general problems of the 2010 Volkswagen Jetta - part 2

My husband brought my car in for routine maintenance to the vw dealer in Feb 2014 including a timing belt change. He also discussed a "hard start- no start" issue I was having. The service representative said to make sure the glow plug light goes out before trying to start (I've been carefully watching with each start since that time and there is no relationship between the light and the vehicle starting issue). Today (5 March 2014), I had a repeat of the same problem I've had 3 times this winter: car starts fine in the am even during below zero temperatures, I drive to work and let it sit for 3-8 hours. Car will not start, regardless of air temp. It takes 4-8 attempts to start the car including "pumping the fuel" pedal. I believe this is a known as a "hard start- no start" intercooler issue and is addressed in the following vw technical bulletin -- https://drive. Google. Com/file/d/0b162-sx2nn5luzbidg9hcvr6nuu/edit?usp=sharing.

2010 Jetta sportwagen tdi. Failed to start. Dealership indicated problem with fuel system. Tested diesel fuel no issues. Suggest replacement of fuel retention valve, but uncertain if this will solve problem. May relate to NHTSA action number : ea11003.

After driving for 5 minutes and with no warning whatsoever the glow plug light started flashing and the check engine light came on. I lost 80% of my power. Drove it for 5 more minutes and it stopped and would not start. Towed it to the dealer who turned the ignition on and after hearing my description of the failure said it is most likely a fuel delivery system problem. He seemed to know what was wrong and said that if the hpfp failed I probably had metal throughout the system which would be a major repair job.

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 that while traveling approximately 65 mph, the vehicle suddenly lost acceleration power and stalled. The vehicle was taken to the dealer where it was found that the fuel system needed to be replaced. The vehicle was repaired. The manufacturer was contacted about the failure and informed the contact that the vehicle was not included in NHTSA campaign number 11v490000 (fuel system, diesel). The failure mileage was approximately 52,000.

After normal refueling (with diesel, 100% confident based on the station and location of the pump), within two days we took a small 100 mile trip. 40 miles into the trip failure resulted and the engine began to stall at normal highway speeds (70-75mph). Not knowing the nature of the failure we were able to limp along until we reached safety and were in a location where we had assistance if needed from family and friends. We towed the car back home ($250), and when the dealer opened up on Monday we were told what the issue was. Doing some research we found many, many other people with the same scenario as found in NHTSA investigation ea11003. Our vehicle just expired its normal warranty (67,000 miles) and the 2010 only came with 60,000 mile warranty vs. The current 100,000 mile warranty. This issue appears to be entirely a design flaw and a known issue. We love the car, and it has been the best car we have every owned up until this point. I hope that Volkswagen assumes responsibility and keeps a lifetime customer.

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.

2010 vw tdi Jetta : I own a 2010 vw tdi Jetta I smelled diesel fuel coming into my car (the car at the time had 117,000 miles). Also, I noticed diesel fuel dripping on my driveway also on the back of my car . The car had fuel running on the exhaust system I reported the incident to the dealer, where they advised that two fuel injectors needed to be replaced due to the fact of the injectors spraying fuel on to all engine area at a cost of $1300. They replaced two of the injectors. The smell continued until I instructed them to order a new hood insulator cover and engine cover (both were saturated with diesel. My car was at the dealer for close to two weeks between all four visits. My concern is that the other injectors have the same issue and this will occur again along with a fire at some point.

Car was stopped at a red light, when light changed to green I let out on the clutch and the motor died and wouldn't start. After getting the car out of the middle of the road during rush hour got it towed to dealership. Dealership found metal in fuel system from failed hpfp.

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.

I had a hpfp failure on my Jetta while I was driving. The car died and would not start. I got a p0087 code off the engine. I had the fuel tested and it was clean. It looks like it's going to be a hpfp failure. Thank you, ben fulco.

Pulled on to highway and vehicle suddenly stalled in middle of intersection. Engine went to idle. No throtle response. After several pedal presses it took off.

