2014 Volkswagen Jetta
Problems, recalls and owner-reported issues
Engine is the leading concern among 386 owner complaints filed for this model year. This is the 12th highest complaint count among 26 Jetta model years with reports.
Of the 2014 reports, 20 involved a crash and 2 involved a fire. 18 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
Electrical system, ignition, anti-theft, control moduleAug 22, 2019
Volkswagen Group of America, Inc. (Volkswagen) is recalling certain 2015-2019 GTI, 2015-2016 and 2018-2019 Golf, 2012-2019 Beetle and Beetle Convertible, 2017-2019 Golf SportWagen and 2011-2018 Jetta vehicles equipped with an automatic transmission, manual handbrake and keyless entry. A build-up of silicate on the shift lever micro switch contacts may enable the key to be removed from the ignition when the transmission shift lever is not in "Park."
Removing the key while the shift lever is in a position other than "Park" increases the risk of an unintended vehicle rollaway that may result in personal injury or a crash.
Volkswagen will notify owners, and dealers will install an additional switch and circuit board, free of charge. The recall began November 19, 2019. Owners may contact Volkswagen customer service at 1-800-893-5298. Volkswagen's number for this recall is 37M2.
Campaign 19V615000 on NHTSA.gov
Air bags, frontalAug 4, 2015
Volkswagen Group of America, Inc. (Volkswagen) is recalling certain model year 2010-2014 Volkswagen CC, and Passat, 2010-2013 Eos, 2011-2014 Golf, GTI, Jetta, and Tiguan, and 2012-2014 Jetta Sportwagen vehicles. In the affected vehicles, debris may contaminate the air bag clock spring, a spiral wound, flat cable that keeps the air bag powered while the steering wheel is being turned. This contamination may tear the cable and result in a loss of electrical connection to the driver's frontal air bag.
A loss of electrical connection to the driver's frontal air bag will prevent the air bag from deploying in the event of a vehicle crash, increasing the risk of injury.
Volkswagen will notify owners, and dealers will install a protective cover over the steering wheel clock spring if the air bag light is off. If the airbag light is on and the steering wheel clock spring requires replacement, dealers will install a new steering wheel clock spring. These repairs will be performed free of charge. The recall began on January 15, 2016. Owners may contact Volkswagen customer service at 1-800-822-8987.
Campaign 15V483000 on NHTSA.gov
Fuel system, gasoline, fuel injection system, fuel railJan 23, 2015
Volkswagen Group of America, Inc. (Volkswagen) is recalling certain model year 2014-2015 Jetta vehicles manufactured March 28, 2014, to November 24, 2014, 2014-2015 Passat vehicles manufactured April 7, 2014, to November 18, 2014, 2015 Golf and GTI vehicles manufactured July 1, 2014, to November 20, 2014, and 2014-2015 Beetle and Beetle Convertible vehicles manufactured March 31, 2014, to November 27, 2014. A sealing cap at the fuel rail may fail, allowing fuel to leak into the engine compartment.
A fuel leak, in the presence of an ignition source, can result in a vehicle fire.
Volkswagen will notify owners, and dealers will replace the fuel rails with new parts, free of charge. The recall began February 6, 2015. Owners may contact Volkswagen customer service at 1-800-822-8987. Volkswagen's number for this recall is 24BL. Note: This recall expands and supersedes recall 14V-809 (Volkswagen recall number 24Bi) and only affects vehicles not previously repaired under that campaign.
Campaign 15V028000 on NHTSA.gov
Power train, automatic transmission, cooling unit and linesApr 15, 2014
Volkswagen of America, Inc. (Volkswagen) is recalling certain model year 2014 Jetta, Beetle, Beetle Convertible, and Passat vehicles equipped with a 1.8T engine and torque converter automatic transmission. In the affected vehicles, the O-ring seals between the oil cooler and the transmission may leak fluid.
The leaking transmission fluid could contact a hot surface and result in a vehicle fire.
Volkswagen will notify owners, and dealers will replace the O-ring seals in the transmission oil cooler, free of charge. The recall is expected to begin on April 16, 2014. Owners may contact Volkswagen at 1-800-822-8987. Volkswagen's number for this recall is 38B9/9V.
