2009 VOLKSWAGEN JETTA Complaints

WHILE DRIVING, VEHICLE APPEARED TO GO INTO NEUTRAL WITH NO TRANSFER OF POWER FROM THE ENGINE TO THE DRIVETRAIN. THE PRNDS INDICATOR BEGAN FLASHING THOUGH STILL INDICATING IT WAS IN DRIVE. THE VEHICLE ROLLED TO A STOP AND WAS UNABLE TO MOVE TO GET OFF THE HIGHWAY. PROBLEM CORRECTED ITSELF BRIEFLY AFTER TURNING THE VEHICLE OFF THEN ON AGAIN, BUT HAPPENED AGAIN SHORTLY AFTER RESUMING DRIVING. VEHICLE HAD TO BE TOWED TO THE NEAREST DEALERSHIP. DEALER STATES IT IS A FAULTY TRANSMISSION SPEED SENSOR AND IS AWAITING A BACKORDERED PART TO REPAIR IT. *TR

COMMUTING FROM WORK, ON THE HIGHWAY DRIVING AT APPROXIMATELY 65 MPH, I MOMENTARILY RELEASE THE GAS PEDAL ON MY 2009 VW JETTA TDI AUTOMATIC (DSG). WHEN I STEP ON THE GAS ONCE AGAIN TO MAINTAIN SPEED, THERE IS NO POWER. ENGINE BEHAVES AS IF IT IS IN NEUTRAL, WITH RPMS GOING UP WITH NO ACCELERATION. PRNDS INDICATOR LIGHTS ON DASHBOARD BLINK. IT TAKES A COUPLE OF TRIES OF RELEASING THEN STEPPING ON THE GAS PEDAL AGAIN FOR THE GEAR TO TAKE. IN THE MEANTIME, CAR HAS SLOWED DOWN QUITE A BIT IN A BUSY HIGHWAY DURING RUSH HOUR MAKING FOR A SAFETY HAZARD FOR ME AND OTHER MOTORISTS. THIS HAS HAPPENED APPROXIMATELY 7-8 TIMES SINCE I PURCHASED THE CAR (1 MONTH, 2200 MILES). *TR

THIS IS FOR A 2009 VW JETTA TDI WITH A DSG TRANSMISSION. THE VEHICLE HAS A TREMENDOUS LAG WHEN PULLING AWAY FROM A STOP, IT ALSO HAS A LOUD CLUNK AND A HARD JERK WHEN COMING TO A STOP. THE VEHICLE HAS ALSO SEEMED TO BE IN NEUTRAL ONCE AND WAS STILL IN DRIVE, IT WOULD NOT MOVE AND THE VEHICLE HAD TO BE RESTARTED TO MOVE AGAIN. I HAVE MADE A SERVICE APPOINTMENT AT MY LOCAL VW DEALER. *TR

NEW 2009 JETTA TDI SEDAN WITH DSG ENGINE. TWO INCIDENTS...ONE ON THE 3RD AND SECOND ON THE 4TH OF AUGUST. ON THE 3RD WAS DROPPING OFF A GRANDSON AT HIS MOTHERS OFFICE. CAR WAS IN PARK, ENGINE IDLING, CHILD EXITED CAR, I PUT FOOD ON BRAKE, SHIFTED INTO REVERSE, WHEREUPON THE CAR WENT INTO NEUTRAL MODE, AND THE LIT GEARS INDICATOR LIGHT STARTED BLINKING, WHILE THE GREEN DEPRESS BRAKE PEDAL LIGHT CAME ON, ENGINE RACED AND SUDDENLY RE-ENGAGED REVERSE, LURCHED BACKWARD ALMOST STRIKING PASSING CAR. ON THE 4TH WAS TRAVELING NORTH ON A SMOOTH HIGHWAY, BETWEEN 50-55 MPH, WHEN SUDDENLY CAR SLIPPED INTO A NEUTRAL MODE WHILE REMAINING IN DRIVE ON THE GEAR SELECTOR. AS THIS HAPPENED THE ENTIRE GEARS INDICATOR LIGHT STARTED BLINKING RAPIDLY AND THE DEPRESS BRAKE PEDAL BEFORE STARTING LIGHT CAME ON TOO. ENGINE RACED TO REDLINE AND CAR SLOWLY COASTED TO A STOP. AS AN OLDER DRIVER, 68 YEARS, THESE TWO INCIDENTS ALARMED ME. I LOVE THE CAR AND ITS OVERALL PERFORMANCE, BUT I FEAR LOST CONFIDENCE IN THE CAR. THE VW SERVICE MGR. DAN IS GREAT AND THE DEALERSHIP KEMPTHORN MOYORS IS HIGH QUALITY...I THINK VOLKSWAGEN SHOULD REPLACE MY CAR OR MODIFY THE WARRANTY ON THE TRANSMISSION AND DUAL CLUTCH/FLYWHEEL ON THE CAR. *TR

