NHTSA Complaint #10325762 — 2005 VOLKSWAGEN JETTA POWER TRAIN

Complaint Details

ODI Number	10325762
Vehicle	2005 VOLKSWAGEN JETTA
Component	POWER TRAIN
Date of Incident	April 9, 2010
Date Filed	April 14, 2010
Mileage	108,000 miles
Crash	No
Fire	No
Injuries	0
Deaths	0
Vehicle Towed	No
State	MD

Consumer Description

2005 VOLKSWAGEN JETTA TDI SEDAN - ENGINE RAN ROUGH AND NOTICED SLIPPAGE AND HESITATION DURING ACCELERATION FROM FULL STOP. REPEATED RESULTS FROM REPAIR SHOP VISITS FOUND NO PROBLEM, WAS TOLD THIS WAS "NORMAL"... THE FAILURE OCCURRED WHILE DRIVING AT NORMAL HWY SPEED. A LOUD BANG FOLLOWED BY COMPLETE ENGINE FAILURE. VISIT TO DEALER CONFIRMED CATASTROPHIC FAILURE OF DUAL MASS FLYWHEEL, CAUSING COLLATERAL DAMAGE TO ENGINE AND TRANSMISSION. REPAIR ESTIMATE WAS FROM $5K TO $15K. VW AND THE DEALER OFFERED NO ASSISTANCE DUE TO VEHICLE OUTSIDE OF MANF WARRANTY PERIOD, DESPITE CAR BEING WELL MAINTAINED BY THE BOOK. RESEARCH ON OWNERS FORUMS AND WEB SHOWS THIS SAME ISSUE IS PREVALENT IN THE 2005-2009 MODEL YEARS. FOUND OVER 3000+ INSTANCES FROM OWNERS COMPLAINING OF THE SAME ISSUE FROM AS LITTLE AS 15K MILES OF USE....ITS CLEAR THIS IS A MANF DEFECT IN THE DUAL MASS FLYWHEEL AND THAT VW HAS NOT RECOGNIZED THIS... *TR

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