general problems of the 2019 Volkswagen Jetta - part 1

2 bolts came lose in engine, need timing belt replaced, caused oil leak and other problems yet to be identified. Volkswagen admitted that should never happen but will not take responsibility.

One bolt to camshaft came loose and allowed for oil to leak into the cover, covering the timing belt with oil.

The dashboard has light on with error message: only exit vehicle in p position. Please service the vehicle. The light is on and off randomly during driving. Car is drivable even with the light on, but it will have the warning beep which is distractive for driver. There are multiple recalls from vw for other models/years with same error message. The gear shift sensor is malfunctioning in those recalls.

Vehicle shuts down while driving. All electrical turns off, dashboard goes dark code reads starter system faulty, ignition switched off, please service vehicle.

The contact owns a 2019 Volkswagen Jetta. The contact stated that while attempting to park the vehicle in a handicap parking space, the vehicle failed to stop despite the contact's foot firmly depressed on the brake pedal. As the vehicle continued to move forward with the contact's foot depressed to the floorboard, the vehicle drove over the parking barrier, knocked over the handicap post and entered onto the sidewalk. The vehicle eventually decelerated and the contact managed to shift the vehicle into reverse(r) and regain control of the vehicle. The contact was uncertain if any warning lights appeared on the instrument panel during the failure. Despite the property damage and emotional destress suffered by both the contact and the passenger, no injuries were reported and no immediate medical attention was needed. A police report was not filed and the air bags did not deploy as a result of the failure. The incident was reported to the store manager. The contact was able to drive the vehicle back home without incident. The manufacturer nor a dealer had been notified of the failure. The vehicle had yet to be diagnosed or serviced. The failure mileage was approximately 66,000.

My son, carl, bought a 2019 Jetta on August 21st, 2023 from westside vw in st. Louis park, mn. It was marked as a certified vehicle. On February 15th, 2024 the clutch started slipping. Later that day it gave out completely, and had to be towed to westside. After service looked, they said that the clutch was burned out, and that this is a “wear and tear” item like tires so that he was on the hook for the entire cost of repairs, $3,433. 16. When we pushed harder, they indicated that the clutch had actually been replaced just before carl bought the car, when it had 43,111 miles. It failed at 52,829 miles. He has been driving manual transmission vehicles for around 15 years. I first handed down a 2000 passat 5-speed that I bought new, and he drove that until it fell apart with around 150,000 miles and the original transmission. Later he bought a 2015 Toyota corolla with a manual transmission, and drove that for over 80,000 miles until it was totaled in 2023. The point is that he is an experienced driver of manual transmissions. Westside claimed that he caused the clutch to wear out in less than six months and 9,718 miles. Clearly there is a problem with the vehicle if it needs two completely-new clutches in that period of time and low mileage. We are very disappointed and dissatisfied with both Volkswagen quality and westside vw for not standing by their product. Carl is terrified that, despite his most cautious driving, the clutch will again fail in six months or so.

When the 8-speed automatic transmission attempts to shift from 3rd to 4th gear it will slip into neutral causing the engine to redline at maximum rpm. The accelerator pedal does not function and poses a serious safety issue. The vehicle will unexpectedly stall when the auto start stop is used and intermittently requires you to shift into park and restart the engine. The transmission also has difficulty shifting into reverse and puts the vehicle in neutral until it slams into gear.

Vehicle at 40,000 miles needs a clutch repair. I have owned a standard vehicle my whole life and never had this issue. Looking online there are tons of reports of others having the same issue and Volkswagen not saying there is an issue.

Ignition system (available for inspection upon request) malfunctioned, which disallowed the engine from starting. After multiple attempts, the engine started and I was able to drive and indicate turns, but there was no dashboard display such as speed, gas level, etc. Since the first incident, this has happened 3 times. At one point while driving with no screen display, I forgot to turn off the option for the engine to stop when the car has come to a complete stop. When I stopped at a light, the engine stopped and I was unable to get it to start again for several minutes, causing me to block traffic. There was no warning prior to the failure, just beeping and a screen notification while it was failing. The problem has not been replicated/confirmed, and the vehicle has not been inspected since the issue began to happen. Each time this failure happens, it is during a hot day after the car has been parked in direct sunlight.

