What 586 owners told NHTSA about the 2013 Volkswagen Jetta Hev

SUDDEN LOSS OF ACCELERATION POWER AT ANY SPEED WITHOUT WARNING. ON FREEWAY MUST ROLL TO A STOP. NO ENGINE LIGHTS ON. MECHANIC UNABLE TO DIAGNOSE PROBLEM, CAR IS NOT GIVING A TROUBLE CODE. ISSUE OCCURS WHEN VEHICLE IS COLD OR HOT AT A STOP OR MOVING. IT'S BEEN OCCURRING TWICE A WEEK NOW FOR THE PAST TWO WEEKS. I'VE NOTICED SIMILAR COMPLAINTS FROM OTHER OWNERS ON AUTOMOBILE FORUMS.

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TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2013 VOLKSWAGEN JETTA HYBRID. WHILE DRIVING 40 MPH, THE VEHICLE LOST POWER AND ACCELERATED ON ITS OWN. THE CONTACT WAS ABLE TO PULL THE VEHICLE OVER SAFELY TO THE ROAD SHOULDER AND TURNED OFF THE ENGINE. WHEN THE VEHICLE WAS RESTARTED, IT WOULD NOT SHIFT INTO DRIVE AND THE SERVICE REMINDER WARNING INDICATOR ILLUMINATED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO MIDLAND VOLKSWAGEN OF COLUMBIA (655 BROAD RIVER ROAD, COLUMBIA, SC 29210, 803-988-1000) WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT A NEW TRANSMISSION OR "E MACHINE" NEEDED TO BE INSTALLED. THE DEALER STATED THAT THEIR MECHANICS WERE NOT SKILLED ENOUGH TO REPAIR THE VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 104,000.

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AFTER LEAVING WORK, I WENT ABOUT TWO BLOCKS, TURNED THE CORNER AND MY CAR STALLED OUT ON ME, I WAS ABLE TO COAST TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD AND OUT THE WAY OF TRAFFIC. I SHUT THE VEHICLE OFF AND BACK ON AND IT WOULD NOT GO INTO GEAR, DRIVE OR REVERSE. I TOWED IT TO NEAREST VW DEALERSHIP WHICH WAS 4 HOURS AWAY AND THEY SAID I NEED A NEW TRANSMISSION AND EVEN THOUGH IT IS THE SAME YEAR MAKE AND MODEL AS OTHER VEHICLES WITH RECALL PROBLEM, VOLKSWAGEN SAYS MY VIN DOES NOT FALL UNDER THE RECALL AND I HAVE TO PAY $7295 FOR A NEW TRANSMISSION. MY CAR ONLY HAS 67,000 MILES ON IT, AND THE WARRANTY DOES NOT COVER THE PROBLEM.

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COMING TO HOME AND WAS ABOUT TO TURN ONTO ANOTHER STREET WHEN CAR SUDDENLY JERKED AND WOULDN'T GO IN DRIVE. HAD TO STOP PUT IN PARK AND WAIT FOR A FEW MINUTES AND THEN IT BEGAN TO MOVE. DEALERSHIP SAID IT IS TRANSMISSION BUT THE CAR ISN'T OVER 130,000 MILES

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LEFT WORK AND BARELY MADE IT OUT OF THE PARKING LOT WHEN THE CAR MADE A 'CLUNK' AND LURCHED IN D BUT WOULD NOT GO. LARGE INDICATOR LIGHT CAME ON, PUT CAR IN P, WAITED AND THEN BACK TO D. STILL WOULD NOT DRIVE. TURNED IT OFF AND WAITED A MINUTE OR TWO. WAS ABLE TO RESTART AND DRIVE TO PARKING LOT. LARGE LIGHT WAS OUT BUT CHECK ENGINE CAME ON. LOTS OF TRANSMISSION FLUID LEAKED WHILE WAITING FOR TOW TRUCK. MY VIN NOT IN RECALL. 😡

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I WAS DRIVING ON THE HIGHWAY AND THE CAR STOPPED MOVING. IT WAS A TRANSMISSION ISSUE WITH THE GEAR BOX. THE SAME RECALL THAT THE VOLKSWAGEN HAS BUT WHEN I LOOK UP MY VIN IT DOESN'T COME. HOWEVER I HAD THE SAME ISSUE HAPPEN AS THE ONE DESCRIBED IN THE RECALL. I REPLACED THE TRANSMISSION BUT THE CAR IS STILL JERKING AROUND A LOT. I WANT VOLKSWAGEN TO TAKE CARE OF THAT.

