2007 Volkswagen Jetta

NO PRECIPITATING EVENTS. WHILE DRIVING, ENGINE CUTS OUT FOLLOWED IMMEDIATELY BY BATTERY LIGHT COMING ON, HAVE 30 SECONDS-60 SECONDS TO GET OFF THE ROAD TO AVOID COLLISION. CAR DOES NOT RESTART. HAS HAPPENED 4X TOTAL SO FAR, TWICE WHILE DRIVING 60MPH ON HIGHWAY. DEALERSHIP HAS EACH TIME REPLACED FRIED FUSE TO FUEL PUMP RELAY. AFTER THE 3RD TIME THEY REPLACED THE MODULE THAT CONTROLS THE CENTRAL ELECTRICAL SYSTEM (I WAS TOLD THIS MODULE HAD BEEN UPGRADED 9X BY VW SINCE MY 07 VEHICLE). THIS TIME THEY ARE REPLACING THE FUEL PUMP & SENDING ME HOME W/EXTRA FUSES & SHOWING ME HOW TO REPLACE THEM SO I AM NOT STRANDED ON THE HIGHWAY (!) I DO NOT HAVE THE OLD PARTS FROM THEM. I HAVE BEEN VERY FORTUNATE TO WALK AWAY UNINJURED DUE TO QUICK REACTION & PLAIN LUCK EVEN IN RUSH HOUR. THIS IS A 2007 VW JETTA, WOLFSBURG EDITION PURCHASED NEW ON 2-8-07, MAINTENANCE FOLLOWED EXACT, FUEL TANK KEPT AT 1/2-FULL. PROBLEMS BEGAN @28,608K NOW AT 41,817K. *TR

CONTACT OWNS A 2007 VW JETTA. CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 30,573 AND FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 27,000. CONTACT STATED SINCE THE PURCHASE OF THE VEHICLE THE AIR BAG LIGHT WOULD FLASH ON THE DASH BOARD. CONTACT TOOK THE VEHICLE TO THE DEALER AND REPAIRED THE SEAT BELT AS WELL AS A SENSOR FOR THE AIR BAG. THE NEXT MORNING THE AIR BAG LIGHT CAME ON AND SO THE CONTACT TOOK THE VEHICLE BACK TO THE DEALER. THE DEALER DID A DIAGNOSTIC TEST AND DID SOME MORE REPAIRS AND 3 WEEK LATER THE AIR BAG LIGHT CAME BACK ON. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN BACK TO THE DEALER AND THEY REPLACE A SENSOR IN THE DOOR. ONE WEEK AFTER THE SENSOR WAS REPLACED IN THE DOOR THE AIR BAG LIGHT HAS COME ON ONCE AGAIN. CONTACT HAS NOT TAKEN THE VEHICLE BACK TO THE DEALER AT THIS TIME. CONTACT FEELS THIS VEHICLE IS UNSAFE AND THAT THE AIR BAGS ARE UNRELIABLE. JO

I OWN A 2007 JETTA WITH ONLY 26K MILES ON IT. WITHOUT ANY INITIAL WARNING THE REAR BRAKES STARTED TO GRIND ON THE REAR PASSENGER SIDE. I TOOK THE CAR TO A SPECIALIST WHO TOLD BE ONE REAR BRAKE WAS GRINDING ON METAL AND THE OTHER WAS ABOUT TO GET TO THAT POINT. MY FRONT WHEEL DRIVE BRAKES WERE STILL 100% AND NOT SHOWING ANY SIGN OF WEAR. THEY FELT THIS WAS VERY UNUSUAL FOR BRAKES TO DO THIS SO SOON AND SUGGESTED I TAKE IT TO THE CAR DEALER TO HAVE THEM CHECK FOR FAULTY BRAKES. I TOOK THE CAR IN AND THEY SAID IT WAS NORMAL FOR THIS CAR TO DO THIS SO EARLY. I WANT YOU TO KNOW THAT I HAVE OWNED MANY CARS IN MY LIFETIME AND TEND TO REPLACE THEM AFTER ABOUT 50K MILES. WE HAVE NEVER HAD TO REPLACE BRAKES ON ANY OF OUR CARS. THIS IS NOT NORMAL AND SHOULD BE INVESTIGATED FOR A FLAW IN THE MODEL. THEY ALSO TOLD ME THE PADS IN THE REAR ARE THINNER THAN THE ONES IN THE FRONT. THIS DOES NOT MAKE ANY SENSE TO ME. I AM OUT $350.00 DOLLARS AND WILL NEVER PURCHASE A VW PRODUCT AGAIN. THIS WAS MY FIRST EXPERIENCE WITH THIS CAR MAKER. ADDITIONALLY THIS CAR IS A STICK SHIFT AND I AM NOT A LEAD FOOT DRIVER. NOW I WONDER ABOUT THE SAFETY ISSUES OF THEIR BRAKES. *TR

