2010 Volkswagen Jetta
Problems, recalls and owner-reported issues
Electrical system is the leading concern among 875 owner complaints filed for this model year. This is the 2nd highest complaint count among 26 Jetta model years with reports.
Of the 2010 reports, 24 involved a crash and 5 involved a fire. 12 people were injured.
What owners report most often
Recalls and investigations
Service brakes, hydraulic, foundation components, master cylinderSep 23, 2020
Tenneco Automotive (Tenneco) is recalling certain Beck/Arnley Master Cylinders, part number 072-9831, sold as aftermarket or replacement parts for 2004-2018 Volkswagen Jetta, and 2012-2019 Volkswagen Beetle vehicles. The fluid seal crimp on the master cylinder may be insufficient, causing brake fluid to leak or the cylinder to come apart.
If there is a brake fluid leak, it can reduce braking ability, increasing the risk of a crash.
Beck/Arnley will notify the distributors that sold the master cylinders and will work with the distributors to notify the end users. Affected master cylinders will be exchanged for a new master cylinder (part number 072-9990), free of charge. The recall began October 30, 2020. Owners may contact Tenneco customer service at 1-800-625-9319.
Campaign 20E064000 on NHTSA.gov
Service brakes, hydraulic, antilock/traction control/electronic limited slipDec 20, 2016
Volkswagen Group of America, Inc. (Volkswagen) is recalling certain model year 2009-2010 Volkswagen Jetta A5 Sedan, 2009 Volkswagen Jetta SportWagen, Eos, GTI, Rabbit and Audi A3 vehicles, and 2010 Volkswagen Golf A6 vehicles. The Antilock Brake System (ABS) control unit may fail during ABS or Electronic Stability Control (ESC) activation, possibly causing a loss of vehicle control.
A loss of vehicle control can increase the risk of a crash.
Volkswagen will notify owners, and dealers will update the ABS control module software to improve the module's self-testing abilities. Any module that fails the new diagnostic test will be replaced. These repairs will be made free of charge. The recall began February 2017. Owners may contact Volkswagen customer service at 1-800-893-5298.
Campaign 16V913000 on NHTSA.gov
Fuel system, dieselOct 3, 2011
VOLKSWAGEN IS RECALLING CERTAIN MODEL 2009-2012 JETTA AND JETTA SPORTWAGEN VEHICLES, MANUFACTURED FROM MAY 2008 THROUGH SEPTEMBER 2011, MODEL YEAR 2010-2012 VOLKSWAGEN GOLF VEHICLES, MANUFACTURED FROM MAY 2009 THROUGH SEPTEMBER 2011, AND MODEL YEAR 2010-2012 AUDI A3 VEHICLES, MANUFACTURED FROM SEPTEMBER 2009 THROUGH SEPTEMBER 2011, THAT ARE EQUIPPED WITH A 2.0L TDI COMMON RAIL DIESEL ENGINE/CLEAN DIESEL ENGINE. THE FUEL INJECTION PULSES COULD COINCIDE WITH THE NATURAL FREQUENCY OF THE INJECTOR LINE #2, IN SPECIFIC LOAD AND RPM CONDITIONS. THIS RESONANCE CREATES ADDITIONAL STRESS IN THE FUEL LINE.
DUE TO THE RESONANCE CONDITION, INJECTOR LINE NUMBER 2 COULD DEVELOP SMALL CRACKS WHICH COULD LEAD TO FUEL LEAKAGE. LEAKING FUEL IN THE PRESENCE OF AN IGNITION SOURCE, MAY LEAD TO A FIRE.
VOLKSWAGEN WILL INSTALL AN IMPROVED FUEL INJECTOR LINE FOR THE NUMBER 2 CYLINDER ON CERTAIN VEHICLES AND WILL INSTALL VIBRATION DAMPERS ON ALL OF THE INJECTOR LINES. VOLKSWAGEN AND AUDI WILL NOTIFY OWNERS TO HAVE THE VEHICLES REPAIRED FREE OF CHARGE. THE SAFETY RECALL IS EXPECTED TO BEGIN DURING NOVEMBER 2011. OWNERS MAY CONTACT VOLKSWAGEN AT 1-800-822-8987.
