2012 Volkswagen Jetta Suspension Problems
- 9
- 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
- design flaw · 4 records
Mileage in stored records
| Band | Records |
|---|---|
| 1–30k mi | 4 |
| 100–150k mi | 1 |
| 30–60k mi | 1 |
Complaint records
Owner-submitted complaint content, presented as stored.
Suspension · Unknown Or Other
Delayed air conditioning; it takes 5-10 minutes for ac to blow hot air. I checked on forums & youtube and so many other owners complain about the same issue for jetta, golf, and gti. The suspension makes squeaking noise going over a bump only when the weather is freezing cold. Again, many owners complain about the same issue and even have videos on youtube.
ODI 11221617
Suspension
Both front could springs broke at 45000 miles. No recall but clearly others have the same issue. Cost to replace was just under $500 as the struts were compromised when springs broke. There was not indication of when they broke and we were lucky our mechanic caught this malfunction before it caused more damage.
ODI 11043589
Suspension
Tl* the contact owns a 2012 volkswagen jetta. While the contact's son was driving 50 mph, the driver heard a banging sound every time the vehicle jolted. The vehicle was taken to scott volkswagen ([redacted], east providence, ri 02914) where it was diagnosed that the front driver's side strut coil spring failed and both front struts needed to be replaced. The vehicle was not repaired. The manufacturer was not made…
ODI 11002398
Suspension
The rear trailing arms of jetta and beetle of vw is a design flaw. (nhtsa campaign number: 14v656000) china aqsiq (general administration of quality supervision, inspection and quarantine of the people's republic of china) conducted a yearlong survey test, the experimental results have been out : the rear trailing arms of jetta and beetle of vw is a design flaw?the recall of usa?2011-2013 jetta vehicles manufactured…
ODI 10767582
Suspension
Tl* the contact owns a 2012 volkswagen jetta. The contact received notification of nhtsa campaign number: 14v656000 (suspension); however, the dealer stated that the part needed to perform the repair was unavailable. The contact stated that the manufacturer exceeded a reasonable amount of time for the recall repair. The manufacturer was not notified of the issue. The contact had not experienced a failure.
ODI 10839535
Power Train · Suspension
There is a serious design flaw in the rear axle of this vehicle whereby road debris can strike the axle causing it to bend. I think the design flaw is two-fold. 1. The axle is placed in such a manner that it is totally unprotected from road debris. 2. The metal of the axle and trailing arms is not hardened to a strong enough degree to withstand debris strikes and subsequent stress. Driving at highway speeds, i ran…
ODI 10811366
Power Train · Steering · Suspension
After a new issue happened again in the same general area of the issue with my car that had been happening pretty much since purchasing the car. The noise that has been occurring now at this point, is still the same rumbling, throbbing noise (similar to a bearing going out or bad), but now is causing more and more issues such as the rattling noises coming from the engine through the a/c exhaust, which happens hear…
ODI 10586353
Suspension · Underbody Shields
Per service advisor rattle occurs from rear deck on vehicles equipped with "fender" sound system and they have a "campaign" to fix the problem but not on this model year. *tr
ODI 10463094
Power Train · Suspension
The car will occasionally shutter upon acceleration. *tr
ODI 10474109