2010 Volkswagen Jetta acceleration problems

Filed May 21, 2025 · Acceleration, Brakes · VA

When you turn on the vehicle, the abs and traction light illuminates. The light that says "BRAKE" also illuminates and the vehicle beeps 3 times. When driving the vehicle, the red light "BRAKE" flashes constantly, while the ABS and traction control light remains illuminated but no flashes. The dealership says it's a fault ABS module and Hydraulic Pump Assembly. I researched and found a Volkswagen safety recall code: 45F2 (published March 17, 2017) that seems very applicable to my vehicle. Safety concerns include but are not limited to the following: loss of vehicle control, failure to brake properly, auto engagement of brakes not by the driver, etc. All safety concerns may cause my life or the life of another individual.

Filed Sep 9, 2020 · Acceleration, Brakes · 180,000 miles · MI

Tl* the contact owns a 2010 volkswagen jetta. The contact stated the distance between the accelerator pedal and brake pedal were too close and that the wrong pedal may be depressed. The contact called ralph thayer volkswagen (34501 plymouth rd, livonia, mi 48150, (734) 838-1820) however, the vehicle was not diagnosed nor repaired. The manufacturer was contacted but, no further assistance was provided. The failure mileage was 180,000.

Filed Jul 31, 2017 · Acceleration, Engine · 50,500 miles · PA

Driving on interstate highway for greater than 30 minutes, there was onset of strong rain conditions at about 30 minutes of driving time -- the epc light came on and the ability to accelerate was lost. Symptoms of downshifting were noted just prior to onset of issue. Depressing the accelerator resulted in RPM increase with no acceleration in relatively fast traffic (>50mph). Was able to pull off safely and shut vehicle off. Very dangerous situation in high speed/strong rain conditions. Epc light turned off after shutoff and re-start, and I assumed a slip on wet surface. Restarted and attempted to rejoin traffic. Traveled less than 50 feet and epc light re-lit with no slip, followed immediately by lighting of the 'check engine' light. Same lack of acceleration and increased RPM with depressing throttle pedal was noted. Turned off engine on shoulder again and restarted after five minute period in attempt to get home and was able to very carefully/slowly merge back into traffic with check engine light and epc light lit for entirety of trip home (>50 miles). Vehicle drove for additional approximately 50 miles without symptoms onset. Vehicle currently has approximately 50k miles and is driven once every week or two weeks. All service is performed regularly. I researched this symptom set online, only to find hundreds of complaints similar to mine across the spectrum of vw models indicating no precise diagnosis relative to these symptoms coinciding with thousands of dollars of repairs in attempt to reconcile. I do not care to spend thousands of dollars attempting to repair an issue that cannot be identified using a 'trial and error' method on a vehicle that kbb values at less than 5k. Based on my limited research, this very dangerous issue should be some sort of recall. I have researched recalls on my particular vehicle and have noted nothing relative.

Filed Jul 5, 2017 · Acceleration, Transmission · 75,000 miles · IN

Tl* the contact owns a 2010 volkswagen jetta. On several occasions, while driving 40 MPH, the vehicle stopped without warning. On one occasion, the vehicle failed to accelerate. As a result, the contact stated that a warning indicator illuminated, indicating to depress the brake pedal and accelerate again. On another occasion, while attempting to reverse the vehicle, the gear shifter failed to operate and the check engine warning indicator illuminated. The vehicle was taken to vorderman volkswagen (located at 5811 cross creek blvd, fort wayne, in 46818 (260) 489-7900) where it was diagnosed that the transmission needed to be replaced. The vehicle was not repaired. The manufacturer was notified of the failure and did not offer assistance. The approximate failure mileage was 75,000.

Filed Jul 14, 2016 · Acceleration, Transmission · 66,793 miles · NV

Tl* the contact owns a 2010 volkswagen jetta. While shifting the vehicle between the park, reverse, and drive positions, the vehicle made an abnormal noise without warning. In addition, when the accelerator pedal was depressed, the vehicle hesitated to accelerate. The vehicle was taken to a dealer, but was not diagnosed or repaired. The manufacturer was made aware of the failure. The failure mileage was 66,793.

Filed Nov 23, 2015 · Acceleration, Engine · 75,000 miles · TX

Transmission jerking from 1st to 2nd gear set off glow plug/check engine light. Turned off ignition. Warning light reset. Jerking continued in gear 1st to 2nd and 3rd to 4th.

Filed Sep 25, 2015 · Acceleration, Fuel system · 113,600 miles · CA

The car lost power while going uphill and would only reach speeds of about 20mph on a 40mph road. The car check engine light had come on about a month before. I was told there was a problem with the high pressure fuel pump and it would need to be replaced but the car would be safe to drive until it stopped powering up to top speed.

Filed Dec 6, 2014 · Acceleration, Electrical · 40,000 miles · RI

I have a 2010 jetta wolfsburg 2.0 turbo. I have had nothing but problems with it and the dealer can't seem to help me. The doors won't lock or unlock consistently with the key fob. When I lock it, the horn beeps to let me know the alarm is on, but the doors don't lock! Not even manually. If I open the door, the alarm sounds, but the doors won't lock! The touchscreen radio made a popping sound about 5 days ago and went completely black. The radio is hooked up to the car's blue tooth so that is not working either. No hands free talking for me! I also paid a lot of money to have a lifetime subscription to sirius satellite radio for that car. That sucks! The blinkers don't work properly. If I put my left blinker on, the right one goes on and vice versa. My expensive key, broke off in the ignition randomly. The car stalls while idling. The gas pedal gets stuck in the "up" position causing me to lose acceleration on the highway and barely be able to move. My check engine light is constantly going on and off for no apparent reason. It is one thing after another. The car is only 4 yrs old! These are safety issues that it seems lots of vw owners are having. Having no locking doors, or doors that won't unlock, no alarm, no radio/bluetooth, faulty blinkers, and a sticky gas pedal are all dangerous! I left my car at the dealer for a whole day and they said "hmmmm......it's a mystery" um....what! From what I can see, I should be expecting my car battery to die any day now due to the radio. Lemon!

Filed Dec 14, 2013 · Acceleration, Fuel system · 57,000 miles · CA

I drive a 2010 vw jetta sportwagen tdi and two days ago, while driving ~75 MPH, the vehicle suddenly lost power. I was on a highway and this put my life in great danger. Fortunately, I was able to get the car safely to service. They said I had used bad diesel. They flushed the fuel and changed the fuel filter and charged me $700. The next day, the same thing happened on the highway. I lost power and again my life was in great danger. Twice, my vw let me down...nearly gravely! Sadly, the drama continues. The car is now at a new repair shop. Neither repair shop know what the problem is. But from a simple internet search, I have found the problem: this is a recurring problem with this model. This is very clearly related to the federal safety agency campaign id number: ea11003.

Filed Oct 2, 2013 · Acceleration, Fuel system · 51,300 miles · CA

While I was driving, I heard a loud whining sound coming from the engine compartment. The sound was directly related to my depressing the accelerator. I pulled over and was unable to see a problem with belt or oil level. I resumed driving to recreate the sound and noticed the vehicle was sluggish and unresponsive in terms of acceleration. While I was traveling at approximately 65-70 miles per hour, the vehicle jerked and seemed to lose power. I was in heavy traffic at the time in the number one lane and noticed that the engine had completely stalled. Multiple vehicles had to make evasive maneuvers as I drove to the closest shoulder of the road. I was unable to start the vehicle again once I pulled to the side of the road. This is major issue in the design of the high pressure fuel pump and poses a safety risk to those driving gut vehicles at speed.