2010 VOLKSWAGEN JETTA Engine Problems

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2010 VOLKSWAGEN JETTA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING AT APPROXIMATELY 37 MPH, THE ENGINE AND THE GLOW PLUG SYSTEM WARNING LIGHTS ILLUMINATED. IN ADDITION, THE VEHICLE FAILED TO ACCELERATE. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO A IMPOUND LOT. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 40,000.

WHILE DRIVING HOME FROM WORK, ABOUT 30 MINUTES INTO A 40 MINUTE DRIVE, DRIVING ABOUT 30 MPH, IN 16 DEGREE F WEATHER, MY VEHICLE, A DIESEL WITH A 6 SPEED MANUAL TRANSMISSION SUDDENLY STALLED. I WAS ABLE TO ENGAGE THE CLUTCH, GO TO A LOWER GEAR, RELEASE THE CLUTCH AND RE-START THE ENGINE. WITH THE ENGINE BUCKING AND HESITATING, I WAS ABLE TO DRIVE THE REST OF THE WAY HOME. THE NEXT MORNING, THE VEHICLE WOULD NOT START. I HAD IT TOWED TO A VW REPAIR SHOP WHERE THEY FOUND A COMPLETELY BLOCKED INTERCOOLER, FULL OF ICE. DOING SOME RESEARCH, I HAVE FOUND THAT VW HAS A TSB TO CORRECT INTERCOOLER ICING, WHICH INVOLVES REPLACING THE ORIGINAL FACTORY UNIT WITH A NEW INTERCOOLER DESIGN. AS I LOOKED ON VW FORUMS, I FOUND THAT MANY DRIVERS HAVE HAD SIMILAR UNPREDICTABLE FAILURE DUE TO INTERCOOLER ICING. WHEN I REQUESTED VW CORRECT THIS...

WENT TO START AND LOUD CLUNK NOISE & ENGINE WOULD NOT TURN OVER. SEVERAL PIECES IF ICE WERE FOUND IN TURBO INTERCOOLER AREA. IN SHOP NOW. KNOWN DESIGN DEFICIENCY THAT VW NEVER INFORMED US ABOUT. $1800 TO IMPLEMENT TECH BULLETIN WITH NO REIMBURSEMENT FROM VW, THAT IS IF ENGINE IS NOT RUINED. *TR

I WAS DRIVING TO WORK IN MY 2010 VW JETTA SPORTSWAGEN TDI AND WAS IN A MIDDLE OF AN S TURN WHEN MY CAR SHUT OFF, AS I WAS COASTING I TRIED TO RESTART MY CAR, WHEN I DID SO MY STEERING DID NOT WORK. I WAS ABLE TO NEGOTIATE THE S TURN, BUT MY CAR WOULD NOT TURN ON. I HAD IT TOWED TO MY DEALER AND THEY CHECKED IT OUT AND SAID THAT THERE IS WATER IN THE INNER COOLER DUE TO CONDENSATION FROM THE AIR INTAKE. TO ME THIS SOUNDS LIKE A DESIGN FLAW SINCE WHEN I INQUIRED WHAT WILL PREVENT THIS FROM HAPPENING AGAIN, THEY RESPONDED THAT THE AIR INTAKE PART HAS BEEN REDESIGNED TO PREVENT THIS FROM HAPPENING AGAIN. THIS WAS A VERY SCARY ORDEAL. IF I DID NOT HAVE MY WITS ABOUT ME I COULD HAVE ENDED IN THE WOODS, LUCKILY I WAS ABLE...

I WAS DRIVING MY VW JETTA TDI ON A LOCAL SURFACE STREET IN HEAVY TRAFFIC WHEN MY CAR DIED WITH NO WARNING AND INITIALLY WOULD NOT RESTART. FORTUNATELY I HAD ENOUGH MOMENTUM TO COAST TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD TO AVOID BEING IN AN ACCIDENT. I WAS ABLE TO RESTART THE CAR AND RESUME AFTER A FEW MOMENTS. THIS HAS HAPPENED ONCE MORE AND IS DISCONCERTING. I ALWAYS PURCHASE FUEL FROM NAME-BRAND AND HIGH-VOLUME GAS STATIONS. I BELIEVE THIS TO BE RELATED TO NHTSA ACTION NUMBER : EA11003. *TR

I HAVE A 2010 JETTA WOLFSBURG 2.0 TURBO. I HAVE HAD NOTHING BUT PROBLEMS WITH IT AND THE DEALER CAN'T SEEM TO HELP ME. THE DOORS WON'T LOCK OR UNLOCK CONSISTENTLY WITH THE KEY FOB. WHEN I LOCK IT, THE HORN BEEPS TO LET ME KNOW THE ALARM IS ON, BUT THE DOORS DON'T LOCK! NOT EVEN MANUALLY. IF I OPEN THE DOOR, THE ALARM SOUNDS, BUT THE DOORS WON'T LOCK! THE TOUCHSCREEN RADIO MADE A POPPING SOUND ABOUT 5 DAYS AGO AND WENT COMPLETELY BLACK. THE RADIO IS HOOKED UP TO THE CAR'S BLUE TOOTH SO THAT IS NOT WORKING EITHER. NO HANDS FREE TALKING FOR ME! I ALSO PAID A LOT OF MONEY TO HAVE A LIFETIME SUBSCRIPTION TO SIRIUS SATELLITE RADIO FOR THAT CAR. THAT SUCKS! THE BLINKERS DON'T WORK PROPERLY. IF I PUT MY LEFT BLINKER ON, THE RIGHT ONE GOES ON AND VICE VERSA. MY...

