Volkswagen Jetta Complaints

10,351 consumer complaints on file.

#10336882June 17, 2010
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
DRIVING HOME ON COUNTRY ROAD IN THE POURING DOWN RAIN WHEN AT ABOUT 50 MPH THE ENGINE RPM REVVED, DASH WARNING LIGHTS LIT, FLASHED AND RANG. THE PRND WAS FLASHING. LUCKILY A DRIVEWAY WAS NEARBY TO GET OUT OF TRAFFIC. KNEW AT THIS POINT WHAT HAD HAPPENED BECAUSE WE HAD THE VERY SAME THING HAPPEN IN OCTOBER OF 2009. MEGATRONICS UNIT HAD FAILED AND WAS REPLACED AT A COST OF $1900. CALLED DEALERSHIP FOR APPOINTMENT ON JUNE 8TH. HAPPENED AGAIN 5 TIMES ON WAY TO DEALERSHIP. TOLD FROM DIAGNOSTIC TEST THAT IT HAD A BAD STEERING ANGLE SENSOR AND GATEWAY MODULE. NO PARTS WERE AVAILABLE. HAD TO TAKE CAR 70+ MILES BACK HOME. THE CAR MALFUNCTIONED ON THE WAY HOME IN A CONSTRUCTION ZONE. FELT IT WAS UNSAFE TO DRIVE ANY FURTHER. STOPPED AT A DIFFERENT DEALERSHIP. LEFT CAR FOR THEM TO DIAGNOSE. FOUND A SECOND BAD MEGATRONICS UNIT. REPLACED UNDER WARRANTY FROM THE FIRST REPLACEMENT. I FEEL THAT THIS CAR NEEDS TO BE RECALLED FOR THE SAFETY CONCERN THAT THE VEHICLE LOSES POWER AT ANY GIVEN TIME, IN ANY ROAD SITUATION YOU CAN THINK OF. YOU CANNOT ALWAYS BE PREPARED TO REACT TO THIS. YOU HAVE NO POWER TO GET OUT OF HARMS WAY. THE ONLY WAY TO CORRECT THIS IS TO SHUT THE CAR OFF AND RESTART AND HOPE IT WORKS. PREVIOUS ODI #10286197. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10336565June 16, 2010
FUEL SYSTEM, DIESEL
WHILE PULLING OUT ONTO A BUSY STREET MY CAR SUDDENLY STALLED ALMOST CAUSING A COLLISION. THIS OCCURRED ON 05/24/2010LEGEND AUTORAMA HAD THE CAR UNTIL 06/14/2010. THEY REPLACED TWO FUEL PUMPS. PART # 5N0-906-129-B & 03L-130-755-A. -I PICKED UP MY JETTA ON MONDAY JUNE 14, 2010. I DROVE ABOUT 20 MINUTES IN LIGHT TRAFFIC WHEN I HEARD A HUMMING SOUND. I ARRIVED AT MY DESTINATION, OPENED THE HOOD AND HEARD A BUZZING SOUND COMING FROM THE FUEL FILTER AREA. I TURNED OFF THE CAR AND PICKED UP WHAT I NEEDED FROM MY DESTINATION. I CAME BACK TO THE CAR STARTED IT AND NOTICED THE NOISE WENT AWAY. WHEN I ARRIVED HOME THE BUZZING WAS BACK. I CALLED ED AND NOTIFIED HIM THAT THERE WAS SOMETHING WRONG WITH THE CAR. HE SAID COME BACK.-I HAD TO GO OUT A FEW HOURS LATER. I STARTED THE CAR AND NOTICED THAT THE NOISE WAS GONE. I PROCEEDED TO MY DESTINATION. WHILE MERGING ONTO THE HIGHWAY THE CAR STALLED ON THE RAMP WHEN I WAS ACCELERATING TO NORMAL HIGHWAY SPEED AND THE CARS BEHIND ME ALMOST COLLIDED INTO THE REAR OF MY CAR. SINCE I WAS BLOCKING TRAFFIC I FRANTICLY KEPT TRYING TO START THE CAR. IT FINALLY STARTED AFTER 8 OR 9 ATTEMPTS. THE CAR PROCEEDED TO RUN INCONSISTENTLY. IT STALLED AGAIN, AND NOW THAT MY HAZARD FLASHERS WERE ON PEOPLE GAVE ME A LITTLE MORE ROOM. I EXITED THE HIGHWAY AND PROCEEDED DIRECTLY HOME. THE ENGINE KEPT SURGING THEN STALLING. WHEN I GOT TO MY DRIVEWAY IT SEEMED TO IDLE SMOOTH BUT THE BUZZING WAS LOUDER THAN EVER AND I WAS ABLE TO FEEL A VIBRATION IN THE STEERING WHEEL. WHEN I TURNED OFF THE CAR THE COOLING FANS RAN FOR ABOUT 7 TO 10 MINUTES.