Transmission problems didn't show up until car warmed up (15-30 minutes of driving), then HARD downshift in around town driving. Stop lights, etc. Had transmission replaced for $2700. and a year later the car now has a loud thunk when car is started and put into reverse and when put back in park (sudden failure, no warning). The car is being towed back to repair shop, and I have no idea how much MORE money I will need to dump into this car. We are not hard on this car at all. I do not recommend anyone buy an 07 Jetta, but if you have to buy one the Wolfsburg 2.5L is NOT the car to buy.

While driving the car going about 70 miles an hour on the highway the car drops out of 4 gear and drops back to 1st. There is no warning and there is nothing that you can do to make it work. After driving it for a little bit and it pops back on and acts like nothing happened. this happened up until the point where one day which was yesterday it just would not get out of 1 gear. I am now told that the transmission is no good and that the valve body needs to be repaired which is basically a new transmission. Of course, it was not until I looked online that I see that this is a known issue and that it has been happening to many people who have HAD NOTHING DONE ABOUT IT. Never mind the fact that I could have been driving with my 4 year old daughter and got killed on the highway. I will call VW and ask them if this is how it is going to be or if they are going to do something about this because this can really hurt someone while they are driving on the highway.