Campaign 14V182000 on NHTSA.gov
Representative owner complaints: engine
114 reports, newest first. Show all
Electrical system, Engine, Fuel/propulsion system, Dec 7, 2019
MY VEHICLE; FOR MONTHS NOW, HAS EITHER NOT STARTED UP RIGHT AWAY OR SHUT OFF WHILE DRIVING THROUGH CITY STREETS AND A MAJOR FREEWAY. WHILE DRIVING THE CAR LOSES POWER BUT THE BATTERY HAS POWER. POWER STEERING BECOMES LOST AND I HAVE TO PUSH THE VEHICLE OFF THE ROAD OR FREEWAY. THE VEHICLE HAS A ROUGH IDOL WHEN THIS OCCURS AND BECOMES UNSAFE TO HANDLE AND CAREFULLY REMOVE FROM A BUSY ROAD.I HAVE TAKEN IT IN TO VW SERVICE MULTIPLE TIMES AND THET CANNOT FIX IT. NO CODE COMES UP ON THEIR DIAGNOSTIC COMPUTER AND NO CHECK ENGINE DASH LIGHTS ILLUMINATE. THIS ISSUE SEEMS AS THOUGH IT IS IMPOSSIBLE TO FIX BY THE DEALERSHIP WHO SOLD IT TO ME, AND SELF DIAGNOSING IS OUT OF MY LEAGUE.
Engine, Nov 25, 2019
CAR SHUTS OFF WHILE DRIVING ON HIGHWAY. LOST ALL POWER. PULLED OVER, PLACED IN PARK, AND THEN THE CAR STARTED. ENGINE LIGHT STAYED ON. HAPPEN MULTIPLE TIMES. I DON'T FEEL SAFE DRIVING THIS CAR
Electrical system, Exterior lighting, Engine, Nov 22, 2019
AFTER EXITING THE FREEWAY AND GOT TO THE OVERPASS I HAD TO STOP, AFTER A ACCELERATED THE ENGINE SHUT DOWN, LOST ALL ELECTRICAL POWER EXCEPT FOR THE RADIO, FORTUNATELY AFTER THE OVERPASS WAS A DOWNGRADE SO THE CAR WAS ABLE TO COAST TO SAFETY ON TO THE SHOULDER. THIS HAS NOT BEEN THE FIRST INCIDENT WHERE THE VEHICLE HAS LOST COMPLETE POWER WHILE DRIVING IN CITY STREETS. THIS IS MY WIFE'S CAR, SHE HAD COMPLAINED TO ME OF THE CAR NOT STARTING AFTER SHE GOTTEN OFF WORK, WE TRIED TO JUMP STARTED IT AND IT STILL WOULD NOT START, SO IT HAD TO WAIT TILL I GOT OFF FROM WORK. SOON AS I GOT TO THE VEHICLE AFTER MY SHIFT, I TRIED TO CRANK START IT AND THE VEHICLE STARTED WITH OUT HESITATION. WHILE DRIVING IN THE CITY STREET, AFTER MAKING A STOP THE VEHICLE ENGINE SHUT OFF, I WAS UNAWARE SINCE THE RADIO WAS STILL PLAYING, SO MY WIFE POINTED OUT THIS HAD BEEN HAPPENING TO HER AS WELL, EVEN AFTER WE REPLACED THE BATTERY. SO I TOOK THE VEHICLE TO MY MECHANIC AND HE MENTIONED THAT THIS COULD BE AN ALTERNATOR PROBLEM, SO WE REPLACED THE ALTERNATOR AS WELL, BUT THE VEHICLE CONTINUES TO SHUT DOWN OR IT JUST WON'T START. I DECIDED TO CHECK THE WIRING TO THE BATTERY AND TO THE DISTRIBUTOR AND AFTER DOING THIS THE VEHICLE WILL START UP AGAIN. LAST EPISODE WAS ON 11/15/2019 AS I EXITED THE FREEWAY ON MY WAY TO WORK. WHEN I GOT HOME I REMEMBERED THAT MY WIFE HAD HANDED ME A COUPLE OF LATTERS FROM THE VW DEALER WITCH WE HAD OMITTED SINCE WE BOUGHT THE VEHICLE USED IN A CAR LOT. THIS IS HOW I FOUND OUT THAT THESE LETTERS WHERE NOTICES OF THE RECALLS ON THIS PARTICULAR VEHICLE. I SHARED THIS WITH A FRIEND THAT CLAIMS HE ALSO HAD THE SAME PROBLEM WITH A VW VEHICLE HE OWNED, HE EXPLAINED THAT THE PROBLEM IN HIS UNKNOWN VW MODEL, THE ELECTRICAL WIRING WAS AT FAULT. I'M SCHEDULED TO BRING THE VEHICLE IN FOR A RECALL FOR THE KEY COLUMN, WITCH IS NOT ASSOCIATED TO THE PROBLEM ACCORDING TO VW REP.
