Volkswagen Jetta pulling problems

Filed Dec 23, 2025 · Steering · TX · crash

The steering wheel is the principal reason for this incident. Because when I'm driving on the highway almost to get an exit to the right going at the speed limit of 70 MPH the right tire passes through a high/low on the street, then my steering wheel locked lightly and started to pull to the right like for 2-3 seconds. Causing me hit the wall on the highway. Then straightened itself back, I'm just desacelerate the car and go down to see if the tire is the problem, but not really this is a risky fail on this car i feel insecure to drive it again and take the highway. I feel under risk cause its a highway with a lot of traffic of cargo trucks going more than 75 MPH Im available any day for inspection when needed. This isn't the first time the car do this , but in this case now caused an incident. Before I did the first maintenance on the car for the 10k miles. I took it to the dealer cause since new the car present this issue and they never found nothing wrong on the car supposedly. The specialist technician of the dealer drives with me like 20/30 minutes to verify the issue but the car just do it when it want not always, its like a glitch on the system. It activates some times with the high/lows on the street or speed bumps or on the train rails. The car never present any warning on the dashboard or emergency lights just happen for 2-3 seconds and then goes back to drive normal. Not the first time ,it does since new i got the car since 0 miles and since the 1st week I noticed this but now the fail is worst cause never has do it to me at highway like this time does it just when passes thru speed bumps at low speed.

Filed Jul 30, 2024 · Driver assistance · 1,000 miles · FL

The contact owns a 2021 Volkswagen Jetta. The contact stated while driving at various speeds in a designated lane, several messages advising that the vehicle was out of the lane were displayed. The vehicle made an abnormal beeping sound and slightly pulled to the right or to the left. The contact stated while driving 30 MPH, the failure recurred. Additionally, the steering wheel forcefully jerked to the left, towards oncoming traffic, causing the contact to temporarily lose control of the vehicle. The contact was able to steer the vehicle back to the lane and continued driving. The vehicle was not diagnosed or repaired by an independent mechanic or dealer. The manufacturer was not notified of the failure. The failure mileage was approximately 1,000.

Filed Sep 10, 2021 · Steering, Suspension · NY

Driver side strut spring snapped. Car became undrivable and pulled to the left, body is very close to tire and spring could cause tire to blow out . Spring is rusted from the inside out Car is at dealership for repairs no warning at all just a rattle then a loud snap

Filed Jan 21, 2021 · Lights, Steering · 130,445 miles · AZ

My lights failed abruptly. When driving my car pulls to the right.

Filed Mar 11, 2019 · 15,000 miles · NV

Purchased vehicle new. After approximately 15,000 miles, vehicle began to pull to right upon accecleration. (turbo engine.) took to all 3 dealerships in the las vegas/henderson area multiple times. Put four new michelen tires on in november, 2018. The pull remained consistant and is getting worse. Dealerships diagnosed problem and documented as "torque steer; a design characterist of transverse mounted engine and trans axle." after conducting my own research, I determined "torque steer" is a safety problem. From the words of a certified mechanic, "torque steer is due to the malfunction of one or more springs located in the trans axel and may lead to a sever safety problem as it gets worse." at one dealership, while waiting for my car, I drove, with the mechanic, a like kind 2016 jetta. It pulled to the right all the time. I was told by one of my bussiness clients her 2014 turbo jetta pulled to the right all the time. In november of 2018, I retained a "lemon law" attorney. The attorney would not take the case until their firm concluded there was sufficiant documentation to support the problem. They took the case and the outcome is still pending. After 6+ months, I have now concluded my car is not a "lemon" and believe all like kind jetta's will experience the same problem and the federal safety agency should conduct an investigation to determine if these vehicles should be recalled. My vehicle pulls upon acceleration on any city street, freeway or highway 100%.

