2009 VOLKSWAGEN JETTA Electrical System Problems

I got the car off of some guy for 1600 dollars and I put a lot of money into and I have lights on the dash still on and the ecs is one and my steering wheel light is on as will.

I was driving my car down at residential area and it came to a complete stop on its own I could not get it to accelerate it all I had to get out of my car pop the hood disconnect the battery and then I was able to put in a drive and accelerate all the lights are flashing on the control panel I had no control over my car whatsoever I took it into Tracy Volkswagen and they said they couldn't diagnose it because it wasn't connecting to my computer in my car. Tracy said the control module for the ABS didn't work and they couldn't replace it for me until the headquarters approved it or something about the recall didn't include the control module I can't afford to fix this it's all ABS connected that's what the safety call is for safety.

A recall was issued for the ABS software upgrade which my car was updated in 2017. That is within the 10 year timeframe. Since then, my abs light has went on and off. We kept resetting as advised by Sisk Automotive in Hopkinsville, Ky (not a VW dealer). Wyatt Johnson in Clarksville, Tn completed the recall in 2017. In Feb 2022, the abs has failed creating ECP fault and almost every light on the dash is now on. I believe the abs should have been replaced in 2017 and the dealer just put a quick fix to say the recall was complete. I need help fixing my unsafe car that VW failed to fix in the original recall.

My car been fine and went to take my daughter to school and shut the car off and get back in to go home and wouldn't start and the Abs light came on and Check Engine light as well. I am concerned because I think since I have done the ABS no longer then 2 years. I feel like there is a problem and dont think VW fix it the first time when I took it in.. My fiance had a terrible accident 12 month ago and no income and I dont know how we are going to fix it if we have too thats what I am worried about as well.. Thank you, Dawn

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2009 VOLKSWAGEN JETTA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING, THE ABS WARNING LIGHT ALONG WITH SEVERAL OTHER UNKNOWN WARNING LIGHTS ILLUMINATED. THE VEHICLE STARTED SHAKING WHILE SHIFTING GEARS. ADDITIONALLY, THE BRAKES FAILED TO WORK EFFECTIVELY WHILE DEPRESSING THE BRAKE PEDAL. THE CONTACT ALSO STATED THAT THE VEHICLE FAILED TO SHIFT GEARS CORRECTLY. THE STEERING WHEEL WAS DIFFICULT TO TURN AND WAS SHAKING. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE RPM WAS FLUCTUATING. THE VEHICLE WAS TURNED OFF AND RESTARTED HOWEVER, THE FAILURE RECURRED. THE CHECK ENGINE, POWER STEERING AND EPC WARNING LIGHTS WERE ALSO ILLUMINATED. THE CONTACT TURNED OFF AND RESTARTED THE VEHICLE AND THE VEHICLE DROVE NORMALLY FOR A WHILE BEFORE THE FAILURE RECURRED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO HANSEL VOLKSWAGEN (2951 CORBY AVE, SANTA ROSA, CA 95407) AND WAS DIAGNOSED HOWEVER, THE MECHANIC WAS UNABLE TO UPDATE THE ABS SOFTWARE. THE DEALER INFORMED THE CONTACT THAT THE ABS MODULE WAS DEFECTIVE AND NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE CONTACT WAS ALSO INFORMED THAT THE ABS MODULE FAILED INTERNALLY. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 130,000.

Mileage: 130,000

WHEN I ARRIVED HOME U WAS UNABLE TO TURN THE VEHICLE OFF. THE KEY WAS STUCK IN THE ON POSITION. AFTER A LOT OF WORK I WAS ABLE TO FINALLY GET IT TURNED OFF BUT NOW OT WILL NOT GO FURTHER THAN THE ACCESSORY SETTING. AFTER READING COUNTLESS FORUMS ONLINE I FOUND THAT THIS IS A VERY COMMON PROBLEM.

Mileage: 114,675

THE ETC SIGN COMES ON AND THE CAR LOST ITS POWER SIGNIFICANTLY. THE OBD SCAN DOES NOT SHOW ANY CODE

Mileage: 98,020

MY KEY GOT STUCK IN MY IGNITION ON THANKSGIVING, I COULD NOT GO TO MY 2ND JOB ON BLACK FRIDAY BECAUSE OF THIS ISSUE AND HAD TO QUIT MY JOB. I WENT TO VW PUENTE HILLS IN CA AND THEY MADE ME PAY FOR A NEW CYLINDER THAT COST ALMOST $900. THEY TOLD ME IT WAS A CYLINDER ISSUE. A WEEK LATER MY KEY GOT STUCK AGAIN, I WENT BACK TO THE DEALERSHIP AND THEY TOLD ME IT WAS A KEY ISSUE AND I HAD TO PAY FOR THE KEY, THEY SAID THEY WERE GOING ORDER A NEW CYLINDER AND HAVE IT REPLACED. IT'S BEEN ALMOST 2 MONTHS AND THEY COULD NOT FIND THE REAL ISSUE. THEY CALLED ME AGAIN TODAY SAYING THAT IT IS NOT THE CYLINDER ISSUE, IT IS THE MODULE, NOW THEY WANT ME TO PAY FOR A NEW KEY AND A NEW MODULE! THE SAID THE MODULE WOULD COST AROUND $400. AND MIND YOU, I HAVE TO PAY FOR THE KEY! I ALSO JUST PAID FOR A NEW CYLINDER! I AM BEING RIPPED OFF AND TAKING ADVANTAGE OF. I WOULD LIKE A REFUND FOR THIS AND FOR PUENTE HILLS VOLKSWAGEN REPORTED FOR TAKING ADVANTAGE OF THEIR CUSTOMERS.

THE CAR DISABLES THE ABS WHILE DRIVING, AND THE ABS, BRAKE AND ELECTRONIC STABILITY CONTROL INDICATORS ARE LIT SIMULTANEOUSLY, WHILE THE CAR DINGS. QUITE DISTRACTING. A LITTLE RESEARCH SHOWS COMPLAINTS FOR THE SAME BEHAVIOR SINCE JUST OCT. 30, 2019: NHTSA ID NUMBER: 11277060 NHTSA ID NUMBER: 11288718 NHTSA ID NUMBER: 11283008 NHTSA ID NUMBER: 11279604 THERE IS A RECALL WHICH WAS CONSIDERED CLOSED FOR MY VEHICLE FOR THIS ISSUE: 16V913000 DEALERSHIP HAS ALSO QUOTED ABOUT $1500 TO REPLACE THE ABS MODULE, BECAUSE THE CURRENT MODULE CANNOT BE UPDATED. SEEMS LIKE THERE ARE LOTS OF BAD MODULES THAT CANNOT BE UPDATED. THIS IS A HAZARD CONDITION; ESPECIALLY HERE IN MICHIGAN.

Mileage: 160,000

CAR ABS SYSTEN DANGER. NO MECHANIC CAN FIX

Mileage: 95,000

HAD DROVE THE CAR LITTLE WHILE, THEN MADE A STOP, CRANKED THE CAR TO LEAVE AND SOUNDED LIKE IT WAS LOW ON OIL, THAT KIND OF. TAPPING SOUND. OIL WAS FINE. BUT THE SOUND STILL THERE THE NEXT DAY. AFTER DRIVING IT A MILE OR TWO. IT GOT LOUDER, THEN THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON. I STOPPED AT THE CLOSEST PART STORE ABOUT 5 MIN AFTER THE LIGHT CAME ON. THEY CHECKED IT WITH THE SCANNER. SAID IT WAS A KNOCK SENSOR CODE. P0328, BANK 1.TOOK IT TO VW. TO GET A DIAGNOSITS DONE. AND THE MAN SAID IT WAS DUE TO A RECALL. THE PROBLEM I WAS HEARING, AND THE CODE. WAS FROM THE RECALLED PART. THEY CHANGED THAT PART. SAID IT WAS A FUSE PANEL ON ENGINE BLOCK. THE PROBLEM WAS STILL THE SAME. THEN, HE SAID IT WAS NOT DUE TO THE RECALL. AND I STILL HAD TO PAY THE 120 DOLLAR FOR THE DIAGNOSTIC. AND SAID THEY WOULD HAVE TO OPEN THE ENGINE TO CHECK ANY FURTHER, AND THAT THE LABOR WOULD BE ABOUT 2000 DOLLARS. I HAD TOOK IT BY VW BEFORE IT STARTED TO HAVE ANY NOTICEABLE PROBLEMS.WHEN I HAD HAPPENED TO LOOK UP RECALLS ONLINE. THE MAN LOOKED IT UP BY MY VIN. TOLD ME THERE WERE 3 ACTIVE RECALLS. BUT IT WOULD BE ANOTHER WEEK BEFORE THEY COULD GET TO IT. I ASKED IF IT WOULD BE OK TO CONTINUE DRIVING IT, WAS ANY OF THEM SERIOUS ENOUGH TO NOT. HE TOLD ME , NO, THAT IT WOULD BE FINE TO DRIVE. SAID SPECIALLY SINCE I WASENT HAVING ANY PROBLEMS ALREADY .

Mileage: 150,000

HI, I HAVE A 2009 JETTA 2.5 SE AND THE DOOR LOCKS STOPPED WORKING G BOTH MANUALLY OR WITH THE KEY REMOTE. I CANNOT LOCK MY DOORS EXCEPT FOR THE DRIVER DOOR. IT STARTED THIS MORNING OUT OF NOWHERE.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2009 VOLKSWAGEN JETTA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE EPC, DRL, ABS, TRACTION CONTROL, CHECK ENGINE, AND POWER STEERING DRIVE LINE WARNING INDICATORS ILLUMINATED. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE OBD2 READER SYSTEM INFORMED HER OF ALL THE FAILURES. IN ADDITION, THE CONTACT STATED THAT ALL THE INSTRUMENT PANEL INDICATORS ILLUMINATED AND THE VEHICLE WOULD LOSE COMMUNICATION WITH THE ANTI-LOCK BRAKES WHILE DRIVING. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A DEALER, BUT WAS NOT DIAGNOSED. THE CONTACT WAS INFORMED THAT THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED. THE CONTACT RECEIVED AN UNKNOWN RECALL NOTIFICATION YEARS AGO AND TOOK THE VEHICLE TO BE SERVICED; HOWEVER, THE REPAIR DID NOT CORRECT THE FAILURE. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURES AND WAS INFORMED THAT THE REPAIR WAS COMPLETED. NO FURTHER ASSISTANCE WAS OFFERED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 171,000.

Mileage: 171,000

IGNITION KEY STUCK IN IGNITION SWITCH IN THE ON/RUN POSITION AND WILL NOT TURN OFF OR COME OUT OF IGNITION.

Mileage: 156,310

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2009 VOLKSWAGEN JETTA. WHILE ATTEMPTING TO START THE VEHICLE, THE ABS CONTROL WARNING INDICATOR ILLUMINATED CONTINUOUSLY. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO SAVANNAH VOLKSWAGEN (50 EISENHOWER DR, SAVANNAH, GA 31406, (912) 920-5455) WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE ABS CONTROL UNIT NEEDED TO BE REPAIRED. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE VIN WAS NOT INCLUDED IN NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 16V913000 (SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC, ELECTRONIC STABILITY CONTROL). THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 100,000.

Mileage: 100,000

ABS MODULE FAILED

Mileage: 60,000

MY DAUGHTER IS DRIVING A 2009 VW JETTA THAT IS NOT FIT FOR THE ROAD,THE DEALERSHIP SAYS IT ISN'T THERE PROBLEM,BERLIN CITY HONDA, AND THAT THEY DON'T WORK ON THEM,AND THE EXTENDED WARRANTY DOESN'T COVER IT, AS THE LIGHT TURNS GREEN SHE STEPS ON THE GAS,AND NO POWER AND THE STEERING WHEEL LOCKS,SHE IS IN HEAVY TRAFFIC AND IN A PANIC, SHE PULLS THE KEY,PUTS IT BACK IN AND THE CAR STARTS AGAIN,NOW IT KEEPS HAPPENING AND BERLIN CITY SAYS THEY CAN'T HELP HER? IS THIS A RECALL?

