2010 Volkswagen Jetta Body & Structure Problems

DOOR LOCKS STOPPED WORKING FOR MY VW JETTA S 2.5 L. WHEN I PRESS THE CAR KEY TO LOCK THE DOOR, IT GIVES SOUND THAT EVERYTHING IS LOCKED. ONE DAY TO MY HORROR, I SAW SOMEONE OPENING MY CAR AT NIGHT. I IMMEDIATELY RANG ALARM, WENT TO MY CAR AND CHECKED EVERY DOOR TO FIND THAT THEY ARE NOT GETTING LOCKED. NO MANUAL LOCKS FOR THIS VEHICLE TOO. THIS REALLY QUESTIONS THE SAFETY OF THE VEHICLE. I TOOK IT TO VW SERVICE. THEY TOLD THAT MECHANICAL PART OF LATCH FAILED. THEY TOLD THAT SINCE MECHANICAL AND ELECTRICAL PARTS COME TOGETHER BOTH WERE REPLACED AT A COST OF 670 BUCKS. THAT'S TOO MUCH FOR A SINGLE DOOR.

THE HEADLINER WAS SEPARATING FROM THE INSIDE ROOF OF THE CAR. IT WAS STARTING TO HANG DOWN. ALSO THE INTERIOR DOOR PANEL WAS COMING APART AND STARTING TO DISINTEGRATE. BOTH HAD TO BE REPLACED. VOLKSWAGON SAID OUT OF WARRANTY AND THEY CAN DO,NOTHING DESPITE MULTIPLE ONLINE COMPLAINTS OF SAME ISSUE.

WATER INFILTRATION: THERE WAS A CLASS ACTION SUIT WON AGAINST VW FOR WATER INFILTRATION FOR MODEL YEARS THROUGH 2009, WHICH FILED BEFORE THIS VEHICLE WAS MANUFACTURED. MINE IS A 2010, BUT MANUFACTURED IN 2009. I NOW HAVE THE EXACT SAME PROBLEM, BUT HAVEN'T FOUND ANY EVIDENCE A NEW CLASS ACTION SUIT WAS BROUGHT OR THAT THE COMPANY HAS VOLUNTARILY RECALLED THE VEHICLES FOR CORRECTION. THIS PROBLEM HAS RESULTED IN MY CAR TAKING IN ENOUGH WATER TO CREATE A 2" DEEP PUDDLE WHERE THE FRONT DRIVER AND PASSENGER PUT THEIR LEGS. WHILE I THOUGHT I HAD EXTRACTED ALL WATER AND DRIED OUT THE CAR, I RETURNED 3 WEEKS LATER TO FIND THE INTERIOR COMPLETELY COVERED WITH MOLD/MILDEW, WHICH CREATES A HEALTH HAZARD FOR MOST, AND PARTICULARLY ME SINCE I HAVE ALLERGIES TO SOME MOLDS. THE VEHICLE IS NOW PRETTY MUCH A TOTAL LOSS, AND IS VALUED AT $8000 - WHICH A RETIREE SUCH AS MYSELF CANNOT AFFORD TO LOSE. MY AUTO INSURANCE DOES NOT COVER THIS LOSS. THE COURT CASE IS: JOHN DEWEY, JACQUELINE DELGUERCIO, ET AL V. VOLKSWAGEN OF AMERICA, INC. ET AL. CASE NOS. 07-CV-2249-FSH-PS AND 07-CV-2361-FSH-PS (CONSOLIDATED)) THE FINAL DECISION WAS IN 2014, JOHN DEWEY, JACQUELINE DELGUERCIO, ET AL V. VOLKSWAGEN OF AMERICA, INC. ET AL. CASE NOS. 07-CV-2249-FSH-PS AND 07-CV-2361-FSH-PS (CONSOLIDATED)).

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2010 VOLKSWAGEN JETTA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE REAR DRIVER SIDE DOOR LOCK FAILED. THE CONTACT STATED THAT ALL THE OTHER DOOR LOCKS EVENTUALLY FAILED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE LOCK ACTUATORS ON EACH DOOR NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 95,200.

