2008 Volkswagen Jetta: engine stalls while driving

7 of the 188 complaints about the 2008 Volkswagen Jetta describe engine stalls while driving.

owner complaints: 7
of this car's complaints: 4%
typical mileage: 90,000
recalls: 0

Is there a fix? 157 service bulletins cover this area of the car. See below

Engine stalls while driving by model year

2024
1
2023
4
2022
4
2021
4
2020
2
2019
79
2018
2
2017
8
2016
8
2015
11
2014
40
2013
52
2012
47
2011
100
2010
197
2009
174
2008
7
2007
14
2006
35
2005
22
2004
20
2003
17
2002
34
2001
40
2000
31
1999
18
1998
6
1997
2
1996
1
1995
13
1994
11
1993
1
1992
6
1991
1
1990
1

What owners say

Filed May 9, 2016 · Transmission · 98,000 miles · IL

The car stall in middle of the road while driving, then the transmission has the issue as car does not move to drive or reverse. The issue can cause the severe accident. This needs to look into this. I believe similar instances have reported: http://abcnews.go.com/gma/story?id=8378724

Filed Aug 5, 2015 · Fuel system · 94,000 miles · NC

Tl* the contact owns a 2008 volkswagen jetta. While driving at approximately 40 MPH, the vehicle stalled and the engine warning indicators illuminated. The vehicle was able to restart, but would only accelerate up to 30 MPH. The contact stated that this was a recurring failure. The vehicle was towed to an independent mechanic for diagnostic testing. The technician diagnosed that the fuel sensors were defective and an oil change was needed. The vehicle was repaired. The manufacturer was not notified. The approximate failure mileage was 94,000.

Filed Jun 11, 2014 · Electrical · 90,000 miles · TX

Tl * the contact owns a 2008 volkswagen jetta. While driving approximately 60 MPH, the vehicle stalled. The contact steered the vehicle to the side of the road and was able to restart the vehicle. The failure recurred four times in five days. The dealer stated that the electronic computer machine needed to be replaced. The vehicle was not repaired. The manufacturer was not notified. The approximate failure mileage was 90,000.

Filed Aug 31, 2012 · Engine · 39,410 miles · TX

The 08 jetta se stall w/o any warning, usually after 30 minutes of driving and sometime at stoplights.

Filed Oct 19, 2011 · Electrical, Engine · FL

Every morning my 2008 vw jetta 2.0t is very hard to start. Sometimes when the car is trying to start it stalls in the middle of starting. Http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_tgw53yvlqa&feature=youtube_gdata_player.

Filed Nov 30, 2010 · Electrical, Fuel system · 52,539 miles · TX

2008 vw jetta 2.5l engine stalls and epc light illuminates.

Filed Jul 7, 2009 · Transmission · 5,000 miles · MN

I drive a 2008 vw jetta wolfsburg edition equipped with the dsg (direct shift gearbox) transmission. After driving the car for about 1000 miles I started to noticed very harsh 2 to 1 downshifts and surging while in drive. By the harsh downshift I mean when slowing down coming to a stop when the gearbox would shift from 2nd gear down into 1st gear I would always experience a loud metallic "clunk" noise. In regards to the surging while in drive I mean when at a dead stop and you give even/slight pedal pressure on the accelerator the car would surge forward over and over again like you were stepping on the gas and then letting off. This characteristic was very prevalent on an incline. The vw dealership I work with diagnosed the problem as a faulty mechatronics unit which controls the functions of the complex dsg transmission. It was replaced at 5000 miles. After driving with the new mechatronics unit installed for roughly 6000 more miles I started to now experience the same surging issues but when the car was in reverse. I also noticed that the RPM's would always drop like the engine was going to stall everytime I would shift into drive from park. And lastly when starting from a stop, applying even accelerator pedal pressure, the car would always "jump" off the line. Brought it into the vw dealership again and they ended up replacing the whole transmission. After the new dsg transmission has been installed the car drives very smooth now with no surging and no harsh 2 to 1 downshifts. The new trans only has 300 miles on it currently but I hope the same issues do not occur again.