Campaign 11V490000 on NHTSA.gov
Fuel system, gasoline, delivery, hoses, lines/piping, and fittingsDec 10, 2010
VOLKSWAGEN IS RECALLING CERTAIN MODEL YEAR 2006-2010 JETTA, NEW BEETLE, NEW BEETLE CONVERTIBLE, MODEL YEAR 2009 JETTA SPORTWAGEN AND MODEL YEAR 2007-2009 RABBIT VEHICLES EQUIPPED WITH 2.5L ENGINES. THE JETTA, JETTA SPORTWAGEN, AND RABBIT VEHICLES MAY HAVE A SMALL PLASTIC TAB LOCATED ON THE WINDSHIELD WASHER FLUID RESERVOIR THAT MAY CHAFE AGAINST AN UNDERHOOD FUEL SUPPLY LINE. THE NEW BEETLE AND THE NEW BEETLE CONVERTIBLE VEHICLES MAY HAVE A FASTENING CLAMP ON A HYDRAULIC HOSE OF THE POWER STEERING SYSTEM THAT MAY BE LOCATED IN AN IMPROPER POSITION WHICH COULD CAUSE CHAFING AGAINST AN UNDERHOOD FUEL SUPPLY LINE.
IF CHAFING OCCURS, THERE IS THE POTENTIAL FOR A FUEL LEAK TO DEVELOP. FUEL LEAKAGE, IN THE PRESENCE OF AN IGNITION SOURCE, COULD RESULT IN A FIRE.
DEALERS WILL INSPECT AND IF NECESSARY REPLACE THE UNDERHOOD FUEL LINE. ADDITIONALLY, DEPENDING ON THE VEHICLE MODEL, DEALERS WILL EITHER REMOVE THE PLASTIC TAB FROM THE WINDSHIELD WASHER FLUID RESERVOIR, OR INSPECT THE POSITION OF THE FASTENING CLAMP AND ADJUST THE RELATED FASTENING CLAMP INTO THE CORRECT POSITION. THIS SERVICE WILL BE PERFORMED FREE OF CHARGE. THE SAFETY RECALL IS EXPECTED TO BEGIN ON OR BEFORE JANUARY 31, 2011. OWNERS MAY CONTACT VOLKSWAGEN AT 1-800-822-8987.
Campaign 10V621000 on NHTSA.gov
Power train, automatic transmissionAug 20, 2009
VOLKSWAGEN IS RECALLING CERTAIN MODEL YEAR 2009 AND 2010 PASSENGER CARS MANUFACTURED BETWEEN SEPTEMBER 2008 AND AUGUST 2009. THE WIRING HARNESS OF A TEMPERATURE SENSOR IN THE DIRECT SHIFT GEARBOX (DSG) MAY HAVE CONNECTOR WIRES THAT WERE INSUFFICIENTLY CRIMPED. WITH INSUFFICIENTLY CRIMPED CONNECTOR WIRES, A TEMPERATURE SENSOR HAS THE POTENTIAL TO FALSELY DETECT A HIGH GEARBOX OIL TEMPERATURE, CAUSING THE TRANSMISSION TO ABRUPTLY SHIFT TO NEUTRAL. IF THIS HAPPENS, THE SELECTOR LEVER POSITION INDICATOR WITHIN THE INSTRUMENT PANEL WILL FLASH. IN ADDITION, THE "DEPRESS BRAKE PEDAL" INDICATOR LIGHT WILL BE ILLUMINATED, ALERTING THE DRIVER TO APPLY THE BRAKES.
THE ABRUPT SHIFT TO NEUTRAL COULD LEAD TO A CRASH WITHOUT WARNING.
VOLKSWAGEN WILL REPROGRAM THE TRANSMISSION CONTROL MODULE WITH UPDATED SOFTWARE FREE OF CHARGE. THE RECALL BEGAN ON OCTOBER 20, 2009. OWNERS MAY CONTACT VOLKSWAGEN AT 1-800-822-8987.
