2008 Volkswagen Jetta complaints

SIDEWALL TEARING APART IN TWO SECTIONS AS WELL AS CENTER TREADS CONTAIN SEVERE CRACKING. *TR

THE 08 JETTA SE STALL W/O ANY WARNING, USUALLY AFTER 30 MINUTES OF DRIVING AND SOMETIME AT STOPLIGHTS. *TR

I HAVE A 2008 JETTA AND I STARTED EXPERIENCING PROBLEMS WITH 1 DOOR. MY CAR WAS STILL UNDER WARRANTY AND THE LOCK WAS REPLACED AT THE DEALERSHIP. THEN ONLY MONTHS LATER I STARTED HAVING SIMILAR PROBLEMS RANDOMLY (THE LOCK WOULD WORK SOME TIMES BUT NOT OTHERS). EVERYTIME I STOPPED AT THE DEALERSHIP TO HAVE IT FIXED THE LOCK WORKED- THEREFORE THEY COULD NOT DIAGNOSE WHICH DOOR HAD A PROBLEM. THE LOCK FAILED EVERYTIME AND WHEN I RETURNED TO THE DEALERSHIP, THE CAR WAS NO LONGER UNDER WARRANTY. THE DEALERSHIP SAID THE LOCKS CAN GO BAD AND QUOTED ME A COST OF $400 TO REPAIR. AFTER HAVING ONE DOOR "FIXED" ONLY TO HAVE ANOTHER LOCK FAIL AFTER MONTHS LATER SEEMS EXCESSIVE. AT THIS POINT I HAVE NOT REPLACED THE SECOND LOCK. IT IS FRUSTRATING TO SEE A CAR WITH FOUR DOORS HAVE PROBLEM WITH TWO OF THE DOORS! AT A COST OF $400 TO REPLACE I FELT THERE MUST BE A LARGER ISSUE THAT NEEDS ATTENTION. WE KEEP OUR CAR IN THE GARAGE, THE DOOR THAT IS NOW IN NEED OF REPAIR IS RARELY USED. THIS IS A SERIOUS ISSUE AS THE LOCKS SERVE AS THE FIRST LINE OF DEFENSE IN PERSONAL PROTECTION AND ANTI-THEFT. AFTER SEARCHING ON LINE AND SEEING OTHERS WITH SIMILAR ISSUES, I FELT IT WAS IMPORTANT TO REPORT THIS. I TRUST YOU WILL PROMPTLY FOLLOW UP AND ASSIST ME IN RESOLVING THIS ISSUE. *TR

THE CAR'S OWN KEYS COULD NOT BE INSERTED INTO THE IGNITION. THE DUST CAP INSIDE THE IGNITION CYLINDER/ SWITCH WAS BLOCKING THE KEY FROM ENTERING. THE STEERING WHEEL WAS LOCKED BECAUSE OF THE IGNITION KEY NOT ABLE TO ENTER THE IGNITION SWITCH. ALSO THE TRANSMISSION COULD NOT BE MOVED FROM PARKING BECAUSE OF THE ABOVE REASON. AS A RESULT, WE WERE ALL STRANDED ON THE ROAD FOR SEVERAL HOURS BECAUSE THE CAR KEYS COULD NOT BE INSERTED TO THE IGNITION. HAD TO TOW THE CAR TO VW DEALERSHIP AND THE DEALERS WANTED TO CHANGE THE ENTIRE IGNITION SWITCH. LATER FOUND OUT THAT IT CAN HAPPEN TO ANY VW JETTA BECAUSE OF THE WAY THE CYLINDER HAS BEEN DESIGNED BY VW AND VWOA DOES NOT WANT TO MAKE ANY RECALL AND CHANGE THIS DESIGN. PLEASE NOTE THAT THE CAR IS ONLY 4 YEARS OLD, USED ONLY BY ME VERY GENTLY, AND THE IGNITION SWITCH DESIGN IS FAULTY. *JB

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 VOLKSWAGEN JETTA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE KEY WOULD NOT INSERT INTO THE IGNITION AND THE VEHICLE WOULD NOT START. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER FOR AN INSPECTION AND THEY STATED THAT THE CYLINDER LOCK WAS BLOCKED AND THE IGNITION SWITCH NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED AND THEY TOOK A COMPLAINT. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 47,000.

2008 WOLFSBURG EDITION JETTA: STARTED EXPERIENCING ISSUES WITH ONE DOOR LOCK AND THE DEALER TOLD ME THAT THE LOCKS CAN GO BAD AND NEED TO BE REPLACED, COSTING $450 FOR THE REPLACEMENT. AFTER HAVING THIS FIXED, ONLY TWO MONTHS LATER, ANOTHER LOCK STARTED HAVING AN ISSUE. I HAVE NOT YET REPLACED THIS LOCK, BUT NOW A THIRD LOCK IS STARTING TO EXPERIENCE PROBLEMS ON THE SAME VEHICLE. AT THIS RATE, I EXPECT THE FOURTH AND FINAL LOCK TO START HAVING ISSUES. AT $450 FOR EACH LOCK REPLACEMENT, THIS SEEMS EXCESSIVE. ON A SINGLE CAR THAT IS KEPT IN A GARAGE, WITH ONLY TWO ADULTS (NO CHILDREN) USING THE FRONT DOORS, IT DOESN'T MAKE SENSE HOW THREE DOORS CAN EXPERIENCE LOCK ISSUES, UNLESS THERE WAS SOME LARGER ISSUE WITH THE LOCKS. THIS IS A SERIOUS ISSUE AS THE LOCKS SERVE AS THE FIRST LINE OF DEFENSE IN ANTI-THEFT. AFTER SEARCHING ONLINE AND SEEING OTHERS WITH SIMILAR ISSUES, I DECIDED TO REPORT THIS. *TR