Engine, Nov 3, 2019
2014 JETTA WITH 90000 MILES STALLS ALL THE TIME IN COLD WEATHER. IT WILL JUST SHUT OFF WHEN COMING TO A STOP IN TRAFFIC OR STOP SIGNS AND RED LIGHTS. I ALMOST GOT RAN OVER BY A LARGE 18 WHEELER WHEN VEHICLE STALLED IN BALTIMORE TUNNEL. SOMEONE IS GOING TO GET HURT UNLESS THERE IS A RECALL FOR THIS ISSUE, PLEASE REPORT THIS ISSUE IF IT OCCURRING TO YOU.
Electrical system, Other or unspecified, Engine, Oct 31, 2019
DEALER ISSUED KEYS ARE IMPOSSIBLE TO TURN WHEN ATTEMPTING TO TURN OFF ENGINE IN STATIONARY/PARK POSITION. HAVE TO FLICK KEY FORWARD CAUSING A POWER SURGE TO SHUT THE ENGINE OFF. PROCESS IS GETTING WORSE, NOW FUEL LIGHT IS ON STATING THAT MY FUEL SENSOR IS BROKEN. CAR HAS LOST POWER WHEN ACCELERATING AS WELL. THIS IS ALL CONNECTED TO THE POWER SURGE NEEDED TO SHUT THE CAR OFF. DEALERSHIP STATES, THERE HAS NOT BEEN A RECALL FOR THIS TYPE OF ISSUE, IT WILL COST ME UPWARDS TO $1000 TO FIX IGNITION CYLINDER. IT LOOKS LIKE IT'S ONE OF THE ONLY ISSUES WITH THIS VEHICLE AND IS KNOWN BY THE DEALERSHIPS. DEALERSHIP ONLY ADVISES TO PURCHASE NEW VEHICLE WITH "PUSH TO START." THIS WILL BE OUR FIRST AND LAST VW.
Electrical system, Engine, Oct 26, 2019
KEY GETS STUCK IN IGNITION WHEN TURNING OFF THE ENGINE.
Engine, Oct 11, 2019
PERFECTLY MAINTAINED 2014 VOLKSWAGEN JETTA WITH 65K MILES ON IT "TIMING CHAINS ARE STRETCHED AND CAMSHAFT ADJUSTMENTS VALUES ARE OUTSIDE OF SPECIFICATIONS MEANING THE CAMSHAFT HAS FAILED". THERE IS ALSO AN ISSUE WITH THE TENSIONER. THE VEHICLE HAS STALLED, FELT AS IF IT WAS GOING TO BUCK FORWARD WHEN STOPPED AT A LIGHT, RPM IS INCONSISTENT WITH SPEED. THIS ISSUE WAS ALREADY ADDRESS IN A CLASS ACTION FOR REGULAR VW JETTA'S. MY VECHILE MEETS ALL OF THE CRITERIA WHEN IT COMES TO MILEAGE, THE YEAR, AND MAINTENANCE DONE. HOWEVER, IT'S A JETTA 2.0.
Electrical system, Engine, Fuel/propulsion system, Oct 2, 2019
EXCESSIVE STALLING AT INTERSECTIONS, ALMOST HIT WHEN MAKING A RIGHT TURN BECAUSE THE CAR STALLED. RESTART THE CAR AND WORKS FINE, BUT IS GETTING MORE FREQUENT.
