2010 Volkswagen Jetta Complaint Log

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

REAR SEAT BELT, BEHIND DRIVER, NOT WORKING. STUCK IN LOCKED POSITION. THIS SEATBELT IS USED BY A 5 YEAR OLD CHILD ON A DAILY BASIS. OTHER SIDE IS USED BY HIS 8 YEAR OLD BROTHER. SEATBELT WILL NOT PULL OUT. I TOOK IT TO VW DEALER AND THEY WANT $613 TO REPAIR IT. THEY SAID A NEW ONE IS REQUIRED AND THAT THE SEATBELT MECHANISM IS WITHIN A STEEL CASE THAT HAS EXPLOSIVES IN IT. I WAS SHOCKED TO HEAR THIS AND AM STUCK WITHOUT A CAR BECAUSE I CANNOT DRIVE WITH MY CHILDREN. I HAVE PRICED THE SEATBELT OUT AT AUTO BODYSHOPS AND THE PRICE IS AROUND $425. STILL NOT MONEY I HAD READILY AVAILABLE TO DISH OUT. AFTER LOOKING INTO IT I FOUND THAT THIS IS A COMMON OCCURRENCE WITH THIS MAKE AND YEAR OF VW JETTA. SOMETHING NEEDS TO BE DONE ABOUT THIS, IT IS A LIFE SAFETY ISSUE!! *TR

WHILE DRIVING THE CAR USING THE BLUETOOTH HANDS FREE CONNECTION PROVIDED BY THE STEREO HEARD A POPPING SOUND AND THEN THE STEREO WENT BLANK AND I LOST THE CALL CONNECTION. THE (REQUIRED BY OREGON LAW) HANDS FREE CONNECTION NO LONGER WORKS. THERE ARE MANY OTHER PEOPLE ON THE INTERNET REPORTING THIS SAME PROBLEM WITH THE 2010 VW RADIOS. PLEASE SEE ONE EXAMPLE AT HTTP://WWW.CARGURUS.COM/CARS/DISCUSSION-T36009_DS552583. *TR

I WAS DRIVING HOME FROM WORK, ON A SIDE ROAD, NOT GOING MORE THAN 40 MILES AN HOUR, AND IN THE MIDDLE OF A SONG, MY RADIO MADE A LOUD "POP" NOISE AND WENT DEAD. AT THE TIME, MY CAR HAD 46K MILES ON IT, STAYS IN A A GARAGE AT HOME AND AT WORK, GETS REGULAR SERVICING AND HAS NEVER HAD AN ISSUE. THE RADIO HASN'T WORKED SINCE JUNE AND I HAVE GOTTEN NOWHERE WITH THE DEALERSHIP. I TOOK IT IN FOR AN EVALUATION THE DAY AFTER THE RADIO WENT OUT, AND THEY HAD NO SOLUTION OR REMEDY, ONLY THAT I COULD BUY A NEW RADIO AND PAY AROUND $600 FOR THE INSTALLATION. I HAVE BEEN RESEARCHING THIS MATTER AND IT SEEMS A LOT OF OTHER PEOPLE HAVE SUFFERED THE SAME FATE. THE CAR POWER ISN'T THE SAME AS IT WAS BEFORE THE RADIO WENT OUT, AND I'M WORRIED THE DEAD RADIO IS AFFECTING THE BATTERY. I'M JUST NOT SURE WHAT TO DO ANYMORE, I FEEL AS THOUGH THIS ISN'T ISOLATED AND SHOULD BRING ABOUT A RECALL. *TR

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

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

I DROPPED MY 2010 VOLKSWAGEN JETTA TDI SPORTS WAGON TO MY DEALER TO HAVE A FRONT END ALIGNMENT ON MAY 30, 2014. MY CAR WENT IN WITH A PERFECTLY GOOD WORKING RADIO, I WENT TO PICK UP MY CAR ON MAY 31, 2014, THE RADIO WAS DISPLAY AND CONTROLS WERE NOT WORKING, I DID NOT LEAVE THE DEALER'S LOT. I PROMPTLY WENT BACK INSIDE TO TELL THEM THAT THE RADIO WAS NOT WORKING AND THAT I FOUND IT TO BE ODD THAT THE RADIO WAS NOT WORKING WHEN IT CAME IN WITH A PERFECTLY GOOD WORKING RADIO. THEY KEPT THE CAR AND SAID THEY WILL DO A DIAGNOSTIC TEST ON IT. WHEN THEY CALLED ME BACK THEY SAID THAT THEY WERE ABLE TO GET THE RADIO TO WORK FOR A SHORT TIME THEN IT WENT DEAD AGAIN. THE SERVICE PERSON PROCEEDED TO TELL ME THAT I NEEDED A NEW RADIO FOR $1100.00. THIS SEEMS ABSOLUTELY ABSURD THAT A RADIO WOULD FAIL AFTER 3 YRS. I AM WONDERING IF THERE HAS BEEN ANY OTHER COMPLAINTS REGARDING RADIOS IN 2010 VOLKSWAGENS? I WENT ON LINE AND THERE SEEMS TO BE COMPLAINTS, BUT WHO KNOWS IF THEY ARE VALID OR NOT. I AM PICKING MY CAR UP TODAY FROM THE DEALER WITHOUT THE WORKING RADIO SINCE I WILL NEED MY CAR FOR TRANSPORTATION. I WOULD APPRECIATE ANY HELP OR ADVICE THAT YOU CAN GIVE ME. *TR