At ~44,000, in a vehicle we bought 3 months earlier from offleaseonly, the clutch burned out and the car ceased forward propulsion on a deserted country road driven by a very experienced manual car driver who had not burned through a clutch in his driving career. There were no warning lights. It put three people at risk. Offleaseonly - had done a full inspection and stood behind their sale by paying for the new clutch assembly. The clutch and associated mechanism was fully replaced by 12/17/2021 by niello vw. Vehicle was driven from January - August by same driver. There were occasional clutch burning smells but mechanical inspection did not reveal any issue. The car was not driven regularly from sept - March 2023. Prior to our daughter driving it starting at the end of March, we had it reviewed by a local mechanic who found no issues with the vehicle. At ~54,000 miles, on may 10, the vehicle was being driven on us hwy 280 between san carlos and redwood city, CA. Suddenly, the vehicle would not shift and would not go above 40 mph. The very new driver was able to successfully maneuver to the shoulder and bring the car to a stop. Her safety was definitely at risk as 280 is a congested, fast moving highway where the average speed is 75 mph. The clutch was burning. Ca hwy patrol pulled the car to a park in woodside where it was collected by a flatbed and brought to boardwalk vw. Once again, the clutch is completely burned out. Boardwalk vw is tearing down the transmission to see if there is a cause for the multiple clutch burnouts. We have multiple manual vehicles - this is only happening with the vw Jetta. I’ve driven manual cars since 1987 and this has never happened with any of them. We are awaiting boardwalk vw assessment of the cause. There were no warning lights. There were no symptoms of the problem until the car ceased to operate. Both times, we have brought the car to a vw dealer for inspection and repair.

Jan 2023-check engine light for oil came on-just had oil change November 21, 2022 and only went 3000 miles. No oil in engine so it was topped off at a local volkswagon satellite and inspected for leaks no leaks found. Mid Feb 2023 had to put 2 quarts oil in car and high pitch noise/humming coming from car when driving. Mar 2023 went to vw dealership and explained noise and oil. They said noise was bad wheel bearings and it was ok to drive until backorder came in to replace. Was told the oil consumption is normal for vw despite us telling them it’s not normal consumption and they told us to read the owners manual. They couldn’t find leak, they topped it off and sent us on our way. April,may 2023 humming noise louder and a creaky, clanking, cricket chirp noise began and gear shifting became delayed. Made an appoint with vw dealership for June 2023 for wheel bearings to be replaced and told them about oil (we had to put 2 quarts in June)and new noise, and shifting. Wheel bearings are replaced, noise continued and they replaced front axle, different noise continued and now they are replacing transmission. They said they were going to prep car for oil consumption test but do not have my car back from the shop to drive it to determine the cause. Called sales to get quote on extended warranty as mine is about to expire in about 8000 miles. I was “told it is not an inexpensive car to warranty and was quoted $5749. 00 for a 4 yr 60k warranty (it’s in an email I have) my worry is “what else is going to break or even possibly hurt or kill my daughter”. This was her graduation present to get her through college and on her feet with a job. She attended undergrad out of state and now attending her graduate school out of state. 97% of her miles 62-64k are highway miles. She has kept up with all service requirements for her vehicle and has never been in an accident (carfax). All her records are in her car and can upload once we get her car back. Car is at sheehey vw.

I bought the car October 1 2022 around October 15th it shut off without and warning while crossing over a intersection on November 19th I was on i95 north and it shut off again with no warning I got to the side of the highway and it started I got about a mile up the highway and it shut off a 3rd time this time it said error stop/start.

The contact owns a 2019 Volkswagen Jetta. The contact stated while driving at slower speeds or slowing for traffic signals at approximately 15 mph, the vehicle would jolt as the transmission automatically downshifted. The contact stated that the vehicle would also jolt into gear and hesitate when she depressed the accelerator to speed up. The contact stated that the "transmission in emergency mode" warning had recently illuminated during a transmission hard shift failure. The contact stated that the about 1 year ago the "check engine" light illuminated when the transmission was shifting roughly. The contact stated that the failure had become a recurring failure and the jolting of the transmission, when it shifted, had begun to shake the vehicle. The contact had taken the vehicle to an auto parts vendor who ran a diagnostic test and pulled the following codes: p0562 power train - system voltage low; p0733 gear 3 incorrect ration; p072b00 stuck in reverse. The vehicle had not been repaired. The manufacturer had not been informed of the failure. The failure mileage was approximately 60,000.

I have had to replace two manual transmission clutches. The first was at 19,261 miles. The second was at 50,358 miles. Both times the engine excessively revved up while driving without shifting and there was a putrid and foul smell of burning rubber along with smoke. Vw repair shop isn't taking ownership of a defective transmission, defective clutch, or defective material. I had to have the vehicle towed both times because the vehicle was not safe to drive.