THE ENGINE SPONTANEOUSLY STOPPED RUNNING WHILE DRIVING. I WAS ENTERING AN INTERSECTION, TURNING LEFT, AND PUT IN THE CLUTCH TO DOWN-SHIFT (MANUAL TRANSMISSION) AND THE ENGINE STOPPED AS SOON AS THE CLUTCH PEDAL WENT DOWN, AS IF I HAD TURNED OFF THE KEY. THE ENGINE STARTER WOULD NOT RE-ENGAGE UNTIL I FIGURED OUT I HAD TO TURN THE IGNITION ALL THE WAY OFF THEN BACK TO THE START POSITION TO ENGAGE THE STARTER. THE ENGINE RE-STARTED NORMALLY AT THAT POINT AND RAN FINE FOR THE REST OF THAT TRIP. THE ENGINE HAS DONE THE SAME THING ABOUT SIX OR EIGHT TIMES SINCE THEN, THE MOST RECENT TIME BEING ABOUT TWO WEEKS AGO. THIS CAN MAKE IT QUITE INTERESTING, TURNING AT AN INTERSECTION WITH ONCOMING TRAFFIC AND HAVING TO TAKE A HAND OFF THE STEERING WHEEL TO DO THE COMPLICATED RE-START - IF THE DRIVER WERE TO PANIC A RE-START WOULD...

VEHICLE LOST POWER IN HEAVY TRAFFIC, 50 MPH SPEED ZONE. CHECK ENGINE LIGHT ILLUMINATED, LOSS OF TURBO BOOST WITH RESULTANT LACK OF ABILITY TO MAINTAIN SPEED. INTERNET SEARCH SUGGESTS A WIDESPREAD PROBLEM INVOLVING ICING AND WATER INGESTION THROUGH THE INTERCOOLER IN COLD WEATHER OPERATIONS. APPARENTLY MAY RESULT IN ENGINE DESTRUCTION. THE SAFETY RAMIFICATIONS ARE OBVIOUS AND IT IS MY UNDERSTANDING VOLKSWAGEN HAS BEEN RELUCTANT TO HONOR POWERTRAIN WARRANTY COVERAGE. MY DEALER QUOTED $1100 TO REPAIR WITH A RETRO-FIT KIT. TO PROTECT THE OWNER'S INVESTMENT AND TO RECTIFY AN OBVIOUS SAFETY ISSUE, I FEEL A RECALL IS IN ORDER. *JS

VEHICLE WILL STALL GOING FROM REVERSE TO DRIVE OR FROM PARK TO DRIVE. ALSO FROM WHILE ACCELERATING THERE IS SPUTTERING THAT I NEED TO RELEASE THE ACCELERATOR AND THEN APPLY AGAIN TO KEEP IT FROM STALLING. *TR

ON MY WAY HOME FROM WORK I WAS CRUISING DOWN AT THE INTERSTATE WITH THE CAR ON CRUISE CONTROL. EVERYTHING WAS FINE THE FIRST 45 MINUTES OF DRIVING THEN ALL OF A SUDDEN MY GLOWPLUG LIGHT ILLUMINATED AND STARTED FLASHING MEANING ENGINE MALFUNCTION. MY VEHICLE STARTED LOSING SPEED ALL OF A SUDDEN ON THE INTERSTATE WHICH COULD HAVE EASILY CAUSED A CRASH. LUCKILY I PULLED THE VEHICLE OVER ON THE SIDE OF THE ROAD AND THE VEHICLE JUST STALLED OUT ON ME. NOW VOLKSWAGEN IS SAYING THE HIGH PRESSURE FUEL PUMP SENT METAL SHARDS INTO THE FUEL SYSTEM AND IT ALL NEEDS REPLACED AND THEY WILL CHARGE ME 8000 DOLLARS. I CANNOT BE BLAMED FOR THE FAILURE OF A FUEL PUMP ON A CAR WITH 40000 MILES.I NEVER ALLOW THE TANK TO GO BELOW 1/4 OF A TANK. THERE HAVE MULTIPLE REPORTS OF PEOPLES HIGH PRESSURE FUEL PUMP GOING OUT...

WAS BACKING OUT OF A PARKING SPACE AND THEN PLACING THE CAR INTO DRIVE. AS I PRESSED THE ACCELERATOR TO PULL AWAY, THE CAR STARTED SPUTTERING LIKE IT WANTED TO STALL OUT. IMMEDIATELY TOOK IT TO DEALER FOR SCAN AND NO CODES FOUND. CAR HAS DONE THIS SINCE AND NO CODES AGAIN. LAST INCIDENCE WAS LAST WEEK AND AS I PRESSED THE ACCELERATOR, THE CAR SPUTTERED SO I LEFT OFF THE GAS. UPON PRESSING THE GAS PEDAL AGAIN, CAR SHUT OFF AND THE BATTERY LIGHT ON THE CAR CAME ON. PLACED CAR IN PARK AND IT STARTED WITH NO INCIDENT FROM THERE. TOOK THE VEHICLE TO DEALERSHIP AND AGAIN NO CODES SO THEY WILL NOT REPAIR. I AM SCARED THIS CAR WILL SHUT OFF IN TRAFFIC LEAVING ME IN THE MIDDLE OF THE ROAD. STILL WAITING ON A DECISION FROM VWOA REGARDING THE SAFETY AND DRIVEABILITY OF THE CAR. *TR

DRIVING ON 2ND LANE OF FREEWAY. SUDDEN LOSS OF POWER - ALL WARNING LIGHTS COME ON DASHBOARD ACCOMPANIED BY BELLS AND DINGS. PULLED OVER TO SIDE OF ROAD - FORTUNATELY TRAFFIC NOT HEAVY. ENGINE WAS STILL RUNNING HOWEVER NO FORWARD MOVEMENT WHEN PUSHING ACCELERATOR PEDAL - ENGINE JUST REVVED. TURNED CAR OFF THEN RESTARTED. WARNING LIGHTS STILL FLASHED BUT WAS ABLE TO PUT CAR INTO DRIVE AND START ROLLING - VEHICLE WAS IN "LIMP" MODE HOWEVER AND WOULD NOT GO OVER 10 MPH. VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO DEALERSHIP WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED AND THE ECU RESET. DEALERSHIP UNABLE TO RECREATE PROBLEM. ON 8/16/14 THE SAME THING HAPPENED AS I WAS PULLING OUT OF MY DRIVEWAY. THE VEHICLE WAS AGAIN TOWED TO DEALERSHIP WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED WITH A FAULTY ABS CONTROL UNIT FOR AN ESTIMATED 2500.00. *TR