Mileage: 122,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2009 VOLKSWAGEN JETTA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE FAILED TO START BECAUSE THE BATTERY WAS DEAD. THE VEHICLE WAS JUMPSTARTED AND SEVEN WARNING INDICATORS ILLUMINATED INCLUDING THE CHECK ENGINE, ABS, ESP, AND POWER STEERING INDICATORS. THE VEHICLE STARTED AFTER THE JUMPSTART AND WAS TAKEN TO CIOCCA VOLKSWAGEN OF ALLENTOWN (1345 LEHIGH ST, ALLENTOWN, PA 18103) WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT A NEW ABS MODULE, PUMP, AND IGNITION SWITCH WERE NEEDED. THE CONTACT ALSO RECEIVED A RECALL NOTIFICATION FOR NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 16V913000 (SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC, ELECTRONIC STABILITY CONTROL). THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 130,000.

Mileage: 130,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2009 VOLKSWAGEN JETTA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE ELECTRICAL SYSTEM FAILED AND MOST OF THE WARNING INDICATORS ON THE INSTRUMENT PANEL ILLUMINATED. IN ADDITION, THE INSTRUMENT CLUSTER PANEL WAS FAULTY. THE VEHICLE LEAKED FUEL AND THE POWER STEERING WAS FAULTY. THE ENTIRE ELECTRICAL SYSTEM CONSTANTLY FAILED. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO CROWN VOLKSWAGEN OF LAWRENCE (3400 IOWA ST, LAWRENCE, KS 66046, (785) 838-7750) WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE INTERNAL MODULE IN THE TRANSMISSION FAILED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 148,376.

Mileage: 148,376

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2009 VOLKSWAGEN JETTA. WHEN ATTEMPTING TO DRIVE THE VEHICLE, THE BRAKE, ABS, AND TRACTION WARNING INDICATORS ILLUMINATED. A BEEPING SOUND WAS ALSO HEARD. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE ABS MODULE FAILED AND NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE CONTACT WAS INFORMED TO TAKE THE VEHICLE TO A DEALER. THE VEHICLE WAS LATER TAKEN TO WINN VOLKSWAGEN WOODLAND HILLS (LOCATED AT 21141 VENTURA BLVD, WOODLAND HILLS, CA 91364, (818) 884-4444) WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE ABS MODULE NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE WAS INCLUDED IN NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 16V913000 (SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC, ELECTRONIC STABILITY CONTROL). THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN BACK TO THE DEALER WHERE A SOFTWARE UPDATE WAS PERFORMED; HOWEVER, IT DID NOT CORRECT THE FAILURE. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 76,000.

Mileage: 76,000

I HAD MADE AN APPOINTMENT WITH VOLKSWAGEN DEALERSHIP TO HAVE MY CAR LOOKED AT BECAUSE OF THE RECALL. MY ABS LIGHT CAME ON AND HAS BEEN ON FOR WEEKS. IT HASN'T TURNED OFF. WHEN I TOOK MY CAR IN THEY TRIED TO PERFORM A SOFTWARE UPDATE BUT WEREN'T ABLE TO BECAUSE APPARENTLY THE MODULE WENT OUT BEFORE THE RECALL. I HAVEN'T HAD ANY PROBLEMS WITH THIS UNTIL JUST A FEW WEEKS AGO SO I DON'T UNDERSTAND HOW THAT IS POSSIBLE. NOW THEY ARE SAYING ITS TECHNICALLY MY FAULT AND NOW IM STUCK PAYING 1200 ON AN ABS MODULE AND MAINTENANCE. MY ABS LIGHT CAME ON WENT I WENT AROUND A CORNER AND SLAMMED ON MY BREAKS, EVER SINCE THEN IT WONT TURN OFF.

Mileage: 140,150

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2009 VOLKSWAGEN JETTA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE THE DRIVER WAS DRIVING, ALL THE WARNING LIGHTS ON THE INSTRUMENT PANEL ILLUMINATED WITH A BEEPING NOISE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO CAROLINA VOLKSWAGEN (7800 E INDEPENDENCE BLVD, CHARLOTTE, NC 28227, (704) 537-2336) WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE ABS MODULE FAILED AND NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE DEALER INFORMED THE CONTACT THAT THE VEHICLE WAS INCLUDED IN NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 16V913000 (SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC, ELECTRONIC STABILITY CONTROL) BUT COULD NOT COMPLETE THE RECALL DUE TO THE MODULE HAD FAILED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED DUE TO THE REPAIR FEES. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE AND DID NOT OFFER FURTHER ASSISTANCE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 124,000.

Mileage: 124,000

NOT ABLE TO TAKE KEY OUT OF IGNITION SWITCH. CAR IS PARKED AND STILL RUNNING NOT ABLE TO TAKE KEY OUT.

Mileage: 102,877

CLOCK SPRING FAILURE AT 49,500 MILES. RESULTED IN NO HORN AND NO STEERING WHEEL AIRBAG FUNCTIONALITY.

Mileage: 49,500

MY VEHICLE WAS PARKED AT HOME. I TRIED TO START MY VEHICLE; WHICH IT DID BUT ONCE I GOT TO MY DESTINATION THE KEY WOULD NOT COME OUT AND THE VEHICLE WOULD NOT TURN OFF. I TRIED FOR 3 HOURS TO REMOVE THE KEY. THE ONLY OPPOSTION I HAD WAS TO TAKE IT TO A DEALERSHIP AT NIGHT; SO THAT THE CAR WOULD BE SAFE. I TOOK THE FUSE OUT AT AND DETACHED THE BATTERY PLUG TURNING OFF THE CAR, BUT I HAD TO LEAVE THE KEY IN THE IGNITION. I HAD JUST PURCHASED THE VEHICLE A WEEK EARLIER AND WILL HAVE TO PAY 800.00 TO HAVE IT REPAIRED. I HAVE NEVER EXPERIENCED A VEHICLE NOT CUTTING OFF EVER AND THIS IS A TERRIBLE DEFECT TO ANY VOLKSWAGEN OWNER TO HAVE TO ENDURE SUCH A PROBLEM WITH A VEHICLE. I NORMALLY PURCHASE HONDA DUE TO THE DEPENDABILITY, BUT I TOLD MY HUSBAND I ALWAYS WANTED TO DRIVE A VOLKSWAGEN. IM NOW SORRY THAT I PURCHASED THIS VEHICLE. THAT DEFECT IS VERY DANGEROUS TO ANYONE OWNING THIS TYPE OF VEHICLE. MY VEHICLE IS CURRENTLY IN HE SHOP, WHICH I HAVE TO WAIT FOR THE PART TO COME FROM GERMANY. THE VOLKSWAGEN SHOP TOLD ME IT WILL BE TWO WEEKS AND I ONLY HAD THE VEHICLE FOR ONE WEEK NOT EVEN A MONTH YET. EXTREMELY DISSATISFIED CUSTOMER.

Mileage: 133,277

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2009 VOLKSWAGEN JETTA. WHILE THE CONTACT'S WIFE WAS DRIVING THE VEHICLE, THE BRAKE, ABS, AND ELECTRONIC STABILITY CONTROL WARNING INDICATORS ILLUMINATED. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE EXHIBITED THE SAME SYMPTOMS AS INDICATED IN NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 16V913000 (SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC, ELECTRONIC STABILITY CONTROL). THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE ABS MODULE NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT TAKEN TO A DEALER FOR DIAGNOSTIC TESTING OR REPAIRS. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 114,418.

Mileage: 114,418

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2009 VOLKSWAGEN JETTA. WHILE DRIVING AT AN UNKNOWN SPEED, THE BRAKE PEDAL WAS DEPRESSED, HOWEVER, THE VEHICLE SLID TO A STOP. IN ADDITION, THE ABS AND STABILITY CONTROL WARNING INDICATORS ILLUMINATED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO VOLKSWAGEN MCKINNEY (3600 S CENTRAL EXPY., MCKINNEY, TX 75070) WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE ABS CONTROL MODULE NEEDED TO BE REPAIRED. THE CONTACT WAS INFORMED THAT THE VEHICLE WAS UNABLE TO BE REPAIRED BECAUSE A SOFTWARE UPDATE WAS NEEDED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER STATED THAT A DIAGNOSTIC TEST WAS NOT NEEDED BECAUSE THE VIN WAS INCLUDED IN NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 16V913000 (SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC, ELECTRONIC STABILITY CONTROL). THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 115,000.

Mileage: 115,000

VW JETTA WOLFSBURG EDITION 2009. 1. I HAVE TAKEN MY CAR AUTO REPAIR SHOP OVER 5X OVER THE TIMES OVER THE PAST YEAR BECAUSE THE 'ENGINE MALFUNCTION' LIGHT WAS GOING ON/OFF INTERMITTENTLY - ON FOR 3 HOURS THEN OFF, ON FOR 2 DAYS, OFF. NOW THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT IS PERMANENTLY ILLUMINATED ON THE DASHBOARD DESPITE MULTIPLE ENGINE AUTO REPAIR SERVICES RENDERED. 2. THE ABS AND EPS/ASR SYMBOLS ILLUMINATE AND ALARM GOES OFF RANDOMLY WITHOUT REASON WHILE I AM DRIVING 50-65MPH ON MAJOR NYC HIGHWAYS AND/OR WHEN IM DRIVING 15-35 ON A RESIDENTIAL STREET. THE EPS/ASR FLASHES CONTINUOUSLY WHILE SOUNDING AN ALARM FOR 60 SECONDS OR SO, ABS REMAINS CONSTANT LIT AND WILL CONTINUE TO DO SO UNTIL I AM ABLE TO STOP, TURN OF THE ENGINE, WAIT A MINUTE, AND THEN RESTART THE CAR. ON HIGHWAY I HAVE HAD TO DRIVE CONSIDERABLE DISTANCE WITH EMERGENCY LIGHTS FLASHING. 3. I WAS PULLED OVER BY A COP AT NIGHT BECAUSE ONE OF MY TAIL LIGHTS WAS OUT. I HAD NO IDEA THAT WAS THE CASE AND WOULD HAVE NEVER FOUND OUT BECAUSE THE "LIGHT BULB!" WARNING WAS NOT ON, AND NEVER CAME ON. I GOT IT FIXED 2 DAYS LATER, STILL NO LIGHT BULB SIGNAL, MY RIGHT TAILLIGHT WAS REPLACED. ABOUT 2 WEEKS LATER THE "LIGHT BULB!" ICON ILLUMINATED, I TESTED AND ALL THE LIGHTS WERE WORKING- BUT THE 'LIGHTBULB!' REMAINED LIT. ABOUT 2 WEEKS LATER THE LIGHTBULB WAS OFF. 4. THE AUX FEATURE ON MY CAR IS NO LONGER ACCESSIBLE. REPAIR SHOP BUT THEY WERE UNABLE TO FIX BECAUSE VW SPECIALITY CODE/ SYSTEM PROGRAMMING? 5. I HAVE NOTICED IT TAKES MORE EFFORT TO ENGAGE MY BRAKES WHILE DRIVING. I HAVE HAD MY CAR BRAKE PADS REPLACED AT LEAST 2X OVER THE PAST 6 YEARS (I HAVE DRIVEN ABOUT 20K MILES). ALSO NOTE - NO SYMBOL OF EMERGENCY BRAKE/ MECHANIC MAINTENANCE / WORN BRAKE PADS/ AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION/GEARBOX SYMBOL WERE ILLUMINATED DURING THIS EVENT (IN FEBRUARY 2018) AND NONE OF THESE SYMBOLS HAD ILLUMINATED TO THIS DAY (APRIL 2018).

STARTED WITH KEY BEING VERY DIFFICULT TO TURN ON OR OFF IN IGNITION AND THE STEERING COLUMN LOCK NO LONGER ENGAGED AT ALL WHEN THE CAR WAS OFF. THEN, TWICE WITHIN 1 MILE, THE STEERING COLUMN LOCK DID ENGAGE WHILE THE CAR WAS BEING OPERATED IN A TURN AT APPROXIMATELY 45 MILES PER HOUR. AFTER PARKING THE CAR IMMEDIATELY FOLLOWING, THE KEY WOULD NOT TURN TO THE OFF POSITION UNTIL THE EXPOSED END OF THE KEY WAS TAPPED WITH A HAMMER. STEERING COLUMN LOCK THEN APPEARED TO LOCK AND UNLOCK APPROPRIATELY, HOWEVER, KEY WILL NO LONGER TURN IN THE IGNITION TO THE START POSITION. CAR IS CURRENTLY AT THE LOCAL DEALERSHIP WHO HAS DIAGNOSED THE PROBLEM OF AN "INOPERABLE STEERING COLUMN LOCK" AND IS PERFORMING THE NEEDED REPAIR.

