2010 Volkswagen Jetta Engine Problems

I HAVE A 2010 VW JETTA WITH 118K ON IT AND WHILE I WAS DRIVING MY ENGINE DIED ON ME IN THE MIDDLE OF THE HIGHWAY CAUSING SOME SERIOUS SAFETY ISSUE. I EVETUALLY HAD THE CAR TOWED TO NEAREST REPAIR SHOP AND THEY ESTIMATED REPAIR COST TO BE BETWEEN 4-5K RANGE TO REPLACE THE TIMING CHAIN TENSINOR. I DID A QUICK GOOGLE SEARCH AND FOUND THOUNDS OF PEOPLE COMPLAING ABOUT THE SAME ISSUE. VW SERIOUSLY NEEDS TO LOOK INTO THIS. VERY DISSAPONTED. WON'T BUY ANOTHER VW EVERY AGAIN.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2010 VOLKSWAGEN JETTA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE STOPPED, THE VEHICLE STALLED WITHOUT WARNING. THE VEHICLE WAS RESTARTED. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE ALTERNATOR AND TIMING BELT WERE RECENTLY REPLACED BY AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC. MCKENNA VOLKSWAGEN CERRITOS (18303 STUDEBAKER RD #5328, CERRITOS, CA 90703, 562-741-3035) WAS CONTACTED AND INFORMED OF THE FAILURE. THE CONTACT WAS INFORMED THAT THERE WAS A $249 DIAGNOSTIC FEE TO DIAGNOSE THE CAUSE OF THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED NOR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 122,193. *BF*JB

THERE HAS BEEN A STATEWIDE LAWSUIT AGAINST VOLKSWAGEN REGARDING 2010 JETTA TIMING CHAIN AND TIMING CHAIN TENSOR. THE DEALER SHIP HAS REFUSED TO CORRECT THE ISSUE WITH MY VEHICLE EVEN TOUGH IT IS STILL UNDER WARRANTY. RICK CASE VOLKSWAGEN HAS REFUSED TO CHECK AN ISSUE THAT VOLKSWAGEN HAS STATED THEY WERE AWARE OF TIMING CHAIN ISSUES.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2010 VOLKSWAGEN JETTA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE CHECK ENGINE WARNING INDICATOR ILLUMINATED CONTINUOUSLY AFTER THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED PER AN UNKNOWN RECALL. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO BERGE VOLKSWAGEN (385 W BASELINE RD, GILBERT, AZ 85233, (480) 646-4858), BUT WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE FAILURE PERSISTED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 50,000.

THE TIMING CHAIN SYSTEM IN MY 2010 VOLKSWAGEN JETTA WOLFSBURG EDITION FAILED, RENDERING THE CAR IMMOBILE. FORTUNATELY, THE VEHICLE WAS IN A PARKING LOT, AS FAILURE IN A ROAD COULD HAVE CAUSED AN ACCIDENT. BASED ON READINGS, THIS HAS HAPPENED TO MULTIPLE CARS WITH THE SAME ENGINE AND HAS RESULTED IN A CLASS ACTION LAWSUIT AGAINST VOLKSWAGEN.

FAULTY EGR SYSTEM PUTS MOISTURE IN THE TURBO INTERCOOLER ON THE DIESEL 2.0 ENGINE. INTERCOOLER EVENTUALLY FREEZES IN COLD TEMPERATURES. ENGINE DIES RANDOMLY DUE TO NO TURBO BOOST. MY CAR DIED WHILE MAKING A LEFT HAND TURN ACROSS 2 LANES OF ONCOMING TRAFFIC. WE WERE ALMOST T-BONED BY A SEMI TRUCK HAULING A 53' TRAILER! MY DEALER HAD ONE OTHER TDI IN THE SHOP THE SAME DAY MINE WAS TOWED IN. VW HAS ENGINEERED A ' COLD WEATHER INTERCOOLER' AND IS AWARE OF THIS DESIGN FLAW. NOTHING IS MENTIONED IN THE OWNER'S MANUAL ABOUT DRAINING THE WATER (WHICH ISN'T SUPPOSED TO BE THERE) FROM THE SYSTEM OCCASIONALLY DURING WARM WEATHER. CARS UNDER THE 36,000 MILE WARRANTY HAVE HAD THE UPDATED INTERCOOLER INSTALLED FOR FREE. THIS UPDATE, THAT DIDN'T FIX THE PROBLEM, COST ME $1042.92. THE CAR STALLED DURING THE DRIVE HOME FROM THE DEALERSHIP IMMEDIATELY AFTER THE NEW COLD WEATHER INTERCOOLER WAS INSTALLED. IT STALLED 2 OUT OF 3 SUBSEQUENT TRIPS AFTER THE UPDATED INTERCOOLER. THE CAR HAD TO BE TOWED DUE TO THE ENGINE STARTING AND IMMEDIATELY STALLING. THIS ISSUE AROSE AFTER THE VW TDI EMMISSIONS FIX THAT WAS PERFORMED ON MY CAR IN DECEMBER OF 2017.

OIL LEAK ON BRAKES VACUUM PUMP. USUALLY A CHEAP DEFECTIVE O-RING RESULTING IN BIG OIL LEAK

SECOND FAILURE OF INTAKE MANIFOLD. VW HAS ADMITTED TO A MANUFACTURING DEFECT BUT ONLY EXTENDED WARRANTY. HAD THE MANIFOLD REPLACED AT 50,000 MILES ROUGHLY. UNIT FAILED AGAIN AT 150,000 MILES. I DONT BELIEVE THEY ORIGINALLY FIXED THE PROBLEM. VW IS PLACING HIGH COST ON OWNERS TO REPLACE AFTER 120,000 MILES. REPAIR RUNS HIGHER THAN $800.00. FAILURE TO REPLACE THIS PART CAN DEEM THE CAR UNSAFE.

ENGINE OF MY CAR CAUGHT FIRE AFTER A SHORT DRIVE, LUCKILY MY DAUGHTER WAS ABLE TO PULL IT ON OUR DRIVE WAY AND MOVE AWAY SAFELY BEFORE ENGINE CAUGHT FIRE. WE HAD TO CALL FIRE DEPARTMENT TO PUT OFF THE FIRE.

THE GAS ENGINE CAR STALLS OUT WHEN STATIONARY, IN MOTION, ON CITY STREETS AND HIGHWAYS.I TURN IGNITION OFF THEN START THE CAR AGAIN AND GO ON TO MY WAY TO THE NEXT STALL. IT IS NOT BAD GAS AND MECHANICS AND DEALERSHIPS ARE STILL GUESSING WHAT WRONG.

DIESEL FUEL FILTER IS CLOGGING UP AND WAS TOLD THAT IT REQUIRED REPLACEMENT AT A COST OF $7,000.00.

MY WIFE'S 2010 JETTA 2.0T TSI EXPERIENCED AN ENGINE STALL AND COMPLETE LOSS OF POWER WHILE DRIVING AT APPROXIMATELY 40 MPH ON A STRAIGHT SECTION OF CITY STREET. THIS WAS A ROUTINE TRIP UNDER CLEAR WEATHER CONDITIONS. WITH NO TRAFFIC BEHIND HER, SHE SAFELY COASTED TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD. AFTER WAITING 5-10 MINUTES SHE WAS ABLE TO RESTART THE ENGINE AND, WITH NO CHECK ENGINE LIGHTS APPEARING, DRIVE APPROXIMATELY FOUR MILES HOME. THE FOLLOWING MORNING, UPON STARTING THE ENGINE, MULTIPLE CYLINDER MISFIRES BEGAN OCCURRING AND THE ENGINE WAS IMMEDIATELY SHUTOFF AND THE CAR WAS TOWED TO THE DEALERSHIP FOR DIAGNOSIS. THE DEALERSHIP DISCOVERED THAT THE STALL WAS DUE TO THE TIMING CHAIN TENSIONER FAILING, WHICH ALLOWED THE TIMING CHAIN TO SKIP SIX TEETH ON THE CAMSHAFT AND THE VALVES TO CONTACT THE PISTONS RESULTING IN THE ENGINE SELF-DESTRUCTING. THEY RECOMMENDED A NEARLY COMPLETE ENGINE REPLACEMENT AT A COST OF OVER $8,000. THE CAR WAS PURCHASED BRAND NEW IN 2009 AND HAS BEEN MAINTAINED IMPECCABLY AS SPECIFIED BY VW. SPEAKING WITH THE DEALERSHIP ENGINE TECHNICIAN, WE LEARNED THAT THE TIMING CHAIN TENSIONER IS A KNOWN DEFECTIVE PART BY VW AND THAT IN 2011-2012, WAS REVISED SEVERAL TIMES IN AN ATTEMPT TO MITIGATE THE FAILURES. A TECHNICAL SERVICE BULLETIN WAS ISSUED BY VW TO DEALERSHIPS AND SERVICE DEPARTMENTS EXPLAINING THE ISSUE BUT NO NOTICES OR RECALLS WERE SENT TO CUSTOMERS INFORMING THEM OF THIS POTENTIALLY DEADLY COMPONENT FAILURE. I HAVE READ, BUT NOT INDEPENDENTLY VERIFIED, THAT VW HAS ISSUED A RECALL FOR THIS SPECIFIC COMPONENT IN EUROPE. SINCE THE BEGINNING OF 2016, AND OWING TO THE SIGNIFICANT SAFETY HAZARD, AS MANY AS THREE CLASS-ACTION LAWSUITS HAVE BEEN FILED AGAINST VOLKSWAGEN FOR THIS SPECIFIC COMPONENT FAILURE. WE ARE THANKFUL NO ONE WAS SERIOUSLY INJURED OR KILLED WHEN THE CAR STALLED DURING OPERATION, BUT NOW WE ARE FACING OVER $8,000 IN REPAIRS.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2010 VOLKSWAGEN JETTA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING AT 50 MPH, THE VEHICLE STALLED. THE CONTACT WAS ABLE TO RESTART THE VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A DEALER BUT THE CONTACT WAS UNSURE ABOUT WHAT PART NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED. HOWEVER, THE FAILURE RECURRED AND THE CHECK ENGINE WARNING LIGHT ILLUMINATED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A DEALER WHO DIAGNOSED THAT THE GASKET, SEALANT, THE OIL SEPARATOR, THE TIMING CHAIN TENSIONER, THE TIMING CHAIN, THE TIMING CHAIN CASE COVER, THE TIMING RAIL TENSIONER AND MULTIPLE OTHER UNKNOWN PARTS NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 90,000. THE VIN WAS AVAILABLE.

CAR KEPT STALLING AFTER TAKE OFF WHEN YOU ACCELERATED. WHEN TAKING IT TO THE REPAIR SHOP IT WOULD NOT START AND HAD TO BE TOWED THERE. WHEN THEY GOT IT THEY DISCOVERED ALL BUT 1 QUART OF THE OIL IN THE ENGINE WAS GONE. THEY DETERMINED THAT THIS MALFUNCTION DAMAGED THE ENGINE AND THE ENGINE WOULD HAVE TO BE REPLACED. HAVE THE OIL CHANGED EVERY 3-5000 MILES AND IT WASN'T DUE FOR AN OIL CHANGE FOR ANOTHER 1000 MILES OR SO. THEY HAVE NO IDEA WHY THIS HAPPENED AND VOLKSWAGEN WON'T DO ANYTHING ABOUT IT. ALL OF THIS TOOK PLACE IN THE CITY. WE WERE TO AFRAID TO TAKE IT OUT ON THE HIGHWAY. CAR HAS 109000 MILES ON IT AND HAS BEEN A LEMON FROM DAY 1. THIS WAS JUST THE ICING THAT TOPPED THE CAKE.

ATTEMPTED TO START MY CAR ON A COLD DAY WITH LOW FUEL. THE ENGINE WAS JUMPY AND DIDN'T START. I WAITED AND ATTEMPTED AGAIN AND WAS ABLE TO GET IT STARTED, DROVE 500 FEET TO THE GAS STATION, FILLED WITH DIESEL. THE LIGHT THEN CAME ON AFTER I STARTED IT AGAIN. I CHECKED THE CODE, P2015. I TOOK MY VEHICLE TO DORSCHEL VW IN HENRIETTA, NY. THEY CONFIRMED THE CODE SAID THE INTAKE MANIFOLD NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. SAYING THE FLAP IS DAMAGED AND THEN SWITCHING TO SAY THE RUNNER IS DAMAGED. MOST OF THE TSI ENGINES HAVE HAD THEIR WARRANTY EXTENDED, BUT NOT FOR MY TDI. THERE ARE LOTS OF OTHERS COMPLAINING OF THIS CODE POPPING UP.

WHILE EXCELERATING FROM A RED LIGHT MY CAR WENT INTO "LIMP MODE" AND LOST MOST OF ITS POWER. I COULD NOT DRIVE FASTER THAN 40 MPH OR 2400 RPM. I CONTACTED VW DEALER AND THEY INSTRUCTED ME TO DRIVE THE VEHICLE IN WHICH WAS ONLY 8 MILES FROM MY HOUSE. ENROUTE TO DEALERSHIP MY CAR LOST ALL POWER AND SHUT OFF IN THE MIDDLE OF THE ROAD. I COULD NOT START THE VEHICLE AND HAD TO GET IT TOWED TO THE DEALERSHIP. UPON INSPECTION, IT WAS FOUND THAT MY HIGH PRESSURE FUEL PUMP HAD FAILED WHICH CAUSED MY TURBO TO ALSO FAIL. THE FUEL IN THE TANK WAS NOT CONTAMINATED, THIS WAS JUST A FAILURE OF THE SYSTEM.

I HAD BEEN DRIVING MY CAR FOR ONE HOUR. I MADE A QUICK STOP AT MY HOUSE TO PICK SOMETHING UP. I PULLED BACK INTO THE STREET AND STARTED TO DRIVE DOWN THE ROAD WHEN MY ENGINE SHUT DOWN IN THE MIDDLE OF THE ROAD. I HAD TO PUSH MY CAR TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD. MULTIPLE ATTEMPTS BY MYSELF AND A TOW TRUCK WERE UNABLE TO RESTART THE CAR AND IT HAD TO BE TOWED. AFTER EXTENSIVE TROUBLESHOOTING, THE DEALER DETERMINED MY ENGINE CONTROL MODULE HAD FAILED AND HAD SHUT ALL POWER TO MY FUEL INJECTORS. LUCKILY, I WAS NOT TRAVELING VERY FAST AT THE TIME NOR WAS THERE ANY SURROUNDING TRAFFIC. THIS COST ~$2000 TO REPAIR.

CAR LOST ACCELERATION GETTING ON HIGHWAY FROM ON RAMP AND THEN DIED IN THE LANE OF TRAFFIC. SPEEDCRAFT DEALER SAID THE ENGINE HYDROLOCKED AND THAT THE RECOMMENDED FIX WAS AN UPDATED INTERCOOLER AND THAT THIS WAS A KNOWN ISSUE. THERE WAS A TSB THAT WAS ISSUED REGARDING THIS ISSUE. UPDATED 02/05/16*LJ *CN

CAR IN SHOP FOR APPROXIMATELY 11 DAYS. ALTHOUGH CAR OUT OF WARRANTY, FIXED WITH AUTHORIZATION FROM VW OF AMERICA AS A "WARRANTY" REPAIR AT NO CHARGE TO ME. BAD FUEL NOT AN ISSUE (TESTED). HPFP AND ALL MAJOR FUEL SYSTEMS/LINES CLEANED OR REPLACED. HIGH PRESSURE FUEL PUMP FAILURE.

P2015 - INTAKE MANIFOLD POSITION FAULT. INTAKE MANIFOLD VALVE MALFUNCTIONS AND STICKS CAUSING A SEVERELY ROUGH IDLE AND ENGINE STALL. THE CAR WAS ATTEMPTED TO BE STARTED AFTER SITTING OVERNIGHT IN A GARAGE. THE CAR SUCCESSFULLY TURNED OVER, BUT WAS IN A VERY ROUGH IDLE FOR A FEW SECONDS BEFORE STALLING. CAR COULD NOT BE RUN CONTINUOUSLY AT ALL AT THIS POINT. THIS PROBLEM BEGAN TO OCCUR AROUND 80,000 MILES, WITH NO INITIAL PERFORMANCE IMPACT, BUT THE PART ULTIMATELY HAD TO BE REPLACED AT 88,000 MILES WHEN THE INCIDENT DESCRIBED ABOVE OCCURRED.

