NHTSA Complaint #10370057 — 2009 VOLKSWAGEN JETTA

FROM THE FIRST WEEK I OWNED THIS BRAND NEW JETTA TDI SPORTSWAGON (WITH A MANUAL TRANSMISSION) IT WOULD PERIODICALLY "FAULTER" OR MOMENTARILY LOSE POWER AT ABOUT 38 MPH. I DRIVE QUITE A BIT AND THE PROBLEM WOULD OCCUR RANDOMLY, PERHAPS EVERY OTHER DAY. I'VE YET TO BE ABLE TO DUPLICATE THE PROBLEM BY RECREATING THE DRIVING CONDITIONS, BUT IT ALWAYS HAPPENS AT THE SAME SPEED, RIGHT AFTER UPSHIFTING. I NOTIFIED THE DEALERSHIP ABOUT THE PROBLEM RIGHT AWAY AND THEY CHECKED IT OUT WHEN I BROUGHT IT IN FOR IT'S FIRST SERVICE APPOINTMENT. AS EXPECTED, THE TECHNICIAN WAS UNABLE TO RECREATE THE PROBLEM AFTER A SHORT TEST DRIVE. THIS VEHICLE NOW HAS OVER 45,000 MILES AND THE FAULTERING CONTINUES TO OCCUR EVERY FEW DAYS.