# \#jetta-sportwagen

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## [Jetta Wagon Won't Start After Welding](https://community.cartalk.com/t/jetta-wagon-wont-start-after-welding/179671)

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**Author:** [@etaii](https://community.cartalk.com/u/etaii)\
**Replies:** 15\
**Last updated:** [October 5, 2021, 2:45pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/jetta-wagon-wont-start-after-welding/179671 "2021-10-05T14:45:38Z")

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Hey guys. New here. I had a Body shop weld a huge part (from another 2014 Jetta Wagon) from the driver fender to the back driver door due to an accident. Now the ignition won’t even come on. Only basic things like headl…

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## [2013 Jetta – Mysterious stalling](https://community.cartalk.com/t/2013-jetta-mysterious-stalling/179164)

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**Author:** [@jfb\_177048](https://community.cartalk.com/u/jfb_177048)\
**Replies:** 7\
**Last updated:** [September 4, 2021, 11:12pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/2013-jetta-mysterious-stalling/179164 "2021-09-04T23:12:13Z")

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I’m having a mysterious problem with my 2013 Jetta Sportwagen S. About a year ago it started stalling at random times. Always at low RPM — either stopped, at low speed, or when coasting. Sometimes even on the highway wh…

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## [2002 Volkswagen Jetta SportWagen - continuous thump](https://community.cartalk.com/t/2002-volkswagen-jetta-sportwagen-continuous-thump/169698)

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**Author:** [@Jetta59](https://community.cartalk.com/u/Jetta59)\
**Replies:** 1\
**Last updated:** [September 9, 2020, 2:40am UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/2002-volkswagen-jetta-sportwagen-continuous-thump/169698 "2020-09-09T02:40:21Z")

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continuous thumping noise from Right front fender area from 30 miles an hour or more. Noise goes away when accelerater peddle is released. alignment is good. tires are new no accident history 112000 miles

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## [Help diagnosing sportwagen rear disk brake issue](https://community.cartalk.com/t/help-diagnosing-sportwagen-rear-disk-brake-issue/166623)

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**Author:** [@gmcinnes](https://community.cartalk.com/u/gmcinnes)\
**Replies:** 20\
**Last updated:** [July 30, 2020, 10:48am UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/help-diagnosing-sportwagen-rear-disk-brake-issue/166623 "2020-07-30T10:48:41Z")

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Guys, I need help determining an issue with a rear disk brake. Pulled the wheel because I was hearing whisssh , whissh sound there, twice per rotation. I suspected a brake pad dragging twice per rotation (rotor warped?)…

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## [Should a front rotor spin freely all the way around?](https://community.cartalk.com/t/should-a-front-rotor-spin-freely-all-the-way-around/165675)

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**Author:** [@gmcinnes](https://community.cartalk.com/u/gmcinnes)\
**Replies:** 12\
**Last updated:** [June 16, 2020, 9:13pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/should-a-front-rotor-spin-freely-all-the-way-around/165675 "2020-06-16T21:13:03Z")

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Hi: Trying to diagnose wheel speed related “swish, swish, swish” sound. “Ah!”, I think. Sounds like a brake pad binding, on a rotor that’s not quite true. Off I go to remove the wheel, and sure enough, when I turn th…

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## [Car Won't Start After Two Days of No Use](https://community.cartalk.com/t/car-wont-start-after-two-days-of-no-use/162996)

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**Author:** [@dannyd1221\_166505](https://community.cartalk.com/u/dannyd1221_166505)\
**Replies:** 5\
**Last updated:** [April 19, 2020, 1:09am UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/car-wont-start-after-two-days-of-no-use/162996 "2020-04-19T01:09:40Z")

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My girlfriend has a 2012 Jetta Sportswagen TDI that has a brand new battery in it. We put the new battery in this winter after her car was having a really hard time starting in the colder temps. It seemed to be fine for …

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## [Locating sunroof leak from 2012 Volkswagen Jetta SportWagen](https://community.cartalk.com/t/locating-sunroof-leak-from-2012-volkswagen-jetta-sportwagen/157558)

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**Author:** [@RobertCuthbert](https://community.cartalk.com/u/RobertCuthbert)\
**Replies:** 7\
**Last updated:** [January 31, 2020, 3:57am UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/locating-sunroof-leak-from-2012-volkswagen-jetta-sportwagen/157558 "2020-01-31T03:57:32Z")

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I bought a used car with a panoramic sun roof. Very nice. Now the rains have come to Portland, OR and there is two gallons of water in the foot well on the driver’s side. I thought it was the sunroof as many people clai…

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## [2011 Volkswagen Golf conks out on first startup of the day](https://community.cartalk.com/t/2011-volkswagen-golf-conks-out-on-first-startup-of-the-day/156010)

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**Author:** [@Max27](https://community.cartalk.com/u/Max27)\
**Replies:** 1\
**Last updated:** [January 7, 2020, 2:34pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/2011-volkswagen-golf-conks-out-on-first-startup-of-the-day/156010 "2020-01-07T14:34:41Z")

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Our 2011 VW Golf wagon (Jetta Sportwagon in the US) has difficulty starting in the cold, until the engine has warmed up, after which point it starts fine for the rest of the day. The EPC light recently came on (elec. pow…

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## [2013 Volkswagen Jetta SportWagen - sudden transmission trouble](https://community.cartalk.com/t/2013-volkswagen-jetta-sportwagen-sudden-transmission-trouble/131501)

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**Author:** [@NicholasGKarabis](https://community.cartalk.com/u/NicholasGKarabis)\
**Replies:** 1\
**Last updated:** [December 28, 2018, 6:24pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/2013-volkswagen-jetta-sportwagen-sudden-transmission-trouble/131501 "2018-12-28T18:24:30Z")

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I bought a used 2013 vw jetta sportwagon. I had a transmission failure at 80,000 miles . It had only been serviced at the local dealer, with a fluid change at 30,000. At 80,000 miles the transmission started to buck goin…
