2007 Volkswagen Jetta Engine Problems

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NHTSA ID

11426202

Incident

May 2, 2021

AFTER GOING TO THE MECHANICS AFTER THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON, I WAS EXPECTING ALL THE PROBLEMS TO BE GONE BUT TO MY SURPRISE THE JOLTING WHEN I ACCELERATE IS STILL THERE. ITS A VERY HARSH JOLT FORWARD ROUGHLY WHEN ITS GOING TO SECOND GEAR, THE RPMS GO TO 4K THEN JUMP DOWN TO 2K AND IT DOES THAT FOR A WHILE. FOR EXAMPLE I'LL BE DRIVING AND THEN ALL OF A SUDDEN IT'LL DO A HARSH JOLT FORWARD AND WILL CONTINUE TO DO THAT WHEN ACCELERATING OR WHEN ATTEMPTING TO GO AT A STEADY SPEED. ANOTHER PROBLEM IS THE SEATBELTS ARE NOT RETRACTABLE ANYMORE AND I HAVE NO IDEA WHY. WHEN I WOULD TURN OFF THE CAR THE GAS WOULD BE REGURGITATED BACK AS IF THE CAR WAS ON AS IT'S COMPLETELY OFF. I DON'T KNOW WHERE IT COMES FROM BUT WATER GETS IN THE CAR WHEN IT RAINS AND THE CARPETS WILL BE COMPLETELY SOAKED AND IT'LL SMELL LIKE MOLD, WE HAVE TRIED TO FIX IT AND MECHANICS HAVE LOOKED AT IT AND THEY ARE CLUELESS TOO.

NHTSA ID

11366411

Incident

Sep 22, 2020

Mileage

136,000 mi

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2012 VOLKSWAGEN JETTA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT UPON PLACING THE VEHICLE INTO PARK, SHE EXITED THE VEHICLE AND WENT TO HER TRUNK. AS SHE WAS RETRIEVING ITEMS OUT OF THE TRUCK, SHE HEARD THE VEHICLE ROLLING BACKWARDS. THE CONTACT ATTEMPTED TO OPEN THE DRIVER SIDE DOOR BUT THE DOOR HAD KNOCKED HER DOWN AS THE VEHICLE CONTINUED TO ROLL BACKWARDS. AFTER THE CONTACT WAS KNOCKED DOWN, THE FRONT DRIVER SIDE TIRE ROLLED OVER HER LEFT LEG. THE VEHICLE CONTINUED TO ROLL INTO HER NEIGHBOR'S YARD AND HIT THE NEIGHBOR'S GARAGE DOOR. THE AIR BAGS DID NOT DEPLOY UPON IMPACT. A POLICE REPORT WAS NOT FILED. THE NEXT DAY, THE CONTACT WENT TO THE HOSPITAL AND WAS TREATED FOR INJURIES TO HER LEFT FIBULA WHICH REQUIRED SURGERY. THE VEHICLE WAS STILL ABLE TO DRIVE THE VEHICLE AFTER THE ACCIDENT. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT INSPECTED OR DIAGNOSED FOR THE FAILURE. THE DEALER NOR THE MANUFACTURER HAD BEEN NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE HAD YET TO BE REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 135,000.

NHTSA ID

11361189

Incident

Aug 31, 2020

Mileage

135,000 mi

HAD TO REPLACE BOTH COOLING FANS ON MY 2007 VW WOLFSBURG JETTA. CHECK ENGINE LIGHT WAS ON CAND CAUSING THE ENGINE TO OVERHEAT. CAUSING THE PRESSURE RELIEF LID ON THE OVERFLOW BOTTLE TO BE ACTIVATED CAUSING COOLANT TO COME OUT. THIS WOULD HAPPEN WHEN THE OUTSIDE TEM WAS 50+ DEGREES FAHRENHEIT. VEHICLE WOULD BE DRIVING OR IDLE.