DRIVING AROUND CITY STREET. JETTA BEGAN TO LOSE POWER AND THE GLOW BULB INDICATOR BEGAN FLASHING. AFTER TURNING OFF AND RESTARTING THE CAR I DROVE FOR ANOTHER TWO BLOCKS THEN THE GLOW BULB INDICATOR CAME ON AGAIN PAIRED THIS TIME WITH THE RED BATTERY INDICATOR. AFTER THAT THE CAR ROLLED TO A STOP AND WOULD NOT TURN BACK OVER. *TR

WHEN I APPROACHED A RED LIGHT I PUSHED THE CLUTCH IN AND STARTED TO SLOW DOWN. I WAS IN THE TURN LANE AND THERE WAS AN OPENING AS I STARTED MOVING FEET FROM CLUTCH TO FUEL PEDAL. THE CAR LURCH AND CAME TO A STOP. THE CAR HAD DIED WHILE I WAS SLOWING DOWN TO GET IN THE TURN LANE. I HAVE CALLED THE VW DEALER AND THEY HAVE NO IDEA ON WHY THE CAR DID AND IS STILL DOING THIS. I DON'T FEEL IT IS SAFE FOR ME OR FOR MY FAMILY, I AM A FIREFIGHTER AND I REALLY TRULY BELIEVE THAT THE CAR IS GOING CAUSE AN ACCIDENT OR KILL US. THE CAR HAS SHUT OFF ON ITS OWN OVER TWENTY TIMES IN THE LAST FEW MONTHS. IT DOESN'T HAPPEN EVERY TIME THAT THE CLUTCH IS DEPRESSED, SOME DAYS IT DOESN'T DO IT AT ALL. OTHER DAYS IT...

FAILURE OF THE HIGH PRESSURE FUEL PUMP IN A VW JETTA SPORTSWAGEN TDI. VOLKSWAGEN MADE THE REPAIRS UNDER WARRANTY, FOR WHICH I AM APPRECIATIVE. HOWEVER, I AM CONCERNED IT WILL HAPPEN AGAIN. *TR

WAS DRIVING MY 2010 VW JETTA SPORTWAGON TDI AT APPROX. 55 MILES PER HOUR WHEN MY SERVICE ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON AND GLOW PLUGS STARTED FLASHING. CAR BEGAN TO BUCK AS IF NOT GETTING ANY FUEL THROUGH THE SYSTEM. CAR STALLED OUT ON HIGHWAY WITHIN A MINUTE OF THE SERVICE LIGHTS FLASHING AND WILL NOT RESTART. LUCKILY THE CARS BEHIND ME BARELY AVOIDED HITTING ME AS THERE WAS ZERO WARNING. HAD TO BE TOWED TO MY GARAGE, EXPECT DIAGNOSIS TOMORROW BUT AFTER READING UP ON OTHER COMPLAINTS I AM PRETTY SURE THEY WILL REPORT BACK THAT IT IS A HPFP ISSUE AND THE SYSTEM WILL NEED REPLACED. *TR

DRIVING ALONG WHEN A WARNING LIGHT CAME ON( EPC) WHICH IS ELECTRONIC POWER CONTROL. ON MY WAY TO THE DEALER NOW. *JS

2010 JETTA TDI. DRIVING ON ROAD AT ABOUT 35 MPH WHEN CAR SUDDENLY STALLED. GLOW PLUG LIGHT FLASHES, "SERVICE ENGINE NOW" ON DISPLAY. TRAFFIC WAS LIGHT AND SPEED WAS ENOUGH TO COAST TO SAFE LOCATION. CAR WOULD NOT RESTART. TOWED TO DEALER. DEALER REPLACED SOME RELAY PART BUT.... THE VERY NEXT DAY SAME THING. CAR DIED WHILE DRIVING. SAME SYMPTOMS AS ABOVE. AGAIN NO WARNING PRIOR TO STALLING. TOWED TO DEALER. DEALER HAD CAR FOR A FEW DAYS BUT COULD NOT FIND OR REPRODUCE PROBLEM. CHECKED GROUND CONNECTIONS AS ADVISED FROM VWOA TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE. RETURNED CAR TO ME WITH A 'LET'S WAIT AND SEE' ATTITUDE. THIRD TIME, ABOUT 1500 MILES LATER, SAME THING. THIS TIME ON HIGHWAY TRAVELING AT ABOUT 45 MPH IN HEAVY TRAFFIC. CAR TOWED TO DIFFERENT DEALER. AT THE MOMENT THEY CAN'T DIAGNOSE OR REPRODUCE PROBLEM. MY OPINION IS SOME FAULT IS TELLING COMPUTER TO KILL ENGINE....

I WAS DRIVING ON THE HIGHWAY AND THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON. THE VEHICLE WOULD NOT HOLD SPEED OR ACCELERATE. I PULLED OFF THE HIGHWAY AND THE VEHICLE STALLED OUT AND WOULD NOT RESTART. WE REPLACED THE HIGH PRESSURE FUEL PUMP AND FUSE BOX. THE CAR STILL WILL NOT START AFTER A NEW FUEL PUMP AND FUSE BOX, AND WE HAVE BEEN TOLD THAT THE WIRING HARNESS NEEDS TO BE REPLACED. *JS

2010 VW JETTA SPORTWAGEN TDI. CAR LOST POWER AT HIGHWAY SPEEDS. "GLOW PLUG" INDICATOR ILLUMINATED AND HUD DISPLAYED "SERVICE IMMEDIATELY." WAS ABLE TO SAFELY PULL OVER TO SHOULDER. CAR WOULD NOT RESTART. HAD TO BE TOWED TO NEARBY DEALERSHIP. INFORMED TODAY THAT HIGH PRESSURE FUEL PUMP (HPFP) HAD FAILED AND WOULD BE COVERED UNDER EXTENDED WARRANTY. WILL BE WITHOUT CAR FOR 5-10 DAYS. CAR IS LOCATED 1 HOUR AWAY FROM HOME. RENTAL CAR WAS OFFERED, BUT I WOULD HAVE TO GET OUT TO DEALERSHIP TO PICKUP. THIS IS THE SECOND OCCURRENCE OF HPFP FAILURE ON VEHICLE. SIMILAR OCCURRENCE (LOSS OF POWER ON HIGHWAY) HAPPENED ON MARCH 24, 2011. AGAIN, CAR WAS STUCK IN DEALERSHIP FAR FROM HOME. *TR