THIS VEHICLE (2008 VW GLI) SHOULD BE COVERED UNDER SB-69-11-01 AS WELL. THE PASSENGER SIDE AIRBAG WARNING LIGHT HAS COME UP. VW JETTA GLI IS A SPECIAL MODEL BASED ON THE VW JETTA 2008. I THINK THERE IS AN OVERSIGHT FOR NOT PLACING THIS SAME TYPE OF VEHICLE UNDER SB-69-11-01. GLI IS ESSENTIAL A SPORTS MODEL UPGRADE OF JETTA MODEL, WHY ISN'T THIS VEHICLE COVERED BY THE SAME TSB? MAKE / MODELS: MODEL/BUILD YEARS: VOLKSWAGEN / EOS 2007-2008 VOLKSWAGEN / GTI 2006-2008 VOLKSWAGEN / JETTA 2005-2008 VOLKSWAGEN / NEW BEETLE 2004-2008 VOLKSWAGEN / NEW BEETLE CONVERTIBLE 2004-2008 VOLKSWAGEN / PASSAT 2006-2008 VOLKSWAGEN / PASSAT WAGON 2006-2008 VOLKSWAGEN / R32 2006-2008 VOLKSWAGEN / RABBIT 2006-2008 SERVICE BULLETIN NUMBER: SB-69-11-01 NHTSA ITEM NUMBER: 10038665 SUMMARY: VOLKSWAGEN: AIR BAG LIGHT IS ON WITH AN INTERNAL TROUBLE CODE STORED. THIS COULD BE A WIRING PROBLEM. *RM

THIS VEHICLE WAS PURCHASED APPROXIMATELY SEPTEMBER 2008, AND TO DATE HAS EXPERIENCED FIVE (5) FAILURES OF THE ELECTRONIC DOOR LOCKING/UNLOCKING MECHANISMS OF THREE OF THE FOUR DOORS OF THE VEHICLE AND IN SOME CASE MULTIPLE FAILURES. I AM CURRENTLY EXPERIENCING FAILURE NUMBER SIX (6). THE FAILURE OF THE LOCKING/UNLOCKING MECHANISMS IS A SAFETY ISSUE AS THESE FAILURE HAVE AT TIME PREVENTED BEING ABLE TO EXIT THE VEHICLE AND IN THE CASE OF AN EMERGENCY IT IS A SERIOUS THREAT TO MY SAFETY. ADDITIONALLY, I'M UNABLE TO LOCK THE VEHICLE WHENEVER I GO ANYWHERE THUS PUTTING ANYTHING IN THE VEHICLE AT RISK OF LOSS FROM THEFT. THE DEALER'S SOLUTION IS TO REPLACE THE LOCKING MECHANISMS AS THEY FAIL AND AS THE VEHICLE IS NO LONGER UNDER WARRANTY IT'S COST ROUGHLY $370.00 PER INCIDENT. BELOW IS A SUMMARY OF THE FAILURES EXPERIENCED THUS FAR. I HAVE COPIES OF THE SERVICE RECORDS AVAILABLE. 2008 JETTA DOOR LOCK FAILURES: DATE RO # ITEM RESPONSIBLE PARTYCOST 11/16/09 116190DRIVERS SIDE FRONT DOOR LOCK REPLACED WARRANTY 03/02/10 118212LEFT REAR DOOR LOCK REPLACED WARRANTY 08/03/10 121525RIGHT REAR DOOR LOCK DIAGNOSED WARRANTY 08/06/10 121609RIGHT REAR DOOR LOCK REPLACED WARRANTY 06/01/11 129079LEFT REAR DOOR LOCK DIAGNOSIS CUSTOMER PAID $69.00 06/01/11 129247LEFT REAR DOOR LOCK REPLACED CUSTOMER PAID $303.09 10/18/11 132986DRIVERS SIDE FRONT DOOR LOCK REPLACED CUSTOMER PAID $367.25 03/15/12 RIGHT REAR DOOR LOCK BEGINNING TO FAIL. DOOR LOCK FAILUREOCCURANCES DRIVERS SIDE FRONT 2 LEFT REAR 2 RIG

ON 10 FEBRUARY 2012, AT APPROXIMATELY 7:45 AM, I WAS DRIVING ON INTERSTATE 395 NORTH , WASHINGTON, DC. IN THE HIGH OCCUPANCY VEHICLE (HOV) LANE WHEN I HEARD NOISE FROM THE ENGINE AND I SAW WHITE SMOKE COMING FROM UNDERNEATH THE HOOD OF THE ENGINE. I CHECKED THE INDICATOR LIGHTS AND NO LIGHTS WERE ON THAT INDICATED THERE WAS A PROBLEMS. AT THE STOP SIGN NEAR THE ENTRANCE NEAR THE NAVY ANNEX OFF COLOMBIA PIKE, I NOTICED A SMELL SIMILAR TO BURNING OIL. FIRST, THE VEHICLE WAS CHECKED BY JACK TAYLOR TOYOTA IN ALEXANDRIA, VA. TOYOTA STATED THEY WERE NOT AWARE OF A VOLKSWAGEN DEALERSHIP IN THE AREA AND INDICATED THEY HAD THE ABILITY TO IDENTIFY ANY PROBLEMS WITH THE VEHICLE BY CONDUCTING A DIAGNOSTIC TEST. ACCORDING TO THE DIAGNOSTIC TEST, THE REAR MAIN SEAL, WHICH IS LOCATED AT THE REAR OF THE ENGINE BETWEEN THE ENGINE AND THE FLYWHEEL OF FLEX PLATE/TORQUE CONVERTER WAS LEAKING TRANSMISSION FLUID. I LEARNED LATER VIA AN INTERNET SEARCH THERE WAS A VOLKSWAGEN DEALERSHIP APPROXIMATELY 10 MILES FROM THE TOYOTA DEALERSHIP. I CONSULTED WITH A TECHNICIAN AT VOLKSWAGEN WHO INDICATED THE PROBLEM DESCRIBED BY TOYOTA WAS CONFUSING AND WAS POSSIBLY AN ERROR WAS ASKED TO BRING THE VEHICLE IN FOR A CERTIFIED VOLKSWAGEN TECHNICIAN TO INSPECT FURTHER. PRESENTLY, THE CAR IS AT THE VOLKSWAGEN DEALERSHIP IN ALEXANDRIA, VA FOR FURTHER DIAGNOSTIC TESTING AND REPAIRS. THEY CONFIRMED THE REAR MAIN SEAL WAS LEAKING TRANSMISSION FLUID AND ORDERED THE PART WHICH WAS PROJECTED TO ARRIVE ON OR ABOUT 13 FEBRU