Mileage: 115,000

IN APRIL OF 2016 CAR JUST HAD 6 INDICATOR LIGHTS ON DASH. JUST HAPPENED ONE DAY ON THE HIGHWAY. SPEEDOMETER, GAS GAUGE NONE OF THE DASH WORKED. RED LIGHT CONSTANT FLASHING. WE ENDED UP HAVING TO PARK IT FOR 6 MONTHS WHILE STILL PAYING 300 A MONTH CAR PAYMENT AND FULL COVERAGE INSURANCE UNTIL I HAD MONEY TO FIX IT. AROUND THE SAME TIME THE BACK PASSENGER WINDOW STOPPED WORKING AND STILL DOESN'T WORK. I GOT THIS CAR IN MARCH OF 2015 I BELIEVE. IT HAS COST ME SO MUCH MONEY AND I AM HOPING THAT I MAY BE ABLE TO GET A REIMBURSEMENT ON THE 800 I SPENT TO FIX IT, ONLY TO HAVE IT DO THIS STUFF RANDOMLY EVERY FEW MONTHS. JUST 2 WEEKS AGO I HAD TO SLAM ON THE BRAKES WHILE DRIVING AND THERE WAS A BANG SOUND AND I DROVE IT HOME. THE NEXT DAY IT DROVE TO WORK OK AND THEN ON WAY HOME WHEN IT STARTED IT IMMEDIATELY WAS RUNNING BADLY AND CHECK ENGINE LIGHT AND ALL THAT WAS ON AGAIN. WE TOOK IT TO MECHANIC AND HE SAID THERMOSTAT WAS STUCK OPEN AND IT DID NEED A COIL AND WIRES OR SOMETHING ALSO. IT HAS BEEN JUST CONSTANT WITH THIS CAR AND I AM SPENDING A TON OF MONEY. IT'S REALLY DIFFICULT RAISING A FAMILY AND WORKING 30 MILES AWAY FROM MY HOME AND DEALING WITH THIS CONSTANTLY. OH, AND THE AIR CONDITIONER ONLY WORKS IN THE WINTER TIME. DEFINATELY NOT WHEN IDLELING. MECHANIC SAYS THAT'S A 400$ PART SO I'M JUST TRYING TO SCROUNGE UP THE MONEY TO FIX THAT PART OF THE ELECTRIC DISASTER THIS CAR IS BEFORE IT HITS 101 ON MY DAYS SITTING IN TRAFFIC. PLEASE HELP. THE DOCUMENT I HAVE TO UPLOAD IS THE RECIEPT FROM THE REPAIR. IT WAS MESSED UP FOR ALMOST A YEAR BEFORE I COULD FIX IT. MOSTLY JUST SITTING.

Mileage: 130,000

TAKATA RECALL AIRBAGS AIRBAG LIGHT ON HORN STOPPED WORKING

Mileage: 82,000

FUSE BOX IN ENGINE COMPARTMENT MELTED. THE LOCATION IS WHERE THE RIGHT SIT HEADLIGHT FUSE IS. RF HEADLIGHT AND TURN SIGNAL DO NOT WORK. I LOOKED THE PROBLEM UP AND FOUND THAT THERE ARE MANY OTHER PEOPLE THAT HAVE SAME TYPE VEHICLE WITH THIS SAME PROBLEM.

Mileage: 120,000

MY IGNITION WOULD NOT SHUT OFF KEY IS STUCK AND IGNITION WON'T TURN

Mileage: 107,231

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2009 VOLKSWAGEN JETTA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT VARIOUS WARNING INDICATORS ILLUMINATED AND THE SPEEDOMETER MALFUNCTIONED, WHICH RESULTED IN THE SPEEDOMETER NOT INDICATING THE CORRECT SPEED. THE CONTACT RECEIVED NOTIFICATION OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 16V913000 (SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC, ELECTRONIC STABILITY CONTROL); HOWEVER, THE PARTS TO DO THE REPAIR WERE UNAVAILABLE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE MANUFACTURER EXCEEDED A REASONABLE AMOUNT OF TIME FOR THE RECALL REPAIR. WHITE ALLEN VOLKSWAGEN WAS CONTACTED AND REFUSED TO PERFORM THE REPAIR DUE TO THE ABS MODULE BEING DEFECTIVE, WHICH NEEDED TO BE REPLACED BEFORE THE RECALL COULD BE PERFORMED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE ISSUE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 120,000. PARTS DISTRIBUTION DISCONNECT.

Mileage: 120,000

TAKATA RECALL. IN FEBRUARY OF 2017 MY CHECK ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON AND WAS ACCOMPANIED BY A SERIES OF 3 BEEPS. AS I CONTINUED TO DRIVE MORE LIGHTS CAME ON AND MY DASH BOARD LOOKED LIKE A CHRISTMAS TREE EX. AIRBAG, OIL, CHECK ENGINE, ABS, EPC, BRAKE LIGHT, ETC. WHEN DRIVING ON THE HIGH WAY MY GAUGES WILL SHUT OFF AND I CAN NOT SEE HOW FAST I AM GOING, MY CAR WILL DECELERATE WITH MY FOOT ON THE GAS AT RANDOM TIMES ON THE HIGH WAY. I LOOK MY CAR IN FOR REPAIR TO CARS AUTO IN LAS VEGAS BECAUSE MY CAR COULD NOT PASS SMOG. THEY DID AN ANALYSIS AND INFORMED ME THAT MY ABS MODULE WAS SHOT AND THERE WAS AN ACTIVE RECALL FOR THE DEVICE. I TOOK IT TO MY LOCAL VW DEALERSHIP AND THOUGHT WITH MY SAFETY IN CONCERN THAT THIS WOULD BE A SIMPLE FIX. INSTEAD, THEY INFORMED ME THAT I WOULD NEED TO MAKE AN APPOINTMENT AND COME BACK ANOTHER DAY BUT I REFUSED TO DRIVE MY CAR OFF THE LOT. THEY TOOK MY CAR TO THE BACK AND SAID THAT MY ABS MODULE WAS NOT COMMUNICATING WITH THE COMPUTER AND THAT I WOULD NEED TO PAY $700 TO HAVE A DIAGNOSTIC DONE BEFORE THEY WOULD REPLACE MY ABS. IF THE ABS IS FAULTY AS EXPLAINED IN RECALL #16V913 UNDER VW ACTION 45F2 IF THE ABS FAILS TO PASS THE TEST THEN IT WILL BE REPLACED FREE OF CHARGE. THEY SEEM TO NOT BE COMPLYING AND GIVING ME THE RUN AROUND.

Mileage: 156,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2009 VOLKSWAGEN JETTA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE WAS INCLUDED IN NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 16V913000 (SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC, ELECTRONIC STABILITY CONTROL). WHEN THE CONTACT TOOK THE VEHICLE TO THE DEALER, IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE VEHICLE'S SOFTWARE FAILED AND WAS UNABLE TO BE UPDATED. THE DEALER ALSO STATED THAT THE MODULE NEEDED TO BE REPLACED; HOWEVER, APPROVAL FROM THE MANUFACTURER WAS NEEDED. THE MANUFACTURER DETERMINED THAT ALTHOUGH THE DEALER DIAGNOSED THAT THE MODULE NEEDED TO BE REPLACED, IT WOULD NOT BE REPLACED. THE RECALL STATED THAT "ANY MODULE THAT FAILS THE NEW DIAGNOSTIC TEST WILL BE REPLACED." THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS UNKNOWN. PARTS DISTRIBUTION DISCONNECT.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2009 VOLKSWAGEN JETTA. WHILE DRIVING, THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE PERFORMED ABNORMALLY. ALSO, THE SPEEDOMETER AND FUEL GAUGE CEASED TO FUNCTION, AND THE ABS WARNING INDICATOR ILLUMINATED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE ABS MODULE NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE CONTACT RECEIVED NOTIFICATION OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 16V913000 (SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC, ELECTRONIC STABILITY CONTROL), BUT THE TECHNICIAN REFUSED TO PERFORM THE REPAIR DUE TO THE HYDRAULIC PUMP NEEDING TO BE REPLACED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 130,000. PARTS DISTRIBUTION DISCONNECT.

Mileage: 130,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2009 VOLKSWAGEN JETTA. THE CONTACT WAS UNABLE TO START THE VEHICLE AND ALL THE WARNING INDICATORS ILLUMINATED ON THE INSTRUMENT PANEL. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO A DEALER WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED AS NEEDING A NEW BATTERY. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE CONTACT MENTIONED THAT THE BATTERY WAS TESTED AT THE DEALER AND THE VEHICLE WAS ABLE TO START. THE CONTACT ALSO MENTIONED THAT THE VEHICLE WAS SERVICED PER NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 16V913000 (SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC, ELECTRONIC STABILITY CONTROL). THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 82,000.

Mileage: 82,000

SEAT WARMER BURNED A HOLE THROUGH THE SEAT AND BURNED THROUGH MY CLOTHING TO MY SKIN. I REACHED BACK TO SEE WHAT WAS WRONG AND BURNED MY HAND. I HAD SMELLED SMOKE BUT IT WAS TOO LATE BY THE TIME I FIGURED OUT WHAT HAD HAPPENED. IT COULD HAVE BEEN EXTREMELY DANGEROUS IF I HAD BEEN ON A BUSY ROAD WITH MY SON AND IT STARTED A FIRE. I WAS LUCKY I WAS IN OUR SMALL TOWN AND WAS ABLE TO GET PULLED OVER QUICKLY. WHILE THERE SO NO SERIOUS INJURY, THIS COULD HAVE ENDED MUCH WORSE.

Mileage: 140,000

WHILE DRIVING THE VEHICLE ALL OF A SUDDEN STARTS TO BEEP AND THE ABS LIGHT, EPC LIGHT, CHECK ENGINE LIGHT, BRAKE LIGHT, AND SKID CONTROL LIGHT SHOW. THE VEHICLE SOMETIMES LOSES THE SPEEDOMETER READING WHICH DROPS TO 0. THIS SPORADICALLY HAPPENS, SOMETIMES IT'LL STAY FOR DAYS AND OTHER TIMES IT'LL GO AWAY AFTER 10 MINUTES AND NOT APPEAR AGAIN FOR A DAY OR TWO. IT SEEMS TO BE HAPPENING MORE AND MORE FREQUENTLY. IT HAPPENS WHEN IN MOTION AND WHEN STARTING THE VEHICLE. THIS MAKES IT VERY DIFFICULT TO DRIVE SINCE THE SPEEDOMETER MALFUNCTIONS AND IN THE SNOW THE VEHICLE SEEMS TO HANDLE WORSE THAN USUAL AND THE BRAKE SYSTEM DOES NOT KICK IN EVERY TIME. THE ABS MODULE SEEMS TO BE MALFUNCTIONING. *TR

Mileage: 130,000

THE HEATED SEAT BURNED A HOLE IN THE SEAT. THE INTERIOR OF THE SEAT SOUNDS AND FEELS THAT IT HAS MELTED AND HAS BECOME HARD. THIS IS ON THE SEAT BACK. WE ARE UNSURE WHEN THIS BURNING OCCURRED, BUT HAVE NOTED BELOW WHEN WE NOTICED THIS DAMAGE.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2009 VOLKSWAGEN JETTA. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 45 MPH, THE VEHICLE STALLED WITHOUT WARNING. THE ABS, BRAKE, AND SLIPPERY WARNING INDICATORS INTERMITTENTLY ILLUMINATED. THE FAILURE RECURRED TWICE. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO A FUEL STATION AND LATER TO THE DEALER WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE ABS MODULE FAILED AND NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 84,120.

