Volkswagen Jetta Complaints

10,351 consumer complaints on file.

#10368180November 29, 2010
FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE
1 RECENTLY PURCHASED A (2011) VW JETTA AT "CHAPMAN VOLKSWAGEN" IN TUCSON, ARIZONA.IT SEEMED TO RUN WELL THE FIRST DAY I DROVE IT,BUT ON THE SECOND DAY OF PURCHASE I MADE U-TURN TO PROCEED ONTO THE HIGHWAY AND IT MYSTERIOUSLY DECELERATED. I PULLED THE VEHICLE OVER AS I WAS GOING ONTO THE ON-RAMP AND NOTICED THAT THE LOW FUEL LIGHT WAS LIT. WHAT STUCK ME AS BEING MOST PECULIAR WAS THAT THE REGULAR FUEL GAUGE WAS READING NEARLY HALF FULL. THE VEHICLE DID NOT STALL AND THE GAUGE RETURNED TO NORMAL FUNCTIONING, BUT IT LEFT ME WITH QUESTIONS ABOUT THE SAFETY OF THE VEHICLE. I WAS WONDERING IF OTHER SIMILAR VEHICLES HAD SIMILAR ISSUES AND IF THEY WERE RESOLVED. THE REPRESENTATIVES AT THE DEALERSHIP ARE NOT RETURNING MY CALLS AND HAVE OFFERED NO EXPLANATION FOR THE INCIDENT. *TR
Crash:
No
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No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10368811November 28, 2010
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING
MY NEW 2011 VW JETTA SPORTSWAGEN DECELERATED SUDDENLY WHILE DRIVING AT 65 MPH ON THE HIGHWAY. THE ENGINE LOST MOST OF ITS POWER AND THE CAR COULD ONLY GO AT ABOUT 30 MPH. THE CAR REGAINED ALL ITS POWER AFTER THE ENGINE WAS SHUT OFF. I CONSIDER THIS A CRITICAL SAFETY ISSUE WITH THE CAR.
Crash:
No
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No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10367882November 26, 2010
SEATS
RECENTLY MY BELOVED 2006 JETTA 2.5'S POWER DRIVER SIDE SEAT HAS BEEN MOVING ON ITS OWN WHILE I AM ACTIVELY DRIVING!! I WAS ON MY WAY HOME THE DAY AFTER THANKSGIVING WHEN MY SEAT STARTED TO SHIFT ON ITS OWN.. I WAS DRIVING IN NJ ON THE PARKWAY TRAVELING 75 MPH.. MY SEAT MOVED FORWARD WHICH PUT PRESSURE ON MY FOOT ON THE GAS THAN MOVED BACKWARDS ATLEAST 6 INCHES .. LEAVING ME BOTH UNAWARE I WAS TRAVELING 90MPH!! AND UNABLE TO BRAKE.. BECAUSE I COULDN'T REACH THE BRAKE PEDAL.. WHILE I WAS TRYING TO FIX MY SEAT AND PANICKING .. I LOOKED IN MY MIRROR AND REALIZED I WAS BEING PULLED OVER BY A STATE TROOPER. I ADVISED HIM OF THE SITUATION AND HE DIDN'T WANNA HEAR IT.. I PLAN TO FIGHT THIS TICKET IN COURT BECAUSE THIS WAS NOT* MY FAULT.. HOWEVER I AM GRATEFUL I WASN'T INVOLVED IN SOMETHING MORE SEVERE LIKE AN ACCIDENT.. THE CAR IS BEING TOWED TO THE DEALERSHIP I BOUGHT IT FROM AND I STRONGLY ADVISE ANYONE WHO HAS HAD THE SAME ISSUE TO COMPLAIN TO VW BECAUSE THIS IS A DEFF!!!!! SAFETY HAZARD AND WILL KILL SOMEONE.. AND I FORGOT TO MENTION THAT I ALSO HAD MY 6 YR OLD SON IN THE CAR.. THIS IS A PROBLEM! *TR
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No
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No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10367558November 24, 2010
UNKNOWN OR OTHER
REQUEST FOR COMPLETE CONSUMER COPIES RE SAFETY REPORT ON 1998 VOLKSWAGEN JETTA. *TGW
