2008 Volkswagen Jetta complaints

I BOUGHT THE CAR IN MAY OF 2008. IT IS NOW AUGUST 23, 2008 AND IT IS GOING INTO THE SHOP THIS WEEK FOR THE THIRD TIME. THE MECHATRONIC UNIT HAS BEEN REPLACED ONCE AS WELL AS THE CLUTCH PLATES. IT IS A 2008 JETTA WOLFSBURG EDITION 2.0T WITH THE DSG TRANSMISSION. THE PROBLEM IS A JERKY, SURGING FEELING WHEN THE TRANSMISSION IS WARMED UP. YOU TAKE YOUR FOOT OFF THE BRAKE AND IT STARTS TO JERK AS IF YOU'RE TAPPING THE GAS AND LETTING OFF. IT HAPPENS 2 OR 3 TIMES A DAY WHEN I DRIVE A LOT. NOT SURE WHAT ELSE IT COULD BE. THE CAR WAS BUILT IN MAY 2008 AS FAR AS I KNOW, MEANING ITS NOT PART OF THE RECALL AS OF TODAY AUGUST 21, 2009. I CAN'T BELIEVE A CAR THAT HAS 18,000 MILES ON IT IS HAVING THESE MANY PROBLEMS. *TR

FAILURE OF VW DSG TRANSMISSION AFTER 7000 MILES. *TR

WE PURCHASED A 2008 VOLKSWAGEN JETTA WOLFSBERG EDITION. FROM A DEALERSHIP ON STATEN ISLAND. THE CAR NOW HAS APPROXIMATELY 5,000 MILES ON THE ODOMETER. WE BEGAN TO NOTICE THAT THE CAR WOULD LUNGE FORWARD FROM A STARTING POSITION WHILE IN DRIVE OR LUNGE BACKWARDS FROM A STARTING POSITION WHILE IN REVERSE. THE CAR MAKES VERY JERKY, JOLTY MOVEMENTS FORWARD. WE HAVE TAKEN IT TO THE DEALERSHIP OPEN ROAD IN BROOKLYN, NY. THE MECHANICS BELIEVE IT IS A TRANSMISSION ISSUE. THE PART IS ON ORDER, BUT THE DEALERSHIP HAS SAID IT IS SAFE TO DRIVE UNTIL THE PART COMES IN FROM GERMANY. ALTHOUGH THEY OFFERED US A "RENTAL" CAR JUST IN CASE WE FELT UNCOMFORTABLE. I READ TODAY (AUGUST 21ST) THAT VW IN CONJUNCTION WITH THE NHTSA IS RECALLING SEVERAL VW'S DUE TO PROBLEMS WITH THE DCT IN THE TRANSMISSION. I AM CONCERNED THAT THIS PROBLEM MAY INVOLVE MORE THAN THE CARS LISTED, AS I AM SURE THAT OUR VEHICLE IS AFFECTED BY THIS DEFECT. *TR

WE OWN A 2008 VW JETTA. 2.5 L THE JETTA HAS 25,000 MILES AND LESS THAN YEAR OF OWNERSHIP (PURCHASED AT 8000 AS PROGRAM CAR) REAR BRAKES ARE COMPLETELY GONE & RUINED ONE ROTOR -NO WARNING PRIOR? (PER DEALER) FRONT BRAKES ARE FINE TOLD REAR PADS AND ROTORS MUST BE REPLACED. *TR

I HAVE HAD MY 08 VW JETTA WOLFSBURG WITH DSG TRANSMISSION FOR A LITTLE OVER A YEAR AND HAVE DRIVEN IT 25000 MILES. THE TRANSMISSION HAS NEVER REALLY BEEN PERFECT BUT I PUT THE VARIOUS CLUNKS, HESITATIONS AND HARD SHIFTS DOWN TO THE TRANSMISSION TECHNOLOGY RATHER THAN A POTENTIAL FAILURE. HOWEVER, AS TIME HAS GONE BY I HAVE NOTICED AN INCREASED TENDENCY FOR THE CAR TO SURGE WHEN ATTEMPTING TO SLOWLY REVERSE. THIS CAUSES REPEATED SUDDEN ACCELERATIONS MUCH GREATER THAN ANTICIPATED WITH THE SMALL AMOUNT IN THROTTLE INPUT. GIVEN THAT I NEED TO NEGOTIATE MY CHILD'S DAYCARE FACILITY PARKING LOT TWICE A DAY THIS SITUATION HAS BECOME A REAL SAFETY CONCERN FOR ME. A SIMILAR PROBLEM OCCURS WHEN VERY SLOWLY STARTING FORWARD FROM A COMPLETE STOP. THIS SITUATION IS NOT QUITE AS SERIOUS A CONCERN FOR ME BUT IS AT LEAST VERY ANNOYING. PRIMARILY I AM CONCERNED ABOUT THE ABILITY TO SAFELY REVERSE MY VEHICLE AND MAINTAIN CONTROL OF MY SPEED IN DOING SO. *TR

