2013 Volkswagen Jetta: engine failure

Filed May 23, 2022 · Brakes · FL

On more than one occasion the front left brake seized up. The last time was when I was on a toll road and felt warbling in the tires so I got off on an exit and when I reached the red light the left front brake seized up and the car wouldn't budge. Once the car rested and the brake cooled off I was able to drive it to a safe place and had it towed to the VW dealership who because they couldn't get it to duplicate the issue couldn't tell me what was wrong. It does not happen consistently and I fear to think that if I was doing 55 MPH the car would have caused a horrible accident. In the past when it happened the car would not accelerate over 40 MPH and I could feel the brakes were applying pressure.

Filed Jan 16, 2021 · Engine · PA

It has been over a year that my volkswagen jetta hybrid is undriveable. The transmission has hairline cracks and there is no fix yet. I think this happened a few years ago to, when I was forced to pay over $6000 for a new engine. I was told my car was not part of the recall. I took the care to get serviced a year ago. The dealer couldn't get the car started and after three weeks, they did, but when I drove it, the car could not excellerate

Filed Jun 6, 2020 · Engine · 119,000 miles · TN

Went to start the vehicle last week, it started, rpms jumped between 3-4, then the engine died. Had it towed to a mechanic, where he stated the tensioner with the timing chain caused major damage with the engine and the engine needs to be replaced. I've read there was a class action lawsuit over this specific issue, but the timeframe has passed. My check engine light never came on and I never received anything in the mail stating there was an issue with this. If I had, I would of taken it to have it looked at. I would like volkswagen to replace my engine, free of cost, or take the vehicle back.

Filed Jun 27, 2018 · Engine · 61,230 miles · ME

The tensioner in my vehicle failed causing the timing chain to jump teeth which sent the pistons crashing into the valves and caused catastrophic engine damage resulting in me needing an entire new engine according to the row ford auburn maine dealership and vw of america. There is a class action lawsuit going on right now involving this defective tensioner. Also my vehicle is only 1230 miles over the 60,000 mile powertrain warranty which would replace the engine and fall however I'm not receiving any help with this and I feel that the dealership and vw should take care of this info since they've known of this problem for years but never issued a recall .

Filed Nov 20, 2017 · Engine · 61,000 miles · TX

Engine check warning did not come on. I brought the car in for annual service and am informed a throttle and gasket are bad. No engine warning notice but they found it in the code. Car is at dealer. I'm concerned how long this has been a problem and if it caused any other issues. Why would the check engine light not be activated for this? If not brining it in for annual, I wouldn't have known until the engine failed

Filed Sep 19, 2014 · Engine, Transmission · 8,477 miles · CA

Transmission started lagging in my manual 2013 vw jetta s when accelerating after switching into second gear from first gear. After a couple of days the engine seized up and all of the lights came on. Luckily, was just on my way to the dealership for repair and was right around the corner. First repair was 11/2/2013. This happened again 5 days later on 11/7/2013. Got it fixed, started driving home and the problem kicked in again. Had to bring it in on 11/8/2013 for the same repair in less than 12 hours (3rd time in less than a week). The ignition coil was misfiring and the spark plugs kept needing to be replaced. All was well in good until august 26, 2014 when the same problem happened. A week later, the problem came back but now it's more on and off. Will be taking it in again for the same issue for the 5th time now.

Filed Aug 13, 2014 · Brakes, Electrical · 3,000 miles · NY

Tl* the contact owns a 2013 volkswagen jetta. While driving 85 MPH, the electrical board became inoperable and the brakes seized. All of the indicators on the instrument panel illuminated. The engine stalled and the vehicle was towed. The dealer stated that the safety pin that was connected to the electrical board was not fully engaged. The vehicle was not repaired and the manufacturer was notified. The VIN was unavailable. The approximate failure mileage was 3,000.

Filed Jul 17, 2014 · Electrical, Engine · 55,000 miles · NY

Tl* the contact owns a 2013 volkswagen jetta. The contact stated that while driving 25 MPH, the battery warning light illuminated and the steering wheel seized. In addition, the vehicle stalled. The contact was able to restart the vehicle and the failure recurred four times. The vehicle was taken to the dealer, who replaced the control relay device. The failure recurred two weeks after the repairs were performed. The vehicle was taken back to the dealer, who was unable to duplicate the failure. The vehicle was not repaired. The manufacturer was notified of the failure. The approximate failure mileage was 55,000. The VIN was not available.

Filed Nov 13, 2013 · Fuel system · 6,800 miles · OR

New 2013 jetta tdi with less than 7000 miles had a catastrophic diesel engine failure on I-5 northbound in washington state. Diesel engine light came on, cruise control failed, lost power. Luckily I was coming up on an exit and able to safely pull off. Was traveling at the speed limit rate of 70 MPH. Found out from service that it was a high pressure fuel pump failure and that they were going to have to replace the entire fuel system. Could have ended up in an accident if I had not been able to pull off. Did research on the internet and found out that this is a known problem. Trying to get vw to replace the car, cannot depend on it now. There needs to be a recall on those fuel pumps! I was two hours late for a extremely important meeting in seattle that I could not be late too.

Filed May 29, 2013 · Fuel system · 5,500 miles · CA

The car completely lost power while in motion and I had to pull off the roadway in heavy traffic. The dealer told me that the tdi (diesel) fuel system had a complete failure and imploded into many very small metal parts. Vw is replacing the entire fuel system, but not the engine. I believe metal in the fuel lines is cause for a complete engine replacement as they cannot prove the contamination was limited to the fuel lines. The car is less than 4 months old and has 5500 miles total.