Engine, Aug 29, 2019
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2014 VOLKSWAGEN JETTA. WHILE DRIVING VARIOUS SPEEDS, THE ENGINE SUDDENLY SHUT OFF. AFTER APPROXIMATELY TEN MINUTES, THE VEHICLE WAS RESTARTED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THREE COUNTY VOLKSWAGEN (701 RIVERSIDE AVE, LYNDHURST, NJ), BUT THE CAUSE OF THE FAILURE WAS NOT DETERMINED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE VIN WAS NOT AVAILABLE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 40,000.
Electrical system, Other or unspecified, Engine, Aug 26, 2019
WHILE DRIVING THE VEHICLE, IT STARTS TO STALL OR HAVE STALLED WHILE SLOWING DOWN OR SITTING IN RUSH HOUR TRAFFIC; OR WHILE STOPPED AT A RED LIGHT. THE DEALER STATED THE CODE WAS P0011 AND THE CAMSHAFT POSITION SENSOR NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE PART WAS ABOUT $75 AND THE LABOR JUST UNDER $400. THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT CAME BACK ON WITHIN 2 DAYS AND THE ISSUE STARTED AGAIN. NOW THE DEALER STATED CODE P0011 AGAIN, AND ALSO CODE P0016 CRANK SHAFT POSITION CORRELATION WHICH IS THE TIMING BELT HE STATED. HE ALSO QUOTED A PRICE OVER $3000 TO HAVE THE WORK COMPLETED. I ASKED IF THIS WAS THE PROBLEM ALL ALONG AND THE P0011 WAS MISDIAGNOSED THE LAST TIME SINCE YOU HAVE THE SAME CODE AGAIN. WAS THE OLD POSITION SENSOR BAD OR NOT. HE COULD NOT ANSWER. I TOLD HIM I CAN'T KEEP SPENDING MONEY IF YOU CAN'T GRANTEE A FIX. I DON'T WANT TO COME BACK IN A FEW WEEKS WITH THE SAME CODE, BUT THE PRICE KEEPS GOING UP. ALSO, THAT STATED THEY COMPLETED A RECALL UPDATE TO THE ECM SOFTWARE. I TOLD THEM I WAS SURPRISED AS I HAD CHECKED NHTSA AND IT STATED 0 INCOMPLETE RECALLS. I KNOW THIS AS I RESEARCHED THE P0011 ISSUE SEVERAL WEEKS AGO, AND SOMEONE MENTIONED IN A POST TO CHECK FOR THIS UPDATE. THIS APPEARS TO BE A COMMON ISSUE AS MANY PEOPLE ON THIS SITE HAVE SIMILAR COMPLAINTS TO MY OWN, WITH THE 2014 VW JETTA: HTTPS://WWW.CARCOMPLAINTS.COM/VOLKSWAGEN/JETTA/2014/ENGINE/ENGINE_DIES_STALLS_WHILE_DRIVING.SHTML I CAN'T AFFORD TO KEEP PAYING FOR POSSIBLE FIXES. I NEED FOR VW TO WORK ON MY VEHICLE AND COMPLETE THE REPAIRS AND MAKE SURE IT'S WHAT IS NEEDED TO RESOLVE THIS ISSUE. ALSO, I'VE NOTICED THAT SINCE THIS ISSUE HAS STARTED, THE CAR IS BURNING FUEL AT AN INCREDIBLE RATE; GOING FROM A HALF A TANK TO A QUARTER TANK IN A 12 MILE TRIP TO WORK AND 12 MILES BACK HOME, WITHOUT ANY OTHER STOPS. I WOULD THINK 24 MILES ROUND TRIP IN TRAFFIC WOULD BURN MAYBE 2 GALLONS, BUT NOT A QUARTER TANK OF GAS.
