Tugging occurs, but rarely. The car drives smoothly but will do a bit of a tugging. It had this problem for a while ever since it was purchased back in 2015 it was worse at those times but fixed throughout the years. I've invested major money to get the transmission, motor, and so on of what the mechanic has told me of the problems the car has had fixed.

- Santa Barbara, CA, USA

The transmission is terribly made. There is also an issue with the fuel injection that does not allow the car to receive the correct fuel as well as the gas tank. The car jerks because of the gas tank and the codes read ad if the cap needs to be replaced but the whole gas tank needs to be replaced.

- Palm Coast, FL, USA

2005 VW.Jetta - VIN# [xxx]. the transmission shifts hard & down shift hard when the car has run for a period of time during travel. Also, the faulty air bag light comes on when the car is first started and may show intermittently while driving. The catalytic converter & 02 sensor have been replaced but the codes still show when put on the machine. The ignition key gets stuck in the ignition. Information redacted pursuant to the Freedom Of Information Act (FOIA), 5 U.S.C. 552(B)(6).

- Clio, SC, USA

My car haves all the gears highlighted on the display and occasionally when I'm driving it gets stuck on a low gear when I come to a complete stop and try to start going or if im in the highway it all of a sudden decides to shift to neutral gear making me slow down all of a sudden with potential to hit the person behind me or creating a catastrophic accident with many injuries or even death to does I might hit just because of my faulty transmission and I have look up the problem and there are many people with the same transmission trouble the NHTSA send a recall for the 2009-2010 but the previous models have also the same problems for it so please at least open an investigation about it so that way me and my fellow drivers understand the problem that keeps going on.

- Shamokin, PA, USA

The contact owns a 2005 Volkswagen Jetta. While driving 65 mph, the vehicle did not accelerate when the accelerator pedal was depressed. The vehicle had to be turned off and restarted to remedy the failure. The dealer was not notified. The manufacturer was contacted and did not assist. The vehicle was not diagnosed or repaired. The failure mileage was 279,000. The VIN was not available. Consumer stated incident happens when driving in the rain.

- Clifton, NJ, USA

Axle bolts worked loose and axle punctured transmission housing on drivers side with out warning.

- South River, NJ, USA

We have a 2005.5 VW Jetta and have been experiencing hard shifting while driving for about a year and half. More recently the gears are stalling to shift we were driving in a local street when our car would not shift into 4th gear the engine would rev but would not shift. It is very unsafe for this to happen when you are on busy roads or merging on to highways etc. We have not used our car since and our mechanic told us it was U safe to drive. I can't believe VW has not taken ownership for there mistake and make a recall. Our car just passed 100,000K and should not be having this problem. To fix the problem we were told its the valve body and the part itself is $1,200 not including labor cost.

- Wallkill, NY, USA

I have an early model mkv tdi Jetta, with around 87,000 miles on it. Yesterday, on the way home, the dsg dual mass flywheel let go with pieces of metal coming out onto the road and traffic. I looked up this on the tdiclub site and found numerous issues with this part in early production, which is not part of maintenance. Is there a safety recall or other tsb on this? I cant drive the car and just made it home. It was scarey.

- Ashford, CT, USA

The reason for the late post is that I just discovered this site. I purchased my 2005 VW Jetta brand new in 2005. It had 61 miles on it. I had the car for about 5 months when it was shifting very hard and nearly snapping my neck. I took the vehicle to the VW dealership over 30 times within a years time and they continued to tell me nothing was wrong. They kept the car and drove it and it of course it would not happen while they drove it. They actually told me I was driving the car incorrectly (what that means I don't know). I was unaware of the lemon law at the time. The car continued to shift extremely hard. Finally after it went back for the 30th time I demanded that they keep the car and drive it until it happened. Finally after 2 weeks (they actually gave me a loaner) the mechanic called me stating that it nearly snapped his neck and that they would put in a new transmission (rebuilt mind you). After getting it back about 2 weeks later the car would not go in reverse and was making the worst noise ever but I continued to drive it to the dealership. They had to replace the transmission once again (another rebuilt transmission). The other issue I had was the locks on the car. Some of the doors lock with the key fob while the back doors don't work with the fob or the switch on the door panel. This is frustrating when you have children and need to lock and unlock the car and get them in and out.

- Milwaukee, WI, USA

There is a problem with transmission of Jettas once I was on the highway and my vehicle stalled I was lucky as there were no vehicle behind me other wise that would have been a catastrophic situation for both me and the driver behind me. I pull over the shoulder and waited and started the vehicle I was able to drive after some time. This is a known issue for all the Jettas Volkswagen knows about this and they extended the warranty for sometime. This problem with transmission valve body happens after certain miles. I am out of this coverage and this is a safety issue and I would request that there should be a safety recall so that this should not happen with any one else. Please take action as soon as possible.