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IDLED IN LEFT LANE, WAITING FOR GREEN LIGHT TO MAKE LEFT. WHEN LIGHT TURNED GREEN, ATTEMPTED TO MOVE FORWARD. THE CAR TO LURCHED VIOLENTLY AND STALLED IN THE LANE OF TRAFFIC. THE CAR LURCHED SO STRONGLY THAT WHEN IT RECOVERED, MY REAR BUMPER HIT THE FRONT LICENSE PLATE OF THE CAR BEHIND ME BENDING THEIR LICENSE PLATE. ALL THE WARNING LIGHTS ON DASH LIT UP LIKE THE VEGAS STRIP. DESPITE ALL EFFORTS, COULD NOT GET CAR TO RESTART. THEN CAR WENT DASH WENT DARK. STILL COULD NOT GET CAR TO RESTART. TRIED TO GET CAR TO RESTART FOR ABOUT 10 MINUTES. CAR FINALLY RESTARTED AND I WAS ABLE TO COMPLETE LEFT TURN AND PARK VEHICLE IN PARKING LOT AT MY PLACE OF EMPLOYMENT. THERE I EXCHANGED INFORMATION WITH THE OTHER DRIVER REGARDING DAMAGE TO OTHER VEHICLE. WENT TO WORK ALL DAY, AND WAS ABLE TO START THE CAR WITH NO ISSUES AT THE END OF THE WORK DAY. DROVE CAR STRAIGHT TO VW. AFTER 4 DAYS AT VW, VW CONCLUDES THAT THE DUAL CLUTCH MODERATOR NEEDS TO BE REPLACED FOR A COST OF $6000. MANY 2013 JETTA HYBRIDS HAVE BEEN RECALLED FOR TRANSMISSION CONCERNS INCLUDING ISSUES WHERE THE CAR IS UNABLE TO HANDLE THE TRANSITION BETWEEN GAS AND ELECTRIC HOWEVER THIS VIN IS NOT INCLUDED. CAR IS NOT SAFE. DRIVER DOES NOT RETAIN CONTROL OF VEHICLE'S MOVEMENTS. CAR'S MOVEMENTS ARE UNPREDICTABLE.

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PARKED VEHICLE IN A PARKING SPOT AT APARTMENT COMPLEX. WAITING FOR FRIEND. WHILE ENGINE IS RUNNING, HYBRID SYSTEM FAILURE ERROR OCCURS. VEHICLE BEGAN ROLLING BACK WHEN PLACED IN ANY GEAR OUTSIDE OF PARK. ENGINE WAS RUNNING, BUT TRANSMISSION WOULD NOT ENGAGE. VW CUSTOMER CARE CASE 181143163.

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THE VEHICLE WAS STOPPED ON A CITY STREET AND WOULD NOT MOVE WHEN THE GAS PEDAL WAS STEPPED ON. THERE WAS NO FAILURE LIGHTS OR INDICATION THAT SOMETHING WAS WRONG. THE VEHICLE WAS PLACED IN PARK AND THEN BACK INTO DRIVE WITH NO CHANGE. WE TURNED THE VEHICLE OFF AND RESTARTED THE CAR. THE TRANSMISSION DID ENGAGE AND WE WERE ABLE TO GET HOME BUT THERE WAS A LOT OF JERKING. ONCE THE CAR WAS HOME THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON AND WE WERE NO LONGER ABLE TO START IT. THE CAR WAS TOWED TO THE VW DEALER AND WE WERE TOLD THE TRANSMISSION NEEDED TO BE REPLACED EVEN THOUGH IT ONLY HAS 86,000 MILES. VW HAS SAID ITS OUT OF WARRANTY AND WILL NOT BE PAID FOR. THE FAILURE, AS DESCRIBED BY THE MECHANIC COULD BE DO TO THE CORROSIVE TRANSMISSION FLUID THAT OTHER CARS WERE RECALLED FOR. NOT SURE WHY OUR VIN WAS NOT INCLUDED IN THE RECALL.