Mileage: 84,120

THE FAILURE THAT OCCURRED WAS WHILE THE VEHICLE WAS IN MOTION, ON A CITY STREET, ALMOST ALL THE INDICATOR LIGHTS TURNED ON (BRAKE, ABS, CHECK ENGINE, AND STABILITY CONTROL) AND THE FUEL AND SPEEDOMETER GAUGES WENT OUT. AFTER PULLING OVER AND RESTARTING THE CAR, IT SEEM TO OPERATE OK, BUT THEN EVERYTHING LIT UP AGAIN. I PULLED OVER ON A SIDE STREET TO TEST THE BRAKES AND IT SEEMED TO BRAKE "NORMAL" WITHOUT ENGAGING THE ABS. IT SEEM LIKE THE CAR OPERATES WITHOUT ABS, STABILITY CONTROL, THE SPEEDOMETER, AND FUEL GAUGE.

Mileage: 105,000

FEB 2014 HEADLIGHTS AND BRAKELIGHTS WERE OUT...FUSE PLATE AND PLUG WAS REPLACE AT DEALERSHIP . NO CHARGE. SINCE THEN I CONSTANLY HAD TO REPLACE HEADLIGHTS AND BRAKE LIGHT BULBS. NOVEMBER 2016..HEADLIGHTS AND BRAKE LIGHT WONT COME ON EVEN WOTH BULBS CHANGE.TOOK TO DEALERSHIP..STATES I NEED NEW FUSE BOX..CALL VW CUSTOMER CARE..I HAVE TO PAY OUT OF POCKET...THIS LIGHTING ISSUE BEEN A NUISANCE FOR TWO YEARS.

THE BACK DOOR LOCKS WON'T UNLOCK, EITHER FROM THE OUTSIDE OR INSIDE, WITH BUTTON OR KEY. FIRST IT WAS THE DRIVER'S SIDE BACK DOOR LOCK AND NOW IT IS BOTH BACK DOORS. I HAVE CONTACTED VOLKSWAGEN AND THEIR ANSWER IS "SORRY FOR THE PROBLEM."

Mileage: 22,000

WE WENT TO REPLACE A KEY AND REMOTE ON THIS CAR AND WHEN THEY WENT TO "PROGRAM" IT THEY SAID THAT THEY WERE UNABLE TO AS BOTH THE FRONT DRIVERS SIDE DOOR ACTUATOR AND REAR DRIVERS SIDE DOOR ACTUATOR WERE BOTH NON RESPONSIVE AND WOULD HAVE TO BE REPLACED. AS A CONSEQUENCE, WE LEARNED THAT THE CAR CANNOT ACTUALLY BE LOCKED USING THE REMOTE. WE UNDERSTAND THAT SOMETIMES THIS GETS WORSE OVER TIME AND OTHER ASPECTS OF THE LOCK GO BAD -- YOU CAN'T OPEN THE TRUNK, THE REAR DOOR, ETC. NOT BEING ABLE TO LOCK OR UNLOCK YOUR DOORS IS CLEARLY A SAFETY ISSUE AND ONE THAT YOU WOULD HAVE TO FIX IN ORDER TO USE THE CAR. SEVERAL PEOPLE HAVE FIXED THEIR OWN CARS AND VOLKSWAGEN IS AWARE OF THE ISSUE, BUT WON'T PROVIDE THE PART AT A DECENT PRICE. THE DOOR LOCK ACTUATOR IS $233.20 FOR THE FRONT DOOR AND $238.70 FOR THE REAR DOOR. AND THE LABOR IS $150 FOR EACH (INVOLVES FULLY REMOVING BOTH DOOR PANELS ETC.). THE GRAND TOTAL THE DEALERSHIP IS ASKING FOR THE REPAIR IS $833. AND THIS IS ONLY FOR 2 DOORS THAT HAVE FAILED. WE ARE ASKING THAT THE NHTSA LOOK INTO HOW MANY OF THESE ARE FAILING IN CARS UNDER 10 YEARS OLD AND LOOKING INTO WHETHER VOLKSWAGEN IS INVOLVED IN A COVER UP OF THE FAULTINESS OF THE ORIGINAL PARTS. THEY WILL NOT TELL CONSUMERS HOW MANY OF THESE FAIL OR HOW MANY THEY REPLACE. PEOPLE WHO WORK ON THEIR OWN CARS ARE REPAIRING THE PARTS THEMSELVES AND THE BLOGS ARE SAYING THAT IT IS AN ISSUE WITH THE CONTACTS INSIDE THE ACTUATOR FAILING AND NEEDING TO BE RESOLDERED.

Mileage: 44,957

HERE'S ANOTHER ABS MODULE FAILURE THANKS TO VW'S HORRIBLE DESIGN. THE FAILURE IS CAUSING THE ENTIRE DASH CLUSTER TO GO HAYWIRE. CAR BEEPS ALL THE TIME BECAUSE IT THINKS THE EMERGENCY BRAKE IS ON. SPEEDOMETER DOESN'T WORK! FUEL GAUGE JUMPS UP WHEN ENGAGING BRAKES. ABS, TRACTION, EPC, CEL LIGHTS CONSTANTLY ON, AND SOMETIMES IT GOES INTO LIMP MODE MAKING IT DANGEROUS TO DRIVE ON THE HIGHWAY. VW CHARGES $2,000 FOR THE PART EXCL LABOR WHICH IS 20% OF THE PRICE OF THE CAR NEW. THIS SHOULD NOT HAPPEN WITH A SEVEN YEAR OLD CAR AT ONLY 100K MILES

Mileage: 100,000

DEALER STATES "REPLACE UNDER HOOD FUSE PANEL AND 30 AMP FUSE (FUSE PANEL UNDER HOOD MELTING AT SB16)". ALSO REPORTS "REMOVE DIESEL PARTICULATE FILTER AND REPLACE ABS MODULE, BLEED BRAKE SYSTEM, CODE NEW MODULE AND SET BASIC SETTINGS FOR SENSORS (FAULT CODE 01130 ABS OPERATION IMPLAUSIBLE SIGNAL)". AFTER I'VE RESEARCHED THIS IT SEEMS THERE WAS A RECALL ON MANY CARS, #97AM, BUT SOMEHOW NOT MINE.

Mileage: 120,000

CHECK ENGINE LIGHT COMES ON FREQUENTLY AND WHEN I TAKE TO DEALER IT IS ALWAYS A SENSOR PROBLEM I HAVE ALSO HAD SOME ELECTRICAL ISSUES REPLACING BULBS FREQUENTLY. ALSO WHILE DRIVING THE SHIFTING LIGHTS WILL ALL LIGHT UP PRNDS, SOMETIMES THERE IS A LOSS OF POWER. ALSO ONE OF THE OVERHEAD LIGHT SEEMS TO HAVE MELTED DUE TO A HIGH HEAT SOURCE OF SOME KIND.

Mileage: 60,000

CAR DOOR LOCKS NOT WORKING / ERRATIC. WHEN I BOUGHT THE CAR FROM THE DEALER IN SANTA CRUZ, CALIFORNIA IN 2012, THEY DID NOT TELL ME THE REAR RIGHT PASSENGER DOOR DID NOT AUTOMATICALLY LOCK, NOR COULD IT BE LOCKED FROM INSIDE. I HAD TO MANUALLY LOCK IT FROM THE SIDE, AND NOW IT STAYS LOCKED ALL THE TIME UNLESS I PULL THE INSIDE LEVER. THEN, AN YEAR LATER, THE OTHER (LEFT) PASSENGER SIDE STARTED NEVER LOCKING TOO, AND MOST OF THE TIME I HAVE TO MANUALLY LOCK THE DRIVER DOOR WITH THE KEY. THE FRONT RIGHT PASSENGER DOOR STILL WORKS FINE, AS DO ALL THE ALARMS. THE DEALER SAYS IT WILL COST ME $1400 TO FIX.

Mileage: 97,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2009 VOLKSWAGEN JETTA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE DEALER COMPLETED A REPAIR DUE TO THE VEHICLE RANDOMLY STALLING AND WAS UNCERTAIN OF WHAT PART WAS REPLACED. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE STALLED MORE THAN ONCE AND WAS UNABLE TO RESTART. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 106,000.

Mileage: 106,000

I SMELLED SOMETHING BURNING IN MY CAR FOR A LITTLE WHILE LAST NIGHT. THIS MORNING, WHEN THE SUN WAS OUT, I WAS ABLE TO SEE THAT THERE WAS A BURN MARK IN MY SEAT FROM THE SEAT WARMER.

Mileage: 74,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2009 VOLKSWAGEN JETTA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHEN THE LOCK BUTTON WAS DEPRESSED ON THE KEY FOBIK, THE FRONT DRIVER'S SIDE DOOR FAILED TO LOCK. THE FAILURE RECURRED NUMEROUS TIMES. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A DEALER WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE LOCKING MECHANISM FAILED AND NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED BUT THE FAILURE RECURRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 50,000. THE VIN WAS UNAVAILABLE.

Mileage: 50,000

I'VE HAD TO REPLACE THE LOW BEAM HEADLIGHTS 3 TIMES WITHIN 18 MONTHS AND NOW BOTH LOW BEAM HEADLIGHTS DO NOT WORK EVEN AFTER REPLACING THE BULBS. VW HAS HAD RECALLS ON OTHER VEHICLES FOR A SIMILAR PROBLEM BUT THIS MAKE AND MODEL WAS NOT INCLUDED IN PREVIOUS RECALLS. PERHAPS THE SCOPE OF THE PROBLEM IS WIDER THAN ORIGINALLY THOUGHT.

DRIVING HOME WHEN EXITING OFF TO THE HWY MY JETTA WILL FLASH THE ABS, BRAKE AND ESC LIGHTS WHILE BEEPING. TOOK CAR TO MECHANIC IT WAS RELAYED THAT THE ABS MODULE WAS BAD. I REFUSE TO TAKE CAR TO VW DEALER BECAUSE I ALREADY HAVE ISSUES WITH THEM ABOUT THE ERC VALVE AND DIESEL FUEL PARTICULATE FILTER (ENGINE LIGHT CONSTANTLY STAYS ON) BEING 1 OF THE ISSUES VW HAS ADMITTED BEING FAULTY BUT STILL NOT DOING ANYTHING ABOUT IT. TO GET THE ABS FIXED IT'S GOING TO BE OVER $2500 AND THE HAVE THE ERC & DIESEL FUEL PARTICULATE FILTER FIXED IS OVER $3000. EACH OF THESE ITEMS ARE FAULTY AND SHOULD BE TAKEN CARE OF BY THE DEALER WITH A CENT PAID FROM MY POCKET. BOTH ARE LIFE THREATENING FAULTS THAT EVENTUALLY COULD LEAD TO MY DEATH OR DEATHS OF OTHERS. I HAVE NO CHOICE AS THIS IS MY SOLE SOURCE OF TRANSPORTATION SO I HAVE TO DRIVE IT. EVEN THOUGH VW ADMITS FAULT THEY ARE DOING NOTHING TO HELP EXCEPT FOR OFFERING "CONSOLATION" GIFTS - NONE WILL COVER COST TO FIX CAR AND GET MYSELF AND OTHERS OUT OF DANGER. VW NEEDS TO BE HELD RESPONSIBLE.

Mileage: 57,642

I THINK THERE IS AN ELECTRICAL PROBLEM WITH MY CAR. SINCE THE BEGINNING OF THIS YR 2015 MY SEATS BURNT A HOLE THREW THE SEAT AND MY CLOTHES. I NO LONGER USE THE HEATED SEATS CAUSE I AM AFRAID MY CAR WILL CATCH ON FIRE. ALSO MY I HAVE A LIGHT GO OUT EVERY TIME I REPLACE A LIGHT. FIRST A HEAD LIGHT THEN A BLINKER LIGHT THEN A TAIL LIGHT NEXT THE LICENSES PLATE LIGHT AND CURRENTLY ANOTHER FRONT LIGHT. THIS HAS BEEN OVER THE LAST 6-8 MONS.

