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Volkswagen Jetta Starting and Stalling Issues

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  • iab01iab01 Member Posts: 1
    I have a 2011 Tdi sportwagen and i have experienced the same issue with the hesitation but none of the other issues. The service advisor said it happens to DSG engines...have you heard any solutions?
  • unhappyvwownunhappyvwown Member Posts: 7
    I have a 2010 TDI w manual transmission, purchased in Dec. 2010. It is now a year old with 20,000 miles and in spite of multiple reports to the dealer, they cannot find a reason for the hesitation and stalling, and, of course, it does not do it on a test drive. The car "hesitates", like it is missing - it does not feel like a transmission slip, and I have been driving a diesel Jetta since 1998 (put 330,000 miles on it!) and a diesel Rabbit before that. It is not my skills with a stick transmission. The problem is inconsistent and the dealer is clueless. When the car was new, it was usually on a cold start, usually within the first 5-20 miles or so, but not always. It also happens out of the blue on the freeway and most concerning, it has stalled out completely in a busy intersection - TWICE - really scary. My daughter bought an identical car three days after I did and hers does it too!! I just had my 20K service, where they did some recall thing to shield the fuel line, and the car did its hesitation thing within a block of the dealership, so I brought it right back so they could put it on the machine and finally diagnose this probem... They reported they found nothing. They kept it and put the super VW computer on it and linked up to the head office - they again found nothing. They have suggested I only buy Chevron fuel, blaming the problem on bad fuel, which is nonsense. The fuel in CA is heavily regulated and screened, I buy my fuel from name-brand sources, and there is no correlation between the source of the fuel and the hesitation. I called VW America at the suggestion of the dealer, and VW has suggested I take it to a different dealer - big help, the next nearest dealer is over an hour away. VW America tells me until they can identify a problem, they cannot do anything... I am heading to the Bureau of Automotive Repair and Consumer Affairs, and notifying my insurance company. I am also lodging a formal written complaint with the dealership's management. Has anybody had this problem and had it diagnosed and repaired successfully?? Love to hear from you!!
  • jdholt22jdholt22 Member Posts: 1
    I just bought a new 2012 Jetta TDI and i had it 10 days before the ECM went out. After 4 days of being in the shop waiting on the part, they fixed it and also did a recall on the car and fixed the window switch. Picked it up Friday night and Saturday night the engine wouldn't start again. I tried several times and thought it would have to be towed again. I waited 15 minutes and tried turning the key back and forth in the ignition cylinder and it seemed to reset the onboard computer to allow it to start and not show the service engine soon light. It is running a little rough. Has anyone else had this problem? :lemon:
  • smithapsmithap Member Posts: 1
    My Jetta used to stall such as above and also hesitated. Ignition coils was my culprit.
  • bpeeblesbpeebles Member Posts: 4,085
    Mr smithap - A diesel engine does not have ignitors. It is a compression-ignition engine.

    Since there is no ignition-system on a diesel engine, there is only 2 ways it can 'stall'
    1) No air
    2) No fuel

    To lose air, since there is no throttlebody, the only way that can happen is if the overrun-protector somehow closes.

    To lose fuel, there are several ways this can happen and is most likely the reason a diesel engine stalls out.

    Using logic, I have pretty much narrowed down the problem.
  • angelitojettaangelitojetta Member Posts: 2
    edited December 2011
    My 1999.5 jetta with a 191,000 miles on it 2.0L started acting up. The light for the temp will go on the code came back with a problem with the cooling system when on the freeway the engine will begin to cool and the beeping will start over again witch i find strange cuz ive never had a car begin to cool down while on the freeway and its already warmed up all the way. Today before i went to school the car would start and turn off right away so i started it up again and reved it up till it stayed on but the rpm needle was bouncing like it wanted to turn off again any ideas on what it could be? My chk engine light also came on yesterday auto zone said the code came back for a pedal positioning sensor but idk . car has also been feeling heavy when driving, when i let go of the gas a bit and reapply pressure it jolts forward and when im in 3rd geer and the rpm is under 2000 it feels like it struggles to gain speed.
  • angelitojettaangelitojetta Member Posts: 2
  • bpeeblesbpeebles Member Posts: 4,085
    edited December 2011
    Your 1999.5 was KNOWN for having a faulty coolant-temperature-sensor (CTS). In fact VW changed the design of it to be more reliable.

