2013 VOLKSWAGEN JETTA Complaints

MY CAR WAS STARTED IN THE MORNING TO GO TO WORK AND IT MADE A LOUD NOISE. THE ENGINE WAS IMMEDIATELY SHUT DOWN AND TOWED TO THE DEALER. THE DEALER READ A P00166 CODE AND TORE DOWN THE TOP END OF THE MOTOR. THE DEALER IDENTIFIED A FAILED TIMING CHAIN TENSIONER WHICH CAUSED THE CHAIN TO SLIP AND CAUSE IRREPARABLE DAMAGE TO THE HEAD. I WAS QUOTED $6,200 FOR REPAIR OF A KNOWN FAULTY PART THAT WAS SUPPOSED TO LAST THE LIFE OF ENGINE AND I WAS NOT NOTIFIED ABOUT.

SATIONARY VEHICLE OFF, TRYING TO TURN IT ON THE IGNITION STICKS MAKING IT HARD TO TURN BACK ON.

DURING DRIVING CONDITIONS THE VEHICLE STALLS THEN SPEEDS UP ALMOST CAUSING A CRASH INTO THE CAR AHEAD OF ME. SOMETIMES WHEN BRAKING, THE VEHICLE SURGES WHILE MY FOOT IS ON THE BRAKE. THE VW DEALER DIAGNOSED IT AS CORROSION OF THE CONTROL MODULE WITHIN THE GEARBOX. THIS WAS THE EXACT PROBLEM THE CAR WAS RECALLED FOR UNDER VW RECALL NUMBER 34F6/4V IN NOVEMBER 2013. THE CAR WAS BROUGHT IN IN DEC. 2013 PER THE RECALL TO CHANGE THE GEARBOX OIL BUT ONLY HAD A 12 MONTH WARRANTY. NOW, THE CORROSION CAUSED THE SAME PROBLEM THAT THE RECALL TRIED TO PREVENT. THE RECALL DID NOT CORRECT THE PROBLEM. THE COST TO FIX IS $8500! SINCE IT OUTSIDE THE WARRANTY PERIOD, VW WILL NOT PAY. THIS IS A CLEAR SAFETY ISSUE THAT VW NEEDS TO CORRECT. THE RECALL FIX OF CHANGING THE TYPE OF GEARBOX OIL DID NOT STOP THE CORROSION WHICH DAMAGED THE CONTROL MODULE.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2013 VOLKSWAGEN JETTA. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 20 MPH UPHILL, THE VEHICLE STARTED TO JERK AND DID NOT RESPOND WHEN THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL WAS DEPRESSED. THE VEHICLE FAILED TO MAKE IT UP THE HILL AND THE CONTACT HAD TO SHIFT INTO REVERSE AND REVERSE BACK DOWN THE HILL. THE VEHICLE WAS DRIVEN TO THE CONTACT'S RESIDENCE. UPON PARKING AND EXITING THE VEHICLE, A REDDISH FLUID WAS SEEN LEAKING FROM THE ENGINE COMPARTMENT ONTO THE GROUND. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT TAKEN TO THE DEALER OR AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC FOR DIAGNOSTIC TESTING. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 78,000.

TIMING BELT STRETCHED OUT AFTER ENGINE ONLY HAS 65,000 MILES ON IT THIS COULD CAUSE THE ENGINE TO SHUT DOWN WHILE CAR IS RUNNING AND COULD POTENTIALLY CAUSE A CRASH AND EVEN A FATAL CRASH.

TIME CHAINING BELT LOOSE AND NEEDS TO BE REPLACED AND ONLY HAS 66,000 MILES. RECALL LAWSUIT ACTS HAVE BEEN TAKING PLACE AND I BELIEVE MY CARS TIMING CHAIN NEEDS TO BE RECALLED

I WAS DRIVING AND MY CAR STAYED GOING AT THE SPEED I WAS DRIVING IT WOULD NOT EXHILARATE OR BRAKE IT STAYED FROZEN FOR A COUPLE OF MINUTES

KEY GETS STUCK IN THE IGNITION WITH CAR STILL ON AND IN PARK. CANNOT GET CAR TURNED OFF OR KEY OUT.

CAR JERKS WHEN ACCELERATING, WHILE DRIVING ON THE HIGHWAY CAR TURNED OFF AND HAD TO BE TOWED TO VOLKSWAGEN DEALERSHIP. AFTER DIAGNOSTIC VOLKSWAGEN SAID NOTHING WAS WRONG WITH THE VEHICLE. THIS IS THE SECOND INCIDENT INVOLVING THE CAR JERKING AND TURNING OFF, BOTH TIMES VOLKSWAGEN WAS UNABLE TO FIND ANY ISSUES WITH THE VEHICLE. I FEEL THIS IS A SAFETY CONCERN WITH MY WIFE AND KIDS USING THIS VEHICLE AS A DAILY DRIVER.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2013 VOLKSWAGEN JETTA HYBRID. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 40 MPH, THE VEHICLE HESITATED, LOST POWER, AND THEN REGAINED POWER. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER (DAVID MAUS VOLKSWAGEN NORTH, 1050 LEE RD, ORLANDO, FL 32810) WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE GEARBOX WAS CORRODED AND THE TRANSMISSION AND THE CLUTCH PACK NEED TO BE REPAIRED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE AND STATED THAT THE VIN WAS NOT INCLUDED IN NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 13V568000 (POWER TRAIN). THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 70,000.