2012 VOLKSWAGEN JETTA Engine Problems

CAR LOST ALL POWER AND WOULD NOT RESTART.I WAS DRIVING ABOUT 55MPH ON A RURAL ROAD, THANKFULLY THERE WAS NOT A LOT OF TRAFFIC AT THE TIME THE CAR FAILED. THE GLOW PLUG LIGHT STARTED FLASHING AS THE ENGINE WAS LOSING POWER. THERE WAS NO WARNING THAT THE CAR WOULD FAIL LIKE THIS. I WAS ABLE TO PULL OFF THE THE ROAD IN NEUTRAL. I SUSPECTED A HIGH PRESSURE FUEL PUMP FAILURE SINCE VW HAD JUST SENT OUT A LETTER NOTIFYING ME THAT THE WARRANTY ON THAT PART HAD BEEN EXTENDED TO 120K MILES. AFTER IT WAS TOWED TO THE DEALERSHIP, THEY CONFIRMED IT WAS A HPFP FAILURE AND I AM WAITING TO FIND OUT IF VW WILL COVER THE REPAIR. WAS TOLD THAT THIS FAILURE CAUSED DAMAGE TO THE ENTIRE FUEL SYSTEM ($8,800.00USD). I DO NOT SEE HOW VW CAN PUT A CAR ON THE ROAD WITH A PART...

TRIED TO START VEHICLE STARTED ONCE THEN STALLED IMMEDIATELY. TRIED A SECOND AND THIRD TIME VEHICLE WOULD JUST CLICK. LET CAR SIT 14 HOURS VEHICLE CLICKED ONCE THEN STARTED AND RAN ROUGH WITH WHITE SMOKE COMING OUT OF EXHAUST. READ UP ON HARD STARTS AND FOUND OUT ABOUT INTERCOOLER FREEZING. PULLED TUBING OFF AND FOUND APPROX. 2-3 OZ OF CLEAR WATER AND 4-5 OZ OF GREEN SLUDGE IN THE INTERCOOLER PIPING. NUMEROUS INSTANCES OF THIS HAVE OCCURRED EVEN ON THE HIGHWAY SOME OF THESE HAVE RESULTED IN A CONDITION CALLED HYDROLOCK RESULTING IN BENT CONNECTING RODS. THIS HAS ALSO OCCURRED IN VEHICLES BEING DRIVEN AT HIGHWAY SPEEDS. AT HIGHWAY SPEEDS THIS WILL CAUSE A RAPID LOSS OF ENGINE POWER POSSIBLY CAUSING A VEHICLE ACCIDENT. THERE ARE NUMEROUS FORUMS NOTING THIS IN 2009-2012 MODELS AND POSSIBLY 13-14 MODELS. *TR

ENGINE WOULD NOT START AFTER STANDING IN COLD WEATHER X 10 DAYS. MOISTURE FROM THE INTAKE AIR CONDENSED & COLLECTED IN THE CHARGE AIR COOLER. THIS MOISTURE THEN FROZE, AND CAUSED BLOCKAGE OF THE INTAKE AIR SYSTEM. TSB ISSUED IN JUNE 2011, AMENDED SEPTEMBER 2011, RE: THIS ISSUE. VW REVISED THE CHARGE AIR COOLER DESIGN TO AVOID THE FORMATION OF MOISTURE AND FREEZING IN THE BOOST SYSTEM. PURPORTEDLY, 50,000 JETTAS ALREADY AFFECTED; LOCAL DEALER REPORTS A CAR/DAY ENTERING SHOP FOR SAME ISSUE, AND REQUIRES SAME REPAIR @ $1300. VW WILL REPAIR TDI'S UNDER WARRANTY @ VW EXPENSE; THOSE VEHICLES NO LONGER UNDER WARRANTY ARE RESPONSIBILITY OF OWNER. HOWEVER, BECAUSE VW KNOWS OF THE PROBLEM, IS AWARE OF THE TSB AND ISSUED THE REVISED CHARGE AIR COOLER KIT, VW WILL NEGOTIATE WITH OWNERS WHOSE VEHICLE IS NO LONGER UNDER WARRANTY. GIVEN THE MAGNITUDE OF THIS ISSUE WITH JETTA TDI'S, WHY HAS...

