2003 vw jetta manual transmission problems

While driving 70mph going up a hill he lost all power to the vehicle and it felt as if it was in neutral. After losing power it took about five seconds to reset it self. The warning lights illuminated on the instrument panel with codes. The vehicle was taken to a dealer the codes where removed. He was informed that the failure occurred from the usg in the transmission.

The vehicle is currently at the dealer being worked on. The failure mileage was 68, bl. Purchased a vw Jetta with dsg transmission. Have taken to dealer 3 times since purchasing for same problem. The transmission downshifts "clunks" hard in stop and go traffic primarily 2nd to 1st to neutral. This is worse the longer and hotter transmission gets. Also transmission jumps or surges forward or back after putting in drive or reverse.

This primarily happens when putting into gear with foot on brake, then taking foot off brake and slightly pressing accelerator pedal. The vehicle jumps several feet forward or reverse.

The dealer tells me that this is to be expected from a manual transmission that is operated by software. I like the car and have no problems with the transmission at highway speeds. They need to do something to"soften" the stop and go jerkiness of this supposedly cutting edge technology. I purchased a Volkswagen Jetta 1.

The engine was producing power, but something was wrong with the transmission. I smelled something burning transmission fluid, most likely and parked it immediately.

When I got home, I searched online for what it could be and it turns out I am not the only one this has happened to. There are countess others who have posted this same problem on various message boards and forums all over the internet. I am assuming that the repair shop is going to tell me that the transmission is shot and that I will need to replace it.

How can my previous car, a junker Hyundai accent with , miles at time of purchase last 36, more miles with a 5-speed manual, and a Jetta can't even last one day? I am infuriated because I just bought this car and have to make payments on it as well as repair the thing. This should be covered by vw as a recall. Unable to put car into gear while stopped or driving.

Replaced clutch,flywheel, pressure plate, throwout bearing. Dual mass flywheel failure on vw Jetta tdi with dsg transmission. Research shows this is not an isolated incident. Recalled in other countries.

Dangerous and very expensive situation. Worthy of investigation and recall. The clutch was replaced by the dealership in order to complete sale.

At purchase we were assured the clutch would last and not be an issue. This is the only way the sale was completed. Within 30, miles the clutch has gone out once more. The technician it was taken to reported that he receives at least 2 of the exact same car with the exact same issue per month.

Vw does not acknowledge that the pressure plate is defective and blames the driver. Any clutch is expected to last at least 90, miles. The part has been reported defective in previous models but is still not being corrected or acknowledged as a manufacturer defect, which it is.

The pressure plate, flywheel, and clutch disc are under-rated for the vehicles stock horsepower. The identical parts are found in other vw vehicles with up to 80 horsepower less.

The vehicle should have been recalled since the previous 2 models. The vehicles need to be recalled. When even a vw technician acknowledges that the parts are defective something needs to be done with vw America, requiring them to replace these parts at their expense with parts qualified to support the vehicles needs.

Engine stalls frequently, with delayed restart. The ecu will shut down the engine if the rpm falls, even momentarily, below some predetermined level, I observe this threshold at about rpm. The key must be cycled to the off position and then back to start to restart the vehicle, but once shut down, there is a brief delay before the ecu will engage the starter, leaving the driver of a stalled vehicle in possible harms way, with the key in the start position waiting for the engine to restart.

Discussion of this problem is often obfuscated by shame, denial and recriminations about drivers ability to adequately operate a manual trans and clutch. Very skilled drivers may never see the problem, but may also deny it. Many drivers, new to the car, are often unable to drive the vehicle at all. I, as a moderately skilled driver, after over a year driving the car everyday, still stall the vehicle periodically. Several problems with this car, and it's unfortunate.

Started about a year ago, at times my car will start at the turn of the ignition and sometimes it will not. I have also brought to vw's attention about my clutch, in particular is very heavy I have always driven manuals and again, at times I have difficulty shifting into 'r' and into '3rd' gear.

