2010 VOLKSWAGEN JETTA Complaints

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

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

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

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

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