UPON RETURNING HOME ON SUNDAY 12/21 AT 3 PM, SMOKE WAS COMING FROM OUR GARAGE. WE OPENED THE GARAGE DOOR TO DISCOVERY MY CAR ON FIRE AND A GARAGE FULL OF SMOKE. WE CALLED 911 AND REQUESTED FIRE ASSISTANCE. WE THEN PROCEEDED TO EXTINGUISH THE FIRE USING 5 COMMERCIAL SIZE FIRE EXTINGUISHERS. THE FIRE DEPARTMENT ARRIVED AND EXTINGUISHED THE FLAMES AND DRAGGED THE CAR FROM THE GARAGE. THE CAR HAD NOT BEEN DRIVEN FOR APPROXIMATELY 18 HOURS. *TR

THIS PROBLEM IS DIESEL ENGINE SPECIFIC: -ENGINE STARTS, THEN WHEN PULLING AWAY, STALLS IMMEDIATELY. -TOWED AFTER MULTIPLE RESTART ATTEMPTS FAILED DEALER FOUND WATER AND SLUDGE IN INTERCOOLER, AKA, INTERCOOLER ICING. CAR SPENT OVERNIGHT IN WARM SERVICE BAY WHILE IT THAWED OUT. VW HAS TSB FOR ISSUE BUT I WAS TOLD BY THE DEALER THAT IT DOESN'T FIX IT. WOW. *TR

WHILE TRAVELING AT A CONSTANT SPEED BETWEEN 10 AND 15 MPH THE VEHICLE BEGAN TO JERK HARSHLY, AND AFTER ABOUT 2-3 SECONDS OF JERKING THE ENGINE SHUT OFF. THE JERKING HAS HAPPENED MANY TIMES, AND HAS BEEN GETTING WORSE OVER THE PAST 10,000 MILES. THE VEHICLE HAS STALLED TWICE NOW, ONCE AT ABOUT 68,900 MILES, AND AGAIN AT APPROXIMATELY 71,500 MILES. THE SECOND INCIDENT HAPPENED MORE QUICKLY AND IN A PARKING GARAGE AND NEARLY RESULTED IN A COLLISION. THE JERKING HAPPENS AT ALL SPEEDS, INCLUDING ON THE HIGHWAY. *TR

I DROVE THE CAR TO WORK WIN I GET OUT OF WORK START THE CAR PUT IN REVERSE AND THE CAR STALED OUT CANT STAR TOWED TO THE DEALER I WHOSE TOLD AT THAT TIME CAR HAVE FUEL CONTAMINATION NO WARRANTY . TOWED IT HOME MY HUSBAND CHECK CAR FOUND FUEL FILTER SUM METAL RUST CHANGE FILTER CLEAN LINE AND FILTER HOUSING AND ALL PARTS CONNECTED TO FUELING CAR START FINE FOR A 3 MONTHS SAME HA PIN DID SAME NOW CAR STALED AS I WHOSE DRIVING WITH NO START TOW HOME AN WE ARE IN CONTACT WITH VW TO SEE WERE THIS GOING. CULPRIT IS HPFP. *TR

THE VEHICLE TENDS TO STUTTER, LURCH, OR HESITATE AT LOW SPEEDS. THIS HAS CAUSED SEVERAL DANGEROUS SITUATIONS WHEN ATTEMPTING TO ACCELERATE INTO ANOTHER LANE OR ONTO THE ROAD FROM A DRIVEWAY. THE DEALER HAS INFORMED ME THAT THIS IS NORMAL BEHAVIOR FOR THEDSG TRANSMISSION AND THERE IS NO FIX. AN INTERNET SEARCH SHOWS THAT MANY OTHER DRIVERS HAVE EXPERIENCED THIS PROBLEM. I CANNOT BELIEVE THAT THIS IS "NORMAL" PERFORMANCE, AND I AM CONCERNED ABOUT IT. *TR

