2010 Volkswagen Jetta Sportwagen 4-DR. w/SAB

Abs and stability control became inoperative at around 50mph. It's a 55mph road thats heavily trafficked since its near a port. I had to stop the car on the side of the road since we almost crashed into an 18 wheeler. Fortunately we were close to home I drove the car at a reasonable speed just to get home. After that incident we have stopped using this vehicle since it gets even more dangerous every time, especially when it rains. Since then brake light has come on and hydraulic and suspension has been bad. This happened last year when pandemic was still full force and without a vehicle. Had to save and buy a more reliable vehicle for our own safety. I know this is a really good car but i really hope y’all can help me fix this since it’s really not the consumer’s fault. I’ve checked there is a recall for this but my “Jetta” is not in those vehicles that were recalled. I really cant drive the vehicle therefore i have no use for it. Please let me know if something could be done since i wouldn’t like to pay out of pocket for something that could be done by the manufacturer and even save our and others life’s in the future when more vehicle owners come forward. Thank you for your time.

The contact owns a 2010 Volkswagen Jetta. The contact stated while driving 50 MPH, the ABS warning light illuminated. The vehicle was taken to the dealer and diagnosed with ABS module failure. The contact was informed that the ABS module needed to be replaced. The vehicle was not repaired. The manufacturer was made aware of the failure and informed the contact that the VIN was not included in a recall. The contact related the failure to NHTSA Campaign Number: 16V913000 (Service Brakes, Hydraulic, Electronic Stability Control). The failure mileage was approximately 59,000.

The contact owns a 2010 Volkswagen Jetta. The contact stated that while driving approximately 30 MPH, the ABS warning light illuminated and remained illuminated. The vehicle was taken to the dealer where it was diagnosed that the ABS module, stabilizer links, and carbon manifold needed to be repaired. The vehicle was not repaired. The manufacturer was notified of the failure. The approximate failure mileage was 45,000.

My ABS system light has been on, but I haven't had the funds to take care of it. I inherited the car after my daughter passed away, so I don't know how long it's been on. I was just told by my mechanic that there was a recall for this very issue. I'm not in a position to pay what they're asking, but it seems like I shouldn't have to since there was a recall for this. I don't know why your website says there are no recalls for my car, but I feel I fall in this category for the ABS recall. I had a woman pull out in front of me and my car's system didn't work

the vehicle ABS module failed back in Nov2020 and was brought to local VW Dealer and diagnosed as bad module. fast forward to Aug 2021 and ABS module failed again and bad wiring was found which is why the first module failed to begin with in my belief. both times when the module failed was after my wife slammed on brakes hard activating the ABS system which in turn caused the warning lights to come on and car go into limp mode. I tried limping the car to the dealership for repair and was almost hit by a large truck coming from behind as I had no response from the accelerator pedal. I am not sure why this particular VIN was never added to the recall list as it fits the criteria as all other vehicles experiencing this issue. we paid $2600 the first time for the repair and are now out more money to have this known problem fixed again !

Im thinking electrical problems lights windshield wipers air locks windows locks dont work when you turn the car off lights dont go out! there is 6 recalls on this car i need to find out if they have been fixed. It was bought for my daughter and can not give it to her like this

The contact owns a 2010 Volkswagen Jetta. The contact stated that while driving at various speeds, there was an abnormal knocking sound coming from underneath the vehicle. The vehicle was taken to an independent mechanic who diagnosed that the rear passenger’s side coil spring had fractured. Additionally, the front passenger’s and driver’s side coil springs were also fractured. The vehicle was not yet repaired. The cause of the failure was not determined. The local dealer and manufacturer were notified of the failure, but no assistance was offered. The failure mileage was approximately 68,000.

I was driving 75 miles an hour on a major interstate and the car stopped accelerating while I was driving.(major safety issue) I was able to get to the side of the road and the car died and would not start again. The glow plug warning light started flashing as this was happening. I was able to get it towed to a repair shop or they told me the high-pressure fuel pump failed and that it was a catastrophic failure because there was metal from the pump through the whole fuel line.

When I try to start the car it was giving me a hard time to turn the key in the ignition then when I got it to start I was coming home and I park the car try to stop the car and take the key out the ignition it won't cut off and the key stuck in the ignition while the car still on it wouldn't let me stop or cut off the car and the key wouldn't come out of the ignition

VEHICLE WILL CUT OUT WHILE DRIVING AT HIGHWAY SPEEDS. THIS HAS BEEN HAPPENING FOR OVER A YEAR. MULTIPLE PARTS HAVE BEEN REPLACED OVER THIS TIME. THE INTERNET HAS MANY CASES OF THIS SAME PROBLEM HAPPENING TO OTHER PEOPLE. VW MUST KNOW ABOUT THIS PROBLEM. THIS IS A VERY DANGEROUS PROBLEM?

I WAS DRIVING DOWN A BUSY ROAD WHEN I SAW SMOKE COMING OUT FROM UNDER MY HOOD OF THE CAR. I IMMEDIATELY PULLED OVER ONTO A SIDE STREET AND POPPED THE HOOD. THE ENGINE WAS ENGULFED IN FLAMES. I THEN PULLED MY PANICKED 4 YEAR OLD DAUGHTER OUT OF HER CAR SEAT AND TOOK HER ACROSS THE STREET. WE THEN CALLED 9-11 AND THE SHERIFF'S DEPARTMENT AND FIRE DEPARTMENT SHOWED UP TO PUT OUT THE FIRE. I HAD MY CAR TOWED TO A MECHANIC WHERE HE SAYS THE FIRE WAS CAUSED BY A FUEL LINE. THERE IS A RECALL FOR THE SAME YEAR AND MODEL FOR MY CAR BUT IT IS NOT FOR MY VIN# EVEN THOUGH IT'S THE SAME CAUSE AS MY CAR'S FIRE!

ONGOING OCCURRENCE: WHEN I START MY CAR THE SUNROOF TILTS OPEN. I START TO DRIVE AND THE SUNROOF WOULD START RANDOMLY OPEN AND CLOSE WITHOUT ME TOUCHING KNOB TO OPEN SUNROOF. I COULD PUSH ON KNOB AND SUNROOF CLOSES FROM TILT POSITION AND AT TIMES IT WOULD JUST OPEN RIGHT BACK UP. THIS OCCURS DURING DRIVING AND WITHOUT DRIVING WITH CAR IGNITION ON. SEEMS LIKE ELECTRICAL ISSUE WITHIN THE SUNROOF CONTROLLER.

ABS CONTROL MODULE IS DEFECTIVE. I LOSE BRAKING POWER RANDOMLY ESPECIALLY WHEN TURNING STEERING WHEEL TO THE LEFT. ABS, TRACTION CONTROL AND AIRBAG LIGHTS ARE ON. BRAKE LIGHT WARNING WILL FLASH RANDOMLY AND THE SPEEDOMETER JUMPS UP AND DOWN RANDOMLY.

KEY WONT TURN, AS IF THERE IS A LOCKED STEERING WHEEL (EVEN THOUGH THERE ISN'T). AFTER ABOUT 30 MINUTES, WAS ABLE TO GET THE CAR STARTED, BUT COULDN'T TURN THE CAR BACK OFF WITHOUT APPLYING AN OVERLY STRONG INWARD PRESSURE TO TURN OFF THE CAR. THE IGNITION SWITCH IS STIFF AND LOCKS UP.

2010 VW JETTA SE NOT LONG AFTER PURCHASING TEH VEHICLE USED IN 2016, THE ABS AND ESC LIGHTS STARTED COMING ON. WE DIDN'T REALLY NOTICE ANY CHANGE IN THE VEHICLE PERFORMANCE, BUT WERE CONCERNED ABOUT THE LIGHTS BEING ON, ESPECIALLY SINCE IT CONCERNED THE BRAKES AND STABILITY. ON 6/14/19 WE TOOK THE VEHICLE TO THE LOCAL DEALER TO HAVE THIS ISSUE CHECKED OUT. THE RECEIPT FROM THAT VISIT SHOWED THAT THE ABS PUMP AND MODULE HAD FAULTS. THE DEALERSHIP RECOMMENDED REPLACING BOTH AT A COST OF $2,610. WE ASKED THE SERVICE PERSON WHAT WOULD HAPPEN IF WE DIDN'T REPLACE THEM AND HE SAID THE BRAKES WOULD STILL WORK BUT THE ABS MIGHT NOT FUNCTION PROPERLY, BUT THAT WE SHOULD BE OK. WE HAVE CONTINUED TO DRIVE THE VEHICLE WITH THE LIGHTS ON MOST OF THE TIME SINCE THEN WITHOUT ANY NOTICEABLE PERFORMANCE CHANGE; HOWEVER, PERFORMANCE IS STARTING TO BECOME AN ISSUE. THE ABS AND ESC LIGHTS HAVE BEEN REMAINING ILLUMINATED FOR QUITE SOME TIME NOW. ALSO IN THE LAST MONTH OR TWO THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT IS NOW STARTING TO COME ON PERIODICALLY WITH A CORRESPONDING ISSUE WITH THE STEERING BEING MORE DIFFICULT. WE ARE BECOMING MORE CONCERNED ABOUT SAFETY. AS A RESULT, WE TOOK THE VEHICLE TO AN INDEPENDENT REPAIR SHOP THIS WEEK TO GET THE PROBLEM CHECKED OUT. HE INFORMED US THAT THERE IS AN ACTIVE RECALL (16V913000) THAT WOULD CORRECT ALL OF THESE ISSUES. HE GAVE US A COPY OF THE RECALL AND SAID WE WOULD NEED TO TAKE IT TO THE LOCAL DEALER TO HAVE THE REPAIR DONE. WE CONTACTED THE LOCAL VW DEALER AND THEY TOLD US THE RECALL DOESN'T APPLY TO OUR VEHICLE, SO I THEN CALLED THE NATIONAL VW CUSTOMER SERVICE NUMBER AND WAS TOLD THE SAME THING. WHAT CAN WE DO TO HAVE VW HONOR THE RECALL FOR OUR VEHICLE?

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....

CONTROL PANEL FAN STOPPED WORKING AND BACK PASSENGER FLOOR IS WET.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2010 VOLKSWAGEN JETTA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 45 MPH AND PRESSING THE BRAKE PEDAL THE VEHICLE DID NOT IMMEDIATELY STOP AND CRASHED INTO THE REAR OF A SECOND VEHICLE. NO INJURIES WERE REPORTED AND NO POLICE REPORT WAS TAKEN. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC WHO DIAGNOSED THE ABS CONTROL MODULE WAS FAULTY AND NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE LOCAL DEALER SCHUMACHER VOLKSWAGON LOCATED 3720 NORTHLAKE BLVD SUITE B, PALM BEACH GARDENS, FL 33403 AND THE MANUFACTURER WERE NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE CONTACT WAS INFORMED THAT THE VEHICLE WAS NOT INCLUDED IN THE NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER 16V913000(SERVICE BRAKES). THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE HAD EXPERIENCED THE SAME FAILURE LISTED IN THE RECALL. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 76,000.

THE KEY WILL NOT START AND THEN WON'T TURN OFF. IT GETS STUCK IN THE IGNITION AND THE WHEEL LOCKS. THE LOCK AND NOT STARTING HAPPENS WHEN STATIONARY AND THE NOTOTR IS OFF. THE NOT TURNING OFF THE CAR HAPPENS WHEN IT'S STOPPED BUT IGNITION CANNOT BE TURNED OFF.

REAR DRIVER SIDE DOOR LOCKING MECHANISM HAS FAILED, IN THE UNLOCKED POSITION, RENDERING SECURING THE VEHICLE IMPOSSIBLE. THERE IS NO SECONDARY METHOD OF LOCKING THE DOOR, SINCE THE ACTUATOR IS SOLELY ELECTRICALLY OPERATED. THERE ARE ALSO INDICATIONS THAT THIS CONDITION IS RESPONSIBLE FOR DRAINING THE CAR'S BATTERY WHEN LEFT FOR MORE THAN 5 DAYS WITHOUT STARTING.

KEY GETS STUCK IN IGNITION AND I CANT TURN CAR OFF.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2010 VOLKSWAGEN JETTA. THE CONTACT STATED THE DISTANCE BETWEEN THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL AND BRAKE PEDAL WERE TOO CLOSE AND THAT THE WRONG PEDAL MAY BE DEPRESSED. THE CONTACT CALLED RALPH THAYER VOLKSWAGEN (34501 PLYMOUTH RD, LIVONIA, MI 48150, (734) 838-1820) HOWEVER, THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED NOR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS CONTACTED BUT, NO FURTHER ASSISTANCE WAS PROVIDED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 180,000.

I HAVE A 2010 VW JETTA WITH 118K ON IT AND WHILE I WAS DRIVING MY ENGINE DIED ON ME IN THE MIDDLE OF THE HIGHWAY CAUSING SOME SERIOUS SAFETY ISSUE. I EVETUALLY HAD THE CAR TOWED TO NEAREST REPAIR SHOP AND THEY ESTIMATED REPAIR COST TO BE BETWEEN 4-5K RANGE TO REPLACE THE TIMING CHAIN TENSINOR. I DID A QUICK GOOGLE SEARCH AND FOUND THOUNDS OF PEOPLE COMPLAING ABOUT THE SAME ISSUE. VW SERIOUSLY NEEDS TO LOOK INTO THIS. VERY DISSAPONTED. WON'T BUY ANOTHER VW EVERY AGAIN.

IGNITION SWITCH STOPPED WORKING AND CAR WOULD NOT TURN ON. COST $800 DOLLARS TO REPLACE.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2010 VOLKSWAGEN JETTA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE STOPPED, THE VEHICLE STALLED WITHOUT WARNING. THE VEHICLE WAS RESTARTED. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE ALTERNATOR AND TIMING BELT WERE RECENTLY REPLACED BY AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC. MCKENNA VOLKSWAGEN CERRITOS (18303 STUDEBAKER RD #5328, CERRITOS, CA 90703, 562-741-3035) WAS CONTACTED AND INFORMED OF THE FAILURE. THE CONTACT WAS INFORMED THAT THERE WAS A $249 DIAGNOSTIC FEE TO DIAGNOSE THE CAUSE OF THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED NOR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 122,193. *BF*JB

MY VEHICLE SHUTS OFF WHILE DRIVING AND I SEE CERTAIN LIGHTS SHOW UP WHEN THIS HAPPENS THE I LOSE THE CONTROL OF THE VEHICLE UNTIL IT POWERS BACK ON. I'VE ALREADY RULED OUT THE BATTERY AND ALTERNATOR IN THE VEHICLE. I LOOKED UP RECALLS AND THOUGH THERE IS NOT ONE ASSOCIATED WITH MY VIN THERE ARE RECALLS THAT ARE VERY SIMILAR TO MY ISSUE THAT I HAVE FROM DECEMBER 15, 2016. WHEN THE VEHICLES ELECTRONICS SHUT OF THE WHEEL LOCKS MAKING ME UNABLE TO TURN. WHEN THE ELECTRONICS COME BACK ON I REGAIN FULL MOBILITY. *TR

MY CHECK ENGINE LIGHT IS CONSTANTLY ON AND I HAVE NEVER GOTTEN A RECALL NOTICE. *TR

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.

NOT A COMPLAINT JUST CURIOUS. HAS ANYONE "FRIED" THEIR ABS MODULE AND OR REPLACED ONE. WHERE IS THE BEST PLACE TO GET PARTS? HOW MUCH WAS THE AVERAGE COST OF REPAIRS?

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.

TRUNK WIRING HARNESS HAS SHORT CURCUIT WILL NOT OPEN . DEALER RECOMMEND REMOVE AND REPLACE TRUNK WIRING HARNESS.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2010 VOLKSWAGEN JETTA. WHILE DRIVING 65 MPH, THE ABS INDICATOR BEGAN TO BEEP. THE CONTACT APPLIED THE BRAKES, BUT THE BRAKES DID NOT SLOW THE VEHICLE DOWN INITIALLY. THE VEHICLE EVENTUALLY SLOWED DOWN AND THE CONTACT WAS ABLE TO PULL OVER TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD AND STOP THE VEHICLE FOR FIFTEEN MINUTES. THE CONTACT SLOWLY DROVE HOME WITH THE ABS AND OTHER UNKNOWN INDICATORS FLASHING AND THE FUEL GAUGE NEEDLE MOVED BACK AND FORTH ERRATICALLY. IT TOOK THE CONTACT HOURS TO DRIVE HOME. GUNTHER VOLKSWAGEN OF FORT LAUDERDALE (1660 S STATE RD 7, FORT LAUDERDALE, FL 33317, (954) 797-1660) INFORMED THE CONTACT TO LEAVE THE VEHICLE FOR DIAGNOSTIC TESTING. THE DEALER CONFIRMED THE ABS FAILED AND THE VIN WAS NOT INCLUDED IN A RECALL. THE DEALER STATED THAT THE REPAIR WOULD COST $2,800. THE MANUFACTURER WAS CONTACTED AND STATED THAT THERE WAS NO RECALL ON THE VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE WAS CURRENTLY AT THE DEALER. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 135,000. THE VIN WAS UNKNOWN.

ABS MODULE HAS FAILED. FUEL PUMP HAS FAILED. 3 DOOR LOCK MODULES HAVE FAILED. RADIO HAS FAILED. FUEL PUMP ISSUES CAUSED BATTERY DRAIN ISSUES.

DOOR LOCKS STOPPED WORKING FOR MY VW JETTA S 2.5 L. WHEN I PRESS THE CAR KEY TO LOCK THE DOOR, IT GIVES SOUND THAT EVERYTHING IS LOCKED. ONE DAY TO MY HORROR, I SAW SOMEONE OPENING MY CAR AT NIGHT. I IMMEDIATELY RANG ALARM, WENT TO MY CAR AND CHECKED EVERY DOOR TO FIND THAT THEY ARE NOT GETTING LOCKED. NO MANUAL LOCKS FOR THIS VEHICLE TOO. THIS REALLY QUESTIONS THE SAFETY OF THE VEHICLE. I TOOK IT TO VW SERVICE. THEY TOLD THAT MECHANICAL PART OF LATCH FAILED. THEY TOLD THAT SINCE MECHANICAL AND ELECTRICAL PARTS COME TOGETHER BOTH WERE REPLACED AT A COST OF 670 BUCKS. THAT'S TOO MUCH FOR A SINGLE DOOR.

AIRBAG LIGHT WENT ON ABOUT TWO MONTHS AGO. I KNOW THAT MANY VWS, INCLUDING 2010 JETTAS LIKE MINE, WERE SUBJECT TO RECALL FOR CLOCK SPRING. I BELIEVE MY CAR SHOULD BE INCLUDED IN THAT RECALL AND THIS SHOULD BE FIXED FREE OF CHARGE BY VW. CALLED DEALERSHIP AND THEY SAID IT'S NOT AND THAT I'D HAVE TO PAY THE $125 DIAGNOSTIC FEE TO HAVE IT CHECKED OUT. HAVE READ MANY STORIES OF HOW YOU ARE RECEIVING MY COMPLAINTS FROM VW OWNERS ABOUT THIS PROBLEM. RECALL NEEDS TO BE EXPANDED. LIGHT IS ON ALL THE TIME. CALLED VW CUSTOMER CARE AND THEY COULD NOT HAVE BEEN LESS HELPFUL. CALLED YESTERDAY AND ASKED TO SPEAK WITH A SUPERVISOR. THEY SAID THERE NO SUPERVISOR WOULD BE AVAILABLE UNTIL THE FOLLOWING AFTERNOON. PLEASE EXPEDITE I'M VERY CONCERNED ABOUT MY SAFETY AND DRIVING THIS VEHICLE. HAVE BEEN LOYAL VW CUSTOMER SINCE 1998 BUT GIVEN THIS EXPERIENCE AND THE COMPANY'S RECENT ETHICAL MALFEASANCE, AM NOT SURPRISED THE COMPANY IS STRUGGLING TO STAY AFLOAT.

TURNED ON THE CAR ONE DAY AND THE ABS LIGHT CAME ON AND THE EMERGENCY BRAKE INDICATOR STARTED FLASHING ON THE DASH. IT LASTED FOR A FEW DAYS AND THEN WENT AWAY, BUT CAME BACK AGAIN A DAY LATER. I TOOK THE VEHICLE IN TO GET IT INSPECTED AND THE ANTI-LOCK BRAKE (ABS) CONTROL MODULE WAS FAULTY AND HAD TO BE REMOVED AND REPLACED, WHICH COST ME OVER $2000. MY COMPLAINT IS THAT THERE IS A RECALL FOR THE SAME EXACT PROBLEM FOR THE SAME YEAR, MAKE, AND MODEL OF MY CAR BUT A DIFFERENT ENGINE TYPE, THEREFORE, IT DOES NOT APPLY TO MY CAR (ACCORDING TO THE VIN AND YOUR WEBSITE). THE RECALL CAMPAIGN NUMBER THAT I AM REFERENCING IS 16V913000. AFTER READING OTHER COMPLAINTS, IT SEEMS I AM NOT ALONE IN MY FRUSTRATIONS AND THAT MANY OTHERS ARE AFFECTED BY THIS ISSUE AS WELL.

THERE HAS BEEN A STATEWIDE LAWSUIT AGAINST VOLKSWAGEN REGARDING 2010 JETTA TIMING CHAIN AND TIMING CHAIN TENSOR. THE DEALER SHIP HAS REFUSED TO CORRECT THE ISSUE WITH MY VEHICLE EVEN TOUGH IT IS STILL UNDER WARRANTY. RICK CASE VOLKSWAGEN HAS REFUSED TO CHECK AN ISSUE THAT VOLKSWAGEN HAS STATED THEY WERE AWARE OF TIMING CHAIN ISSUES.

AFTER TAKING MY 2010 VOLKSWAGEN JETTA TO MY YEARLY TEXAS INSPECTION IT DID NOT PASS BECAUSE IS HAS THE BRAKE AND THE ABS LIGHT ON. THE ABS LIGHT IS ILLUMINATED WITH FAULT CODE 01130 AND OR 16352- ABS REPLACEMENT AFTER 45F2 RECALL. THE DEALER RECALL #16V913000 & T.S.B# 45-1704 WHERE IN CLEARLY INCLUDES MY VEHICLE IN THE RANGE OF VIN NUMBERS AFFECTED BY THIS FAULT. VOLKSWAGEN DOES NOT WANT TO HONOR THIS RECALL BECAUSE IT DOES NOT SHOW UP IN THEIR SYSTEM WITH MY VIN#. BUT AS STATED BEFORE THERE IS A "RECALL #16V913000 & T.S.B# 45-1704 WHERE IN CLEARLY INCLUDES MY VEHICLE IN THE RANGE OF VIN NUMBERS AFFECTED BY THIS FAULT. " I AM ATTACHING A DOCUMENT WITH A COPY OF THE TBS . THE PART THAT I DO NOT UNDERSTAND IS THAT VOLKSWAGEN KNOW THAT THEY HAD THAT EFFECT AND MY CAR HAS IT BUT SINCE THEY DO NOT HAVE MY CAR INT HE LIST THEY DO NOT WANT TO HONOR THE RECALL. CAN YOU PLEASE HELP ME WITH THIS? THANKS.

TL* TAKATA RECALL. THE CONTACT OWNS A 2010 VOLKSWAGEN JETTA SPORTWAGEN. WHILE DRIVING 10 MPH, THE STEERING WHEEL BECAME DIFFICULT TO TURN. THE CONTACT STATED THAT "CAUTION DEFECTIVE AIR BAG" WAS DISPLAYED. THE CONTACT WAS ABLE TO PARK THE VEHICLE SAFELY. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT ABLE TO BE DRIVEN AND WAS TOWED TO THE CONTACT'S RESIDENCE. THE CONTACT CALLED VOLKSWAGEN OF MURRIETA (LOCATED AT 41300 DATE ST, MURRIETA, CA 92562, (951) 249-7072) AND INFORMED THEM OF THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 76,000.

MY 2010 JETTA WOLFSBURG'S LOCKS DO NOT WORK WHENEVER IT RAINS - DRIVER'S SIDE DOOR IS LOCKED WHEN UNLOCK CAR, BUT OTHER DOORS ARE UNLOCKED. HAVE TO USE KEY TO OPEN DOOR. FURTHERMORE, THE PASSENGER DOOR ON DRIVER'S SIDE DOES NOT LOCK AT ALL SO CAN BE OPENED WHEN PARKED AT A LIGHT, ETC. THE CAR HAS A SUNROOF AND WHEN RAINS CONDENSATION BUILDS UP AROUND PASSENGER SIDE DOOR AND WINDOW ON DRIVER'S SIDE (HAVE SEEN MILDEW AND MOLD GROWING SO CLEAN AFTER EVER RAIN). RADIO WAS WORKING AND DIED DURING RAIN. FUSES ARE OK. DEALER SAYS RADIO IS DEAD AND $900 TO REPLACE WITH A FACTORY ONE. I AM CONCERNED ABOUT SIDE AIRBAGS WORKING ALONG WITH BEING ABLE TO OPEN A DOOR THAT SHOULD BE LOCKED.

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.

KEY GETS STUCK IN IGNITION WHEN TURNING OFF THE ENGINE.

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!

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2010 VOLKSWAGEN JETTA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE BRAKES WERE FAULTY. THE CONTACT ATTEMPTED TO BRAKE AND THE PEDAL WENT STRAIGHT TO THE FLOORBOARD. IN ADDITION, THE VEHICLE TOOK LONGER THAN USUAL TO STOP. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE AIR BAG, SEAT BELT, ABS, AND BRAKE LIGHT INDICATORS ILLUMINATED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC WHO DIAGNOSED THAT THE ABS HYDRAULIC PUMP WAS FAULTY AND RECOMMENDED THAT A DEALER BE CONTACTED. THE CONTACT CALLED BMW VOLKSWAGEN OF TOPEKA (3030 S KANSAS AVE, TOPEKA, KS, (785) 266-8480), BUT THEY DID NOT ASSIST. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 1,193.

ABS ENGINE LIGHT IS ON. FOUND EVIDENCE ONLINE THAT VW EXTENDED COVERAGE FOR REPLACEMENT OF THIS MODULE. FAULT CODE FOR SAFETY RECALL FOR ABS MODULE IS 16V-913. WAS TOLD BY THE DEALERSHIP THAT MODULE IS NOT UNDER WARRANTY. IN ADDITION, AIR BAG INDICATOR IS ON AND CHECK ENGINE LIGHT IS ON. JUST HAD THE CHEAT DEVICE REMOVED TWO MONTHS AGO.

AFTER DRIVING ALL DAY WITH NO PROBLEM, I PUT THE CAR IN PARK AND ATTEMPTED TO TURN THE CAR OFF. THE IGNITION WOULD NOT TURN OFF. I DROVE A LITTLE FURTHER AND TRIED AGAIN AND IT WOULD NOT TURN OFF. I TOOK IT TO MY MECHANIC AND THEY COULDN'T GET IT TO TURN OFF EITHER. AFTER MANY ATTEMPTS AND WD-40, THEY WE ABLE TO GET THE CAR OFF. IT APPEARS THAT THE ISSUE IS THE IGNITION SWITCH. ACCORDING TO THE MECHANIC, THERE ARE MANY ISSUES WITH THIS WITH VOLKSWAGEN, YET THERE IS NOT A RECALL. THE REPLACEMENT WILL BE ABOUT $650. I'VE ALREADY REPLACED ELECTRICAL ISSUES INVOLVING ABS AND AIRBAGS THAT WERE CLOSE TO $2000. AFTER 2 YEARS OF OWNERSHIP, I'M READY TO GET RID OF THIS CAR AND NEVER OWN ANOTHER VOLKSWAGEN.

VEHICLE WAS BEING DRIVEN DOWN THE HIGHWAY WHEN THE VEHICLE SUDDENLY WENT TO NEUTRAL ALMOST CAUSING MULTIPLE CRASHES ATTEMPTING TO MOVE OVER TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD AS IT WAS IMPOSSIBLE TO ACCELERATE. IT HAD TO BE TOWED TO A VOLKSWAGEN DEALERSHIP AS IT WAS NOT POSSIBLE TO DRIVE AND WAS TOLD THE MECHATRONIC UNIT HAS FAILED AND HAVE BEEN QUOTED $2,360. THIS IS A COMPLAINT BECAUSE THERE WAS ABSOLUTELY NO WARNING OR CONCERN IF THIS BECOMING AN ISSUE AND THE FAILURE OF THIS DEVICE COULD HAVE CAUSE SERIOUS INJURIES.

I WAS INVOLVED IN A CAR ACCIDENT ON 6/01/2017. THE POLICE ESTIMATED THAT THE CAR THAT HIT ME FROM THE BACK WAS GOING 55MPH. MY AIRBAG FAILED TO DEPLOY...EVEN THOUGH MY CAR WAS TOTALED DUE TO SUFFERING EXTENSIVE FROM END DAMAGE. MY CAR WAS STOPPED AT THE MOMENT OF IMPACT. DUE TO THE FAILURE OF MY AIRBAG MY FACE AND SHOULDER HIT THE STEERING WHEEL CAUSING ME TO LOSE A TOOTH AND CAUSE GREAT DAMAGE TO MY SHOULDER.

THE TIMING CHAIN SYSTEM IN MY 2010 VOLKSWAGEN JETTA WOLFSBURG EDITION FAILED, RENDERING THE CAR IMMOBILE. FORTUNATELY, THE VEHICLE WAS IN A PARKING LOT, AS FAILURE IN A ROAD COULD HAVE CAUSED AN ACCIDENT. BASED ON READINGS, THIS HAS HAPPENED TO MULTIPLE CARS WITH THE SAME ENGINE AND HAS RESULTED IN A CLASS ACTION LAWSUIT AGAINST VOLKSWAGEN.

THE ANTILOCK BRAKE SYSTEM CONTROL UNIT IS FAILING DURING ABS OR ELECTRONIC STABILITY CONTROL ACTIVATION, RESULTING IN A LOSS OF VEHICLE CONTROL AND ESP LIGHT COMING ON AND OFF RANDOMLY.

SUNROOF EXPLODED WHILE TRAVELING 70 MPH ON HIGHWAY. NO NEARBY VEHICLES, NO OBVIOUS SOURCE OF IMPACT. SUNROOF WAS IN THE CLOSED POSITION. GLASS MOSTLY CONTAINED ABOVE SUNSHADE (WHICH WAS CLOSED) BUT SOME FELL THROUGH AIR SLOTS AT THE FRONT. VERY LOUD BANG, LIKE A GUNSHOT WHEN IT EXPLODED. OUTSIDE TEMPERATURE WAS 56F, JUST CROSSING SNOQUALMIE PASS IN WA STATE AROUND 1PM.

TAKATA RECALL - HAD MY HEATED SEATS ON AND ENDED UP WITH 3RD DEGREE BURNS AND BLISTERS DOWN THE RIGHT SIDE OF MY BACK.

COIL SPRINGS IN REAR BOTH BROKE NOW FRONT SPRING IS BROKEN. VERY DANGEROUS HAPPENED WHILE DRIVING STRIAT DOWN HIGHWAY

WHILE THE VEHICLE WAS IN MOTION, THE SPEAKERS MADE A LOUD POP AND THE ENTIRE STEREO SYSTEM STOPPED WORKING (RADIO WAS NOT ON). THIS INCLUDED BLUETOOTH AND ALL HANDS-FREE FUNCTIONS FOR COMMUNICATION. THOUGH THE RADIO IS NOT A SAFETY ISSUE, THE BLUETOOTH HANDS FREE FUNCTION IS VITAL, AND IT WILL NOT WORK. I'VE CALLED VW AND HAD IT LOOKED AT, AND LEARNED THAT VW IS AWARE THAT MANY OF THEIR 2010 VW JETTAS WERE MADE WITH FAULTY RADIOS. THERE ARE HUNDREDS OF REPORTS OF THIS SAME ISSUE, AND VW REFUSES A RECALL. MULTIPLE VW EMPLOYEES SAID THIS IS A COMMON PROBLEM WITH THIS MODEL, BUT THE COMPANY WILL NOT TAKE RESPONSIBILITY. I'VE QUOTED REPLACEMENT COST AND IT FALLS BETWEEN $700 AND $800 TO REPLACE THE SYSTEM AND HAVE THE ABILITY TO USE MY HANDS FREE FUNCTION THAT WAS PART OF THE REASON I BOUGHT THE VEHICLE. I'VE BEEN FIGHTING THIS FOR A FEW YEARS, HOPING VW WOULD TAKE OWNERSHIP, BUT THEY STILL HAVE NOT ISSUED A RECALL.

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.

