2009 Volkswagen Jetta Exterior Lighting Problems
- 22
- 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.
What owners report
- passenger side · 7 records
- turn signal · 6 records
- side headlight · 4 records
- brake light · 4 records
- fuse fuse · 4 records
Mileage in stored records
| Band | Records |
|---|---|
| 30–60k mi | 7 |
| 60–100k mi | 6 |
| 100–150k mi | 3 |
| 1–30k mi | 1 |
Complaint records
Owner-submitted complaint content, presented as stored.
Exterior Lighting
Passenger side headlight and rear brake light not working. Also the passenger signal lights not front and rear not working. I was driving from homedepot and made a right turn, notice the dash right turn indicator was flashing rapidly than when i entered my garage i notice that the passenger headlight wasn't on as well. The rear backup light not working a well on the passenger side. I drive into orlando for work and…
ODI 11244648
Electrical System · Exterior Lighting
Fuse box in engine compartment melted. The location is where the right sit headlight fuse is. Rf headlight and turn signal do not work. I looked the problem up and found that there are many other people that have same type vehicle with this same problem.
ODI 11072308
Electrical System · Exterior Lighting
Feb 2014 headlights and brakelights were out...fuse plate and plug was replace at dealership . No charge. Since then i constanly had to replace headlights and brake light bulbs. November 2016..headlights and brake light wont come on even woth bulbs change.took to dealership..states i need new fuse box..call vw customer care..i have to pay out of pocket...this lighting issue been a nuisance for two years.
ODI 10926282
Electrical System · Exterior Lighting · Service Brakes
Vw jetta wolfsburg edition 2009. 1. I have taken my car auto repair shop over 5x over the times over the past year because the 'engine malfunction' light was going on/off intermittently - on for 3 hours then off, on for 2 days, off. Now the check engine light is permanently illuminated on the dashboard despite multiple engine auto repair services rendered. 2. The abs and eps/asr symbols illuminate and alarm goes off…
ODI 11090206
Electrical System · Exterior Lighting
I've had to replace the low beam headlights 3 times within 18 months and now both low beam headlights do not work even after replacing the bulbs. Vw has had recalls on other vehicles for a similar problem but this make and model was not included in previous recalls. Perhaps the scope of the problem is wider than originally thought.
ODI 10795207
Electrical System · Exterior Lighting · Seat Belts
I think there is an electrical problem with my car. Since the beginning of this yr 2015 my seats burnt a hole threw the seat and my clothes. I no longer use the heated seats cause i am afraid my car will catch on fire. Also my i have a light go out every time i replace a light. First a head light then a blinker light then a tail light next the licenses plate light and currently another front light. This has been…
ODI 10761890
Exterior Lighting · Seat Belts · Visibility/Wiper
I have 2009 volkswagen jetta 2.5 and i have problems with my cars. 1) all my lights, except for the left side of headlight, are not working. All the lights went out at the same time. I changed the bulbs but still do not work. 2) since lights started to not work, i get seat belt warning signs and alarms even if i am wearing the seatbelts. 3) when i try to wash my front window with the wipers, window washier(liquid)…
ODI 10682015
Electrical System · Exterior Lighting
Every light on the passenger side of the vehicle stopped working. At first this was intermittent but became permanent. I found the problem to be melted fuse (f16) in the engine compartment. *tr
ODI 10586819
Electrical System · Exterior Lighting
Fuse box fuse socket # f16 melted causing right headlight, turn signal, city lights and right marker light to fail. Seeing numerous reports of the same thing on the web. *tr
ODI 10558508
Electrical System · Exterior Lighting
Passenger headlamps, passenger front turn signal and all rear turn signals stopped working. The right signal was not operational. Took car to dealer and they indicated the fuse box and the 30 amp fuse ( f16) under the hood had overheated and melted. They are charging me $580.00 to replace the fuse box and fuse. When asked was this a defect and how can this situation be prevented, they said it has happened with other…
ODI 10558173
Electrical System · Exterior Lighting