WITH NO PRIOR INDICATION, THE ENGINE GLOW PLUG LIGHT BEGAN FLASHING WHILE DRIVING ON THE HIGHWAY. WITHIN FEW MINUTES, THE ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON AND CAR STARTED TO LOOSE POWER. ENGINE NOISE PITCH CHANGED, AND WAS ABLE TO PULL THE CAR OF THE MAIN FREEWAY AND BARELY MADE IT TO THE DEALERSHIP. AS SOON AS WE MADE IT TO THE DEALER PARKING LOT, THE ENGINE CUT OFF. DIAGNOSTIC OF THE CAR SHOWED THAT THE CAR SUFFERED A CATASTROPHIC HPFP FAILURE WHICH CAUSED DEBRIS CONTAMINATION THROUGHOUT THE ENTIRE FUEL SYSTEM. 4 DAYS LATER, THE ENGINE HAD ITS HPFP, FUEL LINES, INJECTORS, AND AUXILIARY PUMP REPLACED. FUEL TANK WAS FLUSHED AND CLEANED OUT FROM DEBRIS. COST UNDER WARRANTY WAS $5500. THE DEALER SAID THAT THEY'VE HAD 50 CARS EXHIBITING SIMILAR CONDITIONS. CAUSE OF THE FAILURE IS UNDER INVESTIGATION BY VW. AS OWNERS, WE HAVE NO CLUES WHAT TO DO OR WHEN THIS...

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2012 VOLKSWAGEN JETTA. WHILE DRIVING 70 MPH, THE VEHICLE STALLED WITHOUT WARNING. THE CONTACT WAS ABLE TO SUCCESSFULLY MOVE THE VEHICLE OFF THE HIGHWAY BY SHIFTING INTO NEUTRAL. THE DEALER WAS UNABLE TO DUPLICATE OR DIAGNOSE THE FAILURE. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 10,000.

ENGINE LIGHT AND ECM (ENGINE CONTROL MALFUNCTION) LIGHT BOTH COME ON. HAVE TAKEN THIS NEW CAR IN 6 TIMES IN 2 YEARS, AND THE LIGHTS ARE ON, YET AGAIN. AFTER VW REPLACED SENSORS (FOUR TIMES), AND WIRING (MODULE), AND HARNESS....ALL UNDER WARRANTY, THIS IS STILL A PROBLEM. AND I DO NOT KNOW IF IT IS A SAFETY DEFECT OR NOT. I WANT TO KNOW THAT BEFORE A CRASH, FIRE, OR FATALITY HAPPENS. PLEASE....IF THIS IS HAPPENING TO YOUR VEHICLE, MAKE IT KNOWN TO THIS SITE. THANKS. *TR

ACCELERATING UP FROM A STOP SIGN VEHICLE WOULD NOT SHIFT. PUSHED ON ACCELERATOR AND VEHICLE LOST ALL POWER AND WENT INTO LIMP MODE. COULD HAVE RESULTED IN ACCIDENT IF I HAD BEEN MERGING ON A VERY BUSY HIGHWAY. HAD VEHICLE TOWED TO DEALERSHIP AND THEY FOUND A ENGINE CODE BUT ARE UNABLE TO DUPLICATE AND WANT TO RETURN VEHICLE BACK TO ME WITHOUT RESOLVING DEFECT. *TR

MIDNIGHT, DRIVING BACK FROM A FRIENDS HOUSE. MY 16 MONTH OLD (OR RATHER NEW) JETTA SE 2012, SHAKES UP WHEN I TURN ON IGNITION. I GIVE IT 2-3 SECONDS TO CALM DOWN. IT DOESN'T. INSTEAD, THE EPC LIGHT GOES ON. THEN THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT. HMM... WEIRD. THOSE WEREN'T ON LIKE 2 HOURS BACK, OR EVER INFACT. BEING THE SMART TECHIE THAT I AM, I TRY THE HIGHLY TECHNICAL SOLUTION TO ANY PROBLEM THAT I DON'T QUITE UNDERSTAND - I TRY TO TURN IT OFF AND ON AGAIN. THE SAME GOD AWFUL SHAKING AND STUTTERING. BUT NO EPC LIGHT. I THINK TO MYSELF, MAYBE THIS IS JUST A TRANSIENT THING. TRY TO PULL OUT OF THE PARKING SPACE, AND THERE IT IS ... THE [XXX] EPC AND CHECK ENGINE LIGHT. BUT MY HOME'S ONLY A MILE AWAY, MAYBE THINGS GET BETTER ON THE WAY THERE. YOU KNOW, ITS A NEW...