Campaign 09V333000 on NHTSA.gov
Representative owner complaints: fuel system
196 reports, newest first. Show all
Fuel system, Diesel, Mar 23, 2011
3/23/11 I OWN A 2010 VW JETTA TDI WITH 6 SPEED MANUAL TRANSMISSION. IT WAS PURCHASED 9/15/11. I HAVE BEEN DRIVING MANUAL TRANSMISSIONS MY ENTIRE DRIVING LIFE. WHEN WE FIRST PURCHASED IT I KNEW THERE WOULD BE AN ADJUSTMENT AS THE GEAR BOX WAS MUCH TIGHTER THAN MY CRV. INITIALLY, I ATTRIBUTED THE OCCASIONAL STALLING TO MY LEARNING CURVE, AS DID MY HUSBAND WHEN HE DROVE IT. HOWEVER, IT BECAME APPARENT THAT THERE WAS MORE TO THE STORY. IT SEEMS TO STALL OFTEN AND THE PROBLEM IS BECOMING MORE FREQUENT. IT IS NOT ATTRIBUTABLE TO OUR DRIVING HABITS. IT SUDDENLY STALLS - IT JUST STOPS, NO JERKING, NOTHING IT JUST TURNS OFF. IT SEEMS TO HAPPEN MORE OFTEN IN THE LOWER GEARS BUT IT HAS HAPPENED IN 1ST, 2ND, AND 3RD AND IT SEEMS TO BE WHEN TURNING LEFT. IT ALSO HAPPENS WHEN GOING SLOWLY UP AN INCLINE. AND AS I RECORD THE INCIDENTS IT IS OFTEN AROUND 35MPH. OTHERWISE IT IS RANDOM, UNPREDICTABLE AND INTERMITTENT. I CANNOT MAKEIT HAPPEN. IT, ALSO, HAS A MISS. AS I AM DRIVING IT WILL SKIP A BEAT, HESITATE AND THEN CONTINUE. IT HAS NEARLY SHUT OFF BUT THEN CONTINUED. IT HAS HAPPENED WHILE MY HUSBAND IS DRIVING AS WELL. IT HAS HAPPENED IN TRAFFIC AND ON THE HIGHWAY. THIS PROBLEM IS ALSO, RANDOM, UNPREDICTABLE AND INTERMITTENT. I CANNOT MAKE THIS HAPPEN EITHER. I HAVE HAD IT INTO THE DEALERSHIP THREE TIMES. THE FIRST TWO TIMES THEY WERE UNABLE TO REPRODUCE IT, NO SURPRISE, AND THERE WERE NO CODES. I KEPT A RECORD OF THE OCCURRENCES AND TOOK IT BACK. THE DEALERSHIP, AGAIN THEY COULD NOT REPRODUCE IT AND WE WERE TOLD THERE WERE NO CODES. THE OPERATIONS MANAGER TOLD ME THEY BELIEVED ME BUT IF THEY COULD NOT REPRODUCE IT AND THERE WERE NO CODES THEY HAD NO DIRECTION AND COULD DO NOTHING ABOUT IT AND COULD NOT OPEN A CASE. THIS WAS NOT ACCEPTABLE, THEY AGREED TO BRING IT BACK FOR 2 DAYS SO THEY COULD ?PUT SOME MILES ON IT?. I REPORTED THIS TO VW OF AMERICA AND A CASEMANAGEMENT WAS OPENED ON 3/22/11. IT HAS BEEN @ THE DEALERSHIP FOR 2 DAYS I WAS INFORMED TODAY THEY WILL KEEP IT FOR A. *TR
Engine and engine cooling, Fuel system, Diesel, Mar 21, 2011
TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2010 VOLKSWAGEN JETTA TDI. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING THROUGH A TRAFFIC LIGHT THE VEHICLE STALLED. THE CONTACT TRIED TO RESTART THE VEHICLE FOR APPROXIMATELY FIVE MINUTES. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER WHO PERFORMED A DIAGNOSTIC TEST AND COULD NOT DUPLICATE THE FAILURE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT HE REFUELED HIS VEHICLE PRIOR TO IT STALLING. THERE WAS A DEFECT INVESTIGATION OPENED ON FEBRUARY 7, 2011 AND WAS OPEN WHEN THE COMPLAINT WAS FILED FOR THE FUEL SYSTEM, DIESEL, NHTSA ACTION NUMBER: EA11003. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT CONTACTED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE 3,337. UPDATED 05/03/11*LJ UPDATED 08/05/11
Fuel system, Diesel, Mar 20, 2011
