Driving on highway and all engine power was lost. Car was able to limp to shoulder. Tried to restart vechicle with no luck.
2010 Volkswagen Jetta transmission complaints
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My engine started to run louder than usual. When I took it in for a oil change I asked if they can tell me why my car was running so loud. When the oil change was done they came and told me that the reason why my car was running louder than normal was I need to replace the dual mass flywheel. My volkswagen dealer said that I do not replace it right away it will end up breaking and ruining my whole transmission.
I have a 2010 jetta tdi with the dsg transmission. When I was driving yesterday, I noticed the "d" flashing as I lost power to the wheels. It was acting as if it was in neutral. I tried to shift it to "n" and back to "d" with no success. I pulled off the road, turned the switch off, waited for it to completely power down and restarted it. It went a couple of minutes down the road and the "d" started flashing again, the transmission disengaged again (false neutral). This cycle went on several times before I was able to get it home. When it was flashing, it would flash in any gear selected (prnds) and it was continuous until I turned the key off. There were times that I didn't have a safe place to pull off the road. This is a big safety issue, it can cause people to be put in a very dangerous situation. This issue can happen at any time and cause a fatal wreck. During the failure, there was no power to the wheels at all, it failed to go into a limp mode to safely move the vehicle.
Dsg transmission dropped out of gear (like in neutral) several times over period of 1 week. Speeds ~20mph and 65 MPH. Required drifting to safe area, stopping, and restarting car to get transmission to work. During failure the ep was illuminated, shifting between gears did nothing. Vw dealer reprogrammed tranny between failures. Have been using the shift mode for ~ 1week without issue. Saw several youtube videos of same problem - "false neutral". Numerous posts on tdiclub.
Car would not move forward or backward. Had to turn off ignition, then car was fine. April 25th put car in drive to enter street from my driveway and car shot backwards. Tried three times and the same thing occurred. Husband turned off ignition and restarted car. This took care of the problem. We have an appointment with the dealership on monday, april 28th case #[xxx]. Frankly, I don't think I will ever again be comfortable driving this car. I was very lucky this happened in my driveway and no one was behind me. Information redacted pursuant to the freedom of information act (foia), 5 u.s.c. 552(b)(6).
There have been several times in the past where my jetta didn't go into gear. Both times happened on a cold start and driving throughout the day while parked. I put the car in r and it just revs like it's in neutral. I shifted it to d or s all the same outcome; revs like it's in neutral. I have to shut the car off and turn it back on to get it to engage into gear. Check engine light then lights up. Also other issues with the transmission when I come to a stop, transmission shift rough and loud from 3-2-1 gears. Seems like the tranny is trying to figure out to shift to 1st gear for launch. Car on 04/16/2014 is at gunther vw in ft. Lauderder getting inspected for issues.
Driving on highway on 12/15/13 and as I accelerated, I lost power and "check engine light" came on. Car fell to 50mph and I exited highway immediately, stopped the car, re-started and the car and light was still on. Showed error code g450 and the "exhaust pressure sensor 1" was replaced by dealer in january 2014. Glow plug light also came on intermittently at that time. Two months later (february, 2014), "glow plug light" came on again intermittently. Turned off car and started it again and light went out. Dealer says p0237 code means intermittent failure of "boost pressure sensor" and "sensor harness". Vw advises the car is not drivable due to unpredictable performance of turbocharger on engine performance due to failure of this sensor. The loss of power has been documented widely for this engine (pump, carbonized intake, other?), but vw has accepted no responsibility for the problem. Car is 4 years old with 48,900 miles. Repairs are approaching $1000 at this time.
Came to a stop at a light and the car was fine at first. Then, all of a sudden the rpms started bouncing around and the car turned off. It wouldn't turn on for about a minute and I was able to drive off. The incident has happened again on at least 3 occasions. Name-brand diesel has always been used, full maintenance has been followed including fuel filter replacement and dsg transmission service.
