2009 Volkswagen Jetta Complaint Log

AFTER DRIVING IN THE RAIN AND PARKING MY CAR IN LIGHT RAIN FOR ABOUT TWO AND A HALF HOURS THE FRONT WINDSHIELD WIPERS WOULD NOT WORK WHEN I STARTED THE CAR. I TINKERED AROUND WITH THE LEVERS AND THE REAR WIPER WORKED AND THE WASHER FLUID WORKED, BUT NOT THE FRONT WIPERS. I CHECKED THE FUSE INDICATED IN THE MANUAL AND IT WAS NOT BLOWN. I WAS FORCED TO DRIVE HOME IN THE RAIN WITHOUT THE USE OF MY FRONT WIPERS. *TR

WE WERE TRAVELING IN BRANSON, MO. FROM OUR HOME IN EAST TEXAS WHEN THERE WAS WHAT SOUNDED LIKE A SINGLE MUFFLED POP FROM THE ENGINE COMPARTMENT. THE GLOW PLUG LAMP STARTED BLINKING AND THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON AND I THINK IT WAS BLINKING ALSO. AT THE TIME I WAS TRAVELING ABOUT 30 MPH. AND I HAD JUST STARTED UP A STEEP GRADE. ALSO, ABOUT THE TIME THE GLOW PLUG LIGHT STARTED BLINKING, THE MFD DISPLAYED THE "MAJOR ENGINE MALFUNCTION" MESSAGE. THE ENGINE LOST POWER BUT DID NOT STOP AND I WAS ABLE TO GO ABOUT 300 YARDS TO A SAFE PLACE WHERE I COULD PULL OFF THE STREET OUT OF TRAFFIC AND PARK. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO THE VOLKSWAGEN DEALER IN SPRINGFIELD, MO. (SPRINGFIELD VOLKSWAGEN) FAULT CODE THROWN WAS P0299. IT WAS DETERMINED THAT A COUPLING ON A LINE GOING INTO THE TURBOCHARGER HAD NOT BEEN ADEQUATELY TIGHTENED DURING ASSEMBLY OF THE ENGINE AND THE HOSE HAD COME LOOSE DISABLING THE TURBOCHARGER AND THE ENGINE. *TR

VEHICLE SHIFTS INTO NEUTRAL WHILE DRIVING. VEHICLE HAS BEEN RECALLED FOR THIS PROBLEM, BUT VEHICLE STILL HAS PROBLEM AFTER RECALL SERVICE HAS BEEN DONE. NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER 09V333000 IS FOR THE RECALL THAT WAS COMPLETED ON THIS VEHICLE IN OCT. 2009. AT VW DEALER WHERE VEHICLE WAS PURCHASED. ON NOV 27, 2009 VEHICLE SHIFTED INTO NEUTRAL WHILE DRIVING AND HAS DONE IT ON 2 OTHER OCCASIONS. HAVE TAKEN VEHICLE BACK TO DEALER ON NOV. 29, 2009 AND AWAITING RESULTS OF THEIR DIAGNOSES. I AM SENDING THIS COMPLAINT BECAUSE I BELIEVE THAT THIS DEFECT IS NOT GETTING FIXED WITH THE ORIGINAL RECALL, WHICH LEAVES A VERY SERIOUS SAFETY PROBLEM OPEN TO OWNERS OF THESE VEHICLES AND OTHERS. *TR

POSSIBLE EVENTS LEADING UP TO THE FAILURE IS ONCE IN A WHILE WHEN THE CAR IS OFF AND PARKED THE ENGINE FAN WILL COME ON RUNNING VERY HIGH AND THE CAR SMELLS. THIS OCCURRED ABOUT 4 TIMES IN 4 MONTHS. THEN IN THE 5TH MONTH OF OWNERSHIP, WHILE DRIVING 50 MPH, I HEARD A BEEP, LOOKED DOWN AT MY DASH AND BEFORE I COULD FINISH READING THE MESSAGE THE CAR DIED. THE DASH INDICATED SOMETHING ABOUT GET TO A WORKSHOP, THEN THE MESSAGE DISAPPEARED AND THE COIL LIGHT CAME ON. I PUT MY FOOT ON THE GAS PEDAL AND NOTHING HAPPENED. THANKGOODNESS NO ONE WAS BEHIND ME OR WE WOULD HAVE BEEN HIT, I PUSHED THE CAR TO THE SHOULDER OF THE ROAD AND CALLED A TOW TRUCK. I WAS 80 MILES FROM HOME AND JUST MINUTES FROM GETTING ON THE MAIN FREEWAY. I WAS TOWED TO THE NEAREST VW DEALER. IT WAS A WEEKEND SO THE SERVICE DEPT WAS CLOSED. MONDAY I WAS TOLD THE ENTIRE FUEL SYSTEM WENT OUT AND WAS GOING TO BE COMPLETELY REPLACED. IT WAS REPLACED. IT'S BEEN 4 WEEKS SINCE IT WAS REPLACED AND TODAY WHEN I DROVE 25 MILES AND PARKED MY CAR, THE ENGINE FAN CAME ON RUNNING VERY HIGH, AND LOUD WITH THE SMELL OF BURNT RUBBER AND SMOKE COMING FROM THE HOOD. I CALLED THE DEALER AND WILL BE TAKING IT INTO THE DEALER NEXT WEEK, THEY ARE CONCERNED WITH THE SMELL. *TR

I OWN A 2009 VOLKSWAGEN JETTA TDI SPORTWAGEN. IT HAS APPROXIMATELY 8,000 MILES ON THE ODOMETER. I BELIEVE THAT THIS CAR HAS A SERIOUS DESIGN FLAW, WHICH CREATES A VERY UNSAFE DRIVING CONDITION. ON A DAILY BASIS, I EXPERIENCE A SITUATION IN WHICH I AM WAITING AT A STOP LIGHT TO TURN LEFT, AND WHEN I DEPRESS THE PEDAL TO ACCELERATE THROUGH THE INTERSECTION, THE CAR MOVES A FEW FEET (INTO TRAFFIC) AND THEN STOPS ALTOGETHER. AFTER PRESSING THE PEDAL ALL THE WAY TO THE FLOOR FOR 2-3 SECONDS, IT RELUCTANTLY STARTS MOVING AGAIN, AND I OBSERVE A HUGE CLOUD OF WHITE VAPOR POURING OUT OF THE TAILPIPE AS THE CAR TAKES OFF AGAIN. MY FEAR IS THAT I, OR SOMEONE ELSE, WILL BE UNABLE TO CLEAR AN INTERSECTION IN A DANGEROUS (OR OTHERWISE NORMAL) SITUATION AND WILL BE INVOLVED IN A HEAD-ON OR T-BONE ACCIDENT THAT WILL CAUSE SERIOUS INJURY AND/OR DEATH. THE CAR DISPLAYS NO ERROR CODES, AND OTHERWISE DRIVES PERFECTLY NORMAL. *TR