NHTSA ID

11234011

Incident

Mar 15, 2019

Mileage

125,000 mi

RECALL -ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING I HAVE A 07 JETTA 2.0L. 2 MONTHS AGO I NOTICED A GAS SMELL WHEN I TOOK MY OIL CAP OFF I NOTICED THERE WAS A LOT OF STEAM/SMOKE & I COULD TELL THAT'S WHERE THE SMELL WAS COMING FROM. THERE WAS NOTHING VISIBLE OTHER THAN THE STEAM/GAS VAPOR. THE COOLANT LEVEL NEVER MOVES. I WAS ONLY GETTING 15 MILES TO THE GALLON BECAUSE IT WAS LEAKING INTO MY ENGINE. ON 7/13/19 THE ENGINE SEIZED (LOCKED) UP WHILE I WAS DRIVING IT. I WAS DRIVING MY WIFE TO WORK WITH OUR 5 YEAR OLD SON. I HAD JUST TURNED ON THE STREET OF HER WORK GOING 10 MILES AN HOUR & IT FELT LIKE MY CAR JUST DIED. I COULDN'T EVEN GET THE ENGINE TO TURN OVER. I HAD TO GET MY VEHICLE TOWED TO A REPAIR SHOP. WHICH IS WHEN I FOUND OUT THAT THE ENGINE SEIZED. I HAVE ABSOLUTELY NO TRANSPORTATION NOW. (RECALL FAULTY AIR BAGS MY CAR IS MILES AWAY AT THE REPAIR SHOP, SO I CAN'T TAKE A PICTURE OF THE AIR BAG LIGHT BUT IT TURNED ON ABOUT A WEEK AGO AND HASN'T SHUT OFF. MY CONCERN IS THAT THIS IS SOMETHING THAT A REPAIR SHOP CAN NOT FIX/ ITS GOING TO BE SO EXPENSIVE THAT I CAN'T AFFORD TO FIX IT. IT HAS FAULTY AIR BAGS THAT CAN JUST GO OFF WHILE I'M DRIVING! SAFETY BAGS ARE A 'MUST HAVE' & IT IS ILLEGAL TO SELL/PRODUCE ANY NON SAFE VEHICLE! I SEEN THAT VOLKSWAGEN COMPANY MADE A HAND FULL OF RECALLS ON THIS VEHICLE OVER THE LAST 8 YEARS. THE PREVIOUS OWNER KEPT THE CAR IN A GARAGE & STARTED IT DAILY HE JUST NEVER CHECKED FOR RECALLS. PARTS ON THIS CAR ARE COMPATIBLE WITH THE 06-09 JETTAS& SPORTWAGONS & HE HAD REPLACED PARTS. I'M UNSURE WHICH ONES WERE REPLACED. MY VEHICLE FALLS UNDER THE CATEGORY OF A VW JETTA SEDAN. I'M HAVING ALL OF THE SAME RECALL ISSUES THAT THE JETTA IS RECALLING FOR. & THE HORN DOES NOT WORK WHEN IT'S PARKED. YOUR COMPANY POSTED THE RECALLS FOR ALL OF THE SAME PROBLEMS THAT I'M HAVING WITH THIS VEHICLE! RECALL NO. 40J2/S4. RECALL NO. 20I4/U1. RECALL NO. Q8.

NHTSA ID

11231739

Incident

Jul 13, 2019

Mileage

185,000 mi

KEY GETS STUCK IN IGNITION AND I CANNOT TURN OFF THE ENGINE. CAR ONLY HAVE 125K AND MAINTENANCE ALWAYS WITH DEALER.

NHTSA ID

11206266

Incident

May 6, 2019

I PURCHASE MY VOLKSWAGEN JETTA 2007 FOR A DEALER IN PALM SPRINGS AREA, I ALWAYS HAD TROUBLES WITH MY VEHICLE. I SHOWED MY FATHER THE AGREEMENT ON THE FORM AND I WAS UPSET TO SEE THEY TOOK ADVANCED OF MY DAUGHTER, THE CAR WAS POSTED AS IS. A MONTH AFTER SHE BOUGHT THE CAR THE TRANSMISSION WAS CAUSING TROUBLE, THE CAR WOULD HESITATER THEN MAKE A CHIRP NOISE AND THEN HIT A FASTER JUMP INTO GEAR. SOMETIMES THE CAR WOULD MAKE SKID MARKS. NOW MY DAUGHTER WAS TRYING TO BACK OUT OF OUR GARAGE TODAY JULY 27, 2018 AND THE VEHICLE DOESN'T SHIFT TO ANY GEARS. THANK YOU, [XXX] INFORMATION REDACTED PURSUANT TO THE FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT (FOIA), 5 U.S.C. 552(B)(6). *TR

