Volkswagen Jetta Unknown Or Other Problems
- 488
- Owner complaint records in our dataset
- 21
- Years with records
- 1999–2019
- Stored years
Records are owner complaints, not a measured failure rate.
Owner complaint recordsComplaint records reflect reports in our dataset and do not measure how frequently the problem occurs across all vehicles.
Among these 488 stored complaint records:
- 13 indicate a crash
- 13 indicate injury
- 5 indicate fire
Complaints by year
What appears in the records
- stuck ignition · 28 records
- gets stuck · 17 records
- same issue · 10 records
- ignition switch · 9 records
- turn engine · 8 records
- cannot turn · 8 records
Mileage in stored records
| Band | Records |
|---|---|
| 60–100k mi | 109 |
| 30–60k mi | 98 |
| 1–30k mi | 83 |
| 100–150k mi | 49 |
| 150–400k mi | 20 |
Complaint evidence
Latest stored owner-submitted records. Open a year for the full list.
Electrical System · Unknown Or Other
While driving the my driver side window fell of track and fell down towards the door panel. It caused debris to fall into my car almost causing me to. Crash. I lost important documents. This is the second time. Back in 2018 the driver side window fell of track while was driving almost causing me to crash. It felt as if i was struck by lighting. It was a very scary moment. I just don't want my family to get hurt. It…
ODI 11309099
Power Train · Service Brakes · Unknown Or Other
When putting my car in reverse and backing out of a spot brakes make a high pitch ringing. Also, when parked muffler/ tail pipe on the left side, it gurgles as if water is boiling in it. Car is less than a year old.
ODI 11299547
Unknown Or Other
I was driving to work sober, clear weather, with no vehicles in front of me on an interstate (wide open space), when my sunroof exploded sending glass everywhere. It sounded like a bomb detonated. I pulled over and noticed my sunroof was destroyed and warped outward, almost in a concave shape. I called the nearest vw dealership to ask about recalls and they stated no, while insisting road debris hit my car. I know…
ODI 11299483
Unknown Or Other
Key gets stuck in ignition when turning off the engine.
ODI 11297819
Electrical System · Engine · Unknown Or Other
The vehicle is a 6-speed manual transmission. The vehicle will stall out when coming to a stop. Not user error, since the stalling happens when the car is in neutral - coasting to a stop. Stall out is very soft - akin to just shutting off the engine. This happens nearly every stop after running the car for about 15 minutes. This phenomenon is repeatable and extremely unsafe.
ODI 11292489
Unknown Or Other
Sunroof spontaneously exploded and shattered into pieces while moving.
ODI 11296964
Unknown Or Other · Visibility/Wiper
While driving about 70mph on the highway, car in motion, going straight, not turning, i hear a loud pop. The sound was similar to a gun shot. In fact, it was so loud it startled me, causing me to swerve to the left, almost hitting the car in the lane to the left of me. I frantically looked around the oustside of my car, and noticed the sound of wind above my head was loud and then saw broken glass all over the…
ODI 11297175
Unknown Or Other
I closed my trunk one day and now it will not open with fob or inside door latch or the key.
ODI 11289380