2008 VOLKSWAGEN JETTA GLI WITH DSG TRANSMISSION. THIS CAR HAS A FAULTY DSG TRANSMISSION WHICH MAKES THE CAR UNSAFE TO DRIVE. THE CAR SHIFTS ROUGHLY, BUCKS WHILE ROLLING IN STOP AND GO TRAFFIC, AND ROLLS BACKWARDS AN EXCESSIVE DISTANCE WHEN SHIFTING INTO PARK ON A HILL (NOSE POINTING UPHILL). THIS IS A DANGEROUS DEFECT. *TR

I AM SUBMITTING A COMPLAINT REGARDING MY 2008 VOLKSWAGEN JETTA, WOLFSBURG EDITION.WE PURCHASED THIS CAR 8-08 FROM A VW DEALER, IT WAS BRAND NEW. WITHIN SEVERAL MONTHS OF OWNING THE CAR, WHEN ATTEMPTING TO ACCELERATE WHEN IN DRIVE, THE CAR WOULD LUNGE FORWARD. THE CONDITION KEPT GETTING WORSE AND BEGAN ALSO LUNGING FORWARD WHEN IDLING. I TOOK IT TO THE SERVICE DEPT. OF THE VW DEALERSHIP WHERE I PURCHASED THE CAR. THEY SAID IT HAD TO DO WITH THE COMPUTER MEMORY IN MY CAR AND IT WAS MEMORIZING HOW I DRIVE AND IF I SWITCHED OVER TO ANOTHER DRIVER IT WOULD BE CONFUSED AND LUNGE. THIS IS WRITTEN ON MY RECEIPT FOR THE WORK: "ADVISE CUSTOMER TO ONLY DRIVE THE VEHICLE. IT IS ACTING AS IF TWO PEOPLE ARE DRIVING AND THE ADAPTIVE LEARNING IS CONFUSED. NO CODES STORED." MY CAR IS CONFUSED, THEREFORE THERE CAN ONLY BE ONE DRIVER???? SOUNDED SILLY TO ME, BUT I NEEDED MY CAR AND I ACCEPTED THAT EXPLANATION AND LEFT. THE CONDITION ONLY WORSENED. THE LUNGE OR SURGING FORWARD BECAME SO NOTICEABLE THAT IT WAS EMBARRASSING. MY HUSBAND SAID HE ALSO NOTICED IT LUNGING OR SURGING IN THE REVERSE GEAR AS WELL AS FORWARD AND IDLE. I RETURNED IT TO THE SERVICE DEPARTMENT AT THE VW DEALERSHIP JULY 13, 2009. THEY HAVE DETERMINED THAT IT IS A FAULTY MECHATRONICS UNIT. THEY CANNOT EVEN GET THE PART UNTIL THE FIRST WEEK IN AUGUST. THEY TOLD ME THAT PROBLEMS WITH THE MECHATRONICS UNIT ARE RARE. HOWEVER, I DID MY OWN RESEARCH AND FOUND THAT THERE ARE MANY PEOPLE WHO HAVE VW JETTAS WITH THE SAME PROBLEM. AND, T

2008 VOLKSWAGEN JETTA WOLFSBURG W/ DSG TRANSMISSION, 22K MILES. AFTER WARMING UP, THERE IS SIGNIFICANT LURCHING AND STUTTERING FROM A STOP WHEN IN D(RIVE), S(PORT) OR "MANUAL" MODE. WHEN IN D & S, THERE IS OFTEN TIMES A HARSH DOWNSHIFT INTO 3RD OR 2ND GEAR. ENGINE ALMOST DIES WHEN COMING TO A STOP ON OCCASION, THEN LURCHES FORWARD. IN REVERSE, THERE IS ALMOST NO RESPONSE TO PRESSING THE ACCELERATOR FOR A SPLIT SECOND, THEN THE CAR LUNGES BACKWARDS VERY NEARLY CAUSING A CRASH ON MULTIPLE OCCASIONS. PROBLEM HAS BEEN OCCURRING FOR APPROX 6 MONTHS. I ORIGINALLY THOUGHT IT MAY NEED A REGULAR SERVICING TO FIX, BUT THE RECOMMENDED INTERVAL ISN'T UNTIL 40K MILES. CURRENTLY WAITING ON APPT AT DEALER TO HAVE IT LOOKED AT. *TR

1. THIS ISSUE IS MORE PREVALENT WHEN THE CAR IS WARMED UP, LIKE AFTER DRIVING FOR 20 OR 30 MINUTES OR SO. 2. MY CAR (VW JETTA '08 DSG) AUTOMATIC TRANNY OPERATION FAILS USUALLY WHEN IN 1ST GEAR (WHILE IN 'D' MODE) OR IN REVERSE SO THAT YOU EXPERIENCE VERY BAD "LURCHING" AND SURGING EFFECT. THE CAR WOULD SUDDENLY REV AND JUMP FORWARD A FOOT OR TWO THEN FEEL LIKE IT WAS IDLING WRONG AND FEEL LIKE IT WAS GOING TO DIE, THEN RUN FINE THEN DO IT ALL OVER AGAIN. THIS COULD CAUSE SERIOUS ACCIDENT BECAUSE CAR WOULDN'T HAVE POWER TO MOVE WHEN ITS NEEDED FOR EXAMPLE IN T-JUNCTION. 3. I CALLED THE DEALER AND THEY WANT TO GET THE CAR IN TO FIX THE BAD MECHATRONICS UNIT. THE NEW MECHATRONICS UNIT PART WAS ORDERED AND IT WILL TAKE "SOME TIME" (NO LESS THAN ONE MONTH), NO EXACT DATE WAS GIVEN WHEN THEN NEW PART IS AVAILABLE AND READY FOR REPLACING. I FEAR THAT THE DSG REPAIRING IS NOT THE FINAL SOLUTION AND IT WILL TAKE LOTS OF REPAIRS TO GET THIS THING EVENTUALLY FIXED. *NOTE* CAR VIN SITE DIDN'T ACCEPT IT FOR SOME REASON. *TR