ON THE AFTERNOON OF APRIL 30TH, 2014 WHILE THE VEHICLE WAS IDEAL AT A STOP LIGHT THE VEHICLES POWER STEERING AND A/C GAVE OUT. AFTER INSPECTING THE ENGINE, IT WAS DETERMINED THE BELT TENSONER BROKE DUE TO A FAULTY BOLT THAT SHOULD'VE SECURED THIS PART. THIS INCIDENT HAPPEN 6 DAYS AFTER TAKING IT TO A LOCAL AUTHORIZED VOLKSWAGEN SERVICE DEALERSHIP . AS A CONSUMER AND DRIVER I FEEL A FORMAL SAFETY INVESTIGATION MUST TAKE PLACE BECAUSE A PART SUCH AS THIS SNAPPING OFF ENDANGERS MY LIFE AND THE LIFE OF THE GENERAL PUBLIC. THIS SHOULD BECOME A MAJOR CONCERN BECAUSE VOLKSWAGEN NEGLIGENCE TO DETAIL PUTS ALL DRIVERS AT RISK OF MAJOR INJURY AND OR DEATH. *TR

20K SERVICE HAD BEEN PERFORMED ON MY CAR, AGAIN I NOTIFIED VW THAT THE NOISE IS PROGRESSIVELY GETTING WORSE AND THAT I CAN NO LONGER STAND IT. I ALSO NOTIFIED THEM OF NEWER ISSUES THAT HAVE NEVER HAPPENED BEFORE STARTING TO HAPPEN, BUT THEY TOLD ME LETS FIX THIS ISSUE FIRST BEFORE MOVING ON. THIS NOISE THAT HAD BEEN HAPPENING FOR AWHILE NOW HAS NOW PROGRESSIVELY GOTTEN LOUDER AND NOW MAKING NOISES WHEN I AM TURNING, SOMETHING IT HAD NEVER DONE BEFORE. THEY DID A CHECK, AND ALL OF THE SUDDEN TOLD ME THAT MY TIRES IS THE CAUSE OF THE WHOLE THING. THEY HAD TOLD ME MY TIRES ARE CUPPED AND FEATHERED, WHICH SEEM PRETTY ODD CONSIDERING WHEN I PURCHASED THE VEHICLE THE TIRE WHERE BRAND NEW AND PRETTY GOOD (HANKOOK). IT DID NOT MAKE SENSE TO ME BECAUSE IF IT WAS MY TIRES AND IF THEY WERE DOING...

ONCE AGAIN I HAD TO WASTE MORE SCHOOL TIME AND GAS MONEY, AFTER MY LAST 20K VISIT ON MY CAR THE NOISE WAS DRIVING ME MORE AND MORE INSANE, I TRIED IGNORING THE ISSUE AND TURNING THE MUSIC UP, BUT THE NOISE HAD STARTED TO PROGRESSIVELY GETTING TO THE POINT WHERE I COULD HERE IT EVEN WITH MUSIC ON, THAN ON TOP OF THAT I STARTED TO HEAR NEW AND UNUSUAL NOISE THAT HAD NEVER OCCURRED BEFORE, I STARTED TO HEAR SPORADIC HIGH PITCH NOISES FROM THE CENTER CONSOLE WHEN I WAS AT HIGH RPM'S OR WHENEVER HITTING ON THE GAS, IT WOULD START OFF LOW PITCH THAN HIGH PITCH, THAN WOULD RATTLE, THE NOISE SOUNDED LIKE IT WAS COMING FROM THE ENGINE. I HAD SHOWN THE SAME TECHNICIAN A VIDEO RECORDING OF IT, AND HE WAS BAFFLED HE ALSO EVEN HEARD THE NOISE HIMSELF. I ALSO NOTIFIED THEM THAT...