WHILE DRIVING AT HIGHWAY SPEEDS THE AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION IN MY 2009 VOLKSWAGEN JETTA TDI SLIPS INTO NEUTRAL WITH NO WARNING. THE TRANSMISSION REMAINS IN NEUTRAL UNTIL YOU LIFT YOUR FOOT OFF THE ACCELERATOR. ONLY THEN WILL IT GO BACK INTO GEAR. THE HAS OCCURRED 5 TIMES IN THE 2.5 MONTHS I'VE OWN THE CAR. I TOOK THE VEHICLE TO THE LOCAL VW DEALER TO EXPLAIN THE PROBLEM. THE VEHICLE IS THERE NOW, HOPEFULLY BEING REPAIRED. *TR

I BOUGHT A NEW 2009 VW JETTA TDI SPORTWAGEN WITH THE DSG TRANSMISSION AND AT 1000 MILES EXACTLY, THE TRANSMISSION WENT INTO NEUTRAL, ALL THE LIGHTS BLINKED ON THE MFI, AND THE CAR COASTED TO A STOP. I PUT IT IN PARK AND TURNED THE IGNITION OFF. I RESTARTED THE CAR AND WENT ON MY WAY. AT EXACTLY 1724 MILES, THIS HAPPENED AGAIN. I TOOK THE CAR INTO THE DEALER AT 2361 MILES AND THEY ARE REPORTING THAT THEY CAN FIND NOTHING WRONG WITH THE TRANSMISSION. *TR

WE RECENTLY PURCHASED A 2009 VW JETTA TDI SPORTWAGEN WHICH RECENTLY LEFT MY WIFE STRANDED ALONG THE HIGHWAY. THE INCIDENT TOOK PLACE ON AUG. 3, 2009 AND THE VEHICLE HAS JUST OVER 4,500 MILES ON IT. MY WIFE WAS DRIVING AT A SPEED OF ABOUT 65 MPH ON I95 NORTH WHEN THE CAR LOST POWER, THE ENGINE WAS RUNNING AND IT SEEMED LIKE THE CAR JUST SLIPPED INTO NEUTRAL. MY WIFE PUT THE FLASHERS ON AND MADE IT TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD ON A MAJOR INTERSTATE -- SCARY! SHE THEN PUT THE CAR IN PARK, LIGHTS WERE STILL FLASHING ON THE DASH, SO SHE THEN TURNED IT OFF. SHE RESTARTED THE CAR AND IT SEEMED FINE. SHE PULLED BACK OUT ONTO THE HIGHWAY AND ABOUT A HALF MILE DOWN THE ROAD IT HAPPENED AGAIN, SHE AGAIN COASTED TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD AND CALLED VW. THEY CAME AND TOWED THE CAR TO THE DEALERSHIP. THE CAR IS CURRENTLY IN THE DEALERSHIP WAITING TO GET FIXED. *TR

ENTERING TRAFFIC IN 2009 VOLKSWAGEN TDI SPORTWAGON. AS I APPLIED THE THROTTLE, THE CAR WENT INTO A FALSE NEUTRAL, AND LOST POWER. THE ENGINE STILL REVVED, BUT NOTHING GOT THROUGH THE TRANSMISSION. ALL THE GEAR INDICATOR LIGHTS (P-N-R-D-S) ON THE DASH FLASHED. I TURNED THE CAR OFF, AND RESTARTED IT, (IN THE INTERSECTION) AND IT WORKED FINE. THE HAPPENED THREE TIMES WHILE DRIVING FROM SEATTLE TO SAN JOSE ON 29 JULY. *TR

1. DRIVING AT HIGHWAY SPEEDS IN 6TH GEAR, FLAT ROAD, IN CRUISE CONTROL. NO ERRATIC DRIVING OR FAST ACCELERATION. 2. THE AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION FAILS BY FALSELY SHIFTING INTO NEUTRAL WHEN THE TRANSMISSION SHIFTER IS IN DRIVE. THE PRNDS GEAR INDICATOR ON THE DASH BEGAN FLASHING WHEN THIS HAPPENED. THIS HAS OCCURRED 5 TIMES SINCE I BOUGHT THE CAR ON JULY 15, 2009. THE CAR LOST ALL POWER TO THE FRONT (DRIVE) WHEELS AND HAD TO BE STOPPED ON THE SIDE OF THE HIGHWAY, THEN RESTARTED FOR THE CAR TO RETURN TO NORMAL OPERATION. 3. THE CAR HAS BEEN SUBMITTED TO THE VW DEALER'S SERVICE DEPT. NO PARTS HAVE BEEN REPLACED OR REPAIRED. *TR

WAS DRIVING MY 2009 JETTA TDI WAGON DOWN THE HIGHWAY AT APPROXIMATELY 90KM/H. ALL POWER WAS LOST, THE CAR WAS IN "NEUTRAL." RPMS DROPPED TO ABOUT 1000. THE GEAR SHIFT INDICATOR WAS FLASHING "PRND." I HAD TO PUSH THE CAR OFF THE HIGHWAY, I WAITED 10 MINUTES, RE-STARTED THE CAR AND DROVE IT TO THE CLOSEST VW DEALER. THEY SAID IT WAS A FAULTY TEMPERATURE SENSOR, AND THAT NONE WERE AVAILABLE IN NORTH AMERICA. I WAS TOLD TO CONTINUE DRIVING THE VEHICLE AND JUST TO PULL OVER EVERY TIME THE CAR BEHAVED LIKE THIS. *TR