2008 VOLKSWAGEN JETTA Power Train Problems

The contact owns a 2008 Volkswagen Jetta. The contact stated while driving 65 MPH, the vehicle started shuddering and swaying in the rear of the vehicle. The contact slowed down and proceeded to drive. There were several unknown warning lights illuminated. The vehicle was not taken to a dealer or an independent mechanic. The vehicle was not repaired. The manufacturer was not notified of the failure. The failure mileage was 106,349.

Mileage: 106,349

JUST AFTER I PURCHASED THE USED VEHICLE FROM A PRIVATE PARTY, I WAS DRIVING ON THE INTERSTATE AT APPROXIMATELY 70 MILES PER HOUR, WHEN THE VEHICLE WITHOUT WARNING SLAMMED INTO SECOND GEAR, SENDING MY FACE INTO THE STEERING WHEEL, WHILE THE CARS TRAVELLING BEHIND ME HAD TO BRAKE TO AVOID COLLISION. I PULLED OVER, AND TURNED THE CAR OFF TO ASSESS THE REASON, TO NO AVAIL. WHEN I RE-STARTED THE CAR AND PUT IT IN GEAR, IT DROVE FINE UNTIL THE NEXT TIME I DROVE IT. THEN IT DID A REPEAT OF THE PREVIOUS ACTION, SENDING THE TRANSMISSION INTO SAFE MADE WITHOUT ANY NOTICE OR PROVOCATION, AND AGAIN, WHEN I RESTARTED THE VEHICLE IT DROVE PERFECTLY NORMAL WHILE I DROVE IT DIRECTLY HOME. WHEN I PERFORMED AN OBDII SCAN, IT GENERATED P0746 AS THE PROBLEM, WITH NO OTHER PROBLEMS BEING REPORTED. I AM REPORTING THIS PROBLEM BECAUSE THE FIRST TIME IT HAPPENED, IT COULD HAVE HAVE ENDED VERY BADLY HAD SOMEONE ELSE BEEN BEHIND THE WHEEL, SUCH AS A MOTHER WHO MAY BE DISTRACTED BY HER CHILDREN AT THE TIME, AND I FEEL THIS MATTER SHOULD BE ADDRESSED BEFORE SOMEONE IS KILLED ON THE HIGHWAY. PRIOR EXPERIENCE HAS TAUGHT ME THAT HIGHWAY ACCIDENTS SELDOM ONLY HAPPEN TO ONE VEHICLE AT A TIME, AND ALMOST ANYONE THAT EXPERIENCES THIS PROBLEM ON A HIGHWAY COULD CAUSE SERIOUS INJURY TO MULTIPLE CARS AND NEEDS TO BE ADDRESSED.

Mileage: 183,219

VEHICLE SUDDENLY COMES OUT OF GEAR. WILL NOT LET YOU SELECT FORWARD OR REVERSE ,LEAVING YOU STUCK IN A POSSIBLE DANGEROUS SITUATION. THROWS CODE P0717 , TRANSMISSION SPEED SENSOR. AFTER SOME RESEARCH I'VE DISCOVERED THIS IS A COMMON ISSUE AND RECALLS HAVE BEEN ISSUED IN OTHER COUNTRIES.

Mileage: 121,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 VOLKSWAGEN JETTA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 30 MPH, THERE WAS AN ABNORMAL CLUNKING SOUND COMING FROM THE TRANSMISSION. THE INSTRUMENT PANEL DISPLAY SHOWED THAT THE TRANSMISSION INDEPENDENTLY SWITCHED FROM DRIVE TO NEUTRAL AS THE VEHICLE LOST MOTIVE POWER. UPON INSPECTION, IT WAS DISCOVERED THAT THE DRIVESHAFT BOLTS LOOSENED AND A HOLE WAS PRESENT WHICH CAUSED TRANSMISSION FLUID TO LEAK FROM THE VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO THE RESIDENCE. THE CAUSE OF THE FAILURE WAS NOT DETERMINED. THE LOCAL DEALER AND MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 140,000.

Mileage: 140,000

CAR WHILE DRIVING IMMEDIATELY SLOWS LIKE IT WAS SHIFTED INTO NEUTRAL. WHEN YOU PRESS THE GAS CAR RACES BUT DOES NOT MOVE. THE PRNDS FLASHES AND THE CAR HAD TO BE SHUT DOWN AND RESTARTED. I HEARD THERE WAS A RECALL BUT IT NEVER SHOWED FOR MY CAR NOR WILL THEY HELP, BECAUSE MY VIN WAS NOT LISTED. THIS IS A SERIOUS SAFETY HAZARD. ESPECIALLY AT 55 MPH IN HEAVY TRAFFIC.

Mileage: 101,230

VEHICLE WILL NOT SHIFT PROPERLY AND GOES INTO LOMPODE. CANNOT ACCELERATE. IT HAS HAPPENED WHILE DRIVING ON HIGHWAYS, IN STOP AND GO TRAFFIC, AND WHILE BACKING OUT OF PARKING SPOTS. THE CAUSE OF THE PROBLEM IS THE MECHATRONICS UNIT .

Mileage: 125,000

THE CAR INITIALLY HAD TROUBLES WHEN IT WOULD BE HOT OUTSIDE IT WOULD AND THE TEMPERATURE GAUGE WOULD GO HIGH IN TEMPERATURE ALSO IF IT WAS COLD OUTSIDE AND YOU WERE DRIVING SLOW TEMPERATURE GAUGE DOWN BELOW SAFE TEMPERATURE. AFTER APPLYING 2-5 BOTTLES IN A MONTH THE CAR STARTED SHUTING DOWN ON ITS ON . AFTER AN OIL CHANGE IN APRIL, I EXPERIENCED THE MOST SCARY INCIDENT... WHILE DRIVING ON FREEWAAY I FELT KERKING A SEEN SMOKE FROM UNDER THE HOOD. I OULLED IN S GAS STATION AND LET THE CAR COOL TOPK OVER 4HRS TO DO SO. I HAD TO DRIVE BACK HOME ON THE STREETS AND THE CAR WPULD NOT STAY AT A STABLE HEAT. I HAD TO STOP MY CAR IN MULTIPLE UNSAFE AREA AFTER'11 IN THE NIGHT. NOW THE CAR WILL NOT START UNLESS GIVE A JUMP FOR OVER AN HOUR. OBLY SATYS IN FOR ABOUT A MIN THE LOSES POWER ALL OVER AGAIN

Mileage: 200,000

THE GEAR SELECTOR INDICATOR DISPLAY ON THE DASH IS FLASHING AND THE CAR IS DOING ITS OWN THING CHANGING GEARS. IT WILL NOT PROPERLY ACCELERATE CAUSING A MAJOR SAFETY ISSUE ANYWHERE BUT ESPECIALLY ON THE HIGHWAY. THE CAR WAS PROPERLY ACCELERATING ON THE HIGHWAY BEFORE THE DISPLAY STARTING FLASHING AND THE CAR DOWNSHIFTED (INTO EITHER 3RD OR 4TH) AND REFUSES TO UPSHIFT AGAIN. I THINK THIS IS RELATED TO A MECHATRONIC UNIT FAILURE IN THE 2009-2010 RECALLS.

