Two problems related to transmission gear indicator have been reported for the 2007 Volkswagen Jetta. The most recently reported issues are listed below. Please also check out the statistics and reliability analysis of the 2007 Volkswagen Jetta based on all problems reported for the 2007 Jetta.
My 2007 vw Jetta gli went into neutral and not allow me to pull away from a red light. The car drifted back and suddenly lurched into gear and pulled away finally. The car has done this 2 or 3 times since and is currently being checked by my local vw dealer. I have spoken to vw customer service regarding the dsg issues. My car is not currently under any recall or extended warranty program according to their records when checking my VIN. There have been other strange shifts, but the lack of power when pulling out is very scary and unsafe. I have not experienced the flashing of the gear indicator lights in the multi function display.
I own a 2007 Volkswagen Jetta gli with a 2. 0t engine and a direct shift gearbox (dsg) transmission. At approximately 33,000 miles (in 12/2008), my dsg transmission failed while driving on a main 40mph road into my job. I lost power at about 20mph while turning left in front of oncoming traffic but was luckily able to coast into my works side roads to pull over. The loss of power was accompanied by the flashing of all transmission gear lights (prdns), which is typical of all dsg transmission failures from what I have read. Vw completely replaced my transmission under warranty and never told me exactly which part of my dsg actually failed. They claimed that they simply remove the entire transmission and send it back to vw. There is a current recall for a small number of 08-09 dsg equipped cars, which was implemented because a faulty temperature sensor can cause the transmission to shift to neutral and all power would be lost, resulting in a dangerous situation. This power loss is what I experienced, and although my problem was likely unrelated to the current recall rationale, was dangerous to me nonetheless. I visit a vw enthusiast website where dsg failures on all model years are more commonplace than should be accepted. If this high failure transmission results in a dangerous condition, vw should remedy the problem by fixing all dsg models with updated components for all known commonly failing dsg components. At the very least, vw should also extend dsg warranties to 100,000 miles to cover repairs to this costly transmission.