2010 VOLKSWAGEN JETTA Complaints

2010 MY VW JETTA SPORTWAGEN 2.0L TDI (DIESEL, MANUAL TRANSMISSION) AFTER I TOOK MY VEHICLE FOR IT'S SCHEDULED 30K MI. SERVICEBACK IN 06/2011, I LOOKED IN THE ENGINE BAY TO WIPE OFF ANY POSSIBLE SPILLAGE, WHEN LOW AND BEHOLD I SPOT WHAT LOOKS LIKE LEAKING FROM WHERE THE INJECTORS MEET THE VALVE COVER. I POSTED MY FINDINGS ON AN INTERNET FORUM (HTTP://FORUMS.TDICLUB.COM/SHOWTHREAD.PHP?T=320136). TODAY, WHEN I WENT TO ANOTHER INTERNET FORUM, A MEMBER POSTED ABOUT 2011MY'S HAVING THE SAME PROBLEM AS I ENCOUNTERED (HTTP://FORUMS.VWVORTEX.COM/SHOWTHREAD.PHP?5392651-IF-YOU-HAVE-A-TDI-JSW-YOU-MIGHT-BE-LEAKING-FUEL-%28SPECIALLY-2011-MODELS%29.&S=BE0D20E1355E3991AA5D443BC4F3604C). THERE IS ALREADY A DEFECT INVESTIGATION SUMMARY WITH THE NHTSA (HTTP://WWW-ODI.NHTSA.DOT.GOV/CARS/PROBLEMS/DEFECT/DEFECTSUMMARY2.CFM?INV_ID=22524&TYPE=VEHICLE&TYPENUM=1&CMPT_ID=158&PROD_ID=954770&MAKE=VOLKSWAGEN&MODEL=JETTA%20SPORTWAGEN&MODEL_YR=2011). WOULD IT BE POSSIBLE TO REOPEN THE INVESTIGATION/ADD 2010 MY'S TO THE DEFECT INVESTIGATION? THANK YOU *TR

ON JULY 21 AT APPROX 1730HRS WHILE DRIVING LESS THAN 15MPH THE ENGINE SHUT OFF AND HAD TO PULL OVER WITH NO ENGINE. I PULLED OVER AND THE ENGINE WOULD NOT START IN NEUTRAL BUT HAD TO START WITH THE ENGINE IN PARK. THE VEHICLE IS A 2010 VW JETTA DIESEL. VEHICLE WAS CHECKED BY THE VW DEALER ON 7/23 AND NO CODES COULD BE FOUND AND THEY INDICATED NOTHING WAS WRONG. CALLED YOU COMPLAINT OFFICE 8/8 AND ODI # 10417948. *TR

AFTER READING SOME ARTICLES REGARDING POSSIBLE PROBLEMS WITH THE FUEL PUMP ON MY 2010 VOLKSWAGEN JETTA TDI, I REALIZED THAT I MAY HAVE HAD SEVERAL RELATED INCIDENTS. ON TWO SEPARATE OCCASIONS OVER THE PAST THREE MONTHS, THE ENGINE HAS MYSTERIOUSLY STOPPED AS I SLOWED DOWN AT AN INTERSECTION, THEN HAD TROUBLES MAINTAINING IDLE FOR SEVERAL MILES THEREAFTER. IT HAS BEEN OK FOR THE PAST FEW WEEKS, BUT NOW I AM WORRIED NOW THAT I UNDERSTAND A LARGER PROBLEM MAY BE BREWING... *TR

2010 VW JETTA TDI. CHECK ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON, VEHICLE LOST POWER. I WAS ABLE TO SAFELY PULL INTO A SHOPPING PLAZA. DEALER DIAGNOSED AS HPFP (HIGH PRESSURE FUEL PUMP) PROBLEM. APPARENTLY THIS IS HAPPENING A LOT: HTTP://FORUMS.TDICLUB.COM/SHOWTHREAD.PHP?T=299854 CAR IS CURRENTLY AT THE DEALER, ESTIMATE IS 7-8 DAYS FOR REPLACEMENT OF THE FUEL SYSTEM. *TR

