2010 VOLKSWAGEN JETTA Complaints

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

TRAVELING SOUTH ON HWY 101, 55 MILES NORTH OF SAN LOUIS OBISPO, CA AT AN APPROXIMATE SPEED OF 65 MPH,THE ENGINE LOST POWER, AND THE VEHICLE CAME TO A STOP. THE ENGINE COULD NOT BE RESTARTED. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO PERRY VOLKSWAGEN IN SAN LOUIS OBISPO, CA. THE VEHICLE WAS DIAGNOSED AS A FAILURE OF THE HIGH PRESSURE FUEL PUMP SENDING SLIVERS OF METAL THROUGHOUT THE FUEL SYSTEM. THE SERVICE REPRESENTATIVE STATED THAT THIS WAS NOT AN UNCOMMON ISSUE WITH THE TURBO DIESEL MODEL AND THAT THEY CURRENTLY HAVE TWO VEHICLES IN THEIR SHOP WITH THE SAME ISSUE. WE HAVE ALWAYS FUELED THE VEHICLE WITH LOWER SULFUR DIESEL FUEL IN CALIFORNIA AND HAVE NEVER FUELED THE VEHICLE WITH GASOLINE. VW PREVIOUSLY HAD A RECALL TO INSTALL A "DEVICE" TO PREVENT FUELING WITH GAS NOZZLES FROM THE SERVICE STATION PUMPS. THE SERVICE REPRESENTATIVE INDICATED THAT VW KNOWS OF THE PROBLEM AND WILL FIX THE VEHICLE AT NO CHARGE. WE ALSO HAVE A 2009 VW JETTA TDI THAT EXPERIENCED THE SAME PROBLEM IN JUNE 2014, WHICH WAS REPAIRED AT COMMONWEALTH VW IN SANTA ANA, CA. I AM REPORTING THAT INCIDENT IN A SEPARATE REPORT. IT IS MY POSITION THAT VW SHOULD BE RECALLING ALL OF THESE VEHICLES TO FIX THE PROBLEM BEFORE IT HAPPENS RATHER THAN FIXING ONE AT A TIME AFTER IT HAPPENS; EXPOSING CONSUMERS TO POTENTIAL FATAL ACCIDENTS ON HIGHWAYS. *TR

THE JETTA TDI SPORTSWAGON 2010'S HATCHBACK LOCKING MECHANISM DOES NOT STAY LOCKED. AFTER CLOSING THE HATCH, THE LATCH ENGAGES INTO CLOSED POSITION. BUT ON SLIGHT PUSH, THE LATCH DISENGAGES INTO OPEN POSITION. ON A ROAD BUMP, THE LATCH OPENS, LIFTING THE HATCHBACK IN THE MIDDLE OF DRIVING. *TR

WHEN SHIFTING GEAR, WITH THE BRAKE PEDAL DEPRESSED, THE CLUTCH MAKES CLICK NOISE THEN SLIPS TO NEUTRAL. THEN THE PRNDS LIGHTS STARTS FLASHING, AND CHECK ENGINE LIGHT COME ON. THE ONLY WAY TO REENGAGE THE GEAR IS BY TURNING THE IGNITION KEY OFF AND ON, RESTARTING THE ENGINE. THEN THE GEARS START WORKING AGAIN. BUT THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT WILL STAY LIT, AND EVENTUALLY TURNS OFF BY ITSELF AFTER A FEW DAYS OF DRIVING. IT SEEMS THAT WHEN THE BRAKE PEDAL IS PRESSED VERY HARD, THE CLUTCH SLIP OCCURS LESS OFTEN. *TR

VEHICLE IS EQUIPPED WITH AN RCD 510 2DIN TOUCHSCREEN RADIO (DELPHI PREMIUM - 8). HANDS FREE OPERATION COMES THROUGH THIS SYSTEM. ON THE MORNING OF 8/14/14 I STARTED MY CAR AND THE RADIO SYSTEM WAS DEAD. TOTALLY DEAD, AS IF THERE IS NO POWER GETTING TO IT WHATSOEVER. I CHECKED ALL FUSES (ENGINE COMPARTMENT, INTERIOR OF CAR AND THE 15 AMP FUSE LOCATED IN REAR OF THE RADIO) AND ALL WERE FINE. IT MAY BE A COINCIDENCE, BUT MY LEFT HEADLIGHT HAS BURNED OUT TWICE IN THE LAST 6 MONTHS, MOST RECENTLY IN EARLY AUGUST 2014. IN ADDITION, MY SIRIUS ANNUAL SUBSCRIPTION ENDED ON THE EXACT DAY OF THE RADIO DYING. *TR

FAILURE OF THE HIGH PRESSURE FUEL PUMP IN A VW JETTA SPORTSWAGEN TDI. VOLKSWAGEN MADE THE REPAIRS UNDER WARRANTY, FOR WHICH I AM APPRECIATIVE. HOWEVER, I AM CONCERNED IT WILL HAPPEN AGAIN. *TR

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

RADIO/CD PLAYER STOPPED FUNCTIONING. THIS DISABLED THE BLUETOOTH HANDS-FREE FUNCTION AS WELL. THIS IS A DRIVING SAFETY CONCERN. *TR

HAD DRIVEN JUST A FEW MILES AND WAS COMING UP TO A STOP AT A MAJOR INTERSECTION IN HEAVY TRAFFIC. GLOW PLUG LIGHT LIT FOR A SECOND AND ENGINE IMMEDIATELY STOPPED. ENGINE WOULD CRANK, BUT WOULD NOT START. HAVE BEEN TOLD THE PROBLEM IS THE HIGH PRESSURE FUEL PUMP. I DRIVE LONG DISTANCE IN THIS CAR AT ALL TIMES OF DAY. THE CAR DIED IMMEDIATELY, LEAVING ME IN THE MIDDLE OF THE STREET. VERY DANGEROUS. *TR

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