NHTSA ID

11114104

Incident

Mar 13, 2015

CAR JERKS, ONE FAN DO NOT WORK, OIL LEAK, WIND SHIELD WASHER AND COOLANT SYSTEM. BROUGHT CAR FROM DRIVE TIME IN FEBUARY 2013. I'VE NOTICED THESE PROBLEMS WHEN DRIVING AND PARKING. THE CAR OVER HEATS AS WELL. I ALSO NOTIFIED DRIVE-TIME AND WAS TOLD TO GET ANOTHER DIAGNOSTIC TEST. I DID NOT HAVE THE MONEY FOR ANOTHER.

NHTSA ID

11023727

Incident

Jul 12, 2017

Mileage

117,672 mi

ENGINE SHUTS OFF WHILE DRIVING. HAPPENED MULTIPLE TIMES, HAD IT TOWED TO AN AUTO SHOP THAT WORKS W/MY USED CAR WARRENTY, THEY TESTED GENERATOR AND BATTERY AND BOTH WERE GOOD. NO RECALLS ON MY VIN HOWEVER, I DID SEE RECALL# 14E007000 ON 2007 JETTA'S AND IT STATES THE ENGINE COULD SHUT OFF DUE TO TIMING BELT FROM FAULTY WATER PUMP.

NHTSA ID

10864542

Incident

May 10, 2016

Mileage

82,000 mi

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 VOLKSWAGEN JETTA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE WHILE DRIVING AT 40 MPH, THE VEHICLE STALLED AND THE TRANSMISSION WARNING LIGHT ILLUMINATED IMMEDIATELY AFTER THE FAILURE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC FOR DIAGNOSIS, HOWEVER THE DETAILS OF THE DIAGNOSIS WAS NOT AVAILABLE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 98,000.

NHTSA ID

10855288

Incident

Apr 4, 2016

Mileage

98,000 mi

LETTER FROM CONGRESSMAN HILL ON BEHALF OF HIS CONSTITUENT (NO NAME WAS GIVEN) RE CONCERNS ABOUT HIS 2007 VOLKSWAGEN GROUP (VW) JETTA'S ENGINE STALLING WHILE DRIVING. *SMD

NHTSA ID

10816073

Incident

Nov 2, 2015

RIGHT SIDE DRIVE SHAFT AND LEFT SIDE DRIVE SHAFT FAULTY. VACUUM PUMP LEAKING OIL BAD, AND NEW GASKET NEEDED. LEFT SIDE REAR DOOR LATCH ALSO DOES NOT LOCK POSING A THREAT TO SAFETY AND LEAVING POSSIBILITY FOR ROBBER, VEHICLE DAMAGE AND OR BODILY HARM DUE TO INTRUDER. *TR

NHTSA ID

10702964

Incident

Oct 28, 2014

Mileage

104,293 mi

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 VOLKSWAGEN JETTA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING AT 30 MPH, THE VEHICLE STALLED WITHOUT WARNING. THE FAILURE OCCURRED INTERMITTENTLY. ON ONE OCCASION, THE VEHICLE FAILED TO RESTART. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO A REPAIR FACILITY. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 72,000. UPDATED 02/18/15*LJ THE CONSUMER STATED THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED. THE VEHICLE REQUIRED A NEW RELAY. THE CONSUMER WAS ADVISED THIS WAS ACOMMON PROBLEM. UPDATED 4/4/16 *JS UPDATED 9/11/2017*CN