Mileage: 160,000

WHILE MY 17 YEAR OLD DAUGHTER WAS DRIVING DOWN A CITY ROAD, GOING ABOUT 30MPH, THE CAR STOPPED ACCELERATING. SHE THEN NOTICED PRNDS WAS FLASHING ON THE DASH. LUCKILY, SHE WAS NOT FAR FROM HOME, SHE WAS ABLE TO CONTINUE DRIVING IT HOME. WE PARKED THE CAR UNTIL WE WERE ABLE TO HAVE IT TOWED TO THE NEAREST DEALERSHIP, WHICH IS 88MILES AWAY. THE CAR IS UNDRIVEABLE AT THIS POINT. . THE DEALERSHIP INFORMED ME THAT THE MECHATRONIC UNIT HAS FAILED AND NEEDS REPLACED, QUOTING ME $2800.00. I'VE TRIED CONTACTING VOLKSWAGEN ABOUT THIS ISSUE AND ALL THEY TELL ME IS HER VIN NUMBER IS NOT INCLUDED IN THE RECALL EVEN THOUGH HER CAR IS HAVING THE EXACT SAME ISSUES AS THE OTHER RECALLED 2008 VW JETTAS.

Mileage: 114,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 VOLKSWAGEN JETTA. WHILE THE VEHICLE WAS PARKED WITH THE KEY OUT OF THE IGNITION, THE CONTACT ENTERED THE VEHICLE ON THE PASSENGER SIDE. HALF OF HER BODY WAS INSIDE THE VEHICLE AND ONE LEG WAS HANGING OUTSIDE THE VEHICLE. THE CONTACT HEARD A CLICKING NOISE AND THE VEHICLE STARTED TO ROLL BACK ACROSS THE PARKING LOT. THE VEHICLE CROSSED FOUR LANES OF TRAFFIC UNTIL IT WAS STOPPED BY STEEL CABLES THAT WERE SECURING A LIGHT POLE. A POLICE REPORT WAS FILED AND THERE WERE NO INJURIES. AFTERWARDS, THE CONTACT EXPERIENCED BODY SORENESS. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO THE CONTACT'S RESIDENCE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED BY A DEALER OR AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 130,000.

Mileage: 130,000

AT A STOP, WHEN ACCELERATING, THE CAR MAY JERK OR HESITATE. HARD SHIFTING FROM 2 TO 1 CAN CAUSE THE PERSON BEHIND TO REAR END OR THE CAR NEXT TO YOU TO HIT YOU WHEN YOU SUDDENLY STOP MOVING. *TR

Mileage: 10

VEHICLE HAS STARTED TO DISPLAY SOME OF THE CHARACTERISTIC SLIPPING AND LURCHING DSG ISSUES THAT VW KNOWS ABOUT. I TOOK IT TO THE DEALERSHIP AND WHEN THE TECH TOOK IT OUT FOR A TEST DRIVE, HE ACTUALLY EXPERIENCED THE ISSUE HIMSELF. UNFORTUNATELY, THE COMPUTERS AREN'T THROWING ANY CODES SO THEIR ONLY ADVICE WAS TO KEEP DRIVING IT UNTIL IT GETS WORSE AND I CAN BRING IT BACK AND THEY CAN MORE EASILY DUPLICATE THE PROBLEM. SO BASICALLY I'M DRIVING A TIME BOMB. VW KNOWS THERE'S ISSUES WITH THIS TRANSMISSION, THE VW DEALERSHIP TECH EXPERIENCED THE ACTUAL ISSUE HIMSELF, BUT THEY WON'T DO ANYTHING UNTIL IT GETS WORSE.

Mileage: 62,000

THE CAR STALL IN MIDDLE OF THE ROAD WHILE DRIVING, THEN THE TRANSMISSION HAS THE ISSUE AS CAR DOES NOT MOVE TO DRIVE OR REVERSE. THE ISSUE CAN CAUSE THE SEVERE ACCIDENT. THIS NEEDS TO LOOK INTO THIS. I BELIEVE SIMILAR INSTANCES HAVE REPORTED: HTTP://ABCNEWS.GO.COM/GMA/STORY?ID=8378724

Mileage: 98,000

MY PCV VALVE GOT CLOGGED WHICH CAUSED THE REAR MAIN SEAL TO BLOW OUT CAUSING A LOT OF DAMAGE. THIS IS NOT SUPPOSED TO HAPPEN AT THIS MILEAGE. VOLKSWAGEN HAS ACKNOWLEDGED THEY ARE RECEIVING A LOT OF THESE VEHICLES BETWEEN 80K AND 100K, UNACCEPTABLE. THEY ARE NOT COVERING ANY REPAIRS. THERE HAS BEEN 3 REVISIONS BY VOLKSWAGEN TO THE PCV VALVE THATS IN MY VEHICLE BUT THEY WON'T ACKNOWLEDGE MINE IS FAULTY..WHY DID THEY REMAKE IT 3 TIMES? ALSO MODEL YEARS BEFORE ME HAD PCV VALVE RECALLS FOR THIS EXACT REASON. THANK YOU *TR

Mileage: 85,000

WHILE ENTERING A PARKING LOT, PARKING SPACE, AFTER STOPPING COMPLETELY, THE CAR WOULD NOT MOVE WHEN ACCELERATOR WAS LIGHTLY DEPRESSED, THERE WAS A 1 TO 3 SECOND DELAY, AND THEN THE CAR LUNGED FORWARD CRASHING INTO THE OPPOSING PARKED VEHICLE, DAMAGING THE FRONTS OF BOTH VEHICLES. THIS HESITATION WAS NOTED ONCE BEFORE AT ABOUT 3800 MILES WHILE ENTERING A HIGHWAY FROM A STOP. AGAIN, THE HESITATION WAS FOLLOWED BY A SUDDEN LUNGE. SELLING VW DEALER SAID IT SOUNDED LIKE A DSG TRANS PROBLEM, BRING BACK FPR EVALUATION AFTER ITS REPAIRED. THIS UNEXPECTED SURGE PROBLEM IS THE DIRECT CAUSE OF THE ACCIDENT. THERE SHOULD BE A SAFETY RECALL. NOTE: WHILE THIS VW JETTA IS 7 YRS OLD, IT IS NOT DRIVEN OFTEN AS CAN BE SEEN BY LESS THAN 500-800 MILES PER YEAR. *TR