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10367798November 24, 2010
EXTERIOR LIGHTING:BRAKE LIGHTS:SWITCH, ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
BRAKE LIGHT SWITCH FAILURE. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10367272November 23, 2010
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC
MY 2009 VW JETTA SPORTWAGEN TDI HAS WORN OUT THE REAR BRAKE PADS IN LESS THAN 30 THOUSAND MILES, WHILE THE FRONT PADS ARE AT 75%. WHEN THE CAR WAS NEW I NOTICED THAT THERE WAS MORE BRAKE DUST ON THE REAR WHEEL THAN ON THE FRONT. I WAS TOLD THAT THIS CAR HAD A SYSTEM TO BALANCE THE BRAKING BETWEEN FRONT AND REAR. THE EXCESSIVE REAR PAD WEAR IS A GOOD INDICATION THAT THERE IS NO BALANCE BETWEEN FRONT AND REAR BRAKING, AND THAT THERE IS A PROBLEM WITH THE REAR BRAKING THAT COULD CAUSE THE REAR OF THE CAR TO SKID IN HEAVY BRAKING. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10367084November 22, 2010
FUEL SYSTEM, DIESEL
TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2009 VOLKSWAGEN JETTA TDI. WHILE DRIVING 55 MPH, THE VEHICLE STALLED IN THE MIDDLE OF THE HIGHWAY. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO AN AUTHORIZED DEALER WHERE THE CONTACT WAS INFORMED THAT THE HIGH PRESSURE FUEL PUMP FAILED BECAUSE METAL HAD SPREAD THROUGHOUT IT. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED AT THE CONTACT'S EXPENSE. THE CONTACT CALLED THE MANUFACTURER WHO OFFERED NO ASSISTANCE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 25,500.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10367145November 22, 2010
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC
REAR BRAKE PADS ON MY 2008 VOLKSWAGEN JETTA ARE WORN DOWN TO NOTHING AND MY FRONT BRAKE PADS ARE JUST ABOUT PERFECT. HAVE NOTICED MANY ONLINE FORUMS HAVE MENTIONED THIS PROBLEM AS WELL. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10366978November 21, 2010
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING
WAS DRIVING WHILE IT WAS RAINING WHEN ALL OF A SUDDEN MY CAR STARTED JERKING AND WOULDN'T LET ME GO FASTER THAN 15MPH. THE ASR AND CHECK ENGINE LIGHTS WENT ON. I WAS LUCKY ENOUGH TO BE DRIVING AT 6AM WITH NO ONE ON THE STREETS. I HAVE HAD PROBLEMS WITH THIS HAPPENINGS IN THE PAST BUT I READ ONLINE YOU JUST TURN OFF THE CAR AND RESTART IT. I TRIED IT THIS MORNING AND THE LIGHTS WERE STILL ON. THIS WAS AT 6 AM IT IS NOW 9:49 PM AND STILL NO LUCK. I ALSO HEARD IT MIGHT BE DUE TO ENGINE COILS BUT I HAD MINE REPLACED LESS THAN A MONTH AGO. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10367012November 21, 2010
SEATS
2003 VOLKSWAGEN JETTA PASSENGER SIDE HEATED SEAT BECAME SO HOT, THAT THE LEATHER WAS BURNED, SMOLDERED AND BEGAN TO CATCH FIRE. SINCE I WAS SITTING ON THE SEAT AT THE TIME, IT ALSO BURNED MY PANTS AND MY SKIN AS WELL. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
Yes
Injuries:
1
Deaths:
0
#10366933November 20, 2010
FUEL SYSTEM, DIESEL