MY 2010 VOLKSWAGEN JETTA SPORTWAGEN HAS STALLED TWO TIMES SINCE NEW. I AM CONCERNED IT IS THE FAULTY FUEL PUMP THAT YOU ARE INVESTIGATING. I AM STATIONED OVERSEAS WITH THE US GOVERNMENT IN EUROPE AND HAVE RECENTLY BROUGHT THE CAR WITH US TO DENMARK. IT WAS PURCHASED NEW IN MAY 2010 FROM A PITTSBURGH, PA VW DEALERSHIP. I AM VERY CONCERNED OF A COMPLETE FAILURE WHILE DRIVING AT HIGHER SPEEDS. THE CAR HAS ONLY STALLED WHILE COMING TO A STOP. *TR
Engine and engine cooling, Fuel system, Gasoline, Mar 15, 2011
THIS VEHICLE HAS EXPERIENCED CONTINUAL PROBLEMS WITH ENGINE SHUDDERING AND STALLING. MOSTLY, WHILE IN 2ND , 3RD OR 4TH GEAR, EARLY ON INTO A TRIP THE ENGINE WILL SUDDENLY DECELERATE AND IN SOME CASE STALL OUT COMPLETELY. IT IS AS IF THERE IS A SUDDEN LOSS IN FUEL GETTING TO THE ENGINE. THIS STARTED SOON AFTER PURCHASING THE CAR. IT HAS BEEN INTO THE DEALERSHIP NUMEROUS (6 OR 7) TIMES FOR THIS WARRANTY ISSUE, INCLUDING EXTENDED STAY PERIODS OF SEVEN AND TEN DAYS. FIRST THEY FAULTED MY FUEL, THEN THEY REPLACED THE FUEL PUMP, THEN THEY HAVE DONE OTHER WORK AND REPLACED COMPONENTS, BUT CLAIM THEY CAN NOT MAKE THE CAR FAIL AS I HAVE REPORTED. THEY CLAIM TO HAVE ALERTED VW AND HAD A VW TECHNICAL ADVISERS LOOK AT THIS CAR. THEY REFUSE TO DO ANY ADDITIONAL WARRANTY WORK ON THE CAR FOR THIS ISSUE SINCE THEY CAN NOT DIAGNOSE IT. I HAVE KEPT A LOG OF THESE FAILURES SINCE MY LAST SERVICING. BETWEEN 10/22/2010 TO 3/12/2011 THIS VEHICLE HAS HAD 19 OF THESE FAILURE EVENTS. THEY USUALLY OCCUR WHEN THE OUTSIDE AIR TEMPERATURE IS ABOVE 32 DEGREES FAHRENHEIT. THE VEHICLE IS STILL UNDER WARRANTY (28,500 MILES ON THE ODOMETER). I AM FINDING OTHER OWNERS EXPERIENCING SIMILAR PROBLEMS. PLEASE HELP.
Fuel system, Diesel, Mar 14, 2011
MY 2010 JETTA TDI VOLKSWAGEN HAD 12,759 MILES ON IT AND RAN PERFECTLY FINE UNTIL ALL OF A SUDDEN WHILE I WAS DRIVING IT ON A TRIP IT STARTED TO SHAKE AND RATTLE. WITHIN LESS THAN A FEW MINUTES THE CAR JUST STOPPED RUNNING WHILE I WAS IN THE MIDDLE OF THE ROAD AND WOULD NOT START AGAIN. I HAD TO HAVE IT TOWED TO A VW DEALER. IT WAS A TOTAL FUEL PUMP FAILURE; THEY FOUND METAL SHAVINGS IN THE FILTER HOUSING AND IN THE TANK. VW REPLACED ALL FUEL SYSTEM COMPONENTS UNDER WARRANTY. VW CLAIMED THIS ONLY HAPPENS IF GASOLINE IS PUT IN THE DIESEL TANK, BUT I NEVER PUT GAS IN THE TANK AND THE DEALER COULD NOT FIND ANY GAS THE SYSTEM. *TR
Fuel system, Diesel, Mar 6, 2011
WHILE DRIVING DOWN THE ROAD NORMALLY, I OBSERVED A DIESEL SMELL IN THE CABIN AND THAT THE FUEL GAUGE WAS FALLING FASTER THAN NORMAL. PULLED INTO PARKING LOT AND TURNED OFF ENGINE. UPON INSPECTION, DIESEL SMELL PRONOUNCED BY THE HOOD AREA. OPENED HOOD AND SMOKE WAS COMING FROM THE ENGINE BLOCK AREA AT A MODERATE RATE. DIESEL WAS DRIPPING ON THE INSIDE OF THE RIGHT FRONT TIRE. DIESEL CONTINUED LEAKING FOR ONE HOUR. AT THIS TIME, I FELT IT WAS A SAFETY HAZARD TO ATTEMPT TO DRIVE THE CAR ANY FURTHER. I CONTACTED VW ROADSIDE ASSISTANCE AND THE CAR WAS TOWED TO A VW DEALER. I DID NOT HAVE A CHANCE TO OBSERVE IF THE DIESEL LEAK HAD