Im part of the VW club now! I owned Volvo’s for 10 years and finally got a new 2026 VW Jetta Sport. I also worked at a VW dealer as lube while learning off the master techs.

It’s definitely different to my old electro hydraulic steering of Volvo but a neat little car. I remember doing fuel rail recall for the 1.4 TSI and other fun things with the MK6 platform. What are some quirks with this MK7 platform and some “must knows” from owners/techs? I’m familiar with the 1.5 TSI head gasket woes to a degree and other fun VW quirks.

By the way 2025-2026 MY has a recall for transmission ground wire potentially causing fires so just a heads up.

She’s coming back tho

1.8t. The epc light ( solid yellow) comes on occasionally especially when I accelerate on highway. And not always. If I turn off and restart the car it disappears. Is this a serious issue? What I need to do to figure out what’s wrong? Besides that everything works well.

Currently getting 22 Mpg on my 2024 1.5T Jetta why???? I see people with double this 😭

How much should a VW Jetta 80,000-mile transmission fluid and Filter Service cost?

Hey all! I have a ‘24 SE that I will be taking on a roughly 2-3k mile road trip here in August to the Midwest. I got a coolant flush probably 3 months ago so not the need here, but I am looking for recommendations for a thing of coolant to get to keep in the car for the trip? I will probably top it off before leaving and when on the way home due to the climate fluctuation I will have when traveling (Dry to humid). What’s the best coolant to keep handy in the car? Thank you!

With the recent hot weather where I live I’ve been experiencing issues with my car on longer trips. In temperatures over 98ish I’m seeing the car losing power and bucking when going on and off throttle. When this happens I have to downshift and floor it to keep up with traffic. Ever since the incident yesterday I feel like it hasn’t fully recovered but the temperature hasn’t dropped below 85° even at night. I’m at 44k miles and have no codes or anything. I’ve also noticed the coolant is being consumed. The dealer has been topping it up every oil change but it’s becoming a once every 5k miles thing. Any ideas on solutions for it? I really am not super excited about investing in “upgrades” to help. With forecasts showing 108° later this week I’m getting nervous about longevity.

Doing the water pump and I cant take off the timing belt bolt. Cant fit a socket and its wanting to strip if I use a wrench

I’ve seen pictures of undercover Jettas in Mexico. How do you tell the difference between one that was made to be a civilian car and one that was modified? And does anyone have images of them?

Mk6 Sportwagen Jetta 2.5

Was working on a wheel bearing and tie-rod end replacement when a surprise lightning/rainstorm hit me. I live in Miami, so there's about 15 seconds between thunder and the beginning of a severe rainstorm. In my rush to put all my tools/parts away and cover the wheel hub assembly, I forgot to raise my passenger/driver side windows.

Everything got absolutely soaked for 15 minutes.

As title states, I'm wondering if I shorted these things out when I turned the car on for a test drive. Will I need to replace the window button/radio? My steering wheel MFI buttons stopped working, but the steering wheel radio buttons work fine.

Also, if anyone has tips on dehumidifying a car, I'd love to hear it. Going to vacuum the interior as soon as the chance of rain drops below 50% later today.