Mileage: 70,000

STARTED THE CAR AND AFTER ABOUT 5 MINUTES OF DRIVING, THE ENGINE SHUTS OFF BUT ALL ELECTRICAL SYSTEMS APPEAR TO BE WORKING. NO TROUBLE/ INDICATOR LIGHTS COME ON. THIS HAS HAPPENED ON THE INTERSTATE TRAVELING 70, ON A SIDE STREET TRAVELING 35, AND SITTING IDLE AT A STOP LIGHT. EVERY TIME, THE CAR WILL RUN FOR BETWEEN 5-7 MINUTES THAN NOT RESTART FOR 5-7 MINUTES. AT ATTEMPTS TO RESTART INSIDE THAT 5 MINUTE WINDOW AFTER THE ENGINE STALLS, THERE IS NO TURNING OVER, NO CLICKING OR ANYTHING. THERE IS NO TEMP ISSUES, OR LOW FUEL ISSUES. THIS HAS HAPPENED ON A FULL TANK AND A HALF TANK ALSO. *TR

Mileage: 196,000

I WAS APPROACHING A RED LIGHT WHEN SUDDENLY THE ABS BRAKE LIGHT CAME ON, FOLLOWED BY EVERY LIGHT ON MY DASHBOARD. MY CAR STALLED AND CAME TO A COMPLETE STOP. FORTUNATELY I WAS IN THE RIGHT HAND LANE OF A SEMI-BUSY STREET AND WAS ABLE TO WAIT UNTIL MY CAR STARTED UP AGAIN. HAD I BEEN ON THE FREEWAY WITH MY TWO SMALL CHILDREN IN THE BACKSEAT, I HAVE NO DOUBT THAT THIS WOULD HAVE CAUSED A SERIOUS ACCIDENT OR DEATH. I WAS TOLD THAT I NEED TO REPLACE MY COMPLETE ABS SYSTEM. I HAVE APPROXIMATELY 72,000 MILES ON THIS CAR AND HAVE SERVICED IT REGULARLY. THERE IS NO REASON FOR A PART WHICH AFFECTS THE ELECTRICAL SYSTEM AND SAFETY OF THE DRIVER SHOULD GO OUT THIS SOON UNLESS IT IS A DEFECTIVE PART - PERIOD!!! I KNOW THAT HUNDREDS HAVE EXPERIENCED THE SAME PROBLEM AS ME AS I HAVE READ THEIR COMPLAINTS ONLINE. VW NEEDS TO IMMEDIATELY MAKE THE REPAIRS NECESSARY TO CORRECT THIS PROBLEM IN ORDER TO MAKE THEIR VEHICLES SAFE TO THE PUBLIC AND BEFORE ANYONE IS INJURED OR DIES. IF VW IGNORES THIS PROBLEM, INSTEAD OF DEALING WITH REPAIRS, VW WILL BE DEALING A CLASS ACTION SUIT. PLEASE TAKE NOTE, VW. *TR

Mileage: 72,000

THE SUN ROOF OPENED TO THE FIRST TILT POSITION WITHOUT ANY ACTION CAUSED BY THE DRIVER OR PASSENGER. IT HAPPENED AGAIN ON MAY 17 DURING A SLOW LEFT TURN IN A SHOPPING CENTER. MY CONCERN IS THAT IT MAY BE ELECTRICAL IN NATURE AND MAY AFFECT THE DOOR LOCKS AS WELL. ON A PREVIOUS OCCASION, I HAD DIFFICULTY OPENING THE TRUNK AND HAD TO USE MY KEY TO OPEN THE DRIVERS SIDE DOOR.

Mileage: 32,211

THE TRUNK LID OF MY 2009 VW JETTA OPENS UNEXPECTEDLY. IT HAS HAPPENED WHILE DRIVING AND WHILE IT IS PARKED. THIS PROBLEM IS INTERMITTENT AND IT IS DIFFICULT TO PREDICT WHEN IT WILL OCCUR. I WILL SOMETIMES FIND IT OPEN WHEN I AM READY TO DRIVE IN THE MORNING. SOMETIMES IT WILL OPEN IMMEDIATELY AFTER STARTING THE CAR. ONCE IT OPENED WHILE I WAS ENTERING A FREEWAY RAMP. LUCKILY IT HAS NOT YET HAPPENED WHILE UNATTENDED DURING A RAIN OR SNOWSTORM ! YET THE POTENTIAL FOR DANGER IS VERY REAL. FINDING A PLACE TO PULL OVER TO CLOSE A TRUNK LID WHILE MY REAR VISION IS BLOCKED CAN BE A VERY DANGEROUS SCENARIO -- NOT TO MENTION THE SECURITY ISSUES AN OPEN TRUNK LID RAISES. THE VW DEALER HAS ATTEMPTED TWO FIXES, ONCE UNDER WARRANTY AND ANOTHER ATTEMPT ON MARCH 6, 2015 COST ME SEVERAL HUNDRED DOLLARS. THE LAST INCIDENT OCCURRED JUST THIS AFTERNOON AS I WAS RETURNING TO MY CAR FROM THE BANK LOBBY. I'M SCHEDULED FOR A THIRD VISIT TO THE DEALER TOMORROW AFTERNOON. I REALLY DON'T WANT TO BE A THROWING ANY MORE MONEY AT A SAFETY AND QUALITY ISSUE THAT SHOULD NOT OCCUR AND HOPE THAT YOU WILL BE ABLE TO HELP ME. THANK YOU VERY MUCH. *TR

Mileage: 60,200

WAS DRIVING AT 50MPH CAR JUST SHUT OFF-RETURNED ON HAZARD LIGHTS PULLED OVER -WAITED -HAD TO WAIT ONE-TWO MINUTES BEFORE CAR WOULD START. THIS HAPPENED THREE ADDITIONAL TIME GOING BETWEEN 30-50 MPH SAME DAY TOOK IT RIGHT INTO VW SHOP. SHOP DIAGNOSED IGNITION PROBLEM AND REPLACED IT. *TR

Mileage: 47,692

HOSES FOR THE SUNROOF DRAINS NOT SEALED PROPERLY. WATER LEAKS INTO PASSENGER COMPARTMENT. FILLS SPARE TIRE WELL, RUSTING THE JACK AND TOOLS MAKING IT HARD TO USE IF NEEDED. WATER ALSO RUNS DOWN A PILLAR (WHERE THERE IS AN AIRBAG) AND THEN OVER (SOAKING) THE FUSE BOX ON THE SIDE OF THE DASHBOARD. THEN IT RUNS DOWN THE PLASTIC TRIMS AND LEAKS ONTO THE FEET OF THE DRIVER SOAKING THE FLOOR MAT. THE WET FUSE BOX AND AIRBAG SEEMS DANGEROUS. DATE FIRST NOTED AND MILEAGE ARE GUESSES. I KNOW OF MANY OTHER JETTA SPORTWAGENS THAT HAVE THIS ISSUE. *TR

Mileage: 65,000

THE "UNDER HOOD FUSE BOX" WAS REPLACED IN MAY 2014 UNDER RECALL #97AM. WHEN THE WEATHER TURNED COLD THE CAR BEGAN TO GET HARD TO START, THE ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON, AND WHEN IT TURNED VERY COLD THE CAR WOULD NOT START AT ALL. I TOOK THE VEHICLE BACK TO DEALER, THEY CLEARED THE CODE AND SAID IF THE CODE CAME BACK THEY WOULD NEED TO REPLACE THE "GLOW PLUG CONTROL MODULE". WHEN I CAME HOME I STARTED SEARCHING THE "TDI FORUMS" FOR SIMILAR PROBLEMS. I FOUND OTHERS HAD THE SAME ISSUE AND SOMEONE FOUND THE SOLUTION. WHEN THE FUSE BOX WAS REPLACED, THERE IS A LITTLE JUMPER (VW PART NUMBER: 3C0-971-249) (COST $5.) THAT GOES IN A RELAY SLOT (R2) THAT SENDS POWER TO A 50 AMP FUSE (SB27), THAT SENDS POWER TO THE "GLOW PLUG CONTROL MODULE" (J179) THAT SENDS POWER TO THE GLOW PLUGS WHEN THE ENGINE IS BELOW 18 DEGREES C, ALLOWING THE ENGINE TO START WHEN COLD (AND WITHOUT SMOKING). ***THE PROBLEM IS THAT THERE IS NO LEGEND PROVIDED FOR THE UNDER HOOD FUSE BOX, SO NO WAY TO KNOW IF SOMETHING IS MISSING. THIS IS ALSO A SAFETY HAZARD BECAUSE IF SOMEONE WOULD PULL A FUSE AND NOT PAY ATTENTION, THERE IS NOTHING TO INDICATE WHERE OR WHAT SIZE OF FUSE TO PUT BACK IN. THIS COULD EFFECT ANYTHING FROM HEADLIGHTS TO ABS. *TR

Mileage: 136,000

MY VW JETTA TDI HAD MANY PROBLEMS SINCE I PURCHASED IT. FIRST, WE HAD PROBLEMS WITH THE INJECTION SYSTEM IMPLODING. THEY ASKED IF WE EVER PUT IN GASOLINE INSTEAD OF DIESEL. I TOLD THEM ABSOLUTELY NOT. THEY WANTED TO CHARGE ME $6500 BECAUSE CAR WAS OUT OF WARRANTY BUT SERVICE MANAGER GOT VW TO PAY FOR IT BECAUSE I SAID I WAS GOING TO GET AN ATTORNEY. ON JUNE 27, 2014 WE HAD WITH AN ELECTRICAL PROBLEM WHERE THE BATTERY WAS DRAINING FROM A SHORT IN THE RADIO MODULATOR. THE CAR HAD 101,348 MILES. THEY FIXED THE PROBLEM WHICH TOOK 9 DAYS TO FIX AND COST $1238.56. I NOTICED THE RADIO WOULD STAYED ON WITH THE KEY OUT OF THE CAR AFTER THAT THOUGH. THEN WE HAD THE CHECK ENGINE, AIR BAG, ABS AND TRACTION LIGHTS ON AT 109,452. I TOOK IT TO MY SERVICE STATION ON 11/28/2014, BUT HE SAID THE DEALER HAD TO PROGRAM UPDATE THE SOFTWARE AND CHECK THE ABS MODULE FOR ELECTRICAL PROBLEM. THE DEALER SAID IT WAS THE O2 SENSOR ON NUMBER 2 CYLINDER. THEY FOUND NO PROBLEMS WITH THE AIR BAG, ABS MODULE OR TRACTION CONTROL. THEY CHARGED ME $600. THE LIGHTS WERE ALL OFF. ON JANUARY 3, MY 17 YEAR OLD DAUGHTER AND HER GIRLFRIEND WENT TO THE MOVIES LAST NIGHT WITH THE CAR. IT WAS LIGHTLY RAINING OUT. SHE LEFT THE MOVIE THEATRE AROUND 8:20 PM. SHE CAME UP TO AN INTERSECTION THAT WAS TURNING RED. SHE APPLIED THE BRAKES AND SKIDDED THROUGH THE INTERSECTION HITTING ANOTHER VEHICLE THAT WAS CROSSING. SHE WAS DOING ABOUT 40 MPH. SHE SAID THE CAR DID NOT WANT TO STOP. SHE SAID THERE WHERE LIGHTS ON THE DASHBOARD WHEN SHE WAS DRIVING. PEOPLE IN THE OTHER CAR WENT TO HOSPITAL. *TR

Mileage: 111,000

DRIVING DOWN FREEWAY AT 61MPH, ENGINE TURNS OFF. NO POWER STEERING OR BRAKES WHILE I CHANGED LANES IN HEAVY TRAFFIC TO GET TO THE SHOULDER OF THE ROAD. CAR WOULD NOT START AND HAD TO TOW TO THE DEALERSHIP. DEALER REPLACED BATTERY, PRIMED FUEL SYSTEM, GAVE CAR BACK. AFTER FIVE DAYS, CHECK ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON, SO I TOOK CAR TO DEALERSHIP. THEY REPLACED GLOW PLUG CONTROL MODULE AND GAVE CAR BACK. DRIVING DOWN HIGHWAY WHEN CAR AGAIN DIES, ENGINE TURNS OFF WITHOUT WARNING. I HAVE TO CHANGE LANES AGAIN WITH NO POWER STEERING OR BRAKES TO GET OFF THE ROAD. TOWED VEHICLE TO DEALERSHIP WHERE THEY SAY THE HIGH PRESSURE FUEL PUMP NEEDS TO BE REPLACED. THIS IS A VERY SCARY AND DANGEROUS PROBLEM TO HAVE A CAR TURN ITSELF OFF WHILE DRIVING DOWN THE FREEWAY. *TR