MY 2010 JETTA SPORTSWAGEN TDI DIESEL STALLED WHILE MOVING FROM A DRIVEWAY ONTO A RESIDENTIAL STREET. THERE WAS NO WARNING OF IMMINENT DISABLEMENT EXCEPT FOR A 5 SECONDS OF ENGINE "SPUTTER". THE WEATHER WAS WARM AND DRY, AND THE BATTERY HAD JUST BEEN REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS TRUCKED TO THE VW DEALERSHIP IN CERRITOS CA. THE SERVICE MANAGER SEEMED TO SENSE THE NATURE OF THE PROBLEM, AND THE CAR WAS INSPECTED BY A VWOA REPRESENTATIVE ON THE FOLLOWING BUSINESS DAY. METAL CONTAMINATION WAS FOUND IN THE FUEL SYSTEM. THE FUEL SYSTEM WAS REPLACED, INCLUDING THE FUEL PUMP, AFTER ONE EXTRA DAY OF WAITING FOR THE DELIVERY OF THE NECESSARY PARTS. ALTHOUGH THE VEHICLE WAS OUT OF WARRANTY, VWOA APPROVED THE REPAIR AT THEIR EXPENSE. I FEEL THAT THIS TYPE OF ABRUPT ENGINE FAILURE IS A SERIOUS SAFETY ISSUE THAT COULD HAVE CAUSED A CRASH IF IT OCCURRED ON A MORE HEAVILY TRAVELED ROADWAY. *TR

COMPLETE FAILURE OF PREMIUM 8 AUDIO. POSSIBLY CAUSED BY INCORRECT RATING FUSES INSTALLED IN BOTH ENGINE COMPARTMENT FUSE BLOCK AND REAR OF HEAD UNIT. UNAVAILABILITY OF HANDS-FREE PHONE PHONE USE IS A SAFETY ISSUE. 1000'S OF COMPLAINTS FILED EVERYWHERE.

WHILE DRIVING TO OFFICE (6 MILES) MY RADIO "POPPED" AND STOPPED WORKING. I HAD IT INSPECTED AT THE DEALERSHIP AND WAS TOLD THAT ALL FUSES WERE GOOD AND THAT RADIO DIED! THEY ATTEMPTED TO SELL ME A REPLACEMENT RADIO FOR $700! I STARTED RESEARCHING THIS ISSUE AND DISCOVERED THAT IT WAS TRENDING AMONG LIKE JETTAS. AFTER SPENDING A CONSIDERABLE AMOUNT OF TIME WITH "CUSTOMER SERVICE" AT VW, THEY TOLD ME THAT THE RADIO WAS OUT OF WARRANTY. THEY REFUSED TO TELL ME IF THIS PROBLEM WAS HAPPENING TO OTHER OWNERS. AFTER TALKING TO TWO DEALERS IN DALLAS, TX, I DISCOVERED THAT A FAULTY RADIO WAS THE CURRENT TREND IN THE 2010 VW JETTAS. THEIR SOLUTION WAS TO SELL ME A REFURBISHED RADIO TO FIX THE PROBLEM, AND NOT ADDRESS THE TRUE CAUSE OF THE COMPLAINTS! *TR

RADIO AND HANDSFREE BLUETOOTH SYSTEM STOPPED WORKING. DEALERSHIP RECOMMENDED CALLING VW CUSTOMER SERVICE. CONTACTED CUSTOMER SERVICE ONLY TO BE TOLD NOTHING THEY COULD DO. I FEEL THIS IS A SAFETY CONCERN REGARDING ABILITY TO USE HANDSFREE CAPABILITY. WITH VERY LITTLE RESEARCH IT APPEARS THIS IS A COMMON PROBLEM AND COMMON RESPONSE TO IT BY VW. IF THEY KNOWINGLY INSTALLED DEFECTIVE COMPONENTS THEY SHOULD BE RESPONSIBLE FOR MAKING THINGS RIGHT. I HAVE HAD SEVERAL OTHER RECALLS ALREADY FOR THIS VEHICLE AND FEEL THIS MAY BE APPROACHING "LEMON" STATUS. *TR