DEALERSHIP PERFORMED 90K MILE CHECKUP. ALSO ASKED THEM TO DETERMINE IF CEL P0472 WAS COVERED BY WARRANTY. THEY CONFIRMED CODE, AND SAID NOT COVERED UNDER ANY WARRANTY. THE ALSO ADVISED THE CAR IS SHOWING INTERMITTENT CODE OF P0638 FOR THROTTLE ACTUATOR CONTROL (BANK 1). WRITTEN ON THE ESTIMATE BY VW DEALERSHIP IS "TECHNICIAN NOTED THAT WHILE DRIVING VEHICLE INTO THE SHOP, VEHICLE HAD NO THROTTLE CONTROL AND WOULD NOT INCREASE IN ENGINE SPEED. TECHNICIAN RECOMMENDS REPLACING THE THROTTLE BODY AND EXHAUST PRESSURE SENDER. TECHNICIAN RECOMMENDS CUSTOMER NOT TO DRIVE VEHICLE --VEHICLE WILL AT SOME POINT STOP DRIVING (MOVING) - IT COULD STOP MOVING AT ANY POINT, INCLUDING CROSSING A INTERSECTION". I HAVE NOT HAD ANY ISSUES WHATEVER WITH MY THROTTLE, BUT DUE TO THEIR DOCUMENTATION, IT APPEARS THERE IS A SAFETY ISSUE HERE DESERVING OF A MANDATORY SAFETY RECALL.

MY CAR KEEPS THROWING A P0401 CODE EGR INSUFFICIENT FLOW. THE DEALER TOLD ME ITS MIGHT BE A CRACKED DPF FILTER. AFTER LOOKING ON VW FORUMS ABOUT THE PROBLEM ITS GOING TO BE AROUND A $3000 FIX. SINCE THE CAR IS NOT A "CLEAN DIESEL" AS ADVERTISED THE SYSTEM IS GETTING CLOGGED DUE TO THE FACT THE CAR COMPUTER FAKE SOFTWARE

CAR IS THROWING P0401 FAULT CODE FOR EGR VALVE INSUFFICIENT FLOW. DEALER STATES THE DIESEL PARTICULATE FILTER IS CRACKED. ACCORDING TO DATA, VW'S EMISSIONS SCANDAL SHOWS 40% MORE POLLUTANTS SPEWING INTO AIR. THIS IS CAUSING EXCESS EMISSION PART FAILURES. DEALER WANTS $2500+ FOR REPAIRS. ACCORDING TO VW FORUMS, THERE ARE MANY CASES OF EGR AND DPF FAILURES. CONTACTED VW AND THEY WILL NOT ASSIST. MY CAR IS DUE FOR SMOG 10/22/2015 AND IS NOT PASSING.

TURBO FAILED ON TDI

AT 60,000 MILES WE NOTICED A DECREASE IN ACCELERATION AND GAS MILEAGE IN 2010, VW JETTA TDI. THE DEALER SAID THEY FIXED THE ISSUES, BUT WE ONLY SAW A SLIGHT IMPROVEMENT IN THE VEHICLES PERFORMANCE. IN BETWEEN THE 60,000 MILES AND NOW 113,000 THE CAR HAS BEEN DIAGNOSED TO HAVE THE EGR VALVE, DPF FILTER, ALL SENSORS,. NOX AND SOX BURNERS TO BE REPLACED AT A TOTAL COST OF $10,000 DOLLARS. WHEN WE PURCHASED THE VEHICLE THE DEALERSHIP SAID THAT THE DPF FILTER WOULD ONLY COST US $1000 DOLLARS TO REPLACE, TRY $4000 JUST FOR IT. WE HAVE TAKEN VERY GOOD CARE OF THE CARE AND FEEL THAT VW HAS MISREPRESENTED THEMSELVES IN THE VAULE OF THE VEHICLE AND THE UPFRONT REPAIRS. THE RADIO, ALL DOORS ACTUATORS AND TRANS HAVE BEEN REPAIRED ON THIS CAR. IT HAS BEEN A MONEY PIT.

I WAS DRIVING AT FREEWAY SPEEDS AND MY CHECK ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON. I TOOK IT INTO THE DEALER ONLY TO FIND OUT THAT IT WAS THE DPF (DIESEL PARTICULATE FILTER) FAILED. THE FILTER WAS PLUGGED WITH CARBON. THE DEALER ADMITTED TO ME THAT THIS WAS A KNOWN DEFECT AND BAD ENGINEERING THAT AFFECTED MODELS 2006 - 2010. THEY TOLD ME IT FAILS EVERY 100-110K MILES AND HAS TO BE FIXED! I TOLD THEM I WOULD TAKE IT ELSEWHERE TO GET FIXED AS I WASN'T PAYING THAT KIND OF MONEY. THEY INFORMED ME NO LOCAL SHOP WOULD TOUCH IT. THAT IS NOT TRUE OTHER THAN THE LOCAL SHOP HAD TO BRING IT TO THEM FOR THE "SOFTWARE RESET". I HAVE SINCE LEARNED IT MAY AFFECT LATER MODELS BUT CANNOT CONFIRM. THE DEALER WANTED $2300 TO FIX PLUS TAX.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2010 VOLKSWAGEN JETTA. WHILE DRIVING AT VARIOUS SPEEDS, THE VEHICLE STALLED AFTER THE GEARS WERE SHIFTED AND THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT ILLUMINATED. THE FAILURE RECURRED MULTIPLE TIMES. THE VEHICLE WAS RESTARTED AND DRIVEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC. THE TECHNICIAN DIAGNOSED THAT THE CLUTCH KIT INSIDE THE TRANSMISSION NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE FAILURE WAS DIRECTLY RELATED TO NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 09V333000 (POWER TRAIN). HOWEVER, THE VIN WAS NOT INCLUDED IN THE RECALL. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 30,000.

WHEN TRAVELING ON I10 FREEWAY AT ABOUT 70MPH THE ENGINE WENT TO HALF POWER I TRIED TO GET TO A DEALER SHIP BUT BEFORE I COULD THE ENGINE QUIT WHILE ON THE FREEWAY. THIS WAS CAUSED BY A DEFECTIVE FUEL PUMP. ON MY TDI JETTA.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2010 VOLKSWAGEN JETTA. WHILE AT A STOP LIGHT, AN ABNORMAL NOISE COULD BE HEARD COMING FROM THE ENGINE WITHOUT WARNING. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE HESITATED PRIOR TO THE ENGINE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE HAD TO BE TOWED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER WHERE IT WAS CONFIRMED THAT THE ENGINE WAS DEFECTIVE. THE HIGH PRESSURE FUEL PUMP RELAY NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE ISSUE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 10,000.

I WAS DRIVING MY 2010 VW JETTA TO WORK WHEN ALL OF THE SUDDEN IT BEGAN TO VIOLENTLY SHAKE. MY CHECK ENGINE LIGHT STARTED RAPIDLY BLINKING. LUCKILY, I WAS ABLE TO PULL INTO A PARKING LOT. CALLED VW DEALERSHIP. THEY SUGGESTED TOWING MY VEHICLE. VEHICLE TOWED TO DEALERSHIP. ACCORDING TO THE VW DEALERSHIP, IGNITION COILS NEED TO BE REPLACED. THE VW DEALERSHIP TOLD ME THAT THERE IS NOT A RECALL FOR THIS REPAIR. HOWEVER, I NOTICED THAT THERE WAS A RECALL FOR FAULTY IGNITION COIL IN PREVIOUS YEARS FOR THE JETTA. I THINK VW SHOULD ISSUE A RECALL FOR THIS PROBLEM. THIS IS A SAFETY HAZARD.

VW TDI ENGINE: A POORLY DESIGNED DIESEL ENGINE PARTICULATE FILTER (PF). VW IS IRRESPONSIBLE IN DESIGNING, SELLING AND SUPPORTING REPAIRS TO THIS ITEM. COST FOR 100K SCHEDULED MAINT. FOR TIMING BELT AND OTHER PM WORK @ $3,127, PF IS EXPECTED TO FAIL BETWEEN 90K AND 130K MILES AND IS ON RECORD TO BE A PM REPLACEMENT PART IN THE SERVICE MANUALS. CHECK ENGINE LIGHT STARTED COMING ON AT 90K MILES. MY MECHANIC RESET LIGHT TWICE. I EVENTUALLY TOOK IT TO VW AND GAVE THEM A COPY OF THE SERVICE BULLETIN, PROVIDED BY MECHANIC.VW INSISTED IT WAS BOTH EXHAUST PRESSURE SENSORS AT $607 THIS WAS WRONG, LIGHT ON IN 4 DAYS. COST TO REPLACE THE PF IS $6.2K. AT 100K MILES THIS CAR HAS COST ME $9,863 FOR VW SCHLD. MAINT.. REPAIRS THAT VW RECOMMENDS TO BE DONE TO THIS CAR. VW CUSTOMER RELATIONS SAID NOTHING THEY CAN DO AND SUGGESTED I GO TO NHTSA. 1. VW ADVERTISED TDI ENGINE AS THE CLEANEST EMISSIONS IN THE WORLD! 2, WE EXPECTED PAY-OFF THROUGH EXCELLENT GAS MILEAGE AND LOW COST OWNERSHIP. AT 100K MILES A DEISEL SHOULD JUST BE BREAKING IN. RESULTS OF VW SELLING THE VEHICLE AND NOT SUPPORTING ITS CUSTOMERS: A. VW HAS STUCK ME WITH A CAR I CAN NOT SELL OR TAKE A DUMP ON RESALE. WHO WANTS TO BUY A CAR WITH A CHECK ENGINE LIGHT ON? B. I KEEP CARS AND KEEP THEM MAINTAINED SO I GET HIGH MILEAGE OUT OF THEM. EVEN IF I DID THE PF REPAIR AT $6K I WOULD BE LOOKING TO DO IT AGAIN AT 200K MILES. THERE IS NO VALUE TO COST OF OWNERSHIP OF THIS CAR!! C. I COULD GO TO MY MECHANIC AND RESET THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT AND SELL THIS CAR NEAR RESALE. UNFORTUNATELY THE VIN NO. IS ON RECORD WITH THIS ISSUE. NOR DO I HAVE THE CONSCIENCE TO DO THAT. VW IS AN IRRESPONSIBLE CAR MANUFACTURER!!!!. HOW CAN YOU SELL A CAR THAT REQUIRES HIS MUCH SCHEDULED REPAIR WORK??? VW YOU HAVE SCREWED ME AND YOUR CUSTOMERS!

I WAS DRIVING MY 2010 VW JETTA TDI IN A PARKING LOT, SLOWING DOWN AT LESS THAN 5 MPH TO STOP. ALL OF A SUDDEN, THE ENGINE STALLED WITHOUT WARNING. NO WARNING OR CHECK ENGINE LIGHTS CAME ON AT ALL. I HAD TO PUT THE CAR INTO PARK TO RESTART IT. SINCE THIS INCIDENT, THE ENGINE SEEMS TO BE SPUTTERING AT LOW SPEEDS. *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2010 VOLKSWAGEN JETTA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING AT A LOW SPEED, THE VEHICLE STALLED. THE CONTACT WAS UNABLE TO RESTART THE VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE ENGINE WARNING LIGHT PREVIOUSLY ILLUMINATED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A DEALER. THE TECHNICIAN DIAGNOSED THAT THE ENGINE WARNING LIGHT NEEDED TO BE RESET. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 41,208. UPDATED 4/30/15*CN UPDATED 05/05/15

WHILE DRIVING, GLOW PLUG INDICATOR FLASHED RAPIDLY, INDICATING ENGINE MALFUNCTION. CAR EXPERIENCED A REDUCTION IN POWER. AFTER PARKING IN PARKING LOT, CAR STARTED UP AND APPEARED INITIALLY OK, BUT THEN EXPERIENCED TOTAL ENGINE FAILURE AFTER DRIVING <300 FEET. CAR WAS TOWED TO MECHANIC. MECHANIC INDICATES THAT METAL FRAGMENTS/FLAKES WERE FOUND DISTRIBUTED THROUGHOUT FUEL SYSTEM/ENGINE, CONSISTENT WITH FAILURE OF HIGH PRESSURE FUEL PUMP. MECHANIC STATED THAT THIS CONDITION WAS CONSISTENT WITH PICTURES/DESCRIPTION FOUND IN TECHNICAL SERVICE BULLETIN 23 14 03.

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2010 VOLKSWAGEN JETTA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING AT APPROXIMATELY 37 MPH, THE ENGINE AND THE GLOW PLUG SYSTEM WARNING LIGHTS ILLUMINATED. IN ADDITION, THE VEHICLE FAILED TO ACCELERATE. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO A IMPOUND LOT. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 40,000.

WENT TO START AND LOUD CLUNK NOISE & ENGINE WOULD NOT TURN OVER. SEVERAL PIECES IF ICE WERE FOUND IN TURBO INTERCOOLER AREA. IN SHOP NOW. KNOWN DESIGN DEFICIENCY THAT VW NEVER INFORMED US ABOUT. $1800 TO IMPLEMENT TECH BULLETIN WITH NO REIMBURSEMENT FROM VW, THAT IS IF ENGINE IS NOT RUINED. *TR

I WAS DRIVING TO WORK IN MY 2010 VW JETTA SPORTSWAGEN TDI AND WAS IN A MIDDLE OF AN S TURN WHEN MY CAR SHUT OFF, AS I WAS COASTING I TRIED TO RESTART MY CAR, WHEN I DID SO MY STEERING DID NOT WORK. I WAS ABLE TO NEGOTIATE THE S TURN, BUT MY CAR WOULD NOT TURN ON. I HAD IT TOWED TO MY DEALER AND THEY CHECKED IT OUT AND SAID THAT THERE IS WATER IN THE INNER COOLER DUE TO CONDENSATION FROM THE AIR INTAKE. TO ME THIS SOUNDS LIKE A DESIGN FLAW SINCE WHEN I INQUIRED WHAT WILL PREVENT THIS FROM HAPPENING AGAIN, THEY RESPONDED THAT THE AIR INTAKE PART HAS BEEN REDESIGNED TO PREVENT THIS FROM HAPPENING AGAIN. THIS WAS A VERY SCARY ORDEAL. IF I DID NOT HAVE MY WITS ABOUT ME I COULD HAVE ENDED IN THE WOODS, LUCKILY I WAS ABLE TO NAVIGATE THE S TURN. WHEN I CONTACTED VOLKSWAGEN THEY WHERE WILLING TO PAY 75% OF THE COST EVEN THOUGH I REQUESTED THAT THEY SHOULD COVER THE WHOLE REPAIR. REGARDLESS, I AM CONCERNED WHAT HAPPENED TO ME COULD HAPPEN TO SOMEONE ELSE WITH A LESS FAVORABLE OUTCOME. WHAT IF THIS HAPPEN WHILE CROSSING AN INTERSECTION? I AM HOPING THAT YOU ARE ALREADY RESEARCHING THIS ISSUE FOR A RECALL, IF NOT I HOPE YOU WILL LOOK INTO THIS ISSUE. THANK YOU FOR READING MY COMPLAINT. *TR

THE ENGINE SPONTANEOUSLY STOPPED RUNNING WHILE DRIVING. I WAS ENTERING AN INTERSECTION, TURNING LEFT, AND PUT IN THE CLUTCH TO DOWN-SHIFT (MANUAL TRANSMISSION) AND THE ENGINE STOPPED AS SOON AS THE CLUTCH PEDAL WENT DOWN, AS IF I HAD TURNED OFF THE KEY. THE ENGINE STARTER WOULD NOT RE-ENGAGE UNTIL I FIGURED OUT I HAD TO TURN THE IGNITION ALL THE WAY OFF THEN BACK TO THE START POSITION TO ENGAGE THE STARTER. THE ENGINE RE-STARTED NORMALLY AT THAT POINT AND RAN FINE FOR THE REST OF THAT TRIP. THE ENGINE HAS DONE THE SAME THING ABOUT SIX OR EIGHT TIMES SINCE THEN, THE MOST RECENT TIME BEING ABOUT TWO WEEKS AGO. THIS CAN MAKE IT QUITE INTERESTING, TURNING AT AN INTERSECTION WITH ONCOMING TRAFFIC AND HAVING TO TAKE A HAND OFF THE STEERING WHEEL TO DO THE COMPLICATED RE-START - IF THE DRIVER WERE TO PANIC A RE-START WOULD NOT HAPPEN. SOMETIMES THE ENGINE ALSO RUNS VERY ROUGH, ESPECIALLY AT IDLE, AND WILL NOT ACCELERATE THE CAR - THIS HAS BEEN A PROBLEM WHEN TURNING ONTO A STREET OR HIGHWAY AND NEEDING TO GET UP TO SPEED TO NOT GET HIT WHILE MERGING WITH TRAFFIC. THE ENGINE ALSO IDLES ROUGH PERIODICALLY BUT THAT HAS NOT BEEN A SAFETY CONCERN ALTHOUGH IT MIGHT BE RELATED TO THE OTHER PROBLEMS. THESE PROBLEMS HAPPEN AT ALL ENGINE AND AIR TEMPERATURES - HOT OR COLD, AND EVEN WHEN THE ENGINE IS FULLY WARMED UP. MULTIPLE DEALERS AND THIRD-PARTY REPAIR SHOPS HAVE BEEN UNABLE TO FIND THE CAUSE OF THIS PROBLEM; NO ERROR CODES ARE SHOWN BY THE ENGINE CONTROL COMPUTER AND IT HAPPENS INFREQUENTLY ENOUGH THEY HAVE NOT BEEN ABLE TO REPRODUCE THE PROBLEM THEMSELVES. *TR