-THIS MORNING I HAD TO GO TO WORK. BECAUSE IT WAS 6AM I HAD TO TRY TO TAKE MY JETTA. THE CAR STARTED AFTER 2 ATTEMPTS. I PROCEEDED TO WORK AND THE CAR RAN ROUGH UNTIL IT REACHED OPERATING TEMPERATURE. WHEN I EXITED THE PARKWAY AND STOPPED AT THE FIRST RED LIGHT I FELT THE VIBRATION IN THE STEERING WHEEL AND HEARD THE BUZZING SOUND. SINCE YESTERDAY THE BUZZING BECAME LOUDER. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10336472June 15, 2010
FUEL SYSTEM, DIESEL
ENGINE FAILED ON 2009 VW JETTA TDI. LOST POWER ON CA HIGHWAY (UNSAFE). CAR HAS BEEN TOWED, DEALER CLAIMS BAD FUEL/FUEL CONTAMINATION. HAVE BEEN TOLD THAT IT IS A HIGH PRESSURE FUEL PUMP FAILURE, AN ONGOING PROBLEM WITH 2009/2010 JETTA TDI CARS. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10336167June 14, 2010
POWER TRAIN:MANUAL TRANSMISSION
CLUTCH FAILURE, PROBLEM DISENGAGING CLUTCH. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10336229June 14, 2010
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
PLEASE REFERENCE NHTSA ACTION # PE09035. MY CAR HAS HAD THIS RECALL PERFORMED AND CONTINUES TO EXHIBIT THE BEHAVIOR ON MULTIPLE OCCASIONS SINCE HAVING THE RECALL PERFORMED IN NOVEMBER OF 2009. THE CAR HAS BEEN SERVICED AT THE DEALER NUMEROUS TIMES TO CORRECT THIS PROBLEM AND IT STILL OCCURS. THE DEALER PERFORMED THE RECALL IN NOVEMBER 2009, REPLACED THE AFFECTED TEMPERATURE SENSOR IN MARCH 2010, REPLACED THE BRAKE LIGHT SWITCH IN MAY 2010, AND REPLACED THE INSTRUMENT CLUSTER IN JUNE 2010. I JUST GOT THE CAR BACK FROM HAVING THE INSTRUMENT CLUSTER REPLACED ON FRIDAY, JUNE 11, 2010 AND THE "FALSE NEUTRAL" REFERENCED IN THE NHTSA ACTION # PE09035 OCCURRED AGAIN ON SUNDAY, JUNE 13, 2010. THE CAR IS CURRENTLY WAITING ON A SERVICE APPOINTMENT AT THE DEALER. THIS IS A MAJOR SAFETY ISSUE!! *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10336340June 14, 2010
POWER TRAIN
2010 VOLKSWAGEN JETTA TDI(DIESEL) SHUTS OFF WHILE DRIVING. THIS HAS HAPPENED THREE TIMES TO ME WHILE DRIVING. VEHICLE USUALLY START UP AFTER WITHOUT DIFFICULTY. VEHICLE HAS APPROX 2800 MILES. ONE TIME IT HAPPENED IN A MAJOR HIGHWAY INTERSECTION. THIS IS VERY DANGEROUS. VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO VW WHERE REPAIRS WHERE SUPPOSEDLY MADE. REPAIRS MADE WERE 02 SENSOR AND COMPUTER UPDATE. A FEW DAYS LATER VEHICLE SHUT DOWN ONCE AGAIN WHILE DRIVING AFTER THE VW "REPAIRS". THERE DOES NOT SEEM TO BE A PATTERN TO THE INCIDENCES. VEHICLE IS CURRENTLY AT VW UNDERGOING TESTS. ANOTHER ODD THING IS THAT THE FACTORY BLUETOOTH STEREO HAS NOT WORKED SINCE THE FIRST TIME THE VEHICLE SHUT OFF WHILE DRIVING. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10335769June 11, 2010
