OUT OF THE WAY OF TRAFFIC. THE CAR WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALERSHIP AND THEY COULD FIND NOTHING WRONG AND OUR MONEY FOR THE DIAGNOSTIC WAS SPENT AND SOLVED NOTHING. IT HAS BEEN INCONSISTENT, SOMETIMES NOT HAPPENING FOR WEEKS AT A TIME, BUT IN THE LAST 5 DAYS IT HAS HAPPENED APPROXIMATELY 5 TIMES. IT IS AN EXTREMELY DANGEROUS PROBLEM AND SHOULD BE TAKEN CARE OF ASAP! *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10503479March 18, 2013
ENGINE, POWER TRAIN, FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM
MY 2005 VW JETTA GLI STALLED SUDDENLY WHILE I WAS DRIVING @ 35-MPH. AFTER PULLING OVER AND OPENING THE HOOD TO ASSESS DAMAGE, I TURNED THE IGNITION KEY BUT ALL I HEARD WAS THE STARTER BEING ENGAGED. ONCE THE CAR WAS TOWED TO AN INDEPENDENT REPAIR SHOP, THE TECHNICIAN INFORMED ME THE TIMING BELT BROKE/SNAPPED. I WAS SKEPTICAL BECAUSE MY OWNER'S MANUAL SAYS TIMING BELTS SHOULD BE REPLACED AT 110,000 MILES ACCORDING TO VW'S RECOMMENDED MAINTENANCE SCHEDULE. DURING REPAIRS, THE TECHNICIAN SAID THAT MY VALVES WERE BENT BECAUSE THE 1.8T IS AN INTERFERENCE ENGINE WHICH MEANS THAT CAMS, ROCKERS AND LIFTERS MUST BE REMOVED IN ORDER FOR THE CYLINDER HEAD TO BE SENT TO A MACHINE SHOP FOR ADDITIONAL REPAIRS. TOTAL COSTS = $3,865.66. THERE WAS A CLASS ACTION LAWSUIT AGAINST VW TIMING BELTS BUT I WAS DENIED REIMBURSEMENT BY THE ADMINISTER/CUSTODIAN CLAIMS WERE NO LONGER ACCEPTED AFTER 2009. I SPOKE WITH [XXX] AT VW CUSTOMER SERVICE 1-800-822-8987 WHO SAID THERE ARE NO TIMING BELT RECALLS FOR MY VEHICLE. PLEASE INVESTIGATE THIS CONCERN AND SEE OTHER IDENTICAL COMPLAINTS AT HTTP://WWW.TOPIX.COM/FORUM/AUTOS/VOLKSWAGEN/T33RHDPDVBRPO8D2P/P3 FOR MORE INFORMATION. INFORMATION REDACTED PURSUANT TO THE FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT (FOIA), 5 U.S.C. 552(B)(6). *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10503351March 17, 2013
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
THIS IS SECOND TIME THE WIRE HARNESS SUPPLYING ELECTRICAL COMPONENTS IN THE DRIVER SIDE DOOR HAVE BROKEN. THIS BREAKAGE CAUSES THE CRASH SENSOR TO BECOME INACTIVATING ALONG WITH OTHER CRITICAL ELECTRICAL FUNCTIONS IN THE DOOR, IE WINDOW, LOCK, FUEL DOOR. THIS ALSO HAS A POTENTIAL FOR STARTING A FIRE. WHEN I HAD MY CAR IN FOR A IGNITION LOCK PROBLEM ABOUT A YEAR AGO, THE THERE WAS A COMMENT TYPED ON THE SERVICE REPORT INDICATING THAT THE HARNESS APPEAR IN GOOD REPAIR. THIS ENTRY REVEALS THAT VOLKSWAGEN IS VERY AWARE THAT THEY HAVE A PROBLEM, HOWEVER, THEY ARE DOING NOTHING TO RESOLVE IT. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10503362March 17, 2013
ENGINE
BOUGHT TDI FROM ED MARTIN HONDA IN INDIANAPOLIS. DROVE THE CAR HOME. 30 MINUTES LATER, CAR WOULD NOT START. STARTER WOULD CRANK, BUT ENGINE WOULD NOT FIRE. STARTED THE NEXT MORNING WITH NO ISSUES. DROVE TO INDIANAPOLIS, ABOUT 40 MILES. 2 HOURS LATER I WENT TO LEAVE, CAR WOULD NOT START. AFTER 40 MINUTES OF CRANKING OFF AND ON, IT FINALLY STARTED. DROVE STRAIGHT HOME. 3RD TIME DROVE TO WALMART, 3 MILE TRIP. CAR TOOK 20 MINUTES TO START. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10503128March 15, 2013
LATCHES/LOCKS/LINKAGES, ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
DRIVERS SIDE DOOR LOCK ACTUATOR FAILED TO LOCK OR UNLOCK THE DOOR, ALARM HORN FAILS TO SOUND WHEN ALARM IS ACTIVATED. REAR DRIVER'S DOOR LOCK ACTUATOR FAILED TO LOCK OR UNLOCK THE DOOR. THE REAR DRIVERS DOOR DOESN'T HAVE AN EXTERNAL KEY HOLE TO UNLOCK DOOR AND THE ONLY WAY TO OPEN THE DOOR IS FROM THE INSIDE. IN THE EVENT OF AN ACCIDENT WITH A CHILD IN A CHILD SAFETY SEAT, THIS COULD RESULT IN A DELAY OF REMOVING THE CHILD FROM A POTENTIALLY DANGEROUS SITUATION. THE VOLKSWAGEN MANUFACTURER/DEALERSHIP CHARGES BETWEEN $450 TO $550 PER ACTUATOR. AFTER AN EXTENSIVE SEARCH OF THE INTERNET AND NUMEROUS FORUMS, THIS ACTUATOR REPAIR IS MORE COMMON THAN VOLKSWAGEN WOULD LIKE ANYONE TO BELIEVE. THIS PART IS KEPT IN STOCK AT DEALERSHIPS AND THEY ARE VAGUE WHEN QUESTIONED ABOUT THE FREQUENCY OF REPAIR. THIS APPEARS TO BE MORE A PROBLEM WITH NEWER MODELS. I'VE OWNED A USED 2003 VW JETTA FOR OVER 5 YEARS NOW AND HAVEN'T NEEDED AN ACTUATOR YET. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10503066March 14, 2013