I'M GOING ON MY 3RD DSG/MECHATRONICS UNIT. I HAVE A 08 WOLFSBURG WITH 31,000 MILES. THE VERY FIRST DAY I HAD THE CAR IN BROKE DOWN WITH 101 MILES ON IT. FLASHING PRNDS AND IT WOULD NOT SHIFT INTO ANY OTHER GEARS OR REVERSE. HAD IT TOWED TO DEALER AND WAITED 3 WEEKS FOR NEW MECHATRONICS UNIT. FOR A FEW DAYS IT WAS FINE THEN IT STARTED WITH JERKING,HARD DOWN SHIFTS FROM 3 TO 1 IN DRIVE. BACKING UP WAS SCARY AT TIMES. BROUGHT IT BACK TO THE SAME DEALER 4 DIFFERENT TIMES AND THEY SAID THIS WAS NORMAL FOR DSG. GOT TIRED OF HEARING THE SAME STORY FROM THEM AND TOOK IT TO ANOTHER DEALERSHIP AND THEY SAID IT WAS MECHATRONICS UNIT AND ITS ON ORDER SINCE JUNE 12,2009 AND TODAY IS JULY 25, 2009 AND STILL WAITING FOR MY CAR TO BE FIXED. *TR

PURCHASED A 2008 VW JETTA WITH DSG TRANSMISSION. HAVE TAKEN TO DEALER 3 TIMES SINCE PURCHASING FOR SAME PROBLEM. THE TRANSMISSION DOWNSHIFTS "CLUNKS" HARD IN STOP AND GO TRAFFIC PRIMARILY 2ND TO 1ST TO NEUTRAL. THIS IS WORSE THE LONGER AND HOTTER TRANSMISSION GETS. ALSO TRANSMISSION JUMPS OR SURGES FORWARD OR BACK AFTER PUTTING IN DRIVE OR REVERSE. THIS PRIMARILY HAPPENS WHEN PUTTING INTO GEAR WITH FOOT ON BRAKE, THEN TAKING FOOT OFF BRAKE AND SLIGHTLY PRESSING ACCELERATOR PEDAL. THE VEHICLE JUMPS SEVERAL FEET FORWARD OR REVERSE. THE DEALER TELLS ME THAT THIS IS TO BE EXPECTED FROM A MANUAL TRANSMISSION THAT IS OPERATED BY SOFTWARE. I LIKE THE CAR AND HAVE NO PROBLEMS WITH THE TRANSMISSION AT HIGHWAY SPEEDS. THEY NEED TO DO SOMETHING TO"SOFTEN" THE STOP AND GO JERKINESS OF THIS SUPPOSEDLY CUTTING EDGE TECHNOLOGY. *TR

I HAVE A 2008 VOLKSWAGEN JETTA 2.0T WOLFSBURG EDITION WITH THE DSG TRANSMISSION. AROUND 5,000 MILES, I STARTED EXPERIENCING BANGING OF GEARS WHEN I WAS START UP AT A LIGHT, THE PROBLEM CONTINUED TO GET WORSE TO THE POINT MY NECK WAS HURTING AND THE FRONT SEAT OF THE CAR HAS BECOME LOOSE DUE TO THE CONSTANT FORCE OF THE BANGING. MOST RECENTLY ON MY WAY TO THE DEALER, THE CAR BANGED INTO GEAR AND STARTED TO ROLL BACK (NOT LIKE IT DOES NORMALLY ON A HILL, THIS WAS AFTER THAT SHOULD OF HAPPENED) BEFORE IT MOVED FORWARD. I'VE ALSO EXPERIENCE THE CAR REVVING AND NOT GOING INTO GEAR THEN IN BANGS INTO GEAR AND SURGES FORWARD AT A HIGHER SPEED THEN WHICH YOU HIT THE GAS. MY CAR IS CURRENTLY BEING LOOKED AT. BUT FROM WHAT I UNDERSTAND MULTIPLE COMPLAINTS ARE POSTED FOR THIS SAME ISSUE. VOLKSWAGEN NEEDS TO ADDRESS THE ISSUE AND RECALL THE TRANSMISSIONS, AS THE SYMPTOMS GET WORSE THE CAR BECOMES A DANGER TO DRIVE. *TR