While driving home to panama city beach fl via the florida turnpike car the engine revved up, I had no power and the esp light on the dash came on. I had to coast to the side of the road where I put it in park. I could not put the car back in gear. I then turned the engine off and waited a few minutes. I cranked the car back up and the light was not on. Put the car in gear and proceeded on trip. After arriving at my destination, I had three more instances of the same action. I contacted my local dealer to make arrangements to bring the car in. This has been a very frightening experience, especially during highway travel (which is mostly where this car is driven). Losing power at 70 MPH in congested traffic would no doubt result in multiple injuries, property damage and most likely deaths. This problem needs to be resolved on a global level with volkswagen.
The 2010 vw jetta sportwagen tdi (with dsg automatic transmission) was decelerating on a turning lane from a two lane highway from speeds of 55 MPH to 15 MPH. There was an audible "click" and the engine stopped and only dash lights were operable. No discernible dash light or error code message was received. The vehicle restarted after the transmission was placed in park, and the ignition key was again turned on. Again no messages or warnings appeared on the dashboard. Note: the seat heater was engaged (driver's side), air conditioning on, turn signal (left) activated, headlights on, bluetooth for phone linked, radio was operating until the shut-down.
The vehicle is a 2010 volkswagen jetta tdi with dsg automatic transmission. On many different occasions the vehicles engine has stalled while the vehicle is in gear at low 0-5 MPH. This occurs most frequently in stop/go traffic and occurs when stopping and also pulling away from a stopped position. Once the vehicle has stalled you must turn the ignition to the off position, shift the car into park and then restart the car. Most recently (43,000 miles 8-10-2014) the vehicle stalled at an intersection and I had to start the vehicle three times before I could safely proceed through the intersection. This was stopped at a very busy intersection in philadelphia pa and was dangerous. The vehicle has been to cvm dealership, mechanicsburg, pa (car was purchased at this location dec 2009) for services. All service work has been completed on as recommended by volkswagen. This issue was reported and noted on my services records on several different occasions, with no known cause and remedy. I have been told many times that there is no ?service code? Or ?error? Code on the vehicles computer. I have also been told that the dealership could not replicate the issue as I described it. I?m very frustrated at this point as I purchased this car new and paid for an extended warranty to 50,000 miles that is fast approaching. I will be taking the car into the dealership again to see if they can give me any information. I feel this is safety concern for my family and others driving similar vehicles. Please help.
Vibration/ dragging felt when releasing the clutch pedal on my 2010 vw jetta tdi sport wagon. Car was taken into local vw dealer for service. Clutch assembly, flywheel, clutch, pressure plate and release bearing replaced due to excessive play in flywheel and hotspots on the flywheel along with broken springs. Now at 31184 miles and 10,344 miles on the new clutch, etc. I am having the same issue local vw dealer said there is nothing wrong and it is a wear and tear item and not covered under the warranty. Manual transmissions should last until 80,000-100,000 miles plus. I have never had this many problems with a manual transmissions in my 17 years of driving them. This transmission is defective and needs to be looked into.
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.
2010 vw jetta 2.0 tdi cup edition: entering traffic in first gear, at about 4000-4200 RPM, car had a complete loss of power. Engine did not die. I pushed in clutch and power returned. This has occurred monthly with no consistency since I purchased the car in july 2010. Occurs with a warm engine. Cold engine. Various levels of fuel, and various climate conditions. It has been taken to o'brien volkswagen, a certified repair facility, every 3-6 months to have the issue resolved. Dealership can not replicate the issue and as a result has not solved the problem. Problem has been witnessed by three different passengers. A secondary stalling issue occurs between 1200-1800 with light gas peddle pressure. In this case, the car has a small pause or decrease in power. Down shifting and accelerating eliminates the problem.
My engine stalled unexpectedly. I was able to start the engine again but there has been frequent hesitation when finding gears.
When an engine stall occurs, this car requires a full reset before a restart can be performed. This is very dangerous when said reset happens while the car is moving. Meaning ' a full reset means the ignition key must first be fully turned off. When the car is in motion and the key is fully turned off, at that time the locking gear in the ignition switch engages and locks the steering wheel... While the car is in motion!!! This is a common occurrence in the manual shift transmission models.