I WAS DRIVING DOWN THE ROAD WHEN I ACCELERATED HARD AND I PREDNDIO LIGHT OF "GLOW PLUG" ON THE PANEL, THE CAR LOST POWER AND WAS LIMITED TO SPEND TWO THOUSAND RPM'S COMING HOME THAT WAS CLOSE. I DID NOTHING THAT NIGHT, I FOLLOWED TURNING ON THE LIGHT IN THE PANEL. THE NEXT DAY I TURN IT NORMAL, I TURNED ON THE LIGHT ... THEN IT CAUGHT ME WAY TO WORK AGAIN AND I RETURN TO MY HOME, I TURNED ON AND OFF AND IT CAUGHT AND NEVER TURN OFF. TAKE IT TO THE VW SERVICE CENTER AND WAS TOLD THAT THE PUMP HAS FAULT INJECTION AND PARTICULATE THROUGHOUT THE FUEL SYSTEM. TELL ME THAT THE REPAIR WILL COST MORE THAN 4000 DOLLARS ... AND THE WORST IS THAT NO WARRANTY. *TR

ONLY NOT RUUNING ENGINE, NOT START. *TR

1WHILE DRIVING ON THE HIGHWAY IN THE HIGH SPEED LANE IN TRAFFIC AT NIGHT IN A UNLIT AREA OF RT 84 IN WILLINGTON CT. CAR WITHOUT WARNING LOST ALL POWER. I HAD TO NAVIGATE THROUGH 3 LANES OF TRAFFIC WITHOUT POWER STEERING OR POWER BRAKES TO THE BREAKDOWN LANE. I MADE IT TO THE BREAKDOWN LANE BUT ENDED UP CLOSE TO THE ROAD IN A RURAL DARK UNLIT PART OF THE HIGHWAY. THE CAR WOULD NOT RESTART AND HAD TO BE LEFT LEAVING ME STRANDED LATE AT NIGHT AND I AM DISABLED WITH DIABETES AND SEVERAL OTHER SERIOUS HEALTH ISSUES. I HAD PROBLEMS CONTACTING HELP BECAUSE OF THE TIME OF NIGHT AND LACK OF CELL SERVICE IN THAT AREA. UPON FURTHER INVESTIGATION IT WAS FOUND THAT THE PROBLEM WITH THE CAR WAS THE FUEL PUMP EXPLODED IN THE FUEL TANK SENDING METAL THROUGHOUT THE ENTIRE FUEL SYSTEM. I THINK IT IS UNACCEPTABLE AND DANGEROUS FOR THE FUEL PUMP TO EXPLODE IN A TANK OF FUEL WITHOUT WARNING. VW IS AWARE OF MANY THOUSAND OF THIS SAME EVENT BUT WON'T RECALL. I THINK THE NTSB SHOULD DEMAND A RECALL. I AM SURE PEOPLE HAVE DIED AND BEEN SERIOUSLY INJURED IN SIMILAR EVENTS. COST OF REPAIR $11,000.00 OR MORE TO REPLACE THE ENTIRE FUEL SYSTEM. UPDATED 11/24/2014 *JS

SUMMARY: WHILE DRIVING ON THE HIGHWAY IN THE HIGH SPEED LANE IN TRAFFIC AT NIGHT IN A UNLIT AREA OF RT 84 IN WILLINGTON CT. GOING TO PICKUP MY TEENAGE DAUGHTER AND HER 2 FRIENDS AFTER A CONCERT CAR WITHOUT WARNING LOST ALL POWER. I HAD TO NAVIGATE THROUGH 3 LANES OF TRAFFIC WITHOUT POWER STEERING OR POWER BRAKES TO THE BREAKDOWN LANE. I MADE IT TO THE BREAKDOWN LANE BUT ENDED UP CLOSE TO THE ROAD IN A RURAL DARK UNLIT PART OF THE HIGHWAY. THE CAR WOULD NOT RESTART AND HAD TO BE LEFT LEAVING ME STRANDED LATE AT NIGHT AND I AM DISABLED WITH DIABETES AND SEVERAL OTHER SERIOUS HEALTH ISSUES.I COULD FEEL MY BLOOD SUGAR WAS DANGEROUSLY LOW WITH NOTHING IN THE CAR TO STABLIZE IT. I HAD PROBLEMS CONTACTING HELP BECAUSE OF THE TIME OF NIGHT AND LACK OF CELL SERVICE IN THAT AREA. UPON FURTHER INVESTIGATION IT WAS FOUND THAT THE PROBLEM WITH THE CAR WAS THE HIGH PRESSURE FUEL PUMP EXPLODED SENDING METAL THROUGHOUT THE ENTIRE FUEL SYSTEM. I THINK IT IS UNACEPTABLE FOR THIS TO HAPPEN WITHOUT WARNING. MY DAUGHTER AND 2 FRIENDS WERE ALSO STRANDED 60 MILES AWAY IN WORCESTER MA.VW IS AWARE OF MANY THOUSAND OF THIS SAME EVENT BUT WON'T RECALL. I THINK THE NTSB SHOULD DEMAND A RECALL. I AM SURE PEOPLE HAVE DIED AND BEEN SERIOUSLY INJURED IN SIMILAR EVENTS. COST OF REPAIR $11,000.00 OR MORE TO REPLACE THE ENTIRE FUEL SYSTEM.I CALLED VWOA FOR SUPPORT AND THEY SAID THEY WOULDN'T COVER THE REPAIR. I THEN CALLED THE DEALER WHO SOLD ME THE CAR VW OF HARTFORD CT. AND THEY WERE RUDE AS THEY TOLD ME I WOULD HAVE TO PAY FOR ANY REPAIRS.I AM LOW INCOME AND WITH MY HEALTH ISSUES I THOUGHT THIS CAR WOULD OUTLIVE ME. I DON'T HAVE THE MONEY TO FIX THIS AND I SHOULDN'T HAVE TO. VW IS COVERING THESE ISSUES EVEN OUT OF WARRANTY TO QUIET THE NTSB BUT WON'T COVER MINE THE POOR DISABLED MAN. *JS