I WENT ON A ROAD TRIP PRIOR TO THIS VISIT, AND HAD A SCARY ISSUE WITH MY CAR WHERE IT HESITATED SEVERAL TIMES WHILE DRIVING, IT WAS HESITATING LIKE IT WAS OUT OF GAS BUT I JUST FILLED IT UP WITH OF COURSE THE RECOMMENDED GAS WHICH IS DIESEL. AFTER A COUPLE OF MINUTES IT STOPPED, WHICH I FOUND TO BE UNUSUAL CAUSE ITS TO NEW TO BE DOING THIS. THEN I STARTED TO HEAR AND NOTICE THAT UNUSUAL NOISE COMING FROM THE FRONT DRIVER SIDE OF MY CAR AGAIN BUT A LITTLE LOUDER THAN BEFORE, IT WAS ANNOYING ME SO BAD. I WAS HEARING A CONSTANT RUMBLING, GRINDING NOISE WHILE DRIVING, THE ROUGHER THE ROAD THE LOUDER THE NOISE, WHEN I HIT A BUMP THE NOISE WENT WITH THE BUMP, THE SMOOTHER THE ROAD IT WAS LESS LOUD BUT STILL THERE. I TOOK IT TO VW AND THEY HAD...

WHEN STARTING FROM A FULL STOP IN DRIVE MODE "D" I PRESSED THE ACCELERATOR AND THE CAR RESPONDED WITH ALMOST ZERO POWER TO ACCELERATE. IT JUST ROLLED FORWARD AS THOUGH I WASN'T PRESSING THE ACCELERATOR AT ALL MOVING 1 TO 2 MPH. AFTER 5 SECONDS OF PRESSING THE ACCELERATOR AND THE RPM CLIMBING SLOWLY, IT WOULD ACHIEVE NORMAL DRIVING POWER. EVEN AT SPEEDS OF 20-30MPH THE INITIAL RESPONSE UPON HITTING THE ACCELERATOR WAS THE SAME LAGGING RESPONSE. APPLYING THE GAS PEDAL FELT LIKE STARTING FROM A STOP WITH A MANUAL TRANSMISSION IN 5TH GEAR. I STOPPED THE VEHICLE SEVERAL TIMES, EVEN SHUTTING OFF THE CAR, WITHOUT ANY CHANGE IN THE BEHAVIOR DURING MY 10 MINUTE DRIVE. AFTER LEAVING THE CAR OFF FOR HALF HOUR THE PROBLEM DIDN'T YET RETURN. *TR

I PURCHASED MY CAR 1 YEAR AGO HAS APPROXIMATELY 27K ON IT NOW BOUGHT IT WITH 1000 MILES ON IT AFTER A MONTH AFTER PURCHASING MY VEHICLE I STARTED IN SOME WOBBLING RUMBLING NOISES COMING FROM THE LEFT FRONT OF MY CAR I TOOK UP A DRIVE WITH THE TECHNICIAN THE TECHNICIAN HEARD THE SOUND THEY HAD MY CAR FOR FOUR DAYS DIDN'T EVEN GIVE ME A LOANER AND I MISSED SCHOOL BECAUSE SO. AFTER 4 DAYS THEY CAME UP WITH NO CONCLUSION HE TOLD ME TO BRING IT BACK WHEN IT GETS WORSE I BROUGHT MY CAR BACK SEVERAL TIMES AND AFTER EVERYTHING LOOK FOR THE FIFTH TIME THEY TOLD ME THAT MY TIRES ARE FEATHERING I WAS WONDERING WHY THEY TELL ME THAT NOW I'M NOT AFTER THE FIRST TWO TIMES. I THEN TOOK IT TO THE TIRE DEALERSHIP AND SEVERAL OTHER SECOND PARTY DEALERSHIPS WHEN THEY TOLD...

