Check Engine Light On problems of the 2010 Volkswagen Jetta

Car will unpredictably stall some times, close the ignition switch and engine will be able to start,,, will go in limp home mode when the glow plug light will illuminate and check engine light comes on for dtc p00af. . . .

When driving this vehicle it will at times hesitate and stumble severely to the point where you will have to pull over. No check engine light or codes noted when scanned. Problem started right after vw tdi emissions fixes. Vw dealer claims no connection.

Driving on interstate highway for greater than 30 minutes, there was onset of strong rain conditions at about 30 minutes of driving time -- the epc light came on and the ability to accelerate was lost. Symptoms of downshifting were noted just prior to onset of issue. Depressing the accelerator resulted in rpm increase with no acceleration in relatively fast traffic (>50mph). Was able to pull off safely and shut vehicle off. Very dangerous situation in high speed/strong rain conditions. Epc light turned off after shutoff and re-start, and I assumed a slip on wet surface. Restarted and attempted to rejoin traffic. Traveled less than 50 feet and epc light re-lit with no slip, followed immediately by lighting of the 'check engine' light. Same lack of acceleration and increased rpm with depressing throttle pedal was noted. Turned off engine on shoulder again and restarted after five minute period in attempt to get home and was able to very carefully/slowly merge back into traffic with check engine light and epc light lit for entirety of trip home (>50 miles). Vehicle drove for additional approximately 50 miles without symptoms onset. Vehicle currently has approximately 50k miles and is driven once every week or two weeks. All service is performed regularly. I researched this symptom set online, only to find hundreds of complaints similar to mine across the spectrum of vw models indicating no precise diagnosis relative to these symptoms coinciding with thousands of dollars of repairs in attempt to reconcile. I do not care to spend thousands of dollars attempting to repair an issue that cannot be identified using a 'trial and error' method on a vehicle that kbb values at less than 5k. Based on my limited research, this very dangerous issue should be some sort of recall. I have researched recalls on my particular vehicle and have noted nothing relative.

Transmission jerking from 1st to 2nd gear set off glow plug/check engine light. Turned off ignition. Warning light reset. Jerking continued in gear 1st to 2nd and 3rd to 4th.

I was driving at freeway speeds and my check engine light came on. I took it into the dealer only to find out that it was the dpf (diesel particulate filter) failed. The filter was plugged with carbon. The dealer admitted to me that this was a known defect and bad engineering that affected models 2006 - 2010. They told me it fails every 100-110k miles and has to be fixed! I told them I would take it elsewhere to get fixed as I wasn't paying that kind of money. They informed me no local shop would touch it. That is not true other than the local shop had to bring it to them for the "software reset". I have since learned it may affect later models but cannot confirm. The dealer wanted $2300 to fix plus tax.

I was driving my 2010 vw Jetta to work when all of the sudden it began to violently shake. My check engine light started rapidly blinking. Luckily, I was able to pull into a parking lot. Called vw dealership. They suggested towing my vehicle. Vehicle towed to dealership. According to the vw dealership, ignition coils need to be replaced. The vw dealership told me that there is not a recall for this repair. However, I noticed that there was a recall for faulty ignition coil in previous years for the Jetta. I think vw should issue a recall for this problem. This is a safety hazard.

I was driving my 2010 vw Jetta tdi in a parking lot, slowing down at less than 5 mph to stop. All of a sudden, the engine stalled without warning. No warning or check engine lights came on at all. I had to put the car into park to restart it. Since this incident, the engine seems to be sputtering at low speeds.

Vehicle lost power in heavy traffic, 50 mph speed zone. Check engine light illuminated, loss of turbo boost with resultant lack of ability to maintain speed. Internet search suggests a widespread problem involving icing and water ingestion through the intercooler in cold weather operations. Apparently may result in engine destruction. The safety ramifications are obvious and it is my understanding Volkswagen has been reluctant to honor powertrain warranty coverage. My dealer quoted $1100 to repair with a retro-fit kit. To protect the owner's investment and to rectify an obvious safety issue, I feel a recall is in order.

On 6/7/14 at speed and in traffic car suddenly died, glow plug indicator flashed and service engine immediately message appeared on the dash. Car restarted right away and was able to finish trip without further incident, took to dealer service center and they replaced glow plug and wiring harness. On 6/10/14 also at speed and in traffic car suddenly died once again, glow plug indicator flashed, no message and no check engine light. Once we came to a complete stop, the car restarted and we finish trip without further incident. I have scheduled another appointment with vw service department.

Driving on highway on 12/15/13 and as I accelerated, I lost power and "check engine light" came on. Car fell to 50mph and I exited highway immediately, stopped the car, re-started and the car and light was still on. Showed error code g450 and the "exhaust pressure sensor 1" was replaced by dealer in January 2014. Glow plug light also came on intermittently at that time. Two months later (February, 2014), "glow plug light" came on again intermittently. Turned off car and started it again and light went out. Dealer says p0237 code means intermittent failure of "boost pressure sensor" and "sensor harness". Vw advises the car is not drivable due to unpredictable performance of turbocharger on engine performance due to failure of this sensor. The loss of power has been documented widely for this engine (pump, carbonized intake, other?), but vw has accepted no responsibility for the problem. Car is 4 years old with 48,900 miles. Repairs are approaching $1000 at this time.

