2010 Volkswagen Jetta Electrical System Problems
- 208
- 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 208 stored complaint records:
- 3 indicate a crash
- 0 indicate injury
- 1 indicate fire
What owners report
- hands free · 26 records
- stopped working · 17 records
- safety issue · 17 records
- door locks · 14 records
- checked fuses · 11 records
- blue tooth · 10 records
Mileage in stored records
| Band | Records |
|---|---|
| 60–100k mi | 80 |
| 30–60k mi | 56 |
| 100–150k mi | 28 |
| 1–30k mi | 23 |
| 150–400k mi | 3 |
Complaint records
Owner-submitted complaint content, presented as stored.
Body · Electrical System · Latches/Locks/Linkages
Front doors do not lock manually or automaticlly. *tr
ODI 10428115
Electrical System · Engine And Engine Cooling
Multiple incidents that appear to be the same problem/defect. 1. The car sometimes will not start for several minutes, and once it does finally start, has a very rough idle and stalls. After several tries, it finally starts and runs normally. This has happened 7-8 times from july 2010 until the present. 2. Now, over the past two months, the car tries to stall out while driving also, and has resulted in my wife…
ODI 10385988
Electrical System · Engine And Engine Cooling · Interior Lighting
Tl*the contact owns a 2010 volkswagen jetta. While driving approximately 65 mph she heard a throbbing noise coming from the speakers and all of the interior lights stopped functioning. She was also unable to use the radio. The vehicle was driven onto the emergency lane and shut off. Upon restarting the vehicle it would function normally. The failure continued to occur intermittently. She also stated that she would…
ODI 10363998
Electrical System · Service Brakes, Hydraulic
Tl* the contact owns a 2010 volkswagen jetta. The contact was reversing 5 mph from a residential driveway when the eps and malfunction indicator warning lights illuminated on the dashboard. The dealer advised there was a defect in the electrical wiring and re-routed the wiring. On a separate occasion while attempting to start the vehicle, the steering wheel locked and the contact was unable to turn the key in the…
Crash reported
ODI 10350411
Electrical System · Fuel System, Diesel · Unknown Or Other · Vehicle Speed Control
2010 jetta tdi (diesel) - at less than 3,000 miles, the car began stalling when accelerating from a complete stop. This has occurred at least six times. Have to release foot from accelerator and re-apply in order to get car to move ahead; sometimes it takes multiple attempts to get the car to move. Once power is established, the car lurches forward at full power. The car currently has less than 6,500 miles. The…
ODI 10345640
Electrical System · Engine And Engine Cooling
My vw jetta tdi stalled while coming to a stop sign after the clutch was depressed. It did this occasionally during the first year of ownership. After a year of ownership and a dozen or so incidents, the car started to stall multiple times during a one half-hour commute. Twice recently, once on my way to work and once on my way back, the car stalled two and three times respectively. It even stalled on the highway…
ODI 10411311
Electrical System · Horn
Car's horn takes unusual effort to honk, and there is a one second delay between when the horn is pressed and the sounding of the horn. For instance, the when doing the customary two honks to remind someone nicely to go, the sound only begins well after completion of the second press. This happened since new, at all speeds, on no specific date. (specific date only to complete complaint) dealer says: "as designed…
ODI 10330185
Electrical System
Horn is extremely hard to press and activate. Horn does not sound with normal and typical pressure to the steering wheel pad. Horn does not activate even with pounding to the press pad. Horn has repeatedly failed to activate when attempting to warn. This seems to be a serious safety issue, but the dealership service dept has advised it cannot be adjusted or repaired. *tr
ODI 10451358