Manual Transmission Problems of Volkswagen Jetta - part 1

I was driving on the interstate, at about 68 mph, when the engine completely shut down without any warning whatsoever. The car, having a manual transmission, was still in gear and slowed down very quickly without any warning to other drivers (no brake lights). I tried to push in the clutch and coast to the shoulder, and successfully made it off the highway. The car restarted, and I made it a few miles towards the dealer before it happened again, luckily on a low-traffic street. The car was towed the rest of the way towards the dealer and diagnosed as a failed high pressure fuel pump, causing catastrophic fuel system damage. The fuel rail, injectors, pump, tank, and all lines will need to be replaced as the result of the pump failure caused bits of metal flakes to circulate about the fuel system. The diagnosis and listed repairs were determined by the Volkswagen dealer.

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Several times since owning the vehicle (2 weeks), it has stalled when taking off. This has happened with every person who has driven the car, even very experienced drivers with manual transmission. Latest incident was pulling out from a side street and the car stalled, causing a very dangerous situation.

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The contact owns a 2009 Volkswagen Jetta. The contact stated that while attempting to accelerate, the vehicle would not move and the engine would not rev. The contact had to shift into neutral, manually rev the engine and then shift into drive so that the vehicle would accelerate. The vehicle was taken to an authorized dealer but the dealer could not find the cause of the failure. The failure was involved in a crash because of the faulty transmission; there were no injuries. The failure mileage was approximately 21,000.

I recently purchased a 2009 Volkswagen Jetta tdi diesel car with a 6 speed manual transmission and 20,000 miles. I have notice that the car is extremely easy to stall when attempting to accelerate in first and second gears. It seems the injection timing may be too far advanced. I have driven lots of similar older model diesel cars in europe and elsewhere without any such problems. I do not know what to do to correct the problem. I have noticed that you must speed up significantly in first gear before shifting to second. The engine seems to be unable to lug at a low rpms.

The dmf flywheel on 2006 Volkswagen Jetta tdi comes apart. Mine separated and was scraping so I stopped driving it until I received the new flywheel and clutch. It started with a scraping sound that happened more frequent everyday and a little louder. After 5 days I realized it was coming from the flywheel. There are numerous problems with these I have found on freds tdi page. Most were from a different flywheel manufacturer and I was surprised to see mine was made by sachs these can cause serious damage to a vehicle if it breaks apart. This car seems really well made and is alot of fun to drive. I have been real happy with it but think this should not have happened and could be dangerous.

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The contact owns a 2010 Volkswagen Jetta tdi. While traveling 10 mph the contact noticed smoke coming from underneath the vehcile and it would no longer shift into first gear. The vehicle was taken to the dealer where the contact was informed that the transmission needed to be replaced. There were no prior warnings. The current mileage was 4000 and the failure mileage was 600.

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At approximately 79k miles my 2006 vw Jetta tdi began to rattle loudly in the engine compartment at idle and low rpms. Significant engine shudder also. The dealer reports that the dual-mass flywheel and pressure plate have failed. Flywheel failure is a serious safety defect. This is a known issue and vw has replaced this flywheel with a more reliable design. Believe this dmf has already been a safety recall in europe and australia, but being called normal wear and tear in the u. S.

I've had 3 automobiles since 1986 with manual transmissions and don't recall a stalling problem like I'm having now with my vw 2010 Jetta tdi. It started with a test drive and a number of times after purchase. I assumed my motor skills would adapt and the problem would become less frequent. However, the problem persists, specifically at intersections when pulling away from a complete stop, a rolling stop, or when braking/clutching hard. It also happens when I try to slowly go over bumps or up hills. The most recent incident resulted in slight damage to my car. I was leaving a condo garage in which I had to go up a steep driveway, through an automatic garage door and out an alley with a speed bump just outside the door. The combination of the driveway, bump and a tight left turn meant that I had to generate rpms initially, but then had to taper down immediately. My front wheels made it over the bump, but my car stalled and I was not able to at least coast my rear wheels over the bump. Essentially I was stuck in such a spot that my car cleared the door's beam but a part of my trunk was still in the path of the closing door. In a panic I tried to start the car, but another nuisance got in the way. You have to turn the key backward before turning the ignition on again. That awkward feature caused me to fumble as it had on other occasions and it took me that much longer to get the car started. The door hit my car. This issue is at least frustrating, but at most, especially at intersections, it can be dangerous. I've imagined times when my car stalled at intersections and cars behind me plowing into me. Not long ago I read a favorable review (publication escapes me) about my car except for the fact that the reviewers experienced the same problem and suggested the automatic instead. When I took my car to the dealer seeking help (to no avail) I wanted to find the article online but instead found other reviews and forums complaining about the same issue.