I OWN A 2007 VOLKSWAGEN JETTA. THE REAR BRAKES HAD TO BE COMPLETELY REPLACED AT 28000 MILES. BOTH THE DEALERSHIP AND THE VOLKSWAGEN CORPORATE OFFICE REFUSE TO COVER BRAKES UNDER WARRANTY STATING THAT FOR THE JETTA IT IS "NORMAL" TO NEED NEW REAR BRAKES IN AS LITTLE AS 10000 MILES. EDMUNDS.COM AND CARCOMPLAINT.COM HAVE HUNDREDS OF JETTA OWNERS COMPLAINING ABOUT THE PREMATURE REAR BRAKE FAILURE IN THE 2007 MODELS. IT SEEMS THAT WE HAVE BEEN TOLD THE SAME THING, ABOUT THE JETTA DEPENDING ON THE REAR BRAKES TO MAKE SAFER STOPPING. IT IS NOT FAIR THAT AUTOMOTIVE COMPANY IS NEGLECTING TO RECOGNIZE THE DEFECT IN THEIR CAR. MANY PEOPLE CANNOT AFFORD TO REPLACE BRAKE PAD AND ROTORS EVERY 10000-20000 MILES, THAT PRESENTS A FORMIDABLE SAFETY ISSUE. *TR

I HAVE A 2007 VW JETTA WITH 72K MILES ON IT. MY FRONT BRAKE PAD WHICH ARE ORIGINAL FROM THE DEALER HAVE 65% LEFT ON THEM, WHILE I AM GOING ONTO MY SECOND SET OF REAR BRAKES, THE FIRST A SET I DID A YEAR AGO. YES I DO HAVE HIGH MILES BUT I HAVE ALWAYS THOUGHT THAT THE FRONT ONES GO FIRST. I AM NOW SPENDING ABOUT $500 TO DO MY REAR PADS, ROTORS, CALIPER, AND CHANGING THE BRAKE FLUID. I THINK VW NEEDS TO SWITCH THE SENSOR TO THE REARS NOT THE FRONTS. IF I DIDN'T KNOW ANYTHING ABOUT CARS I WOULD HAVE WAITED FOR THE SENSOR TO GO OFF WHICH PROBABLY WOULDN'T BE UNTIL NEXT YEAR AT THIS RATE. *TR

MY 2007 VW JETTA GLI WENT INTO NEUTRAL AND NOT ALLOW ME TO PULL AWAY FROM A RED LIGHT. THE CAR DRIFTED BACK AND SUDDENLY LURCHED INTO GEAR AND PULLED AWAY FINALLY. THE CAR HAS DONE THIS 2 OR 3 TIMES SINCE AND IS CURRENTLY BEING CHECKED BY MY LOCAL VW DEALER. I HAVE SPOKEN TO VW CUSTOMER SERVICE REGARDING THE DSG ISSUES. MY CAR IS NOT CURRENTLY UNDER ANY RECALL OR EXTENDED WARRANTY PROGRAM ACCORDING TO THEIR RECORDS WHEN CHECKING MY VIN. THERE HAVE BEEN OTHER STRANGE SHIFTS, BUT THE LACK OF POWER WHEN PULLING OUT IS VERY SCARY AND UNSAFE. I HAVE NOT EXPERIENCED THE FLASHING OF THE GEAR INDICATOR LIGHTS IN THE MULTI FUNCTION DISPLAY. *TR