NHTSA ID

10667798

Incident

Nov 22, 2014

Mileage

72,000 mi

CAR SHUTS OFF AND BATTERY LIGHT COMES ON IMMEDIATELY PUT ON EMERGENCY FLASHERS SO I WILL NOT GET HIT FROM BEHIND BOTH TIMES I HAVE BEEN STOPPED AT A TRAFFIC SIGNAL I PUT THE CAR IN PARK AND HAVE BEEN ABLE TO START THE CAR AGAIN TO GET TO A SAFE PLACE I DO NOT FEEL SAFE DRIVING THE CAR DO TO THE FACT IT COULD STOP AT ANYTIME FIRST I TOOK MY CAR TO MY CERTIFIED VW SPECIALIST HE RAN DIAGNOSTICS KEPT MY CAR FOR THREE DAYS DROVE IT BUT WAS UNABLE TO REPRODUCE TOOK MY CAR BACK THEN AGAIN THE NEXT WEEK SAME THING HAPPENED I HEARD A CLICK CAR SHUT DOWN AND BATTERY LIGHT CAME ON THIS TIME I DID NOT FEEL SAFE TO EVEN GET IT INTO THE DEALERSHIP SO I CALLED A TOW TRUCK TO HAVE IT TOWED TO THE DEALERSHIP. FEELING FRUSTRATED 2ND WEEK RENTING A CAR WAITING TO HEAR FROM THE DEALERSHIP TO MAKE THING WORSE I BOUGHT MY CAR NEW OFF THE SHOW ROOM FLOOR FROM [XXX] THAT DEALERSHIP HAS SINCE CLOSED DOWN I HAVE NOTICED CRACKING IF THE PAINT ON THE HOOD VEHICLE HAS NEVER BEEN IN AN ACCIDENT I WAS TOLD FROM A BODY SHOP THAT REPAIR WORK WAS DONE TO THE CAR PROBABLY BECAUSE IT WAS DAMAGED IN SHIPPING AND IF THE COST OF REPAIR IS NOT AT LEAST 6 PERCENT OF THE PURCHASE PRICE VW DOES NOT HAVE TO DISCLOSE TO CUSTOMER. INFORMATION REDACTED PURSUANT TO THE FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT (FOIA), 5 U.S.C. 552(B)(6). *TR

NHTSA ID

10627902

Incident

Aug 13, 2014

Mileage

59,265 mi

I NOTICED THE ENGINE LIGHT WENT ON FEW WEEKS AGO THEN THE SHAFTS' LIGHTS STARTED TURNING ON ALL AT THE SAME TIME (P-R-N-D). THE CAR WAS MOVING AND A KNOCKING SOUND STARTED WHEN THE WEATHER GETS HOT. I TOOK IT TO COUPLE OF CAR SHOP SERVICES AND NON WAS ABLE TO DEMONSTRATE THE PROBLEM BUT RATHER, THEY OFFERED TO CHANGE THE WHOLE TRANSMISSION FOR +4,500 DOLLARS SO THAT THEY WOULD WORK IT SIMPLY WITH A GOOD PROFIT! WHILE DRIVING EARLIER TODAY, THERE WAS A VERY WEIRD SOUND COMING FROM THE ENGINE AND I PLANED TO TAKE IT TO VW SERVICES SO THAT THEY'D TAKE A LOOK AT IT. UNFORTUNATELY, FEW MINUTES LATER THE CAR STOPPED MOVING AND I HAD TO PULL UP. I JUST FOUND OUT THAT VW IS CALLING VW JETTA 2006-2009, ENGINE 2.01 FOR THE EXACT SAME REASON. THOUGH, MY CAR IS 2.5 ENGINE BUT HAPPENED TO HAVE THE EXACT SAME PROBLEMS. I'M TOWING THE CAR TOMORROW MORNING AND I'LL TAKE IT TO VW SERVICES AND HOPEFULLY THEY WILL CONSIDER THIS INCIDENT FOR THE 2.5L CARS ALSO. *TR

NHTSA ID

10554870

Incident

Dec 4, 2013

Mileage

89,700 mi

I WAS COMING OFF A RAMP AND TRIED TO ACCELERATE, BUT THE CAR WOULDN'T GO MORE THAN 20MPH. ALL THE GEARS ON THE GEAR SELECTOR DISPLAY FOUND IN THE DRIVER INFORMATION CENTER STAYS LIT UP AND AFFECTS THE TRANSMISSION. THE CAR FEELS LIKE IT IS STUCK IN NEUTRAL. I RESEARCHED THIS PROBLEM ONLINE AND THERE ARE NUMEROUS ARTICLES THAT STATES THERE IS A RECALL RELATED TO MALFUNCTIONING MECHATRONIC UNITS. THIS IS NOT RELATED TO THE ORIGINAL DSG RECALLS. VW CUSTOMER CARE OR THE DEALERSHIP I TAKE IT TO WON'T DO ANYTHING ABOUT IT EVEN WITH THE INFORMATION ON THE INTERNET ABOUT IT. *TR