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 VOLKSWAGEN JETTA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE REAR DRIVER SIDE BRAKE WAS DEFECTIVE. THE CONTACT INSPECTED THE VEHICLE AND FOUND THAT THE REAR DRIVER SIDE BRAKE PADS WERE WORN PREMATURELY. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT TAKEN TO THE DEALER OR REPAIRED. THE FAILURE AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 38,000. UPDATED 07/06/12 *BF UPDATED 07/12/12.*JB

I FIRST TOOK MY CAR TO THE DEALERSHIP JUNE 1ST FOR AN OBVIOUS RATTLING NOISE IN BETWEEN MY FRONT TIRES. ON JUNE 15TH BACK TO THE DEALERSHIP FOR THEM TO REPLACE MY BUSHINGS BUT PROBLEM STILL EXISTED SO THEY ORDERED PINS FOR CALIPER BRACKET. IN JULY AFTER REPLACING STRUTS THE PROBLEM STILL EXISTED. AUG 31ST THEY REPLACED THE SWAY BAR AND DECLARED THE PROBLEM WAS RESOLVED. WHEN I GOT IN MY CAR THE PROBLEM STILL EXISTED AND THEY HAD LEFT MY CAR OUT OF ALIGNMENT IT WAS ALMOST IMPOSSIBLE TO DRIVE. SEPT 14TH I RETURNED BACK TO THE DEALERSHIP FOR THE SAME PROBLEM. THEY REPLACED BOTH SWAY BARS. THE PROBLEM WAS FINALLY RESOLVED AFTER LOSING MY CAR FOR 6 FULL DAYS, HOWEVER MY BRAKE LIGHTS WERE ON. THEY ASSURED ME IT WAS JUST A COINCIDENCE, THE SERVICE GUY DISCOVERED THE TECH HAD FORGOTTEN TO CONNECT MY BRAKES BACK. I DID NOT FILE A FORMAL COMPLAINT AT THIS TIME BECAUSE I WAS SO RELIEVED THEY HAD FINALLY FIXED MY SUSPENSION ISSUE. IVE HAD TO BUY 2 BRAND NEW SETS OF TIRES SINCE JUNE BECAUSE OF ALL THE WARE ON MY TIRES FROM MY MESSED UP SUSPENSION. TODAY, JAN 3RD 2012 MY CAR IS BACK IN THE SHOP YET AGAIN. THIS TIME FOR A REAR PASSANGER SIDE DOOR LOCK THAT HAD BEEN SET ON CHILD LOCK WILL NO LONGER LOCK. ORDERED THE PART, SINCE MY CAR IS NO LONGER UNDER WARRANTY THE PART WITH LABOR 360. IN THE MEANTINE THE TECH DISCOVERED AN OIL LEAK. THE DEALERSHIP IS NOW SAYING MY VACCUM PUMP IS LEAKING AND IS NO LONGER UNDER WARRANTY FOR THEM TO FIX IT. THEIR QUOTE 960. I CHECKED ON THE PART ITS 257 NEW.

BELIEVE IT IS THE AIRBAG SENSOR THAT IS MALFUNCTIONING. HAVE HAD IT RESET ABOUT FIVE TIMES AND WITHIN A FIVE TO SIX WEEKS, THE AIRBAG LIGHT GOES ON AGAIN. THIS IS NOT THE FIRST TIME THE VW HAS HAD ISSUES WITH ELECTRICAL COMPONENTS. OF COURSE, THE WARRANTY IS OVER. *TR

VEHICLE LOSES MOTIVE FORCE, SHIFTS INTO NEUTRAL WHILE IN MOTION. SHIFT INDICATOR LIGHTS ON DASH FLASH AND GREEN "APPLY BRAKE" ICON LIGHTS UP. *TR

EVERY MORNING MY 2008 VW JETTA 2.0T IS VERY HARD TO START. SOMETIMES WHEN THE CAR IS TRYING TO START IT STALLS IN THE MIDDLE OF STARTING. HTTP://WWW.YOUTUBE.COM/WATCH?V=_TGW53YVLQA&FEATURE=YOUTUBE_GDATA_PLAYER. *TR

DSG TRANSMISSION SEEMS TO SLIP WHEN COLD, OR FROM DEAD STOP OR UNDER KICK DOWN ACCELERATION. *TT

THE CAR HAD BEEN PROPERLY LOCKED; THE STEERING WHEEL WAS NOT TURNED AFTER PARKING TO ACTIVATE THE WHEEL LOCK; ON RE-ENTERING THE LOCKED CAR, USING THE CORRECT KEY, THE PROBLEM WAS THAT THE KEY COULD NOT BE INSERTED INTO THE STEERING COLUMN IGNITION KEY SLOT. NOTHING HAD BEEN DONE TO DAMAGE THE SLOT; OUR 2ND KEY WAS ALSO USED, BUT IT ALSO COULD NOT BE INSERTED INTO THE IGNITION KEY SLOT. VW SERVICE ADVISED THEY HAD ONLY SEEN THE PROBLEM ONCE BEFORE, AND THE CAR HAD TO BE TOWED TO THE DEALER 6 MILES AWAY. MY REASON TO CONSIDER THIS A SAFETY MATTER IS THAT SUCH A PROBLEM COULD HAVE HAPPENED AT A DANGEROUS TIME (SUCH AS A ZERO DEGREE DAY IN THE MIDDLE OF NOWHERE; OR A MIDDLE OF THE DESERT SCENARIO; OR WHEN NEEDING TO GET AWAY FAST --- E.G., BRINGING SOMEONE TO A HOSPITAL). THANKS YOU.