ON 6/7/14 AT SPEED AND IN TRAFFIC CAR SUDDENLY DIED, GLOW PLUG INDICATOR FLASHED AND SERVICE ENGINE IMMEDIATELY MESSAGE APPEARED ON THE DASH. CAR RESTARTED RIGHT AWAY AND WAS ABLE TO FINISH TRIP WITHOUT FURTHER INCIDENT, TOOK TO DEALER SERVICE CENTER AND THEY REPLACED GLOW PLUG AND WIRING HARNESS. ON 6/10/14 ALSO AT SPEED AND IN TRAFFIC CAR SUDDENLY DIED ONCE AGAIN, GLOW PLUG INDICATOR FLASHED, NO MESSAGE AND NO CHECK ENGINE LIGHT. ONCE WE CAME TO A COMPLETE STOP, THE CAR RESTARTED AND WE FINISH TRIP WITHOUT FURTHER INCIDENT. I HAVE SCHEDULED ANOTHER APPOINTMENT WITH VW SERVICE DEPARTMENT. *TR

I WAS DRIVING DOWN THE ROAD WHEN I ACCELERATED HARD AND I PREDNDIO LIGHT OF "GLOW PLUG" ON THE PANEL, THE CAR LOST POWER AND WAS LIMITED TO SPEND TWO THOUSAND RPM'S COMING HOME THAT WAS CLOSE. I DID NOTHING THAT NIGHT, I FOLLOWED TURNING ON THE LIGHT IN THE PANEL. THE NEXT DAY I TURN IT NORMAL, I TURNED ON THE LIGHT ... THEN IT CAUGHT ME WAY TO WORK AGAIN AND I RETURN TO MY HOME, I TURNED ON AND OFF AND IT CAUGHT AND NEVER TURN OFF. TAKE IT TO THE VW SERVICE CENTER AND WAS TOLD THAT THE PUMP HAS FAULT INJECTION AND PARTICULATE THROUGHOUT THE FUEL SYSTEM. TELL ME THAT THE REPAIR WILL COST MORE THAN 4000 DOLLARS ... AND THE WORST IS THAT NO WARRANTY. *TR

FIRST INCIDENT: OCCURRED IN FALL 2012, EXACT DATE UNKNOWN. SLOWING TO TURN RIGHT, VEHICLE STALLED WITHOUT WARNING. POWER STEERING WAS NOT RESPONDING. IT WAS TAKEN TO DEALERSHIP THE NEXT DAY. VEHICLE WAS EVALUATED, NOTHING WAS FOUND. WE WERE TOLD THAT THEY COULD SEE SOME SORT OF POWER INTERRUPTION, BUT COULD FIND NOTHING WRONG WITH ANY OF THE SYSTEMS INVOLVED. SECOND INCIDENT: OCCURRED ABOUT 1 MONTHS AFTER FIRST INCIDENT. WHILE SLOWING TO A STOP, INTENDING TO MAKE A LEFT TURN OUT OF PARKING LOT, AGAIN VEHICLE STALLED WITHOUT WARNING. DID NOT TAKE CAR TO DEALERSHIP, AS IT HAD JUST RECENTLY BEEN EVALUATED. GAS WAS < 1/8 TANK FILLED, AND PARKING LOT EXIT WAS ON A SLIGHT DECLINE, SUSPECTED MAYBE IT WAS RELATED TO LOW FUEL, AND WE TRIED TO KEEP THE CAR ABOVE 1/4 TANK FULL AT ALL TIMES THEREAFTER. THIRD INCIDENT: OCCURRED 4/29/14. SLOWING TO PULL INTO A PARKING SPACE,...

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2010 VOLKSWAGEN JETTA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING VARIOUS SPEEDS, THE BATTERY WARNING LIGHT ILLUMINATED FOLLOWED BY THE VEHICLE STALLING. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER WHERE THE CONTACT WAS AWAITING DIAGNOSIS OF THE FAILURE. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 35,000.

DRIVING ON HIGHWAY ON 12/15/13 AND AS I ACCELERATED, I LOST POWER AND "CHECK ENGINE LIGHT" CAME ON. CAR FELL TO 50MPH AND I EXITED HIGHWAY IMMEDIATELY, STOPPED THE CAR, RE-STARTED AND THE CAR AND LIGHT WAS STILL ON. SHOWED ERROR CODE G450 AND THE "EXHAUST PRESSURE SENSOR 1" WAS REPLACED BY DEALER IN JANUARY 2014. GLOW PLUG LIGHT ALSO CAME ON INTERMITTENTLY AT THAT TIME. TWO MONTHS LATER (FEBRUARY, 2014), "GLOW PLUG LIGHT" CAME ON AGAIN INTERMITTENTLY. TURNED OFF CAR AND STARTED IT AGAIN AND LIGHT WENT OUT. DEALER SAYS P0237 CODE MEANS INTERMITTENT FAILURE OF "BOOST PRESSURE SENSOR" AND "SENSOR HARNESS". VW ADVISES THE CAR IS NOT DRIVABLE DUE TO UNPREDICTABLE PERFORMANCE OF TURBOCHARGER ON ENGINE PERFORMANCE DUE TO FAILURE OF THIS SENSOR. THE LOSS OF POWER HAS BEEN DOCUMENTED WIDELY FOR THIS ENGINE (PUMP, CARBONIZED INTAKE, OTHER?), BUT VW HAS ACCEPTED NO RESPONSIBILITY FOR THE PROBLEM. CAR...