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING, EXTERIOR LIGHTING
THE VW JETTA VR6 2001 THAT I PURCHASED LAST YEAR FOR $7,000 (FINANCING THROUGH MY CREDIT UNION) IS A LEMON. I HAVE HAD IT LESS THAN A YEAR AND ALREADY SPENT $2000 ON MINOR REPAIRS AND I ESTIMATE THAT RIGHT NOW IT NEEDS ABOUT $4000 MORE IN THE NEXT FEW MONTHS. I BELIEVE THAT SUNDANCE IMPROPERLY SOLD THIS CAR, KNOWING THAT A MASSIVE AMOUNT OF THINGS ARE WRONG WITH IT. I HAD A GARAGE WITH WHICH THEY ARE AFFILIATED LOOK AT IT AND COMPLETELY MISREPRESENTED THE SHAPE OF THE CAR. SINCE ACQUIRING IT I HAVE BEEN PLAGUED WITH DIFFICULTIES WITH IT, FROM HEAD LIGHTS MYSTERIOUSLY GOING OUT, TO THE WATER PUMP FAILING, TO THE SERPENTINE COIL FAILING, NOW TO THE AIR COMPRESSOR FAILING, AS WELL AS THE COMPUTER TO THE A/C, AND TODAY IT IS THE EPC CODE (WHICH I BELIEVE HAS SOMETHING TO DO WITH EITHER THE CATALYTIC CONVERTER, OR COMPUTER - BUT THE THING IS LOSING POWER AND THE BRAKE LIGHTS DON'T WORK WHICH IS A MAJOR SAFETY HAZARD), NOT TO MENTION THE TRANSMISSION SLIPS AND WILL NEED TO BE REPLACED. HAVING BEEN PLAGUED WITH THESE ISSUES, I HAVE COME TO FIND OUT THAT THERE ARE MANY OTHER VW JETTA VR6 2001 OWNERS WHO ARE ADAMANT THAT THIS CAR IS A MANUFACTURED LEMON. VW NEEDS TO BE IN SOME WAY HELD ACCOUNTABLE - ALL OF US HAVE HAD NIGHTMARISH LIVES AND ARE PAYING FOR THE DEFECTS EVERY DAY. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10335246June 8, 2010
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC
2006 VW JETTA 2.5L VALUE EDITION MY CAR IS AT 60,000 MILES AND I HAVE CHANGED THE BRAKES 3 TIMES ALREADY. NOW THE BRAKE PAD WARNING LIGHT IS ON AGAIN. I HAVE ALREADY SPENT 1,000 DOLLARS IN FIXING THE BRAKES. CHECKING DIFFERENT WEB FORUMS, AND A LOT OF JETTA OWNERS ARE COMPLAINING ABOUT THE SAME PROBLEM. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10334960June 7, 2010
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
STARTED CAR AND TURNED ON HEADLIGHTS. STARTED DRIVING HOME AND THE DASHBOARD DIMMER SWITCH CAUGHT FIRE. FIRE WENT OUT BUT ALL DASHBOARD LIGHTS WERE OUT. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
Yes
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10335020June 7, 2010
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC
