Engaging vehicle into first from a stop,would not go,it was stuck in reverse for a minute. finally went into first after playing with the shifter and getting it unstuck. new car,volkswagen is pathetic. *tr
My vehicle when entering traffic has a delay of 1-2 seconds when trying to accelerate from a stop. when i am trying to get on/off a highway and that delay happens, the traffic has to slow to keep from hitting me as by the time it happens then surges, it is too late to stop. my speed needle was so inaccurate and bounced so much i got a speeding ticket. it was 14 mph off. they replaced the cluster, but now both the tachometer and speedometer bounce enough to not be sure your speed. electronic fan stayed on for the entire 90 minutes i was in a coffee shop after driving only 5 miles and had been running ac. ac when not on full fan will have periods of hot and humid like the system temporarily shuts down, and of course, the car hops and surges at slow speeds in addition as you are decelerating with the foot off the accelerator, it will jerk you down as it shifts down. *tr
A two week old 2013 vw jetta became stuck in reverse after being in park and then i tried to put it in drive in the middle lane of an extremely busy street in brooklyn, ny. the car would not move from reverse and had to be towed away. i heard from others this is a known defect and i want to know why it is not a registered recall with nhtsa and why i had to experience a life threatening situation for a known defect. i am not sure it will be fixed as it is currently in the vw service center. *tr
Jetta hybrid. loss of traction while ascending steep driveway. never happened before even with another hybrid. *tr
We just bought a new 2013 volkswagen jetta sports wagon with diesel tdi engine and dsg transmission. driving the car home from the dealer the transmission failed at 110 miles on the odometer. it has been towed to the dealer and they tell me that the mechatronic unit has failed. the symptom of the failure was that the transmission seemed to shift into neutral with no notice and the car had severally reduced power available (less than 10 mph). research on the internet shows that volkswagen has had problems with this before. it seems very serious to me to have something like this fail on a brand new vehicle. *tr
Dsg transmission issues: when making a left hand turn across traffic, i coasted up to the light when it was my turn, then i pressed the accelerator and the car had no power. it crossed through the intersection at approximately 1 to 2 mph. it took 5 to 10 seconds for the power to return. it felt like if you are driving a manual transmission and have the car in 4th or 5th gear when trying to start moving. this has happened at quite a few intersections. also it happened when i was accelerating then had to release the accelerator due to a vehicle slowing in front of me, i re engaged the accelerator and there was no power for 5 to 10 seconds. *tr