NHTSA ID

10544692

Incident

Sep 10, 2013

Mileage

140,000 mi

WAS DRIVING ON THE FREEWAY AT ABOUT 3 IN THE AFTERNOON TRAVELING AT APPROXIMATELY 60 MPH WHEN CAR STOPPED ACCELERATING IN THE MIDDLE OF ON GOING TRAFFIC. POWER TO VEHICLE DYED OUT CAUSING ME TO STALL IN THE CENTER OF A BUSY FREEWAY. THIS PROBLEM HAS OCCURRED SEVERAL OTHER TIMES. I HAVE CALLED VOLKSWAGEN BUT THEY WOULD NOT TAKE FULL RESPONSIBILITY FOR ON GOING PROBLEM.. MY VEHICLE HAS AN EXTENDED WARRANTY BECAUSE OF THIS KNOWN PROBLEM BUT YET THEY WILL ONLY COVER 25% OF REPAIR COST.. THIS VEHICLE IS A HAZARD.. SOMEBODY PLEASE ADDRESS THIS ISSUE QUICK BEFORE THERE IS A CASUALTY.. *TR

NHTSA ID

10536337

Incident

Aug 10, 2013

Mileage

80,000 mi

BOTH RADIATOR COOLING FANS HAD TO BE REPLACED AFTER A CHECK FOR ENGINE FAULTS WERE PERFORMED WITH A TOTAL COST TO ME OF $786.43. THE V.W. JETTA IS A 2.5 LITER ENGINE. THIS WAS THE SECOND 2.5 LITER JETTA THE LOCAL AUTOMOTIVE REPAIR COMPANY HAS DONE TODAY WITH DATE OF JUNE 13, 2013. ALL THE MAJOR DEALERSHIPS IN DENVER WERE CALLED TO COMPARE AVAILABILITY AND PRICE OF PARTS. ALL DEALERSHIPS HAD BOTH RADIATOR COOLING FANS THAT NEEDED REPLACED IN STOCK. THE AVAILABILITY OF THESE PARTS AT ALL DEALERSHIPS LEADS TO THIS SUMMARY: THE MAJOR VOLKSWAGEN DEALERSHIPS WERE ANTICIPATING HAVING TO REPLACE THESE PARTS IN MANY OF THE 2.5 LITER JETTA VOLKSWAGENS. THIS PROBLEM SHOULD BE ON A RE-CALL BY VOLKSWAGEN AND THE COST OF REPLACEMENT AND LABOR INCLUDING DIAGNOSING OF THE ENGINE FAULTS AND THE FANS SHOULD BE PAID BY VOLKSWAGEN. THE FAN REPLACEMENT WAS MANDATORY IN ORDER TO KEEP RADIATOR AND THUS THE ENGINE COOL IN ORDER TO PREVENT MORE EXPENSIVE REPAIRS AND/OR POSSIBLE MALFUNCTION LEADING TO AN ACCIDENT. *TR

NHTSA ID

10519721

Incident

Jun 13, 2013

Mileage

63,385 mi

AS I WAS DRIVING 65MPH ON THE HIGHWAY MY CAR COMPLETELY SHUT DOWN. I HAD NO LIGHTS, NO GAS, NO ANYTHING. I WAS ABLE TO PULL OFF TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD. AFTER ABOUT 20 MINUTES, THE CAR STARTED BACK UP, BUT I ONLY MADE IT ABOUT 1.5 MILES BEFORE IT DID IT AGAIN. VW DEALERSHIP REPLACED MY ENTIRE COMPUTER MODULE (J519) AND THEN LET ME LEAVE THE LOT. I CONTINUED TO HAVE TROUBLE STARTING THE CAR. THE DEALERSHIP REPLACED THE RELAY FOR THE STARTER BECAUSE IT WAS OVERHEATING. I AM NOW (OCT 2012) HAVING ISSUES WITH THE UNLOCKING OF MY DRIVER SIDE DOOR. *TR