MY JETTA DIESEL ENGINE WAS HYDRO-LOCKED DUE TO WATER BEING PULLED INTO THE ENGINE FROM THE INTERCOOLER. VOLKSWAGEN HAS A TSB (TECHNICAL SERVICE BULLETIN) PUBLISHED FOR THIS EXACT PROBLEM (FROZEN INTERCOOLER) - YET IS ONLY IMPLEMENTING OR OFFERING THIS TSB TO CUSTOMERS ON AN AS NEEDED BASIS. IN MANY CASES - THIS IS WAY TOO LATE. THIS IS A KNOWN PROBLEM AT VOLKSWAGEN -- AND BY NOT OFFERING THIS TSB TO ALL VW CUSTOMERS -- CATASTROPHIC ENGINE DAMAGE CAN OCCUR - IF THE RIGHT WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE MET. FOR MY VEHICLE, WHEN STARTING UP MY CAR - AT THE END OF THE DAY, TO LEAVE AND RETURN HOME --> WHEN STARTING THE CAR - IT ACTED AS IF THE BATTERY WAS DEAD. AT THIS POINT, WATER WAS INGESTED INTO THE 3RD CYLINDER, THE PISTON ROD OF THE 3RD CYLINDER WAS BENT, AND ENGINE DAMAGE WAS DONE. VW SHOULD NOT BE...

CAR STALLS. IT IS A 6 SPEED MANUAL TRANSMISSION. TDI. CONTINUALLY STALLS. HAVE ALSO HAD 2 INSTANCES OF BRAKE GOING TO FLOOR BOARD. *TR

I WAS TRYING ALONG AT 50 MPH AND THE GLOBE DIESEL LIGHT CAME ON AND THE ENGINE LIGHT CAME AN. I KEPT TRYING TO DRIVE IT TO GET TO A SAFE PLACE TO LEAVE MY VEHICLE TO GET IT TOWED. VW COULD NOT DETERMINE IF WAS FUEL CONTAMINATION OR FAULTY FUEL PUMP. I COULDN'T MOVE THE CAR WHEN I GOT TO A STOP. IF THIS IS A KNOWN ISSUE TO THE VW COMPANY WHY ARE THEY TRYING TO BLAME THE CONSUMERS THAT I PUT THE WRONG FUEL IN MY VEHICLE. VW INSTALLED THE FUEL GUARD WHICH WAS A RECALL, AND COVERED THE REST OF THE PARTS BUT NOW I AM LEFT WITH A YEAR OLD CAR THAT I HOPE HAS NO LONGER FURTHER ISSUES DUE TO VW NOT RECALLING AND FIXING AN ISSUE WITH THE FUEL PUMP. *TR

OUR 2012 JETTA SPORTWAGEN 2.5 SE HAS SUFFERED FROM INTERMITTENT STALLING FOR THE PAST 4 WEEKS. THE STALLING OCCURS SHORTLY AFTER STARTING THE COLD ENGINE. THIS STALLING HAS OCCURRED WHILE IN TRAFFIC RESULTING IN A SERIOUS SAFETY CONCERN. *TR IT APPEARS THAT THIS ISSUE IS EXPERIENCED BY A NUMBER OF 2012 JETTA SPORTWAGEN OWNERS. HERE ARE POTENTIAL CAUSES OF THE STALLING PER OTHER OWNERS: ECU WIRING HARNESS CRANK SENSOR THROTTLE BODY ENGINE MANAGEMENT SYSTEM COOLANT LEAK MIGRATION FUEL PUMP FUEL FILTER OUR VEHICLE IS CURRENTLY AT THE DEALER. WE ARE EXTREMELY CONCERNED THAT THIS INTERMITTENT STALLING ISSUE IF NOT RESOLVED WILL RESULT IN INJURIES OR FATALITIES. *TR

THE 2012 VW JETTA 2.5 HAS A VEHICLE DEFECT IN WHICH UPON A NEED FOR ACCELERATION, THE CAR STALLS OUT. WHILE THE ENGINE CONTINUES TO RUN; THE VEHICLE DOES NOT MOVE. THIS VEHICLE HAS FAILED ON THREE SEPARATE OCCASIONS NEARLY CAUSING ACCIDENTS EACH TIME. VW REFUSES TO ACKNOWLEDGE THE DEFECT EVEN THOUGH OTHER VW OWNERS HAVE DOCUMENTED THIS DEFECT IN A VARIETY OF WEBSITES REGARDING THE PRODUCT. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2012 VOLKSWAGEN JETTA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING 30 MPH, THE VEHICLE STALLED AS THE POWER STEERING SYSTEM MALFUNCTIONED. THE CONTACT TOOK THE VEHICLE TO THE DEALER FOR A DIAGNOSTIC TEST. THE DIAGNOSTIC TEST DID NOT PROVIDE ANY DEFECT CODES NOR DID THE VEHICLE STALL WHILE THE DEALER TEST DROVE THE VEHICLE. THE CONTACT DID NOT CALL THE MANUFACTURER. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 28,884. THE VIN WAS NOT AVAILABLE.