WHILE DRIVING MY 2008 VOLKSWAGEN GLI SEDAN EQUIPPED WITH A DSG TRANSMISSION I HAVE ON NUMEROUS OCCASIONS EITHER WHILE ACCELERATING OR SLOWING HAD SUDDEN, ROUGH SHIFTS, AND AT TIMES HAVE BEEN LITERALLY BUCKED AROUND IN THE VEHICLE WHILE SHIFTING FROM 1ST TO 2ND GEAR WHEN LEAVING A STOP LIGHT. THIS HAS BEEN HAPPENING SINCE FEBRUARY 2009...POSSIBLY BEFORE, AND HAS BEEN INCREASING IN FREQUENCY. I HAVE ALSO HAD ROUGH SHIFTS DOWNSHIFTING AT TIMES CAUSING THE ESP TO BECOME ACTIVATED IN MY VEHICLE MAKING IT FEEL LIKE I AM LOSING TRACTION. I UNDERSTAND THERE IS AN OFFICIAL INVESTIGATION IN TO THIS AND WOULD LIKE TO HAVE MY STORIES ADDED TO THE INVESTIGATION. PE09-035. I HAVE TAKEN MY VEHICLE IN FOR SERVICE ON THIS BEFORE AND THEY DENIED ANY PROBLEMS WITH THE VEHICLE. *TR

MY JETTA WOLFSBURG IS CURRENTLY IN SHOP DUE TO A DSG MECHATRONIC UNIT FAILURE. PRIOR TO BRINGING IT IN THE CAR WAS 'JERKY' AND 'JUMPY' AS THOUGH I WAS DRIVING A MANUAL TRANSMISSION AND RELEASING THE CLUTCH TOO FAST. THIS HAPPENED IN BOTH DRIVE AND REVERSE. MY CAR CURRENTLY HAS ~ 12000 MILES ON IT AND THE ISSUE BEGAN AROUND 10000 MILES. THE JUMPINESS OF THE CAR WAS SIGNIFICANT ENOUGH THAT I BACKED INTO A WALL (LUCKILY AT LOW SPEED) EVEN WITH SLIGHT BRAKE PRESSURE (THE CAR LURCHED BACKWARDS SUDDENLY). THE DEALER BELIEVES THAT THE REPLACEMENT OF THE MECHATRONIC UNIT SHOULD SOLVE THE PROBLEM. I HAVE BEEN WAITING FOR THE PART TO COME IN FOR 2 WEEKS NOW AND AM DRIVING A LOANER IN THE MEAN TIME. *TR

2008 VW JETTA WOLFSBURG WITH 2.0T & DSG TRANSMISSION 21K MILES. TRANSMISSION CONSISTENTLY LURCHES FORWARD AT A STOP ESPECIALLY AFTER DRIVING AT HIGHWAY SPEEDS. THIS IS MAGNIFIED WHEN THE A/C IS ON. RPM'S WILL FLUCTUATE +/- 200 AS YOU FEEL THE GEAR ENGAGE. SYMPTOMS ARE WORSE WHEN THE CAR IS IN REVERSE. HAS THE SAME FEELING AS SOMEONE NOT KNOWING HOW TO DRIVE A MANUAL TRANSMISSION. THE "JERKINESS" CONTINUES FROM A STOP UNTIL UNDER ACCELERATION INTO 3RD GEAR. THE TRANSMISSION ALSO DOWNSHIFTS UNUSUALLY HARD INTO 2ND & ESPECIALLY 1ST GEAR. ALL THESE SYMPTOMS HAVE SLOWLY BECOME MORE PRONOUNCED OVER THE LAST MONTH. THE WORST & POTENTIALLY HAZARDOUS PROBLEM WAS WHEN I ATTEMPTED TO MAKE A LEFT TURN ONTO A BUSY ROAD WITH MY ENTIRE FAMILY IN THE CAR. I WAS AT A STOP & SHIFTED THE CAR INTO "SPORT" MODE WHICH GIVES THE CAR MUCH QUICKER SHORT TERM ACCELERATION, WHICH WOULD HELP IN THE BUSY SITUATION. AS TRAFFIC CLEARED ENOUGH I PRESSED THE GAS & THE CAR SIMPLY ROLLED WITHOUT POWER INTO THE ONCOMING TRAFFIC. I HAD TO SHIFT QUICKLY INTO REVERSE TO AVOID BEING HIT BY ONCOMING TRAFFIC. I ATTEMPTED THIS A 2ND TIME & THE SAME THING HAPPENED...NO POWER, JUST ROLLED LIKE IT WAS IN NEUTRAL. I HAVE NOT RUSTED THIS CAR IN THESE SITUATIONS SINCE. I HAVE AN APPOINTMENT WITH THE DEALER IN 1 WEEK TO ADDRESS THIS & A RECALL ON THE DRIVESHAFT BOLTS. I AM FILING THIS BECAUSE AS I RESEARCHED THIS ISSUE FROM CREDIBLE SOURCES, IT IS APPARENT THIS IS A BIG ISSUE FOR THE DSG TRANSMISSIONS & THE CONSUMER IS GETTI

TRANSMISSION SURGES/BUCKS DURING LOW SPEED OPERATION SUCH AS PARKING. REVERSE IS WORSE THAN FORWARD. REVERSE OPERATION CAN BE DANGEROUS AS EXTRA THROTTLE MUST BE APPLIED TO GET THE CAR TO MOVE BUT THEN THERE IS A RAPID ACCELERATION THAT IS DIFFICULT TO CONTROL. TRANSMISSION ALSO DOWN SHIFTS VERY HARD WHILE SLOWING FOR A STOP, 2ND TO 1ST DOWNSHIFT. CAR IS INOP. SINCE 6/26/09 AWAITING REPAIR PART. PART ETA IS LATE AUGUST 2009. TRANSMISSION IS DSG MODEL. *TR