This 2010 vw Jetta tdi occasionally stalls at speeds of less than ~30 mph and surges violently when starting from a stop and slowing to a stop. In a span of 3 months the vehicle has stalled 5 times, 3 times while beginning to move from a stop and 2 times while traveling at a speeds of less than 30 mph. The surging happens frequently but inconsistently. The vehicle has been brought to a vw dealer/mechanic to address these issues and the problem persists. The last time it went in to the dealer, the mechanic replaced the flywheel stating that it was the reason for the surging, however the stalling and surging remain a problem since the flywheel has been replaced. The vehicle has an automatic transmission and has never been filled with gasoline.

My engine stalled unexpectedly. I was able to start the engine again but there has been frequent hesitation when finding gears.

Car failed to start was towed to hallmark vw who informed us that it was a hpfp failure. Research suggests this is an ongoing issue as NHTSA does have an investigation into this issue. Awaiting fuel sample from analysis but have receipt from fuel in vehicle stating "diesel fuel".

Esp error. Car would not start. Condensation in charge air intake system caused failure in esp system and air intake.

I have had 3 different bouts with my Jetta stalling seemingly randomly at highway speeds. Each set of incidents resulted in a service trip to the vw dealership for repairs. For the first incident the vehichle was under the 60,000 mile warranty and an expensive repair was covered under warrant. The second series of incidents occured about 6 months later, after the car was no longer under warranty and the repair - replacement of the cam shaft position sensor. Another series of incidents has just begun and I'm headed to the dealership again. All 3 series of incidents had the same symptoms: 1) the car intermittently stalling unexpectedly during acceleration and 2) slow chugging start occassionally when the car is warmed up.

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. . .

Stopped and filled up vehicle with diesel fuel around 5 pm 9/16/12. Drove approximately 10. 2 miles and the vehicle engine stopped. Exactly at that moment, the warning 'check engine now' indicator phrase was displayed in the display panel. It stayed on for a few seconds, and then turned off, and there were no indicator lights on at all that would indicate low oil pressure or fuel or any other symptom. We had enough moment to roll to the shoulder of the road to get out of the way of traffic. Electric was working as we were able to roll down the windows of the car, the radio was on. Put the car in park and tried starting the engine. It would crank over, but never catch. Even though we had just put in 13. 5 gallons of fuel, the car behaved as though it were out of fuel. I checked the receipt to verify diesel was put into the car. I also called the chevron station where I purchased the fuel to ask if there had been a mistake or if they'd had other reports of bad diesel from their station. The owner of the station called me back and let me know that he ran lab tests to determine whether or not their was contamination in the fuel lines (either from gasoline or from water), and he said there had not been. Called the Volkswagen roadside assistance and they sent out a tow truck to collect the car and take it back to the dealership.

I was driving on the highway and experienced an extreme loss of power and flashing yellow check engine light. After stopping the vehicle stalled and wouldn't restart on multiple attempts. Brought vehicle to dealer who says it needs the entire fuel system replaced, due to metal shavings in the fuel delivery system caused by a bad hpfp. Originally vw said it would be covered under warranty, but now are citing biofuel as a reason for the failure. I have used only b5 which complies with vw's standard policies but they have stated they believe the reason to be owner negligence and have a higher blend than b5. I only put in what the fuel stations tell me they have, I don't test my fuel before I put it in. This seems like a smoke and mirrors play by vw, attempting not to pay the claim and trying to have me shell out $10k for the repair. Seems pretty ridiculous for a 2year old vehicle with such low mileage.

The contact owns a 2010 Volkswagen Jetta. The contact stated that while driving 60 mph the vehicle stalled. He was able to restart the vehicle shortly thereafter. The vehicle was taken to the dealer for diagnosis. The dealer stated that the fuel system needed to be replaced. The manufacturer was not contacted. The failure and the current mileage was 119,000.

While exiting a parking at a stop sign, when accelerating out past the stop sign at approximately 10 mph the car's engine suddenly lost power and died. After the vehicle once again returned to a complete stop, I was able to restart the engine after putting the car into park. Taken into dealership 10 days later for schedule service and maintenance; nothing out of the ordinary was found.

