2011 VOLKSWAGEN JETTA Complaints

1. WAS DRIVING AT 70MPH IN 6TH GEAR, LOST POWER, CAR TURNED OFF, LIGHTS ON DASH FLASHING INCLUDING GLOW PLUG LIGHT AND "CHECK ENGINE SERVICE NOW!". HAD BEEN DRIVING ON THIS TANK OF DIESEL FOR OVER A WEEK WITH NO ISSUE. MORE THAN QUARTER TANK LEFT. 2. CAR WOULD NOT START FOR 45 MIN, FINALLY STARTED AND DROVE HOME. DROPPED OFF AT DEALER NEXT DAY FOR ALREADY SCHEDULED PANORAMIC MOON ROOF GETTING STUCK. 3. DEALER SAID METAL SHAVINGS DESTROYED HPFP (FUEL PUMP), LINES, AND INJECTORS. FUEL NOT SUSPECTED BAD OR CONTAMINATED. THEY BLAMED FACTORY DEFECT SPECIAL TO MY CAR. WILL BE REPLACING ALL UNDER WARRANTY AS OF NOW. THEY THINK IT WILL BE A WEEK OR SO, AND PROMISE THAT THIS ISSUE WILL NEVER OCCUR AGAIN. *TR

UPON PICKING UP MY CHILD FROM DAYCARE TODAY, I INSPECTED HER CARSEAT. I FOUND THE "SUPERLATCH" LATCH STRAP WAS VISIBLY LOOSE. I CHECKED FOR MOVEMENT AT THE BELT PATH AND FOUND APPROX 2" OF MOVEMENT. I IMMEDIATELY TIGHTENED IT DOWN AND CHECKED FOR MOVEMENT AGAIN. THERE WAS NO MOVEMENT. I PUT MY CHILD IN HER SEAT AND ADJUSTED THE HARNESS. I THEN PUT MY OTHER CHILD IN HIS CARSEAT. AFTERWARDS, I CHECKED THE BELTPATH OF MY DAUGHTER'S RADIAN XTSL AGAIN. BY THIS POINT THERE WAS ABT 0.5" MOVEMENT (STILL AN ACCEPTABLE INSTALL, BUT LOOSER THAN IT HAD BEEN LESS THAN 2 MINUTES EARLIER). I TIGHTENED IT DOWN AGAIN AND DROVE MY CHILDREN HOME (ABT 4 MILES OR 10 MINUTES). UPON ARRIVING HOME, I NOTICED THAT THE SL LATCH STRAP WAS VISIBLY LOOSE AGAIN. WHEN I CHECKED IT AT THE BELT PATH, THERE WAS ABT 1.5" MOVEMENT (MORE THAN THE 1" OF AN "ACCEPTABLE" INSTALL). SINCE I DO NOT KNOW WHAT IS CAUSING THE LOOSENING, NOR HOW TO STOP IT FROM HAPPENING, I HAVE REINSTALLED THE CARSEAT USING MY VEHICLE'S SEATBELT. I WILL NOT RISK MY CHILD'S LIFE BY USING THE SEAT IMPROPERLY INSTALLED. THE CARSEAT IS A SUNSHINE KIDS RADIAN XTSL, MODEL NUMBER US 19500 (NOT AVAILABLE AS A CHOICE ON THE NEXT PAGE OF THIS FORM) AND WAS MANUFACTURED IN 10/09. IT IS INSTALLED REAR-FACING, PASSENGER OUTBOARD, IN A 2011 VW JETTA SPORTWAGEN. (RELATED VEHICLE INFORMATION: MODEL YEAR=2011, MAKE=VOLKSWAGEN, MODEL=JETTA SPORTWAGEN). *TR

MEDIUM-PITCHED WHINE COMING FROM ENGINE - EVENTUALLY CAR LOSES ALL POWER, GLOW PLUG LIGHT FLASHES, SERVICE MESSAGE APPEARS ON DISPLAY, AND CHECK ENGINE LIGHT COMES ON. CAR GOES INTO "SAFE MODE" OR "LIMP HOME" MODE (VERY LITTLE POWER - FEELS LIKE TURBO IS SHUT DOWN). FIRST OCCURRENCE AT 2300 MILES, 2 MORE OCCURRENCES WHERE MESSAGE AND FLASHING GLOW PLUG LIGHT RESETS AFTER RESTART, 1 MORE OCCURRENCE WITH HIGH PRESSURE FUEL PUMP (HPFP) IDENTIFIED AS BAD BY VW DEALERSHIP. DEALER IS NOW ORDERING PARTS TO COMMENCE REPAIR (NO DEFINITIVE ANSWER ON WARRANTY COVERAGE). *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2011 VOLKSWAGEN JETTA. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 65 MPH, THE VEHICLE BEGAN TO DECELERATE BEFORE STALLING WITH THE ILLUMINATION OF THE CHECK ENGINE WARNING LIGHT. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO AN AUTHORIZED DEALER WHERE THE CONTACT WAS TOLD THAT THE FUEL FILTER HAD BECOME CLOGGED. THE VEHICLE WAS IN THE PROCESS OF HAVING THE FUEL PUMP AND FILTER REPAIRED. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 4,800.