Tl* the contact owns a 2010 volkswagen jetta. The contact stated that while driving 30 MPH, the transmission overheat warning light illuminated on the instrument panel. The contact moved off the roadway and restarted the vehicle, as it resumed properly. The vehicle was taken to a dealer for inspection where they advised the contact that the transmission needed to be replaced. The dealer also stated that while performing an inspection of the vehicle, he noticed that the wires that were connected to the alternator were burned and the fuse block needed to be replaced. The vehicle was not repaired. The manufacturer was not contacted. The failure mileage was 78,000.
My 2010 vw jetta sportwagen got the glow plug light intermittent flash starting on 72k miles. In the cold morning I could drive 10-15 minutes without issue. However, once the glow plug is on, it could not exceed 40mph. Here's the diagnostic from the dealership: 72017 confirm mile on, glow plug light intermittent flash. Perform guided fault finding, faults tored p00af. Turbocharger boost performance visual inspection found vacuum hoses good. Following test plan, check n75 solenoid good. Check wiring to g581 ref volt good. Perform gff function test vacuum diaphram good. Function test n75 good. Vacuum at 9psi. Check internal resistance at boost actuator position sensor out of spec. Rec replace g581 charge pressure actuator position sensor (within turbo assembly)... Parts will need to be special ordered $1,444.41 + tax...
While driving on the highway with cruise control engaged at/around speed limit, I noticed the rpms jumping and could feel the car jerking, as if some kind of acceleration/deceleration was happening. I also notice rpms jump 50 up/down while idling. This seems to happen when driving down hills on cruise control, more prevalent in colder weather. No loss of control has occurred, but appears to be issue that is slowly worsening.
I was driving on the highway and experienced an extreme loss of power and flashing yellow check engine light. After stopping the vehicle stalled and wouldn't restart on multiple attempts. Brought vehicle to dealer who says it needs the entire fuel system replaced, due to metal shavings in the fuel delivery system caused by a bad hpfp. Originally vw said it would be covered under warranty, but now are citing biofuel as a reason for the failure. I have used only b5 which complies with vw's standard policies but they have stated they believe the reason to be owner negligence and have a higher blend than b5. I only put in what the fuel stations tell me they have, I don't test my fuel before I put it in. This seems like a smoke and mirrors play by vw, attempting not to pay the claim and trying to have me shell out $10k for the repair. Seems pretty ridiculous for a 2year old vehicle with such low mileage.
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.
High pressure fuel pump failed traveling 60mph, car begins to stumble (more often then every hundred miles-now less than every 5 miles), engine almost dies out multiple times, RPM drops to near zero, check engine light turns on, hundreds of mini metal flakes found in fuel system/fuel canister . Car driven to dealer (showed picture of metal in fuel canister). Hamilton imports (vw dealer) had initial tech on 081412 diagnosis problem as "normal for diesel fuel." called 081512 to service manager john, left message, he replied stating metal in fuel is "normal." on 081612 email vw of america, in regards to the problem, call from service adviser on 081712 and are looking further into the problem. Later that day, called service adviser, they ordered a complete fuel system and apologized for the initial delay and not fixing the car correctly. Received a call from the dealer, 082812, the car is ready for pickup. A complete new fuel system was installed (injectors, high pressure fuel pump(failed), fuel rail, electric fuel pump in tank, all piping).
While exiting a parking at a stop sign, when accelerating out past the stop sign at approximately 10 MPH the car's engine suddenly lost power and died. After the vehicle once again returned to a complete stop, I was able to restart the engine after putting the car into park. Taken into dealership 10 days later for schedule service and maintenance; nothing out of the ordinary was found.
Tl* the contact owns a 2010 volkswagen jetta. The contact was driving 30 MPH when the vehicle abnormally lost power and then began to regain power independently. The vehicle was taken to the dealer for diagnosis. The dealer stated that the electrical control module needed to be replaced. The vehicle was repaired but the failure continued . The manufacturer was contacted and informed him to return to the dealer. The failure mileage was 20,000 and the current mileage was 59,000.