MY REAR BRAKES STARTED MAKING A HORRIBLE NOISE WHEN I APPLIED THE BRAKES ABOUT ONE MONTH AGO AROUND 5/1/2010. FROM THIS POINT ON, THE CAR'S BRAKING DISTANCE INCREASED BY ABOUT 50% WITH ABSOLUTELY NO WARNING TO ME. I BOUGHT THIS CAR BRAND NEW IN JANUARY OF 2009 AND IT ONLY HAS 16,000 MILES ON IT. MY CAR HAS BEEN SERVICED ON SCHEDULE FOR 500 MILE COURTESY INSPECTION, 5000 MILE SERVICE, 10000 MILE SERVICE AND 15000 MILE SERVICE. I TOOK MY CAR IN FOR VA STATE INSPECTION ON 6/4/2010. THE MECHANIC TOLD ME THAT MY REAR BRAKE PADS WERE COMPLETELY WORN THROUGH AND THAT THEY WERE BRAKING WITH METAL ON METAL CONTACT. THE MECHANIC STATED THAT THE FRONT BRAKES WERE BASICALLY IN "NEW" CONDITION. HE ALSO STATED THAT THE LEFT REAR BRAKE WAS IN WORSE SHAPE THAN THE RIGHT REAR BRAKE. THIS CAR ONLY HAS 16668 MILE ON IT. IT HAS BEEN SERVICED AS INSTRUCTED IN THE OWNERS MANUAL AND IT HAS NEVER BEEN RACED OR USED IN ANY WAY OUT OF THE NORMAL. THE VW DEALERSHIP CONFIRMED WHAT THE MECHANIC AT THE INSPECTION STATION TOLD ME. HE SAID THAT THE REAR BRAKES WERE GONE AND THAT THERE WAS NO BRAKE PAD LEFT AT ALL AND THE CAR WAS STOPPING WITH METAL ON METAL CONTACT. HE SAID THAT THE PADS AND ROTORS WOULD NEED TO BE REPLACED. I TOLD HIM THAT I USED TO WORK ON MY OLD CAR AND THAT THIS WAS NOT NORMAL. HE STATED HE HAS HAD A NUMBER OF VWS COME IN WITH THE SAME PROBLEM. HE ALSO STATED THAT THERE IS NO SENSOR IN THE REAR BRAKE PAD, THAT THE PADS WILL NOT BEGIN TO SQUEAL WHEN THEY ARE WORN DOWN OR PROVIDE ANY INDICATION WHATSOEVER THAT THEY HAVE FAILED OTHER THAN THE SOUND THEY MAKE ONCE THE METAL OF THE CALIPER IS HITTING THE METAL OF THE PADS. I DID SOME INITIAL RESEARCH ON THE INTERNET AND THIS SEEMS TO BE A PRETTY SERIOUS PROBLEM FOR VW. EVERY MECHANIC I HAVE TALKED TO ABOUT MY CAR HAS SAID THAT VWS ARE DESIGNED FOR THE REAR BRAKES TO DO MOST OF THE WORK. VW NEEDS TO PUT SOME TYPE OF WEAR SENSORS IN THE REAR BRAKES TO LET CONSUMERS KNOW WHEN THEY NEED TO REPLACE THEIR BRAKES BEFORE THEY FAIL. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10335151June 7, 2010
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING, ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE
VOLKSWAGEN JETTA (ALL VW) HAVE PLASTIC IMPELLER WATER PUMP THAT BREAKS, CAUSING RAPID OVERHEATING AND POSSIBLE ENGINE SEIZURE. ENGINE SEIZURE MAY RESULT IN REAR END COLLISION. VOLKSWAGEN KNOWS OF THIS PROBLEM BUT REFUSES TO RECALL THE VEHICLES. NEW WATER PUMP IS REQUIRED TO REPAIR THE CONDITION. THE PARTS COSTS OVER $200.00. FAIRLY EASY TO REPLACE BUT THE PLASTIC PARTS COULD ALSO BREAK LOOSE AND GET PUMPED THROUGH THE ENGINE AND TURBO AND CAUSE CATASTROPHIC FAILURE. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10334704June 5, 2010
FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE
ON MARCH 25, 2007, I WOKE UP TO A STRONG FUEL LEAKAGE ODOR, SEEKING FOR AIR, ALMOST FINDING IT IMPOSSIBLE TO BREATHE PROPERLY, FORCING ME TO EVACUATE MY HOUSE AT LATE HOURS OF THE NIGHT THE GAS SMELL WAS COMING FROM MY CAR IN THE GARAGE. I CALLED DEALER, EXPLAINED MATTER. DEALER TOLD ME MY CAR WAS NO LONGER UNDER WARRANTY FOR THIS KIND OF SERVICE/OR REPAIR. THE CAR HAD 49,419 MILES AND WAS 4 YEARS OLD BUT VOLKSWAGEN WARRANTY IS COVERED FOR 50,000 MILES OR 5 YEARS WHICHEVER OCCURS FIRST. I CALLED VOLKSWAGEN BUT THEY ONLY CONFIRMED THE DEALER'S STATEMENT. TOOK CAR TO LOCAL SHOP, THEY REPLACED FUEL TANK AND FUEL PUMP ON MARCH 26, 2007, COST $754.11. THREE MONTHS AFTER THE STRONG GAS SMELL CAME BACK ONLY DIFFERENCE THE ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON AND SMELL WAS NOT AS STRONG. I TOOK CAR TO A DIFFERENT SHOP ON MAY 22, 2008 THEY REPAIRED GAS TANK AND FUEL PUMP SEAL COSTING ME $316.20. THIS APRIL RECEIVED A LETTER FROM VOLKSWAGEN FOR FAULTY CATALYTIC CONVERTER, RESEARCHED CONNECTION TO POTENTIAL GAS LEAK AND FOUND IN DISBELIEF THE GAS LEAK RECALL ON 2005, WHICH I WAS NOT NOTIFIED IN 2005 OR 2007. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10334603June 4, 2010
STRUCTURE
I OWN A 2003 VW JETTA TDI. SIX MONTHS AGO THE CLEAR COAT STARTED PEELING FROM THE HOOD AND NOW IT IS PEELING EVERYWHERE. I SPOKE TO VW CUSTOMER CARE AND THEY SAID OUT OF WARRANTY, TOO BAD. LESS THEN 7 YEARS OLD. AT LEAST GM PAINT JOBS DON'T FALL OFF THE MINUTE THE WARRANTY RUNS OUT. THE ONLY GOOD THING IS I DRIVE IT AROUND WITH A SIGN STATING, "DON'T LAUGH, YOUR VW WILL LOOK LIKE THIS SOON". *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10334688June 4, 2010
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
FAILURE OF DSG TRANSMISSION AND DUAL MASS FLYWHEEL ON 2006 VOLKSWAGEN JETTA TDI. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10334009June 1, 2010
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
INFORMATION REDACTED PURSUANT TO THE FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT (FOIA), 5 U.S.C. 552(B)(6) I PURCHASED A NEW 2010 VW JETTA SE ON 1/28/10. VIN [XXX] . CURRENT MILEAGE ON VEHICLE IS LESS THAN 1300 MILES. CAR HAS A AUTOMATIC - DSG TRANSMISSION. IN MID MAY OF 2010 I BEGAN HAVING SEVERE PROBLEMS WITH THE TRANSMISSION LOCKING INTO 3, 4 GEARS WHILE IN DRIVE ESPECIALLY WHEN ENTERING TRAFFIC FROM A START.. THIS CREATES A SEVERE POWER REDUCTION FROM A START AND CAN BE LIFE THREATING, AND CAUSE INVOLVEMENT IN BROAD SIDE ACCIDENT WHILE ENTERING THE FLOW OF TRAFFIC. TRANSMISSION ALSO JOLTS AND BOLTS WHEN DRIVING, AND WHEN PLACING IN REVERSE OR DRIVE FROM A START. THE CAR HAS SHIFTED IN NEUTRAL ONCE WHILE DRIVING. I HAVE HAD AT LEAST 15 OCCURRENCES SINCE MAY 12TH. WHEN THE SITUATION HAPPENS I HAVE TO PULL OFF THE ROAD AND STOP AND WAIT FOR A SAFE CONDITION TO PULL OUT IN THIRD (LOCKED) GEAR. I CANNOT DUPLICATE