The electrical wire insulation of the passenger side head light is crumbling and falling off the wires, i noticed when i had to change the light bulb for the second time in less than a month. When i opened the access cover to replace it i saw pieces of the wire insulation all over inside the head light compartment. I'm very afraid and scared that my car will catch on fire due to that manufacturer deficiency of the…
ODI 10554723
Electrical System · Exterior Lighting
Lost passenger headlamp, passenger front turn signal and all rear turn signals. The fast signal only indicated that the right signal was not operational. We had a near rear collision while making a left turn into traffic. Upon investigation it was found that the 30 amp fuse (number f16) in the under hood fuse box was overheated and melted as well as the fuse socket was melted. *tr
ODI 10553686
Electrical System · Exterior Lighting
Dashboard lights would not work when headlights were turned on, including right/left indicator lights. I brought the car into marten's vw service on 11/20/13 in bethesda md. They reported the fuse box had started to melt and had to be replaced for $580. It is no longer under warranty. This seems to be a flaw that online research has shown. The vw technician said "it is a problem with these cars". He said the new…
ODI 10553155
Exterior Lighting
My '09 jetta had a "bulb failure" light sporadically turn on over the course of 3 days (sometimes it was on and sometimes it wasn't when i started the car), and when it was on, i noticed that my passenger-side headlight was out. I took it in to the dealership and it turned out to be a burnt fuse, and they notified me that it affected my brake lights as well. They replaced the entire fuse box for a price of $515.00…
ODI 10546041
Electrical System · Exterior Lighting
While traveling on rt 287 @ 10:30 pm all of sudden the lights on passenger side went out from front to back of vehicle (headlights,markers,blinkers,and brake light. And then the the other side went out also i found myself in the dark which is a safety concern when you have tractor trailers traveling around you at excessive speeds. Which i almost got hit. The next day everything was working again then it went off…
ODI 10537628
Electrical System · Exterior Lighting · Service Brakes
Intermittent electrical problems from undetermined source for last year, ended up losing all lights on passenger side of car, and some lights/light function on driver's side, including brake lights, turn signals, headlights etc. Random security alarm going off without being able to turn it off, brake warning lights, traction control issues. After a quick internet search i became aware that this is a very common…
ODI 10649411
Electrical System · Exterior Lighting
I started my vehicle when i got a light bulb failure light on my dash, after investigating all affected bulbs which were all on the right side of the vehicle i looked at the fuses. Come to find out there are two spots in the fuse box that are 30 amps and were melted but not blown. The fuse box itself has been melted as well. I replaced the fuses and about one year later it happened again. I jiggled the fuses that…
ODI 10614603
Electrical System · Exterior Lighting
Exterior right headlamp and right turn signal stopped working, discovered that fuse had melted in fuse box, fuse changed, worked for approximately 2 months then fuse blew again. Have changed fuses 4 times, but keeps going out. *tr
ODI 10558578
Exterior Lighting
Left side headlight, turn signal and tail light went out. I went to the dealer to have it fixed and then 3 weeks later the right side went out. Changed the headlamp and nothing was fixed. The complete right side lighting of the car is out. At certain times during this period it would start working, then stop. *tr
ODI 10498453
Electrical System · Exterior Lighting
Melting fuse box...lights on one side of car stop working. All of them. Very obvious fire danger. Fuse box has been replaced once and now needs to be replaced again after only 6 weeks. *tr
ODI 10482945
Exterior Lighting
Tl* the contact owns a 2009 volkswagen jetta. The contact stated that the headlight was defective. The dealer diagnosed that the main fuse box melted, causing five exterior lights to become defective. The manufacturer was not notified. The vehicle was not repaired. The failure and current mileages were 79,000.
ODI 10454861
Exterior Lighting
Head lights are on, but the rest of the lights are not. Already went down the road (4) times with out my lights on. *tr
ODI 10278625
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