Electrical system, Engine, Fuel/propulsion system, Aug 18, 2019
AFTER HAVING THE CAR FOR A YEAR, THE INJECTOR COIL PACK MALFUNCTION. THE CAR WOULD SPUTTER AND SLOW DOWN SPEED WHILE DRIVING AND WOULD STOP. I WENT THROUGH 3 REPLACEMENTS. WHEN THE CAR IS IDLE, THE CAR SHAKES OR LIKE IT IS STRESSING ITSELF TO WORK HARD BEING IDLE. THE KEY IGNITION IS NOW GIVING PROBLEMS. THE CAR WILL NOT RECOGNIZE THE KEY AND WILL NOT TURN ON. IF YOU HOLD THE KEY AT A CERTAIN ANGLE IT WILL TURN ON BUT IT IS HARD TO TAKE THE KEY OUT OF IGNITION.
Engine, Jul 29, 2019
ENGINE SEIZED WITH NO PRIOR WARNING. THE OIL LIGHT OR TEMPERATURE LIGHT DID NOT COME ON PRIOR TO CAR STALLING WITH A SEIZED ENGINE. WE WERE DRIVING ON THE HIGHWAY AT HIGHWAY SPEED WHEN ALL OF A SUDDEN THE CAR WOULD NOT ACCELERATE AND AN EPC LIGHT CAME ON, NOT A CHECK ENGINE LIGHT. WHEN WE PULLED OVER THE CAR STALLED WITH ALL THE WARNING LIGHTS ON. THE DEALERSHIP TOLD ME THE NEXT DAY THAT THE ENGINE HAD SEIZED. I HAVE CHANGED THE OIL EVERY 10000 MILES WITH SYNTHETIC OIL. THERE IS NO REASON THIS SHOULD HAVE HAPPENED.
Engine, Jun 29, 2019
MY 2014 VW JETTA (86000 MILES) WAS PARKED. I TRIED TO TURN IT ON; IT WOULD CRANK BUT WOULDN'T START. GOT IT TOWED TO THE VW DEALERSHIP WHERE THEY TOLD ME THE TIMING BELT AND TENSIONER HAD TO BE REPLACED. THE OPENED THE ENGINE TO INSPECT FOR FURTHER DAMAGE AND FOUND SEVERAL BENT VALVES.
Power train, Electronic stability control (ESC), Engine, Jun 9, 2019
MY CAR HAS HAD MANY PROBLEMS AND HAS NOT BEEN ABLE TO BE FIXED THROUGH THE DEALERSHIP. ALL PROBLEMS OCCURRED AFTER 50,000 MILES. THE ENGINE SEEMS TO RUN AND START HARD. THE CAR WOULD NOT ACCELERATE WHEN DRIVING. IT WOULD REV UP BUT NO MOTION UNTIL SOMETHING EVENTUALLY SWITCHED INTO GEAR, WHILE IN MOTION ON STREETS AND HIGHWAY. IT WILL ACT LIKE THIS FOR AWHILE WITHOUT TRIGGERING A CODE. I WOULD BRING IT TO THE DEALERSHIP AND WOULD BE TOLD IT WAS NOTHING. EVENTUALLY IT WILL TRIGGER THE EPC CODE, BUT THE CODE WILL DISAPPEAR THE NEXT TIME THE CAR IS TURNED ON. ABOUT 4 DAYS AFTER THAT THE ENGINE LIGHT COMES ON. VOLKSWAGEN DEALERSHIP HAS "FIXED" THIS ISSUE ONCE BEFORE STATING THAT IT WAS A MANUFACTURE DEFECT. THEY COVERED THE COST, BUT SINCE THEN IT HAS HAPPENED AGAIN AND THEY STATE THAT NOW I AM RESPONSIBLE FOR COVERING THE REPAIR, WHEN IT WASN'T FIXED CORRECTLY OR DIAGNOSED CORRECTLY IN THE FIRST PLACE. I HAVE MISSED NUMEROUS DAYS OF WORK, AND HAVE BEEN WITHOUT A CAR DO TO DIAGNOSIS/ REPAIRS FOR OVER 2 MONTHS IN THIS PAST YEAR. THIS SHOULD NOT HAPPEN WITH ONLY 56,000 MILES ON A CAR.
