2013 Volkswagen Jetta Hybrid Electrical system Problems

“I drove home from work and the car was perfectly fine. I pulled into my garage parked and turned the car off. The next morning I got into my car to go to work. I started the vehicle and put it in reverse and the vehicle did not move after I let off the brake. So I shifted the car back into park and as soon as I let off the brake the vehicle violently jerked forward and then the entire car and electrical system shut off.”

“We own a vw Jetta Hybrid have approx. 70k miles. Vw has advised we need to replace a mechatron unit to the cost of approx. $2000. Have been reading that there are massive issues with this part and that this should be a recall. Please advise.”

“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. …”

“I'm really frustrated here with Volkswagen it seems like every since the beginning of the year january the car's been in the shop more than I've been at the doctor. At first it was the water pump for the turbo they had to be replaced then two weeks after I got that repaired it was the brake sensor then a week after that it was the vacuum pump for the brakes, and the work doesn't stop from there it seems like from there I had to get a repair kit it's a seal that goes between the transmission and the engine including the dual clutch for the hybrid and engine transmission. …”

“I was driving on a 2 lane street when the check hybrid flashed on my dash. The car still continued to drive normal on engine power but would no longer switch into hybrid mode. I took the car to the dealer the next day and was told that the clutch that switches the electric motor to the transmission was bad and the whole transmission needed to be replaced. I found that odd because the transmission ran fine when running on the gas engine only. The dealer also stated that the repair would not be under warranty because my car has 73000 miles and the powertrain coverage ends at 60000. …”