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

WHEN AT A STOP SIGN OR AFTER APPLYING THE BRAKE, THERE IS A LONG LAG BEFORE THE ACCELERATOR WILL ENGAGE. ONCE WHEN STOPPED AT A STOP SIGN, I LET THE BRAKE PEDAL GO AND ENGAGED THE ACCELERATOR BECAUSE THERE WAS ONCOMING TRAFFIC. THE CAR ROLLED INTO THE ONCOMING LANES AND ONLY WHEN I REACHED THE THIRD LANE DID THE ACCELERATOR ENGAGE. AN ONCOMING LARGE PICKUP WAS ACCELERATING AWAY FROM HIS TRAFFIC LIGHT AND ALMOST BROADSIDED MY CAR. HE APPARENTLY DIDN'T SEE ME UNTIL ALMOST UPON ME. THIS LONG LAG BETWEEN LETTING THE BRAKE GO AND PRESSING THE ACCELERATOR HAS HAPPENED SEVERAL TIMES SINCE I PURCHASED THE CAR. THE BOARDWALK VW PEOPLE OF RICHARDSON, TX AS WELL AS THE UNIVERSITY VW PEOPLE IN ALBUQUERQUE, NM SAID THE THIS WAS BECAUSE BOTH THE BRAKE AND ACCELERATION DEPENDED ON HYDRAULIC PRESSURE THAT IS SHARED BETWEEN THEM. THEY ALSO SAID THAT THEY HAVE REPORTED THIS TO VW AND VW SAID THAT THIS WAS DESIGNED THIS WAY ON PURPOSE. I THINK THAT THIS IS A VERY DANGEROUS SITUATION. *TR

VEHICLE WAS TURNING INTO A PARKING SPOT, DRIVER HAD MOVED FOOT FROM ACCELERATOR PEDAL TO BRAKE. SUDDENLY, ENGINE SURGED AND VEHICLE BEGAN TO ACCELERATE. THE DRIVER APPLIED SIGNIFICANT BRAKE PRESSURE TO HALT VEHICLE AND TURNED OFF IGNITION. VEHICLE SUBSEQUENTLY DROVE NORMALLY AND DEALER INSPECTION FOUND NO PROBLEM. *CN

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2009 VOLKSWAGEN JETTA. WHILE EXAMINING THE VEHICLE THE CONTACT NOTICED THAT THE REAR MIDDLE SEAT HEAD REST COULD NOT BE ADJUSTED. THE DEALER STATED THAT THE HEAD REST COULD NOT BE MOVED OR REPLACED. THE CURRENT AND FAILURE MILEAGES WERE 2000.

I HAD MY 09 TDI TOWED INTO A V.W. DEALER TODAY FOR A MAJOR OIL LEAK. THE DETAILS ARE AS FOLLOWS: I PARKED MY TDI IN MY DRIVEWAY THIS MORNING AFTER A LOCAL DRIVE. NO MECHANICAL PROBLEMS WERE OBSERVED. IN THE AFTERNOON I WENT FOR ANOTHER DRIVE. I BARELY GOT OUT OF MY DRIVEWAY WHEN THE CARS OIL LIGHT STARTED BLINKING, AND THE MFD SAID STOP THE VEHICLE-LOW OIL. I PULLED BACK IN MY DRIVEWAY AND NOTICED SEVERAL LITERS OF OIL ON THE GROUND UNDER MY CAR. I HAD MY VEHICLE TOWED TO THE DEALER BY A FLATBED TOW TRUCK. THE SERVICE MANAGER CALLED ME INTO THE SHOP AND SHOWED ME THAT THE OIL FILTERS HOUSING CAP HAD BEEN SCREWED LOOSE, AND PLACED ON-TOP OF THE HOUSING UPSIDE DOWN. THE CAP HAD A SMALL PIECE MISSING JUST BEFORE THE THREADS BEGIN. SINCE THE CAR HAD 1 1/2 QUARTS OF OIL STILL IN THE OIL PAN THE SERVICE MANAGER DID NOT FEEL THAT ANY ENGINE DAMAGE OCCURRED. I EXPLAINED TO THE MANAGER THAT I HAD BEEN HOME ALL DAY, THAT MY CAR WAS LOCKED, ALARMED, AND PARKED IN MY DRIVEWAY. THE MANAGER INSISTED THAT SOMEONE DID THIS DAMAGE TO MY VEHICLE. HE COULD NOT EXPLAIN HOW SOMEONE WAS ABLE TO GET IN THE VEHICLE WITHOUT THE KEY, AND WITHOUT CAUSING ANY DAMAGE OR LEAVING ANY TOOL MARKS, OR SETTING OFF THE CAR ALARM. I HAD MY VEHICLES 10K SERVICE DONE AT THIS DEALERSHIP 800 MILES AGO. DURING THAT SERVICE THE WRONG OIL WAS USED, AND THE VEHICLE WAS SEVERELY OVERFILLED WITH OIL. THESE PROBLEMS WERE CAUGHT BY MYSELF, AND CORRECTED BEFORE LEAVING THE DEALERSHIP. IS IT POSSIBLE THAT THE DEALER CAUSED A THIRD PROBLEM DURING MY 10K SERVICE, SUCH AS NOT PROPERLY TIGHTENING THE OIL FILTER'S CAP, OR WAS MY VEHICLE VANDALIZED BY A MISSION IMPOSSIBLE IMPERSONATOR? IS IT PROBABLE THAT ENGINE DAMAGE OCCURRED TO THE VEHICLE? IF WHAT THE DEALER SAID IS TRUE THIS VEHICLE HAS A SEVERE SECURITY FLAW! *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2009 VOLKSWAGEN JETTA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE CLUTCH CONNECTOR WAS FRACTURED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A DEALER AND THEY ADVISED HIM THAT HE NEEDED TO REPLACE THE CLUTCH PLUNGER. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED. THE FAILURE RECURRED APPROXIMATELY ONE AND A HALF YEARS LATER. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE PLUNGER WAS DANGLING FROM THE VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN BACK TO THE DEALER BUT THEY OFFERED NO ASSISTANCE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 45,000.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2009 VOLKSWAGEN JETTA. WHILE THE CONTACT WAS DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 70 MPH, THE ENGINE WARNING INDICATOR ILLUMINATED FOLLOWED BY THE ENGINE STALLING. THE VEHICLE FAILED TO RESTART AND WAS TOWED TO AN AUTHORIZED DEALER FOR DIAGNOSIS. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED; HOWEVER, A SIMILAR FAILURE OCCURRED A SECOND TIME AND THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A DIFFERENT DEALER AND REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE PROBLEM. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 5,000. UPDATED 12/13/11