I HAVE RECENTLY NOTICED THAT THE 2015 - 2019 JETTA SPORTWAGEN BEEN IDENTIFIED WITH A REAR COIL SPRING BREAKING ISSUE AND A RECALL WILL BE ISSUED APRIL 19, 2019 - MY 2010 JETTA SPORTWAGEN HAS RECENTLY EXPERIENCED THE SAME ISSUE AND I BELIEVE THE RECALL SHOULD BE EXPANDED

ABS RECALL: WHEN THE VEHICLE WAS STARTED I NOTICED THE ABS INDICATOR LIGHT WAS ILLUMINATED. ALSO, THE BRAKE LIGHT WAS BLINKING AND A BEEPING TONE WAS AUDIBLE. OTHERWISE, THE VEHICLE WAS DRIVING FINE. NEXT THE STEERING WHEEL INDICATOR, EPC INDICATOR, AND CHECK ENGINE LIGHT WAS ILLUMINATED. NOW, THE VEHICLE IS A BIT DIFFICULT TO STEER AND THE SPEEDOMETER IS NOT WORKING. THERE IS AN ABS RECALL FOR VEHICLES OF THE SAME YEAR, MAKE AND MODEL, BUT UNFORTUNATELY, MY VEHICLE VIN IS NOT INCLUDED IN THAT RECALL. I CANNOT GET A CLEAR UNDERSTANDING FROM VW AS TO WHY MY VEHICLE IS NOT COVERED BY THE RECALL.

THERE WAS A RECALL NOTICE FOR 2010 VOLKSWAGENS FOR A FAIL IN THE BRAKE LOCK SYSTEM (ABS) AND MINE WENT OUT ON MY CAR LAST YEAR 2018. WHY DIDN'T MY CAR QUALIFY FOR THE RECALL TO GET FIXED FROM THE MANUFACTURE. I'M A MOTHER OF 2 AND I WORK PLUS IN SCHOOL. I CAN'T AFFORD TO REPLACE THIS. AND I WANT TO FEEL SAFE WHILE DRIVING ON THE ROAD. I REALLY NEED THE MANUFACTURE TO FIX THIS. I LOVE MY CAR BUT IT'S ALREADY EXPENSIVE ENOUGH WITH THE HIGH MILEAGE OIL CHANGE AND OTHER EXPENSES. IF MY CAR CAN QUALIFY FOR THE RECALL JUST LIKE THE OTHER 2010 THAT WILL BE A LIFE SAVER. PLEASE HELP ME OUT WITH THIS ISSUE.

FAULTY EGR SYSTEM PUTS MOISTURE IN THE TURBO INTERCOOLER ON THE DIESEL 2.0 ENGINE. INTERCOOLER EVENTUALLY FREEZES IN COLD TEMPERATURES. ENGINE DIES RANDOMLY DUE TO NO TURBO BOOST. MY CAR DIED WHILE MAKING A LEFT HAND TURN ACROSS 2 LANES OF ONCOMING TRAFFIC. WE WERE ALMOST T-BONED BY A SEMI TRUCK HAULING A 53' TRAILER! MY DEALER HAD ONE OTHER TDI IN THE SHOP THE SAME DAY MINE WAS TOWED IN. VW HAS ENGINEERED A ' COLD WEATHER INTERCOOLER' AND IS AWARE OF THIS DESIGN FLAW. NOTHING IS MENTIONED IN THE OWNER'S MANUAL ABOUT DRAINING THE WATER (WHICH ISN'T SUPPOSED TO BE THERE) FROM THE SYSTEM OCCASIONALLY DURING WARM WEATHER. CARS UNDER THE 36,000 MILE WARRANTY HAVE HAD THE UPDATED INTERCOOLER INSTALLED FOR FREE. THIS UPDATE, THAT DIDN'T FIX THE PROBLEM, COST ME $1042.92. THE CAR STALLED DURING THE DRIVE HOME FROM THE DEALERSHIP IMMEDIATELY AFTER THE NEW COLD WEATHER INTERCOOLER WAS INSTALLED. IT STALLED 2 OUT OF 3 SUBSEQUENT TRIPS AFTER THE UPDATED INTERCOOLER. THE CAR HAD TO BE TOWED DUE TO THE ENGINE STARTING AND IMMEDIATELY STALLING. THIS ISSUE AROSE AFTER THE VW TDI EMMISSIONS FIX THAT WAS PERFORMED ON MY CAR IN DECEMBER OF 2017.

WHILE DRIVING ANYTIME THAT WE WOULD SLOW DOWN OR PUT THE VEHICLE INTO REVERSE THE VEHICLE WOULD GO RANDOMLY IN NEUTRAL. IT WAS RANDOMLY THIS WOULD HAPPEN AND BECAME MORE FREQUENT. TOOK IT TO A DEALER AND THEY SAID WE WOULD HAVE TO HAVE THE TRANSMISSION REPLACED SOON. RIGHT BEFORE THIS THEIR WERE ABOUT ANOTHER $3,000 WORTH OF ISSUES WE HAD TO FIX.

THE DOOR LOCKS/LATCHES FOR VW JETTA WOLFSBURG EDITION 2010 ARE NOT WORKING (CURRENTLY, THREE OUT OF FOUR DOORS/LATCHES ARE NOT WORKING). THE ESTIMATED COST FOR REPLACEMENT IS $595 PER DOOR LATCH (TOTAL ESTIMATED COST: $1,785). WHILE IT MAY POSE A SAFETY RISK, IT IS ALSO POSSIBLE THAT THE SIDE AIRBAGS MAY OR MAY NOT WORK WHEN THERE ARE ELECTRICAL ISSUES WITH THE DOOR LOCKS/LATCHES. THERE IS ALSO A POSSIBILITY FOR THEFT WHEN THE DOOR LOCKS ARE NOT WORKING. ALSO, TURN SIGNALS ON BOTH SIDE-VIEW MIRRORS ARE NOT WORKING. THE ESTIMATED COST FOR REPLACEMENT OF TURN SIGNAL ON EACH SIDE IS $437 (TOTAL ESTIMATED COST: $874). FOR THE REPLACEMENT OF DEFECTIVE DOOR LOCKS/LATCHES (3 OUT OF 4 DOORS) AND TURN SIGNALS ON SIDE-VIEW MIRRORS (BOTH LEFT AND RIGHT SIDE), THE ESTIMATED TOTAL COST WILL BE $2,659. ANOTHER IMPORTANT POINT: BETWEEN DECEMBER 2017 AND DECEMBER 2018, THERE WERE SEVERAL PROBLEMS IN THIS CAR (VW JETTA WOLFSBURG EDITION 2010). EXAMPLES OF THESE PROBLEMS WERE CLOCK-SPRING/AIRBAG/ENGINE-LIGHT-ON, BUILD-UP OF CARBON IN ENGINE VALVES, COOLANT AND WATER PUMP LEAKAGE, AND TIMING CHAIN/TENSIONER. DURING THIS ONE-YEAR PERIOD WITH 3 VISITS TO VW DEALERSHIP/SERVICE DEPARTMENT, AN AMOUNT OF OVER $5,000 HAS ALREADY BEEN SPENT. THUS, THERE IS A CONSTANT PROBLEM WITH VW JETTA WOLFSBURG EDITION 2010.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2010 VOLKSWAGEN JETTA. WHILE DRIVING 50 MPH, THE VEHICLE FAILED TO STOP WHEN THE BRAKE PEDAL WAS DEPRESSED. THE DRIVER HAD TO ENGAGE THE EMERGENCY BRAKE TO STOP THE VEHICLE AND THE ANTI-LOCK BRAKE SYSTEM WARNING INDICATOR ILLUMINATED. THE DRIVER WAS ABLE TO COAST THE VEHICLE TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT OIL WAS LEAKING FROM THE ENGINE AND THE BRAKE PEDAL WAS TEMPORARILY REPAIRED. THE VEHICLE WAS LATER TAKEN TO DUBLIN VOLKSWAGEN (6085 SCARLETT CT, DUBLIN, CA 94568, (925) 829-0800), BUT WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED DUE TO THE DIAGNOSTIC AND REPAIR FEES. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE AND DID NOT ASSIST. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 100,000.

ABS SENSOR ERROR- HAD TO REPLACE SENSOR ON TWO OCCASIONS WITHIN TWO YEARS. EACH ONE COSTING OVER $200. ON SECOND REPLACE, THE SENSOR DIRECTLY FROM VW WAS DEFECTIVE. WARNING LIGHT COMES ON, GOES OFF, COMES ON, ETC. COMES ON WHEN MOVING AND SOMETIMES WHEN SITTING STILL. MECHANIC TOLD ME THIS IS A VERY COMMON ERROR. I DON'T WANT A CAR THAT IS NOT FULLY DEPENDABLE. AFTER THE TDI ISSUE AND 10 MPG LESS WITH THE FIX, I AM VERY UNHAPPY.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2010 VOLKSWAGEN JETTA. WHILE DRIVING OVER A BUMP AT DIFFERENT SPEEDS, THE CONTACT HEARD AN ABNORMAL RATTLING NOISE COMING FROM THE VEHICLE. COMPASS MOTORS (200 DOLSON AVE, MIDDLETOWN, NY 10940, (844) 258-3818) INFORMED THE CONTACT TO CALL THE MANUFACTURER. UPON INSPECTING THE VEHICLE, THE CONTACT FOUND THAT ALL FOUR COIL SPRINGS WERE FRACTURED. THE REAR COIL SPRINGS WERE REPAIRED, BUT THE FRONT SPRINGS WERE STILL FRACTURED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 85,000.

OIL LEAK ON BRAKES VACUUM PUMP. USUALLY A CHEAP DEFECTIVE O-RING RESULTING IN BIG OIL LEAK

SAME ... I COULDN'T TURN OFF MY CAR OR TAKE THE KEYS OUT, THE CAR WAS ON FOR MORE THAT 3 HRS, TOOK THE CAR TO VW AND THEY ARE CHARGING ME $800+ FOR FIXING IT, I LET MY CAR THERE AND IT WAS STILL ON. THIS IS A VW PROBLEM, AND THEY SHOULD DO A RECALL AND/OR AT LEAST RECOGNIZE PART OF THE FIXING ON THESE MODELS, WHERE IS THE CONSUMER PRODUCT HELP? WE NEED A RECALL ON THIS IGNITION BOX PROBLEMS, THIS IS DANGEROUS . ALSO THEY SHOULD REIMBURSE ALL OF US

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2010 VOLKSWAGEN JETTA SPORTWAGEN. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE ANTI-LOCK AND ABS WARNING INDICATORS ILLUMINATED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO FLOW VOLKSWAGEN OF WINSTON-SALEM (425 SILAS CREEK PARKWAY, WINSTON-SALEM, NC 27127) WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE ABS MODULE NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS CONTACTED AND STATED THAT THE VEHICLE WAS NOT COVERED UNDER A WARRANTY. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 82,000.

I WAS DRIVING ON THE EXPRESSWAY WHEN A CAR ON THE SHOULDER PULLED OUT WITHOUT SEEING ME. I WENT TO HONK MY HORN AND IT DIDN'T WORK. I LUCKILY SWERVED INTO THE NEXT LANE WITHOUT HITTING THE CAR IN THE NEXT LANE. I FOUND OUT IT'S NOT JUST MY HORN BUT THE COCK SPRING NEEDS REPLACING. NOTHING ON MY STEERING WHEEL WORKS NOW AND MY AIRBAG WARNING LIGHT STAYS ON.

RANDOM MISFIRE PERMANENT CYLINDER V AND AFTER THE START OF EFFECTS ON THE AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION HEARD TUBA AND SOME OF THE DEVELOPMENT

ABS AND TRACTION CONTROL ARE INOPERABLE.

2010 VOLKSWAGEN JETTA WOLFSBURG. INQUIRY ON BEHALF OF CONSTITUENT IN REGARDS TO VOLKSWAGEN. *AS THE CONSUMER STATED THE DOORS OCCASIONALLY WOULD NOT LOCK OR UNLOCK FROM THE INSIDE AND OUTSIDE OF THE VEHICLE. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED, BUT DID NOT OFFER ANY ASSISTANCE. *JS

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2010 VOLKSWAGEN JETTA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE KEY BECAME STUCK IN THE RUN POSITION IN THE IGNITION. THE CONTACT STRUCK THE IGNITION WITH A HAMMER LIGHTLY AND THE KEY WAS ABLE TO BE RELEASED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO CIOCCA VOLKSWAGEN (1346 LEHIGH ST, ALLENTOWN, PA 18103, (610) 797-6330) WHERE THE CONTACT WAS INFORMED THAT THE IGNITION SWITCH NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 45,000.

IGNITIONS SWITCH WON'T TURN OFF AND CAR KEEPS RUNNING UNTIL BROUGHT TO SHOP TO TURN OFF. MANY ATTEMPTS TO GET THE IGNITION SWITCH TO TURN OFF FAILED, BEFORE THIS HAPPEN FEW TIME THE CAR TURNED OFF FOR NO REASON, NOT SURE IF IT IS RELATED TO THE IGNITION SWITCH NOT TURNING OFF PROBLEM.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2010 VOLKSWAGEN JETTA SPORTWAGEN. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 40 MPH, THE VEHICLE STALLED AND WAS UNABLE TO BE RESTARTED. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC TO BE DIAGNOSED. THE INDEPENDENT MECHANIC CONTACTED MAG VOLKSWAGEN (6335 PERIMETER LOOP RD, DUBLIN, OH 43017, (614) 389-5556) TO ASSIST WITH THE DIAGNOSTIC TEST. THE CONTACT WAS INFORMED THAT THE HIGH PRESSURE FUEL PUMP FAILED AND NEEDED TO BE REPLACED ALONG WITH THE ENTIRE FUEL SYSTEM DUE TO METAL SHAVINGS IN THE FUEL PUMP AND FUEL LINE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 190,000.

KEY GETS STUCK IN THE IGNITION FREQUENTLY! IT GETS STUCK AND WILL NOT TURN FAR ENOUGH TO TURN ON AND IT ALSO GETS STUCK WHERE YOU CANNOT TURN IT OFF! I HAVE TO WAIT SEVERAL MINUTES (UP TO 30 MIN) TO TRY AGAIN TO START OR TURN OFF THE CAR. THIS IS A WASTE OF MY TIME AND I WILL NEVER RECOMMEND ANY VW VEHICLE EVER AGAIN!

WE PURCHASED THIS CAR TWO DAYS AGO FOR OUR 18 YO DAUGHTER AND I DID NOT NOTICE THE AIRBAG LIGHT ON. IT WAS WHEN SHE PULLED INTO THE DRIVEWAY AND TRIED TO HONK THE HORN THAT OUR ATTENTION WAS DRAWN TO THE LIGHT. IT IS AT THE DEALER TODAY HAVING THE CLOCK SPRING REPAIRED AND COSTING $450.00. AS I BEGAN TO RESEARCH THE PROBLEM, I BECAME AWARE THAT IN 2015 VW HAD A RECALL ON THE CLOCK SPRING OF THE CC AND PASSAT. I ASKED THE DEALER IF THIS CAR WOULD BE COVERED UNDER THE RECALL AND HE SAID THE JETTA WAS NOT UNDER ANY RECALL. MY REPLY, "HMMM, I GUESS IT'S JUST A COINCIDENCE." I HAD READ THAT THERE WAS AN INVESTIGATION INTO THE RECALL FAILING AND THAT POSSIBLY THERE WOULD BE AN EXPANSION OF THE VW'S BEING RECALLED FOR THIS ISSUE WHICH DOES INCLUDE THE JETTA 2010-2014. THE DEALER TOLD ME IF THAT DID HAPPEN, I WOULD BE ABLE TO GET ALL OF THE EXPENSE REIMBURSED. IT IS INFURIATING TO ME THAT THERE IS A KNOWN FAILURE OF THE CLOCK SPRING IN VW'S AND THE COMPANY IS NOT BEING RESPONSIBLE ABOUT IT. MY DAUGHTER WOULD NOT BE SAFE WITH A CAR THAT HAS A FAILING AIR BAG. IT IS MORALLY UNCONSCIONABLE.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2010 VOLKSWAGEN JETTA. WHILE DRIVING 25 MPH, THE BRAKE LIGHTS AND HEADLIGHTS FAILED TO WORK PROPERLY. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE BULBS WERE REPLACED EVERY TWO MONTHS. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN UNKNOWN LOCAL DEALER WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THERE WAS AN ELECTRICAL FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS UNKNOWN.

ABS CONTROL MODULE PROBLEM/FAILURE WE SAW A RECALL FOR 2009 MODELS WITH THIS ISSUE! OUR VEHICLE IS A 2010 JETTA SPORTWAGON WITH LESS THAN 80K MILES ON IT WHICH WE PURCHASE DIN DECEMBER OF 2009 WITH A 7 YEAR/100K MILE EXTENDED WARRANTY. WE WERE ALWAYS REALLY HAPPY WITH THE CAR UNTIL WE GOT THE NOTICE THAT THIS WAS ONE OF THE CARS WITH THE EMISSIONS CHEATS IN IT. AS WE HAD SUCH LITTLE MILEAGE ON THE CAR WE ELECTED (AFTER MUCH CONTEMPLATION MIND YOU) TO HAVE THE CAR "FIXED" AND TOOK THE $5K IN RESTITUTION THEY OFFERED. JUST AFTER THE EMISSIONS "FIX" THE CAR STARTED SPUTTERING WHEN IN IDLE SPEED SO WE TOOK IT TO THE DEALERSHIP BUT WERE TOLD THEY DID NOT SEE ANY ERROR CODES AND COULD NOT DUPLICATE THE PROBLEM SO WE KEPT DRIVING THE CAR BUT THIS ISSUE DID NOT GO AWAY AND IS STILL A CONSTANT AGGRAVATION TO US AS THE ENTIRE CAR SHAKES WHEN THIS OCCURS. JUNE 2018 THE BRAKE LIGHT, THE TRACTION CONTROL LIGHT, AND THE ABS LIGHT CAME ON. WE TOOK IT TO THE DEALERSHIP AND THEY HOOKED IT UP TO THE COMPUTER WHICH INSTRUCTED THEM THAT THE ABS MODULE AND PUMP NEED TO BE REPLACED, APPROXIMATELY A $3,000 REPAIR. WE TOOK IT TO ANOTHER MECHANIC WHO INSTRUCTED US THAT THE PUMP WAS FINE BUT THE MODULE NEEDED TO BE REPLACED DUE TO THE FAULT THEY READ. JULY 2018, IN ADDITION TO THE PREVIOUS LIGHTS COMING ON, NOW THE DIESEL PRE-HEAT LIGHT CAME ON, THE STEERING LIGHT CAME ON, THE AIRBAG LIGHT CAME ON AND THE ESP LIGHT CAME ON, THE ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON. ONCE AGAIN WE TOOK IT TO THE DEALERSHIP AND GOT THE SAME ANSWER: THE ABS CONTROL MODULE IS FAULTY. WE ARE GETTING A THIRD OPINION AS WE HAVE A BAD FEELING THAT THE SOFTWARE UPDATE THEY INSTALLED FOR THE EMISSIONS "REPAIR" IS SETTING OFF SOME OF THESE COMMUNICATIONS ISSUES. AFTER 8.5 YEARS WITHOUT ANY ISSUES TO HAVE THESE PROBLEMS AFTER THEY "FIX" THE SOFTWARE SEEMS AWFULLY COINCIDENTAL.

MY VEHICLE AS WELL AS MANY OTHER OTHERS FROM MODEL YEAR 2006 TO 2012 ARE EXPERIENCING ABS AND ESC FAILURES AT AN UNPRECEDENTED LEVEL. I AM PERSONALLY ON MY 4TH ABS UNIT WITH 77,890 MILES ON MY CAR. EACH TIME IT HAS COST ME ROUGHLY 2K TO REPLACE THIS UNIT AND THE LAST 2 HAVE FAILED WITHIN A YEAR. WITH THIS FAILURE I LOSE MY TRACTION CONTROL AND ANTILOCK BRAKES CREATING A POTENTIALLY DANGEROUS SITUATION FOR MYSELF AND MY WIFE AND KIDS MORE IMPORTANTLY. I AM CONSIDERING A CLASS ACTION LAWSUIT. TRUST ME... I HAVE ENOUGH COMPLAINANTS JUST IN PIKEVILLE KY. IT MAKES DRIVING IN RAIN INCREDIBLY DIFFICULT AND DANGEROUS AND MAKES CONTROLLING THE VEHICLE EXPONENTIALLY MORE DIFFICULT. PLEASE LOOK INTO THIS!!!! VW AMERICA IS BURYING THIS ISSUE AND A SIMPLE BING OR GOOGLE SEARCH WILL SHOW YOU COUNTLESS COMPLAINTS. THE DATE I'M GOING TO INCLUDE BELOW IS THE LAST UNIT FAILURE.

GOT A NOTICE FROM CREDITKARMA.COM GIVING ME INFORMATION ON MY CAR MAKE AND MODEL BEING RECALLED FOR BRAKE SYSTEM ISSUES.

ON JUNE 6TH, WHILE ROLLING UP TO AN INTERSECTION, THE GLOW PLUG SENSOR LIGHT FLASHED, AND THEN CAR STALLED. IT WOULDN'T START AGAIN. IT WAS EXTREMELY DANGEROUS AS THE MPH ON THE ROAD IS 50, AND THE CAR WAS NOT IN A GOOD POSITION TO BE MOVED TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD. TONS OF CARS PASSING VERY FAST AT 9:30 PM. WE HAD IT TOWED TO THE DEALERSHIP, WHO FOUND METAL IN THE FUEL. THEY DIAGNOSED IT AND SAID THE FUEL PUMP HAD DIED. DUE TO THE EMISSIONS SCANDAL, VW GAVE US AN EXTENDED EMISSIONS WARRANTY, WHICH THANKFULLY COVERS THE ENTIRE FUEL SYSTEM! WOW! BUT THEN, THE DEALERSHIP SAID THEY TESTED THE FUEL AND SAID IT FAILED THE CONTAMINATION TESTS. I HAVE KEPT A LOG OF MY MILEAGE EVER SINCE I GOT THE CAR. IN FACT, I EVEN SAVED MY LAST FEW RECEIPTS WHICH SHOW I ONLY PUT DIESEL IN MY VEHICLE. THE DEALERSHIP DOES NOT WANT TO HONOR THE WARRANTY BECAUSE THEY ARE BLAMING ME FOR MISFUELING AND CONTAMINATING MY FUEL. IT'S REALLY FRUSTRATING WHEN I HAVE OWNED THE CAR IT'S ENTIRE LIFE AND HAVE NEVER PUT THE WRONG FUEL IN. I CALLED VW CORPORATE AND THEY ARE TRYING TO BLAME ME FOR MISFUELING, TOO. THEY "TALKED WITH THE DEALERSHIP" AND THINK THEIR "FUEL CONTAMINATION TEST" WAS ACCURATE. THE SERVICE MANAGER, ACTUALLY, COULDN'T EVEN TELL ME WHAT THE REASON FOR THE FAILING OF THE FUEL WAS, AND EVEN SAID IT COULD POTENTIALLY BE THE METAL SHARDS FAULT. SO HOW CAN THEY TRY TO BLAME ME WHEN THEY DON'T EVEN KNOW WHY THE TEST FAILED, ESPECIALLY WHEN I HAVE MY LAST 3 RECEIPTS FROM THE GAS STATION SHOWING DIESEL FUEL GOING IN. 10+ GALLONS EACH RECEIPT. I HAD DRIVEN 384 MILES ON THE TANK OF FUEL BEFORE THE VEHICLE STALLED. WITH SUCH DELICATE HIGH PRESSURE FUEL PUMPS AND COMMON RAIL INJECTOR, IT WOULD HARDLY TAKE MUCH CONTAMINATION TO CAUSE THE HPFP TO BREAK. I HAVE EVEN CONTACTED THE GAS STATION I LAST FILLED UP AT, AND THEY HAVE HAD ZERO COMPLAINTS ABOUT BAD FUEL.

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

VEHICLE WARNING LIGHTS CAME ON FOR ABS AND AIRBAG WHILE DRIVING. TESTING AT DEALERSHIP CONCLUDED ABS CONTROL MODULE, ABS HYDRAULIC PUMPS NEED REPLACING AT 77,000 MILES. AIRBAG SEAT POD ON PASSENGER SIDE NEEDS REPLACING AT 77,000 MILES.

THE KEY CAN BE REMOVED FROM THE IGNITION WHILE THE TRANSMISSION IS NOT IN PARK ALLOWING THE VEHICLE TO ROLL IF ON A HILL. THIS IS ONGOING

INDICATOR LIGHT ON FOR ABS

I WAS DRIVING MY VEHICLE ON THE HIGHWAY AROUND 9 OR 10AM IT WAS CLEAR AND SUNNY. TRAFFIC WAS MODERATE I WAS GOING ABOUT 45MPH. THE VEHICLE IN FRONT OF ME SLAMMED ON THERE BRAKES AND CAME TO A COMPLETE STOP. I WAS AT LEAST 3 OR 4 MAYBE MORE CAR LENGTHS BEHIND THEM WHEN I SAW THEM BRAKE. I WASN'T WORRIED ABOUT STOPPING AS I HAD PLENTY OF ROOM BUT WHEN I WENT TO SLOW DOWN I ENDED UP PUSHING MY BREAK PEDDLE ALL THE WAY DOWN COMPLETELY DOWN TO THE FLOOR, YET I WAS NOT BRAKING THAN AS I GOT CLOSER I TRIED TO SWERVE TO THE LEFT TO THE SHOULDER BECAUSE W WERE ON THE FAR LEFT INSIDE PANE THE CARPOOL LANE. WHEN I TRIED TO TURN THE STEERING WHEEL I SEEMED TO BE LOCKED I THEN TRIED TO TURN TO THE RIGHT AND AGAIN I WAS LOCKED. SO I BRACED FOR IMPACT BECAUSE MY BREAKS WERE NOT BRAKING AND I COULD NOT TURN M STEERING WHEEL TO AVOID THE ACCIDENT AND I ENDED UP SPAMMING INTO THE BACK OF THERE SUV GOING ROUGHLY 45MPH. MY SPEED NEVER SLOWED ANY. MY CAR WAS TOTALLED SPILLING RADIATOR FLUID ALL OVER THE ROADWAY. HE TO BE TOWED . I WAS ESSENTIALLY RENDERED HOPELESS UNABLE TO SLOW DOWN OR STOP AND UNABLE TO SWERVE NEITHER DIRECTION SO I OUL AT LEAST AVAPID HITTING THE CAR ON FONT OF ME. I WAS UNABLE TO AVOID THIS ACCIDENT THAT WOULD NOT HAVE BEEN EVEN THINKABLE HAD THE BRAKES NO LOCKED AND THE STEERING WHEEL NOT LOCKED. I WAS GIVEN A TICKET FOR REARENDING THEM. I A FEW MONTHS LATER DID A SEARCH AND FOUND THAT THIS JETTA HAD A RECALL STATING THE ABS SYSTEM MALFUNCTIONS YET I NEVER RECEIVED NOTICE . I TODAY CHECKED VIN NUMBER AND NOW IT STATES NO RECALL. PLEASE HELP. THIS ACCIDENT UAS CAUSED ME LOTS OF ISSUES. EVEN TODAY I STILL AM WITHOUT A VEHICLE ALMOST 1YR LATER. I DO NO HAVE PICTURES OR REPORTS TO UPLOAD BUT A STATE PATROL OFFICER DID DO A COLLISION REPORT YJAT IS AVAILABLE. I JUST DONT HAVE THE MONEY FOR A COPY.

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.

KEY CONSTANTLY GETS STUCK IN IGNITION SWITCH AND CAN'T TURN VEHICLE OFF. VEHICLE REMAINS RUNNING WHILE KEY WONT TURN IN OFF POSITION. HAD TO DISCONNECT BATTERY TERMINAL AND FUEL PUMP FUSE TO SHUT VEHICLE OFF. KEY STILL REMAINS STUCK IN IGNITION SWITCH.

WITH THE AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION IN DRIVE THE KEY CAN BE REMOVED FROM THE IGNITION. IT HAS BEEN THIS WAY FOR YEARS. A FEW YEARS AGO THE CAR ROLLED BACK INTO A DRIVEWAY WALL CAUSING SOME DAMAGE AFTER DEPARTING THE CAR.

MY CAR WAS STATIONARY. I PUT MY KEY INTO THE IGNITION TO START THE CAR AND AT FIRST IT WOULDN'T TURN BUT THEN IT DID AND STARTED. DROVE FROM WORK TO HOME AND THEN PUT THE CAR IN PARK. TRIED TO TURN THE CAR OFF BUT THE KEY WOULD NOT TURN. CAR WAS STUCK ON AND RUNNING.

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..

FRONT COIL SPRINGS SNAPPED, FRONT OF VEHICLE DROPPED, DAMAGED TIRE,....SAFETY ISSUE, IMMEDIATELY HAD DEFECTIVE PARTS REPLACED

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2010 VOLKSWAGEN JETTA. WHILE THE VEHICLE WAS STATIONARY, THE ABS INDICATOR ILLUMINATED WITHOUT WARNING. A DEALER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE AND STATED THAT THE VIN WAS NOT INCLUDED IN NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 16V913000 (SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC, ELECTRONIC STABILITY CONTROL). THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 79,000.

I PURCHASED A USED 2010 VW JETTA IN 2016 WITH 52000 MILES. ONE MONTH AFTER PURCHASE I STARTED HAVING PROBLEMS WITH TRANSMITTION. I HAD IT DIAGNOSED BY VW DEALER IN JULY 2017

THE KEY IS STUCK IN THE ON POSITION WITH ENGINE RUNNING. HAD TO PULL RELAY TO STOP ENGINE. UNABLE TO REMOVE KEY FROM THE IGNITION SWITCH. DEALER CHARGES $600-$800 TO REPAIR.

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.

SUDDENLY ONE DAY I SAW ABS BRAKE LIGHT IS ON , I TOOK THE CAR TO AUTHORIZED VOLKSWAGEN DEALER , AND THEY TOLD THAT ABS NEEDS TO BE REPLACED AND THE COST IS AROUND $3000. I SEARCHED IN INTERNET AND SAW VW IS REPLACING SOME DEFECTIVE ABS MODULE , I CONTACTED TO VW, USA AND THEY REFUSED TO DO SO AS MY VIN IS NOT THE CANDIDATE FOR RECALL BUT I SEE IN INTERNET MY MODEL AND MAKE AND YEAR IS THE CANDIDATE FOR RECALL . MY CASE NUMBER WITH VW IS 180087368

SECOND FAILURE OF INTAKE MANIFOLD. VW HAS ADMITTED TO A MANUFACTURING DEFECT BUT ONLY EXTENDED WARRANTY. HAD THE MANIFOLD REPLACED AT 50,000 MILES ROUGHLY. UNIT FAILED AGAIN AT 150,000 MILES. I DONT BELIEVE THEY ORIGINALLY FIXED THE PROBLEM. VW IS PLACING HIGH COST ON OWNERS TO REPLACE AFTER 120,000 MILES. REPAIR RUNS HIGHER THAN $800.00. FAILURE TO REPLACE THIS PART CAN DEEM THE CAR UNSAFE.

THE RADIO STOPPED WORKING COMPLETELY, WHICH SEEMS LIKE A COMMON PROBLEM. BUT IN ADDITION THE LIGHTS WERE MALFUNCTIONING FROM THAT POINT ON. 12 DIFFERENT ERROR WARNINGS APPEARED ON THE READOUT ABOUT DIFFERENT LIGHTS NOT WORKING. I CHECKED THE FUSES AND ALL OF THEM WERE OK, NOT BURNED. SEVERAL YEARS AGO I HAD ONE OF THE HEADLIGHTS INTERMITTENTLY NOT WORK. AT THAT POINT I CHECKED THE FUSES AND THERE WAS ONE FUSE THAT HAD A DEFORMED PLASTIC CAP, BUT THE METAL PART WAS STILL IN ONE PIECE. PART OF THE FUSE BOX IT WAS INSERTED IN WAS MELTED. THIS ALL HAPPENED WHEN I FIRST STARTED THE CAR. OBVIOUSLY I COULD NOT OPERATE THE CAR SINCE THE BRAKE LIGHTS, TURN SIGNALS, AND HEADLIGHTS WERE ALL AFFECTED. THE DIAGNOSTIC DISPLAY IN THE CAR ALSO SHOWED TO CHECK THE AIRBAGS AND STABILITY CONTROL.

THE KEY GETS STUCK IN THE IGNITION SWITCH AND IT WON'T TURN ON OR OFF.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2010 VOLKSWAGEN JETTA. WHILE THE VEHICLE WAS STATIONARY, THE VEHICLE WOULD NOT START WHEN PROMPTED. LITHIA AUTO STORE (7063 SOUTH VIRGINIA ST, RENO, NV 89511) WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE AND STATED THAT THE VEHICLE'S SOFTWARE NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE VIN WAS INVALID. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 57,000.

I HAVE PROBLEMS WITH THE BLINKERS, EMERGENCY FLASHERS, SUNROOF AND DOOR LOCKS COMING ON, NOT WORKING PROPERLY AND ADJUSTING ALL ON THEIR OWN. NOW MY RADIO IS NOT WORKING AT ALL. THERE ARE NO RECALLS ON ANY OF THIS ONLY WARRANTY EXTENSION IS ON THE SECONDARY AIR SENSOR. MOST HAPPENS VEHICLE IS ON OR OFF. PARKED OR RUNNING.

NOT ABLE TO TURN KEY IN THE IGNITION. SOMETIMES NOT ABLE TO START CAR. SOMETIMES NOT ABLE TO TURN CAR OFF.