THE PROBLEM AT WILL IT JUST OCCURS WITHOUT WARNING. SOMETIMES THE PROBLEM SEEMS TO RESET TO NORMAL IF YOU TURN OFF THE IGNITION AND WAIT 5-10 MIN BEFORE RESTARTING. VW/AUDI HAVE HAD NUMEROUS REPORTS OF PROBLEMS WITH THIS DSG TRANSMISSION. HAD A PROBLEM WITH MY 2008 GTI AND THE METRONICS WHICH VW SENT OUT A SAFETY BULLETING AND REPLACED THE UNIT LAST JULY. THIS PROBLEM IS FAR WORSE THAN ROUGH SHIFTING IT'S LIFE THREATING. HAD A REAL SCARY INCIDENT YESTERDAY, LOCKED INTO THIRD AND THEN JUMPED INTO NEUTRAL, HAD TO COAST TO BURM. CAR IS CURRENTLY TODAY IN THE DEALERSHIP AS I WILL NOT DRIVE IT UNTIL THE PROBLEM IS CORRECTED. THEY WILL INVESTIGATE THE PROBLEM AND CHECK FOR ERROR CODES ETC. I DO NOT HAVE A PROBLEM WITH THE DEALERSHIP HAVE BEEN A CUSTOMER SINCE 2000 AND HAVE OWNED 6 VW'S SINCE. THE PROBLEM IS WITH THE DSG TRANSMISSIONS IN VW'S THEY ARE NOT SAFE. I HAVE ALSO ADVISED VW AT THEIR CUSTOMER CARE SITE AND WHO KNOWS WHAT THEY ARE DOING???? INCIDENT DATE IS THE START OF THE PROBLEM I WOULD APPRECIATE YOUR ASSISTANCE WITH THIS MATTER. THANK YOU. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10332297May 26, 2010
STRUCTURE
TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 1999 VOLKSWAGEN JETTA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHENEVER IT RAINED, EXCESSIVE AMOUNTS OF WATER LEAKED INTO THE VEHICLE. THE CONTACT DID NOT SPECIFY WHERE THE LEAK WAS LOCATED INSIDE OF THE VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN AUTHORIZED DEALER BUT IT WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE CONTACT CALLED THE MANUFACTURER AND WAS TOLD THAT THEY COULD NOT DISCUSS THE FAILURE WITH HIM DUE TO A PENDING LAWSUIT. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 113,000 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS UNAVAILABLE.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10332154May 25, 2010
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION:LEVER AND LINKAGE:FLOOR SHIFT
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2010 VOLKSWAGEN JETTA. THE CONTACT STATED WHILE THE VEHICLE WAS PARKED AND UNOCCUPIED, THE VEHICLE ROLLED AWAY AND CRASHED INTO A TELEPHONE POLE. THE MANUFACTURER WAS CONTACTED AND ADVISED THEY WOULD TAKE THE LIABILITY FOR THE DEFECTIVE GEAR SHIFT SELECTOR, BUT THE CONTACT WOULD BE LIABLE FOR THE STRUCTURAL DAMAGES CAUSED BY THE CRASH. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE HAS A FUNCTION WHERE THE KEY COULD BE REMOVED FROM THE IGNITION WITHOUT THE VEHICLE BEING PLACED IN THE PARK POSITION. THE CONTACT BELIEVED THAT THE MANUFACTURER SHOULD TAKE THE LIABILITY OF THE STRUCTURAL DAMAGE THAT WAS CAUSED BY THE MANUFACTURING DEFECT. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGES WERE 3,500.
