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I believe your 2011 VW has ELECTRIC power-steering. It may be a belt slipping you are hearing.
I have not owned a VW in 10 years and my other current vehicles are Audis. I have never experienced this in my life.
Unfortunately, since it was a used car, it did not come with an owner's manual. I plan on purchasing one soon.
I was not sure if that problem was a defect in the redesigned Jetta. Thank you for your wisdom and kindness.
The bottom line is still the same - holding steering-wheel against 'stop' is not desirable in ANY vehicle. A noise or slipping belt might be the least of one's worries if this becomes a habit.
12v adapters never worked
Ignition sticks, broke both keys (quoted over $700 for new ignition and keys)
Wouldn't shift, stuck in 3rd gear
Key stuck in ignition, can't turn car off
I had to park the car and leave it running until it ran out of gas because there was no way to turn it off. This is the absolute worst car imaginable. Never ever ever buy a Volkswagen!
There is a service bulletin on the NHTS website. THEY have the power to ensure that your car is SAFE to drive.
Go to http://www-odi.nhtsa.dot.gov "File A Complaint"
about this SAFETY related/documented lose of power and no response when pressing on the accelerator. It could save someone life!!!
SERVICE BULLETIN
Service Bulletin No.: 01-13-14
Component(s): ENGINE NHTSA ID Number: 10052336
All Products Associated with this Service Bulletin
Details
0 Associated Documents
Manufacturer: Volkswagen of America, Inc.
SUMMARY:
VOLKSWAGEN: SOME VEHICLES MAY EXPERIENCE A MISFIRE AND/OR REDUCED ENGINE PERFORMANCE. *JS
SAFETY COMPLAINTS LIKE
Date Complaint Filed: 08/16/2013
Component(s): VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL
Date of Incident: 05/19/2013
NHTSA ID Number: 10535696
0 Associated Documents
Crash:No Fire:No Number of Injuries:0 Number of Deaths:0
Manufacturer: Volkswagen of America, Inc.
Vehicle Identification No. (VIN): 3VW2K7AJ6DM...
SUMMARY:
I WAS TRYING TO MERGE ONTO HIGHWAY TRAFFIC AND WHEN I PUSHED ON THE ACCELERATOR THE CAR WAS UNRESPONSIVE. IT CREATED AN UNSAFE SITUATION WHERE I HAD TO SLAM ON THE BRAKES AND LET THE TRAFFIC PASS BY, THEN PUT THE CAR IN MANUAL SHIFT SO THAT I COULD ACCELERATE ENOUGH TO MERGE WITH TRAFFIC. THE INABILITY TO CONTROL THE SPEED OF THE VEHICLE DUE TO NO RESPONSE FROM THE ENGINE HAPPENS USUALLY AROUND SPEEDS OF 40 MILES AN HOUR. I HAVE NOTICED THAT THE CAR WILL BE IN 6 GEAR AT VERY LOW SPEEDS AND FAILS TO DOWN SHIFT WHEN THE GAS IS PRESSED. THIS RESULTS IN A LOSE OF POWER AND DOES NOT ALLOW ME TO SAFELY MANEUVER THE VEHICLE IN EMERGENCY AND NON-EMERGENCY SITUATIONS.
Models affected Golf Beetle Passat Jetta and MORE
Jetta is more than just sluggish, as some of its reviewers have stated, it is down right unsafe. When the car regularly takes several seconds to respond when you press the gas pedal, won't down shift, or misfires and results in a "reduction in performance" or what I call a several second complete loss of power, it puts you and other drivers around you at risk for accidents that could have deadly results.
Other effected models beetle golf rabbit eos gti r32 tiguan touareg hybrid cc.
Years 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013
There is a service bulletin on the NHTS website. THEY have the power to ensure that your car is SAFE to drive.
Go to http://www-odi.nhtsa.dot.gov "File A Complaint"
about this SAFETY related/documented lose of power and no response when pressing on the accelerator. It could save someone life!!!
SERVICE BULLETIN
Service Bulletin No.: 01-13-14
Component(s): ENGINE NHTSA ID Number: 10052336
All Products Associated with this Service Bulletin
Details
0 Associated Documents
Manufacturer: Volkswagen of America, Inc.
SUMMARY:
VOLKSWAGEN: SOME VEHICLES MAY EXPERIENCE A MISFIRE AND/OR REDUCED ENGINE PERFORMANCE. *JS
SAFETY COMPLAINTS LIKE
Date Complaint Filed: 08/16/2013
Component(s): VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL
Date of Incident: 05/19/2013
NHTSA ID Number: 10535696
0 Associated Documents
Crash:No Fire:No Number of Injuries:0 Number of Deaths:0
Manufacturer: Volkswagen of America, Inc.
Vehicle Identification No. (VIN): 3VW2K7AJ6DM...
SUMMARY:
I WAS TRYING TO MERGE ONTO HIGHWAY TRAFFIC AND WHEN I PUSHED ON THE ACCELERATOR THE CAR WAS UNRESPONSIVE. IT CREATED AN UNSAFE SITUATION WHERE I HAD TO SLAM ON THE BRAKES AND LET THE TRAFFIC PASS BY, THEN PUT THE CAR IN MANUAL SHIFT SO THAT I COULD ACCELERATE ENOUGH TO MERGE WITH TRAFFIC. THE INABILITY TO CONTROL THE SPEED OF THE VEHICLE DUE TO NO RESPONSE FROM THE ENGINE HAPPENS USUALLY AROUND SPEEDS OF 40 MILES AN HOUR. I HAVE NOTICED THAT THE CAR WILL BE IN 6 GEAR AT VERY LOW SPEEDS AND FAILS TO DOWN SHIFT WHEN THE GAS IS PRESSED. THIS RESULTS IN A LOSE OF POWER AND DOES NOT ALLOW ME TO SAFELY MANEUVER THE VEHICLE IN EMERGENCY AND NON-EMERGENCY SITUATIONS.