I WAS DRIVING ON THE INTERSTATE ON MODERATE TRAFFIC AT ABOUT 35 MPH WHEN ALL OF A SUDDEN THE CAR STALLED AND THE STEERING WHEEL AND BRAKES GOT REALLY HARD. I HAD TO USE THE EMERGENCY BRAKE TO STOP THE CAR BECAUSE THE BRAKES WOULDN'T WORK. MY JETTA HAS THE AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION AND IT WAS SET ON "MANUAL WITH NO CLUTCH" WHEN IT HAPPENED. THE THING IS I WASN'T EVEN TOUCHING THAT WHEN THE CAR STALLED. THAT FIRST INCIDENT HAPPENED LESS THAN 2 WEEKS AFTER I'D GOTTEN THE CAR FRESH OFF THE DEALERSHIP. I DIDN'T WANT TO ADMIT THAT THERE WAS SOMETHING WRONG WITH THE CAR BECAUSE I WAS EXCITED TO HAVE A NEW CAR. I'VE OWNED THE CAR FOR ALMOST A YEAR NOW AND IT HAS HAPPENED AT LEAST 7 OTHER TIMES. NOW I REALIZE THIS IS VERY DANGEROUS BECAUSE WHEN THE CAR STALLS THE STEERING WHEELS GETS VERY...

I WAS ON AN APPROXIMATELY 6 HOUR ROAD TRIP. APPROXIMATELY 100 MILES FROM MY HOME, MY 2012 VOLKSWAGEN JETTA TDI WAS BEING DRIVEN AT APPROXIMATELY 70 MPH ON THE HIGHWAY. THE GLOW PLUG LIGHT ON THE INSTRUMENT CLUSTER BEGAN FLASHING. VEHICLE THEN WENT INTO "LIMP MODE", SLOWING TO APPROXIMATELY 45 MPH ON THE HIGHWAY. I WAS ABLE TO MAKE IT TO THE NEXT EXIT OFF THE HIGHWAY, AND COME TO A STOP AT THE OFF RAMP STOP SIGN. THE VEHICLE THEN STALLED, AND WOULD NOT RESTART. THIS LEFT MY WIFE AND I STRANDED 100 MILES FROM HOME. VEHICLE WAS TOWED BACK TO THE DEALERSHIP, WHERE THE VEHICLE WAS PURCHASED. MECHANIC AT DEALERSHIP STATED THE HIGH PRESSURE FUEL PUMP "EXPLODED", SENDING METAL SHARDS THROUGHOUT THE VEHICLE'S FUEL SYSTEM. DEALERSHIP STATES THIS MAY BE CAUSED BY "CONTAMINATED FUEL". A SMALL AMOUNT OF ONLINE RESEARCH REVEALED THIS IS A COMMON PROBLEM WITH VOLKSWAGEN...

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2012 VOLKSWAGEN JETTA TDI. THE CONTACT STATED THAT AFTER STARTING THE VEHICLE, IT SUDDENLY STALLED. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO THE DEALER. THE TECHNICIAN DIAGNOSED THAT THE INTER COOLER FAILED AND WAS CLOGGED WITH ICE ON BOTH THE INLET AND OUTLET SIDES. WHICH CAUSED THE ENGINE TO SEIZE. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE AND OFFERED TO ASSIST WITH REPAIR COSTS. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 13,050. UPDATED 03/15/13*LJ UPDATED 04/22/2013 *JS