Mileage: 122,825

INTERMITTENT ELECTRICAL PROBLEMS FROM UNDETERMINED SOURCE FOR LAST YEAR, ENDED UP LOSING ALL LIGHTS ON PASSENGER SIDE OF CAR, AND SOME LIGHTS/LIGHT FUNCTION ON DRIVER'S SIDE, INCLUDING BRAKE LIGHTS, TURN SIGNALS, HEADLIGHTS ETC. RANDOM SECURITY ALARM GOING OFF WITHOUT BEING ABLE TO TURN IT OFF, BRAKE WARNING LIGHTS, TRACTION CONTROL ISSUES. AFTER A QUICK INTERNET SEARCH I BECAME AWARE THAT THIS IS A VERY COMMON PROBLEM AND KNOWN VW ISSUE, AND FOUND F16 FUSE TO BE MELTED ALONG WITH A PORTION OF THE FUSE BOX. CALLED THE ONLY VW DEALER IN THE CITY 10/23/14 AND WAS TOLD I HAD TWO SAFETY RECALLS ON MY CAR, ONE FOR AN ECM SOFTWARE UPDATE AND ONE FOR THIS ELECTRICAL ISSUE, NEITHER OF WHICH I WAS NOTIFIED OF, YET HAVE BEEN NOTIFIED TO HAVE THE "DIESEL ONLY" STICKER INSTALLED, AND HAVEN'T MOVED SINCE LONG BEFORE I PURCHASED THE CAR. DEALER IS NOT ABLE TO LOOK AT MY VEHICLE UNTIL 10/27/14 AND CANNOT PROVIDE A LOANER CAR SINCE VOLKSWAGEN WON'T REIMBURSE THEM FOR THAT COST. CALLED VOLKSWAGEN CUSTOMER SERVICE AND SPOKE WITH DOUG, ONLY TO BE TOLD THEY COULD NOT AUTHORIZE RENTAL CAR REIMBURSEMENT, AND I WOULD NEED TO EITHER SHOULDER THAT EXPENSE MYSELF OR CONTINUE DRIVING THE CAR IN IT'S CURRENT STATE. INFORMED HIM THAT THE CAR WAS NOT SAFE TO BE DRIVEN WITH THE LIGHTING ISSUES, AND FUSE F16 BEING TIED INTO ABS AS WELL, WAS TOLD HE COULDN'T HELP ME. IF THEY HAD DONE THE CORRECT THING, I WOULDN'T BE LEFT IN AN UNSAFE CAR TO TRANSPORT MY FAMILY, DUE TO THEIR ENGINEERING DESIGN NEGLIGENCE. *TR

Mileage: 150,000

2009 JETTA TDI SPORTWAGEN. DURING A PANIC STOP TO AVOID AN ACCIDENT THE ABS AND ATC (TRACTION CONTROL) DASH INDICATOR LIGHTS CAME ON SOLID ALONG WITH AN ALARM AND THE BRAKE INDICATOR LIGHT FLASHING ON AND OFF. DURING THIS PANIC STOP BOTH REAR BRAKES LOCKED. TURNING THE IGNITION OFF AND ON RESET THE INDICATOR LIGHTS. TEN MINUTES LATER I ATTEMPTED TO DUPLICATE THE INCIDENT ON A QUIET SIDE STREET BY DRIVING AT 20 MPH AND HITTING THE BRAKES HARD ENOUGH TO ENGAGE THE ABS. ONCE AGAIN THE INDICATOR LIGHTS CAME ON AND ALARM SOUNDED. DEALER DIAGNOSED PROBLEM AS FAILURE OF THE ABS CONTROLLER. RESEARCH ON INTERNET INDICATED THAT THIS IS A COMMON PROBLEM WITH 2009 JETTAS WITH HUNDREDS OF SIMILAR OCCURRENCES. THE PART IS $1750 PLUS LABOR TO INSTALL BRINGS TOTAL TO $2200. THE ABS CONTROLLER IS NOT A WEAR ITEM AND SHOULD NOT BE FAILING ON A CAR WHICH HAS 62,400 MILES ON IT. THE CAR HAS BEEN DEALER MAINTAINED AND SERVICED SINCE NEW. THIS WAS THE FIRST TIME THE ABS HAD BEEN ENGAGED OTHER THAN DURING THE WINTER ON SNOW COVERED ROADS. *TR

Mileage: 62,400

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2009 VOLKSWAGEN JETTA. WHILE THE VEHICLE WAS IDLING AND ATTEMPTING TO ACCELERATE, THE CONTACT HEARD AN ABNORMAL NOISE AND THE VEHICLE STALLED. THE VEHICLE WAS ABLE TO RESTART AFTER SEVERAL ATTEMPTS. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 57,000.

Mileage: 57,000

FUSE F16 MELTED IN ENGINE FUSE BOX DISABLING ALL RIGHT SIDE LIGHTS AND TURN SIGNALS. THIS IS A COMMON COMPLAINT AND ALSO SUBJECT TO RECALL ON 2009 TIGUANS. THIS IS THE SAME PROBLEM, A HARD-COATED FUSE SHOULD BE INSTALLED VIA A RECALL. *TR

Mileage: 69,000

I STARTED MY VEHICLE WHEN I GOT A LIGHT BULB FAILURE LIGHT ON MY DASH, AFTER INVESTIGATING ALL AFFECTED BULBS WHICH WERE ALL ON THE RIGHT SIDE OF THE VEHICLE I LOOKED AT THE FUSES. COME TO FIND OUT THERE ARE TWO SPOTS IN THE FUSE BOX THAT ARE 30 AMPS AND WERE MELTED BUT NOT BLOWN. THE FUSE BOX ITSELF HAS BEEN MELTED AS WELL. I REPLACED THE FUSES AND ABOUT ONE YEAR LATER IT HAPPENED AGAIN. I JIGGLED THE FUSES THAT WERE MELTED AND THE LIGHTS STARTED TO WORK AGAIN. *TR

Mileage: 62,000

WHILE DRIVING ON FREEWAY CAR COMPLETELY SHUT-OFF. COASTED TO OFF-RAMP, STOPPED CAR AND THEN RE-STARTED IT. DEALER LATER DIAGNOSED IGNITION SWITCH PROBLEM (INTERMITTENT IGNITION SWITCH FAULTS LOGGED) AND RECOMMENDED REPLACEMENT OF THE IGNITION SWITCH. *TR

Mileage: 81,000

EVERY LIGHT ON THE PASSENGER SIDE OF THE VEHICLE STOPPED WORKING. AT FIRST THIS WAS INTERMITTENT BUT BECAME PERMANENT. I FOUND THE PROBLEM TO BE MELTED FUSE (F16) IN THE ENGINE COMPARTMENT. *TR

Mileage: 55,000

ALTERNATOR FAILED WITHOUT WARNING ON 2009 JETTA WITH 2.5 LITER ENGINE. VEHICLE HAD ABOUT 64,000 MILES ON IT AT TIME OF ALTERNATOR FAILURE. *TR

Mileage: 64,171

SINCE PURCHASING THIS VEHICLE, I HAVE BEEN HAVING ISSUES WITH THE INTERIOR CABIN LIGHT AND THE DOOR LOCKS ON THE DRIVER SIDE. I TOOK IT TO THE DEALER TO HAVE IT LOOKED AT AND THEY TOLD ME THIS WAS A "KNOWN" PROBLEM WITH THE DOOR LOCKS AND IF THE DOOR LOCK WAS NOT FIXED, MY DOORS WOULD CONTINUE TO LOCK AND UNLOCK ON THEIR OWN. IT WILL COST $495 TO FIX. IF THIS IS A KNOW ISSUE, WHY DOESN'T VW FIX IT! THERE IS AN OBVIOUS SAFETY FACTOR IF THE DOORS CAN LOCK AND UNLOCK ON THEIR OWN! *TR

Mileage: 84,000

EXTERIOR RIGHT HEADLAMP AND RIGHT TURN SIGNAL STOPPED WORKING, DISCOVERED THAT FUSE HAD MELTED IN FUSE BOX, FUSE CHANGED, WORKED FOR APPROXIMATELY 2 MONTHS THEN FUSE BLEW AGAIN. HAVE CHANGED FUSES 4 TIMES, BUT KEEPS GOING OUT. *TR

Mileage: 55,000

FUSE BOX FUSE SOCKET # F16 MELTED CAUSING RIGHT HEADLIGHT, TURN SIGNAL, CITY LIGHTS AND RIGHT MARKER LIGHT TO FAIL. SEEING NUMEROUS REPORTS OF THE SAME THING ON THE WEB. *TR

Mileage: 56,000

PASSENGER HEADLAMPS, PASSENGER FRONT TURN SIGNAL AND ALL REAR TURN SIGNALS STOPPED WORKING. THE RIGHT SIGNAL WAS NOT OPERATIONAL. TOOK CAR TO DEALER AND THEY INDICATED THE FUSE BOX AND THE 30 AMP FUSE ( F16) UNDER THE HOOD HAD OVERHEATED AND MELTED. THEY ARE CHARGING ME $580.00 TO REPLACE THE FUSE BOX AND FUSE. WHEN ASKED WAS THIS A DEFECT AND HOW CAN THIS SITUATION BE PREVENTED, THEY SAID IT HAS HAPPENED WITH OTHER CARS. IT IS SOMETHING THAT HAPPENS AND GOOD THING I BROUGHT IT IN BECAUSE OTHER MAJOR DAMAGE TO THE CAR COULD HAVE OCCURRED. MY CONCERN IS THAT THIS DEFECT IS A SAFETY ISSUE THAT COULD LEAD TO SERIOUS CONSEQUENCES. OTHER VOLKSWAGEN VEHICLES HAVE BEEN RECALLED FOR THIS SAME ISSUE (MELTED FUSE BOX AND FUSES) AND IT IS NOT CLEAR WHY VOLKSWAGEN ISN'T EXTENDING A RECALL TO ALL CARS THAT EXHIBIT THE SAME DEFECT. *TR

Mileage: 98,000

THE ELECTRICAL WIRE INSULATION OF THE PASSENGER SIDE HEAD LIGHT IS CRUMBLING AND FALLING OFF THE WIRES, I NOTICED WHEN I HAD TO CHANGE THE LIGHT BULB FOR THE SECOND TIME IN LESS THAN A MONTH. WHEN I OPENED THE ACCESS COVER TO REPLACE IT I SAW PIECES OF THE WIRE INSULATION ALL OVER INSIDE THE HEAD LIGHT COMPARTMENT. I'M VERY AFRAID AND SCARED THAT MY CAR WILL CATCH ON FIRE DUE TO THAT MANUFACTURER DEFICIENCY OF THE ELECTRICAL WIRE INSULATION. I SENT ONE MESSAGE TO VOLKSWAGEN ON AMERICA YESTERDAY BUT THEY HAVE NOT CONTACTED ME TO GET ADDITIONAL INFORMATION OR PROVIDE GUIDANCE. I TOOK PICTURES WITH MY IPHONE AND WILL PROVIDE THEM UPON REQUEST, MY PERSONAL EMAIL IS [XXX]PLEASE ADVICE WHAT CAN I DO TO HAVE VW REPAIR THAT DEFICIENCY AT NO COST TO ME. INFORMATION REDACTED PURSUANT TO THE FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT (FOIA), 5 U.S.C. 552(B)(6). *TR

Mileage: 73,000

LOST PASSENGER HEADLAMP, PASSENGER FRONT TURN SIGNAL AND ALL REAR TURN SIGNALS. THE FAST SIGNAL ONLY INDICATED THAT THE RIGHT SIGNAL WAS NOT OPERATIONAL. WE HAD A NEAR REAR COLLISION WHILE MAKING A LEFT TURN INTO TRAFFIC. UPON INVESTIGATION IT WAS FOUND THAT THE 30 AMP FUSE (NUMBER F16) IN THE UNDER HOOD FUSE BOX WAS OVERHEATED AND MELTED AS WELL AS THE FUSE SOCKET WAS MELTED. *TR

