Major Problems with 2007 Volkswagen Jetta Derived from Complaints & Recalls

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Worst 3 complaints of 2007 Volkswagen Jetta

2007 Volkswagen Jetta SIDE/WINDOW Victims: 2 Mileage: 28472 miles

2007 Volkswagen Jetta AIR BAGS Victims: 1 Mileage: 38600 miles

2007 Volkswagen Jetta BODY Victims: 1 Mileage: 58000 miles

Browse 2007 Volkswagen Jetta complaints by category

Problems with ELECTRICAL SYSTEM, SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC and AIR BAGS are the most frequent issues recorded by the NHTSA from Volkswagen Jetta owners.

Problem Category	Number of Problems
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM i bought my car and since day one the car had a faulty clock. the clock runs super fast it...	37 ~ 68963 miles
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC tl*the contacts own a 2007 volkswagen jetta. the contact has been experiencing brake failure since the first two weeks after...	29 ~ 19681 miles
AIR BAGS i bought my car last year 02/15/2007 its a volkswagen jetta wolfsburg edition yr. 2007.. here are the incidents with...	27 ~ 54992 miles
POWER TRAIN stalling on highway local roads. *tr...	18 ~ 76216 miles
ENGINE as i was driving 65mph on the highway my car completely shut down. i had no lights no gas no...	13 ~ 86556 miles
AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION > POWER TRAIN driving down road at normal speeds(55-65) an annoying clunking consistently going on under front drivers side of car. taken it...	10 ~ 27360 miles
LATCHES/LOCKS/LINKAGES back right side passenger door lock fails to lock dealership said 9 times out of 10 it is the lock	8 ~ 64091 miles
BODY > STRUCTURE tl* the contact owns a 2007 volkswagen jetta. the contact stated that the trunk would open without activation independently and...	8 ~ 47196 miles
SEATS while driving my 2007 vw jetta i noticed a burning smell. when i got out of my car i noticed...	8 ~ 72313 miles
VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL while driving on a major highway my vw's dsg transmission started slipping and shifting erratically. the engine rpms would increase...	6 ~ 87678 miles
EXTERIOR LIGHTING my 2007 wolfsburg jetta just stalled on me last night. the esc lights came on and then the battery light...	6 ~ 66233 miles
FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE 2007 jetta 2.5l wolfsburg edition (5sp manual) with 9 500 miles abruptly loses power when revved to 3000 rpm followed...	6 ~ 48351 miles
PADS > DISC > FOUNDATION COMPONENTS i purchased a new 2007 volkswagen jetta in january 07 from gossett germanton in memphis tn. the week of july...	6 ~ 25704 miles
SUSPENSION tl* the contact owns a 2007 volkswagen jetta. while driving approximately 25 mph a loud metal to metal noise emitted...	5 ~ 86099 miles
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING the 2007 jetta 2.5 has a front air vent which has been designed poorly and makes a rattling sound. the...	5 ~ 39717 miles
UNKNOWN OR OTHER my clock runs super fast...it runs ahead of time by hours in a matter of 3 days. *jb...	5 ~ 70024 miles
FRONTAL > AIR BAGS i was involved in a side crash and the driver air bag dash airbag and passenger air bag all deployed....	4 ~ 56750 miles
SERVICE BRAKES tl* the contact owns a 2007 volkswagen jetta. the contact stated that the check engine light was illuminated. the vehicle...	3 ~ 40433 miles
STRUCTURE due to materials used in 2007 jetta headliner falling around the light and in the rear near the back window....	3 ~ 78333 miles
SERVICE BRAKES, ELECTRIC i have a 2007 volkswagen jetta wolfsberg edition with 29 000 miles on it. i am the original owner. my...	3 ~ 15622 miles
TIRES 2007 volkswagen jetta suffered a tire blow out. consumer states that the tires sidewall ripped open a 2-inch hole. this...	3 ~ 5000 miles
ROTOR > DISC > FOUNDATION COMPONENTS i have a 2007 volkswagen jetta (wolfsburg edition). my car has 17 000 miles on it. i brought it to...	3 ~ 5674 miles
PARKING BRAKE i have had several problems with my 2007 vw jetta 2.5 but the most recent and disturbing was a complete...	3 ~ 14667 miles
VISIBILITY the 2007 jetta 2.5 has a front air vent which has been designed poorly and makes a rattling sound. the...	3 ~ 29189 miles
SEAT HEATER/COOLER > FRONT ASSEMBLY > SEATS 2007 volkswagen jetta. attorney representing consumer writes in regards to vehicle seat heater caught fire and burned the consumer and...	2 ~ 42000 miles