VEHICLE LOST POWER IN HEAVY TRAFFIC, 50 MPH SPEED ZONE. CHECK ENGINE LIGHT ILLUMINATED, LOSS OF TURBO BOOST WITH RESULTANT LACK OF ABILITY TO MAINTAIN SPEED. INTERNET SEARCH SUGGESTS A WIDESPREAD PROBLEM INVOLVING ICING AND WATER INGESTION THROUGH THE INTERCOOLER IN COLD WEATHER OPERATIONS. APPARENTLY MAY RESULT IN ENGINE DESTRUCTION. THE SAFETY RAMIFICATIONS ARE OBVIOUS AND IT IS MY UNDERSTANDING VOLKSWAGEN HAS BEEN RELUCTANT TO HONOR POWERTRAIN WARRANTY COVERAGE. MY DEALER QUOTED $1100 TO REPAIR WITH A RETRO-FIT KIT. TO PROTECT THE OWNER'S INVESTMENT AND TO RECTIFY AN OBVIOUS SAFETY ISSUE, I FEEL A RECALL IS IN ORDER. *JS

BOTH EXHAUST PRESSURE SENSORS MALFUNCTIONED CAUSING VEHICLE INDICATOR LAMP TO ILLUMINATE AND FAILED EMISSIONS TEST. QUOTED $595.00 FOR REPAIR WORK, AFTER REPAIRS VEHICLE STILL WILL NOT PASS EMISSIONS TEST. *TR

ON MY WAY HOME FROM WORK I WAS CRUISING DOWN AT THE INTERSTATE WITH THE CAR ON CRUISE CONTROL. EVERYTHING WAS FINE THE FIRST 45 MINUTES OF DRIVING THEN ALL OF A SUDDEN MY GLOWPLUG LIGHT ILLUMINATED AND STARTED FLASHING MEANING ENGINE MALFUNCTION. MY VEHICLE STARTED LOSING SPEED ALL OF A SUDDEN ON THE INTERSTATE WHICH COULD HAVE EASILY CAUSED A CRASH. LUCKILY I PULLED THE VEHICLE OVER ON THE SIDE OF THE ROAD AND THE VEHICLE JUST STALLED OUT ON ME. NOW VOLKSWAGEN IS SAYING THE HIGH PRESSURE FUEL PUMP SENT METAL SHARDS INTO THE FUEL SYSTEM AND IT ALL NEEDS REPLACED AND THEY WILL CHARGE ME 8000 DOLLARS. I CANNOT BE BLAMED FOR THE FAILURE OF A FUEL PUMP ON A CAR WITH 40000 MILES.I NEVER ALLOW THE TANK TO GO BELOW 1/4 OF A TANK. THERE HAVE MULTIPLE REPORTS OF PEOPLES HIGH PRESSURE FUEL PUMP GOING OUT AND SENDING METAL SHARDS INTO THE FUEL SYSTEM. THIS IS VERY DANGEROUS AND COULD GET SOMEONE VERY HURT OR COULD POSSIBLY RESULT IN DEATH. SOMETHING NEEDS TO BE DONE ABOUT THIS. *TR

DRIVING AROUND CITY STREET. JETTA BEGAN TO LOSE POWER AND THE GLOW BULB INDICATOR BEGAN FLASHING. AFTER TURNING OFF AND RESTARTING THE CAR I DROVE FOR ANOTHER TWO BLOCKS THEN THE GLOW BULB INDICATOR CAME ON AGAIN PAIRED THIS TIME WITH THE RED BATTERY INDICATOR. AFTER THAT THE CAR ROLLED TO A STOP AND WOULD NOT TURN BACK OVER. *TR

HAD DRIVEN JUST A FEW MILES AND WAS COMING UP TO A STOP AT A MAJOR INTERSECTION IN HEAVY TRAFFIC. GLOW PLUG LIGHT LIT FOR A SECOND AND ENGINE IMMEDIATELY STOPPED. ENGINE WOULD CRANK, BUT WOULD NOT START. HAVE BEEN TOLD THE PROBLEM IS THE HIGH PRESSURE FUEL PUMP. I DRIVE LONG DISTANCE IN THIS CAR AT ALL TIMES OF DAY. THE CAR DIED IMMEDIATELY, LEAVING ME IN THE MIDDLE OF THE STREET. VERY DANGEROUS. *TR

7/6/13 AC NOT WORKING AT ALL. ALL MAJOR COMPONENTS OF THE AC-COMPRESSOR AND DRIER- WERE REPLACED 7/18/2013 BY VW. AC WORKED FINE FOR REST OF 2013 SEASON. MAY 2014 DELAYED/INTERMITTENT COOLING IN LAS VEGAS, NV. 6/18/14 TOOK TO VW IN HENDERSON, NV AND TOLD THAT THERE WAS A LEAK IN THE SYSTEM. WARRANTY IS 12 MONTHS/12K- 16+K MILES PUT ON CAR BY THE TIME I TOOK IT TO VW IN 6/14-THEREFORE NO WARRANTY. VW RECHARGED SYSTEM AND COOL/COLD AIR BLOWING WHEN TEMPERATURE OUTSIDE IS UNDER 105 DEGREES. WHEN OUTSIDE TEMP IS 105+DEGREES- AC CUTS IN AND OUT-2 MIN ON/10 OFF/REPEAT. TOOK IT TO VW SERVICE FOR AC DIAGNOSTIC ON THURS 8/7/14 AT 10AM AND GOT THE CAR BACK 8/8/14 AT 4PM. VW SAYING THAT THE WHOLE AC UNIT NEEDS TO BE REPLACED-AC COMPRESSOR, DRIER, CONDENSER, RECEIVER, ACCUMULATOR. VW OF AMERICA WAS CONTACTED AND REGIONAL MANAGER WILL NOT ASSIST WITH COST OF REPAIR-$2300. REASON: THE CAR HAS 93K MILES ON IT. AN AC SYSTEM SHOULD LAST LONGER THAN 3 1/2 YEARS (CAR BOUGHT 12/09) AND THEN WHEN MAJOR COMPONENTS REPLACED-AC COMPRESSOR- THEY SHOULD LAST LONGER THAT 10 MONTHS REGARDLESS OF HOW MANY MILES WAS PUT ON THE VEHICLE. THE AC IN THE VW CARS HAVE A KNOWN PROBLEM WITH THE COMPRESSOR, REFRIGERANT CONTROL VALVE, AND FANS. SEE THE VW FORUMS FOR THE NUMBER OF COMPLAINTS ON THE AC SYSTEM. VW NEEDS TO BE INVESTIGATED. *TR

WAS DRIVING MY 2010 VW JETTA SPORTWAGON TDI AT APPROX. 55 MILES PER HOUR WHEN MY SERVICE ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON AND GLOW PLUGS STARTED FLASHING. CAR BEGAN TO BUCK AS IF NOT GETTING ANY FUEL THROUGH THE SYSTEM. CAR STALLED OUT ON HIGHWAY WITHIN A MINUTE OF THE SERVICE LIGHTS FLASHING AND WILL NOT RESTART. LUCKILY THE CARS BEHIND ME BARELY AVOIDED HITTING ME AS THERE WAS ZERO WARNING. HAD TO BE TOWED TO MY GARAGE, EXPECT DIAGNOSIS TOMORROW BUT AFTER READING UP ON OTHER COMPLAINTS I AM PRETTY SURE THEY WILL REPORT BACK THAT IT IS A HPFP ISSUE AND THE SYSTEM WILL NEED REPLACED. *TR

ON 6/7/14 AT SPEED AND IN TRAFFIC CAR SUDDENLY DIED, GLOW PLUG INDICATOR FLASHED AND SERVICE ENGINE IMMEDIATELY MESSAGE APPEARED ON THE DASH. CAR RESTARTED RIGHT AWAY AND WAS ABLE TO FINISH TRIP WITHOUT FURTHER INCIDENT, TOOK TO DEALER SERVICE CENTER AND THEY REPLACED GLOW PLUG AND WIRING HARNESS. ON 6/10/14 ALSO AT SPEED AND IN TRAFFIC CAR SUDDENLY DIED ONCE AGAIN, GLOW PLUG INDICATOR FLASHED, NO MESSAGE AND NO CHECK ENGINE LIGHT. ONCE WE CAME TO A COMPLETE STOP, THE CAR RESTARTED AND WE FINISH TRIP WITHOUT FURTHER INCIDENT. I HAVE SCHEDULED ANOTHER APPOINTMENT WITH VW SERVICE DEPARTMENT. *TR

I HAD WHAT APPEARS TO BE A FUEL SYSTEM FAILURE. I WAS TURNING LEFT AFTER STOPPING AT A RED LIGHT. I WAS TRAVELING AT @20 MPH. 100 YARDS DOWN THE BLOCK, THE ENGINE LOST POWER, THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON, AS DID THE DIESEL COIL ICON. THE CAR WAS DEAD INSTANTLY. THERE WAS NO WARNING, NO GRADUAL FAILURE, NO TIME TO GET OUT OF THE STREET. PLEASE NOTE, I HAD MY VEHICLE REGULARLY SERVICED AT THE VW DEALERSHIP, INCLUDING INSTALLING THE FUEL INTAKE COUPLING THAT WAS THE SUBJECT OF A RECALL ABOUT A YEAR AGO. THE SERVICE MANAGER SAID THERE WAS SOME BAD DIESEL GOING AROUND IN THE COUNTY WHERE I LIVE, BUT WHEN PRESSED ADMITTED THE BAD FUEL HAD NOT BEEN TRACED TO ANY PARTICULAR BRAND, BUT HAD APPEARED RANDOMLY. HE DID SAY THAT MY ENTIRE FUEL SYSTEM WOULD BE REPLACED ON VW'S DIME, EVEN THOUGH I AM LONG OUT OF WARRANTY, AND THAT IT COULD TAKE 2 DAYS TO A WEEK TO PERFORM THE SERVICE. THERE IS NOTHING ON VW'S WEBSITE ABOUT THIS PROBLEM, NOR ARE THERE REPORTS OF BAD DIESEL FUEL IN THE COUNTY. THE BLOGOSPHERE HAS REPORTS OF PROBLEMS IN THE DESIGN OF THE HIGH PRESSURE FUEL PUMP THAT CAUSES IT TO BREAK DOWN AND SHED BITS OF METAL THROUGHOUT THE FUEL SYSTEM. I AM VERY LUCKY THAT THIS HAPPENED AT 20 MPH ON A TOWN STREET IN THE MIDDLE OF THE MORNING AND NOT AT 65 MPH ON A HIGHWAY WITH LOTS OF TRAFFIC. I AM GLAD VW IS COVERING THE COST OF REPAIRS. BUT I HAVE PERSONALLY RECOMMENDED THIS OTHERWISE TERRIFIC CAR TO MANY PEOPLE, SOME OF WHOM HAVE CHOSEN TO BUY IT. I AM NOW WORRIED THAT SOMEONE MIGHT GET DEAD BECAUSE OF THIS, ESPECIALLY SINCE VW IS EVIDENTLY ONLY CORRECTING THIS DESIGN PROBLEM AFTER AN ENTIRE SYSTEM FAILURE. I AM ALSO UNABLE TO CONFIRM THAT VW ENGINEERS HAVE REDESIGNED THE FUEL PUMP THAT THEY ARE IN THEORY INSTALLING IN MY CAR AS A REPAIR. DO YOU HAVE ANY INFORMATION? *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2010 VOLKSWAGEN JETTA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING VARIOUS SPEEDS, THE BATTERY WARNING LIGHT ILLUMINATED FOLLOWED BY THE VEHICLE STALLING. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER WHERE THE CONTACT WAS AWAITING DIAGNOSIS OF THE FAILURE. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 35,000.

VEHICLE STALED OUT WITH COMPLETE LOSS OF POWER, WOULD NOT RESTART. HAD CAR TOWED TO VW DEALER, AND IT TOOK 8 DAYS FOR THEM TO FIX. THE HIGH PRESSURE FUEL PUMP FAILED AND CONTAMINATED THE WHOLE SYSTEM. IT WAS COVERED UNDER THE WARRANTY BUT I WAS LUCKY I WAS NOT ON THE HIGHWAY. IF THE 2010 JETTA WASN'T UNDER WARRANTY IT WOULD HAVE COST $4660.22 TO FIX IT.

I WAS DRIVING DOWN THE STREET WHEN DASH LIGHTS CAME ON...WITHIN MINUTES I LOST POWER AND EVENTUALLY MY CAR SHUT DOWN. MY HPFP WENT OUT AND HAS SENT SHARDS OF METAL THROUGHOUT THE SYSTEM. APPARENTLY TO THE GRAND TOTAL OF AT LEAST $7500 POSSIBLY MORE. I'VE BEEN READING AND SEE THIS IS AN IS WITH THE VW TDI MOTORS I DRIVE A 2010 VW JETTA TDI... AT THIS POINT THE FUEL SYSTEM NEEDS FLUSHED AND OR REPLACED I'M QUESTIONING THE CONDITION OF THE REST OF MY MOTOR IF METAL PIECES HAVE BEEN FLUSHED THROUGH IT. *TR

WHILE DRIVING MY 2010 VW JETTA TDI AT 45 MPH THE GLOW PLUG LIGHT BEGAN TO FLASH WITH NO WARNING AND ENGINE POWER BECAME DRAMATICALLY REDUCED. I WAS UNABLE TO MAINTAIN SPEED ON A BUSY ROADWAY AND WAS FORCED TO MAKE AN ABRUPT EXIT FROM THE ROAD TO AVOID CAUSING AN ACCIDENT. USING BACK ROADS WITH LOW SPEED LIMITS I WAS ABLE TO REACH A VOLKSWAGEN DEALERSHIP. AFTER ARRIVING THE VEHICLE COULD NOT BE RESTARTED. AFTER 3 DAYS OF INSPECTION IT WAS DETERMINED THAT THE HIGH PRESSURE FUEL PUMP HAD FAILED AND THE METAL SHAVINGS FROM THE FAILED PUMP CONTAMINATED THE ENTIRE FUEL SYSTEM AND CLOGGED IT WITH RUST. EVEN THOUGH THE VEHICLE WAS OUT OF WARRANTY, VOLKSWAGEN OF AMERICA COVERED THE COST OF THE REPAIR WHICH ENTAILED REPLACING THE ENTIRE FUEL SYSTEM. THE TECHNICIAN INFORMED ME THAT THIS WAS A KNOWN PROBLEM WITH THE TYPE OF HIGH PRESSURE FUEL PUMP INSTALLED ON MY CAR WHICH IS WHY VWOA WAS COVERING THE REPAIR EVEN THOUGH THE VEHICLE WAS OUT OF WARRANTY AND THERE WAS NO RECALL. GIVEN THE HIGH POTENTIAL FOR INJURY WHEN THIS KNOWN FAULT OCCURS, I DO NOT UNDERSTAND WHY ALL VEHICLES (WHICH INCLUDE ALL 2010+ AUDI AND VW TDI ENGINES) THAT FEATURE THIS FAULTY FUEL PUMP HAVE NOT BEEN SUBJECT TO A RECALL TO HAVE THE PROBLEM REPAIRED. *TR

THE CAR HAD BEEN PARKED IN THE RAIN FOR APPROXIMATELY 90 MINUTES. I STARTED THE CAR AND DROVE SLOWLY THROUGH THE PARKING LOT. THE ENGINE STOPPED WITHOUT WARNING AND REQUIRED THAT THE CAR BE BROUGHT TO A FULL STOP AND THE IGNITION TURNED OFF BEFORE THE CAR COULD BE STARTED. THE CAR RAN FINE AFTER BEING RESTARTED. THIS IS THE 6TH INCIDENT OF THIS KIND THAT I HAVE EXPERIENCED. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2010 VOLKSWAGEN JETTA. THE CONTACT STATED WHILE DRIVING 25 MPH, THE VEHICLE STALLED WITH THE ILLUMINATION OF THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER FOR DIAGNOSIS WHERE IT WAS STATED THE FUEL SYSTEM AND ENGINE NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE VIN WAS NOT AVAILABLE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 77,000.