MY VW 2008 2.0T, SHIFTS VERY HARD WHEN DRIVING WITH THE DSG TRANSMISSION. IT ALSO LURCHES FORWARD FROM A STOP; AT TIMES IT ALSO LOSES POWER WHEN THE ACCELERATOR IS STEPPED ON. THE VEHICLE JERKS VERY HARD AND HAS ALSO WHEN REVERSING ALMOST HIT THE GARAGE. THE CAR CANNOT BE TRUSTED TO GO FROM PARK TO DRIVE SMOOTHLY, AT TIMES VIOLENTLY JERKING FORWARD. *TR

WHEN THE VEHICLE WAS PURCHASED NEW IT DROVE PERFECTLY NO HESITATION NO PROBLEMS WHAT SO EVER. OVER THE PAST FEW MONTHS WHILE BACKING OUT OF A PARKING SPACE I WILL PUT THE CAR IN REVERSE PRESS THE ACCELERATOR AND THE CAR WILL HESITATE AND THEN LURCH BACKWARDS. THIS IS A SERIOUS SAFETY ISSUE THAT OCCURS 1 OUT OF EVERY 25 TIMES. SINCE IT DOES NOT HAPPEN ALL OF THE TIME I REALLY HAVE KNOW IDEA HOW MY VEHICLE WILL REACT WHILE BACKING. ALSO MORE RECENTLY OCCURRING IS WHILE DOING HIGHWAY SPEEDS AND TRYING TO PASS A VEHICLE I WILL ACCELERATE THE VEHICLE AND THE TRANSMISSION WILL SLIP INTO A NEUTRAL STATE. I WILL HAVE TO COAST TO THE SHOULDER AND RE-START THE VEHICLE. I HAVE TAKEN THE VEHICLE TO THE DEALER THEY HAD VERIFIED MY COMPLAINTS AND ORDERED A NEW VALVE BODY (MECHTRONICS UNIT) AND ADVISED ME NOT TO DRIVE THE CAR SINCE IT COULD BE UNSAFE. UNFORTUNATELY, THE PART IS ON BACK ORDER FOR 4-6 WEEKS AND THE ONLY ALTERNATE TRANSPORTATION THEY COULD PROVIDE FREE OF CHARGE WAS A COMPACT CAR. I DECIDED TO KEEP MY VEHICLE UNTIL THE PART COMES IN HOPING I WILL NOT HAVE ANY SERIOUS PROBLEMS. THIS IS A MAJOR SAFETY ISSUE AND A RECALL OF THIS PART IS NEEDED. *TR

I DRIVE A 2008 VW JETTA WOLFSBURG EDITION EQUIPPED WITH THE DSG (DIRECT SHIFT GEARBOX) TRANSMISSION. AFTER DRIVING THE CAR FOR ABOUT 1000 MILES I STARTED TO NOTICED VERY HARSH 2 TO 1 DOWNSHIFTS AND SURGING WHILE IN DRIVE. BY THE HARSH DOWNSHIFT I MEAN WHEN SLOWING DOWN COMING TO A STOP WHEN THE GEARBOX WOULD SHIFT FROM 2ND GEAR DOWN INTO 1ST GEAR I WOULD ALWAYS EXPERIENCE A LOUD METALLIC "CLUNK" NOISE. IN REGARDS TO THE SURGING WHILE IN DRIVE I MEAN WHEN AT A DEAD STOP AND YOU GIVE EVEN/SLIGHT PEDAL PRESSURE ON THE ACCELERATOR THE CAR WOULD SURGE FORWARD OVER AND OVER AGAIN LIKE YOU WERE STEPPING ON THE GAS AND THEN LETTING OFF. THIS CHARACTERISTIC WAS VERY PREVALENT ON AN INCLINE. THE VW DEALERSHIP I WORK WITH DIAGNOSED THE PROBLEM AS A FAULTY MECHATRONICS UNIT WHICH CONTROLS THE FUNCTIONS OF THE COMPLEX DSG TRANSMISSION. IT WAS REPLACED AT 5000 MILES. AFTER DRIVING WITH THE NEW MECHATRONICS UNIT INSTALLED FOR ROUGHLY 6000 MORE MILES I STARTED TO NOW EXPERIENCE THE SAME SURGING ISSUES BUT WHEN THE CAR WAS IN REVERSE. I ALSO NOTICED THAT THE RPM'S WOULD ALWAYS DROP LIKE THE ENGINE WAS GOING TO STALL EVERYTIME I WOULD SHIFT INTO DRIVE FROM PARK. AND LASTLY WHEN STARTING FROM A STOP, APPLYING EVEN ACCELERATOR PEDAL PRESSURE, THE CAR WOULD ALWAYS "JUMP" OFF THE LINE. BROUGHT IT INTO THE VW DEALERSHIP AGAIN AND THEY ENDED UP REPLACING THE WHOLE TRANSMISSION. AFTER THE NEW DSG TRANSMISSION HAS BEEN INSTALLED THE CAR DRIVES VERY SMOOTH NOW WITH NO SURGING AND NO HARSH 2 TO 1 DOWNSH