MY VEHICLE IS A 2010 JETTA TDI SEDAN, PURCHASED IN JULY, 2010 IN FREDERICK, MD. THERE ARE NOW 10,000 MILES ON THE CAR. WITHIN WEEKS OF PURCHASE, I BEGAN NOTICING A HESITATION IN THE ENGINE AFTER CRESTING A HILL AND PROCEEDING DOWN THE OTHER SIDE OF THE HILL WITH MY FOOT RELEASING SOMEWHAT FROM THE ACCELERATOR. THE HESITATION LASTS FOR SEVERAL SECONDS. NEXT, AT APPROXIMATELY 1900 RPM THE ENGINE WILL OCCASIONALLY HESITATE AND EVEN BUCK. MOST IMPORTANTLY, ON THREE OCCASIONS THE ENGINE HAS CONTINUOUSLY HESITATED DURING MY 35-MILE COMMUTE. THE FEELING IS AKIN TO A GAS ENGINE RUNNING LEAN OR OUT OF TUNE. WHEN I ARRIVE HOME AND TURN OFF THE KEY ON THESE OCCASIONS, THERE IS AN ASTOUNDING AMOUNT OF HEAT SURROUNDING THE ENGINE COMPARTMENT, AND THE AUTOMATIC COOLING FAN KICKS ON AND RUNS FOR FIVE MINUTES OR MORE. THE CAR IS CURRENTLY IN THE DEALER REPAIR SHOP, WHERE I WAS TOLD THAT THE HIGH PRESSURE FUEL PUMP CONTAINS METAL SHAVINGS AND IS IN THE PROCESS OF DESTROYING ITSELF. I AM AWARE VIA THE INTERNET THAT OTHERS HAVE HAD SIMILAR PROBLEMS WITH THE TDI ENGINE AND THAT VW HAS TENDED TO BLAME THE PROBLEM ON CUSTOMERS ADDING GASOLINE TO THE FUEL TANK. I HAVE MOST DEFINITELY NOT USED GASOLINE AT ANY TIME. I WANTED TO ADD MY VOICE TO OTHERS, SO THAT VW CAN BE ENCOURAGED TO REMEDY THE SITUATION PROPERLY. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10366815November 19, 2010
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:EXHAUST SYSTEM, FUEL SYSTEM, DIESEL
1. DRIVING NORMALLY ON HIGHWAY WHEN IT CAME ON AND THE CAR LOST POWER SUDDENLY AND COULD NOT ACCELERATE ANY FURTHER. ALSO CAR STALLED SEVERAL TIMES ON ITS OWN WHILE IDLING AT A TRAFFIC LIGHT (ITS AN AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION THIS SHOULD NOT BE HAPPENING). 2. THIS IS THE SECOND TIME THIS SAME PROBLEM HAS HAPPENED IN FIRST 20K MILES OF THIS VEHICLE ITS AN 2010 VW TDI. FIRST TIME IT WAS AT 9800 MILE MARK SAME LIGHT AND PROBLEM CAME ON THEY REPLACED A EGR VALVE AND NOW AGAIN AT 19800MILES. 3. THEY HAVE REPLACED A PART AT 9800 MILES AND NOW REPLACING IT AGAIN AT 19800MILES. IT SEEMS TO BE A REPEAT PROBLEM WITH THIS VEHICLE AND VERY DANGEROUS TO HAVE IT SLOW DOWN LIKE THAT WHILE DRIVING AND ALSO STALL OUT WHILE IN TRAFFIC. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10366784November 18, 2010
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS:DISC:ROTOR, ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:WIRING, VISIBILITY
I RECENTLY PURCHASED A USED, LOW MILEAGE 2006 VW JETTA AND SOON AFTER I NOTICED THE HEADLINER BEGAN TO BUBBLE, SAG, AND TEAR AWAY FROM THE C-PILLARS I KNEW THAT THIS WAS NOT NORMAL FOR A FOUR-YEAR-OLD CAR AND THAT THIS COULD QUICKLY TURN INTO A SAFETY HAZARD IF LEFT IGNORED. SHOULD THE HEADLINER CONTINUE TO BUBBLE AND SAG INTO THE DRIVER'S LINE OF SIGHT THIS COULD BECOME A SERIOUS MOTOR VEHICLE HAZARD. I BEGAN TO READ AROUND ONLINE AND DISCOVERED, TO MY SHOCK, NEWS ABOUT THE COMMONALITY OF THIS ISSUE TO HUNDREDS OF OWNERS. SO, SURELY VOLKSWAGEN IS ALREADY AWARE THAT