2007 Volkswagen Jetta

MY TRANSMISSION JERKS / JOLTS SIGNIFICANTLY WHILE MY CAR IS COMING TO A STOP. THIS OCCURS PRETTY REGULARLY, USUALLY ONCE ON MY WAY TO WORK EVERY MORNING WHEN I PULL UP TO A STOP LIGHT AFTER DRIVING FOR APPROX. 25 MINUTES. IT DOES THIS JOLTING NO MATTER WHO IS DRIVING THE CAR. THIS BEGAN HAPPENING LAST YEAR. I HAVE TAKEN IT INTO MY DEALER TWICE AND THEY WERE UNABLE TO DIAGNOSE AND RESOLVE THE ISSUE. THEY DID MAKE ME AWARE OF A RECENT RECALL ON A SPECIFIC TYPE OF VW TRANSMISSION FOR THE SAME COMPLAINT OF "JOLTING" HOWEVER MY TYPE OF TRANSMISSION IS CURRENTLY NOT COVERED IN THE CURRENT RECALL. I BELIEVE THEY HAVE A BIGGER ISSUE WITH THEIR TRANSMISSIONS. *TR

I HAVE A 2007 VW JETTA THAT IS WEARING OUT PADS TO FAST. THE 1ST TIME THEY WORE OUT THE CAR HAD APPROX 16,000 MI. WE WERE TOLD BY THE DEALERSHIP THAT IT WAS CAUSED BY THE EMERGENCY BRAKE LEVER NOT TOTALLY RELEASING. THE 2ND TIME THE CAR WAS OUT OF WARRANTY WITH APPROX. 28,000 MI. BUT THE DEALERSHIP AND VW WERE WILLING TO REPLACE THE PADS SINCE THEY WORE DUE TO THE BRAKE LEVER AGAIN. BUT IT WAS SUGGESTED THAT AUDI PADS BE PUT ON BECAUSE THEY WORE LONGER THAN THE VW. THE MECHANIC AT THE TIME SAID THERE WAS A PROBLEM ON THE JETTA WITH THE LEVER NOT ALWAYS RELEASING. NOW AT 54,000 MI THE CAR HAD TO GO IN FOR A BRAKE JOB. UNFORTUNATELY THE PADS WORE DOWN TO THE RIVETS AND SCOURED THE ROTORS. SO I HAD TO PAY FOR PADS AND TURNING THE ROTORS. NOW VW IS SAYING THAT THEY DESIGN THE BRAKES TO WEAR IN 12,000 TO 20,000 MILES. I HAVE NEVER HEARD OF PADS ONLY LASTING THAT SHORT OF TIME. AND IF THAT IS SO THEN WHY AM I STILL USING THE ORIGINAL FRONT PADS. THEN THEY STATE THAT THEY SET THE CAR UP SO THE REARS DO MORE WORK THEN THE FRONT TO MAKE THE FRONT NOT DO ALL THE BRAKING. YEAH, WE DO THAT ON TRACTOR AND TRAILERS TO, BUT NOT TO MAKE THE REARS DO ALL THE BRAKING. I WORRY BECAUSE MY SON USES THIS CAR AT COLLEGE AND I DON'T WANT A CALL SAYING HE HAD AN ACCIDENT DUE TO THE BRAKES GOING OUT. I WORRY VW MAY HAVE PROBLEMS WITH THE REAR PADS PREMATURELY WEARING AND DON'T KNOW HOW TO FIX THE PROBLEM LIKE TOYOTA CAN'T FIX THEIR PROBLEM. *TR

I AM LEASING A 2007 JETTA 2.5 AND JUST TOOK MY CAR IN THIS MORNING FOR IT'S 35,000 MILE TUNE-UP. I WAS TOLD THAT MY REAR BRAKE PADS AND ROTORS WERE AT LESS THAN 10%. I WAS NOT NOTIFIED 5,000 MILES AGO THAT THEY WERE LOW OR WOULD BE CAUSING ISSUES. NOW I'M BEING TOLD ON TOP OF MY $250 TUNE-UP, I NEED TO REPLACE ALL THAT FOR 310. THIS SEEMS TO BE A DOCUMENTED ISSUE, AND I'M HIGHLY UPSET THAT I WOULD HAVE TO DEAL WITH THIS IN MY LEASE. IN 5,000 MILES I WENT FROM BEING "FINE" TO THE PADS BEING GROUND INTO THE ROTORS. *TR