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WHILE DRIVING THE VEHICLE AT VARYING SPEEDS THE TRANSMISSION WILL JUST STOP ENGAGING CAUSING ME TO HAVE TO COME TO A STOP, PUT THE VEHICLE INTO PARK AND RESTART THE IGNITION. I HAVE TAKEN THE VEHICLE TO 2 DIFFERENT VW DEALERSHIPS AND HAVE BEEN TOLD THAT THE GEARBOX HAS GONE BAD AND MY WHOLE TRANSMISSION NEEDS TO BE REPLACED WHICH WOULD COST ROUGHLY $6100. THIS ALL HAPPENED JUST OUTSIDE THE 70K MILE WARRANTY. I HAVE ATTEMPTED TO CONTACT VW NUMEROUS TIMES BUT HAVE ENCOUNTERED 2+ HOUR WAITING TIMES JUST TO TALK TO SOMEONE. ONLINE RESEARCH HAS SHOW THAT THIS HAPPENS TO ALMOST ALL OF THE 2013 JETTA HYBRIDS BUT NO ADDITIONAL RECALL HAS BEEN MADE TO FIX THIS ISSUE.

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TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2013 VOLKSWAGEN JETTA. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 20 MPH UPHILL, THE VEHICLE STARTED TO JERK AND DID NOT RESPOND WHEN THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL WAS DEPRESSED. THE VEHICLE FAILED TO MAKE IT UP THE HILL AND THE CONTACT HAD TO SHIFT INTO REVERSE AND REVERSE BACK DOWN THE HILL. THE VEHICLE WAS DRIVEN TO THE CONTACT'S RESIDENCE. UPON PARKING AND EXITING THE VEHICLE, A REDDISH FLUID WAS SEEN LEAKING FROM THE ENGINE COMPARTMENT ONTO THE GROUND. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT TAKEN TO THE DEALER OR AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC FOR DIAGNOSTIC TESTING. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 78,000.

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DURING DRIVING CONDITIONS THE VEHICLE STALLS THEN SPEEDS UP ALMOST CAUSING A CRASH INTO THE CAR AHEAD OF ME. SOMETIMES WHEN BRAKING, THE VEHICLE SURGES WHILE MY FOOT IS ON THE BRAKE. THE VW DEALER DIAGNOSED IT AS CORROSION OF THE CONTROL MODULE WITHIN THE GEARBOX. THIS WAS THE EXACT PROBLEM THE CAR WAS RECALLED FOR UNDER VW RECALL NUMBER 34F6/4V IN NOVEMBER 2013. THE CAR WAS BROUGHT IN IN DEC. 2013 PER THE RECALL TO CHANGE THE GEARBOX OIL BUT ONLY HAD A 12 MONTH WARRANTY. NOW, THE CORROSION CAUSED THE SAME PROBLEM THAT THE RECALL TRIED TO PREVENT. THE RECALL DID NOT CORRECT THE PROBLEM. THE COST TO FIX IS $8500! SINCE IT OUTSIDE THE WARRANTY PERIOD, VW WILL NOT PAY. THIS IS A CLEAR SAFETY ISSUE THAT VW NEEDS TO CORRECT. THE RECALL FIX OF CHANGING THE TYPE OF GEARBOX OIL DID NOT STOP THE CORROSION WHICH DAMAGED THE CONTROL MODULE.

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TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2013 VOLKSWAGEN JETTA HYBRID. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 40 MPH, THE VEHICLE HESITATED, LOST POWER, AND THEN REGAINED POWER. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER (DAVID MAUS VOLKSWAGEN NORTH, 1050 LEE RD, ORLANDO, FL 32810) WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE GEARBOX WAS CORRODED AND THE TRANSMISSION AND THE CLUTCH PACK NEED TO BE REPAIRED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE AND STATED THAT THE VIN WAS NOT INCLUDED IN NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 13V568000 (POWER TRAIN). THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 70,000.