    The CTS on the 2.0L engine is VERY easy to change. First, you should open the hood and look at it. The new-improved one is GREEEN. If yours is not green, then replace it.

    It is trivial to replace, I changed the CTS on my daughters 2001 2.0L in the dark while she held a flashlight. It took about 10 minutes.

    The CTS is under $20 including O-ring and spare clip (incase you break the existing one)

    Of course, troubleshooting a problem online has inherent inaccuracies. Your problem may be something else.
  • holly4troyholly4troy Member Posts: 1
    Hi all, I'm new to this site and new to owning a Jetta. I bought it a week ago and am very concerned (especially after reading some of the posts) about the hesitation when I'm trying to start the car. It usually happens in the morning when I am going to work and in the afternoon when I start it up to come home from work. Sometimes it gives out completely and I have to restart it. It's usually fine after the second start. It's a automatic with the DSG (Direct Shift Gearbox) although I don't have much trouble once it's started, I have noticed when I put it in reverse, and take my foot of the break, there is a couple second delay before it starts moving.

    At this point, I'm wondering if I should just have the dealer buy the car back. I LOVE it otherwise and am so disappointed I'm having these issues but am worried about it leaving me sitting. Is this going to be one of those situations that I'm constantly having to get the car looked at, worked on, etc.? Suggestions, feedback, advice? Thanks so much!!!
  • nap311nap311 Member Posts: 3
    Ok I have decided to let you know what has happened. I chickened out with cleaning the mass air flow sensor.....got really worried that I may damage the piece. But what I did do that weekend was replace the engine air filter and added a bottle of fuel system cleaner. And the crazy thing is for almost a month I had no problems at all with starting up the car. But alas, it has started to act up again. Now it's not happening as much as it did before but I have a thought that it will start to become a daily occurrence again. After doing some more reading I'm thinking maybe the problem is something with the fuel intake or whatever it is that regulates the fuel upon startup of the car? Also that fuel system cleaner did improve my gas mileage noticably. Strange that after start up the car drives like a dream. If only I could figure out the starting problem.
  • bpeeblesbpeebles Member Posts: 4,085
    The fact that adding "fuel system cleaner" resulted in such a big difference in the way your 2002 2.0L runs indicates that your fuel-injectors may have been getting plugged up. (Just imagine how many gallons of gasoline have passed thru those tiny pinholes.)

    It would not hurt to try another treatment to see if you get any more improvement.

    Also, did you clean the snowscreen? (I clean mine annually and it is pretty plugged each time)
  • faridamehreenfaridamehreen Member Posts: 2
  • faridamehreenfaridamehreen Member Posts: 2
    I have a 2002 VW Jetta. Whenever I slow down e.g. approach traffic lights, my engine just completely cuts out. It starts again with no problem. I’ve had the car for about 10 years. Lately, this used to happen about once a month but it now happens more often. The other day it cut out six times in the space of 10 minutes! Can any mechanics or people who know about cars out there give me some suggestions as to what the problem might be?

    My uncle has driven the car on road trips from Connecticut to Boston without any problems and has never faced this issue, it only happens to me. Could I be slamming on the brakes too abruptly or confusing the car?
  • bpeeblesbpeebles Member Posts: 4,085
    Without physically inspecting the car, diagnosis is difficult.

    MAF or ECT may be suspect.

