2011 Volkswagen Jetta Horn Problems
- 13
- 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 13 stored complaint records:
- 1 indicate a crash
- 0 indicate injury
- 0 indicate fire
What owners report
- failure mileage · 7 records
- electrical system · 7 records
- horn failed · 5 records
- system failure · 4 records
Mileage in stored records
| Band | Records |
|---|---|
| 30–60k mi | 7 |
| 60–100k mi | 3 |
| 100–150k mi | 1 |
| 1–30k mi | 1 |
Complaint records
Owner-submitted complaint content, presented as stored.
Horn
Tl* the contact owns a 2011 volkswagen jetta. While driving 65 mph, the contact noticed that the horn would not function. The contact pulled over to a fuel station, turned off the vehicle, restarted it, but the horn was still not functioning properly. The dealer was not contacted. The manufacturer informed the contact that there were no recalls associated with the vin. The failure mileage was 95,600.
ODI 11066511
Electrical System · Horn
Tl* the contact owns a 2011 volkswagen jetta. While driving, the horn was depressed but failed to respond. The vehicle was taken to an independent mechanic where it was diagnosed that the horn alarm failed and needed to be replaced. The vehicle was not repaired. The manufacturer was notified of the failure and stated that the vin was not included in nhtsa campaign number: 11v196000 (electrical system). The failure…
ODI 10957765
Electrical System · Horn · Visibility/Wiper
Tl* the contact owns a 2011 volkswagen jetta. While driving in the rain at approximately 30 mph, the windshield wipers and horn failed. The vehicle was not diagnosed nor repaired. The vin was not included in nhtsa campaign number: 11v196000 (electrical system). The manufacturer was made aware of the failure and referred the contact to nhtsa without filing a case number. The failure mileage was approximately 130,000.
ODI 10897691
Electrical System · Exterior Lighting · Horn
Tl* the contact owns a 2011 volkswagen jetta. While driving various speeds or while parked, the horn failed to operate when pressed. Also, the headlights inadvertently failed to illuminate without warning. Leith volkswagen of raleigh ([redacted] raleigh, nc 27616, [redacted]) was contacted, but the vehicle was not diagnosed or repaired due to the diagnostic fees. The manufacturer was not made aware of the failure…
ODI 11074565
Headlights · Horn
Tl* the contact owns a 2011 volkswagen jetta. The contact stated that while her son was driving at various speeds, the vehicle headlights failed to illuminate and the horn became inoperable. The vehicle was taken to heritage subaru owings mills, [redacted], owings mills, md 21117, [redacted] to be diagnosed. The contact was informed that the headlamp wiring harness needed to be replaced. The vehicle was repaired…
ODI 11297940
Horn
Tl* the contact owns a 2011 volkswagen jetta. The contact stated that the horn failed on three separate occasions. The vehicle was taken to the dealer. The technician diagnosed that the horn assembly would need to be replaced. The manufacturer stated that the vin was not a part of nhtsa campaign number: 11v196000 (electrical system). The vehicle was repaired three separate times. The failure mileage was 43,000.
ODI 10747010
Electrical System · Horn
HORN STOPPED WORKING FUNCTIONING. *TR
ODI 10705164
Horn
Tl* the contact owns a 2011 volkswagen jetta. While driving at an unknown speed, the horn failed to sound. The vehicle was not diagnosed or repaired. The manufacturer was notified of the failure. The contact indicated that the vehicle was repaired under nhtsa campaign number: 11v196000 (electrical system) in 2011, but the failure recurred. The failure mileage was 85,000.
ODI 10766318
Horn
Tl* the contact owns a 2011 volkswagen jetta. The contact stated while driving 40 mph, the horn failed to activate while attempting to alert the other driver of the proximity to his vehicle. As a result, the other vehicle crashed into the contact's vehicle. The dealer was contacted. The technician informed the contact that the vin was not affected by nhtsa campaign number: 11v196000 (electrical system). The…
Crash reported
ODI 10626873
Electrical System · Horn
Tl* the contact owns a 2011 volkswagen jetta. The contact stated that the horn was inoperable. The contact was made aware of nhtsa campaign number: 11v196000 (electrical system). However, the vin was not included.the vehicle was taken to a dealer. The technician diagnosed that the wiring for the horn needed to be replaced. The vehicle was not repaired. The manufacturer was notified of the failure. The approximate…
ODI 10654984
Electrical System · Exterior Lighting · Horn · Visibility/Wiper
I was driving and i tried to honk my horn because a tractor trailer was merging in my lane. My horn would not sound and i had encountered this problem before and then later that evening it started to drizzle and my windshield wipers were not working. *tr
ODI 10535646
Horn
Starting the end of october, 2012 my horn started working only intermittently. On a couple of occasions i have had people pulling into my lane without looking, and i tried to honk to let them know i was there, yet the horn would not work. I had to brake hard, or swerve abruptly to avoid being hit. It works intermittently when i am locking the car with the alarm also. This is not associated with the fuse problem the…
ODI 10487418
Electrical System · Horn
Tl* the contact owns a 2011 volkswagen jetta. The contact stated that the horn would activate at any time independently and could not be shut off. The dealer was contacted and the vehicle was repaired under nhtsa campaign id number: 11v196000 (electrical system: fuses and circuit breakers), but the failure recurred. The manufacturer was notified and referred the contact to speak with the dealer. There were no…
ODI 10433781