2008 Volkswagen Jetta Unknown Or Other Problems
- 7
- 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 7 stored complaint records:
- 0 indicate a crash
- 0 indicate injury
- 1 indicate fire
Mileage in stored records
| Band | Records |
|---|---|
| 30–60k mi | 2 |
| 100–150k mi | 2 |
| 150–400k mi | 1 |
| 1–30k mi | 1 |
| 60–100k mi | 1 |
Complaint records
Owner-submitted complaint content, presented as stored.
Unknown Or Other
Ignition lock, i cannot not turn the key to turn on the car. It was working and once i parked the car, i came back to the car and the key will not turn at all. I tried turning the wheel and jiggling the key lock and it still won't budge.
ODI 11220537
Engine · Unknown Or Other
I turned my car completely off and the car was parked when i got out of my car to meet with a friend to go swimming at this neighborhood pool. I had my keys in my hand (still do have the key as well) and i smelled something burning, so i turned around and there was smoke coming out of my sunroof. I looked in the car and saw that it was a fire in my backseat on the passenger side (also where the gas tank is located)…
Fire reported
ODI 11210866
Unknown Or Other
Key gets stuck in ignition when turning vehicle off.
ODI 11141146
Unknown Or Other
Key gets stuck in ignition when turning off the engine.
ODI 10918618
Electrical System · Unknown Or Other
I first started experiencing this problem with the rear passenger door on my vw jetta in december 2015. The door would not lock using the key remote. I have to manually lock the doors by pushing the key into the driver side door in order to get a beep sound and flashing indicators to confirm that all the doors are locked. I took the car to the vw dealership which cost $480 to fixed one door. About four months after…
ODI 10937294
Unknown Or Other
The car had been properly locked; the steering wheel was not turned after parking to activate the wheel lock; on re-entering the locked car, using the correct key, the problem was that the key could not be inserted into the steering column ignition key slot. Nothing had been done to damage the slot; our 2nd key was also used, but it also could not be inserted into the ignition key slot. Vw service advised they had…
ODI 10411168
Electrical System · Fuel System, Gasoline · Unknown Or Other
2008 vw jetta 2.5l engine stalls and epc light illuminates. *tr
ODI 10368447