    MAF = Mass AirFlow sensor
    ECT = Engine Coolant Temperature sensor.
  • 96jetta396jetta3 Member Posts: 4
    Hi there, me and my hubby worked on our jetta for almost a week now trying to figure out why it was overheating.First we replaced some hoses/connectors, then the heater core, then the thermostat, and last but not least the water pump... which was a total b***h to get to! We did remove the timing belt and made sure not to move any pulleys out of place to knock the timing off and after successfully replacing the water pump, we put it all back together to only discover that now the car wont even turn over! What else could have possilby went wrong(was going throught our heads/thoughts of blowing it up!) Well needless to say we called our mechanic told him what we had repaired and he says we bent the valves because of the possibility the timing was knocked off and tryin to crank the car trashed the engine...but doesnt make sense because the pulleys and crankshaft arent even turning when we try to crank the car... can anyone give us some advice or possibly know any other reason the car isnt starting up? please we need your help!
  • bpeeblesbpeebles Member Posts: 4,085
    Replacing waterpump should be INCLUDED when the TimingBelt (TB) is replaced. (I personally use waterpump with BRASS impeller...not the cheap plastic ones) Also replace ALL the idler-pullies and tensionor-pullies.

    I agree with the mechanic... It is very likely that the TB is off by a tooth which can really mess up the engine. (bent valves...etc) You may get lucky and after re-timing the TB, your engine will be OK.

    I am concerned that you suggest that the pullies and TB are not even moving when you crank the engine... this is IMPOSSIBLE!! (The crankshaft pulley *is* the engine)

    As for the 'overheating' issue - did you perform a bleeddown test? This would tell you the condition of the head-gaskets. Leaking head-gasket can cause overheating.
  • 96jetta396jetta3 Member Posts: 4
    Wow, you do have some good pointers there and me and my hubby did consider replacing some other parts but not until be figure out if the engine itself is worth saving. We did have a mobile machanic come look at it yesterday and he was stumped after adjusting the timing a little, checking the compression (which was good) and still couldnt get the car to start. We did have some fuel hoses that were worn but were able to salvage enought to try and see if that was the problem but still no luck.. Mechanic says the same thing we did, the car just isnt getting power like it should. Just dont know what the factor to this is! We've checked the spark wires/plugs, battery, alternator, starter,distributor cap, all fuses, relays, dont know what else to check.... were running out of ideas annd unfortunately taking it to a VW speacialist is just not in our budget right now. My husband messes with it everyday trying new things but nothing has happened yet..thanks for your help :)
  • 96jetta396jetta3 Member Posts: 4
    Its been going off everytime we try to start up the car, even though the car doesnt start up the alarm goes off every 3 our of 5 times you try to start up the car... this is really odd and we dont know how to get the alarm to cut off permanently so we can work on the car! IF any knows how to locate the alram system on my car please let me know thanks :)
  • bpeeblesbpeebles Member Posts: 4,085
    If fuel-pump is not running, engine will behave as you mention. I dont know how the fuel-pump would suddenly quit but there is a "fuel pump relay" and a fuse.

    When you initially turn the key to ON (before cranking engine) you should hear the fuel-pump run for a few seconds.. .it is mounted INSIDE the gastank and sounds sorta like a 'rumble' near the rear of the vehicle.
  • 96jetta396jetta3 Member Posts: 4
    thanks again! i will have him check that, oh yeah how about the ECU? would this cause the car to not turn over if its no good?
  • bpeeblesbpeebles Member Posts: 4,085
    Certainly the ECU (Engine Control Unit) can be your culprit.... but how in the world would it go bad all by itself whilst the waterpump was replaced?
  • unhappyvwownunhappyvwown Member Posts: 7
    OK - so you think this is a no air or no fuel problem, most likely no fuel... After driving diesels for years, I agree. It is an intermittent problem and the dealer cannot get it to repeat - mostly because they will not repeat the scenario I have told them to use enough times to get it to happen. How do I get the dealer to move forward and FIX this?? They say they "cannot put any more time into it" and refuse to "throw parts at a car" but this is dangerous. If the hesitation occurs mid-shift, the car stalls, and has stalled in an intersection twice. If it hesitates once in gear, because it is a manual trans, it just hiccups and keeps going. I am being stonewalled by the dealer and by VW USA. Need help!!
  • bpeeblesbpeebles Member Posts: 4,085
    edited February 2012
    Your dealer is a bonehead! There is a gizmo they can connect to the computer-port under the dash which will "record" virtually all the sensors in real-time. Then they can give the vehicle back to you with the "recorder" installed.