VISIBILITY/WIPER was attempting to back up until vehicle struck an object that was obscured due to the headliner of the vehicle...	2 ~ 75000 miles
ENGINE > ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING i was driving along a major freeway when the car started to vibrate and the check engine light came on...	2 ~ 22390 miles
ELECTRICAL > EQUIPMENT the car began to have jerky shifts and then began lurching at slow speeds in first. in certain cases the...	2 ~ 43661 miles
SIDEWALL > TIRES failure of tires. *tr...	2 ~ 5500 miles
EQUIPMENT air bag light comes on and stays on in the vehicle until engine is stopped. this has been going on...	2 ~ 7994 miles
CALIPER > DISC > FOUNDATION COMPONENTS i have had several problems with my 2007 vw jetta 2.5 but the most recent and disturbing was a complete...	2 ~ 4262 miles
ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP > SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC left rear brake pad metal to metal at 8000 mi. told parking brake was not adjusted correctly at the factory.	2 ~ 50000 miles
MANUAL TRANSMISSION > POWER TRAIN 2007 jetta 2.5l rear brake failure in june 2007 resulted in accident where i was unable to stop and vehicle...	2 ~ 13308 miles
INSTRUMENT CLUSTER/PANEL > ELECTRICAL SYSTEM speedometer reads incorrectly. when speedometer reads 70 mph actual travel speed is 65. this is based on my gps in...	2 ~ 4 miles
STEERING when i bought my brand new 2007 jetta in oct 2006 we thought that the steering wheel was a little...	2 ~ 67000 miles
FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM recall -engine and engine cooling i have a 07 jetta 2.0l. 2 months ago i noticed a gas smell...	1 ~ 185000 miles
DRIVELINE > POWER TRAIN we never received recall notice for 09v 164. our car had a failed right front drive shaft which fractured the...	1 ~ 79000 miles
SIDE/WINDOW > AIR BAGS my wife was driving her 2007 vw jetta when she was t-boned from a gmc suv approx. speed of gmc...	1 ~ 28472 miles
ELECTRONIC STABILITY CONTROL my car accelerated while i was making a "panic stop" my foot was on the brake and no brakes were...	1 ~ 48000 miles
SERVICE BRAKES, AIR i have 2007 volkswagen jetta wolfsberg ed and i am having serious issue with the rear brakes. i bought this...	1 ~ 18000 miles
SUN/MOON ROOF ASSEMBLY > VISIBILITY my sun roof exploded in my 2007 volkswagen jetta. there were no outside influences(rock) that could have caused this to...	1 ~ 430000 miles
SEAT BELTS seatbelts. both of my front seatbelts stopped retracting then locked up and could not be pulled out in order to	1 ~ 23000 miles
WINDSHIELD > VISIBILITY 2007 volkswagen jetta had a rattling noise in the windshield. consumer states that the noise grew in intensity and annoyance....	1
HEADLIGHTS > EXTERIOR LIGHTING i am complaining about being asked to schedule a recall repair with other recommended service. *tr...	1
DISC > FOUNDATION COMPONENTS > SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC rear brakes i feel their is a defect. have replaced them once at about under 13 thousand miles and again...	1 ~ 23 miles
GASOLINE > ENGINE > ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING engine looses significant power at highway speeds causing it to be unable to maintain pace with traffic. after restart runs	1 ~ 3400 miles
SENSOR/CONTROL MODULE > FRONTAL > AIR BAGS air bag light comes on and stays on in the vehicle until engine is stopped. this has been going on...	1
ON-OFF SWITCH ASSEMBLY > AIR BAGS air bag light comes on and stays on in the vehicle until engine is stopped. this has been going on...	1
BELTS AND ASSOCIATED PULLEYS > GASOLINE > ENGINE the vehicle hesitates when taking off from a stop. i feel this is unsafe because the danger of being hit...	1 ~ 15 miles
CLUTCH ASSEMBLY > POWER TRAIN default clutch failure i have been watching this forum for a few days ever since the 06 tdi jetta...	1
AXLE SHAFT > AXLE ASSEMBLY > POWER TRAIN driving down road at normal speeds(55-65) an annoying clunking consistently going on under front drivers side of car. taken it...	1 ~ 10500 miles
RADIO/TAPE DECK/CD ETC. > ELECTRICAL > EQUIPMENT tl*- the contact owns a 2007 volkswagen jetta. the radio will randomly play extremely loud without warning. this occurred when	1 ~ 700 miles

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