Car has had issues 4k on. Car would accelerate on its own from 70 MPH to 75 like wide open throttle. Car will quit at highway speeds 70 MPH (no power steering, no brakes, just the service engine now and glowplug light are on flashing,(50k on) this has happened 4 times, car will quit making a right hand turn hitting pothole (50k on). Total dpf system has been changed out two times from two dealers , 3 total with original. Erratic egr signal was always tripping check engine light, some faults but not all are exhaust gas recirc flow insufficient detected sporadic, cylinder 2 injector n31 open circuit sporadic, exhaust aftertreatment fuel supply control performance sporadic, throttle actuator control motor circuit range/performance sporadic, navigation antenna (GPS) short to earth. Dealers have spent over 20 thousand dollars parts and labor, in 4 different shops over 83 days (overnight), over 95 including reading codes only. Out of warranty expenditures over 1 thousand dollars so far. 69,000 miles and the dealer tech has no idea how to fix this car, he started out saying he has never seen a car he can't fix. I have over 50 pages of dealer documented faults and repairs, reprogramming ecu, was replaced this year to see if that would fix problems, some gone but now major issues listed above are happening. Replaced diesel particulate filter 2 times, replaced o2 sensors, replaced egr sensors and gaskets 2 times, replace throttle position sensor, replaced pressure sensor. Only item not replaced is the wiring harness.
Tl* the contact owns a 2010 volkswagen jetta. The contact was traveling 70 MPH with the cruise control activated when the transmission lost power. The check engine light illuminated after the failure. The vehicle was taken to the dealer where the dealer confirmed that the transmission needed to be replaced. The manufacturer was not contacted. The vehicle was not repaired. The failure and the current mileage was 92,517. Updated 08/07/12*lj updated 08/07/12
We purchased a demo vw jetta sportswagon tdi the summer of 2010, the vehicle had @ 2600 mi. On the odometer. After driving it for a while we noticed that when you step on the accelerator there was often a hesitation before the car engaged and you started forward. We talked to the dealer and they told us it was the transmission, several other people had complained about it but there was nothing they could do. When you try to get out in heavy traffic you often put yourself and others at significant risk because the car hesitates as you try to accelerate from a stop leaving you hanging out into traffic. Someone is going to cause an accident, I hope it isn't us.
Tl* the contact owns a 2010 volkswagen jetta. While traveling 30 MPH the contact noticed the vehicle suddenly shifted into neutral gear and would not shift into any other gear. The vehicle was taken to the dealer where the contact was informed that the failure could not be reproduced. No repairs have been made to the vehicle. The current and failure mileage was 50,600.
This is a 2010 tdi wagon with the dsg automatic transmission. The transmission was a problem from the start being very jumpy starting off and stalling repeatedly in stop-and-go traffic. The dealer after numerous requests finally agreed to let me demonstrate the problem which I did. The dealer replaced the electro-hydraulic controller but then found the transmission had failed completely. I replaced the car with a 2012 model but with a manual transmission. The dsg is a dangerous transmission making the car operation erratic and unpredictable.
I have had several issues in the past month with my vehicle either stalling immediately after start (while clutch still depressed) or shortly after driving. Volkswagen has identified this as an issue with the intercooler; there is a flaw in the design that is letting water into the air pipes which is collecting and freezing. Three times this happened in traffic, one time while crossing a lane with oncoming traffic going 50mph. Vw drained the intercooler two weeks ago and sent me on my way because the part is being redesigned and is on backorder. A week later my car failed shortly after leaving my driveway, stranding me on the side of the road. I had to have it towed back to my driveway. Vw dealership and customer care were closed for the weekend. Monday I had to take a tow truck ride 1.5 hours to the dealership. They've drained it again and want me to pick it up but have acknowledged the issue is not fixed. They acknowledge it is a known issue, it is a safety issue, the car is under warranty and yet they want me to pick up an unrepaired car because vw does not have parts to repair it. I live in vermont, the winters are cold, I can't risk getting into an accident because my car fails due to what vw claims is a known issue.
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