    You drive the vehicle for a week or so and get the problem to occor. (you can push a button on the gizmo to "mark" when the problem happened.)

    The dealership simply uploads the data from the "recodrer" to the factory reps and they can diagnose EXACTLY what happened....and propose a proper repair action for the dealership to take.

    I have done similar things using my laptop computer connected to the port under the dash of several VWs.... Anyone can do it with any laptop and this software
  • bestcarseekerbestcarseeker Member Posts: 2
    There is a recall on 2010 Jetta TDI's to stabilize the #2 injector fuel line due to resonant frequency vibration problem with fuel pump, as I understand it. This was a potential fire hazard, so I hope the effected owners on this forum are having it done. I had this recall performed and voila, problem resolved. That is, the hiccups are now greatly less noticeable ('not completely gone). The recall involved inspecting the fuel line(s) for apparent vibration damage and installing a dampener on the fuel line. Of course, the dealership told me this recall had nothing to do with a "hesitation", but it certainly did.

    I'm really disappointed that the recall only dampened the coinciding frequency problem, rather than eliminating it, and that VW didn't address it sooner. However, I'm very happy to have it essentially resolved.
  • unhappyvwownunhappyvwown Member Posts: 7
    I had the recall done, but the hesitation continues - no improvement.
    My daughter has the same car, same problem!
    Really scary when it happens during a shift and car stalls in an intersection!
    Dealer totally unhelpful - "We cannot put any more time into this.' "We cannot throw parts at a car (because VW will not reimburse us for the repair)." "The car is operating according to specifications."
    Dealer had car for 3 weeks, did not get the problem to repeat because they did not do what I told them would get the problem to repeat.
    I am totally frustrated and ticked off at being stonewalled by VW.
  • jcousineaujcousineau Member Posts: 1
    The problem I see is very common through looking online. What seems to be uncommon is the actual problem. It seems that even VW mechanics don't have a clue as to the real problem. Some people say it happens when it is hot, others when it is too cold and others, well it just happens. This is where we have the issue. Our Jetta is just not starting many times. It is ongoing, expensive and a real frustration to go through and still have nobody able to solve the problem. Sure VW is making a killing on all of the parts being replaced that are not causing the problem but they are still nt discussing what the issue is. Maybe it will take a stall in an intersection and a family to meet tragedy before VW will be sued in a large enough judgement that will make them take it seriously enough. I say do not buy VW and do not risk the lives of your family just to drive these death trap. If it stalls on a train track or a busy intersection, maybe a busy highway or who knows where else, are you willing to risk your life and the lives of your passengers so they can continue to make profits ahead of safety? I think not. Stay away from VW and they will either find a solution to make sure the cars they build and sell are safeor they will go bankrupt. Either way, safety will become more important.

    James Cousineau
    [email protected]
  • drapepddrapepd Member Posts: 1
    edited February 2012
    I own a 2006 Volkswagen Jetta TDI diesel (BRM engine code). This car has died on me 4 times now. It always happens when the engine gets to normal operating temperature and when I come to a stop. It does not happen any other time. By the way it acts I assumed it was some sort of fuel problem. I do not believe the fuel is gelling due to the mild weather. Code reader displays "NO CODES". I changed the fuel filter. Then the fuel pump relay, and today I installed a new fuel pump. I started the car and let it warm up for about 20 minutes. I drove it down the road, slowed to a stop and it died. It will start back up after the engine cools down some. This car was at our local Volkswagen dealership for 3 days. Even after they consulted with VW techs they couldn't figure it out. Like I said, it will start back up after 15 or 20 minutes.
    Does anyone have a clue to what is going on with my car? Please HELP!!!
  • josevijosevi Member Posts: 1
    It very well could be the Engine speed sensor. I had problems with my 02 that sound like yours. That´s what it was. Not too expensive. Good luck.
  • sandman52188sandman52188 Member Posts: 1
    I have an 06 tdi doing the samething, had in and checked out and nothing
    I told the dealer you no about the problem and if something bad happens I will own your dealership and walked with the whole waiting room sitting there with mouths wide open.

