10.0

really awful
Typical Repair Cost:
$4,500
Average Mileage:
93,250 miles
Total Complaints:
1 complaints

Most common solutions:

  1. i have had to replace the transmission, $$$$ (1 reports)
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problem #1

Apr 152010

Jetta Tdi

  • Manual transmission
  • 93,206 miles

I really hate to complain about my car, because I love it, but it must have been a lemon. It seems unfathomable to me that the transmission died. I had always heard that the TDIs lived long lives and retained their value. To have the transmission completely die, and the dealer not help was very disappointing. I am not a maniac driver, nor had I been in any sort of accident that beat up my car. I haven't heard of anyone else with a 2005 Jetta TDI having the same problem. I am nervous now about getting another VW because of the lack of assistance from the dealer, which is really too bad because I'd love to buy a Golf Clean Diesel.

- Lisa B., Kitchener, ON, canada