I STOPPED AT A LIGHT AFTER EXITING THE INTERSTATE AND THE VEHICLE STALLED....I WAS ALMOST REAR ENDED. *TR

2010 VOLKSWAGEN SPORTWAGEN TDI. CAR SUFFERED DOZENS OF LOSS OF POWER INCIDENTS, SEVERAL LEFT THE CAR WITHOUT POWER AT FREEWAY SPEEDS. REPEAT VISIT TO DEALER DID NOT RESOLVE PROBLEM, DEALER WAS AGGRESSIVE THAT I WAS MIS-FUELING THE CAR WITH GASOLINE INSTEAD OF DIESEL, WHICH NEVER HAPPENED ONCE (I HAVE FULL RECEIPTS FOR ENTIRE VEHICLE OWNERSHIP). LATEST INCIDENT LEFT ME WITHOUT POWER OR EFFECTIVE STEERING ON I-5 BRIDGE BETWEEN OREGON AND WASHINGTON, NEARLY CAUSING AN ACCIDENT. DEALER AND VW WOULD NOT ANSWER ANY QUESTIONS, AND CLAIMED IF THEY COULD NOT REPRODUCE THE ISSUE, I WAS ON MY OWN. I SUSPECT THE HIGH PRESSURE FUEL PUMP HAD AN INTERNAL DEFECT, THAT DIDN'T LEAD TO COMPLETE FAILURE/DESTRUCTION, BUT WOULD INTERMITTENTLY THROW ERRORS CAUSING THE CAR TO STALL OR LOSE POWER. *TR

LAST YEAR, ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON EVEN THOUGH THE CAR WAS DRIVING FINE. I TOOK IT TO DEALER AND SAID PROBLEM WAS DUE TO DEFECT IN EXHAUST FLAP. HE ASKED ME TO PAY $770.00. LUCKILY, THERE WAS RECALL ON THE SAME A MONTH LATER. DEALER FIXED IT, BUT ENGINE LIGHT STILL IS ON. HE TOLD ME THAT ONE OF OXYGEN SENSOR IS FAULTY NOW CAUSED BY EXHAUST FLAP PROBLEM AND SAID IT IS NOT COVERED BY RECALL AND ASKED TO PAY $550.00. VW REFUSED TO CORRECT THE PROBLEM. NOW, I CAN'T EVEN INSPECT THE CAR. PRESENT PROBLEM IS CAUSED BY ANOTHER RECALLED DEFECTIVE PROBLEM. *TR

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

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2010 VOLKSWAGEN JETTA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT HE ATTEMPTED TO START THE IGNITION IN COLD WEATHER BUT THE ENGINE FAILED TO OPERATE. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO AN AUTHORIZED DEALER FOR DIAGNOSIS. THE TECHNICIAN STATED THAT THE ENGINE FROZE AS A RESULT OF ICE ACCUMULATION. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE DEFECT. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 26,195. UPDATED 5/7/13 *CN THE CONSUMER STATED THE SAFETY CONCERN WAS THE POSSIBILITY OF ICE BREAKING FREE CAUSING THE ENGINE TO SEIZE. *JS

WHILE DRIVING MY JETTA (DIESEL), THE ENGINE HAS STALLED ON MULTIPLE OCCASIONS. THE FIRST TIME IT HAD STALLED, MY JETTA WAS ONLY 1 MONTH OLD AND I TOOK IT BACK TO THE DEALER. THE DEALER FOUND NOTHING WRONG AND STATED THAT HE HAD NEVER HEARD OF THIS ISSUE OCCURRING. THE JETTA STALLED AGAIN OVER THE SUBSEQUENT 12 MONTHS OF OWNING IT AND I ONCE AGAIN TOOK IT TO LEE VOLKSWAGEN DEALERSHIP IN FORT WALTON BEACH. THE MAINTENANCE MANAGER STATED NOTHING WRONG. THE JETTA STALLED A 3RD TIME JUST RECENTLY WHILE I WAS MAKING A RIGHT HAND TURN. I HAD CHILDREN IN THE CAR AND I WAS VERY CONCERNED WITH THEIR SAFETY. IN ADDITION TO THE STALLING ISSUE, MY JETTA (OVER THE FIRST 2 YEARS OF OWNING THE CAR) HAS HAD A NEW BATTERY, NEW COMPRESSOR AND NEW INTERIOR LIGHTING MECHANISM INSTALLED. I AM VERY DISGRUNTLED WITH THE REPEATED SAFETY ISSUES ON THIS VEHICLE. THE STALLING MAKES ME UNCERTAIN OF MY SAFETY OR MY CHILDREN'S SAFETY WHILE DRIVING THIS VEHICLE. IT SHOULD BE RECALLED AND MONEY REFUNDED TO THE INDIVIDUALS WHO HAVE PURCHASED THIS MODEL. *TR

2010 VW JETTA TDI COMMON RAIL ENGINE STALLED WHILE CRUISING AT HIGHWAY SPEED SOUTHBOUND ON I-390 BETWEEN GENESEO AND ROCHESTER, NY. WHEN TWO ATTEMPTS TO RESTART CAR AS NORMAL FAILED, IT WAS TOWED TO DEALER AND REPAIRED BY REPLACING FUEL INJECTORS IN CYLINDERS 2 & 3 ACCORDING TO INJECTOR FAULT CODE THAT WAS GENERATED. VEHICLE WAS RETURNED TO ME, THEN EXHIBITED SAME SYSTEMS AGAIN. TOWED BACK TO DEALER WHEREUPON DISCUSSION WITH VW TECH LINE HAD DEALER REPLACE TURBO INTERCOOLER, POSSIBLY DUE TO EXTREME CONDENSATION AND ICE BUILD UP IN THE INTERCOOLER REFERENCED BY VW TSB # 21 12 01/2025464 FROZEN AIR CHARGE COOLER. AFTER INTERCOOLER REPLACEMENT, DEALER NOTIFIED ME THAT THE CAR IS STILL EXHIBITING THE SAME SYMPTOMS. DISCUSSIONS WITH VW TECH LINE RESULTED IN NOTIFICATION TO ME THAT THE ENGINE WIRING HARNESS SEEMS TO BE THE PROBLEM AND ADVISES REPLACEMENT OF THAT FOR $988 INCLUDING PARTS AND LABOR. HYDROLOCK AND CATASTROPHIC ENGINE DAMAGE DUE TO EXCESSIVE CONDENSATION FROM EMISSIONS SYSTEM DESIGN SEEMS TO BE THE MORE LOGICAL EXPLANATION, ESPECIALLY WITH THE 112 AND 234 PAGES RESPECTIVELY OF POSTS OF PEOPLE WITH THE SAME COMPLAINTS ON THESE WELL KNOWN FORUMS: HTTP://FORUMS.VWVORTEX.COM/SHOWTHREAD.PHP?5574701-TDI-INTERCOOLER-ISSUE-DESIGN-FLAW&P=75723976&VIEWFULL=1#POST75723976 HTTP://FORUMS.TDICLUB.COM/SHOWTHREAD.PHP?T=302863. *TR

ESP ERROR. CAR WOULD NOT START. CONDENSATION IN CHARGE AIR INTAKE SYSTEM CAUSED FAILURE IN ESP SYSTEM AND AIR INTAKE. *TR

ON FRIDAY JAN. 11, 2013, THE VEHICLE (2010 VW JETTA TDI) IN QUESTION WAS TRAVELING ON AN EXPRESSWAY AT A SPEED OF APPROXIMATELY 50 MPH WHEN SUDDENLY THE GLOW PLUG LIGHT AND CHECK ENGINE WARNINGS TURNED ON THE VEHICLE DISPLAY AND SHORTLY AFTERWARDS THE ENGINE STALLED. THE VEHICLE STALLED IN THE MIDDLE OF THE ROAD BUT NO ACCIDENT OCCURRED BECAUSE THERE WAS NO OTHER TRAFFIC AT THE TIME OF FAILURE. ATTEMPTS TO START THE ENGINE FAILED.VEHICLE HAD TO BE PUSHED TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD. VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO SERVICE LOCATION TO BE DIAGNOSED AND RESULTS WERE INDICATIVE THAT THE FUEL PUMP FAILED CATASTROPHICALLY RENDERING THE VEHICLE INOPERABLE. EXCESSIVE METAL SHARDS WERE EVIDENT ON THE FUEL FILTER. VEHICLE HAS NOT YET BEEN REPAIRED PENDING A RESPONSE FROM THE MANUFACTURER. SAME VEHICLE STALLED IN TRAFFIC AFTER BOUGHT NEW AT APPROXIMATELY 8000 MILES ON THE ODOMETER IN 2010 BUT ENGINE WAS ABLE TO BE RESTARTED. VOLKSWAGEN DEALERSHIP SERVICE DEPARTMENT PERFORMED DIAGNOSTIC FOR THE 1ST STALLING INCIDENT AND SAID THERE WAS NOTHING WRONG. NO SERVICE WAS PERFORMED TO CHECK FUEL SYSTEM AT THAT TIME. *TR

WHILE DRIVING 65 MPH ON THE FREEWAY IN OAKLAND, CA, THE ENGINE MALFUNCTION LIGHT CAME ON, MY CAR BEGAN TO SLOW DOWN, AND AS SOON AS I EXITED THE FREEWAY THE CAR STALLED AND STOPPED ALTOGETHER, AND WOULD NOT RESTART. I WAS TOWED TO THE OAKLAND VW DEALERSHIP. THEY INFORMED ME THAT THE FUEL PUMP HAD FAILED, AND HAD TO REPLACE THE FUEL PUMP, FILTER, FUEL LINES, ETC. THE DEALER SAID THAT THERE WERE SHARDS OF METAL THROUGHOUT THE FUEL LINES. THIS APPEARS RELATED TO NHTSA ENGINEERING ANALYSIS EA11-003. *TR

2009-2013 MODEL YEAR VOLKSWAGEN TDI VEHICLES SOLD IN THE UNITED STATES CONTAIN AN EXHAUST RESTRICTOR VALVE THAT CONTROLS THE REGENERATIVE FEATURE OF THE DIESEL PARTICULATE FILTER (DPF). THIS FLAP IS EXPERIENCING ABNORMAL FAILURE RATE BETWEEN 25000 AND 70000 MILES. VOLKSWAGEN IS DENYING CLAIMS TO REPLACE THESE EXHAUST RESTRICTOR VALVES WHEN THEY FAIL, AND IS ASKING CUSTOMERS TO PAY FOR REPLACEMENT. LONG-TERM MALFUNCTION OF THIS VALVE RESULTS IN NON-COMPLIANCE. THE VALVE DESIGN HAS BEEN UPDATED SEVERAL TIMES, INDICATING THAT A DEFECT WAS PRESENT IN THE ORIGINAL DESIGN. REFERENCE: HTTP://FORUMS.TDICLUB.COM/SHOWTHREAD.PHP?T=275066. *TR

EGR VALVE: CHECK ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON, CODE P0401 FOR EGR VALVE. DEALER SAID THEY TESTED IT AND IT WAS "STICKING". NOT COVERED UNDER EMISSIONS WARRANTY. FAILED AT 45K MILES. VW PART NUMBER IS 03L-131-501-K. $700 REPAIR. *TR

SLOWLY TURNING RIGHT OUT OF PARKING LOT ON COMPLETION OF TURN CAR STALLED WITH NO INITIAL INDICATION. SHIFTED INTO PARK AND RESTARTED WITH NO PROBLEM. THIS HAS HAPPENED TWICE BEFORE PULLING INTO HOME DRIVEWAY AND STOPPING AT A STREETLIGHT. *TR

WHEN I STARTED MY CAR, A 2010 JETTA SEDAN TDI, IT STARTED MAKING A STRANGE NOISE, BUT STILL RAN. I TRIED TO DRIVE IT OVER TO THE VOLKSWAGEN DEALER WHICH WAS APPROXIMATELY 2 MILES AWAY. I PULLED OUT ONTO THE HIGHWAY AND ACHIEVED A SPEED OF APPROXIMATELY 30MPH. THE CAR CONTINUED TO MAKE THE NOISE AND BEGAN TO LOSE POWER WITHIN A HALF MILE. I PULLED INTO THE PARKING LOT OF A SHOPPING CENTER AT WHICH TIME THE ENGINE DIED AND WOULD NOT RESTART. THE CAR HAD TO BE TOWED TO THE VOLKSWAGEN DEALER, WALLACE IMPORTS OF JOHNSON CITY, TN. IT TOOK THEM APPROXIMATELY 1 1/2 WEEKS TO GET THE PARTS IN AND REPAIR THE VEHICLE. THE SERVICE REPRESENTATIVE EXPLAINED TO MY HUSBAND THAT THERE WAS A CATASTROPHIC FAILURE OF THE HIGH PRESSURE FUEL PUMP, WHICH RESULTED IN METAL FRAGMENTS CONTAMINATING THE ENTIRE FUEL SYSTEM. AS A RESULT, HE WAS TOLD THAT EVERY PART WHICH CAME IN CONTACT WITH THE FUEL HAD TO BE REPLACED, INCLUDING THE FUEL TANK, FUEL LINES, FILTERS, FUEL INJECTORS, AND MANY OTHERS. THERE WAS A TWO PAGE LIST OF THE PARTS USED TO FIX MY CAR. MY CONCERN IS THAT THIS COULD HAPPEN AGAIN RESULTING IN AN UNSAFE SITUATION. FURTHER, WE ALSO HAVE 2010 JETTA TDI SPORTSWAGEN AND HAVE CONCERNS OF THE SAME PROBLEM OCCURRING AT HIGHWAY SPEEDS SINCE MY HUSBAND ROUTINELY MAKE ROUND TRIPS OF 230 MILES AT LEAST TWICE A WEEK TRAVELING MAINLY ON THE INTERSTATE. *TR

I'M WAS DRIVING UP HILLS WITH 38 MPH NOTICE THAT GLOW PLUG LIGHT FLASHING THE CAR LOST ALL POWER ALMOST INSTANTLY. FORTUNATELY I WAS ABLE TO MANAGED THE CAR TO EMERGENCY LANE. LUCKY THAT I'M NOT ON THE FREEWAY AND I DIDN'T HAVE MY 6 YEARS OLD SON WITH ME AT THAT TIME. THIS IS A SAFETY ISSUE THAT WE NEED TO ADDRESS TO VWGOA SO THEY CAN DO A RECALL. YOU CAN FIND 100 OR MORE SAME FAILURES AT WWW.TDICLUB.COM, SOME OF THE MEMBER HAD TO REPLACED THE HPFP TWICE. DEALER FOUND HPFP FAILURES. METAL FOUND IN THE FUEL PUMP DUE TO HPFP SELF-DESTRUCTION. REPAIRED AND PAID FOR BY VW. REPLACED THE WHOLE FUEL SYSTEM, TANK, 3 FUEL PUMPS, ALL LINES AND HOSES. *TR

I WAS AT A LIGHT IN FIRST GEAR AT A COMPLETE STOP. THE ENGINE WAS IDLING ROUGH. (NOT THE FIRST TIME, BUT VW COULDN'T FIND ANYTHING WRONG). THE RPM ON IDLING IS NORMALLY 800. IT WAS UP TO 1,000. IT SPUTTERED TWICE AND HICUPPED FROM 1000 TO 700 TO 1000 TO 700 IN THE PERIOD OF 3 SECONDS. MY CLUTCH WAS IN AS WAS THE BRAKE AND I WAS IN FIRST GEAR SINCE I WAS AT A LIGHT BUT AT A STANDSTILL. THE CAR SUBSEQUENTLY STALLED WITHOUT ME HAVING MOVED THE CAR. THE CAR RESTARTED AND I STILL DETECTED THE ROUGH IDLE. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNED A 2010 VOLKSWAGEN JETTA. THE VEHICLE WAS PARKED WHEN THE CONTACT NOTICED FLAMES COMING FROM UNDER THE HOOD AREA. THE FIRE DEPARTMENT WAS CALLED TO EXTINGUISH THE FIRE. THE MANUFACTURER WAS CONTACTED AND SENT AN ENGINEER TO INSPECT THE VEHICLE AND DETERMINE A CAUSE OF FAILURE. THE ENGINEER DISCOVERED THAT THERE WERE LEAVES IN THE ENGINE, CAUSED BY RODENT INFESTATION, WHICH RESULTED IN THE FIRE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT PRIOR TO THE FAILURE, THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED UNDER A VOLUNTARY RECALL FOR THE FUEL SYSTEM. THE CONTACT WAS CONCERNED THAT THE RECALL COULD HAVE BEEN RELATED TO THE FIRE AND DID NOT AGREE WITH THE ENGINEER'S FINDINGS. THE VEHICLE WAS DESTROYED. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 68,000. UPDATED 07/06/12 *BF UPDATED 07/16/12

VEHICLE STALLED ON TWO SEPARATE OCCASIONS. IN MARCH THE CAR CUT OFF WHILE SITTING AT A LIGHT. ON 4/17/12, THE VEHICLE STALLED WHEN COMING TO A STOP FROM AN OFF RAMP. *JS

ICE IN THE AIR INTAKE CAUSED THE ENGINE TO VAPOR LOCK WHICH CAUSED A BENT PISTON ROD. DEALER IS GOING TO REMOVE THE FACTORY AIR INTAKE AFTER INSTALLING A NEW ENGINE UNDER WARRANTY AND CLAIMS THIS IS AN ENGINEERED FIX. DEALER ALSO SAID THAT VOLKSWAGEN IS WORKING ON SOME HEATER ADD ON IN THE POSSIBLE FUTURE. I SUSPECT THAT THE CURRENT FIX IS NOT A FIX AS THE TROUBLE WAS NOT WHEN DRIVING IT WAS AFTER THE CAR SET FOR A FEW DAYS AND ICE FORMED IN THE INTAKE. NHTSA SHOULD INVESTIGATE TO CONFIRM THE ENGINEERING ISSUE IS ADDRESSED CORRECTLY TO PROTECT CONSUMERS. *KB