I would have to return shift into neutral; step on the clutch several times and I am able to get into 'r'. As far as '3rd' gear, its pretty tricky since I am moving!!!! We were heading up hill when suddenly traffic came to a crawl after a few minutes we started to smell something like burnt brake pads, we figured it was coming from the vehicles heading down hill braking friction, we did nothing of it until we pulled to the side of the road and lift open the hood then noticed that the smell was actually coming from our car engine compartment.

The incident took place on a Saturday, on the following Monday I called vw customer support to report the incident. The representative told me to take the car to the nearest vw dealership to be inspected, the dealership mechanic made the recommendation to have the clutch replaced, vw agreed to have it replaced under warranty.

However the new clutch is beginning to show the same sign of failure the car has only miles on it. I have heard from outside sources that main cause could be the dual mass flywheel it appears that this is happening to a lot of owners. Dealer blames bad driving habits when clearly a defective design.

Many others with same problem. A volkwagen Jetta 1. This alone is a serious danger due to the high rate of speed of these flying cast aluminum fragments let alone the complete loss of vehicle movement on possible busy routes. Currently I've been told that the warranty will not cover the repair due to owner abuse!

This vehicle has less than thirtyone thousand miles logged and has suffered catastrophic drive line failure due to poor engineering, no I've been told vw's mis engineering is my"the consumers" responsibility!. Knocking sound from passenger front, brought vehicle into dealer, they said they didn't hear any knocking.

The latest incident with this vw Jetta is one in which everything electric stops working. Now it happened again! Car smells like smoke and everything stops working. I get the runaround from the dealer, vista vw in pompano beach, FL.

They always seem to find something wrong with the car now that is not under warranty. Please investigate this - there is something wrong with these Jetta's! I have found 's of complaints on consumer sites about this car.

I am tired of paying my hard earned dollars to the dealer when this is an issue with the manufacturer of this car. Please do something for us consumers that are tired of being manipulated and overcharged for issues that should be the responsibility of the auto manufacturer.

This problem was fixed however occasionaly the brake lights still stay stuck on. This was also noted to VW. The second time I took my car in for a rattle in my clutch. I was told I would need to take my car on a test drive with a customer service rep? Customer service rep stated since she did not here this she could not let the actual tech look at it. I demanded the tech to look at it. Finally the tech and customer service rep told me I had a rattle in my clutch due to my bald tires.

VW dealer stated this was fixed. The next day this rattle was still there. I have taken this car in for a total of 3 times for this rattle. I have decided on getting a new non-VW car.

Not only has the car dissappointed me but the servcie poeple have treated me and my husband like ignorant consumers. On each of these visits to the VW dealer they have ahd to keep my car for numerous days, and never was I able to receive a rental, which resulted in me missing work and costing me more money. Search CarComplaints. I'm on 3rd transmission on my Jetta tdi wagon in less than one year. Original plus two failures replaced. Problems with rear window defogger and transmission. First it was my electrical.

By brake lights stayed on and the key less remote did not work I could not lock my car and non of the interior and exterior lights worked. I took this problem to vw and the said that I needed to make an appontment before they would help me. So I had to drive home with all these problems and make my appt. This problem was fixed however occasionaly the brake lights still stay stuck on.

This was also noted to vw. The second time I took my car in for a rattle in my clutch. I was told I would need to take my car on a test drive with a customer service rep? So I did and she stated she did not here anything and I told here that when I take the clutch out it does rattles very loud but when I push the clutch in the rattle stops.

Customer service rep stated since she did not here this she could not let the actual tech look at it. I demanded the tech to look at it. Finally the tech and customer service rep told me I had a rattle in my clutch due to my bald tires. My clutch still rattled. Vw dealer stated this was fixed. The next day this rattle was still there. I have taken this car in for a total of 3 times for this rattle. I have decided on getting a new non-vw car. Not only has the car dissappointed me but the servcie poeple have treated me and my husband like ignorant consumers.

On each of these visits to the vw dealer they have ahd to keep my car for numerous days, and never was I able to receive a rental, which resulted in me missing work and costing me more money. Other Power Train related problems of the Volkswagen Jetta. Power Train problems Power Train problems. Clutch problems. Automatic Transmission problems.