ENGINE STALLS OUT AS IF IT IS GETTING NO FUEL. IT HAPPENS WHEN IT IS STATIONARY, IN MOTION AND ON CITY STREETS ON OCCASIONS AND VERY DANGEROUS. SEEMS LIKE SOMETHING WRONG WITH THE FUEL PUMP.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2010 VOLKSWAGEN JETTA. AFTER OPERATING THE VEHICLE, THE RADIO FAILED TO OPERATE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO VOLKSWAGEN PRINCETON (902 STATE RD, PRINCETON, NJ 08540) WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE RADIO NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE VIN WAS NOT PROVIDED. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 33,000.

THE RADIO/BLUETOOTH/CD PLAYER COMPLETELY STOPPED WORKING WHEN THE IGNITION TURNED ON. IT HAD WORKED THE PREVIOUS DAY. I TOOK IT TO MY MECHANIC. IT IS NOT THE FUSE. IT NEEDS A COMPLETE NEW RADIO SYSTEM. I CALLED THE DEALER, BUT IT IS NOT COVERED UNDER WARRANTY. THE TOTAL WOULD BE $800+. AFTER CHECKING ON LINE, I FIND THAT THERE ARE MULTIPLE COMPLAINTS ON THIS SAME SUBJECT.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2010 VOLKSWAGEN JETTA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE AIR BAG WARNING INDICATOR INADVERTENTLY ILLUMINATED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC WHO DIAGNOSED THAT THE CLOCK SPRING NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE CONTACT CALLED VOLKSWAGEN OF PALM SPRINGS (67909 E PALM CANYON DR, CATHEDRAL CITY, CA 92234 (855) 996-5429) AND WAS INFORMED THAT A RECALL WAS NOT AVAILABLE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE ISSUE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 97,500. *LN UPDATED 7/19/18*JB

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2010 VOLKSWAGEN JETTA SPORTWAGEN. THE CONTACT RECEIVED NOTIFICATION OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 17V509000 (FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE) HOWEVER, THE PARTS TO DO THE REPAIR WERE UNAVAILABLE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE MANUFACTURER EXCEEDED A REASONABLE AMOUNT OF TIME FOR THE RECALL REPAIR. THE DEALER BRANDON VOLKSWAGEN LOCATED AT 9816 E ADAMO DR, TAMPA, FL 33619 WAS CONTACTED AND CONFIRMED THAT THE VIN WAS NOT PART OF THE RECALL AND THE CONTACT HAD TO PAY FOR THE REPAIR. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT CONTACTED AND WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE ISSUE. THE CONTACT HAD NOT EXPERIENCED A FAILURE. VIN TOOL CONFIRMS PARTS NOT AVAILABLE. ...UPDATED 10/13/17 *BF

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.

TAKATA RECALL. I WAS IN THE MOUNTAINS OF NC CAMPING. MY JETTA WAS WORKING PERFECTLY FINE. I WENT TO START IT THE NEXT DAY AND THE RADIO WAS COMPLETELY DEAD. THE JETTA IS NOT VERY OLD. ALSO, THE BACK LEFT BREAK LIGHT AND FRONT RIGHT HEADLIGHT WAS NOT WORKING. THE BREAKLIGHT AND THE HEADLIGHT STARTED WORKING AS I WAS DRIVING IT, BUT THE STEREO HAS BEEN DEAD FOR ALMOST A WEEK NOW. THIS SHOULD NOT HAPPEN. I DID A SEARCH ONLINE AND HUNDREDS OF OTHER PEOPLE ARE HAVING THE SAME EXACT PROBLEM WITH THEIR RADIO IN THE SAME YEAR JETTA AS MINE. THIS SHOULD NOT BE HAPPENING AND I WISH VOLKSWAGEN WOULD TAKE CARE OF THIS PROBLEM AS IT IS PRETTY COMMON.

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.

THE HEADLINER WAS SEPARATING FROM THE INSIDE ROOF OF THE CAR. IT WAS STARTING TO HANG DOWN. ALSO THE INTERIOR DOOR PANEL WAS COMING APART AND STARTING TO DISINTEGRATE. BOTH HAD TO BE REPLACED. VOLKSWAGON SAID OUT OF WARRANTY AND THEY CAN DO,NOTHING DESPITE MULTIPLE ONLINE COMPLAINTS OF SAME ISSUE.

OCCASIONALLY THE CAR WILL STALL AND SURGE CREATING A JOLT AT VARIABLE SPEEDS BUT ALWAYS WHILE IN MOTION. USUALLY WHEN ACCELERATING FROM IDLE BUT SOMETIMES DURING HIGHWAY DRIVING.

VEHICLE STALLS WHILE IN MOTION ON A STATE HIGHWAY BUT COASTING TO A STOP AT A TRAFFIC SIGNAL. CLUTCH PEDAL WAS FULLY DEPRESSED. HAS HAPPENED ABOUT 5 TIMES BETWEEN JULY 1, 2017 AND AUGUST 29, 2017. THIS VEHICLE IS A DIESEL. FUEL PUMP MIGHT BE LOOSING POWER. WEATHER WAS DRY. AIR AND FUEL FILTERS ARE NOT DIRTY. THEY WERE RECENTLY REPLACED.

ABS WARNING LIGHT ON, TRACTION CONTROL WARNING LIGHT ON AND BRAKE LIGHT FLASHING NHTSA RECALL BULLETIN # 16V913000 BRAKE ARE ACTING SPORADIC, PULSATING WHEN TRYING TO STOP. CITY DRIVING DOES NOT FELL SAFE. VW SAYS MY VEHICLE IS NOT COVERED AND IT IS THE EXACT MODEL IN THE BULLETIN REFERENCED ABOVE.

LATERAL SPACING BETWEEN ACCELERATOR AND BRAKE PEDAL TOO NARROW. THIS SITUATION CAUSES THE DRIVER TO PUSH THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL WHEN REQUIRING BRAKING. ON AT LEAST ONE OCCASION THIS CAUSED ME TO IMPACT A STATIONARY VEHICLE DIRECTLY IN FRONT OF ME. THIS IS A DANGEROUS CONDITION THAT IS AGGREVATED WHEN LARGER FOOTWEAR IS WORN, THIS CONDITION SHOULD BE INVESTIGATED, AS IT AN UNACCEPTABLE PRESENTS A SAFETY RISK

DRIVING ON INTERSTATE HIGHWAY FOR GREATER THAN 30 MINUTES, THERE WAS ONSET OF STRONG RAIN CONDITIONS AT ABOUT 30 MINUTES OF DRIVING TIME -- THE EPC LIGHT CAME ON AND THE ABILITY TO ACCELERATE WAS LOST. SYMPTOMS OF DOWNSHIFTING WERE NOTED JUST PRIOR TO ONSET OF ISSUE. DEPRESSING THE ACCELERATOR RESULTED IN RPM INCREASE WITH NO ACCELERATION IN RELATIVELY FAST TRAFFIC (>50MPH). WAS ABLE TO PULL OFF SAFELY AND SHUT VEHICLE OFF. VERY DANGEROUS SITUATION IN HIGH SPEED/STRONG RAIN CONDITIONS. EPC LIGHT TURNED OFF AFTER SHUTOFF AND RE-START, AND I ASSUMED A SLIP ON WET SURFACE. RESTARTED AND ATTEMPTED TO REJOIN TRAFFIC. TRAVELED LESS THAN 50 FEET AND EPC LIGHT RE-LIT WITH NO SLIP, FOLLOWED IMMEDIATELY BY LIGHTING OF THE 'CHECK ENGINE' LIGHT. SAME LACK OF ACCELERATION AND INCREASED RPM WITH DEPRESSING THROTTLE PEDAL WAS NOTED. TURNED OFF ENGINE ON SHOULDER AGAIN AND RESTARTED AFTER FIVE MINUTE PERIOD IN ATTEMPT TO GET HOME AND WAS ABLE TO VERY CAREFULLY/SLOWLY MERGE BACK INTO TRAFFIC WITH CHECK ENGINE LIGHT AND EPC LIGHT LIT FOR ENTIRETY OF TRIP HOME (>50 MILES). VEHICLE DROVE FOR ADDITIONAL APPROXIMATELY 50 MILES WITHOUT SYMPTOMS ONSET. VEHICLE CURRENTLY HAS APPROXIMATELY 50K MILES AND IS DRIVEN ONCE EVERY WEEK OR TWO WEEKS. ALL SERVICE IS PERFORMED REGULARLY. I RESEARCHED THIS SYMPTOM SET ONLINE, ONLY TO FIND HUNDREDS OF COMPLAINTS SIMILAR TO MINE ACROSS THE SPECTRUM OF VW MODELS INDICATING NO PRECISE DIAGNOSIS RELATIVE TO THESE SYMPTOMS COINCIDING WITH THOUSANDS OF DOLLARS OF REPAIRS IN ATTEMPT TO RECONCILE. I DO NOT CARE TO SPEND THOUSANDS OF DOLLARS ATTEMPTING TO REPAIR AN ISSUE THAT CANNOT BE IDENTIFIED USING A 'TRIAL AND ERROR' METHOD ON A VEHICLE THAT KBB VALUES AT LESS THAN 5K. BASED ON MY LIMITED RESEARCH, THIS VERY DANGEROUS ISSUE SHOULD BE SOME SORT OF RECALL. I HAVE RESEARCHED RECALLS ON MY PARTICULAR VEHICLE AND HAVE NOTED NOTHING RELATIVE.

"KEY GETS STUCK IN IGNITION AND I CANNOT TURN OFF THE ENGINE." I GOT HOME FROM RUNNING ERRANDS. PARKED IN MY DRIVEWAY AND COULD NOT TURN CAR OFF. KEY WAS STUCK

THE ABS SYSTEM WENT OUT OF CONTROL, ALL OF THE SUDDEN THE LIGHTS ON THE DASHBOARD WHERE ON. THE CAR WAS IN MOTION WHEN THIS HAPPENED IT WAS A SCARY SITUATION! THERE IS A LOCAL VOLKSWAGEN NEAR MY HOUSE AND THIS PEOPLE SUGGEST ME TO CHANGE THE ENTIRE ABS PUMP, VACUUM PUMP AND THEY GOT THE NERVE TO CHARGE ME FOR THE CAR REVISION WHEN THEY KNEW THIS CAR IS ON RECALL.

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.

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.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2010 VOLKSWAGEN JETTA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE ALARM SOUNDED IN THE MIDDLE OF THE NIGHT. THE CONTACT NOTICED THAT THE KEY FOB AND MANUAL KEYS WERE ONLY LOCKING THE FRONT DRIVER SIDE DOOR AND NOT THE OTHER DOORS. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE BOMMARITO VOLKSWAGEN DEALER WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE LATCHES FAILED AND NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE CONTACT WAS ALSO INFORMED THAT THE VEHICLE WAS OUT OF WARRANTY. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED DUE TO THE REPAIR FEES. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE AND INFORMED THE CONTACT THAT THE VEHICLE WAS OUT OF WARRANTY AND NOTHING COULD BE DONE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 72,950.

WE HAVE BEEN VICTIMS OF THE WELL KNOWN LONG STANDING IGNITION KEY STUCK ISSUE ON THESE VEHICLES. SHE STALLED THE CAR IN THE INTERSECTION THEN TRIED TO RESTART BUT THE KEY WAS STUCK. FORTUNATELY A COUPLE NICE GUYS HELPED HER PUSH IT OFF THE ROAD AND I WAS LATER ABLE TO GET THE KEY TO TURN AND GET THE CAR HOME. WHEN I GOT THE CAR HOME IT TOOK ME NEARLY 30 MINUTES TO TURN THE CAR OFF. VW HAS KNOWN ABOUT THIS PROBLEM FOR SOME TIME BUT THEY REFUSE TO FIX IT. SO I'M SPENDING YET ANOTHER WEEKEND FIXING THIS PIECE OF JUNK. GERMAN ENGINEERING IS JUST ANOTHER WAY TO SAY COLLECTION OF STUPID IDEAS. FOR EXAMPLE THEY TWIST THE HEADS OFF THE BOLTS THAT HOLD THE PROBLEMATIC SWITCH IN DURING MANUFACTURE. NO I'M NOT KIDDING FOLKS.

MY KEY HAS BEEN DIFFICULT TO TURN IN THE IGNITION TO START THE CAR RECENTLY. YESTERDAY I HAD THE SAME PROBLEM BUT THE CAR STARTED. AFTER DRIVING THE CAR THE KEY WOULD NOT TURN TO TURN OFF THE CAR. NO MATTER WHAT I CAN NOT GET THE KEY OUT OF THE IGNITION. I ONLY GOT THE MOTOR TO SHUT OFF BECAUSE MY SON KNEW TO PULL A FUSE AND THEN TAKE OFF A BATTERY CABLE. THIS IGNITION PROBLEM IS SERIOUS AND IS A SAFETY ISSUE IF YOU CAN'T TURN OFF THE CAR.

MY DAUGHTER HAS BEEN DRIVING HER 2010 JETTA SINCE JUNE 2010 (PURCHASED NEW). UNTIL THE END OF 2016 SHE COMPLAINED THAT HER CAR STARTED RUNNING UNSMOOTH, JERKY, THE VSC WARNING LIGHT ON/OFF RANDOMLY, UNABLE TO GO FASTER THAN 60 MPH ON THE FREEWAY WHILE THE CAR WAS SHAKING VIOLENTLY AND THE ENGINE REVVING AGGRESSIVELY. I VERIFIED HER CAR DRIVING CONDITION MYSELF. I WAS TRAVELING ABOVE 70 MPH ON A 65-MPH FREEWAY ZONE. SUDDENLY THE CAR STARTED TO SHAKE VIOLENTLY AS IF ALL WHEELS WERE SEVERELY OFF-BALANCED. IGNORING MY ACCELERATOR PEDAL, I COULD BARELY DRIVE ABOVE 45 MPH. I FELT VERY UNSAFE IN THE MIDDLE OF THE ROAD AND PREPARED TO BE HIT BY ANOTHER CAR AT ANY MOMENT. TO ACHIEVE A DESIRED QUICK BRAKE PEDAL RESPONSE ON VOLKSWAGEN VEHICLES, THE DESIGN ENGINEERS OPTED TO INCREASE THE ASSEMBLY INTERFERENCE BETWEEN THE BRAKE MASTER CYLINDER AND THE BOOSTER INSTEAD TO REDUCE THE BRAKE PEDAL TO THE MASTER CYLINDER PISTON TRAVEL RATIO. THEY REDUCED THE CLEARANCES FROM THE MASTER CYLINDER PISTON SEALS TO THE BRAKE FLUID SUPPLY/RETURN PORTS SO THAT THE CAR BRAKES CAN BE ACTIVATED WITH SHORTER BRAKE PEDAL STROKE. AS THE RESULTS, UNDER ASSEMBLY DIMENSIONAL TOLERANCE STACK-UPS, SOME CARS WERE BUILT WITH THE BRAKE FLUID SUPPLY/RETURN PORTS PARTIALLY OR FULLY COVERED BY THE PISTON SEALS AT THE VOLKSWAGEN FACTORIES. WHEN THE THERMALLY EXPANDED BRAKE FLUID CANNOT FLOW BACK TO RESERVOIR THROUGH THE FULLY COVERED SUPPLY/RETURN PORTS EASILY, THE FLUID WILL EXPAND BRAKE CALIBER PISTONS PUSHING THE BRAKE PADS AGAINST THE ROTORS RESULTING BRAKE DRAGGING. WHEN A MOVING CAR'S ENGINE CANNOT OVERCOME WITH THE BRAKE DRAGGING FRICTIONS, THE CAR DRIVER WILL LOSE HIS/HER CONTROL TO THE VEHICLE SPEED. THE O-RING SWELL DUE TO AGING MADE THE JETTA WORSE. HTTP://WWW.VW-RESOURCE.COM/ADJSTROD.HTML HTTP://BLOG.CARANDDRIVER.COM/WHAT-EXACTLY-DOES-VOLKSWAGEN-MEAN-BY-GERMAN-ENGINEERING-ANYWAY/

AS WITH MOST OTHER 2010 VW JETTA OWNERS, MY PREMIUM 8 TOUCH SCREEN RADIO (SN: VWZ4Z7J3024044) STOPPED WORKING, NO WARNING OR INTERMITTENT PROBLEMS PRIOR TO THE FAILURE. I HAVE BEEN TAKING A GREAT CARE OF MY JETTA WHICH HAS VERY LOW MILES (33K) AND I NEVER HAVE HAD A RADIO FAIL IN ANY MY PREVIOUS CARS, ONE OF THEM WAS ALSO A VW CAR. MY LOCAL VW DEALERSHIP WANTS TO CHARGE ME $600 FOR A REFURBISHED RADIO PLUS $70 FOR THE INSTALLATION. I HAVE REVIEWED VARIOUS ONLINE FORUMS AND DISCOVERED THIS IS A COMMON PROBLEM WITH THE REVISION OF THIS RADIO FOR THE 2010-2011 MODEL YEAR. UNFORTUNATELY VOLKSWAGEN HAS DONE NOTHING TO ISSUE RECALL. THE CAR HAS INTEGRATED HANDS FREE BLUETOOTH WHICH ALSO DOES NOT WORK BECAUSE OF THE RADIO AND IS A SAFETY ISSUE FOR HANDS FREE CALLING REQUIRED IN MY STATE. ALSO, THIS WILL CAUSE A DRAIN ON THE BATTERY WHICH COULD RESULT IN NOT BEING ABLE TO START THE VEHICLE AFTER SITTING TOO LONG.

ENGINE OF MY CAR CAUGHT FIRE AFTER A SHORT DRIVE, LUCKILY MY DAUGHTER WAS ABLE TO PULL IT ON OUR DRIVE WAY AND MOVE AWAY SAFELY BEFORE ENGINE CAUGHT FIRE. WE HAD TO CALL FIRE DEPARTMENT TO PUT OFF THE FIRE.

BRAKES WILL LOCK AT TIMES. PEDAL WILL GO TO FLOOR AT TIMES. RECALL ISSUED FOR OTHER JETTAS WITH SIMILAR PROBLEMS, WHY NOT MINE?

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2010 VOLKSWAGEN JETTA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE FAILED TO START AND THE AIR BAG AND BRAKE INDICATORS ILLUMINATED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT TAKEN TO A DEALER OR DIAGNOSED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 15,800.

WHILE DRIVING TO WORK ON A VERY BUSY INTERSTATE MY 2010 VW JETTA TDI HAD A CHECK ENGINE LIGHT COME ON, IMMEDIATELY FOLLOWED BY MY CAR STUTTERING AND SHUTTING OFF IMMEDIATELY. AFTER NEING TOWED TO THE DEALER, I WAS INFORMED THE ENTIRE FUEL SYSTEM HAD TO BE REPLACED AND THAT THIS WAS A MAJOR ISSUES WITH VW DIESELS (ESP. YEARS 2009 & 2010). THE HPFP HAD BECOME SUCH A PROBLEM THAT THE MANUFACTURER EXTENDED THE WARRANTY FOR THE FUEL SYSTEM TO 120K MILES OR 10 YEARS. MY MILEAGE WENT OVER THE ALLOTTED AMOUNT BY 5K MILES BUT AFTER MANY CALLS TO VW CUSTOMER SERVICE THEY REFUSED ANY HELP, THEY WOULD NOT COVER THE $5,000 REPAIR, THE $3,000 IN PARTS OR ANYTHING. THEY REFUSED ANY TYPE OF HELP EVEN THOUGH THEY MOST CERTAINLY COULD HAVE ASSISTED ME. IT IS WELL KNOWN THAT THE FUEL PUMP IS POOR, EVEN THE REPLACEMENT PUMPS HAVE A HUGE FAILURE RATE YET VW DOES NOTHING TO ASSIST THEIR CUSTOMERS. THEY HAVE FAILED TO PRODUCE A HPFP THAT DOES NOT BREAK DOWN AND THEN THEY MAKE IT THE CUSTOMERS FAULT BY NOT RECALLING THE PART. THESE FUEL SYSTEMS SHOULD HAVE BEEN REPLACED AS A RECALL BEFORE THEY CAUSE THE CAR TO SUDDENLY STOP ON A BUSY INTERSTATE. I AM THANKFUL THAT I WAS NOT INJURED BUT I AM FURIOUS THAT I AM JUST ONE OF MANY THAT HAVE WENT THROUGH THIS AND BEEN OFFERED NO HELP. WE ARE LEFT TO PAY THE PRICE, ONE THAT RUNS ANYWHERE FROM $5,000-$9,000. THAT IS AN UNACCEPTABLE REPAIR COST TO A VEHICLE WITH UNDER 125K MILES, AND IT HAPPENS AS SOON AS 6K. THE ENGINEERS AT VW SHOULD BE HELD ACCOUNTABLE FOR THEIR POOR DESIGN, INABILITY TO CORRECT IT AND ABANDONMENT OF THEIR LOYAL CUSTOMERS. VW HAS SHOWN A COMPLETE DISREGARD FOR HUMAN LIFE BY FAILING TO PROPERLY ADDRESS THIS ISSUE.

IGNITION SYSTEM KEEPS FAILING. CAR KEYS GET STUCK AND CAR WON'T TURN OFF AND HAVING A HARD TIME TUNING THE KEY TO START THE CAR. EACH TIME THE CAR IS PARKED AND THE STEERING LOCK IS DISENGAGED.

CAR SUDDENLY UNABLE TO ACCELERATE BEYOND 30 MPH. CAR GENTLY DRIVEN TO DEALERSHIP WHERE CAR DIED AND WAS UNABLE TO START. DEALERSHIP HAS INVESTIGATED AND FOUND METAL SHARDS FROM FUEL FILTER HAVE MIGRATED THROUGHOUT THE FUEL SYSTEM. COST OF REPAIR $5400. CAR IS PART OF VW BUYBACK PROGRAM. DEALER REFUSED TO BUY BACK VEHICLE WITHOUT REPAIR STATING VEHICLE MUST BE " ABLE TO GET TO DEALERSHIP ON ITS OWN'. I DROVE VEHICLE TO DEALER. DEALER REFUSES TO WORK WITH ME ON BUYBACK. NOW FORCED TO PAY FOR EXPENSIVE REPAIR. DEALER STATE REPAIR " EXPECTED DUE TO HIGH MILEAGE" I HAVE ALWAYS HAD HIGH MILEAGE VEHICLES AND HAVE NEVER BEFORE HAD METAL IN FUEL LINE DUE TO FUEL FILTER FAILURE.

2010 VW JETTA WITH 73K MILES EXPERIENCEING ISSUES WITH THE HYDRAULIC PUMP AND ABS SYSTEM. WHILE IN THE CAR IS IN MOTION, ENGAGEMENT OF THE ABS SYSTEM CAUSES THE DRIVER TO LOSE CONTROL OF THE VEHICLE. WHEN BRAKES ARE HIT, CAR VIOLENTLY PULLS FROM LEFT TO RIGHT OUT OF LANE BEYOND THE DRIVERS CONTROL. THIS ISSUE HAS OCCURRED MULTIPLE TIMES TRYING TO DECELERATE WHILE DRIVING ON A HIGHWAY IN HIGH TRAFFIC SITUATIONS. SMOKE FROM TIRE BURN HAS OCCURRED FROM THE LOSE OF CONTROL. THANKFULLY NO ACCIDENT OCCURRED, BUT THAT WAS EXTREMELY LUCKY. IT IS AN EXTREMELY DANGEROUS CONDITION AND THE CAR IS UNDRIVEABLE WITH THIS ISSUE. NHTSA RECALL CAMPAIGN #16V913000 ISSUED ON 12/20/16 COVERS THIS MODEL AND YEAR VW FOR THIS EXACT ISSUE, HOWEVER, THE VIN NUMBER IDENTIFIED ABOVE IS NOT COVERED BY THE CURRENT RECALL. THE RECALL NEEDS TO BE EXPANDED TO COVER ADDITIONAL 2010 MODEL YEAR JETTA'S EXPERIENCING THE SAME HIGHLY DANGEROUS HYDRAULIC ABS ISSUE.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNED A 2010 VOLKSWAGEN JETTA. WHILE THE CONTACT'S SON WAS DRIVING 10 MPH, HE CRASHED INTO ANOTHER VEHICLE. THE AIR BAG WARNING INDICATOR ILLUMINATED, BUT THEY DID NOT DEPLOY. A POLICE REPORT WAS FILED AND THERE WERE NO INJURIES. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO THE BODY SHOP AT AN INDEPENDENT DEALER AND DEEMED DESTROYED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 44,000.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2010 VOLKSWAGEN JETTA. WHILE OPERATING THE VEHICLE, THE ABS SENSOR REMAINED ILLUMINATED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER, BUT WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE CONTACT WAS INFORMED THAT THE VEHICLE WAS NOT INCLUDED IN NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 16V913000 (SERVICE BRAKES), ALTHOUGH THE FAILURES WERE IDENTICAL. THE VIN WAS UNKNOWN. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 54,000.

PASSAGE SIDE HIGH AND LOW BEAM , DRIVERSIDE DAYTIME RUNNING LIGHT, DRIVERSIDE REAR TAIL LIGHT, REVERSE LIGHT AND BRAKE LIGHTS ALL STOPPED WORKING CHANGED ALL BULBS STILL DIDN'T WORK PULLED F16 FUSE FUSE IS BURNT AND MELTED THE FUSE PORT. VW STATED IT WOULD NOT BE COVERED EVEN THOU IT WAS RECALLED FOR THE 2009 SAME MAKE AND MODEL. CALLED VW CARE AND EXPLAINED MY VEHICLES BUILD DATE STATED 12.09 MEXICO REFUSED TO COVER IT UNDER RECALL. EXPLAIN THAT MY VEHICLE IS NOT SAFE TO OPERATE.

THE GAS ENGINE CAR STALLS OUT WHEN STATIONARY, IN MOTION, ON CITY STREETS AND HIGHWAYS.I TURN IGNITION OFF THEN START THE CAR AGAIN AND GO ON TO MY WAY TO THE NEXT STALL. IT IS NOT BAD GAS AND MECHANICS AND DEALERSHIPS ARE STILL GUESSING WHAT WRONG.

JANUARY 10,2017 HAD CAR TOWED TO DEALERSHIP. RIGHT REAR COIL SPRING BROKEN INTO 3 PIECES. LEFT REAR CRACKED. BOTH REPLACE UNDER EXTENDED WARRANTY W/$100.00 DEDUCT. CAR HAD 77,695 MILES. MARCH 13, 2017 CAR TOWED DUE TO LEFT FRONT COIL SPRING BROKEN COVERED UNDER EXTENDED WARRANTY W/$100. DEDUCT. I HAD THEM REPLACE THE RIGHT COIL SPRING AND THEY FOUND MOUNTING BRACKET BROKEN ALONG WITH BEARING. THIS WAS NOT COVERED UNDER EXTENDED WARRANTY, COSTING ME $532.01. MY COMPLAINT IS WHY WOULD THE SPRINGS BREAK LIKE THAT? I HAVE OWNED MANY CARS OVER THE YEARS AND I AM NOT ROUGH ON THEM. I AVOID POT HOLES AND MAN HOLE COVERS AS MUCH AS POSSIBLE, SO WHY HAVE 3 OUT OF 4 BROKEN AND THE BEARINGS AND MOUNT BREAK ON THE OTHER, ALL WITHIN 9 WEEKS OF EACH OTHER? THIS IS VERY COSTLY NOW AND I AM AN OLDER WOMAN AND I CAN'T AFFORD THESE REPAIRS. I AM NOT HAPPY WITH VW CAR.

KEY GETS STUCK IN IGNITION WHEN TURNING OFF THE ENGINE. VEHICLE WILL NOT TURN OFF. VEHICLE WAS STATIONARY WITH EMERGENCY BRAKE APPLIED.

DIESEL FUEL FILTER IS CLOGGING UP AND WAS TOLD THAT IT REQUIRED REPLACEMENT AT A COST OF $7,000.00.

IN LATE 2016 I RECEIVED NOTIFICATION OF THE PENDING VOLKSWAGEN/AUDI DIESEL EMISSIONS SETTLEMENT. ABOUT 4 MONTHS AGO I I WENT THROUGH THE VERIFICATION PROCESS AND IT WAS DETERMINED THAT: 1-MY CAR IS IN THE BUY BACK GROUP 2-VW WILL PAY IT OFF AND 3-VW WILL GIVE ME $800 AND SOME DOLLARS FINALIZING THE TRANSACTION I HAVE HAD THIS CAR READY TO DROP OFF AND WAITING FOR 3 MONTHS. I AM NOW 2 PAYMENTS BEHIND AS I WAS EXPECTING FOR VW TO HONOR THEIR COMMITMENT, BUT HAVE NOT HEARD ANYTHING. VOLKSWAGEN IS APPARENTLY NOT DISPLAYING A SENSE OF URGENCY WITH THE BAD FAITH SHOWN BY DELAYING THIS PROCESS. I AM AWARE THAT THEIR CORPORATE REPRESENTATIVE AT OUR LOCAL DEALER HAS BEEN APPRISED OF MY SITUATION AND NOTHING HAS HAPPENED. CAN/WILL NHTSA 'COMPEL' THEM TO FOLLOW UP WITH THEIR AGREEMENT. I HAVE HAD A ;LOT OF TROUBLE WITH THE LOCAL DEALER AND HAVE FILED A BBB COMPLAINT ON THEM ALSO REGARDING THIS AND ANOTHER ISSUE. PLEAS HELP ME. SINCERELY, [XXX] INFORMATION REDACTED PURSUANT TO THE FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT (FOIA), 5 U.S.C. 552(B)(6). *TR

AS WITH MOST OTHER 2010 VW JETTA OWNERS, MY RADIO HAS GONE OUT NOT ONCE BUT NOW TWICE. THERE IS AN ELECTRILCAL PROBLEM ON THE DRIVERS SIDE OF HTE CAR BECAUSE NOT ONLY DOES THIS HAPPEN BUT MY HEAD LIGHTS, RUNNING LIGHTS BURN OUT AT A MIND BLOWING RATE. IT IS A SAFETY ISSUE FOR MANY REASONS, MOST BEING THE FACT THAT MY HANDSFREE BLUETOOTH IS NOT FUNCTIONING NOW AND I DRIVE FOR MY JOB! THIS IS THE SECOND RADIO I WILL HAVE HAD TO REPLACE. RIDICULOUS.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2010 VOLKSWAGEN JETTA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THERE WAS AN INTERNAL LEAK FROM THE MOTOR ASSOCIATED WITH THE ENGINE, THE DRIVER SIDE LOW BEAMS SHORTED SEVERAL TIMES, AND THE SKID WARNING INDICATOR ILLUMINATED. ALSO, THE TRACTION WAS POOR AND THE SUSPENSION AND STEERING WERE LOOSE WHILE BRAKING. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A MECHANIC FOR DIAGNOSTIC TESTING. THE VIN WAS EXCLUDED FROM NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 16V913000 (SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC, ELECTRONIC STABILITY CONTROL). THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS NOT AVAILABLE.

WATER INFILTRATION: THERE WAS A CLASS ACTION SUIT WON AGAINST VW FOR WATER INFILTRATION FOR MODEL YEARS THROUGH 2009, WHICH FILED BEFORE THIS VEHICLE WAS MANUFACTURED. MINE IS A 2010, BUT MANUFACTURED IN 2009. I NOW HAVE THE EXACT SAME PROBLEM, BUT HAVEN'T FOUND ANY EVIDENCE A NEW CLASS ACTION SUIT WAS BROUGHT OR THAT THE COMPANY HAS VOLUNTARILY RECALLED THE VEHICLES FOR CORRECTION. THIS PROBLEM HAS RESULTED IN MY CAR TAKING IN ENOUGH WATER TO CREATE A 2" DEEP PUDDLE WHERE THE FRONT DRIVER AND PASSENGER PUT THEIR LEGS. WHILE I THOUGHT I HAD EXTRACTED ALL WATER AND DRIED OUT THE CAR, I RETURNED 3 WEEKS LATER TO FIND THE INTERIOR COMPLETELY COVERED WITH MOLD/MILDEW, WHICH CREATES A HEALTH HAZARD FOR MOST, AND PARTICULARLY ME SINCE I HAVE ALLERGIES TO SOME MOLDS. THE VEHICLE IS NOW PRETTY MUCH A TOTAL LOSS, AND IS VALUED AT $8000 - WHICH A RETIREE SUCH AS MYSELF CANNOT AFFORD TO LOSE. MY AUTO INSURANCE DOES NOT COVER THIS LOSS. THE COURT CASE IS: JOHN DEWEY, JACQUELINE DELGUERCIO, ET AL V. VOLKSWAGEN OF AMERICA, INC. ET AL. CASE NOS. 07-CV-2249-FSH-PS AND 07-CV-2361-FSH-PS (CONSOLIDATED)) THE FINAL DECISION WAS IN 2014, JOHN DEWEY, JACQUELINE DELGUERCIO, ET AL V. VOLKSWAGEN OF AMERICA, INC. ET AL. CASE NOS. 07-CV-2249-FSH-PS AND 07-CV-2361-FSH-PS (CONSOLIDATED)).

