10.0

really awful
Crashes / Fires:
4 / 2
Injuries / Deaths:
4 / 0
Average Mileage:
4,935 miles

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problem #26

Aug 232019

Jetta

  • 700 miles
I'm having an issue, the car has competently died about 6 times. I'm in traffic or come to a stop and the car shuts off, then when I let off on the brake it's completely dead. It says something like please start car manually. Once I pulled in the driveway and the car surged up and down, puttering like it was running out of gas.

- Petaluma, CA, USA

problem #25

Aug 142019

Jetta

  • 325 miles
Driving a 6 speed M/T. without auto start/stop, traffic in front of me was slowing to a stop. Slowing down, I shifted to neutral to come to a stop. When stopped, the engine completely shut off and had to be restarted. Has happened twice in the 3 days I've owned.

- Prince Frederick, MD, USA

problem #24

Aug 072019

Jetta

  • 177 miles
Brand new 11 days old 2019 Jetta gli manual engine shut down three times while in traffic. Car was in neutral, started to shudder and shut down and had to restart. This happen while driving and the car was placed in neutral descending down a hill in heavy traffic. This also happen at a stop light and stop sign. All three incidents happen in the same day. Very concerned with my families safety. I did some research and this seems to be a known issue with VW.

- Mountain House, CA, USA

problem #23

Aug 042019

Jetta

  • 160 miles
This is a brand new manual transmission Jetta gli with only 160 miles. After driving for about 16 minutes at highway speeds on the expressway, the car quietly stalled out while coming to a stop on an exit ramp. I restarted the car, drove to a stoplight about a minute away and after coming to a stop at that light the car stalled again. Was able to restart the vehicle once again and drive off. This is a very dangerous situation if the car was to stall in the middle of a turn or at high speed on an expressway.

- Chicago, IL, USA

problem #22

Aug 012019

Jetta

  • 350 miles
The engine of my new 2019 Jetta gli 6mt sometimes stalls when coming to a stop. The clutch pedal is fully depressed (disengaged), with the stick either in 1st or neutral. This happened 3 or 4 times yesterday, Aug 1 2019, after driving with medium speeds on hilly roads for 30-45 minutes. The vehicle has around 350 miles on it.

- Santa Clara, CA, USA

problem #21

Jul 012019

Jetta

  • miles
Engine and transmission have groaning and growling sounds at gear 4,5, and 7. very loud at times. Also there seems to be some hesitation to accelerate. VW knows about this issue and is doing nothing. Moreover, VW knows it's the torque converter as they sent out a software update to unsold Jetta's to dealers but aren't doing anything to already sold Jettas. Only saying these noises are normal. This defective converter is on hundreds or even thousands of Jetta and everyone is having the same issue. It's dangerous and a safety issue.and damaging the transmission

- Hermitage, TN, USA

problem #20

Jul 242019

Jetta

  • 250 miles
Engine stalls occasionally, I have the dsg automatic transmission and sometimes when I am at a complete stop, the engine turns off and a request displays on the screen asking me to manual restart the engine. This has happened to me 5 tomes already since I've purchased the vehicle last a few days ago. The vehicle has about 400 miles on it, I've purchased it new. I'm concerned that the engine might stall on the highway and I'm concerned about my safety with the vehicle.

- Fresno, CA, USA

problem #19

Jul 222019

Jetta

  • 408 miles
2019 Volkswagen Jetta gli 35th anniversary edition 6 speed mt odometer: 408mi built 12/2018 in Mexico vehicle intermittently stalls when coming to a stop with no cel. The dealership was unable to recreate or diagnose the malfunction because it's occurrence is intermittent and there are no codes left in the ECM or tcm.

- Flagstaff, AZ, USA

problem #18

Jul 232019

Jetta

  • 790 miles
Engine stalling on new vehicle. Two events occurred in one night, 7/23/2019, with about 790 and 801 miles on the odometer. In both cases, the clutch was disengaged while braking and slowing to approach a turn. The engine was under no load and should have returned to idle when I disengaged the clutch. Engine stopped running and had to be re-started via the starter button. My vehicle is a 2019 Volkswagen Jetta gli, 6-speed manual transmission and 2.0 liter turbo engine.

- Kansas City, MO, USA

problem #17

Jul 232019

Jetta

  • 70 miles
Vehicle dies at stop light while idling and has to be restarted manually.