Mileage: 5,700

VEHICLE JERKS HARSHLY WHEN DOWN SHIFTING FROM 3RD TO 2ND & 2ND TO 1ST GEARS. USUALLY RIGHT AROUND 20MPH TO 15MPH. *TR

Mileage: 100,000

WHILE MERGING ONTO THE FREEWAY, AS I REACHED 60MPH THE CAR LUNGED AND THE ENGINE BEGAN REVVING OVER 6000RPM. IT FELT LIKE THE CAR WAS STUCK IN 3RD GEAR. THE GEAR/DRIVE MODE DISPLAY LED BEGAN FLASHING CONSTANTLY. THE CAR WOULD NOT SHIFT UP TO A HIGHER GEAR SO I MOVED INTO SLOWER LANES AND KEPT THE CAR AT ABOUT 5000RPM/55MPH UNTIL IT WAS SAFE TO STOP. THE CAR GEARED DOWN AS I DECELERATED BUT APPEARED TO SKIP A GEAR AND LUNGED AT EACH SHIFT. I TRIED SWITCHING BETWEEN DRIVE AND SPORT MODE BUT THERE WAS NO CHANGE. WHEN I FINALLY WAS ABLE TO BRING THE CAR TO A STOP I DISCOVERED THE REVERSE GEAR DID NOT ENGAGE. IT SIMPLY WENT INTO NEUTRAL. I SHUT THE CAR DOWN, WAITED A MINUTE AND STARTED IT AGAIN. IT NO LONGER HAD ANY VISIBLE PROBLEMS OR ERROR MESSAGES. I LATER LEARNED THIS IS A KNOWN ISSUE WITH THE DSG TRANSMISSION AND IS REFERRED TO AS THE 'DSG FLASH OF DEATH'.

Mileage: 96,007

THE PROBLEM IS THE INTAKE MANIFOLD AND THE INTAKE VALVES STUCK FROM EXCESSIVE CARBON BUILDUP. IT WAS REPLACED IN FEB 2011 AND NOW NEEDS REPLACING AGAIN. PROBLEM IS, NOW I'M OUT OF THE WARRANTY PERIOD AND THE DEALER IS SAYING I WOULD HAVE TO PAY FOR THIS MYSELF. THEY ALSO ADDED THAT THERE WAS ONLY A 1 YEAR WARRANTY FOR THE FIRST TIME THIS WAS REPLACED IN FEB 2011. THERE HAVE BEEN MANY COMPLAINTS ON THE INTAKE MANIFOLD AND NO RECALL FROM VOLKSWAGEN. IF THE DECARBONIZATION HAD BEEN DONE WHEN THE INTAKE MANIFOLD HAD BEEN REPLACED THE FIRST TIME, THIS WOULD HAVE NEVER HAPPENED AGAIN. *TR

Mileage: 96,000

ON 10 FEBRUARY 2012, AT APPROXIMATELY 7:45 AM, I WAS DRIVING ON INTERSTATE 395 NORTH , WASHINGTON, DC. IN THE HIGH OCCUPANCY VEHICLE (HOV) LANE WHEN I HEARD NOISE FROM THE ENGINE AND I SAW WHITE SMOKE COMING FROM UNDERNEATH THE HOOD OF THE ENGINE. I CHECKED THE INDICATOR LIGHTS AND NO LIGHTS WERE ON THAT INDICATED THERE WAS A PROBLEMS. AT THE STOP SIGN NEAR THE ENTRANCE NEAR THE NAVY ANNEX OFF COLOMBIA PIKE, I NOTICED A SMELL SIMILAR TO BURNING OIL. FIRST, THE VEHICLE WAS CHECKED BY JACK TAYLOR TOYOTA IN ALEXANDRIA, VA. TOYOTA STATED THEY WERE NOT AWARE OF A VOLKSWAGEN DEALERSHIP IN THE AREA AND INDICATED THEY HAD THE ABILITY TO IDENTIFY ANY PROBLEMS WITH THE VEHICLE BY CONDUCTING A DIAGNOSTIC TEST. ACCORDING TO THE DIAGNOSTIC TEST, THE REAR MAIN SEAL, WHICH IS LOCATED AT THE REAR OF THE ENGINE BETWEEN THE ENGINE AND THE FLYWHEEL OF FLEX PLATE/TORQUE CONVERTER WAS LEAKING TRANSMISSION FLUID. I LEARNED LATER VIA AN INTERNET SEARCH THERE WAS A VOLKSWAGEN DEALERSHIP APPROXIMATELY 10 MILES FROM THE TOYOTA DEALERSHIP. I CONSULTED WITH A TECHNICIAN AT VOLKSWAGEN WHO INDICATED THE PROBLEM DESCRIBED BY TOYOTA WAS CONFUSING AND WAS POSSIBLY AN ERROR WAS ASKED TO BRING THE VEHICLE IN FOR A CERTIFIED VOLKSWAGEN TECHNICIAN TO INSPECT FURTHER. PRESENTLY, THE CAR IS AT THE VOLKSWAGEN DEALERSHIP IN ALEXANDRIA, VA FOR FURTHER DIAGNOSTIC TESTING AND REPAIRS. THEY CONFIRMED THE REAR MAIN SEAL WAS LEAKING TRANSMISSION FLUID AND ORDERED THE PART WHICH WAS PROJECTED TO ARRIVE ON OR ABOUT 13 FEBRUARY 2012. THE CAR WAS SERVICED FOR 50K TUNE UP AT VOLKSWAGEN IN SPRINGFIELD, VA AND THIS PROBLEMS WAS NOT IDENTIFIED. THIS IS THE FIRST INCIDENT IN-WHICH I HAVE ENCOUNTERED TRANSMISSION PROBLEMS WITH THIS CAR. *TR

Mileage: 53,000

VEHICLE LOSES MOTIVE FORCE, SHIFTS INTO NEUTRAL WHILE IN MOTION. SHIFT INDICATOR LIGHTS ON DASH FLASH AND GREEN "APPLY BRAKE" ICON LIGHTS UP. *TR

Mileage: 55,410

DSG TRANSMISSION SEEMS TO SLIP WHEN COLD, OR FROM DEAD STOP OR UNDER KICK DOWN ACCELERATION. *TT

Mileage: 38,245

IN TAKE OFF HARD CLUTCH KICKING, DURING DRIVE HARD SHIFTING, PROBLEMS WITH REVERSE AND GEARBOX NOT RESPONDING. THE MECHATRONIC UNIT WAS CHANGED IN MY VEHICLE AFTER IT WAS WORKING FINE DUE TO A RECALL AND NOW THE CAR HAS SEVERE PROBLEMS. *TR

Mileage: 38,000

1. NO PRIOR WARNING BEFORE FAILURE OCCURRED; 2. THE AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION WILL NOT GO INTO REVERSE; THIS OCCURS EVERYTIME AFTER THE INITIAL INSTANCE; CONSEQUENCE IS THAT THE CAR CAN NOT BE BACKED UP; 3. THE DEALER HAS REVIEWED AND WANTED NEW TRANSMISSION BUT NO GUARANTEE IT WOULDN'T HAPPEN AGAIN. HAVE ALSO TAKEN TO INDEPENDENT SERVICE FOR VWS AND SERVICED TRANSMISSION BUT INDICATED INTERNAL MECHANISMS NEEDED TO BE INSPECTED BY VW DEALER. *TR