2011 VOLKSWAGEN JETTA TDI STALLS IN TRAFFIC. IT WILL START AFTER STALL BUT IT WILL NOT MOVE IN ANY GEAR. AUTO TRANSMISSION. THE CAR STALLED FOR THE FIRST TIME AT ONLY 175 MILES. THE CAR WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER AND FIXED? CAR STALLED THE SECOND TIME IN TRAFFIC AT 230 MILES. IT'S NOW BACK AT THE DEALER AND THEY DO NOT KNOW WHAT IS WRONG WITH IT. *TR

I PURCHASED A 2011 VW JETTA S SEDAN ON 1/24/2011. AT APPROXIMATELY 1000 MILES, THE CAR BEGAN MAKING A WHISTLING NOISE FROM UNDER THE DASH NEARLY ALL THE TIME. I BROUGHT THE CAR IN FOR SERVICE ON 2/16/11 AND AFTER A FEW DAYS, I WAS TOLD THE PROBLEM WAS ISOLATED TO THE THERMAL EXPANSION VALVE IN THE AC SYSTEM. THIS WAS REPLACED AND THE PROBLEM WAS FIXED. ABOUT 2 WEEKS LATER, THE SOUND RETURNED. I BROUGHT THE CAR IN AGAIN ON 3/29/11 AND AGAIN WAS CONTACTED A COUPLE OF DAYS LATER. THE DEALER SERVICE REP TOLD ME THAT THE VW FACTORY TECH REP LOOKED AT THE CAR AND THERE IS NOTHING WRONG WITH IT. HIS DETERMINATION IS THAT IT IS OPERATING ACCORDING TO SPECIFICATION. I CONTACTED VW OF AMERICA AND THEY CONFIRMED THIS AS THE OUTCOME AND THAT IF I REMAIN UNSATISFIED I COULD CALL THE BETTER BUSINESS BUREAU AUTO LINE FOR RESOLUTION, WHICH I HAVE ALSO DONE. THIS ISN'T A SAFETY ISSUE, BUT CERTAINLY REPRESENTS A DESIGN FLAW THAT VW IS NOT WILLING TO RECTIFY. THE CAR WHISTLES NEARLY CONSTANTLY WHEN THE AC SYSTEM IS AT OPERATING PRESSURE AND TEMPERATURE. ADDITIONALLY, THE CLEARCOAT SUSTAINED DAMAGE AFTER LESS THAN 48 HOURS OF EXPOSURE TO BIRD DROPPINGS. THE DEALERSHIP STATED THERE IS NOTHING THEY CAN DO AND THE WARRANTY SPECIFICALLY EXCLUDES THAT DAMAGE FROM COVERAGE. *TR

THERE'S A FUEL LEAK COMING FROM THE TOP OF THE (TDI) ENGINE THAT I CAN CONFIRM, BUT I WAS UNABLE TO SEE EXACTLY FROM WHAT PART. IT'S LEAKING ABOUT A THIRD TO A HALF CUP OF FUEL PER MIN. I HAD THE VEHICLE TOWED TO THE DEALER. WAITING FOR RESULTS. *TR

REPEATED STALLING, ROUGH RUNNING AND LOSS OF POWER ON 2011 VW JETTA SPORTWAGON TDI W/DSG AUTO TRANSMISSION. MOST FUEL PURCHASED FROM SAME BP LOCATION. ALWAYS CONFIRM DIESEL BEFORE FUELING. PROBLEM ACROSS MULTIPLE FUELINGS. RECEIPTS FOR ALL FUEL PURCHASES WITH MILEAGE RECORDED. *TR

ON FRIDAY, APRIL 15TH AT APPROX 10:30PM I WAS DRIVING MY 2011 VW JETTA TDI (WITH LESS THAN 1800 MILES ON IT) ON THE HIGHWAY APPROX 2 1/2 HOURS FROM HOME AND IT STALLED. I COASTED OFF TO THE SHOULDER AND WAS NOT ABLE TO RESTART THE ENGINE. AFTER NEARLY 2 HOURS THE TOW TRUCK ARRIVED THAT VW ROADSIDE ASSISTANCE SENT AND THE CAR WAS TOWED TO THE NEAREST DEALERSHIP WHICH WAS ABOUT 60 MILES AWAY FROM THE BREAKDOWN POINT. I HAD TO SPEND THE NIGHT IN A HOTEL IN A STRANGE AREA. ON MONDAY, APRIL 18TH THE DEALERSHIP STATED AN OUTSTANDING ELECTRICAL RECALL WAS THE PROBLEM. THEY CHANGED A WIRE HARNESS AND SOME FUSES AND THE CAR WAS READY FOR PICK UP. I DROVE 100 MILES TO RETRIEVE MY CAR ON APRIL 18TH. TODAY ON APRIL 19TH AFTER SITTING IN MY DRIVEWAY OVERNIGHT THE CAR WOULD NOT START AGAIN AND WAS TOWED TO THE NEAREST VW DEALERSHIP IN MY HOME TOWN. STILL WAITING FOR WAITING FOR A DIAGNOSIS. THE DEALERSHIP STATES THEY ONLY HAVE 1 VW TECHNICIAN AND HE IS ON VACATION THROUGH FRIDAY APRIL 22ND. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2011 VOLKSWAGEN JETTA. THE CONTACT WAS DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 55 MPH WHEN SUDDENLY, THERE WAS A LOUD WIND SOUND INSIDE THE VEHICLE AS IF THE EXTERIOR WIND WAS BLOWING IN THROUGH THE FRONT DRIVER AND PASSENGER DOORS. THE WINDOWS IN THE VEHICLE WERE CLOSED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER WHERE THE TECHNICIAN STATED THAT THE AIR WAS ENTERING THROUGH THE SIDE VIEW MIRRORS. THE DEALER WAS UNABLE TO MAKE ANY REPAIRS BECAUSE THE FAILURE WAS CONSIDERED A DESIGN FLAW. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 2,900. THE VIN WAS UNAVAILABLE. UPDATED 5/9/11 *CN UPDATED 06/20/11