ENGINE COMPLETELY AND SUDDENLY STALLED OUT AFTER STOPPING AT AN INTERSECTION. THE CAR WAS RESTARTED WITHOUT HESITATION OR DELAY. *TR

COMPLETE ENGINE SHUT-OFF, WITHOUT WARNING OR STUMBLING, INCLUDING ALL SUPPORT SYSTEMS (POWER STEERING AND BRAKES, ETC). NO DASH LIGHTS, ETC. AFTER 30 SECONDS, CAR RESTARTS. HAS NOW HAPPENED MULTIPLE TIMES. DEALER HAS EXAMINED AND OFFERS NO EXPLANATION OR FIX, BECAUSE THEY CAN'T "REPLICATE" THE PROBLEM, AND CAR THROWS NO CODES WHEN FAILURE OCCURS. THIS IS VERY DANGEROUS. THE SUDDENNESS OF THE FAILURE LEAVES LITTLE TIME TO PULL OFF THE ROAD, SOMETIMES FORCING DRIVER TO STOP IN THE MIDDLE OF THE ROAD! *TR

WHEN SLOWING DOWN TO A STOP THE CAR HESITATES WHILE IDLING AND THEN WHEN YOU START TO PRESS THE GAS PEDAL TO GO IT HESITATES MORE AND ALMOST STALLS. THE COOLING FAN SEEMS TO RUN EXCESSIVELY AFTER TURNING OFF MOTOR. *TR

I HAVE HAD SEVERAL ISSUES IN THE PAST MONTH WITH MY VEHICLE EITHER STALLING IMMEDIATELY AFTER START (WHILE CLUTCH STILL DEPRESSED) OR SHORTLY AFTER DRIVING. VOLKSWAGEN HAS IDENTIFIED THIS AS AN ISSUE WITH THE INTERCOOLER; THERE IS A FLAW IN THE DESIGN THAT IS LETTING WATER INTO THE AIR PIPES WHICH IS COLLECTING AND FREEZING. THREE TIMES THIS HAPPENED IN TRAFFIC, ONE TIME WHILE CROSSING A LANE WITH ONCOMING TRAFFIC GOING 50MPH. VW DRAINED THE INTERCOOLER TWO WEEKS AGO AND SENT ME ON MY WAY BECAUSE THE PART IS BEING REDESIGNED AND IS ON BACKORDER. A WEEK LATER MY CAR FAILED SHORTLY AFTER LEAVING MY DRIVEWAY, STRANDING ME ON THE SIDE OF THE ROAD. I HAD TO HAVE IT TOWED BACK TO MY DRIVEWAY. VW DEALERSHIP AND CUSTOMER CARE WERE CLOSED FOR THE WEEKEND. MONDAY I HAD TO TAKE A TOW TRUCK RIDE 1.5 HOURS TO THE DEALERSHIP. THEY'VE DRAINED IT AGAIN AND WANT ME TO PICK IT UP BUT HAVE ACKNOWLEDGED THE ISSUE IS NOT FIXED. THEY ACKNOWLEDGE IT IS A KNOWN ISSUE, IT IS A SAFETY ISSUE, THE CAR IS UNDER WARRANTY AND YET THEY WANT ME TO PICK UP AN UNREPAIRED CAR BECAUSE VW DOES NOT HAVE PARTS TO REPAIR IT. I LIVE IN VERMONT, THE WINTERS ARE COLD, I CAN'T RISK GETTING INTO AN ACCIDENT BECAUSE MY CAR FAILS DUE TO WHAT VW CLAIMS IS A KNOWN ISSUE. *TR

THIS IS THE SECOND OCCURRENCE IN TWO WEEKS WHERE MY VW JETTA TDI AUTOMATIC (DSG) 2010 CAR WITH 58K MILES STALLED. I AM ORIGINAL OWNER, HAVE NO PREVIOUS ISSUES WITH THE CAR AND HAVE COMPLETED ALL REQUIRED MAINTENANCE. SYMPTOM. SHORTLY AFTER STARTING CAR AND COMMENCING TO DRIVE, THE ENGINE SPUTTERED AND STALLED WITH JUST OVER 100 FT OF MOTION. I PLACED THE CAR IN NEUTRAL AND WITH SLIGHT HESITATION, THE ENGINE STARTED AND I WAS ABLE TO RESUME NORMAL DRIVING. IN THE FIRST OCCURRENCE (APPROXIMATELY 1/5/12), THE CAR WAS PARKED OUTSIDE AT WORK FOR 8 HOURS AND THE OUTSIDE TEMP WAS IN THE LOW 30S. THIS STALL OCCURRED IN THE PARKING LOT THE SECOND EVENT (1/15/12), THE CAR HAD BEEN IN THE GARAGE FOR JUST OVER 2 HOURS AND THE OUTSIDE TEMP WAS 20. THIS STALL OCCURRED AFTER BACKING OUT OF THE DRIVEWAY ONTO RESIDENTIAL STREET AND STALLED AFTER COMMENCING FORWARD MOTION. *TR

VEHICLE HESITATES, USUALLY AT LOWER SPEEDS, BUT SOMETIMES AT HIGHWAY SPEEDS, AND STALLED COMPLETELY IN INTERSECTIONS TWICE. INITIALLY THIS WAS MOST OFTEN ON A COLD START, WITHIN THE FIRST 5-10 MILES, BUT NOT CONSISTENTLY. IT MIGHT DO IT ONCE A DAY, ONCE A WEEK, OR ONCE EVERY TWO OR THREE WEEKS. I BELIEVE THE PROBLEM TO BE FUEL SYSTEM RELATED AND NOT TRANSMISSION. I HAVE REPORTED THE PROBLEM TO DEALER WITH EACH SERVICE CALL (3 SO FAR, I HAVE 20K MILES TO DATE). DEALER INITIALLY SUGGESTED BAD FUEL AND TO BUY ONLY CHEVRON, BUT THERE IS NO CORRELATION BETWEEN FUEL SOURCE AND HESITATION, NO EVIDENCE OF WATER IN FUEL FILTER, ETC., AND I USUALLY PURCHASE CHEVRON FUEL. DEALER REPORTED BEING UNABLE TO IDENTIFY THE PROBLEM WITHOUT "CODES". VEHICLE HESITATED AGAIN (11/25/11), WITHIN ONE BLOCK OF DRIVING AFTER 20K SERVICE. I IMMEDIATELY RETURNED TO DEALER, AND THEY WERE STILL UNABLE TO DIAGNOSE. DEALER HAS KEPT THE CAR AND CONTACTED VW USA TECH SERVICE, BUT REMAINS UNABLE TO DIAGNOSE AS OF 12/2/11. MY DAUGHTER PURCHASED THE SAME CAR 3 DAYS AFTER I BOUGHT MINE AND HAS THE SAME PROBLEM (30K MILES SO FAR), BUT HAS NOT STALLED IN AN INTERSECTION - YET. THIS IS NOT OUR INABILITY TO DRIVE A STICK TRANSMISSION - BOTH OF US HAVE OWNED DIESEL JETTAS WITH MANUAL TRANSMISSIONS FOR 10 YEARS PRIOR TO OUR RECENT PURCHASES. I CONTACTED VW USA AND HAVE RECEIVED THE SAME MESSAGE - UNLESS THEY CAN DIAGNOSE A SPECIFIC PROBLEM, THERE IS NOTHING THEY CAN DO, BUT THEY DID SUGGEST GOING TO A DIFFERENT DEALER. VW DID PERFORM A FUEL LINE RECALL WITH MY LAST SERVICE, BUT THE HESITATION REMAINS. THERE ARE A NUMBER OF REPORTS OF THIS PROBLEM ON THE WEB, BUT VW IS UNWILLING TO ATTEMPT ANY REPAIR WITHOUT A SOLID DIAGNOSIS. STALLING IN INTERSECTIONS AND HESITATION WHILE DRIVING ARE UNACCEPTABLE PERFORMANCE FOR A CAR. PERIOD. I HOPE YOU CAN HELP. EVENINGS OR EARLY AMS ARE BEST TIME TO CALL. *TR

2010 VW JETTA TDI WITH ROUGHLY 35,650 MILES. WHILE DRIVING UP THE ON-RAMP TO ENTER THE INTERSTATE, GLOW PLUG DASH LIGHT CAME ON AND WARNED TO "CHECK ENGINE NOW." WITHIN 20 SECONDS, THE CAR LOST ALL POWER, AND LUCKILY I WAS ABLE TO COAST OVER TO THE SHOULDER OF THE INTERSTATE (WITH DRIVERS FLYING BY AT 65+MPH AT 9:45PM). VEHICLE WOULD NOT RESTART AND HAD TO BE TOWED TO THE VW DEALERSHIP. SERVICE REP CLAIMED "FUEL CONTAMINATION," WITH METAL SHARDS ALL THROUGHOUT THE FUEL SYSTEM. ENTIRE FUEL SYSTEM HAS TO BE REPLACED ($10,000 REPAIR) WITH EQUIVALENT, NEW PARTS. ACCORDING TO VW SERVICE TECHNICIANS, THE PARTS HAVE NOT BEEN UPDATED DESPITE VW'S KNOWLEDGE OF THIS PROBLEM. AS A RESULT, "FUEL CONTAMINATION" COULD HAPPEN AGAIN, AND THE CAR COULD SHUT OFF WHILE DRIVING AT ANY TIME WITHOUT NOTICE. THIS IS A VERY SERIOUS SAFETY CONCERN. LUCKILY, BECAUSE I WAS DRIVING AT NIGHT, THERE WAS NOT A LOT OF CONGESTION ON THE ROAD. HAD THIS HAPPENED DURING RUSH HOUR, THERE VERY LIKELY WOULD HAVE BEEN A SEVERE ACCIDENT. VW CLAIMS THE PROBLEM IS A RESULT OF THE POOR QUALITY OF AMERICAN DIESEL FUEL SUPPLY, SAYING THE TDIS ARE DESIGNED IN GERMANY TO RUN ON 100% DIESEL THAT'S FOUND IN EUROPE. IF THIS IS THE CASE, WHY ARE THEY SELLING GERMAN DESIGNED CARS IN THE UNITED STATES THAT DOESN'T HAVE FUEL SUPPLIES THAT ARE 100% DIESEL? VOLKSWAGEN NEEDS TO ISSUE A RECALL OF THE 2009/2010 JETTA TDI. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2010 VOLKSWAGEN JETTA SPORTWAGEN TDI. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE GOING UPHILL, THE VEHICLE STALLED WITHOUT WARNING, FOLLOWED BY THE BATTERY LIGHT ILLUMINATING ON THE INSTRUMENT PANEL. THE DEALER WAS NOTIFIED, BUT WAS UNABLE TO DETERMINE THE CAUSE OF THE FAILURE. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 22,000.

MOTOR LOST MOST POWER BUT WAS ABLE TO GO 10-15MPH TO GET TO END OF TRIP. CHECK ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON AND GLOW PLUG LIGHT FLASHED ON & OFF. CALLED VW AND THEY SCHEDULED APPT FOR NEXT DAY, SAID IT WAS OK TO DRIVE IN. BEGAN DRIVE HOME ON MAJOR CITY STREET. WHILE DRIVING, THE ENGINE DIED AND WOULD NOT RESTART. CAR STALLED IN LEFT LANE BLOCKING RUSH HOUR TRAFFIC. THE DRIVER OF THE FOLLOWING CAR WAS ABLE TO STOP TRAFFIC ENOUGH TO ALLOW US TO PUSH THE DEAD VW OFF THE ROAD TO THE RIGHT. CARS WERE ATTEMPTING TO PASS US AS WE PUSHED IT TO THE SIDE. CALLED VW AND THEY SENT A TOW TRUCK. DIAGNOSTICS THE NEXT DAY FOUND METAL IN THE TDI DIESEL HIGH PRESSURE FUEL PUMP. FUEL SYSTEM IS TO BE REPLACED UNDER WARRANTY. *TR

I WAS DRIVEN UP A SMALL HILL GOING ABOUT 20 MPH AND AS I WAS COMING TO A STOP SIGN THE ENGINE STALLED. THERE WAS NO APPARENT REASON FOR THE STALLING. I LOST POWER COMPLETELY AND THERE WAS NO WAY THAT I COULD RESTART THE CAR. I KNEW THAT IT WAS NOT ELECTRICAL BECAUSE I WAS ABLE TO PUT ON MY FLASHERS. *TR

2010 TDI JETTA SPORTWAGEN STALLED ON DECELERATION LANE, EXITING HIGHWAY. *KB

DURING SECOND VW DEALER SERVICE AT APPROXIMATELY 9,000 MILES , CHECK-ENGINE LIGHT WENT ON DURING THE PROCESS, TECH READ CODE AS A FAILURE IN A SECONDARY AIR-FLOW SENSOR, PART WAS REPLACE AND THE LIGHT WAS OFF. AT THIRD VW DEALER SERVICE AT 17,000 MILES, APPROXIMATELY ONE WEEK AFTER THE SERVICE, THE CHECK-ENGINE LIGHT WENT ON AT START-UP. CHECKED GAS CAP, RE-SEATED AND LIGHT DID NOT CLEAR. AS OF THIS REPORT PROBLEM CODED: P2431, P2433, SECONDARY AIR INJECTION PRESSURE SENSOR CIRCUIT OUT OF RANGE, A QUICK GOOGLE SEARCH REVEALED SIMILAR ERRORS IN CONJUNCTION WITH OIL AND FILTER CHANGES.

ON JULY 21 AT APPROX 1730HRS WHILE DRIVING LESS THAN 15MPH THE ENGINE SHUT OFF AND HAD TO PULL OVER WITH NO ENGINE. I PULLED OVER AND THE ENGINE WOULD NOT START IN NEUTRAL BUT HAD TO START WITH THE ENGINE IN PARK. THE VEHICLE IS A 2010 VW JETTA DIESEL. VEHICLE WAS CHECKED BY THE VW DEALER ON 7/23 AND NO CODES COULD BE FOUND AND THEY INDICATED NOTHING WAS WRONG. CALLED YOU COMPLAINT OFFICE 8/8 AND ODI # 10417948. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2010 VOLKSWAGEN JETTA DIESEL. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 10 MPH, THE VEHICLE SUDDENLY STALLED WITHOUT ANY WARNING. AFTER WAITING A FEW MOMENTS, THE VEHICLE WAS RESTARTED. THE VEHICLE WAS INSPECTED BY AN AUTHORIZED DEALER AND THEY STATED THAT THEY WERE UNABLE TO DIAGNOSE THE FAILURE. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED AND THE CONTACT WAS AWAITING A RESPONSE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 44,100.

AS I WAS DRIVING ON THE HIGHWAY AND I WAS ABOUT TO SHIFT TO A LOWER GEAR TO SLOW DOWN, THE ENGINE STALLED AND DIED. LUCKILY I WAS ABLE TO COME TO A COMPLETE STOP, AND RESTARTED THE ENGINE AGAIN. I DRIVE A DIESEL MANUAL TRANSMISSION ENGINE.

MY VW JETTA TDI STALLED WHILE COMING TO A STOP SIGN AFTER THE CLUTCH WAS DEPRESSED. IT DID THIS OCCASIONALLY DURING THE FIRST YEAR OF OWNERSHIP. AFTER A YEAR OF OWNERSHIP AND A DOZEN OR SO INCIDENTS, THE CAR STARTED TO STALL MULTIPLE TIMES DURING A ONE HALF-HOUR COMMUTE. TWICE RECENTLY, ONCE ON MY WAY TO WORK AND ONCE ON MY WAY BACK, THE CAR STALLED TWO AND THREE TIMES RESPECTIVELY. IT EVEN STALLED ON THE HIGHWAY GOING 65 MPH WHEN THE CLUTCH WAS DEPRESSED. USUALLY, IT STALLS WHEN COMING TO A RED LIGHT OR STOP SIGN WHEN THE CLUTCH IS DEPRESSED IN ORDER TO TAKE THE CAR OUT OF GEAR. AT 12000 MILES, THE ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON AND OFF A FEW TIMES AND THEN REMAINED ON. THE DIESEL PARTICULATE FILTER AND EGR VALVE WERE REPLACED WHICH IS HIGHLY UNUSUAL FOR A CAR WITH SUCH LOW MILEAGE. ALSO, AFTER MY 20000 MILE SERVICE THE ENGINE LIGHT WENT ON AGAIN AND THE DEALER REPLACED THE #4 EXHAUST GAS TEMPERATURE SENSOR. BEFORE THE 20K SERVICE I HAD CALLED THE DEALER THE DAY I STALLED 3 TIMES AND REPORTED MY ENGINE LIGHT WENT ON. I WENT TO THE DEALER A FEW DAYS LATER, THURSDAY, FOR THE SERVICE AND THE LIGHT HAD GONE OUT BY THEN. THE DEALER SAID THERE WAS A SOFTWARE UPDATE FOR THE ECM TO BE DONE IN ADDITION TO THE REGULAR SERVICE. I LEFT THE DEALER AFTER THE 20K SERVICE ONLY TO HAVE MY ENGINE LIGHT GO ON AGAIN AND THE CAR STALL AGAIN. SO I WENT BACK TO THE DEALER AND THAT IS WHEN THEY CHANGED THE #4 EXHAUST GAS TEMPERATURE SENSOR. IT DID NOT SOUND TO ME LIKE A PROPER FIX FOR THIS PROBLEM AS I BELIEVE IT COULD BE EITHER AN ELECTRONIC GLITCH WITH THE ECM OR OTHER ELECTRICAL COMPONENTS OR SOME FUEL SYSTEM PROBLEM WHEREBY FUEL FLOW IS INTERRUPTED WHEN GOING FROM LOAD TO NO LOAD SCENARIOS, I.E. CLUTCH ENGAGED. ANYHOW, I STALLED AGAIN TWO MILES FROM THE DEALER FROM WHICH I HAD DRIVEN. THE DEALER SAYS THEY CAN'T DUPLICATE IT OR FIND ANY CODES RELATED TO IT. THEY WILL CALL VW AGAIN.