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2009 VOLKSWAGEN JETTA. THE CONTACT WAS DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 25 MPH WHEN THERE WAS A SLIGHT LOSS OF ENGINE POWER AND THE GLOW PLUG WARNING INDICATOR LIGHT ILLUMINATED. THE WARNING INDICATOR REMAINED ILLUMINATED UNTIL THE ENGINE WAS TURNED OFF. THE CONTACT WAS ABLE TO CONTINUE DRIVING. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN AUTHORIZED DEALER WHERE THEY DETECTED THAT IMPROPER FUEL WAS CONSUMED IN THE FUEL TANK. THE VEHICLE WAS THEN TOWED TO ANOTHER DEALER FOR A SECOND OPINION AND THE TECHNICIAN INFORMED THAT THE FUEL SYSTEM WOULD NEED TO BE REPLACED. THE REPAIR WAS PERFORMED ON THE VEHICLE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 11,000. UPDATED 04/12/11*LJ UPDATED 04/13/11

THE TRANSMISSION DISENGAGED AND DISPLAY STARTED TO BLINK JUST AS I WAS ENTERING AN INTERSECTION HAD TO STOP AND RESTART CAR. *TR

CAR STALLED 5 TIMES OVER A TWO DAY PERIOD DUEL TO A FAILURE OF THE FUEL PUMP. DASH BOARD WARNING SAID "ENGINE FAULT WORKSHOP" AND GLOW PLUG WARNING LIGHT CAME ON. OWNER MANUAL SAID TO BRING INTO SHOP SOON. DEALERSHIP FOUND METAL SHAVINGS THROUGHOUT THE FUEL SYSTEM THAT WAS CAUSED BY A FAILED HIGH PRESSURE FUEL PUMP. THE WARNING LIGHTS FIRST CAME ON WHEN THEIR WAS A NEAR EMPTY CONDITION IN THE FUEL TANK. I HAVE HEARD THAT THIS HAS HAPPENED TO OTHERS WHEN FUEL IS LOW. COST FOR REPAIR WOULD HAVE BEEN AROUND $6000, BUT VW WARRANTY COVERED THIS. IF THIS STALL HAD HAPPENED ON THE INTERSTATE IT WOULD HAVE BEEN VERY DANGEROUS. AS IT WAS I HAD A POLICE CAR PUSH ME OUT OF AN INTERSECTION DURING RUSH HOUR TO A SAFE SPOT.

2009 VOLKSWAGEN TDI JETTA 10,000 MILES. BROUGHT CAR INTO DEALER AND POINTED OUT THAT I BELIEVE SOMETHING IS WRONG WITH ESP SYSTEM. BOTH BACK ROTORS ARE HOT ENOUGH TO BURN YOU AFTER DRIVING SHORT DISTANCES WITH VERY LITTLE BREAKING. DEALER DETERMINE DRIVER SIDE CALIPER WAS BAD. THEY ARE REPLACING DRIVER SIDE CALIBER. SAYS IT WAS DRAGGING AND CAUSING ESP SYSTEM TO PULSE. WIFE HAS THE SAME PROBLEM ON HER 2009 TDI JETTA WHICH HAS 12000 MILES ON IT. BOTH CARS HAVE EXHIBITED THIS PROBLEM HAVE BEEN OCCURRING SINCE NEW. IT IS CAUSING PREMATURE BRAKE PAD AND ROTOR WEAR TO REAR. CAR IS STILL IN SHOP AFTER A WEEK WAITING ON PARTS. *TR

SIGNIFICANT REAR BRAKE WEAR ON 2009 VW JETTA. MY RR BRAKE WORE DOWN TO METAL. RL BRAKE WAS AT 60% REMAINING, AND FRONT BRAKES WERE ALMOST PERFECT. VW CALLS THIS TYPE OF WEAR "NORMAL." ANYBODY WHO HAS EVER DRIVEN A CAR OR WORKED ON BRAKES KNOWS THAT IS A LAUGHABLE ASSERTION. THERE IS NOTHING NORMAL ABOUT ONE SET OF PADS COMPLETELY FAILING WHILE ALL OTHERS ARE WELL WITHIN SPECS. NOT ONLY IS THIS ANNOYING, IT IS DANGEROUS. THE CAR IS OBVIOUSLY APPLYING BRAKE PRESSURE TO ONE WHEEL MORE THAN THE OTHER THREE. WHEN THIS WHEELS BRAKES FAIL, HOW IS THE CAR EXPECTED TO STOP? I HAVE RESEARCHED THIS ONLINE AND FOUND MANY OTHER VW OWNERS EXPERIENCE THE SAME PROBLEM WITH THE SAME RESPONSE FROM VW, WHICH IS TO BLAME IT ON THE CONSUMER'S DRIVING. IN SOME INSTANCES, THE BRAKES WORN TO METAL AS EARLY AS 14,000 MILES, AND OFTEN FAIL AGAIN IN AS LITTLE AS 7 MONTHS AFTER REPLACING. *TR