At 72k our 2006 vw Jetta tdi began to make a loud intermittent rattle in the engine compartment. The dealer says the flywheel failed it is a dual-mass flywheel that I see sometimes fragments, damaging the housing or even the transmission. We had no fragmenting but consider flywheel failure a serious safety defect. Vw dealer wants to install a new dmf!.

2010 Jetta tdi manual transmission--clutch stalls dangerous due to new clutch response combined with diesel turbo lag. When I purchased my new car, the salesman at vw of langhorne, PA, was certain that I would "kill the clutch" on the first drive as had all other people who purchased a manual 2010 tdi. The clutch response is somehow different than any other car and after adding the "diesel turbo lag," it makes for a dangerous first acceleration. To my salesman's surprise, I did not stall the car when I drove it off the lot. However, I have since stalled it several times in traffic. When the clutch stalls, driver must completely turn off ignition and turn it back on before attempting to clutch-drive again. This is a known issue among 2010 manual tdi owners and one frequently discussed because it is very dangerous. Some owners on "tdi club" list server are changing out their own clutches to stay alive. I am an excellent "stick" driver with 25 years experience in many vehicles. Something needs to be done about this clutch issue before people get killed. It's not my driving problem or my particular car's problem--it is a problem with all 2010 manual tdi clutch starts. I cannot let anyone else drive my car, even my own husband (who drives a 2003 manual tdi golf), because I am afraid he will get killed pulling out in traffic as clutch stalls are frequent with the 2010 manual tdi Jetta model--even after you get used to it. I previously owned a 2001 manual tdi Jetta and drove it for 10 years with no clutch complaints. I stall the 2010 clutch at least once per day. When my husband has attempted to drive it, he stalled it five times in a row the first drive, and in subsequent drives stalls it every other pull out. The problem is most dangerous when leaving a driveway, parking lot, or making a left turn with what would normally be enough space in the flow of traffic, but what is not enough when the clutch stalls the car.

The contact owns a 2010 Volkswagen Jetta. While the contact was driving 15 mph, the vehicle suddenly shifted into first gear, moved forward and stalled. The contact stated that a sensor was replaced (no more information was given). The contact also stated that the sunroof leaked when it rained. The dealer could not find the cause of the failure. The failure mileage was approximately 7,000.

2008 vw Jetta 2. 5 with 5 speed manual and 25,300 miles. Unable to shift into reverse and shifting into first gear was difficult. Dealer stated that clutch was bad from wear and tear.

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The contact has a 2006 Volkswagen Jetta. He stated that the vehicle was surging from second gear and also became hesitant and wasn't shifting gears when it should have been. While driving 70mph going up a hill he lost all power to the vehicle and it felt as if it was in neutral. After losing power it took about five seconds to reset it self. The warning lights illuminated on the instrument panel with codes. The vehicle was taken to a dealer the codes where removed. He was informed that the failure occurred from the usg in the transmission. The vehicle is currently at the dealer being worked on. The failure mileage was 68,000 bl.

Purchased a 2008 vw Jetta with dsg transmission. Have taken to dealer 3 times since purchasing for same problem. The transmission downshifts "clunks" hard in stop and go traffic primarily 2nd to 1st to neutral. This is worse the longer and hotter transmission gets. Also transmission jumps or surges forward or back after putting in drive or reverse. This primarily happens when putting into gear with foot on brake, then taking foot off brake and slightly pressing accelerator pedal. The vehicle jumps several feet forward or reverse. The dealer tells me that this is to be expected from a manual transmission that is operated by software. I like the car and have no problems with the transmission at highway speeds. They need to do something to"soften" the stop and go jerkiness of this supposedly cutting edge technology.

