Power Train Problems of Volkswagen Jetta - part 2

Vehicle on several occasions lost power while driving causing me to coast to the side of the road. After stopping and placing car in park, tried to restart vehicle and started up with no lights on dashboard as to this issue. Took car to vw dealer and was told they would complete the recall work to fix the powertrain issues of gearbox fluid leaking causing corrosion and leaks into transmission. Received call from dealership who stated transmission was totally damaged and replacement was $11,000. 00. I went to the dealership to discuss and was told they had no specific information as to the codes received when they ran the diagnostic. They also stated they did not fix the recall and had no reason for not fixing recall other than the cost to replace the transmission was not worth it based on value of car. I strongly believe that the recall issue is the reason for any damage to the transmission as they are directly related. I have researched on-line and there are a lot of individuals with the same issue and the same responses from vw not wanting to acknowledge the recall issue and the direct relation to any transmission issues. I have driven this car and there has been issues with the automatic transmission shifting gears. I believe the cost (parts and labor) to repair the actual recall issue is the driving decision to tell customers that the transmission is bad. One post actual had a customer trade in his Jetta at the vw dealer for a vw passat and was only given $150. 00 trade-in allowance. Later the individual searched their car by VIN and found the car was for sale. Vw should be required to completely fix the recall and related transmission issues and/or purchase back these vehicles at a negotiated price. I am the original owner of this car and it only has 127,000 miles. This is only about 10,000 miles per year. Please look into similar reports of these issues by others. Vw also stopped production of this car knowing the defects that would occur or were occurring.

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A bolt holding my cv joint backed out causing the bracket between two of the bolts to come lose. The bracket then swung as I drove a created a hole in my transmission. This caused me to lose transmission fluid and damage my transmission. My car has only been serviced at vw certified dealers so I am very disappointed with this issue.

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This is now the second time this has happened on my brand new 2023 Jetta se. The vehicle only has 1831 miles on it. The fault happens when the car is being driven after approx. 15 minutes. Epc light, check engine light, and yellow warning light illuminate. Also sounds like a misfire when limping off the road. Codes read at dealer are p0304, p0363, p1d74, and p1d75. All of these codes relate to cylinder 4 misfire. Car is driven only at highway speeds, since it is a commuter car. This happened on 2/16/2024 and 2/22/2024. I attached pdfs of the service invoice from the first instance. I also attached a pdf of a NHTSA file containing a list of vw vehicles that are having the same issue, with the same engine.

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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.

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The car has 39k miles on it and needs a new transmission. When at stop lights it cycles back and forth from the engine to electric. Sometimes the vehicle jolts forward for some reason unbeknownst to me. Close call running into the vehicle ahead of me. Then other times it is so sluggish and hardly wants to take off from a stop. It makes a clunking noise at slower speeds. It was diagnosed and has a hairline crack within the transmission electronic gearbox which is causing an internal transmission oil leak and a decrease in oil pressure. I did some research and my car is diagnosed with the same “exact” issue in a recall yet my VIN says it’s not affected. It’s very well affected. This issue needs addressed before a tragic accident occurs. No well cared for vehicle after 39k miles should need a new transmission. I don’t have the documentation at the moment. My vehicle is still sitting at the shop. I will upload documents upon receiving them.

Power train/transmission clutch to fail to engage, loss of drive power in low speed and while drive in highways.

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This is a common problem with the 2013 vw hybrid Jetta. The dealership charged me $300 and told me I needed to just replace my transmission because the mechtronic unit has cracks in it. No mention of a recall. Here is a description of my issue (found online), to the letter: hairline cracks can develop within the transmission electronic gearbox (mechatronic unit), causing an internal transmission oil leak and a decrease in oil pressure. This can cause the clutch to fail to engage, resulting in a sudden loss of drive power, increasing the risk of a crash.