MY 2010 VW JETTA TDI HAS HAD 5 EPISODES OF STALLING (ACTUALLY IT DOES NOT STALL IN THE NORMAL SENSE OF THE WORD, THE ENGINE JUST STOPS RUNNING). IN ALL 5 INCIDENTS THE CAR NEEDED TO BE PLACED IN PARK, THE IGNITION NEEDED TO BE TURNED OFF AND THEN THE CAR COULD BE RESTARTED AND RAN NORMALLY. IN 4 OF THE INCIDENTS IT WAS EITHER RAINING OR HAD JUST RECENTLY RAINED. THE 5TH INCIDENT HAD HIGH HUMIDITY. THE O2 SENSOR HAS BEEN UPDATED TWICE. THE FIRST TIME AS A RESPONSE TO THE PROBLEM, THE SECOND TIME AS PART OF NORMAL MAINTENANCE. *TR

THE CAR CHRONICALLY STALLS IN FIRST OR SECOND GEAR IN STOP AND GO TRAFFIC, AT VERY SLOW SPEEDS OR WHEN COASTING. WHEN GIVING IT GAS AND LETTING OUT THE CLUTCH, IT JUST STALLS WITH NO WARNING. HAVE SPOKEN WITH OTHER JETTA TDI OWNERS AND THEY ACKNOWLEDGE SAME PROBLEM

I HAD COME TO A FULL STOP AND WAS IDLING AT A RED LIGHT IN A BUSY INTERSECTION WHEN THE ENGINE STOPPED SUDDENLY. NO MISFIRING OR ROUGH MOMENTS BEFORE STOPPING, JUST A SUDDEN CUT OFF. I PUT THE ENGINE IN PARK AND TRIED RESTARTING THE ENGINE. NO SUCCESS. I PUT THE ENGINE IN NEUTRAL AND GOT A PUSH TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD. TRIED STARTING THE ENGINE SEVERAL TIMES, IN PARK, WITH NO SUCCESS. VW CALLED A TOW TRUCK. BEFORE ACCEPTING A TOW I TURNED THE IGNITION FULLY OFF AND TRIED RESTARTING THE ENGINE. THIS TIME IT STARTED. I CANCELLED THE TOW. CAR IS RUNNING NORMALLY AGAIN. THIS SUDDEN STOPPING OF MY ENGINE HAPPENED ONE OTHER TIME WHEN THE CAR HAD ABOUT 4000 MILES ON IT. I WAS PULLING OUT OF A PARKING PLACE AND THE ENGINE SHUT OFF AS I WAS PULLING FORWARD AFTER JUST HAVING PUT IT IN DRIVE. I RESTARTED THE CAR AND A FEW SECONDS LATER THE ENGINE STARTED MISFIRING, BUT ONLY FOR A SECOND. THEN IT RAN FINE. NO FURTHER MISHAPS UNTIL MAY 17, 2011 AT 17,500 MILES. I NOTIFIED VW OF THE MISHAP WHEN I TOOK IT IN FOR IT'S FIRST CHECK-UP. VW SAID THEY DIDN'T FIND ANYTHING WRONG AND DIDN'T KNOW WHY IT HAPPENED. I CURRENTLY HAVE A CALL IN TO VW AGAIN, BUT HAVE NOT YET HEARD BACK FROM THEM.

JETTA TDI STALLING. *TR

I PURCHASED MY 2010 JETTA TDI NEW AT THE END OF SEPTEMBER 2009. IT IS A MANUAL TRANSMISSION. I'M A PRETTY CONSERVATIVE DRIVER AND ATTEMPT TO MAXIMIZE MY MPG. EACH DAY AFTER THE VEHICLE HAS BEEN SETTING OVERNIGHT AND IS COLD, I START UP AND DRIVE TO THE STORE, A 4 MILE DRIVE, THE ENGINE WILL PAUSE USUALLY WITHIN THAT 4 MILE DRIVE. SOMETIMES IT IS A SHORT JERK AND SOMETIMES IT IS A GREATER JERK. OTHER TIMES IT WILL HAPPEN ON THE RETURN TRIP HOME. BUT IT'LL HAPPEN ONLY ONCE UNTIL IT SETS AND COOLS OFF. I HAVE HAD IT IN THE SHOP TWICE WITH NO HELP. MY RESEARCH FINDS SOME PROBLEMS WITH THE HIGH PRESSURE FUEL PUMP WHICH MAY BE THE ISSUE, BUT I HAVEN'T BEEN ABLE TO TALK TO VW AMERICA TO SEE IF THEY WILL CONFIRM OR DENY THIS. THIS PROBLEM HAS HAPPENED SINCE I'VE HAD THE VEHICLE. IT HAS 6,500 MILES ON IT AND I'M HOPING TO GET IT FIXED BEFORE THE WARRANTY EXPIRES. NOT SURE WHAT WILL HAPPEN WHEN THE MILEAGE GETS HIGHER.

I PULLED INTO A PARKING SPOT , TOOK MY FOOT OFF THE GAS PEDAL TO COAST IN AND APPLIED THE BRAKE (APPROX 3 TO 4 MPH). THE ENGINE REVVED AND ACCELERATED. THE CAR LURCHED FORWARD. I PUSHED THE BRAKE PEDAL AS HARD AS I COULD. THE CAR MOVED APPROX 6 FEET AND OVER A 6 INCH CURB. SUDDENLY THE ENGINE RETURNED TO NORMAL REVS. LUCKILY THERE WAS ONLY LAWN IN FRONT OF ME OR I WOULD HAVE DONE SIGNIFICANT DAMAGE. STRANGELY THE CAR RADIO CHANGED STATIONS AT THE EXACT SAME TIME OF THE ACCELERATION. THE ENGINE TYPE IS THE VW DIESEL TDI WITH AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION. *TR

WE HAVE 2010 VW JETTA TDI AND WE HAVE THE STALLING PROBLEMS. IT STARTED ABOUT 3 MONTHS AFTER WE BOUGHT THE VEHICLE. IN CA HIGHWAY TRAFFIC I HAD THE CAR STALL ON ME 15 TIMES, I WAS WRECK BY THE TIME I WAS ABLE TO EXIT THE HIGHWAY. I REFUSE TO DRIVE THE CAR ANYMORE. IT HAS BEEN TO THE DEALERSHIP NOW 6 TIMES TO FIX THE PROBLEM AND THEY KEEP GIVING US ALL THESE STUPID REASONS AND THEN TELL US THEY CAN'T DUPLICATE THE STALLING PROBLEM SO THEY CAN'T FIX IT. I JUST WANT THE PROBLEM FIXED AND I AM TRIED OF GETTING THE RUN AROUND WITH VOLKSWAGEN ON THIS. OBVIOUSLY THERE IS A PROBLEM WITH THESE CARS. WE TAKE IT THE DEALER IT RUNS GREAT FOR ABOUT 2 DAYS AND THEN THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT COMES ON AND THEN 4 HOURS LATER THE GLOW PLUG LIGHT COMES ON AND BACK TO THE DEALER WE GO WITH NOTHING IN THE END. THEY KEEP TELLING US IT IS ELECTRICAL NOTHING TO DO WITH THE FUEL PROBLEM. IT IS EXTREMELY FRUSTRATING THAT VOLKSWAGEN WON'T DO ANYTHING ABOUT THIS PROBLEM. *TR

2010 VOLKSWAGON JETTA SPORTWAGON TDI AUTOMATC TRANSMISSION.THE VEHICLE LOSES TOTAL POWER IF THE DRIVER "POWER BRAKES" THE VEHICLE. IE: IF YOU ARE SITTING AT STOP SIGN DURING HEAVY TRAFFIC, LEFT FOOT ON THE BRAKE, AND YOU ATTEMPT TO ACCELERATE QUICLKY, THE CAR WILL MOVE FORWARD SLIGHTLY AS IF IT STALLED, YOUR FIRST RESPONSE IS TO BRAKE QUICKLY, THINKING THE CAR STALLED, WHEN YOU REALIZE THIS IS NOT THE CASE, THEN ACCELERATE, THIS CAN CREATE THE SAME EFFECT, BECAUSE OF A PANIC SITUATION AND THE FOOT STILL ON THE BRAKE THIS HAS HAPPENED TO ME SEVERAL TIMES, ALMOST CAUSING A SERIOUS T STYLE COLLISION. I ASKED THE DEALER AND HE CONFIRMED THAT IF THE DRIVER BRAKES AND ACCLERATES AT THE SAME TIME THIS WILL OCCUR. TO DEMONSTRATE THIS FURTHER, I HAVE ATTEMPTED TO BRAKE WHILE TRAVELING AT VARIOUS SPEEDS AND THE CAR SEEMS TO "BRAKE AND LOSE ENORMOUS MOUNT OF POWER". I FEEL AS THOUGH A SAFTEY WARNING SHOULD BE GIVEN DIRECTLY TO THE NEW OWNER OF THIS TYPE OF VEHICLE, SUCH AS A CAUTION STICKER THAT ANY DRIVER, ESPECIALLY THAT MAY HAVE BORROWED THE VEHICLE, WILL BE AWARE OF THE GRAVE CONSEQUENSES OF POWER BRAKING A VW. DIESEL. IM GLADE THAT THIS HAPPENED TO ME RATHER THAN TO MY WIFE OR DAUGHTER THE OUTCOME MAY NOT HAVE BEEN THE SAME. *TR

2010 JETTA SPORTWAGEN TDI; VEHICLE LOST POWER BUT CONTINUED RUNNING. DASH WARNING LIGHTS(GLOW PLUG LAMP FLASHING) WERE ILLUMINATED. DEALER STATED FUEL CONTAMINATION. FUEL TESTS, BY AN ACTUAL FUEL LAB, SHOW FUEL IN THE SYSTEM MET ALL ASTM STANDARDS FOR DIESEL FUEL OILS. PREMATURE FAILURE OF THE MATERIALS WHICH COMPOSE THE FUEL FILTER/ WATER SEPARATOR HOUSING WERE APPARENT HOWEVER THEY WERE ATTRIBUTED TO "WATER" IN THE FUEL WHICH IS IRONIC BEING THAT IT IS A FUEL FILTER/WATER SEPARATOR. THE HPFP ( HIGH PRESSURE FUEL PUMP ) WAS MOST PROBABLY THE ROOT CAUSE OF THE ENTIRE FAILURE. VW'S RESOLUTION WAS TO INVOLVE MY INSURANCE AS THE METHOD OF PAYMENT TO REPLACE THE ENTIRE FUEL SYSTEM(TANK TO INJECTORS). I CAN NOT HOWEVER USE THE INSURANCE TO COMPLETE THIS CLAIM AS IT WOULD BE FRAUD KNOWING THAT THE ACTUAL PROBLEM IS THE RESPONSIBILITY OF VOLKSWAGEN. *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2010 VOLKSWAGEN JETTA TDI. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING THROUGH A TRAFFIC LIGHT THE VEHICLE STALLED. THE CONTACT TRIED TO RESTART THE VEHICLE FOR APPROXIMATELY FIVE MINUTES. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER WHO PERFORMED A DIAGNOSTIC TEST AND COULD NOT DUPLICATE THE FAILURE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT HE REFUELED HIS VEHICLE PRIOR TO IT STALLING. THERE WAS A DEFECT INVESTIGATION OPENED ON FEBRUARY 7, 2011 AND WAS OPEN WHEN THE COMPLAINT WAS FILED FOR THE FUEL SYSTEM, DIESEL, NHTSA ACTION NUMBER: EA11003. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT CONTACTED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE 3,337. UPDATED 05/03/11*LJ UPDATED 08/05/11

THIS VEHICLE HAS EXPERIENCED CONTINUAL PROBLEMS WITH ENGINE SHUDDERING AND STALLING. MOSTLY, WHILE IN 2ND , 3RD OR 4TH GEAR, EARLY ON INTO A TRIP THE ENGINE WILL SUDDENLY DECELERATE AND IN SOME CASE STALL OUT COMPLETELY. IT IS AS IF THERE IS A SUDDEN LOSS IN FUEL GETTING TO THE ENGINE. THIS STARTED SOON AFTER PURCHASING THE CAR. IT HAS BEEN INTO THE DEALERSHIP NUMEROUS (6 OR 7) TIMES FOR THIS WARRANTY ISSUE, INCLUDING EXTENDED STAY PERIODS OF SEVEN AND TEN DAYS. FIRST THEY FAULTED MY FUEL, THEN THEY REPLACED THE FUEL PUMP, THEN THEY HAVE DONE OTHER WORK AND REPLACED COMPONENTS, BUT CLAIM THEY CAN NOT MAKE THE CAR FAIL AS I HAVE REPORTED. THEY CLAIM TO HAVE ALERTED VW AND HAD A VW TECHNICAL ADVISERS LOOK AT THIS CAR. THEY REFUSE TO DO ANY ADDITIONAL WARRANTY WORK ON THE CAR FOR THIS ISSUE SINCE THEY CAN NOT DIAGNOSE IT. I HAVE KEPT A LOG OF THESE FAILURES SINCE MY LAST SERVICING. BETWEEN 10/22/2010 TO 3/12/2011 THIS VEHICLE HAS HAD 19 OF THESE FAILURE EVENTS. THEY USUALLY OCCUR WHEN THE OUTSIDE AIR TEMPERATURE IS ABOVE 32 DEGREES FAHRENHEIT. THE VEHICLE IS STILL UNDER WARRANTY (28,500 MILES ON THE ODOMETER). I AM FINDING OTHER OWNERS EXPERIENCING SIMILAR PROBLEMS. PLEASE HELP.

I HAVE ENCOUNTERED COMPLETE LOSS OF THROTTLE RESPONSE WHEN PULLING OUT INTO TRAFFIC ON 8 TO 10 OCCASIONS OVER THE 6 MONTHS THAT I HAVE OWNED THE CAR. ON ONE OCCASION THE MOTOR COMPLETELY DIED BUT RESTARTED ON FIRST ATTEMPT AFTER WAITING FIVE MINUTES.

ON A 40 DEGREE DAY I DROVE THE CAR ABOUT 1 MILE. AT A TRAFFIC LIGHT IT STALLED. I HAD TO KEEP THE CAR IN PARK UNTIL THE LIGHT CHANGED, THEN I PUT IT IN DRIVE. WHEN THE CAR WAS INITIALLY STARTED IT DIDN'T SEEM RIGHT. IT DIDN'T SEEM TO HAVE POWER OR PICK UP. I NOTICED THE TACHOMETER WAS QUICKLY BOUNCING BETWEEN 1800 RPM DOWN TO 400 RPM PRIOR TO STALLING. CAR HAD HALF A TANK OF DIESEL, OUTSIDE WEATHER CONDITIONS WERE DRY. *TR THE CONSUMER STATED THE STALLING IS STILL ONGOING. THE DEALER BELIEVED THE STALLING WAS A RESULT OF DIFFERENT ADDITIVES IN THE FUEL BETWEEN WINTER AND SUMMER. UPDATED 09/14/11

MULTIPLE INCIDENTS THAT APPEAR TO BE THE SAME PROBLEM/DEFECT. 1. THE CAR SOMETIMES WILL NOT START FOR SEVERAL MINUTES, AND ONCE IT DOES FINALLY START, HAS A VERY ROUGH IDLE AND STALLS. AFTER SEVERAL TRIES, IT FINALLY STARTS AND RUNS NORMALLY. THIS HAS HAPPENED 7-8 TIMES FROM JULY 2010 UNTIL THE PRESENT. 2. NOW, OVER THE PAST TWO MONTHS, THE CAR TRIES TO STALL OUT WHILE DRIVING ALSO, AND HAS RESULTED IN MY WIFE HAVING TO PULL OFF THE ROAD AND RESTART THE CAR. THIS HAS ONLY HAPPENED TWICE SO FAR, BUT THE STARTING AND ROUGH IDLE PROBLEM CONTINUES TO OCCUR APPROXIMATELY ONCE EVERY COUPLE OF WEEKS. ON ANOTHER NOTE, I WANT TO ENSURE THAT IF ANY RECALLS OCCUR AS A RESULT OF EVERYBODY'S COMPLAINTS, THAT U.S. MILITARY STATIONED OVERSEAS ARE NOT LEFT OUT. MANY OF US PURCHASE THESE U.S. SPEC CARS FROM LOCAL DEALER AGENCIES WHO (RE)IMPORT THE CARS BACK TO EUROPE FOR THIS PURPOSE. OFTENTIMES RECALLS ARE NOT ENFORCEABLE OVERSEAS, HOWEVER, THIS IS A VOLKSWAGEN AND THERE ARE PLENTY OF AUTHORIZED VW DEALERS IN GERMANY, AND IN EUROPE AS A WHOLE.

