2012 Volkswagen Jetta: engine failure

Filed Aug 31, 2018 · Engine, Transmission · 90,000 miles · TX

Tl* the contact owns a 2012 volkswagen jetta. The contact stated that the engine seized frequently while driving and there were metal fragments stuck in the engine and transmission. In addition, the engine control module and battery indicators illuminated. The vehicle was taken to mckinney volkswagen (855‑402‑5098, 3600 s central expy, mckinney, tx 75070), but was not diagnosed or repaired. The manufacturer was not made aware of the failure. The failure mileage was 90,000.

Filed May 21, 2017 · Engine · CA

Car would not start suddenly... Vw dealership said engine needs to be replaced. There was no indication anything was wrong with the vehicle. It was driving normally, no abnormal noises, no check engine or other warning lights. Luckily, we found out engine had failed when trying to start a parked vehicle. It may have been an unsafe situation had the engine failed while driving.

Filed Mar 18, 2016 · Steering · 53,000 miles · CA · crash · 1 injury

Tl* the contact owned a 2012 volkswagen jetta. While driving 70 MPH, the vehicle failed to remain in position and the rear of the vehicle moved to the opposite position when the steering wheel was turned. The contact veered to the left and the steering wheel seized. As a result, the contact crashed into a concrete divider. The air bags deployed. The contact sustained neck and shoulder injuries that required medical attention. A police report was not filed. The vehicle was towed from the crash scene and was deemed destroyed. The manufacturer was not notified of the failure. The vehicle was previously repaired under the federal safety agency campaign number: 14v656000 (suspension). The failure mileage was 53,000.

Filed Jun 8, 2015 · Fuel system · 51,000 miles · CA

Check engine light came on and while driving to dealer for service the car engine failed completely while driving at 60 MPH on freeway. Car had no propulsion and came to a rolling stop. Unable to restart car. Towed to vw dealer and they said vw tdi fuel pumps have had issues and could fail. Luckily nobody was injured but could have been very dangerous as engine shut down immediately and failed completely while on freeway. I was very shaken by the incident and was unable to move all the way to side of freeway. Still do not have car back and vw dealer indicated it would be a large repair

Filed May 7, 2014 · Engine, Fuel system · 25,350 miles · TX

The car had been driven all day with no problems. We parked for almost two hours and when starting the engine, it sounded loud, like a typical diesel (ours had always been very quiet). Drove out of the parking lot and merged onto the freeway. The yellow glow plug light started to flash (engine control malfunction) and the car engine died. We had to perform an emergency maneuver to pull over to the right hand lane and were able to coast into a parking lot. The car was towed to a vw dealer. We are on vacation and 1,500 miles from home. The dealer has informed me that they will need to replace the entire fuel pump and fuel line system due to fuel contamination(?). We have always been extremely conscientious and have only purchased major name brand diesel. The service manager informed me that this has happened 4 times in the last two years. We are on vacation and 1,500 miles from home, the repairs will take a week.

Filed Feb 12, 2013 · Engine · PA

2012 volkswagen jetta tdi. Consumer writes in regards to engine failure in cold weather. *smd the dealer installed a modification to the turbo charger intercooler.