Volkswagen Jetta Engine Problems
- 165
- Owner complaint records in our dataset
- 12
- Years with records
- 1999–2011
- Stored years
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 165 stored complaint records:
- 1 indicate a crash
- 0 indicate injury
- 3 indicate fire
- 1 indicate a death
Complaints by year
What appears in the records
- check engine · 22 records
- engine light · 22 records
- light came · 16 records
- lost power · 9 records
- engine stalled · 8 records
- timing chain · 6 records
Mileage in stored records
| Band | Records |
|---|---|
| 1–30k mi | 63 |
| 60–100k mi | 19 |
| 30–60k mi | 16 |
| 100–150k mi | 9 |
| 150–400k mi | 1 |
Complaint evidence
Latest stored owner-submitted records. Open a year for the full list.
Engine · Equipment
Own a 2005 vw jetta, brought into dealership today with 106k miles on it and now they are saying the timing chain has jumped. This sounds like it is a common problem, so why isn't there a recall. *tr
ODI 10421172
Engine · Fuel System, Diesel
Car stuttered and then stalled. Engine wouldn't restart. Driving 35mph in residential area. *kb
ODI 10420078
Electrical System · Engine
Traveling 30 mph. Battery light luminated and engine stalled. Pulled over and restarted engine and it started fine battery light turned off. Took it to the dealer and they replaced a relay. One week later driving on the freeway at 75mph engine stalled again in heavy traffic. Started right back. Drove another 10 miles and it shut off again. Started up and drove it right to the dealer. This is very dangerous. The…
ODI 10410512
Engine · Power Train
Check engine light came on while returning home after shopping. Car was towed to the repair shop. Diagnosis was catastrophic failure of engine due to a timing chain jump on a 72k mile, 2.5 liter, 2005 vw jetta two months after purchase. *tr
ODI 10410732
Engine
Tl* the contact owns a 2009 volkswagen jetta tdi. The contact was driving 30 mph when the vehicle stalled without any warning. The vehicle was taken to the dealer where the contact was awaiting diagnostics of the failure. The manufacturer was made aware of the failure but provided no further assistance. The vehicle was not repaired. The failure mileage was 18,000 and the current mileage was 20,000.
ODI 10403898
Engine
I pulled into a parking spot , took my foot off the gas pedal to coast in and applied the brake (approx 3 to 4 mph). The engine revved and accelerated. The car lurched forward. I pushed the brake pedal as hard as i could. The car moved approx 6 feet and over a 6 inch curb. Suddenly the engine returned to normal revs. Luckily there was only lawn in front of me or i would have done significant damage. Strangely the…
ODI 10398363
Engine
We have 2010 vw jetta tdi and we have the stalling problems. It started about 3 months after we bought the vehicle. In ca highway traffic i had the car stall on me 15 times, i was wreck by the time i was able to exit the highway. I refuse to drive the car anymore. It has been to the dealership now 6 times to fix the problem and they keep giving us all these stupid reasons and then tell us they can't duplicate the…
ODI 10395939
Engine
Tl* the contact owns a 2009 volkswagen jetta tdi. The contact stated that while driving 35 mph, the engine warning light illuminated and the vehicle began to lose power. The vehicle then began jerking abnormally before stalling. The vehicle was towed to the dealer who was unable to duplicate the failure. The manufacturer was not contacted. The vehicle was not repaired. The failure and current mileage was 70,000.
ODI 10392366