THE VEHICLE HAS A 1 TO 2 SECOND LAG WHEN ACCELERATING FROM A STANDING START OR WHEN I STEP HARD ON THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL. IT ACTS LIKE IT HAS TO THINK ABOUT IT FOR A WHILE BEFORE THE MOTOR STARTS TO REV UP AND THE TRANSMISSION ENGAGES. THIS HAS CAUSED SEVERAL NEAR-ACCIDENTS WHEN PULLING INTO TRAFFIC, AND AT STOP SIGNS WHEN OTHER DRIVERS DECIDED I'D WAITED TOO LONG AND STARTED INTO THE INTERSECTION AT THE SAME TIME MY CAR FINALLY DECIDED TO GET AROUND TO GOING. THIS IS A TDI WITH THE DSG TRANSMISSION. I HAD THE DEALER RUN A FULL DIAGNOSTIC AND THEY DIDN'T FIND ANYTHING. I SEE OTHERS REPORTING THE SAME BEHAVIOR HERE AND ELSEWHERE. I SUSPECT FAULTY PROGRAMMING IN EITHER THE ENGINE OR THE TRANSMISSION SOFTWARE, THOUGH IT MAY BE JUST THE INHERENT BEHAVIOR OF THE SYSTEM. I'LL PUT TODAY'S DATE ON THE "APPROXIMATE INCIDENT DATE" ALTHOUGH IT'S BEEN THIS WAY SINCE I BOUGHT THE CAR IN NOVEMBER 2008. *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2009 VOLKSWAGEN JETTA SPORTWAGEN. THE CONTACT STATED THAT AS SHE WAS DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 45 MPH HER VEHICLE SHUT OFF IN THE MIDDLE OF THE ROAD. THERE IS A RECALL# 09V333000, POWER TRAIN, AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE DEALER REPAIRED THE VEHICLE UNDER THE RECALL AT LEAST FOUR TIMES AND EACH TIME THE REPAIR WAS COMPLETE THE FAILURE CONTINUED TO OCCUR. THE FAILURE BEGAN ON SEPTEMBER 9, 2009. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 7,000 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 15,000.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2009 VOLKSWAGEN JETTA. WHILE DRIVING 70 MPH USING THE CRUISE CONTROL, SHE BEGAN TAPPING ON THE STEERING AND SUDDENLY THE DRIVER SIDE AIR BAG DEPLOYED. SHE CRASHED AFTER THE AIR BAG DEPLOYED; HOWEVER, SHE HAS NO MEMORY OF THE CRASH. SHE DID NOT SUSTAIN ANY INJURIES. THE CURRENT AND FAILURE MILEAGES WERE 4000.

THIS COMPLAINT IS FOR A 2009 VW JETTA TDI. ON A RECENT ROAD TRIP I NOTICED A BURNING ODOR COMING FROM MY DRIVERS SIDE REAR. I STOPPED MY VEHICLE TO INSPECT THE WHEELS AND SURE ENOUGH ONLY THE DRIVERS SIDE REAR WHEEL, AND ROTOR WAS HOT ENOUGH TO INSTANTLY FRY A EGG. THIS WHEEL ALSO HAD A BURNING SMELL COMING FROM IT (NO SMOKE WAS OBSERVED). THE NEXT MORNING I WENT TO A V.W. DEALER LOCATED IN ALLENTOWN TO HAVE MY BRAKES INSPECTED. THE DEALER REPORTED THAT "ROAD TESTED THE CAR AND CHECKED ALL BRAKES AND THEY ARE ALL WEARING EVENLY NO PROBLEM FOUND AT THIS TIME." ON MY DRIVE HOME WHILE THE DRIVERS SIDE WAS A LITTLE WARMER THEN THE OTHER WHEELS, THE BURNING PROBLEM DID NOT REOCCUR. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2009 VOLKSWAGEN JETTA. WHILE DRIVING 30 MPH THE GEAR WARNING LIGHT ILLUMINATED ON THE INSTRUMENT CONTROL PANEL, AND THEN THE VEHICLE DOWN-SHIFTED INTO THE NEUTRAL GEAR. HE WAS ABLE TO SAFELY RESTART THE VEHICLE TO CONTINUE NORMAL OPERATION. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER THREE TIMES FOR INSPECTION. THE TECHNICIANS WERE UNABLE TO DUPLICATE THE FAILURE; THEREFORE, THEY COULD NOT PROVIDE A REMEDY. THE VEHICLE IDENTIFICATION NUMBER WAS UNAVAILABLE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 150. THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 6,000.

TURNING LEFT FROM TURN LANE WITH GREEN LIGHT. ONCOMING TRAFFIC WITH AMPLE SPACE TO MAKE THE LEFT TURN. STARTED TO ACCELERATE INTO INTERSECTION AND AUTO TRANSMISSION (DSG) SHIFTED TO A LOWER GEAR CAUSING SLUGGISH ACCELERATION. I PUSHED THE ACCELERATOR TO THE FLOOR TO GET MORE POWER AND TO AVOID THE APPROACHING TRAFFIC. BY THAT TIME, IT WAS TOO LATE AND A COLLISION OCCURRED, TOTALING BOTH VEHICLES. *TR

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.

2009 VW JETTA TDI WAGON WITH DSG TRANSMISSION. HARSH / JERKY SHIFTING DURING LOW SPEED STOPS OR ACCELERATION. *TR

TRANSMISSION SPONTANEOUSLY DISENGAGES WHILE VEHICLE IS MOVING. PROBLEM SOMETIMES FIXES ITSELF IMMEDIATELY, SOMETIMES THE VEHICLE NEEDS TO BE RESTARTED IN ORDER FOR THE PROBLEM TO BE CLEARED. THE DEALERSHIP IS AWARE OF THE PROBLEM, BUT IS UNWILLING TO FIX IT SITTING THAT THEY CANNOT REPRODUCE THE CIRCUMSTANCES SURROUNDING THE PROBLEMS. THE DEALERSHIP WILL ONLY EXAMINE THE PROBLEM 24 HOURS BEFORE I INCUR CHARGES FOR THE LOANER VEHICLE. SO FAR NO PARTS HAVE BEEN REPLACED, AND NO WORK HAS BEEN DONE BEYOND ATTEMPTS TO REPRODUCE THE PROBLEM. THIS PROBLEM CAUSED A NEAR ACCIDENT AT HIGHWAY SPEEDS WHEN IT OCCURRED WHILE THE ENGINE CRUISE CONTROL WAS ENGAGED. AFTER DISENGAGING POWER, THE ENGINE REVVED TO RED LINE, THE TRANSMISSION THEN RE-ENGAGED. THIS PROBLEM OCCURS FREQUENTLY, UP TO 3 TIMES PER WEEK. *TR

THERE IS A FALSE NEUTRAL ON THE VEHICLE. THE THROTTLE IS DEPRESSED AND THERE IS NO RESPONSE AS FAR AS POWER TO THE WHEELS. THE ENGINE RESPONDS BY INCREASING RPMS, BUT THE POWER IS NOT TRANSFERRED TO THE WHEELS. THIS IS UNSAFE AND UNSETTLING AS YOU ARE PLACED IN THE POSITION OF NOT KNOWING WHEN IT WILL OCCUR AND WHETHER ONE MIGHT BE TRYING TO MERGE OR MAKE A LEFT TURN AND SUDDENLY BE WITHOUT POWER AND SUBJECT TO BEING HIT. *TR