Mileage: 102,824

THE FOLLOWING RELATES TO A 2008 JETTA 2.0L WOLFSBURG EDITION SEDAN. THREE TIMES IN THE LAST MONTH THE VEHICLE HAS SUDDENLY LOST MOTIVE POWER, WITH THE ENGINE QUICKLY DROPPING TO 0 RPM, WITH ALL 3 INCIDENTS OCCURRING DURING BUSY TRAFFIC CONDITIONS. AFTER THE FIRST INCIDENT, THE CAR WAS ABLE TO RESTART, AND WAS BROUGHT TO THE DEALER. A FUEL PRESSURE SENSOR WAS REPLACED. TWO WEEKS LATER, THE EXACT SAME INCIDENT OCCURRED, BUT THE CAR COULD NOT BE RESTARTED. VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO DEALER, AND THE FUEL PUMP WAS REPLACED. WHILE IN THE SHOP, THE DEALER STATED THAT THERE WAS A RECALL ON A PART WITHIN THE TRANSMISSION, WHICH WAS ORDER AND REPLACED. UPON RECEIVING THE CAR THE 2ND TIME, THE VEHICLE BEHAVED NOTICEABLY DIFFERENT - POOR ACCELERATION, UNUSUAL SHIFTING, SUDDEN JERKING AND LURCHING WHILE IDLING. THREE DAYS AFTER RECEIVING THE CAR, ONCE AGAIN A COMPLETE LOSS OF MOTIVE POWER DURING HEAVY TRAFFIC. NOW WAITING FOR A SECOND TOW, AND THIRD VISIT TO THE DEALER SERVICE DEPARTMENT. THESE INCIDENTS POSE SERIOUS SAFETY THREATS, SINCE THE SUDDEN LOSS OF POWER SEEMS TO UNRELATED TO VEHICLE OPERATION STATUS - IE, SPEED, INCLINE, ETC DO NOT AFFECT THE VEHICLE'S SUDDEN LOSS OF POWER, AND THUS CAN OCCUR IN ANY TRAFFIC CONDITION. *LN

Mileage: 26,000

KNOCKING SOUND WHEN THE VEHICLE IS IN MOTION. *TR

Mileage: 62,000

VOLKSWAGEN JETTA DSG MECHATRONICS FAILURE. *TR

Mileage: 32,900

VOLKSWAGEN JETTA DSG MECHATRONICS FAILURE. *TR

Mileage: 14,000

MY 2008 VW JETTA WAS GIVING BURNT SMELL/FUMES. LOSS OF POWER IN GEAR WITH IN 1 MILE RADIUS WAS DIFFICULT TO MOVE. HAD TO TOW TO VW DEALERSHIP

Mileage: 24,689

2008 VW JETTA 2.5 WITH 5 SPEED MANUAL AND 25,300 MILES. UNABLE TO SHIFT INTO REVERSE AND SHIFTING INTO FIRST GEAR WAS DIFFICULT. DEALER STATED THAT CLUTCH WAS BAD FROM WEAR AND TEAR. *TR

Mileage: 25,300

2008 VOLKSWAGEN JETTA WOLFSBURG 2.0T FSI DSG (DIRECT SHIFT GEARBOX) WHILE PULLING OUT INTO TRAFFIC ON NUMEROUS OCCASIONS FROM A FULL STANDSTILL THERE WAS A VERY SIGNIFICANT DELAY IN THE RESPONSE OF THE DSG TRANSMISSION TO DRIVER THROTTLE INPUT. THERE WILL BE A 1-2-3 GO, (DELAY) THE CAR WILL THEN JERK FORWARD OUT INTO TRAFFIC THEN ONLY CREEP VERY SLOWLY FORWARD AT THIS POINT WHICH COMMITS THE CAR AND IT'S PASSENGERS TO THE MANEUVER OF TURNING INTO ACTIVE TRAFFIC PATTERN. THIS DELAY/JERK/THEN CREEPING FORWARD HAS CAUSED A FEW CLOSE CALLS WITH HAVING AN ACCIDENT FROM ONCOMING TRAFFIC. THE POSSIBILITY OF TRAFFIC COLLIDING INTO THIS VEHICLE IS VERY HIGH AS THE CAR DOES NOT RESPOND TO DRIVER THROTTLE INPUT LEAVING YOU DEAD IN THE WATER UNTIL THE CAR FINALLY DECIDES TO MOVE ITSELF FORWARD. THIS IS A VERY DANGEROUS SITUATION WHICH COULD VERY EASILY RESULT IN SIGNIFICANT INJURY OR DEATH. WHEN ONE PURCHASES AND DRIVES A CAR ONE WOULD EXPECT THE CAR TO PROPERLY RESPOND TO DRIVER INPUTS AND NOT BE LEFT IN ONCOMING TRAFFIC WITH A CAR THAT WONT RESPOND TO THE DRIVER. *TR

Mileage: 7,800

2008 VOLKSWAGEN JETTA WOLFSBURG 2.0T FSI DSG (DIRECT SHIFT GEARBOX) WHILE PULLING OUT INTO TRAFFIC ON NUMEROUS OCCASIONS FROM A FULL STANDSTILL THERE WAS A VERY SIGNIFICANT DELAY IN THE RESPONSE OF THE DSG TRANSMISSION TO DRIVER THROTTLE INPUT. THERE WILL BE A 1-2-3 GO, (DELAY) THE CAR WILL THEN JERK FORWARD OUT INTO TRAFFIC THEN ONLY CREEP VERY SLOWLY FORWARD AT THIS POINT WHICH COMMITS THE CAR AND IT'S PASSENGERS TO THE MANEUVER OF TURNING INTO ACTIVE TRAFFIC PATTERN. THIS DELAY/JERK/THEN CREEPING FORWARD HAS CAUSED A FEW CLOSE CALLS WITH HAVING AN ACCIDENT FROM ONCOMING TRAFFIC. THE POSSIBILITY OF TRAFFIC COLLIDING INTO THIS VEHICLE IS VERY HIGH AS THE CAR DOES NOT RESPOND TO DRIVER THROTTLE INPUT LEAVING YOU DEAD IN THE WATER UNTIL THE CAR FINALLY DECIDES TO MOVE ITSELF FORWARD. THIS IS A VERY DANGEROUS SITUATION WHICH COULD VERY EASILY RESULT IN SIGNIFICANT INJURY OR DEATH. WHEN ONE PURCHASES AND DRIVES A CAR ONE WOULD EXPECT THE CAR TO PROPERLY RESPOND TO DRIVER INPUTS AND NOT BE LEFT IN ONCOMING TRAFFIC WITH A CAR THAT WONT RESPOND TO THE DRIVER. *TR

Mileage: 7,800

THERE WAS NO SPECIFIC EVENT THAT LED UP TO THE PROBLEMS. I BOUGHT THE CAR BRAND NEW AND PROBLEMS BEGAN AFTER ABOUT 4 MONTHS.THE CAR "BUCKS" OR "JERKS" WHEN GAS PEDAL DEPRESSED TO ACCELERATE. ALSO WHEN PULLING OUT OR WHEN CAR IS IN REVERSE (IE FOR PARKING,ETC). THE FIRST TIME I TOOK THE CAR TO THE DEALERSHIP WHERE IT WAS PURCHASED AND THEY SIMPLY RESET THE COMPUTER. THE PROBLEM PERSISTED SO I RETURNED TO THE DEALERSHIP. THE SECOND TIME WE WERE TOLD THE PROBLEM WAS THE CLUTCH PACKS AND THEY WERE REPLACED. THE PROBLEM CONTINUED AND THE THIRD TIME THE MECHATRONIC UNIT WAS REPLACED. THE PROBLEM IS STILL ONGOING AND I JUST DROPPED IT OFF TO THE DEALERSHIP AGAIN. *TR

