2010 VOLKSWAGEN JETTA Power Train Problems

The contact owns a 2010 Volkswagen Jetta. The contact stated while driving at an undisclosed speed, the vehicle unintendedly shifted into neutral(N). The vehicle was taken to an independent mechanic, who related the failure to NHTSA Campaign Number: 09V333000 (Power Train). The manufacturer was not made aware of the failure. The failure mileage was approximately 159,900.

Mileage: 159,900

2010 Jetta, manual transmission Key gets stuck in ignition and wont cut car off. Eventually got key out, ignition locked wont let key turn car on. This is a known vw issue with over 860 complaints on this exact issue between 2009-2013. VW refuses to do recall, even though this is a manufacturing parts issue.

CAR WILL UNPREDICTABLY STALL SOME TIMES, CLOSE THE IGNITION SWITCH AND ENGINE WILL BE ABLE TO START,,, WILL GO IN LIMP HOME MODE WHEN THE GLOW PLUG LIGHT WILL ILLUMINATE AND CHECK ENGINE LIGHT COMES ON FOR DTC P00AF....

Mileage: 5

ALL SYMPTONS OF VW RECALL NO. 37E3/S7 OR NHTSA 09V333000" TRANSMISSION ABRUPTLY SHIFT TO NEUTRAL. THE SELECTOR LEVER POSITION INDICATOR WITHIN THE INSTRUMENT PANEL WILL FLASH. THE DEPRESS BRAKE PEDAL INDICATOR LIGHT WILL BE ILLUMINATED, ALSO THE TRANSMISSION GETS STUCK IN A GEAR AND IT WON'T SHIFT. IN BOTH CASES, ONCE YOU STOP THE VEHICLE, TURN IF OFF AND CRANK IT BACK ON, THE PROBLEM WILL SOLVED.

Mileage: 198,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2010 VOLKSWAGEN JETTA. WHILE OPERATING THE VEHICLE, IT JERKED WITHOUT WARNING. THE CONTACT HAD TO CONTINUE DRIVING IN ORDER FOR THE VEHICLE TO RETURN TO NORMAL. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE DEALER AND MANUFACTURER WERE NOT MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE CONTACT REFERENCED NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 09V333000 (POWER TRAIN). THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 70,000.

Mileage: 70,000

I AM TRULY NOT SURE. IT IS GOING INTO THE SHOP TOMORROW. ALTHOUGH, I JUST PURCHASED IT USED, AND WHEN I PARK IT ON A HILL. IT MAKES THIS ODD SOUND AS IF THE BODY IS GOING TO FALL APART? I SMELL A BURNING METAL SMELL AS WELL. IT WAS PARKED ON A HILL SO IT WAS STATIONARY, JUST NOT SURE WHAT IT IS. I KNOW IT IS USED BUT I ONLY HAD IT FOR 1 MONTH!

Mileage: 123,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2010 VOLKSWAGEN JETTA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE MECHATRONIC UNIT FOR THE DSG GEAR BOX TRANSMISSION FAILED TO FUNCTION. THE VEHICLE WAS DIAGNOSED BY AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC. NAPLETON'S VOLKSWAGEN OF ORLANDO (12700 E COLONIAL DR, ORLANDO, FL 32826, (855) 843-6461) WAS NOTIFIED. THE DEALER AND MANUFACTURER INDICATED THAT THE VEHICLE WAS EXCLUDED FROM THE CUSTOMER SATISFACTION PROGRAM REGARDING THE MECHATRONIC UNIT FOR THE DSG GEAR BOX TRANSMISSION; ALTHOUGH, THE VEHICLE EXHIBITED THE SAME FAILURE AS LISTED IN THE PROGRAM. THE MANUFACTURER REFUSED TO ASSIST. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS NOT AVAILABLE.

I REPLACED MY BRAKES WITH BRAND NEW BRAKES LESS THAN 6 MONTHS AGO AND STILL HAVE ALL OF THE SAME ISSUES. MY BRAKES CONSTANTLY LOCK, I'VE NEVER BEEN ABLE TO DO A HARDSTOP WITH THIS CAR FOR THE 4 YEARS I'VE OWNED IT. I'VE AVOIDED ACCIDENTS BY MOVING MY STEERING WHEEL LEFT AND RIGHT TO AVOID OTHER VEHICLES BECAUSE MY BRAKES LOCK PRETTY MUCH EVERY TIME. IT SCARES ME TO DRIVE THIS CAR WITH MY 2 YEAR OLD IN THE BACK SEAT. I REPLACED THE IGNITION LOCK CYLINDER AND THE RADIATOR ON MY CAR 3 YEARS AGO AND MY CAR STILL JUMPS WHEN IDLE AND ALTHOUGH I CAN TURN THE IGNITION IT MOST OFTEN FAILS TO START ON THE FIRST TRY. I HAVE TO TURN IT ON TWICE FOR IT TO START. OFTEN TIMES WHEN I'M AT A STOP LIGHT IT SOUNDS LIKE MY CAR IS STRUGGLING TO STAY ON.

Mileage: 70,000

I HAVE THE 2010 JETTA TDI. THE MECHATRONICS UNIT HAS FAILED AND VW WILL NOT SELL PARTS FOR THIS TRANSMISSION BECAUSE IT IS FAULTY. THEIR WORDS BUT THEY ALSO WON'T RECALL THE TRANSMISSION EITHER. TRANSMISSION SHOPS HAVE NOT BEEN ABLE TO BUY PARTS FOR THIS TRANSMISSION FOR OVER 4 MONTHS SO VW IS VERY AWARE. THE ISSUE IS THE TRANSMISSION WILL NOT ALLOW THE CAR TO ACCELERATE SAFELY AT ALL TIMES. I WAS LEAVING A BUSINESS DRIVEWAY INTO A 5 LANE ROAD AND THE TRANSMISSION GOT STUCK IN 1ST OR 2ND GEAR. IT WOULD NOT ALLOW THE CAR TO GO MORE THAN 32 MPH W/RPM'S OVER 3.5. SHIFTING INTO NEUTRAL OR PARK AND BACK INTO DRIVE AT THE STOPLIGHT DID NOT WORK. I HAD TO USE THE HAZARD LIGHTS AND PULL INTO THE NEXT PARKING LOT SAFELY. TURNING OFF THE CAR AND TURNING IT BACK ON ALLOWED THE TRANSMISSION TO WORK AGAIN BUT I DO NOT TRUST DRIVING IT ON THE FREEWAY OR MERGING INTO HIGH SPEED TRAFFIC. THIS ISSUE IS VERY SIMILAR TO THE 2007-2009 RECALL AND I PURCHASED MY CAR IN NOVEMBER 2009 WITH A 2010 MODEL. I DID NOT HAVE ANY ISSUES W/MY TRANSMISSION UNTIL AFTER THE EPA FIX. I REPORTED TO THEM TWICE IT HAD ISSUES SHIFTING IN LOWER GEARS BETWEEN 28-32 MPH. THEY SAID WITHOUT A CHECK ENGINE LIGHT THEY COULD NOT HELP ME AND NOW 6 MONTHS LATER MY TRANSMISSION MECHATRONICS UNIT HAS FAILED. VW SAYS THEY WOULD COVER IT UNDER THE EPA FIX BUT ONLY OF THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT IS ON. VW NEEDS TO RECALL THE TRANSMISSION SINCE THEY ARE AWARE IT IS 'FAULTY'. *JS

Mileage: 244,100

WHEN DRIVING THIS VEHICLE IT WILL AT TIMES HESITATE AND STUMBLE SEVERELY TO THE POINT WHERE YOU WILL HAVE TO PULL OVER. NO CHECK ENGINE LIGHT OR CODES NOTED WHEN SCANNED. PROBLEM STARTED RIGHT AFTER VW TDI EMISSIONS FIXES. VW DEALER CLAIMS NO CONNECTION.

Mileage: 89,000

WHILE WILL DRIVING 70 MPH ON I-96, LEFT FRONT STRUT/COIL/DAMPENER FAILED , THE COIL SPRING BECAME PARTIALLY OFFSET AND SEPARATED LATERALLY FROM THE REMAINING PORTION OF THE COIL. THE PORTION OF THE COIL OFFSET BEGAN RUBBING ON THE FRONT TIRE SIDEWALL. FORTUNATELY, I WAS LOCATED 5-7 MILES FROM HOME AND MY LOCAL VEHICLE REPAIR SHOP. A DANGEROUS AND POTENTIALLY VERY DANGEROUS DEVELOPMENT. SEE ATTACHED IMAGES..

Mileage: 148,000

2.5 L APPROX. 108,000 MILES. THE VEHICLE DOES A HARD SHIFT FROM 2 TO 3RD GEAR THEN FROM 3RD TO 4TH. ALMOST LIKE A HARD RESISTANCE THEN BUCKS. HAPPENS WHEN DRIVING AT A LOW RATE OF SPEED OR ON THE HIGHWAY.

Mileage: 108,000

TRANSMISSION WENT OUT WHILE DRIVING AND ALMOST CAUSED AN ACCIDENT. GOT CAR CHECKED AND NEEDED A NEW TRANSMISSION AND TRANSMISSION MODULE. DID RESEARCH OF THIS MODEL AND MODEL YEAR AND IT'S AN ONGOING ISSUE WITH THE TRANSMISSION IN THIS CAR. IF THIS ISSUE ISN'T TAKEN CARE OF IT WILL EVENTUALLY CAUSE SERIOUS BODILY INJURY OR DEATH. HOW MANY LIVES NEED TO BE IN JEOPARDY IN ORDER FOR THIS TO BE RESOLVED. MY KIDS ARE VERY IMPORTANT TO ME AND I WANT THEM TO BE AS SAFE AS POSSIBLE. WHY DRIVE SOMETHING THAT'S NOT SAFE FOR ME OR MY KIDS.

Mileage: 81,700

THE LIGHTS ARE ALL CROSSED. THE LEFT TURN SIGNAL IS WEAKER ON THE DRIVER MIRROR. THE OVERHEAD LIGHTS SEEMED TO BE CROSSED. YOU TURN ONE OFF AND THE PASSENGER LIGHTS IN BACK COME ON. THE BLUETOOTH STOPPED WORKING. IT IS LIKE IT HAS A SHIRT IN IT. THIS IS WHILE DRIVING AS WELL AS STATIONARY IN CAR PORT.

WHEN STARTING FROM A STOP THE TRANSMISSION SLIPS INTO NEUTRAL AND THE CAR ROLLS UNPOWERED TO A STOP. IF THE ENGINE IS TURNED OFF AND TRANSMISSION IS SHIFTED TO "PARK" TO RESTART THE ENGINE IT IS THEN IMPOSSIBLE TO SHIFT THE TRANSMISSION OUT OF "PARK" INTO NEUTRAL OR ANY OTHER GEAR. WHENEVER THIS IS HAPPENING VARIOUS WARNING LIGHTS APPEAR ILLUMINATED ON THE WARNING PANEL-EG. "LOW WASHER FLUID" AND "TRACTION CONTROL WARNING." IN TRAFFIC THIS IS VERY DANGEROUS AND TO GET TO AN "OUTSIDE LANE" MAY BE IMPOSSIBLE. TO LOSE POWER WHEN STARTING FROM A STOP SIGN AND HAVING TO COAST TO A STOP IN THE LANE ONE HAS JUST ENTERED IS VERY DANGEROUS. TWICE WHEN TURNING LEFT WITH A LEFT-TURN GREEN ARROW THE TRANSMISSION FAILED AND I ROLLED TO A STOP, SHIFTED TO "PARK" TO RESTART THE ENGINE ONLY TO HAVE THE TRANSMISSION "LOCK-UP" IN "PARK" WITH ME UNABLE TO PHYSICALLY GET THE SELECTOR LEVER INTO "DRIVE." THIS CAR HAS BEEN SERVICED AT VW EVERY 10,000 MILES SINCE NEW AND AT 104,000 MILES I AM TOLD IT MAY NEED A NEW $7,000.00 TRANSMISSION. ON-LINE I SEE THAT THE "DSG TRANSMISSION " HAS BEEN RECALLED TWICE FROM 2006 TO 2016 FOR "SLIPPING INTO NEUTRAL." HOWEVER, VW CLAIMS THERE ARE NO RECALLS FOR MY VEHICLE AND WHEN I DO A NTSC VIN SEARCH I FIND NO SUCH PROBLEM LISTED. MY NEAREST VW SERVICE DEPARTMENT IS 45 MILES AWAY VIA INTERSTATE AND CITY DRIVING AND I AM AFRAID TO ATTEMPT DRIVING THERE FOR A DIAGNOSIS. LOCAL TRANSMISSION SHOPS ARE UNABLE TO SERVICE OR EVEN DIAGNOSE OR MEASURE THE FLUID LEVEL IN THE VW PROPRIETARY SEALED-UNIT.

Mileage: 104,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2010 VOLKSWAGEN JETTA. ON SEVERAL OCCASIONS, WHILE DRIVING 40 MPH, THE VEHICLE STOPPED WITHOUT WARNING. ON ONE OCCASION, THE VEHICLE FAILED TO ACCELERATE. AS A RESULT, THE CONTACT STATED THAT A WARNING INDICATOR ILLUMINATED, INDICATING TO DEPRESS THE BRAKE PEDAL AND ACCELERATE AGAIN. ON ANOTHER OCCASION, WHILE ATTEMPTING TO REVERSE THE VEHICLE, THE GEAR SHIFTER FAILED TO OPERATE AND THE CHECK ENGINE WARNING INDICATOR ILLUMINATED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO VORDERMAN VOLKSWAGEN (LOCATED AT 5811 CROSS CREEK BLVD, FORT WAYNE, IN 46818 (260) 489-7900) WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE TRANSMISSION NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE AND DID NOT OFFER ASSISTANCE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 75,000.