I PURCHASED A 6-SPEED MANUAL TRANSMISSION JETTA-TDI AT THE END OF DECEMBER OF 2009. I HAVE BEEN DRIVING MANUAL TRANSMISSION CARS SINCE 1975, AND I WAS UPSET THAT MY CAR WAS STALLING EITHER JUST STARTING OUT IN FIRST OR IN THE LOWER RPM RANGE OF THE LOWER GEARS WHEN TURNING AND MOVING THROUGH INTERSECTIONS OR TRYING TO GO UPHILL WHEN THE RPMS WERE IN THE LOWER RANGE. KEEPING THE RPMS UP A BIT SEEMS TO HAVE HELPED, AS I AM NOT HAVING IT STALL AS MUCH AS BEFORE. I ALSO NOTICED WHAT SEEMED LIKE A SLIGHT HESITATION OR JERKING WHEN CRUISING . IT WOULD BE JUST FOR A SPLIT SECOND AND THEN BE GONE MY ACCIDENT OCCURRED WHEN I WAS PARALLEL PARKING ON A HILL. I WENT TO BACK UP A BIT TO STRAIGHTEN OUT MY CAR AND IT STALLED, ROLLING FORWARD INTO THE CAR PARKED IN FRONT OF ME. FORTUNATELY, NO ONE WAS INJURED. DAMAGE WAS MINOR, BUT WAS SUBMITTED TO MY INSURANCE COMPANY. AT THIS POINT I WAS JUST BLAMING MYSELF FOR NOT BEING ABLE TO ADJUST TO THE DIFFERENCE OF CLUTCHING WITH A DIESEL ENGINE BECAUSE I COULDN'T FIGURE OUT HOW TO EXPLAIN IT. THEN A HEARD 2 RADIO REPORTS ABOUT THE COMPLAINTS BEING FILED. I CALLED VW OF AMERICA WHO LISTENED TO MY STORY. THEY TOLD ME THAT IN ORDER TO BE COMPENSATED FOR MY ACCIDENT, THAT I WOULD HAVE NEEDED TO HAVE HAD THE CAR TOWED IMMEDIATELY TO A DEALERSHIP AND HAD IT DIAGNOSED. SHE SUGGESTED THAT I TAKE IT TO BE DIAGNOSED. I TOOK IT TO THE DEALER WHO KEPT IT FOR TWO DAYS AND COULD NOT FIND ANYTHING WRONG. A WEEK LATER, I WAS COMING TO A STOP FOR A RED LIGHT AND THE RPMS BEGAN TO FLUCTUATE LIKE IT WAS GOING TO STALL AND THEN IT WOULD COME BACK TO NORMAL RPMS. WHEN I STARTED TO DRIVE IT WAS A LITTLE ROUGH, THEN SMOOTHED OUT. I CALLED VW OF AMERICA WHO RECOMMENDED THAT I TAKE IT BACK TO THE DEALER. I AM WAITING FOR THEM TO RETURN MY CALL. I HAVE ALSO 3 INTERMITTENT PROBLEMS WITH MY AM RADIO CUTTING OUT--ARE THE PROBLEMS CONNECTED?

TL- THE CONTACT OWNS A 2010 VOLKSWAGEN JETTA. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 35 MPH IN THIRD GEAR THE CONTACT STATED THE VEHICLE JERKED AND THE ACCELERATION HESITATED. THE FAILURE OCCURRED INTERMITTENTLY. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER APPROXIMATELY SIX TIMES FOR THE SAME FAILURE . THE TECHNICIANS PERFORMED TWO COMPUTER UPDATES. THE FAILURE CONTINUED AND COULD NOT BE DIAGNOSED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS CONTACTED AND STATED IT WAS A CHARACTERISTIC OF THE VEHICLE AND COULD NOT PROVIDE FURTHER ASSISTANCE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 540. DS

MY 2010 JETTA TDI SEDAN HAS STALLED 3 TIMES ON ME IN THE PAST FEW WEEKS. ON THE FIRST OCCASION, I HAD COME OFF A FREEWAY, DRIVEN TWO BLOCKS ON A STREET, AND WAS MAKING A LEFT. THE CAR STALLED AND THE BATTERY LIGHT CAME ON. I PUT IT IN NEUTRAL AND RESTARTED THE CAR. TWO WEEKS LATER, I WAS MAKING A LEFT INTO A PARKING LOT AND THE SAME THING OCCURRED. THE CAR STALLED BUT STARTED IMMEDIATELY. ON 2/22/11, I WAS DRIVING THROUGH A PARKING LOT AND THE CAR STALLED AGAIN. LUCKILY, NO DRIVER WAS BEHIND ME. I HAD THE CAR SERVICED BY VW VAN NUYS, CA BUT THEY WERE UNABLE TO REPLICATE THE PROBLEM AND COULD FIND NO TRACE OF IT. *TR

DURING THE FIRST MONTH OF OWNERSHIP, I WAS DRIVING DOWN THE HIGHWAY AT 55 MPH AND PREPARING TO STOP FOR STOPLIGHT, THE CAR STALLED AT SPEED; I ASSUMED THAT IT WAS DUE TO BEING UNACCUSTOMED TO THE GEARING. I HAVE ALSO HAD SEVERAL INSTANCES IN WHICH AFTER THE CAR HAD BEEN SITTING IN THE PARKING LOT DURING WORK, I PULLED OUT AND THE CAR STUMBLED, BUT DID NOT STALL. HOWEVER, I DID NEED TO ENGAGE THE CLUTCH SEVERAL TIMES. ALSO, AFTER THE SAME CIRCUMSTANCES, I PULLED OUT SUCCESSFULLY AND FELT THE CAR LOSE POWER SUDDENLY, AS IF THERE WAS NOT ENOUGH GAS/AIR TO KEEP GOING. *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2010 VOLKSWAGEN JETTA TDI. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE LOST POWER IN THIRD GEAR AND WHEN HE ATTEMPTED TO MERGE INTO TRAFFIC, THE VEHICLE STALLED WITHOUT WARNING. THE FAILURE OCCURRED INTERMITTENTLY. HE WAS ABLE TO RESTART THE VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN AUTHORIZED DEALER SEVERAL TIMES BUT THE FAILURE COULD NOT BE DIAGNOSED. THE DEALER REPLACED THE FUEL FILTER WHICH DID NOT CORRECT THE PROBLEM. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 0 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 20,000. UPDATED 03/16/11 *BF THE CONSUMER STATED THE HESITATION WAS FREQUENT IN 3RD GEAR DURING ACCELERATION. UPDATED 10/12/11

I'VE HAD TWO EPISODES OF THE VEHICLE STALLING OUT. THE FIRST TIME, I HAD JUST PULLED OFF OF THE FREEWAY ONTO THE FRONTAGE ROAD AND SLOWED TO A STOP AT A TRAFFIC LIGHT, AND THE ENGINE STALLED OUT. THE SECOND TIME WAS A FEW MONTHS LATER, AND THE ENGINE STALLED OUT EVERY TIME I CAME TO A STOP AT A STOPLIGHT. I CALLED THE DEALER, AND THEY TOLD ME TO HAVE THE CAR TOWED IN. THEY KEPT THE CAR FOR SEVERAL DAYS, AND COULD NOT GET THE SYMPTOM TO OCCUR, SO THEY DID NO REPAIRS.

SUCCESSFULLY STARTING AND DRIVING THE CAR FOR 3 DAYS OF BELOW FREEZING TEMPS AT 40MPH AVERAGE. PUT CAR IN 40DEG GARAGE OVERNIGHT. STARTED CAR IN THE MORNING IN GARAGE, IT RAN FOR ABOUT 3-5 SECONDS THEN STOPPED. RESTART ACTED LIKE DEAD BATTERY; HALF TURN OF CRANK, THEN NOTHING. SUSPECTING A DEAD BATTERY, I PUT A CHARGER ON AND TRIED AGAIN HALF AN HOUR LATER; STILL NO START, JUST HALF TURN THEN NOTHING. TRIED AGAIN ABOUT EVERY HALF HOUR FOR 3 HOURS UNTIL IT FINALLY STARTED, THEN IT SEEMED TO BE RUNNING ON 3 CYL FOR ABOUT 15-20 SEC UNTIL IT STARTED TO RUN SMOOTH. TOOK TO DEALER WHERE THEY TESTED BATTERY AND CHARGING SYSTEM; EVERYTHING WITHIN SPECS AND NO CODES. THEY KEPT CAR OUTSIDE OVERNIGHT AT 20 DEGREES AND IT STARTED RIGHT UP THE NEXT MORNING. I INVESTIGATED THIS ISSUE ON SEVERAL TDI FORUMS AND IT SEEMS THIS IS ATTRIBUTED TO ICE FORMING IN THE INTERCOOLER THEN THAWING WHEN WARMED UP. ENGINE WILL START NORMALLY UNTIL IT INGESTS THE WATER/VAPOR THAT SHUTS IT DOWN. SEVERAL OWNERS ARE REPORTING HALF CUP TO TWO CUPS OF WATER DRAINED OUT OF INTERCOOLER HOSES. SEVERAL OWNERS ARE REPORTING ENGINE EITHER SHUTTING DOWN OR GOING INTO LIMP MODE ON HIGHWAY AFTER ICE BLOCKS INTAKE SUFFICIENTLY. MOST ARE SUSPECTING THE LP EGR CIRCUIT THAT IS PUMPING MOIST AIR BACK INTO THE INTAKE/INTERCOOLER CAUSING CONDENSATION TO ACCUMULATE THEN FREEZE. I NOTIFIED DEALER WHEN THEY HAD THE CAR AND THEY DID NOT INVESTIGATE WATER IN INTERCOOLER AS REQUESTED. I SUSPECT THIS IS HYDROLOCKING THE ENGINE AND THAT SERIOUS ENGINE DAMAGE WILL OCCUR IF THIS CONTINUES DURING THE COLD MONTHS. SEVERAL FORUM MEMBERS IN CANADA ARE REPORTING THAT VW OF USA KNOWS ABOUT THIS AND IS WORKING ON A SOLUTION BUT NOBODY HAS SEEN ANYTHING YET. SEVERAL DEALERS ARE RECOMMENDING THE REMOVAL OF THE FRESH AIR INTAKE PIPE TO DRAW WARM, UNDERHOOD AIR INTO THE INTAKE; THIS DOES NOT SEEM TO AFFECT THE ICING AS THE MOISTURE SEEMS TO BE COMING FROM THE EXHAUST STREAM VIA THE LP EGR. *TR

INTERCOOLER PIPING ACCUMULATES AN OIL/WATER SLUDGE MIXTURE DURING COLD WEATHER DRIVING. WHILE PARKED AFTER DRIVING THE SLUDGE COLLECTS AT THE LOWEST POINT IN THE PIPING. IF TEMPERATURES ARE BELOW FREEZING, THE SLUDGE FORMS A PLUG WHICH PREVENTS THE CAR FROM STARTING. IF IT IS ABOVE FREEZING, THE SLUDGE IS INGESTED INTO THE ENGINE WHERE IT CAUSES HARD STARTS AND ROUGH RUNNING. THIS HAS OCCURRED FIVE TIMES IN THE LAST TWO MONTHS, DEALER HAS BEEN UNABLE TO DETERMINE CAUSE OR EFFECT A REPAIR OTHER THAN PERIODICALLY REMOVING HOSES TO CLEAN OUT ACCUMULATED SLUDGE. *TR

WHEN ATTEMPTING TO ACCELERATE AWAY FROM A STOP MY MANUAL TRANSMISSION 2010 VOLKSWAGEN JETTA SPORTWAGEN TDI WILL STALL. THIS OFTEN OCCURS JUST AS THE VEHICLE ENTERS THE INTERSECTION. *TR

THE ENGINE SOMETIMES SKIPS OR HESITATES WHILE DRIVING - IT SEEMS AS IF THE FUEL IS GETTING CUT OFF MOMENTARILY. THE ENGINE SKIPS AND STUTTERS LIKE IT'S ABOUT TO STALL. IT HAS NOT ACTUALLY STALLED YET WHILE I'M DRIVING, BUT SOMETHING IS OBVIOUSLY WRONG. THE ENGINE IS THE 4 CYLINDER 2.0 TDI DIESEL. 2010 VW JETTA SPORTWAGEN. *TR

2010 JETTA TDI SPORTWAGON STALLING WHEN IDLING AT STOP LIGHT NO CHECK ENGINE LIGHT APPEARS. HAS HAPPENED TWICE IN 3000 MILES. *LN

I'VE BEEN DRIVING MANUAL TRANS CARS AND TRUCKS FOR 30 YEARS AND NEVER EXPERIENCED THE AMOUNT OF STALLING MY 6 SPEED 2010 VW JETTA SPORTWAGEN TDI EXHIBITS WHILE DRIVING LOW SPEEDS. AT FIRST I THOUGHT IT WAS JUST ME GETTING USED TO THE CAR, BUT SEVERAL ONLINE FORUMS DISCUSS THE SAME PROBLEM. I HAVE OWNED THE CAR 4 MONTHS AND EXPERIENCE OVER 6 STALLS. VERY EASY STALLING AT LOW SPEEDS. *LN

I PURCHASED MY 2010 JETTA IN MAY OF 2010. LESS THAN ONE YEAR LATER I HAVE EXPERIENCED POWER LOSS ON FOUR SEPARATE OCCASIONS. EACH TIME THIS OCCURRED I WAS COMING TO A STOP AFTER DRIVING BETWEEN 20-30 MILES. IT SHOULD BE NOTED THAT THERE WAS NO "CHECK ENGINE" LIGHT ILLUMINATED. TWO DAYS LATER I TOOK IT TO THE DEALERSHIP WHO ATTEMPTED TO DUPLICATE THE PROBLEM WHICH AS I HAD IMAGINED THEY COULD NOT. *TR

1) OVER THE PAST THREE WEEKS, THIS VEHICLE HAS EXPERIENCED SYMPTOMS OF DRAWING WATER THROUGH THE INTAKE AND CYLINDERS ON STARTUP ON 5-6 SEPARATE OCCASIONS. SYMPTOMS INCLUDE: ROUGH IDLE (AS THOUGH MISFIRING ON ONE OR MORE CYLINDERS), WHITE SMOKE, DIFFICULTY GAINING ENGINE RPM, AND STUMBLING FOR FIRST 30-60 SECONDS OF OPERATION UNTIL "CLEARED OUT". ON ONE OCCASION, THE STARTER MOTOR WOULD NOT TURN OVER THE ENGINE DUE TO "HYDROLOCKING" PHENOMENON. WHEN THE STARTER WAS RELEASED AND CRANKED AGAIN, THE CAR CRANKED VERY SLOWLY, CAUGHT, AND STARTED EXTREMELY ROUGHLY, AND NEEDED SIGNIFICANT NURSING OF THROTTLE TO "CLEAR OUT". I TOOK THE CAR TO THE DEALER ON DECEMBER 8TH FOR THE ABOVE BEHAVIOR. THEY COULD OFFER NO EXPLANATION, NO FAULT CODES STORED ON COMPUTER. 2) ON DECEMBER 14TH, DRIVING HOME IN A RAIN AND SNOWSTORM, MY CAR WENT INTO ELECTRONIC LIMP MODE ON THE HIGHWAY AT 70MPH. THE DASH FLASHED "SERVICE ENGINE NOW", THE GLOW PLUG LIGHT FLASHED, AND POWER WAS CUT. I TOOK IT TO THE DEALER THE NEXT DAY - THEY FOUND THE INTERCOOLER AND PRESSURIZED INTAKE LINES FULL OF 1-1.5 CUPS OF ICE AND WATER. THIS FAILURE OCCURS OFTEN, EACH TIME THE CAR IS RUN FOR AN HOUR AT HUMID BELOW FREEZING TEMPERATURES. WHEN THE CAR IS SHUTOFF AND ALLOWED TO WARM TO ABOVE FREEZING, LIQUID WATER IS DRAWING DIRECTLY INTO THE CYLINDERS. THE CONSEQUENCES OF THIS CAN INCLUDE: LIMP MODE, ROUGH STARTING, AND COMPLETED ENGINE DESTRUCTION BY HYDROLOCKING AND BENT OR BROKEN CONNECTING RODS. I STRONGLY SUSPECT MY ENGINE IS PERMANENTLY DAMAGED. 3) THE DEALER DRAINED OUT THE WATER AND REASSEMBLED - SAID THEY CONSIDER THE CAR FIXED. THEY HAVE NOT ADDRESSED THE ROOT CAUSE OF WHY THE POOLS OF WATER ARE PRESENT IN THE INTAKE DURING STARTUP AFTER RUNNING IN HUMID FREEZING CONDITIONS. THE CAUSE IS ICING OF THE INTERCOOLER DURING NORMAL OPERATION, WHICH IS A DESIGN FLAW UNCONTROLLED BY THE USER. WHEN ACCUMULATED ICE MELTS DURING A WARM DAY, THE WATER POOLS AND HAS GRAVE POTENTIAL TO DESTROY THE ENGINE. *TR