RIGHT REAR DOOR WILL NOT OPEN FROM THE OUTSIDE OR INSIDE. NOW THE LEFT FRONT DOOR WONT OPEN OR CLOSE FROM INSIDE OR OUTSIDE AND DEALER INDICATES THE DOOR LOCKS HAVE FAILED AND WILL NEED REPLACED AT $475/DOOR. THE RIGHT FRONT DOOR HAS NOW STARTED TO NOT OPEN SPORADICALLY. THIS HAS TO BE A MANUFACTURER DEFECT WHEN 3 OF THE 4 DOOR HANDLES/LOCKING MECHANISMS HAVE NOW FAILED. THIS IS A SAFETY ISSUE WHEN YOU CANNOT ENTER OR EXIT OUT OF 3 DOORS OF A CAR DUE TO FAULTY LOCKING MECHANISMS. *TR

THE JETTA TDI SPORTSWAGON 2010'S HATCHBACK LOCKING MECHANISM DOES NOT STAY LOCKED. AFTER CLOSING THE HATCH, THE LATCH ENGAGES INTO CLOSED POSITION. BUT ON SLIGHT PUSH, THE LATCH DISENGAGES INTO OPEN POSITION. ON A ROAD BUMP, THE LATCH OPENS, LIFTING THE HATCHBACK IN THE MIDDLE OF DRIVING. *TR

I TRIED OPENING REAR DOOR AND IT WOULD NOT UNLOCK. MANAGED TO UNLOCK DOOR FROM INSIDE VEHICLE. NOW THE DOOR LOCK MECHANISM ON REAR DRIVER SIDE DOOR DOES NOT WORK AT ALL. DOOR IS FOREVER UNLOCKED. THIS SEEMS TO BE A COMMON PROBLEM IN VW VEHICLES. CONCERNED THAT CHILD MAY OPEN DOOR EVEN WITH CHILD SAFETY SWITCH ENGAGED/ACTIVATED. *JB

THE PASSENGER REAR DOOR LATCH STOPPED LOCKING WHEN THE MASTER DOOR LOCK IS PUSHED OR THE KEYLESS IS PRESSED. THIS IS VERY DANGEROUS BECAUSE MY CHILDREN SIT IN THE BACK AND THERE IS NOT AN ACCESSIBLE MANUAL BUTTON TO LOCK THE DOOR WITH. MY CAR IS ONLY TWO YEARS OLD! WHEN I TOOK IT TO THE DEALER THEY SAID IT WAS MY PROBLEM. WHEN THEY HAD IN THE SHOP THEY TOLD ME THAT THE FRONT PASSENGER DOOR NO LONGER LOCKS EITHER. THIS IS A HUGE SAFETY PROBLEM. THE QUOTED PRICE IS $350.00 PER LOCK. A DOOR THAT YOU CAN'T LOCK IS A PROBLEM THAT THE DEALER SHOULD RESOLVE. *TR

THE FRONT PANEL OF MY PANORAMIC SUNROOF SHATTERED WHILE THE CAR WAS PARKED OVERNIGHT. THERE WAS NO OVERNIGHT PRECIPITATION AND THE OVERNIGHT LOW WAS COLD--ABOUT 0--BUT NOT EXTREMELY SO. THERE WERE NO REMAINING PIECES OF GLASS LARGER THAN A DIME, AND SMALL SPLINTERS OF GLASS FELL ACROSS THE FRONT SEATS. THE DEALER INSISTED THAT IMPACT WAS THE ONLY POSSIBLE EXPLANATION, BUT THERE ARE NO OBVIOUS IMPACT POINTS. THE CAR WAS NOT PARKED UNDER ANYTHING. NO OTHER PART OF THE CAR WAS DAMAGED, AND NO OTHER CARS IN THE PARKING LOT WERE DAMAGED. THE DEALER REFUSED TO SEE THE CAR, AND VW CUSTOMER CARE IS NOT AVAILABLE ON WEEKENDS. BECAUSE I NEEDED A FORM OF TRANSPORTATION, I OPENED AN INSURANCE CLAIM AND GOT A RENTAL CAR. THE CAR WILL BE CLEANED AND REPAIRED NEXT WEEK. *LN