2010 VOLKSWAGEN JETTA Complaints

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

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

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