- Des Plaines, IL, USA

The contact owns a 2005 Volkswagen Jetta. While driving 50 mph, the vehicle stalled without warning. The vehicle was taken to a dealer where it was diagnosed that the transmission failed. The vehicle was not repaired. The manufacturer was notified of the failure. The failure mileage was 93,000.

- Salt Lake City, UT, USA

The contact owns a 2005 Volkswagen Jetta. While driving approximately 35 mph, the vehicle failed to shift gears. The vehicle was taken to a dealer. The technician diagnosed that the valve body needed to be replaced. The vehicle was repaired; however, the failure recurred. The manufacturer was notified of the failure. The failure mileage was 76,500.

- Tarzana, CA, USA

I bought the car in March of 2012 and on the way home I noticed that the car wasn't shifting at the appropriate times and there was a transmission issue. After I got home I called the dealer and ask them of the car had any previous issues with the transmission, he said no and naturally I had to replace the transmission that was compatible. 2 years later I am now having the same issue with the car and I did research and noticed I am not the only one there are hundreds of people I have my car and are having the same exact issue I am. That being said this isn't a coincidence and I am in the same situation I wasn't two years ago having to pay $1200 for a fixed or a new transmission. The reason I know this is when the car is in first it doesn't want to shift to second and has a bump at every other gear.if it was just me I would understand but there are multiple forums this issue has caused people. I can't tell you how to dissatisfied I am about this because I love my car and I can't keep affording to replace the transmission. I hope this can be fixed in the favor of the hundreds of people experiencing this thank you.

- Cape Coral , FL, USA

I have been having issues on my 2005.5 VW Jetta for the last several months with it shifting hard or not going into gear. It happens every time the car is driven, so much to the point that I will not let my daughter or wife drive the car as I do not feel it is safe for them. They have been stuck in the middle of the road and the car would just sit there and rev, but never engage in drive or it would shift so hard that they felt like they had whiplash. I took it to a repair shop and they told me it needs a new transmission with the price somewhere between $3-5K, probable close to $7K if you go to the dealer. After doing some research online, it appears this is a common issue and VW is aware of the problem, but so far not willing to do something about it. It is a safety issue and should not take a person dying for them to correct the issue. I have been a loyal VW owner for years, but am not willing to risk the life of my family for a company who does not care about their consumers. This is an issue that needs to be addressed immediately.

- Maineville, OH, USA

I brought my car in for an early 65K mile service because I noticed my transmission was not shifting properly & was getting progressively worse. I thought having the 85K service done would take care of that, it didn't & it got worse, so I brought it back to the dealer. The dealer indicated that the valve body was faulty & that it would cost $1000+ to fix. I just paid over $1000 for the K maintenance & other repairs; I can't afford the additional expense. [xxx], in the service department, stated that the issue was "?not that bad, ...that they see much worse, ?won't be a problem to keep driving it...". I wasn't convinced that a malfunctioning valve body wouldn't cause additional problems, because when I am driving it feels like the transmission is about to drop out of the car & the car hesitates to the point that it is not safe! information redacted pursuant to the Freedom Of Information Act (FOIA), 5 U.S.C. 552(B)(6).

- Gilbert, AZ, USA

I was driving on the freeway when an accident in front of me caused me to abruptly stop. In order for me to back up and go around, I had to get out the vehicle and push it backwards during rush hour traffic.

- Sacramento, CA, USA

The car would buck and buck then go into gear, then it would buck get stuck in 3rd or 4th gear I would have to turn the car off let it sit then turn it back on. The prnds panel would all light up and stay on and sometimes go off if the car sat for like 2-3 days but the light would stay on and the car would do the same thing. The transmission went out the mechanic stated the 3rd or 4th gear was stripped and that it will cost me anywhere from 4K to7K to get it fixed.

- Saint Louis, MO, USA

I have a VW Jetta 2005 that has the 2.5 engine. For the last three months, the automatic transmission has started shifting gears by itself in hard shifts, mostly from 1st to 2nd at odd times. I was told this was a known problem in the vws and required a transmission rebuild. (I've heard that a number of time). I had to have the transmission rebuilt at a cost of $4,000 to end the problem.

- Washington, DC, USA

I wrote to you about a month ago about recalling the 2005 Jetta. Nothing came out of it. It is my firm belief that there is something wrong with the transmission. Google the problems with the 2005 Jetta and you will see tons about complaints regarding their transmission woes. Please be objective in your investigation.

- Fairfield, CA, USA

We bought this car from a first owner in 2010 for my daughter who was then a senior at uc davis. No problem for the first 2 years but 2013 seems to be the beginning of some problems. The most major one is the transmission. There is a slippage on 2nd, 3rd, and 4th gears. There is a jolt accompanying the slippage and if there is a baby onboard, I probably feel the baby will be suffering some kind of pain. Checked the internet for similar complaints from owners of the same model and seems this is a common problem with the 2005 Jetta but there was no recall. Please investigate.

- Fairfield, CA, USA