THIS IS A MASS ISSUE AND WOULD CERTAINLY WANT TO TAKE ACTION TO CORRECT IT, RIGHT? I AM WRITING BECAUSE I GENUINELY LOVE THIS CAR, BUT FEEL THAT THERE IS A SERIOUS MOTOR VEHICLE DEFECT WITHIN THE HEADLINER ASSEMBLY, GLUE OR THE WAY THE FABRIC LINER WAS CUT, POSSIBLY TOO SHORT. I WANT TO GET MY HEADLINER REPAIRED, BUT HONESTLY DO NOT FEEL THAT I SHOULD BE FULLY RESPONSIBLE FOR LOW QUALITY CRAFTSMANSHIP PUT INTO THE HEADLINER OF A FOUR YEAR OLD VEHICLE. I'D LIKE FOR VOLKSWAGEN TO PETITION TO HAVE THIS ITEM RECALLED CITING THE POTENTIAL SAFE HAZARDS IT CAN CAUSE DUE TO LOSS OF SIGHT WHILE DRIVING. ALSO, I'D LIKE FOR YOU TO CONTACT ME IN ORDER TO MAKE THE PROPER ARRANGEMENTS TO HAVE MINE REPLACED. I AM ALSO SENDING THIS LETTER TO VOLKSWAGEN'S CONSUMER COMPLAINTS DEPARTMENT, CONSUMER AFFAIRS, AND THE NATIONAL HIGHWAY TRAFFIC SAFETY ADMINISTRATION FOR THEIR REVIEW. THE CONSUMER STATED WITHIN ONE WEEK OF OWNING THE VEHICLE, HE NOTICED A VIBRATION IN THE STEERING WHEEL. IT WAS DETERMINED THE ROTORS NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. SOON AFTER, THE RADIO AND WINDOW BUTTONS BEGAN TO PEEL AS IF THEY HAD BEEN SITTING OUT IN HEAT. UPDATED IVOQ 12/22/10*JB *TR THE CONSUMER ALSO STATED THE WIRING IN THE DRIVER'S SIDE DOOR WAS DEFECTIVE. THE EXTERIOR SIDE MIRROR TURN SIGNALS DID NOT FUNCTION PROPERLY. THE WIRING HARNESS INSIDE THE BOOT OF THE DRIVER'S DOOR SHOWED SIGNS OF WEAR. THE CONSUMER STATED 2 OUT OF THE 11 WIRES WERE BROKEN, INCLUDING THE GROUND WIRE. UPDATED 06/
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No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10366637November 17, 2010
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM, AIR BAGS, LATCHES/LOCKS/LINKAGES, POWER TRAIN
VW JETTA TDI 2010. ON FOUR OCCASIONS THE CAR HAS COMPLETELY DIED WHILE MOVING SLOWLY. (5 TO 20 MPH) EVERYTHING IN THE CAR STAYED ON. I HAD TO TURN THE KEY OFF. PLACE THE CAR IN PARK AND RESTART THE CAR. THERE WAS NO INDICATION OF ANY PROBLEMS BEFORE OR AFTER THE CAR STALED OUT. NOTHING IN THE CAR TURNED OFF OR ON, EXCEPT THE RADIO AFTER I TURNED THE KEY TO THE OFF POSITION. ALSO WHILE DRIVING DOOR LOCKS STARTED TO CLICK OPEN AND CLOSED AT 65 MPH. AFTER 10 MIN OF RANDOM CLICKING THE DOORS LOCKED AND STAYED LOCKED. AIRBAG LIGHT CAME ON WHILE DRIVING. THE LIGHT WENT BACK OFF AFTER 20 MIN OR SO. HAS NOT COME BACK ON. TRANSMISSION IS GENERALLY SMOOTH, HOWEVER AT RANDOM IT IS VERY ABRUPT, EVEN DURING GRADUAL OR STEADY ACCELERATION/DECELERATION. CAR HAS ONLY ONE DRIVER. HAS ONLY EVER HAD CORRECT FUEL. VARIOUS OTHER ELECTRICAL PROBLEMS BEGAN AT 300 MILES. ALL PROBLEMS ARE RANDOM. VW CONTINUALLY DISMISSES ME. IT IS GOING INTO SHOP AGAIN ON MONDAY. FROM THE SOUNDS OF IT THEY DO NOT EXPECT TO DO ANYTHING TO FIX THE CAR. JUST DRIVE IT A FEW DAYS AND SEE IF A PROBLEM HAPPENS. CAR HAS PUT ME IN THE MIDDLE OF INTERSECTION WITH NO CONTROL. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10365919November 16, 2010