IN TAKE OFF HARD CLUTCH KICKING, DURING DRIVE HARD SHIFTING, PROBLEMS WITH REVERSE AND GEARBOX NOT RESPONDING. THE MECHATRONIC UNIT WAS CHANGED IN MY VEHICLE AFTER IT WAS WORKING FINE DUE TO A RECALL AND NOW THE CAR HAS SEVERE PROBLEMS. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 VOLKSWAGEN JETTA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE REAR BRAKE PAD LOCKED WHILE DRIVING, DUE TO THE BRAKE PAD BEING STUCK. WHEN THE CONTACT PUT THE VEHICLE IN PARK, THE BRAKE PAD FELL OFF ONTO THE FLOOR. THE DEALER DIAGNOSED THAT THE VEHICLE NEEDED A NEW BRAKE CALIPER AND BRAKES. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED, BUT DID NOT ASSIST THE CONTACT WITH THE REPAIRS. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 48,000 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 49,000.

1. NO PRIOR WARNING BEFORE FAILURE OCCURRED; 2. THE AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION WILL NOT GO INTO REVERSE; THIS OCCURS EVERYTIME AFTER THE INITIAL INSTANCE; CONSEQUENCE IS THAT THE CAR CAN NOT BE BACKED UP; 3. THE DEALER HAS REVIEWED AND WANTED NEW TRANSMISSION BUT NO GUARANTEE IT WOULDN'T HAPPEN AGAIN. HAVE ALSO TAKEN TO INDEPENDENT SERVICE FOR VWS AND SERVICED TRANSMISSION BUT INDICATED INTERNAL MECHANISMS NEEDED TO BE INSPECTED BY VW DEALER. *TR

DECEMBER 13, 2010. THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON. METRO VW SERVICE DIAGNOSED AN IGNITION MISS. THEY REPLACED (1) IGNITION COIL ON CYLINDER #2 WITH A DIFFERENT TYPE OF IGNITION COIL THAN THE ORIGINAL. THE "NEW VERSION" IGNITION COIL HAS INSULATION WHERE THE ORIGINAL COIL DID NOT. FEBRUARY 8, 2011, APPROXIMATELY, TWO MONTHS LATER, THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON AGAIN. AT LEAST ONE OF THE THREE ORIGINAL IGNITION COILS IS FAILING, CAUSING AN IGNITION MISS, AND NEEDS TO BE REPLACED. THE ORIGINAL IGNITION COILS ARE NOT PERFORMING AS ORIGINALLY DESIGNED. THE ORIGINAL IGNITION COILS SHOULD BE RECALLED AND REPLACED WITH THE NEW VERSOIN IGNITION COILS AT THE MANUFACTURERS EXPENSE. *TR

THE FOLLOWING RELATES TO A 2008 JETTA 2.0L WOLFSBURG EDITION SEDAN. THREE TIMES IN THE LAST MONTH THE VEHICLE HAS SUDDENLY LOST MOTIVE POWER, WITH THE ENGINE QUICKLY DROPPING TO 0 RPM, WITH ALL 3 INCIDENTS OCCURRING DURING BUSY TRAFFIC CONDITIONS. AFTER THE FIRST INCIDENT, THE CAR WAS ABLE TO RESTART, AND WAS BROUGHT TO THE DEALER. A FUEL PRESSURE SENSOR WAS REPLACED. TWO WEEKS LATER, THE EXACT SAME INCIDENT OCCURRED, BUT THE CAR COULD NOT BE RESTARTED. VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO DEALER, AND THE FUEL PUMP WAS REPLACED. WHILE IN THE SHOP, THE DEALER STATED THAT THERE WAS A RECALL ON A PART WITHIN THE TRANSMISSION, WHICH WAS ORDER AND REPLACED. UPON RECEIVING THE CAR THE 2ND TIME, THE VEHICLE BEHAVED NOTICEABLY DIFFERENT - POOR ACCELERATION, UNUSUAL SHIFTING, SUDDEN JERKING AND LURCHING WHILE IDLING. THREE DAYS AFTER RECEIVING THE CAR, ONCE AGAIN A COMPLETE LOSS OF MOTIVE POWER DURING HEAVY TRAFFIC. NOW WAITING FOR A SECOND TOW, AND THIRD VISIT TO THE DEALER SERVICE DEPARTMENT. THESE INCIDENTS POSE SERIOUS SAFETY THREATS, SINCE THE SUDDEN LOSS OF POWER SEEMS TO UNRELATED TO VEHICLE OPERATION STATUS - IE, SPEED, INCLINE, ETC DO NOT AFFECT THE VEHICLE'S SUDDEN LOSS OF POWER, AND THUS CAN OCCUR IN ANY TRAFFIC CONDITION. *LN