THIS IS JUST ANOTHER COMPLAINT ABOUT THE 2010 JETTA PREMIUM RADIO THAT DIED FOR NO REASON. I CONTACTED VOLKSWAGEN OF AMERICA AND THEY ACTED LIKE THEY HAVE NEVER HEARD OF THE ISSUE, BUT CLEARLY AFTER DOING 2 MINUTES WORTH OF RESEARCH THERE ARE COUNTLESS OTHERS WITH THE SAME PROBLEM. VOLKSWAGEN TOLD ME THAT MY CAR IS GETTING OLD SO THEY WON'T HELP ME. I WILL BE SURE TO NEVER BUY ANOTHER VW. OTHER ELECTRICAL ISSUES I HAVE ARE. 1. CAR LOCKS ITSELF CONSTANTLY WITH THE KEYS IN IGNITION 2. RESISTOR FOR THE BLOWER MOTOR WENT OUT 3. COILS FOR ALL 4 CYLINDERS WENT BAD WELL BEFORE 100,000. *TR

FACTORY RADIO STOPPED WORKING SUDDENLY. NO INDICATION OF A PROBLEM PREVIOUSLY. REPAIR REQUIRED REPLACEMENT OF HEAD UNIT AT AN EXPENSE OF $600 PLUS LABOR (FACTORY REFURBISHED). HAVE NOT EXPERIENCED A PROBLEM LIKE THIS WITH PREVIOUSLY OWNED VEHICLES, SEVERAL OF WHICH ARE 15+ YEARS IN AGE. TRIED TO CONTACT VOLKSWAGEN USA, BUT TWO EMAILS HAVE GONE UNANSWERED. A QUICK INTERNET SEARCH INDICATES THIS IS NOT AN ISOLATED INCIDENT, AS SEVERAL OTHERS HAVE EXPERIENCED THE SAME PROBLEM. AS THE RADIO IS TIED TO THE BLUETOOTH IN THE CAR, HANDS FREE PHONE OPERATION IS COMPROMISED WITHOUT FACTORY RADIO WORKING. HANDS FREE PHONE USE IS REQUIRED IN NEIGHBORING STATE OF MD THROUGH WHICH MY TRAVELS TAKE ME OFTEN. *TR

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

HEARD A SMALL POP SOUND WHILE LISTENING TO THE RADIO AND THE SYSTEM WENT DEAD. CALLED VWOA AND THEY WOULD NOT OPEN A CLAIM. THIS IS THE SECOND RADIO AS THE ORIGINAL FAILED UNDER WARRANTY AND WAS REPLACED BY THE DEALER IN 2012. I WAS TOLD THE REPLACEMENT RADIO, EVEN THOUGH IT WAS REPLACED WITH AN OE RADIO, ONLY CARRIED A 12 MONTH WARRANTY WHILE THE ORIGINAL CARRIED THE FULL 36,000 THREE YEAR WARRANTY. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2010 VOLKSWAGEN JETTA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 50 MPH, THE VEHICLE STALLED WITHOUT WARNING. THE VEHICLE WAS MANEUVERED TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD. THE VEHICLE DID RESTART AFTER A FEW ATTEMPTS, HOWEVER, THE VEHICLE DID NOT ACCELERATE ABOVE 50 MPH. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC WHO DIAGNOSED THAT THE NUMBER TWO FUEL INJECTOR NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THERE WAS A RECALL UNDER NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER 11V490000( FUEL SYSTEM, DIESEL). THE VIN WAS NOT INCLUDED AND THE VEHICLE HAD NOT BEEN REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE DEFECT. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 98,000.

