2008 Volkswagen Jetta Power Train Problems
- 20
- Owner complaint records in our dataset
Records are owner complaints, not a measured failure rate.
Owner complaint recordsComplaint records reflect reports in our dataset and do not measure how frequently the problem occurs across all vehicles.
Among these 20 stored complaint records:
- 1 indicate a crash
- 0 indicate injury
- 0 indicate fire
Mileage in stored records
| Band | Records |
|---|---|
| 60–100k mi | 6 |
| 1–30k mi | 5 |
| 100–150k mi | 4 |
| 30–60k mi | 3 |
| 150–400k mi | 2 |
Complaint records
Owner-submitted complaint content, presented as stored.
Engine · Power Train
Car while driving immediately slows like it was shifted into neutral. When you press the gas car races but does not move. The prnds flashes and the car had to be shut down and restarted. I heard there was a recall but it never showed for my car nor will they help, because my vin was not listed. This is a serious safety hazard. Especially at 55 mph in heavy traffic.
ODI 11207572
Power Train
Vehicle will not shift properly and goes into lompode. Cannot accelerate. It has happened while driving on highways, in stop and go traffic, and while backing out of parking spots. The cause of the problem is the mechatronics unit .
ODI 11170475
Engine · Exterior Lighting · Power Train
The car initially had troubles when it would be hot outside it would and the temperature gauge would go high in temperature also if it was cold outside and you were driving slow temperature gauge down below safe temperature. After applying 2-5 bottles in a month the car started shuting down on its on . After an oil change in april, i experienced the most scary incident... While driving on freewaay i felt kerking a…
ODI 11160846
Power Train · Vehicle Speed Control
The gear selector indicator display on the dash is flashing and the car is doing its own thing changing gears. It will not properly accelerate causing a major safety issue anywhere but especially on the highway. The car was properly accelerating on the highway before the display starting flashing and the car downshifted (into either 3rd or 4th) and refuses to upshift again. I think this is related to a mechatronic…
ODI 11092837
Power Train
While my 17 year old daughter was driving down a city road, going about 30mph, the car stopped accelerating. She then noticed prnds was flashing on the dash. Luckily, she was not far from home, she was able to continue driving it home. We parked the car until we were able to have it towed to the nearest dealership, which is 88miles away. The car is undriveable at this point. . The dealership informed me that the…
ODI 11048689
Power Train
Tl* the contact owns a 2008 volkswagen jetta. While the vehicle was parked with the key out of the ignition, the contact entered the vehicle on the passenger side. Half of her body was inside the vehicle and one leg was hanging outside the vehicle. The contact heard a clicking noise and the vehicle started to roll back across the parking lot. The vehicle crossed four lanes of traffic until it was stopped by steel…
ODI 10991617
Power Train
At a stop, when accelerating, the car may jerk or hesitate. Hard shifting from 2 to 1 can cause the person behind to rear end or the car next to you to hit you when you suddenly stop moving. *tr
ODI 10916447
Power Train
Vehicle has started to display some of the characteristic slipping and lurching dsg issues that vw knows about. I took it to the dealership and when the tech took it out for a test drive, he actually experienced the issue himself. Unfortunately, the computers aren't throwing any codes so their only advice was to keep driving it until it gets worse and i can bring it back and they can more easily duplicate the…
ODI 10876296
Power Train
The car stall in middle of the road while driving, then the transmission has the issue as car does not move to drive or reverse. The issue can cause the severe accident. This needs to look into this. I believe similar instances have reported: http://abcnews.go.com/gma/story?id=8378724
ODI 10863938
Engine · Power Train
My pcv valve got clogged which caused the rear main seal to blow out causing a lot of damage. This is not supposed to happen at this mileage. Volkswagen has acknowledged they are receiving a lot of these vehicles between 80k and 100k, unacceptable. They are not covering any repairs. There has been 3 revisions by volkswagen to the pcv valve thats in my vehicle but they won't acknowledge mine is faulty..why did they…
ODI 10706445
Engine · Fuel/Propulsion System · Power Train
While entering a parking lot, parking space, after stopping completely, the car would not move when accelerator was lightly depressed, there was a 1 to 3 second delay, and then the car lunged forward crashing into the opposing parked vehicle, damaging the fronts of both vehicles. This hesitation was noted once before at about 3800 miles while entering a highway from a stop. Again, the hesitation was followed by a…
Crash reported
ODI 10692387
Engine · Power Train
Vehicle jerks harshly when down shifting from 3rd to 2nd & 2nd to 1st gears. Usually right around 20mph to 15mph. *tr
ODI 10692042
Power Train
While merging onto the freeway, as i reached 60mph the car lunged and the engine began revving over 6000rpm. It felt like the car was stuck in 3rd gear. The gear/drive mode display led began flashing constantly. The car would not shift up to a higher gear so i moved into slower lanes and kept the car at about 5000rpm/55mph until it was safe to stop. The car geared down as i decelerated but appeared to skip a gear…
ODI 10568444
Engine · Fuel System, Gasoline · Power Train
The problem is the intake manifold and the intake valves stuck from excessive carbon buildup. It was replaced in feb 2011 and now needs replacing again. Problem is, now i'm out of the warranty period and the dealer is saying i would have to pay for this myself. They also added that there was only a 1 year warranty for the first time this was replaced in feb 2011. There have been many complaints on the intake…
ODI 10513073
Engine And Engine Cooling · Power Train
On 10 february 2012, at approximately 7:45 am, i was driving on interstate 395 north , washington, dc. In the high occupancy vehicle (hov) lane when i heard noise from the engine and i saw white smoke coming from underneath the hood of the engine. I checked the indicator lights and no lights were on that indicated there was a problems. At the stop sign near the entrance near the navy annex off colombia pike, i…
ODI 10447795
Power Train
Vehicle loses motive force, shifts into neutral while in motion. Shift indicator lights on dash flash and green "apply brake" icon lights up. *tr
ODI 10433740
Power Train
Dsg transmission seems to slip when cold, or from dead stop or under kick down acceleration. *tt
ODI 10425964
Automatic Transmission · Electronic Stability Control · Power Train · Traction Control System
2008 volkswagen jetta wolfsburg 2.0t fsi dsg (direct shift gearbox) while pulling out into traffic on numerous occasions from a full standstill there was a very significant delay in the response of the dsg transmission to driver throttle input. There will be a 1-2-3 go, (delay) the car will then jerk forward out into traffic then only creep very slowly forward at this point which commits the car and it's passengers…
ODI 10297662
Power Train
I bought the car in may of 2008. It is now august 23, 2008 and it is going into the shop this week for the third time. The mechatronic unit has been replaced once as well as the clutch plates. It is a 2008 jetta wolfsburg edition 2.0t with the dsg transmission. The problem is a jerky, surging feeling when the transmission is warmed up. You take your foot off the brake and it starts to jerk as if you're tapping the…
ODI 10281494
Driveline · Power Train
Since i purchased the car it has been exhibiting erratic behavior. For example when i press on the gas there is a delay of a second or two before the transmission engages and provide power to the wheels. Everytime i stop and then start again there is a sudden jerk. It is a safety hazard when merging onto highways. *tr
ODI 10281864