FRONT PASSENGER ABS WIRE CAME OUT OF BRACKET AND RUBBED ON THE AXLE. ABS LIGHT AND TRACTION CONTROL LIGHT CAME ON...ABS IS INOPERABLE. DEALERSHIP SAID IT WAS CAUSED BY SNOW AND ICE. WE LIVE IN ILLINOIS WHERE THERE IS SNOW AND ICE 6 MONTHS OUT OF THE YEAR. WHY IS THIS KIND OF ENGINEERING ALLOWED IN SNOWY CLIMATES IF IT IS UNABLE TO PROBABLY FUNCTION. THIS IS A SAFETY HAZARD AS THE BRAKE LINE IS ALSO FASTENED TO THIS BRACKET. WHEN CHECKING ONLINE THIS SEEMS TO BE A VERY RECURRING ISSUE. WE WILL BE NEEDING TO GET THIS FIXED....CAR IS UNDER WARRANTY BUT THEY SAY THIS DOES NOT FALL UNDER THE WARRANTY. THE REPAIR IS $506.00 FOR AN ENTIRE WIRE HARNESS. WE HAVE OWNED AUTOS AND VANS SINCE THE INCEPTION OF ABS. WE HAVE NEVER HAD A VEHICLE THAT HAS HAD THIS PROBLEM. *TR

2008 VW JETTA 2.5L ENGINE STALLS AND EPC LIGHT ILLUMINATES. *TR

REAR BRAKE PADS ON MY 2008 VOLKSWAGEN JETTA ARE WORN DOWN TO NOTHING AND MY FRONT BRAKE PADS ARE JUST ABOUT PERFECT. HAVE NOTICED MANY ONLINE FORUMS HAVE MENTIONED THIS PROBLEM AS WELL. *TR

I HAVE A 2008 VW JETTA AND I HAVE HAD TO HAVE THE BRAKE PADS, ROTORS AND CALIPERS REPLACED NOW FOR A 3RD TIME. THE FIRST 2 TIMES HAPPENED WITHIN THE FIRST 12 MONTHS OF OWNING THE VEHICLE. *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 VW JETTA. THE TIRES WERE REPLACED SEPTEMBER 17, 2010. THE CONTACT NOTICED THAT THE REAR RIMS, AND THE RIGHT FRONT RIMS WERE BENT. REPORT 1003146 WAS FILED WITH THE MANUFACTURER. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER FOR DIAGNOSTIC TESTING. THE DIAGNOSIS REVEALED THAT THE RIMS WERE DEFECTIVE AND THERE WAS NO EVIDENCE OF A CRASH THAT MAY HAVE CAUSED THE RIMS TO BEND; HOWEVER, THE MANUFACTURER CONCLUDED THAT THEY WOULD NOT REPLACE THE DEFECTIVE RIMS UNDER WARRANTY. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE PASSENGER REAR TIRE BLEW; YET, THE TIRE SHOP DIDN'T LOCATE A FAILURE ON THE TIRE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 41,000 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 42,000.

KNOCKING SOUND WHEN THE VEHICLE IS IN MOTION. *TR

2008 VW JETTA. CONSUMER STATES ENGINE SHUTDOWN *TGW THE CONSUMER STATED WHILE DRIVING ON THE TURNPIKE, SUDDENLY THE VEHICLE FELT AS IF IT DOWNSHIFTED AND BEGAN TO LOSE SPEED. DEPRESSING THE ACCELERATOR HAD NO EFFECT. THE CONSUMER MANAGED TO GET TO THE EMERGENCY LANE. HE PUT THE GEAR IN NEUTRAL AND THEN IN DRIVE AND THE VEHICLE STARTED TO RESPOND AND MOVED FORWARD. HE CONTINUED ON WITH NO FURTHER PROBLEMS. *JB

VOLKSWAGEN JETTA DSG MECHATRONICS FAILURE. *TR

VOLKSWAGEN JETTA DSG MECHATRONICS FAILURE. *TR

I HAVE A 2008 JETTA, WITH AN AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION AND I HAVE BEEN THE SOLE OWNER. THE CAR HAS 18,000 MILES AND NEEDS NEW BACK BRAKES. VW SAYS IT IS NO LONGER UNDER WARRANTY AND WILL NOT PAY FOR BRAKES. THEY TOLD ME THAT THERE IS 'EQUAL WEAR' ON BOTH BACK BRAKES (THE FRONT ARE FINE); HOWEVER, WHEN I LOOKED AT THE BRAKES WITH THE VW MECHANIC, THERE WAS NOT EQUAL WEAR. I AM CONTESTING THE ISSUE AND BELIEVE THAT IT IS A MECHANICAL PROBLEM AND NOT A CASE OF NATURAL WEAR. *TR

THE WIPER BLADES LEAVE A UNBEARABLE STREAK RIGHT IN MY LINE OF SIGHT WHILE DRIVING MY 2008 JETTA WOLFSBURG. THE WINDSHIELD IS OUT OF CONTOUR FOR THE FACTORY WIPER BLADES. BOTH SIDES LEAVE STREAKS THAT ARE A DISTRACTION TO MY DRIVING ESPECIALLY IN RAINY WEATHER AT NIGHT. *TR

2008 VOLKSWAGEN JETTA S MY CAR HAS 36000 MILES ON IT AND I HAVE CHANGED THE REAR BRAKE PADS AND ROTORS TWICE ON THIS VEHICLE. IT IS MY UNDERSTANDING THAT THIS HAS BEEN A PROBLEM WITH MANY JETTAS AROUND THAT YEAR. I HAVE LUCKILY AVOIDED MANY WRECKS THAT I WOULD NOT HAVE POTENTIALLY BEEN IN IF THE REAR BRAKES RESPONDED AS THEY SHOULD. I FEEL THAT THIS IS DEFINATELY A SAFETY ISSUE THAT NEEDS TO BE ADDRESSED. *TR