- Kirkland, WA, USA

problem #16

Jul 162019

Jetta

  • miles
Brakes are making a pulsating sound from when it was at 20000 miles, have been issues with the car from day 3 of owning it. Volkswagen refused to take the car back saying thats not a valid complaint.. engine makes a rumbling or a grinding sound when it is at 35-40mph ! car looses tire pressure every week. When going throught even a minor pothole it feels as if the struts were rammed on the road !! insufficient lighting ! drives almost like a bull ! feels like its just dragging itself.... awful to the core ! seat frame has been changed once before in 3 months 2days of owning my car and it has started to shake again but was ignored by the dealership! and all these things happen when on highway and city! car makes vibrating sounds but ignored by thw dealership

- Dracut, MA, USA

problem #15

Jul 102018

Jetta

  • 15,000 miles
The contact owns a 2019 Volkswagen Jetta. While the vehicle was at 1,500 rpms, the contact heard an abnormal noise. The vehicle was taken to crown Volkswagen of lawrence (located at 3400 Iowa St, lawrence, ks 66046, (785) 838-7750), but was not diagnosed or repaired. The manufacturer was not notified. The failure mileage was 15,000.

- Bonner Springs, KS, USA

problem #14

Jul 032019

Jetta

  • 6,757 miles
2019 R line Jetta was originally making a grinding sound at 1500 RPM. Now I just got a check oil level notification on my dash. This car has less than 7,000 miles.

- Voorhees, NJ, USA

problem #13

Jun 212019

Jetta

  • 100 miles
The contact owns a 2019 Volkswagen Jetta. The contact stated that the vehicle randomly stalled without warning. Cook Volkswagen (2110 belair rd, fallston, md 21047, (410) 401-8684) and the manufacturer were contacted and indicated that this was a known issue, but there was no remedy. The vehicle was not diagnosed or repaired. The manufacturer was to buy back the vehicle. The approximate failure mileage was 100.

- Bel Air, MD, USA

problem #12

May 292019

Jetta

  • 100 miles
My manual transmission-equipped 2019 Jetta gli (2.0T) stalls at slow speeds and at stop lights despite the clutch pedal fully engaged ("to the floor") or the vehicle coasting in neutral. I have had the car for three days and in two of those days, the vehicle has stalled while driving through city streets and at stop lights. The first occurrence happen at approximately 100 miles on the odometer, with the second at around 120 miles. The vehicle showed no preemptive signs of a stall, and necessitated a full re-igntiion of the engine in order to proceed out of traffic. A quick search of "2019 Jetta gli/gti stalling issue" returns a large list of identical occurrences with manual transmissions in 2019-built engines/drivetrains.

- El Centro, CA, USA

problem #11

May 262019

Jetta

  • 400 miles
Engine on manual transmission repeatedly shuts off when coming to stop with clutch pedal fully depressed. This is similar to the auto-shutoff feature in automatic transmission, but should not happen with manual. Car must then be restarted with push button start. This is dangerous when in traffic.

- Eureka, MO, USA

problem #10

May 242019

Jetta

  • 150 miles
Vehicle is randomly stalling when coming to a stop and the vehicle must be restarted. This happens regardless of whether the vehicle is in gear, if the clutch is fully pressed to the floor, or if the vehicle is in neutral. This seems to happen more frequently when the air conditioning is turned on. The vehicle is either slowing to a stop or has come to a complete stop when this happens. This has happened on the highway and in the driveway. I am afraid this will happen in the middle of an intersection and cause an accident.

- Bel Air, MD, USA

problem #9

May 142019

Jetta

  • 1,000 miles
While in neutral, the engine shuddered a little and then cut off. This has happened multiple times. Most recently I was stuck in the middle of an intersection while I had to restart my car.

- San Antonio, TX, USA

problem #8

Apr 142019

Jetta

  • 7,775 miles
Check oil level light/warning bell came on. Let the car cool, went out to check the oil with the dipstick, was very little oil in there !went to the auto parts store, checked it again, and this time the oil was back. Car was ok for 2 days then light came on again.

- Hagerstown, MD, USA

problem #7

Aug 312018

Jetta

  • 200 miles
1. first issue is the car running low on oil before it reaches the 10K mile mark. This car should be getting an oil change every 10K miles however it will run out of oil before the 10K mark is achieved. 2. there is a grinding noise at about 30mph that seems to be associated with the gear change. Therefore, I believe this particular issue is transmission related. This particular issue has been happening since the car was first purchased.

- Bear, DE, USA

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