CAME TO A STOP AT A LIGHT AND THE CAR WAS FINE AT FIRST. THEN, ALL OF A SUDDEN THE RPMS STARTED BOUNCING AROUND AND THE CAR TURNED OFF. IT WOULDN'T TURN ON FOR ABOUT A MINUTE AND I WAS ABLE TO DRIVE OFF. THE INCIDENT HAS HAPPENED AGAIN ON AT LEAST 3 OCCASIONS. NAME-BRAND DIESEL HAS ALWAYS BEEN USED, FULL MAINTENANCE HAS BEEN FOLLOWED INCLUDING FUEL FILTER REPLACEMENT AND DSG TRANSMISSION SERVICE. *TR

I WAS DRIVING DOWN THE STREET WHEN DASH LIGHTS CAME ON...WITHIN MINUTES I LOST POWER AND EVENTUALLY MY CAR SHUT DOWN. MY HPFP WENT OUT AND HAS SENT SHARDS OF METAL THROUGHOUT THE SYSTEM. APPARENTLY TO THE GRAND TOTAL OF AT LEAST $7500 POSSIBLY MORE. I'VE BEEN READING AND SEE THIS IS AN IS WITH THE VW TDI MOTORS I DRIVE A 2010 VW JETTA TDI... AT THIS POINT THE FUEL SYSTEM NEEDS FLUSHED AND OR REPLACED I'M QUESTIONING THE CONDITION OF THE REST OF MY MOTOR IF METAL PIECES HAVE BEEN FLUSHED THROUGH IT. *TR

WHILE DRIVING MY 2010 VW JETTA TDI AT 45 MPH THE GLOW PLUG LIGHT BEGAN TO FLASH WITH NO WARNING AND ENGINE POWER BECAME DRAMATICALLY REDUCED. I WAS UNABLE TO MAINTAIN SPEED ON A BUSY ROADWAY AND WAS FORCED TO MAKE AN ABRUPT EXIT FROM THE ROAD TO AVOID CAUSING AN ACCIDENT. USING BACK ROADS WITH LOW SPEED LIMITS I WAS ABLE TO REACH A VOLKSWAGEN DEALERSHIP. AFTER ARRIVING THE VEHICLE COULD NOT BE RESTARTED. AFTER 3 DAYS OF INSPECTION IT WAS DETERMINED THAT THE HIGH PRESSURE FUEL PUMP HAD FAILED AND THE METAL SHAVINGS FROM THE FAILED PUMP CONTAMINATED THE ENTIRE FUEL SYSTEM AND CLOGGED IT WITH RUST. EVEN THOUGH THE VEHICLE WAS OUT OF WARRANTY, VOLKSWAGEN OF AMERICA COVERED THE COST OF THE REPAIR WHICH ENTAILED REPLACING THE ENTIRE FUEL SYSTEM. THE TECHNICIAN INFORMED ME THAT THIS WAS A KNOWN PROBLEM WITH THE TYPE OF HIGH PRESSURE FUEL...

I WAS DRIVING ON THE FREEWAY (AT SPEED) ON MY WAY TO WORK WHEN MY 2010 JETTA TDI SUDDENLY STALLED. I WAS LUCKY THAT THE ENGINE DID NOT LOCK UP AS I WOULD HAVE BEEN REAR ENDED. HOWEVER, I CONTINUED TO COAST AT SPEED. I WAS ABLE TO COAST OVER TO THE SHOULDER. THE CAR WOULD NOT START. I CONTACTED A TOW TRUCK TO TOW ME INTO THE DEALERSHIP. THE DEALERSHIP INFORMED ME THAT THE INTER TURBO COOLER WAS DAMAGED DUE TO THE COLD WEATHER. I WAS ALSO TOLD THAT DUE TO THE COLD WEATHER ? THEY HAD SEEN THIS SAME OCCURRENCE AT LEAST 4 TIMES THAT DAY ALONE. UPON FURTHER RESEARCH, IT APPEARS THAT A LARGE NUMBER OF OWNERS IN THE US HAVE EXPERIENCED NOT BEING ABLE TO START, DIFFICULTY STARTING, AND ENGINE FAILURE TO DUE WATER BEING DRAWN INTO THE ENGINE FROM WATER CONDENSING IN THE INTERCOOLER. HTTPS://MAPS.GOOGLE.COM/MAPS/MS?MSID=207335707442566723762.0004B73A15CAE256F489F&MSA=0&IWLOC=A...

THE CAR HAD BEEN PARKED IN THE RAIN FOR APPROXIMATELY 90 MINUTES. I STARTED THE CAR AND DROVE SLOWLY THROUGH THE PARKING LOT. THE ENGINE STOPPED WITHOUT WARNING AND REQUIRED THAT THE CAR BE BROUGHT TO A FULL STOP AND THE IGNITION TURNED OFF BEFORE THE CAR COULD BE STARTED. THE CAR RAN FINE AFTER BEING RESTARTED. THIS IS THE 6TH INCIDENT OF THIS KIND THAT I HAVE EXPERIENCED. *TR

2010 JETTA SEDAN TDI --> FUEL LEAK --> DAY PRIOR RAN NORMAL. WENT TO START AND DID NOT START. THOUGHT WAS THE BATTERY. CHARGED EMERGENCY STARTER FOR 4HR AND ATTEMPTED AGAIN WITH NO AVAIL. CALLED A FRIEND WHO IS A DIESEL MECHANIC TO HELP START IT. HOOKED TO HIS TRUCK AND STILL NO START. I NOTICED WET UNDERNEATH THE FRONT PASSENGER WHEEL AND THOUGHT NOTHING OF IT SINCE IT WAS PARKED ON THE STREET, SO WATER POSSIBLY. IT STARTED TO SNOW. WENT AND PURCHASED A NEW BATTERY. INSTALLED THE BATTERY, AFTER BATTERY INSTALL STILL DID NOT START. ATTEMPTED 2 MORE TIMES. SINCE IT WAS NOT THE BATTERY HE BEGAN TO LOOK ELSEWHERE WHILE I ATTEMPTED TO START AND YELLED AT ME TO STOP. I GO TO THE FRONT OF THE AUTO AND HE SHOWS ME WHERE THE DIESEL IS PULSATING OUT AND THAT IS WHY IT IS NOT STARTING, IT...