I purchased a 2002 Volkswagen Jetta 1. 8t with a 5-speed manual transmission from a private seller on 07/18/2009 at 12:00pm. 12 hours later, at 12:00am on 07/19/2009 I am on my way home when I realized my Jetta was not delivering power to the wheels. The engine was producing power, but something was wrong with the transmission. I smelled something burning (transmission fluid, most likely) and parked it immediately. When I got home, I searched online for what it could be and it turns out I am not the only one this has happened to. There are countess others who have posted this same problem on various message boards and forums all over the internet. I am assuming that the repair shop is going to tell me that the transmission is shot and that I will need to replace it. How can my previous car, a junker Hyundai accent with 101,000 miles at time of purchase last 36,000 more miles with a 5-speed manual, and a Jetta can't even last one day? I am infuriated because I just bought this car and have to make payments on it as well as repair the thing. This should be covered by vw as a recall.

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2007 vw Jetta ,odometer 26615, manual transmission. Unable to put car into gear while stopped or driving. . Dealership pulled transmission and found debris , worn clutch, heat marks on fly wheel {verbal report ;front face of clutch had come apart). Replaced clutch,flywheel, pressure plate, throwout bearing. Vw paid for 25% of parts and labor.

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Dual mass flywheel failure on 2006 vw Jetta tdi with dsg transmission. Research shows this is not an isolated incident. Recalled in other countries. Dangerous and very expensive situation. Worthy of investigation and recall. Thanks.

2003 Volkswagen Jetta 1. 8t wolfsburg edition purchased used at 23,000 miles with a burnt out clutch. The clutch was replaced by the dealership in order to complete sale. At purchase we were assured the clutch would last and not be an issue. This is the only way the sale was completed. Within 30,000 miles the clutch has gone out once more. The technician it was taken to reported that he receives at least 2 of the exact same car with the exact same issue per month. Vw does not acknowledge that the pressure plate is defective and blames the driver. Any clutch is expected to last at least 90,000 miles. Both vw and extended warranties will not cover the repair which is being quoted at $1900- $2200. The part has been reported defective in previous models but is still not being corrected or acknowledged as a manufacturer defect, which it is. The pressure plate, flywheel, and clutch disc are under-rated for the vehicles stock horsepower. The identical parts are found in other vw vehicles with up to 80 horsepower less. The vehicle should have been recalled since the previous 2 models. The vehicles need to be recalled. When even a vw technician acknowledges that the parts are defective something needs to be done with vw America, requiring them to replace these parts at their expense with parts qualified to support the vehicles needs.

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2009 vw Jetta tdi. Engine stalls frequently, with delayed restart. The ecu will shut down the engine if the rpm falls, even momentarily, below some predetermined level, I observe this threshold at about 600 rpm. The key must be cycled to the off position and then back to start to restart the vehicle, but once shut down, there is a brief delay before the ecu will engage the starter, leaving the driver of a stalled vehicle in possible harms way, with the key in the start position waiting for the engine to restart. Discussion of this problem is often obfuscated by shame, denial and recriminations about drivers ability to adequately operate a manual trans and clutch. Very skilled drivers may never see the problem, but may also deny it. Many drivers, new to the car, are often unable to drive the vehicle at all. I, as a moderately skilled driver, after over a year driving the car everyday, still stall the vehicle periodically. The solution is to update the firmware in the ecu so that the low rpm threshold is lower (approx 400 rpm), and/or that a short delay be added to the shut down feature so that brief transient low rpm events do not trigger the shut down.

