2005 Volkswagen Jetta Electrical System Problems
- 37
- Owner complaint records in our dataset
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 37 stored complaint records:
- 1 indicate a crash
- 1 indicate injury
- 5 indicate fire
What owners report
- wiring harness · 10 records
- drivers door · 9 records
- door lock · 6 records
- turn signal · 5 records
- door locks · 4 records
- door wiring · 4 records
Mileage in stored records
| Band | Records |
|---|---|
| 100–150k mi | 11 |
| 60–100k mi | 10 |
| 1–30k mi | 4 |
| 150–400k mi | 2 |
| 30–60k mi | 1 |
Complaint records
Owner-submitted complaint content, presented as stored.
Electrical System · Engine · Fuel/Propulsion System
While idle car rumbles and shakes, while accelerating or decelerating car shakes (front end). My fueling system is terrible it seems as if gas sometimes doesn't get to my car it stales very often while driving or braking and accelerating again. Terrible electrical problems. Trunk will not open front light and brake lights work when they want to. When the heater is on it makes loud noise and tick even with the a/c on…
ODI 11282423
Electrical System · Electronic Stability Control · Engine
Secondary air injection system - ongoing issue.. No reading for smog check
ODI 11174978
Electrical System · Fuel/Propulsion System · Power Train
The transmission is terribly made. There is also an issue with the fuel injection that does not allow the car to receive the correct fuel as well as the gas tank. The car jerks because of the gas tank and the codes read ad if the cap needs to be replaced but the whole gas tank needs to be replaced.
ODI 11243418
Electrical System · Engine · Exterior Lighting
I have had nothing but issues with my 2005 jetta since purchasing it a little over a year ago. The first issue was loss of power while driving, causing me to almost be struck by other vehicles while turning at intersections. Cause: the fuse box ontop of battery melted, along with the fuses and ground wire. Then the coolant resevoir had to be replaced. Due to the fans not turning on because of those fuses melting.…
ODI 10992965
Electrical System · Fuel/Propulsion System · Unknown Or Other
For the past year i have taken my car to vw shops and highly rated top vw shops in la . My car was dying if i didn't drive it ever day. I had my car in the shop for over a month and after doing electrical checks, giving me an alternator, replacing countless batteries the problem is still to this day unsolved.in the past 6 months things have become worse and can lead to an accident if not fixed. My car has been…
ODI 10783012
Electrical System · Fuel/Propulsion System · Vehicle Speed Control
Fuse box on the top of the battery caught fire and melted the fusible link from the alternator to the battery connect. Going at 40 miles per hour and car shuts off, no brakes no power all electrical systems off dash lit up like christmas tree. Thank god for the ditch and that we weren't on interstate otherwise someone could have been killed or injured such as my pregnant wife.
Fire reported
ODI 10760846
Electrical System
Drivers side windows and door locks won't work. Warning indicator saying door/s are open and warning beep will not stop until key removed from ignition. Continues to do this even while driving will all doors properly closed and seat belts fastened. Online research shows there is a known defect in the door wiring harness, they were manufactured too short and eventually break. *tr
ODI 10706411
Electrical System · Exterior Lighting
The wiring harness of the driver's door failed, which prevents the left turn signal, windows, door locks and gas fill door from functioning. The car becomes unsafe since the left signal will not work and the window will not operate so the driver can do a manual signal. Vw has issued a service bulletin on the issue stating that the original wiring harness is too short and breaks causing this issue, but they refuse to…
ODI 10640658
Body · Electrical System
Driver's side rear door wiring harness has broken, resulting in no operation of power window or door lock. Door will not lock. Service technician has advised replacement of the wiring harness. *tr
ODI 10637223
Electrical System
Tl * the contact owns a 2005 volkswagen jetta. The contact stated that the electric power controls on the driver's side door failed. The window, lighting, fuel door latch, trunk latch, and side mirror failed to function as designed due to the failure. The manufacturer was notified of the defect, but the vehicle was not taken to the dealer. The approximate failure mileage was 122,000.