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
MY VOLKSWAGEN JETTA TDI REGULARLY STOPPED WORKING, ABOUT ONCE EVERY SIX MONTHS BEGINNING WHEN IT WAS LESS THAN 6 MONTHS OLD. UNDER WARRANTY THE DEALERSHIP FIXED IT THE FIRST TIME BY "REPLACING A RELAY" THEY SAID, BUT NOT REALLY BECAUSE IT CONTINUED TO HAPPEN. THE SECOND TIME WHEN IT WAS ABOUT A YEAR OLD AND STILL UNDER WARRANTY, THE DEALERSHIP SAID BY THE TIME IT WAS TOWED TO THEM IT HAD BEGUN WORKING AGAIN SO THEY COULDN'T FIX IT. THEY SAID UNLESS IT WAS NOT WORKING WHEN THEY HAD IT IN THEIR SHOP THEY COULDN'T FIX IT, ALTHOUGH THEY COULD SEE SOMETHING HAD HAPPENED. IT WOULD SIMPLY STOP WORKING OR NOT START. AFTER THE WARRANTY RAN OUT I BEGAN TAKING IT TO A VW TRAINED MECHANIC WHO ALSO TOLD ME HE COULDN'T FIX IT BECAUSE IT WAS INTERMITTENT AND WOULD START WORKING AGAIN BEFORE THE TOW TRUCK GOT IT TO HIS SHOP. HE SAID IT WAS DUE TO "ONE OF THE SEVERAL COMPUTERS NOT TALKING TO ONE OF THE OTHER COMPUTERS". HE COULD SEE A RECORD IN THE CAR THAT SOMETHING HAD BEEN NOT WORKING, BUT THE CAR RAN BY THE TIME IT GOT TO HIM. TOWARD THE END, IT WOULD DIE ON THE HIGHWAY AND I FEARED FOR MY LIFE AND THAT OF THE CHILDREN WHO RODE IN MY CAR. I TRADED IT IN, ALREADY NOT WORKING AGAIN, FOR A NEW CAR THAT I FELT I COULD TRUST. THROUGH OUT ALL THIS, I COULD NOT CONTACT ANYONE AT VW EXCEPT SOMEONE WHO TOLD ME THEY WERE SORRY, BUT VW COULD NOT DO ANYTHING FOR ME. THE PROBLEM STARTED HAPPENING WHEN THE CAR WAS NEW AND CONTINUED TO HAPPEN AND WAS NEVER RESOLVED. IT WAS DANGEROUS TO DRIVE. THE DATE BELOW IS MERELY THE LATEST INCIDENT. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10365925November 16, 2010
FUEL SYSTEM, DIESEL
LOSS OF POWER, CAR GOES INTO LIMP MODE WHEN THIS HAPPENS IT IS A FUEL SYSTEM FAILURE THE HIGH PRESSURE FUEL PUMP IT SEND METAL SHAVINGS THROUGHOUT THE FUEL SYSTEM REPLACE THE FUEL SYSTEM I HAVE DONE THIS ONCE AND NOW IT HAS FAILED THE 2 TIME ALL AT MY EXPENSE, CAR IS CURRENTLY NOT RUNNING CAN'T AFFORD ANOTHER REPAIR A REAL SAFETY ISSUE, NO WARNING WHEN THE VEHICLE GOES INTO POWER REDUCTION. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10366382November 16, 2010
VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL
TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2000 VOLKSWAGEN JETTA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE WOULD ACCELERATE AND THE RPMS WOULD INCREASE WHEN SHE HAD HER FEET ON THE BRAKE AND THE CLUTCH PEDALS. SHE NOTICED THAT THE FAILURE OCCURRED INTERMITTENTLY. THE VEHICLE HAD NOT BEEN INSPECTED OR REPAIRED. THE CONTACT CALLED THE MANUFACTURER WHO OFFERED NO ASSISTANCE. THE CURRENT AND FAILURE MILEAGES WERE APPROXIMATELY 127,000.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10366421November 16, 2010
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
