Major Problems with 2008 Volkswagen Jetta Derived from Complaints & Recalls

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Worst 3 complaints of 2008 Volkswagen Jetta

2008 Volkswagen Jetta ELECTRICAL SYSTEM Victims: 1 Mileage: 119600 miles

2008 Volkswagen Jetta SEATS Victims: 1 Mileage: 106000 miles

2008 Volkswagen Jetta SEATS Victims: 1

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Problems with ELECTRICAL SYSTEM, AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION and POWER TRAIN are the most frequent issues recorded by the NHTSA from Volkswagen Jetta owners.

Problem Category	Number of Problems
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM drivers heated seat activated on its own. control switch on dash was set at 0 drive received moderate burns to...	28 ~ 111514 miles
AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION > POWER TRAIN excessive drive by wire throttle delay. throttle response delayed aprox. 1-2 or more seconds after depressing throttle pedal. throttle delay...	26 ~ 17745 miles
POWER TRAIN i bought the car in may of 2008. it is now august 23 2008 and it is going into the...	20 ~ 77297 miles
ENGINE the 08 jetta se stall w/o any warning usually after 30 minutes of driving and sometime at stoplights. *tr...	19 ~ 101586 miles
AIR BAGS the air bag light sensor is defective. it will come one for driver and passenger when both people are present	17 ~ 100187 miles
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC tl*the contact owns a 2008 volkswagen jetta. while driving 15 mph the brakes jerked when the pedal was depressed. the...	15 ~ 26251 miles
LATCHES/LOCKS/LINKAGES this vehicle was purchased approximately september 2008 and to date has experienced five (5) failures of the electronic door locking/unlocking...	9 ~ 229595 miles
VISIBILITY the front defrost system does not work. there appears to be a secret formula need to get the defrost system...	8 ~ 4531 miles
UNKNOWN OR OTHER 2008 vw jetta 2.5l engine stalls and epc light illuminates. *tr...	7 ~ 92117 miles
SEATS drivers heated seat activated on its own. control switch on dash was set at 0 drive received moderate burns to...	6 ~ 78780 miles
FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE difficulty filling gas tank while at pump. the auto shut-off kicks in after putting in a few cents worth of...	6 ~ 64048 miles
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING i purchased my 2008 volkswagen jetta 2.0 in may of 08. since my purchase the car is jerky all the...	6 ~ 37560 miles
VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL excessive drive by wire throttle delay. throttle response delayed aprox. 1-2 or more seconds after depressing throttle pedal. throttle delay...	5 ~ 82722 miles
FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM emmisions light on- never received any recall notices for vw 2008 jetta gli/ emmision light on/igniation to start hesitation please...	4 ~ 67675 miles
EXTERIOR LIGHTING we had the car in the body shop for a repair! dent in the rear corner panel the air bag...	4 ~ 121073 miles
BODY > STRUCTURE toxic mold: thank you for this message. for the record we did not request financial relief for the mold problem...	4 ~ 22725 miles
SERVICE BRAKES the brakes on my vehicle are failing for the third time in 6 years and the vehicle only has 68...	3 ~ 125667 miles
SERVICE BRAKES, ELECTRIC 2008 volkswagen jetta s my car has 36000 miles on it and i have changed the rear brake pads and...	3 ~ 28337 miles
TRACTION CONTROL SYSTEM 2008 volkswagen jetta wolfsburg 2.0t fsi dsg (direct shift gearbox) while pulling out into traffic on numerous occasions from a...	3 ~ 52270 miles
ELECTRONIC STABILITY CONTROL while driving my 2008 volkswagen gli sedan equipped with a dsg transmission i have on numerous occasions either while accelerating...	3 ~ 29698 miles
IGNITION > ELECTRICAL SYSTEM on a cold march morning was not able to put the key in the ignition. after a few minutes of...	3 ~ 36300 miles
DRIVELINE > POWER TRAIN since i purchased the car it has been exhibiting erratic behavior. for example when i press on the gas there...	3 ~ 29230 miles
TIRES tl*contact owns a 2008 volkswagen jetta. two and a half months after purchasing the vehicle he observed a blister on...	3 ~ 5887 miles
SEAT BELTS the rear center seat belt is locked and will not release. the vehicle was not in an accident and now...	2 ~ 42500 miles
WHEELS apparently this car was in a serious front end accident that was not repaired properly. i purchased this car from...	2
SUSPENSION i first took my car to the dealership june 1st for an obvious rattling noise in between my front tires....	2 ~ 72124 miles
MANUAL TRANSMISSION > POWER TRAIN purchased a 2008 vw jetta with dsg transmission. have taken to dealer 3 times since purchasing for same problem. the...	2 ~ 19728 miles
PARKING BRAKE i bought a 2008 jetta from rod east vw in late june in late july my brake light came on...	2 ~ 11450 miles
INTERIOR LIGHTING tl* the contact owns a 2008 volkswagen jetta. on several occasions while driving all the headlights and tail lights failed...	1 ~ 118000 miles
STEERING tl* the contact owns a 2008 volkswagen jetta. when the vehicle was started the air bag warning indicator intermittently illuminated....	1 ~ 55000 miles
SIDEWALL > TIRES purchased 4 new nexen n5000 (225/45r17) tires and had them installed on 10/21/13. approx. 2k miles on the tires and...	1
EMISSION CONTROL > EXHAUST SYSTEM > ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING tl* the contact owns a 2008 volkswagen jetta. the contact stated that when the a/c was operated there was a...	1 ~ 59000 miles
SWITCH > IGNITION > ELECTRICAL SYSTEM the car's own keys could not be inserted into the ignition. the dust cap inside the ignition cylinder/ switch was...	1 ~ 47000 miles
RIM > WHEELS tl*the contact owns a 2008 vw jetta. the tires were replaced september 17 2010. the contact noticed that the rear...	1 ~ 41000 miles
STRUCTURE toxic mold: thank you for this message. for the record we did not request financial relief for the mold problem...	1 ~ 12900 miles
SERVICE BRAKES, AIR changed rear brake pads because of squeaking noise. after that brake started to lock and smoke coming out of rear...	1 ~ 23 miles
EQUIPMENT brand new vw jetta off the floor room. both the driverside and passenger side windows leak air badly and water	1 ~ 50 miles

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