WHEN SHIFTING INTO REVERSE AND TAKING FOOT OFF THE BRAKES, VEHICLE LAUNCHES BACKWARD. I HAVE TO WAIT A FEW SECONDS AFTER SHIFTING INTO REVERSE BEFORE TAKING FOOT OFF THE BRAKES TO AVOID LAUNCHING. NEVER EXPERIENCED THIS IN ANOTHER VEHICLE. *TR

Mileage: 21,400

SINCE I PURCHASED THE CAR IT HAS BEEN EXHIBITING ERRATIC BEHAVIOR. FOR EXAMPLE WHEN I PRESS ON THE GAS THERE IS A DELAY OF A SECOND OR TWO BEFORE THE TRANSMISSION ENGAGES AND PROVIDE POWER TO THE WHEELS. EVERYTIME I STOP AND THEN START AGAIN THERE IS A SUDDEN JERK. IT IS A SAFETY HAZARD WHEN MERGING ONTO HIGHWAYS. *TR

Mileage: 1,000

SINCE I PURCHASED THE CAR IT HAS BEEN EXHIBITING ERRATIC BEHAVIOR. FOR EXAMPLE WHEN I PRESS ON THE GAS THERE IS A DELAY OF A SECOND OR TWO BEFORE THE TRANSMISSION ENGAGES AND PROVIDE POWER TO THE WHEELS. EVERYTIME I STOP AND THEN START AGAIN THERE IS A SUDDEN JERK. IT IS A SAFETY HAZARD WHEN MERGING ONTO HIGHWAYS. *TR

Mileage: 1,000

1. THIS EVENT OCCURS CONSTANTLY UNDER ALL CONDITIONS 2. THE TRANSMISSION WILL JERK FROM A START CAUSING DISCOMFORT AND IRRITATION 3. NOTHING HAS BEEN DONE TO PREVENT THIS ISSUE. *TR

Mileage: 5,729

08 VW JETTA DSG TRANS. AFTER THE TRANS IS WARMED UP, THE CAR IS JERKY TAKING OFF FROM A STOP, AS IF THE CLUTCH IS NOT ENGAGED PROPERLY. ON A FEW OCCASIONS, IT SEEMED THAT NO POWER WAS BEING TRANSMITTED TO THE WHEELS, LEAVING THE VEHICLE IN THE MIDDLE OF AN INTERSECTION. ONCE THE RPMS CAME DOWN, THE TRANS. ENGAGED, AND THE CAR BECAME MOBILE AGAIN. THE "JERKINESS" FROM A STOP IS ALMOST ALL THE TIME ONCE THE CAR WARMS UP, THE TOTAL LACK OF POWER TRANSMISSION HAS ONLY HAPPENED ONCE OR TWICE. THE CAR WAS TESTED BY THE VW DEALER SERVICE DEPT. A NEW MECHTRONIC UNIT IS ON ORDER. *TR

Mileage: 12,000

I BOUGHT THE CAR IN MAY OF 2008. IT IS NOW AUGUST 23, 2008 AND IT IS GOING INTO THE SHOP THIS WEEK FOR THE THIRD TIME. THE MECHATRONIC UNIT HAS BEEN REPLACED ONCE AS WELL AS THE CLUTCH PLATES. IT IS A 2008 JETTA WOLFSBURG EDITION 2.0T WITH THE DSG TRANSMISSION. THE PROBLEM IS A JERKY, SURGING FEELING WHEN THE TRANSMISSION IS WARMED UP. YOU TAKE YOUR FOOT OFF THE BRAKE AND IT STARTS TO JERK AS IF YOU'RE TAPPING THE GAS AND LETTING OFF. IT HAPPENS 2 OR 3 TIMES A DAY WHEN I DRIVE A LOT. NOT SURE WHAT ELSE IT COULD BE. THE CAR WAS BUILT IN MAY 2008 AS FAR AS I KNOW, MEANING ITS NOT PART OF THE RECALL AS OF TODAY AUGUST 21, 2009. I CAN'T BELIEVE A CAR THAT HAS 18,000 MILES ON IT IS HAVING THESE MANY PROBLEMS. *TR

Mileage: 17,543

FAILURE OF VW DSG TRANSMISSION AFTER 7000 MILES. *TR

Mileage: 7,500

WE PURCHASED A 2008 VOLKSWAGEN JETTA WOLFSBERG EDITION. FROM A DEALERSHIP ON STATEN ISLAND. THE CAR NOW HAS APPROXIMATELY 5,000 MILES ON THE ODOMETER. WE BEGAN TO NOTICE THAT THE CAR WOULD LUNGE FORWARD FROM A STARTING POSITION WHILE IN DRIVE OR LUNGE BACKWARDS FROM A STARTING POSITION WHILE IN REVERSE. THE CAR MAKES VERY JERKY, JOLTY MOVEMENTS FORWARD. WE HAVE TAKEN IT TO THE DEALERSHIP OPEN ROAD IN BROOKLYN, NY. THE MECHANICS BELIEVE IT IS A TRANSMISSION ISSUE. THE PART IS ON ORDER, BUT THE DEALERSHIP HAS SAID IT IS SAFE TO DRIVE UNTIL THE PART COMES IN FROM GERMANY. ALTHOUGH THEY OFFERED US A "RENTAL" CAR JUST IN CASE WE FELT UNCOMFORTABLE. I READ TODAY (AUGUST 21ST) THAT VW IN CONJUNCTION WITH THE NHTSA IS RECALLING SEVERAL VW'S DUE TO PROBLEMS WITH THE DCT IN THE TRANSMISSION. I AM CONCERNED THAT THIS PROBLEM MAY INVOLVE MORE THAN THE CARS LISTED, AS I AM SURE THAT OUR VEHICLE IS AFFECTED BY THIS DEFECT. *TR

Mileage: 3,000

I HAVE HAD MY 08 VW JETTA WOLFSBURG WITH DSG TRANSMISSION FOR A LITTLE OVER A YEAR AND HAVE DRIVEN IT 25000 MILES. THE TRANSMISSION HAS NEVER REALLY BEEN PERFECT BUT I PUT THE VARIOUS CLUNKS, HESITATIONS AND HARD SHIFTS DOWN TO THE TRANSMISSION TECHNOLOGY RATHER THAN A POTENTIAL FAILURE. HOWEVER, AS TIME HAS GONE BY I HAVE NOTICED AN INCREASED TENDENCY FOR THE CAR TO SURGE WHEN ATTEMPTING TO SLOWLY REVERSE. THIS CAUSES REPEATED SUDDEN ACCELERATIONS MUCH GREATER THAN ANTICIPATED WITH THE SMALL AMOUNT IN THROTTLE INPUT. GIVEN THAT I NEED TO NEGOTIATE MY CHILD'S DAYCARE FACILITY PARKING LOT TWICE A DAY THIS SITUATION HAS BECOME A REAL SAFETY CONCERN FOR ME. A SIMILAR PROBLEM OCCURS WHEN VERY SLOWLY STARTING FORWARD FROM A COMPLETE STOP. THIS SITUATION IS NOT QUITE AS SERIOUS A CONCERN FOR ME BUT IS AT LEAST VERY ANNOYING. PRIMARILY I AM CONCERNED ABOUT THE ABILITY TO SAFELY REVERSE MY VEHICLE AND MAINTAIN CONTROL OF MY SPEED IN DOING SO. *TR