TRANSMISSION IS MY VEHICLE IS FAULTY. IT SHIFTS FUNNY AND SOMETIMES WHEN I PULL OUT IN TRAFFIC, THERE IS CONSIDERABLE LAG LIKE ALL POWER IS LOSS FOR A SHORT PERIOD OF TIME. ALSO, THE DMF IN THIS TRANSMISSION IS KNOWN TO HAVE PROBLEMS. I'VE BEEN TOLD THEY WERE RECALLED IN AUSTRALIA, BUT NOT THE US. THAT IS INSANE...CONSUMER SAFETY MY [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
#10365704November 15, 2010
POWER TRAIN
WE RECENTLY BOUGHT A 2005 VOLKSWAGEN JETTA (THE NEWER DESIGN ALSO COINCIDED 2005.5) FROM A PRIVATE INDIVIDUAL IN MARCH 2010. WE NOTICED THERE WAS A SLIGHT PROBLEM WITH SHIFTING GEARS THAT CONTINUED TO GET WORSE. IN JUNE 2010 WE TOOK THE CAR TO A LOCAL VOLKSWAGEN DEALER AND DISCUSSED THE PROBLEM. THEY TOLD US IT SOUNDED LIKE THE DUAL MASS FLYWHEEL WAS THE PROBLEM. THAT THERE WAS 2 DIFFERENT MANUFACTURERS THAT MAKE THE FLYWHEELS AND THEY NO LONGER USE ONE OF THE MANUFACTURERS DUE TO DEFECTS AND PROBLEMS WITH THE FLYWHEELS THEY MADE. THEY SAID IT WAS A KNOWN PROBLEM THAT THE FLYWHEELS WERE BAD AND WOULD NEED REPLACED WAY BEFORE THEY WERE SUPPOSE TO. EVEN THOUGH THE PROBLEM WAS KNOWN BY VOLKSWAGEN THEY REFUSED TO FIX REPLACE THE DEFECTIVE PART. THEY SAID WE COULD CONTINUE TO DRIVE IT AND BUT WOULD CONTINUE TO GET WORSE AND END UP TEARING UP ALOT OF OTHER STUFF IF IT DID. WE LOOKED ONLINE AND FOUND MANY OTHER PEOPLE HAVING THIS SAME PROBLEM, THOUGH NO RECALL. WE ALSO READ WHERE IF THE FLYWHEEL LOCKED UP/CAME APART WHILE DRIVING IT COULD LOCKUP THE ENTIRE CAR. WE DID COME ACROSS WHERE THE FLYWHEEL HAD BEEN RECALLED IN EUROPE. THE CAR WAS DROVE TILL NOVEMBER 2010 WHEN IT HAD GOTTEN TO THE POINT WHERE IT WOULD DOWNSHIFT ON HILLS AND WHEN YOU WOULD TRY TO GET UP SPEED TO MERGE ONTO THE INTERSTATE IT WOULD NOT SHIFT TO THE NEXT GEAR( BUT THE RPMS WERE NORMAL) AND WAS FORCED TO MERGE ONTO THE INTERSTATE AT A VERY SLOW AND UNSAFE SPEED. THE ENGINE ALSO HAD A VERY LOUD CHATTER NOISE. WE DECIDED TO HAVE IT FIXED AND REPLACED THE FLYWHEEL ASSY & MOUNT BOLTS AND HAD TO HAVE THE TRANSMISSION FLUID FLUSHED AND REFILLED AND A NEW FILTER PUT IN. TOTALING $1423.00. THE NEW FLYWHEEL WAS NOT THE SAME AS THE ORIGINAL ONE. IT NOW RUNS GREAT. SHIFTS PERFECTLY AND SMOOTHLY. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10365805November 15, 2010
FUEL SYSTEM, DIESEL
MY 2011 VOLKSWAGEN JETTA SPORTWAGEN TDI HAD IT'S FUEL PUMP FAIL LEAVING MY WIFE AND CHILD STRANDED. THE CAR WAS STARTED AND SUDDENLY LOST POWER ON THE ROADWAY. CAR WAS TOWED TO DEALER WHERE IT WAS DETERMINED THAT THE FUEL PUMP HAD FAILED. PUMP FAILURE WAS CATASTROPHIC SENDING METAL SHARDS THROUGHOUT THE FUEL SYSTEM (TANK, FUEL LINES, FILTERS, ETC.) THIS HAS BEEN DOCUMENTED BY MANY OTHERS WITH THIS ENGINE (BACK TO 2009). AS OF YET THERE HAS BEEN NO RECALL BY VW. VW IS CURRENTLY TESTING MY FUEL AND HAS ORDERED PARTS FOR REPAIR. THE REPLACEMENT PART WILL BE THE SAME PART # AS THE ONE THAT FAILED. MOST PEOPLE HAVE HAD THIS HAPPEN WHILE OUT ON THE ROAD, ESSENTIALLY STRANDING THEM IN A DANGEROUS ENVIRONMENT. I LOVE MY CAR, BUT I WANT IT TO BE SAFE. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0

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