2010 VOLKSWAGEN JETTA Complaints

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2010 VOLKSWAGEN JETTA. THE CONTACT WAS REVERSING 5 MPH FROM A RESIDENTIAL DRIVEWAY WHEN THE EPS AND MALFUNCTION INDICATOR WARNING LIGHTS ILLUMINATED ON THE DASHBOARD. THE DEALER ADVISED THERE WAS A DEFECT IN THE ELECTRICAL WIRING AND RE-ROUTED THE WIRING. ON A SEPARATE OCCASION WHILE ATTEMPTING TO START THE VEHICLE, THE STEERING WHEEL LOCKED AND THE CONTACT WAS UNABLE TO TURN THE KEY IN THE IGNITION. AFTER SEVERAL ATTEMPTS, SHE WAS ABLE TO START THE VEHICLE. THE DEALER WAS UNABLE TO DUPLICATE THE FAILURE AND THERE WERE NO REPAIRS. THE FAILURE RECURRED THREE TIMES. AT A LATER DATE, WHILE SITTING IDLE WITH THE BRAKE DEPRESSED, THE VEHICLE BEGAN TO ROLL AWAY. THE CONTACT THEN ADDED MORE PRESSURE TO THE BRAKE PEDAL BUT THE VEHICLE DID NOT STOP. THE VEHICLE WAS SHIFTED INTO PARK BUT TO NO AVAIL. THE CONTACT THEN UTILIZED THE EMERGENCY BRAKE BUT THE VEHICLE CONTINUED TO ROLL, GRADUALLY COMING TO A STOP BEFORE LIGHTLY CRASHING INTO ANOTHER VEHICLE. THE DEALER WAS UNABLE TO DUPLICATE THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS CONTACTED BUT WOULD NOT PROVIDE ANY ASSISTANCE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE AND CURRENT MILEAGES WERE APPROXIMATELY 4,500. UPDATED 11/16/10. *LJ

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2010 VOLKSWAGEN JETTA. DURING MODERATE TO HEAVY RAINY WEATHER CONDITIONS LARGE AMOUNTS OF WATER FLOWED ONTO THE WINDSHIELD DUE TO THE DESIGN OF THE ROOF. THE DESIGN OF THE WINDSHIELD WIPERS ALSO FORCED LARGE AMOUNTS OF WATER INTO THE VIEWING RANGE OF THE DRIVER. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED AND INFORMED HIM THAT THE VEHICLE WAS OPERATING AS DESIGNED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS UNKNOWN AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 1,754. UPDATED 10/26/10. *LJ UPDATED 10/26/10*JB

2010 VOLKSWAGEN JETTA TDI SEDAN. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER FOR ROUTINE MAINTENANCE. THE SERVICE CONSULTANT SAID THE REAR BRAKES NEEDED TO BE REPAIRED AND THAT THIS WAS NORMAL FOR THIS VEHICLE. THIS IS NOT NORMAL FOR ANY VEHICLE. A BASIC UNDERSTANDING OF PHYSICS TELLS YOU THE FRONT BRAKES DO THE MAJORITY OF DECELERATING A VEHICLE. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2010 VOLKSWAGEN JETTA. THE CONTACT WAS ATTEMPTING TO ACCELERATE FROM A COMPLETE STOP HOWEVER THE VEHICLE WAS VERY SLOW TO INCREASE IN SPEED UNTIL THE CONTACT RELEASED HIS FOOT FROM THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL. THE CONTACT THEN DEPRESSED THE ACCELERATOR AND THE VEHICLE RESUMED NORMAL OPERATION. THE DEALER ADVISED THAT HE WAS NOT FAMILIAR WITH THE TYPE OF FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS NEITHER DIAGNOSED NOR REPAIRED. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGES WERE 3,500.

2010 JETTA TDI (DIESEL) - AT LESS THAN 3,000 MILES, THE CAR BEGAN STALLING WHEN ACCELERATING FROM A COMPLETE STOP. THIS HAS OCCURRED AT LEAST SIX TIMES. HAVE TO RELEASE FOOT FROM ACCELERATOR AND RE-APPLY IN ORDER TO GET CAR TO MOVE AHEAD; SOMETIMES IT TAKES MULTIPLE ATTEMPTS TO GET THE CAR TO MOVE. ONCE POWER IS ESTABLISHED, THE CAR LURCHES FORWARD AT FULL POWER. THE CAR CURRENTLY HAS LESS THAN 6,500 MILES. THE STALLING HAS OCCURRED WITH ONCOMING TRAFFIC HEADING TOWARD US AND CREATES A VERY DANGEROUS SITUATION. CAR HAS BEEN TO DEALERSHIP SEVERAL TIMES FOR OTHER MINOR ISSUES, AND IS CURRENTLY AT DEALERSHIP UNDERGOING MORE RESEARCH AND WORK RELATED TO THIS PROBLEM. ANOTHER PROBLEM WHICH STARTED AT AROUND 5,000 MILES WAS WHEN I PUT THE CAR IN GEAR TO DRIVE, I HEARD A RATCHETING-TYPE OF SOUND. THIS HAS HAPPENED AT LEAST THREE TIMES. DEALER CHECKED THIS OUT AND ADVISED NO PROBLEM FOUND. *TR