The contact owns a 2019 Volkswagen Jetta. The contact stated that while at a complete stop, the vehicle would stall upon depression of the accelerator pedal, with the ignition switch warning light illuminated. The contact also stated that the gear shifter would intermittently fail to move out of park(p) and the windows would fail to operate as needed. The manufacturer and the dealer were notified of the failure and informed the contact that there were no recalls on the vehicle. The vehicle was not repaired. The failure mileage was approximately 75,000.

Had a 2019 Jetta 1. 4 turbo and kept hearing the same grinding noise over and over that everyone says. I couldn’t determine if it was coming from the transmission or torque converter or something else. I took it to the vw dealership twice and both times they claimed they couldn’t hear anything and kept my car all day long without calling me or anything. They also said it was normal. I know quite a bit about cars and that’s not normal. It’s kinda like the dealership didn’t want to help. They kept saying it’s still under warranty, so we are documenting it. Ok, I get that, but that’s not helping me at all. They are not worried about it because it’s not their car. Got to the point I finally got fed up with it and sold it. I traded a perfectly good car in to have a newer one only to have problems. It’s gone now of course, but I will never get my other perfectly good car back. Not pleased with Volkswagen and will never buy another one.

Vehicle has auto hold feature which activates on an incline. Unable to turn off. When driving a manual transmission car, this is causing premature clutch wear. Brake will be engaged for 3 seconds even when gas pedal is depressed. People unaware of this feature can let go of gas pedal and brake causing a roll back into another vehicle or object.

I stopped at a red light and when it turned green the car wouldn't move and the rpm's were hung. I was almost rear ended and stuck in an intersection due to this failure. After getting the car to go about 5 mph without being able to switch gears I was able to pull over to a safer location. I had the car towed to my dealer but they deemed it was a wear and tear issue and blamed bad driving style and cost $3,130 to replace the clutch and flywheel. There were no signs of wear on the clutch and no vehicle indications from the control panel. In addition, the car was brought in for a tire rotation and complementary vw multi-point inspection with no issues cited just a week before this failure.

2019 vw Jetta se 1. 4 tsi *82000 miles *regular car maintenance there is a weird grinding/ whirring noise when accelerating around 1500-2500 rpm id say 2ed or 3ed gear so around 25-35mph. I havent got any warning lights and from what I can read online from numerous others with the same year make and model I have this is a known problem. Ive tried getting it into the dealership but they keep telling me they dont have any loaner cars for me to use because 2021 customer's are priority reason for the loaner is because it takes 3 days for them to be able to proform a full diagnosic on the car but I have took the car to the vw dealer in union city GA 2 times the first time they said the noise was the turbo wastegate and after 8 long hours in the waiting room I get the car back and the dar after the noise is back (on the paper from them the part number isnt a wastegate repair its a boost sensor and my research shows the turbo that vw puts on the car dont make just the wastegate to repair the whole turbo has to be replaced) the second time I took it up there for the same problem they lied about having a loaner car and made me waste a hour drive and gas and I had to ask for the day off to do this. The safty issue concerned with is that when this noise happens its like the car has low power the the specified rpm/mph and when it passes that threshold it takes off and jerks my head back to the headrest reguardless how much the gas pedal is being pushed with the sudden power it could cause me to rear end someone. Another thing im concerned about is that this problem could be due to another car component failing witch could become something serious to be a newer car I dont believe this should be happening ive tried to get it seen about and have had nothing but problems and feel like its getting worse is there anything that could be done to get this looked at and again there are numerous reports online about the same exact problem im having with the 2019 vw Jetta se 1. 4tsi.

Vehicle makes an infrequent and intermittent growl at about 25 mph under mild acceleration.

I was getting ready to pull out of taco bell (just left drive thru window and pulling up to cross the street) when the error message "only exit vehicle in p position" & "service vehicle soon" popped up and has the orange triangle(with exclamation mark in it) lit up.

2 second delay for transmission to downshift when passing cars. Dangerous when passing cars on 2 lane highway due to lack of power. .

The clutch is wearing out in 6,000 miles. The original clutch was replaced around 6,000 miles. The second clutch is now in need of replacement after another 6,000 miles.