DRIVING AT ABOUT 40 MPH WITH ABOUT 1/4 TANK OF GAS WHEN CAR STARTED TO SPUTTER AND RUN ROUGH. THE GLOW PLUG INDICATOR LIGHT BEGAN FLASHING AND I PULLED INTO A NEARBY PARKING LOT WHERE I SHUT THE CAR OFF. I RESTARTED THE CAR AND PULLED OUT OF THE PARKING LOT BUT CAR IMMEDIATELY BEGAN TO RUN ROUGH AND LOSE POWER AGAIN SO I PULLED INTO A GAS STATION LOT WHERE THE CAR REFUSED TO RESTART. CALLED A TOW TRUCK AND GOT CAR TOWED TO AUTOBARN IN COUNTRYSIDE (WHERE I BOUGHT THE CAR). TRIED TO RESTART CAR AGAIN AT DEALERSHIP AND NOTICED THE FUEL GAGE WAS READING "EMPTY", MEANING FUEL HAD LEAKED OUT SINCE THE CAR DIED. DEALER CALLED ME THE NEXT DAY SAYING MY HIGH PRESSURE FUEL PUMP HAD FAILED AND MY ENTIRE FUEL SYSTEM FROM THE GAS TANK ON UP TO THE INJECTORS HAD TO BE REPLACED. WAS...

WHEN MAKING A LEFT HAND TURN CAR STALLS. DASH PANEL LIGHTS GO OUT AND BATTERY WARNING LIGHT FLASHES AND CAR SHUTS OFF. CAR HAS TO BE COMPLETELY STOPPED,IGNITION TURNED TO THE OFF POSITION AND PUT INTO PARK, BEFORE IT CAN RESTART. VERY DANGEROUS WHEN DRIVING IN HIGH TRAFFIC AREAS. YOU DON'T HAVE TIME TO PULL OVER. THE CAR JUST DIES! *TR

ON OCT. 4, 2013 THE HIGH PRESSURE FUEL PUMP FAILED WHILE I WAS DRIVING. THE GLOW PLUG LIGHT STARTED TO BLINK, I STARTED TO PULL OVER PLANNING TO SHUT THE CAR OFF AND RESTART IT TO SEE IF THE LIGHT WENT OFF. BEFORE I GOT PULLED OVER THE ENGINE DIED AND WOULD NOT RESTART. IT HAD TO BE TOWED TO THE DEALERSHIP. IT COULD HAVE BEEN A VERY DANGEROUS SITUATION HAD I BEEN DRIVING IN HIGH SPEED TRAFFIC ON THE FREEWAY. THE HIGH PRESSURE FUEL PUMP FAILURE SENT METAL SHAVINGS THROUGH OUT THE ENTIRE FUEL SYSTEM. ALL PUMPS, INJECTORS, FUEL RAILS, FILTERS, LINES ALL HAD TO BE REPLACED. THE FUEL TANK HAD TO BE CLEANED AND LINES ALL FLUSHED. THANKFULLY IT WAS COVERED BY VW 60000 MILE POWERTRAIN WARRANTY. I HAVE READ ABOUT A LOT OF OTHER PEOPLE WHO HAVE HAD THIS HAPPEN. IT IS VERY DANGEROUS WHEN YOUR CAR...

OWNED MY 2010 VW JETTA SPORT WAGON TDI 6SP MAN SINCE NEW. IT HAS ALWAYS HAD AN INTERMENT COUGH & SPUTTER THAT WOULD HAPPEN AT ANY SPEED OR CONDITION, BUT WAS VERY INFREQUENT AN NON-REPEATABLE. NOW HOWEVER, STARTING AT AROUND 85,000 MILES, THE COUGH AND STALL HAS BECOME MORE FREQUENT, CAUSES THE GLOW PLUG INDICATOR LIGHT TO FLASH AND THE VEHICLE LOSES POWER (GOES INTO LIMP MODE?). THIS USED TO ALL RESET WHEN TURNING OFF THE KEY. THE LAST TIME I BROUGHT IT TO THE DEALER, PARR IMPORTS IN BREMERTON WA, AT 89,802 MILES IT HAD P0322 & P0651 FAULT CODES. THEY SUSPECTED AN INTERMITTENT CRANK SENSOR FAULT AND WANTED ME TO MONITOR. IT HAS PROGRESSIVELY GOTTEN MUCH WORSE, I HAVE NOW LOST POWER IN HEAVY TRAFFIC AND STALLED IN THE PARKING LOT PULLING ONTO THE ROAD AND HAVE HAD TO SWITCH VEHICLES WHEN IT WOULD NOT RESET LEAVING THE...

I HAVE HAD 3 DIFFERENT BOUTS WITH MY JETTA STALLING SEEMINGLY RANDOMLY AT HIGHWAY SPEEDS. EACH SET OF INCIDENTS RESULTED IN A SERVICE TRIP TO THE VW DEALERSHIP FOR REPAIRS. FOR THE FIRST INCIDENT THE VEHICLE WAS UNDER THE 60,000 MILE WARRANTY AND AN EXPENSIVE REPAIR WAS COVERED UNDER WARRANT. THE SECOND SERIES OF INCIDENTS OCCURRED ABOUT 6 MONTHS LATER, AFTER THE CAR WAS NO LONGER UNDER WARRANTY AND THE REPAIR - REPLACEMENT OF THE CAM SHAFT POSITION SENSOR. ANOTHER SERIES OF INCIDENTS HAS JUST BEGUN AND I'M HEADED TO THE DEALERSHIP AGAIN. ALL 3 SERIES OF INCIDENTS HAD THE SAME SYMPTOMS: 1) THE CAR INTERMITTENTLY STALLING UNEXPECTEDLY DURING ACCELERATION AND 2) SLOW CHUGGING START OCCASIONALLY WHEN THE CAR IS WARMED UP. *JB