JETTA VEHICLE GOES INTO NEUTRAL ON IT'S OWN (WHILE STILL IN DRIVE POSITION) AND THEN MAY GO BACK INTO DRIVE. MANY OCCASION THE VEHICLE HAS GONE IN TO NEUTRAL AND BACK. ON ONE OCCASION AT AN INTERSECTION IT WOULD NOT RETURN AFTER SHIFTING BACK AND FORTH. I HAD TO TURN OF THE VEHICLE AND RESTART IT TO HAVE THE ABILITY TO DRIVE. THE DEALER FOUND THE MECHATRONICS UNIT FAILED AND SPENT 3+ WEEKS TO REPAIR. THE SAME DAY I RECEIVED THE VEHICLE MY WIFE AND I EXPERIENCED SIMILAR FAILURES TWICE. BOTH THESE INCIDENTS WERE COMING DOWN HILL TO STOP. APPROACHING THE STOP THE CAR WENT INTO NEUTRAL, REVVED UP THE ENGINE, AND THEN WENT BACK TO NORMAL. ALL IN A 3-4 SECOND TIME FRAME. INCIDENTS LIKE THIS HAVE A CONCERN FOR ME ON THESE CARS. FOR ONE, WHEN STOPPING THESE CARS DOWNSHIFT TO AID IN THE BRAKING. A SPORADIC SHIFT INTO NEUTRAL COULD SCARE/ALARM THE DRIVER AND CAUSE AN ACCIDENT. I THINK THERE IS SOMETHING SERIOUSLY WRONG WITH THESE VEHICLES THAT REQUIRES INTERVENTION.*TR

WINDSHIELD WIPERS SYSTEM FAILED IN SNOW STORM. PARTS REPLACED COMPLETE LOSS OF ENGINE POWER WHILE DRIVING IN TRAFFIC. 8 TIMES THIS HAS HAPPENED. DEALER CAN NOT FIND CAUSE. NO START SITUATION, TWICE. DEALER CAN NOT FIND CAUSE. TRANSMISSION NOISE. DEALER CAN NOT FIND CAUSE, WILL REPLACE TRANSMISSION IF NOISE CONTINUES. *TR

2009 VW JETTA TDI. AT 20,000 MILES AND CHANGE MY LOCAL DEALER ADVISED ME I NEEDED TO REPLACE THE REAR BRAKES. FROM WHAT I HAVE READ THIS IS COMMON WITH JETTA'S. THE REAR BRAKES ARE A SAFETY ISSUE. THE LOCAL DEALERS SERVICE ADVISOR ADVISED ME THAT THIS WAS NORMAL FOR A JETTA. *TR

VEHICLE STALLED IN MIDDLE OF A CROSSROAD ON A BUSY HIGHWAY AND WOULD NOT RESTART. PUSHED OUT OF INTERSECTION AND CALLED AAA FOR TOW TO DEALER. DEALER REPORTED HPFP CATASTROPHIC FAILURE DUE TO CONTAMINATED FUEL. $8-10K TO REPAIR, OVER HALF VALUE OF 2009 CAR. VEHICLE WAS VW JETTA TDI. 27 DAYS LATER REPAIR STILL AWAITING PARTS BECAUSE OF HIGH DEMAND FROM MULTIPLE FAILURES. *TR

WHILE DRIVING, VEHICLE APPEARED TO GO INTO NEUTRAL WITH NO TRANSFER OF POWER FROM THE ENGINE TO THE DRIVETRAIN. THE PRNDS INDICATOR BEGAN FLASHING THOUGH STILL INDICATING IT WAS IN DRIVE. THE VEHICLE ROLLED TO A STOP AND WAS UNABLE TO MOVE TO GET OFF THE HIGHWAY. PROBLEM CORRECTED ITSELF BRIEFLY AFTER TURNING THE VEHICLE OFF THEN ON AGAIN, BUT HAPPENED AGAIN SHORTLY AFTER RESUMING DRIVING. VEHICLE HAD TO BE TOWED TO THE NEAREST DEALERSHIP. DEALER STATES IT IS A FAULTY TRANSMISSION SPEED SENSOR AND IS AWAITING A BACKORDERED PART TO REPAIR IT. *TR

WHEN DRIVING INTO A SWEEPING CURVE AT 45 - 65 MPH, THE STEERING MECHANISM OR RACK & PINION SYSTEM LOCKS AND FAILS ON MY '09 JETTA WOLFSBURG EDITION SOMETIMES LEADING TO A SHORT SKID AND TEMPORARY LOSS OF STEERING CONTROL. I PREVIOUSLY OWNED THE EXACT SAME YEAR AND MAKE VEHICLE THAT EXHIBITED THE SAME DEFECT. DUE TO THIS AND OTHER DEFECTS, THE MANUFACTURER REPLACED THE VEHICLE. I'M NOW STARTING TO EXPERIENCE THE SAME ISSUE WITH THE NEW REPLACEMENT VEHICLE. I'VE MADE THE MANUFACTURER AWARE OF THE ISSUE THROUGH MY LOCAL DEALER. THEY'VE CONDUCTED A THOROUGH REVIEW AND RELEASED THE CAR BACK TO ME UNABLE TO FIND ANYTHING WRONG. I WAS TOLD TO CONTINUE DRIVING THE CAR UNLESS/UNTIL IT RECURS. THE PROBLEM HAS NOT YET BEEN RESOLVED. *TR

THIS IS FOR A 2009 VW JETTA TDI WITH A DSG TRANSMISSION. THE VEHICLE HAS A TREMENDOUS LAG WHEN PULLING AWAY FROM A STOP, IT ALSO HAS A LOUD CLUNK AND A HARD JERK WHEN COMING TO A STOP. THE VEHICLE HAS ALSO SEEMED TO BE IN NEUTRAL ONCE AND WAS STILL IN DRIVE, IT WOULD NOT MOVE AND THE VEHICLE HAD TO BE RESTARTED TO MOVE AGAIN. I HAVE MADE A SERVICE APPOINTMENT AT MY LOCAL VW DEALER. *TR