I HAVE A 2010 VW JETTA TDI WITH DSG AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION. VEHICLE HAS 15K MILES ON IT THUS FAR. WHEN PULLING OUT ONTO A STREET FROM A COMPLETE STOP THERE IS A DEFINITE AND HAZARDOUS HESITATION BEFORE THE VEHICLE WILL MOVE FORWARD. THIS ISSUE EXISTED SINCE THE CAR WAS NEW. SOMETIMES THE HESITATION IS VERY SHORT BEFORE THE CAR WILL MOVE, OTHER TIMES IT TAKES THE CAR A MOMENT AS IF THE CAR HAS TO "THINK" ABOUT WHAT IT IS SUPPOSED TO DO. WHEN I PUSH THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL THE CAR JUST SITS THERE! THE LONGER HESITATIONS ARE FAIRLY FREQUENT AND ARE A DANGER TO OTHER VEHICLES, MY FAMILY AND MYSELF. I DON'T TRUST THIS CAR TO BE ABLE TO QUICKLY MOVE OUT OF HARM'S WAY IN AN EMERGENCY AND ALSO DON'T TRUST IT TO PULL ONTO A STREET IN FRONT OF ANY OTHER VEHICLE NO MATTER HOW FAR AWAY THE OTHER VEHICLE IS DOWN THE ROAD. IT'S JUST NOT SAFE TO DO SO! VW SHOULD BE FORCED TO ADDRESS THIS PROBLEM AND PROVIDE A FIX FOR THIS COMMON ISSUE AND COMPLAINT THAT CAN BE READ ABOUT ON VARIOUS VW FORUMS ALL OVER THE INTERNET. NO INJURIES YET FROM THIS ISSUE WITH MY VEHICLE BECAUSE I KNOW BETTER THAN TO TRY TO PULL OUT INTO ONCOMING TRAFFIC. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2010 VOLKSWAGEN JETTA DIESEL. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 10 MPH, THE VEHICLE SUDDENLY STALLED WITHOUT ANY WARNING. AFTER WAITING A FEW MOMENTS, THE VEHICLE WAS RESTARTED. THE VEHICLE WAS INSPECTED BY AN AUTHORIZED DEALER AND THEY STATED THAT THEY WERE UNABLE TO DIAGNOSE THE FAILURE. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED AND THE CONTACT WAS AWAITING A RESPONSE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 44,100.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2010 VOLKSWAGEN JETTA SPORTSWAGEN. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE HIGH PRESSURE FUEL INJECTOR PUMPED FAILED, CAUSING THE VEHICLE TO STALL. THE FAILURE RECURRED REPEATEDLY. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN AUTHORIZED DEALER AND THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 9,000 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 51,000. UPDATED 9/13/11 *CN UPDATED 2/22/12 *CN

2010 VW TDI JETTA WAGON I OWN A 2010 VW TDI JETTA WAGON AND EARLY JAN/FEB I SMELLED DIESEL FUEL COMING INTO MY CAR (THE CAR AT THE TIME HAD 8,000 MILES). ALSO, I NOTICED DIESEL FUEL DRIPPING ON MY DRIVEWAY. I REPORTED THE INCIDENT TO THE DEALER, WHERE THEY FIRST ADVISED THAT THE FUEL INJECTOR NEEDED TO BE TIGHTENED. THE NEXT DAY SAME PROBLEM PERSISTED. THEY REPLACED ONE OF THE INJECTORS. THE SMELL CONTINUED UNTIL I INSTRUCTED THEM TO ORDER A NEW HOOD INSULATOR COVER AND ENGINE COVER (BOTH WERE SATURATED WITH DIESEL. MY CAR WAS AT THE DEALER FOR CLOSE TO THREE WEEKS BETWEEN ALL THREE VISITS. MY CONCERN IS THAT THE OTHER THREE INJECTORS HAVE THE SAME ISSUE AND THIS WILL OCCUR AGAIN. *TR

TRAVELING ON INTERSTATE AT ABOUT 65 MPH WHEN STARTED LOSING POWER AND THE GLOW PLUG LIGHT STARTED FLASHING THEN A COMPLETE STALL. CAR IS STILL IN THE SERVICE DEPT AT VW. VW STATED THEY ARE NOT QUITE SURE WHAT IS WRONG BUT SUSPECT IT WAS FUEL RELATED ("METAL SHAVINGS IN THE FUEL"). SAID THEY WERE SENDING IT OFF FOR TESTING AND MAYBE A WEEK OR TWO BEFORE THEY KNOW SOMETHING. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2010 VOLKSWAGEN JETTA. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 5 MPH THE CONTACT WAS INVOLVED IN A CRASH. THE VEHICLE WAS STRUCK ON THE FRONT AND REAR DRIVERS SIDE DOOR. THE SEAT AND CURTAIN AIR BAGS DEPLOYED. THE CONTACT WAS ABLE TO DRIVE THE VEHICLE FROM THE SCENE. A POLICE REPORT WAS FILED. THE CONTACT WENT TO THE EMERGENCY ROOM BECAUSE HE SUFFERED A SLIGHT LOSS OF HEARING, SENSITIVITY, AND RINGING IN THE LEFT EAR CAUSED BY THE DEPLOYMENT OF THE CURTAIN AIR BAG. THE EMERGENCY ROOM PHYSICIAN ADVISED THE CONTACT THAT WITHIN A FEW DAYS HE WOULD FEEL RELIEF. THE CONTACT CONTINUED TO EXPERIENCE THE SYMPTOMS AND NOTIFIED A DOCTOR WHO DIAGNOSED THE SYMPTOMS TO BE CAUSED BY TINNITUS AND HYPERACUSIS. THE CONTACT CONTINUED TO RECEIVE TREATMENT. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 24,000.