Four problems related to engine and engine cooling have been reported for the 2010 Volkswagen Jetta Sportwagen. The most recently reported issues are listed below.
In late 2016 I received notification of the pending Volkswagen/Audi diesel emissions settlement. About 4 months ago I I went through the verification process and it was determined that: 1-my car is in the buy back group 2-vw will pay it off and 3-vw will give me $800 and some dollars finalizing the transaction I have had this car ready to drop off and waiting for 3 months. I am now 2 payments behind as I was expecting for vw to honor their commitment, but have not heard anything. Volkswagen is apparently not displaying a sense of urgency with the bad faith shown by delaying this process. I am aware that their corporate representative at our local dealer has been apprised of my situation and nothing has happened. Can/will NHTSA �compel� them to follow up with their agreement. I have had a ;lot of trouble with the local dealer and have filed a bbb complaint on them also regarding this and another issue. Pleas help me. Sincerely, bruce gorsak.
Complete engine shut-off, without warning or stumbling, including all support systems (power steering and brakes, etc). No dash lights, etc. After 30 seconds, car restarts. Has now happened multiple times. Dealer has examined and offers no explanation or fix, because they can't "replicate" the problem, and car throws no codes when failure occurs. This is very dangerous. The suddenness of the failure leaves little time to pull off the road, sometimes forcing driver to stop in the middle of the road!.
Intercooler piping accumulates an oil/water sludge mixture during cold weather driving. While parked after driving the sludge collects at the lowest point in the piping. If temperatures are below freezing, the sludge forms a plug which prevents the car from starting. If it is above freezing, the sludge is ingested into the engine where it causes hard starts and rough running. This has occurred five times in the last two months, dealer has been unable to determine cause or effect a repair other than periodically removing hoses to clean out accumulated sludge.
I have encountered complete loss of throttle response when pulling out into traffic on 8 to 10 occasions over the 6 months that I have owned the car. On one occasion the motor completely died but restarted on first attempt after waiting five minutes.