Mileage: 75,000

WHILE RECENTLY DRIVING THE VEHICLE THE GEAR INDICATOR IN THE INSTRUMENT PANEL BEGAN TO FLASH AND THEN DISAPPEARED, NO LONGER REVEALING WHAT GEAR THE CAR WAS IN WHILE IN FORWARD MOTION, AND CAR BEGAN TO LOSE MOMENTUM WHILE DRIVING AND BEGAN SOUNDING AND MOVING AS THOUGH THE CAR WAS PLACED IN NEUTRAL. UPON STOPPING THE CAR AND AGAIN ATTEMPTING TO DRIVE FORWARD, THE CAR ENGINE REVVED AS THOUGH IN NEUTRAL. HAD CAR TOWED TO DEALER WHERE THEY DROVE IT AND MENTIONED THE WIRING HARNESS LEAKING OIL/FLUID. I HAVE HAD THIS CAR AT THE DEALER 4 TIMES WITHIN A 6 MONTH PERIOD (MAY-NOV 2016) FOR PREVENTATIVE MAINTENANCE, AS I KEEP THIS CAR IN EXCELLENT CONDITION AND HAVE IT CHECKED THROUGHOUT THE YEAR TO PREVENT ISSUES FROM OCCURRING. DURING ALL THESE TIMES I HAD NO ISSUES UNTIL NOW, AS AGAIN, I WORK VERY HARD TO MAINTAIN THIS VEHICLE. I HAVE SINCE DONE MUCH RESEARCH ON THIS MATTER AND HAVE HAD AN OPPORTUNITY TO SPEAK WITH OTHER VW OWNERS WHO HAVE EXPRESSED HAVING VERY SIMILAR ISSUES WHICH FALLS IN LINE WITH THE ISSUED RECALL ANNOUNCED AUGUST 20, 2009. I HAVE RECORDS OF ALL SERVICE I HAVE HAD DONE FOR THIS AUTOMOBILE SINCE IT'S PURCHASE. I CAN EITHER MAIL OR FAX THE INFORMATION TO YOU FOR REVIEW. THANK YOU! *TR

Mileage: 103,440

THE KEY WOULD NOT TURN IN THE IGNITION SWITCH, AND I WAS UNABLE TO TURN THE CAR OFF. THE CAR WAS STOPPED AND IN PARK. I HAD TO BRING THE CAR TO THE DEALER AND THEY TOLD ME THAT MY ONLY OPTION TO FIX THE PROBLEM WAS TO REPLACE THE IGNITION COMPONENT.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2010 VOLKSWAGEN JETTA. WHILE SHIFTING THE VEHICLE BETWEEN THE PARK, REVERSE, AND DRIVE POSITIONS, THE VEHICLE MADE AN ABNORMAL NOISE WITHOUT WARNING. IN ADDITION, WHEN THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL WAS DEPRESSED, THE VEHICLE HESITATED TO ACCELERATE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A DEALER, BUT WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 66,793.

Mileage: 66,793

2010 VOLKSWAGEN 2.0 TURBO DSG FAULT. THE VEHICLE HAS BEGUN EXHIBITING DANGEROUS RANDOM/UNINTENTIONAL SHIFTING INTO MUCH LOWER GEARS, OR POSSIBLY EVEN NEUTRAL AT VARIOUS SPEEDS UNDER LIGHT OR NO THROTTLE INPUT ON TWO SEPARATE OCCASIONS THUS FAR. THE FIRST TIME IT HAPPENED THE VEHICLE WAS TRAVELING ABOUT 25MPH, AND THE DSG TRANSAXLE DOWNSHIFTED/SHIFTED INTO NEUTRAL FOR NO APPARENT REASON, ENGINE REVVING TO 4-5 THOUSAND RPM. THIS HAPPENED ROUGHLY FOUR TIMES BEFORE IT RESUMED NORMAL OPERATION THE SECOND TIME IT HAPPENED WAS YESTERDAY AFTERNOON, ON THE HIGHWAY WITH SPEED CONTROL SET AT 58MPH. VEHICLE SHIFTED ALL BY ITSELF WITHOUT REASON, AGAIN REVVING TO 4-5 THOUSAND. THIS TIME IT HAPPENED TWICE BEFORE RETURNING TO NORMAL OPERATION. ADDITIONALLY, ONE MORNING I ACCELERATED FROM A STOP WITH COLD ENGINE/TRANSAXLE IN DRIVE, AND THE TRANSAXLE WOULD NOT UPSHIFT FROM LOW GEAR FOR ABOUT 3-4 SECONDS. NOT SURE IF THIS IS RELATED, BUT I SUSPECT IT MAY BE. THE FIRST TIME IT HAPPENED, THE ABS/ESP LIGHT FLASHED AND REMAINED ON, AND I TOOK IT IN TO THE DEALER EXPLAINING THE PROBLEM, AND THEY SAID MY REAR WHEEL SPEED SENSOR WAS FAILING. THIS IS THE ONLY INDICATOR OF ANY FAULT THAT I CAN TELL. WHEN THE CAR EXHIBITS THIS FAULT, I DO NOT NOTICE ANY FLASHING GEAR INDICATORS OR ANYTHING OF THE SORT, EVERYTHING SEEMS NORMAL, EXCEPT THE ENGINE REVS HIGH ALL BY ITSELF. I DO NOT HAVE ANY PHOTOS OR VIDEO EVIDENCE OF THE FAULT AS OF YET AS IT'S VERY UNPREDICTABLE AND INTERMITTENT, BUT I WILL ATTEMPT TO CAPTURE THE PROBLEM IF I CAN IN THE FUTURE.

Mileage: 115,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2010 VOLKSWAGEN JETTA. WHILE OPERATING THE VEHICLE IN HOT AND HUMID WEATHER, THE VEHICLE STALLED DUE TO A FAULTY TRANSMISSION. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE GEAR BOX OIL LEAKED OUT. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 100,000.

Mileage: 100,000

WHILE DRIVING DOWN THE HIGHWAY MY CAR SHIFTED ITSELF INTO NEUTRAL. THIS WAS A VERY DANGEROUS SITUATION AND MY WIFE AND TWO CHILDREN HAD TO CROSS MULTIPLE LANES OF TRAFFIC AND WERE STRANDED ON THE SIDE OF A MAJOR HIGHWAY. BROUGHT TO VW AND THEY REPLACED THE ALTERNATOR, WHICH MAKES NO SENSE. THEY SENT MY FAMILY BACK OUT WITH CAR ONLY TO HAVE THE SAME INCIDENT RECUR, THEY THEN TOWED BACK THE VEHICLE AND REPLACED WIRING HARNESS ON AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION. THIS IS THE EXACT ISSUE DESCRIBED IN RECALL 09V333000, BUT VW HAS STATED THAT THIS PARTICULAR VIN IS NOT COVERED. THIS IS AN EXTREMELY DANGEROUS ISSUE AND A FORMAL INQUIRY SHOULD BE ESTABLISHED TO DETERMINE IF ADDITIONAL VINS SHOULD BE COVERED.

Mileage: 65,000

TRANSMISSION JERKING FROM 1ST TO 2ND GEAR SET OFF GLOW PLUG/CHECK ENGINE LIGHT. TURNED OFF IGNITION. WARNING LIGHT RESET. JERKING CONTINUED IN GEAR 1ST TO 2ND AND 3RD TO 4TH.

Mileage: 75,000

WHILE DRIVING, THE CAR INADVERTENTLY DISENGAGES THE DSG TRANSMISSION RESULTING IN NO POWER TRANSFER TO THE WHEELS. THE CAR ALSO DISPLAYS AN "ESP ERROR" (ELECTRONIC STABILITY PROGRAM) IN CONJUNCTION WITH THE TRANSMISSION PROBLEM. ONCE THE CAR IS SHIFTED INTO PARK AND TURNED OFF, AND THEN BACK ON, THE PROBLEM IS RESOLVED TEMPORARILY. IT HAPPENS WITHOUT WARNING AND POSES DANGER FOR THE DRIVER AND OCCUPANTS. THIS INITIALLY HAPPENED 2 MONTHS PRIOR AFTER A HEADLIGHT BURNED OUT AND THE BULB STATUS LIGHT ON THE DASH CAME ON. THE TRANSMISSION DISENGAGEMENT EVENT OCCURRED ONCE OR TWICE BEFORE THE HEADLIGHT WAS REPLACED. AFTER REPLACING THE LIGHT BULB, THE TRANSMISSION ERROR APPEARED TO RESOLVE ITSELF. TWO MONTHS LATER, THE EVENT OCCURRED FOLLOWING THE FAILURE OF A VALVE STEM WITH TPMS SENSOR ON THE TIRE. THE REPAIR SHOP DID NOT HAVE ANY TPMS SENSORS IN STOCK AND REPLACED THE STEM WITH A RUBBER ONE. THIS RESULTED IN THE TPMS STATUS LIGHT BEING ON IN THE DASH. COINCIDENTALLY, WITHIN A COUPLE DAYS OF THIS, THE DSG TRANSMISSION /ESP ERROR RE-EMERGED. THIS TIME AROUND THE ERROR OCCURRED EVERY 5 TO 10 MINUTES OF DRIVING. THIS DISENGAGEMENT HAPPENED DURING CITY AND HIGHWAY DRIVING AT VARYING SPEEDS. DISABLING ESP AND DRIVING IN MANUAL MODE DID NOT FIX THE PROBLEM. THIS LEAVES THE OCCUPANTS IN A DANGEROUS SITUATION, ESPECIALLY WHEN DRIVING THROUGH CONSTRUCTION ZONES AND OTHER AREAS WITHOUT ADEQUATE SHOULDERS ON THE ROAD. THE CAR IS UP TO DATE ON PREVENTATIVE MAINTENANCE. CAR IS AT 113,000 MILES. EXTENDED WARRANTY EXPIRED AT 109,000. NEITHER VW OF AMERICA OR WARRANTY COMPANY SAY THEY CAN ASSIST. DEALERSHIP SERVICE CANNOT SPECIFICALLY DIAGNOSE THE PROBLEM AND SUGGEST EITHER MECHATRONIC UNIT REPLACEMENT ($2,000) MIGHT SOLVE THE PROBLEM. IF NOT, COMPLETE TRANSMISSION REPLACEMENT ($5,000) IS RECOMMENDED.

Mileage: 113,000

DRIVING ON 2-LANE LEVEL ROAD, DRY WEATHER, DRY ROAD CONDITIONS, AFTER DRIVING FOR ABOUT 15 MILES, AT ABOUT 35 MPH, VEHICLE DROPPED OUT OF GEAR, APPEARED TO BE IN NEUTRAL WHILE MOVING. ABS/ESP LIGHT CAME ON DASHBOARD. PUT ON FLASHERS AND HAND SIGNALED TO VEHICLES BEHIND ME AND CAME TO A COMPLETE STOP. I SHUT OFF ENGINE AND WAS ABLE TO RESTART CAR, AND WENT A SHORT DISTANCE TO A STORE PARKING LOT, AND THE ESP LIGHT CAME BACK ON; AND THIS TIME THE GEAR SHIFT WAS LOCKED IN PARK AND FLASHING. VW DEALER HAD REPLACED ORIGINAL REAR BRAKES (PADS & ROTORS) ON 4/16/15 AT 104.734 MILES. VW CHECKED VEHICLE ON 4/28/2015 AND FOUND AN ERROR CODE 01315 IN THE ABS AND GATEWAY MODULES WHICH REPORTEDLY INDICATED INTERMITTENT NO COMMUNICATION WITH THE TCM; HOWEVER IT WAS FUNCTIONING AT THAT TIME. AND CLEARED COMPUTER AND SAID IF PROBLEM RETURNED MECHATRONIC UNIT AND TRANSMISSION WIRING WOULD NEED REPLACED. AT THIS TIME I ALSO NOTED NOISE IN BRAKES, AS IF THEY WERENT COMPLETELY RELEASING OR MAKING REAR BRAKES MAKING NOISE WHEN RELEASING BRAKE PEDAL. THE PROBLEM DID NOT REOCCUR UNTIL ABOUT 3,000 MILES LATER AND AGAIN VEHICLE DROPPED OUT OF GEAR WHILE DRIVING AGAIN ON LEVEL ROAD AT ABOUT 35 MPH. CAR IS CURRENTLY AT VW DEALER SERVICE AND MECHATRONIC UNIT AND TRANSMISSION WIRING IS BEING REPLACED. I ALSO HAVE CONSISTENTLY NOTED TO VW SINCE 4,000 MILEAGE, PERIODIC SLIPPING IN LOWER GEARS, WHICH VW SAID THEY WERE UNABLE TO DUPLICATE. ALL SERVICE MAINTENANCE COMPLETED AT SAME VW DEALER, INCLUDING ALL DSG TRANSMISSION MAINTENANCE.

Mileage: 104,880

I TOOK MY 2010 JETTA TDI IN TO HAVE THE ECM REPROGRAMMED PER THE NOTICE I RECEIVED FROM VOLKSWAGON THAT SAID THE EGR MIGHT NOT BE READ PROPERLY. THE NEXT DAY MY CHECK ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON. I CALLED THE DEALERSHIP AND TODAY I HAD THEM LOOK AT IT. THEY ARE ADVISING ME THAT MY DIESEL PARTICULATE FILTER IS CRACKED AND HAS BEEN FOR A WHILE AND NEEDS TO BE REPLACED. THE LIGHT ONLY CAME ON AFTER THE REPROGRAMMING. VOLKSWAGON KNEW ABOUT AN ISSUE WITH THE ECM AND NOW I AM STUCK PAYING ALMOST $2000.00 TO GET IT FIXED. THERE ARE A LOT OF OTHER PEOPLE HAVING THE SAME ISSUE.

Mileage: 123,600

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2010 VOLKSWAGEN JETTA. WHILE DRIVING 50 MPH, THE VEHICLE STALLED AND THE NEUTRAL AND TRACTION CONTROL WARNING INDICATORS ILLUMINATED ON THE INSTRUMENT PANEL. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER, WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE TRANSMISSION CONTROL MODULE NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 126,000. MA 10/14/2017*CN UPDATED 11/09/2017*CN

Mileage: 126,000

PULLED AWAY FROM STOP SIGN INTO TRAFFIC. ENGINE QUIT AS IF FUEL WAS CUT OFF. COASTED TO SIDE OF ROADWAY. CAR WOULD NOT RESTART THOUGH IT DID CRANK. ABOUT A THIRD OF A TANK OF FUEL, 80K SERVICE WAS TWO WEEKS AGO. CAR HAD TO BE TOWED TO SHOP.

Mileage: 80,205

TL* THE CONTACTS OWNS A 2010 VOLKSWAGEN JETTA. WHILE DRIVING, THE VEHICLE SHIFTED INTO NEUTRAL AND THEN WENT BACK INTO GEAR. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE ESP WARNING LIGHT ILLUMINATED. THE VEHICLE WOULD NOT MOVE AND DRIFTED BACK INTO NEUTRAL. THE FAILURE OCCURRED OFTEN. THE DEALER DIAGNOSED THAT THE MECHTRONICS FAILED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE ISSUE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 37,000.