CAR LOST POWER AND COASTED TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD . TOWED TO VW DEALER . NO FUEL PRESSURE . REMOVED FUEL FILTER , FULL OF METAL . FUEL PUMPS , FILTER , LINES AND INJECTORS REPLACED UNDER WARRANTY. NOT A MISS FUELING ISSUE. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2012 VOLKSWAGEN JETTA. THE CONTACT STATED WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 10 MPH, THE VEHICLE SUDDENLY STALLED AND THE VEHICLE BEGAN TO IDLE EXCESSIVELY. THE CONTACT WAS ABLE TO BE RESTART THE VEHICLE IT BEGAN TO FUNCTION NORMALLY. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER WHERE THE FAILURE COULD NOT BE REPLICATED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS UNAVAILABLE. THE VIN WAS NOT AVAILABLE.

PICKED UP THE CAR FROM THE DEALER ON 10/03/12 AT 11:00 A.M. IT WAS NEW---HAD 47 MILES ON THE ODOMETER. DROVE IT TO WORK AND THEN ARRIVED HOME AT 6:45 THAT EVENING WITH ODOMETER READING 81 MILES. AS I WAS PARKING THE CAR IN THE GARAGE I PUT IT INTO REVERSE TO BACK IT INTO THE SPOT AND THEN SWITCHED THE GEAR(THIS IS A AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION) TO DRIVE TO STRAIGHTEN OUT. THE CAR CONTINUED TO MOVE BACKWARDS IN REVERSE AND IF I HAD NOT HAD MY FOOT ON THE BRAKE I WOULD HAVE CRASHED INTO THE CONCRETE WALL OF THE GARAGE. TRIED TO PUT THE CAR BACK INTO DRIVE--THE GEAR SHIFT WAS STUCK IN REVERSE. I TURNED OFF THE CAR AND OF COURSE, COULD NOT START IT AGAIN BECAUSE THE CAR WAS IN REVERSE. THE ELECTRICAL PANEL ON THE DASHBOARD CONTINUED TO READ THAT THE CAR WAS IN PARK. TOW...

DRIVING AT ABOUT 50 MPG, ENGINE CONTROL MALFUNCTION AND ENGINE LIGHT BOTH CAME ON AT ONCE AND VEHICLE LOST POWER ALL OF THE SUDDEN. AT THIS HAPPENED ON THE HIGHWAY WHILE PASSING A VEHICLE IT COULD HAVE ENDED IN AN ACCIDENT. *TR

AFTER LESS THAN 3 MINUTES OF OPERATION, THE VEHICLE CAN STALL UNDER A SPECIFIC SET OF CIRCUMSTANCES. THE INCIDENCES (13 AND COUNTING IN 2 MONTHS) ALWAYS OCCUR WHEN IN SECOND OR THIRD GEAR AT ~30-35 MPG. THE DRIVER IS SLOWING DOWN (AS TO STOP AT A RED LIGHT) AND THEN ACCELERATES (LIGHT CHANGES TO GREEN). ABOUT 2-3 SECONDS AFTER ACCELERATION BEGINS THE ENGINE STALLS AND MUST BE RESTARTED. THE ENGINE JUST CUTS OUT DURING ACCELERATION. *TR

ON 9 MARCH 2012, I BOUGHT A VW TDI JETTA SPORTSWAGEN WITH AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION. FROM THE TIME I TOOK POSSESSION OF THE VEHICLE, THE TRANSMISSION BUCKED, HESITATED, AND LUNGED. I TOOK THE CAR BACK TO THE DEALERSHIP ON 26 APRIL TO HAVE IT EXAMINED, BUT THEY SAID THAT IT WAS ?NORMAL? AND THERE WAS NOTHING WRONG WITH THE VEHICLE. I TOLD THEM THAT IF THAT WAS NORMAL, I WAS SURPRISED THAT ANYONE WOULD WANT TO BUY ONE. AFTER 2 MONTHS OF THIS, I TOOK THE CAR BACK AND EXCHANGED IT FOR ONE WITH A MANUAL TRANSMISSION. I BELIEVE THE SO-CALLED AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION (WHICH IS REALLY A MANUAL TRANSMISSION WITH 2 CLUTCHES CONTROLLED BY A COMPUTER) IS INHERENTLY DANGEROUS. *TR