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

I AM UNABLE TO CARRY REAR PASSENGERS (ADULTS OR KIDS) AS THE REAR DOOR DO NOT OPERATE CONSISTENTLY.I CONSIDER THIS A MAJOR SAFETY CONCERN. DEALER WANTS A LARGE AMOUNT OF MONEY TO REPLACE TWO REAR WIRING HARNESS AS WELL AS THE ELECTRONIC DOOR ACTUATORS. THIS SEEMS TO BE IMPROPER LACK IN THE WIRING HARNESS TO THE REAR DOORS. I HAVE NEVER HAD SO MANY ELECTRICAL PROBLEMS WITH A VEHICLE IS SHORT A PERIOD OF TIME. THIS REALLY NEEDS TO BE ADDRESS SO THAT NOBODY IS INJURED FORM A DOOR THAT WILL NOT OPEN FROM THE OUTSIDE OR INSIDE, INCONSTANTLY. I WILL HOLD BOTH NHTSA AS WELL AS VW IF A TRAGIC EVENT DOES UNFORTUNATELY DOES OCCUR. THIS ITEM HAS BEEN POSTED NUMEROUS TIME IN VE FORMUS. MY JETTA TDI HAS 156K MILES, AND IT MAKES NO DIFFERENCE TO WEATHER OR TIME OF DAY. THIS IS A PERSISTENT PROBLEM THAT DOES NOT EVER GO AWAY. PLEASE INVESTIGATE THIS MAJOR SAFETY CONSERN.

OUT OF THE BLUE THE PREMIUM 8 TOUCH SCREEN RADIO STOPPED WORKING, NO WARNING OR INTERMITTENT PROBLEMS, PRIOR TO THE FAILURE. I HAD A MECHANIC CHECK THE RADIO FUSES AND NOTHING WAS BLOWN OR NEEDED REPAIR. EVERYTHING WAS NORMAL. THIS PROBLEM HAS OCCURRED MULTIPLE TIMES ON VW FORUMS. EVEN THOUGH THIS A MAJOR INCONVENIENCE IT IS STILL COMPONENT, MUCH LIKE WINDSHIELD WIPERS THAT OU JUST EXPECT TO WORK. TIME IN THE VW FORUMS. THIS NEEDS TO BE PLACED/FIXED. I NEVER HAVE HAD A RADIO FAIL IN ANY PREVIOUS CAR. I AM REALLY REGRETING MY PURCHASE OF THIS SUB-PAR, POORLY ENGINERED VEHICAL.

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.

REAR ELECTRIC DOORS WILL UNLOCK CONSISTENTLY. DEALER RAN DIAGNOSTIC WHICH POINTS TO A FAULTY WIRING HARNESS. THIS SEEMS LIKE A PRODUCTION ISSUES AND NEEDS TO BE CORRECTED. END RESULT REAR DOORS CAN NOT BE OPENED UNLESS YOU USE THE INSIDE DOOR LEVER. FIRST RESPONDERS OR GOOD SAMARITANS WILL NOT BE ABLE TO PULL PEOPLE FROM THE REAR PASSENGER AREA. THIS HAPPENS INTERMITTENTLY VW FORUMS CITE SIMILAR PROBLEMS.

WHILE ON A CITY STREET AT STOPPED AT A STOP LIGHT MY VW JETTA TDI MADE A FUNNY NOISE AND SHOOK. THEN IT ACTED LIKE IT WANTED TO STALL, THE GLOW PLUG LIGHT CAME ON. THE STOP LIGHT CHANGED AND I WAS ABLE TO PULL INTO A PARKING LOT. WHEN I PULLED INTO A PARKING SPOT BEFORE I COULD TAKE THE CARE OUT OF GEAR, IT STALLED. I WAS NOT ABLE TO GET THE CAR TO START AGAIN. I WAS TOLD BY VW OF SAN BERNARDINO THAT THIS WAS A KNOW ISSUE WITH THE HIGH PRESSURE FUEL PUMP. THE RECALL UPDATE WAS PREFORMED BACK IN 2014 TO PREVENT THE INCORRECT FUEL FROM BEING PLACED INTO THE VEHICLE. I AM A LONG TIME DIESEL OWNER AND HAVE NEVER PLACED THE INCORRECT FUEL INTO THE CAR. I BELIEVE THERE IS A DEFECT IN THE DESIGN OR MATERIAL RELATED TO THE HIGH PRESSURE FUEL PUMP.

MY WIFE'S 2010 JETTA 2.0T TSI EXPERIENCED AN ENGINE STALL AND COMPLETE LOSS OF POWER WHILE DRIVING AT APPROXIMATELY 40 MPH ON A STRAIGHT SECTION OF CITY STREET. THIS WAS A ROUTINE TRIP UNDER CLEAR WEATHER CONDITIONS. WITH NO TRAFFIC BEHIND HER, SHE SAFELY COASTED TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD. AFTER WAITING 5-10 MINUTES SHE WAS ABLE TO RESTART THE ENGINE AND, WITH NO CHECK ENGINE LIGHTS APPEARING, DRIVE APPROXIMATELY FOUR MILES HOME. THE FOLLOWING MORNING, UPON STARTING THE ENGINE, MULTIPLE CYLINDER MISFIRES BEGAN OCCURRING AND THE ENGINE WAS IMMEDIATELY SHUTOFF AND THE CAR WAS TOWED TO THE DEALERSHIP FOR DIAGNOSIS. THE DEALERSHIP DISCOVERED THAT THE STALL WAS DUE TO THE TIMING CHAIN TENSIONER FAILING, WHICH ALLOWED THE TIMING CHAIN TO SKIP SIX TEETH ON THE CAMSHAFT AND THE VALVES TO CONTACT THE PISTONS RESULTING IN THE ENGINE SELF-DESTRUCTING. THEY RECOMMENDED A NEARLY COMPLETE ENGINE REPLACEMENT AT A COST OF OVER $8,000. THE CAR WAS PURCHASED BRAND NEW IN 2009 AND HAS BEEN MAINTAINED IMPECCABLY AS SPECIFIED BY VW. SPEAKING WITH THE DEALERSHIP ENGINE TECHNICIAN, WE LEARNED THAT THE TIMING CHAIN TENSIONER IS A KNOWN DEFECTIVE PART BY VW AND THAT IN 2011-2012, WAS REVISED SEVERAL TIMES IN AN ATTEMPT TO MITIGATE THE FAILURES. A TECHNICAL SERVICE BULLETIN WAS ISSUED BY VW TO DEALERSHIPS AND SERVICE DEPARTMENTS EXPLAINING THE ISSUE BUT NO NOTICES OR RECALLS WERE SENT TO CUSTOMERS INFORMING THEM OF THIS POTENTIALLY DEADLY COMPONENT FAILURE. I HAVE READ, BUT NOT INDEPENDENTLY VERIFIED, THAT VW HAS ISSUED A RECALL FOR THIS SPECIFIC COMPONENT IN EUROPE. SINCE THE BEGINNING OF 2016, AND OWING TO THE SIGNIFICANT SAFETY HAZARD, AS MANY AS THREE CLASS-ACTION LAWSUITS HAVE BEEN FILED AGAINST VOLKSWAGEN FOR THIS SPECIFIC COMPONENT FAILURE. WE ARE THANKFUL NO ONE WAS SERIOUSLY INJURED OR KILLED WHEN THE CAR STALLED DURING OPERATION, BUT NOW WE ARE FACING OVER $8,000 IN REPAIRS.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2010 VOLKSWAGEN JETTA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING AT 50 MPH, THE VEHICLE STALLED. THE CONTACT WAS ABLE TO RESTART THE VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A DEALER BUT THE CONTACT WAS UNSURE ABOUT WHAT PART NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED. HOWEVER, THE FAILURE RECURRED AND THE CHECK ENGINE WARNING LIGHT ILLUMINATED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A DEALER WHO DIAGNOSED THAT THE GASKET, SEALANT, THE OIL SEPARATOR, THE TIMING CHAIN TENSIONER, THE TIMING CHAIN, THE TIMING CHAIN CASE COVER, THE TIMING RAIL TENSIONER AND MULTIPLE OTHER UNKNOWN PARTS NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 90,000. THE VIN WAS AVAILABLE.

RADIO IS DEAD. SEE ALL THE MANY COMPLAINTS FROM OTHER OWNERS HERE: HTTPS://WWW.CARGURUS.COM/CARS/DISCUSSION-T36009_DS552583 SAFETY CONCERN WITH NO BLUETOOTH FUNCTION SINCE THE RADIO IS DEAD. BATTERY HAS BEEN REPLACED TWICE. AN ISSUE MANY OTHERS HAVE POSTED ABOUT. VW CHAT SAYS THERE IS NO CAMPAIGN FOR EITHER OF THESE ISSUES AND JUST GAVE ME A CASE NUMBER. THE SEAT SHOWED EARLY DETERIATION WHILE UNDER WARRANTY AND WAS POINTED OUT TO THE DEALER, STOKES VW SEVERAL TIMES. BUT THEY NEVER WROTE IT UP ON THE SERVICE ORDER. ANOTHER PROBLEM 2010 JETTA OWNERS HAVE POSTED ABOUT.

CAR WON'T START, JUMPED, DROVE AND FAILED TO START NEXT DAY, OWN TEST AND HAS CURRENT DRAW WHEN OFF, TOOK TO DEALER, SAID RADIO IS CAUSING PROBLEM, WON'T (GO TO SLEEP MODE WHEN TURNED OFF), TOLD $800 TO REPLACE THE RADIO, CHECKED ON LINE AND I SEE SO MANY, THOUSANDS I HEAR, PROBLEMS WITH RADIOS ON THIS STYLE CAR, IF VOLKSWAGEN WON'T STAND BEHIND A KNOWN ISSUE AND GO BACK ON THEIR SUPPLIER FOR A RESOLUTION, I WILL NOT STAND BEHIND VOLKSWAGEN AND PURCHASE ANOTHER ONE WHEN THE TIME COMES FOR A REPLACEMENT VEHICLE, IF THIS WAS A SAFETY ISSUE I'M SURE SOME LEGAL ACTION WOULD BE TAKEN, BUT IT'S ONLY A RADIO, COSTING A LOT OF PEOPLE, I'M GUESSING MILLIONS OF DOLLARS

WE HAVE HAD TWO RIMS BEND OUT OF SHAPE RESULTING IN FLATS IN THE SPACE OF THREE WEEKS. THE FIRST OCCURRED WHEN STRIKING A MINOR POTHOLE (<1" DEEP) AT LOW SPEED, AND THE OTHER HAPPENED ON THE HIGHWAY WITH NO APPARENT POTHOLE OR DEBRIS. THE EXTREME FRAGILITY OF THE RIM MAKES IT APPEAR DEFECTIVE. WE ARE CAREFUL DRIVERS AND HAVE NOT HAD ANY ACCIDENTS WITH THIS VEHICLE, AND THE VEHICLE HAS BEEN PROPERLY MAINTAINED.

THE CAR RADIO DOES NOT WORK. NO DISPLAY. NO POWER. FIRST WAS AN INTERMITTENT PROBLEM WHEN STARTING UP THE CAR, NO DISPLAY OR RADIO POWER. NOW NO RADIO OR DISPLAY ANYTIME.

SPRING FAILED ON PASS FRONT STRUT AT HIGHWAY SPEED, SMOOTH ROAD, CAUSING TIRE TO BLOW-OUT AND WHEEL BEARING TO FAIL. FAMILY IN CAR INCLUDING 6 WEEK OLD. BARELY COULD CONTROL CAR TO SAFE STOP. LUCKY. REPAIRS WILL RUN OVER $1500. DEALER INFORMED US THAT MANY VW AND AUDI CARS ARE EXPERIENCING THIS, THAT THEY ARE WORRIED AND HAVE INFORMED VW THEY HAVE A PROBLEM. HE SHOWED ME THREE OTHER FAILED SPRINGS. I KEPT MINE. IT HAS NO SIGNS OF CORROSION PRIOR TO FAILURE - METAL FATIGUE PROBABLY RELATED TO BAD METALLURGY, ACCORDING TO MY DAD WHO'S AN ENGINEER.CLASSIC SPIRAL FRACTURE. HAD TO HAVE CAR TOWED TO VW DEALER 150 MILES FROM HOME - RENT CAR FOR 2 WEEKS UNTIL REPAIRED.

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.

THE AIR CONDITIONING COMPRESSOR HAS FAILED. IT'S ABOUT A $1,000 TO FIX AND IS A COMPONENT IN A 2010 VOLKSWAGEN JETTA TDI. I'VE HEARD THIS IS A COMMON PROBLEM WITH THIS MODEL.

MY CAR STALLED WHILE DRIVING IT WAS TOWED TO THE DEALERSHIP WHERE I WAS INFORMED THAT THERE WAS AN EXTENDED WARRANTY ON THE HIGH PRESSURE FUEL PUMP ASSOCIATED WITH MY CAR MAKE AND MODEL. I WAS THEN INFORMED THAT MY CAR WAS NOT COVERED UNDER THE EXTENDED WARRANTY BECAUSE I DID NOT HAVE A MISFUEL GUARD INSTALLED. I NEVER RECEIVED ACTUAL NOTICE THAT I WAS TO INSTALL A MISFUEL GUARD UNTIL THE DAY MY CAR STALLED AND HAD TO BE TOWED TO THE DEALERSHIP. THE DEALERSHIP RAN A FUEL TEST WHICH REVEALED THAT THERE WAS NO IMPROPER FUEL IN MY CAR, THUS, EVEN IF THE MISFUEL GUARD HAD BEEN INSTALLED, MY FUEL PUMP WOULD HAVE STILL FAILED. I HAVE CONTACTED VOLKSWAGEN AS WELL AND THEY ALSO INFORMED ME THAT BECAUSE I DID NOT HAVE THE MISFUEL GUARD INSTALLED, I WAS UNABLE TO BE COVERED UNDER THE WARRANTY, EVEN THOUGH THERE WAS NO IMPROPER FUEL LOCATED IN MY CAR. I AM EXTREMELY FRUSTRATED THAT EVEN THOUGH THERE WAS NO USER ERROR, I AM BEING STUCK WITH THE BILL ($5,000) DUE TO VOLKSWAGEN'S DEFECTIVE PART.

CATASTROPHIC MALFUNCTION OF HIGH PRESSURE FUEL PUMP WITH METAL SHARDS IN THE FUEL SYSTEM. FUEL WAS NOT CONTAMINATED. THE VEHICLES MIL LIGHT CAME ON WHILE DRIVING ON THE HIGHWAY, WAS ABLE TO STEER THE VEHICLE OFF HIGHWAY.

STARTED THE CAR AND THE STEREO JUST STAYED BLACK AND WILL NO LONGER TURN ON. FUSES ARE IN WORKING CONDITION. THE BATTERY IS NOW SLOWLY DYING BECAUSE THE RADIO IS STILL DRAWING POWER. HAVE SEEN MULTIPLE COMPLAINTS REGARDING THIS ISSUE AND VOLKSWAGEN HAS DONE NOTHING.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2010 VOLKSWAGEN JETTA. AFTER CONNECTING THE SEAT BELT, THE FASTENER DETACHED FROM THE SEAT FROM THE REAR DRIVER SIDE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A DEALER, BUT THE CAUSE OF THE FAILURE WAS NOT DETERMINED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. TWO WEEKS LATER, THE REAR PASSENGER SIDE FASTENER DETACHED FROM THE SEAT. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 60,000. THE VIN WAS NOT PROVIDED.

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.

CAR KEPT STALLING AFTER TAKE OFF WHEN YOU ACCELERATED. WHEN TAKING IT TO THE REPAIR SHOP IT WOULD NOT START AND HAD TO BE TOWED THERE. WHEN THEY GOT IT THEY DISCOVERED ALL BUT 1 QUART OF THE OIL IN THE ENGINE WAS GONE. THEY DETERMINED THAT THIS MALFUNCTION DAMAGED THE ENGINE AND THE ENGINE WOULD HAVE TO BE REPLACED. HAVE THE OIL CHANGED EVERY 3-5000 MILES AND IT WASN'T DUE FOR AN OIL CHANGE FOR ANOTHER 1000 MILES OR SO. THEY HAVE NO IDEA WHY THIS HAPPENED AND VOLKSWAGEN WON'T DO ANYTHING ABOUT IT. ALL OF THIS TOOK PLACE IN THE CITY. WE WERE TO AFRAID TO TAKE IT OUT ON THE HIGHWAY. CAR HAS 109000 MILES ON IT AND HAS BEEN A LEMON FROM DAY 1. THIS WAS JUST THE ICING THAT TOPPED THE CAKE.

I DROVE TO WORK LISTENING TO THE RADIO. UPON RETURNING TO MY CAR AFTER WORK TO MAKE MY COMMUTE HOME THE RADIO WOULD NOT TURN ON. I HAVE REVIEWED VARIOUS ONLINE FORUMS AND DISCOVERED THIS IS A COMMON PROBLEM WITH THE REVISION OF THIS RADIO FOR THE 2010 MODEL YEAR. THIS MODEL HAS INTEGRATED HANDS FREE BLUETOOTH WHICH ALSO DOES NOT WORK AND IS A SAFETY ISSUE FOR HANDS FREE CALLING REQUIRED IN MY STATE. ALSO, THIS WILL CAUSE A DRAIN ON THE BATTERY WHICH COULD RESULT IN NOT BEING ABLE TO START THE VEHICLE AFTER SITTING TOO LONG.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2010 VOLKSWAGEN JETTA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE ELECTRICAL SYSTEM WAS DEFECTIVE AND CAUSED ELECTRICAL FAILURES IN SEVERAL AREAS. THE FRONT PASSENGER SIDE LOW AND HIGH BEAM HEADLIGHTS AND THE TURN SIGNALS FAILED. IN ADDITION, THE DRIVER SIDE BRAKE, TAIL LIGHT, AND DAY TIME RUNNING LIGHTS FAILED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED NOR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 88,000.

CAR WAS TAKEN INTO DEALERSHIP IN APRIL 2015 FOR INSPECTION. NEEDED NEW STRUTS AND DRIVER DOOR PANEL, DOOR NEEDED FIXED DUE TO NO LIGHTS ON LOCKS AND DOOR ITSELF WOULD NOT LOCK. PAID $1400 FOR EVERYTHING WHEN PICKING UP THE CAR, GOT IN CAR AND RADIO DID NOT WORK WHEN PICKING UP. SAID IT WAS A FUSE, NEVER FIXED THE PROBLEM. SEPTEMBER 2015 WINDSHIELD WIPERS QUIT WORKING. $45 FOR THAT REPAIR. 2-3 WEEKS LATER BATTERY DIED. REPLACED THE BATTERY FOR $111. 3-4 WEEKS LATER BATTERY WAS DEAD AGAIN, HAD TO TOW IT TO SHOP. REPLACED BATTERY AGAIN $200+ PARTS AND LABOR. 3-4 WEEKS LATER AFTER REPLACING THE BATTERY TWICE, SAME THING HAPPENS AGAIN. CAR IS DEAD, TOWED TO SHOP AGAIN. CAN'T FIGURE OUT THE PROBLEM, TOWED TO DEALERSHIP. TAKEN TO A DEALERSHIP FOR ONE PROBLEM OF THE CAR BEING DEAD NOW THERE IS A SHIFTER PROBLEM AND THE ABS UNIT NEEDS REPLACED. THE ABS LIGHTS WERE NOT ON WHILE THE CAR WAS AT THE LAST SHOP BEFORE THIS DEALERSHIP. THE CAR HASN'T BEEN DRIVEN FOR APPROXIMATELY 5-6 MONTHS IF NOT LONGER DUE TO THESE ISSUES. HOW DOES MY ABS UNIT NEED REPLACED IF IT HASN'T BEEN DRIVEN?

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.

HIGH PRESSURE FUEL PUMP FAILED WHILE DRIVING ON THE FREEWAY 60 MPH CAR SUDDENLY LOST POWER AND LUCKILY I WAS IN THE SLOW LANE AND WAS ABLE TO PULL OVER TO SHOULDER

FACTORY RADIO MODEL RCD 510. CAR MILEAGE: 61,320 MILES. IT WAS HOT OUTSIDE AND I WAS RUNNING AIR CONDITIONING. AFTER DRIVING FOR ABOUT 30MIN WITH RADIO ON, THE RADIO WENT BLANK (BLACK SCREEN). IT WOULD NOT TURN BACK ON AT THE TIME. A TECHNICIAN CHECKED FUSES AND NO BLOWN FUSES WERE FOUND. THE RADIO REMAINED IN THE CAR FOR 2 MORE DAYS AND WOULD NOT TURN BACK ON. RADIO WAS REMOVED FROM THE CAR AND THE TECHNICIAN TOOK THE RADIO APART, COULD NOT FIND AN ISSUE, DISCHARGED CAPACITOR & RADIO STILL DID NOT WORK. RADIO IS TOTALLY DEAD. SAFETY ISSUE SINCE BLUETOOTH (HANDSFREE) PHONE WILL NOT WORK WITHOUT RADIO.

ABOUT AUG 2013 (MILEAGE ~ 63,000): INTERMITTENT ISSUE THAT DRIVER'S DOOR LOCK WOULD NOT LOCK WITH KEY FOB. DOOR WOULD BE UNLOCKED AND DOOR COULD BE PHYSICALLY OPENED USING THE DOOR HANDLE AND THEN CAR ALARM WOULD GO OFF. ABOUT AUGUST 2014 (MILEAGE ~ 78,000): DRIVER'S DOOR STOPPED LOCKING OR UNLOCKING AT ALL WITH KEY FOB. WHEN PRESSING LOCK BUTTON ON KEY FOB, DRIVER'S DOOR REMAINS UNLOCKED AND DOOR CAN BE PHYSICALLY OPENED USING DOOR HANDLE WITHOUT CAR ALARM GOING OFF. NEED TO MANUALLY LOCK AND UNLOCK DRIVER'S DOOR BY PUTTING KEY IN THE LOCK AND TURNING CLOCKWISE. ONCE LOCKED, DRIVER'S DOOR WILL THEN NOT UNLOCK WITH KEY FOB AND NEEDS TO BE MANUALLY UNLOCKED BY PUTTING KEY IN THE LOCK AND TURNING COUNTER-CLOCKWISE. [NOTE THAT THIS PROBLEM STILL EXISTS AND HAS NOT BEEN FIXED AS OF MAY 2016.] ONE YEAR LATER, ABOUT AUGUST 2015 (MILEAGE ~ 94,000): NOW THERE IS ALSO AN INTERMITTENT PROBLEM WTH THE REAR PASSENGER SIDE DOOR LOCK - SOMETIMES WHEN UNLOCKED WITH THE KEY FOB, THE DOOR WILL NOT UNLOCK AND THE DOOR WILL NOT OPEN USING THE OUTSIDE DOOR HANDLE. THE DOOR WOULD ALSO NOT OPEN WHEN TRIED WITH THE KEY IN THE LOCK OR WHEN USING THE INSIDE DOOR HANDLE OR WHEN THE LOCK/UNLOCK BUTTON INSIDE THE CAR IS PRESSED. THIS REAR PASSENGER DOOR PROBLEM HAS HAPPENED AT LEAST 3 TIMES AND THIS DOOR IS USED INFREQUENTLY, SO IT COULD BE HAPPENING MORE OFTEN. THESE DOOR LOCK ISSUES ARE A POTENTIAL SAFETY ISSUE IF A PERSON GETS LOCKED IN AND CANNOT GET OUT OF THE DOOR IN AN EMERGENCY.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2010 VOLKSWAGEN JETTA. WHILE MAKING A LEFT TURN, THERE WAS A LOUD SNAP THAT CAME FROM THE FRONT OF THE VEHICLE. THE FAILURE RECURRED NUMEROUS TIMES. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A DEALER WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE FRONT DRIVER AND PASSENGER SIDE COIL SPRINGS FAILED AND NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE DRIVER SIDE COIL SPRINGS WERE REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE VIN WAS UNKNOWN. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 100,000. UPDATED 06/29/16*LJ THE CONSUMER STATED THAT THE 4TH COIL SPRING NEEDS TO BE REPLACE. *TR

RADIO FAILURE: RADIO WAS WORKING REGULARLY AND STOPPED WORKING UPON TURNING ON THE CAR. DISPLAY IS BLACK.

"TAKATA RECALL" I WAS DRIVING ON SCOTT STREET, WHEN ANOTHER DRIVER RAN THE RED LIGHT ON THE INTERSECTION AND HIT MY CAR ON THE PASSENGER SIDE TOWARDS THE BACK PASSENGER DOOR, AND THE AIRBAG DIDN'T DEPLOY. I INFORMED VW, THEY DID A DIAGNOSTIC TEXT ON MY CAR AND THEIR FINDINGS WAS THAT THE AIRBAG DID WHAT IT WAS SUPPOSED TO DO. I DIDN'T TAKE IT ANY FURTHER.

ATTEMPTED TO START MY CAR ON A COLD DAY WITH LOW FUEL. THE ENGINE WAS JUMPY AND DIDN'T START. I WAITED AND ATTEMPTED AGAIN AND WAS ABLE TO GET IT STARTED, DROVE 500 FEET TO THE GAS STATION, FILLED WITH DIESEL. THE LIGHT THEN CAME ON AFTER I STARTED IT AGAIN. I CHECKED THE CODE, P2015. I TOOK MY VEHICLE TO DORSCHEL VW IN HENRIETTA, NY. THEY CONFIRMED THE CODE SAID THE INTAKE MANIFOLD NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. SAYING THE FLAP IS DAMAGED AND THEN SWITCHING TO SAY THE RUNNER IS DAMAGED. MOST OF THE TSI ENGINES HAVE HAD THEIR WARRANTY EXTENDED, BUT NOT FOR MY TDI. THERE ARE LOTS OF OTHERS COMPLAINING OF THIS CODE POPPING UP.

RCD-315 RADIO DIED. WHILE DRIVING ON COUNTRY ROAD, RADIO POPPED AND DIED. AFTER ELECTRICAL TEST OF FUSES AND INTERNET SEARCH, I DETERMINED THAT THE RADIO COULD NOT BE REPAIRED. THE SAFETY ISSUE ON THIS IS THAT THE BLUETOOTH MODULE WAS STILL ACTIVE AND THERE WAS NO WAY TO TURN IT OFF OTHER THAN UNPLUGGING THE BLUETOOTH. SINCE I USE HANDS FREE PHONE, THIS IS A HAZARDOUS FAILURE. I LOCATED 100'S OF WEBSITES THAT TALKED ABOUT THIS RADIO ISSUE AND THE RESULTING ELECTRICAL PROBLEMS THAT THIS FAILURE CAUSES. THIS ISSUE SHOULD BE A RECALL PRIORITY.

I BOUGHT THIS CAR IN MAY 2015 DUE TO THE AWESOME FUEL ECCONOMY PAIRED WITH SUPPOSED GREAT RELIABILITY.THE HIGH PRESSURE FUEL PUMP WENT OUT AROUND OCTOBER 2015. I WAS HEADED TO WORK AND THE ENGINE STARTED SKIPPING JUST FOR A SHORT TIME. I DROVE TO WORK WITHOUT ANY MORE ISSUES. WHEN I WAS LEAVING WORK, THE ENGINE STARTED RUNNING REAL ROUGH SO I PULLED OVER AND I HEARD A SQUEALING/RATTLING NOISE FROM AN AREA AROUND THE TIMING COVER. THE ENGINE STALLED. I STARTED IT BACK UP AND AFTER MAYBE 10 SECONDS IT STALLED AGAIN AND WOULDN'T START BACK UP. I TOWED THE CAR TO A VW SPECIALIST SHOP AND THEY DIAGNOSED THE ISSUE AS A FAILED HIGH PRESSURE FUEL PUMP AND REQUIRING REPLACEMENT OF THE ENTIRE FUEL SYSTEM. I HAD THE CAR TOWED TO A VW DEALERSHIP AND THEY'RE DIAGNOSTIC WAS THE SAME. THEY SENT OUT A FUEL SAMPLE AND IT FAILED FOR LUBRICITY. I EXPECTED VW TO COVER THIS SINCE THIS WAS A KNOWN VW ISSUE. THE CAR SAT AT A DEALERSHIP FOR OVER A MONTH BEFORE HAVING TO TOW IT BACK HOME. THE REPAIR WILL COST AROUND $5,600. I WOULD FIX IT MYSELF BUT THE PARTS ALONE CAN BE $3,000 TO $4000. I PURCHASED THIS CAR IN MAY 2015, SO ONLY GOT TO DRIVE IT FOR FIVE MONTHS. I HAVE LOST ALL FAITH IN THE RELIABILITY AS WELL AS THE CONFIDENCE THAT VW WILL FIX ANY ISSUES THAT ARE DUE TO FAULTY PARTS. THERE HAVE BEEN SEVERAL CASES WITH FAULTY HIGH PRESSURE FUEL PUMPS FROM 2009 TO PRESENT. THERE WAS AN INVESTIGATION BEFORE. HTTP://WWW-ODI.NHTSA.DOT.GOV/ACMS/CS/JAXRS/DOWNLOAD/DOC/UCM475595/INCR-EA11003-61863.PDF

ENGINE BEGAN TO RUN ROUGH AND GLOW-PLUG LIGHT ILLUMINATED. WITHIN 3 MILES THE POWER DIMINISHED AND CHECK ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON. STOPPED FOR A STOP SIGN AND THE CAR STALLED IN THE INTERSECTION AND WOULD NOT START. DEALER HAS IDENTIFIED METAL IN THE HIGH PRESSURE FUEL PUMP.

ELECTRICAL LIGHTING MONITORING SYSTEM STARTED GOING THROUGH SEVERAL ACTIONS INDICATING RIGHT FRONT LOW BEAM WAS OUT, THEN LEFT REAR BRAKE LIGHT WAS OUT, THEN FRONT, RIGHT SIGNAL LIGHT WAS OUT, THEN LEFT REAR SIGNAL LIGHT WAS OUT, THEN LICENSE BRACKET LIGHT WAS OUT. ALL THIS HAPPENED WHILE THE AUTO WAS BEING DRIVEN ON A STRAIGHT SECTION OF HIGHWAY. CARRIED AUTO TO LOCAL SERVICE MAN WHO SAID IT WOULD BE BETTER FOR VOLKSWAGEN TO LOOK AT IT, AS IT INVOLVED MAJOR ELECTRICAL PROBLEMS. ALTHOUGH CAR HAD BEEN TURNED OFF, THE BATTERY HAD TO BE RE-CHARGED TO GET THE CAR TO START IN ORDER TO CARRY TO DEALER - 45 MILES AWAY. WAS TOLD BY VW DEALERSHIP THAT IT SOUNDED LIKE THE FUSE BOX HAD MELTED. STATED THEY HAD SEEN SEVERAL INCIDENTS OF THIS. ACTUAL DIAGNOSIS WAS THE FUSE BOX HAD MELTED. I COMMENTED THAT THIS SEEMED STRANGE. I THOUGHT THE PURPOSE OF A FUSE BOX WAS A SAFEGUARD TO PREVENT OVERHEATING AND THAT FUSES WERE SUPPOSE TO BLOW AND STOP THE CURRENT FLOW IF THERE WERE PROBLEMS IN THE ELECTRICAL SYSTEM.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2010 VOLKSWAGEN JETTA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE STALLED SEVERAL TIMES WITHOUT WARNING. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE HIGH PRESSURE FUEL PUMP AND THE FUEL INJECTORS NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE AND THE VIN WAS NOT INCLUDED IN NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 10V621000 (FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE). THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 115,000. THE VIN WAS NOT AVAILABLE.

DEAD RADIO AND BATTERY HAS PARASITIC DRAIN MY RADIO DIED. THE SCREEN WENT BLACK WHILE DRIVING AND IT HAS NOT RECOVERED. SINCE THEN I HAVE HAD BATTERY DRAINAGE PROBLEMS. ONE OF THE FUSES, #42 I BELIEVE, HAS BLOWN AND I HAVE TRIED TO REPLACE IT, BUT IT BLOWS AGAIN AS SOON AS THE CAR IS TURNED ON. THERE ARE A NUMBER OF ONLINE FORUMS DOCUMENTING THIS AND SIMILAR RADIO PROBLEMS WITH THIS VEHICLE. HERE IS ONE: HTTP://WWW.CARGURUS.COM/CARS/DISCUSSION-T36009_DS552583 HERE IS ANOTHER: HTTP://DEVFORUMS2.TDICLUB.COM/SHOWTHREAD.PHP?T=389797&HIGHLIGHT=2010+JETTA+DEAD+RADIO

FIRST NOTICED THE REAR PASSENGER BACKUP LIGHT NOT WORKING. 1 STOP AND A FEW MINUTES LATER THE PASSENGER HEADLIGHT WENT OUT. AFTER RETURNING HOME 15 MINUTES LATER THE ENTIRE PASSENGER SIDE EXCEPT THE TAILLIGHT WAS OUT. AFTER SEARCHING ON THE INTERNET FUSE F16 HAS A KNOWN ISSUE OF MELTING BOTH THE FUSE AND THE FUSE BOX. SURE ENOUGH AFTER REMOVING AND INSPECTING, THE PASSENGER SIDE OF THE FUSE HAS BEGUN TO MELT AND THE FEMALE FUSE TERMINALS AND PLASTIC FUSE BOX AROUND THE CONNECTION HAVE ALL STARTED TO MELT. TURNING THE FUSE AROUND HAS GOTTEN THE LIGHTS WORKING AGAIN FOR TONIGHT, BUT WILL LIKELY NEED TO REPLACE THE ENTIRE FUSE BOX AS A PERMANENT FIX.