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TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2013 VOLKSWAGEN JETTA. WHILE ATTEMPTING TO PARK, THE VEHICLE INDEPENDENTLY MOVED, EVEN WHEN THE BRAKE PEDAL WAS DEPRESSED. AS A RESULT, THE VEHICLE DROVE OVER A CURB. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO WINN VOLKSWAGEN (39695 BALENTINE DR, NEWARK, CA 94560) WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE THROTTLE BODY ASSEMBLY HAD POTENTIALLY FAILED; HOWEVER, ONLY A SOFTWARE UPDATE WAS PERFORMED. AFTER THE SOFTWARE UPDATE, THE CHECK ENGINE WARNING INDICATOR REMAINED ILLUMINATED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN BACK TO THE SAME DEALER WHERE THE THROTTLE BODY ASSEMBLY WAS REPLACED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED AND DID NOT ASSIST. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 75,037.

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WHILE DRIVING ON HIGHWAY EPC AND CHECK ENGINE LIGHTS UP AND THE CAR SUDDENLY LOOSE POWER AND START JERKING STEP ON GAS TO SPEED UP ONLY ENGINE REVVED UP HIGH BUT THERES NO ACCELERATION OR SPEED GAIN I WAS ABLE TO PULL OVER TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD SAFELY BUT WHAT IF ITS RUSH HOUR AND THERES A CAR FOLLOWING BEHIND ME IT SURE GOING TO SLAM INTO MY CAR. I HEARD A LOT OF COMPLAINT SIMILAR TO WHAT I EXPERIENCED. IN MY OPINION ITS A MANUFACTURERS DEFECT THAT SHOULD BE LOOK ON AND NEEDS A THOROUGH INVESTIGATION IN ORDER TO AVOID ACCIDENT AND ROAD MISHAPS.

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TAKATA RECALL: DRIVING VW JETTA HYBRID WITH MY FAMILY AS I REMEMBER PASSING 2 SET OF LIGHTS AS WE LEFT OUR HOUSE, WHEN WE STOPPED ON THE THIRD RED LIGHT MY ENGINE STARTED IDLING, LIKE EVERY SECOND GAS ENGINE WOULD STOP AND TURN BACK ON. SO IT KEEPS DOING IT ALL THE TIME ON D POSITION, AND WHEN TRANSMISSION ON N POSITION THE ENGINE JUST KEEPS GOING. THE SAD THING IS THAT YOU THINK THE CAR WITH 22,000 MI ON IT, SHOULD NOT HAVE MAJOR ISSUES LIKE THIS.

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A FEW MONTHS BACK AN ERROR CAME UP ON MY DASH SAYING "HYBRID WORKSHOP." I CALLED THE DEALERSHIP AND THEY SAID IT WAS REGULAR FOR MY CAR TO SAY THAT AT ABOUT 68K AND THAT I WOULD SOON NEED A HYBRID SYSTEMS CHECK. THAT LIGHT WENT OFF THE VERY NEXT DAY SO I DIDN'T STRESS IT. SOON AFTER MY CAR BEGAN ACTING FUNNY WHEN COMING TO COMPLETE STOPS, THE VEHICLE WOULD JOLT BACK INTO MOTION CAUSING A HARD BREAKING MOTION TO OCCUR. SOON AFTER MY TRANSMISSION FAILED AS I WAS PARKING. I WAS IN REVERSE AND THE CAR SUDDENLY STOPPED REVERSING AND BEGAN TO REV LOUDLY BEFORE JUMPING BACK INTO REVERSE AND THEN BACK TO REVVING. AFTER TRANSMISSION FAILURE, I BROUGHT IT TO THE DEALER AND THE DEALERSHIP SAID IT MAY BE MY MECHATRONICS UNIT, AFTER TAKING THE MECHATRONICS UNIT OUT THEY DETERMINED IT WAS INDEED THE TRANSMISSION. I'VE READ OF A RECALL FOR THIS VERY SAME PROBLEM HUNDREDS OF TIMES ONLINE AFTER SEARCHING IT, YET MY VIN ISN'T CONNECTED TO ANY RECALLS ON VWS WEBSITE.