Mileage: 37,000

I ENJOYED THIS CAR FOR THE FIRST YEAR FROM THEN ON NOTHING BUT CONSTANT PROBLEMS. THE DAUL MASS FLYWHEEL, THE DIESEL PARTICULATE FILTER #1 AT 98000 MILES WITH A CON ARTIST SERVICE MANAGER AT LAGDON VW IN VERNON CT. TELLING ME I NEEDED ANOTHER ONE 3 WEEKS LATER AND IT WAS MY FAULT AND NOT COVERED WITH VWOA STANDING BY THE DEALER I TOOK THE CAR TO A NON VW REPAIR SHOP AND THEY LAUGHED WHEN I TOLD THEM MY STORY AND HAD THE DIESEL PARTICULATE FILTER FIXED IN 10 MINUTES WITH NO CHARGE. THE CAR PASSED STATE EMISSIONS WITH NO PROBLEM. THE HIGH PRESSURE FUEL PUMP WENT. NOW WITH 6 PAYMENTS LEFT IT NEEDS TOO MUCH TO LIST AND I MAY DEFAULT ON LOAN BECAUSE OF CONSTANT MONEY SPENT ON REPAIRS. THE CREDIT UNION SAYS THEY MAY STOP FINANCING VW TDI'S BECAUSE OF ALL THE COMPLAINTS AND DEFAULTS. *TR

Mileage: 122,000

TRANSMISSION ABRUPTLY SHIFTED TO NEUTRAL. THE SELECTOR LEVER POSITION INDICATOR FLASHED WITHIN THE INSTRUMENT PANEL. THE VEHICLE HAD TO BE TURNED OFF BEFORE IT WOULD SHIFT INTO ANOTHER GEAR AGAIN. *TR

Mileage: 82,000

FLEW TO DALLAS TO PURCHASE THIS CAR 2/27/15. DROVE IT HOME 1500 MILES TO LOS ANGELES OVER 2 DAYS. GOT TO EL PASO ON 3/1/15 & GOT INTO AN ACCIDENT TRAVELING AT A VERY SLOW SPEED (15MPH OR LESS) GOING DOWNHILL. MY PARTICULAR ISSUE COMES IN THE WAY OF HOW THE TRANSMISSION BEHAVES GOING DOWNHILL AT HIGH OR SLOW SPEEDS. WHEN THE CARS ECU (ELECTRONIC CONTROL UNIT) SENSES THE CAR GOING DOWNHILL, AND YOU TRANSITION FROM THE THROTTLE PEDAL TO THE BRAKE PEDAL, THE CAR BEHAVES AS IF YOU WERE DRIVING A MANUAL TRANSMISSION DOWNSHIFTING & STAYING IN GEAR. NOW YOU MAY THINK THAT'S NOT A PROBLEM, BUT....SINCE THESE TRANSMISSIONS TECHNICALLY ARE MANUAL TRANSMISSIONS WITH AN AUTOMATIC CLUTCH...IF YOU WERE DRIVING A MANUAL TRANSMISSION CAR & WANTED TO STOP QUICKLY AS I DID TO AVOID HITTING ANOTHER CAR, YOU WOULD PUSH THE CLUTCH IN TO DISENGAGE THE TRANSMISSION FROM THE ENGINE...& THUS CAUSE THE CAR TO LOSE IT'S LOCOMOTIVE FORCE. WELL, THAT IS EXACTLY WHAT THIS CAR DID DURING THE ACCIDENT. THE AUTOMATIC CLUTCH DID NOT DISENGAGE FROM THE ENGINE WHEN SLOWING DOWN TO A STOP, AND, THUS PROVIDED THE MASSIVE LOW END TORQUE THE DIESEL ENGINE PROVIDES EVEN AT VERY LOW ENGINE SPEEDS. SO, THAT WHEN I SAW THE CAR STOPPED IN FRONT OF ME, I RESPONDED WITH HITTING THE BRAKES, TURNING THE IGNITION OFF, AND EVEN SWERVED TO THE LEFT IN AN ATTEMPT TO AVOID HITTING THE BACK OF THE OTHER VEHICLE. I COULD NOT STOP THE VEHICLE IN TIME TO AVOID HITTING THE OTHER CAR. MY BACKGROUND: I'M A 32 YR PRO-AUTOMOTIVE TECH WHO NOT ONLY WORKS ON, DIAGNOSES & REPAIRS ALL SORTS OF VEHICLES USING COMPUTER CONTROLS...BUT, I USED TO TEACH IT AS WELL. SO, AFTER DRIVING THIS CAR NOW FOR SEVERAL WEEKS, &...HAVING RESEARCHED THIS CAR & MULTIPLE OTHER DSG OWNERS COMPLAINTS ONLINE ABOUT THE WAY THESE TRANSMISSIONS SHIFT...I CAN SAY FOR SURE, VW'S THAT USE THESE DSG TRANSMISSIONS IS/ARE A MAJOR ISSUE WHEN IT COMES TO PUBLIC SAFETY. *TR

Mileage: 131,255

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2010 VOLKSWAGEN JETTA. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 50 MPH, THE SHIFT LEVER INDEPENDENTLY SHIFTED TO NEUTRAL AND BACK INTO DRIVE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A DEALER, WHO DIAGNOSED THAT THE SPARK PLUGS AND IGNITER COIL NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 80,000.

Mileage: 80,000

WHILE DRIVING HOME FROM WORK, ABOUT 30 MINUTES INTO A 40 MINUTE DRIVE, DRIVING ABOUT 30 MPH, IN 16 DEGREE F WEATHER, MY VEHICLE, A DIESEL WITH A 6 SPEED MANUAL TRANSMISSION SUDDENLY STALLED. I WAS ABLE TO ENGAGE THE CLUTCH, GO TO A LOWER GEAR, RELEASE THE CLUTCH AND RE-START THE ENGINE. WITH THE ENGINE BUCKING AND HESITATING, I WAS ABLE TO DRIVE THE REST OF THE WAY HOME. THE NEXT MORNING, THE VEHICLE WOULD NOT START. I HAD IT TOWED TO A VW REPAIR SHOP WHERE THEY FOUND A COMPLETELY BLOCKED INTERCOOLER, FULL OF ICE. DOING SOME RESEARCH, I HAVE FOUND THAT VW HAS A TSB TO CORRECT INTERCOOLER ICING, WHICH INVOLVES REPLACING THE ORIGINAL FACTORY UNIT WITH A NEW INTERCOOLER DESIGN. AS I LOOKED ON VW FORUMS, I FOUND THAT MANY DRIVERS HAVE HAD SIMILAR UNPREDICTABLE FAILURE DUE TO INTERCOOLER ICING. WHEN I REQUESTED VW CORRECT THIS DESIGN FLAW AT THEIR EXPENSE, THEY REFUSED, CLAIMING THE VEHICLE IS OFF WARRANTY. I WOULD LIKE NHTSA TO LOOK INTO THIS, AS I FEEL VW NEEDS TO EITHER MAKE A SAFETY RECALL, OR CORRECT THE PROBLEM ON ANY CAR ON WHICH IT OCCURS. THIS PROBLEM STRIKES ME AS SIMILAR TO THE RECENT GM IGNITION KEY FAILURE ISSUE. THANK YOU FOR YOUR CONSIDERATION. *TR

Mileage: 68,000

TRANSMISSION HARD SHIFT. VW IS AWARE OF PROBLEMS WITH VALVE BODY IN ALL THIS TRANSMISSIONS BUT ONLY EXTENDED SOME VEHICLE WARRANTIES. *TR

Mileage: 70,038

I WAS DRIVING MY 2010 JETTA SPORTWAGEN TDI ON A TWO LANE STATE ROAD AT 45MPH. THE CAR WAS FUELED TWO DAYS PRIOR WITH DIESEL (I AM THE ORIGINAL OWNER AND HAVE NEVER MISFUELED) PURCHASED AT THE FORT KNOX ARMY AIR FORCE EXCHANGE SERVICES STATION. THE CAR'S GLOW PLUG CAUTION LIGHT ILLUMINATED AND AN AUDIBLE CHIME SOUNDED AS THE RPM DROPPED TO BETWEEN 1000-1400 AND AN IMMEDIATE DECELERATION OCCURRED IN TRAFFIC. THE CAR WOULD NOT ACCELERATE AND THE ENGINE SHUT DOWN APPROXIMATELY 100 METERS LATER. I HAD TO PUSH THE VEHICLE TO A GAS STATION IN ORDER TO CLEAR THE ROADWAY. VEHICLE WAS TOWED VIA FLATBED TO VOLKSWAGEN DEALERSHIP FOR TROUBLESHOOTING. THE SERVICE TECHNICIAN INFORMED ME THAT THE HIGH PRESSURE FUEL PUMP FAILED AND SENT METALLIC SHAVINGS/MATERIAL THROUGH MY FUEL SYSTEM AND THAT THE REPAIRS WILL BE VERY COSTLY. RESEARCHING FURTHER REGARDING THE MATERIEL FAILURE REVEALED THAT THERE IS A SYSTEMIC PROBLEM WITH HPFP FAILURES IN MODEL YEAR 2009-2010 VOLKSWAGEN GOLF AND JETTA TDI VEHICLES. AT THIS TIME, I DO NOT KNOW IF THIS COSTLY REPAIR IS GOING TO BE COVERED BY VOLKSWAGEN OF AMERICA UNDER WARRANTY FOR A FAULTY PUMP. THE FAILURE DID NOT OCCUR DUE TO ANY FAULT OF MY OWN AND I AM THANKFUL THAT IT DID NOT HAPPEN WITH PASSENGERS AT HIGHER SPEED IN MORE TRAFFIC DUE TO THE IMMEDIATE LOSS OF POWER TO MY DRIVETRAIN. *TR

Mileage: 130,000

PURCHASED A 2010 JETTA SPORTWAGEN TDI IN 2012. PRE-CERTIFIED 2 YEARS OR 24000 MILES. HAD THE ROUTINE MAINTENANCE DONE AS REQUIRED AND SUGGESTED. AUGUST 2014, I PAID $600 TO HAVE THE ROUTINE MAINTENANCE DONE. SEPTEMBER 2014, MY CAR IS DEAD. AS I WAS DRIVING UP A HILL AT 55 MPH MY CHECK ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON AND I LOST POWER. WASN'T SURE I WAS GOING TO MAKE IT HOME. LUCKILY I DID. HIGH PRESSURE PUMP WENT BAD, METAL SHAVINGS FOUND, CLEARLY A DESIGN / ENGINEERING ISSUE. I HAVE SEEN SEVERAL ISSUES WITH THIS ON THE INTERNET. VEHICLE NEEDS TO BE RECALLED. FIRST ESTIMATE IS 5000-6000, I HAVE TAKEN IT TO THE DEALER, SO THE SERVICE DEPT CAN TELL ME WHAT IS WRONG. I AM SURE THEY WILL CHARGE MORE. WORST PART IS I AM 7000 MILES OVER AND DO NOT QUALIFY FOR THE PRE CERT COVERAGE ANYMORE. WORST INVESTMENT EVER! VW SHOULD BE ASHAMED TO NOT HAVE HAD DUE DILIGENCE AND RECALLED FOR THIS ISSUE. THIS MAY COST SOMEONE ELSE THEIR LIFE. *TR

Mileage: 66,000

VEHICLE WILL STALL GOING FROM REVERSE TO DRIVE OR FROM PARK TO DRIVE. ALSO FROM WHILE ACCELERATING THERE IS SPUTTERING THAT I NEED TO RELEASE THE ACCELERATOR AND THEN APPLY AGAIN TO KEEP IT FROM STALLING. *TR

Mileage: 78,000

FALSE NEUTRAL SYMPTOMS DUE TO DSG MECHATRONIC. HANSEL VW DEALERSHIP IN SANTA ROSA, CA STATED THAT OUR VIN NUMBER WAS NOT COVERED BY THE RECALL. WHY NOT? IT OBVIOUSLY IS OCCURRING WITH OURS JUST LIKE THE OTHERS THAT HAVE BEEN RECALLED. NHTSA ACTION NUMBER :PE09035 "REPORT SUBMITTED TO NHTSA ON AUGUST 20, 2009, VOLKSWAGEN DESCRIBED A POTENTIAL DEFECT IN THE WIRING HARNESSES OF THE DSG GEARBOX TEMPERATURE SENSORS USED IN APPROXIMATELY 16,000 MODEL YEAR (MY) 2009 AND 2010 VOLKSWAGEN (EOS, JETTA AND GTI) ". WE HAVE A 2010 VW JETTA SPORTWAGON TDI THAT DEFINITELY HAS THIS DEFECT. WHAT WAS STATED IN THAT COMPLAINT HAPPENED TO US: IN HEAVY TRAFFIC, THE ABRUPT SHIFT TO NEUTRAL COULD LEAD TO A CRASH WITHOUT WARNING. THEY WANT $2473.63 TO SOLVE THE PROBLEM. *TR

Mileage: 103,000

WHEN SHIFTING GEAR, WITH THE BRAKE PEDAL DEPRESSED, THE CLUTCH MAKES CLICK NOISE THEN SLIPS TO NEUTRAL. THEN THE PRNDS LIGHTS STARTS FLASHING, AND CHECK ENGINE LIGHT COME ON. THE ONLY WAY TO REENGAGE THE GEAR IS BY TURNING THE IGNITION KEY OFF AND ON, RESTARTING THE ENGINE. THEN THE GEARS START WORKING AGAIN. BUT THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT WILL STAY LIT, AND EVENTUALLY TURNS OFF BY ITSELF AFTER A FEW DAYS OF DRIVING. IT SEEMS THAT WHEN THE BRAKE PEDAL IS PRESSED VERY HARD, THE CLUTCH SLIP OCCURS LESS OFTEN. *TR

Mileage: 60,000

DRIVING ON HIGHWAY AND ALL ENGINE POWER WAS LOST. CAR WAS ABLE TO LIMP TO SHOULDER. TRIED TO RESTART VECHICLE WITH NO LUCK. *TR

Mileage: 57,473

MY ENGINE STARTED TO RUN LOUDER THAN USUAL. WHEN I TOOK IT IN FOR A OIL CHANGE I ASKED IF THEY CAN TELL ME WHY MY CAR WAS RUNNING SO LOUD. WHEN THE OIL CHANGE WAS DONE THEY CAME AND TOLD ME THAT THE REASON WHY MY CAR WAS RUNNING LOUDER THAN NORMAL WAS I NEED TO REPLACE THE DUAL MASS FLYWHEEL. MY VOLKSWAGEN DEALER SAID THAT I DO NOT REPLACE IT RIGHT AWAY IT WILL END UP BREAKING AND RUINING MY WHOLE TRANSMISSION. *TR