MY SUN ROOF EXPLODED IN MY 2007 VOLKSWAGEN JETTA. THERE WERE NO OUTSIDE INFLUENCES(ROCK) THAT COULD HAVE CAUSED THIS TO HAPPEN. THE SUN ROOF WAS NOT MADE OF SAFETY GLASS AND SHATTERED INTO SMALL PIECES ALL OVER ME AND THE INSIDE OF MY CAR. THERE WERE SMALL SLIVERS EVERYWHERE. IT WAS A VERY LOUD BANG, WHICH CAUSED ME TO SWERVE. I WAS LUCK TO NOT GET ANY IN MY EYES, OR I DIDN'T HAVE MY KIDS IN THE CAR. I STOPPED AT THE DEALERSHIP AND THEY SAID IT MUST HAVE BEEN A ROCK OR SOMETHING, AND THE VOLKSWAGEN REP WHO WAS AT THE DEALERSHIP DIDN'T EVEN COME OUT TO SPEAK WITH ME, OR LOOK AT THE CAR. I WAS TOLD TO SETTLE IT WITH MY INSURANCE. I CALLED VOLKSWAGEN DIRECTLY, AND WAS TOLD THAT THEY COULD NOT DO ANYTHING OTHER THAN TO SUGGEST I GO TO MY INSURANCE. I EXPLAINED THE EXTREME SAFETY HAZARD, AND THEY JUST SAID SORRY"WE CAN'T DO ANYTHING AT THIS POINT" CASE NUMBER 100150276. I REPORTING THIS BECAUSE I BELIEVE THIS IS A SERIOUS SAFETY HAZARD, AND COULD CAUSE SERIOUS INJURY, OR DEATH. I LOOKED ONLINE, AND OTHER HAVE REPORT THE SAME THING HAPPENING TO THEM, SUN ROOF CLOSED, AND ALL OF THE SUDDEN A LOUD POP, THEN GLASS EVERYWHERE, WITH NO VEHICLES AROUND. *TR

MY WIFE WAS DRIVING HER 2007 VW JETTA WHEN SHE WAS T-BONED FROM A GMC SUV, APPROX. SPEED OF GMC WAS 40 MPH AND APPROX SPEED OF JETTA WAS 45 MPH. THE JETTA WAS STRUCK AT A 90 DEGREE ANGLE DIRECTLY INTO THE DRIVERS SIDE DOOR. THE IMPACT WAS ENOUGH THAT MY WIFE NEEDED TO BE REMOVED FROM HER CAR WITH THE JAWS OF LIFE. THE STEERING COLUMN AIRBAG DEPLOYED HOWEVER THE MULTIPLE SIDE AND LUMBAR AIRBAGS DID NOT DEPLOY. HAD THESE DEPLOYED HER INJURES WOULD HAD BEEN MUCH LESS SEVERE. BOTH CARS ARE BEING TOTALED BY THE INSURANCE COMPANIES. THIS VEHICLE WAS PURCHASED SPECIFICALLY BECAUSE OF THE SAFETY FEATURES, NOW AFTER CONTACTING VW, MINDY PRENTICE REGIONAL CONSULTANT VOLKSWAGEN CUSTOMER CARE IS TRYING TO TELL ME THAT THE THIS ISN'T THE TYPE OF CRASH THAT WOULD TRIGGER SIDE AIRBAGS. HOWEVER AFTER TALKING TO MULTIPLE DEALERS IN THE AREA AS WELL AS GOING BACK TO MY INITIAL SUSPICION IT SEEMS THAT THE SIDE AIRBAGS MOST CERTAINLY SHOULD HAVE DEPLOYED. *TR

MY CAR ACCELERATED WHILE I WAS MAKING A "PANIC STOP" MY FOOT WAS ON THE BRAKE AND NO BRAKES WERE BEING ACTIVATED AND THE CAR ACTUALLY SPED UP UNTIL I PUSHED IN THE CLUTCH. BY THAT TIME IT WAS TOO LATE AND I TAPPED THE CAR IN FRONT OF ME. I BELIEVE THIS HAPPENED DUE TO THE CARS ESP FEATURE WHICH SENSES DRIVER INPUT AND HELPS TO MAKE THE "CORRECT" ACTIONS TO AVOID AA LOSS OF CONTROL. I JAMMED ON MY BRAKES AFTER HARD ACCELERATION AND WHILE PUSHING THE BRAKE PEDAL I JERKED THE STEERING WHEEL. DURING OPERATING SPEED THESE ACTIONS WOULD CAUSE UNDERSTEER AND I ASSUME THE CAR HAS BEEN PROGRAMMED TO RELEASE PRESSURE TO THE BRAKES AND REAPPLY THROTTLE TO REENGAGE FULL STEERING RESPONSE BUT I WAS LEAVING A STOP SIGN WHEN I NOTICED THE CAR IN FRONT OF ME STOPPED. IM NOT THINKING THAT THIS IS A DEFECT BUT RATHER WANTED TO BRING IT TO YOUR ATTENTION AFTER I JUST READ THE SYMPTOMS OF TOYOTAS MALADY. THE PROBLEM THEY ARE HAVING COULD BE DUE TO A FAULT IN A SIMILAR SYSTEM. I'M A TECH. IN THE MOTORCYCLE INDUSTRY AS WELL AS A PERFORMANCE DRIVING ENTHUSIAST. MY CREDENTIALS MIGHT NOT MATTER BUT I'M FULLY AWARE OF THE ACTIONS I TAKE BEHIND THE WHEEL AS WELL AS HAVING AN UNDERSTANDING OF THESE "FLY BY WIRE" SYSTEMS. *TR

