2007 Volkswagen Jetta

DRIVING DOWN ROAD AT NORMAL SPEEDS(55-65) AN ANNOYING CLUNKING CONSISTENTLY GOING ON UNDER FRONT DRIVERS SIDE OF CAR. TAKEN IT TO SENDELL VOLKSWAGEN 4-5 TIMES NOW AND A CV SHAFT IS BAD BUT THEY SAY VOLKSWAGEN OF AMERICA REFUSED REPAIR AND SAID DRIVE IT TIL IT BREAKS OR GETS WORSE! AND A CLUNKING NOISE IS COMING FROM TRANSAXLE AT LIGHT THROTTLE AT 55-60 AND OTHER SPEEDS WITH THE DSG GEARBOX. THEY HEARD IT AND `CAN'T SEEM TO PUT THEIR FINGER ON IT' SO THEY STUFFED FOAM UNDER PANELS INSIDE CAR TO DEADEN THE NOISE. STILL NO REPAIR TO DATE!! *JB

TL*THE CONTACTS OWN A 2007 VOLKSWAGEN JETTA. THE CONTACT HAS BEEN EXPERIENCING BRAKE FAILURE SINCE THE FIRST TWO WEEKS AFTER THE VEHICLE WAS PURCHASED. HE STATED THAT THE BRAKES GRIND WHENEVER HE ATTEMPTS TO STOP. WHILE DRIVING 45 MPH, HE ATTEMPTED TO ACCELERATE AND THE VEHICLE HESITATED. ON JUNE 11, 2007, HE ARRIVED AT WELLESLEY VOLKSWAGEN AND SPOKE TO THE SERVICE MANAGER. THE SERVICE MANAGER ACKNOWLEDGED THAT THE TRANSMISSION WAS FAULTY AND DISCOVERED AN ERROR REGISTERED IN THE COMPUTER. WELLESLEY WOULD NOT PROVIDE A LOANER VEHICLE, BUT THE CONTACT WAS ABLE TO RETRIEVE HIS VEHICLE WITHIN A FEW DAYS. HOWEVER, THE BRAKES CONTINUE TO GRIND. HE CALLED VOLKSWAGEN, BUT NO ONE WOULD SPEAK TO HIM. THE CURRENT MILEAGE IS 3,000 AND FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 200. UPDATED 09/18/07. *JB UPDATED 01-16-08. *KB UPDATED *JB

DEFAULT CLUTCH FAILURE, I HAVE BEEN WATCHING THIS FORUM FOR A FEW DAYS, EVER SINCE THE 06 TDI JETTA CLUTCH STUCK TO THE FLOOR , OH YES ANOTHER CLUTCH PEDAL TO THE FLOOR!. WE WERE TOLD AT THE DEALERSHIP THAT IT WOULD BE UNDER WARRANTY, SAME OLD THING CUSTOMER ABUSE, $2700.00 LATER. REPLACED CLUTCH, PRESSURE PLATE, RELEASE BEARING, AND FLYWHEEL. I WAS SHOCKED. WE HAVE HAD MANY TRANSMISSION IN THE FAMILY WITH EVERYONE DRIVING AND NEVER A PROBLEM. THIS WAS OUR FIRST VOLKSWAGEN AND PROBABLY OUR LAST UNLESS VOLKSWAGEN DOES THE PROPER THING AND REIMBURSES US. ANYWAYS, AFTER THE SHOCK I MADE THEM GIVE ME THE OLD PARTS, PLUS CORE CHARGE OF $35.00, AND DID SOME RESEARCH AT TRANSMISSION SHOPS. AS FAR AS THE SHOPS WERE CONCERNED THERE WAS NO IMPROPER WEAR, NO BLUING, AND AS FAR AS THEY COULD TELL IT WAS CLUTCH FAILURE FROM DEFECTIVE PARTS. AFTER FURTHER RESEARCH, EARLY MODEL CLUTCHES HAVE BEEN TAKEN OFF THE MARKET AND REPLACED WITH AN NEWER STYLE. THIS IS A FACT, EVEN THOUGH THE PRESSURE PLATE AND CLUTCH ONLY NEEDED TO BE REPLACED VOLKSWAGEN HAD TO REPLACE THE FLYWHEEL AT A COST OF $1700.00. THE DEALERSHIP LIED TO ME FROM THE BEGINNING SAYING THAT THE NEW CLUTCH CAME IN A KIT ,AND THE FLYWHEEL WAS APART OF THAT KIT. AFTER TALKING TO A PARTS REPRESENTATIVE THEY WERE ALL SOLD SEPARATELY! SO WE ARE NOT DONE WITH THIS FIGHT. VOLKSWAGEN CUSTOMER CARE WAS NO HELP. BASICALLY, THE DEALER COULD MAKE THE CALL IF IT SHOULD BE UNDER WARRANTY OR NOT. WE ALSO FOUND OUT THAT THERE WERE BETTER AFTER MARKET CLUTCHES AVAILABLE. THE COST FOR AN OUTSIDE SHOP WAS QUOTED AT $1,0000.00 TO REPLACE PARTS AND LABOR. I WILL KEEP AN EYE ON THIS FORUM AND KEEP YOU POSTED. PS: ALSO, I POSTED A COMPLAINT AT THE NHTSA, THAT WILL BE #16, YES CANADIANS COULD POST COMPLAINTS THERE. GOOD LUCK. *AK