Mileage: 80,000

I HAVE A 2010 JETTA TDI WITH THE DSG TRANSMISSION. WHEN I WAS DRIVING YESTERDAY, I NOTICED THE "D" FLASHING AS I LOST POWER TO THE WHEELS. IT WAS ACTING AS IF IT WAS IN NEUTRAL. I TRIED TO SHIFT IT TO "N" AND BACK TO "D" WITH NO SUCCESS. I PULLED OFF THE ROAD, TURNED THE SWITCH OFF, WAITED FOR IT TO COMPLETELY POWER DOWN AND RESTARTED IT. IT WENT A COUPLE OF MINUTES DOWN THE ROAD AND THE "D" STARTED FLASHING AGAIN, THE TRANSMISSION DISENGAGED AGAIN (FALSE NEUTRAL). THIS CYCLE WENT ON SEVERAL TIMES BEFORE I WAS ABLE TO GET IT HOME. WHEN IT WAS FLASHING, IT WOULD FLASH IN ANY GEAR SELECTED (PRNDS) AND IT WAS CONTINUOUS UNTIL I TURNED THE KEY OFF. THERE WERE TIMES THAT I DIDN'T HAVE A SAFE PLACE TO PULL OFF THE ROAD. THIS IS A BIG SAFETY ISSUE, IT CAN CAUSE PEOPLE TO BE PUT IN A VERY DANGEROUS SITUATION. THIS ISSUE CAN HAPPEN AT ANY TIME AND CAUSE A FATAL WRECK. DURING THE FAILURE, THERE WAS NO POWER TO THE WHEELS AT ALL, IT FAILED TO GO INTO A LIMP MODE TO SAFELY MOVE THE VEHICLE. *TR

Mileage: 105,780

DSG TRANSMISSION DROPPED OUT OF GEAR (LIKE IN NEUTRAL) SEVERAL TIMES OVER PERIOD OF 1 WEEK. SPEEDS ~20MPH AND 65 MPH. REQUIRED DRIFTING TO SAFE AREA, STOPPING, AND RESTARTING CAR TO GET TRANSMISSION TO WORK. DURING FAILURE THE EP WAS ILLUMINATED, SHIFTING BETWEEN GEARS DID NOTHING. VW DEALER REPROGRAMMED TRANNY BETWEEN FAILURES. HAVE BEEN USING THE SHIFT MODE FOR ~ 1WEEK WITHOUT ISSUE. SAW SEVERAL YOUTUBE VIDEOS OF SAME PROBLEM - "FALSE NEUTRAL". NUMEROUS POSTS ON TDICLUB. *TR

Mileage: 50,000

CAR WOULD NOT MOVE FORWARD OR BACKWARD. HAD TO TURN OFF IGNITION, THEN CAR WAS FINE. APRIL 25TH PUT CAR IN DRIVE TO ENTER STREET FROM MY DRIVEWAY AND CAR SHOT BACKWARDS. TRIED THREE TIMES AND THE SAME THING OCCURRED. HUSBAND TURNED OFF IGNITION AND RESTARTED CAR. THIS TOOK CARE OF THE PROBLEM. WE HAVE AN APPOINTMENT WITH THE DEALERSHIP ON MONDAY, APRIL 28TH CASE #[XXX]. FRANKLY, I DON'T THINK I WILL EVER AGAIN BE COMFORTABLE DRIVING THIS CAR. I WAS VERY LUCKY THIS HAPPENED IN MY DRIVEWAY AND NO ONE WAS BEHIND ME. INFORMATION REDACTED PURSUANT TO THE FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT (FOIA), 5 U.S.C. 552(B)(6). *TR

Mileage: 40,000

THERE HAVE BEEN SEVERAL TIMES IN THE PAST WHERE MY JETTA DIDN'T GO INTO GEAR. BOTH TIMES HAPPENED ON A COLD START AND DRIVING THROUGHOUT THE DAY WHILE PARKED. I PUT THE CAR IN R AND IT JUST REVS LIKE IT'S IN NEUTRAL. I SHIFTED IT TO D OR S ALL THE SAME OUTCOME; REVS LIKE IT'S IN NEUTRAL. I HAVE TO SHUT THE CAR OFF AND TURN IT BACK ON TO GET IT TO ENGAGE INTO GEAR. CHECK ENGINE LIGHT THEN LIGHTS UP. ALSO OTHER ISSUES WITH THE TRANSMISSION WHEN I COME TO A STOP, TRANSMISSION SHIFT ROUGH AND LOUD FROM 3-2-1 GEARS. SEEMS LIKE THE TRANNY IS TRYING TO FIGURE OUT TO SHIFT TO 1ST GEAR FOR LAUNCH. CAR ON 04/16/2014 IS AT GUNTHER VW IN FT. LAUDERDER GETTING INSPECTED FOR ISSUES. *TT

Mileage: 78,883

DRIVING ON HIGHWAY ON 12/15/13 AND AS I ACCELERATED, I LOST POWER AND "CHECK ENGINE LIGHT" CAME ON. CAR FELL TO 50MPH AND I EXITED HIGHWAY IMMEDIATELY, STOPPED THE CAR, RE-STARTED AND THE CAR AND LIGHT WAS STILL ON. SHOWED ERROR CODE G450 AND THE "EXHAUST PRESSURE SENSOR 1" WAS REPLACED BY DEALER IN JANUARY 2014. GLOW PLUG LIGHT ALSO CAME ON INTERMITTENTLY AT THAT TIME. TWO MONTHS LATER (FEBRUARY, 2014), "GLOW PLUG LIGHT" CAME ON AGAIN INTERMITTENTLY. TURNED OFF CAR AND STARTED IT AGAIN AND LIGHT WENT OUT. DEALER SAYS P0237 CODE MEANS INTERMITTENT FAILURE OF "BOOST PRESSURE SENSOR" AND "SENSOR HARNESS". VW ADVISES THE CAR IS NOT DRIVABLE DUE TO UNPREDICTABLE PERFORMANCE OF TURBOCHARGER ON ENGINE PERFORMANCE DUE TO FAILURE OF THIS SENSOR. THE LOSS OF POWER HAS BEEN DOCUMENTED WIDELY FOR THIS ENGINE (PUMP, CARBONIZED INTAKE, OTHER?), BUT VW HAS ACCEPTED NO RESPONSIBILITY FOR THE PROBLEM. CAR IS 4 YEARS OLD WITH 48,900 MILES. REPAIRS ARE APPROACHING $1000 AT THIS TIME. *TR

Mileage: 48,000

CAME TO A STOP AT A LIGHT AND THE CAR WAS FINE AT FIRST. THEN, ALL OF A SUDDEN THE RPMS STARTED BOUNCING AROUND AND THE CAR TURNED OFF. IT WOULDN'T TURN ON FOR ABOUT A MINUTE AND I WAS ABLE TO DRIVE OFF. THE INCIDENT HAS HAPPENED AGAIN ON AT LEAST 3 OCCASIONS. NAME-BRAND DIESEL HAS ALWAYS BEEN USED, FULL MAINTENANCE HAS BEEN FOLLOWED INCLUDING FUEL FILTER REPLACEMENT AND DSG TRANSMISSION SERVICE. *TR

Mileage: 51,848

WHILE DRIVING HOME TO PANAMA CITY BEACH FL VIA THE FLORIDA TURNPIKE CAR THE ENGINE REVVED UP, I HAD NO POWER AND THE ESP LIGHT ON THE DASH CAME ON. I HAD TO COAST TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD WHERE I PUT IT IN PARK. I COULD NOT PUT THE CAR BACK IN GEAR. I THEN TURNED THE ENGINE OFF AND WAITED A FEW MINUTES. I CRANKED THE CAR BACK UP AND THE LIGHT WAS NOT ON. PUT THE CAR IN GEAR AND PROCEEDED ON TRIP. AFTER ARRIVING AT MY DESTINATION, I HAD THREE MORE INSTANCES OF THE SAME ACTION. I CONTACTED MY LOCAL DEALER TO MAKE ARRANGEMENTS TO BRING THE CAR IN. THIS HAS BEEN A VERY FRIGHTENING EXPERIENCE, ESPECIALLY DURING HIGHWAY TRAVEL (WHICH IS MOSTLY WHERE THIS CAR IS DRIVEN). LOSING POWER AT 70 MPH IN CONGESTED TRAFFIC WOULD NO DOUBT RESULT IN MULTIPLE INJURIES, PROPERTY DAMAGE AND MOST LIKELY DEATHS. THIS PROBLEM NEEDS TO BE RESOLVED ON A GLOBAL LEVEL WITH VOLKSWAGEN.

Mileage: 50,126

THE 2010 VW JETTA SPORTWAGEN TDI (WITH DSG AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION) WAS DECELERATING ON A TURNING LANE FROM A TWO LANE HIGHWAY FROM SPEEDS OF 55 MPH TO 15 MPH. THERE WAS AN AUDIBLE "CLICK" AND THE ENGINE STOPPED AND ONLY DASH LIGHTS WERE OPERABLE. NO DISCERNIBLE DASH LIGHT OR ERROR CODE MESSAGE WAS RECEIVED. THE VEHICLE RESTARTED AFTER THE TRANSMISSION WAS PLACED IN PARK, AND THE IGNITION KEY WAS AGAIN TURNED ON. AGAIN NO MESSAGES OR WARNINGS APPEARED ON THE DASHBOARD. NOTE: THE SEAT HEATER WAS ENGAGED (DRIVER'S SIDE), AIR CONDITIONING ON, TURN SIGNAL (LEFT) ACTIVATED, HEADLIGHTS ON, BLUETOOTH FOR PHONE LINKED, RADIO WAS OPERATING UNTIL THE SHUT-DOWN. *TR

Mileage: 43,000

THE VEHICLE IS A 2010 VOLKSWAGEN JETTA TDI WITH DSG AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION. ON MANY DIFFERENT OCCASIONS THE VEHICLES ENGINE HAS STALLED WHILE THE VEHICLE IS IN GEAR AT LOW 0-5 MPH. THIS OCCURS MOST FREQUENTLY IN STOP/GO TRAFFIC AND OCCURS WHEN STOPPING AND ALSO PULLING AWAY FROM A STOPPED POSITION. ONCE THE VEHICLE HAS STALLED YOU MUST TURN THE IGNITION TO THE OFF POSITION, SHIFT THE CAR INTO PARK AND THEN RESTART THE CAR. MOST RECENTLY (43,000 MILES 8-10-2014) THE VEHICLE STALLED AT AN INTERSECTION AND I HAD TO START THE VEHICLE THREE TIMES BEFORE I COULD SAFELY PROCEED THROUGH THE INTERSECTION. THIS WAS STOPPED AT A VERY BUSY INTERSECTION IN PHILADELPHIA PA AND WAS DANGEROUS. THE VEHICLE HAS BEEN TO CVM DEALERSHIP, MECHANICSBURG, PA (CAR WAS PURCHASED AT THIS LOCATION DEC 2009) FOR SERVICES. ALL SERVICE WORK HAS BEEN COMPLETED ON AS RECOMMENDED BY VOLKSWAGEN. THIS ISSUE WAS REPORTED AND NOTED ON MY SERVICES RECORDS ON SEVERAL DIFFERENT OCCASIONS, WITH NO KNOWN CAUSE AND REMEDY. I HAVE BEEN TOLD MANY TIMES THAT THERE IS NO ?SERVICE CODE? OR ?ERROR? CODE ON THE VEHICLES COMPUTER. I HAVE ALSO BEEN TOLD THAT THE DEALERSHIP COULD NOT REPLICATE THE ISSUE AS I DESCRIBED IT. I?M VERY FRUSTRATED AT THIS POINT AS I PURCHASED THIS CAR NEW AND PAID FOR AN EXTENDED WARRANTY TO 50,000 MILES THAT IS FAST APPROACHING. I WILL BE TAKING THE CAR INTO THE DEALERSHIP AGAIN TO SEE IF THEY CAN GIVE ME ANY INFORMATION. I FEEL THIS IS SAFETY CONCERN FOR MY FAMILY AND OTHERS DRIVING SIMILAR VEHICLES. PLEASE HELP. *TR

Mileage: 7,000

VIBRATION/ DRAGGING FELT WHEN RELEASING THE CLUTCH PEDAL ON MY 2010 VW JETTA TDI SPORT WAGON. CAR WAS TAKEN INTO LOCAL VW DEALER FOR SERVICE. CLUTCH ASSEMBLY, FLYWHEEL, CLUTCH, PRESSURE PLATE AND RELEASE BEARING REPLACED DUE TO EXCESSIVE PLAY IN FLYWHEEL AND HOTSPOTS ON THE FLYWHEEL ALONG WITH BROKEN SPRINGS. NOW AT 31184 MILES AND 10,344 MILES ON THE NEW CLUTCH, ETC. I AM HAVING THE SAME ISSUE LOCAL VW DEALER SAID THERE IS NOTHING WRONG AND IT IS A WEAR AND TEAR ITEM AND NOT COVERED UNDER THE WARRANTY. MANUAL TRANSMISSIONS SHOULD LAST UNTIL 80,000-100,000 MILES PLUS. I HAVE NEVER HAD THIS MANY PROBLEMS WITH A MANUAL TRANSMISSIONS IN MY 17 YEARS OF DRIVING THEM. THIS TRANSMISSION IS DEFECTIVE AND NEEDS TO BE LOOKED INTO. *TR

Mileage: 20,833

WHILE IN DRIVE ON THE HIGHWAY AT 70 MPH, DSG TRANSMISSION SLIPPED INTO NEUTRAL, WHERE IT BECAME LOCKED. ESP ICON ON DASH ILLUMINATED. I HAD TO COAST TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD IN HEAVY TRAFFIC. AFTER COMING TO A STOP I PUT THE VEHICLE INTO PARK. I WAS THEN UNABLE TO REMOVE THE VEHICLE FROM PARK BECAUSE THE SHIFTER BECAME LOCKED. I TURNED THE VEHICLE OFF, AND RESTARTED IT, AND THAT SEEMED TO FIX IT; AS I WAS THEN ABLE TO SHIFT INTO DRIVE. DURING THIS, I HAD MY 10 MONTH OLD AND 4 YR OLD IN THE CAR WITH ME...A SCARY AND UNSAFE SITUATION WITH HEAVY AND FAST MOVING TRAFFIC, WHILE LEFT STUCK REVVING IN NEUTRAL WITH NO POWER AVAILABLE TO MOVE ME OUT OF HARMS WAY. JUST GLAD I WAS ABLE TO MANEUVER MY VEHICLE OVER TO SAFETY. SIMILAR SITUATION HAPPENED AFTER REFUELING THAT SAME DAY. STARTED CAR, SHIFTED TO DRIVE, ESP ICON CAME ON, TRANSMISSION WAS STUCK AND REVVING IN NEUTRAL, EVEN THOUGH I WAS IN DRIVE. SHIFTED INTO PARK, WHERE IT AGAIN BECAME LOCKED AND UNABLE TO SHIFT. TURNED VEHICLE OFF AND BACK ON, AND WAS OK. *TR

Mileage: 113,000

MY ENGINE STALLED UNEXPECTEDLY. I WAS ABLE TO START THE ENGINE AGAIN BUT THERE HAS BEEN FREQUENT HESITATION WHEN FINDING GEARS. *TR