My 2010 Jetta tdi broke down on me while I was three hours away from my home. The service rep. Said he has had a few cars come in with the same problem. He stated it was due to bad fuel or water in the fuel line. I know I had put diesel in when I filled up that morning. He stated we had probably received bad fuel when we had filled up. We were on a road trip (8hrs one way) and I had driven about 5 hours before it died!!! we were traveling at approx. 65 mph when the flashing glow plug light indicator began to flash. The car then started to lose acceleration and we pulled over where the engine finally shut down and it would not restart. I had to have the car towed to the closest vw dealer. They are replacing the entire fuel system. How am I supposed to know what fuel station has good diesel? I know the fault was not mine. I can't afford to be without my car again for 2 to 3 weeks. As soon as I get my car back I will be trading it in even though I am upside down on my loan. I loved my tdi but with this issue always being a threat I will not be able to recommend this car to anyone. Vw needs to fix this issue.

The car affected is a 2010 vw Jetta tdi. Ever since I've owned the car, it has had an issue with running ruff or stalling out. At 30,426 miles I had the dealer look at the vehicle. They ran a diagnostic and test drive with no issues found. This enough for it to be noticeable, but no symptoms are present. I brought the car in again for the same issue on 12/8/14 at 83748 miles, but this time there was an esp error that flashed in the mdi display and then went away. The dealer could not verify the customer complaint. The service manager also stated that he had a similar vehicle with the same problem and the could also not be diagnosed. At the time the dealer told me that I could have the software upgraded and that would be a charge to me or I could have the injectors changed out and that would be covered under the extended warranty. The were charging according to how they were going to fix the problem, not on the issue itself. Vw sent me the paperwork in April of 2015 to get my money back. The dealer recommended changing the mdi display, but was not sure this would fix the problem. My concern is that there is an issue that Volkswagen cannot diagnose that could possibly turn into a safety issue with thecae stalling.

On may 8,2011 my 2010 vw Jetta tdi diesel shut down completely as I was driving at a speed of 40 miles per hour. After the car came to a complete stop, I waited a few minutes and the car started. This incident has happened at least 6 times prior to this complete shutdown of the engine. This problem started in the first thousand miles of use. The other 5 incidents just involved the car stalling for a few seconds and then started working again before the car completely stopped. The car has been fully maintained by the vw of old saybrook dealership in CT. The car has approximately 12,000 miles on it. The car was just brought in for its 10,000 mile maintenance check a few months ago bad fuel is not the case as I go to the same station and continued to do so for as long as I have had the car. I bring my 2004 diesel tdi there and have never had a problem at all. This is definitely a safety issue as I do a lot of highway driving with this car.

I purchased my brand new vw Jetta from the dealership lot. Less than 4 weeks later when the car was in the driveway I started it, and as I pressed the gas down the car began to move (in a sputtering/jerking type of movemen)t but it was not able to go more than 7 feet before it stalled out,, and the rpm's were high and the car just moved like it was not able to properly accelerate, it stalled out before the end of my drive way. I started it again and it drove properly, this exact incident occurred at least1- 2 times a week on a cold start. I took it to dealership, nothing found on diagnostics. Then at least every 1-2 months I took it to dealership, no proof on diagnostics . Next a recall & work was done. Same problem occurred again and again. Took it back. They said they could not find a solution because its not repeating the stalling when its at dealership. I am still having the issue of my car stalling out when driving, it is a safety issue. It is dangerous driving a car that stalls out while you are on the road. Since the cold start issues I have also had it stall out on the road, in an intersection. This car is still repeating the stalling. I cannot get any answers on how to fix it due to no "proof" on diagnostics check. I feel unsafe in my car. It starts to accelerate then shuts off. This is not acceptable and hasnt ever been properly fixed even thoughvw corporate has a case on the issues of my car. .

Vehicle regularly experiences loss of propulsion after cresting hills. Varying pressure on the throttle pedal produces no change. Incidents last approximately two seconds before normal operation returns. Does not stall.