THE 2010 VW JETTA SPORTWAGEN TDI (WITH DSG AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION) WAS DECELERATING ON A TURNING LANE FROM A TWO LANE HIGHWAY FROM SPEEDS OF 55 MPH TO 15 MPH. THERE WAS AN AUDIBLE "CLICK" AND THE ENGINE STOPPED AND ONLY DASH LIGHTS WERE OPERABLE. NO DISCERNIBLE DASH LIGHT OR ERROR CODE MESSAGE WAS RECEIVED. THE VEHICLE RESTARTED AFTER THE TRANSMISSION WAS PLACED IN PARK, AND THE IGNITION KEY WAS AGAIN TURNED ON. AGAIN NO MESSAGES OR WARNINGS APPEARED ON THE DASHBOARD. NOTE: THE SEAT HEATER WAS ENGAGED (DRIVER'S SIDE), AIR CONDITIONING ON, TURN SIGNAL (LEFT) ACTIVATED, HEADLIGHTS ON, BLUETOOTH FOR PHONE LINKED, RADIO WAS OPERATING UNTIL THE SHUT-DOWN. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2010 VOLKSWAGEN JETTA. THE CONTACT STATED WHILE DRIVING 25 MPH, THE VEHICLE STALLED WITH THE ILLUMINATION OF THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER FOR DIAGNOSIS WHERE IT WAS STATED THE FUEL SYSTEM AND ENGINE NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE VIN WAS NOT AVAILABLE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 77,000.

WHILE ON VACATION AND BACKING UP IN THE HOTEL PARKING LOT, BRAKING, THEN PUTTING IT IN DRIVE, THE CAR WOULD STALL OUT; IT HAPPENED 3 TIMES IN ONE DAY. LUCKILY, I WAS ONLY IN A PARKING LOT WHILE IT STALLED OUT INSTEAD OF IN TRAFFIC, WHICH COULD HAVE BEEN A BIG HAZARD. WENT TO THE DEALER, AND THEY DIDN'T KNOW WHAT IS WRONG. *TR

I STOPPED AT A LIGHT AFTER EXITING THE INTERSTATE AND THE VEHICLE STALLED....I WAS ALMOST REAR ENDED. *TR

2010 VOLKSWAGEN SPORTWAGEN TDI. CAR SUFFERED DOZENS OF LOSS OF POWER INCIDENTS, SEVERAL LEFT THE CAR WITHOUT POWER AT FREEWAY SPEEDS. REPEAT VISIT TO DEALER DID NOT RESOLVE PROBLEM, DEALER WAS AGGRESSIVE THAT I WAS MIS-FUELING THE CAR WITH GASOLINE INSTEAD OF DIESEL, WHICH NEVER HAPPENED ONCE (I HAVE FULL RECEIPTS FOR ENTIRE VEHICLE OWNERSHIP). LATEST INCIDENT LEFT ME WITHOUT POWER OR EFFECTIVE STEERING ON I-5 BRIDGE BETWEEN OREGON AND WASHINGTON, NEARLY CAUSING AN ACCIDENT. DEALER AND VW WOULD NOT ANSWER ANY QUESTIONS, AND CLAIMED IF THEY COULD NOT REPRODUCE THE ISSUE, I WAS ON MY OWN. I SUSPECT THE HIGH PRESSURE FUEL PUMP HAD AN INTERNAL DEFECT, THAT DIDN'T LEAD TO COMPLETE FAILURE/DESTRUCTION, BUT WOULD INTERMITTENTLY THROW ERRORS CAUSING THE CAR TO STALL OR LOSE POWER. *TR

PULLED ON TO HIGHWAY AND VEHICLE SUDDENLY STALLED IN MIDDLE OF INTERSECTION. ENGINE WENT TO IDLE. NO THROTTLE RESPONSE. AFTER SEVERAL PEDAL PRESSES IT TOOK OFF. *TR

LAST YEAR, ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON EVEN THOUGH THE CAR WAS DRIVING FINE. I TOOK IT TO DEALER AND SAID PROBLEM WAS DUE TO DEFECT IN EXHAUST FLAP. HE ASKED ME TO PAY $770.00. LUCKILY, THERE WAS RECALL ON THE SAME A MONTH LATER. DEALER FIXED IT, BUT ENGINE LIGHT STILL IS ON. HE TOLD ME THAT ONE OF OXYGEN SENSOR IS FAULTY NOW CAUSED BY EXHAUST FLAP PROBLEM AND SAID IT IS NOT COVERED BY RECALL AND ASKED TO PAY $550.00. VW REFUSED TO CORRECT THE PROBLEM. NOW, I CAN'T EVEN INSPECT THE CAR. PRESENT PROBLEM IS CAUSED BY ANOTHER RECALLED DEFECTIVE PROBLEM. *TR

MY WIFE WAS DRIVING HER 2010 VW JETTA S/W TDI DSG HOME FROM WORK AND SHE NOTICED THAT IT SEEMED TO BE RUNNING A LITTLE ROUGHER THEN USUAL (IN DECEMBER WHEN WE HAD THE 40K SERVICE DONE WE WERE TOLD THAT IT NEEDED A FUEL FILTER AND THAT WOULD SOLVE THE PROBLEM...IT DID FOR ABOUT A WEEK OR SO). WHEN SHE SLOWED DOWN FOR TRAFFIC THE RPM'S WOULD FLUCTUATE BETWEEN 500 RPMS AND 1400 RPMS AND NEARLY STALLING AT TIMES. FINALLY WHEN SHE GOT OFF THE EXIT RAMP NEAR HOME, THE JETTA STALLED AND A CHECK ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON. ONCE SHE WAS HOME I FOUND THAT IT WAS READING CODE P0263. THE JETTA WENT TO DEALER ON 3/13 AND WE GOT IT BACK ON 3/22. UNFORTUNATELY IT STALLED OUT ON MY WIFE ON 3/23 AFTER A SHORT TRIP ACROSS TOWN WHILE DROPPING MY SON OFF AT HIS FRIENDS HOUSE....