STOPPED. FURTHERMORE, THE CAR HAD BEEN FUELED FROM AN EMPTY TANK TO ABOUT HALF A TANK BEFORE THIS TRIP (ACCORDING TO FUEL GAUGE). THIS TRIP WAS APPROXIMATELY 30 MILES HIGHWAY DRIVING. THE FUEL TANK CAPACITY OF THIS CAR IS 13 GALLONS AND THE AVERAGE ECONOMY OVER THIS TRIP WAS RECORDED AS 35.7 MPG. WHEN THE CAR WAS SHUT OFF, THE GAUGE READ APPROXIMATELY 1/4 FULL. THIS SUGGESTS THAT THE CAR WAS LEAKING SEVERAL GALLONS OF DIESEL PER HOUR. THE CAR WAS BOUGHT IN MAY 2010 (THIS COMPLAINT IS WRITTEN ON MARCH 6, 2011) NEW WITH 11 MILES ON IT. WAS SERVICED ON OCTOBER 2011 AS PER OWNERS MANUAL. NO DAMAGE OR OTHER ISSUES TO THE CAR. NO SEVERE SERVICE. MAINLY USED TO COMMUTE TO AND FROM WORK AND RUN ERRANDS. *TR
Engine and engine cooling, Fuel system, Diesel, Electrical system, Mar 6, 2011
ON A 40 DEGREE DAY I DROVE THE CAR ABOUT 1 MILE. AT A TRAFFIC LIGHT IT STALLED. I HAD TO KEEP THE CAR IN PARK UNTIL THE LIGHT CHANGED, THEN I PUT IT IN DRIVE. WHEN THE CAR WAS INITIALLY STARTED IT DIDN'T SEEM RIGHT. IT DIDN'T SEEM TO HAVE POWER OR PICK UP. I NOTICED THE TACHOMETER WAS QUICKLY BOUNCING BETWEEN 1800 RPM DOWN TO 400 RPM PRIOR TO STALLING. CAR HAD HALF A TANK OF DIESEL, OUTSIDE WEATHER CONDITIONS WERE DRY. *TR THE CONSUMER STATED THE STALLING IS STILL ONGOING. THE DEALER BELIEVED THE STALLING WAS A RESULT OF DIFFERENT ADDITIVES IN THE FUEL BETWEEN WINTER AND SUMMER. UPDATED 09/14/11
Fuel system, Gasoline, Feb 23, 2011
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2010 VOLKSWAGEN JETTA. THE CONTACT ATTEMPTED TO START THE VEHICLE BUT IT WOULD NOT START. APPROXIMATELY TWENTY MINUTES LATER, THE CONTACT WAS ABLE TO START THE VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN AUTHORIZED DEALER WHERE THE CONTACT WAS TOLD THAT THERE WAS WATER IN THE FUEL SYSTEM. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 18,000.
Fuel system, Diesel, Feb 18, 2011
TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2010 VOLKSWAGEN JETTA TDI. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE BEGAN TO ACCELERATE THEN STALL WHEN THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL WAS ENGAGED. THE DEALER INSPECTED THE VEHICLE FOR FOUR DAYS AND STATED THAT WAS HOW THE VEHICLE WAS DESIGNED TO CONTROL THE EMISSION SYSTEM. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 2 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 12,800. UPDATED 03/22/11*LJ UPDATED 1/4/11 *CN
Fuel system, Diesel, Feb 16, 2011
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2010 VOLKSWAGEN JETTA. THE CONTACT WAS DRIVING 70 MPH WHEN THE GLOW PLUG LAMP ILLUMINATED AND THE VEHICLE STALLED. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO THE DEALER WHO ADVISED THAT THEY WOULD NEED TO REPLACE THE NUMBER 2 INJECTOR AND THE WIRING HARNESS. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT CONTACTED IN REGARDS TO THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED. THE VIN WAS NOT AVAILABLE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 13,800 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 13,900.