DRIVING ON 2ND LANE OF FREEWAY. SUDDEN LOSS OF POWER - ALL WARNING LIGHTS COME ON DASHBOARD ACCOMPANIED BY BELLS AND DINGS. PULLED OVER TO SIDE OF ROAD - FORTUNATELY TRAFFIC NOT HEAVY. ENGINE WAS STILL RUNNING HOWEVER NO FORWARD MOVEMENT WHEN PUSHING ACCELERATOR PEDAL - ENGINE JUST REVVED. TURNED CAR OFF THEN RESTARTED. WARNING LIGHTS STILL FLASHED BUT WAS ABLE TO PUT CAR INTO DRIVE AND START ROLLING - VEHICLE WAS IN "LIMP" MODE HOWEVER AND WOULD NOT GO OVER 10 MPH. VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO DEALERSHIP WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED AND THE ECU RESET. DEALERSHIP UNABLE TO RECREATE PROBLEM. ON 8/16/14 THE SAME THING HAPPENED AS I WAS PULLING OUT OF MY DRIVEWAY. THE VEHICLE WAS AGAIN TOWED TO DEALERSHIP WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED WITH A FAULTY ABS CONTROL UNIT FOR AN ESTIMATED 2500.00. *TR

VEHICLE INDICATED A CHECK ENGINE LIGHT, AND FLASHING GLOW PLUG INDICATOR. DRIVING VEHICLE TO REPAIR SHOP, AND VEHICLE SUDDENLY STOPPED IN TRAFFIC AND WOULD NOT RESTART. VERY DANGEROUS SITUATION AS MORNING TRAFFIC WAS HEAVY AND AGGRESSIVE. MANAGED TO GET VEHICLE TO SIDE OF THE ROAD WITHOUT INJURY OR PROPERTY DAMAGE. VEHICLE TOWED TO DEALERSHIP. PRELIMINARY EVALUATION IS FAILED HIGH PRESSURE FUEL PUMP. *JS

WHILE LISTENING TO THE RADIO WITH THE VOLUME LESS THAN 50% THE SPEAKERS POPPED AND THE RADIO SHUT OFF. I TOOK IT TO TWO DEALERSHIPS THE SECOND ONE SAID SOMETHING IN THE RADIO "BURNED OUT." IT APPEARS THAT THIS ISSUE IS COMMON TO THIS MODEL OF VW RADIO SO MUCH SO THAT VW HAS A "RADIO EXCHANGE PROGRAM" WHERE THEY SELL YOU A REFURBISHED MODEL FOR HALF THE PRICE OF A NEW ONE SOMEWHERE BETWEEN $600-$1000 ACCORDING TO THE VW DEALERSHIP. *TR

VW RADIO DEFECT. RADIO WILL POP AND GO DEAD, CAUSING A 25 MILIAMP DRAIN ON BATTERY UNTIL REPAIRED.

TURNED VEHICLE ON, AIR BAG WARNING LIGHT CAME ON AND WON'T GO OFF. TAKEN TO VW DEALER AND THEY SAID SOMETHING ABOUT A MODULE THAT WOULD HAVE TO BE REPAIRED AND THEY'RE NOT RESPONSIBLE FOR THAT. NO ACCIDENT HAS OCCURRED THAT WOULD CAUSE THE AIRBAG TO DEPLOY OR CAUSE THE LIGHT TO GO ON. IT CERTAINLY IS AN ISSUE THAT VW SHOULD REPAIR. CAR ONLY HAS A LITTLE OVER 40,000 MILES. *TR

2010 JETTA SPORTSWAGEN TDI APRIL 2012 - 50K MILES - FUEL PUMP SYSTEM FAILURE. VW FOUND METAL SHARDS THROUGHOUT WHOLE SYSTEM, ALL HAD TO BE REPLACED. COST OVER $7,000 PAID FOR BY VW. FUEL WAS TESTED AND FOUND NO FAULT OF DRIVER (I.E., NO GAS). FAULTY FUEL PUMP. FEBRUARY 2014 - 97K MILES - SECOND FUEL PUMP FAILURE. SAME ISSUE, METAL SHARDS THROUGH ENTIRE SYSTEM, ALL HAD TO BE REPLACED. COST OVER $8,000 PAID FOR BY VW. FUEL TESTED AGAIN AND NO FAULT OF DRIVER. HAD TO TOW OUR CAR HOME FROM VACATION SEVERAL HOURS AWAY. THERE SHOULD BE A RECALL FOR THESE CARS. IT'S DANGEROUS TO HAVE YOUR CAR STOP WORKING ALL THE SUDDEN, AND IT WILL LEAVE YOU STRANDED. NOT TO MENTION, YOU CAN ANTICIPATE IT HAPPENING EVERY 50,000 MILES. NOT A DEPENDABLE CAR. *TR

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

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

SEATBELT ON DRIVERS SIDE, BACK SEAT, BROKE (LOCKED IN SLIGHTLY EXTENDED POSITION). VW QUOTED 380 TO FIX. SEATBELT USED TO BUCKLE A TODDLER IN TODDLER SEAT (FRONT FACING, BELT GOES OVER THE TODDLER WHILE LATCH SYSTEM HOLDS SEAT IN PLACE. CAR HAS NEVER BEEN IN ACCIDENT AND WHILE IT HAS HIGH MILES, SEATBELT USED INFREQUENTLY AS INFANT SEAT WITH LATCH WAS IN PLACE PRIOR. GIVEN AGE OF CAR (3 YEARS OLD), WE ARE ORIGINAL OWNERS, ARE CURRENT WITH ALL SERVICE THE FAILURE OF THE SEATBELT IS A SIGNIFICANT CONCERN IN A FAMILY CAR. VW FORUM RECOMMENDED WE REPORT THE FAILURE TO YOU- THANK YOU! *JS

