There are 3 owner-reported speed control & cruise complaints for the 2010 Volkswagen CCin NHTSA's database. These are unverified consumer reports and may not reflect confirmed defects.
I WAS DRIVING MY CAR HEADED OUT OF TOWN AND NOTICED WHILE DRIVING MY CAR STARTED TO ACCELERATING ON ITS ON ALMOST CAUSING ME TO ALMOST LOSE CONTROL AND HIT THE PERSON IN FRONT OF ME PUTTING ME AND MY FAMILY LIFE IN DANGER. WE ENDED UP TURNING AROUND TO HEAD BACK HOME AND ON THE WAY HOME WE STARTED SMELLING A STRONG GAS THE SMELL WAS SO LOUD WE ENDED UP PULLING OVER AND CALLING FOR A RIDE ALSO WHEN STOPPED AT A LIGHT OR STOP SIGN TO LONG I NOTICED THE VEHICLE WOULD JUMP OUT OF DRIVING AND SWITCH INTO A DIFFERENT GEAR ON IT'S OWN CASING ME TO HAVE TO PUT MY EMERGENCY SIGNAL LIGHTS ON AND RESTART THE VEHICLE IN ORDER TO GET IT BACK INTO DRIVING EVERYTIME THAT HAPPENED I WOULD NOTICE THAT THE D ON THE DASHBOARD WOULD BE GONE I ENDED UP TAKING MY VEHICLE TO THE DEALERSHIP VW IN BRADENTON FL SO IT COULD BE LOOKED AT IT HAD RECALLS IT THEY ALSO LISTED A FEW OTHER THINGS THEY NEEDED TO DO SO AFTER THEM SO CALLED FIXING IT THE COST I HAD TO PAY WAS $1,555.88 SO AS I LEFT I NOTICED THE ENGINE LIGHT WAS BACK ON THE CAR WAS STILL DOING THE SAME THING LIKE IT NEVER WAS FIXED I CALLED THE DEALER AND THEY TOLD ME TO BRING IT BACK NEXT FRIDAY I ENDED UP STOPPING TO TO CHECK MY OLI LEVEL AND NOTICED THAT VW DEALER MECHANIC FORGOT TO PUT MY OIL BACK IN MY CAR AFTER FIXING A SMALL DRIP THAT THEY SAID WASNT THAT ARGENT TO FIX AND IN I DECIDED TO GO AHEAD AND LET THEM DO ANYWAYS BEFORE I DROPPED MY CAR OFF TO VW I HAD JUST GOT A OIL CHANGE 2 DAYS BEFORE AT THIS POINT I'M SO HURT I'M A PATIENT OF 1 WITHOUT A CAR NOW ALL BECAUSE THE VW FORGOT TO PUT MY OIL BACK INTO MY CAR WHEN THEY GOT DONE MY CAR IS DESTROYED MY $1,555.88 >IS GONE MY MOTOR HAD NO OIL IN AND ALL I GOT WAS A SORRY EVERYTHING I WORKED WORKED HARD FROM WAS TAKEN AWAY FROM ME ALL IN A BLINK OF A EYE😢
POLICE OFFICER PULLED OVER MY VEHICLE DUE TO SPEEDING WHILE MY SPEEDOMETER READ THE EXACT SPEED LIMIT. MY SPEEDOMETER NEEDLE FLUCTUATES IN SPEED (MOVES UP AND DOWN RANDOMLY) EVEN WITH CRUISE CONTROL ON. ALSO SAME PROBLEM FOR THE TACHOMETER. THIS IS A DEFECTIVE ITEM AND CAN CAUSE AND OR ACCUMULATE TO A CAR ACCIDENT AND OR DEATH. I HAVE READ ON COUNTLESS FORUMS OF VOLKSWAGEN OWNERS STATING THEIR NEWER VOLKSWAGEN MODELS HAVE INCORRECT SPEED READINGS I HAVE EVEN CHECKED WITH A HANDHELD GPS SYSTEM AND IT DID NOT READ WHAT WAS DISPLAYED ON MY SPEEDOMENTER.
AS I BEGAN TO ACCELERATE, THE CAR STARTED JERKING AND THERE WAS HESITATION IN ACCELERATION. ADDITIONALLY, THE CAR FAILED TO REVERSE WHEN PUT IN GEAR. *JS
Complaints are unverified consumer reports submitted to NHTSA. A high complaint count may reflect vehicle popularity, not defect severity. Data sourced from NHTSA public records.
Data synced from NHTSA on Apr 26, 2026