NHTSA ID

10486518

Incident

Jun 28, 2012

Mileage

62,000 mi

WHILE DRIVING ON A MAJOR HIGHWAY, MY VW'S DSG TRANSMISSION STARTED SLIPPING AND SHIFTING ERRATICALLY. THE ENGINE RPMS WOULD INCREASE TO 6000 THEN DROP SUDDENLY TO 500. WHILE THIS WAS HAPPENING, THE ENGINE WOULD SUDDENLY REENGAGE, CAUSING THE CAR TO SURGE AND BUCK. THE TRANSMISSION WOULD THEN SLIP AGAIN, AND THE ENGINE SURGING AND VEHICLE BUCKING CYCLE WOULD CONTINUE. SYMPTOMS OF THE DSG TRANSMISSION FAILURE OCCURRING; TRANSMISSION WOULD SLIP. RPMS WOULD INCREASE THEN DECREASE SUDDENLY AND WITHOUT WARNING. ENGINE WOULD ENGAGE THEN DISENGAGE CAUSING THE VEHICLE TO VIOLENTLY BUCK, SHAKE, AND JERK. THE PRNDS NOMENCLATURE WOULD FLASH RAPIDLY, INDICATING A FAULT WITHIN THE SYSTEM. THE FINAL INDICATION OF THE SEVERITY OF THE DSG TRANSMISSION'S COMPLETE FAILURE WAS THE CARS INABILITY TO MOVE UNDER THROTTLE. THE CARS VELOCITY WAS COMPLETELY UNCONTROLLABLE. I AM VERY METICULOUS ABOUT THE MAINTENANCE OF MY VEHICLES. VW REQUIRES A FLUID AND FILTER CHANGE AT 40,000 FOR THE DSG. I HAD MINE DONE AT 39,000 THIS HAPPENED ON I70 ON THE BORDER OF PA/MD. I WAS ABLE TO MOVE THE CAR TO THE SHOULDER WITHOUT LOSS OF LIFE OR PROPERTY. HOWEVER, HAD THIS DSG/TRANSMISSION FAILURE OCCURRED ON 495 IN VA/MD, ( WHICH WAS MY LOCATION JUST 2 HOURS PRIOR) THE RESULTS COULD HAVE BEEN CATASTROPHIC. VW IS WELL AWARE OF THIS ISSUE WITH ITS DSG TRANSMISSION, BOTH DOMESTICALLY AND INTERNATIONALLY. NOTE THE VIN SPECIFIC RECALL IN THE US FOR DSG/MECHATRONIC/ TEMP SENSOR. HOWEVER, THIS ISSUE IS WIDESPREAD. MY VIN IS NOT SPECIFIED IN THE RECALL, YET MY VEHICLE HAS EXPERIENCED THE SAME ISSUE AND FAILURE AS THAT SPECIFIED IN THE RECALL. THE FAILURE OF MY DSG TRANSMISSION WAS COMPLETELY UNEXPECTED AND WITHOUT WARNING. HAD I NOT HAD THE OPPORTUNITY TO PULL MY CAR SAFELY TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD, THE RESULTS COULD HAVE BEEN SEVERE INJURY OR WORSE YET, LOSS OF LIFE FOR ME OR OTHER DRIVERS. *TR

NHTSA ID

10456016

Incident

Apr 19, 2012

Mileage

45,500 mi

THE 2007 JETTA 2.5 HAS A FRONT AIR VENT WHICH HAS BEEN DESIGNED POORLY AND MAKES A RATTLING SOUND. THE FIXED IT SEVERAL TIMES AND IT STILL MAKE SOUNDS AND SEVERAL OF MY FRIENDS HAVE THE SAME ISSUE WITH THEIR JETTA. *TR

NHTSA ID

10373916

Incident

Mar 1, 2007

I DRIVE A VW JETTA (2007) 2.0T. IT HAS BEEN HAVING SEVERAL ENGINE ISSUES SINCE I BOUGHT THE CAR (CHECK ENGINE LIGHT, LOSS OF POWER, ENGINE SPUTTER). BUT OVER THE PAST 5-6 MONTHS, I HAVE HAD THE CAR STALL COMPLETELY TWICE. THE FIRST TIME AT A TRAFFIC STOP AND THE SECOND TIME WHILE MERGING ON TO AN INTERSTATE RAMP. *TR