Mileage: 65,000

VEHICLE'S AIRBAG WARNING LIGHT ILLUMINATES AND STEERING WHEEL HORN NO LONGER OPERABLE. FUSES LOCATED IN CABIN AND ENGINE COMPARTMENT BOTH OKAY. *TR

Mileage: 69,000

DASHBOARD LIGHTS WOULD NOT WORK WHEN HEADLIGHTS WERE TURNED ON, INCLUDING RIGHT/LEFT INDICATOR LIGHTS. I BROUGHT THE CAR INTO MARTEN'S VW SERVICE ON 11/20/13 IN BETHESDA MD. THEY REPORTED THE FUSE BOX HAD STARTED TO MELT AND HAD TO BE REPLACED FOR $580. IT IS NO LONGER UNDER WARRANTY. THIS SEEMS TO BE A FLAW THAT ONLINE RESEARCH HAS SHOWN. THE VW TECHNICIAN SAID "IT IS A PROBLEM WITH THESE CARS". HE SAID THE NEW FUSE BOXES ARE MADE DIFFERENTLY NOW. SHOULDN'T THIS HAVE BEEN A RECALL ITEM? *TR

Mileage: 45,750

THE REAR DOORS ON MY 2009 VOLKSWAGEN JETTA TDI DON'T LOCK - WITH THE LOCK INSIDE THE DOOR OR THE KEY FOB. THIS IS A MAJOR SAFETY CONCERN AS I DRIVE THROUGH THE CITY EVERYDAY AND ANYONE COULD JUST GET IN MY CAR OR ROB ME. I RESEARCHED IT ONLINE TO TRY AND SOLVE THE ISSUE MYSELF, BUT IT SEEMS LIKE A DIFFICULT/EXPENSIVE FIX, AND THERE ARE NUMEROUS POSTS ONLINE ABOUT OTHER JETTA TDI'S LOCKS MALFUNCTIONING. VOLKSWAGEN HAS NOT ISSUED A RECALL, BUT THIS SEEMS TO BE A VERY COMMON PROBLEM WITH THEIR VEHICLES. *TR

WHEN PULLING INTO WORK, MY AIRBAG LIGHT CAME ON ALONG WITH A MESSAGE THAT SAID "AIRBAG FAULT!" I HAVE SINCE HAD THIS DIAGNOSED AS A FAILED CLOCK SPRING (LOCATED IN THE STEERING COLUMN), WHICH VW WILL NOT REPLACE BECAUSE THE CAR IS OVER MILEAGE AND TOO OLD FOR ANY KIND OF GOODWILL REPLACEMENT OF THE PART. SINCE THIS IS A CRITICAL SAFETY SYSTEM, I AM DISAPPOINTED THAT IT FAILED ON AN EFFECTIVELY NEW CAR, WHEN NONE OF THE 15-20 YEAR OLD BEATERS I'VE DRIVEN HAVE EVER HAD A CLOCK SPRING FAILURE. *TR

Mileage: 121,000

REAR DRIVER SIDE DOOR WILL NOT LOCK. THE DOOR CAN NOT BE LOCKED WITH THE REMOTE OR MANUALLY. THIS IS A VERY SERIOUS SAFETY ISSUE. HAVE ALSO NOTICED THAT THE ALARM WILL NOT BEEP WHEN ARMED WITH THE REMOTE. *JB

Mileage: 42,000

WHILE TRAVELING ON RT 287 @ 10:30 PM ALL OF SUDDEN THE LIGHTS ON PASSENGER SIDE WENT OUT FROM FRONT TO BACK OF VEHICLE (HEADLIGHTS,MARKERS,BLINKERS,AND BRAKE LIGHT. AND THEN THE THE OTHER SIDE WENT OUT ALSO I FOUND MYSELF IN THE DARK WHICH IS A SAFETY CONCERN WHEN YOU HAVE TRACTOR TRAILERS TRAVELING AROUND YOU AT EXCESSIVE SPEEDS. WHICH I ALMOST GOT HIT. THE NEXT DAY EVERYTHING WAS WORKING AGAIN THEN IT WENT OFF AGAIN. I CAN ONLY DRIVE THIS VEHICLE BEFORE SUNSET. ( THERE SHOULD BE RECALL ON THIS BEFORE SOMEONE GETS KILLED AS IT ALMOST HAPPEN TO ME.) IF YOU RESEARCH THIS YOU WILL NOTICE THAT OTHERS ARE HAVING SAME ISSUE. *TT

Mileage: 74

THE FUSE BOX MELTED CAUSING FAILURE TO MANY OF THE VEHICLES FUNCTIONS. HAD I BEEN MOVING OR IN A CRASH - I WOULD HAVE BEEN UNABLE TO UNLOCK DOORS, OPEN WINDOWS ETC. THEY FUSE BOX ISSUES STARTED WITH SHORTING OUT THE HEADLIGHTS (ANOTHER SAFETY ISSUE). VW REFUSES TO ACKNOWLEDGE THE SEVERITY OF THIS ISSUE. I KNOW THIS HAS HAPPENED WITH MANY OTHER OWNERS AS WELL. I AM VERY DISAPPOINTED AND CONCERNED FOR MY SAFETY AS WELL AS OTHERS. *TR

Mileage: 64,000

I NOTICED FIRST THAT THE ALARM WILL NOT CHIRP WHEN ACTIVATED HOWEVER THE LIGHTS WILL FLICKER. AS A RESULT IT WAS THE REAR DRIVER SIDE DOOR WILL NOT LOCK. AFTER THE RAIN SEASON THE PROBLEM WENT AWAY. IT DID HAPPEN EVERY YEAR TILL IT STOPS WORKING ALL TOGETHER. I FOUND OUT BY OTHER OWNERS THAT IT IS A COMMON PROBLEM AND THAT I WAS LUCKY THAT THE LOCK WAS JAMMED UNLOCK, IF IT WAS JAMMED LOCKED IT WAS UNABLE TO REPAIR WITHOUT DAMAGING THE DOOR. I FEEL IF SO MANY OWNERS ARE HAVING THE SAME PROBLEM IN A FAIRLY NEW CAR IT SEEMS A MANUFACTURING DEFECT AND NOT WEAR AND TEAR. *TR

Mileage: 20,000

SEAT BELT WARNING LIGHT AND CHIME COME ON AND OFF RANDOMLY EVEN WHEN THE SEAT BELT IS ENGAGED. THIS OCCURS WHEN THE VEHICLE IS BOTH IN MOTION AND AT A STANDSTILL. *TR

Mileage: 43,206

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2009 VOLKSWAGEN JETTA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 25 MPH, THE VEHICLE STALLED WITHOUT WARNING. THE FAILURE OCCURRED THREE DIFFERENT TIMES INTERMITTENTLY. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER FOR DIAGNOSIS. THE TECHNICIAN WAS UNABLE TO DIAGNOSE THE FAILURE. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE VIN WAS NOT AVAILABLE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 48,000.

Mileage: 48,000

DOOR LOCKS BEGAN TO MALFUNCTION. LOCKS WILL NOT LOCK OR RELEASE WITH KEY FOB OR DOOR LOCKING MECHANISM. THIS PROBLEMS WAS IDENTIFIED BY THE SERVICE TECH AT THE DEALERSHIP AS NORMAL AND A REGULAR REPLACEMENT FOR MODEL YEARS 2006-2010. *TR

Mileage: 101,058

MELTING FUSE BOX...LIGHTS ON ONE SIDE OF CAR STOP WORKING. ALL OF THEM. VERY OBVIOUS FIRE DANGER. FUSE BOX HAS BEEN REPLACED ONCE AND NOW NEEDS TO BE REPLACED AGAIN AFTER ONLY 6 WEEKS. *TR

Mileage: 38,494

I HAD JUST LEFT MY VW DEALERSHIP IT HAVE AN UNRELATED ISSUES LOOKED AT, I HAD A SERVICE THAT WED. I PULLED OUT OF THE DEALERSHIP DROVE ABOUT A MILE AND MY CAR FLASHED SO KIND OF WARNING. I TURNED AROUND TO GO BACK TO THE DEALERSHIP AND IT DIED. I WAS LESS THAN A MILE AWAY FROM GETTING ON THE INTERSTATE WHERE I WOULD HAVE BEEN TRAVELING AT 70 MPH. *TR

Mileage: 68,000

WE WERE DRIVING ON A TWO LANE HIGHWAY. THE CRUISE CONTROL WAS SET. OUT OF NOWHERE THE CAR JUST QUIT. THE GAUGES WENT TO ZERO. THE CAR DIDN'T HAVE POWER. WE COASTED UNTIL WE FOUND A CLEARING WHERE WE COULD PULL OFF THE ROAD. WE WERE ABLE TO APPLY THE BRAKES TO COME TO A COMPLETE STOP. WE WERE VERY LUCKY WE WERE ABLE TO COAST FAR ENOUGH TO FIND A SPOT TO PULL OFF. THERE WAS NOT AN EMERGENCY LANE ON THE ROAD. THE CLOSEST TOWN WAS 18 MILES AWAY. WE PUT THE CAR IN PARK AND TRIED TO START IT WITHOUT ANY LUCK. AFTER AWHILE IT DID TURN BACK ON AND WE WERE ABLE TO DRIVE TO THE DEALERSHIP. *TR

Mileage: 104,000

FIRST INCIDENT IN JULY 2011 BUT SAME ONGOING ISSUE AND AT THE DEALERSHIP AT LEAST 8 TIMES IN 11 MONTHS. CURRENTLY AT THE DEALERSHIP AGAIN FOR ALMOST 3 WEEKS NOW. ITS ALWAYS THE SAME "SYMPTOMS" BUT ALWAYS TOLD ITS ANOTHER PROBLEM..... AS FOLLOWS: -SPUTTERS AND JERKS -EXHAUST OR GAS FUMES OVERCOME THE CAR -ENGINE REVS BUT THE CAR WONT MOVE, THEN JOLTS FORWARD. -STALLS WHEN TRYING TO START, IT JERKS VIOLENTLY MAKING A PUTTING NOISE AS IF IT CAN'T GET FUEL THEN DIES. -THERE'S A BEEPING NOISE COMING FROM SOMETHING IN THE ENGINE WHEN IT STALLS THAT NO ONE SEEMS TO KNOW WHAT IT IS. I HAVE REPLACED: -INTAKE MANIFOLD -ALL FUEL SENSORS -LOW PRESSURE FUEL PUMP -HIGH PRESSURE FUEL PUMP -MELTED FUSES WITH UNKNOWN CAUSE -TWO BATTERIES -OTHER SMALLER ITEMS RELATED TO FUEL SYSTEM. *JB

Mileage: 45,000

I TURNED MY CAR ON, AND THE AIRBAG WARNING LIGHT CAME ON. THE OWNER'S MANUAL STATES TO TAKE IT IMMEDIATELY TO A DEALER. I DID SO, AS QUICKLY AS POSSIBLE, FOR COMPUTER DIAGNOSTICS. I WAS TOLD THE PODS SYSTEM HAD FAILED ON MY PASSENGER SIDE. MY PASSENGER AIRBAG DOES NOT TURN ON WHEN I HAVE A PASSENGER IN THE CAR. VW TOLD ME THEY WOULD NOT PAY FOR THE PART BECAUSE I WAS OUT OF WARRANTY, DUE TO MILEAGE. HOWEVER, I WAS ALSO TOLD THAT WEAR AND TEAR ON A VEHICLE DOES NOT IMPACT THE FUNCTIONING OF THE AIRBAGS. NOW, VW HAS A NATIONWIDE BACKORDER OF THE PART TO REPAIR MY VEHICLE, WITH NO INDICATION OF WHEN I WILL BE ABLE TO REPAIR MY VEHICLE. AS OF NOW, MY VEHICLE IS UNSAFE FOR PASSENGERS. ACCORDING TO THE DRIVER'S MANUAL, AIRBAG FAILURES MAY ALSO REDUCE THE EFFECTIVENESS OF THE RESTRAINT SYSTEM IN THE EVENT OF A CRASH. FOR THE PRICE OF THIS VEHICLE, I WOULD NOT EXPECT THE AIRBAGS TO FAIL, EVER, LET ALONE IN BARELY THREE YEARS. *TR