NEW 2009 JETTA TDI SEDAN WITH DSG ENGINE. TWO INCIDENTS...ONE ON THE 3RD AND SECOND ON THE 4TH OF AUGUST. ON THE 3RD WAS DROPPING OFF A GRANDSON AT HIS MOTHERS OFFICE. CAR WAS IN PARK, ENGINE IDLING, CHILD EXITED CAR, I PUT FOOD ON BRAKE, SHIFTED INTO REVERSE, WHEREUPON THE CAR WENT INTO NEUTRAL MODE, AND THE LIT GEARS INDICATOR LIGHT STARTED BLINKING, WHILE THE GREEN DEPRESS BRAKE PEDAL LIGHT CAME ON, ENGINE RACED AND SUDDENLY RE-ENGAGED REVERSE, LURCHED BACKWARD ALMOST STRIKING PASSING CAR. ON THE 4TH WAS TRAVELING NORTH ON A SMOOTH HIGHWAY, BETWEEN 50-55 MPH, WHEN SUDDENLY CAR SLIPPED INTO A NEUTRAL MODE WHILE REMAINING IN DRIVE ON THE GEAR SELECTOR. AS THIS HAPPENED THE ENTIRE GEARS INDICATOR LIGHT STARTED BLINKING RAPIDLY AND THE DEPRESS BRAKE PEDAL BEFORE STARTING LIGHT CAME ON TOO. ENGINE RACED TO REDLINE AND CAR SLOWLY COASTED TO A STOP. AS AN OLDER DRIVER, 68 YEARS, THESE TWO INCIDENTS ALARMED ME. I LOVE THE CAR AND ITS OVERALL PERFORMANCE, BUT I FEAR LOST CONFIDENCE IN THE CAR. THE VW SERVICE MGR. DAN IS GREAT AND THE DEALERSHIP KEMPTHORN MOYORS IS HIGH QUALITY...I THINK VOLKSWAGEN SHOULD REPLACE MY CAR OR MODIFY THE WARRANTY ON THE TRANSMISSION AND DUAL CLUTCH/FLYWHEEL ON THE CAR. *TR

PURCHASED A 2009 VW JETTA SPORTSWAGON TDI ON 5/31/09. ON AUGUST 4TH, THE CAR WAS TAKEN IN FOR A 90-INSPECTION. PRIOR TO THIS, I EXPERIENCED THE PANEL LIGHTS FLASHING AND WHEN ATTEMPTING TO ACCELERATE, THE CAR DID NOTHING AND APPEARED TO BE IN NEUTRAL. I STATED THIS TO THE VW SERVICE REPRESENTATIVE. WE WERE GIVEN THE CAR BACK ON AUGUST 6TH, STATING THAT THERE WAS A FAULTY HARNESS CONNECTOR AND A WIRE REPAIR WAS PERFORMED. BETWEEN AUGUST 6TH AND AUGUST 13TH, I EXPERIENCED THE SAME PROBLEM WITH THE ACCELERATION APPROXIMATELY 5 TIMES IN THE SPACE OF THREE DAYS. ON AUGUST 14TH I HAD THE CAR TOWED TO THE SAME VW DEALER THAT PERFORMED THE 1ST REPAIR. WHEN TELLING THE SERVICE REPRESENTATIVE WHAT OCCURRED, THE REPAIR SHOP COULD NOT FIND ANY PROBLEM WITH THE TRANSMISSION AND INFERRED THAT PERHAPS MY DRIVING WAS AT FAULT. ON 8/20, THE VW DEALER CALLED AND SAID THAT THEY HAD SPOKEN TO A VW FACTORY REP AND THAT THERE WAS A FAULTY TEMPERATURE CONTROL PROBLEM. ON TUESDAY, 8/25, THE VW DEALER CALLED AND TOLD US THE CAR WAS READY TO BE PICKED UP. I PICKED THE CAR UP THAT EVENING (8/25) AND THE REPAIR NOTICE STATED THAT THE SENSOR WAS REPLACED. WHEN DRIVING TO WORK ON WEDNESDAY, 8/26, I EXPERIENCED LURCHING, SEIZING AND NON-ACCELERATION OF THE TRANSMISSION APPROXIMATELY 4 TIMES. VW OF AMERICA HAS BEEN INCLUDED "IN THE LOOP" FROM THE BEGINNING (CASE # 90204213). ON THURSDAY, 8/27, THE CAR WAS TOWED TO A DIFFERENT VW DEALER, HOWEVER, WITH THE SAME BUSINESS NAME (DAVID MAUS). THIS IS THE THIRD TIME WITHIN A SPACE OF 3 WEEKS THAT THE CAR HAS BEEN INTO THE DEALERSHIP FOR THE SAME CIRCUMSTANCES (E.G., TRANSMISSION FAILURE). I AM FEARFUL OF DRIVING THE VEHICLE BECAUSE OF THE LURCHING, NON-ACCELERATION AND SEIZING OF THE TRANSMISSION. THE VEHICLE HAS BEEN TOWED TO THE VW DEALER BECAUSE OF THE UNSAFE DRIVING CONDITIONS I HAVE EXPERIENCED. *TR

WE RECENTLY PURCHASED A 2009 VW JETTA TDI SPORTWAGEN WHICH RECENTLY LEFT MY WIFE STRANDED ALONG THE HIGHWAY. THE INCIDENT TOOK PLACE ON AUG. 3, 2009 AND THE VEHICLE HAS JUST OVER 4,500 MILES ON IT. MY WIFE WAS DRIVING AT A SPEED OF ABOUT 65 MPH ON I95 NORTH WHEN THE CAR LOST POWER, THE ENGINE WAS RUNNING AND IT SEEMED LIKE THE CAR JUST SLIPPED INTO NEUTRAL. MY WIFE PUT THE FLASHERS ON AND MADE IT TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD ON A MAJOR INTERSTATE -- SCARY! SHE THEN PUT THE CAR IN PARK, LIGHTS WERE STILL FLASHING ON THE DASH, SO SHE THEN TURNED IT OFF. SHE RESTARTED THE CAR AND IT SEEMED FINE. SHE PULLED BACK OUT ONTO THE HIGHWAY AND ABOUT A HALF MILE DOWN THE ROAD IT HAPPENED AGAIN, SHE AGAIN COASTED TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD AND CALLED VW. THEY CAME AND TOWED THE CAR TO THE DEALERSHIP. THE CAR IS CURRENTLY IN THE DEALERSHIP WAITING TO GET FIXED. *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2009 VOLKSWAGEN JETTA. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 35 MPH ON NORMAL ROAD CONDITIONS; THE TRANSMISSION EXHIBITED A PULLING SENSATION AND BEGAN HESITATING INTERMITTENTLY. THE FAILURES PROGRESSED BETWEEN 0 TO 55 MPH AND THE ENGINE SURGED WHILE MAINTAINING SPEED. AN AUTHORIZED TECHNICIAN INFORMED THE CONTACT THAT THE PROBLEM WAS A MANUFACTURERS DESIGN WITHOUT A REMEDY. THE COMPUTERIZED SYSTEM CODE WAS RESET TO THE MANUFACTURER'S SERVICE CODE. THE VEHICLE WAS INSPECTED BY AN AUTHORIZED DEALER TO FURTHER DIAGNOSE THE FAILURE. THE CONTACT HAD CONCERNS OF THE SAFETY RISK INVOLVED. THE VIN WAS NOT AVAILABLE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 150 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 6,500.