Fuel system, Diesel, Feb 16, 2011
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2010 VOLKSWAGEN JETTA TDI. THE CONTACT WAS DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 25 TO 30 MPH WHEN THE CHECK ENGINE WARNING LIGHT ILLUMINATED AND THE VEHICLE BEGAN TO LOSE POWER ABNORMALLY. THE CONTACT WAS ABLE TO RESTART THE VEHICLE WITHIN A FEW MINUTES. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A DEALER AND THEY ADVISED HIM THAT HE WAS USING REGULAR GASOLINE AS OPPOSED TO DIESEL, WHICH WAS CAUSING THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 16,000. UPDATED 3/14/11 *CN UPDATED 04/25/11
Fuel system, Diesel, Feb 14, 2011
FUEL PUMP FAILURE CAUSING THE VEHICLE TO QUIT RUNNING AND NOT RESTART. VEHICLE IS ONLY 5 MONTHS OLD WITH LESS THAN 10,000 MILES. SEEMS LIKE A SERIOUS DESIGN FLAW THAT COULD CAUSE AN ACCIDENT. *TR
Fuel system, Diesel, Feb 14, 2011
ON 2/14/11, WHILE DRIVING DOWNHILL IN COMMUTER TRAFFIC AT ABOUT 30 MPH, MY 2010 VW SPORTWAGON TDI STALLED FOR NO APPARENT REASON AND FAILED TO RESTART. I WAS ABLE TO PULL OFF THE ROAD AND, AFTER A SHORT WAIT, THE ENGINE RESTARTED. AT FIRST IT IDLED VERY ROUGHLY AT 800 RPM, BUT EVENTUALLY THE IDLE SMOOTHED AT 1,000 RPM, AND I WAS ABLE TO PROCEED TO WORK. MY VEHICLE HAS LESS THAN 10,000 MILES ON IT AND WAS JUST SERVICED BY VW THREE WEEKS AGO. I REPORT THIS BECAUSE I JUST SAW THIS WEEKEND AN ARTICLE ON BLOOMBERG ABOUT VW DIESEL ENGINES HAVING FUEL PUMP PROBLEMS. THIS IS THE ONLY STALLING EPISODE I HAVE EXPERIENCED WITH THIS VEHICLE TO DATE. *TR
Fuel system, Diesel, Feb 14, 2011
MY 2010 VW JETTA TDI WITH AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION HAS STALLED ON NUMEROUS OCCASIONS WHEN DEPRESSING THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL NEARLY TO THE FLOOR, SO AS TO PASS OR PULL A STEEP HILL. WHEN THIS HAPPENS I IMMEDIATELY LET OFF THE PEDAL AND THE ENGINE REVIVES, BUT WILL NOT ACCEPT FURTHER FULL-THROTTLE INPUTS. *TR
Fuel system, Diesel, Feb 12, 2011
TRAVELING THROUGH PARKING LOT AT APPROXIMATELY 5 MPH, THE ENGINE SUDDENLY TURNED OFF. APPLIED BRAKE, PUT THE AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION IN PARK AND RESTARTED VEHICLE. EVENT OCCURRED (ONLY TIME) 02-11-2011 AND VEHICLE WAS PURCHASED NEW IN APRIL OF 2010. NO INCIDENT OR COLLISION OCCURRED DUE TO EXTREMELY LOW SPEED. SO FAR, NOTHING DONE TO CORRECT THE FAILURE (AS IT HAPPENED LAST NIGHT). DEALER NOTIFIED 02-12-2011. *TR
Fuel system, Diesel, Feb 11, 2011
I HAVE A 2010 JETTA SPORTWAGEN TDI MANUAL TRANSMISSION. I PURCHASED NEW IN FEBRUARY 2010. I AM NOT SURE OF THE DATES BUT THE VEHICLE HAS STALLED OR JUST TURNED OFF TWICE SINCE I HAVE OWNED IT WHILE DRIVING AROUND TOWN. IT DID START BACK UP AS SOON AS I TURNED IT COMPLETELY OFF AND BACK ON. I DIDN'T THINK IT WAS A MAJOR DEAL THE FIRST TIME IT HAPPENED AND THAT I MAY HAVE JUST STALLED IT. WHEN IT HAPPENED THE SECOND TIME I QUESTIONED THE DEALER. THEY SAID UNLESS THEY COULD GET IT TO REPLICATE THE PROBLEM, THEY DIDN'T KNOW. THE OTHER ISSUE THAT I BELIEVE MAY BE RELATED HAPPENS ALL THE TIME. UNDER NORMAL DRIVING WHICH HAPPENS ATLEAST EVERY DAY I HAVE A BLIP IN THE THROTTLE. IT ALMOST FEELS LIKE THERE IS AN AIR POCKET IN THE FUEL THAT IS LIKE A HICCUP UNDER THROTTLE. IT IS RANDOM BUT AS I SAID HAPPENS ATLEAST ONCE A DAY. THE DEALER HAS DONE NOTHING ABOUT THESE ISSUES BECAUSE THEY CANNOT REPLICATE THE ISSUE. *TR
Engine and engine cooling, Fuel system, Diesel, Jan 29, 2011
2010 JETTA TDI SPORTWAGON STALLING WHEN IDLING AT STOP LIGHT NO CHECK ENGINE LIGHT APPEARS. HAS HAPPENED TWICE IN 3000 MILES. *LN
Fuel system, Diesel, Jan 26, 2011
TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2010 VOLKSWAGEN JETTA TDI. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE ENGINE STALLED WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 45 MPH. THE DEALER INSPECTED THE VEHICLE AND STATED THAT THE FAILURE WAS CAUSED BY FUEL CONTAMINATION. THE METAL PIECES IN THE FUEL SYSTEM CAUSED THE ENGINE TO STALL. THE DEALER STATED THAT THE FUEL SYSTEM NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS BEING REPAIRED WHEN THE COMPLAINT WAS FILED. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGES WERE 24,000.