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10331889May 24, 2010
FUEL SYSTEM, DIESEL, ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
2006 JETTA TDI 58,229 MILES TODAY / PURCHASED FROM 2ND OWNER AT 53K MILES 34MPG IN TOWN / 42.5MPG HIGHWAY WIFE DRIVEN WITH LIGHT FOOT. OIL CHANGE AND FUEL FILTER REPLACED AT 53K MILES BACKGROUND: CAR WAS PURCHASED EARLY DEC 2009, WITH IN 2 WEEKS IT WAS AT THE DEALER FOR A NON START ISSUE. CAR WAS GARAGED OVER A 3 DAY WEEKEND AND NOT DRIVEN AT ALL. MONDAY MY WIFE GOES TO START IT AND IT WILL NOT START, AFTER TELLING ME I TRY FOR 3 MINUTES TO GET IT STARTED AND IT FINALLY STARTS. TAKEN TO DEALERSHIP AND THEY FIND NO ISSUES, THEY BLAME COLD START AS THE CULPRIT. THIS IS A BS CALL AS THE CAR WAS AND IS ALWAYS GARAGED AT 50+ DEGREES F. ROUGHLY 3 WEEKS LATER THE SAME SITUATION HAPPENS AND THE CAR GOES BACK TO THE DEALER. TO NO AVAIL THEY STILL COULD NOT REPLICATE THE ISSUE NOR FIND A SOLUTION. THE NO START ISSUE/ HARD START ISSUE SEEMED TO PROGRESS FROM SITTING FOR 3 DAYS AND NOT STARTING TO RANDOMLY MULTIPLE TIMES A WEEK NOT STARTING. THEY STILL CANNOT FIND A SOLUTION. I FIRMLY BELIEVE THIS IS A FUEL ISSUE. ON TO TODAY'S ISSUE: FIRST NOTICED 3 WEEKS AGO WHILE ATTEMPTING TO PASS A CAR ON THE INTERSTATE AT 70MPH (AROUND 4K RPM), THE CAR DOWN SHIFTED AND STUTTERED RATHER THEN INCREASING SPEED. I THOUGHT IT WAS A 1 TIME ISSUE UNTIL I STARTED NOTICING IT MORE AND MORE. NOW IT HAPPENS FREQUENTLY AND MORE PRONOUNCED STARTING AT EVEN 35MPH/3400 RPM IN 3RD GEAR. FROM 10AM TUESDAY TO 5PM FRIDAY OUR JETTA WAS BACK AT THE DEALERSHIP BECAUSE OF A STUTTER/POWER LOSS ISSUE. THEY DID REPLACE THE FUEL FILTER TODAY AS WELL AS TEST THE FUEL (WHICH TESTED FINE), THE EGR VALVE WAS CLEANED WITH A CARB CLEANER. THE SERVICE MANAGER DROVE THE CAR OFTEN AND HAS BEEN ABLE TO REPLICATE THE POWER LOSS / STUTTER, HOWEVER THEY CANNOT FIND ANYTHING WRONG. THEY CALLED THE VW TECH LINE MULTIPLE TIMES AND STILL NO FIX ONCE AGAIN. CAR DIED SEVERAL TIMES TODAY. TURNING ONTO THE HIGHWAY THE CAR STUTTERED AND THEN .5 MILES LATER IT DIED AT 45MPH IN TRAFFIC. PULLED OVER AND CRANKED FOR 3 MINUTES. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10332014May 24, 2010
POWER TRAIN:MANUAL TRANSMISSION
AT APPROXIMATELY 79K MILES MY 2006 VW JETTA TDI BEGAN TO RATTLE LOUDLY IN THE ENGINE COMPARTMENT AT IDLE AND LOW RPMS. SIGNIFICANT ENGINE SHUDDER ALSO. THE DEALER REPORTS THAT THE DUAL-MASS FLYWHEEL AND PRESSURE PLATE HAVE FAILED. FLYWHEEL FAILURE IS A SERIOUS SAFETY DEFECT. THIS IS A KNOWN ISSUE AND VW HAS REPLACED THIS FLYWHEEL WITH A MORE RELIABLE DESIGN. BELIEVE THIS DMF HAS ALREADY BEEN A SAFETY RECALL IN EUROPE AND AUSTRALIA, BUT BEING CALLED NORMAL WEAR AND TEAR IN THE U.S. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10331780May 22, 2010
AIR BAGS:FRONTAL
2007 VW JETTA - MAJOR FRONT END DAMAGE AND AIR BAGS DID NOT DEPLOY. *TR
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
1
Deaths:
0

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