Volkswagen Jetta Electrical System Problems
- 1,226
- Owner complaint records in our dataset
- 20
- 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 1226 stored complaint records:
- 27 indicate a crash
- 23 indicate injury
- 45 indicate fire
Complaints by year
What appears in the records
- Horn · 17 records
- Instrument Cluster/Panel · 2 records
Mileage in stored records
| Band | Records |
|---|---|
| 60–100k mi | 346 |
| 30–60k mi | 277 |
| 1–30k mi | 194 |
| 100–150k mi | 179 |
| 150–400k mi | 47 |
Complaint evidence
Latest stored owner-submitted records. Open a year for the full list.
Electrical System · Electronic Stability Control · Engine
When driving on the highway vehicle's engine shuts off unexpectedly then brakes and steering won't work properly. No warning lights came on! Vehicle did not restart. Called vw roadside assistance and had it towed to south motors vw dealership on south dixie and 179 st. Miami. Vw certified technicians can't figure out whats wrong with the car.
ODI 11309462
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
Electrical System · Electronic Stability Control
The etc sign comes on and the car lost its power significantly. The obd scan does not show any code
ODI 11307305
Electrical System · Exterior Lighting
Driver side of my jetta lighting went off , i went online to see what can be wrong with it and i see many people having the same problem, thats unsafe, should be recalled, its not a fuse or light bulbs ,so its the wire in, i think this is no safe to be driving and should be check , like i say its many people having the same problem, thanks
ODI 11300579
Electrical System
Electrical issues. Car won't lock and i have a safety warning stating electrical fault.
ODI 11298075
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
Air Bags · Electrical System · Fuel/Propulsion System
While driving on the overpass the car cutoff almost hit from behind by a dump truck would not crank back up for 7 minutes. Airbag light on show malfunction of airbag
ODI 11292087
Electrical System
My car shuts itself off randomly. At stop lights, sitting in the driveway, in the car pick up line at school etc. I asked the dealer to look into this. At times it will tell me the car has to shut off to keep the battery from any damage. The dealer claims it's normal but there are a lot of people online complaining about this. I don't think it's normal.
ODI 11289974