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RECEIVED A HYBRID SYSTEM ERROR ON 01/02/2018 WHILE DRIVING TO WORK JUST WITHIN MY NEIGHBORHOOD, THEN IT DISAPPEARED AND I NOTICED THE GAS MILEAGE WAS GETTING WAY OUT OF CONTROL (USUALLY GET 50/GAL, THEN GOT LESS THAN 30/GAL). I KNEW SOMETHING WAS OFF ESPECIALLY SINCE I HAVE BEEN ASKING THE DEALER TO CHECK THE TRANSMISSION AT 53K (HAD A PREVIOUS JETTA WITH TRANSMISSION ISSUES). AFTER KEEPING MY CAR FOR A MONTH, THE DEALER PUT IN A CLUTCH ONLY TO CALL BACK TO SAY THEY NOW NEEDED A FULL TRANSMISSION AND IT WOULD HAVE TO BE INSPECTED AND TESTED BY THE WARRANT COMPANY. ANOTHER 15 DAYS AND THE TRANSMISSION WAS FINALLY ADDED. THE TRANSMISSION HAS BEEN FIXED BUT THE GAS MILLAGE HAS NOT BEEN RESTORED. CALLED THE DEALER AND SAID THAT I AM BRINGING IT BACK AT THE END OF THE WEEK. AFTER HAVE BOTH A REGULAR 2009 AND A 2013 JETTA HYBRID WITH THE SAME ISSUE, I NO LONGER WANT ANYTHING TO DO WITH VW VEHICLES.

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THE HYBRID SYSTEM DRIVE HAS FAILED, FUEL DOOR ACTUATOR PART THAT WAS RECOMMENDED IS INCORRECT IN THEIR SYSTEM. I THINK THEY HAVE DIFFICULT ISSUES WITH READING MY VIN BECAUSE MY CAR ACTUALLY HAS NUMEROUS RECALLS BUT AREN'T SEEN. EMISSION REPAIRS HAVE BEEN DONE AND NOT RESOLVED. AFTER THOSE REPAIRS BY VW DEALERSHIP UNDER WARRANTY, THE HYBRID SYSTEM FAILED AND NOW DOES NOT ENGAGE THE ELECTRIC MOTOR

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2013 JETTA HYBRID 7 SPEED TRANSMISSION FAILED AT 63K. TRANSMISSION DASH LIGHT DIDN'T ILLUMINATE BUT RATHER THE HYBRID ERROR MESSAGE...WHICH SHOULD BE COVERED UNDER THE 100K HYBRID WARRANTY. VW SAYS I NEED TO PAY EVEN THOUGHT THERE IS A HUGE PROBLEM WITH THESE TRANSMISSIONS FAILING.

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MY 2013 VOLKSWAGEN JETTA HYBRID WAS AMONGST THOSE WITH THE GEARBOX OIL RECALL. IT WAS MANUFACTURED IN DECEMBER OF 2012, AND THE GEARBOX OIL WAS REPLACED IN DECEMBER 2013 BY THE DEALERSHIP. LIKE OTHERS WHO WERE A PART OF THIS RECALL, MY VEHICLE HAS SUFFERED FROM GRINDING NOISES AND LURCHING WHEN DRIVING IN REVERSE DOWN THE SLOPE OF MY DRIVEWAY. IT ALSO WILL LURCH AT TIMES WHEN TRYING TO SHIFT FROM 1ST TO 2ND (WITH THE AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION), AND NOW THE VEHICLE IS HAVING ISSUES WHERE THE ENGINE KICKS ON WHILE IDLING FOR TWO SECONDS, SHUTS OFF FOR ONE SECOND, AND THEN KICKS BACK ON FOR TWO SECONDS. I TOOK THE CAR INTO A VW DEALERSHIP IN JUNE THAT TOLD ME MY TRANSMISSION NEEDED TO BE REPLACED AND THAT IT WOULD COST $6,300 BECAUSE MY VEHICLE WAS NO LONGER IN WARRANTY (~95,000 MILES, 2.5 YEARS OF DRIVING). AFTER READING SEVERAL OF THE COMPLAINTS THAT SHARE THIS SAME ISSUE, IT APPEARS THAT VOLKSWAGEN TRIED TO MAKE THINGS RIGHT BY REPLACING THE CORROSIVE OIL INITIALLY USED, BUT THAT THE TIME THE OIL WAS A PART OF THE GEARBOX, SUFFICIENT DAMAGE WAS DONE TO REDUCE THE LIFE OF THE TRANSMISSION. I HAVE REACHED OUT TO VW AND THEY SIMPLY STATE THAT THEY CHANGED THE OIL (12 MONTHS AFTER IT WAS IN THE GEAR BOX AND A PART OF THE TRANSMISSION) AND THAT THE WARRANTY HAS PASSED AND THAT I WILL HAVE TO PAY THE COST. I AM VERY CONCERNED THAT I WILL TRY AND ACCELERATE FROM A STOPPED POSITION AND BE UNABLE TO DRIVE BECAUSE OF THE ISSUES DESCRIBED BY OTHERS. THE VW DEALERSHIP PREDICTED THAT THIS WILL HAPPEN AT SOME POINT, AND THAT I SHOULD DRIVE IT UNTIL IT DOES AND THEN GET THE VEHICLE REPAIRED. I BELIEVE THIS IS A SYSTEMIC ISSUE TIED TO THIS GROUP OF PREVIOUSLY RECALLED VW'S AND THAT A RECALL SHOULD BE PUT IN PLACE TO REQUIRE THEY REPAIR THE TRANSMISSION.