DRIVER SIDE FRONT AND REAR WINDOW AND PASSENGER SIDE FRONT AND REAR WINDOW LEAK WATER. *TR

THE AIR BAG LIGHT SENSOR IS DEFECTIVE. IT WILL COME ONE FOR DRIVER AND PASSENGER WHEN BOTH PEOPLE ARE PRESENT IN THE CAR. I HAD IT FIXED ONCE BEFORE AND NOW IT HAPPENED AGAIN. *TR

2008 JETTA SE HAS HAD RECURRING SQUEALING BACK BRAKES SINCE DAY 1. MURRIETA VW IN CA SAYS IT IS NORMAL. THEY CHECKED AND SPRAYED. GOOD TO GO, BUT NOW AT 14K MILES, NOISE HAS RETURNED. ONLY HAPPENS AT SLOW SPEED (BACKING UP/PARKING). IS THERE A DEFECT ON THE CALIPERS/PISTON ASSEMBLY? VW DEALER SAYS IT IS "NORMAL." IN 25 YEARS OF DRIVING NEVER HAD A CAR DO THIS. IT IS VERY ANNOYING AND SOUNDS DANGEROUS. CARS SHOULD NOT DO THIS, ESP AT 14K MILES. BRAKE FAILURE COULD BE ON THE WAY, CAUSING SERIOUS DAMAGE, OR DEATH. *TR

ON A COLD MARCH MORNING, WAS NOT ABLE TO PUT THE KEY IN THE IGNITION. AFTER A FEW MINUTES OF UNSUCCESSFULLY TRYING TO FORCE THE KEY IN, VW ROADSIDE ASSISTANCE WAS CALLED. THE CAR WAS TOWED TO THE NEAREST DEALER. WHEN DEALER LOOKED AT THE PROBLEM, IT WAS DETERMINED THAT THE TUMBLER IN THE CYLINDER WAS IN THE LOCKED POSITION. THE DEALER SPRAYED WITH SILICONE LUBRICANT TO COAX THE TUMBLER TO RELEASE. *TR

ON MY FIRST DRIVE IN THE RAIN I COULD NOT SEE OUT THE WINDOW. I HAD TO PULL OFF THE ROAD BECAUSE THE DRIVER SIDE WINDSHIELD WIPER LEAVES A STREAK RIGHT IN THE LINE OF VISION WHEN IN USE. DEALER REPLACED THE WIPER, THE STREAK IS SMALLER, BUT THE PROBLEM REMAINS. IN ADDITION, NOW THAT WINTER IS HERE, IT IS ESPECIALLY DANGEROUS AS THE SNOW MELTS AND SALT AND SLUSH ARE HITTING THE WINDOW. THE WIPERS WILL NOT CLEAN IT PROPERLY. *TR

REAR BRAKES ARE WEARING PREMATURELY ON 2008 VW JETTA. ONLY LASTED 20, 000 MILES. *TR

DIFFICULTY FILLING GAS TANK WHILE AT PUMP. THE AUTO SHUT-OFF KICKS IN AFTER PUTTING IN A FEW CENTS WORTH OF GAS MAKING FILL-UP FRUSTRATING AND TIME CONSUMING. TOOK TO VW DEALERSHIP. THEY SPENT A DAY INVESTIGATING AND COULDN'T FIND THE PROBLEM SO THEY KEPT IT OVERNIGHT AND CALLED VW TO WALK THEM THROUGH TROUBLESHOOTING. VW SAYS THE FUEL TANK IS NOT VENTING PROPERLY AND THE ONLY WAY TO FIX IT IS TO REPLACE THE ENTIRE FUEL TANK ($1500 FOR THE PARTS). VW REFUSED TO PAY BECAUSE CAR WAS 1400 MILES BEYOND ITS WARRANTY. THEY CLAIM SITUATION IS NOT DANGEROUS, JUST ANNOYING, BUT I PLAN TO CONTACT THEIR RESIDENT AGENT ANYWAY - SUSPECT A MANUFACTURING OR DESIGN DEFECT . *TR

