NHTSA Complaint #11149461 — 2005 VOLKSWAGEN JETTA POWER TRAIN

Complaint Details

ODI Number	11149461
Vehicle	2005 VOLKSWAGEN JETTA
Component	POWER TRAIN
Date of Incident	November 4, 2018
Date Filed	November 5, 2018
Mileage	158,000 miles
Crash	No
Fire	No
Injuries	0
Deaths	0
Vehicle Towed	No
State	PA

Consumer Description

MY CAR HAVES ALL THE GEARS HIGHLIGHTED ON THE DISPLAY AND OCCASIONALLY WHEN I'M DRIVING IT GETS STUCK ON A LOW GEAR WHEN I COME TO A COMPLETE STOP AND TRY TO START GOING OR IF IM IN THE HIGHWAY IT ALL OF A SUDDEN DECIDES TO SHIFT TO NEUTRAL GEAR MAKING ME SLOW DOWN ALL OF A SUDDEN WITH POTENTIAL TO HIT THE PERSON BEHIND ME OR CREATING A CATASTROPHIC ACCIDENT WITH MANY INJURIES OR EVEN DEATH TO DOES I MIGHT HIT JUST BECAUSE OF MY FAULTY TRANSMISSION AND I HAVE LOOK UP THE PROBLEM AND THERE ARE MANY PEOPLE WITH THE SAME TRANSMISSION TROUBLE THE NHTSA SEND A RECALL FOR THE 2009-2010 BUT THE PREVIOUS MODELS HAVE ALSO THE SAME PROBLEMS FOR IT SO PLEASE AT LEAST OPEN AN INVESTIGATION ABOUT IT SO THAT WAY ME AND MY FELLOW DRIVERS UNDERSTAND THE PROBLEM THAT KEEPS GOING ON.

Related Complaints for the 2005 VOLKSWAGEN JETTA

Other POWER TRAIN Complaints

#11325151 — May 19, 2020 — TUGGING OCCURS, BUT RARELY. THE CAR DRIVES SMOOTHLY BUT WILL DO A BIT OF A TUGGING. IT HAD THIS PROBLEM FOR A WHILE E...

#11243418 — August 12, 2019 — THE TRANSMISSION IS TERRIBLY MADE. THERE IS ALSO AN ISSUE WITH THE FUEL INJECTION THAT DOES NOT ALLOW THE CAR TO RECE...

#11169953 — January 14, 2019 — 2005 VW.JETTA - VIN# [XXX]. THE TRANSMISSION SHIFTS HARD & DOWN SHIFT HARD WHEN THE CAR HAS RUN FOR A PERIOD OF TIME...

#11097963 — May 25, 2018 — TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 VOLKSWAGEN JETTA. WHILE DRIVING 65 MPH, THE VEHICLE DID NOT ACCELERATE WHEN THE ACCELERAT...

#10958666 — March 5, 2017 — AXLE BOLTS WORKED LOOSE AND AXLE PUNCTURED TRANSMISSION HOUSING ON DRIVERS SIDE WITH OUT WARNING.

Recent Complaints for the 2005 VOLKSWAGEN JETTA

#11502158 — SEATS — January 17, 2023 — The drivers seat moves by it's self while driving. And apparently while it is parked which runs the battery dead

#11493221 — ENGINE — November 11, 2022 — The transmissions are bad on these cars and when it's shifting gears it jerks and almost takes you off the road. I've...

#11493221 — SUSPENSION — November 11, 2022 — The transmissions are bad on these cars and when it's shifting gears it jerks and almost takes you off the road. I've...

#11469327 — TIRES — June 15, 2022 — The contact owns a 2005 VOLKSWAGEN Jetta equipped with Supermax Tm-1 205/55r16 Tires. The contact stated that while d...

#11414739 — AIR BAGS — May 1, 2021 — MY DAUGHTER WAS IN A SERIOUS ACCIDENT, SHE HIT A GUARD RAIL AND LOST CONTROL AFTER SPINNING AND HITTING TWO MORE GUAR...