THE VEHICLE HAD DRIVEN FINE ALL DAY WHEN ALL OF A SUDDEN WHEN I PULLED UP TO A STOP SIGN, THE CAR DIED LIKE IT WAS RUNNING OUT OF GAS. I WAS IN THE MIDDLE OF A THE ROAD AT THE STOP SIGN, THE CAR MANAGED TO START AGAIN AND DRIVE ANOTHER COUPLE HUNDRED FEET TO GET IT OFF TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD. LUCKILY I MADE IT JUST PAST A SET OF RAIL ROAD TRACKS. THE CAR DID NOT START AGAIN AND HAD TO BE TOWED. THE VEHICLE HAD ITS ENTIRE FUEL INJECTION PUMP SYSTEM REPLACED ALONG WITH THE SENSORS. MECHANICS HAVE TOLD ME THAT THE PUMPS SHOULD LAST THE LIFE OF THE ENGINE. *TR

BOUGHT TDI FROM ED MARTIN HONDA IN INDIANAPOLIS. DROVE THE CAR HOME. 30 MINUTES LATER, CAR WOULD NOT START. STARTER WOULD CRANK, BUT ENGINE WOULD NOT FIRE. STARTED THE NEXT MORNING WITH NO ISSUES. DROVE TO INDIANAPOLIS, ABOUT 40 MILES. 2 HOURS LATER I WENT TO LEAVE, CAR WOULD NOT START. AFTER 40 MINUTES OF CRANKING OFF AND ON, IT FINALLY STARTED. DROVE STRAIGHT HOME. 3RD TIME DROVE TO WALMART, 3 MILE TRIP. CAR TOOK 20 MINUTES TO START. *TR

2010 VW JETTA 2.0 TDI CUP EDITION: ENTERING TRAFFIC IN FIRST GEAR, AT ABOUT 4000-4200 RPM, CAR HAD A COMPLETE LOSS OF POWER. ENGINE DID NOT DIE. I PUSHED IN CLUTCH AND POWER RETURNED. THIS HAS OCCURRED MONTHLY WITH NO CONSISTENCY SINCE I PURCHASED THE CAR IN JULY 2010. OCCURS WITH A WARM ENGINE. COLD ENGINE. VARIOUS LEVELS OF FUEL, AND VARIOUS CLIMATE CONDITIONS. IT HAS BEEN TAKEN TO O'BRIEN VOLKSWAGEN, A CERTIFIED REPAIR FACILITY, EVERY 3-6 MONTHS TO HAVE THE ISSUE RESOLVED. DEALERSHIP CAN NOT REPLICATE THE ISSUE AND AS A RESULT HAS NOT SOLVED THE PROBLEM. PROBLEM HAS BEEN WITNESSED BY THREE DIFFERENT PASSENGERS. A SECONDARY STALLING ISSUE OCCURS BETWEEN 1200-1800 WITH LIGHT GAS PEDDLE PRESSURE. IN THIS CASE, THE CAR HAS A SMALL PAUSE OR DECREASE IN POWER. DOWN SHIFTING AND ACCELERATING ELIMINATES THE PROBLEM. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2010 VOLKSWAGEN JETTA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT HE ATTEMPTED TO START THE IGNITION IN COLD WEATHER BUT THE ENGINE FAILED TO OPERATE. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO AN AUTHORIZED DEALER FOR DIAGNOSIS. THE TECHNICIAN STATED THAT THE ENGINE FROZE AS A RESULT OF ICE ACCUMULATION. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE DEFECT. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 26,195. UPDATED 5/7/13 *CN THE CONSUMER STATED THE SAFETY CONCERN WAS THE POSSIBILITY OF ICE BREAKING FREE CAUSING THE ENGINE TO SEIZE. *JS

WHILE DRIVING MY JETTA (DIESEL), THE ENGINE HAS STALLED ON MULTIPLE OCCASIONS. THE FIRST TIME IT HAD STALLED, MY JETTA WAS ONLY 1 MONTH OLD AND I TOOK IT BACK TO THE DEALER. THE DEALER FOUND NOTHING WRONG AND STATED THAT HE HAD NEVER HEARD OF THIS ISSUE OCCURRING. THE JETTA STALLED AGAIN OVER THE SUBSEQUENT 12 MONTHS OF OWNING IT AND I ONCE AGAIN TOOK IT TO LEE VOLKSWAGEN DEALERSHIP IN FORT WALTON BEACH. THE MAINTENANCE MANAGER STATED NOTHING WRONG. THE JETTA STALLED A 3RD TIME JUST RECENTLY WHILE I WAS MAKING A RIGHT HAND TURN. I HAD CHILDREN IN THE CAR AND I WAS VERY CONCERNED WITH THEIR SAFETY. IN ADDITION TO THE STALLING ISSUE, MY JETTA (OVER THE FIRST 2 YEARS OF OWNING THE CAR) HAS HAD A NEW BATTERY, NEW COMPRESSOR AND NEW INTERIOR LIGHTING MECHANISM INSTALLED. I AM VERY DISGRUNTLED WITH THE REPEATED SAFETY ISSUES...

2010 VW JETTA TDI COMMON RAIL ENGINE STALLED WHILE CRUISING AT HIGHWAY SPEED SOUTHBOUND ON I-390 BETWEEN GENESEO AND ROCHESTER, NY. WHEN TWO ATTEMPTS TO RESTART CAR AS NORMAL FAILED, IT WAS TOWED TO DEALER AND REPAIRED BY REPLACING FUEL INJECTORS IN CYLINDERS 2 & 3 ACCORDING TO INJECTOR FAULT CODE THAT WAS GENERATED. VEHICLE WAS RETURNED TO ME, THEN EXHIBITED SAME SYSTEMS AGAIN. TOWED BACK TO DEALER WHEREUPON DISCUSSION WITH VW TECH LINE HAD DEALER REPLACE TURBO INTERCOOLER, POSSIBLY DUE TO EXTREME CONDENSATION AND ICE BUILD UP IN THE INTERCOOLER REFERENCED BY VW TSB # 21 12 01/2025464 FROZEN AIR CHARGE COOLER. AFTER INTERCOOLER REPLACEMENT, DEALER NOTIFIED ME THAT THE CAR IS STILL EXHIBITING THE SAME SYMPTOMS. DISCUSSIONS WITH VW TECH LINE RESULTED IN NOTIFICATION TO ME THAT THE ENGINE WIRING HARNESS SEEMS TO BE THE PROBLEM AND ADVISES REPLACEMENT OF THAT FOR $988 INCLUDING PARTS AND LABOR. HYDROLOCK...