I BOUGHT A 2008 JETTA FROM ROD EAST VW IN LATE JUNE, IN LATE JULY MY BRAKE LIGHT CAME ON, I THEN CALLED ROD EAST VW TO INFORM THEM AND THEY TOLD ME TO CALL THEIR ROADSIDE ASSISTANCE TO HAVE THEM TOW MY CAR OVER TO THEM. ONE WEEK HAD PASSED AND THEY HAD STILL NOT LOOKED AT MY CAR SO I INFORMED THEM THAT I WOULD NEED A RENTAL CAR BECAUSE I AM A STUDENT AND I HAVE A DAUGHTER THAT HAS NUMEROUS THERAPY AND DR APPT EVERY WEEK. THEY SAID FINE AND THE MAN THAT I WAS TALKING TO SAID LET ME GO GET YOUR CHILD SEAT OUT OF THE CAR FOR YOU, HE THEN CAME BACK TO ME AND SAID HOW ABOUT YOU COME TO THE BACK AND GET IT FROM YOUR CAR, I DID AND THAT'S WHEN I NOTICED THAT MY CAR HAD A BIG DENT AND DEEP SCRATCH FROM THE REAR RIGHT FENDER TO THE BACK PASSENGER DOOR...I WAS THEN TOLD THAT THAT'S HOW THE CAR WAS WHEN THEY GOT IT AND THAT IT WAS MY FAULT. HE THEN SAID THAT HE COULD TALK TO THE MANAGER AND SEE WHAT HE WOULD SAY. I CALLED THE MANAGER, ON MY WAY HOME AND HE SAID WE WILL FIX IT, I SEE THAT ITS A NEW DENT AND SCRATCH AND WE WILL SEND IT TO A BODY SHOP TO GET FIXED. I THEN DEMANDED THAT I GET ALL OEM PARTS AND I WAS IT BRAND NEW AGAIN AND THE SERVICE MAN SAID THAT'S GOING TO BE TOO EXPENSIVE AND IT DIDN'T NEED NEW PARTS HE ALSO WANTED ME TO RETURN THE RENTAL WHEN I LEFT ON VACATION TO SAN FRANCISCO, THAT'S WHEN I SPOKE TO THE MANAGER AGAIN AND HE GUARANTEED THAT THEY WOULD BE OEM PARTS AND I WOULDN'T NEED TO RETURN THE RENTAL. WHEN I PICKED UP MY CAR AFTER 3 AND A HALF WEEKS THEY SAID NOTHI

2008 VW JETTA WOLFSBURG (LESS THAN 5000 MILES AT FIRST OCCURRENCE) BRAKE ISSUE 1ST OCCURRENCE - COMING UP TO A STOP, AND BRAKE PEDAL LOST PRESSURE BUT RE-ENGAGED AFTER TRAVELING 2-3 INCHES BEYOND NORMAL BRAKING PRESSURE. VERY INTERMITTENT ISSUE. AFTER BOTH OF MY TEENAGE SONS REPORTED THE SAME ISSUE, I TOOK THE CAR INTO THE VW DEALERSHIP FOR REPAIR. THELEN (BAY CITY, MI) BLED THE BRAKES AND RETURNED THE CAR. WITHIN A FEW DAYS, I WAS EXPERIENCING THE SAME ISSUE WITH MORE FREQUENCY, BUT COULD NOT REPRODUCE CONSISTENTLY. TOOK TO DEALERSHIP A SECOND TIME - THIS TIME TOLD THAT VW SAID THIS WAS A "NORMAL" BRAKE FUNCTION. SERVICE TECHNICIAN DROVE VEHICLE HOME AND BACK IN THE NEXT MORNING. HE EXPERIENCED THE PROBLEM TWICE AND (AS DESCRIBED TO HIS SERVICE MANAGER) "HIS HEART WENT INTO HIS THROAT." STILL - VW MAINTAINED THAT THIS WAS "NORMAL". RECEIVED AN EMAIL FROM DEALERSHIP OWNER STATING SAME. AFTER CONTINUED PRESSURE, VW TECHNICAL REP CAME TO DEALERSHIP AND FINALLY DETERMINED THAT THE BRAKE POWER BOOSTER NEEDED TO BE REPLACED (OVER A TWO WEEK SPAN). RECEIVED CAR BACK, AND WITHIN THREE DAYS, THE PROBLEM RETURNED - AS I NEARLY RAN THROUGH AN INTERSECTION WHEN THE BRAKES WENT TO THE FLOOR BEFORE ENGAGING (WITH ABS). TOOK BACK TO DEALER (3RD TIME) - DEALER NOT ABLE TO REPLICATE - STATED THAT THEY CANNOT FIX THE PROBLEM IF THEY CAN'T IDENTIFY/REPLICATE - CAR STILL AT DEALERSHIP (5 DAYS LATER). MET WITH DEALERSHIP OWNER TO EXPRESS CONCERN FOR THE SAFETY OF THE VEHICLE AND MY FAMILY. I REF

THE DRIVER SIDE WINDSHIELD WIPER LEAVES A 2 OR 3 INCH STREAK RIGHT IN THE CRITICAL VIEW OF THE DRIVER WHEN THE WINDSHIELD WIPERS ARE USED. VW ENGINEERING RESPONSE WAS THAT THEY DON'T SEE A PROBLEM WITH IT. WIPERS HAVE BEEN REPLACED AND ISSUE STILL REMAINED. *TR

BRAND NEW VW JETTA OFF THE FLOOR ROOM. BOTH THE DRIVERSIDE AND PASSENGER SIDE WINDOWS LEAK AIR BADLY AND WATER DRIPS IN.. DEALER TOLD ME THAT THIS IS THEY WAY IT IS AND REFUSED TO FIX IT FOR ME... *TR

EXCESSIVE REAR BRAKE WEAR. BRAKE NEEDED REPLACING AT 12K. CAR IS A 5-SPEED MANUAL AND BRAKES ARE USED VERY LITTLE. *TR

THIS ISSUES INVOLVES THE FAILURE OF WINDSHIELD WIPERS SET ON THE HIGHEST SETTING TO REMAIN AT THAT SPEED. VW HAS CONFIRMED THE PROBLEM AT A DEALERSHIP BUT OFFERS NO FIX TO THE PROBLEM. ESCALATION WITHIN VW HAS YET TO PRODUCE A SATISFACTORY ANSWER TO THIS OBVIOUS PROBLEM. IN HEAVY RAIN, DRIVING IS UNSAFE BECAUSE THE WIPERS VARY IN SPEED AND TO KEEP A CONSTANT WIPER RATE REQUIRES REPEATED CHANGING OF THE SETTINGS. *TR