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ERROR CODE P309D, EXPERIENCED LOSS OF POWER WHILE DRIVING. CAR WOULD NOT GO INTO HYBRID MODE, THEN 1 DAY LATER, EXPERIENCED LOSS OF POWER WHILE DRIVING. VOLKSWAGEN HAS RECALLED SAME MODEL AND YEAR, HOWEVER THEY SAID MY VIN WAS NOT INCLUDED. GEAR SHIFT BOX REPLACED UNDER RECALL IN 2014. VOLKSWAGEN CUSTOMER SERVICE WILL NOT ASSIST WITH THE REPAIR OR INCLUDE IT IN THE RECENT NEW RECALL. WHILE DRIVING AND PRESSING THE GAS PETAL, THE CAR WON'T MOVE FORWARD AND FEELS LIKE ITS STUCK IN NEUTRAL. HAS TO TURN OFF AND IN THE CAR TO GO 50 FT. CAR ISN'T DRIVEABLE OR SAFE.

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MECHATONICS UNIT KEEPS FAILING. CAR EITHER LOSES DRIVE COMPLETELY OR SHIFTING BECOMES VERY ROUGH WHICH CREATES A HUGE SAFETY ISSUE ESPECIALLY WHEN ENTERING TRAFFIC. THE MECHATRONICS UNIT FAILED ON THIS CAR IN FEBRUARY OF 2016, WITHOUT ABOUT 80,000 MILES ON THE VEHICLE. THE UNIT WAS REPLACED, BUT THE REPLACEMENT UNIT FAILED IN OCTOBER OF 2017 WITH ABOUT 120,000 MILES. THERE WAS A SAFETY RECALL OF 2013 JETTA HYBRIDS, BUT THIS PARTICULAR VIN DOESN'T SEEM TO BE COVERED BY THAT RECALL, AND YET IT HAS THE EXACT SAME SYMPTOMS AS THE RECALLED UNITS.

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WE PURCHASED OUR 2013 JETTA IN NOVEMBER 2016 FROM CASEY CHEVROLET, A "CERTIFIED USED VEHICLE" DEALERSHIP IN OUR AREA. A COUPLE MONTHS AFTER THE PURCHASE, WE WERE HAVING TROUBLE WITH THE CAR STALLING AS WELL AS TRANSMISSION TROUBLES. THE VEHICLE HAS STALLED ON MY PREGNANT WIFE AND 2 YEAR OLD AT LEAST FOUR TIMES. ONCE SHE WAS AT A STOP LIGHT AND IT COMPLETELY SHUT DOWN, THE NEXT SHE WAS IN A FAST FOOD DRIVE-THROUGH LINE, THE THIRD TIME SHE WAS TRYING TO MANEUVER A TURN, AND THE FINAL TIME SHE WAS BACKING OUT OF THE BABYSITTERS DRIVE WAY. WITH RESPECT TO THE TRANSMISSION, THERE HAVE BEEN MANY INSTANCES WHERE EITHER SHE OR I WOULD BE ATTEMPTING TO MERGE OR JUST NEED TO PICK UP SPEED AND IN BETWEEN SHIFTS THE CAR WOULD HESITATE AND THEN SHIFT VERY AGGRESSIVELY. WE HAVE CONTACTED THE DEALERSHIP MULTIPLE TIMES AND EACH TIME WE TAKE IT IN THEY CAN'T FIND A PROBLEM SO THEY GIVE US THE CAR BACK. ON THE OTHER HAND, THEY HAVE "SOLVED" THE TRANSMISSION PROBLEM TWICE ONLY FOR IT TO REAPPEAR AT A LATER TIME. THEY HAVE REFUSED TO REPLACE THE VEHICLE OR REFUND US THE PURCHASE PRICE. WE HAVE ALSO CONTACTED VOLKSWAGEN WHO LIKEWISE REFUSES TO REFUND OR REPLACE THEIR PRODUCT. RIGHT NOW THE CAR IS PARKED IN OUR DRIVEWAY BECAUSE WE DO NOT FEEL IT IS SAFE TO DRIVE. MY WIFE IS NOW DRIVING MY TRUCK AND I AM IN MY OLDER CAR FROM COLLEGE. ALL THE WHILE, PAYMENTS STILL HAVE TO BE MADE WHICH IS VERY FRUSTRATING. I FEEL THAT TWO COMPANIES I THOUGHT WERE TRUSTWORTHY HAVE TAKEN ADVANTAGE OF MY FAMILY AND I.

