2010 Volkswagen Jetta: harsh or hard shifting

Filed Mar 9, 2018 · Transmission · 108,000 miles · MO

2.5 l approx. 108,000 miles. The vehicle does a hard shift from 2 to 3rd gear then from 3rd to 4th. Almost like a hard resistance then bucks. Happens when driving at a low rate of speed or on the highway.

Filed Jan 13, 2015 · Engine, Fuel system · 140,000 miles · OH

Went to start and loud clunk noise & engine would not turn over. Several pieces if ice were found in turbo intercooler area. In shop now. Known design deficiency that vw never informed us about. $1800 to implement tech bulletin with no reimbursement from vw, that is if engine is not ruined.

Filed Dec 16, 2014 · Transmission · 70,038 miles · TX

Transmission hard shift. Vw is aware of problems with valve body in all this transmissions but only extended some vehicle warranties.

Filed Nov 12, 2013 · Fuel system · 123,687 miles · OR

At highway speed, 55 MPH, there was a loud clunk and the engine shut off. I coasted to the shoulder and could not get the car to restart. I was towed to the dealer and was told the following: injectors 3 & 4 were malfunctioning and needed to be replaced. History: 1 month ago the glow plug warning light began to come on intermittently. I took the car to the dealer for service, they read the codes and switched the #2 & #3 glow plugs to decide if it was the harness or the glow plugs themselves. After a few more weeks the light was on continuously and my wife had the car go clunk and die on the freeway. She got it to restart after a few minutes and we headed directly to the dealership for the replacement glow plugs. The dealer replaced all 4 glow plugs. Yesterday, the clunk happened again and we are now back at the dealer deciding what to do. The dealer says replace all 4 injectors and that should fix the problem. I say how do we check the high pressure fuel pump as that is likely the real problem.

Filed Sep 6, 2012 · Transmission · 172,212 miles · NV

I have a 2012 vw jetta tdi which has been acting very strange in the past 2 years. Recently it has been more often and the dealer stated that this is normal. As a result, I have noticed that when the car is put in park, it wants to keep moving and going forward with a very loud clunk!!! The car is only 3 years old, although it has 172,000 miles, it is supposed to be more reliable than this. I drive 100% highway miles, no city stop and go. This has been an issue since the car was about 1 year old. The dealer is aware of this issue and stated that there is no recall on the transmission, therefore they cannot honor a repair. In addition, there are times when the indicator where it says park, drive, sport, located on the dash board, goes blank and the vehicle stays in 1st gear and will not shift. I am very concerned and have had no support whatsoever from the dealer, who should stand behind the product sold.

Filed Sep 19, 2010 · Fuel system · 1,604 miles · NM

Hesitation after stopping and then accelerating. Auto feels like it is about to stall. Hard shifting from 1st to 2nd gear.

Filed Jun 1, 2010 · Transmission · 1,190 miles · PA

Information redacted pursuant to the freedom of information act (foia), 5 u.s.c. 552(b)(6) I purchased a new 2010 vw jetta se on 1/28/10. Vin [xxx] . Current mileage on vehicle is less than 1300 miles. Car has a automatic - dsg transmission. In mid may of 2010 I began having severe problems with the transmission locking into 3, 4 gears while in drive especially when entering traffic from a start.. This creates a severe power reduction from a start and can be life threating, and cause involvement in broad side accident while entering the flow of traffic. Transmission also jolts and bolts when driving, and when placing in reverse or drive from a start. The car has shifted in neutral once while driving. I have had at least 15 occurrences since may 12th. When the situation happens I have to pull off the road and stop and wait for a safe condition to pull out in third (locked) gear. I cannot duplicate the problem at will it just occurs without warning. Sometimes the problem seems to reset to normal if you turn off the ignition and wait 5-10 min before restarting. Vw/audi have had numerous reports of problems with this dsg transmission. Had a problem with my 2008 gti and the metronics which vw sent out a safety bulleting and replaced the unit last july. This problem is far worse than rough shifting it's life threating. Had a real scary incident yesterday, locked into third and then jumped into neutral, had to coast to burm. Car is currently today in the dealership as I will not drive it until the problem is corrected. They will investigate the problem and check for error codes etc. I do not have a problem with the dealership have been a customer since 2000 and have owned 6 vw's since. The problem is with the dsg transmissions in vw's they are not safe. I have also advised vw at their customer care site and who knows what they are doing???? Incident date is the start of the problem I would appreciate your assistance with this matter. Thank you.