I HAVE 2007 VOLKSWAGEN JETTA WOLFSBERG ED AND I AM HAVING SERIOUS ISSUE WITH THE REAR BRAKES. I BOUGHT THIS BRAND NEW AT 60 MILES ON IT IN JUNE 2007.. AROUND 18/19K I HAD TO REPLACE REAR BRAKES N ROTORS CAUSE THEY WERE WORN AND WERE RUBBING METAL ON METAL.. I WENT TO THE VW SERVICE THEY SAID IT MAY HAVE BEEN THE EBRAKE NOT ADJUSTED CORRECTLY.. THEY REPLACED EVERYTHING UNDER WARRANTY AFTER ARGUING WITH THEM.. THEY TRIED TO SAY IT'S THE WAY I DRIVE OR I MUST HAVE DRIVEN WITH THE EBRAKE ON.. R U KIDDING ME!!!! I BEEN DRIVING FOR 10 YRS.. AND IF IT WAS THE WAY I DRIVE WHY HAVEN'T THE FRONT BRAKES GONE? THEY ARE STILL THE ORIGINAL BRAKES TO THIS DATE 2-12-10.. ANYHOW SO THEY REPLACED IT. RIGHT NOW I'M AT 29K GUESS WHAT.. I HAD TIRES CHANGED OUT AND MY REAR BRAKES ARE AT 30% LEFT.. THIS IS INSANE 10K AN I HAVE TO CHANGE REAR BRAKES AGAIN?? MEANWHILE I STILL HAVE ORIGINAL FRONT BRAKES ON THE CAR WITH 2/3 OF LIFE ON THEM! MY TRUSTED/PERSONAL MECH SAID THERE HAS TO BE SOMETHING WRONG WITH THE BRAKING SYSTEM OR HYDRAULICS.. THERE'S NO WAY I SHOULD BE ALMOST ON MY 3RD SET OF REAR BRAKES WITHOUT EVEN TOUCHING MY FRONT BRAKES.. HE SAID THAT IS NOT NORMAL.. I HAD A 95 CAMRY BOUGHT IT USED HAD THAT FOR 2.5 YRS AND ONLY REPLACED ALL BRAKES 1 TIME...AND ISN'T THE STOPPING POWER ON ALL VEHICLE IN THE FRONT BRAKES.. ITS A FW DRIVE CAR... THIS IS GETTING RIDICULOUS.. AT THIS RATE ILL BE CHANGING BRAKES EVERY 3 OIL CHANGES.. HOW DOES THIS MAKE SENSE TO THE VW COMPANY OR ANY MECHANIC FOR THAT MATTER?... PLEASE RECALL THIS VEH FOR REAR BRAKE ISSUE.. NOBODY HAS 400 DOLLARS EVERY 10K FOR BRAKES.. PLEASE DO THE RIGHT THING!! *TR

2007 VW JETTA WOLFSBERG EDITION BRAKE PADS COMPLETELY WORN OUT AT 18K MILES. HAD DEALER REPLACE PADS. PADS COMPLETELY WORN AGAIN AT 25K MILES ALONG WITH ROTORS. TOOK TO DEALER WHO REFUSED REPAIRS AS CONDITION WAS "NORMAL" AND WOULD NOT COVER UNDER WARRANTY. TOOK TO PRIVATE MECHANIC WHO SAID CONDITION WAS "NOT NORMAL" AND SCHEDULED FOLLOWUP SERVICE AFTER PADS WERE REPLACED TO GAUGE DAMAGE TO REAR BRAKING MECHANISMS. *TR