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2013 VW JETTA HYBRID THE VECHILES FELT LIKE IT WAS CUTTING IN AND OUT AT EVER STOP AND JERKED US BACK AND FORTH ALITTLE.. AFTER RETURNING TO NORTH COAST AUTOMALL OF AKRON. THEY SAID THAT WAS NORMAL THAT ALL HYBRIDS DID THAT.. SO YES I WAS EXCITED HAVEN'T HAD A NEW CAR IN ALONG TIME . AFTER WILLING AND DEALING WITH BANKS THEY SAID WE NEED 1500.00 DOWN AND YOU MUST BUY THIS EXTENDED WARRANTY OR ALL BETS OFF. NOT TRYING TO FIGHT WITH ANYONE AT THE TIME MY GIRL WAS UPSET AND DIDN'T WANT TO PAY ANOTHER 2500 FOR THIS WARRANTY THAT WE TOLD FIXED ANYTHING ON THIS CAR.. AFTER FINALLY JUST SAYING SCREW IT GUESS YOU NEVER KNOW WHAT KIND OF PROBLEMS MAY COME. SO THEY PROMISED ME A NEW TIRE AND GAVE ME A PLATINUM EXTENDED WARRANTY PACKET SENT US ON ARE WAY . ALSO INCLUDE WAS THE VECHILES HAD LIGHT DAMAGE TO IT NOTHING MAJOR..., SO AFTER DRIVING THE CAR FOR A COUPLE DAYS NOTICE SERIOUS STAKING LIKE AND JERKY BAD .. SO TOOK IT BACK TO DEAL TO GET TIRE PUT ON AND VECHILES CHECKED WENT TO MALL ACROSS STREET TO COME BACK TO WE CAN'T GET UR CAR RUNNING IT JUST WON'T START.. SO AFTER LEAVING IN A LENDER CAR LET ME REMIND YOU THE CAR I JUST GOT 3 DAYS BEFORE.. SO DAVE WALTERS VW DEALERSHIP CALLS AND SAY NEED A MECHTRONIC UNIT.. .. SO AT 63000 MILES THEY SAID LOOKS LIKE IT'S GOING BE ABOUT 3,000 TO FIXS.. ONLY 3,000 MILES OUT OF POWERTRAIN WARRANTY VW CORP.. TELLS ME POWELL WE CAN'T HELP YOU THIS MATTER HAS BEEN RESOLVED YEARS AGO.. SO AFTER FIGHTING WITH VW AND NCOAST I PRETTY MUCH WAS SO AFTER MONTHS OF FIGHTING BACK AND FORTH SUMMER HITS.. NO A/C AND VW OF BRUNSWICK TELLS ME 500.00 AND WELL FIX THE A/C AND GET YOUR EXTENDED WARRANTY TO FIXED THE TRANNY.. SO AFTER DAYS OF A LOANER AGAIN I'M BACK AT SQUARE WELL YOUR EXTENDED WARRANTY DOESN'T AFTER MONTHS AND MONTHS OF GETTING PUSHED AROUND BYE LAIRS , FRAUD , FALSE INFO AND SOLD A FALSE EXTENDED WARRANTY AND VW CORP THAT DOESN'T WANT

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