Steering, Electrical system, Engine, Jun 8, 2019
IGNITION LOCKED AND LOCKED THE STEERING WHEEL AS WELL. CANNOT GET CAR STARTED
Other or unspecified, Electronic stability control (ESC), Engine, May 30, 2019
O RING TRANSMISSIONS LEAK, EPC LIGHT, COOLING FAN
Electronic stability control (ESC), Engine, May 25, 2019
ISSUES WITH MY 2014 VW JETTA STARTED MARCH 2018. MY CAR HAD A ROUGH IDLE THAT WOULD PHYSICALLY IMPACT THE CAR CAUSING THE CAR TO JERK. WHEN DECREASING SPEEDS MY CAR WOULD JERK. MY CAR HAS STALLED MULTIPLE TIMES WHILE IN MOTION AND WHILE COMING TO A COMPLETE STOP. I HAVE HAD ISSUES WITH MY ENGINE MIL LIGHT AND BATTERY LIGHT WHEN MY CAR STALLED AND COMPLETELY LOST POWER. UPON THE FIRST OCCURRENCE, I BROUGHT MY VEHICLE TO THE DEALERSHIP AND THEY INFORMED ME I HAD TO GET MY SPARK PLUGS CHANGED, CAM SENSOR REPLACED, AND AN INDUCTION SERVICE. AFTER COMPLETION OF THIS WORK, MY CAR CONTINUED TO HAVE THE SAME SYMPTOMS. AFTER RETURNING TO THE CAR DEALERSHIP THEY THEN DETERMINED THAT MY TIMING CHAIN, TENSIONER, AND BRIDGE NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. AFTER THIS REPAIR WAS COMPLETED MY OIL LIGHT CAME AND I TOOK MY CAR BACK IN FOR AN OIL CHANGE. DURING THE OIL CHANGE, THE SERVICE REP INFORMED ME THAT THEY DID NOT SEE ANYTHING WRONG AND THAT I NEEDED TO MAKE AN APPOINTMENT TO HAVE ANOTHER DIAGNOSTIC TEST DONE I WANTED A SECOND OPINION BECAUSE THIS WHOLE SITUATION WAS EXACERBATING MY ANXIETY AND I DID NOT TRUST THE DEALERSHIP OR VW. PLEASE SEE THE ATTACHED WORD DOCUMENT FOR FULL REPORT.
Power train, Engine, Fuel/propulsion system, May 6, 2019
MY VEHICLE STARTED FLASHING THE ENGINE LIGHT. THEN ITS STARTED STALLING. I TURNED IT OFF ,WAITED A COUPLE MINUTES AND IT WAS FINE TO DRIVE BUT STILL HAD THE ENGINE LIGHT ON. NOTHING HAPPENED UNTIL THE NEXT DAY, THE ENGINE LIGHT WASNT ON ANYMORE. AS I WAS DRIVING AT 70 MPH IT STARTED STALLING AGAIN. TOOK IT TO A SHOP AND THEY TOLD ME I HAD A COUPLE OF CODES ON. IT WAS CLEARED JUST TO MAKE SURE IT WASNT SOMETHING ELSE. AFTER ABOUT 100 MILES OF DRIVING THE ENGINE LIGHT TURNED ON AGAIN AND THE CAR STARTED STALLING AGAIN AT AROUND 65MPH. I CHANGED THE SPARK PLUGS AND THE SPARK PLUG WIRES. RUNS GREAT UNTIL ANOTHER 100MILES OF DRIVING, IT STARTED STALLING AT AROUND 75MPH. EVERYTIME THE LIGHT COMES ON, I TURN THE CAR OFF WAIT A COUPLE MINUTES AND TURN IT BACK ON WITH OUT ANY SIGNS OF MISFIRING.
Engine, Apr 30, 2019
TAKATA RECALL. DRIVING ON HIGHWAY TRYING TO SPEED UP AND EPC LIGHT CAME ON ENGINE CHECK LIGHT CAME ON AND STARTED FLASHING AND SKID LIGHT CAME ON. CAR BEGAN TO SLOW DOWN, SEEM LIKE SHUT OFF AND I HAD TO PULL OVER ON THE SIDE OF THE FREEWAY. WOULD SHUT CAR OFF AND TURN BACK ON, EPC LIGHT AND SKID LIGHT WOULD GO AWAY BUT ENGINE CHECK LIGHT WOULD REMAIN.
