Major Problems with 2010 Volkswagen Jetta Derived from Complaints & Recalls

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Worst 3 complaints of 2010 Volkswagen Jetta

2010 Volkswagen Jetta UNKNOWN OR OTHER Victims: 2 Mileage: 156000 miles

2010 Volkswagen Jetta AIR BAGS Victims: 1 Mileage: 32000 miles

2010 Volkswagen Jetta AIR BAGS Victims: 1

Browse 2010 Volkswagen Jetta complaints by category

Problems with ELECTRICAL SYSTEM, FUEL SYSTEM, DIESEL and FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM are the most frequent issues recorded by the NHTSA from Volkswagen Jetta owners.

Problem Category	Number of Problems
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM car's horn takes unusual effort to honk and there is a one second delay between when the horn is pressed...	208 ~ 65715 miles
FUEL SYSTEM, DIESEL tl*the contact owns a 2010 vw jetta tdi. the contact was driving approximately 55 mph when the brakes were applied...	166 ~ 36702 miles
FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM i'm was driving up hills with 38 mph notice that glow plug light flashing the car lost all power almost...	116 ~ 77359 miles
ENGINE driving on interstate at 70mph. engine glowplug light and main failure light came on and engine quit. dealer advised failure	111 ~ 70970 miles
POWER TRAIN 2010 volkswagen jetta tdi sedan automatic transmission. vehicle stalls from start position then catches and surges ahead throwing driver's head	77 ~ 64906 miles
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING 3 months after purchase car was stalling like it wanted to take off but was dragging. i was told by...	47 ~ 20585 miles
UNKNOWN OR OTHER 2010 jetta tdi (diesel) - at less than 3 000 miles the car began stalling when accelerating from a complete...	41 ~ 79392 miles
SERVICE BRAKES re: parking brake. in dec 2013 my 2010 vw jetta tdi rolled backwards with the parking brake fully engaged. it...	31 ~ 69962 miles
VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL when taking foot off brake and immediately stepping hard on the accelerator there was a severe hesitation/lag before the car...	28 ~ 38851 miles
FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE glow plug light came on then engine light car wouldn't accelerate when i stepped on the gas. had to pull...	27 ~ 28148 miles
AIR BAGS while parking a jetta 2010 the car was almost stopped then rapidly accelerated. brake was on but the car accelerated	26 ~ 56924 miles
AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION > POWER TRAIN on sunday sept. 13 2009 while traveling up a hill on an interstate highway at approximately 70-75 mph my 2010...	24 ~ 8239 miles
EXTERIOR LIGHTING on monday 11-19 after work i noticed that the bulb indicator light was in on the dashboard. i got out...	17 ~ 68203 miles
ELECTRONIC STABILITY CONTROL i purchased my brand new vw jetta from the dealership lot. less than 4 weeks later when the car was...	15 ~ 69823 miles
ENGINE > ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING hi we purchased a 2010 vw jetta tdi sportwagen in september of last year and within the first 300 miles...	14 ~ 10665 miles
LATCHES/LOCKS/LINKAGES tl*the contact owns a 2010 volkswagen jetta tdi (n/a). the contact stated that the doors were unable to be locked...	12 ~ 39625 miles
BODY > STRUCTURE front doors do not lock manually or automaticlly. *tr...	12 ~ 63430 miles
SEAT BELTS at approximately 5:00pm on september 8 2010 my vehicle was stopped heading westbound on golf road in the south or...	11 ~ 48127 miles
SUSPENSION vw has replaced control arm bushings and the new bushings have failed shortly thereafter. *tr...	10 ~ 78500 miles
RADIO/TAPE DECK/CD ETC. > ELECTRICAL > EQUIPMENT well over a 100 people have complained about the same exact issue with their 2010 vw touch screen radio dying...	9 ~ 59376 miles
DIESEL > ENGINE > ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING i was driving on a secondary highway going only 30 mph when a warning light came on. at the same...	9 ~ 24136 miles
STEERING 2010 vw sportwagon dsg stalled at traffic signal. hd to shift into park and turn ignition off locking steering wheel	7 ~ 61946 miles
TIRES tire developed a bubble in the sidewall while driving. this is a new vehicle original equipment tire with 7000 miles	7 ~ 15946 miles
EQUIPMENT ADAPTIVE/MOBILITY had the vehicle serviced at the 40 000 mile interval. metal flakes were found in the fuel filter. i was...	6 ~ 76439 miles
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC 2010 vw jetta tdi sportswagen. after 30 mile drive left rear tire/wheel were very hot to the touch strong odor	6 ~ 13950 miles
SIDEWALL > TIRES tire developed a bubble in the sidewall while driving. this is a new vehicle original equipment tire with 7000 miles	6 ~ 17604 miles
ELECTRICAL > EQUIPMENT radio and handsfree bluetooth system stopped working. dealership recommended calling vw customer service. contacted customer service only to be told...	5 ~ 60547 miles
