2007 Volkswagen Jetta: engine failure

Filed Oct 13, 2021 · Brakes, Tires · CO

TPMS failure on each tire and ABS went out immediately. Was on he highway when failure happened; had to use the emergency run away truck ramp to stop. Break pads seized on back left side causing damage to rotor that was just replaced. Only thing that saved my life was it was in the middle of the night.

Filed Jul 14, 2019 · Airbags, Engine · 185,000 miles · MI

Recall -engine and engine cooling I have a 07 jetta 2.0l. 2 months ago I noticed a gas smell when I took my oil cap off I noticed there was a lot of steam/smoke & I could tell that's where the smell was coming from. There was nothing visible other than the steam/gas vapor. The coolant level never moves. I was only getting 15 miles to the gallon because it was leaking into my engine. On 7/13/19 the engine seized (locked) up while I was driving it. I was driving my wife to work with our 5 year old son. I had just turned on the street of her work going 10 miles an hour & it felt like my car just died. I couldn't even get the engine to turn over. I had to get my vehicle towed to a repair shop. Which is when I found out that the engine seized. I have absolutely no transportation now. (recall faulty air bags my car is miles away at the repair shop, so I can't take a picture of the air bag light but it turned on about a week ago and hasn't shut off. My concern is that this is something that a repair shop can not fix/ its going to be so expensive that I can't afford to fix it. It has faulty air bags that can just go off while I'm driving! Safety bags are a 'must have' & it is illegal to sell/produce any non safe vehicle! I seen that volkswagen company made a hand full of recalls on this vehicle over the last 8 years. The previous owner kept the car in a garage & started it daily he just never checked for recalls. Parts on this car are compatible with the 06-09 jettas& sportwagons & he had replaced parts. I'm unsure which ones were replaced. My vehicle falls under the category of a vw jetta sedan. I'm having all of the same recall issues that the jetta is recalling for. & the horn does not work when it's parked. Your company posted the recalls for all of the same problems that I'm having with this vehicle! Recall no. 40j2/s4. Recall no. 20i4/u1. Recall no. Q8.

Filed Nov 30, 2010 · Electrical, Lights · 33,400 miles · WA

My 2007 wolfsburg jetta just stalled on me last night. The ESC lights came on and then the battery light came on and then the engine died. I lost all power and coasted off to the side of the road. I thought it was the battery but all my lights, radio, headlights worked. I tried to start it but the red steering light came on too. I got it towed to the dealership because it should still be under warranty(<4 years, <40,000 miles). Luckily this happened in a residential neighborhood where I was able to safely get out of traffic. If this had happened on the freeway, a more serious accident could have occurred.this car was bought new and has never given me any issues.

Filed Sep 26, 2010 · Electrical · 37,785 miles · SC

2007 vw jetta wolfsburg: pulled out of vw dealership into an intersection and the engine shut off with no warning. Turned ignition off and back on and the car restarted. Got onto the interstate and the car lost power going about 65 MPH. Gas pedal to floor and no acceleration. Removed foot from pedal and pushed again and car started to accelerate again. Exited off interstate and slowed down at intersection to stop at traffic light. Engine died and would not restart. Car was towed by vw to their service dept. The police were contacted to direct traffic due to the unsafe conditions created by the car stopping in an intersection. These problems occurred during rush hour traffic and we were fortunate not to have been killed or to have caused an accident. The problems occurred on an extremely hot day. The car was at the vw service dept for 12 days and over 600 miles were put on my car by vw. The dealership contacted vw of america to help diagnose the problem. The service dept mgr acknowledged low voltage on the meters he connected to my car and also the ignition would not start for him while he had the car at a gas station. Since they could not exactly re-create the problems that occurred, I did not feel they could assure me the car had been repaired and would be safe to drive. They were "guessing" at the repair. The ignition control module was replaced and I was assured by vw service dept and vw of america that the car was repaired and safe to drive. After driving appx 300 miles, the car stalled again. I have seen similar problems reported on the federal safety agency website under various categories for 2007, 2008, 2009 and 2010 jettas. This is a serious problem with the vw jetta and vw of america needs to respond to these complaints. This car should not be allowed on the road. I was told by vw of america that this was an isolated incident. The gm and service dept mgr at the vw dealership told me they had never heard of this problem.

Filed Sep 6, 2010 · Electrical · 34,900 miles · OH

I drive a 2007 jetta wolfsberg. In april 2010 I was leaving for work and the car wouldn't start. My husband went out and it started for him. No warning lights were on. A week later the car's engine just died while traveling 60mph on the freeway and would not start. Towed to dealership where they checked all the wiring harnesses and overlaid a wire. One day after receiving the car back I had trouble starting it again. Reported this to dealership service. Two days later the engine died while driving down a residential street and would not start. No warning lights were on. Towed back to service where they had a vw engineer look at the car. They ended up replacing the computer in the car. All service was covered under warranty. I have not had any problems since the computer was replaced. I am reporting this because of an article my aunt sent to me. The article said the government is investigating the same problem with other vw models (stalling, loss of power and engine).

Filed Sep 5, 2007 · Brakes · 8,500 miles · PA

I have had several problems with my 2007 vw jetta 2.5 but the most recent and disturbing was a complete failure of the rear brakes due to an improperly adjusted parking brake cable. The faulty e-brake caused the rear brake calipers to seize, ate through the pads, and damaged the rotors. Upon taking it to the dealer I was informed this was a fairly common problem with my model. After doing some research on the internet I came across dozens of other owners who have had the same problem. While mine did not result in an accident not having the use of the rear brakes with no way of telling is definitely a cause for concern. Plus with the brakes seized and dragging my fuel economy has suffered greatly. I took the car in and had the rear calipers, e-brake, pads, and rotors covered under warranty but other owners have had to pay as much as $600.00 to there local dealers who called it a wear item. Please look into this and force vw to take ownership of the problem and recall the vehicles before someone does get killed due to brake failure.