Engine, Apr 9, 2019
MY KEY WON'T TURN THE CAR OFF WHEN IT IS RUNNING. THE STEERING WHEEL IS NOT LOCKED. KEY FEELS LIKE ITS GOING TO BREAK OFF AND I CAN'T TURN IT.
Power train, Engine, Mar 22, 2019
TRANSMISSION PROBLEMS? ONCE MY CAR GOT UP TO 80,000 MILES WHEN IN TRAFFIC I TAKE MY FOOT OFF THE ACCELERATOR WHILE IN DRIVE AND THEN ACCELERATE SOMETIMES THERE'S A JERKING AS IF THE CAR DOESN'T KNOW WHAT GEAR TO BE IN. NORMALLY HAPPENS AT ANY SPEED TYPICALLY WHILE DRIVING SLOWING DOWN AND ACCELERATING. DATE WHEN IT STARTED I REALLY STARTED NOTICING IT IN JANUARY 2019. I ALSO NOTICED EXCESSIVE OIL CONSUMPTION AND WHEN OIL GETS LOW ON DIPSTICK NO LOW OIL LIGHT ON DASH. OIL GETS LOWER THAN DIPSTICK. DIPSTICK BECOMES DRY BUT NO SOUND DIFFERENCE IN ENGINE AND STILL RUNS NORMALLY.
Engine, Mar 19, 2019
A 5 YEAR OLD CAR WITH UNDER 70K MILES IS NOW IN THE SHOP HAVING THE TIMING CHAIN REPLACED. THIS IS ABOUT HALF THE MILES AND YEARS THAT SHOULD BE EXPECTED TO GO WITHOUT TIMING CHAIN PROBLEMS.
Electrical system, Electronic stability control (ESC), Engine, Jan 29, 2019
"THE ENGINE MAY IDLE ROUGH AND STUMBLE UPON ACCELERATION. THIS MAY BE DUE TO FAULTY ENGINE CONTROL MODULE SOFTWARE MISADJUSTING THE VALVE TIMING." THI IS THE CURRENT SAFETY RECALL FOR THE SAME MAKE MODEL AND YEAR OF MY CAR, HOWEVER, MY VIN HAS NOT BEEN INCLUDED. THIS IS THE ISSUE WITH MY CAR. IT WILL HAPPEN WHILE IN PARK, WHEN SLOWING DOWN TO STOP AT A STOP SIGN, A LIGHT, OR IN A DRIVE THRU. MY CAR HAS STALLED AS A RESULT AT A STOP SIGN AND AT A LIGHT. LAST TIME THIS HAPPENED WAS YESTERDAY.
Power train, Engine, Jan 3, 2019
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2014 VOLKSWAGEN JETTA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE LEAKED TRANSMISSION FLUID. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO KEN GARFF VOLKSWAGEN (115 E UNIVERSITY PKWY, OREM, UT 84058, 801-714-2300) WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE O RING FRACTURED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED AND REFERRED THE CONTACT TO NHTSA. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 60,100.
Engine, Nov 21, 2018
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2014 VOLKSWAGEN JETTA. WHILE DRIVING VARIOUS SPEEDS, THE COOLANT PUMP FAILED. AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC ASSESSED THE VEHICLE AND STATED THAT AN UNKNOWN LIQUID SEALANT WAS APPLIED TO THE COOLANT PUMP. THE INDEPENDENT MECHANIC FLUSHED THE COOLANT PUMP AND, AFTER TEST DRIVING THE VEHICLE, A BROWN FOAM EXITED FROM THE COOLANT PUMP SEALING. THE INDEPENDENT MECHANIC DIAGNOSED THAT THE LIQUID SEALANT (BROWN FOAM-LIKE MATERIAL) CREATED A BLOCKAGE WITHIN THE HEATER CORE AND CAUSED THE HEATER TO FAIL WITHIN THE VEHICLE IN COLD TEMPERATURES. VOLKSWAGEN OF DOWNTOWN CHICAGO (1111 NORTH CLARK STREET, CHICAGO, ILLINOIS 60610, (312) 614-0196) WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE VIA VOICEMAIL. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 69,000.