Mileage: 30,000

2010 VW JETTA 2.0 TDI CUP EDITION: ENTERING TRAFFIC IN FIRST GEAR, AT ABOUT 4000-4200 RPM, CAR HAD A COMPLETE LOSS OF POWER. ENGINE DID NOT DIE. I PUSHED IN CLUTCH AND POWER RETURNED. THIS HAS OCCURRED MONTHLY WITH NO CONSISTENCY SINCE I PURCHASED THE CAR IN JULY 2010. OCCURS WITH A WARM ENGINE. COLD ENGINE. VARIOUS LEVELS OF FUEL, AND VARIOUS CLIMATE CONDITIONS. IT HAS BEEN TAKEN TO O'BRIEN VOLKSWAGEN, A CERTIFIED REPAIR FACILITY, EVERY 3-6 MONTHS TO HAVE THE ISSUE RESOLVED. DEALERSHIP CAN NOT REPLICATE THE ISSUE AND AS A RESULT HAS NOT SOLVED THE PROBLEM. PROBLEM HAS BEEN WITNESSED BY THREE DIFFERENT PASSENGERS. A SECONDARY STALLING ISSUE OCCURS BETWEEN 1200-1800 WITH LIGHT GAS PEDDLE PRESSURE. IN THIS CASE, THE CAR HAS A SMALL PAUSE OR DECREASE IN POWER. DOWN SHIFTING AND ACCELERATING ELIMINATES THE PROBLEM. *TR

Mileage: 500

WHEN AN ENGINE STALL OCCURS, THIS CAR REQUIRES A FULL RESET BEFORE A RESTART CAN BE PERFORMED. THIS IS VERY DANGEROUS WHEN SAID RESET HAPPENS WHILE THE CAR IS MOVING. MEANING ' A FULL RESET MEANS THE IGNITION KEY MUST FIRST BE FULLY TURNED OFF. WHEN THE CAR IS IN MOTION AND THE KEY IS FULLY TURNED OFF, AT THAT TIME THE LOCKING GEAR IN THE IGNITION SWITCH ENGAGES AND LOCKS THE STEERING WHEEL... WHILE THE CAR IS IN MOTION!!! THIS IS A COMMON OCCURRENCE IN THE MANUAL SHIFT TRANSMISSION MODELS. *TR

Mileage: 40,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2010 VOLKSWAGEN JETTA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING 30 MPH, THE TRANSMISSION OVERHEAT WARNING LIGHT ILLUMINATED ON THE INSTRUMENT PANEL. THE CONTACT MOVED OFF THE ROADWAY AND RESTARTED THE VEHICLE, AS IT RESUMED PROPERLY. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A DEALER FOR INSPECTION WHERE THEY ADVISED THE CONTACT THAT THE TRANSMISSION NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE DEALER ALSO STATED THAT WHILE PERFORMING AN INSPECTION OF THE VEHICLE, HE NOTICED THAT THE WIRES THAT WERE CONNECTED TO THE ALTERNATOR WERE BURNED AND THE FUSE BLOCK NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT CONTACTED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 78,000.

Mileage: 78,000

MY 2010 VW JETTA SPORTWAGEN GOT THE GLOW PLUG LIGHT INTERMITTENT FLASH STARTING ON 72K MILES. IN THE COLD MORNING I COULD DRIVE 10-15 MINUTES WITHOUT ISSUE. HOWEVER, ONCE THE GLOW PLUG IS ON, IT COULD NOT EXCEED 40MPH. HERE'S THE DIAGNOSTIC FROM THE DEALERSHIP: 72017 CONFIRM MILE ON, GLOW PLUG LIGHT INTERMITTENT FLASH. PERFORM GUIDED FAULT FINDING, FAULTS TORED P00AF. TURBOCHARGER BOOST PERFORMANCE VISUAL INSPECTION FOUND VACUUM HOSES GOOD. FOLLOWING TEST PLAN, CHECK N75 SOLENOID GOOD. CHECK WIRING TO G581 REF VOLT GOOD. PERFORM GFF FUNCTION TEST VACUUM DIAPHRAM GOOD. FUNCTION TEST N75 GOOD. VACUUM AT 9PSI. CHECK INTERNAL RESISTANCE AT BOOST ACTUATOR POSITION SENSOR OUT OF SPEC. REC REPLACE G581 CHARGE PRESSURE ACTUATOR POSITION SENSOR (WITHIN TURBO ASSEMBLY)... PARTS WILL NEED TO BE SPECIAL ORDERED $1,444.41 + TAX... *TR

Mileage: 72,010

WHILE DRIVING ON THE HIGHWAY WITH CRUISE CONTROL ENGAGED AT/AROUND SPEED LIMIT, I NOTICED THE RPMS JUMPING AND COULD FEEL THE CAR JERKING, AS IF SOME KIND OF ACCELERATION/DECELERATION WAS HAPPENING. I ALSO NOTICE RPMS JUMP 50 UP/DOWN WHILE IDLING. THIS SEEMS TO HAPPEN WHEN DRIVING DOWN HILLS ON CRUISE CONTROL, MORE PREVALENT IN COLDER WEATHER. NO LOSS OF CONTROL HAS OCCURRED, BUT APPEARS TO BE ISSUE THAT IS SLOWLY WORSENING. *TR

Mileage: 43,000

I WAS DRIVING ON THE HIGHWAY AND EXPERIENCED AN EXTREME LOSS OF POWER AND FLASHING YELLOW CHECK ENGINE LIGHT. AFTER STOPPING THE VEHICLE STALLED AND WOULDN'T RESTART ON MULTIPLE ATTEMPTS. BROUGHT VEHICLE TO DEALER WHO SAYS IT NEEDS THE ENTIRE FUEL SYSTEM REPLACED, DUE TO METAL SHAVINGS IN THE FUEL DELIVERY SYSTEM CAUSED BY A BAD HPFP. ORIGINALLY VW SAID IT WOULD BE COVERED UNDER WARRANTY, BUT NOW ARE CITING BIOFUEL AS A REASON FOR THE FAILURE. I HAVE USED ONLY B5 WHICH COMPLIES WITH VW'S STANDARD POLICIES BUT THEY HAVE STATED THEY BELIEVE THE REASON TO BE OWNER NEGLIGENCE AND HAVE A HIGHER BLEND THAN B5. I ONLY PUT IN WHAT THE FUEL STATIONS TELL ME THEY HAVE, I DON'T TEST MY FUEL BEFORE I PUT IT IN. THIS SEEMS LIKE A SMOKE AND MIRRORS PLAY BY VW, ATTEMPTING NOT TO PAY THE CLAIM AND TRYING TO HAVE ME SHELL OUT $10K FOR THE REPAIR. SEEMS PRETTY RIDICULOUS FOR A 2YEAR OLD VEHICLE WITH SUCH LOW MILEAGE. *TR

Mileage: 48,169

I HAVE A 2012 VW JETTA TDI WHICH HAS BEEN ACTING VERY STRANGE IN THE PAST 2 YEARS. RECENTLY IT HAS BEEN MORE OFTEN AND THE DEALER STATED THAT THIS IS NORMAL. AS A RESULT, I HAVE NOTICED THAT WHEN THE CAR IS PUT IN PARK, IT WANTS TO KEEP MOVING AND GOING FORWARD WITH A VERY LOUD CLUNK!!! THE CAR IS ONLY 3 YEARS OLD, ALTHOUGH IT HAS 172,000 MILES, IT IS SUPPOSED TO BE MORE RELIABLE THAN THIS. I DRIVE 100% HIGHWAY MILES, NO CITY STOP AND GO. THIS HAS BEEN AN ISSUE SINCE THE CAR WAS ABOUT 1 YEAR OLD. THE DEALER IS AWARE OF THIS ISSUE AND STATED THAT THERE IS NO RECALL ON THE TRANSMISSION, THEREFORE THEY CANNOT HONOR A REPAIR. IN ADDITION, THERE ARE TIMES WHEN THE INDICATOR WHERE IT SAYS PARK, DRIVE, SPORT, LOCATED ON THE DASH BOARD, GOES BLANK AND THE VEHICLE STAYS IN 1ST GEAR AND WILL NOT SHIFT. I AM VERY CONCERNED AND HAVE HAD NO SUPPORT WHATSOEVER FROM THE DEALER, WHO SHOULD STAND BEHIND THE PRODUCT SOLD. *TR

Mileage: 172,212

HIGH PRESSURE FUEL PUMP FAILED TRAVELING 60MPH, CAR BEGINS TO STUMBLE (MORE OFTEN THEN EVERY HUNDRED MILES-NOW LESS THAN EVERY 5 MILES), ENGINE ALMOST DIES OUT MULTIPLE TIMES, RPM DROPS TO NEAR ZERO, CHECK ENGINE LIGHT TURNS ON, HUNDREDS OF MINI METAL FLAKES FOUND IN FUEL SYSTEM/FUEL CANISTER . CAR DRIVEN TO DEALER (SHOWED PICTURE OF METAL IN FUEL CANISTER). HAMILTON IMPORTS (VW DEALER) HAD INITIAL TECH ON 081412 DIAGNOSIS PROBLEM AS "NORMAL FOR DIESEL FUEL." CALLED 081512 TO SERVICE MANAGER JOHN, LEFT MESSAGE, HE REPLIED STATING METAL IN FUEL IS "NORMAL." ON 081612 EMAIL VW OF AMERICA, IN REGARDS TO THE PROBLEM, CALL FROM SERVICE ADVISER ON 081712 AND ARE LOOKING FURTHER INTO THE PROBLEM. LATER THAT DAY, CALLED SERVICE ADVISER, THEY ORDERED A COMPLETE FUEL SYSTEM AND APOLOGIZED FOR THE INITIAL DELAY AND NOT FIXING THE CAR CORRECTLY. RECEIVED A CALL FROM THE DEALER, 082812, THE CAR IS READY FOR PICKUP. A COMPLETE NEW FUEL SYSTEM WAS INSTALLED (INJECTORS, HIGH PRESSURE FUEL PUMP(FAILED), FUEL RAIL, ELECTRIC FUEL PUMP IN TANK, ALL PIPING). *TR

Mileage: 30,632

WHILE EXITING A PARKING AT A STOP SIGN, WHEN ACCELERATING OUT PAST THE STOP SIGN AT APPROXIMATELY 10 MPH THE CAR'S ENGINE SUDDENLY LOST POWER AND DIED. AFTER THE VEHICLE ONCE AGAIN RETURNED TO A COMPLETE STOP, I WAS ABLE TO RESTART THE ENGINE AFTER PUTTING THE CAR INTO PARK. TAKEN INTO DEALERSHIP 10 DAYS LATER FOR SCHEDULE SERVICE AND MAINTENANCE; NOTHING OUT OF THE ORDINARY WAS FOUND. *TR

Mileage: 47,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2010 VOLKSWAGEN JETTA. THE CONTACT WAS DRIVING 30 MPH WHEN THE VEHICLE ABNORMALLY LOST POWER AND THEN BEGAN TO REGAIN POWER INDEPENDENTLY. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER FOR DIAGNOSIS. THE DEALER STATED THAT THE ELECTRICAL CONTROL MODULE NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED BUT THE FAILURE CONTINUED . THE MANUFACTURER WAS CONTACTED AND INFORMED HIM TO RETURN TO THE DEALER. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 20,000 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 59,000.

Mileage: 20,000

CAR HAS HAD ISSUES 4K ON. CAR WOULD ACCELERATE ON ITS OWN FROM 70 MPH TO 75 LIKE WIDE OPEN THROTTLE. CAR WILL QUIT AT HIGHWAY SPEEDS 70 MPH (NO POWER STEERING, NO BRAKES, JUST THE SERVICE ENGINE NOW AND GLOWPLUG LIGHT ARE ON FLASHING,(50K ON) THIS HAS HAPPENED 4 TIMES, CAR WILL QUIT MAKING A RIGHT HAND TURN HITTING POTHOLE (50K ON). TOTAL DPF SYSTEM HAS BEEN CHANGED OUT TWO TIMES FROM TWO DEALERS , 3 TOTAL WITH ORIGINAL. ERRATIC EGR SIGNAL WAS ALWAYS TRIPPING CHECK ENGINE LIGHT, SOME FAULTS BUT NOT ALL ARE EXHAUST GAS RECIRC FLOW INSUFFICIENT DETECTED SPORADIC, CYLINDER 2 INJECTOR N31 OPEN CIRCUIT SPORADIC, EXHAUST AFTERTREATMENT FUEL SUPPLY CONTROL PERFORMANCE SPORADIC, THROTTLE ACTUATOR CONTROL MOTOR CIRCUIT RANGE/PERFORMANCE SPORADIC, NAVIGATION ANTENNA (GPS) SHORT TO EARTH. DEALERS HAVE SPENT OVER 20 THOUSAND DOLLARS PARTS AND LABOR, IN 4 DIFFERENT SHOPS OVER 83 DAYS (OVERNIGHT), OVER 95 INCLUDING READING CODES ONLY. OUT OF WARRANTY EXPENDITURES OVER 1 THOUSAND DOLLARS SO FAR. 69,000 MILES AND THE DEALER TECH HAS NO IDEA HOW TO FIX THIS CAR, HE STARTED OUT SAYING HE HAS NEVER SEEN A CAR HE CAN'T FIX. I HAVE OVER 50 PAGES OF DEALER DOCUMENTED FAULTS AND REPAIRS, REPROGRAMMING ECU, WAS REPLACED THIS YEAR TO SEE IF THAT WOULD FIX PROBLEMS, SOME GONE BUT NOW MAJOR ISSUES LISTED ABOVE ARE HAPPENING. REPLACED DIESEL PARTICULATE FILTER 2 TIMES, REPLACED O2 SENSORS, REPLACED EGR SENSORS AND GASKETS 2 TIMES, REPLACE THROTTLE POSITION SENSOR, REPLACED PRESSURE SENSOR. ONLY ITEM NOT REPLACED IS THE WIRING HARNESS. *TR

Mileage: 54,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2010 VOLKSWAGEN JETTA. THE CONTACT WAS TRAVELING 70 MPH WITH THE CRUISE CONTROL ACTIVATED WHEN THE TRANSMISSION LOST POWER. THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT ILLUMINATED AFTER THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER WHERE THE DEALER CONFIRMED THAT THE TRANSMISSION NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT CONTACTED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 92,517. UPDATED 08/07/12*LJ UPDATED 08/07/12

Mileage: 92,517

WE PURCHASED A DEMO VW JETTA SPORTSWAGON TDI THE SUMMER OF 2010, THE VEHICLE HAD @ 2600 MI. ON THE ODOMETER. AFTER DRIVING IT FOR A WHILE WE NOTICED THAT WHEN YOU STEP ON THE ACCELERATOR THERE WAS OFTEN A HESITATION BEFORE THE CAR ENGAGED AND YOU STARTED FORWARD. WE TALKED TO THE DEALER AND THEY TOLD US IT WAS THE TRANSMISSION, SEVERAL OTHER PEOPLE HAD COMPLAINED ABOUT IT BUT THERE WAS NOTHING THEY COULD DO. WHEN YOU TRY TO GET OUT IN HEAVY TRAFFIC YOU OFTEN PUT YOURSELF AND OTHERS AT SIGNIFICANT RISK BECAUSE THE CAR HESITATES AS YOU TRY TO ACCELERATE FROM A STOP LEAVING YOU HANGING OUT INTO TRAFFIC. SOMEONE IS GOING TO CAUSE AN ACCIDENT, I HOPE IT ISN'T US. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2010 VOLKSWAGEN JETTA. WHILE TRAVELING 30 MPH THE CONTACT NOTICED THE VEHICLE SUDDENLY SHIFTED INTO NEUTRAL GEAR AND WOULD NOT SHIFT INTO ANY OTHER GEAR. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER WHERE THE CONTACT WAS INFORMED THAT THE FAILURE COULD NOT BE REPRODUCED. NO REPAIRS HAVE BEEN MADE TO THE VEHICLE. THE CURRENT AND FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 50,600.