ODI 10592560
Electrical System
Wire harness in both front doors are broken due to short wires and the purge valve is also broken and the over head light is faulty and i feel like the 2005 -2006 volkswagen jetta 2.5 should be recalled due to faulty wiring in the vehicle and volkswagen is aware of the problem but will not resolve the issue and i think they should at least fix the problem for the consumer. I hope someone investigate this issue…
ODI 10577550
Electrical System · Latches/Locks/Linkages
The automatic door lock stopped working for passenger door behind driver. There is not way to manually lock. *tr
ODI 10561557
Body · Electrical System · Latches/Locks/Linkages
I went to press the button on the remote to unlock the. Car, but all doors unlocked except the driver side door. I manually had to unlock car door. When i was inside i shut the door but the car kept indicating that it was opened. The window would not roll down, side mirror cannot be adjusted, cannot open trunk or pop the gas tank. Doors are sup post to auto lock at a certain speed which they no longer lock while…
ODI 10561021
Electrical System
The windows and doors failed to unlock, the windows would not roll up or down, and the door ajar indicator would not turn off with the door securely shut. The vehicle was taken to the dealer who performed said the failure was caused by the drivers door wiring harness. The dealer replaced the driver door wiring harness. This occurred at 80,000 miles. Failure occurred again at 93,330 miles, and repaired by a different…
ODI 10520370
Electrical System · Exterior Lighting
Left turn signal, drivers door/all remote window switches, trunk/fuel door release, drivers door lock key fob locking of drivers door/drivers door internal lock are all inoperative. Occasionally, the cabin interior light remains on with a drivers "door open" indication on the instrument cluster even though the drivers door is closed and secure (but unable to be locked from the drivers door lock switch in the…
ODI 10509420
Air Bags · Electrical System · Seats
Sometime in early to mid 2013, i received a notice from volkswagen that i needed to bring my 2005 jetta in to have the driver's seat wiring harness repaired due to a recall. I had no prior problems with the air bags or warning lights. I took the vehicle in and they did the work. Within a few days, i got an error message in the display that there was a failure with the air bags. I took the vehicle back to volkswagen.…
ODI 10607030
Electrical System · Engine · Power Train
Hi, so my 2005.5 2.5l volkswagen jetta started making noises upon acceleration and the engine would shift quite heavily during idling. The check engine light went on and i took the car to dealership. Apparently, there is an issue with the timing chains of the engine. Never missed a maintenance, after only 68,000 miles it doesn't seem okay that timing chains are already affected. After looking at a few forums online,…
ODI 10492036
Electrical System · Power Train
I purchased this car from a dealership on 10-8-2012 up in the washington, d.c. Area and drove it back home to my house in sc. Everything was fine on the way home. The very next day on my way into work the car hesitated when it was supposed to shift from 3rd gear to 4th gear and then suddenly downshifted all the way back to 1st gear which made the car de-accelerate from 35-40mph to 10mph within 40 feet or so. The…
ODI 10484085
Electrical System · Power Train · Vehicle Speed Control
2005.5 jetta--vehicle has rough shifting between 2nd and 3rd gears. As well as downshifting. While driving on a mountainside, going 65 mph, the car suddenly downshifted to 3rd gear and would not accelerate. I had to pull over on the side of a mountain, with cars flying by me. The car would not shift gears until turned off and on again. This is now happening during regular acceleration at low speeds. This is a huge…
ODI 10533883
Body · Electrical System
Switches in the driver's door have become gradually (and intermittently) increasingly inoperable. Door lock/unlock, windows up/down, window lock, side-view mirror adjustment, and trunk release all have stopped working either entirely or intermittently. The major safety related issues are: 1. Non-functional switches are a distraction while driving - can't close window at tool booth, etc. 2. The inability to adjust…
ODI 10505477
Air Bags · Electrical System
A few weeks ago, i went to start my car and all the lights were flashing and car didn't start. Jumped the battery, got the car running; but ever since my air bag light has stayed on and the driver's window is slow, the auto up/down feature not working, and if the driver door is open, i can't pop trunk or gas lid or roll down any of the windows. My car is no longer under warranty, so it's going to be very expensive…
ODI 10478747
Electrical System
Windows, door locks, trunk and fuel door release and airbags non-functioning due to wiring harness located in drivers door. Found out there is issue concerning the length of the harness that causes wires to break over time. *tr
ODI 10465358
Electrical System
Wiring harness between the body and the doors flexes during opening and closing of the door. The wire coating becomes brittle with age and cracks causing stress points in the wire leading to breakage of 1 or more wires in the harness leading to inoperable controls and electronics in the door, possible electrical short, and potential fire hazard. This failure tends to occur after a couple years of usage. This…
ODI 10411667
Air Bags · Electrical System
Front end crash into a stopped vehicle on county highway. Approximately 35 mph to 40 mph. None of the air bags deployed. Vehicle was totaled by insurance provider. Seat belt straining upon body, that took full force of stop no other absorption of impact energy. Vehicle kept energized even at the salvage storage area when keys were inserted no electrically safety relays disengaged the vehicle electrical system.
Crash reported · 1 injury
ODI 10414231
Electrical System
The car has 83k miles, since approx 1 year ago (73k miles) the lcd multifuction display is getting dimmer and dimmer up to the point that sometimes is almost unreadable and the problem occur only when the car is exposed to high temperatures. (in the morning the lcd brightness is normal). I did some research in the internet and found other people have the same condition. The lcd multifunction display shows the…
ODI 10461511