Filed Nov 9, 2018 · Steering, Wheels · 21,000 miles · NV

Vehicle consistently pulling to right while driving at any speed on any surface street.. Increases at acceleration. Aligned x 4 in 2018, tires balanced, rotated, still same pull. Purchased 4 new michelin tires on 11/5/2018. Vehicle still pulls to right. Vehicle has been in and out of volkswagen service department. Vehicle at vw service 11/16/2018. There solution is aligning vehicle out of specs to compensate for right pull. When vehicle needs future alignment, my concern is vehicle will start to pull again. Service department should inspect front wheel drive components. Vehicle still under factory warranty and I am paying for portions of unsuccessful "repairs," and enterprise rental car. First dealership service department altered date I brought vehicle in as it is different from date listed on loaner vehicle contract. Same dealership, as confirmed buy second dealership, returned my vehicle as "repaired" with out of alignment printout and clearly not repaired. Neither dealership has, or is, taking the time to properly inspect vehicle to determine cause of consistent right pull.

Filed Oct 10, 2017 · Brakes, Suspension · 40,350 miles · PA

When I press brake on freeways , I felt like my car stopped because it wont give smooth brake ,I don't put hard and sudden brakes , it will like go front and back and will stop. My volks suspension are too bad . I am, using 2015 volks jetta my transmission will show me all the gears from first to final , I can feel when it gets pick up. I have told my dealer but they don't care. My steering wheel always going pulling left side when ever I drive .

Filed Apr 27, 2017 · Transmission · 99,107 miles · CA

I was driving on the freeway on my way to work on 4/14/17 at 6:15am the check engine light came when I was driving 60mph. The vehicle lost power and I was not able to drive no more than 40mph. I was traveling in the fast lane and had to pull to the right shoulder as other cars traveled at high speeds. I managed to drive to the shoulder. I attempted to proceed and drive but my vehicle did not advance. I took my vehicle to the vw dealership in san bernardino, ca. I was forced to pay $135 for a diagnostic. I was told that the reason my car did not work was because my transmission had leaked all the oil. I was also told that the cooling unit for the transmission and lines had to be replaced. I did not have any other alternative but to pay $1086.00 to repair my vehicle. The service advisor said my vehicle was out of warranty and I have to pay out of pocket. After reviewing the federal safety agency website I came across the federal safety agency campaign 14v182000. I informed the service advisor of the campaigned and she said my vehicle was not part of the recall. All the components mentioned in such recall were the ones that applied to my vehicle. The description of the recall vehicles also matched my vehicle. I was told my vehicle did not have any recall and I had no option but to pay out of pocket. I was also told that I needed a new transmission which cost $5703. My vehicle had 99107 miles when it went in for repairs. The service advisor said that my vehicle had been repaired and test droved by the senior shop foreman and it had gone through a rigorous drive test to ensure my vehicle was back to normal. As I left the dealership my car had 99108 miles. How can the shop foreman test drive my vehicle rigorously for 1 mile? The service advisor said my car was like new again as I drove away the check engine came on and was told that I need to pay $135 for a diagnostic again. Codep0741is still displaying

Filed Sep 23, 2015 · Engine, Steering · 22,000 miles · WA

Engine runs rough, sputters and stalls randomly. When stalls, some lights flash and states service needed. Dealership didn't find any faults. If stalls on highway this can be life threatening. Steering wheel pulls hard to the left even with car properly aligned and tires air pressure reading accurately full. Just had car serviced again no faults found. Ignition issue with car not shutting off. 20 minutes after parking and trying to turn car off with no prevail. Had car serviced and was gifted a free repair since my 2012 jetta has only 22,000 miles on it. Ignition replaced but other issues still exist. Paid out of pocket for servicing this vehicle multiple times since all these issues came about conviently after the warranty period ended.

Filed Jul 27, 2015 · Steering, Suspension · 14,000 miles · NE

Driving down highway car pulls to the right. Steering is out of line even with alignment adjustments. Car is all over the road. Difficult to drive staright without swerving. Dangerous going around corners. Vehicle had been diagnosed several times. No warranty repairs were made due to costs.