Mileage: 50,600

THIS IS A 2010 TDI WAGON WITH THE DSG AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION. THE TRANSMISSION WAS A PROBLEM FROM THE START BEING VERY JUMPY STARTING OFF AND STALLING REPEATEDLY IN STOP-AND-GO TRAFFIC. THE DEALER AFTER NUMEROUS REQUESTS FINALLY AGREED TO LET ME DEMONSTRATE THE PROBLEM WHICH I DID. THE DEALER REPLACED THE ELECTRO-HYDRAULIC CONTROLLER BUT THEN FOUND THE TRANSMISSION HAD FAILED COMPLETELY. I REPLACED THE CAR WITH A 2012 MODEL BUT WITH A MANUAL TRANSMISSION. THE DSG IS A DANGEROUS TRANSMISSION MAKING THE CAR OPERATION ERRATIC AND UNPREDICTABLE. *TR

Mileage: 25,000

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

Mileage: 29,000

WHEN SITTING ON A UPHILL INCLINE PREPARING TO MERGE INTO TRAFFIC I PRESSED ON THE ACCELERATOR AND STARTED ROLLING BACKWARDS. THE TRANSMISSION FINALLY TOOK HOLD AFTER THE PEDAL WAS PRESSED A NUMBER OF TIMES TO THE FLOOR. THIS IS A SAFETY ISSUE! I HAVE READ ONLINE FORUMS AND NUMEROUS COMPLAINTS HAVE BEEN FILED. THE TRANSMISSION HAS A STALLING PROBLEM. I BOUGHT THE AUTO NEW. AS OF MY KNOWLEDGE NOW THERE IS NO RECALL,HOWEVER THIS IS A SERIOUS DEFECT!!! *TR

Mileage: 14,000

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

Mileage: 35,650

WHEN ACCELERATING FROM A QUICK STOP THE CAR SOMETIMES EXPERIENCES A DELAYED RESPONSE. THE CAR WILL BEGIN TO ACCELERATE AT A CRAWL (AS IF I ONLY LET OFF THE BRAKE) EVEN THOUGH THE PEDAL IS PUSHED TO APPROXIMATELY 20% THEN WILL SUDDENLY ACCELERATE AS IF I PUSHED THE PEDAL TO 80% SOMETIMES CAUSING THE TIRES TO SLIP. THIS UNEXPECTED/UNDESIRED RESPONSE MAKES THE CAR APPEAR TO OTHER DRIVERS AS IF IT IS NOT PROCEEDING THROUGH THE INTERSECTION WHICH LEADS THEM TO START TO PROCEED AND THEN IT QUICKLY ACCELERATES. TO TRY AND PREVENT THIS I AM FORCED TO PUSH THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL TO 20% OR SO AND THEN QUICKLY REDUCE IT TO 5%. ADDITIONALLY WHEN SLIGHTLY LETTING OFF THE ACCELERATOR (LESS THAN A 5% CHANGE IN ACCELERATOR POSITION) WHILE DRIVING AT HIGHWAY SPEEDS THE CAR WILL SUDDENLY LOSE POWER AS IF IT WAS SHIFTED INTO NEUTRAL THEN WILL RESUME NORMAL OPERATION. THIS REDUCTION IN POWER LAST FOR LESS THAN A SECOND AND AS THE CAR IS WELL INTO ITS TOP GEAR AND IS NOT ASKED TO QUICKLY ACCELERATE DOES NOT MAKE SENSE. *TR

I HAVE A 2010 VW JETTA TDI WITH DSG AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION. VEHICLE HAS 15K MILES ON IT THUS FAR. WHEN PULLING OUT ONTO A STREET FROM A COMPLETE STOP THERE IS A DEFINITE AND HAZARDOUS HESITATION BEFORE THE VEHICLE WILL MOVE FORWARD. THIS ISSUE EXISTED SINCE THE CAR WAS NEW. SOMETIMES THE HESITATION IS VERY SHORT BEFORE THE CAR WILL MOVE, OTHER TIMES IT TAKES THE CAR A MOMENT AS IF THE CAR HAS TO "THINK" ABOUT WHAT IT IS SUPPOSED TO DO. WHEN I PUSH THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL THE CAR JUST SITS THERE! THE LONGER HESITATIONS ARE FAIRLY FREQUENT AND ARE A DANGER TO OTHER VEHICLES, MY FAMILY AND MYSELF. I DON'T TRUST THIS CAR TO BE ABLE TO QUICKLY MOVE OUT OF HARM'S WAY IN AN EMERGENCY AND ALSO DON'T TRUST IT TO PULL ONTO A STREET IN FRONT OF ANY OTHER VEHICLE NO MATTER HOW FAR AWAY THE OTHER VEHICLE IS DOWN THE ROAD. IT'S JUST NOT SAFE TO DO SO! VW SHOULD BE FORCED TO ADDRESS THIS PROBLEM AND PROVIDE A FIX FOR THIS COMMON ISSUE AND COMPLAINT THAT CAN BE READ ABOUT ON VARIOUS VW FORUMS ALL OVER THE INTERNET. NO INJURIES YET FROM THIS ISSUE WITH MY VEHICLE BECAUSE I KNOW BETTER THAN TO TRY TO PULL OUT INTO ONCOMING TRAFFIC. *TR

Mileage: 15,000

2010 VOLKSWAGEN JETTA. CONSUMER STATES KNOCKING NOISE BY GEARBOX WHILE DRIVING *TGW THE CONSUMER WAS INFORMED THE CLUTCHING SYSTEM NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE CONSUMER STATED HE HAD TO WAIT TWO MONTHS FOR THE PART. THE CONSUMER STATED THREE TO FOUR DAYS LATER, AFTER THE VEHICLE WAS FIXED, THE NOISE RESURFACED. THE PART WAS REPLACED AGAIN AND THE SAME NOISE RETURNED.

MY 2010 VW JETTA SPORTS WAGON WITH THE DSG AUTOMATIC IS CURRENTLY HAVING A SEVERE HESITATION WHEN STARTING FROM A STOP. I LET OFF THE BREAK AND STEP ON THE GAS AND IT DOES NOT MOVE FOR A SECOND THEN LURCHES FORWARD. THIS IS DANGEROUS WHEN PULLING OUT IN TRAFFIC. IT SEEMS AS THE CAR DRIVES LONGER IT GET WORSE. THE CAR HAS STALLED DURING THIS HESITATION AS WELL. WHEN IT STALLS YOU HAVE TO PUT THE CAR IN PARK THEN TURN THE KEY OFF AND RESTART THE CAR. THIS IS A VERY UNEASY FEELING WHILE AT AN INTERSECTION. THE CAR ALSO LURCHES FORWARD WHEN COMING TO A COMPLETE STOP, THIS HAS ALMOST MADE ME HIT A CAR IN FRONT OF ME. THIS IS A DAILY ISSUE. *TT

Mileage: 33,000

CAR NEARLY STALLS, AND THEN WHEN STEPPING ON THE GAS, THE RPM RISES REALLY HIGH TO 4000 RPM, THEN THE GEAR SHIFTS INTO 1ST CAUSING THE CAR TO DANGEROUSLY LURCH FORWARD. THIS CAN CAUSE A COLLISION. IT ALSO HAS A VERY NOTICEABLE DELAY TO SHIFT OUT OF NEUTRAL TO 1ST GEAR, SO WHEN MAKING A LEFT TURN AT AN INTERSECTION, THIS CAN BE DANGEROUS AS WELL. THE CAR HAS BEEN IN THE SHOP TWICE FOR THE SAME PROBLEMS. THIS WILL BE THE THIRD ATTEMPT TO FIX THE PROBLEM. *TR

Mileage: 8,004

THE MECHATRONIC UNIT ON THE DSG FAILED CAUSING THE TRANSMISSION TO LURCH FORWARD WHEN IN 1ST GEAR, AND REMAINING IN NEUTRAL FOR AN EXTENDED PERIOD WHICH IS NOT NORMAL. THIS IS A SAFETY ISSUE AS IT CAN CAUSE AN ACCIDENT IN THE FAILURE TO CLEAR AN INTERSECTION ESPECIALLY MAKING A LEFT TURN, AND POTENTIALLY CAUSE REAR ENDING ANOTHER VEHICLE AND OR CAUSING UNEXPECTED ACCELERATION. RIGHT NOW, THE VEHICLE IS IN THE SHOP WAITING FOR A WHOLE NEW MECHATRONIC UNIT TO BE REPLACED. CURRENTLY WAITING ON ORDER. THE VEHICLE IS COVERED UNDER WARRANTY AS IT ONLY HAS 7K MILES ON IT. *TR

Mileage: 7,000

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

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

Mileage: 10,500

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

Mileage: 20,000

MY CAR IS A 2010 VW JETTA TDI WITH DSG TRANSMISSION. I TOOK DELIVERY OF THE CAR IN JANUARY OF 2010. DURING JULY OF LAST YEAR WITH 3000 MILES ON THE CAR, I DROVE THE CAR OUT OF A PARKING LOT ON A 95 F DEGREE AFTERNOON. BY THE TIME I REACHED THE EXIT RAMP THE TRANSMISSION, WHICH WAS IN DRIVE MODE, HAD SHIFTED INTO SECOND GEAR. MY INTENTION WAS TO CROSS OVER THE NEAR LANE OF TRAFFIC INTO THE FAR LANE GOING IN THE OPPOSITE DIRECTION. WHEN A SAFE INTERVAL APPEARED I STEPPED ON THE THROTTLE BUT THE CAR MOVED AHEAD VERY SLOWLY (INTO THE LANE OF FAST MOVING CARS) PRESSING THE THROTTLE FURTHER HAD NO EFFECT. I TOOK MY FOOT OFF THE THROTTLE AND PRESSED DOWN AGAIN AND THE CAR RESPONDED NORMALLY. IT SEEMED AT THE TIME THAT THE TRANSMISSION HAD NOT SHIFTED DOWN INTO FIRST GEAR WHEN I HAD STOPPED AT THE DRIVEWAY EXIT. THE SLOW SPEED LASTED FOR ABOUT TEN SECONDS AND THE ENGINE DID NOT LUG. THE DEALER SAID ALL DSG PROBLEMS HAD BEEN ADDRESSED AND JETTAS IN MY VIN NUMBER SERIES DID NOT REGISTER ANY NEW TRANSMISSION PROBLEMS ON THE VW SERVICE WEB SITE. I AM CONCERNED BECAUSE OF THE POTENTIAL FOR A DISASTROUS ACCIDENT WHEN MY WIFE OR I TRY TO ENTER HIGH SPEED TRAFFIC SHOULD THIS PROBLEM RE-OCCUR. I HAD CALLED YOUR PHONE LINE AFTER THE EVENT AND WAS GIVEN "CALL REFERENCE NUMBER 281881, CONFIRMATION NUMBER 10346067". AND TOLD THAT I WOULD RECEIVE A REPORT FORM BY REGULAR MAIL BUT I NEVER HAVE SO I THOUGHT I SHOULD COMPLETE THE ONLINE FORM. [XXX] INFORMATION REDACTED PURSUANT TO THE FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT (FOIA), 5 U.S.C. 552(B)(6). *TR

Mileage: 3,000

WHEN 2010 VW JETTA WITH DSG TRANSMISSION DOWNSHIFTS ENGINE CONTINUES TO HAVE HIGHER RPM'S CREATING A JERKING EFFECT WHEN DECELERATING. WHEN GOING FROM REVERSE TO DRIVE AFTER COMING TO A COMPLETE STOP VEHICLE ENGINE DIES. ONLY WAY TO START VEHICLE IS TO TURN IGNITION OFF AND REMOVE KEY AND THEN RESTART VEHICLE. WHEN STOPPED AT RED LIGHT VEHICLE ENGINE DIED UPON PRESSING ACCELERATOR. ONLY WAY TO RESTART VEHICLE IS TO TURN IGNITION OFF, REMOVE KEY AND THEN RESTART VEHICLE. FAILURES OCCUR AT LEAST ONCE A DAY WHETHER VEHICLE IS WARMED UP OR A COLD ENGINE. NO COMMON TIME CAUSES FAILURE. VEHICLE WAS BROUGHT IN TO DEALER TWO TIMES FOR SAME FAILURE BUT WAS UNABLE TO BE DUPLICATED BY DEALER. THIRD TIME VEHICLE WAS BROUGHT IN TO DEALER, FAILURE WAS ABLE TO BE DUPLICATED. MACHATRONIC UNIT WAS ORDERED FOR TRANSMISSION BUT PROBLEM NOT YET COMPLETED. FAILURES BEGAN AT APPROXIMATELY 2000 MILES AND HAVE CONTINUALLY AND GRADUALLY BECOME MORE EXTREME AND FREQUENT. VEHICLE NOW HAS 20000 MILES. *TR

Mileage: 2,000

MY 2010 VW JETTA DSG AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION I EXPERIENCE A LOT OF STRANGE SHIFTING PATTERNS WHEN DRIVING THE CAR THE TRANSMISSION WAS SHIFTING UPWARDS OF 7000+ RPM I TOOK IT IN FOR SERVICE AND MADE THE COMPLAINT AND THEY LOADED SOME NEW PARAMETERS IN THE COMPUTER TO PUT IT BACK TO NORMAL BUT I STILL GET INTERMITTENT SHIFTING .AND WHEN COMING TO A STOP SOMETIMES THE CAR FEELS LIKE ITS STUCK IN NEUTRAL MEANING YOU STEP ON THE GAS TO GO AND THERE'S AN HESITATION. I FEEL THERE IS A PROBLEM WITH THIS TRANSMISSION AND JUST FEEL THAT I SHOULD REPORT THIS FOR IT COULD CAUSE A SAFETY ISSUE IF THERE'S A SUDDEN ACCELERATION OR THE CAR FAILS TO MOVE AT ALL WHEN PULLING OUT INTO TRAFFIC . *TR

Mileage: 10,000

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

Mileage: 35,009

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2010 VOLKSWAGEN JETTA. WHILE THE CONTACT WAS DRIVING 15 MPH, THE VEHICLE SUDDENLY SHIFTED INTO FIRST GEAR, MOVED FORWARD AND STALLED. THE CONTACT STATED THAT A SENSOR WAS REPLACED (NO MORE INFORMATION WAS GIVEN). THE CONTACT ALSO STATED THAT THE SUNROOF LEAKED WHEN IT RAINED. THE DEALER COULD NOT FIND THE CAUSE OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 7,000.