The contact owns a 2014 Volkswagen Jetta. The contact stated while driving on the highway at approximately 50 mph, the rmps revved however the vehicle lost automotive power. The contact merged to the side of the road and noticed transmission fluid was leaking. The vehicle was restarted however failed to increase in speed. The vehicle was towed to the residence where an independent mechanic diagnosed that the vehicle was leaking transmission fluid from between the transmission and the engine. A dealer was not contacted. The vehicle was not repaired. The manufacturer was not notified of the failure. The contact referenced NHTSA campaign number:13v568000 (power train) as a probable cause for failure. The approximate mileage at the time of failure was 190,000.

The follow failed module faults have repeatedly failed: u010400 lost communication with cruise control module, u112100 databus missing message & u112300 databus error value received, c110bf0 adaptive cruise control sensor, c111207 haldex clutch pump mechanical malfunction, p030400 cyl 4 misfire, ***p085000 park/neutral switch input circuit open or short***, u105400 information electronics control module 1 no communication. I’ve had it repaired once by vw. Been at dealership multiple times for all of these issues. Currently, they are not helpful. My car does not recognize park, it thinks it’s in neutral.

The car has been jerking when you’re driving and sometimes it jerks forward as you’re parking it while it’s in the parked position. Then I’m driving home from work , it’s raining heavy. I get to the valaro store by my house; I put $40. 00 worth of gas in the car after work drove home parked the car the next morning it would not turn over , would not ignite at all I took it to the shop. They said the computer was fried from the rain leaking through the windshield or under the windshield. They said it’s a major problem with this model car. The mechanic said the computer could not be fixed. He sent it to the Volkswagen repair shop it can’t be fixed and to replace it cost thousands of dollars !!! I can provide an estimate of the problems and possible repairs if needed . The mechanic stated it is not worth the cost to fix the car. I did notice that there is a powertrain recall and my mechanic is also stating that the transmission is the jerking problem we’re having. . I really think these should be recalled however I needed to submit my issues and see what you final decision would be on both situations, the powertrain transmission problem and the computer burnout problem thank you so much and hope you’re having a great day.

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I remember having my keys in my hand and my car was slowly reversing out the driveway. I panicked, I was stomping on my brakes for a while jerking back and it took me about 2 minutes to finally get the key back in and try to put in park again. I went to a shop the following weekend because all the jerking and jabbing to get my key back in seems to have caused my ignition switch to misfire or whatever the word he (mechanic) used, so now I cannot take my key out like a regular person, I have to flick my key a certain way out anytime I want to turn my car off. (even mechanics have a hard time taking it out. I was also given a qr code to scan and was brought the this exact recall of the situation with my car. I now have my engine light on and oreilly gave me the fault code for my map sensor. I’m not sure if the two are related but this was following the incident.

Dsg unit with hairline crack and fluid leakage just like known recall for this vehicle but mine isn’t covered for some reason.

There is an open recall on 2013 Volkswagen Jetta hybrid for known electrical and power train issues. My car was purchased last year and kept up on in maintenance . I have had it in the shop multiple times for checks due to the lights on my dashboard all going off. Nothing was found until recently the hybrid and engine light turned on out of no where and the cause was the clutch failing which is one of the known recalls. My VIN isn’t listed under this recall and I have been in contact with Volkswagen and they are refusing to help even thought it’s a known issue with this years make and model. The car is unsafe to drive and could likely result in an accident due to the behavior of the car from these issues. The car will randomly buck when driving and when coming to a complete stop and trying to accelerate it will buck as well. I did add the open recalls on this car that are alike to my issues. There are also 4 other open recalls on this years make and model. I don’t have an exact date when the issues start I could look through my paper work but I put down 11/11 as they have been happening for awhile now.