DRIVERS HEATED SEAT ACTIVATED ON ITS OWN. CONTROL SWITCH ON DASH WAS SET AT 0, DRIVE RECEIVED MODERATE BURNS TO LEGS AND BUTTOCK. REMOVED FUSE AND TOOK VEHICLE TO DEALER. NOTHING FOUND, DEALER SUGGESTED IF THE SEAT HEATS UP AGAIN, BRING VEHICLE DIRECTLY TO THE DEALER, DO NOT SHUT IT OFF. BURNS ARE SIMILAR TO A BAD SUNBURN, SOME REDNESS, NO BLISTERS. *TR

CHANGED REAR BRAKE PADS BECAUSE OF SQUEAKING NOISE. AFTER THAT BRAKE STARTED TO LOCK AND SMOKE COMING OUT OF REAR PASSENGER SIDE. WENT BACK TO MY MECHANIC AND WAS TOLD COULD BE PROBLEM WITH CALIPER. CHANGED CALIPER AND BRAKE LOCKED AGAIN WITH MORE SMOKE AND SMELL OF BURN COMING FROM REAR PASSENGER SIDE. HAD CAR TOWED TO MECHANIC AND THEY ADJUSTED BRAKES. TOOK CAR TO VW DEALER AND WAS TOLD NOTHING WAS WRONG WITH BRAKES. NOTHING HAPPENED FOR ABOUT 5 DAYS AND AGAIN BURNED SMELL CAME BACK, TOOK CAR BACK TO MY MECHANIC DAY AFTER SINCE THEY WERE THE ONES THAT CHANGED PADS AND CALIPER BUT BRAKES WERE NOT LOCKED ANYMORE. *TR

I HAVE EXPERIENCED A CHALLENGE WITH MY REAR BRAKES ON MY 2008 VOLKSWAGEN JETTA SO I BEGAN SEARCHING FOR INFORMATION FROM OTHERS ON THE INTERNET. REFER TO WWW.EDMUNDS.COM FOR OTHER CONCERNS REGARDING SIMILAR CONCERNS. I AM NOT THE ONLY INDIVIDUAL EXPERIENCING THESE CHALLENGES. NOW LET ME DESCRIBE MY SITUATION. I NOTICED SOME SQUEAKING HERE AND THERE AROUND 26,000 MILES. I ASKED THE DEALERSHIP ABOUT THE NOISE AT THAT TIME. THEY DIDN'T SHARE THAT ANYTHING WAS WRONG SO I DROVE OFF THE LOT. FROM THAT POINT FORWARD, I HEARD THE SAME SQUEAKING NOISE ONLY WHEN IT RAINED AND THEY MENTIONED THAT HAPPENS WHEN FROST GETS IN BETWEEN THE ROTORS AND PADS SO I DID NOT THINK MUCH OF IT. WHEN I DROVE INTO THE DEALERSHIP AT 31,000 MILES THEY SHARED MY REAR BRAKES WERE BETWEEN 2-3; THEREFORE THE REAR ROTORS WOULD NEED TO BE REPLACED. I SHARED MY CONCERNS AS A VOLKSWAGEN OWNER, (HAVE OWNED 4 IN THE LAST 5 YEARS), THAT IT SEEMED ODD THAT THE ROTORS HAD TO BE REPLACED AT SUCH A YOUNG AGE OF 31,000 MILES. THEY ASSURED ME THAT THEY DID NOTHING WRONG AND THEY ASSURED ME THAT THERE WAS NOT A RECALL ABOUT THIS ISSUE. OVERALL I AM DISAPPOINTED WITH MY DEALERSHIP IN THEIR RESPONSE CONSIDERING I HAVE BEEN A LONG STANDING CUSTOMER WHO DOES ALL OF MY SERVICE WITH THEM. AND I AM STILL LEFT WONDERING IF THERE IS AN ISSUE WITH THE MAKING OF THE CAR; THEREFORE CAUSING PRE-MATURE PROBLEMS WITH THE ROTORS. WHAT WOULD BE A NEXT STEP TO SHARE THIS INFORMATION? I WONDER HOW MANY OTHER PEOPLE HAVE BEEN AFFECTED. *TR

PRE-MATURE REAR-BRAKE WEAR. THE REAR BRAKE PADS COMPLETELY WORE OUT AT ABOUT 17,000 MILES CAUSING METAL TO METAL CONTACT WITH THE REAR ROTORS. MOST OF THE MILES ARE HIGHWAY. MANY FORUMS REPORT SIMILAR PROBLEMS FOR OTHER YEARS OF THE VEHICLE AND IT SEEMS THAT THE CAUSE COULD BE CALIPERS THAT DON'T DISENGAGE COMPLETELY WHEN THE PARKING BRAKE IS USED. SINCE I HAVE A MANUAL TRANSMISSION IT'S HARD NOT TO USE THE PARKING BRAKE. MY REAR WHEELS ARE ALWAYS COVERED IN BRAKE DUST AND IT SEEMS LIKE THE PADS WILL WEAR OUT SOON AGAIN (ABOUT 22,000 MILES LATER). I TRIED NOT TO USE THE PARKING BRAKE AFTER THE FIRST REPAIR AND HAVE A COMMUTE CONSISTING OF ABOUT 85 PERCENT HIGHWAY MILES SO THIS KIND OF BRAKE WEAR IS INEXCUSABLE. THE FRONT BRAKE PADS DID NOT NEED ANY ATTENTION YET AND LOOK GOOD. *TR

MY 2008 VW JETTA WAS GIVING BURNT SMELL/FUMES. LOSS OF POWER IN GEAR WITH IN 1 MILE RADIUS WAS DIFFICULT TO MOVE. HAD TO TOW TO VW DEALERSHIP