MULTIPLE LIGHT OUT WARNING SIGNAL, APPARENTLY THE FUSE BOX MELTED. THIS SHOULD NOT HAPPEN! *TR

I WAS DRIVING HOME WITH MY 5 YEAR OLD DAUGHTER IN THE BACK SEAT. AS I APPROACHED A BLIND CURVE ON HWY 133 IN BRUNSWICK COUNTY NC, MY CAR SHUT OFF AND THE DIESEL FUEL LIGHT CAME ON. I WAS ALMOST HIT BY TWO VEHICLES BEHIND ME AT THE TIME BECAUSE I REDUCED SPEED AND THEY COULD SEE WELL INSIDE THE CURVE. I HAD IT TOWED TO THE MECHANIC AND HE INDICATED THAT IT LOOKED LIKE A HIGH PRESSURE FUEL PUMP FAILURE. HE SAID THIS WAS AN ONGOING PROBLEM WITH VOLKSWAGEN. IT COULD HAVE COST ME MY LIFE.. 2010, JETTA TDI. *TR

WHEN I APPROACHED A RED LIGHT I PUSHED THE CLUTCH IN AND STARTED TO SLOW DOWN. I WAS IN THE TURN LANE AND THERE WAS AN OPENING AS I STARTED MOVING FEET FROM CLUTCH TO FUEL PEDAL. THE CAR LURCH AND CAME TO A STOP. THE CAR HAD DIED WHILE I WAS SLOWING DOWN TO GET IN THE TURN LANE. I HAVE CALLED THE VW DEALER AND THEY HAVE NO IDEA ON WHY THE CAR DID AND IS STILL DOING THIS. I DON'T FEEL IT IS SAFE FOR ME OR FOR MY FAMILY, I AM A FIREFIGHTER AND I REALLY TRULY BELIEVE THAT THE CAR IS GOING CAUSE AN ACCIDENT OR KILL US. THE CAR HAS SHUT OFF ON ITS OWN OVER TWENTY TIMES IN THE LAST FEW MONTHS. IT DOESN'T HAPPEN EVERY TIME THAT THE CLUTCH IS DEPRESSED, SOME DAYS IT DOESN'T DO IT AT ALL. OTHER DAYS IT IS EVERY TIME OR EVERY OTHER STOP. WHEN TRAVELING AT HIGHWAYS SPEEDS THE JETTA LURCHES LIKE IT IS OUT OF FUEL EVEN THOU IT HAS A FULL TANK. ALL OF THE CARS MAINTANCE IS UP TO DATE PER THE DEALER. *TR

AFTER FAILING INSPECTION LAST WEEK FOR THE SECOND TIME IN TWO YEARS, I PRECEDED TO CHANGE THE REAR BRAKES (WHICH WERE THE REASON FOR THE INSPECTION FAILURE). THE DRIVER'S SIDE REAR BRAKE PAD WAS WORE COMPLETELY TO THE METAL. THE PASSENGER'S SIDE LOOKED AS THOUGH IT HAD COME DIRECTLY OUT OF THE BOX, NO WEAR AT ALL. THE PARKING BRAKE WAS NOT HUNG UP, WHEELS SPUN FREELY AFTER REPLACING BOTH SIDES. THIS WAS THE SAME CASE WHEN THE VEHICLE FAILED INSPECTION TWO YEARS, APPROXIMATELY 40,000 MILES, AGO. AFTER READING MANY OTHER JETTA OWNERS HAVE EXPERIENCED SIMILAR ISSUES WITH THE REAR BRAKES FAILING PREMATURELY, I DECIDED TO SUBMIT THIS ISSUE TO NHTSA. *TR

RADIO SIMPLY STOPPED WORKING. THE RADIO HAD BLUETOOTH HANDS FREE OPERATION FEATURE. SO, MY FAMILY CAN NO LONGER OPERATE THE CAR SAFELY MAKING OR RECEIVING PHONE CALLS. THIS PROBLEM HAS OCCURRED WITH A MULTITUDE OF 2010 VERSIONS OF THIS CAR. THE PROBLEM IS INTERNAL TO THE RADIO MADE BY DELPHI, SO IT MAY CROSS OVER TO OTHER AUTOMOBILE MFG MODELS. THIS IS A VERY PREMATURE TIME FOR RADIO FAILURES AFTER 3 YEARS IN SERVICE. *TR