THE FRONT WINDSHIELD FOGS UP, AND YOU CANT SEE ANYTHING THROUGH IT. YOU NEED TO TURN ON THE AIR-CONDITIONING, SO THAT IT HEATS THE FRONT WINDSHIELD UP. IF YOU DON'T DO THAT, YOU WILL CRASH BECAUSE OF 0% VISIBILITY. *TR

EXCESSIVE DRIVE BY WIRE THROTTLE DELAY. THROTTLE RESPONSE DELAYED APROX. 1-2 OR MORE SECONDS AFTER DEPRESSING THROTTLE PEDAL. THROTTLE DELAY CAUSING HAZARDOUS DRIVING SITUATIONS WHEN PULLING OUT INTO TRAFFIC ETC. THIS "DELAY" IS PROGRAMMED INTO THE CAR'S SOFTWARE BY DESIGN. UNSAFE, CAUSED NEAR MISS ACCIDENT. *TR

WINDSHIELD WIPER STREAKING PROBLEM: I PURCHASED A NEW 2008 VOLKSWAGEN JETTA SE ON MAY 6, 2008. THE FIRST RAIN THE CAR WAS DRIVEN IN (WITHIN TWO WEEKS OF PURCHASE) THE DRIVER SIDE WINDSHIELD WIPER WAS LEAVING A STREAK APPROXIMATELY THREE INCHES WIDE AT EYE LEVEL OF THE DRIVER. THE VEHICLE HAS BEEN RETURNED FOR DEALERSHIP SERVICE ON NUMEROUS OCCASIONS. THE VOLKSWAGEN SERVICE DEPARTMENT REPLACED THE DRIVER SIDE WIPER BLADE TWICE AND THE WIPER ARM. THIS HAS NOT CORRECTED THE STREAK ISSUE. THE SERVICE DEPARTMENT INDICATES THE STREAK IS INDICATIVE OF ALL 2008 JETTAS AND THERE IS NOTHING THAT CAN BE DONE TO REMEDY THE PROBLEM. I HAVE CONTACTED VOLKSWAGEN CUSTOMER CARE. THEY ADVISED ME THEY ACCEPT THE DEALERSHIPS ASSESSMENT OF THE STREAKING PROBLEM AND I WILL HAVE TO LIVE WITH THE PROBLEM. WHILE DRIVING IN RAIN, LIGHT OR HEAVY, THE STREAK IS PRESENT AND PRESENTS A VISION OBSTRUCTION FOR THE DRIVER. I BELIEVE THIS IS A VALID SAFETY ISSUE THAT SHOULD BE ADDRESSED FURTHER BY VOLKSWAGEN. THANKS FOR YOUR CONSIDERATION IN THIS MATTER. *TR

THE FRONT DEFROST SYSTEM DOES NOT WORK. THERE APPEARS TO BE A SECRET FORMULA NEED TO GET THE DEFROST SYSTEM TO DEFROST THE FRONT WINDSHIELD. I HAVE MADE SEVERAL COMPLAINTS TO THE DEALER AND WAS INFORMED THAT ONLY 1 OTHER PERSON HAD COMPLAINED OF THIS ISSUE. THIS IS A VERY DANGEROUS DEFECT. NORMALLY I'M DRIVING THROUGH A STORM, THE WINDSHIELD FOGS UP AND I CAN'T SEE. I END UP PULLING OVER TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD WHEREVER I CAN. *TR

TL*CONTACT OWNS A 2008 VOLKSWAGEN JETTA. TWO AND A HALF MONTHS AFTER PURCHASING THE VEHICLE, HE OBSERVED A BLISTER ON THE FRONT DRIVER SIDE TIRE. THE DEALER ADVISED HIM THAT HE HAS TO PURCHASE A NEW TIRE SINCE THERE WAS NO WARRANTY ON THE TIRE AND TO CONTACT BRIDGESTONE FOR ASSISTANCE. THEY ALSO INFORMED HIM THAT THEY DO NOT GUARANTEE THE ORIGINAL EQUIPMENT. THE DOT, TIRE PRESSURE AND SIZE WERE NOT AVAILABLE. THE CURRENT AND FAILURE MILEAGES WERE 1800. UPDATED 4/29/08 *CN

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 VOLKSWAGEN JETTA. WHILE DRIVING 15 MPH, THE BRAKES JERKED WHEN THE PEDAL WAS DEPRESSED. THE DRIVER'S FOOT WAS KNOCKED OFF THE BRAKE PEDAL. THE DRIVER ATTEMPTED A SECOND TIME TO APPLY THE BRAKES, BUT THE VEHICLE WOULD NOT STOP AND CRASHED INTO THE PRECEDING VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE HAS NOT YET BEEN INSPECTED BY THE DEALER. THE PURCHASE DATE WAS UNKNOWN. THE CURRENT AND FAILURE MILEAGES WERE 7,300.