general problems of the 2010 Volkswagen Jetta - part 2

The 2010 vw Jetta sportwagen tdi (with dsg automatic transmission) was decelerating on a turning lane from a two lane highway from speeds of 55 mph to 15 mph. There was an audible "click" and the engine stopped and only dash lights were operable. No discernable dash light or error code message was received. The vehicle restarted after the transmission was placed in park, and the ignition key was again turned on. Again no messages or warnings appeared on the dashboard. Note: the seat heater was engaged (driver's side), air conditioning on, turn signal (left) activated, headlights on, bluetooth for phone linked, radio was operating until the shut-down.

Vehicle staled out with complete loss of power, would not restart. Had car towed to vw dealer, and it took 8 days for them to fix. The high pressure fuel pump failed and contaminated the whole system. It was covered under the warranty but I was lucky I was not on the highway. If the 2010 Jetta wasn't under warranty it would have cost $4660. 22 to fix it.

Bought tdi from ed martin Honda in indianapolis. Drove the car home. 30 minutes later, car would not start. Starter would crank, but engine would not fire. Started the next morning with no issues. Drove to indianapolis, about 40 miles. 2 hours later I went to leave, car would not start. After 40 minutes of cranking off and on, it finally started. Drove straight home. 3rd time drove to walmart, 3 mile trip. Car took 20 minutes to start.

The vehicle had driven fine all day when all of a sudden when I pulled up to a stop sign, the car died like it was running out of gas. I was in the middle of a the road at the stop sign, the car managed to start again and drive another couple hundred feet to get it off to the side of the road. Luckily I made it just past a set of rail road tracks. The car did not start again and had to be towed. The vehicle had its entire fuel injection pump system replaced along with the sensors. Mechanics have told me that the pumps should last the life of the engine.

Glow plug light came lit on dash and said "service engine immediately. " engine then lost power on interstate (dangerous). When re-cranked, engine was sluggish and would not accelerate above 40mph. Vw service said it was due to a faulty fuel pump.

My 2010 vw Jetta sportwagen got the glow plug light intermittent flash starting on 72k miles. In the cold morning I could drive 10-15 minutes without issue. However, once the glow plug is on, it could not exceed 40mph. Here's the diagnostic from the dealership: 72017 confirm mile on, glow plug light intermittent flash. Perform guided fault finding, faults tored p00af. Turbocharger boost performance visual inspection found vacuum hoses good. Following test plan, check n75 solenoid good. Check wiring to g581 ref volt good. Perform gff function test vacuum diaphram good. Function test n75 good. Vacuum at 9psi. Check internal resistance at boost actuator position sensor out of spec. Rec replace g581 charge pressure actuator position sensor (within turbo assembly). . . Parts will need to be special ordered $1,444. 41 + tax. . .

While driving on the highway with cruise control engaged at/around speed limit, I noticed the rpms jumping and could feel the car jerking, as if some kind of acceleration/deceleration was happening. I also notice rpms jump 50 up/down while idling. This seems to happen when driving down hills on cruise control, more prevalent in colder weather. No loss of control has occurred, but appears to be issue that is slowly worsening.

I'm was driving up hills with 38 mph notice that glow plug light flashing the car lost all power almost instantly. Fortunately I was able to managed the car to emergency lane. Lucky that I'm not on the freeway and I didn't have my 6 years old son with me at that time. This is a safety issue that we need to address to vwgoa so they can do a recall. . Read more...

2010 vw Jetta tdi with roughly 35,650 miles. While driving up the on-ramp to enter the interstate, glow plug dash light came on and warned to "check engine now. " within 20 seconds, the car lost all power, and luckily I was able to coast over to the shoulder of the interstate (with drivers flying by at 65+mph at 9:45pm). Vehicle would not restart and had to be towed to the vw dealership. Service rep claimed "fuel contamination," with metal shards all throughout the fuel system. Entire fuel system has to be replaced ($10,000 repair) with equivalent, new parts. According to vw service technicians, the parts have not been updated despite vw's knowledge of this problem. As a result, "fuel contamination" could happen again, and the car could shut off while driving at any time without notice. This is a very serious safety concern. Luckily, because I was driving at night, there was not a lot of congestion on the road. Had this happened during rush hour, there very likely would have been a severe accident. Vw claims the problem is a result of the poor quality of american diesel fuel supply, saying the tdis are designed in germany to run on 100% diesel that's found in europe. If this is the case, why are they selling german designed cars in the united states that doesn't have fuel supplies that are 100% diesel? Volkswagen needs to issue a recall of the 2009/2010 Jetta tdi.

During second vw dealer service at approximately 9,000 miles , check-engine light went on during the process, tech read code as a failure in a secondary air-flow sensor, part was replace and the light was off. At third vw dealer service at 17,000 miles, approximately one week after the service, the check-engine light went on at start-up. Checked gas cap, re-seated and light did not clear. As of this report problem coded: p2431, p2433, secondary air injection pressure sensor circuit out of range, a quick google search revealed similar errors in conjunction with oil and filter changes.

I purchased my 2010 Jetta tdi new at the end of September 2009. It is a manual transmission. I'm a pretty conservative driver and attempt to maximize my mpg. Each day after the vehicle has been setting overnight and is cold, I start up and drive to the store, a 4 mile drive, the engine will pause usually within that 4 mile drive. Sometimes it is a short jerk and sometimes it is a greater jerk. Other times it will happen on the return trip home. But it'll happen only once until it sets and cools off. I have had it in the shop twice with no help. My research finds some problems with the high pressure fuel pump which may be the issue, but I haven't been able to talk to vw America to see if they will confirm or deny this. This problem has happened since I've had the vehicle. It has 6,500 miles on it and I'm hoping to get it fixed before the warranty expires. Not sure what will happen when the mileage gets higher.

Tl- the contact owns a 2010 Volkswagen Jetta. While driving approximately 35 mph in third gear the contact stated the vehicle jerked and the acceleration hesitated. The failure occurred intermittently. The vehicle was taken to the dealer approximately six times for the same failure . The technicians performed two computer updates. The failure continued and could not be diagnosed. The manufacturer was contacted and stated it was a characteristic of the vehicle and could not provide further assistance. The vehicle was not repaired. The approximate failure mileage was 540. Ds.

The engine spontaneously stopped running while driving. I was entering an intersection, turning left, and put in the clutch to down-shift (manual transmission) and the engine stopped as soon as the clutch pedal went down, as if I had turned off the key. The engine starter would not re-engage until I figured out I had to turn the ignition all the way off then back to the start position to engage the starter. The engine re-started normally at that point and ran fine for the rest of that trip. The engine has done the same thing about six or eight times since then, the most recent time being about two weeks ago. This can make it quite interesting, turning at an intersection with oncoming traffic and having to take a hand off the steering wheel to do the complicated re-start - if the driver were to panic a re-start would not happen. Sometimes the engine also runs very rough, especially at idle, and will not accelerate the car - this has been a problem when turning onto a street or highway and needing to get up to speed to not get hit while merging with traffic. The engine also idles rough periodically but that has not been a safety concern although it might be related to the other problems. These problems happen at all engine and air temperatures - hot or cold, and even when the engine is fully warmed up. Multiple dealers and third-party repair shops have been unable to find the cause of this problem; no error codes are shown by the engine control computer and it happens infrequently enough they have not been able to reproduce the problem themselves.