I would assume the issue had something to do with the power train. 2 days after I had bought the car my wife and I were on our way to the gym and we had just came to a complete stop. Upon entering the highway the car would no longer accelerate no matter how much pressure was put on the accelerator pedal. The engine light also came on. Luckily there were no cars behind me and I was able to pull over with the car moving on its own. This is really dangerous. This has happened to me multiple times. I have taken it back to the dealership I had bought the car from and they have a private mechanic that solely works for the company. He has scanned for any codes and has told me no codes are populating so he’s not sure why the engine light is still on. It was taken to a vw dealership and the vehicle will no longer start. There was an electrical issue at some point and now might be a transmission issue along with other things.

July 2021, (roughly 80,000 miles) vehicle had sudden loss of drive power to motor while driving approximately 30mph and related warning lights came on, leading to recall repair in July 2021. Transmission electronic gearbox (mechatronic unit) and transmission accumulator housing replaced by vw dealer. Car exhibited some shuddering at low speeds and occasional lurching forward from a stop after recall repair - dealer said this is normal behavior and to ignore. Transmission has total failure on October 4, 2023 (roughly 100,000 miles), only 20,000 miles after recall. Vehicle owner experienced the same sudden loss of drive power while driving in a parking lot with the same indicator lights as in July 2021. Car was towed to same dealer. Dealer states transmission problem is not related to recalled parts, but vehicle owner suspects replaced parts from the recall may have also been faulty, as there is not a permanent fix for the recall issue, just replacement of parts. Dealer estimate is $8,500 for a new transmission and $2,500 for labor, more than the total value of the car.

The Jetta hybrid relies on a control unit, called the "mechatronic unit" to decouple the gasoline engine from the transmission. This, in turn, transfers propulsion to the electric motor, inside the transmission housing. The "mechatronic" is a highly specialized component, the "brains" of the Jetta's hybrid powertrain, and, therefore, can only be found in the Jetta hybrid. -market sales data says that a scant 8,515 Jetta hybrids were manufactured across model years 2013 - 2016. -an open NHTSA safety recall, 34j6, has been applied to a cross section of the total 8,515 Jetta hybrids produced. -per recall 34j6, exactly 2,149 Jetta hybrids have been included by VIN# in this recall. -safety recall 34j6 specifically addresses the "mechatronic accumulator housing". -recall description: hairline cracks may develop in the accumulator housing of the transmission (mechatronic unit), leaking and leading to insufficient transmission oil pressure. If this happens, the transmission warning light will illuminate in the instrument panel. If the warning light is ignored and the vehicle is driven, the clutch may not engage. There could be a sudden loss of power to the wheels, potentially leading to a vehicle crash.

Internal component on transmission has failed, vehicle is available for inspection (niello Volkswagen has already confirmed). The vehicle shakes when shifting which could potentially cause an accident. Yes, niello Volkswagen confirmed the issue. Dealer for manufacturer has confirmed issue. No vehicle warning or lights or messages, check engine light didn't trigger. Dealership attempted to "flash" transmission and ecm which made the issue worse.

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My vehicle has the mechatronic failure that the recall is open for some 13’ Jetta hybrids but I don’t have an open recall for it. The car would start shutting on and off constantly at stop lights instead of staying off running soley on battery power. The error codes are pointing to a failure to maintain fluid pressure inside the mechatronics unit. The mechatronics unit is included in a vw recall from June 2021. There was a design flaw in the housing that caused transmission fluid to lead out under pressure. My vehicle should be included in the recall but since I don’t have an open recall for this to my vehicle I can’t get it fixed and repairs are to expensive for something vw should own up for this mistake but they won’t repair it.

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.

At 80k, the dsg transmission failed and at my expense paid to get a new transmission installed. Today, at 155k, the new replaced transmission failed again. So every 75k, the transmission fails with the following: hairline cracks can develop within the transmission electronic gearbox (mechatronic unit), causing an internal transmission oil leak and a decrease in oil pressure. Transmission can not be fixed and must be replaced. Cost for a new transmission is over $8k.