NHTSA ID

10362260

Incident

Jul 5, 2010

Mileage

33,000 mi

I WAS DRIVING ALONG A MAJOR FREEWAY WHEN THE CAR STARTED TO VIBRATE AND THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON AND WAS FLASHING. I HAD TO ATTEMPT TO GET TO THE SHOULDER IN HEAVY TRAFFIC WITH THE CAR SLOWING DOWN AND ENGINE MISFIRING. WHEN PARKED ON THE SIDE OF THE FREEWAY, WE EXITED THE CAR SINCE IT WAS A VERY DANGEROUS STRETCH OF ROAD AND SOON A HIGHWAY SERVICE VEHICLE CAME AND TOLD US THEY WOULD TOW US OFF THE ROAD FOR OUR SAFETY. WE WERE STRANDED ON A LONE STRETCH OF BUSY FREEWAY 80 MILES FROM HOME AND HAD TO GET A TOW FOR 80+MILES AND 2+ HOUR'S DRIVE. I WAS VERY DISAPPOINTED THAT THE PROBLEM I HAD WITH MY CAR (IGNITION COIL) WAS THE SAME PROBLEM I HAD 4 MONTHS PRIOR (WHICH ALSO REQUIRED A TOW). AT THAT TIME, ONLY ONE IGNITION COIL WAS REPLACED (EVEN THOUGH I WAS TOLD THERE WAS AN EXISTING RECALL ON THE IGNITION COILS) AND SO 4 MONTHS LATER I ENDED UP WITH THE SAME PROBLEM. IN READING ON THE WEB, I HAVE DISCOVERED THE PROBLEM WITH VW IGNITION COILS HAS BEEN AROUND SINCE 2001 - EVEN MORE REASON TO WHY ALL FOUR SHOULD HAVE BEEN REPLACED WHEN I FIRST BROUGHT MY CAR IN FOR THE PROBLEM BACK IN JUNE. THIS HAS BEEN A KNOWN PROBLEM FOR MANY YEARS (WITH 2001-2003 MODELS) BUT FOR SOME REASON IT STILL CONTINUES TODAY AND THERE HAS BEEN ONLY SERVICE BULLETINS ISSUED AND NO FACTORY RECALLS. *TR

NHTSA ID

10361563

Incident

Oct 15, 2010

Mileage

11,780 mi

ENGINE LOOSES SIGNIFICANT POWER AT HIGHWAY SPEEDS CAUSING IT TO BE UNABLE TO MAINTAIN PACE WITH TRAFFIC. AFTER RESTART RUNS OK. HAPPENS INTERMITTENTLY. *TR

NHTSA ID

10205631

Incident

Oct 14, 2007

Mileage

3,400 mi

THE VEHICLE HESITATES WHEN TAKING OFF FROM A STOP. I FEEL THIS IS UNSAFE BECAUSE THE DANGER OF BEING HIT IF YOU PULL OUT IN FRONT OF ANOTHER VEHICLE AND THE CAR HESITATES. IT APPEARS THAT ALL OF 2007 VW AUTOS DO THIS. I MET WITH A REPAIR MANAGER FROM BOARDWALK VW AND A REP FROM VW OF AMERICA. I WAS TOLD THAT THERE IS NOTHING TO REPAIR THAT THIS IS NORMAL. 3 OF 4 VEHICLES I DRAW DO IT. I ALSO ROAD IN ANOTHER VEHICLE AT THE DEALERSHIP AND COULD FEEL IT WHILE THE VW REP DROVE IT. I COULD SEE HIS BODY MOVE AS IT DID IT AND HE DENIED. I BOUGHT THE VEHICLE FOR MY TWIN DAUGHTERS THAT TURN 16 IN OCTOBER. THE VEHICLE IS UNSAFE AND REALLY UNSAFE FOR INEXPERIENCED DRIVERS. THE VEHICLE WAS BOUGHT NEW ABOUT 2 MONTHS AGO. *TR

NHTSA ID

10197026

Incident

Jun 19, 2007

Mileage

15 mi