NONE OF THE DOOR LOCKS WORK, THEY DON'T LOCK. STEREO SYSTEM DOES NOT WORK, COMPLETELY BLACK. NO BLUE TOOTH AT ALL. SEAT BELT FRONT PASSENGER SIDE DINGS THOUGH THE BELT IS IN PLACE AND LOCKED.

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.

WHILE EXCELERATING FROM A RED LIGHT MY CAR WENT INTO "LIMP MODE" AND LOST MOST OF ITS POWER. I COULD NOT DRIVE FASTER THAN 40 MPH OR 2400 RPM. I CONTACTED VW DEALER AND THEY INSTRUCTED ME TO DRIVE THE VEHICLE IN WHICH WAS ONLY 8 MILES FROM MY HOUSE. ENROUTE TO DEALERSHIP MY CAR LOST ALL POWER AND SHUT OFF IN THE MIDDLE OF THE ROAD. I COULD NOT START THE VEHICLE AND HAD TO GET IT TOWED TO THE DEALERSHIP. UPON INSPECTION, IT WAS FOUND THAT MY HIGH PRESSURE FUEL PUMP HAD FAILED WHICH CAUSED MY TURBO TO ALSO FAIL. THE FUEL IN THE TANK WAS NOT CONTAMINATED, THIS WAS JUST A FAILURE OF THE SYSTEM.

DURING A TRIP, THE AIR BAG LIGHT CAME ON AND AIRBAG SERVICE MESSAGE WAS DISPLAYED WHEN I RESTARTED MY CAR AFTER FILLING UP THE GAS TANK. WHEN I BROUGHT IT TO THE DEALER, THEY FOUND THE CODE FOR FAULTY N9S - AIRBAG EXCEEDED. AS I UNDERSTOOD IT, I HAD NO AIRBAG PROTECTION DURING THE TIME IT TOOK TO GET THIS FIXED. VW CORPORATE REFUSED TO PAY FOR ANY OF THIS REPAIR, WHICH COST ME $913.58 TO REPLACE THE AIRBAG IN THE STEERING COLUMN. VW CLAIMED THAT MY CAR VIN WAS NOT PART OF ANY PREVIOUSLY ANNOUNCED AIRBAG SAFETY RECALLS.

I HAD BEEN DRIVING MY CAR FOR ONE HOUR. I MADE A QUICK STOP AT MY HOUSE TO PICK SOMETHING UP. I PULLED BACK INTO THE STREET AND STARTED TO DRIVE DOWN THE ROAD WHEN MY ENGINE SHUT DOWN IN THE MIDDLE OF THE ROAD. I HAD TO PUSH MY CAR TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD. MULTIPLE ATTEMPTS BY MYSELF AND A TOW TRUCK WERE UNABLE TO RESTART THE CAR AND IT HAD TO BE TOWED. AFTER EXTENSIVE TROUBLESHOOTING, THE DEALER DETERMINED MY ENGINE CONTROL MODULE HAD FAILED AND HAD SHUT ALL POWER TO MY FUEL INJECTORS. LUCKILY, I WAS NOT TRAVELING VERY FAST AT THE TIME NOR WAS THERE ANY SURROUNDING TRAFFIC. THIS COST ~$2000 TO REPAIR.

MY RADIO IN THIS CAR SUDDENLY WENT BLACK. ALL DOOR LOCKS WORK WHEN THEY WANT TOO. I HAVE TWO SMALL CHILDREN AND THE CHILD SAFETY LOCKS DO NOT WORK. BLUETOOTH IS NO LONGER WORKING SINCE IT IS TIED INTO THE RADIO. IN MY CITY OF GREENVILLE, SC IS IT ILLEGAL TO TALK ON PHONE WHEN DRIVING. THESE ARE MAJOR SAFETY CONCERNS SINCE IT RELATES TO MY WIFE AND TWO SMALL CHILDREN. THIS IS OBVIOUSLY A BIG PROBLEM WITH THIS YEAR JETTA FROM ALL THE COMPLAINTS ONLINE. I WILL NEVER AGAIN BUY A VOLKSWAGEN IF THEY AS A COMPANY DO NOT SEE THE URGENCY ON THIS ISSUE. WHAT'S IT GONNA TAKE SOMEONE LOSING THEIR LIFE BECAUSE OF A ELECTRICAL PROBLEM THEY ARE CLEARLY AWARE OF?

I AM UNABLE TO OPEN THE GAS FILLER FLAP TO FILL MY GAS TANK WITH GAS. THE FILLER FLAP USUALLY OPENS USING THE CENTRAL LOCKING SYSTEM IN CAR OR THE KEY POD. NEITHER ACTIVATES THE FILLER FLAP NOW. THIS IS A SERIOUS SAFETY ISSUE WHICH VOLKSWAGEN DOES NOT HAVE A SOLUTION FOR.

CAR LOST ACCELERATION GETTING ON HIGHWAY FROM ON RAMP AND THEN DIED IN THE LANE OF TRAFFIC. SPEEDCRAFT DEALER SAID THE ENGINE HYDROLOCKED AND THAT THE RECOMMENDED FIX WAS AN UPDATED INTERCOOLER AND THAT THIS WAS A KNOWN ISSUE. THERE WAS A TSB THAT WAS ISSUED REGARDING THIS ISSUE. UPDATED 02/05/16*LJ *CN

CAR IN SHOP FOR APPROXIMATELY 11 DAYS. ALTHOUGH CAR OUT OF WARRANTY, FIXED WITH AUTHORIZATION FROM VW OF AMERICA AS A "WARRANTY" REPAIR AT NO CHARGE TO ME. BAD FUEL NOT AN ISSUE (TESTED). HPFP AND ALL MAJOR FUEL SYSTEMS/LINES CLEANED OR REPLACED. HIGH PRESSURE FUEL PUMP FAILURE.

MY CAR RADIO SUDDENLY JUST STOPPED. IT WAS PLAYING ONE MINUTE AND THE NEXT IT WAS OFF AND WOULD NOT PLAY ANY MORE. I THOUGHT IT WAS A FUSE ISSUE. IT WAS NOT, LAST WINTER (DEC. 2014) I HAD TO HAVE THE BATTERY REPLACED. DURING THE WHOLE PROCESS OF BEING JUMPED ETC, THE CAR RADIO WOULD WORK INTERMITTENTLY. SO I THOUGHT ONCE I HAD THE NEW BATTERY IT WOULD WORK-IT DIDNT. WENT TO THE DEALER TO HAVE IT CHECKED OUT (OFFICIALLY JUST FOR THE RADIO OVER THE SUMMER) DEALER SAID I WOULD NEED A NEW RADIO. SO I HAVE BEEN WITHOUT FOR OVER A YEAR. TODAY IT WAS BITTER COLD IN MI AND MY BATTERY NEEDED A JUMP AGAIN, DURING THIS PROCESS, THE RADIO AGAIN CAME ON FOR A FEW MINUTES. ONCE THE CAR WAS FULLY CHARGED AND ROLLING, THE RADIO COMPLETELY DIED AGAIN. THIS CAR IS ONLY 5 YEARS OLD, UNDER 90,000 MILES-IT SHOULD NOT HAVE A RADIO ISSUE. AS A RESULT THE HANDS FREE PHONE SYSTEM DOESN'T WORK EITHER.

P2015 - INTAKE MANIFOLD POSITION FAULT. INTAKE MANIFOLD VALVE MALFUNCTIONS AND STICKS CAUSING A SEVERELY ROUGH IDLE AND ENGINE STALL. THE CAR WAS ATTEMPTED TO BE STARTED AFTER SITTING OVERNIGHT IN A GARAGE. THE CAR SUCCESSFULLY TURNED OVER, BUT WAS IN A VERY ROUGH IDLE FOR A FEW SECONDS BEFORE STALLING. CAR COULD NOT BE RUN CONTINUOUSLY AT ALL AT THIS POINT. THIS PROBLEM BEGAN TO OCCUR AROUND 80,000 MILES, WITH NO INITIAL PERFORMANCE IMPACT, BUT THE PART ULTIMATELY HAD TO BE REPLACED AT 88,000 MILES WHEN THE INCIDENT DESCRIBED ABOVE OCCURRED.

THE TAIL LIGHTS AND BRAKE LIGHTS WERE NOT WORKING. DISCOVERED DURING ANNUAL STATE REQUIRED INSPECTION IN SEPTEMBER 2015. I WAS DRIVING THE VEHICLE REGULARLY ON RURAL, CITY AND HIGHWAY ROADS WITHOUT TAIL AND BRAKE LIGHTS AND WAS UNAWARE. A REPAIR TO THE ELECTRICAL WIRING WAS REQUIRED. ADDTIONALLY, THE TRUNK LATCH WAS ONLY WORKING INTERMITTENTLY PRIOR TO THIS REPAIR. SINCE THE WIRING REPAIR WAS MADE, I HAVE HAD NO ISSUES WITH THE TRUNK RELEASE NOT WORKING. THE REAR PASSENGER DOOR ON THE DRIVERS SIDE DOESN'T LOCK AND UNLOCK WHEN YOU DEPRESS THE KEYFOB OR THE BUTTON IN THE CAR TO LOCK ALL THE DOORS. THIS IS A VERY INFREQUENTLY USED DOOR AND IT IS THE DOOR USED THE LEAST IN THE VEHICLE. DEALER STATES IT IS A BAD DOOR LATCH. I HAVE NOT REPAIRED IT. IT DOESN'T ALWAYS OPEN FROM THE OUTSIDE, SOMETIMES I HAVE TO REACH IN AND OPEN IT FROM THE INSIDE TO GET THE DOOR OPEN. ON 01.12.2016 THE CAR RADIO STOPPED WORKING. THE FUSES ARE GOOD AND INTACT. THE BLUETOOTH NO LONGER WORKS SINCE THE RADIO DOESN'T WORK. IT IS COMPLETELY OUT OF SERVICE, NOTHING WORKS ON THE RADIO. I RELIED HEAVILY ON THE BLUETOOTH FOR HANDS FREE PHONE CALLS SINCE THE VEHICLE IS MANUAL TRANSMISSION. VEHICLE WAS STATIONARY WHEN DISCOVERED. VEHICLE HAS APPROXIMATELY 55,000 MILES ON IT.

DEALERSHIP PERFORMED 90K MILE CHECKUP. ALSO ASKED THEM TO DETERMINE IF CEL P0472 WAS COVERED BY WARRANTY. THEY CONFIRMED CODE, AND SAID NOT COVERED UNDER ANY WARRANTY. THE ALSO ADVISED THE CAR IS SHOWING INTERMITTENT CODE OF P0638 FOR THROTTLE ACTUATOR CONTROL (BANK 1). WRITTEN ON THE ESTIMATE BY VW DEALERSHIP IS "TECHNICIAN NOTED THAT WHILE DRIVING VEHICLE INTO THE SHOP, VEHICLE HAD NO THROTTLE CONTROL AND WOULD NOT INCREASE IN ENGINE SPEED. TECHNICIAN RECOMMENDS REPLACING THE THROTTLE BODY AND EXHAUST PRESSURE SENDER. TECHNICIAN RECOMMENDS CUSTOMER NOT TO DRIVE VEHICLE --VEHICLE WILL AT SOME POINT STOP DRIVING (MOVING) - IT COULD STOP MOVING AT ANY POINT, INCLUDING CROSSING A INTERSECTION". I HAVE NOT HAD ANY ISSUES WHATEVER WITH MY THROTTLE, BUT DUE TO THEIR DOCUMENTATION, IT APPEARS THERE IS A SAFETY ISSUE HERE DESERVING OF A MANDATORY SAFETY RECALL.

MY 2010 VW JETTA TDI IS THROWING CHECK ENGINE LIGHT CODES OF P0472 AND P0471. BOTH OF THESE HAVE TO DO WITH EXHAUST PRESSURE SENSORS AND I THINK THIS IS AN ENVIRONMENTAL ISSUE AND SHOULD BE SUBJECT TO A MANDATORY RECALL. THE LOCAL VW DEALERSHIP DENIES ANY RECALL WOULD COVER THESE CEL CODES.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNED A 2010 VOLKSWAGEN JETTA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING AT APPROXIMATELY 55 MPH, ANOTHER VEHICLE ABRUPTLY STOPPED IN FRONT OF THE VEHICLE. THE BRAKE PEDAL WAS DEPRESSED BUT FAILED RESPOND ON THE WET ROAD. AS A RESULT, THE CONTACT CRASHED INTO THE VEHICLE. THE AIR BAG FAILED TO DEPLOY. THE CONTACT SUSTAINED BACK INJURIES THAT REQUIRED MEDICAL ATTENTION. A POLICE REPORT WAS FILED. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED AND DEEMED DESTROYED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 91,647.

L/R CALIPER REQUIRED ADJUSTMENT AND LUBRICATION DUE TO STUCK IN POSITION. NO EMERGENCY BREAK USED. NOTICED WHEN LEAVING PARKING LOT OF STORE AND SMELLED BURNING RUBBER. GOT OUT OF AUTO AND MY WHEEL IS SMOKING AND GLOWING. REQUIRED TOW AND REPAIR 9/14/2015. I NOTICE OVER THE COURSE OF COUPLE MONTHS MY TIRES I NEED TO FILL UP MORE (EVERY TIME I NEED TO DRIVE) BUT TREAD IS GREAT AT 41K ON A 2010 AUTO. I SCHEDULE APPOINTMENT WITH VW. 12/22 I GET IN FOR A DIAGNOSTIC AND TOLD I NEED NEW CALIPERS CAUSE OLD ONE DAMAGED. NEED TO DO BOTH SIDES FOR SAFETY. 1/5/16 COST 1200.00 TO REPLACE BOTH BACK BREAK DISKS, CALIPERS AND FLUSH BREAK FLUID AT VW AUTHORIZED DEALER. ISSUE HAPPENED FOLLOWING NORMAL DAY SHOPPING. I HAVE NO IDEA HOW IT COULD HAVE GOTTEN STUCK BUT THANKFUL I DID NOT DRIVE BACK HOME AND CLOSE TO FRIENDS HOUSE BECAUSE THE WHEEL WOULD HAVE CAUGHT FIRE OR FALLEN OFF ETC. NO IDEA HOW THIS HAPPENED BUT IF HAPPENS TO SOMEONE ON HIGHWAY THAT CALIPER KICKS ON AND DRIVER DOES NOT KNOW THEN YOU HAVE A FAULTY PROBLEM.

JETTA HPFP. IN EARLY 2013 MY JETTA TDI HAD TO HAVE THE FUEL PUMP REPLACED DUE TO A DEFECT IN THE MATERIALS. THE ISSUE HAS JUST HAPPENED AGAIN, SAME SYMPTOMS. ONLY THIS TIME VOLKSWAGEN IS CLAIMING THE FUEL PUMP FAILED DUE TO CONTIMINATED FUEL. MY INSURANCE COMPANY DENIES THAT FACT AND IS POINTING THE FINGER AT VW FOR A FAULTY FUEL PUMP. THE REPAIR IS UPWARDS OF $5000 AND VOLKSWAGEN IS NOT OFFERING TO COVER IT. MY CAR IS NOW SITTING IN DISASSEMBLED STATE AT THE DEALERSHIP WHILE I AM PAYING FOR A RENTAL CAR AND MY INSURANCE COMPANY AND VW PLAY A PING-PONG MATCH OF PASSING THE BLAME. *JS

UNDER NORMAL DRIVING CONDITIONS, CAR LOST ALL POWER, COMPLETELY STALLED IN FLOWING TRAFFIC ON A 2 LANE HIGHWAY AND WOULD NOT RESTART.

DOOR LOCKS FAILED AND HAD TO BE REPLACED. BATTERY DRAIN WHEN NOT USED FOR TWO WEEKS, REQUIRING JUMP START (REPLACED BATTERY ONE YEAR AGO). CAR WOULD NOT START (BATTERY WOULDN'T EVEN TURN OVER, YES THE SAME NEW BATTERY) TOWED TO DEALER WHO SAID THEY REPLACED SOME FUSES. RECENTLY, RADIO WILL NOT POWER ON. DEALER STATES THE RADIO FAILED, FUSES FINE. I HAVE SEEN 100S OF REPORTS OF FAILED RADIOS AND DOOR LOCKS IN THE 2010 JETTA. THERE MUST BE A FAULTY ELECTRICAL SYSTEM IN THIS VEHICLE. CARS THAT ARE 5 YEARS OLD (I HAVE SEEN REPORTS OF THIS HAPPENING WHEN THE CAR IS ONLY 3 YEARS OLD) ARE NOT SUPPOSED TO HAVE THESE PROBLEMS. ALL OF THESE PROBLEMS HAVE OCCURRED IN THE PAST YEAR, MILEAGE BETWEEN 100-110K.

HPFP, HIGH PRESSURE FUEL PUMP FAILURE, IN MOTION ON CITY STREET STOPPED RUNNING, WILL NO LONGER START.

MULTIPLE LIGHTS SUDDENLY QUIT WORKING. FOUND THE F16 FUSE MELTED AS WELL AS FUSE BOX WHERE IT SITS. THIS IS SECOND TIME TO REPLACE FUSE IN 4 MONTHS, FIRST TIME MELTED THIS BAD.

RADIO ON 2010 VW JETTA TDI DIED DURRING THE SUMMER. NOW, IN NOVEMBER, THE CAR WILL NOT START UNLESS JUMPED WITH ANOTHER CAR OR BATTERY CHARGER. FUSES IN CAR ARE INTACT.

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.

FORT TWO YEARS I HAVE COMPLAINED TO VW DEALER THAT DOOR LOCKS WERE NOT WORKING. THEY NEVER PUT IT ON A REPAIR/SERVICE FORM. WHEN I BROUGHT THE CAR IN, THEY SAID THE DOOR LOCKS WORK FINE, ONE JUST HAS TO PULL TWICE, TO EXIT. BUT THEY COULD NOT SAY HOW TO LOCK ALL THE DOORS WHEN PARKING ON THE STREET. MY DOOR LOCKS HAVE NOT WORKED PROPERLY SINCE THE VEHICLE WAS NEW. I TOOK THE BUS TO THE DEALER TO COMPLAIN THAT MY KEYS WERE LOCKED IN THE CAR. THEY SAID THAT WAS "IMPOSSIBLE" AND IT TOOK ME A WEEK AND $500.00 TO GET MY CAR TOWED, NEW KEYS AND RESETS. I AM LIVID. DOORS WON'T ALL LOCK MOST OF THE TIME. OR UNLOCK, MOST OF THE TIME. I BELIEVE THAT NOT BEING ABLE TO RELIABLY EXIT A CAR OR LOCK IT WHEN LEAVING IT IS A SAFETY ISSUE. THIS IS MY SECOND COMPLAINT TO YOU ABOUT THIS CAR, THE FIRST TIME BECAUSE OF SOFTWARE THAT STALLED THE CAR IN INTERSECTIONS WHICH HAD TO BE FEDERALLY ORDERED RECALL. I THINK THE DEALER REFUSED TO LOOK INTO THE DOOR LOCKING PROBLEMS DURING WARRANTY IN HOPES THAT I WOULD RETURN AGAIN AND AGAIN TO HAVE LOCKS REPAIRED UNTIL I WAS OUT OF WARRANTY. THIS STINKS. AND IT IS CLEARLY UNSAFE.

STEREO JUST WENT COMPLETELY DEAD FOR NO REASON. BLUETOOTH IS OUT OF COMMISSION AS WELL. THE EXACT SAME ISSUE AS EVERYONE ELSE HERE. I CHECKED MY FUSES AND THEY ARE ALL FINE. WENT TO MY LOCAL VOLKSWAGEN DEALER AND GOT THE SAME SONG AND DANCE AS EVERYONE ELSE HERE. MY SERVICE TECH AT FIRST TRIED TO DENY THAT THIS IS AN INHERENT PROBLEM WITH THESE VEHICLES, BUT AFTER ME PRESSING HIM ON THE ISSUE AND ASKED IF HE HAD READ ALL OF THE SAME COMPLAINTS ON THE INTERNET, HE FESSED UP. VERY FRUSTRATING AS MY CAR ONLY HAS 80,000 MILES WHEN BOTH THE STEREO AND THE A/C QUIT WORKING. HE GAVE ME A LOAD OF BULL ON THAT ONE AS WELL. FROM NOW ON I WILL ONLY DRIVE A HONDA OR TOYOTA.

I WAS DRIVING AND THE RADIO JUST STOPPED WORKING. THE HANDSFREE FOR THE RADIO IS NOT WORKING AS WELL. I WAS DRIVING ON A LOCAL ROAD AT THE SPEED OF 25-30 MILES PER HOUR.

MY CAR KEEPS THROWING A P0401 CODE EGR INSUFFICIENT FLOW. THE DEALER TOLD ME ITS MIGHT BE A CRACKED DPF FILTER. AFTER LOOKING ON VW FORUMS ABOUT THE PROBLEM ITS GOING TO BE AROUND A $3000 FIX. SINCE THE CAR IS NOT A "CLEAN DIESEL" AS ADVERTISED THE SYSTEM IS GETTING CLOGGED DUE TO THE FACT THE CAR COMPUTER FAKE SOFTWARE

AIRBAG WARNING LIGHT CAME ON. DIAGNOSED BY VW AS A PROBLEM WITH THE "STEERING WHEEL CLOCK SPRING". ALTHOUGH PRESS RELEASE INCLUDED RECALL INFORMATION FOR THIS PART AND PROBLEM, ON THIS MAKE AND MODEL, VW DECLINED TO INCLUDE MY VEHICLE IN ITS RECALL. SINCE THIS VEHICLE WAS PURCHASED FOR MY 17 YEAR OLD NEW DRIVER AND SAFETY, I HAD NO CHOICE BUT TO PAY OVER $360 TO REPLACE THE DEFECTIVE AIRBAG PART. VW SAID THEY WOULD REIMBURSE ME IF THE VEHICLE DID END UP IN THE RECALL AT A LATER DATE.

CAR IS THROWING P0401 FAULT CODE FOR EGR VALVE INSUFFICIENT FLOW. DEALER STATES THE DIESEL PARTICULATE FILTER IS CRACKED. ACCORDING TO DATA, VW'S EMISSIONS SCANDAL SHOWS 40% MORE POLLUTANTS SPEWING INTO AIR. THIS IS CAUSING EXCESS EMISSION PART FAILURES. DEALER WANTS $2500+ FOR REPAIRS. ACCORDING TO VW FORUMS, THERE ARE MANY CASES OF EGR AND DPF FAILURES. CONTACTED VW AND THEY WILL NOT ASSIST. MY CAR IS DUE FOR SMOG 10/22/2015 AND IS NOT PASSING.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2010 VOLKSWAGEN JETTA. WHILE DRIVING AT APPROXIMATELY 30 MPH, THE VEHICLE STALLED AND AN UNKNOWN WARNING INDICATOR ILLUMINATED. THE FAILURE OCCURRED ON MULTIPLE OCCASIONS. THE VEHICLE WAS DRIVEN TO THE DEALER FOR DIAGNOSTIC TESTING. THE TECHNICIAN STATED THAT THE VEHICLE NEEDED A SOFTWARE UPDATE. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED; HOWEVER, THE PART THAT THE TECHNICIAN REPAIRED CAUSED OTHER MALFUNCTIONS TO THE VEHICLE. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 121,000.

FUEL LINE #2 FAILED AFTER RECALLED REPAIR ON FUEL LINE #2 WAS PERFORMED. FUEL WAS SPILLING ONTO HOT ENGINE. I THINK THE ORIGINAL RECALL WAS NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER : 11V490000. LOOKS TO ME THAT CAUSE OF FAILURE WAS SAME AS COVERED IN RECALL-VIBRATION FATIGUE.

RADIO IN 2010 JETTA TDI STOPPED WORKING. IT LOOKS LIKE IT HAS NO POWER BUT ALL FUSES CHECK GOOD. THERE IS MANY MANY OF THESE SAME ISSUES WITH THE DELPHI RADIOS IN THE JETTAS IN 2010. FOLLOW THIS LINK TO SEE THE MANY OWNERS THAT HAVE BEEN TURNED AWAY WITH THERE FAULTY RADIOS. THE MAIN SAFETY ISSUES IS THERE IS NO LONGER THE USE OF HANDS FREE CELL PHONE USING THE BLUETOOTH OPTION. WHEN MY RADIO FAILED I DROVE THE CAR ON A SATURDAY MORNING AND EVERYTHING WAS IN WORKING ORDER. WHEN MY WIFE GOT IN TO GO TO THE STORE 30 MIN LATER THE RADIO WAS COMPLETELY DEAD. HTTP://WWW.CARGURUS.COM/CARS/DISCUSSION-T36009_DS552583

TL* THE CONTACT OWNED A 2010 VOLKSWAGEN JETTA. WHILE DRIVING 50 MPH, THE CONTACT CRASHED INTO A TREE AND THE AIR BAGS DID NOT DEPLOY. A POLICE REPORT WAS FILED AND NO INJURIES WERE REPORTED. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO THE DEALER WHERE IT WAS DEEMED DESTROYED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 70,000. ..UPDATED 10/28/15 *BF UPDATED 12/10/15.*JB

THE CAR LOST POWER WHILE GOING UPHILL AND WOULD ONLY REACH SPEEDS OF ABOUT 20MPH ON A 40MPH ROAD. THE CAR CHECK ENGINE LIGHT HAD COME ON ABOUT A MONTH BEFORE. I WAS TOLD THERE WAS A PROBLEM WITH THE HIGH PRESSURE FUEL PUMP AND IT WOULD NEED TO BE REPLACED BUT THE CAR WOULD BE SAFE TO DRIVE UNTIL IT STOPPED POWERING UP TO TOP SPEED.

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.

TURBO FAILED ON TDI

AT 60,000 MILES WE NOTICED A DECREASE IN ACCELERATION AND GAS MILEAGE IN 2010, VW JETTA TDI. THE DEALER SAID THEY FIXED THE ISSUES, BUT WE ONLY SAW A SLIGHT IMPROVEMENT IN THE VEHICLES PERFORMANCE. IN BETWEEN THE 60,000 MILES AND NOW 113,000 THE CAR HAS BEEN DIAGNOSED TO HAVE THE EGR VALVE, DPF FILTER, ALL SENSORS,. NOX AND SOX BURNERS TO BE REPLACED AT A TOTAL COST OF $10,000 DOLLARS. WHEN WE PURCHASED THE VEHICLE THE DEALERSHIP SAID THAT THE DPF FILTER WOULD ONLY COST US $1000 DOLLARS TO REPLACE, TRY $4000 JUST FOR IT. WE HAVE TAKEN VERY GOOD CARE OF THE CARE AND FEEL THAT VW HAS MISREPRESENTED THEMSELVES IN THE VAULE OF THE VEHICLE AND THE UPFRONT REPAIRS. THE RADIO, ALL DOORS ACTUATORS AND TRANS HAVE BEEN REPAIRED ON THIS CAR. IT HAS BEEN A MONEY PIT.

I WAS DRIVING AT FREEWAY SPEEDS AND MY CHECK ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON. I TOOK IT INTO THE DEALER ONLY TO FIND OUT THAT IT WAS THE DPF (DIESEL PARTICULATE FILTER) FAILED. THE FILTER WAS PLUGGED WITH CARBON. THE DEALER ADMITTED TO ME THAT THIS WAS A KNOWN DEFECT AND BAD ENGINEERING THAT AFFECTED MODELS 2006 - 2010. THEY TOLD ME IT FAILS EVERY 100-110K MILES AND HAS TO BE FIXED! I TOLD THEM I WOULD TAKE IT ELSEWHERE TO GET FIXED AS I WASN'T PAYING THAT KIND OF MONEY. THEY INFORMED ME NO LOCAL SHOP WOULD TOUCH IT. THAT IS NOT TRUE OTHER THAN THE LOCAL SHOP HAD TO BRING IT TO THEM FOR THE "SOFTWARE RESET". I HAVE SINCE LEARNED IT MAY AFFECT LATER MODELS BUT CANNOT CONFIRM. THE DEALER WANTED $2300 TO FIX PLUS TAX.

YEAR: 2010 BUILD DATE: AUG 2009 MAKE/MODEL: JETTA SPORTWAGEN TDI TRANNY: 6M MILEAGE: (ACTUAL MILES AT TIME OF PROBLEM OR WHEN PROBLEM BEGAN) 57,500 DIESEL FUEL SOURCE: SHELL AND CHEVRON ADDITIVES: NOPE PROBLEM: TOOK MY TDI TO AN INDEPENDENT. FIRST TIME EVER (ALWAYS DEALER SERVICED). HAD A CHECK ENGINE LIGHT COME ON. CODE WAS A FUEL PRESSURE SENSOR. REPLACED. CAR WOULD NOT START. FOUND RUST IN FUEL FILTER CANISTER. FOUND RUST ON THE IN-TANK PUMP. REPLACED ALL THREE PUMPS, CANISTER, FUEL LINES '*THE INDEPENDENT TOOK IT ONE PIECE AT A TIME AS TO NOT OVERCHARGE. ULTIMATELY, REPLACING THE HPFP SOLVED THE ISSUE. IN FACT, THE FUEL PRESSURE SENSOR THEY ORIGINALLY REPLACED THEY PUT BACK IN AND IT WORKED, SO THEY RETURNED THE ONE FROM THE DEALER. DEALER: CHARLES MAUND, AUSTIN, TX STATUS: SINCE I HAD MY WORK DONE AT AN INDEPENDENT, VW OF AMERICA IS SCOFFING AT PAYMENT AS NOTED UNDER THE EXTENDED WARRANTY REPAIR BECAUSE THE FUEL WAS NOT TESTED BY SOMEONE AT VW. I STILL HAVE THE SAME TANK OF FUEL AS IT HAD WHEN IT WENT IN, BUT THEY REFUSE TO TEST IT CITING THAT I COULD HAVE PUT ANYTHING IN THERE. I HAVE RECEIPTS FOR MY LAST TANK OF DIESEL, AND MILEAGE/CURRENT TANK LEVELS TO PROVE THAT IT IS THE SAME. CAR HAS HAD ALL THE REQUIRED FACTORY WARRANTY INCLUSIONS, LIKE THE STICKERS AND THE FILLER TANK GUARD. WHAT'S MORE, AT 56,000 MILES (THREE MONTHS AGO) I HAD THE 60K MAINTENANCE DONE AT THE DEALER. DEALER SAYS THEY REPLACED THE FUEL FILTER AND THAT THE RUST IN THE CANISTER IS LIKELY BECAUSE OF ALL THE RAIN WE HAD THOSE THREE MONTHS. MY CAR IS GARAGE KEPT AND HARDLY USED, AS YOU CAN SEE FROM THE MILES, BUT THAT IS THEIR STORY. CURRENTLY ASKING TO TALK WITH SENIOR LEVEL CUSTOMER CARE. NOT FEELING GOOD ABOUT THIS, ESPECIALLY WITH EVERYTHING HAPPENING WITH DIESELGATE. OUT OF POCKET COSTS ARE $2600 TO DATE. I HAVE KEPT ALL THE PARTS.

THE DAY I RECEIVED THE EMAIL FROM THE NHTSA FOR THE CLOCK SPRINGS FAILING ON MY MAKE AND MODEL OF VEHICLE MY AIRBAG LIGHT CAME ON. AT FIRST I DIDN'T THINK ANYTHING OF IT AND THEN I LOST MY HORN AND RADIO CONTROLS ON MY STEERING WHEEL. SINCE I HAD JUST READ THE INVESTIGATION THAT IS BEEN INITIATED I KNEW THAT IS WHAT IT WAS. IT IS THE ONLY PART THAT POWERS THE STEERING WHEEL. THE CAMPAIGN NUMBER FOR THAT IS 15V483000. IT STILL DRIVES JUST AS IT ALWAYS HAS BUT I DON'T HAVE ANY STEERING CONTROLS AND IF I WERE TO GET IN AN ACCIDENT HARD ENOUGH TO DEPLOY AIR BAGS MY DRIVERS SIDE WOULD NOT DEPLOY.

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.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2010 VOLKSWAGEN JETTA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE REAR DRIVER SIDE DOOR LOCK FAILED. THE CONTACT STATED THAT ALL THE OTHER DOOR LOCKS EVENTUALLY FAILED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE LOCK ACTUATORS ON EACH DOOR NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 95,200.