SINCE 2010 I HAVE OWNED A VOLKSWAGEN JETTA TDI AND HAVE BEEN SATISFIED WITH ITS PERFORMANCE DESPITE A FEW MINOR ISSUES; HOWEVER, I HAVE SUDDENLY EXPERIENCED SERIOUS AND COSTLY ISSUES WITH MY TOUCH SCREEN RADIO THAT HAS FORCED ME TO TAKE ACTION. THE DEVICE SUDDENLY AND WITH NO WARING FAILED TO OPERATE IN ANY CAPACITY. I HAVE CONSULTED WITH THE VW DEALERSHIP WHERE I HAVE MY VEHICLE MAINTENANCE AND IT WAS SUGGESTED THAT I REPLACE THE RADIO WITH THE SAME MODEL I CURRENTLY HAVE INSTALLED AT A COST TO ME OF $795. AFTER EXTENSIVE RESEARCH OF MANY HOURS AS WELL AS SPEAKING WITH OTHER VOLKSWAGEN ENTHUSIAST I HAVE COME TO THE FRIGHTENING CONCLUSION THAT THIS IS NOT AN ISOLATED INCIDENT OF PRODUCT MALFUNCTION. CONSIDERING VW RESPONSE TO WHAT APPEARS TO BE A WELL KNOWN AND DOCUMENTED PRODUCT DEFECT, MY NEXT STEPS ARE TO MAKE THE GENERAL PUBLIC AWARE OF VOLKSWAGENS GROSS NEGLIGENCE AND POOR CONSUMER RELATIONS IN THIS MATTER. I LOOK FORWARD TO A RESOLUTION TO THIS PROBLEM PLEASE CONTACT ME AT MY EMAIL ADDRESS OR BY PHONE AT [XXX] SINCERELY, [XXX] INFORMATION REDACTED PURSUANT TO THE FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT (FOIA), 5 U.S.C. 552(B)(6). *TR

2010 JETTA TDI (DIESEL) STALLED WHILE DRIVING SLOWLY ON RESIDENTIAL ROADS AND WOULD NOT START AGAIN. CAR WAS TOWED TO DEALERSHIP WHERE METAL FRAGMENTS WERE FOUND THROUGHOUT FUEL SYSTEM DUE TO FAILURE OF HIGH PRESSURE FUEL PUMP (HPFP). VW OF AMERICA PAID FOR ENTIRE FUEL SYSTEM TO BE REPLACED (~$7000). OWNER IS SURE THAT VEHICLE WAS FILLED WITH CORRECT FUEL. *TR

INCIDENT FIRST STARTED WITH THE CAR TURNING OFF FOR NO REASON. JUST STALLING OUT. THEN IT HESITATED STARTING. REPLACED THE BATTERY. SEEM TO BE OKAY, BUT THEN BOTH BRAKE LIGHTS WENT OUT, THE RADIO/CONTROL CONSOLE WENT OUT MOST RECENTLY, THE SEAT BELT LIGHT AND CHIMES COME ON FOR NO REASON AND YESTERDAY WHEN I PULLED THE KEY OUT OF MY IGNITION THE KEY WAS SO HOT I COULD NOT TOUCH IT. CLEARLY, THERE IS A SERIOUS, EVEN DANGEROUS ELECTRICAL ISSUE WITH THIS MAKE, MODEL AND YEAR. I HAVE READ COUNTLESS STORIES ONLINE OF PEOPLE HAVING THE SAME PROBLEMS. WHY HAS THERE NOT BEEN A RECALL OF THIS CAR YET? DOES SOMEBODY'S CAR HAVE TO CATCH FIRE FIRST? WHO NEEDS TO DIE BEFORE VW DOES THE RIGHT THING? *TR

AFTER FOLDING DOWN THE BACKSEAT THE CENTER SEATBELT WILL NOT RELEASE AND DOES NOT FUNCTION. THIS IS A COMMON PROBLEM, YET VW HAS FAILED TO DO ANYTHING TO MAKE IT RIGHT. *TR

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

PARKED CAR RADIO WAS WORKING, GOT BACK IN AND THE ENTIRE RADIO AND EVERYTHING CONNECTED TO IT STOPPED WORKING. *TR

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

MY HUSBAND BROUGHT MY CAR IN FOR ROUTINE MAINTENANCE TO THE VW DEALER IN FEB 2014 INCLUDING A TIMING BELT CHANGE. HE ALSO DISCUSSED A "HARD START- NO START" ISSUE I WAS HAVING. THE SERVICE REPRESENTATIVE SAID TO MAKE SURE THE GLOW PLUG LIGHT GOES OUT BEFORE TRYING TO START (I'VE BEEN CAREFULLY WATCHING WITH EACH START SINCE THAT TIME AND THERE IS NO RELATIONSHIP BETWEEN THE LIGHT AND THE VEHICLE STARTING ISSUE). TODAY (5 MARCH 2014), I HAD A REPEAT OF THE SAME PROBLEM I'VE HAD 3 TIMES THIS WINTER: CAR STARTS FINE IN THE AM EVEN DURING BELOW ZERO TEMPERATURES, I DRIVE TO WORK AND LET IT SIT FOR 3-8 HOURS. CAR WILL NOT START, REGARDLESS OF AIR TEMP. IT TAKES 4-8 ATTEMPTS TO START THE CAR INCLUDING "PUMPING THE FUEL" PEDAL. I BELIEVE THIS IS A KNOWN AS A "HARD START- NO START" INTERCOOLER ISSUE AND IS ADDRESSED IN THE FOLLOWING VW TECHNICAL BULLETIN -- HTTPS://DRIVE.GOOGLE.COM/FILE/D/0B162-SX2NN5LUZBIDG9HCVR6NUU/EDIT?USP=SHARING. *TR