Mileage: 45,000

MY CAR CAUGHT FIRE TODAY.CAR WAS PARKED WHILE I WAS AT THE DOCTORS, GIRL CAME INTO THE OFFICE ASKED IF ANYONE HAD A WHITE CAR AND THAT IT WAS ON FIRE. WE CALLED 911. THE FIRE DEPARTMENT PUT OUT THE FIRE. YESTERDAY I RECEIVED A RECALL NOTICE AND I CALLED THE DEALERSHIP TODAY TO SET UP A DATE TO GET IT FIXED. I ASKED IF IT WAS SAFE TO DRIVE. I GUESS IT WASN'T. THE FIRE DEPT. THINKS IT MIGHT BE ELECTRICAL BUT THE RECALL WAS FOR FUEL INJECTORS. THE DEALERSHIP SENT OUT A FLATBED TO TOW THE CAR BACK TO THERE GARAGE. NOT SURE HOW IT WILL TURN OUT. *KB

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2009 VOLKSWAGEN JETTA. THE CONTACT WAS DRIVING 25 MPH DURING RAINY WEATHER WHEN THE VEHICLE STALLED WITHOUT WARNING. THE CONTACT WAS ABLE TO PULL TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD AND HAD THE VEHICLE TOWED TO A DEALER. THE DEALER RAN A DIAGNOSTIC TEST AND BUT DID NOT SHOW ANY DEFECT CODES. THE CONTACT TOOK THE VEHICLE TO ANOTHER DEALER WHERE THE DEALER FOUND THE DEFECT AND ADVISED THAT A FAULTY SENSOR CAUSED THE VEHICLE TO STALL. THE DEALER REPLACED THE SENSOR BUT DID NOT EXPLAIN TO THE CONTACT HOW THE SENSOR CAUSED THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 30,000. UPDATED 11/25/11 *BF UPDATED 11/30/11

Mileage: 30,000

I WAS TRAVELING ALONG THE OUTER LOOP OF 495 BELTWAY IN THE RIGHT CENTER LANE AT APPROXIMATELY 7:15AM WHEN THE CAR SUDDENLY SHUT OFF. THE DOORS LOCKS CLICKED UNLOCK AND THE DASH LIGHTS WENT BLACK. THE CAR DRIFTED TO THE SHOULDER OF THE ROAD. AFTER ABOUT 5 MINUTES THE CAR STARTED AND I DROVE 1/2 MILE AND SHUT OFF AGAIN IN THE SAME MANNER. THE CAR WAS TOWED TO VOLKSWAGEN OF WALDORF WHERE THEY CITED A ELECTRONIC CONTROL UNIT IN THE STEERING COLUMN WAS FAULTY. *TR

Mileage: 56,447

I PICKED THE CAR UP FROM THE DEALER ON FRIDAY SEPT. 30 FOR REPAIRS FROM THE EARLIER INCIDENT AND DROVE THE CAR APPROXIMATELY 95 MILES. ON SAT. OCT 1 I DROVE 5 MILES AND AS I TURNED INTO MY DRIVE WAY THE CAR SHUT OFF IN THE SAME MANNER AS BEFORE, THE DOORS UNLOCKED AND THE DASH BOARD LIGHTS WENT BLACK. ONLY THIS TIME IT DID NOT RESTART AFTER WAITING. I HAD THE CAR TOWED TO THE DEALER AGAIN, AND THIS TIME IT WAS A FAULTY CLIMATE CONTROL SWITCH IN THE ELECTRICAL UNIT. I CONTACTED VW AMERICA AGAIN ABOUT THE ISSUES WITH THE CAR. SEE COMPLIANT #10428913. I EXPRESSED MY ISSUES THE SAFETY OF THE CAR AND THAT THE CAR WAS SUDDENLY SHUTTING OFF. VW AMERICA COVERED THE COST OF THE SECOND REPAIRS BUT NOT THE FIRST. *TR

Mileage: 56,855

MY JETTA GLI STALLED ON ME WHILE I WAS ON THE HIGHWAY IN 5TH GEAR. THE EPC WARNING LIGHT CAME ON PRIOR TO THE CAR STALLING. I WAS UNABLE TO START THE CAR AFTER. *TR

Mileage: 15,800

I HAVE A VW 2009 JETTA 2.0T WOLFSBURG SERIES, AND IT HAS BEEN HAPPENING STALLINGS FROM NOTHING. A LOT OF TIMES WHEN I START THE CAR, IT STALLS BY ITSELF FROM NOTHING AND SOMETIMES WOULD NOT START AGAIN. YESTEDAY MY WIFE WAS DRIVING ON THE HIGHWAY, AND SUDDERLY THE CAR STARTED TO LOOSE POWER UNITL SHE WAS RUNNING AT 20 MILLES PER HOUR, WHEN FROM NOTHING AGAIN. THE CAR STARTED RUNNING NORMALLY AGAIN. AFTER SHE GOT HOME I TOOK THE CAR FOR A RIDE, AND, ONE MORE TIME NOTHING HAPPENED. SHE DRIVES THE CAR FOR THE MOST OF TIME, BUT I HAD STALLED WITH ME, BUT I WAS ABLE TO RESTART THE CAR RIGHT WAY. HOWERVER, LOSING POWER ON THE HIGHWAY IS A NEW EVENT, AND I THINK IS "VERY DANGEROUS". I HAD BEEN AT THE VW DEALERSHIP THAT I BOUGHT THE CAR, WICH IS REEVES IMPORTS AT TAMPA, FLORIDA. WHEN WE TOOK THE CAR THERE FOR THE SCHEDULED MAINTENANCE, THEY WERE NOT ABLE TO FIND OUT WHAT HAPPENED WITH THE CAR. IN FACT, THE CAR WORKS PERFECTLY, BUT IT CONCERNS ME A LOT THAT WE HAVE A CAR THAT CAN STALL FROM NOTHING. I AM AWARE THAT NTHSA HAVE RECEIVED A LOT OF COMPLAINS ABOUT THESE EVENTS, AND I AM PRETTY SURE THAT VW KNOWS ABOUT THE PROBLEM, BUT IT DOES MAKE ME WORRY, WHEN NOBODY DOES NOTHING ABOUT THAT SITUATION. WHAT DO THEY WANT HAPPEN? A EVENT THAT CAN CAUSE AN ACCIDENT WITH FATAL VICTIMS?. I THINK THE GOVERNMENT HAS TO TAKE CARE THAT SITUATION FOR THE SAFETY OF THE PEOPLE THAT HAD PURCHASED THAT VEHICLE. *TR

Mileage: 73,000

2009 VW JETTA. CONSUMER STATES PROBLEM WITH ENGINE LINE *TGW THE CONSUMER STATED THE ENGINE LIGHT ILLUMINATED AND THE VEHICLE STALLED. *JB

FROM THE FIRST WEEK I OWNED THIS BRAND NEW JETTA TDI SPORTSWAGON (WITH A MANUAL TRANSMISSION) IT WOULD PERIODICALLY "FAULTER" OR MOMENTARILY LOSE POWER AT ABOUT 38 MPH. I DRIVE QUITE A BIT AND THE PROBLEM WOULD OCCUR RANDOMLY, PERHAPS EVERY OTHER DAY. I'VE YET TO BE ABLE TO DUPLICATE THE PROBLEM BY RECREATING THE DRIVING CONDITIONS, BUT IT ALWAYS HAPPENS AT THE SAME SPEED, RIGHT AFTER UPSHIFTING. I NOTIFIED THE DEALERSHIP ABOUT THE PROBLEM RIGHT AWAY AND THEY CHECKED IT OUT WHEN I BROUGHT IT IN FOR IT'S FIRST SERVICE APPOINTMENT. AS EXPECTED, THE TECHNICIAN WAS UNABLE TO RECREATE THE PROBLEM AFTER A SHORT TEST DRIVE. THIS VEHICLE NOW HAS OVER 45,000 MILES AND THE FAULTERING CONTINUES TO OCCUR EVERY FEW DAYS.

Mileage: 100

CAR HAD BEEN OPERATING NORMALLY ALL SERVICE PERFORMED AND NO NOTIFICATION FROM DEALERSHIP. ON 10/26/2010 WAS DRIVING AT POSTED SPEED LIMIT ON ALHAMBRA BLVD IN PLEASANT HILL/MARTINEZ CA. WAS COMING DOWN SLIGHT HILL AND TOUCHED ACCELERATOR TO CLIMB SLIGHT GRAD WHEN THE ENGINE JUST STALLED AND SHUT DOWN. THERE WAS NO WARNING. CAR COULD NOT BE RESTARTED. THERE WAS A SMALL NOISE FROM THE ENGINE COMPARTMENT AND A SHUTTER AS THE MECHANICAL POWER STEERING FAILED WHEN THE ENGINE STALLED. THE CAR WAS PUT ON A FLAT BED BY MARTINEZ PD AND TAKEN TO A LOCAL SHOP WHERE NOTHING WAS DONE EXCEPT CALL THE DEALERSHIP. THE DEALERSHIP, DORITO BRO IN WALNUT CREEK CA, REQUIRED THE CAR BE FLAT BEDDED TO THEM. THE CAR WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER SHIP ON 10/27/2010 THE DEALERSHIP THEN INFORMED ME THAT THE BATTERY WAS SHOT AND THEY COULD NOT EVEN TROUBLE SHOOT THE PROBLEM WITH OUT A REPLACEMENT BATTERY. THERE HAD BEEN NO BATTERY FAILURE PRIOR TO THIS INCIDENT. THE BATTERY WAS REPLACED AND THE DEALERSHIP COULD NOT TELL WHAT WAS WRONG WITH THE CAR. ON 10/28/2010 THEY BELIEVED IT WAS THE FUEL PUMP. THE PUMP WAS REPLACED ON 11/1/2010 AND THE CAR COULD STILL NOT BE STARTED. THE DEALERSHIP AS OF 11/2/2010 HAS OPENED UP ANOTHER TECH TICKET TO TRY TO RESOLVE THE PROBLEM. 11/3/2010 WAS INFORMED BY DEALERSHIP THAT THE FUEL PUMP NEEDED NEW BOLTS BECAUSE THE OLD BOLTS CAN NOT BE REUSED DUE TO THE SENSITIVE NATURE OF THE TDI MOTOR. I ASKED IF THE FUEL PUMP FAILED AND CONTAMINATED THE ENGINE DEALERSHIP SAID NO. *TR

Mileage: 56,000

SHORTLY AFTER PURCHASE, CAR BEGAN TO FILL WITH WATER. NOT DIRECTLY FROM THE SUN ROOF BUT FROM A DISCONNECTED OR DAMAGED DRAIN HOSE. CAUSING SERIOUS MOLD & ELECTRICAL PROBLEMS. VW HAS RELUCTANTLY LOOKED INTO THE PROBLEM, REPLACED PARTS, BUT ONLY MADE IT WORSE. AND THE CAR IS NOW UNDRIVABLE. *TR

Mileage: 10,000

2009 AND POSSIBLY 2010 VOLKSWAGEN JETTA WINDSHIELD WIPER SYSTEM STOPPED WORKING WHEN THE BRAKE WAS APPLIED AND ONLY RESTARTED WHEN THE BRAKE PEDAL WAS RELEASED. UPDATED 02-26-2010. *BF UPDATED IVOQ 06/01/10 VEHICLE TAKEN TO DEALER 4 TIMES FOR CORRECTIVE ACTION AND SYSTEM IS NOT REPAIRED. DEALER TOLD ME THAT VW ENGINEERING STATED THAT THIS IS PROPER OPERATION OF THE SYSTEM AND NO REPAIRS ARE NEEDED. DEALERS EMPLOYEES ARE AWARE OF THE SAFETY HAZARD ASSOCIATED WITH LACK OF PROPER OPERATION AND STATE THAT THEY ACKNOWLEDGED THE PROBLEM AND THAT IT IS NOT IN PROPER WORKING ORDER. *TR

Mileage: 100