STARTING IN MAY 2015 WE BEGAN TO NOTICE THAT THE PASSENGER AIRBAG LIGHT WOULD NOT ALWAYS SEEM TO WORK CORRECTLY WHEN MY SON SAT THERE. I JUST FIGURED IT TO BE A PROBLEM WITH THE LIGHT IN THE DASH. MY SON WEIGHING IN THE 60 POUND RANGE, I KNEW IT SHOULD NOT OF BEEN ON WHEN HE WAS THERE. SOMETIMES IT SAID OFF SOMETIMES IT DID NOT. I ALWAYS FELT THIS WAS AN INDICATOR LIGHT ISSUE NOT THINKING A CAR THIS NEW WITH SUCH LOW MILES COULD HAVE PROBLEMS WITH THE AIRBAG. ON AUGUST 23, 2015 AS I WAS DRIVING ALONE I NOTICED THE CAR WAS NOT COOLING DOWN SO I WAS LOOKING TO SEE IF I FORGOT TO TURN SOMETHING ON WHEN I NOTICED THAT THE A/C WAS INDEED ON, AND NOT WORKING, AS WELL AS THE AIRBAG LIGHT IN THE INSTRUMENT CLUSTER WAS ILLUMINATED. THERE ARE MULTIPLE PROBLEMS. DEALER DIAGNOSTICS VERIFIED MY CONCERNS. FOUND DTCS PRESENT FOR PODS MODULE. PODS MODULE NEEDS REPLACED. FOUND DTCS FOR HIGH PRESSURE SWITCH OPEN. SENSOR NEEDS REPLACED. ESTD; $1800 THE PROBLEM WITH THE PASSENGER AIRBAG IS THAT THE SENSOR FOR THE WEIGHT OF THE PERSON DOES NOT WORK CORRECTLY. VW HAS THIS INTEGRATED INTO THE SEAT BASE THAT ALSO IS HEATED. THE ENTIRE SEAT BASE WITH REPLACEMENT COST OF OVER $1400 MUST BE REPLACED IN ITS ENTIRETY TO MAKE THIS REPAIR. AT THIS POINT I WAS TOLD THAT VW IS NOT MAKING REPAIRS OF THIS TYPE. SINCE THEN I HAVE ALSO HAD THE TIRE LIGHTS COME ON THEN OFF PERIODICALLY AS WELL AS SOME IPOD DOCK ISSUES. THERE SEEMS TO BE MANY ISSUES RELATED TO ELECTRICAL ISSUES THAT VW FEELS THEY HAVE NO RESPONSIBILITY OVER. I HAVE READ THAT OTHERS HAVE HAD THESE ISSUES POSTED UNOFFICIALLY ON OTHER SITES.

ADD ANOTHER 2010 VW OWNER TO LIST OF RADIO ISSUES WITH THE CAR. CAR RADIO AND BLUETOOTH ARE NO LONGER WORKING. I CHECKED THE FUSES PER THE OWNER MANUAL, AND RADIO IS STILL NOT WORKING. THIS LOOKS LIKE IT'S BEEN HAPPENING QUITE A BIT ON THE 2010 JETTA. THIS A BIG SAFETY ISSUE SINCE I AM UNABLE TO CALL WITH THE BLUETOOTH. I CONTACTED VW OF AMERICAN, AND THEY BASICALLY SAID I HAD TO PAY FOR A DIAGNOSIS TEST WHICH I SEE AS BEING POINTLESS SINCE I AM ALREADY KNOW THE RADIO IS DEAD. I DON'T UNDERSTAND THE REASON TO HAVE TO PAY $$$ SO I CAN BE TOLD IT'S DEAD. IF A LOT OF JETTA OWNERS ARE HAVING THE SAME ISSUE WHY IS VW REFERRING ME TO CONTACT MY LOCAL VW DEALER TO HAVE THIS FIXED WHEN IT'S BECOMING A COMMON OCCURRENCE ON A LOT OF THE CARS. VW SHOULD BE FIXING THE CAR RADIO ON THE CAR WITH THIS MANY COMPLAINTS OUT THERE. INSTEAD I AM TOLD TO CONTACT THE SERVICE DEPARTMENT.

I HAD THE OIL CHANGED AND THE LATEST RECALL DONE BY THE DEALERSHIP. ABOUT 3 DAYS LATER THE RADIO WENT BLANK AND BLACK. ANOTHER PROBLEM HAS BEEN THE AUTOMATIC LOCKS. I HAVE BEEN UNABLE TO UNLOCK REAR PASSENGER DOOR EXCEPT MANUALLY. AND THEN ALL OF A SUDDEN THE LOCK IS NOT WORKING AT ALL ON THAT SIDE AND I AM UNABLE TO LOCK THAT DOOR.

DROVE CAR TO WORK 0630, STEREO WORKED FINE. LEFT WORK AT 1915, WHEN I STARTED MY CAR, THE STEREO DID NOT COME ON, SCREEN WAS BLACK, NO SOUND. THOUGHT MAYBE IT BLEW A FUSE. ON MY WAY HOME, THE STEREO STARTED WORKING AGAIN, JUST POPPED ON. AS I CONTINUED TO DRIVE IT WENT OFF AGAIN, BUT LOUD A RHYTHIMATIC BEAT STARTED THOROUGH OUT EACH OF THE SPEAKERS, SOUNDED LIKE SOMEBODY HITTING A MICROPHONE THAT WAS ON! I ARRIVED AT MY HOUSE SHORTLY AFTER THAT NOISE STARTED (THANKFULLY) AND TURNED OFF MY CAR. REMOVED THE KEYS FROM THE IGNITION BUT THE LOUD NOISE DID NOT STOP!!! I HAD TO OPEN THE HOOD AND PULL OUT SOME FUSES TO GET IT TO STOP! TWO WEEKS AFTER THIS HAPPENED, MY CAR DIED WHEN WAITING IN A DRIVE-THRU. WE HAD TO PUSH MY CAR. MY CAR WOULD CRANK BUT NOT START. NOTHING INSIDE THE CAR WOULD WORK. I CALLED MY HUSBAND, HE OPENED THE HOOD, UNHOOKED A FUSE AND IT STARTED! THE NEXT DAY MY CAR WAS DEAD, HAD TO PUT IT ON A BATTERY CHARGER. I'M AFRAID IF I REPLACE THE STEREO, IT TOO WILL GO OUT AND POSSIBLY SHORT OUT OTHER ELECTRICAL ITEMS IN MY CAR. AS OF NOW, THE STEREO IS IN PLACE BUT UNHOOKED AND MY BATTERY IS FINE. THERE MUST BE A REASON WHY THIS IS HAPPENING TOO SO MANY PEOPLE WITH THE SAME STEREO.

CAR WORKED FINE THE EVENING BEFORE. STARTED THE CAR WITHOUT INCIDENT THE NEXT DAY AND THE RADIO DIDN'T WORK. THERE WASN'T ANY SCREEN OR NOISE. THE PHONE DIDN'T WORK EITHER. THE FUSES WERE CHECKED AND ALL WERE GOOD. THE RADIO (DELPHI P/N 28252585, VW # 1K0035180 AC), WAS TAKEN OUT AND ALL CONNECTIONS WERE GOOD AND TIGHT AS WELL. THERE ARE DIFFERENT WEBSITES FILLED WITH EXAMPLES OF THIS RADIO FAILURE AND VW RECONSTRUCTING A PROPER UNIT FOR 2012. PLEASE BE PROACTIVE AND SEARCH THE WEB FOR YOURSELF AND AS PART OF DOING YOUR JOB. I SEE NO REASON THIS ISN'T A RECALLED ITEM. PLEASE EXPLAIN THIS TO ME AND INCLUDE BOTH YOUR NAME AND TITLE. I AM AWAITING YOUR REPLY. THANX

RADIO & BLUETOOTH SUDDENLY STOPPED WORKING. NO POWER. FUSES WERE CHECKED AND ALL ARE GOOD. REVIEWING INTERNET AND SEEMS THAT THIS IS A VERY COMMON PROBLEM NOT COVERED BY WARRANTY. APPEARS TO BE A SAFETY ISSUE SINCE BLUETOOTH NO LONGER WORKING.

RADIO WAS WORKING FINE ONE MINUTE THAN THE NEXT IT WAS DEAD. I HAD THE FUSES CHECK FOR THE RADIO NONE OF THEM WERE BLOWN. I WAS ACTUALLY STRANDED FROM A TIRE BLOW OUT WITH NO HANDS FREE USE OF MY RADIO WHICH THE POLICE OFFICER THAT HELPED ME SAID THAT WAS A SERIOUS SAFETY ISSUE AND THERE'S NO REASON FOR A MANUFACTURED RADIO ON A 2010 CAR TO GO OUT. NEEDLESS TO SAY I SEE ONLINE A LOT OF OTHER CUSTOMERS ARE IN THE SAME SITUATION AND VOLKSWAGEN HAS DONE NOTHING. IN SOME STATES IT IS AGAINST THE LAW TO TALK ON YOUR PHONE IT MUST BE HANDS FREE.

I HAVE OWNED THIS CAR SINCE PURCHASING NEW IN OCT 2010 WITH THE DEALER DOING ALL THE MAINTENANCE WORK ON IT. ON 8/30/13 THE RADIO WENT DEAD, DEALER REPLACED AT NO COST TO ME. THIS MORNING 8/17/15 I AGAIN HAVE A DEAD RADIO, SAME AS BEFORE, I CALLED DEALER AND ASKED WHEN THEY REPLACED THE PRIOR ONE AND IT IS ALMOST 2 YEARS TO THE DATE! THIS TIME THEY SAID I WOULD HAVE TO PAY TO REPLACE IT (I HAVE NEVER HAD A FACTORY RADIO GO BAD IN ANY CAR I HAVE OWNED IN 30 PLUS YEARS OF DRIVING CARS). I CAN LIVE WITHOUT THE RADIO, BUT I LIKE THE SAFETY OF HAVING THE HANDS FREE BLUETOOTH TO TALK ON THE PHONE. I HAVE BEEN THINKING ABOUT PURCHASING A NEW JETTA FOR MYSELF AND GIVING THIS ONE TO MY TEENAGE SON, BUT I THINK I BETTER UNLOAD THIS ONE IF THE RADIO IS GOING TO KEEP DYING EVERY 2 YEARS. BTW WHEN I BOUGHT THE CAR, THE MANAGER OF THE DEALERSHIP TOLD ME VW WANTED TO INCREASE ITS MARKET SHARE. HERE'S A HINT VW - YOU WILL NOT INCREASE MARKET SHARE IF YOU WILL NOT STAND BEHIND YOUR WHOLE PRODUCT. YOU OBVIOUSLY HAVE A PROBLEM HERE WITH THIS RADIO UNIT; DO THE RIGHT THING BY REPLACING THE UNITS AS THEY FAIL.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2010 VOLKSWAGEN JETTA. WHILE DRIVING AT VARIOUS SPEEDS, THE VEHICLE STALLED AFTER THE GEARS WERE SHIFTED AND THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT ILLUMINATED. THE FAILURE RECURRED MULTIPLE TIMES. THE VEHICLE WAS RESTARTED AND DRIVEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC. THE TECHNICIAN DIAGNOSED THAT THE CLUTCH KIT INSIDE THE TRANSMISSION NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE FAILURE WAS DIRECTLY RELATED TO NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 09V333000 (POWER TRAIN). HOWEVER, THE VIN WAS NOT INCLUDED IN THE RECALL. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 30,000.

WHEN TRAVELING ON I10 FREEWAY AT ABOUT 70MPH THE ENGINE WENT TO HALF POWER I TRIED TO GET TO A DEALER SHIP BUT BEFORE I COULD THE ENGINE QUIT WHILE ON THE FREEWAY. THIS WAS CAUSED BY A DEFECTIVE FUEL PUMP. ON MY TDI JETTA.

MY 16 YEAR OLD DAUGHTER WAS DRIVING OUR 2010 VW JETTA CLEAN DIESEL TDI ON THE INTERSTATE AT 65 MPH WHEN SUDDENLY THE GLOW PLUG LIGHT CAME ON AND THERE WAS LOSS OF POWER; SHE PUSHED DOWN ON THE ACCELERATOR BUT TO NO AVAIL. AS THE CAR SLOWED DOWN, SHE WAS ABLE TO TAKE THE NEARBY OFF RAMP AND GET CAR TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD. BY THE TIME THE CAR WAS COASTING TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD THERE WAS A TOTAL LOSS OF POWER - STEERING, BRAKES, EVERYTHING. THE CAR WAS TOWED TO THE LOCAL VW DEALERSHIP WHERE THEY INFORMED WITH THE HIGH PRESSURE FUEL PUMP HAD FAILED AND IT WOULD COST $8,000 TO REPAIR. THE VOLKSWAGEN APPROVED MISFUELING GUARD WAS INSTALLED AT THE LOCAL VW DEALERSHIP SOON AFTER WE RECEIVED A LETTER FROM VW REGARDING IT. A WEEK PRIOR WE HAD RECEIVED IN THE MAIL FROM VW THEIR HPFP WARRANTY EXTENSION LETTER. HOWEVER OUR CAR IS AT 131,000 MILES. WE CONTACTED THE VWOA CUSTOMER CARE GROUP AND EXPLAINED OUR CASE ASKING THEM TO COVER THE COST OF THE REPAIR. WE HAD PURCHASED THE EXTENDED WARRANTY FROM THE VW DEALERSHIP AT THE TIME OF PURCHASE. WE EVEN POINTED OUT THAT WE HAD BEEN LOYAL VW CUSTOMERS OVER THE YEARS - HAVING PREVIOUSLY PURCHASED A JETTA, PASSAT AND BEETLE AND MY WIFE'S FAMILY HAS A LONG HISTORY OF VW PURCHASES. VW RESPONSE WAS THERE WAS NOTHING THEY COULD DO FOR US AS THE WARRANTY ONLY WENT UP TO 120,000 MILES AND WE WERE OVER IT. IT APPEARS BEING A LOYAL VW CUSTOMER IS NOT WORTH ANYTHING TO VW. WE HAVE APPEALED SEVERAL TIMES BUT KEPT GETTING THE SAME RESPONSE - NOTHING THEY COULD DO AND THEY HAVE NOW REFUSED TO FORWARD UP OUR CASE UP IN THE VWOA ORGANIZATION. WE HAVE PUT NOTHING BUT DIESEL INTO THE CAR AND URGE THE NHTSA TO ISSUE A RECALL ON THE HPFP. IT SEEMS TO ME THAT A PART THAT COSTS LESS THAN $1,000 CAN CAUSE $8,000 IN DAMAGES IS POOR ENGINEERING DESIGN. ONE EXPECTS BETTER AND FOR A DIESEL ENGINE TO LAST AT LEAST 200,000 MILES.

STARTED CAR THIS MORNING AND HIT THE POWER BUTTON ON FOR THE RADIO - NOTHING. AFTER DOING SOME RESEARCH ON THE WEB, FOUND THIS IS A COMMON PROBLEM WITH THE PREMIUM 8 VW RADIO. FUSES THAT WERE EASILY ACCESSIBLE CHECKED OUT FINE. RADIO IS COMPLETELY DEAD. USING RESET INSTRUCTIONS FROM THE WEB DID NOT WORK. RADIO WORKED FINE YESTERDAY WHEN I TURNED IT OFF AT HOME.

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.

BUILT IN BLUETOOTH / RADIO IS DEFECTIVE, LEAVING PASSENGERS UNABLE TO USE HANDS FREE TECHNOLOGY, AND ALSO ELIMINATES THE NATIONAL ALERT SYSTEM. THE DEAD RADIO ALSO LEADS TO A PARASITIC BATTERY DRAIN, WHICH WILL KILL THE BATTERY OF THE CAR, LEAVING PEOPLE STRANDED, POTENTIALLY IN EXTREME WEATHER SITUATIONS. THIS IS A VERY WELL KNOWN ISSUE WITH THOUSANDS OF KNOWN CASES ONLINE, YET NOTHING HAS BEEN DONE.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2010 VOLKSWAGEN JETTA. WHILE AT A STOP LIGHT, AN ABNORMAL NOISE COULD BE HEARD COMING FROM THE ENGINE WITHOUT WARNING. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE HESITATED PRIOR TO THE ENGINE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE HAD TO BE TOWED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER WHERE IT WAS CONFIRMED THAT THE ENGINE WAS DEFECTIVE. THE HIGH PRESSURE FUEL PUMP RELAY NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE ISSUE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 10,000.

WHILE DRIVING IN MIDDLE LANE OF THE FREEWAY MY 2010 VOLKWAGEN JETTA TDI LOST POWER AND AND ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON. VEHICLE WAS ALMOST STRUCK BY TRAFFIC WHILE MAKING MY WAY TO THE RIGHT SIDE OF THE ROAD. CAR WAS TOWED TO LOCAL REPAIR SHOP WHERE I LEARNED THAT THE VEHICLE'S HIGH PRESSURE FUEL PUMP HAD FAILED. AFTER RESEARCHING THIS ISSUE I LEARNED FAILURE THIS HAPPENED FREQUENTLY 2009 - 2010 TDI CLEAN DIESEL VEHICLES AND INFORMATION ABOUT THIS PROBLEM IS WELL DOCUMENTED. THIS ISSUE NEEDS TO FIXED BEFORE A SERIOUS INJURY OR DEATH OCCURS.

WHILE DRIVING ON THE HIGHWAY YESTERDAY THERE WAS A POP SOUND FROM THE DELPHI PREMIUM 8 (RNS-510?) RADIO AND IT WENT DEAD. CHECKED THE FUSES AND FOUND THAT THEY WERE ALL OK. LOOKED ONLINE AND FOUND THAT THIS APPEARS TO BE A KNOWN/COMMON COMPLAINT. IT LEADS ME TO WONDER IF THERE ARE OTHER ELECTRICAL ISSUES GOING ON, AND WHAT REPAIRS THOSE WILL LEAD TO. I CALLED THE LOCAL VW DEALERSHIP (AL SERRA) THIS MORNING AND THEY HAVEN'T CALLED BACK. FROM EVERYTHING THAT I'M READING ONLINE, IT IS COSTLY TO REPLACE THE STEREO. THIS SEEMS TO BE MORE THAN A "COINCIDENCE" AND VW SHOULD BE HELD ACCOUNTABLE.

OVER THE PAST 4 YEARS EVERY DOOR ONE BY ONE THE DOOR LOCK ACTUATORS HAVE FAILED AND NEED TO BE REPLACE. I HAVE RESEARCHED ON-LINE AND THIS SEEMS TO BE A COMMON FAILURE FOR VW

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

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.

THE HPFP FAILED ON MY VEHICLE CAUSING METAL TO CONTAMINATE THE ENTIRE FUEL SYSTEM. VWOA STATES THAT THEY WILL ONLY COVER VEHICLES WITH UNDER 120000 MILES. HOWEVER, MY VEHICLE IS SLIGHTLY OVER THAT AMOUNT. FROM THE RESEARCH I HAVE DONE, THIS PROBLEM HAS EFFECTED A LARGE AMOUNT OF VW TDI OWNERS. SINCE DIESELS ARE PURCHASED FOR THE SOLE PURPOSE OF BEING DRIVEN ON THE HIGHWAY, EXTENDING THE WARRANTY TO 120,000 MILES WILL NOT COVER MOST 5 YEAR OLD DIESELS ON THE ROAD. VW NEEDS TO TAKE RESPONSIBILITY FOR THIS FAILURE AND ISSUE A RECALL TO THOSE IMPACTED BY THIS FAILURE.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2010 VOLKSWAGEN JETTA. WHILE DRIVING 50 MPH, THE ENGINE SOUNDED VERY ROUGHLY AND UNKNOWN WARNING LIGHTS ILLUMINATED ON THE INSTRUMENT PANEL. THE VEHICLE HAD TO BE MERGED TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO THE DEALER. THE TECHNICIAN DIAGNOSED THAT THE HIGH PRESSURE FUEL PUMP NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 79,000.

VW JETTA SPORTWAGEN 2010. THE RADIO WAS PLAYING, I HEARD A SMALL "POP" AND THE RADIO QUIT WORKING, NO LIGHTS, NO SOUND. THE BLUE TOOTH IS PLAYED THRU THE RADIO SO THIS NO LONGER WORKS EITHER. THIS IS A SAFETY HAZARD AS I CAN NO LONGER USE BLUETOOTH TO TALK ON THE PHONE. IN FACT IN SOME STATES I TRAVEL THRU IT IS ILLEGAL TO USE THE PHONE WITHOUT BLUETOOTH. ONE OF THE REASONS I BOUGHT THIS CAR WAS THE BLUE TOOTH OPTION. IT IS NOT THE FUSE. THERE ARE HUNDREDS OF ONLINE COMPLAINTS ABOUT THIS MODEL AND YEAR VW RADIO. HTTP://WWW.CARGURUS.COM/CARS/DISCUSSION-T36009_DS552583 I

RADIO SUDDENLY STOPPED WORKING. NO POWER. BLACK SCREEN. I CHECKED THE FUSES AND TOOK THE CAR TO AN AUDIO SOUND PLACE - THEY TOOK OUT THE RADIO TO CHECK THE FUSE IN THE BACK. ALL FUSES WORK, RADIO IS GROUNDED AND POWER IS FINE. RADIO IS DEAD. SEEMS THERE ARE QUITE A FEW 2010 JETTAS WITH THIS SAME ISSUE WITH THE DELPHI RADIO - I READ SOMEWHERE THAT PERHAPS THE FUSE FOR THE RADIO SHOULD BE A 10A NOT A 15A AND THAT SOME BOARD IS GETTING FRIED WITH THE HIGHER FUSE...WHO IS ACCOUNTABLE?

I PURCHASED A 2010 VW JETTA JUST OVER A YEAR AGO AT THIS POINT. I LOVED IT AT FIRST, IT'S A CLEAN DIESEL. WITHIN 3-4 MONTHS OF OWNING IT THE STEREO HAS GONE OUT. VW HAS CHOSEN TO IGNORE THIS ISSUE EVEN THOUGH IT'S A KNOWN ISSUE! IT'S DRAINING BATTERIES, CAUSING ELECTRICAL AND FUSE ISSUES WHICH COULD LEAD TO SUBSTANTIALLY MORE DANGEROUS ISSUES IN THE FUTURE. PLEASE HELP THOSE OF US WHO ARE FIGHTING THIS BATTLE. IT'S 100S IF NOT 1000S TO GET FIXED AND IT'S ABSOLUTELY UNREASONABLE.. HTTP://WWW.CARGURUS.COM/CARS/DISCUSSION-T36009_DS552583

WHILE DRIVING CAR STALLED AND THE GLOW PLUG LIGHT CAMP ON, LUCKILY WE WERE ON OUR STREET AND NOT IN HIGH TRAFFIC AREA. CAR WILL NOT START AND BEING TOLD THAT WE HAVE METAL PIECES IN OUR ENGINE. 8500 FIX FOR A 2010 CAR THIS SHOULD BE COVERED UNDER SOME SORT OF RECALL OR WARRANTY IF THESE HIGH PRESSURE FUEL PUMPS ARE FAULTY. *TR

DROVE THE CAR IN THE AFTERNOON AND PARKED IT AT AN OFFICE BUILDING. GOT BACK INTO MY CAR ABOUT AN HOUR LATER AND WHEN THE CAR TURNED ON, THE RADIO WAS COMPLETELY BLACK. NOTHING WORKED AND WOULD NOT TURN BACK ON. CHECKED FUSES AND THEY SEEMED TO BE FINE. TOOK IT INTO THE DEALER AND AFTER SEVERAL HOURS OF LOOKING AT IT, THEY SAID THERE WAS SOMETHING WRONG WITH THE RADIO WIRING AND THERE WAS NO WAY TO FIX IT WITH A NEW PART AND THE ONLY PARTS AVAILABLE WERE REFURBISHED PARTS FOR AT LEAST THE SALE OF $600+! THIS IS A RIDICULOUS AMOUNT OF MONEY FOR JUST A RADIO I THINK WHEN THERE ARE PARTS CHEAPER AFTER MARKET. I ONLY HAD THE CAR FOR ALMOST 5 YEARS, IT SHOULDN'T HAVE THESE PROBLEMS SO SOON!

HANDS FREE/BLUETOOTH/RADIO NOT WORKING. SCREEN WENT DEAD SUDDENLY. FUSES CHECKED AND ALL ARE OK. INABILITY TO USE AUDIO UNIT IS A SAFETY ISSUE. CALLED EAST COAST VW IN ENGLEWOOD, NJ AND DEALER STATED CAR OUT OF WARRANTY. CAR IS A 2010 VW JETTA WITH 47,000 MILES. VOLKSWAGEN OF AMERICA CONTACTED TO NO AVAIL. LOGGED COMPLAINT WITH BETTER BUSINESS BUREAU. BATTERY REPLACED DUE TO DRAINAGE.

THE LEFT TURNING SIGNAL BLINKS WHEN USING THE RIGHT TURNING SIGNAL. SOMETIMES NOTHING HAPPENS WHEN USING THE RIGHT TURNING SIGNAL. SOMETIMES THE LEFT TURNING SIGNAL BLINKS A FEW TIMES BEFORE THE RIGHT TURNING SIGNAL BLINKS. THIS IS INTERMITTENT WITH NO INDICATION WHEN IT WILL HAPPEN. OFTEN IT WILL OCCUR ON REGULAR BASIS FOR A FEW MONTHS, THEN START WORKING NORMAL AGAIN FOR A FEW MONTHS.

WHILE TRAVELING EASTBOUND ON INTERSTATE 82 IN WASHINGTON OUR 2010 JETTA EXPERIENCED A SAFETY-RELATED MALFUNCTION; THE "GLOW PLUG" LAMP ILLUMINATED, THEN THE "SERVICE ENGINE NOW" LAMP ILLUMINATED, FOLLOWED BY AN IMMEDIATE COMPLETE LOSS OF POWER AND THE ENGINE SHUT OFF. AFTER COMING TO A STOP, THE ENGINE WAS ABLE TO BE RE-STARTED AND THE VEHICLE WAS "LIMPED" WITH LIMITED POWER TO WITHIN A MILE OF OVERTURF VOLKSWAGEN IN KENNEWICK, WASHINGTON. THERE THE ENGINE EXPERIENCED ANOTHER TOTAL LOSS OF POWER AND WAS UNABLE TO BE RE-STARTED. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO OVERTURF VOLKSWAGEN AND WE WERE INFORMED THAT THE "HIGH PRESSURE FUEL PUMP" HAD EXPERIENCED A CATASTROPHIC FAILURE, RESULTING IN METAL SHAVINGS FROM THE PUMP ENTERING THE FUEL SYSTEM, CLOGGING THE FUEL INJECTORS, AND STARVING THE ENGINE OF FUEL. WE WERE INFORMED THAT THIS ISSUE IS A DESIGN FLAW AND IS WELL KNOWN TO VOLKSWAGEN, BUT WERE TOLD THAT OUR VEHICLE WAS NOT QUALIFIED TO HAVE THIS "WARRANTY ISSUE" RESOLVED AT VOLKSWAGEN'S EXPENSE BECAUSE OF THE VEHICLE'S "REBUILT" BRANDED TITLE. IT IS MY UNDERSTANDING THAT THIS PUMP FAILURE IS OCCURRING ONLY IN VEHICLES EQUIPPED WITH THIS PARTICULAR PUMP, AND VOLKSWAGEN HAS BEEN REPLACING THEM ON VEHICLES THAT ARE PAST THEIR WARRANTY PERIOD, AT NO COST TO THE CONSUMER. I SEE THIS ISSUE AS A SAFETY ISSUE, NOT A WARRANTY ISSUE, DUE TO THE COMPLETE LOSS OF ENGINE POWER THAT CAN OCCUR WITHOUT WARNING AT HIGHWAY SPEEDS. I SEE NO DIFFERENCE BETWEEN "CLEAN TITLED" VEHICLES AND "REBUILT TITLED" VEHICLES AND THE CHANCE OF THIS PUMP FAILURE OCCURRING WITHOUT WARNING. I WOULD LIKE TO HAVE THIS ISSUE RESOLVED AT VOLKSWAGEN'S EXPENSE, DUE TO THE DESIGN FLAW OF THE VEHICLE'S HIGH PRESSURE FUEL PUMP. THANK YOU.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2010 VOLKSWAGEN JETTA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE BLUETOOTH FEATURE FAILED TO WORK WHENEVER THE RADIO WAS INOPERABLE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE VIN WAS NOT AVAILABLE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 61,000.

INCIDENT OCCURRED WHEN APPROACHING AN INTERSECTION. ENGINE DIED AS IF THE CAR RAN OUT OF FUEL. TRIED TO RESTART THE CAR BUT THE CAR WOULD NOT TURNOVER. IT WOULD ONLY CRANK. ACTED LIKE IT RAN OUT OF FUEL BUT THERE WAS HALF A TANK OF FUEL.

HIGHWAY DRIVING, GLOW PLUG LIGHT STARTED FLASHING, STARTED LOSING POWER, THEN STALL. MANAGED TO COAST OFF ONTO AN EXIT RAMP. MECHANIC TOWED, FOUND BATTERY/ALTERNATOR FINE, FUEL PRESSURE FINE, SUGGESTED DEALER REPAIR. VW DEALER SAYS ENTIRE FUEL SYSTEM NEEDS REPLACING: HPFP, FUEL LINES, ETC. NOTED NHTSA INVESTIGATION PENDING ON VOLKSWAGEN FUEL PUMP PROBLEMS FOR SIMILAR MAKE, MODEL, YEAR: NHTSA ACTION NUMBER :EA11003

VW 2010 TDI - RADIO DEAD. COMPLETELY WENT BLACK, UNRESPONSIVE. DISCOVERED WRONG FUSE IN LINE WITH RADIO - 15A WHEN IT SHOULD HAVE BEEN 10A ACCORDING TO SPEC. THIS OVER TIME CAUSED THE RADIO TO FRY. VW OF A DOESN'T CARE ABOUT THIS ISSUE AND GIVES THE STANDARD REPLY THAT IT IS NOT UNDER WARRANTY. A 5 YEAR OLD VEHILCE, WITH 100K MILES - THE RADIO SHOULD NOT BE FAILING AT THIS AGE, FURTHER, THIS IS A 1000+$ FIX. RIDICULOUS

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.

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.

ON MAY 9TH,WE STARTED OUR CAR AFTER AFTER A WEDDING AND RECEPTION,THE RADIO WAS BLANK,NOTHING.IT ALSO HAS FACTORY BLUETOOTH.CALLED OUR DEALER AND TRIED TO GET GOODWILL ADJUSTMENT FOR RADIO.WAS TOLD RADIO WAS OUT OF WARRANTY.OPENED A CASE WITH VW,HAD DEALER PULL RADIO,THE DEALER CALLED VW.NO ASSISTANCE RADIO COST IS $775,NOT COUNTING INSTALLATION.I THINK THIS IS A SAFETY ISSUE,BECAUSE BLUETOOTH DOESN'T WORK,BECAUSE RADIO DOES NOT.2010 VW JETTA SE.

I WAS DRIVING MY 2010 VW JETTA TO WORK WHEN ALL OF THE SUDDEN IT BEGAN TO VIOLENTLY SHAKE. MY CHECK ENGINE LIGHT STARTED RAPIDLY BLINKING. LUCKILY, I WAS ABLE TO PULL INTO A PARKING LOT. CALLED VW DEALERSHIP. THEY SUGGESTED TOWING MY VEHICLE. VEHICLE TOWED TO DEALERSHIP. ACCORDING TO THE VW DEALERSHIP, IGNITION COILS NEED TO BE REPLACED. THE VW DEALERSHIP TOLD ME THAT THERE IS NOT A RECALL FOR THIS REPAIR. HOWEVER, I NOTICED THAT THERE WAS A RECALL FOR FAULTY IGNITION COIL IN PREVIOUS YEARS FOR THE JETTA. I THINK VW SHOULD ISSUE A RECALL FOR THIS PROBLEM. THIS IS A SAFETY HAZARD.

RADIO WENT COMPLETELY DEAD. SCREEN IS BLANK AND NO RESPONSE. BLUETOOTH AND OTHER FEATURES CONNECTED TO THE RADIO DO WORK. PREVIOUS TIME IN THE CAR THE RADIO WAS WORKING FINE. NOW RADIO IS DEAD AND REST OF CAR SEAMS FINE.

I HAD THE AC COMPRESSOR REPLACED, VW OFFERED TO REPLACE PART FOR FREE AND I PAID FOR LABOR AT GUNTHER VW IN FT. LAUDERDALE IN 2013. NOW IN 2015, THE AC IS NOT COOLING AGAIN AND I TAKE MY VW FOR THE 100K MILE SERVICE. I ASK GUNTHER TO CHECK ON THE AC SYSTEM AND THE AC FAILED A PERFORMANCE TEST. AC COMPRESSOR, RADIATOR AND COOLING FAN NEEDS TO BE REPLACE AT A COST OF $1300! REDICULOUS! THE QUALITY OF THIS CAR AND ITS COMPONENTS IS AWEFUL! IVE NEVER HEARD OF AN AC SYSTEM NEEDING TO BE REPLACED LESS THAN 5 YEARS OF MANUFACTURING DATE OF CAR , ON TOP OF AN AC COMPRESSOR REPLACEMENT UNDER 75K MILES. I WOULD LIKE VW TO COVER THE COST OF THE PARTS NEEDED TO RUN MY AC AT OPTINUM CONDITION.

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!

RADIO SUDDENLY QUIT. I SEE FROM THE INTERNET THAT THIS HAPPENS A LOT WITH JETTAS. I HAVE NEVER HAD A FACTORY RADIO JUST STOP WORKING IN ANY OTHER CAR I HAVE OWNED. THIS IS AN EXPENSIVE REPAIR.

