2007 Volkswagen Jetta

HAD TO PAY TO REPLACE REAR BRAKE PADS AND ROTORS AT 21,272, AND NOW LESS THAN 10,000 MILES AFTER I HAVE TO DO IT AGAIN. THIS IS OBVIOUSLY A DEFECT AND NOT NORMAL WEAR AND TEAR BUT VW REFUSES TO PAY FOR IT AND FIX IT. I HAVE HAD MANY CARS AND NEVER HAD TO REPLACE BRAKE PADS, LET ALONE ROTORS ALSO, BEFORE 40,000 MILES. MY DRIVING STYLE HAS NOT CHANGED, IF ANYTHING I'VE MELLOWED WITH AGE. THERE ARE OTHER ISSUES THAT BOTHER ME BESIDES THE VERY SHORT LIFE SPAN OF THE REAR BRAKES ON MY JETTA. THE BRAKE WEAR LIGHT THAT LETS YOU KNOW THERE'S A PROBLEM WITH YOUR BRAKES ONLY WORKS FOR THE FRONT BRAKES. ALSO, I'VE BEEN TOLD BY THE SERVICE DEPARTMENT THAT ALTHOUGH THE ROTORS ARE NOT DAMAGED THEY NEED TO BE REPLACED AND CANNOT BE TURNED ON THE JETTA BECAUSE IT WILL CAUSE PREMATURE PAD WEAR! SO I HAVE DEFECTIVE BRAKES THAT WEAR OUT PREMATURELY, NOT WAY OF KNOWING THAT THEY'RE WEARING OUT UNTIL YOU HEAR THE PROBLEM (WHICH IS USUALLY TOO LATE), AND NO MATTER WHAT YOU ALSO HAVE TO REPLACE THE ROTORS EVERYTIME YOU CHANGE THE PADS! *TR

2007 VOLKSWAGEN JETTA SUFFERED A TIRE BLOW OUT. CONSUMER STATES THAT THE TIRES SIDEWALL RIPPED OPEN A 2-INCH HOLE. THIS CAUSED THE VEHICLE TO JUMP ONTO THE SHOULDER AND THE VEHICLE ALMOST ROLLED DUE TO THIS FAILURE. *KB THE CONSUMER STATED WHY GETTING THE OIL CHANGED, HE NOTICED THE FRONT TIRES HAD LARGE BULGES ON THE SIDEWALL. THE CONSUMER STATED 3 TIRES HAVE BEEN REPLACED ON THE VEHICLE. *JB

I NOTICED GRINDING IN THE REAR BRAKES AFTER ONLY 20,000 MILES ON MY 2007 VW JETTA 2.0 TURBO. NO WARNING LIGHTS, NO WEAR SENSOR TRIPS, NO INDICATION OF BRAKE PAD FAILURE. I TOOK THE CAR IN FOR SERVICE IN MONROE, MICHIGAN AND I WAS TOLD THAT VW REAR BRAKES WEAR OUT FASTER THAN THE FRONT BRAKES AND THAT IT WAS NORMAL, EVEN AFTER 20K MILES. IF THIS IS THE CASE, THAN WHY DO THEY PUT THE ELECTRONIC WEAR SENSORS ON THE FRONT BRAKES INSTEAD OF THE REARS??? I WAS TOLD THAT SINCE IT WAS NORMAL WEAR, THAT I WOULD BE RESPONSIBLE FOR BRAKE PAD REPLACEMENT COSTS. I ARGUED THAT SOMETHING MUST BE WRONG IF THE PADS ARE WEARING OUT SO QUICKLY AND WITH NO WARNING. THEY REFUSED TO COVER IT UNDER WARRANTY AND MADE NO ADJUSTMENT OR INVESTIGATION AS TO WHY THIS HAPPENED. *TR

2007 JETTA 2.5L WOLFSBURG EDITION (5SP MANUAL) WITH 9,500 MILES ABRUPTLY LOSES POWER WHEN REVVED TO 3000 RPM FOLLOWED BY A SOLID YELLOW CEL. WALK-IN AT DEALER SERVICE, IN AND OUT 1 HOUR, THEY SAID DIAGNOSTIC SHOWS KNOCK SENSOR WAS AT FAULT AND CLEANED AND REPLACED WITH ORIGINAL KNOCK SENSOR. 200 MILES LATER, SAME ISSUE - NO THROTTLE RESPONSE AT 3000 RPM, FOLLOWED BY SOLID YELLOW CEL. DEALER SAYS OK TO DRIVE ON, COME IN NEXT APT. 5 DAYS LATER. CAR IN AND OUT SAME DAY, THEY CLEANED BOTH KNOCK SENSORS AND REPLACED WITH ORIGINALS AGAIN. 300 MILES LATER SAME PROBLEM - NO THROTTLE RESPONSE, CEL, ETC. THIS TIME DEALER REPLACED BOTH KOCK SENSORS WITH NEW ONES. THE SAME ISSUE REPEATS ANOTHER 2 TIMES. DEALER HAS BEEN IN TOUCH WITH VW TECH LINE SINCE EPISODE 3 BECAUSE THEY TELL ME IT IS A "WARRANTY ISSUE". THIS SAME SINGLE ISSUE HAS HAPPENED 5 TIMES IN TOTAL SPANNING 1,000 MILES IN 2 MONTHS. ALL REPAIRS COMPLETED BY LANGUAGE VW IN SCHENECTADY, NY. *TR

I PURCHASED A NEW 2007 VOLKSWAGEN JETTA IN DECEMBER 06 FROM TREND MOTORS ROCKAWAY NJ. THE WEEK OF FEB 18TH 2008, MY BRAKES FELT MUSHY. I DO NOT PUT MANY MILES ON MY CAR BECAUSE I WORK CLOSE TO HOME (4 MILES ONE WAY) THE CAR HAS 17,000 MILES, I TOOK MY CAR INTO THE DEALER 02/20/08 AND LET THE DEALER KNOW WHAT WAS GOING ON WITH MY BRAKES. I WAS INFORMED THAT THE BACK BRAKES NEED TO BE REPLACED (ROTORS & PADS). I COULD NOT BELIEVE THE BACK BRAKES WORE OUT BEFORE THE FRONT? I NEVER HAD THIS HAPPEN TO ME. THE COST OF THE REPAIR WOULD BE $380.00 AND IT WAS NOT COVERED UNDER THE WARRANTY. I ASKED IF THERE WAS ANY DEFECTS ON THE BACK BRAKES BECAUSE I HAVE READ THERE WAS. THEY SAID THEY DID NOT KNOW OF ANY DEFECTS AND THEY GAVE ME A NUMBER TO CALL (CUSTOMER RELATIONS TO SEE THEY COULD ASSIST ME). I VOICED MY COMPLAINT WITH CUSTOMER RELATIONS AND GAVE THE SAME INFORMATION. I WAS TOLD THAT I NEEDED TO LET THEM TALK TO THE DEALER AND THE LATEST THAT I WOULD HEAR FROM THEM WAS THE NEXT DAY. I JUST CAN?T BELIEVE THAT THE BACK BRAKES WOULD WEAR BEFORE THE FRONTS? I AM A SAFE CAUTIOUS DRIVER AND I CAN'T UNDERSTAND THIS? THIS IS HIGHLY UNUSUAL. I HAVE PURCHASED SEVERAL CARS, TOYOTA, MAZDA, FORDS AND HAVE NEVER EXPERIENCED ANYTHING LIKE THIS. YOUR ASSISTANCE WOULD BE GREATLY APPRECIATED. *TR