Fuel system, Gasoline, Jan 22, 2011
GLOW PLUG LIGHT CAME ON, THEN ENGINE LIGHT, CAR WOULDN'T ACCELERATE WHEN I STEPPED ON THE GAS. HAD TO PULL OFF THE INTERSTATE. BUT MADE IT HOME SLOWLY. CAR TOWED TO DEALER. DEALER SAYS ITS BAD FUEL. DEPT OF CONSUMER PROTECTION CHECKED STATIONS. NO PROBLEMS FOUND WITH FUEL. CAR NEEDS WHOLE NEW FUEL SYSTEM-8K TO REPAIR. VW WON'T FIX. TOLD ME TO CALL INSURANCE COMPANY. CAR STILL AT DEALER NOW OVER 3 WEEKS.
Fuel system, Diesel, Jan 8, 2011
HAD VOLKSWAGEN 2010 JETTA TDI SERVICED AT VOLKSWAGEN DEALER FOR 20,000 MILE SERVICE, WHICH INCLUDES FUEL FILTER REPLACEMENT. 2 DAYS LATER, SMELLED DIESEL FUMES IN GARAGE. OPENED HOOD AND SAW DIESEL FUEL LEAKING FROM FUEL FILTER. (WAS NOT SURE IF IT WAS SPILLED DURING CHANGE BY DEALER) WENT TO INDEPENDENT GARAGE AND WAS TOLD IT IS LEAKING AND NOT TO DRIVE THE CAR: POTENTIAL FIRE HAZARD IF DIESEL GETS ON MANIFOLD. I'VE READ SIMILAR DRIVERS COMPLAINT (S) WHERE 2009 JETTA TDI HAS FUEL PUMP FAILURE POSSIBLY AFTER THIS SERVICE AND THEY ALSO HAD THE DIESEL FUEL LEAKING AFTER 20K SERVICE. MINE IS A 2010 JETTA TDI. I WON'T KNOW IF THIS IS AN ERROR OR OMISSION ON THE PART OF THE DEALER OR IF THE REPAIRS WERE DONE CORRECT AND IT'S A DEFECT WITH THE CAR. REGARDLESS, SOMEONE COULD HAVE SERIOUSLY INJURED, POSSIBLY KILLED AND/OR PROPERTY DAMAGE. *LN
Fuel system, Diesel, Electrical system, Dec 14, 2010
WHILE DRIVING ON INTERSTATE, WITHOUT WARNING OR CHANGE OF THROTTLE, ENGINE SLOWED NOTICEABLY. UNABLE TO MAINTAIN HIGHWAY SPEED WITHOUT HIGH FUEL CONSUMPTION AND DANGEROUSLY SLOW ACCELERATION. DASHBOARD LIGHT INDICATED PROBLEM WITH GLOWPLUG (DIESEL ENGINE) AND CHECK ENGINE LIGHT STAYED ON. TOOK TO LOCAL DEALER NEXT DAY; TECH REPLACED "PRESSURE PIPE" (FAULTY CHARGE PRESSURE SENSOR ON HIGH PRESSURE FILTER PUMP) AND "FLASHED" ECM. ENGINE'S ACCELERATION STILL BELOW WHAT IT WAS PRIOR TO EVENT. *TR
Fuel system, Diesel, Nov 20, 2010
MY VEHICLE IS A 2010 JETTA TDI SEDAN, PURCHASED IN JULY, 2010 IN FREDERICK, MD. THERE ARE NOW 10,000 MILES ON THE CAR. WITHIN WEEKS OF PURCHASE, I BEGAN NOTICING A HESITATION IN THE ENGINE AFTER CRESTING A HILL AND PROCEEDING DOWN THE OTHER SIDE OF THE HILL WITH MY FOOT RELEASING SOMEWHAT FROM THE ACCELERATOR. THE HESITATION LASTS FOR SEVERAL SECONDS. NEXT, AT APPROXIMATELY 1900 RPM THE ENGINE WILL OCCASIONALLY HESITATE AND EVEN BUCK. MOST IMPORTANTLY, ON THREE OCCASIONS THE ENGINE HAS CONTINUOUSLY HESITATED DURING MY 35-MILE COMMUTE. THE FEELING IS AKIN TO A GAS ENGINE RUNNING LEAN OR OUT OF TUNE. WHEN I ARRIVE HOME AND TURN OFF THE KEY ON THESE OCCASIONS, THERE IS AN ASTOUNDING AMOUNT OF HEAT SURROUNDING THE