2010 VOLKSWAGEN JETTA Complaints

I HAVE HAD TWO FLAT TIRES ON MY 2010 VOLKSWAGEN JETTA TDI IN THE PAST 3 WEEKS (THE TIRES ONLY HAVE 23,000 MILES ON THEM). THE FIRST WAS THE REAR DRIVERS SIDE TIRE; I HIT A SMALL POT HOLE AND THE TIRE IMMEDIATELY WENT FLAT. I HAVE DRIVEN THIS ROAD FOR OVER 2 YRS NOW AND NEVER HAD A FLAT. THE SECOND ONE HAPPENED TODAY ON THE INTERSTATE AFTER HITTING ANOTHER SMALL POTHOLE. THIS WAS THE DRIVERS FRONT TIRE AND IT ALSO WENT IMMEDIATELY FLAT. BOTH ARE SIDEWALL BLOWOUTS. I WONDER HOW LONG I HAVE UNTIL THE OTHER TWO DECIDE TO BLOWOUT. I DO NOT HAVE A LOT OF FAITH IN THESE CONTINENTAL CONTIPROCONTACT TIRES. *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2010 VOLKSWAGEN JETTA TDI. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE ENGINE STALLED WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 45 MPH. THE DEALER INSPECTED THE VEHICLE AND STATED THAT THE FAILURE WAS CAUSED BY FUEL CONTAMINATION. THE METAL PIECES IN THE FUEL SYSTEM CAUSED THE ENGINE TO STALL. THE DEALER STATED THAT THE FUEL SYSTEM NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS BEING REPAIRED WHEN THE COMPLAINT WAS FILED. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGES WERE 24,000.

I'VE BEEN DRIVING MANUAL TRANS CARS AND TRUCKS FOR 30 YEARS AND NEVER EXPERIENCED THE AMOUNT OF STALLING MY 6 SPEED 2010 VW JETTA SPORTWAGEN TDI EXHIBITS WHILE DRIVING LOW SPEEDS. AT FIRST I THOUGHT IT WAS JUST ME GETTING USED TO THE CAR, BUT SEVERAL ONLINE FORUMS DISCUSS THE SAME PROBLEM. I HAVE OWNED THE CAR 4 MONTHS AND EXPERIENCE OVER 6 STALLS. VERY EASY STALLING AT LOW SPEEDS. *LN

THE FRONT PANEL OF MY PANORAMIC SUNROOF SHATTERED WHILE THE CAR WAS PARKED OVERNIGHT. THERE WAS NO OVERNIGHT PRECIPITATION AND THE OVERNIGHT LOW WAS COLD--ABOUT 0--BUT NOT EXTREMELY SO. THERE WERE NO REMAINING PIECES OF GLASS LARGER THAN A DIME, AND SMALL SPLINTERS OF GLASS FELL ACROSS THE FRONT SEATS. THE DEALER INSISTED THAT IMPACT WAS THE ONLY POSSIBLE EXPLANATION, BUT THERE ARE NO OBVIOUS IMPACT POINTS. THE CAR WAS NOT PARKED UNDER ANYTHING. NO OTHER PART OF THE CAR WAS DAMAGED, AND NO OTHER CARS IN THE PARKING LOT WERE DAMAGED. THE DEALER REFUSED TO SEE THE CAR, AND VW CUSTOMER CARE IS NOT AVAILABLE ON WEEKENDS. BECAUSE I NEEDED A FORM OF TRANSPORTATION, I OPENED AN INSURANCE CLAIM AND GOT A RENTAL CAR. THE CAR WILL BE CLEANED AND REPAIRED NEXT WEEK. *LN

GLOW PLUG LIGHT CAME ON, THEN ENGINE LIGHT, CAR WOULDN'T ACCELERATE WHEN I STEPPED ON THE GAS. HAD TO PULL OFF THE INTERSTATE. BUT MADE IT HOME SLOWLY. CAR TOWED TO DEALER. DEALER SAYS ITS BAD FUEL. DEPT OF CONSUMER PROTECTION CHECKED STATIONS. NO PROBLEMS FOUND WITH FUEL. CAR NEEDS WHOLE NEW FUEL SYSTEM-8K TO REPAIR. VW WON'T FIX. TOLD ME TO CALL INSURANCE COMPANY. CAR STILL AT DEALER NOW OVER 3 WEEKS.

I PURCHASED MY 2010 JETTA IN MAY OF 2010. LESS THAN ONE YEAR LATER I HAVE EXPERIENCED POWER LOSS ON FOUR SEPARATE OCCASIONS. EACH TIME THIS OCCURRED I WAS COMING TO A STOP AFTER DRIVING BETWEEN 20-30 MILES. IT SHOULD BE NOTED THAT THERE WAS NO "CHECK ENGINE" LIGHT ILLUMINATED. TWO DAYS LATER I TOOK IT TO THE DEALERSHIP WHO ATTEMPTED TO DUPLICATE THE PROBLEM WHICH AS I HAD IMAGINED THEY COULD NOT. *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2010 VOLKSWAGEN JETTA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 30 MPH, THE DRIVER CRASHED INTO ANOTHER VEHICLE. THE AIR BAGS DID NOT DEPLOY. THERE WERE NO WARNING LIGHTS ON THE INSTRUMENT PANEL PRIOR TO THE CRASH. THE DRIVER SUSTAINED MINOR INJURIES. A POLICE REPORT WAS FILED. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO AN INDEPENDENT GARAGE AND THEY ARE WAITING AN INVESTIGATION UPON APPROVAL. THE VEHICLE HAD NOT BEEN REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 2,800. THE VIN WAS UNAVAILABLE.