I HAVE A 2008 VOLKSWAGEN JETTA. I PURCHASED IT NEW IN AUGUST 2008. THE REAR BRAKES WORE INTO THE ROTORS AT 12,000 MILES. THE DEALERSHIP REPAIR SHOP HAD JUST INFORMED ME THAT THE BRAKES WERE FINE AT 10,000 MILES. THE ROTORS AND BRAKES HAD TO BE REPLACED AT MY COST AS IT IS NOT A WARRANTY ITEM BUT A WEAR ITEM. AT MY 20,000 MILE CHECKUP, I WAS AGAIN TOLD THAT MY BRAKES WERE FINE AND HAD 50% REMAINING. I TOOK THE CAR TO MEINEKE TO HAVE THE BRAKES DOUBLE CHECKED. I WAS SHOWN THAT THE REAR CALIPERS ARE DEFECTIVE. THEY DO NOT ALLOW THE EMERGENCY BRAKE TO DISENGAGE. AS SUCH, MY EMERGENCY BRAKE IS CONSTANTLY ON, CAUSING MY BRAKES TO LOCK ON TO THE ROTOR. THE MECHANIC HAD TO USE A CROW BAR TO PRY LOOSE THE EMERGENCY BRAKE. I WAS TOLD THAT I CANNOT USE THE EMERGENCY BRAKE UNTIL IT IS FIXED. I HAVE A 5 SPEED AND THIS IS CONCERNING THAT I CANNOT USE THE EMERGENCY BRAKE. THE DEALERSHIP EXPLAINED THAT THE WARRANTY WILL ONLY ALLOW THEM TO REPLACE ONE CALIPER AT A TIME. IF THE OTHER ONE IS BROKEN, THEN I HAVE TO WAIT UNTIL I DRIVE IT A WHILE AFTER ONE IS REPLACED. I HAVE SEEN A LOT OF DATA ONLINE ABOUT THE EXACT SAME PROBLEM IN SEVERAL MODEL YEARS OF THE VOLKSWAGEN JETTA. INTERESTINGLY, MY DEALERSHIP WAS OUT OF THE CALIPERS AND HAD TO REORDER MORE. I AM VERY FRUSTRATED THAT MY SAFETY HAS BEEN IN JEOPARDY AS MY BRAKES COULD HAVE ONCE AGAIN FAILED. I AM UPSET THAT THE DEALERSHIP NEGLECTED TO CORRECT THE PROBLEM. I HAD TO TAKE IT TO A DIFFERENT MECHANIC TO FINALLY HAVE THE PROBLEM CORRECTLY DIAG

2008 VW JETTA 2.5 WITH 5 SPEED MANUAL AND 25,300 MILES. UNABLE TO SHIFT INTO REVERSE AND SHIFTING INTO FIRST GEAR WAS DIFFICULT. DEALER STATED THAT CLUTCH WAS BAD FROM WEAR AND TEAR. *TR

HORRIBLE BRAKE WEAR ON REAR BRAKES ON 2008 VW JETTA. *TR

AIRBAG LIGHT ILLUMINATED. FIRST OCCURRED SEPTEMBER 2009, TAKEN TO DEALER TO BE REPAIRED. ONCE AGAIN IN DECEMBER 2009. *TR

2008 VOLKSWAGEN JETTA WOLFSBURG 2.0T FSI DSG (DIRECT SHIFT GEARBOX) WHILE PULLING OUT INTO TRAFFIC ON NUMEROUS OCCASIONS FROM A FULL STANDSTILL THERE WAS A VERY SIGNIFICANT DELAY IN THE RESPONSE OF THE DSG TRANSMISSION TO DRIVER THROTTLE INPUT. THERE WILL BE A 1-2-3 GO, (DELAY) THE CAR WILL THEN JERK FORWARD OUT INTO TRAFFIC THEN ONLY CREEP VERY SLOWLY FORWARD AT THIS POINT WHICH COMMITS THE CAR AND IT'S PASSENGERS TO THE MANEUVER OF TURNING INTO ACTIVE TRAFFIC PATTERN. THIS DELAY/JERK/THEN CREEPING FORWARD HAS CAUSED A FEW CLOSE CALLS WITH HAVING AN ACCIDENT FROM ONCOMING TRAFFIC. THE POSSIBILITY OF TRAFFIC COLLIDING INTO THIS VEHICLE IS VERY HIGH AS THE CAR DOES NOT RESPOND TO DRIVER THROTTLE INPUT LEAVING YOU DEAD IN THE WATER UNTIL THE CAR FINALLY DECIDES TO MOVE ITSELF FORWARD. THIS IS A VERY DANGEROUS SITUATION WHICH COULD VERY EASILY RESULT IN SIGNIFICANT INJURY OR DEATH. WHEN ONE PURCHASES AND DRIVES A CAR ONE WOULD EXPECT THE CAR TO PROPERLY RESPOND TO DRIVER INPUTS AND NOT BE LEFT IN ONCOMING TRAFFIC WITH A CAR THAT WONT RESPOND TO THE DRIVER. *TR