    ANYONE ELSE OUT THERE WITH THIS TO
  • bunson14bunson14 Member Posts: 1
    I have a 2012 TDI Sportwagen and it has just started with the stalling for no apparent reason. It lurches on acceleration, the battery light flickers and then it stalls. It will start right up again, but it is scary, to say the least.

    For a much longer period, the car will shake like it is going to stall when I come to a stop. It never has, but it feels like it is choking for air or fuel. I drove a 1995 E300D Benz from new until 2010 and put 300K+ miles on it and it never stalled, so this is frustrating. Scared to put my daughter in the car now. My local dealer won't return my calls either. Frustrating.
  • unhappyvwownunhappyvwown Member Posts: 7
    Hey, after 30K miles in 18 months with my 2010 TDI/manual AND 18 months and 40K on my daughter's identical car, and MULTIPLE complaints to dealer about both cars hesitating (usually on a cold start, usually at less than 30 mph) and mine stalling in intersections (dangerous), VW denying there was an issue (no "codes" = no problem), I FINALLY got it to act up with a VW employee onboard. VW USA has finally "acknowledged there is a problem" but VW tells me "there is no fix" for it right now, maybe in a few months! When I asked what it was that is causing the hesitation/stalling (rumor has it it's the high pressure fuel pump), the employee was either stonewalled by VW, or is stonewalling me - he "did not know". WHAT?? Conversation with another staff member indicated "this is an expensive fix, like $7000"!!
  • carimaricarimari Member Posts: 8
    Yes! I have the same problem with the car stalling. Did you find out what the problem was?
  • mama_mayhemmama_mayhem Member Posts: 1
    I just had this happen today. I had pulled out a parking lot and when I stopped at a stop sign, the car just died and the battery light blinked. It wouldn't restart right away. Luckily after 2 minutes, it came back up (scary b/c it is super hot out and I have two toddlers). The dealership isn't calling me back and my car has less then 2,000 miles on it. I have a 2012 Sportwagen TDI
  • dino7002dino7002 Member Posts: 2
    i have the exact same problem. i have a 98 jetta gls and it runs great for a while, then just dies. i let it sit forsometimes 10, 20 min or up to an hour and it starts right up. i replaced the cap rotor, plugs, fuel pump and filter, still same problem :confuse: :mad:
  • dino7002dino7002 Member Posts: 2
    i have a 98 jetta gls and it runs great for a while, then just dies. i let it sit for sometimes 10, 20 min or up to an hour and it starts right up. i replaced the cap rotor, plugs, fuel pump and filter, still same problem. like something heats up the car dies, i let it sit and cool down and it starts right up like nothing happened. no light or codes come up. me or my mechanics have no clue :confuse:
  • tommyriordantommyriordan Member Posts: 3
    Volkswagen is all set on entering the used car business in the country which is budding on the account of people upgrading their cars within 5 years. The company will be offering cars from other makers too at its dealerships. Volkswagen will provide a warranty as well as a financial facility to the buyers. The financial arm of the company, Volkswagen Financial Service will be stepping for support on financial front.
  • carimaricarimari Member Posts: 8
    I wish I could tell you what was wrong with my car - they still don't know. I took the car to two dealerships. The first dealership said they had no idea what was wrong and everything looked fine. Since I paid for a rental I picked up my car, the second dealership gave me a "rental" but then I was charged over $300 to replace a battery and change three light bulbs on my car. So I am not sure if i needed a battery or not - but I live in AZ so thought it couldn't hurt.. anyway.. it hasn't happened since.. but I know it will.. I just pray my kids aren't in the car. Good luck!
  • chrislaughranchrislaughran Member Posts: 1
    Something very similar just happened to me while driving a 2010 Jetta LTD. The check battery light came on for a few seconds, then the car stalled.