2010 VOLKSWAGEN JETTA. CONSUMER STATES THERE IS A DESIGN FLAW WITH THE HEAD RESTRAINT ON THE DRIVER'S OR FRONT PASSENGER SEAT. *TGW THE CONSUMER STATED HIS WIFE'S HEAD WAS IN CONTACT WITH THE HEAD RESTARINT AND WOULD NOT PROVIDED ANY SUPPORT IN THE EVENT OF A CRASH. DUE TO THE SHAPE, SIZE AND POSITION OF THE RESTRAINT, THE CONSUMER BELIEVED THE FORCE OF A REAR-END COLLISION WOULD FORCE HIS WIFE'S HEAD DOWNWARD TO HER CHEST WHILE THE UPPER BONES OF HER CERVICAL VERTEBRAE WOULD BE FORCED REARWARD INTO THE V-SHAPE CAVITY FORMED BY THE HEAD RESTRAINT AND THE SEAT BACK. JB

MY CAR IS A 2010 VW JETTA TDI WITH DSG TRANSMISSION. I TOOK DELIVERY OF THE CAR IN JANUARY OF 2010. DURING JULY OF LAST YEAR WITH 3000 MILES ON THE CAR, I DROVE THE CAR OUT OF A PARKING LOT ON A 95 F DEGREE AFTERNOON. BY THE TIME I REACHED THE EXIT RAMP THE TRANSMISSION, WHICH WAS IN DRIVE MODE, HAD SHIFTED INTO SECOND GEAR. MY INTENTION WAS TO CROSS OVER THE NEAR LANE OF TRAFFIC INTO THE FAR LANE GOING IN THE OPPOSITE DIRECTION. WHEN A SAFE INTERVAL APPEARED I STEPPED ON THE THROTTLE BUT THE CAR MOVED AHEAD VERY SLOWLY (INTO THE LANE OF FAST MOVING CARS) PRESSING THE THROTTLE FURTHER HAD NO EFFECT. I TOOK MY FOOT OFF THE THROTTLE AND PRESSED DOWN AGAIN AND THE CAR RESPONDED NORMALLY. IT SEEMED AT THE TIME THAT THE TRANSMISSION HAD NOT SHIFTED DOWN INTO FIRST GEAR WHEN I HAD STOPPED AT THE DRIVEWAY EXIT. THE SLOW SPEED LASTED FOR ABOUT TEN SECONDS AND THE ENGINE DID NOT LUG. THE DEALER SAID ALL DSG PROBLEMS HAD BEEN ADDRESSED AND JETTAS IN MY VIN NUMBER SERIES DID NOT REGISTER ANY NEW TRANSMISSION PROBLEMS ON THE VW SERVICE WEB SITE. I AM CONCERNED BECAUSE OF THE POTENTIAL FOR A DISASTROUS ACCIDENT WHEN MY WIFE OR I TRY TO ENTER HIGH SPEED TRAFFIC SHOULD THIS PROBLEM RE-OCCUR. I HAD CALLED YOUR PHONE LINE AFTER THE EVENT AND WAS GIVEN "CALL REFERENCE NUMBER 281881, CONFIRMATION NUMBER 10346067". AND TOLD THAT I WOULD RECEIVE A REPORT FORM BY REGULAR MAIL BUT I NEVER HAVE SO I THOUGHT I SHOULD COMPLETE THE ONLINE FORM. [XXX] INFORMATION REDACTED PURSUANT TO THE FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT (FOIA), 5 U.S.C. 552(B)(6). *TR

HAD VOLKSWAGEN 2010 JETTA TDI SERVICED AT VOLKSWAGEN DEALER FOR 20,000 MILE SERVICE, WHICH INCLUDES FUEL FILTER REPLACEMENT. 2 DAYS LATER, SMELLED DIESEL FUMES IN GARAGE. OPENED HOOD AND SAW DIESEL FUEL LEAKING FROM FUEL FILTER. (WAS NOT SURE IF IT WAS SPILLED DURING CHANGE BY DEALER) WENT TO INDEPENDENT GARAGE AND WAS TOLD IT IS LEAKING AND NOT TO DRIVE THE CAR: POTENTIAL FIRE HAZARD IF DIESEL GETS ON MANIFOLD. I'VE READ SIMILAR DRIVERS COMPLAINT (S) WHERE 2009 JETTA TDI HAS FUEL PUMP FAILURE POSSIBLY AFTER THIS SERVICE AND THEY ALSO HAD THE DIESEL FUEL LEAKING AFTER 20K SERVICE. MINE IS A 2010 JETTA TDI. I WON'T KNOW IF THIS IS AN ERROR OR OMISSION ON THE PART OF THE DEALER OR IF THE REPAIRS WERE DONE CORRECT AND IT'S A DEFECT WITH THE CAR. REGARDLESS, SOMEONE COULD HAVE SERIOUSLY INJURED, POSSIBLY KILLED AND/OR PROPERTY DAMAGE. *LN