2010 VW JETTA TDI SPORTSWAGEN. AFTER 30 MILE DRIVE, LEFT REAR TIRE/WHEEL WERE VERY HOT TO THE TOUCH, STRONG ODOR OF "HOT BRAKE". REMAINING WHEELS WERE NORMAL. PARKING BRAKE WAS NOT ENGAGED, AND THERE WAS NO TRAFFIC/STOP-N-GO. *TR

TIRE DEVELOPED A BUBBLE IN THE SIDEWALL WHILE DRIVING. THIS IS A NEW VEHICLE ORIGINAL EQUIPMENT TIRE WITH 7000 MILES ON IT. THE TIRE MAKE IS CONTINENTAL CONTIPROCONTACT 225/45 R17 91H, DOT AFTY PXH6. *TR

THIS IS A FOLLOW UP TO ODI#10336565. MY CAR IS STILL STALLING WHEN PULLING INTO TRAFFIC. THIS IS BECOMING VERY UNSAFE. AFTER THE CAR IS WARM IT STALLS WHEN CROSSING TRAFFIC. THIS HAS OCCURRED 3 TIMES SINCE THE CAR WAS SUPPOSEDLY REPAIRED. MY CAR HAS LESS THAN 7000 MILES ON IT. *TR

MIL LIGHT, AND GLOW PLUG LIGHT START APPEARING FOR NO APPARENT REASON. CAR LOSES ACCELERATION GOING UP HILLS AND BECOMES DANGEROUS IN TRAFFIC. IT OCCURS SPORADICALLY. MIL LIGHT HAS BEEN ON FOR 3 PLUS MONTHS. AUTHORIZED SERVICE GARAGE CANNOT DETERMINE REASONS FOR THESE LIGHTS. CHANGES A FEW COMPONENTS. EVEN AFTER ROUTINE 10K SERVICE, PROBLEM CONTINUES. *TR

WHILE PULLING OUT ONTO A BUSY STREET MY CAR SUDDENLY STALLED ALMOST CAUSING A COLLISION. THIS OCCURRED ON 05/24/2010LEGEND AUTORAMA HAD THE CAR UNTIL 06/14/2010. THEY REPLACED TWO FUEL PUMPS. PART # 5N0-906-129-B & 03L-130-755-A. -I PICKED UP MY JETTA ON MONDAY JUNE 14, 2010. I DROVE ABOUT 20 MINUTES IN LIGHT TRAFFIC WHEN I HEARD A HUMMING SOUND. I ARRIVED AT MY DESTINATION, OPENED THE HOOD AND HEARD A BUZZING SOUND COMING FROM THE FUEL FILTER AREA. I TURNED OFF THE CAR AND PICKED UP WHAT I NEEDED FROM MY DESTINATION. I CAME BACK TO THE CAR STARTED IT AND NOTICED THE NOISE WENT AWAY. WHEN I ARRIVED HOME THE BUZZING WAS BACK. I CALLED ED AND NOTIFIED HIM THAT THERE WAS SOMETHING WRONG WITH THE CAR. HE SAID COME BACK.-I HAD TO GO OUT A FEW HOURS LATER. I STARTED THE CAR AND NOTICED THAT THE NOISE WAS GONE. I PROCEEDED TO MY DESTINATION. WHILE MERGING ONTO THE HIGHWAY THE CAR STALLED ON THE RAMP WHEN I WAS ACCELERATING TO NORMAL HIGHWAY SPEED AND THE CARS BEHIND ME ALMOST COLLIDED INTO THE REAR OF MY CAR. SINCE I WAS BLOCKING TRAFFIC I FRANTICLY KEPT TRYING TO START THE CAR. IT FINALLY STARTED AFTER 8 OR 9 ATTEMPTS. THE CAR PROCEEDED TO RUN INCONSISTENTLY. IT STALLED AGAIN, AND NOW THAT MY HAZARD FLASHERS WERE ON PEOPLE GAVE ME A LITTLE MORE ROOM. I EXITED THE HIGHWAY AND PROCEEDED DIRECTLY HOME. THE ENGINE KEPT SURGING THEN STALLING. WHEN I GOT TO MY DRIVEWAY IT SEEMED TO IDLE SMOOTH BUT THE BUZZING WAS LOUDER THAN EVER AND I WAS ABLE TO FEEL A VIBRATION IN THE STEERING WHEEL. WHEN I TURNED OFF THE CAR THE COOLING FANS RAN FOR ABOUT 7 TO 10 MINUTES.-THIS MORNING I HAD TO GO TO WORK. BECAUSE IT WAS 6AM I HAD TO TRY TO TAKE MY JETTA. THE CAR STARTED AFTER 2 ATTEMPTS. I PROCEEDED TO WORK AND THE CAR RAN ROUGH UNTIL IT REACHED OPERATING TEMPERATURE. WHEN I EXITED THE PARKWAY AND STOPPED AT THE FIRST RED LIGHT I FELT THE VIBRATION IN THE STEERING WHEEL AND HEARD THE BUZZING SOUND. SINCE YESTERDAY THE BUZZING BECAME LOUDER. *TR