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2010 Volkswagen Jetta Fuel System Diesel Electrical System Vehicle Speed Control Unknown Or Other Problems

1 owner-reported fuel system diesel electrical system vehicle speed control unknown or other complaint from NHTSA data

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Owner Complaints (1)

mediumFUEL SYSTEM, DIESEL,ELECTRICAL SYSTEM,VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL,UNKNOWN OR OTHER
Filed: Jul 2010

2010 JETTA TDI (DIESEL) - AT LESS THAN 3,000 MILES, THE CAR BEGAN STALLING WHEN ACCELERATING FROM A COMPLETE STOP. THIS HAS OCCURRED AT LEAST SIX TIMES. HAVE TO RELEASE FOOT FROM ACCELERATOR AND RE-APPLY IN ORDER TO GET CAR TO MOVE AHEAD; SOMETIMES IT TAKES MULTIPLE ATTEMPTS TO GET THE CAR TO MOVE. ONCE POWER IS ESTABLISHED, THE CAR LURCHES FORWARD AT FULL POWER. THE CAR CURRENTLY HAS LESS THAN 6,500 MILES. THE STALLING HAS OCCURRED WITH ONCOMING TRAFFIC HEADING TOWARD US AND CREATES A VERY DANGEROUS SITUATION. CAR HAS BEEN TO DEALERSHIP SEVERAL TIMES FOR OTHER MINOR ISSUES, AND IS CURRENTLY AT DEALERSHIP UNDERGOING MORE RESEARCH AND WORK RELATED TO THIS PROBLEM. ANOTHER PROBLEM WHICH STARTED AT AROUND 5,000 MILES WAS WHEN I PUT THE CAR IN GEAR TO DRIVE, I HEARD A RATCHETING-TYPE OF SOUND. THIS HAS HAPPENED AT LEAST THREE TIMES. DEALER CHECKED THIS OUT AND ADVISED NO PROBLEM FOUND. *TR

NHTSA #: 10345640

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