Problem with my 07 jetta

Asked by Dudleyh82 May 30, 2020 at 11:14 PM about the 2007 Volkswagen Jetta Wolfsburg Edition

Question type: Maintenance & Repair

My jetta I bought the other day and was driving it
home when it made some kind of noise under the
hood. The mass air flow was unplugged because it
wouldn't run with it plugged in at all. I pull over kill it
and get out of the car. A few mins later I get back
into the car to move it to the shade and after
starting the motor white smoke goes out from
under the hood so much you could hardly see
threw it. After letting it set a while I drove it back
home and it did the same thing at home. I kill it and
start back and the smoke rolls. The muffler is
broke someplace up close to the motor and this
time I see a plug of some kind open on the end of
my motor and a small amount of oil had came out.
It never got hot and ran good the whole time. I
never had this happen before any help will be great
I'm stuck on this one?

1 Answer

41,240

White smoke like a smoke screen is a clear indication you are burning coolant. Usually that means head gasket time. Usua;;y that runs you around $1K for parts and labor. You'll also want to the exhaust fixed and look at replacing the MAF. Good Luck on your new purchase.

Your Answer:

Own this car?

Share your experience with others.

2007 Volkswagen Jetta

Review another car

CarGurus Experts

  • #1
    Deathjam4
    Reputation
    12,620
  • #2
    Goodwrench707
    Reputation
    5,410
  • #3
    o_jayne
    Reputation
    2,680
View All

Know more, shop wisely

Search

Related Models For Sale

Used Volkswagen Jetta GLI
56 Great Deals out of 1,764 listings starting at $5,595
Used Volkswagen Passat
324 Great Deals out of 4,060 listings starting at $1,000
Used Honda Civic
1,297 Great Deals out of 26,038 listings starting at $997
Used Honda Accord
1,522 Great Deals out of 30,102 listings starting at $1,200
Used Toyota Camry
2,124 Great Deals out of 43,930 listings starting at $1,150
Used Toyota Corolla
1,396 Great Deals out of 27,607 listings starting at $1,450
Used Volkswagen Golf
81 Great Deals out of 865 listings starting at $3,376
Used Hyundai Elantra
901 Great Deals out of 29,563 listings starting at $1,495
Used Volkswagen Golf GTI
185 Great Deals out of 5,131 listings starting at $3,599
Used Nissan Altima
1,529 Great Deals out of 36,228 listings starting at $995
Used Mazda MAZDA3
436 Great Deals out of 12,628 listings starting at $1,800
Used BMW 3 Series
1,009 Great Deals out of 14,193 listings starting at $1,200
Used Nissan Sentra
840 Great Deals out of 43,273 listings starting at $1,190
Used Audi A4
337 Great Deals out of 4,185 listings starting at $1,495

Used Cars for Sale

2024 Volkswagen Jetta For Sale
64 Great Deals out of 2,174 listings starting at $15,999
2023 Volkswagen Jetta For Sale
36 Great Deals out of 530 listings starting at $15,998
2022 Volkswagen Jetta For Sale
24 Great Deals out of 269 listings starting at $11,995
2021 Volkswagen Jetta For Sale
77 Great Deals out of 1,198 listings starting at $9,550
2020 Volkswagen Jetta For Sale
69 Great Deals out of 779 listings starting at $8,995

Content submitted by Users is not endorsed by CarGurus, does not express the opinions of CarGurus, and should not be considered reviewed, screened, or approved by CarGurus. Please refer to CarGurus Terms of Use. Content will be removed if CarGurus becomes aware that it violates our policies.