Mileage: 7,000

VW JETTA TDI 2010. ON FOUR OCCASIONS THE CAR HAS COMPLETELY DIED WHILE MOVING SLOWLY. (5 TO 20 MPH) EVERYTHING IN THE CAR STAYED ON. I HAD TO TURN THE KEY OFF. PLACE THE CAR IN PARK AND RESTART THE CAR. THERE WAS NO INDICATION OF ANY PROBLEMS BEFORE OR AFTER THE CAR STALED OUT. NOTHING IN THE CAR TURNED OFF OR ON, EXCEPT THE RADIO AFTER I TURNED THE KEY TO THE OFF POSITION. ALSO WHILE DRIVING DOOR LOCKS STARTED TO CLICK OPEN AND CLOSED AT 65 MPH. AFTER 10 MIN OF RANDOM CLICKING THE DOORS LOCKED AND STAYED LOCKED. AIRBAG LIGHT CAME ON WHILE DRIVING. THE LIGHT WENT BACK OFF AFTER 20 MIN OR SO. HAS NOT COME BACK ON. TRANSMISSION IS GENERALLY SMOOTH, HOWEVER AT RANDOM IT IS VERY ABRUPT, EVEN DURING GRADUAL OR STEADY ACCELERATION/DECELERATION. CAR HAS ONLY ONE DRIVER. HAS ONLY EVER HAD CORRECT FUEL. VARIOUS OTHER ELECTRICAL PROBLEMS BEGAN AT 300 MILES. ALL PROBLEMS ARE RANDOM. VW CONTINUALLY DISMISSES ME. IT IS GOING INTO SHOP AGAIN ON MONDAY. FROM THE SOUNDS OF IT THEY DO NOT EXPECT TO DO ANYTHING TO FIX THE CAR. JUST DRIVE IT A FEW DAYS AND SEE IF A PROBLEM HAPPENS. CAR HAS PUT ME IN THE MIDDLE OF INTERSECTION WITH NO CONTROL. *TR

Mileage: 41,200

DSG TRANSMISSION IS SLOW TO ENGAGE 1ST GEAR WHEN STARTING FROM A FULL STOP. THIS HAS CAUSED SEVERAL NEAR ACCIDENTS WHEN PULLING OUT INTO TRAFFIC FROM STOP SIGNS OR REDLIGHTS. THERE IS A 2 SECOND DELAY FROM STEPPING ON GAS PEDAL TO CAR MOVING. TRANSMISSION ALSO FEELS LIKE IT IS SEARCHING FOR CORRECT GEAR WHEN CRUISING RESULTING IN MOMENTARY LOSS OF MOMENTUM. THIS MODEL IS AFTER 2009S RECALL FOR SIMILAR ISSUES. PROBLEM HAS BEEN REPORTED TO DEALER AND REPLY WAS THAT'S JUST THE WAY IT IS, BUT IT'S ENTERED IN VWS DATABASE SO THEY CAN TRACK IT. *TR

Mileage: 15

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2010 VOLKSWAGEN JETTA SPORTWAGEN TDI WITH A DSG AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION. WHILE THE VEHICLE WAS STOPPED AT A TRAFFIC LIGHT AND THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL WAS DEPRESSED THE VEHICLE WOULD NOT MOVE FOR APPROXIMATELY THREE SECONDS. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER ON TWO OCCASIONS WHO STATED THAT THEY COULD NOT FIND THE PROBLEM. THE VEHICLE WAS UNDER WARRANTY AND NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 5,100.

Mileage: 5,100

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2010 VOLKSWAGEN JETTA TDI. WHILE TRAVELING 10 MPH THE CONTACT NOTICED SMOKE COMING FROM UNDERNEATH THE VEHCILE AND IT WOULD NO LONGER SHIFT INTO FIRST GEAR. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER WHERE THE CONTACT WAS INFORMED THAT THE TRANSMISSION NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THERE WERE NO PRIOR WARNINGS. THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 4000 AND THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 600.

Mileage: 600

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2010 VOLKSWAGEN JETTA. WHILE THE CONTACT WAS DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 50 MPH, THE TRANSMISSION BEGAN TO HESITATE IN A JERKING MOTION. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN AUTHORIZED DEALER WHERE THEY INFORMED THAT THE TRANSMISSION FUNCTIONED NORMALLY. IN ADDITION, ON A SEPARATE OCCASION THE TRANSMISSION SLIPPED AND THE GEARS WOULD NOT SHIFT PROPERLY. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN BACK TO THE DEALER AND THE TECHNICIAN WAS UNABLE TO LOCATE A PROBLEM. THERE WAS A RECALL ASSOCIATED WITH THE NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER 09V333000 (POWER TRAIN: AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION). THE RECALL SPECIFIED THAT THE VEHICLE MUST BE MANUFACTURED BETWEEN SEPTEMBER 2008 AND AUGUST 2009. THE VEHICLE PRODUCTION YEAR WAS NOT INCLUDED IN THE RECALL. THE CONTACT EXPERIENCED THE IDENTICAL SAFETY DEFECT AS MENTIONED IN THE RECALL. THE VEHICLE HAD NOT BEEN REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 380. UPDATED 01/04/11*LJ THE CONSUMER TOOK THE VEHICLE TO ANOTHER DEALERSHIP WHERE THEY REPLACED A FAULTY COMPUTER CHIP. THE VEHICLE IS NOW OPERATING AS DESIGNED. UPDATED 01/10/11.*JB

Mileage: 380

I'VE A 2010 VW JETTA WAGON TDI, IT STALLS OUT, MOSTLY AT LOW IDLE AND ON HILLS SOMETIMES. IT ALSO DOESN'T ENGAGE SOMETIMES IN FORWARD AND ONCE IT DOES IT LURCHES. I'VE BEEN TOLD IT'S THE SHIFTING AND THAT THERE IS NO PROBLEM WITH THE CAR. I TOOK THE CAR IN THREE TIMES TO HAVE VW LOOK AT IT AND THEY SAID THERE WERE NO ISSUES ALL THREE TIMES. *TR

Mileage: 100

1. THE DSG TRANSMISSION IN MY JETTA SPORT WAGON WAS UN SAFELY LURCHING FORWARD AND SHIFTING HARSHLY FROM DAY ONE. 2. THE FAILURE HAPPENED WHEN TRYING TO MERGE ONTO THE FREEWAY AND IT WOULD NOT SHIFT AND WAS SLOWING AS IF SOMETHING WAS WRONG. AFTER TURNING OFF THE VEHICLE, I TRIED TO START IT AGAIN HOPING IT WOULD RESET. THE TRANSMISSION WAS LOCKED AND THE CAR WOULD NOT MOVE. 3. I AM WAITING FOR PARTS TO ARRIVE FROM GERMANY BUT STILL DO NOT HAVE THE CAR BACK AND TO BE HONEST, DON'T WANT IT. *TR

Mileage: 4,500

2010 VW SPORTWAGON DSG STALLED AT TRAFFIC SIGNAL. HD TO SHIFT INTO PARK AND TURN IGNITION OFF LOCKING STEERING WHEEL, AND THEN BACK ON TO RESTART ENGINE. *TR

Mileage: 5,925

2010 JETTA TDI MANUAL TRANSMISSION--CLUTCH STALLS DANGEROUS DUE TO NEW CLUTCH RESPONSE COMBINED WITH DIESEL TURBO LAG. WHEN I PURCHASED MY NEW CAR, THE SALESMAN AT VW OF LANGHORNE, PA, WAS CERTAIN THAT I WOULD "KILL THE CLUTCH" ON THE FIRST DRIVE AS HAD ALL OTHER PEOPLE WHO PURCHASED A MANUAL 2010 TDI. THE CLUTCH RESPONSE IS SOMEHOW DIFFERENT THAN ANY OTHER CAR AND AFTER ADDING THE "DIESEL TURBO LAG," IT MAKES FOR A DANGEROUS FIRST ACCELERATION. TO MY SALESMAN'S SURPRISE, I DID NOT STALL THE CAR WHEN I DROVE IT OFF THE LOT. HOWEVER, I HAVE SINCE STALLED IT SEVERAL TIMES IN TRAFFIC. WHEN THE CLUTCH STALLS, DRIVER MUST COMPLETELY TURN OFF IGNITION AND TURN IT BACK ON BEFORE ATTEMPTING TO CLUTCH-DRIVE AGAIN. THIS IS A KNOWN ISSUE AMONG 2010 MANUAL TDI OWNERS AND ONE FREQUENTLY DISCUSSED BECAUSE IT IS VERY DANGEROUS. SOME OWNERS ON "TDI CLUB" LIST SERVER ARE CHANGING OUT THEIR OWN CLUTCHES TO STAY ALIVE. I AM AN EXCELLENT "STICK" DRIVER WITH 25 YEARS EXPERIENCE IN MANY VEHICLES. SOMETHING NEEDS TO BE DONE ABOUT THIS CLUTCH ISSUE BEFORE PEOPLE GET KILLED. IT'S NOT MY DRIVING PROBLEM OR MY PARTICULAR CAR'S PROBLEM--IT IS A PROBLEM WITH ALL 2010 MANUAL TDI CLUTCH STARTS. I CANNOT LET ANYONE ELSE DRIVE MY CAR, EVEN MY OWN HUSBAND (WHO DRIVES A 2003 MANUAL TDI GOLF), BECAUSE I AM AFRAID HE WILL GET KILLED PULLING OUT IN TRAFFIC AS CLUTCH STALLS ARE FREQUENT WITH THE 2010 MANUAL TDI JETTA MODEL--EVEN AFTER YOU GET USED TO IT. I PREVIOUSLY OWNED A 2001 MANUAL TDI JETTA AND DROVE IT FOR 10 YEARS WITH NO CLUTCH COMPLAINTS. I STALL THE 2010 CLUTCH AT LEAST ONCE PER DAY. WHEN MY HUSBAND HAS ATTEMPTED TO DRIVE IT, HE STALLED IT FIVE TIMES IN A ROW THE FIRST DRIVE, AND IN SUBSEQUENT DRIVES STALLS IT EVERY OTHER PULL OUT. THE PROBLEM IS MOST DANGEROUS WHEN LEAVING A DRIVEWAY, PARKING LOT, OR MAKING A LEFT TURN WITH WHAT WOULD NORMALLY BE ENOUGH SPACE IN THE FLOW OF TRAFFIC, BUT WHAT IS NOT ENOUGH WHEN THE CLUTCH STALLS THE CAR. *TR

Mileage: 25

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2010 VOLKSWAGEN JETTA. THE CONTACT WAS ATTEMPTING TO ACCELERATE FROM A COMPLETE STOP HOWEVER THE VEHICLE WAS VERY SLOW TO INCREASE IN SPEED UNTIL THE CONTACT RELEASED HIS FOOT FROM THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL. THE CONTACT THEN DEPRESSED THE ACCELERATOR AND THE VEHICLE RESUMED NORMAL OPERATION. THE DEALER ADVISED THAT HE WAS NOT FAMILIAR WITH THE TYPE OF FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS NEITHER DIAGNOSED NOR REPAIRED. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGES WERE 3,500.

Mileage: 3,500

2010 VOLKSWAGEN JETTA TDI(DIESEL) SHUTS OFF WHILE DRIVING. THIS HAS HAPPENED THREE TIMES TO ME WHILE DRIVING. VEHICLE USUALLY START UP AFTER WITHOUT DIFFICULTY. VEHICLE HAS APPROX 2800 MILES. ONE TIME IT HAPPENED IN A MAJOR HIGHWAY INTERSECTION. THIS IS VERY DANGEROUS. VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO VW WHERE REPAIRS WHERE SUPPOSEDLY MADE. REPAIRS MADE WERE 02 SENSOR AND COMPUTER UPDATE. A FEW DAYS LATER VEHICLE SHUT DOWN ONCE AGAIN WHILE DRIVING AFTER THE VW "REPAIRS". THERE DOES NOT SEEM TO BE A PATTERN TO THE INCIDENCES. VEHICLE IS CURRENTLY AT VW UNDERGOING TESTS. ANOTHER ODD THING IS THAT THE FACTORY BLUETOOTH STEREO HAS NOT WORKED SINCE THE FIRST TIME THE VEHICLE SHUT OFF WHILE DRIVING. *TR

Mileage: 2,400

INFORMATION REDACTED PURSUANT TO THE FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT (FOIA), 5 U.S.C. 552(B)(6) I PURCHASED A NEW 2010 VW JETTA SE ON 1/28/10. VIN [XXX] . CURRENT MILEAGE ON VEHICLE IS LESS THAN 1300 MILES. CAR HAS A AUTOMATIC - DSG TRANSMISSION. IN MID MAY OF 2010 I BEGAN HAVING SEVERE PROBLEMS WITH THE TRANSMISSION LOCKING INTO 3, 4 GEARS WHILE IN DRIVE ESPECIALLY WHEN ENTERING TRAFFIC FROM A START.. THIS CREATES A SEVERE POWER REDUCTION FROM A START AND CAN BE LIFE THREATING, AND CAUSE INVOLVEMENT IN BROAD SIDE ACCIDENT WHILE ENTERING THE FLOW OF TRAFFIC. TRANSMISSION ALSO JOLTS AND BOLTS WHEN DRIVING, AND WHEN PLACING IN REVERSE OR DRIVE FROM A START. THE CAR HAS SHIFTED IN NEUTRAL ONCE WHILE DRIVING. I HAVE HAD AT LEAST 15 OCCURRENCES SINCE MAY 12TH. WHEN THE SITUATION HAPPENS I HAVE TO PULL OFF THE ROAD AND STOP AND WAIT FOR A SAFE CONDITION TO PULL OUT IN THIRD (LOCKED) GEAR. I CANNOT DUPLICATE THE PROBLEM AT WILL IT JUST OCCURS WITHOUT WARNING. SOMETIMES THE PROBLEM SEEMS TO RESET TO NORMAL IF YOU TURN OFF THE IGNITION AND WAIT 5-10 MIN BEFORE RESTARTING. VW/AUDI HAVE HAD NUMEROUS REPORTS OF PROBLEMS WITH THIS DSG TRANSMISSION. HAD A PROBLEM WITH MY 2008 GTI AND THE METRONICS WHICH VW SENT OUT A SAFETY BULLETING AND REPLACED THE UNIT LAST JULY. THIS PROBLEM IS FAR WORSE THAN ROUGH SHIFTING IT'S LIFE THREATING. HAD A REAL SCARY INCIDENT YESTERDAY, LOCKED INTO THIRD AND THEN JUMPED INTO NEUTRAL, HAD TO COAST TO BURM. CAR IS CURRENTLY TODAY IN THE DEALERSHIP AS I WILL NOT DRIVE IT UNTIL THE PROBLEM IS CORRECTED. THEY WILL INVESTIGATE THE PROBLEM AND CHECK FOR ERROR CODES ETC. I DO NOT HAVE A PROBLEM WITH THE DEALERSHIP HAVE BEEN A CUSTOMER SINCE 2000 AND HAVE OWNED 6 VW'S SINCE. THE PROBLEM IS WITH THE DSG TRANSMISSIONS IN VW'S THEY ARE NOT SAFE. I HAVE ALSO ADVISED VW AT THEIR CUSTOMER CARE SITE AND WHO KNOWS WHAT THEY ARE DOING???? INCIDENT DATE IS THE START OF THE PROBLEM I WOULD APPRECIATE YOUR ASSISTANCE WITH THIS MATTER. THANK YOU. *TR

Mileage: 1,190

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2010 VOLKSWAGEN JETTA. THE CONTACT STATED WHILE THE VEHICLE WAS PARKED AND UNOCCUPIED, THE VEHICLE ROLLED AWAY AND CRASHED INTO A TELEPHONE POLE. THE MANUFACTURER WAS CONTACTED AND ADVISED THEY WOULD TAKE THE LIABILITY FOR THE DEFECTIVE GEAR SHIFT SELECTOR, BUT THE CONTACT WOULD BE LIABLE FOR THE STRUCTURAL DAMAGES CAUSED BY THE CRASH. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE HAS A FUNCTION WHERE THE KEY COULD BE REMOVED FROM THE IGNITION WITHOUT THE VEHICLE BEING PLACED IN THE PARK POSITION. THE CONTACT BELIEVED THAT THE MANUFACTURER SHOULD TAKE THE LIABILITY OF THE STRUCTURAL DAMAGE THAT WAS CAUSED BY THE MANUFACTURING DEFECT. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGES WERE 3,500.