Mileage: 25,000

2008 VOLKSWAGEN JETTA GLI WITH DSG TRANSMISSION. THIS CAR HAS A FAULTY DSG TRANSMISSION WHICH MAKES THE CAR UNSAFE TO DRIVE. THE CAR SHIFTS ROUGHLY, BUCKS WHILE ROLLING IN STOP AND GO TRAFFIC, AND ROLLS BACKWARDS AN EXCESSIVE DISTANCE WHEN SHIFTING INTO PARK ON A HILL (NOSE POINTING UPHILL). THIS IS A DANGEROUS DEFECT. *TR

Mileage: 13,000

2008 VOLKSWAGEN JETTA WOLFSBURG W/ DSG TRANSMISSION, 22K MILES. AFTER WARMING UP, THERE IS SIGNIFICANT LURCHING AND STUTTERING FROM A STOP WHEN IN D(RIVE), S(PORT) OR "MANUAL" MODE. WHEN IN D & S, THERE IS OFTEN TIMES A HARSH DOWNSHIFT INTO 3RD OR 2ND GEAR. ENGINE ALMOST DIES WHEN COMING TO A STOP ON OCCASION, THEN LURCHES FORWARD. IN REVERSE, THERE IS ALMOST NO RESPONSE TO PRESSING THE ACCELERATOR FOR A SPLIT SECOND, THEN THE CAR LUNGES BACKWARDS VERY NEARLY CAUSING A CRASH ON MULTIPLE OCCASIONS. PROBLEM HAS BEEN OCCURRING FOR APPROX 6 MONTHS. I ORIGINALLY THOUGHT IT MAY NEED A REGULAR SERVICING TO FIX, BUT THE RECOMMENDED INTERVAL ISN'T UNTIL 40K MILES. CURRENTLY WAITING ON APPT AT DEALER TO HAVE IT LOOKED AT. *TR

Mileage: 10,000

1. THIS ISSUE IS MORE PREVALENT WHEN THE CAR IS WARMED UP, LIKE AFTER DRIVING FOR 20 OR 30 MINUTES OR SO. 2. MY CAR (VW JETTA '08 DSG) AUTOMATIC TRANNY OPERATION FAILS USUALLY WHEN IN 1ST GEAR (WHILE IN 'D' MODE) OR IN REVERSE SO THAT YOU EXPERIENCE VERY BAD "LURCHING" AND SURGING EFFECT. THE CAR WOULD SUDDENLY REV AND JUMP FORWARD A FOOT OR TWO THEN FEEL LIKE IT WAS IDLING WRONG AND FEEL LIKE IT WAS GOING TO DIE, THEN RUN FINE THEN DO IT ALL OVER AGAIN. THIS COULD CAUSE SERIOUS ACCIDENT BECAUSE CAR WOULDN'T HAVE POWER TO MOVE WHEN ITS NEEDED FOR EXAMPLE IN T-JUNCTION. 3. I CALLED THE DEALER AND THEY WANT TO GET THE CAR IN TO FIX THE BAD MECHATRONICS UNIT. THE NEW MECHATRONICS UNIT PART WAS ORDERED AND IT WILL TAKE "SOME TIME" (NO LESS THAN ONE MONTH), NO EXACT DATE WAS GIVEN WHEN THEN NEW PART IS AVAILABLE AND READY FOR REPLACING. I FEAR THAT THE DSG REPAIRING IS NOT THE FINAL SOLUTION AND IT WILL TAKE LOTS OF REPAIRS TO GET THIS THING EVENTUALLY FIXED. *NOTE* CAR VIN SITE DIDN'T ACCEPT IT FOR SOME REASON. *TR

Mileage: 21,126

I'M GOING ON MY 3RD DSG/MECHATRONICS UNIT. I HAVE A 08 WOLFSBURG WITH 31,000 MILES. THE VERY FIRST DAY I HAD THE CAR IN BROKE DOWN WITH 101 MILES ON IT. FLASHING PRNDS AND IT WOULD NOT SHIFT INTO ANY OTHER GEARS OR REVERSE. HAD IT TOWED TO DEALER AND WAITED 3 WEEKS FOR NEW MECHATRONICS UNIT. FOR A FEW DAYS IT WAS FINE THEN IT STARTED WITH JERKING,HARD DOWN SHIFTS FROM 3 TO 1 IN DRIVE. BACKING UP WAS SCARY AT TIMES. BROUGHT IT BACK TO THE SAME DEALER 4 DIFFERENT TIMES AND THEY SAID THIS WAS NORMAL FOR DSG. GOT TIRED OF HEARING THE SAME STORY FROM THEM AND TOOK IT TO ANOTHER DEALERSHIP AND THEY SAID IT WAS MECHATRONICS UNIT AND ITS ON ORDER SINCE JUNE 12,2009 AND TODAY IS JULY 25, 2009 AND STILL WAITING FOR MY CAR TO BE FIXED. *TR

Mileage: 31,000

PURCHASED A 2008 VW JETTA WITH DSG TRANSMISSION. HAVE TAKEN TO DEALER 3 TIMES SINCE PURCHASING FOR SAME PROBLEM. THE TRANSMISSION DOWNSHIFTS "CLUNKS" HARD IN STOP AND GO TRAFFIC PRIMARILY 2ND TO 1ST TO NEUTRAL. THIS IS WORSE THE LONGER AND HOTTER TRANSMISSION GETS. ALSO TRANSMISSION JUMPS OR SURGES FORWARD OR BACK AFTER PUTTING IN DRIVE OR REVERSE. THIS PRIMARILY HAPPENS WHEN PUTTING INTO GEAR WITH FOOT ON BRAKE, THEN TAKING FOOT OFF BRAKE AND SLIGHTLY PRESSING ACCELERATOR PEDAL. THE VEHICLE JUMPS SEVERAL FEET FORWARD OR REVERSE. THE DEALER TELLS ME THAT THIS IS TO BE EXPECTED FROM A MANUAL TRANSMISSION THAT IS OPERATED BY SOFTWARE. I LIKE THE CAR AND HAVE NO PROBLEMS WITH THE TRANSMISSION AT HIGHWAY SPEEDS. THEY NEED TO DO SOMETHING TO"SOFTEN" THE STOP AND GO JERKINESS OF THIS SUPPOSEDLY CUTTING EDGE TECHNOLOGY. *TR