Several problems with this car, and it's unfortunate. Started about a year ago, at times my car will start at the turn of the ignition and sometimes it will not. I have also brought to vw's attention about my clutch, in particular is very heavy (I have always driven manuals) and again, at times I have difficulty shifting into 'r' and into '3rd' gear. I would have to return shift into neutral; step on the clutch several times and I am able to get into 'r'. As far as '3rd' gear, its pretty tricky(since I am moving!!!!) sometimes I cannot shift into 3rd gear, and literally have to down-shift and attempt 3rd again!!!! and now, my clutch is completely shot, with only 65,000mi on it.

We were heading up hill when suddenly traffic came to a crawl after a few minutes we started to smell something like burnt brake pads, we figured it was coming from the vehicles heading down hill braking friction, we did nothing of it until we pulled to the side of the road and lift open the hood then noticed that the smell was actually coming from our car engine compartment. The incident took place on a Saturday, on the following Monday I called vw customer support to report the incident. The representative told me to take the car to the nearest vw dealership to be inspected, the dealership mechanic made the recommendation to have the clutch replaced, vw agreed to have it replaced under warranty. However the new clutch is beginning to show the same sign of failure the car has only 6500 miles on it. I have heard from outside sources that main cause could be the dual mass flywheel it appears that this is happening to a lot of owners.

4th clutch repair. Dealer blames bad driving habits when clearly a defective design. Many others with same problem.

A 2006 volkwagen Jetta 1. 9 tdi model which I currently own is now disabled due to an oversight in torque management in the clutch/ dual mass flywheel design originally intended for a less powerful powerplants. In my particular instance the flywheel has disintegrated shattering the transmission housing/casing. This alone is a serious danger due to the high rate of speed of these flying cast aluminum fragments let alone the complete loss of vehicle movement on possible busy routes. Currently I've been told that the warranty will not cover the repair due to owner abuse! my Jetta has never been modified as long as I have owned it or been driven irresponsibly. This vehicle has less than thirtyone thousand miles logged and has suffered catastrophic drive line failure due to poor engineering, no I've been told vw's mis engineering is my"the consumers" responsibility!.

Knocking sound from passenger front, brought vehicle into dealer, they said they didn't hear any knocking. Less than a month later it got extremely worse, I took it to another shop & was told it was something serious & needed to have dealership look at it. When I returned to the dealership they took 2 days to tell me what the issue was after having to remove engine, I was told it was the flywheel & clutch had to be replaced because the flywheel damaged the clutch. Very expensive repair & after being told about this website & seeing all these complaints I called vw & they refused to acknowledge this issue even with all these complaints.

The latest incident with this 2004 vw Jetta is one in which everything electric stops working. No a/c, not lights, no blinkers, no windows, no horn - and there is a smell of smoke in the car. This first happened in January/08 and the dealership said it was wiring. Now it happened again! occurs just while driving along. Car smells like smoke and everything stops working. I get the runaround from the dealer, vista vw in pompano beach, FL. They always seem to find something wrong with the car now that is not under warranty. Please investigate this - there is something wrong with these Jetta's! I have found 100's of complaints on consumer sites about this car. I am tired of paying my hard earned dollars to the dealer when this is an issue with the manufacturer of this car. I advised the dealer of this when I took it in in January; his response was, too bad, you do not qualify for the car lemon law since the car is out of warrant and purchased it in Dec/05. Please do something for us consumers that are tired of being manipulated and overcharged for issues that should be the responsibility of the auto manufacturer. Please let me know if there is anyone other agency I can contact. I will not give up on this and hope you can assist me. Thank you.

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I have a 2005. 5 vw Jetta tdi with a 5 speed manual. It has a sachs clutch. The clutch has been giving me issues for thousands of miles. It finally failed on my way home from work in rush hours traffic and disabled me. I was able to push it to the side of the road and avoid injury on I-96 in novi michigan. This is a known issue bty the manufacturer, but they are not helping out the consumers. They have a TSB issued on Nov. 7, 2007 #03 07 01. What needs to be done to get vw to own up to the problem and help us out? it is going to cost me $3,000 for the repair not to mention I was lucky to avoid injury on a busy highway during rush hour. Perhaps the next person will not be so lucky?.