2009 VW JETTA TDI SPORTSWAGEN. WHEN MOVING FROM COMPLETE STOP, VEHICLE SOMETIMES PAUSES, THEN LURCHES FORWARD WITH SUDDEN ACCELERATION; EVEN THOUGHT STEADY FOOT PRESSURE WAS ON THE GAS PEDAL. *TR

2009 JETTA TDI HAS AN ISSUE WITH SUDDEN LOSS OF ENGINE POWER. USUALLY 100% REPRODUCIBLE IN WARM CLIMATE USUALLY HAPPENS WITHIN THE FIRST FEW MINUTES OF STARTING ENGINE WHILE TRAVELING AT 30MPH AT 2K RPMS WHILE HOLDING A STEADY SPEED. CAR WILL SUDDENLY JERK AND LOSE POWER ONE TIME THEN THE REMAINING TIME WILL BE WITHOUT ISSUE. ON AT LEAST TWO OCCASIONS WHILE PULLING OUT INTO TRAFFIC THE CAR HAS INTERMITTENTLY LOST ALL POWER FOR A FEW SECONDS ALMOST RESULTING IN CERTAIN PERSONAL INJURY ACCIDENTS. THIS WAS DUE TO THE FACT THAT AFTER STARTING THE CAR I TOOK A PHONE CALL BEFORE ENTERING TRAFFIC. I FEEL THAT THIS IS A TEMPERATURE/TIME RELATED PROBLEM AS THE TIME I WAS ON THE PHONE WOULD ABOUT EQUAL THE TIME THAT WHEN I NORMALLY WOULD HAVE LEFT THE LOT THE CAR WOULD HAVE HAD THE HICCUP/STUTTER. NUMEROUS COMPLAINTS ABOUT THIS PARTICULAR ISSUE CAN BE FOUND ON THE INTERNET AND THIS HAS BEEN DOCUMENTED THAT VWOA HAS BEEN CALLED ABOUT THIS BUT SEEMS TO NOT WANT TO DO ANYTHING TO RECTIFY THE SITUATION. *TR

MY JETTA SPORTWAGEN TDI WITH DSG TRANSMISSION WAS PURCHASED NEW IN MAY 2009. WITHIN 3 MONTHS OF PURCHASE, WE NOTICED THE CAR WOULD JERK AND SLAM INTO GEAR. EVERY TIME WE HAD THE CAR IN FOR SERVICE WE COMPLAINED OF THE "JERK" OR "SLAM". THEN, IN DEC 2009 WE RECEIVED A WARRANTY EXTENSION FOR THE DSG TRANNY FROM 60,000 MILES TO 100,000. THIS OBVIOUSLY SHOWED THERE WERE KNOWN PROBLEMS. AT ALL OF IT'S SCHEDULED MAINTENANCE APPOINTMENTS, I WOULD MENTION THE JERKINESS. THE DEALERSHIP SAID THERE WAS NO PROBLEMS SINCE THEY NEVER FELT IT SHIFT FUNNY WHEN THEY DROVE IT. IT WASN'T EVEN UNTIL 43,000 DID ANYONE RIDE IN THE CAR WITH ME TO SEE! NOT ONCE DID THEY HOOK THE CAR TO A COMPUTER TO RUN FOR CODES OR FAULTS. I DID NOT HAVE A CHECK ENGINE FAULT CODE EITHER. WE HAD THE TRANNY SERVICED PER THE VW MANUAL AT A LITTLE OVER 40,000 MILES AND THAT DID NOT HELP THE CAR. NOW, THE CAR TENDS TO DOWNSHIFT WHILE COMPLETELY STOPPED, STILL SLAMS/JERKS INTO GEAR, ROCKS BACK AND FORTH WHEN YOU PUT IT IN PARK AND ROLLS BACKWARDS SEVERAL FEET WHEN YOU PUT THE CAR IN DRIVE FROM REVERSE (IN OUR SLOPED DRIVEWAY.) THIS NEVER HAPPENED IN THE PAST, BUT NOW YOU HAVE TO "POWER" BRAKE THE CAR TO ENSURE YOU DON'T ROLL BACK AND HIT THE OTHERS IN OUR DRIVEWAY. SINCE I WAS GETTING NO WHERE, I FINALLY CALLED AN OPENED A CASE WITH VW CUSTOMER CARE. THIS TIME WHEN I TOOK THE CAR IN FOR SERVICE I MENTIONED THE PROBLEM AGAIN AND REFERENCED MY CASE NUMBER. THEY CHECKED MY CAR OUT TODAY AND SAID THEY ORDERED A NEW MECHATRONIC UNIT. THE SERVICE BULLETINS SHOWED THE EXACT SYMPTOMS THAT MY CAR WAS DOING, BUT WE NEVER GOT ANY HELP. IT WASN'T UNTIL I OPENED A CASE WITH VW THAT SOMETHING WAS DONE. WE'LL SEE IF THIS NEW PART FIXES OUR PROBLEM OR NOT. I LOVE MY JETTA, JUST NOT THE CRAPPY TRANSMISSION! *JS

1. DRIVING AT HIGHWAY SPEEDS IN 6TH GEAR, FLAT ROAD, IN CRUISE CONTROL. NO ERRATIC DRIVING OR FAST ACCELERATION. 2. THE AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION FAILS BY FALSELY SHIFTING INTO NEUTRAL WHEN THE TRANSMISSION SHIFTER IS IN DRIVE. THE PRNDS GEAR INDICATOR ON THE DASH BEGAN FLASHING WHEN THIS HAPPENED. THIS HAS OCCURRED 5 TIMES SINCE I BOUGHT THE CAR ON JULY 15, 2009. THE CAR LOST ALL POWER TO THE FRONT (DRIVE) WHEELS AND HAD TO BE STOPPED ON THE SIDE OF THE HIGHWAY, THEN RESTARTED FOR THE CAR TO RETURN TO NORMAL OPERATION. 3. THE CAR HAS BEEN SUBMITTED TO THE VW DEALER'S SERVICE DEPT. NO PARTS HAVE BEEN REPLACED OR REPAIRED. *TR

ENTERING TRAFFIC IN 2009 VOLKSWAGEN TDI SPORTWAGON. AS I APPLIED THE THROTTLE, THE CAR WENT INTO A FALSE NEUTRAL, AND LOST POWER. THE ENGINE STILL REVVED, BUT NOTHING GOT THROUGH THE TRANSMISSION. ALL THE GEAR INDICATOR LIGHTS (P-N-R-D-S) ON THE DASH FLASHED. I TURNED THE CAR OFF, AND RESTARTED IT, (IN THE INTERSECTION) AND IT WORKED FINE. THE HAPPENED THREE TIMES WHILE DRIVING FROM SEATTLE TO SAN JOSE ON 29 JULY. *TR