I am writing this complaint in recognition of the 34j6 recall for the 2013 - 2015 vw Jetta hybrid. The vehicle has only 62k miles on it and the transmission suddenly failed. The vehicle was parked at an ice cream shop and after entering it to drive away, it would not move and a wrench came up on the dashboard. It was then towed to a vw dealer and they quoted approximately $20,000 for a new transmission. Vw dealer also said this vehicle was not covered under the 34j6 recall, though the failure symptoms are exactly as outline in the NHTSA's repair and recall document. We also contacted vw corporate and they told me to request good will through the dealer. They offered to then fix the car for $11,000. That price is also ridiculous. We denied paying those costs and towed the car to a private residence where it is sitting in the garage. The vw dealer charged us $205. 36 for diagnostics. Safety was put at risk, as the transmission suddenly failed without warning and could have caused a serious incident. I am writing this on behalf of a family member who owns the vehicle and I am taking care this vehicle's issues. I found multiple complaints of dealers doing this to customers, so I decided to file a complaint with the NHTSA. The recall should be expanded to all vehicles, there are only 7,000+ units, this is nothing for vw ag. The only warning light that came up was a yellow wrench.

The contact owns a 2016 Volkswagen Jetta. The contact stated that while accelerating from idling, the vehicle jolted with the check engine, abs, and tire pressure monitoring system warning lights illuminated. Additionally, while driving approximately 40-45 mph, the vehicle began decelerating to approximately 30 mph. The contact pulled to the side of the road and inspected the vehicle but could not identify the cause of the failure. The vehicle was driven, and the contact became aware that several unknown warning lights were illuminated. After waiting for a while, the electrical power returned but the vehicle failed to start. The vehicle was towed to an independent mechanic however, the mechanic was unable to determine the cause of the failure. The mechanic suggested that the transmission might be the cause of the failure. The vehicle had not been repaired. The manufacturer was made aware of the failure. The approximate failure mileage was 87,000.

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With no warning, the transmission/mechatronics unit in this 2015 Jetta hybrid, reported an error code. This "error" results in the car not being able to enter the hybrid (electric motor) mode when asked for by driver. Also, the car no longer goes into stop/start mode when stopped (engine cycles on and off). Car thus failed state inspection due to error code. Dealer tested and found code "p0841". Dealer reported failure in power train, needing a full replacement at over $7,000 cost. Review with VIN shows not within a recall which was offered for this model. Yet failure seems to be same as that which led to recall on same models. Dealer cannot verify the actual fault w/out a full tear down, which they don't want to do. Thus, they suggest a full replacement of transmission and control module (mechatronics). I feel the car should be repaired by manufacturer.

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The contact owns a 2016 Volkswagen Jetta. The contact stated while driving 25 mph and attempting to merge into another lane, the accelerator pedal was depressed but the vehicle hesitated to respond. There was no warning light illuminated. The contact stated that the failure reoccurred while driving. The dealer and the manufacturer were not notified of the failure. The vehicle was not diagnosed nor repaired. The failure mileage was approximately 52,000.

The contact owns a 2010 Volkswagen Jetta. The contact stated that while driving at an undisclosed speed, the vehicle unintendedly downshifted into neutral (n). The vehicle was taken to an independent mechanic, who related the failure to NHTSA campaign number: 09v333000 (power train). The manufacturer was not made aware of the failure. The failure mileage was approximately 159,900.

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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.

So it appears to be fine until about 30/45 mins drive time then it starts shifting/slamming real hard and hesitates to shift in the next gear to the point where stopping and going isn’t an option or it slips after about 45 mins all the prnds lights turned on and did the same in manual mode. . I read someone it’s a valve body that leads to a faulty tranny I’ve read almost 150 of the same exact accounts on here and reddit with the same 2006 vw Jetta 2. 5 it’s too common of an issue most of them were under 100k miles and never dealt with by the manufacturer myself my car has roughly 168k miles and I’ve been working to fix it up I just got it a month or so ago and now I have to deal with this honestly is sad that vw hasn’t been held accountable for an issue that is way too common to not be their fault. I understand the car is almost 20 years old but a bunch of these accounts I were reading dated as far back as 2009 with 86k miles it’s a shame. .