The contact owns a 2010 Volkswagen Jetta. The contact stated while driving 25 mph, the vehicle stalled with the illumination of the check engine light. The vehicle was taken to the dealer for diagnosis where it was stated the fuel system and engine needed to be replaced. The vehicle was not repaired. The manufacturer was notified of the failure. The VIN was not available. The approximate failure mileage was 77,000.

The contact owns a 2010 Volkswagen Jetta. While driving at various speeds, the vehicle stalled after the gears were shifted and the check engine light illuminated. The failure recurred multiple times. The vehicle was restarted and driven to an independent mechanic. The technician diagnosed that the clutch kit inside the transmission needed to be replaced. The contact stated that the failure was directly related to NHTSA campaign number: 09v333000 (power train). However, the VIN was not included in the recall. The manufacturer was made aware of the failure. The approximate failure mileage was 30,000.

My wife was driving her 2010 vw Jetta s/w tdi dsg home from work and she noticed that it seemed to be running a little rougher then usual (in December when we had the 40k service done we were told that it needed a fuel filter and that would solve the problem. . . It did for about a week or so). When she slowed down for traffic the rpm's would fluctuate between 500 rpms and 1400 rpms and nearly stalling at times. Finally when she got off the exit ramp near home, the Jetta stalled and a check engine light came on. Once she was home I found that it was reading code p0263. The Jetta went to dealer on 3/13 and we got it back on 3/22. Unfortunately it stalled out on my wife on 3/23 after a short trip across town while dropping my son off at his friends house. She preceded to come home after dropping him off as the stalling issue occurred while making a turn and she was nearly broadsided by a SUV! had the vehicles collided, it would have been a direct impact to my wife and son's seats! the next morning I took the Jetta out for a drive to see if I could duplicate the problem and boy did I ever. Thankfully the dealer is close by and I was able to get the car there but not without issues. It stalled out on me 4 times in the 1. 5 mile trip. I too was nearly hit by an on coming car while making a turn. Not to mention it stalled while trying to merge onto the highway getting to the dealership. During the first visit for the stalling problem, vw had the dealer drain my full tank of diesel as they thought I used bad fuel and this was not the case. Next they reprogrammed the fuel injectors and that did not solve the problem. So vw had the dealer replace a fuel regulator valve and that did not work as well. After two more times of reprogramming the fuel injectors the light apparently went out a so vw of America and the dealer felt it was fixed and safe for us to drive. I think not!.

Happened last night, with my 6 yr old daughter in the car, and wife driving on the freeway! check engine light, and fuel injector/glow plug light blinking, car shutdown, but fortunately was able to pull off to the side but still next to freeway on/off ramp. Car would crank over but not start. Called aaa tow to vw dealer where the car was purchased. I drove the car earlier that morning on a fairly long trip (over 100 miles), and started noticing the fuel economy wasn't as good as I normally would get (40 mpg), but it was raining heavy that morning so that's what I attributed it to, but only seeing 30 mpg after all freeway driving was suspicious to me. Vw dealer said the high pressure fuel pump failed and contaminated the entire diesel fuel system and all the parts will need to be replaced and fuel system cleaned out.

High pressure fuel pump failed traveling 60mph, car begins to stumble (more often then every hundred miles-now less than every 5 miles), engine almost dies out multiple times, rpm drops to near zero, check engine light turns on, hundreds of Mini metal flakes found in fuel system/fuel canister . Car driven to dealer (showed picture of metal in fuel canister). Hamilton imports (vw dealer) had initial tech on 081412 diagnosis problem as "normal for diesel fuel. " called 081512 to service manager john, left message, he replied stating metal in fuel is "normal. " on 081612 email vw of America, in regards to the problem, call from service adviser on 081712 and are looking further into the problem. Later that day, called service adviser, they ordered a complete fuel system and apologized for the initial delay and not fixing the car correctly. Received a call from the dealer, 082812, the car is ready for pickup. A complete new fuel system was installed (injectors, high pressure fuel pump(failed), fuel rail, electric fuel pump in tank, all piping).

We have 2010 vw Jetta tdi and we have the stalling problems. It started about 3 months after we bought the vehicle. In CA highway traffic I had the car stall on me 15 times, I was wreck by the time I was able to exit the highway. I refuse to drive the car anymore. It has been to the dealership now 6 times to fix the problem and they keep giving us all these stupid reasons and then tell us they can't duplicate the stalling problem so they can't fix it. I just want the problem fixed and I am tried of getting the run around with Volkswagen on this. Obviously there is a problem with these cars. We take it the dealer it runs great for about 2 days and then the check engine light comes on and then 4 hours later the glow plug light comes on and back to the dealer we go with nothing in the end. They keep telling us it is electrical nothing to do with the fuel problem. It is extremly frustrating that Volkswagen won't do anything about this problem.