CAR IDLING IN PARK. ENGAGED DSG TRANSMISSION, CAR IMMEDIATELY STALLS.. ATTEMPTED TO RESTART, RUN/STALL, RUN/STALL, RUN/STALL. NOW RUNS ROUGH... MILEAGE DROPPED 20%. CAR AT DEALER - DEALER HAS REPORTED 5 OTHER TDI'S IN SAME CONDITION. *TR

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

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2010 VOLKSWAGEN JETTA. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 65 MPH SHE HEARD A THROBBING NOISE COMING FROM THE SPEAKERS AND ALL OF THE INTERIOR LIGHTS STOPPED FUNCTIONING. SHE WAS ALSO UNABLE TO USE THE RADIO. THE VEHICLE WAS DRIVEN ONTO THE EMERGENCY LANE AND SHUT OFF. UPON RESTARTING THE VEHICLE IT WOULD FUNCTION NORMALLY. THE FAILURE CONTINUED TO OCCUR INTERMITTENTLY. SHE ALSO STATED THAT SHE WOULD ATTEMPT TO CHANGE THE RADIO STATION BUT THE RADIO WOULD INTERMITTENTLY DISPLAY A MESSAGE READING "NO CD" OR "NO MAGAZINE". A FEW MONTHS LATER WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 10 MPH THE VEHICLE STALLED. UPON RESTARTING THE VEHICLE IT FUNCTIONED NORMALLY. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN AUTHORIZED DEALER ON 3 OCCASIONS WHERE THEY WERE UNABLE TO DIAGNOSE THE FAILURES. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 100 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 10,000.

I WAS DRIVING ON A SECONDARY HIGHWAY GOING ONLY 30 MPH WHEN A WARNING LIGHT CAME ON. AT THE SAME TIME THE ENGINE STARTED RUNNING VERY ROUGH. I IMMEDIATELY PULLED THE CAR TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD. AT THE SIDE OF THE ROAD WITH THE ENGINE OFF, I PULLED OUT THE JETTA HANDBOOK TO RESEARCH THE MEANING OF THE WARNING LIGHT. THE LIGHT BLINKING WAS THE ENGINE MALFUNCTION LIGHT. AFTER THAT I CALLED THE VW 800 ROAD SIDE PROGRAM, A TOW TRUCK CAME AND TOWED THE JETTA TO THE DEALER. NOW THIS MORNING I GO TO THE DEALERSHIP AND THEY INFORM ME THE COST OF GETTING THIS NEW CAR FIXED WILL BE $6,800.00. WITH THAT INFORMATION I HAVE TO ASK WHY AND THE DEALERSHIP PROCEEDS TO SAY I HAVE "BAD FUEL". THE COMMENT BY THE DEALERSHIP TRIGGERED ALL TYPES OF RESPONSES. THE FIRST RESPONSE WAS PROOF I PUT THE RIGHT TYPE OF FUEL IN THE TANK WHICH I DID. NEXT I HAD TO GO AND GET A SAMPLE OF FUEL FROM THE FILLING STATION. AFTER THAT I DELIVERED A SAMPLE OF THE FUEL IN QUESTION TO THE DEALERSHIP FOR TESTING. AS IT TURNS OUT THE FUEL WAS OKAY. WHILE I AM RUNNING AROUND DOING ALL OF THIS MY WIFE FINDS OUT VIA THE INTERNET OF ISSUES THE JETTA IS HAVING WITH THE FUEL PUMP. KEEP IN MIND, AT NO POINT HAS THE DEALERSHIP GIVEN ME INFORMATION REGARDING A POSSIBLE FUEL PUMP ISSUE, WHICH WOULD BE A WARRANTY ISSUE, AKA NO COST TO ME! IT IS NOW 5:20 PM AND I HAVE NOT HEARD FROM THE DEALERSHIP. NOW I HAVE ANOTHER ISSUE, IS THE DEALERSHIP TRYING TO DEFRAUD ME? AND IF SO THE DEALERSHIP WILL HAVE BIG PROBLEMS.

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2010 VOLKSWAGEN JETTA. WHILE TRAVELING 35 MPH THE CONTACT APPLIED THE BRAKES AND NOTICED THAT THE VEHICLE SUDDENLY SHUT OFF WITHOUT WARNING. THE FAILURE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED BY A DEALER. THE FAILURE HAD OCCURRED SINCE THE VEHICLE WAS PURCHASED. THE CURRENT AND FAILURE MILEAGES WERE 7500.

2010 VW TDI JETTA SPORTSWAGEN CURRENTLY HAS 18675 MILES, HOWEVER, PROBLEM STARTED AT APPROXIMATELY 5000 MILES. ENGINE FEELS LIKE IT LOSES POWER AND STARTING TO STALL WHEN IN 3RD/4TH GEAR AND BETWEEN 30 TO 40 MPH. AT TIMES IT IS LIKE A SMALL HICCUP AT OTHER TIMES IT IS QUITE SEVERE AND CAUSES THE CAR TO LURCH VIOLENTLY - HAS LOCKED THE SEAT BELT UP WHEN THIS OCCURS AS I AM THROWN FORWARD HARD. OCCASIONALLY SAME THING WILL HAPPEN IN HIGHER GEAR, BUT PRETTY MUCH EVERY DAY IN 3RD OR 4TH GEAR. HAVE TAKEN THE CAR BACK TO THE DEALER MULTIPLE TIMES AND COMPLAINED ABOUT PROBLEM EACH TIME. RESPONSE HAS BEEN THEY CANNOT DUPLICATE AND CAN FIND NO PROBLEM. ON LAST SERVICE THEY REPLACED THE FUEL FILTER SAID IT "MIGHT" BE CLOGGED. NO IMPROVEMENT - PROBLEM STILL HAPPENING. BUY MY DIESEL FUEL FROM THE SAME STATIONS ALL THE TIME AND THE SAME STATIONS I PURCHASED DIESEL FUEL FOR MY 2004 GOLF TDI WITH 150,000 MILES ON IT AND NEVER HAD ANY PROBLEM WITH THAT CAR. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2010 VOLKSWAGEN JETTA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE WOULD SPORADICALLY STALL WITHOUT WARNING. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER AND THEY WERE NOT ABLE TO DUPLICATE OR DIAGNOSE THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 20,746 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 32,978.

2010 JETTA TDI SPORTSWAGEN WITH MANUAL TRANSMISSION STALLS EASILY AT LOW RPMS. THE ENGINE SHUTS OFF WITHOUT WARNING, CAUSING A RISK OF BEING HIT FROM BEHIND BY ANOTHER VEHICLE. I HAVE OWNED MANY MANUAL-TRANSMISSION CARS IN MY 30-PLUS YEARS OF DRIVING EXPERIENCE, AND HAVE NEVER EXPERIENCED THIS PROBLEM WITH OTHER CARS. *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2010 VOLKSWAGEN JETTA SPORTSWAGEN. WHILE THE CONTACT WAS DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 70 MPH, THE VEHICLE STALLED AND THE SPEED RATE REDUCED TO 35 MPH. AN UNFAMILIAR WARNING LIGHT ILLUMINATED ON THE INSTRUMENT PANEL AND THE ENGINE EXHIBITED AN EXTREMELY LOW POWER RESPONSE DURING ACCELERATION. THE VEHICLE WAS DRIVEN TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD. THE DEALER WAS NOTIFIED AND THEY ADVISEDTHE CONTACT NOT TO TURN OFF THE ENGINE AND TO CONTINUE DRIVING. THE FAILURE REOCURRED FIVE MILES LATER, FOLLOWED BY THE ILLUMINATION OF THE COIL AND CHECK ENGINE WARNING INDICATORS. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER WHERE THEY INFORMED THE CONTACT THAT THE ENGINE SPEED SENSOR WOULD NEED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN BACK TO THE DEALER FOR THE IDENTICAL FAILURE FOR DIAGNOSIS. THE MANUFACTURER ADVISED THAT THE DEALER SHOULD REPLACE THE COMPUTERIZED SYSTEM. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 38,250.

BRAND NEW VOLKSWAGEN JETTA SPORTWAGEN TDI HAS STALLED AT SPEEDS FROM 25-65 MPH WITH ABSOLUTELY NO WARNING (NO WARNING LIGHTS OR MESSAGES AND NO CHANGE IN DRIVING PERFORMANCE). THIS HAS OCCURRED 3 TIMES AT APPROXIMATELY 4K MILES. THE 3RD TIME THE CAR HAD TO BE TOWED FROM A MAJOR EXPRESSWAY SINCE THE ENGINE WOULD NOT RESTART. THE VW DEALER FOUND FAULT CODE P2146. THEY DID NOT FIND ANYTHING WRONG WITH THE CAR DURING TESTING AND SIMPLY CLEARED THE CODES WITH THE ASSISTANCE OF A VW OF AMERICA TECHNICIAN WORKING REMOTELY. THE VW OF AMERICA TECH ADVISED TEST DRIVING 20 MILES AND RETURNING THE CAR TO US. THE CAR WORKED WELL FOR THE NEXT 5K MILES BUT HAS NOW STALLED RANDOMLY AGAIN TWICE WHILE DRIVING. I WAS NEARLY HIT TODAY AS THE CAR STALLED IN THE MIDDLE OF AN INTERSECTION AS I WAS TURNING LEFT. PRIOR EVENTS HAVE LED TO NEARLY BEING REARENDED ON 4 LANE HIGHWAYS WITH 2 ADULTS AND A 3 AND 5 YEAR OLD IN THE BACK SEAT. THIS IS MY FIRST NEW CAR AND I HAVE NEVER FELT THIS UNSAFE IN CARS I HAVE OWNED THAT ARE OVER 10 YEARS OLD. VW SEEMS TO THINK IT IS OK TO RETURN THIS CAR TO CUSTOMERS AND WILL NOT PROVIDE ME ANY INFORMATION ON THE FREQUENCY OF THIS OCCURRENCE IN THIS MAKE AND MODEL ACROSS THE COUNTRY. I AM HAVING IT TOWED TO THE VW DEALER (SUTLIFF IN HARRISBURG PA) WHERE I BOUGHT THE CAR. THEY INDICATED THEY WILL WORK ON THE CAR AGAIN. I'M AFRAID THIS WILL JUST MEAN CLEARING CODES AND TEST DRIVING. THE MECHANICS HAVE ALL AGREED THAT THEY WOULD NOT FEEL SAFE DRIVING THEIR FAMILY IN MY CAR...MY NEW CAR. NOTE: RVUTB 2414/YL 2.0L TDI ECM SOFTWARD UPDATE WAS PERFORMED ON THIS CAR AS PART OF RECALL BETWEEN INCIDENTS. *TR

2010 VOLKSWAGEN JETTA REPEATEDLY SHUTS OFF WHILE DRIVING. POWER AND ACCESSORIES WORK (AC, RADIO) BUT ENGINE WILL NOT RESTART UNLESS CAR IS PLACED IN PARK AND KEY IS TURNED OFF AND THEN ON AGAIN. ATTEMPTING TO RESTART THE ENGINE WITH THE TRANSMISSION IN NEUTRAL DOES NOT WORK. THIS HAS HAPPENED WHILE ACCELERATING, WHILE STOPPED AND AFTER SUDDEN BRAKING. TWICE ON THE FREEWAY (EST SPEED 65 MPH) AND ONCE WHEN STOPPED WHILE GOING DOWNHILL. *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2010 VOLKSWAGEN JETTA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 25 MPH THE VEHICLE STALLED. THE VEHICLE WAS RESTARTED AND STALLED AGAIN ON THE SAME DAY. VOLKSWAGEN WAS CONTACTED AND CLAIMED THAT THEY WERE UNAWARE OF ANY STALLING ISSUES WITH THE 2010 JETTA. THE VEHICLE WAS BEING REPAIRED BY THE DEALER FOR REPAIRS. THE CURRENT AND FAILURE MILEAGES WERE APPROXIMATELY 1,400.

HI, WE PURCHASED A 2010 VW JETTA TDI SPORTWAGEN IN SEPTEMBER OF LAST YEAR AND WITHIN THE FIRST 300 MILES IT WENT INTO A LIMP MODE WITH REDUCED POWER AND THE GLOWPLUG LIGHT WAS FLASHING. I LIMPED HOME AT HALF POWER AND PARKED IT. WHEN I WENT TO START IT TO SEE WHAT THE MILEAGE WAS THE CAR HAD NO PROBLEM. I MADE THE DEALER AWARE OF THIS AND THEY BLEW IT OFF AS A FLUKE AND IF IT HAPPENED AGAIN TO CALL THEM. AT AROUND 750 MILES WE WERE DRIVING ON THE HIGHWAY AND WERE PASSING A CAR WHEN THE CAR AGAIN WENT INTO A REDUCED POWER LIMP MODE AND ALMOST CAUSED ME TO GET INTO AN ACCIDENT SINCE THE PERSON BEHIND ME ALMOST REAR ENDED US. I HAD TO VERY CAREFULLY PULL OVER TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD AT 10:00 PM. I SHUT THE CAR OFF AND RESTARTED IT AFTER WAITING 2 MINUTES AND IT STARTED UP AGAIN LIKE NOTHING HAPPENED. I CALLED MY DEALER AND MADE AN APPOINTMENT TO DROP IT OFF TELLING THEM I DON'T WANT IT BACK UNTIL THE PROBLEM IS FIXED. THEY KEPT IT FOR TWO WEEKS AND DROVE IT AROUND PUTTING 500 MILES ON IT THAT THEY SAID WERE TROUBLE AND EVENT FREE. THEY COULDN'T REPLICATE THE PROBLEM AND WHEN THEY RAN A DIAGNOSTIC THEY FOUND THAT THE EGR VALVE WAS THROWING A CODE. THEY SAID THAT THEY CHECKED IT, CLEARED THE CODE AND THAT'S IT. NOW AFTER ALMOST 10,000 MILES WE NEVER HAD A PROBLEM AGAIN BUT I DO BELIEVE THEY DID A SECRET FIX AND GAVE IT BACK TO ME. IT WAS VERY SCARY TO HAVE THE STALLING HAPPEN TO ME OUT OF THE BLUE ON THE HIGHWAY. SOMEONE NEEDS TO INVESTIGATE THIS. *TR

3 MONTHS AFTER PURCHASE CAR WAS STALLING LIKE IT WANTED TO TAKE OFF, BUT WAS DRAGGING. I WAS TOLD BY DEALER SLIGHT DEFECT PARTS WERE REPLACED. RECENTLY, CAR STOPPED ON ME TWICE WHEN I MADE A COMPLETE STOP AT THE LIGHT. POWER REMAINED ON, BUT I HAD TO RESTART THE CAR. *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2010 VOLKSWAGEN JETTA TDI. WHILE THE CONTACT WAS DRIVING APPROXIMATELY BETWEEN 25-35 MPH, THE ENGINE STALLED WITHOUT WARNING FOR THREE SECONDS AND RESUMED. THE INSTRUMENT PANEL GAUGE READ NORMALLY DURING THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE OCCURRED AT LEAST TWO TO THREE TIMES A DAY OR GREATER; AND REACHED THE NUMBER OF FIFTEEN TIMES WHILE THE VEHICLE WAS IN MOTION. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN AUTHORIZED DEALER FOR DIAGNOSTIC TESTING. THE TECHNICIAN WAS UNABLE TO DETECT A PROBLEM. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER FOUR TIMES FOR THE SAME FAILURES WHICH THERE WERE NO RESOLUTIONS. IN ADDITION, THE FAILURE OCCURRED WHEN THE VEHICLE WAS AT A COMPLETE STOP WITH AN INCREASE IN THE ENGINE RPMS AND THE TACHOMETER DISPLAYING A DIFFERENT READING. THE VEHICLE HAD NOT BEEN REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 100.