FUEL SYSTEM, DIESEL
I EXITED THE INTERSTATE AND CAME TO A STOP. THE GLOW PLUG LIGHT STARTED FLASHING AND THE CAR HAD NO POWER AND STALLED. I RESTARTED THE CAR AND IT HAD NO POWER. IT STALLED AGAIN AND WOULD NOT START. I HAD IT TOWED TO A VOLKSWAGEN DEALERSHIP AND THEY FOUND THAT THE HIGH PRESSURE FUEL PUMP HAD FAILED AND CONTAMINATED THE ENTIRE FUEL SYSTEM RESULTING IN COSTLY REPAIRS. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10502604March 13, 2013
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING
THE OIL PAN IN THE ABOVE MENTIONED VECHILE THAT I OWN HAD TO BE CHANGED DUE TO A DESIGN PROBLEM. THE MANUFACTURER HAD PUT A ALUMINUM PAN WITH A STEEL BOLT. THE STEEL BOLT OVER THE YEARS CORRODED THE PAN NECESSIATING A REPLACEMENT OF THE PAN. FITZGERALD AUTOMALL (410-224-3480) IN ANNAPOLIS MD REPLACED THE PAN FREE OF LABOR BUT CHARGED ME FOR THE OIL PAN. THEY DID INFORM ME THAT IT WAS A DESIGN PROBLEM THAT VW HAS SINCE RECTIFIED IN THE NEWER MODELS AND THAT I HAD TO CONTACT THE MANUFACTURER FOR REIMBURSEMENT. WHEN I CONTACTED VW, THEY REFUSED TO REIMBURSE ME STATING THAT THE VEHICLE WAS NOT UNDER WARRANTY. THEY INFORMED IT WAS UNDER THEIR DISCRETION TO RECTIFY THE DEFECT IN NEWER MODELS AND WERE NOT RESPONSIBLE FOR OLDER MODELS. IN MY OPINION VW SHOULD REIMBURSE ME AND ALSO RECALL ALL THEIR VEHICLES WITH THIS ISSUE TO BE ADDRESSED APPROPRIATELY. PLEASE CONTACT ME AT THE ABOVE ADDRESS IF SOMETHING CAN BE DONE ABOUT THIS OR NOT.[XXX] INFORMATION REDACTED PURSUANT TO THE FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT (FOIA), 5 U.S.C. 552(B)(6). *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10502316March 11, 2013
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2009 VOLKSWAGEN JETTA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 25 MPH, THE VEHICLE STALLED WITHOUT WARNING. THE FAILURE OCCURRED THREE DIFFERENT TIMES INTERMITTENTLY. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER FOR DIAGNOSIS. THE TECHNICIAN WAS UNABLE TO DIAGNOSE THE FAILURE. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE VIN WAS NOT AVAILABLE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 48,000.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10502426March 11, 2013
FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM, POWER TRAIN
MY ENGINE STALLED UNEXPECTEDLY. I WAS ABLE TO START THE ENGINE AGAIN BUT THERE HAS BEEN FREQUENT HESITATION WHEN FINDING GEARS. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10502429March 11, 2013
POWER TRAIN, ENGINE, FUEL SYSTEM, DIESEL
2010 VW JETTA 2.0 TDI CUP EDITION: ENTERING TRAFFIC IN FIRST GEAR, AT ABOUT 4000-4200 RPM, CAR HAD A COMPLETE LOSS OF POWER. ENGINE DID NOT DIE. I PUSHED IN CLUTCH AND POWER RETURNED. THIS HAS OCCURRED MONTHLY WITH NO CONSISTENCY SINCE I PURCHASED THE CAR IN JULY 2010. OCCURS WITH A WARM ENGINE. COLD ENGINE. VARIOUS LEVELS OF FUEL, AND VARIOUS CLIMATE CONDITIONS. IT HAS BEEN TAKEN TO O'BRIEN VOLKSWAGEN, A CERTIFIED REPAIR FACILITY, EVERY 3-6 MONTHS TO HAVE THE ISSUE RESOLVED. DEALERSHIP CAN NOT REPLICATE THE ISSUE AND AS A RESULT HAS NOT SOLVED THE PROBLEM. PROBLEM HAS BEEN WITNESSED BY THREE DIFFERENT PASSENGERS. A SECONDARY STALLING ISSUE OCCURS BETWEEN 1200-1800 WITH LIGHT GAS PEDDLE PRESSURE. IN THIS CASE, THE CAR HAS A SMALL PAUSE OR DECREASE IN POWER. DOWN SHIFTING AND ACCELERATING ELIMINATES THE PROBLEM. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0

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