Models affected Golf Beetle Passat Jetta and MORE
There is a service bulletin on the NHTS website. THEY have the power to ensure that your car is SAFE to drive.
Go to http://www-odi.nhtsa.dot.gov "File A Complaint"
about this SAFETY related/documented lose of power and no response when pressing on the accelerator. It could save someone life!!!
SERVICE BULLETIN
Service Bulletin No.: 01-13-14
Component(s): ENGINE NHTSA ID Number: 10052336
All Products Associated with this Service Bulletin
Details
0 Associated Documents
Manufacturer: Volkswagen of America, Inc.
SUMMARY:
VOLKSWAGEN: SOME VEHICLES MAY EXPERIENCE A MISFIRE AND/OR REDUCED ENGINE PERFORMANCE. *JS
SAFETY COMPLAINTS LIKE
Date Complaint Filed: 08/16/2013
Component(s): VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL
Date of Incident: 05/19/2013
NHTSA ID Number: 10535696
0 Associated Documents
Crash:No Fire:No Number of Injuries:0 Number of Deaths:0
Manufacturer: Volkswagen of America, Inc.
Vehicle Identification No. (VIN): 3VW2K7AJ6DM...
SUMMARY:
I WAS TRYING TO MERGE ONTO HIGHWAY TRAFFIC AND WHEN I PUSHED ON THE ACCELERATOR THE CAR WAS UNRESPONSIVE. IT CREATED AN UNSAFE SITUATION WHERE I HAD TO SLAM ON THE BRAKES AND LET THE TRAFFIC PASS BY, THEN PUT THE CAR IN MANUAL SHIFT SO THAT I COULD ACCELERATE ENOUGH TO MERGE WITH TRAFFIC. THE INABILITY TO CONTROL THE SPEED OF THE VEHICLE DUE TO NO RESPONSE FROM THE ENGINE HAPPENS USUALLY AROUND SPEEDS OF 40 MILES AN HOUR. I HAVE NOTICED THAT THE CAR WILL BE IN 6 GEAR AT VERY LOW SPEEDS AND FAILS TO DOWN SHIFT WHEN THE GAS IS PRESSED. THIS RESULTS IN A LOSE OF POWER AND DOES NOT ALLOW ME TO SAFELY MANEUVER THE VEHICLE IN EMERGENCY AND NON-EMERGENCY SITUATIONS.
Models affected Golf Beetle Passat Jetta and MORE
There is a service bulletin on the NHTS website. THEY have the power to ensure that your car is SAFE to drive.
Go to http://www-odi.nhtsa.dot.gov "File A Complaint"
about this SAFETY related/documented lose of power and no response when pressing on the accelerator. It could save someone life!!!
SERVICE BULLETIN
Service Bulletin No.: 01-13-14
Component(s): ENGINE NHTSA ID Number: 10052336
All Products Associated with this Service Bulletin
Details
0 Associated Documents
Manufacturer: Volkswagen of America, Inc.
SUMMARY:
VOLKSWAGEN: SOME VEHICLES MAY EXPERIENCE A MISFIRE AND/OR REDUCED ENGINE PERFORMANCE. *JS
SAFETY COMPLAINTS LIKE
Date Complaint Filed: 08/16/2013
Component(s): VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL
Date of Incident: 05/19/2013
NHTSA ID Number: 10535696
0 Associated Documents
Crash:No Fire:No Number of Injuries:0 Number of Deaths:0
Manufacturer: Volkswagen of America, Inc.
Vehicle Identification No. (VIN): 3VW2K7AJ6DM...
SUMMARY:
I WAS TRYING TO MERGE ONTO HIGHWAY TRAFFIC AND WHEN I PUSHED ON THE ACCELERATOR THE CAR WAS UNRESPONSIVE. IT CREATED AN UNSAFE SITUATION WHERE I HAD TO SLAM ON THE BRAKES AND LET THE TRAFFIC PASS BY, THEN PUT THE CAR IN MANUAL SHIFT SO THAT I COULD ACCELERATE ENOUGH TO MERGE WITH TRAFFIC. THE INABILITY TO CONTROL THE SPEED OF THE VEHICLE DUE TO NO RESPONSE FROM THE ENGINE HAPPENS USUALLY AROUND SPEEDS OF 40 MILES AN HOUR. I HAVE NOTICED THAT THE CAR WILL BE IN 6 GEAR AT VERY LOW SPEEDS AND FAILS TO DOWN SHIFT WHEN THE GAS IS PRESSED. THIS RESULTS IN A LOSE OF POWER AND DOES NOT ALLOW ME TO SAFELY MANEUVER THE VEHICLE IN EMERGENCY AND NON-EMERGENCY SITUATIONS.
Models affected Golf Beetle Passat Jetta and MORE
Wouldn't shift, stuck in 3rd gear
Key stuck in ignition, can't turn car off
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These are all related and is probably just an adjustment. It is important to realize though, that in case you are attempting to turn the key when the steering wheel turned quite sharp and maybe a bump against the tire putting extra pressure on the steering lock, that you do not try to force it if it feels stiff. The solution is (sometimes, depending on your car and case) is to simply take other hand and hold wheel to relieve pressure and then try to turn the key.
This is all wty so why not call VW? They also would have helped you when you couldn't turn car off...just call roadside assistance.