Mileage: 14,155

I HAVE A 2008 VOLKSWAGEN JETTA 2.0T WOLFSBURG EDITION WITH THE DSG TRANSMISSION. AROUND 5,000 MILES, I STARTED EXPERIENCING BANGING OF GEARS WHEN I WAS START UP AT A LIGHT, THE PROBLEM CONTINUED TO GET WORSE TO THE POINT MY NECK WAS HURTING AND THE FRONT SEAT OF THE CAR HAS BECOME LOOSE DUE TO THE CONSTANT FORCE OF THE BANGING. MOST RECENTLY ON MY WAY TO THE DEALER, THE CAR BANGED INTO GEAR AND STARTED TO ROLL BACK (NOT LIKE IT DOES NORMALLY ON A HILL, THIS WAS AFTER THAT SHOULD OF HAPPENED) BEFORE IT MOVED FORWARD. I'VE ALSO EXPERIENCE THE CAR REVVING AND NOT GOING INTO GEAR THEN IN BANGS INTO GEAR AND SURGES FORWARD AT A HIGHER SPEED THEN WHICH YOU HIT THE GAS. MY CAR IS CURRENTLY BEING LOOKED AT. BUT FROM WHAT I UNDERSTAND MULTIPLE COMPLAINTS ARE POSTED FOR THIS SAME ISSUE. VOLKSWAGEN NEEDS TO ADDRESS THE ISSUE AND RECALL THE TRANSMISSIONS, AS THE SYMPTOMS GET WORSE THE CAR BECOMES A DANGER TO DRIVE. *TR

WHILE DRIVING MY 2008 VOLKSWAGEN GLI SEDAN EQUIPPED WITH A DSG TRANSMISSION I HAVE ON NUMEROUS OCCASIONS EITHER WHILE ACCELERATING OR SLOWING HAD SUDDEN, ROUGH SHIFTS, AND AT TIMES HAVE BEEN LITERALLY BUCKED AROUND IN THE VEHICLE WHILE SHIFTING FROM 1ST TO 2ND GEAR WHEN LEAVING A STOP LIGHT. THIS HAS BEEN HAPPENING SINCE FEBRUARY 2009...POSSIBLY BEFORE, AND HAS BEEN INCREASING IN FREQUENCY. I HAVE ALSO HAD ROUGH SHIFTS DOWNSHIFTING AT TIMES CAUSING THE ESP TO BECOME ACTIVATED IN MY VEHICLE MAKING IT FEEL LIKE I AM LOSING TRACTION. I UNDERSTAND THERE IS AN OFFICIAL INVESTIGATION IN TO THIS AND WOULD LIKE TO HAVE MY STORIES ADDED TO THE INVESTIGATION. PE09-035. I HAVE TAKEN MY VEHICLE IN FOR SERVICE ON THIS BEFORE AND THEY DENIED ANY PROBLEMS WITH THE VEHICLE. *TR

Mileage: 10,000

MY JETTA WOLFSBURG IS CURRENTLY IN SHOP DUE TO A DSG MECHATRONIC UNIT FAILURE. PRIOR TO BRINGING IT IN THE CAR WAS 'JERKY' AND 'JUMPY' AS THOUGH I WAS DRIVING A MANUAL TRANSMISSION AND RELEASING THE CLUTCH TOO FAST. THIS HAPPENED IN BOTH DRIVE AND REVERSE. MY CAR CURRENTLY HAS ~ 12000 MILES ON IT AND THE ISSUE BEGAN AROUND 10000 MILES. THE JUMPINESS OF THE CAR WAS SIGNIFICANT ENOUGH THAT I BACKED INTO A WALL (LUCKILY AT LOW SPEED) EVEN WITH SLIGHT BRAKE PRESSURE (THE CAR LURCHED BACKWARDS SUDDENLY). THE DEALER BELIEVES THAT THE REPLACEMENT OF THE MECHATRONIC UNIT SHOULD SOLVE THE PROBLEM. I HAVE BEEN WAITING FOR THE PART TO COME IN FOR 2 WEEKS NOW AND AM DRIVING A LOANER IN THE MEAN TIME. *TR

Mileage: 10,000

2008 VW JETTA WOLFSBURG WITH 2.0T & DSG TRANSMISSION 21K MILES. TRANSMISSION CONSISTENTLY LURCHES FORWARD AT A STOP ESPECIALLY AFTER DRIVING AT HIGHWAY SPEEDS. THIS IS MAGNIFIED WHEN THE A/C IS ON. RPM'S WILL FLUCTUATE +/- 200 AS YOU FEEL THE GEAR ENGAGE. SYMPTOMS ARE WORSE WHEN THE CAR IS IN REVERSE. HAS THE SAME FEELING AS SOMEONE NOT KNOWING HOW TO DRIVE A MANUAL TRANSMISSION. THE "JERKINESS" CONTINUES FROM A STOP UNTIL UNDER ACCELERATION INTO 3RD GEAR. THE TRANSMISSION ALSO DOWNSHIFTS UNUSUALLY HARD INTO 2ND & ESPECIALLY 1ST GEAR. ALL THESE SYMPTOMS HAVE SLOWLY BECOME MORE PRONOUNCED OVER THE LAST MONTH. THE WORST & POTENTIALLY HAZARDOUS PROBLEM WAS WHEN I ATTEMPTED TO MAKE A LEFT TURN ONTO A BUSY ROAD WITH MY ENTIRE FAMILY IN THE CAR. I WAS AT A STOP & SHIFTED THE CAR INTO "SPORT" MODE WHICH GIVES THE CAR MUCH QUICKER SHORT TERM ACCELERATION, WHICH WOULD HELP IN THE BUSY SITUATION. AS TRAFFIC CLEARED ENOUGH I PRESSED THE GAS & THE CAR SIMPLY ROLLED WITHOUT POWER INTO THE ONCOMING TRAFFIC. I HAD TO SHIFT QUICKLY INTO REVERSE TO AVOID BEING HIT BY ONCOMING TRAFFIC. I ATTEMPTED THIS A 2ND TIME & THE SAME THING HAPPENED...NO POWER, JUST ROLLED LIKE IT WAS IN NEUTRAL. I HAVE NOT RUSTED THIS CAR IN THESE SITUATIONS SINCE. I HAVE AN APPOINTMENT WITH THE DEALER IN 1 WEEK TO ADDRESS THIS & A RECALL ON THE DRIVESHAFT BOLTS. I AM FILING THIS BECAUSE AS I RESEARCHED THIS ISSUE FROM CREDIBLE SOURCES, IT IS APPARENT THIS IS A BIG ISSUE FOR THE DSG TRANSMISSIONS & THE CONSUMER IS GETTING THE RUN AROUND. I COULD HAVE BEEN INVOLVED IN A SERIOUS/FATAL ACCIDENT WITH MY FAMILY & IT WOULD HAVE BEEN WRITTEN UP AT THE SCENE THAT I PULLED OUT IN FRONT OF ONCOMING TRAFFIC. WHEN IN REALITY THIS TRANSMISSION FAILED TO ENGAGE (TWICE) AND JEOPARDIZED OUR LIVES. I WOULD HOPE THAT THIS ISSUE GAINS THE ATTENTION IT DESERVES AND VW STEPS UP AND MAKES A PERMANENT FIX. THE PARTS THE ARE REPLACING (MECHATRONIC) IS FAILING AGAIN AFTER TIME. I EXPECT A DEALER RUN-A-ROUND. PLEASE HELP. *TR