    I called the service dept right away (the car is still under warranty) and was told just to restart the car. They said not to bring it in for service unless it happens again. But there was no reason whatsoever for the car to stall. I was just fortunate that I was in a parking lot when it happened. Is there a way to report this problem to Volkswagen corporate, rather than the local service department? I checked the NHTSA website, but couldn't find anything there. But we should find a way of submitting these problems in the aggregate to both VW and the NHTSA.
  • carimaricarimari Member Posts: 8
    Hi Chris.. You can actually call the Volkswagen Customer Care department at 1-800-822-8987 and report the issue. and actually my car stalled again on Friday. Someone accidently hit my car - one tiny scratch - waited for the police with the car running as I live in AZ it took about one hour for the police to investigate as the other drive was impaired. When the officer said I could go- I started to drive away and my car stalled. I managed to make it to the scary mall in Phoenix and waited it out for an hour and half - when I came back to the car it started up without issue and has not stalled since. I am thinking that the issues are due to climate as I live in Arizona, but I am not sure. I didn't take it back to the dealer because last time it costed $300 and the same issue is still occuring. Please let me know if anyone finds anything about how to fix the issue. Thanks!
  • neveranothervwneveranothervw Member Posts: 1
    this same problem started just after the trans and timing chain was replaced. but the error code reads different censors than was worked on. this happens when the engine gets HOT, I live where it gets to the 3 digits. tried to cool down the engine by spraying water on the radiator, turned off the AC, the car will start but as soon as it is put into drive it starts to stall and smell like gasoline was poured everywhere, but no gas, just fumes. we have not local VW dealer here so the one with the most experience suggested taking it to the dealer and having the computer replaced. the car is just on big lets say LEMON on here. been costly ever since my daughter bought it. NEVER AGAIN VOLKSWAGEN it might just call it a datsun
  • geomyers43geomyers43 Member Posts: 2
    I have the same problem with hesitation after start. Just started the car in the garage and it ran very rough for a few minutes. Started about a month ago and I took it to a dealer in Mt. Could not find a problem - yada yada yada.

    So are you still having issues?
  • unhappyvwownunhappyvwown Member Posts: 7
    YES, the problem never went away and dealer did virtually NOTHING to find it, even after I left the car with them for 2 weeks so they could drive it repeatedly. My hesitation is brief, just a "burp" and then nothing else, no running rough-- AND my daughter's same car does the same thing. Finally, after 30,000 mile service, I took service mgr for a ride and it actually hesitated with him in the car. They could no longer deny the problem!! A week later, the message was "VW has acknowledged there is a problem but there is no fix, they are working on it and it may be a while." Really?? 97,000 reports of this to the NTSB and they are only no admitting to a problem, and no fix??

    I was so ticked off, I traded in the car on a 2012. I told the finance manager right then and there, if this 2012 TDI does it too, it is all over! VW is going to have to step up - this is their problem, not my problem. Well, trade in was a bad move, should have turned it in as a LEMON and gotten a new car pretty much for free. Because, guess what?? The 2012 does it too!! I could scream. As of my 5000 mile checkup, I have put the finance manager on notice and have given them 3 weeks to get back to me as to what VW is going to do about it. Time is up. I am on this later today.

    Good luck, VW is stonewalling, just like Toyota did with those surging problems.
  • unhappyvwownunhappyvwown Member Posts: 7
    From what I have read, your hesitation is apparently a transmission issue. My problem is most like ly the high pressure fuel pump, a $2500 repair nobody wants to perform unless absolutly forced to.
  • berlindadinlaberlindadinla Member Posts: 1
    Dear Jettaqueen:

    What was the ultimate cause of your problem in your post of 7/11/11? I bought a used 2007 Jetta for my daughter last summer and she had some problems with it - had a lot of warranty/recall work performed, including replacement of the coils (I think). Recently, my other daughter drove it to the door of her apartment at college and it died and I can't get it to start at all. The gas gauge said past empty so I added gas just to make sure she hadn't run it to empty. The battery only clicked, as it does when the battery is about dead. I jumped it and the starter cranked energetically but endlessly without the engine ever kicking over - even a single surge. It's as if it has either no fuel or no air, or some other mixture problem. What did you learn from your bad experience from 2011?
  • lovemyvdublovemyvdub Member Posts: 1
    After spending a morning online looking into what's "possibly" wrong with my car and reading about this dang First Extended Warranty company, I feel sick. I have the 2010 VW Jetta TDI Sportwagen. Last week while driving back from lunch at work the glow plug light came on with the warning "Service Immediately." I've always had my car serviced by VW so I didn't think much of it. I called the service center they said to get it up to them but if I turned the car off and back on again and there was no light present it would be okay to drive - otherwise have it towed.
    When I turned it back on, not only did the glow plug light come back on but so did the "check engine" light. We had it towed to the dealership where they looked at it and told me there had been a "failure in the fuel pump which caused." (& I'm quoting here) "shards of metal to spray throughout my engine." Sounds great, right?
    I bought this car brand new in 2010 with only 30 miles on it. I had noticed a bit of a hiccup every once in a while which reminded me of how it felt when my old car would have bad gas or something in it - like it just wasn't getting the right fuel for a second and then it would go again. Aside from that hesitation, we never stalled, never had trouble starting in the morning, never had any signs that anything was wrong and then one day...BOOM! You have shards of metal in your engine.
    I'm glad we purchased the extended warranty but after waiting over a week (I'm trying to be patient because it's the week before and now Christmas) to hear from them to see if my issue is "covered" I started reading reviews of the company and it's made me nauseated. I came on here to see if anyone had any sort of similar problem to mine and your thread was the closest I could find when it came to mentioning the fuel pump.
    I'll keep you updated as I learn more. :confuse:
  • mandamo85mandamo85 Member Posts: 6
    edited January 2013
    I leased in April of 2012 a new Jetta SE automatic 2012. Within 2 months the check engine light came on. It comes on and goes off now and again. Dealer said don't worry about it as long as it goes out, lol, okay? I can count at least 10 times I had to turn the key twice and hold for longer than normal to get my car to start meanwhile the battery or check engine light comes on then a few days later goes away. Again, don't worry about it.
    8 months into this lease this morning my car hesitated to start then idled so low that I tought the car was going to stall. The stalling sound was making the car move like it was bucking but never stalling out. Check engine light came on. Was bucking down the road luckily to make it to work that is only a mile away.
    Called the dealer, it's going there tonight and I told them I don't want it back until it's fixed. I will be calling VW customer care tonight to list these problems. I'm so frustraited, a 3 year lease is too long for this piece of crap. They don't make VW like they used to. JUNK! :mad:
  • mandamo85mandamo85 Member Posts: 6
    Dealer states they need to replace the cam shaft adjustment valve. I've had my car 8 months and it has less than 6,000 miles on it... :confuse:
  • carimaricarimari Member Posts: 8
    Can you reply back in few weeks or so and let me know if this solves the issue. I still have problems with the car stalling, but am not under warranty so anything I do is out of pocket :(

    Thanks!
  • mandamo85mandamo85 Member Posts: 6
    So a week went by and I started having problems with getting the car started again. I have to turn over for long periods of time, multipe times, each time the battery and check engine light come on. Once I get the car started all is good and the lights go back out. It's going back to the dealer today actually, they mentioned checking the fuel in the car (I always get my gas at the same Cumberland Farms) to see if it's "too dense." I will let you know what they find out. :mad:
  • mandamo85mandamo85 Member Posts: 6
    Just got off the phone with the dealer. The car was throwing a code that VW has a bulletin (not a recall) on stating that if the car prveiously had a code for N205 to replace the high pressure adjustment valve (which mine did about a week ago) to reset and change the car's oil. They did this and it was covered under my warranty so no charge. We will see what happens from here and I will update you! :confuse:
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