Vw jetta sportswagen tdi 2010 53,000 miles. On aug 7, 2013 at approximately 16:20, while stopped at a traffic signal, engine begins to run slightly roughly, but not sufficient to be of concern. Accelerate from traffic signal towards onramp to i195. Suddenly engine dies (before onramp). Coast car into parking lot at side of road. Total time from beginning of rough idle to engine shutdown was about 10-15 seconds. Had failure occurred on interstate i195 or i95 during rush hour, this would have been a dangerous condition -- possible stranding of car in a travel lane or dangerous crossing in front of faster moving traffic to reach shoulder. Called for tow and car towed at about 19:00 to vw dealer - west broad volkswagen in richmond va. Dealership is closed so leave car at dealer. Spouse drives from home about 100 miles to pick me up. Reach home by 23:30. On aug 8 dealer diagnoses as a failed high pressure fuel pump (tdi diesel engine) with metal particles throughout the fuel system. Vwoa tech line indicates that entire fuel system needs to be replaced. Car is out of warranty, but dealer asks vwoa to cover part or all of cost. On aug 9 vwoa approves repair and agrees to pay in full. Work completed on aug 12.
2010 Volkswagen Jetta acceleration complaints
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This 2010 vw jetta tdi occasionally stalls at speeds of less than ~30 MPH and surges violently when starting from a stop and slowing to a stop. In a span of 3 months the vehicle has stalled 5 times, 3 times while beginning to move from a stop and 2 times while traveling at a speeds of less than 30 MPH. The surging happens frequently but inconsistently. The vehicle has been brought to a vw dealer/mechanic to address these issues and the problem persists. The last time it went in to the dealer, the mechanic replaced the flywheel stating that it was the reason for the surging, however the stalling and surging remain a problem since the flywheel has been replaced. The vehicle has an automatic transmission and has never been filled with gasoline.
Since the vehicle was purchased it has had rough acceleration and intermittent surging but just recently it has exhibited rough and no starts along with stalls which all seems to be due to an issue with the ecu losing diagnostic communication with the vehicle.
Driving at 40 miles per hour, as I accelerated to pass on the left, the car went into limp mode and accelerated in slow motion, it took about 1/2 mile to get up to 45 MPH. Then I noticed the dashboard light came on while I was still driving, now attempting to get on to the interstate. Accelerating at abnormally slow speeds, it took about a mile to get up to 60. I then determined from the manual that the light was a "glow plug" light. I called the dealer and they informed me I could continue driving the car, but I should bring it to them right away. The car drove for approximately 6 miles, at which time the red battery light came on, and the car completely died. I had to cross two lanes of travel in order to get to the shoulder of the road. By the time the tow truck came, my local dealer was closed, and I was forced to call a local repair shop owner that works on nothing but vws and audi's. (this shop is trusted, and has worked on my vehicles for 8+ years). He diagnosed it as fuel pump problem, and confirmed that it was only diesel in the tank. I contacted vw USA, who wanted to take no action and stated that there was no restitution, nor would they take any action unless inspected and diagnosed by a dealer. Sadly, vw obviously is aware they have a recurring problem, and this pump seems to be either on back-order or hoarded by the dealers, thus made unavailable. At the current time, my local repair shop is working diligently to find a pump somewhere in north america.
While in drive on the highway at 70 MPH, dsg transmission slipped into neutral, where it became locked. Esp icon on dash illuminated. I had to coast to the side of the road in heavy traffic. After coming to a stop I put the vehicle into park. I was then unable to remove the vehicle from park because the shifter became locked. I turned the vehicle off, and restarted it, and that seemed to fix it; as I was then able to shift into drive. During this, I had my 10 month old and 4 yr old in the car with me...a scary and unsafe situation with heavy and fast moving traffic, while left stuck revving in neutral with no power available to move me out of harms way. Just glad I was able to maneuver my vehicle over to safety. Similar situation happened after refueling that same day. Started car, shifted to drive, esp icon came on, transmission was stuck and revving in neutral, even though I was in drive. Shifted into park, where it again became locked and unable to shift. Turned vehicle off and back on, and was ok.
Tl* the contact owns a 2010 volkswagen jetta. The contact stated that while shifting from drive to park, the vehicle accelerated independently. The contact stated that the door locks on the rear passenger door failed. The vehicle was not inspected at dealer or repair shop. The manufacturer was made aware of the failure, however no assistance was provided. The failure mileage was 35,000. The current mileage was 44,000.
Tl* the contact owns a 2010 volkswagen jetta. The contact stated that while driving approximately 35 MPH, the contact attempted to accelerate and the vehicle did not respond. The vehicle was taken to the dealer for a diagnostic testing where the technician stated that there were no failures. The vehicle was taken to the dealer for the same failure on several occasions. The manufacturer was made aware of the failure and advised the vehicle was not included in any recalls. The vehicle was not repaired. The approximate failure mileage was 15,000 and the current mileage was 21,758. Updated 2/25/2013
The car abruptly decelerated from 65 to 35 MPH on a major interstate as the engine went into 'limp mode'. The sudden deceleration caused swerving and I had to pull over to the curb in order to avoid an accident. The coil/check engine light turned on and car hesitated as it drove. This is the third incident that this car has had with the exhaust problem causing engine to force deceleration and abrupt stopping even stalling. The system this time diagnosed a defective exhaust control module/flap. The previous emissions issue while the car was under warranty involved defective egr valves. Problem seems to show up every 10-15k miles on this diesel model.