Mileage: 3,500

I HAVE A JETTA TDI 2010 SPORT WAGON THAT HAS SIGNIFICANT PAUSE WHEN THE THROTTLE IS HELD CONSTANT. RANDOM BUT HAPPENS EVERY DAY. BROUGHT TO THE ATTENTION OF THE DEALERSHIP AND THEY SAID THEY KNEW OF THE PROBLEM BUT DON'T KNOW WHY THIS IS HAPPENING AND WILL CALL US IF THEY COME UP WITH A FIX! *TR

Mileage: 4,000

I'VE HAD 3 AUTOMOBILES SINCE 1986 WITH MANUAL TRANSMISSIONS AND DON'T RECALL A STALLING PROBLEM LIKE I'M HAVING NOW WITH MY VW 2010 JETTA TDI. IT STARTED WITH A TEST DRIVE AND A NUMBER OF TIMES AFTER PURCHASE. I ASSUMED MY MOTOR SKILLS WOULD ADAPT AND THE PROBLEM WOULD BECOME LESS FREQUENT. HOWEVER, THE PROBLEM PERSISTS, SPECIFICALLY AT INTERSECTIONS WHEN PULLING AWAY FROM A COMPLETE STOP, A ROLLING STOP, OR WHEN BRAKING/CLUTCHING HARD. IT ALSO HAPPENS WHEN I TRY TO SLOWLY GO OVER BUMPS OR UP HILLS. THE MOST RECENT INCIDENT RESULTED IN SLIGHT DAMAGE TO MY CAR. I WAS LEAVING A CONDO GARAGE IN WHICH I HAD TO GO UP A STEEP DRIVEWAY, THROUGH AN AUTOMATIC GARAGE DOOR AND OUT AN ALLEY WITH A SPEED BUMP JUST OUTSIDE THE DOOR. THE COMBINATION OF THE DRIVEWAY, BUMP AND A TIGHT LEFT TURN MEANT THAT I HAD TO GENERATE RPMS INITIALLY, BUT THEN HAD TO TAPER DOWN IMMEDIATELY. MY FRONT WHEELS MADE IT OVER THE BUMP, BUT MY CAR STALLED AND I WAS NOT ABLE TO AT LEAST COAST MY REAR WHEELS OVER THE BUMP. ESSENTIALLY I WAS STUCK IN SUCH A SPOT THAT MY CAR CLEARED THE DOOR'S BEAM BUT A PART OF MY TRUNK WAS STILL IN THE PATH OF THE CLOSING DOOR. IN A PANIC I TRIED TO START THE CAR, BUT ANOTHER NUISANCE GOT IN THE WAY. YOU HAVE TO TURN THE KEY BACKWARD BEFORE TURNING THE IGNITION ON AGAIN. THAT AWKWARD FEATURE CAUSED ME TO FUMBLE AS IT HAD ON OTHER OCCASIONS AND IT TOOK ME THAT MUCH LONGER TO GET THE CAR STARTED. THE DOOR HIT MY CAR. THIS ISSUE IS AT LEAST FRUSTRATING, BUT AT MOST, ESPECIALLY AT INTERSECTIONS, IT CAN BE DANGEROUS. I'VE IMAGINED TIMES WHEN MY CAR STALLED AT INTERSECTIONS AND CARS BEHIND ME PLOWING INTO ME. NOT LONG AGO I READ A FAVORABLE REVIEW (PUBLICATION ESCAPES ME) ABOUT MY CAR EXCEPT FOR THE FACT THAT THE REVIEWERS EXPERIENCED THE SAME PROBLEM AND SUGGESTED THE AUTOMATIC INSTEAD. WHEN I TOOK MY CAR TO THE DEALER SEEKING HELP (TO NO AVAIL) I WANTED TO FIND THE ARTICLE ONLINE BUT INSTEAD FOUND OTHER REVIEWS AND FORUMS COMPLAINING ABOUT THE SAME ISSUE. *TR

Mileage: 4,100

WHEN TAKING FOOT OFF BRAKE AND IMMEDIATELY STEPPING HARD ON THE ACCELERATOR THERE WAS A SEVERE HESITATION/LAG BEFORE THE CAR TOOK OFF CROSSING TRAFFIC. ONCE IT KICKED IN IT TOOK OFF BUT IS A SERIOUS SAFETY CONCERN. I NOW WAIT A SECOND OR MORE FOR THE BRAKE SWITCH TO COMMUNICATE TO THE DSG TRANSMISSION TO TELL THE CLUTCH TO ENGAGE. VW MUST FIX THIS AS I COULD HAVE BEEN DRIVEN IN A COLLISION. THIS WAS MUCH MORE THAN TYPICAL TURBO LAG WHICH IS COMMON WITH DIESELS. THIS WOULD OCCUR REGULARLY IF I DIDN'T ADJUST MY DRIVING TO ACCOUNT FOR THE LAG. *TR

Mileage: 1,500

WHEN YOU STOP AT A LIGHT AND THEN GO TO TAKE OFF THE CAR HAS A SEVERE LAG (NO POWER) BARELY WILL MOVE. IT SHOWED UP ABOUT 2000 MILES 2010 JETTA TDI. *TR

Mileage: 3,000

LEAVING A PARKING LOT AND STOPPING FOR ONCOMING TRAFFIC I PRESSED THE GAS PEDAL TO MOVE ONTO THE HIGHWAY BUT CAR DID NOT MOVE. AFTER I PUT MY FOOT ALL THE WAY DOWN THE SECOND ATTEMPT THE CLUTCH ENGAGED AND THE CAR MOVED FORWARD. THE CAR IS A 2010 VW JETTA DIESEL. *TR

Mileage: 5,125

MY 3 DAY OLD 2010 VW JETTA SPORTWAGEN WITH DSG WAS BEING MOVED IN OUR GARAGE AND IT WON'T ENGAGE IN REVERSE INITIALLY THEN IN ALL GEARS. THE CAR COULD BE LEFT IN GEAR AND NOT MOVE AT ALL. I CALLED THE 24 HOUR ROADSIDE ASSISTANCE AND THE CAR WAS TOWED THE DAY AFTER TO THE DEALERSHIP. THE DEALER DIAGNOSED IT WITH A MECHATRONICS PROBLEM AND NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. IT WAS ORDERED AND WE'RE WAITING FOR THE PART TO ARRIVE FOR APPROXIMATELY 4 WEEKS. IF VW DSG RECALLED THIS IN AUG 2009, WHY ARE WE STILL SEEING THIS SAME PROBLEM IN 2010? *TR

Mileage: 156

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2010 VOLKSWAGEN JETTA. THE VEHICLE HESITATES AND SHUDDERS WHEN IT IS COLD. ALSO WHEN COLD,THE VEHICLE WILL NOT ACCELERATE OVER 35 MPH. THE VEHICLE WILL DOWN-SHIFT INTO NEUTRAL WHEN ATTEMPTING TO ACCELERATE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER AT LEAST FOUR TIMES. AT THE LAST INSPECTION, THE COMPUTER WAS REPROGRAMMED. AFTER THE REPAIR THE TRANSMISSION DID NOT OPERATE PROPERLY. A LETTER WAS SENT TO THE MANUFACTURER. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 1,600.

Mileage: 1,600

I HAVE A 2010 US VERSION VOLKSWAGEN JETTA TDI WITH THE DSG TRANSMISSION. THE CAR HAS AROUND 4500 MILES ON THE ODOMETER AND THIS PROBLEM HAS BEEN WITH THE CAR SINCE DAY #1. THE PROBLEM IS MANIFESTED AS A LURCHING, AND ERRATIC SHIFTING OF THE TRANSMISSION IN GEARS 1 TO 2 AS WELL AS FROM A STOP. EVEN THOUGH I DRIVE WITH A SOFT TOUCH, I CAN RARELY GET A SMOOTH START-OFF BECAUSE OF THE UNPREDICTABLE SHIFTING OF THE TRANSMISSION. ESPECIALLY NOTICEABLE IN STOP & GO DRIVING, I AM CONCERNED THAT THIS PHENOMENA MAY CAUSE AN ACCIDENT WHILE COMMUTING TO/FROM WORK. *TR

Mileage: 4,500

2010 VOLKSWAGEN JETTA TDI SEDAN, AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION. VEHICLE STALLS FROM START POSITION, THEN CATCHES AND SURGES AHEAD, THROWING DRIVER'S HEAD BACK TO THE HEAD REST. CAR JUMPS AHEAD AND COULD CAUSE REAR END COLLISION TO TRAFFIC IN FRONT. *TR

Mileage: 900

2010 VOLKSWAGEN JETTA TDI SEDAN, AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION. VEHICLE STALLS FROM START POSITION, THEN CATCHES AND SURGES AHEAD, THROWING DRIVER'S HEAD BACK TO THE HEAD REST. CAR JUMPS AHEAD AND COULD CAUSE REAR END COLLISION TO TRAFFIC IN FRONT. *TR

Mileage: 900

ON A 2 LANE ROAD ATTEMPTING TO PASS A VEHICLE THERE WAS A SUDDEN JERKING AND BUCKING OF THE CAR. FOR A MOMENT THERE WAS NO POWER TO WHEELS. THE ACTIONS THREW ME FORWARD INTO THE SEATBELT. AFTER A FEW VIOLENT SECONDS IT REGAINED POWER AND I WAS ABLE TO PASS THE OTHER VEHICLE. THERE IS ALSO HARSH DOWNSHIFTING OF THE GEARS AS I APPROACH A STOP. IT IS AS IF I HAVE SLAMMED ON THE BRAKES. THIS ACTION ALSO THROWS MYSELF AND PASSENGERS FORWARD. *TR

Mileage: 347

I RECEIVED THE FOLLOWING PRIORITY 1 WARNING LIGHT: "TRANSMISSION OVERHEATED: STOP! OWNERS MAN," AFTER STOPPING IN FRONT OF MY RESIDENCE TO RETRIEVE MAIL. THIS IS THE SECOND TIME IN A MONTH I HAVE RECEIVED THE WARNING (REFER TO ODI NO. 10283957 FOR INITIAL INCIDENT). I TURNED VEHICLE OFF AND THEN ON AGAIN SEVERAL TIMES BUT THE WARNING LIGHT REMAINED ON. THE VEHICLE HAD NO ACCELERATION IN BOTH DRIVE AND REVERSE WHILE THE WARNING LIGHT WAS ACTIVE. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO THE NEAREST VW DEALERSHIP AND IS CURRENTLY UNDERGOING DIAGNOSIS. AS FAR AS THE INITIAL INCIDENT ON 9/13/2009, VW REPORTED THEY COULD NOT FIND ANY PROBLEMS WITH THE VEHICLE, THAT NO FAULT/ERROR CODES WERE FOUND. THEIR REMEDY WAS TO RESET THE BASIC SETTINGS AND ROAD TEST THE VEHICLE - THEY KEPT THE VEHICLE FOR 3 WEEKS. I HAD THE VEHICLE BACK FOR 2 DAYS BEFORE THE SECOND INCIDENT OCCURRED. *TR

Mileage: 1,500

ON SUNDAY, SEPT. 13, 2009, WHILE TRAVELING UP A HILL ON AN INTERSTATE HIGHWAY AT APPROXIMATELY 70-75 MPH, MY 2010 VW JETTA TDI (AUTO. TRANSMISSION) SUDDENLY AND WITHOUT ANY WARNING FLASHED A "TRANSMISSION OVERHEAT" WARNING LIGHT AND I IMMEDIATELY LOST POWER TO THE ACCELERATOR. FORTUNATELY, I WAS ABLE TO GET THE VEHICLE TO THE HIGHWAY SHOULDER WITHOUT CAUSING A MAJOR TRAFFIC INCIDENT. AFTER TURNING THE VEHICLE ENGINE OFF AND LETTING IT SITE FOR A FEW MINUTES, I RESTARTED THE VEHICLE AND HAD NO ADDITIONAL MALFUNCTIONS OR WARNING LIGHTS. HOWEVER, I DID MAKE AN EFFORT TO KEEP THE VEHICLE'S SPEED AT OR BELOW 70 MPH. BASED ON SIMILAR REPORTED INCIDENTS I RESEARCHED ON THE WEB, I CAN POSITIVELY CONFIRM THAT MY VEHICLE SWITCHED INTO NEUTRAL WHEN I RECEIVED THE WARNING LIGHT. ON MONDAY, SEPT. 14, 2009, I BROUGHT THE VEHICLE TO THE SERVICE DEPARTMENT OF THE VW DEALERSHIP WHERE I HAD PURCHASED IT AND WAS INFORMED THAT THE PROBLEM WOULD BE LOOKED INTO. *TR

Mileage: 800