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

DRIVING DOWN HIGHWAY, CARS RADIO JUST DIES COMPLETELY STOPS. QUICKLY MOVED OVER NOT KNOWING WHAT WAS WRONG. WORRIED SOMETHING COULD HAPPEN TO CAR ITSELF. GOT HOME CHECKED FUSES WHICH WERE FINE.TURNED CAR BACK ON, VEHICLE DASH IS DISPLAYING SEVERAL INDICATORS. NOT SURE IF CAR IS EVEN SAFE TO DRIVE.VOLKSWAGEN DIDN'T ACKNOWLEDGE ISSUE EVEN THOUGH THERE ARE SEVERAL COMPLAINTS SIMILAR TO THIS.

RADIO STOPPED WORKING IN VW JETTA TDI 2010 - I GOT INTO MY VEHICLE AND STARTED THE ENGINE - AFTER FINDING THAT THE RADIO DID NOT START UP, I PUSHED THE POWER BUTTON BUT WITH NO SUCCESS. I CHECKED THE FUSE AND IT SEEMS FINE, THEN I LOOKED UP THIS ISSUE ONLINE AND FOUND A SIGNIFICANT NUMBER OF COMPLAINTS FOR THE SAME EXACT YEAR AND MODEL (TDI). AS A RESULT, I AM UNABLE TO USE BLUETOOTH FOR HANDS FREE PHONE CONVERSATION WHICH PRESENTS A SAFETY ISSUE.

THE CAR STARTED TO MAKE A STRANGE SOUND AND SHORTLY AFTER LOST ALMOST ALL POWER THEN STALLED OUT. THE GLOW PLUG LIGHT WAS FLASHING WHICH INDICATES A SIGNIFICANT PROBLEM. IT RESTARTED BUT STILL HAD NO POWER. I PULLED OVER TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD WHERE IT STALLED AGAIN AND NOW WOULD NOT RESTART. I HAD THE CAR TOWED TO MY MECHANIC WHERE THEY FOUND THAT THE HPFP HIGH PRESSURE FUEL PUMP HAD FAILED. WHEN IT FAILED IT SELF DESTRUCTED PUTTING METAL SHAVINGS THROUGHOUT THE FUEL SYSTEM. VW'S RECOMMENDED REPAIR IS TO REPLACE THE ENTIRE FUEL SYSTEM AT A COST OF OVER $8000. THIS VEHICLE HAS BEEN METICULOUSLY MAINTAINED AND HAS NEVER BEEN MISFUELED. *TR

I TURNED MY CAR ON AND THE RADIO WAS DEAD. THE RADIO IS ALSO THE BLUETOOTH DEVICE AND IS NOW UNSAFE FOR ME TO USE MY PHONE WHILE IN THE CAR. I HAVE READ THAT MANY OTHER PEOPLE HAVE HAD THE SAME PROBLEM WITH THIS VEHICLE. *TR

I WAS DRIVING AROUND TOWN THIS PAST FRIDAY (4/24/15) AND THE RADIO MADE A LOUD "POP" SOUND AND THEN IT STOPPED WORKING; THE TOUCHSCREEN WENT BLACK AND WILL NOT TURN ON OR DISPLAY THE TIME. I CHECKED ALL THE FUSES (INCLUDING THE ONE BEHIND THE RADIO), AND THEY WERE ALL FINE. AFTER DOING SOME RESEARCH ONLINE, I LEARNED THIS IS A FAIRLY COMMON PROBLEM FOR THIS MAKE AND MODEL (HTTP://WWW.CARGURUS.COM/CARS/DISCUSSION-T36009_DS552583) BUT NO REAL SOLUTION HAS BEEN DISCOVERED. I BELIEVE THERE ARE ENOUGH INSTANCES OF MALFUNCTION THAT THIS SHOULD BE ADDRESSED BY VW AND A RECALL SHOULD BE MADE. *TR

THE RADIO WITH BLUETOOTH DIED AT 90507 MILES AND NOW THE BATTERY AND NEW BATTERY LOOSE CHARGE. AFTER DOING RESEARCH I FOUND THE SAME ISSUE WITH SEVERAL HUNDRED OTHER OWNERS SAME MODEL CARS HERE HTTP://WWW.CARGURUS.COM/CARS/DISCUSSION-T36009_DS552583 HTTPS://WWW.FACEBOOK.COM/VW HASH TAG #VWRADIOSJUNK I CONSIDERED THIS A SAFETY ISSUE AS THE RADIO EFFECTS THE FUNCTIONING OF THE CAR AND BLUETOOTH AND SEEMS TO STOP WORKING DUE TO A SHORT OVER TIME CAUSING BATTERY DISCHARGE. *TR

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

THE CAR AFFECTED IS A 2010 VW JETTA TDI. EVER SINCE I'VE OWNED THE CAR, IT HAS HAD AN ISSUE WITH RUNNING RUFF OR STALLING OUT. AT 30,426 MILES I HAD THE DEALER LOOK AT THE VEHICLE. THEY RAN A DIAGNOSTIC AND TEST DRIVE WITH NO ISSUES FOUND. THIS ENOUGH FOR IT TO BE NOTICEABLE, BUT NO SYMPTOMS ARE PRESENT. I BROUGHT THE CAR IN AGAIN FOR THE SAME ISSUE ON 12/8/14 AT 83748 MILES, BUT THIS TIME THERE WAS AN ESP ERROR THAT FLASHED IN THE MDI DISPLAY AND THEN WENT AWAY. THE DEALER COULD NOT VERIFY THE CUSTOMER COMPLAINT. THE SERVICE MANAGER ALSO STATED THAT HE HAD A SIMILAR VEHICLE WITH THE SAME PROBLEM AND THE COULD ALSO NOT BE DIAGNOSED. AT THE TIME THE DEALER TOLD ME THAT I COULD HAVE THE SOFTWARE UPGRADED AND THAT WOULD BE A CHARGE TO ME OR I COULD HAVE THE INJECTORS CHANGED OUT AND THAT WOULD BE COVERED UNDER THE EXTENDED WARRANTY. THE WERE CHARGING ACCORDING TO HOW THEY WERE GOING TO FIX THE PROBLEM, NOT ON THE ISSUE ITSELF. VW SENT ME THE PAPERWORK IN APRIL OF 2015 TO GET MY MONEY BACK. THE DEALER RECOMMENDED CHANGING THE MDI DISPLAY, BUT WAS NOT SURE THIS WOULD FIX THE PROBLEM. MY CONCERN IS THAT THERE IS AN ISSUE THAT VOLKSWAGEN CANNOT DIAGNOSE THAT COULD POSSIBLY TURN INTO A SAFETY ISSUE WITH THE CAR STALLING. *TR

RADIO FAILED. ALL POWER AND FUNCTIONALITY TO RADIO LOST. THIS IS A COMMON ISSUE AND I BELIEVE A RECALL SHOULD BE ISSUED. *TR

WHILE DRIVING, MY BLUETOOTH HANDSFREE DEVICE, INCLUDING RADIO POPPED AND WENT DEAD. ADDITIONALLY, I HAVE ALREADY REPLACED THE ENTIRE FUEL SYSTEM, TWO AC COMPRESSORS AND THE THERMOSTAT. MAJOR ISSUES WITH THIS MODEL. *TR

AIRBAG LIGHT IS ILLUMINATED. VW SERVICE DEPARTMENT NOTES THE AIRBAG SPIRAL SPRING NEEDS TO BE REPLACED COSTING ~$600. IT WOULD SEEM TO BE A SAFETY ISSUE AND SHOULD BE REPLACED BY VW. *TR

RCD-510 RADIO STOPPED WORKING AND IS CONFIRMED "DEAD" BY THE DEALER. NO WARNING, NO REASON AND NO FIX AVAILABLE. BLUETOOTH NO LONGER WORKS BECAUSE IT USES THE RADIO TO POWER CAR SPEAKERS, SO CANNOT DO "HANDS FREE" COMMUNICATION. *TR

MIDDLE OF SNOW IN TEXAS (LOTS OF ROAD SALTS), I WAS STOPPING AT A GAS STATION TO REFUEL. AFTER REFUELING, THE RADIO (DELPHI PREMIUM 8) DID NOT TURN ON... TOUCHSCREEN WAS BLANK, NONE OF THE LIGHTS TURNED ON. BLUETOOTH LIGHT AT THE CONTROL BUTTONS ABOVE WORKED AND MY PHONE CONNECTED. HOWEVER, HANDS FREE CALLING IS NON-FUNCTIONAL SINCE THE BLUETOOTH REQUIRES THE RADIO FOR THE MICROPHONE AND SPEAKERS. WHILE I CAN SURVIVE WITHOUT MUSIC, NOT HAVING HANDS FREE IS A HUGE SAFETY ISSUE AS I TAKE SEVERAL PHONE CALLS WHILE DRIVING. NOW THAT I AM IN THE STATE OF CALIFORNIA, HANDS FREE IS A LEGAL REQUIREMENT. I SPENT EXTRA MONEY TO HAVE THE BETTER STEREO SYSTEM WITH INTEGRATED BLUETOOTH AND NOW I AM TOLD I WILL HAVE TO SPEND UPWARDS OF $1000 TO REPLACE WHAT IS OBVIOUSLY A POORLY BUILT SYSTEM WHICH DELPHI AND VW SHOULD RECALL. *TR

RCD-510 RADIO STOPPED WORKING AND IS CONFIRMED "DEAD" BY THE DEALER. NO WARNING, NO REASON AND NO FIX AVAILABLE. BLUETOOTH NO LONGER WORKS BECAUSE IT USES THE RADIO TO POWER CAR SPEAKERS, SO CANNOT DO "HANDS FREE" COMMUNICATION. VW SAYS IT IS NOT RESPONSIBLE BECAUSE THE CAR IS OUT OF WARRANTY. I HAVE NEVER HAD A RADIO FAIL -- I HAVE UNDER 60,000 MILES ON THE CAR! *TR

POP SOUND, BATTERY IS DEAD, RADIO AND NAVIGATION SYSTEM IS INOPERABLE. THIS ISSUES IS WITH HUNDREDS OF 2010 JETTAS. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2010 VOLKSWAGEN JETTA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING AT APPROXIMATELY 35 MPH, THE COIL SPRING DETACHED FROM THE VEHICLE WITHOUT WARNING. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 85,000.

I HAVE A 2010 VOLKSWAGEN JETTA SPORTWAGON. I HAVE HAD TO REPLACE BOTH REAR DOOR LOCKS. THE FIRST STOPPED WORKING SHORTLY AFTER THE CAR WAS OFF WARRANTY, BUT I MADE A FUSS AT THE DEALER AND HE REPLACED IT FOR FREE. THE DRIVER SIDE REAR DOOR I JUST HAD TO REPLACE--WHICH I HAD TO PAY $500 TO FIX. THIS IS NOT JUST A SECURITY ISSUE BUT A REAL SAFETY ISSUE AS WELL.--MY BROTHER'S SON IS AUTISTIC, AND HE ABSOLUTELY CAN NOT RIDE IN MY CAR IF THE REAR DOORS CANNOT BE SAFELY LOCKED. THE DEALER WAS NOT FORTHCOMING ABOUT WHETHER DOOR LOCK FAILURE IS A COMMON PROBLEM ON VOLKSWAGENS--AND I HAD TROUBLE SEARCHING COMPLAINTS ON THIS WEBSITE--SO I DON'T KNOW IF THIS IS A MORE WIDESPREAD ISSUE OR NOT. *TR

I WAS DRIVING MY 2010 VW JETTA TDI IN A PARKING LOT, SLOWING DOWN AT LESS THAN 5 MPH TO STOP. ALL OF A SUDDEN, THE ENGINE STALLED WITHOUT WARNING. NO WARNING OR CHECK ENGINE LIGHTS CAME ON AT ALL. I HAD TO PUT THE CAR INTO PARK TO RESTART IT. SINCE THIS INCIDENT, THE ENGINE SEEMS TO BE SPUTTERING AT LOW SPEEDS. *TR

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

MY BLUE-TOOTH/RADIO JUST STOPPED WORKING, BLACK SCREEN. I WAS ALSO HAVING BATTERY PROBLEMS AROUND THAT TIME, CAR BATTERY WOULD BE DEAD AT RANDOM TIMES. IT SEEMS THIS IS A COMMON PROBLEM WITH 2010 VW.

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

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2010 VOLKSWAGEN JETTA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING AT A LOW SPEED, THE VEHICLE STALLED. THE CONTACT WAS UNABLE TO RESTART THE VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE ENGINE WARNING LIGHT PREVIOUSLY ILLUMINATED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A DEALER. THE TECHNICIAN DIAGNOSED THAT THE ENGINE WARNING LIGHT NEEDED TO BE RESET. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 41,208. UPDATED 4/30/15*CN UPDATED 05/05/15

SUNROOF DRAINS COME APART ALLOWING WATER TO ENTER AUTOMOBILE. WET INTERIOR ALLOWS MOLD TO GROW INSIDE CAR CAUSING A POSSIBLE HEALTH HAZARD. WINDOWS STEAM UP BLOCKING VIEW OUT OF CAR CAUSING DANGEROUS DRIVING CONDITIONS. WATER DRIPS ONTO ELECTRICAL CONNECTORS AND MOISTURE PRESENT IN CAR CAUSES CORRODING OF ELECTRICAL CONNECTIONS INCREASING THE POSSIBILITY OF AN ELECTRICAL MALFUNCTION AND HAZARDOUS DRIVING CONDITION. *TR

THIS VEHICLE HAS BEEN AN ELECTRICAL NIGHT MARE. STARTED OFF AROUND SEPTEMBER OF LAST YEAR WITH AN INTERMITTENT MISFIRE. DEALER REPLACED INTAKE ASSEMBLY. A MONTH LATER RANDOM CYLINDER MISFIRES. IT COMES AND GOES WITH MIL LIGHT COMING ON. BEEN IN TO DEALER A COUPLE TIMES FOR THIS ISSUE AND THEY HAVE NOT BEEN ABLE TO RESOLVE THE ISSUE. THEY KEEP WANTING MORE MONEY TO DIAGNOSE. IN JANUARY THE BATTERY KEPT DYING. IF IT SAT OVER NIGHT THE BATTERY WOULD BE DEAD. 1 YEAR OLD BATTERY. HAD CHARGING SYSTEM CHECKED AT AUTOZONE AND EVERYTHING WAS GOOD. THIS MORNING MY WIFE WENT TO DRIVE CAR AND THE RADIO WOULD NOT POWER UP. SO I STARTED SEARCHING THE WEB JUST LIKE EVERY OTHER TIME WE HAVE HAD ISSUES WITH THIS CAR. TURNS OUT HUNDREDS OF 2010 MODELS HAVE HAD SAME ISSUE AND SEEMS TO LEAD ON TO MORE ELECTRICAL ISSUES DOWN THE ROAD. I HAVE HAD 15 YEAR OLD VEHICLES WITH ALMOST 300K MILES AND SAME FACTORY RADIO IN IT WORKING FINE. I JUST TRADED OFF A 2001 EXPLORER WITH 200K MILES THAT RAN BETTER THAN THIS 5 YR OLD JETTA. VOA GAVE ME A CLAIM NUMBER AND WANT ME TO TAKE IT TO A DEALER WHICH IS RIDICULOUS BECAUSE I WILL BE CHARGED DIAGNOSTICS AND WILL NOT BE COVERED AS IT IS A LUXURY ITEM. WHAT ABOUT ALL THE OTHER ELECTRICAL ISSUES THEY HAVE BEEN UNABLE TO RESOLVE. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2010 VOLKSWAGEN JETTA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING 30 MPH MAKING A TURN, THE STEERING WHEEL BECAME DIFFICULT TO MANEUVER. AFTER INSPECTING THE VEHICLE, THE CONTACT NOTICED THAT THE FRONT DRIVER COIL SPRING FRACTURED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT TAKEN TO THE DEALER. THE DEALER AND MANUFACTURER WERE MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE CONTACT PERFORMED THE REPAIRS ON THE VEHICLE BY HIMSELF. THE FAILURE RECURRED ON THE FRONT PASSENGER COIL SPRING. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 50,000.

WHILE DRIVING, GLOW PLUG INDICATOR FLASHED RAPIDLY, INDICATING ENGINE MALFUNCTION. CAR EXPERIENCED A REDUCTION IN POWER. AFTER PARKING IN PARKING LOT, CAR STARTED UP AND APPEARED INITIALLY OK, BUT THEN EXPERIENCED TOTAL ENGINE FAILURE AFTER DRIVING <300 FEET. CAR WAS TOWED TO MECHANIC. MECHANIC INDICATES THAT METAL FRAGMENTS/FLAKES WERE FOUND DISTRIBUTED THROUGHOUT FUEL SYSTEM/ENGINE, CONSISTENT WITH FAILURE OF HIGH PRESSURE FUEL PUMP. MECHANIC STATED THAT THIS CONDITION WAS CONSISTENT WITH PICTURES/DESCRIPTION FOUND IN TECHNICAL SERVICE BULLETIN 23 14 03.

I WENT TO DRIVE TO WORK AND TURNED ON MY CAR. NO RADIO. NOTHING. NO POWER TO IT. ABSOLUTELY NOTHING. NO BLUETOOTH FOR SAFE AND HANDS FREE DRIVING, NOTHING. CAN'T GET IT FIXED FOR LESS THAN $1000. NOTHING TO EXPLAIN WHAT CAUSES IT. NO BLOWN FUSES NO ANYTHING. NO EXPLANATION WHATSOEVER. I HAVE DONE SOME RESEARCH AND FOUND THAT THIS IS A COMMON PROBLEM...HEY VW.....WAKE UP AND GIVE ME A NEW RADIO..... WOW WHERE IS MY RECALL..... *TR

NHTSA ACTION NUMBER :EA11003 AUX FUEL INJECTION PUMP AND LINES LEAKING. *TR

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.

VEHICLE LOST POWER AND WENT INTO LIMP MODE, DASH SAID SERVICE ENGINE. CAR DIED A FEW MINUTES LATER AS I TRIED TO LIMP IT TO THE DEALER AND IT WOULD NOT RESTART. I HAD TO TOW THE VEHICLE AT MY OWN EXPENSE BUT VOLKSWAGEN DID PAY FOR A COMPLETELY NEW FUEL SYSTEM. CAUSE OF THE PROBLEM WAS A FAILURE OF THE DIESEL HIGH PRESSURE FUEL PUMP. THERE ARE THOUSANDS OF CASES OF THIS SAME PROBLEM DOCUMENTED HERE: HTTP://FORUMS.TDICLUB.COM/SHOWTHREAD.PHP?T=299854 VOLKSWAGEN NEEDS TO BE HELD ACCOUNTED FOR A DEFECT IN THEIR COMMON RAIL DIESEL CARS IF THERE ARE THIS MANY PROBLEMS. *TR

I WENT TO DRIVE TO WORK AND TURNED ON MY CAR. NO RADIO. NOTHING. NO POWER TO IT. ABSOLUTELY NOTHING. NO BLUETOOTH FOR SAFE AND HANDS FREE DRIVING, NOTHING. CAN'T GET IT FIXED FOR LESS THAN $1000. NOTHING TO EXPLAIN WHAT CAUSES IT. NO BLOWN FUSES NO ANYTHING. NO EXPLANATION WHATSOEVER. *TR

WENT TO START THE VEHICLE AND THE RADIO/SATELLITE/BLU TOOTH PHONE SYSTEM QUIT SUDDENLY. SYSTEM WENT DARK. DEALER SAID IT WAS A BAD SYSTEM. REMOVED SYSTEM FOR REPAIR AND FOUND THAT IT HAD A BAD IC CHIP THAT IS DESTROYED. FORTUNATELY NO FIRE RESULTED FROM THE LOSS OF THE CHIP ON THE SYSTEM CIRCUIT BOARD. BOARD IS NOT REPAIRABLE DUE TO THE CHIP BEING BAKED ONTO THE BOARD AND NOT SOLDERED. BOARD IS NOT REPLACEABLE DUE TO NO PARTS AVAILABILITY FROM DELPHI OR VW. VERY COMMON PROBLEM WITH THIS RADIO AND VW HAS IGNORED THOUSANDS OF COMPLAINTS ABOUT THE DEFECTIVE SYSTEM. *JS

WE WERE DRIVING ON A STRAIGHT WELL PAVED ROAD, NO POTHOLES OR DEBRIS, THE WEATHER IS CLEAR AND SUNNY WHEN OUR SUNROOF EXPLODED OUTWARD. FEDEX DRIVER FOLLOWING BEHIND US STATED THAT NOTHING HIT US, BUT SAW THE SUNROOF EXPLODE OUTWARD. *JS

MY HUSBAND LEFT FOR WORK AND GOT ABOUT 1/4 MILE FROM THE HOUSE AND WAS NOT ABLE TO ACCELERATE ABOVE 30 MILES PER HOUR. THE GLOW PLUG LIGHT WAS FLASHING ALONG WITH THE ENGINE LIGHT. MY HUSBAND WENT ABOUT A MILE TOTAL BEFORE RETURNING HOME. HE LET THE CAR SIT FOR ABOUT AN HOUR AND TRIED TO START THE CAR. THE CAR WOULD NOT TURN OVER AND THE GLOW PLUG LIGHT WAS FLASHING BUT NOT THE ENGINE LIGHT (THIS TIME). AFTER SEVERAL MORE ATTEMPT TO START THE CAR IT STARTED BACK UP. HE DECIDE TO DRIVE IT TO THE DEALERSHIP, WHERE WE PURCHASED IT, TO DIAGNOSE THE PROBLEM. THE DEALER SHIP IS 30 MILES FROM OUR HOUSE. HE MADE IT ABOUT 20 MILES AND THE CAR DIED WHILE MAKING A TURN AT A STOP LIGHT. THE LIGHT TURNED RED, AS MY HUSBAND WAS STILL TRYING TO START THE CAR. IT WAS STALLED IN THE MIDDLE OF THE INTERSECTION. I WAS FOLLOWING MY HUSBAND IN ANOTHER CAR AND HAD TO STOP IN THE MIDDLE OF THE ROAD WITH MY HAZARDS ON SO CARS WOULD NOT HIT US AND GO AROUND. AFTER SEVERAL TRIES OF STARTING THE CAR HE WAS ABLE TO GET IT STARTED JUST LONG ENOUGH TO PULL TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD. THE CAR DIED AGAIN. AT THIS POINT WE HAD TO PUSH THE CAR TO A PARKING SPOT (DOWN A DEAD END ROAD) AND CALL A TOW TRUCK. THE CAR WAS TOWED TO THE CAR DEALER SHIP THAT WE PURCHASED THE CAR. IT HAS BEEN AT THE CAR DEALERSHIP OVER A WEEK WITH NO NEWS OTHER THAN THE HIGH PRESSURE FUEL PUMP IS BAD AND SHRAPNEL HAS GOTTEN INTO THE ENGINE. *TR

DRIVING DOWN THE ROAD LISTENING TO MUSIC, HEARD A LOUD POP (LIKE A STATIC ELECTRICAL POP) AND THEN THE ENTIRE RADIO SYSTEM WENT DEAD INCLUDING BLUETOOTH FOR MY PHONE. RADIO WILL NO LONGER TURN ON. I HAVE SEEN A LARGE NUMBER OF SIMILAR CASES (POP AND THEN DEAD RADIO). *TR

I PURCHASED A 2010 JETTA AUGUST 2014 WITH 48,000 MILES. I THOUGHT THIS WOULD BE A GOOD CAR FOR MY DAUGHTER'S FIRST CAR. NOW 5 MOTHS LATER SHE WAS DRIVING AND THE RADIO JUST WENT OUT AND SCREEN WENT BLACK.CHECKED FUSES AND NOTHING. TALKED WITH VOLKSWAGEN AND NO RECALLS WHICH IF YOU GOOGLE IT THERE ARE ALOT OF THE SAME PROBLEMS. THEY WON'T DO ANYTHING. THIS MAKES ME VERY MAD THAT MY 16 YEAR DAUGHTER USED HER MONEY TO BUY A CAR AND ONLY HAS 50,000 AND THEY WANT 800.00 TO FIX. THAT IS CRAZY! I WILL NEVER BUY VW AGAIN THEY DO NOT HELP ANYONE. *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

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2010 VOLKSWAGEN JETTA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING AT APPROXIMATELY 37 MPH, THE ENGINE AND THE GLOW PLUG SYSTEM WARNING LIGHTS ILLUMINATED. IN ADDITION, THE VEHICLE FAILED TO ACCELERATE. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO A IMPOUND LOT. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 40,000.

CAR RADIO SUDDENLY SHUTOFF WHILE DRIVING AND WOULD NOT TURN BACK ON.TOUCH SCREEN DOES NOT RESPOND. CHECKED FUSES ON ENGINE COMPONENT AND LEFT SIDE PANEL, AND NO FUSES ARE BLOWN. NOW THE PASSENGER HEADLIGHT AND DRIVER'S SIDE TAILLIGHT ARE ALSO OUT, BUT REPLACED WITH NEW ONES THEY STILL DO NOT COME ON. VERY CONCERNED THAT THE ELECTRICAL ISSUES WILL DRAIN THE BATTERY AND THAT THERE IS NO APPARENT CAUSE FOR THIS INCIDENT.I DO NOT SEEING A NEW RADIO AS BEING THE SOLUTION, I REFER TO THIS DISCUSSION HTTP://WWW.CARGURUS.COM/CARS/DISCUSSION-T36009_DS552583 WITH VERY SIMILAR ISSUES TO MINE. *TR

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

THE RADIO QUIT WORKING MAKING THE BLUETOOTH HANDS FREE NOT OPERABLE? SAFETY ISSUE AS I NEED THE BLUE FOR TALKING WHILE DRIVING FOR WORK. *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

WENT TO START AND LOUD CLUNK NOISE & ENGINE WOULD NOT TURN OVER. SEVERAL PIECES IF ICE WERE FOUND IN TURBO INTERCOOLER AREA. IN SHOP NOW. KNOWN DESIGN DEFICIENCY THAT VW NEVER INFORMED US ABOUT. $1800 TO IMPLEMENT TECH BULLETIN WITH NO REIMBURSEMENT FROM VW, THAT IS IF ENGINE IS NOT RUINED. *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

RADIO WAS WORKING PERFECTLY FINE YESTERDAY MORNING ON MY COMMUTE TO WORK. WENT OUT FOR LUNCH. BLACK SCREEN. NO AUDIO. NO BLUETOOTH. I CAN LIVE WITHOUT A RADIO. BUT I CANNOT LIVE WITHOUT HAVING A HANDS FREE OPTION FOR MY PHONE. I AM ON THE PHONE FOR WORK AND TRAVELING OFTEN. AFTER READING NUMEROUS COMPLAINTS ON HTTP://WWW.CARGURUS.COM/ I AM AFRAID THAT THIS COMPLAINT WILL GO UNNOTICED. *TR

STARTED CAR TO LEAVE WORK TODAY AND RADIO WOULD NOT TURN ON JUST A BLACK TOUCHSCREEN. IN RESEARCHING THIS PROBLEM, I SEE THERE ARE HUNDREDS IF NOT MORE WITH THE EXACT PROBLEM. SO I HOPE THIS HELPS TO GET SOMETHING ROLLING. *TR

AFTER ENTERING STREET, AFTER APPROXIMATELY 1/2 MILE, GLOW LIGHT INDICATOR CAME ON AND DID NOT FLASH, A POP SOUNDED AND THE ENGINE DIED AND COULD NOT BE RESTARTED, VEHICLE WAS TOWED 25 MILES TO DEALERSHIP, WAITING FOR DIAGNOSIS. NO PRIOR WARNING LIGHTS OR INDICATORS THAT THE ENGINE WAS INOPERABLE. HAD A NEW BATTERY AND HAD JUST MADE A TRIP OF 345 MILES TWO DAYS PRIOR. *TR

WE WERE DRIVING HOME AFTER HAVING THE VEHICLE SERVICED FOR THE 50K CHECKUP, OIL CHANGE, AND RECALL FIX. THE RADIO QUIT WORKING, TAKING OUT ALL STEREO, SPEAKERS, AND BLUETOOTH SYSTEM COMMUNICATION. THE BLUETOOTH IS STILL WORKING IN SOME CONTEXT AS THE PHONE IS NOW PICKED UP BY THE VEHICLE WHEN A CALL COMES THROUGH BUT IT MUST BE MANUALLY CHANGED TO THE PHONE SPEAKERS, AS IT TRIES TO ROUTE IT THROUGH THE CAR. THIS HAPPENED LESS THAN 20 MILES AFTER LEAVING THE GARAGE. *TR

THE RADIO AND BLUETOOTH SYSTEM WANT KAPUT UPON STARTING THE CAR ONE MORNING. THIS IS A PROBLEM THAT OTHERS HAVE DOCUMENTED ON SOCIAL MEDIA (HTTP://WWW.CARGURUS.COM/CARS/DISCUSSION-T36009_DS552583) AND THAT VW WILL NOT ACKNOWLEDGE AS A MANUFACTURERS' FLAW. IT'S A $700 FIX FOR MOST CUSTOMERS AND AN ISSUE THAT POTENTIALLY CAUSES SAFETY ISSUES IF NOT ADDRESSED, CONSIDERING THE TIE TO THE HANDS-FREE PHONE SYSTEM. *TR

MY HUSBAND & I WERE OUT OF TOWN, DRIVING DOWN A MAIN STREET, IN THE RAIN, WHEN THERE WAS A POP, AND THE RADIO JUST WENT BLACK. MY BLUETOOTH WAS STILL FUNCTIONAL, HOWEVER, I COULDN'T USE IT DUE TO THE FACT IT WORKS THROUGH THE RADIO. I COMMUTE A LOT, NOT HAVING THE BLUETOOTH FUNCTIONALITY IS A SAFETY HAZARD. *TR

THE SUNROOF DRAINAGE SYSTEM IS FAULTY AND LEAKS INSIDE THE CAR. DEALERSHIP CHARGED ME $350 TO FIX (NOT TO MENTION THAT NOW THE CAR SMELLS MUSTY) AND SUGGESTED THAT OTHER VW OWNERS WITH MY MODEL OF CAR HAVE HAD SIMILAR PROBLEMS. I AM CONCERNED THAT VW DID NOT DESIGN THE SYSTEM PROPERLY AND SHOULD FUND ANY MODIFICATIONS NECESSARY FOR EXISTING CAR OWNERS. *TR

WHILE DRIVING ON THE GEORGE WASHINGTON BRIDGE FROM NYC TO NEW JERSEY, THE CAR BEGAN TO SLOW, THERE WAS A SLIGHT "BUCKING" OF THE ENGINE, AND WARNING LIGHTS ILLUMINATED ON THE DASH (GLOW PLUG MALFUNCTION INDICATOR AND BATTERY MALFUNCTION INDICATOR). I TRIED TO DOWNSHIFT, BUT WAS UNABLE TO ENGAGE GEARS OR CONTROL THE SPEED OF THE VEHICLE. THE CAR SLOWED TO A STOP AND I PUT ON MY EMERGENCY FLASHERS. THE ENGINE WAS STILL RUNNING, BUT I WAS UNABLE TO ENGAGE THE GEARS TO MAKE IT GO. *TR

I WAS DRIVING TO WORK IN MY 2010 VW JETTA SPORTSWAGEN TDI AND WAS IN A MIDDLE OF AN S TURN WHEN MY CAR SHUT OFF, AS I WAS COASTING I TRIED TO RESTART MY CAR, WHEN I DID SO MY STEERING DID NOT WORK. I WAS ABLE TO NEGOTIATE THE S TURN, BUT MY CAR WOULD NOT TURN ON. I HAD IT TOWED TO MY DEALER AND THEY CHECKED IT OUT AND SAID THAT THERE IS WATER IN THE INNER COOLER DUE TO CONDENSATION FROM THE AIR INTAKE. TO ME THIS SOUNDS LIKE A DESIGN FLAW SINCE WHEN I INQUIRED WHAT WILL PREVENT THIS FROM HAPPENING AGAIN, THEY RESPONDED THAT THE AIR INTAKE PART HAS BEEN REDESIGNED TO PREVENT THIS FROM HAPPENING AGAIN. THIS WAS A VERY SCARY ORDEAL. IF I DID NOT HAVE MY WITS ABOUT ME I COULD HAVE ENDED IN THE WOODS, LUCKILY I WAS ABLE TO NAVIGATE THE S TURN. WHEN I CONTACTED VOLKSWAGEN THEY WHERE WILLING TO PAY 75% OF THE COST EVEN THOUGH I REQUESTED THAT THEY SHOULD COVER THE WHOLE REPAIR. REGARDLESS, I AM CONCERNED WHAT HAPPENED TO ME COULD HAPPEN TO SOMEONE ELSE WITH A LESS FAVORABLE OUTCOME. WHAT IF THIS HAPPEN WHILE CROSSING AN INTERSECTION? I AM HOPING THAT YOU ARE ALREADY RESEARCHING THIS ISSUE FOR A RECALL, IF NOT I HOPE YOU WILL LOOK INTO THIS ISSUE. THANK YOU FOR READING MY COMPLAINT. *TR