COMMUTING FROM WORK, ON THE HIGHWAY DRIVING AT APPROXIMATELY 65 MPH, I MOMENTARILY RELEASE THE GAS PEDAL ON MY 2009 VW JETTA TDI AUTOMATIC (DSG). WHEN I STEP ON THE GAS ONCE AGAIN TO MAINTAIN SPEED, THERE IS NO POWER. ENGINE BEHAVES AS IF IT IS IN NEUTRAL, WITH RPMS GOING UP WITH NO ACCELERATION. PRNDS INDICATOR LIGHTS ON DASHBOARD BLINK. IT TAKES A COUPLE OF TRIES OF RELEASING THEN STEPPING ON THE GAS PEDAL AGAIN FOR THE GEAR TO TAKE. IN THE MEANTIME, CAR HAS SLOWED DOWN QUITE A BIT IN A BUSY HIGHWAY DURING RUSH HOUR MAKING FOR A SAFETY HAZARD FOR ME AND OTHER MOTORISTS. THIS HAS HAPPENED APPROXIMATELY 7-8 TIMES SINCE I PURCHASED THE CAR (1 MONTH, 2200 MILES). *TR

I WAS DRIVING HOME IN RUSH HOUR AFTER WORK ON A FOUR-LANE ROAD, IN A HEAVY RAIN STORM. AT MILE 1,565, MY CAR LOST POWER, THE P R N D S TRANSMISSION OPTIONS WERE BLINKING, THE FOOT BREAK ICON CAME ON, AND WHEN I PUSHED ON THE GAS, MY RMPS INCREASED, BUT NO POWER. I WAS ABLE TO SAFELY MANEUVER THE CAR OUT OF RUSH HOUR TRAFFIC, PULL OVER ON THE SHOULDER, AND SAT THERE WONDERING WHAT JUST HAPPENED. BEING THAT THE CAR WAS NEW, I DID NOT KNOW WHAT HAD HAPPENED, THERE WAS NO SERVICE ENGINE SOON LIGHT COME ON. I PUT THE CAR INTO PARK, SAT THERE FOR A BIT, AND THEN PUT IT BACK INTO DRIVE. ABOUT 3 MILES LATER, THE TRANSMISSION OPTIONS BLINKED AGAIN. ONCE I ARRIVED HOME, I CALLED THE VW DEALERS SERVICE DEPT. WHERE I BOUGHT THE CAR AND TALKED WITH THE SERVICE MANAGER. HE NEVER SAW ANYTHING LIKE THIS, TOLD ME NOT TO DRIVE IT TO THE DEALER (I AM 100+ MILES FROM THE DEALER), TO HAVE IT TOWED TO THEM. I AM VERY UNSATISFIED WITH VW, JETTA, AND MY CAR. I DO NOT FEEL LIKE MY CAR IS SAFE, RELIABLE, OR TRUSTWORTHY. NOW, BECAUSE OF THE INSTANCES THAT OCCURRED, I WILL ALWAYS BE PARANOID WITH MY CAR, WORRYING IF I WILL BE ABLE TO SAFELY GET TO AND FRO THE PLACES I NEED TO BE. I RECENTLY WAS ON THE INTERSTATE WITH AN INCONSIDERATE TRACTOR TRAILER BEHIND ME NOT GIVING ME A REASONABLE DISTANCE BETWEEN ME AND HIS OVERSIZED VEHICLE. I WAS NOT ABLE TO CHANGE LANES FOR OTHER CARS WERE IN THE ADJACENT LANE. FEAR CAME OVER ME AS I KNOW I WOULD BE IN A SEVERE ACCIDENT IF THE TRANSMISSION DECIDED TO FAIL AGAIN RESULTING IN A LOSS OF POWER. THERE WOULD HAVE BEEN NO WAY FOR THE OVERSIZED TRACTOR TRAILER BEHIND ME TO STOP IN TIME WITHOUT CAUSING AN ACCIDENT BECAUSE THE CAR I WAS DRIVING LOST POWER. *TR

OUR 2009 VOLKSWAGEN JETTA TDI STOPPED AND WOULD NOT MOVE. FORTUNATELY WE WERE NOT IN AN INTERSECTION THE FIRST TIME. THE SECOND TIME THERE WERE NO OTHER CARS AROUND WHEN THE CAR STOPPED. ALL OF THE GEARS WERE LIGHTING UP. THERE WAS NO WARNING. THE DEALERSHIP REPLACED THE INPUT SPEED SENSOR AND THE FLUID TEMPERATURE SENSOR AND WE FORTUNATELY HAVE NOT EXPERIENCED THE PROBLEM SINCE THAT TIME. *TR

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

HEAD LIGHTS ARE ON, BUT THE REST OF THE LIGHTS ARE NOT. ALREADY WENT DOWN THE ROAD (4) TIMES WITH OUT MY LIGHTS ON. *TR

I BOUGHT A NEW 2009 VW JETTA TDI SPORTWAGEN WITH THE DSG TRANSMISSION AND AT 1000 MILES EXACTLY, THE TRANSMISSION WENT INTO NEUTRAL, ALL THE LIGHTS BLINKED ON THE MFI, AND THE CAR COASTED TO A STOP. I PUT IT IN PARK AND TURNED THE IGNITION OFF. I RESTARTED THE CAR AND WENT ON MY WAY. AT EXACTLY 1724 MILES, THIS HAPPENED AGAIN. I TOOK THE CAR INTO THE DEALER AT 2361 MILES AND THEY ARE REPORTING THAT THEY CAN FIND NOTHING WRONG WITH THE TRANSMISSION. *TR

WHILE DRIVING AT HIGHWAY SPEEDS THE AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION IN MY 2009 VOLKSWAGEN JETTA TDI SLIPS INTO NEUTRAL WITH NO WARNING. THE TRANSMISSION REMAINS IN NEUTRAL UNTIL YOU LIFT YOUR FOOT OFF THE ACCELERATOR. ONLY THEN WILL IT GO BACK INTO GEAR. THE HAS OCCURRED 5 TIMES IN THE 2.5 MONTHS I'VE OWN THE CAR. I TOOK THE VEHICLE TO THE LOCAL VW DEALER TO EXPLAIN THE PROBLEM. THE VEHICLE IS THERE NOW, HOPEFULLY BEING REPAIRED. *TR