2010 JETTA SPORTWAGEN TDI. FAILED TO START. DEALERSHIP INDICATED PROBLEM WITH FUEL SYSTEM. TESTED DIESEL FUEL NO ISSUES. SUGGEST REPLACEMENT OF FUEL RETENTION VALVE, BUT UNCERTAIN IF THIS WILL SOLVE PROBLEM. MAY RELATE TO NHTSA ACTION NUMBER : EA11003. *TR

AFTER DRIVING FOR 5 MINUTES AND WITH NO WARNING WHATSOEVER THE GLOW PLUG LIGHT STARTED FLASHING AND THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON. I LOST 80% OF MY POWER. DROVE IT FOR 5 MORE MINUTES AND IT STOPPED AND WOULD NOT START. TOWED IT TO THE DEALER WHO TURNED THE IGNITION ON AND AFTER HEARING MY DESCRIPTION OF THE FAILURE SAID IT IS MOST LIKELY A FUEL DELIVERY SYSTEM PROBLEM. HE SEEMED TO KNOW WHAT WAS WRONG AND SAID THAT IF THE HPFP FAILED I PROBABLY HAD METAL THROUGHOUT THE SYSTEM WHICH WOULD BE A MAJOR REPAIR JOB. *TR

FUSE BOX IN ENGINE COMPARTMENT, ALARM LIGHT ABOUT RIGHT HEADLIGHT, RIGHT TAILLIGHT, NOT WORKING. CHECKED INTERNET MANY COMPLAINTS ON THIS ISSUE, CHECK FUSE IN FUSE BOX ENGINE COMPARTMENT. 30AMP FUSE BURN MARKS, SLIGHT MELTING OF BOX WHERE FUSE INSERTS. SPRING IS HERE. AC NOT WORKING, FANS NOT TO SPEED, COMPRESSOR NOT ENGAGING PROPERLY. ALL ELSE CHECKS OUT. AGAIN FUSE STRAP HAS MELTED AND/OR NOT IN ORIGINAL CONDITION. NEW FUSE BOX + LABOR >500 FOR WHAT I CONSIDER A MANUFACTURE DEFECT/DESIGN FAILURE. DRIVING MY DEPENDABLE 2009 F150. AT LEAST I'M COOL GOING HOME FROM WORK. WE'LL WORTH THE EXTRA $15 IN FUEL. MANUFACTURE REFUSED TO REPLACE OR ASSIST IN $ FOR REPLACEMENT. ALSO OWN A TIGUA 2012. IS NOW ON SALE BEFORE ISSUE OCCURS TO IT, WILL INCUR LOSS ON LOAN. BETTER THAN BEING STUCK WITH BAD PRODUCT. *TR

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

WELL OVER A 100 PEOPLE HAVE COMPLAINED ABOUT THE SAME EXACT ISSUE WITH THEIR 2010 VW TOUCH SCREEN RADIO DYING OUT OF NO WHERE. THE WEBSITE WITH ALL KNOWN COMPLAINTS IS AT: HTTP://WWW.CARGURUS.COM/CARS/DISCUSSION-T36009_DS552583. VW REFUSES TO BE ACCOUNTABLE FOR THEIR MERCHANDISE. WEAR AND TEAR ON ENGINE PARTS, COMPLETELY UNDERSTANDABLE. A $1000 CRASHING OUT ON MULTIPLE 2010 VWS IS A TREND AND SHOULD BE HANDLED ACCORDINGLY BY A RESPONSIBLE ORGANIZATION. HOWEVER, THIS IS NOT THE CASE. VW CONSIDERS A RADIO A LUXURY ITEM AND WILL NOT REPAIR THE RADIO. *TR

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

THE RADIO JUST SHUT OFF, CHECKED ALL FUSES, EVERYTHING OK. TOOK TO MECHANIC AND SAID RADIO NEEDS TO BE REPLACED. LOOKED ON THE INTERNET AND THERE HAVE BEEN MULTIPLE COMPLAINTS ABOUT THE ELECTRICAL RADIO SYSTEM FOR THE RADIO DISPLAY TOUCH SCREEN RADIO. THREE YEAR OLD CAR SHOULD NOT HAVE RADIO FAILURE. *JS

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