2019 Jetta s. Began stalling after 6 months of ownership. Car was purchased brand new with 62 miles. Brought vehicle to dealer 09/27/2019 and they stated it was fine no issues could be found. On 05/18/2020 the car stalled again it had 15452 miles on it. It was towed to the dealer where they kept the car until 07/25/2020 to fix the problem. They stated it was fixed. On 07/30/2020 the vehicle stalled again, and this time the brakes failed and the steering wheel locked and I lost control and crashed into a center median with large boulders in it. If they were not there I would have continued into oncoming traffic. I was traveling at 45 mph when the impact occurred. The vehicle safety systems did not deploy because the cars engine was not running at the time of impact.

Twice now on city streets accelerating from stops to either go straight or turn left the car has kind of stalled or lost power causing potential crashes with oncoming and rear vehicles.

I was driving when I went to shift from second to third the clutch would not return. Had the car for less than 400 miles the car had already 2600 miles on it when I bought it. I was assured there were no other problems with it and the dealer is trying to make it that I had burned the clutch I. E a wear issue after driving for two weeks. There is no possible way this could happen after such a short time. I am in dealings with both Volkswagen and the dealership to get this issue fixed. It was very scary to have a car give out like that while driving and should not happen.

I currently drive a 2019 vw Jetta gli 6mt. Much like other concerns reported, my vehicle has engine cutting, massive engine power loss during the summer resulting in the vehicle almost stalling, and rough idle. I completed the mandatory recall back in December per vw's recommendation that was supposed to fix exactly the concerns I have. They do not. Volkswagen admits that my vehicle has what is referred to as engine timing retardation. They have been unable to replicate the vehicle's power loss, but says that running anything less than premium in the car can cause this (even though they advertise the vehicle as being eligible for regular fuel). Volkswagen has openly admitted that they are happy to sell a vehicle with engine timing issues, borderline stalling, heat soak issues, and false advertising pertaining to the fuel the car takes. In Volkswagen's own words, �the vehicle is operating to spec. � I will be demanding a buyback.

Recently purchased a 2019 vw Jetta and having the same issues that many of the other owners are experiencing. Under low acceleration it stalls and makes a grinding, whirring sound below 20-30 mph. It makes me timid to drive it because it has almost caused people to rear end me due to the stall. It falls on its face when you need it to move. I'm concerned as the noise has gotten louder the last few months. I have not taken it to the dealership yet, but now upon reading all of the concerns, it seems to be a waste of time to take it to the dealer.

Engine stalls in neutral or with the clutch in when coming to a stop or slowing down to turn.

Firstly, there is some grinding noise that comes from the powertrain/ engine when the car speed increases from 24-35mph. This noise is very scary as if some metal pieces are being scraped together. When I contacted the dealer, he informed me that this normal which definitely isn't. Secondly, the front passenger door rattles when listen to bass heavy music. When reported to the dealer the dealer informed me that is the way how the car door was being built. But this isn't some reason that they would give for a person buying a brand new car. Both the issues where happening since the first week after I purchased my car.

Shortly after purchasing my new 2019 vw Jetta I heard a grinding sound coming from the engine between 20 and 40 miles per hour from a stop. I do not hear it once the car is going. After only 1200 miles it is also low on oil. It is not even due for an oil change yet. Car was purchased December 29th of 2019.

When putting my car in reverse and backing out of a spot brakes make a high pitch ringing. Also, when parked muffler/ tail pipe on the left side, it gurgles as if water is boiling in it. Car is less than a year old.

Took my car in for a check up and told them that the car makes a high pitch squeal every time I put the car in reverse and I back out of my driveway. It also sounds like when I back out the brakes are grinding. This car is less than four months old and has less than 5k miles and im told that this is normal and nothing to worry about. I am not the only one that is having a problem and with vw current "brand issues" and "lack of trust" I would think they would want to fix the problem. Even the dealership said they are getting several cars a day with the same issues and that vw of America says its normal. . . . . Not really sure how that is normal if everyone is having the same problems.

2019 Jetta s. 8spd auto. Grinding noise from 4-6th gear. 15-25 mph. Lack of power and not feeling comfortable driving the car under heavy acceleration or load.

Car is brand new with less than 1000 miles driven and has either a vibration or grinding sound coming from in the engine compartment. I'm sitting at the dealership and I've been told by the dealer that vw is aware of the issue and they think it's the turbo but there is no fix is available yet. It sounds like loose/bad bearings or a bad pulley rattling. It happens when it shifts through the gears while taking off from a standstill under light acceleration and at a low rpm. It occurs every time between 20-35 mph. It is easy to replicate.