WHILE DRIVING THE TOUCHSCREEN RADIO TURNED OFF AND WILL NO LONGER TURN BACK ON. MY PHONE REMAINED CONNECTED TO THE BLUE TOOTH SYSTEM, HOWEVER, I WAS UNABLE TO USE THIS FUNCTION SINCE IT GOES THROUGH THE RADIO AND CAR SPEAKERS. THE NEXT DAY, WHILE DRIVING IN THE RAIN, MY WIPERS STOPPED WORKING AS WELL. THESE ARE MAJOR SAFETY ISSUES (THE LACK OF HANDSFREE FOR SOMEONE THAT COMMUTES EVERY DAY AS WELL AS A VISIBILITY ISSUE WHEN UNABLE TO USE WIPERS IN RAIN). *TR

I AM HAVING A SIMILAR ISSUE WITH MY VEHICLE AS IN NHTSA ID NUMBERS 10660948, 10664166, 10662515 AND 10633219. ALL FOUR OF MY VEHICLE'S DOOR LOCKING MECHANISMS HAVE FAILED. AS A RESULT, THE DOORS CANNOT BE OPENED FROM THE OUTSIDE OF THE VEHICLE. THIS COULD BE A SAFETY ISSUE IN THE EVENT OF AN ACCIDENT OR THE NEED TO QUICKLY EVACUATE A PASSENGER FROM THE VEHICLE. *TR

I STARTED THE MORNING OF 12/17/2014 JUST AS I DO EVERY MORNING: WENT OUT TO MY CAR, TURNED THE KEY OVER TO WARM THE GLOW PLUGS, AND STARTED IT UP. AS I PROCEEDED TO PULL OUT OF MY DRIVEWAY, I DID NOT NOTICE ANYTHING UNUSUAL. ABOUT 50 FEET DOWN THE ROAD ON A SLIGHT GRADE, MY CAR JUST CUT OFF. THERE WERE NO WARNINGS WHATSOEVER. THE GLOW PLUG LIGHT FLASHED, ALONG WITH A "SERVICE ENGINE" INDICATOR. SINCE I WAS ON A SLIGHT GRADE, I WAS ABLE TO ROLL BACKWARDS AND, WITH STRUGGLE, TURN THE WHEEL AND BACK INTO MY DRIVEWAY. THIS WAS A SAFETY ISSUE PRIMARILY BECAUSE AT ANY MOMENT SOMEONE COULD HAVE NOT REALIZED I WAS STOPPED IN THE MIDDLE OF THE ROAD AND SLAMMED INTO ME. I WAS HONESTLY FRIGHTENED FOR MY SAFETY AND WELL-BEING. THIS IS A WELL KNOWN HIGH PRESSURE FUEL PUMP ISSUE. *TR

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

RIGHT REAR DOOR WILL NOT OPEN FROM THE OUTSIDE OR INSIDE. NOW THE LEFT FRONT DOOR WONT OPEN OR CLOSE FROM INSIDE OR OUTSIDE AND DEALER INDICATES THE DOOR LOCKS HAVE FAILED AND WILL NEED REPLACED AT $475/DOOR. THE RIGHT FRONT DOOR HAS NOW STARTED TO NOT OPEN SPORADICALLY. THIS HAS TO BE A MANUFACTURER DEFECT WHEN 3 OF THE 4 DOOR HANDLES/LOCKING MECHANISMS HAVE NOW FAILED. THIS IS A SAFETY ISSUE WHEN YOU CANNOT ENTER OR EXIT OUT OF 3 DOORS OF A CAR DUE TO FAULTY LOCKING MECHANISMS. *TR

I WAS DRIVING MY VW JETTA TDI ON A LOCAL SURFACE STREET IN HEAVY TRAFFIC WHEN MY CAR DIED WITH NO WARNING AND INITIALLY WOULD NOT RESTART. FORTUNATELY I HAD ENOUGH MOMENTUM TO COAST TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD TO AVOID BEING IN AN ACCIDENT. I WAS ABLE TO RESTART THE CAR AND RESUME AFTER A FEW MOMENTS. THIS HAS HAPPENED ONCE MORE AND IS DISCONCERTING. I ALWAYS PURCHASE FUEL FROM NAME-BRAND AND HIGH-VOLUME GAS STATIONS. I BELIEVE THIS TO BE RELATED TO NHTSA ACTION NUMBER : EA11003. *TR

I HAVE A 2010 JETTA WOLFSBURG 2.0 TURBO. I HAVE HAD NOTHING BUT PROBLEMS WITH IT AND THE DEALER CAN'T SEEM TO HELP ME. THE DOORS WON'T LOCK OR UNLOCK CONSISTENTLY WITH THE KEY FOB. WHEN I LOCK IT, THE HORN BEEPS TO LET ME KNOW THE ALARM IS ON, BUT THE DOORS DON'T LOCK! NOT EVEN MANUALLY. IF I OPEN THE DOOR, THE ALARM SOUNDS, BUT THE DOORS WON'T LOCK! THE TOUCHSCREEN RADIO MADE A POPPING SOUND ABOUT 5 DAYS AGO AND WENT COMPLETELY BLACK. THE RADIO IS HOOKED UP TO THE CAR'S BLUE TOOTH SO THAT IS NOT WORKING EITHER. NO HANDS FREE TALKING FOR ME! I ALSO PAID A LOT OF MONEY TO HAVE A LIFETIME SUBSCRIPTION TO SIRIUS SATELLITE RADIO FOR THAT CAR. THAT SUCKS! THE BLINKERS DON'T WORK PROPERLY. IF I PUT MY LEFT BLINKER ON, THE RIGHT ONE GOES ON AND VICE VERSA. MY EXPENSIVE KEY, BROKE OFF IN THE IGNITION RANDOMLY. THE CAR STALLS WHILE IDLING. THE GAS PEDAL GETS STUCK IN THE "UP" POSITION CAUSING ME TO LOSE ACCELERATION ON THE HIGHWAY AND BARELY BE ABLE TO MOVE. MY CHECK ENGINE LIGHT IS CONSTANTLY GOING ON AND OFF FOR NO APPARENT REASON. IT IS ONE THING AFTER ANOTHER. THE CAR IS ONLY 4 YRS OLD! THESE ARE SAFETY ISSUES THAT IT SEEMS LOTS OF VW OWNERS ARE HAVING. HAVING NO LOCKING DOORS, OR DOORS THAT WON'T UNLOCK, NO ALARM, NO RADIO/BLUETOOTH, FAULTY BLINKERS, AND A STICKY GAS PEDAL ARE ALL DANGEROUS! I LEFT MY CAR AT THE DEALER FOR A WHOLE DAY AND THEY SAID "HMMMM......IT'S A MYSTERY" UM....WHAT! FROM WHAT I CAN SEE, I SHOULD BE EXPECTING MY CAR BATTERY TO DIE ANY DAY NOW DUE TO THE RADIO. LEMON! *TR

THE ENGINE SPONTANEOUSLY STOPPED RUNNING WHILE DRIVING. I WAS ENTERING AN INTERSECTION, TURNING LEFT, AND PUT IN THE CLUTCH TO DOWN-SHIFT (MANUAL TRANSMISSION) AND THE ENGINE STOPPED AS SOON AS THE CLUTCH PEDAL WENT DOWN, AS IF I HAD TURNED OFF THE KEY. THE ENGINE STARTER WOULD NOT RE-ENGAGE UNTIL I FIGURED OUT I HAD TO TURN THE IGNITION ALL THE WAY OFF THEN BACK TO THE START POSITION TO ENGAGE THE STARTER. THE ENGINE RE-STARTED NORMALLY AT THAT POINT AND RAN FINE FOR THE REST OF THAT TRIP. THE ENGINE HAS DONE THE SAME THING ABOUT SIX OR EIGHT TIMES SINCE THEN, THE MOST RECENT TIME BEING ABOUT TWO WEEKS AGO. THIS CAN MAKE IT QUITE INTERESTING, TURNING AT AN INTERSECTION WITH ONCOMING TRAFFIC AND HAVING TO TAKE A HAND OFF THE STEERING WHEEL TO DO THE COMPLICATED RE-START - IF THE DRIVER WERE TO PANIC A RE-START WOULD NOT HAPPEN. SOMETIMES THE ENGINE ALSO RUNS VERY ROUGH, ESPECIALLY AT IDLE, AND WILL NOT ACCELERATE THE CAR - THIS HAS BEEN A PROBLEM WHEN TURNING ONTO A STREET OR HIGHWAY AND NEEDING TO GET UP TO SPEED TO NOT GET HIT WHILE MERGING WITH TRAFFIC. THE ENGINE ALSO IDLES ROUGH PERIODICALLY BUT THAT HAS NOT BEEN A SAFETY CONCERN ALTHOUGH IT MIGHT BE RELATED TO THE OTHER PROBLEMS. THESE PROBLEMS HAPPEN AT ALL ENGINE AND AIR TEMPERATURES - HOT OR COLD, AND EVEN WHEN THE ENGINE IS FULLY WARMED UP. MULTIPLE DEALERS AND THIRD-PARTY REPAIR SHOPS HAVE BEEN UNABLE TO FIND THE CAUSE OF THIS PROBLEM; NO ERROR CODES ARE SHOWN BY THE ENGINE CONTROL COMPUTER AND IT HAPPENS INFREQUENTLY ENOUGH THEY HAVE NOT BEEN ABLE TO REPRODUCE THE PROBLEM THEMSELVES. *TR

VEHICLE LOST POWER IN HEAVY TRAFFIC, 50 MPH SPEED ZONE. CHECK ENGINE LIGHT ILLUMINATED, LOSS OF TURBO BOOST WITH RESULTANT LACK OF ABILITY TO MAINTAIN SPEED. INTERNET SEARCH SUGGESTS A WIDESPREAD PROBLEM INVOLVING ICING AND WATER INGESTION THROUGH THE INTERCOOLER IN COLD WEATHER OPERATIONS. APPARENTLY MAY RESULT IN ENGINE DESTRUCTION. THE SAFETY RAMIFICATIONS ARE OBVIOUS AND IT IS MY UNDERSTANDING VOLKSWAGEN HAS BEEN RELUCTANT TO HONOR POWERTRAIN WARRANTY COVERAGE. MY DEALER QUOTED $1100 TO REPAIR WITH A RETRO-FIT KIT. TO PROTECT THE OWNER'S INVESTMENT AND TO RECTIFY AN OBVIOUS SAFETY ISSUE, I FEEL A RECALL IS IN ORDER. *JS

MY 2010 VW JETTA WOLFSBURG RADIO WENT DEAD ABOUT 1 MONTH AGO. FORWARD TO PRESENT DAY. AFTER I CAME HOME FROM A 5 DAY VACATION IT WOULD NOT START. I HAD TO GET A JUMP. THIS MORNING IT WOULD NOT START AGAIN AFTER SITTING 24 HRS. BEFORE THIS ALL HAPPENED THE DOORS WOULD LOCK AND UNLOCK AND THE WINDOW WOULD NOT ROLL UP ALL THE WAY. I CANNOT USE BLUETOOTH AND MY CAR SPORADICALLY WILL NOT START. *JS

DOOR LOCKS DON'T WORK REQUIRES REPLACEMENT OF ENTIRE DOOR LOCK MECHANISM ON THREE DOORS (DRIVERS SIDE FRONT, BOTH BACK DOORS). WHEN THE UNLOCK BUTTON IS PRESSED -WHETHER IT'S THE ONE ON THE DOOR OR ON THE KEY FOB- THE LOCKS DO NOT DISENGAGE. SOMETIMES THE FRONT DOOR DOESN'T LOCK, YET THE CAR ALARM IS SET (SO IF YOU TRY TO OPEN THE DOOR AFTER PUSHING THE LOCK BUTTON ON THE FOB, IT OPENS AND THE HORN STARTS BLARING). THE PROBLEM WITH THE BACK DOORS MAKES IT IMPOSSIBLE TO GET A SMALL CHILD OUT OF THE BACK OF THE CAR AS THERE IS NO MANUAL DOOR LOCK MECHANISM ON THE CAR. WOULD BE DANGEROUS IN THE EVENT OF AN ACCIDENT OR OTHER INCIDENT REQUIRING THAT THE PASSENGERS EXIT THE VEHICLE. THERE SHOULD BE A MANUAL UNLOCK MECHANISM FOR EACH AND EVERY DOOR. *TR

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

DRIVING UP TO PARK MY 2010 VW JETTA WAGON TDI CURBSIDE IN FRONT OF MY HOUSE, I HEARD A LOUD "POP" EMIT FROM SOMEWHERE NEAR THE INSTRUMENT PANEL AND THE TOUCH-SCREEN RADIO IN MY VEHICLE WENT COMPLETELY BLACK. THE RADIO SUPPLIES THE VEHICLE'S BLUE-TOOTH CAPABILITY TO ALLOW DRIVERS TO COMMUNICATE EMERGENCIES, AND THOSE CALLS MUST BE DONE HANDS-FREE (I.E. OVER BLUE TOOTH OR SIMILAR SYSTEM), AS REQUIRED BY LAW IN CALIFORNIA. SINCE THIS INCIDENT THE RADIO (AND SPEAKER SYSTEM) IN THE VEHICLE HAS BEEN NON-FUNCTIONAL. I ASKED MY LOCAL VW DEALER IF THERE WERE ANY OUTSTANDING RECALLS ON THIS VEHICLE. THEY INFORMED ME THERE WERE NONE, BUT THE RADIO SPONTANEOUSLY DYING, PARTICULARLY IN THIS MODEL YEAR, HAS BEEN A COMMON COMPLAINT OF VW OWNERS. THIS IS MADE CLEAR BY THE MANY, MANY POSTINGS ON VARIOUS WEB BOARDS. FACTORY INSTALLED DEFECTS IN RADIOS THAT PREVENT DRIVERS FROM COMMUNICATING EMERGENCY NEEDS WHILE ON THE ROAD, AND ALSO PREVENT DRIVERS FROM RECEIVING EMERGENCY NOTIFICATIONS OVER PUBLIC BROADCAST CHANNELS WHILE DRIVING IS A SERIOUS SAFETY CONCERN THAT MUST BE ADDRESSED AND REMEDIED BY THE MANUFACTURER IMMEDIATELY. *TR

SAFETY ISSUE - STEREO IS NO LONGER FUNCTIONING TAKING WITH IT HANDS FREE BLUETOOTH CAPABILITIES FOR MAKING PHONE CALLS. *TR

I WAS DRIVING AS USUAL AND MY STEREO WENT OUT. I KNOW A LOT OF TDI OWNERS WITH THE RADIO 1K0 035 180 AC HAVE HAD THIS ISSUE TOO. THE SHEER NUMBER OF PEOPLE COMPLAINING ABOUT THE FAULTY TOUCH SCREEN STEREO MAKES THIS MORE THAN JUST A COINCIDENCE. THIS IS MORE THAN JUST AN AM/FM RADIO PROBLEM WE LOSE CELLULAR CAPABILITIES THAT WERE FACTORY INSTALLED. THIS IS A SAFETY CONCERN MORE THAN IT IS JUST A "LUXURY" ITEM THAT VW INSTALLS. *TR

RADIO IS DEAD INCLUDING BLUETOOTH AND HANDS FREE DRIVING. ALL FUSES ARE OKAY, FUSE BOX WAS REPLACED UNDER THE RECALL. *TR

A KEY FEATURE OF THIS VEHICLE IS THE CAPABILITY FOR HANDS FREE USE OF ON-BOARD COMMUNICATIONS SYSTEMS WHICH IS MANDATORY IN SEVERAL STATES FOR INCREASED SAFETY WHILE DRIVING. THIS CAPABILITY IS CONTROLLED THROUGH THE FACTORY INSTALLED RADIO SYSTEM AND BLUE TOOTH TECHNOLOGY. WHEN THE OEM RADIO FAILS THE HANDS FREE SAFE COMMUNICATIONS SYSTEM FAILS. THIS CAN RESULT IN A MAJOR SAFETY CONCERN. THE RADIO INSTALLED IN THIS VEHICLE FAILED WITH A PRONOUNCED POP INDICATING AN ELECTRICAL FAULT AND WILL NOT OPERATE. THE RADIO IS WIRED THROUGH OTHER CONNECTIONS IN THE WIRING HARNESS TO THE VEHICLE INFORMATION SYSTEM ABOVE THE STEERING WHEEL WHICH INCLUDES OPERATION DATA INCLUDING MILES PER HOUR AMONG OTHERS. SINCE THIS IS AN APPARENT ELECTRICAL DEFECT AND IS TIED TO OTHER VEHICLE OPERATION SYSTEM INFORMATION IT BECOMES A MAJOR SAFETY CONCERN. OTHER OWNERS HAVE REPORTED THAT THEIR VEHICLES OF THIS MAKE AND MODEL HAVE EXPERIENCED RELATED PROBLEMS INCLUDING FAILURE TO START AND ENGINE TURNING OFF INTERMITTENTLY. VOLKSWAGEN DOES NOT CONSIDER THIS FAULT A SAFETY CONCERN. THESE VEHICLES SHOULD BE RECALLED TO CORRECT THIS DEFICIENCY AT NO CHARGE TOT HE CUSTOMER. *TR

THE SOUND SYSTEM INCLUDING CD PLAYER, RADIO, BLUE TOOTH HANDS FREE SYSTEM, AND AUX STOPPED WORKING SUDDENLY. THIS CAR WAS LESS THAN 5 YEARS OLD AND THIS SHOULD BE COVERED BY VOLKSWAGEN! THIS IS A SAFETY ISSUE BECAUSE I PURCHASED THIS CAR MODEL BECAUSE IT HAD BLUETOOTH. THE LESS EXPENSIVE MODEL DID NOT. NOW I AM NOT ABLE TO CARRY ON A HANDS FREE CONVERSATION ON MY CELL PHONE. VOLKSWAGEN NEEDS TO STEP UP AND HAVE A RECALL OR COVER THIS ISSUE. *TR

THE CAR STALLED GOING DOWN THE ROAD IN TRAFFIC AS I LOST POWER STEERING AND BRAKING. ALMOST CAUSED A WRECK EXCEPT I PULLED THE EMERGENCY BRAKE. THE ENGINE CODES PULLED WERE P0191 AND P0087. THIS LED MY MECHANIC TO DISCOVERING THIS IS A WELL KNOWN ISSUE FOR THESE 2010 VOLKSWAGEN TDI'S WHERE THE HIGH PRESSURE FUEL PUMP FAILS. SINCE THIS FUEL PUMP HAS A KNOWN HIGH RATE OF FAILURE I'M WONDERING WHAT VOLKSWAGEN IS GOING ABOUT IT. PLEASE CONTACT ME AT [XXX] IF THEY ARE OFFERING ASSISTANCE OR LET ME KNOW WHAT TO DO NEXT. INFORMATION REDACTED PURSUANT TO THE FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT (FOIA), 5 U.S.C. 552(B)(6). *TR

AT APPROXIMATELY 50K MILES WE WHERE INSTRUCTED BY THE DEALER TO CHANGE THE BATTERY. WE FOLLOWED INSTRUCTIONS AND CONSEQUENTLY LESS THEN 1K MILES LATER THERE WAS A LARGE SPARK WITH THE SMELL OF ELECTRICAL FIRE CAUSING THE RADIO TO FLAME OUT AND GO DARK. WE WHERE QUOTED $785 DOLLARS TO REPLACE THE RADIO ON A FOUR YEAR OLD CAR. POSSIBLE ELECTRICAL MALFUNCTION COULD LEAD TO OTHER PROBLEMS. *TR

BOTH EXHAUST PRESSURE SENSORS MALFUNCTIONED CAUSING VEHICLE INDICATOR LAMP TO ILLUMINATE AND FAILED EMISSIONS TEST. QUOTED $595.00 FOR REPAIR WORK, AFTER REPAIRS VEHICLE STILL WILL NOT PASS EMISSIONS TEST. *TR

WHILE DRIVING HEARD A POP AND TOUCH SCREEN RADIO WENT DEAD ALL FUSES TEST GOOD AND ALSO LOST ALL BLUETOOTH CAPABILITIES. A RHYTHMIC FEEDBACK WAS THEN AUDIBLE IN SPEAKERS AND WOULD NOT STOP WITH CAR TURNED OFF HAD TO REMOVE FUSE TO STOP THE FEEDBACK NOISE. *TR

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

WHILE DRIVING 60 MPH ON HIGHWAY 95 IN NEEDLES CALIFORNIA THE GLOW PLUG LIGHT CAME ON AND BEGAN TO FLASH. CRUISE CONTROL DISABLED AND THE SPEED OF THE VEHICLE BEGAN TO DECREASE. NO POWER COULD BE FELT WHEN PRESSING THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL AND THE ENGINE RPM BEGAN TO FALL. VEHICLE WAS PLACED INTO NEUTRAL AND COASTED TO SIDE OF THE ROAD. AFTER COMPLETE SHUTDOWN THE VEHICLE WOULD NOT RESTART, UNABLE TO DRIVE. HAD VEHICLE TOWED BY AAA TO THE NEAREST VW DEALER IN HENDERSON NEVADA AND PROBLEM WAS DIAGNOSED AS HIGH PRESSURE FUEL PUMP FAILURE (HPFP). FUEL PUMP WAS DAMAGED AND METAL DEBRIS FROM THE PUMP WAS SENT INTO THE FUEL DELIVERY SYSTEM AND RETURNED TO THE FUEL TANK. ALL FUEL RELATED PARTS WILL REQUIRE REPLACEMENT AND/OR CLEANING TO REMOVE DEBRIS. THE VEHICLE REQUIRED PARTS THAT TOOK APPROX 3 DAYS TO OBTAIN AND ADDITIONAL DAYS TO COMPLETE THE REPAIR. *TR

THE TOUCHSCREEN RADIO (MODEL RCD-510, MANUFACTURED BY DELPHI AND UTILIZED IN VARIOUS 2010-2011 MODEL VWS) HAD FAILED COMPLETELY. IT IS ACTING AS IF NO POWER IS GOING TO THE UNIT. ALL FUSES WERE CHECKED AND THEY ARE FUNCTIONAL. ALL BLUETOOTH AND HANDS-FREE CAPABILITIES, WHICH WERE BUILT INTO THE STEREO SYSTEM, NO LONGER FUNCTION. ANY USE OF A PHONE WHILE DRIVING REQUIRES THE USE OF HANDS, WHICH IS ILLEGAL IN MANY STATES THROUGHOUT THE US. OTHERWISE, PULLING OFF OF THE ROAD TO PLACE/RECEIVE PHONE CALLS PUTS THE DRIVER AT INCREASED RISK OF BEING STRUCK. *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

WAS SLOWING TO MAKE LEFT HAND TURN, HEARD A POP AND THE RADIO WENT DEAD. FUSE IS FINE. *TR

ON MY WAY HOME FROM WORK I WAS CRUISING DOWN AT THE INTERSTATE WITH THE CAR ON CRUISE CONTROL. EVERYTHING WAS FINE THE FIRST 45 MINUTES OF DRIVING THEN ALL OF A SUDDEN MY GLOWPLUG LIGHT ILLUMINATED AND STARTED FLASHING MEANING ENGINE MALFUNCTION. MY VEHICLE STARTED LOSING SPEED ALL OF A SUDDEN ON THE INTERSTATE WHICH COULD HAVE EASILY CAUSED A CRASH. LUCKILY I PULLED THE VEHICLE OVER ON THE SIDE OF THE ROAD AND THE VEHICLE JUST STALLED OUT ON ME. NOW VOLKSWAGEN IS SAYING THE HIGH PRESSURE FUEL PUMP SENT METAL SHARDS INTO THE FUEL SYSTEM AND IT ALL NEEDS REPLACED AND THEY WILL CHARGE ME 8000 DOLLARS. I CANNOT BE BLAMED FOR THE FAILURE OF A FUEL PUMP ON A CAR WITH 40000 MILES.I NEVER ALLOW THE TANK TO GO BELOW 1/4 OF A TANK. THERE HAVE MULTIPLE REPORTS OF PEOPLES HIGH PRESSURE FUEL PUMP GOING OUT AND SENDING METAL SHARDS INTO THE FUEL SYSTEM. THIS IS VERY DANGEROUS AND COULD GET SOMEONE VERY HURT OR COULD POSSIBLY RESULT IN DEATH. SOMETHING NEEDS TO BE DONE ABOUT THIS. *TR

WHILE DRIVING THE 2010 JETTA SPORTWAGEN TDI THE GLO-PLUG LIGHT CAME ON WITH A CHECK ENGINE NOW WARNING. DEALERSHIP WAS CALLED AND THEY SAID BRING IT IN FOR INSPECTION. TWO MILES LATER THE CAR QUIT RUNNING WHILE STOPPED AT A TRAFFIC LIGHT. CAR WAS TOWED TO DEALERSHIP WHO CALLED AND SAID THAT THE HIGH PRESSURE FUEL PUMP - HPFP - HAD EXPERIENCED A CATASTROPHIC FAILURE AND METAL WAS PRESENT IN THE FUEL SYSTEM. A DAY LATER VW AGREED TO REPAIR THE CAR EVEN THOUGH WELL OUTSIDE OF THE WARRANTY PERIOD. EARLY IN THE LIFE OF THE CAR, THE FUEL PUMP LOCATED UNDER THE PARKING BRAKE HANDLE FAILED. AFTER THE FIRST FUEL PUMP FAILURE A FUEL INJECTOR FAILED, FOLLOWED BY 2 MORE FUEL INJECTOR FAILURES. THE HPFP FAILURE WAS THE FINAL FAILURE IN THE FUEL SYSTEM. *TR

WAS BACKING OUT OF A PARKING SPACE AND THEN PLACING THE CAR INTO DRIVE. AS I PRESSED THE ACCELERATOR TO PULL AWAY, THE CAR STARTED SPUTTERING LIKE IT WANTED TO STALL OUT. IMMEDIATELY TOOK IT TO DEALER FOR SCAN AND NO CODES FOUND. CAR HAS DONE THIS SINCE AND NO CODES AGAIN. LAST INCIDENCE WAS LAST WEEK AND AS I PRESSED THE ACCELERATOR, THE CAR SPUTTERED SO I LEFT OFF THE GAS. UPON PRESSING THE GAS PEDAL AGAIN, CAR SHUT OFF AND THE BATTERY LIGHT ON THE CAR CAME ON. PLACED CAR IN PARK AND IT STARTED WITH NO INCIDENT FROM THERE. TOOK THE VEHICLE TO DEALERSHIP AND AGAIN NO CODES SO THEY WILL NOT REPAIR. I AM SCARED THIS CAR WILL SHUT OFF IN TRAFFIC LEAVING ME IN THE MIDDLE OF THE ROAD. STILL WAITING ON A DECISION FROM VWOA REGARDING THE SAFETY AND DRIVEABILITY OF THE CAR. *TR

WHILE TRAVELING ON I-96 WEST TRAVELING AT 70MPH THE SUNROOF WHICH WAS CLOSED AT THE TIME SUDDENLY EXPLODED SENDING SHARDS OF GLASS EVERYWHERE. IT SOUNDED LIKE A GUN WENT OFF IN THE VEHICLE. I WAS VERY FORTUNATE THAT THE SUNROOF CURTAIN WAS CLOSED AT THE TIME WHICH CONTAINED MOST OF THE GLASS SHARDS. THIS IS A SERIOUS ISSUE THAT SHOULD BE LOOKED INTO. THERE WAS NOBODY ELSE ON THE HIGHWAY AROUND ME SO THERE IS NO POSSIBILITY THAT THIS WAS A STONE OR OBJECT FROM ANOTHER VEHICLE. THE TEMPERATURE OUTSIDE WAS 92 DEGREES F AND I HAD THE DRIVERS SIDE WINDOW OPEN APPROXIMATELY 50%. THIS WAS A TERRIBLE EXPERIENCE THAT I WAS LUCKY TO WALK AWAY FROM WITHOUT PHYSICAL INJURY. HOWEVER, I WILL NOT DRIVE THIS CAR AGAIN WITHOUT AN EXPLANATION! VERY DANGEROUS CAR!!!! *TR

PERSISTENT PROBLEM WITH DRIVER'S SIDE REAR DOOR LOCK - CANNOT ALWAYSLOCK/UNLOCK DOOR WITH FOB. ALSO SOMETIMES ALL DOORS WOULD LOCK WHEN YOU EXITED THE CAR, OTHER TIMES IT WOULD NOT. SOMETIMES THE FOB WOULD UNLOCK ALL DOORS OTHER TIMES ONLY THE DRIVER SIDE DOOR. A CHILD WAS SECURED IN THE BACK IN A CAR SEAT AND THE FOB SOULD NOT UNLOCK THE DOOR SO I COULD GET THE CHILD OUT - HAD TO USE THE DOOR ON THE OTHER SIDE OF THE CAR. DEALER REPLACED THE DOOR LOCKING MECHANISM ON THE REAR DOOR. SAME PROBLEM RE-DEVELOPED ON DRIVER SIDE FRONT DOOR AT 70,000 MILES - AGAIN DEALER REPLACED DOOR LOCK MECHANISM ON THAT DOOR. *TR

RADIO MADE A POP SOUND AND TURN OFF. HAS NOT POWER UP AGAIN. ALL FUSES ARE GOOD AND POWER TO RADIO IS GOOD. RADIO HAS A FLAW ACCORDING TO ALL THE COMPLAINTS BY VOLKSWAGEN OWNERS ONLINE. COULD BE A FIRE HAZARD. VW IS NOT DOING ANYTHING ABOUT THIS IF THE WARRANTY IS EXPIRED. *TR

TOUCH SCREEN RADIO ON MY 2010 VW JETTA TDI STOPPED WORKING A FEW WEEKS AGO. AT THE SAME TIME THE A/C BEGAN TO FAIL. THIS WEEK AFTER RESEARCHING WHY THE RADIO STOPPED WORKING CAME ACROSS MANY THREADS DISCUSSING SIMILAR ISSUE AND THE TERM "PARASITIC DRAIN". THIS PROBLEM CAUSES THE BATTERY TO BE DRAINED. WOKE UP THIS MORNING AND I GOT IN THE CAR AND THE BATTERY IS DRAINED. WILL TRY THE DEALERSHIP ONCE IT OPENS. *TR

ANOTHER JETTA TO ADD TO THE LIST WITH A FAULTY RADIO. THE RADIO JUST DIED IN THE MIDDLE OF A NORMAL COMMUTE. I FOUND IN A FORUM THAT I'M JUST ONE OF MANY SO I'M LODGING A COMPLAINT IN HOPES VW WILL LISTEN. ALSO, THE REMOTE ENTRY DOESN'T WORK SOMETIMES AND SOMETIMES THE CAR WILL NOT GO INTO REVERSE WITHOUT STOPPING THE ENGINE AND RESTARTING IT. *TR

TOOK CAR TO DEALERSHIP FOR 40,000 MILE MAINTENANCE/TUNE UP. THE DEALERSHIP CALLED TO TELL ME I NEEDED NEW REAR BRAKE PADS. WHAT I DON'T UNDERSTAND IS HOW THE LEFT BRAKE PAD CAN BE ALMOST GONE AND NEED TO BE REPLACED WHILE THE OTHER BRAKE PADS HAVE 80% OF WEAR LEFT. I ASKED ABOUT THIS AND THE MANAGER SAID THEY JUST DO THAT SOMETIMES.REALLY? ONE BRAKE PADS WEARS TO ALMOST NOTHING BUT THE OTHER THREE ARE STILL GOOD. THIS IS A SERIOUS SAFETY ISSUE AND NEEDS TO BE FIXED BY VOLKSWAGEN IMMEDIATELY. *TR

THE RADIO WENT DARK, THERE WAS STRANGE FEEDBACK THROUGH THE SPEAKERS BEFORE THIS HAPPENED. AROUND THE SAME TIMEFRAME THE SEATBELT CHIME WOULD GO OFF INTERMITTENTLY. THERE IS DEFIANTLY ISSUES WITH THE ELECTRICAL SYSTEM WITH THIS CAR. *TR

LARGE SPLIT IN THE FRONT RIGHT OUTSIDE SIDEWALL DISCOVERED. UPON INSPECTION, GAP WAS VERY NOTICABLE. CHECK THE REMAINING THREE TIRES AND NO EVIDENCE OF THE SAME. TIRES HAVE APPROXIMATELY 15,000 MILES. WE DECIDED TO REPLACE ALL FOUR TIRES TO KEEP THE VEHICLE "BALANCED". NEW TIRES INSTALLED AND WAS ASKED TO COME IN TO THE SHOP TO SEE THE OTHER THREE TIRES. ALL THREE HAD SPLITS IN THE SIDEWALL FACING TO THE INSIDE, WHICH COULD NOT HAVE BEEN SEEN UNLESS EACH TIRE WAS PULLED OFF THE VEHICLE. I ASKED TO RETAIN AT LEAST TWO OF THE TIRES IN MY POSSESSION, WHICH I HAVE NOW. I ALSO HAVE PICTURES OF THE SPLITS THAT I HOPE I WILL BE ABLE TO FORWARD SOMEWHERE BEFORE I COMPLETE THE COMPLAINT. ALTHOUGH THERE WAS NO INJURYS, IT COULD HAVE BEEN VERY CATASTOPHIC IF THE TIRES BLEW OUT AT FREEWAY SPEEDS. *TR