2010 Volkswagen Jetta Diesel Problems
- 9
- 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 9 stored complaint records:
- 0 indicate a crash
- 0 indicate injury
- 1 indicate fire
What owners report
- warning light · 4 records
Mileage in stored records
| Band | Records |
|---|---|
| 1–30k mi | 4 |
| 30–60k mi | 3 |
| 60–100k mi | 1 |
Complaint records
Owner-submitted complaint content, presented as stored.
Diesel · Fuel System, Diesel
Tl*the contact owns a 2010 volkswagen jetta. The contact stated that while driving at a low speed, the vehicle stalled. The contact was unable to restart the vehicle. The vehicle was not diagnosed or repaired. The contact stated that the engine warning light previously illuminated. The vehicle was taken to a dealer. The technician diagnosed that the engine warning light needed to be reset. The vehicle was repaired.…
ODI 10695322
Diesel · Fuel System, Diesel
Tl* the contact owned a 2010 volkswagen jetta. The vehicle was parked when the contact noticed flames coming from under the hood area. The fire department was called to extinguish the fire. The manufacturer was contacted and sent an engineer to inspect the vehicle and determine a cause of failure. The engineer discovered that there were leaves in the engine, caused by rodent infestation, which resulted in the fire.…
Fire reported
ODI 10457473
Diesel
Ice in the air intake caused the engine to vapor lock which caused a bent piston rod. Dealer is going to remove the factory air intake after installing a new engine under warranty and claims this is an engineered fix. Dealer also said that volkswagen is working on some heater add on in the possible future. I suspect that the current fix is not a fix as the trouble was not when driving it was after the car set for a…
ODI 10452467
Diesel · Fuel System, Diesel
2010 tdi jetta sportwagen stalled on deceleration lane, exiting highway. *kb
ODI 10419936
Diesel · Fuel System, Diesel
Tl*the contact owns a 2010 volkswagen jetta tdi. The contact stated that while driving through a traffic light the vehicle stalled. The contact tried to restart the vehicle for approximately five minutes. The vehicle was taken to the dealer who performed a diagnostic test and could not duplicate the failure. The contact stated that he refueled his vehicle prior to it stalling. There was a defect investigation opened…
ODI 10392306
Diesel · Fuel System, Diesel · Instrument Cluster/Panel
On a 40 degree day i drove the car about 1 mile. At a traffic light it stalled. I had to keep the car in park until the light changed, then i put it in drive. When the car was initially started it didn't seem right. It didn't seem to have power or pick up. I noticed the tachometer was quickly bouncing between 1800 rpm down to 400 rpm prior to stalling. Car had half a tank of diesel, outside weather conditions were…
ODI 10386588
Diesel
I was driving on a secondary highway going only 30 mph when a warning light came on. At the same time the engine started running very rough. I immediately pulled the car to the side of the road. At the side of the road with the engine off, i pulled out the jetta handbook to research the meaning of the warning light. The light blinking was the engine malfunction light. After that i called the vw 800 road side…
ODI 10364550
Diesel
Tl*the contact owns a 2010 volkswagen jetta tdi. The contact stated that the vehicle lost power in third gear and when he attempted to merge into traffic, the vehicle stalled without warning. The failure occurred intermittently. He was able to restart the vehicle. The vehicle was taken to an authorized dealer several times but the failure could not be diagnosed. The dealer replaced the fuel filter which did not…
ODI 10382564
Diesel · Fuel System, Diesel
The car chronically stalls in first or second gear in stop and go traffic, at very slow speeds or when coasting. When giving it gas and letting out the clutch, it just stalls with no warning. Have spoken with other jetta tdi owners and they acknowledge same problem
ODI 10404754