I was driving on the highway doing about 55 miles an hour with full traffic and my jetta sputtered and began to lose speed-quickly, I tried to accelerate by pressing gas pedal but nothing happened and I luckily coasted into store parking lot. I tried to restart it but it would not restart. I had it towed to vw dealership and they called me the next day to say it was the intercoolant system and it would be 1300.00. Very very lucky I was not hit.
This vehicle is a diesel. As I was pressing the accelerator to increase my speed from a construction zone speed to 55 MPH the engine light came on, the car began to sputter and acted as if no fuel was being injected to the engine, as I pulled off the road the car kept running but if I pressed the accelerator nothing would happen, no movement on the RPM indicator. I was able to get the car off the highway via the exit ramp. It started up and immediately the warning message came across the vehicle information screen to service immediately and I can't recall the exact wording but basically saying damage could occur. Car was towed for service. Car was fixed on 4/24/2012 replacing the accelerator pedal sensor and the engine speed sensor. Prior to this major malfunction, the car had died while in traffic twice at a red traffic light, twice while on the freeway. All occasions the vehicle restarted and drove just fine. Vehicle was serviced for routine 40000 nothing found amiss by mechanic. Just recently on 7/12/2012 died @ a red light. Vehicle started up fine and no messages on the screen. 7/19/2012 vehicle would not go into gear after stopping for 20 minutes, turned car off and restarted it went into gear no problem. On 7/28/2012 vehicle again died @ a red light, started up just fine, no warning messages.
Unexpected acceleration on cruise control. When the cruise control is set, pressing the 'coast/decelerate' button several times causes the cruise control unit to jump by several MPH, I.e. Accelerate. Example: cruise is set at 55 MPH. Press the coast button three or four times (car should decelerate by 1 MPH for each press of the button), the cruise speed will set at a higher speed, such as 58 MPH. This can be observed by looking at the display which shows the speed at which the cruise control is set, as well as the acceleration of the car. This behavior can be easily replicated and demonstrated, though it does not occur every time. This has been observed for the past several months.
Tl*the contact owns a 2010 volkswagen jetta sportwagen. The contact stated that after the vehicle came to a stop and she applied the accelerator pedal the vehicle would not move. It took her about four to five seconds before the vehicle would respond but it did not stall. The vehicle was taken to the dealer who ran a diagnostic test but could not duplicate the failure. The vehicle was driven by two people within the same family and the failure occurred more than one time. The manufacturer was not contacted. The failure mileage was 5,857.
While parking a jetta 2010, the car was almost stopped then rapidly accelerated. Brake was on, but the car accelerated extremely fast, could not stop the vehicle. The vehicle slammed into a brick wall. The airbags did not deploy.
Yesterday (18/09/2010), my 2010 jetta tdi stalled for 1-2 secs when we were crossing to another side of the street after picking my son from a birthday party. We were almost rammed by another car which was going at a high rate of speed. The engine stalls for 1-2 secs before going again even though I had stepped the gas pedal all the way down. It refired again and sped up again. I don't know what have caused this but my oldest son also noticed that during his everyday driving to university. Have reported to vw canada website complaint today (19/09/2010). Especially occurred in first and second gear.
2010 vw sportwagon dsg stalled at traffic signal. Hd to shift into park and turn ignition off locking steering wheel, and then back on to restart engine.
I was pulling into a parking space with a new 2010 wolfsburg jetta I had my foot on the brake when it accelerated unexpectedly over a decorative divider. The car did not respond to repeated attempts to stop it. I used two feet and was literally off my seat trying to control the car. It finally stopped. I was lucky no pedestrians or myself and passenger was injured. Vw supposedly checked the car and said it is operational; however at the first they said many codes came up but no one would tell me what the codes were. This car had 345 miles and I think it is unsafe to drive the computer over rode what I was wanting the car to do. Updated ivoq 09/08/10
2010 jetta tdi (diesel) - at less than 3,000 miles, the car began stalling when accelerating from a complete stop. This has occurred at least six times. Have to release foot from accelerator and re-apply in order to get car to move ahead; sometimes it takes multiple attempts to get the car to move. Once power is established, the car lurches forward at full power. The car currently has less than 6,500 miles. The stalling has occurred with oncoming traffic heading toward us and creates a very dangerous situation. Car has been to dealership several times for other minor issues, and is currently at dealership undergoing more research and work related to this problem. Another problem which started at around 5,000 miles was when I put the car in gear to drive, I heard a ratcheting-type of sound. This has happened at least three times. Dealer checked this out and advised no problem found.
I have a jetta tdi 2010 sport wagon that has significant pause when the throttle is held constant. Random but happens every day. Brought to the attention of the dealership and they said they knew of the problem but don't know why this is happening and will call us if they come up with a fix!
Tl* the contact owns a 2010 volkswagen jetta. The contact stated she was driving at speeds of 78 MPH with the cruise control activated. When depressing the brake pedal to deactivate the cruise control, the vehicle abnormally accelerated without warning. The contact was barely able to maintain control of the vehicle and as the vehicle proceed to travel off the roadway, she engaged the emergency brake and was able to stop the vehicle without incident. The dealer took the vehicle for a test drive but he was unable to duplicate the failure. A diagnostic would not produce any failure codes and there were no repairs made to the vehicle. The failure mileage was 4,850 and the current mileage was 51,035.
When taking foot off brake and immediately stepping hard on the accelerator there was a severe hesitation/lag before the car took off crossing traffic. Once it kicked in it took off but is a serious safety concern. I now wait a second or more for the brake switch to communicate to the dsg transmission to tell the clutch to engage. Vw must fix this as I could have been driven in a collision. This was much more than typical turbo lag which is common with diesels. This would occur regularly if I didn't adjust my driving to account for the lag.
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