ENGINE COMPARTMENT, AND THE AUTOMATIC COOLING FAN KICKS ON AND RUNS FOR FIVE MINUTES OR MORE. THE CAR IS CURRENTLY IN THE DEALER REPAIR SHOP, WHERE I WAS TOLD THAT THE HIGH PRESSURE FUEL PUMP CONTAINS METAL SHAVINGS AND IS IN THE PROCESS OF DESTROYING ITSELF. I AM AWARE VIA THE INTERNET THAT OTHERS HAVE HAD SIMILAR PROBLEMS WITH THE TDI ENGINE AND THAT VW HAS TENDED TO BLAME THE PROBLEM ON CUSTOMERS ADDING GASOLINE TO THE FUEL TANK. I HAVE MOST DEFINITELY NOT USED GASOLINE AT ANY TIME. I WANTED TO ADD MY VOICE TO OTHERS, SO THAT VW CAN BE ENCOURAGED TO REMEDY THE SITUATION PROPERLY. *TR
Engine and engine cooling, Fuel system, Diesel, Nov 19, 2010
1. DRIVING NORMALLY ON HIGHWAY WHEN IT CAME ON AND THE CAR LOST POWER SUDDENLY AND COULD NOT ACCELERATE ANY FURTHER. ALSO CAR STALLED SEVERAL TIMES ON ITS OWN WHILE IDLING AT A TRAFFIC LIGHT (ITS AN AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION THIS SHOULD NOT BE HAPPENING). 2. THIS IS THE SECOND TIME THIS SAME PROBLEM HAS HAPPENED IN FIRST 20K MILES OF THIS VEHICLE ITS AN 2010 VW TDI. FIRST TIME IT WAS AT 9800 MILE MARK SAME LIGHT AND PROBLEM CAME ON THEY REPLACED A EGR VALVE AND NOW AGAIN AT 19800MILES. 3. THEY HAVE REPLACED A PART AT 9800 MILES AND NOW REPLACING IT AGAIN AT 19800MILES. IT SEEMS TO BE A REPEAT PROBLEM WITH THIS VEHICLE AND VERY DANGEROUS TO HAVE IT SLOW DOWN LIKE THAT WHILE DRIVING AND ALSO STALL OUT WHILE IN TRAFFIC. *TR
Fuel system, Diesel, Nov 14, 2010
I HAVE A 2010 VW JETTA TDI DIESEL SPORTSWAGEN THAT I PURCHASED NEW. THE CAR HAS 12,000 MILES SINCE NEW. THE CAR HAS BEEN MAINTAINED BY AN AUTHORIZED DEALER PER THE RECOMMENDED MAINTENANCE SCHEDULE. WHILE DRIVING THE CAR IT SUDDENLY LOST POWER WITHOUT WARNING, REQUIRING IMMEDIATE ACTION ON MY PART TO AVOID A MAJOR ACCIDENT. THE CAR'S WARNING SYSTEM DISPLAYED CHECK ENGINE AND SERVICE REQUIRED ANNUNCIATION. AFTER THE POWER LOSS. THE SUDDEN COMPLETE LOSS OF POWER CONCERNS ME REGARDING THE SAFETY OF DRIVING THE CAR, I'VE SINCE BEEN ONLINE AND READ THE ACCOUNTS OF DOZENS OF OWNERS THAT HAVE HAD THIS SAME PROBLEM WITH THE 2009-10 TDI VW JETTA. ALL SEEM TO BE RELATED TO FUEL PUMP FAILURES. THE CAR WILL BE TOWED TO THE DEALERSHIP TOMORROW FOR SERVICE. BUT LOOKING AT THE OTHER ACCOUNTS OF THIS PROBLEM, IT WOULD APPEAR THAT THE DEALERSHIPS ARE NOT HAVING COMPLETE SUCCESS IN RESOLVING THIS PROBLEM. *TR
Fuel system, Diesel, Nov 10, 2010
AFTER CRAWLING IN TRAFFIC FOR ABOUT 30 MINUTES THE CAR STALLED. THIS IS THE ONLY TIME THIS HAS OCCURED BUT I DO NOT DRIVE THE CAR OFTEN. SINCE THIS OCCURED 1 WEEK AFTER THE CAR'S FIRST SERVICE, I HAVE NOT BROUGHT IT INTO SERVICE YET. *TR