Mileage: 23,000

TRANSMISSION SURGES/BUCKS DURING LOW SPEED OPERATION SUCH AS PARKING. REVERSE IS WORSE THAN FORWARD. REVERSE OPERATION CAN BE DANGEROUS AS EXTRA THROTTLE MUST BE APPLIED TO GET THE CAR TO MOVE BUT THEN THERE IS A RAPID ACCELERATION THAT IS DIFFICULT TO CONTROL. TRANSMISSION ALSO DOWN SHIFTS VERY HARD WHILE SLOWING FOR A STOP, 2ND TO 1ST DOWNSHIFT. CAR IS INOP. SINCE 6/26/09 AWAITING REPAIR PART. PART ETA IS LATE AUGUST 2009. TRANSMISSION IS DSG MODEL. *TR

Mileage: 21,000

MY VW 2008 2.0T, SHIFTS VERY HARD WHEN DRIVING WITH THE DSG TRANSMISSION. IT ALSO LURCHES FORWARD FROM A STOP; AT TIMES IT ALSO LOSES POWER WHEN THE ACCELERATOR IS STEPPED ON. THE VEHICLE JERKS VERY HARD AND HAS ALSO WHEN REVERSING ALMOST HIT THE GARAGE. THE CAR CANNOT BE TRUSTED TO GO FROM PARK TO DRIVE SMOOTHLY, AT TIMES VIOLENTLY JERKING FORWARD. *TR

Mileage: 19,000

WHEN THE VEHICLE WAS PURCHASED NEW IT DROVE PERFECTLY NO HESITATION NO PROBLEMS WHAT SO EVER. OVER THE PAST FEW MONTHS WHILE BACKING OUT OF A PARKING SPACE I WILL PUT THE CAR IN REVERSE PRESS THE ACCELERATOR AND THE CAR WILL HESITATE AND THEN LURCH BACKWARDS. THIS IS A SERIOUS SAFETY ISSUE THAT OCCURS 1 OUT OF EVERY 25 TIMES. SINCE IT DOES NOT HAPPEN ALL OF THE TIME I REALLY HAVE KNOW IDEA HOW MY VEHICLE WILL REACT WHILE BACKING. ALSO MORE RECENTLY OCCURRING IS WHILE DOING HIGHWAY SPEEDS AND TRYING TO PASS A VEHICLE I WILL ACCELERATE THE VEHICLE AND THE TRANSMISSION WILL SLIP INTO A NEUTRAL STATE. I WILL HAVE TO COAST TO THE SHOULDER AND RE-START THE VEHICLE. I HAVE TAKEN THE VEHICLE TO THE DEALER THEY HAD VERIFIED MY COMPLAINTS AND ORDERED A NEW VALVE BODY (MECHTRONICS UNIT) AND ADVISED ME NOT TO DRIVE THE CAR SINCE IT COULD BE UNSAFE. UNFORTUNATELY, THE PART IS ON BACK ORDER FOR 4-6 WEEKS AND THE ONLY ALTERNATE TRANSPORTATION THEY COULD PROVIDE FREE OF CHARGE WAS A COMPACT CAR. I DECIDED TO KEEP MY VEHICLE UNTIL THE PART COMES IN HOPING I WILL NOT HAVE ANY SERIOUS PROBLEMS. THIS IS A MAJOR SAFETY ISSUE AND A RECALL OF THIS PART IS NEEDED. *TR

I DRIVE A 2008 VW JETTA WOLFSBURG EDITION EQUIPPED WITH THE DSG (DIRECT SHIFT GEARBOX) TRANSMISSION. AFTER DRIVING THE CAR FOR ABOUT 1000 MILES I STARTED TO NOTICED VERY HARSH 2 TO 1 DOWNSHIFTS AND SURGING WHILE IN DRIVE. BY THE HARSH DOWNSHIFT I MEAN WHEN SLOWING DOWN COMING TO A STOP WHEN THE GEARBOX WOULD SHIFT FROM 2ND GEAR DOWN INTO 1ST GEAR I WOULD ALWAYS EXPERIENCE A LOUD METALLIC "CLUNK" NOISE. IN REGARDS TO THE SURGING WHILE IN DRIVE I MEAN WHEN AT A DEAD STOP AND YOU GIVE EVEN/SLIGHT PEDAL PRESSURE ON THE ACCELERATOR THE CAR WOULD SURGE FORWARD OVER AND OVER AGAIN LIKE YOU WERE STEPPING ON THE GAS AND THEN LETTING OFF. THIS CHARACTERISTIC WAS VERY PREVALENT ON AN INCLINE. THE VW DEALERSHIP I WORK WITH DIAGNOSED THE PROBLEM AS A FAULTY MECHATRONICS UNIT WHICH CONTROLS THE FUNCTIONS OF THE COMPLEX DSG TRANSMISSION. IT WAS REPLACED AT 5000 MILES. AFTER DRIVING WITH THE NEW MECHATRONICS UNIT INSTALLED FOR ROUGHLY 6000 MORE MILES I STARTED TO NOW EXPERIENCE THE SAME SURGING ISSUES BUT WHEN THE CAR WAS IN REVERSE. I ALSO NOTICED THAT THE RPM'S WOULD ALWAYS DROP LIKE THE ENGINE WAS GOING TO STALL EVERYTIME I WOULD SHIFT INTO DRIVE FROM PARK. AND LASTLY WHEN STARTING FROM A STOP, APPLYING EVEN ACCELERATOR PEDAL PRESSURE, THE CAR WOULD ALWAYS "JUMP" OFF THE LINE. BROUGHT IT INTO THE VW DEALERSHIP AGAIN AND THEY ENDED UP REPLACING THE WHOLE TRANSMISSION. AFTER THE NEW DSG TRANSMISSION HAS BEEN INSTALLED THE CAR DRIVES VERY SMOOTH NOW WITH NO SURGING AND NO HARSH 2 TO 1 DOWNSHIFTS. THE NEW TRANS ONLY HAS 300 MILES ON IT CURRENTLY BUT I HOPE THE SAME ISSUES DO NOT OCCUR AGAIN. *TR

Mileage: 5,000

EXCESSIVE DRIVE BY WIRE THROTTLE DELAY. THROTTLE RESPONSE DELAYED APROX. 1-2 OR MORE SECONDS AFTER DEPRESSING THROTTLE PEDAL. THROTTLE DELAY CAUSING HAZARDOUS DRIVING SITUATIONS WHEN PULLING OUT INTO TRAFFIC ETC. THIS "DELAY" IS PROGRAMMED INTO THE CAR'S SOFTWARE BY DESIGN. UNSAFE, CAUSED NEAR MISS ACCIDENT. *TR

Mileage: 2,100