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My car began leaking oil after last change at bert smith Volkswagen in st. Petersburg florida. Checked underneath car and found transmission casing and flywheel housing cracked. Took pictures but according to bert smith Volkswagen this is just dirt and grease stains, they cannot show me another car with the same "stains".

The contact owns a 2005 Volkswagen Jetta. While driving 5 mph, the gear would not change into second or third gear, and the clutch jammed into the floor. The contact was able to pull off the road and drive to the dealer. The dealer was unable to duplicate the failure and are charging $360 for the diagnostic. The contact refuses to pay for the diagnostic. In order to determine if the failure was caused by wear and tear or a manufacturer's defect, the contact was advised to have the vehicle diagnosed. The vehicle was under warranty, but it only covers the repair if the failure was due to a defect. The contact stated that the manufacturer would not admit that there was a defect. The contact will leave the vehicle at the dealer until they repair it for free. The current and failure mileages were 55,000.

The contact owns a 2006 Volkswagen Jetta. While driving between 1-30 mph, shifting from 3rd to 2nd gear, the vehicle shut off. The failure only occurs when the air conditioning is turned on high. The contact stated that the failure has been occurring for the last three years. She feels it is a safety issue because it puts her at risk of crashing the vehicle. The vehicle was taken to a shop on four occasions. The first three times the mechanic was unable to determine the cause of the failure. After the most recent failure, the mechanic determined a possible cause of the failure. The current and failure mileages were 24,000.

Engine failure on my 2006 Volkswagen diesel Jetta. The electronic control fuel injector over fueled the cylinders and caused the pull rods to bend and damaged the engine, costs are $7,500 to repair the engine. Car is only 2 and half years old with 85,0000 miles.

Volkswagen Jetta tdi - vw refused to honor the warranty of a defective clutch/flywheel issue. This is a very common occurance apparently. I learned of this when I went online to do some research about the problem. Volkswagen is honoring the warranties in europe with the same issue but ignoring its quality / safety issue here in the us. The defective clutch / flywheel issue can cause serious injury and or death when the flywheel disentigrates.

Car lost power as driving on highway, towed to garage and found out coil packs need to be replaced at the cost of $900. 00. I had to pay this but this should not be on a 3 year old car with 55,000 miles, well maintained and can be proven.

Dual mass flywheel (dmf) failure at 28,000 miles. Symptom: very rough vibration when letting clutch out and when shifting. Clutch does not show any abnormal slippage. Wife is scared to drive the car with our kids after reading about related failures and possible loss of vehicle control. Dealer won't cover cost. Private repair facility diagnosed this and said minimum $1,800 to do the repair, and that vw has known about the issue for a while. Fortunately, the vehicle still drives well when clutch is engaged, so I guess I'll continue to take my chances for a while longer until something more catastrophic happens and we're forced to make the repair.

In January something broke off from the transmission and killed the entire engine. It got a new engine and a new transmission. That has led to a slew of other different problems from minor rattles to dangerous exhaust leaks and oil leaks. Corporate vw was only able to give me two months credit on my loan which from reading everywhere is just their way of getting us to shut up. Now my rear brakes are metal to metal and I have a bearing problem. I have read that this is a common problem but my service department states that I caused it by hitting a curb which in turn ruined the bearing. I think the bearing was ruined when they put in the new engine and screwed with the torque.

I had a 2006 vw Jetta tdi. My wife was on her way to work when she went to take off from a stop sign and the clutch stuck to the floor as the car sat in the middle of the intersection. As all the rest of the complaints go with this car the dealer paid for the parts and I had to pay $1000 dollars of labor. Within the 2 weeks our car was in this dealer 3 other 2006 Jetta tdi came in with the same problem. It wasn't a walk in the park to have vw pay for at least half. Also it took the dealer 2 weeks to get this job done. This is a problem that Volkswagen needs to take care of. Another thing I was told by vw of America was that this is a wear and tear item and not part of the drive train warranty. If a part has any movement on a car it goes through wear and tear. So if a piston ring breaks and locks the motor up is that covered or is that wear and tear. We have learned our lesson and will never buy Volkswagen ever again. By the way only 50,000 miles on car.