TOXIC MOLD: THANK YOU FOR THIS MESSAGE. FOR THE RECORD, WE DID NOT REQUEST FINANCIAL RELIEF FOR THE MOLD PROBLEM WITH OUR 2008 LEASED VOLKSWAGEN (VW) JETTA. WE REQUESTED RECEIPT OF A NEW, MOLD-FREE VEHICLE FOR THE COMPLETION OF OUR LEASE. THIS REQUEST WAS MADE BECAUSE OF THE RECURRENT MOLD PROBLEM THAT RESULTED FROM A MANUFACTURER'S DEFECTIVE GASKET SEAL ON THE CAR'S TRUNK. WE ALSO MUST ITERATE THAT THE MOLD IS A SERIOUS TOXIC HEALTH HAZARD FOR WHICH WE WILL HOLD VOLKWAGEN RESPONSIBLE IF HEALTH, I.E., BREATHING OR OTHER MOLD RELATED PROBLEMS RESULT FROM THIS HAZARDOUS CONDITION FOR WHICH VW REFUSES TO TAKE RESPONSIBILITY BY EITHER FULLY ABATING THE MOLD IN THIS VEHICLE OR REPLACING THE VEHICLE WITH A HEALTHY, I.E., MOLD-FREE, VEHICLE. IT IS OUR DESIRE TO RECEIVE FULL-SERVICE FROM THE VEHICLE THAT I AM CURRENTLY LEASING, HOWEVER, IF IT IS DETERMINED BY CERTIFIED MOLD INSPECTORS, THAT THIS VEHICLE IS UNSAFE DUE TO A TOXIC MOLD INFESTATION, WE WILL PURSUE THIS MATTER TO THE FULL-EXTENT OF THE LAWS OF THE STATE OF FLORIDA, AND THOSE OF THE U.S. FEDERAL GOVERNMENT. VOLKSWAGEN'S CALLOUS DETERMINATION THAT THE HEALTH OF THE DRIVERS AND PASSENGERS OF THIS LEASED VW VEHICLE ARE NOT WORTHY OF THE CONCERN AND RESOLUTION OF THIS PROBLEM, IS AN UNFORTUNATE SITUATION THAT MUST BE MADE KNOWN TO ALL VW OWNERS/DRIVERS/PASSENGERS, AND PARTICULARLY TO THE GOVERNMENT AGENCIES THAT REGULATE THE AUTOMOBILE INDUSTRY, AND THE CONSUMER HEALTH AGENCIES OF THE STATE OF FLORIDA AN THE UNITED STATES. TO

THERE WAS NO SPECIFIC EVENT THAT LED UP TO THE PROBLEMS. I BOUGHT THE CAR BRAND NEW AND PROBLEMS BEGAN AFTER ABOUT 4 MONTHS.THE CAR "BUCKS" OR "JERKS" WHEN GAS PEDAL DEPRESSED TO ACCELERATE. ALSO WHEN PULLING OUT OR WHEN CAR IS IN REVERSE (IE FOR PARKING,ETC). THE FIRST TIME I TOOK THE CAR TO THE DEALERSHIP WHERE IT WAS PURCHASED AND THEY SIMPLY RESET THE COMPUTER. THE PROBLEM PERSISTED SO I RETURNED TO THE DEALERSHIP. THE SECOND TIME WE WERE TOLD THE PROBLEM WAS THE CLUTCH PACKS AND THEY WERE REPLACED. THE PROBLEM CONTINUED AND THE THIRD TIME THE MECHATRONIC UNIT WAS REPLACED. THE PROBLEM IS STILL ONGOING AND I JUST DROPPED IT OFF TO THE DEALERSHIP AGAIN. *TR

WHEN SHIFTING INTO REVERSE AND TAKING FOOT OFF THE BRAKES, VEHICLE LAUNCHES BACKWARD. I HAVE TO WAIT A FEW SECONDS AFTER SHIFTING INTO REVERSE BEFORE TAKING FOOT OFF THE BRAKES TO AVOID LAUNCHING. NEVER EXPERIENCED THIS IN ANOTHER VEHICLE. *TR

SINCE I PURCHASED THE CAR IT HAS BEEN EXHIBITING ERRATIC BEHAVIOR. FOR EXAMPLE WHEN I PRESS ON THE GAS THERE IS A DELAY OF A SECOND OR TWO BEFORE THE TRANSMISSION ENGAGES AND PROVIDE POWER TO THE WHEELS. EVERYTIME I STOP AND THEN START AGAIN THERE IS A SUDDEN JERK. IT IS A SAFETY HAZARD WHEN MERGING ONTO HIGHWAYS. *TR

I PURCHASED MY 2008 VOLKSWAGEN JETTA 2.0 IN MAY OF 08. SINCE MY PURCHASE THE CAR IS JERKY ALL THE TIME WHILE IN MOTION, ESPECIALLY DURING ACCELERATION. I BROUGHT THIS TO THE ATTENTION OF THE DEALERSHIP I PURCHASED IT FROM AND THEY FOUND NO ISSUES EACH TIME IT WAS SERVICED. THIS IS NOT NORMAL FOR A CAR TO DO THIS HOWEVER VOLKSWAGEN STATES THERE ARE NO PROBLEMS. *TR

1. THIS EVENT OCCURS CONSTANTLY UNDER ALL CONDITIONS 2. THE TRANSMISSION WILL JERK FROM A START CAUSING DISCOMFORT AND IRRITATION 3. NOTHING HAS BEEN DONE TO PREVENT THIS ISSUE. *TR

08 VW JETTA DSG TRANS. AFTER THE TRANS IS WARMED UP, THE CAR IS JERKY TAKING OFF FROM A STOP, AS IF THE CLUTCH IS NOT ENGAGED PROPERLY. ON A FEW OCCASIONS, IT SEEMED THAT NO POWER WAS BEING TRANSMITTED TO THE WHEELS, LEAVING THE VEHICLE IN THE MIDDLE OF AN INTERSECTION. ONCE THE RPMS CAME DOWN, THE TRANS. ENGAGED, AND THE CAR BECAME MOBILE AGAIN. THE "JERKINESS" FROM A STOP IS ALMOST ALL THE TIME ONCE THE CAR WARMS UP, THE TOTAL LACK OF POWER TRANSMISSION HAS ONLY HAPPENED ONCE OR TWICE. THE CAR WAS TESTED BY THE VW DEALER SERVICE DEPT. A NEW MECHTRONIC UNIT IS ON ORDER. *TR