STRUCTURE tl*the contact owns a 2010 volkswagen jetta. during moderate to heavy rainy weather conditions large amounts of water flowed onto...	5 ~ 37640 miles
SUN/MOON ROOF ASSEMBLY > VISIBILITY tl*the contact owns a 2010 volkswagen jetta. while the contact was driving 15 mph the vehicle suddenly shifted into first...	5 ~ 71458 miles
FUEL PUMP > DELIVERY > FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE tl* the contact owns a 2010 volkswagen jetta sportswagen. the contact stated that the high pressure fuel injector pumped failed...	5 ~ 46614 miles
VISIBILITY after i closed the passenger door of my 2010 vw jetta sportswagen the forward glass of the sun roof exploded	5 ~ 596 miles
MANUAL TRANSMISSION > POWER TRAIN i've had 3 automobiles since 1986 with manual transmissions and don't recall a stalling problem like i'm having now with...	4 ~ 2931 miles
HORN > ELECTRICAL SYSTEM tl*-the contact owns a 2010 volkswagen jetta sportwagen. while driving approximately 55 mph the horn was engaged repeatedly with a...	4 ~ 303 miles
VISIBILITY/WIPER i purchased a 2010 vw jetta just over a year ago at this point. i loved it at first it's...	2 ~ 76500 miles
DOOR > BODY > STRUCTURE right rear door will not open from the outside or inside. now the left front door wont open or close...	2 ~ 89668 miles
WHEELS on four separate occasions we have hit pot holes in the road at moderate speed resulting in an aluminum wheel...	2 ~ 83500 miles
SEATS headrest is very uncomfortable to the point where i reversed it which makes it very unsafe. in the normal position...	2 ~ 18 miles
INTERIOR LIGHTING 1. manufacturing defect problem: the instruments lights interfere with seeing the road at night. description: the intensity or brightness of...	2 ~ 50 miles
INSTRUMENT CLUSTER/PANEL > ELECTRICAL SYSTEM 1. manufacturing defect problem: the instruments lights interfere with seeing the road at night. description: the intensity or brightness of...	2 ~ 12550 miles
SWITCH > IGNITION > ELECTRICAL SYSTEM tl* the contact owns a 2010 volkswagen jetta. the contact stated that the key became stuck in the run position...	1 ~ 45000 miles
SOFTWARE > ELECTRICAL SYSTEM tl* the contact owns a 2010 volkswagen jetta. while the vehicle was stationary the vehicle would not start when prompted....	1 ~ 57000 miles
COIL SPRINGS > SPRINGS > FRONT tl* the contact owns a 2010 volkswagen jetta. the contact stated that while driving at approximately 35 mph the coil...	1 ~ 85000 miles
FUEL SYSTEM, OTHER nhtsa action number :ea11003 aux fuel injection pump and lines leaking. *tr...	1 ~ 68000 miles
LATCH > DOORS > LATCHES/LOCKS/LINKAGES i tried opening rear door and it would not unlock. managed to unlock door from inside vehicle. now the door...	1 ~ 78200 miles
AIR CONDITIONER > APPLIANCE > EQUIPMENT i bought my 2010 jetta used in june 2013. a month after i purchased it i noticed the a/c was...	1 ~ 53500 miles
NAVIGATIONAL SYSTEM(GLOBAL POSITIONING SYSTEM) > ELECTRICAL > EQUIPMENT 2010 volkswagen jetta. consumer writes in regards to a faulty gps *tgw the consumer stated when he entered his destination...	1
SIDE/WINDOW > AIR BAGS tl* the contact owns a 2010 volkswagen jetta. while driving approximately 5 mph the contact was involved in a crash....	1 ~ 24000 miles
CRUISE CONTROL > VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL unexpected acceleration on cruise control. when the cruise control is set pressing the 'coast/decelerate' button several times causes the cruise...	1 ~ 15000 miles
CLUTCH ASSEMBLY > POWER TRAIN 2010 volkswagen jetta. consumer states knocking noise by gearbox while driving *tgw the consumer was informed the clutching system needed...	1
HEAD RESTRAINT > FRONT ASSEMBLY > SEATS 2010 volkswagen jetta. consumer states there is a design flaw with the head restraint on the driver's or front passenger...	1
COOLING SYSTEM > ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING 1) over the past three weeks this vehicle has experienced symptoms of drawing water through the intake and cylinders on...	1 ~ 32475 miles
EXHAUST SYSTEM > ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING 1. driving normally on highway when it came on and the car lost power suddenly and could not accelerate any...	1 ~ 19800 miles
DRIVELINE > POWER TRAIN 2010 vw sportwagon dsg stalled at traffic signal. hd to shift into park and turn ignition off locking steering wheel	1 ~ 5925 miles
FLOOR SHIFT > LEVER AND LINKAGE > AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION tl* the contact owns a 2010 volkswagen jetta. the contact stated while the vehicle was parked and unoccupied the vehicle...	1 ~ 3500 miles
HEADLIGHTS > EXTERIOR LIGHTING tl* the contact owns a 2010 volkswagen jetta wagon. the contact stated that the headlights were too dim for the...	1 ~ 1000 miles
EQUIPMENT mil light and glow plug light start appearing for no apparent reason. car loses acceleration going up hills and becomes...	1 ~ 6405 miles

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