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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.

The contact owns a 2014 Volkswagen Jetta. The contact stated that while pressing the brake pedal the vehicle suddenly shut off and and began to roll backwards causing a second vehicle crashed into the rear passenger side door. No injuries were reported. A police report was taken at the scene and the vehicle was driven away. The cause of the failure was not determined. The contact indicated that after the vehicle was service under a manufacturers campaign the vehicle had randomly shut off on several occasions and after restarting the engine the vehicle would operate as normal. No further information was available. The manufacturer was notified of the failures but no assistance was offered. The failure mileage was 149,000.

I purchased vehicle 12/06/2022 and day after purchase check engine light went off. Took it back to dealer ash auto and they stated they fixed it. 2 months later check engine light again. Got a diagnostic test and codes were tbi base gasket, p01106 manifold and 01314-013 engine control module. Now one week ago dropping off daughter to work down the street and when pulled into garage my vehicle will not go I to park. Only neutral, reverse and drive work. Have to keep car in neutral with emergency brake to keep parked.

The transmission of the 2015 vw Jetta hybrid failed at about 81,000 miles. The transmission began to behave erradically while it was idling, with the engine coming on and off every 5 seconds. The check engine light and epc lights illuminated. I was able to get the vehicle to an auto parts store to check the codes. The codes that came back indicated that there was transmission related issues. Unfortunately the vehicle did not start again when I was ready to leave the auto part store and I had to tow it to the dealership. The local dealership indicated that there was metal fines in the transmisison fluid. Their workflow indicated that the transmission was shot. Please note that vw replaced the mechatronic unit of this transmission in 2019 at nearly 43. 000 miles and there's a recall on transmissions for this vehicle's model. However, the VIN of my vehichle was not included in the recall. We were grateful that the transmission begin to fail while we were in a large city, as we had traveled 8 hours already the day the transmission failed.

Hill assist system creates dangerous situations because it prevents me from moving right away while pulling out in traffic or in front of traffic lights, out of parking garages and stop signs. Hill assist system often stalls the engine due to holding brakes engaged for an extended period of time even on a slight hill. With a manual transmission this makes it even worse because engine dies in these situations frequently. Dealer dismisses the issue because "there are no fault codes", but if it was manufactured incorrectly and/or calibrated improperly, no error/fault codes will come on. I have been driving manual transmissions all my life (from motorcycles to semi trucks) for over 40 years and it's clear to me that this vehicle is a safety concern with underpowered engine that cannot overcome hill assist. Other hill assist systems immediately disengage the brakes when an accelerator pedal is pressed. In this vehicle, the brake stays on and vehicle dies on even on a slightest hill. Please help investigate.

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The engine light on my 2015 vw Jetta hybrid was enabled and my car stuttered and stopped while idling at stop lights, and in some cases projected my car forward slightly while pressing the brake. I brought my vehicle for diagnosis and was told that the cause was failure from the mechatronics unit and that my car should essentially be scrapped since they cannot locate a replacement part. I understand that this is a significant safety issue as the engine can simply stop working at any time. I have learned that my VIN was included in the NHTSA recall 19v-866 for the "interim repair" portion of the recall, but it was not included in the "part 573" final remedy portion of the recall, which included a corrective action to "install a mechatronic unit repair kit". As my VIN number was somehow removed from the second step of this recall, it has now posed a significant safety issue. I have read a similar complaint on this site that was posted in February of this year for this same issue and car model. I completely concur with that consumer that more investigation on this recall needs to be done to allow for additional vins to be included in this recall. I believe my vehicle should have been included in the repair portion of this recall - which may have been an error on the part of vw.

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.

Vehicle can be shut off even when gear shifter is not in p position.