I OWN A 2007 VOLKSWAGEN JETTA GLI WITH A 2.0T ENGINE AND A DIRECT SHIFT GEARBOX (DSG) TRANSMISSION. AT APPROXIMATELY 33,000 MILES (IN 12/2008), MY DSG TRANSMISSION FAILED WHILE DRIVING ON A MAIN 40MPH ROAD INTO MY JOB. I LOST POWER AT ABOUT 20MPH WHILE TURNING LEFT IN FRONT OF ONCOMING TRAFFIC BUT WAS LUCKILY ABLE TO COAST INTO MY WORKS SIDE ROADS TO PULL OVER. THE LOSS OF POWER WAS ACCOMPANIED BY THE FLASHING OF ALL TRANSMISSION GEAR LIGHTS (PRDNS), WHICH IS TYPICAL OF ALL DSG TRANSMISSION FAILURES FROM WHAT I HAVE READ. VW COMPLETELY REPLACED MY TRANSMISSION UNDER WARRANTY AND NEVER TOLD ME EXACTLY WHICH PART OF MY DSG ACTUALLY FAILED. THEY CLAIMED THAT THEY SIMPLY REMOVE THE ENTIRE TRANSMISSION AND SEND IT BACK TO VW. THERE IS A CURRENT RECALL FOR A SMALL NUMBER OF 08-09 DSG EQUIPPED CARS, WHICH WAS IMPLEMENTED BECAUSE A FAULTY TEMPERATURE SENSOR CAN CAUSE THE TRANSMISSION TO SHIFT TO NEUTRAL AND ALL POWER WOULD BE LOST, RESULTING IN A DANGEROUS SITUATION. THIS POWER LOSS IS WHAT I EXPERIENCED, AND ALTHOUGH MY PROBLEM WAS LIKELY UNRELATED TO THE CURRENT RECALL RATIONALE, WAS DANGEROUS TO ME NONETHELESS. I VISIT A VW ENTHUSIAST WEBSITE WHERE DSG FAILURES ON ALL MODEL YEARS ARE MORE COMMONPLACE THAN SHOULD BE ACCEPTED. IF THIS HIGH FAILURE TRANSMISSION RESULTS IN A DANGEROUS CONDITION, VW SHOULD REMEDY THE PROBLEM BY FIXING ALL DSG MODELS WITH UPDATED COMPONENTS FOR ALL KNOWN COMMONLY FAILING DSG COMPONENTS. AT THE VERY LEAST, VW SHOULD ALSO EXTEND DSG WARRANTIES TO 100,000 MILES TO COVER REPAIRS TO THIS COSTLY TRANSMISSION. *TR

AT 18,000 MILES MY REAR BRAKES SOUNDED LIKE A GARBAGE DISPOSAL. WHEN I BROUGHT IT TO THE DEALER THEY STATED NORMAL WEAR AND TEAR. BRAKES FAILED A MONTH LATER. THIS MONTH, 18,000 MILES LATER THE SAME THING HAS HAPPENED. A SIMPLE GOOGLE SEARCH REVEALS THAT MANY OTHER OWNERS OF THE 2007 JETTA ARE FACED WITH THIS DANGEROUS AND EXPENSIVE PROBLEM. *TR

I WAS DRIVING ON THE HIGHWAY GOING ABOUT 65 MPH USING THE CRUISE CONTROL AND MY CAR WAS IN "DRIVE". ALL OF A SUDDEN, THE CAR HESITATED, AND STARTED TO SLOW DOWN FOR NO REASON. I SAW ON THE MULTI-FUNCTION DISPLAY THE "PRND" WAS FLASHING. I WENT TO PUSH THE GAS PEDAL, AND THE ENGINE JUST REVVED FREELY AND NO POWER WAS APPLIED TO PROPEL THE CAR. I HAD TO COAST TO A STOP AND RESTART THE CAR IN ORDER TO GET IT TO MOVE AGAIN. *TR