Twice while driving, the car has shut off. once when leaving a parking lot. once on the interstate in traffick, going under 20 mph. the dealership replaced the j519 module. *tr
Vehicle rapidly decelerated from 50 miles per hour to approximately 30 miles per hour. check engine and epc warning lights illuminated. engine ran rough and acceleration above 35 miles per hour was not possible. volkswagen dealership replaced all four ignition coils. volkswagen later agreed to reimburse cost of the ignition coils but refused reimbursement for related labor charges stating no outstanding recall in effect for the ignition coils. *tr
The engines rear main oil seal started leaking. brought it to volkswagen dealer where the car was bought and stated that there was thought to be an oil leak and while the oil change was done if they could take a look it would be greatly appreciated. now at 65000 miles and 5000 over the factory warranty they finally acknowledge the problem and are wanting over $1500 to fix it. the whole underside of the car is soaked in oil and my once nice driveway looks like a truck stop. volkswagen refuses to work with us. i find it absolutely ridiculous that such a new car should have such an expensive issue with so little miles. my work truck has 300k miles and has yet to drip even a drop of oil in my driveway... and its over 10 years old. the biggest kicker is the dealers lack to acknowledge the problem till well after the warranty was passed. *js
This car does not feel safe. several times the car has just stopped. stopped at a traffic light and started to go and car just died. no lights, no warning. i start up the car, move forward and get ready to pull out into traffic and car just dies. vw said they need to have warning lights or something so they can get the information from the computer and since there are none, it won't tell them anything. even in high-speed driving it sometimes feels like there is a lull or that fuel is not be injected. car does not feel safe. i only use premium gas and keep it above 1/4 of a tank as well. i do not trust this car. unfortunately, i cannot change it out at this time. *tr
Problems started at 15,822 miles. parking brake switch jamming. at 44,690 miles engine and epc. lights comes on, engine stalls while driving. found 2 faults set inecm for random cylinder miss fires (p0300) and miss fires on cyl 2 (p0302). checked freeze from data and found fault were set at engine start up. performed de-carban service, at 45,400 oil leak from drain plug washer. long-life washer on drain plug leaking. bluetooth malfunctioning and had to be replaced at 49,084. also problem and found internal malfunction in new model. at 50,011 miles, found faults for intake manifold runner position sensor/switch circuit range performance. replaced intake manifold and reseal fuel injectors. at 54,618 miles, driver side headlight bulb replaced. found valve cover gasket leaking. at 54,902 miles found valve cover and upper chain cover gasket leaking. replaced valve cover sealant, upper timing chain cover and vacuum pump gasket. at 63,186 miles. fuel rail pressure too low, determined high pressure pump internally faulty. at 68.222 miles driver door hinges loose. at 68,222 miles fuse problems. f16 burned as well as panel. had also replaced fuel pressure regulator fuse. problems are on going. car is unsafe to drive. it still looses power and stalls while driving. engine and epc lights come on intermittently. vw usa is aware of the problem, but will not take responsibility and declare the car unsafe. it is just a matter of time before a major accident with fatalities occur.