2007 Volkswagen Jetta: sudden loss of power

Filed Sep 8, 2012 · Transmission · 75,000 miles · GA

Was accelerating onto the expressway during rush hour from full stop at on ramp due to traffic congestion and at around 20 or so MPH the car loss power and the RPM quickly increased as if you were pressing the clutch in a manual transmission vehicle, this is a automatic vehicle so the issue was definitely caused by a malfunction somewhere within the driven train or electrical sensors controlling the drive train. Since that time this frightening issue has been increasing in frequency. This is a dangerous issue that needs to be addressed before someone is injured. A basic internet search shows that my case is not unusual for this vehicle.

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 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 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 Aug 26, 2009 · Transmission · 33,000 miles · IL

I own a 2007 volkswagen jetta gli with a 2.0t engine and a direct shift gearbox (dsg) transmission. At approximately 33,000 miles (in 12/2008), my dsg transmission failed while driving on a main 40mph road into my job. I lost power at about 20mph while turning left in front of oncoming traffic but was luckily able to coast into my works side roads to pull over. The loss of power was accompanied by the flashing of all transmission gear lights (prdns), which is typical of all dsg transmission failures from what I have read. Vw completely replaced my transmission under warranty and never told me exactly which part of my dsg actually failed. They claimed that they simply remove the entire transmission and send it back to vw. There is a current recall for a small number of 08-09 dsg equipped cars, which was implemented because a faulty temperature sensor can cause the transmission to shift to neutral and all power would be lost, resulting in a dangerous situation. This power loss is what I experienced, and although my problem was likely unrelated to the current recall rationale, was dangerous to me nonetheless. I visit a vw enthusiast website where dsg failures on all model years are more commonplace than should be accepted. If this high failure transmission results in a dangerous condition, vw should remedy the problem by fixing all dsg models with updated components for all known commonly failing dsg components. At the very least, vw should also extend dsg warranties to 100,000 miles to cover repairs to this costly transmission.