2007 Volkswagen Jetta: check engine light

Filed Oct 26, 2020 · Engine, Seat belts · 136,000 miles · TX

After going to the mechanics after the check engine light came on, I was expecting all the problems to be gone but to my surprise the jolting when I accelerate is still there. Its a very harsh jolt forward roughly when its going to second gear, the rpms go to 4k then jump down to 2k and it does that for a while. For example I'll be driving and then all of a sudden it'll do a harsh jolt forward and will continue to do that when accelerating or when attempting to go at a steady speed. Another problem is the seatbelts are not retractable anymore and I have no idea why. When I would turn off the car the gas would be regurgitated back as if the car was on as it's completely off. I don't know where it comes from but water gets in the car when it rains and the carpets will be completely soaked and it'll smell like mold, we have tried to fix it and mechanics have looked at it and they are clueless too.

Filed Jul 22, 2019 · Engine · 125,000 miles · NY

Had to replace both cooling fans on my 2007 vw wolfsburg jetta. Check engine light was on cand causing the engine to overheat. Causing the pressure relief lid on the overflow bottle to be activated causing coolant to come out. This would happen when the outside tem was 50+ degrees fahrenheit. Vehicle would be driving or idle.

Filed Mar 31, 2014 · Airbags, Brakes · 3,100 miles · MD

Tl* the contact owns a 2007 volkswagen jetta. The contact stated that the check engine light was illuminated. The vehicle was taken to the dealer where it was diagnosed that the anti lock braking system had malfunctioned. The vehicle was repaired and the defect was remedied. The contact also stated that the front passenger seat had malfunctioned. The dealer diagnosed that the air bag system was defective and needed repairing. The vehicle was repaired. No further information was available. The manufacturer was not notified of the failure. The VIN was not available. The failure mileage was 3,100.

Filed Dec 4, 2013 · Engine, Transmission · 89,700 miles · LA

I noticed the engine light went on few weeks ago then the shafts' lights started turning on all at the same time (p-r-n-d). The car was moving and a knocking sound started when the weather gets hot. I took it to couple of car shop services and non was able to demonstrate the problem but rather, they offered to change the whole transmission for +4,500 dollars so that they would work it simply with a good profit! While driving earlier today, there was a very weird sound coming from the engine and I planed to take it to vw services so that they'd take a look at it. Unfortunately, few minutes later the car stopped moving and I had to pull up. I just found out that vw is calling vw jetta 2006-2009, engine 2.01 for the exact same reason. Though, my car is 2.5 engine but happened to have the exact same problems. I'm towing the car tomorrow morning and I'll take it to vw services and hopefully they will consider this incident for the 2.5l cars also.

Filed Sep 12, 2012 · Electrical · 69,000 miles · VA

Tl* the contact owns a 2007 volkswagen jetta. The contact stated that while driving 30 MPH, the sun roof opened independently, the check engine warning light illuminated and numerous warning lights illuminated sporadically. The rear driver's side door could only be opened from the interior of the vehicle and the anti-theft system would only function intermittently. The contact spoke with several dealers and was informed that the failure was most likely caused by an electrical failure. The vehicle was not repaired. The failure and current mileages were 69,000.

Filed May 15, 2011 · Electrical · 52,322 miles · MI

Poor obd on 2007 vw jetta for engine speed sensor. [xxx] is the VIN of the car, recently the engine begin to stall/die soon after starting, unable to hold the idle speed but there was no mil/check engine light, upon several attempts it used to run fine it continued for several weeks. One fine day my wife and 2.5 month baby were driving on I-75 south to detroit downtown and car stopped in the middle of the freeway- it just stopped for no reason no mil or check engine light even after these events. It came back up running again after she was able to start the engine again. On the same day while she was driving back from the office it stopped while getting out of the parking lot again no check engine light. It was the scariest day, we towed the car back home even though it was starting again due to the fact that there was something seriously wrong with the vehicle. On 25th march 2011 I started the car in the morning then I saw the check engine light on dash board for the first time, and dropped it off at fox automotive dealer in rochester hills mi. Where they were not courteous in dealing with this problem, and found the engine speed sensor [crank angle sensor] was found broken, replacement of the same seem to have resolved the issue. However the main concern is the obd did not work when it saw several misfires and engine speed issues, which could have prevented my wife and baby not to drive to work on freeway, this is a serious concern. It is essential that vw dealer should also address such serious issues with some concern and importance where they did not give any opportunity for me to drop off the vehicle for repair the same day I towed the vehicle back from my wife's office, after few days of gap I was able to drop the vehicle where they worked on it after few days of wait time, they even recommended me to drive back the car with check engine light if I need vehicle the same day or early. I request the USA gov.'t to look into this matter immediately. Information redacted pursuant to the freedom of informatio

Filed Oct 25, 2010 · Engine · 33,000 miles · CO

I drive a vw jetta (2007) 2.0t. It has been having several engine issues since I bought the car (check engine light, loss of power, engine sputter). But over the past 5-6 months, I have had the car stall completely twice. The first time at a traffic stop and the second time while merging on to an interstate ramp.

Filed Oct 21, 2010 · Engine · 11,780 miles · CA

I was driving along a major freeway when the car started to vibrate and the check engine light came on and was flashing. I had to attempt to get to the shoulder in heavy traffic with the car slowing down and engine misfiring. When parked on the side of the freeway, we exited the car since it was a very dangerous stretch of road and soon a highway service vehicle came and told us they would tow us off the road for our safety. We were stranded on a lone stretch of busy freeway 80 miles from home and had to get a tow for 80+miles and 2+ hour's drive. I was very disappointed that the problem I had with my car (ignition coil) was the same problem I had 4 months prior (which also required a tow). At that time, only one ignition coil was replaced (even though I was told there was an existing recall on the ignition coils) and so 4 months later I ended up with the same problem. In reading on the web, I have discovered the problem with vw ignition coils has been around since 2001 - even more reason to why all four should have been replaced when I first brought my car in for the problem back in june. This has been a known problem for many years (with 2001-2003 models) but for some reason it still continues today and there has been only service bulletins issued and no factory recalls.

Filed Mar 22, 2008 · Fuel system · 9,500 miles · NY

2007 jetta 2.5l wolfsburg edition (5sp manual) with 9,500 miles abruptly loses power when revved to 3000 RPM followed by a solid yellow cel. Walk-in at dealer service, in and out 1 hour, they said diagnostic shows knock sensor was at fault and cleaned and replaced with original knock sensor. 200 miles later, same issue - no throttle response at 3000 RPM, followed by solid yellow cel. Dealer says ok to drive on, come in next apt. 5 days later. Car in and out same day, they cleaned both knock sensors and replaced with originals again. 300 miles later same problem - no throttle response, cel, etc. This time dealer replaced both kock sensors with new ones. The same issue repeats another 2 times. Dealer has been in touch with vw tech line since episode 3 because they tell me it is a "warranty issue". This same single issue has happened 5 times in total spanning 1,000 miles in 2 months. All repairs completed by language vw in schenectady, ny.