2012 Volkswagen Jetta Exterior Lighting Problems

December 5, 2019

Electrical System · Exterior Lighting · Unknown Or Other

Head lights are on when temperature is cold. It happens every time and killing the battery. I believe the issue with light switch because when i unplug it at night from the car and re-plug the light switch in the morning, it all works without any issue.

ODI 11287898

September 12, 2019 · 87,000 miles

Exterior Lighting

Headlights are constantly failing while driving. !st time in feb 2019 both lights failed at the same time while driving at night on the highway. Replaced both bulbs. Sept 09, 2019 left bulb failed while driving at night on the highway. Again replaced both bulbs. Left bulb failed again sept 12, 2019 while driving at night on the highway. Research shows many other vw jetta owners are having the same issue.

ODI 11255338

January 31, 2018 · 70,000 miles

Exterior Lighting

Low beam headlights go out every two months. Each bulb fails independently within a week of each other. The dealership has checked wiring, voltage, and fixtures but found no problems. This creates a safety issues without having any headlights.

ODI 11066762

October 31, 2017 · 87,000 miles

Exterior Lighting · Unknown Or Other

My sunroof exploded and my front right day light bulb had melted and now i have to replace the whole connector.

ODI 11042026

March 1, 2017 · 47,000 miles

Exterior Lighting

Low beam headlight bulbs fail frequently. I purchased the car approx. 1 year ago and have had to replace each lowbeam bulb twice already. They have failed one at a time, so i have not lost both while driving.

ODI 10960431

February 28, 2017 · 95,000 miles

Exterior Lighting · Horn

Tl* the contact owns a 2012 volkswagen jetta. The contact stated that the horn would not sound and the headlamps would not illuminate. The failures occurred without warning. The vehicle was not diagnosed, but the headlamps were replaced. The manufacturer was not notified of the failures. The approximate failure mileage was 95,000.

ODI 10970517

October 14, 2016 · 51,000 miles

Electrical System · Exterior Lighting · Visibility/Wiper

Purchased 2012 vw jetta new at local vw dealership. Currently has approx 51,000 miles on it. At around 29,000 miles ignition switch would not shut off while i was shopping-took to dealershipi and was told it was fixed- had just stuck. Less than a month later same thing happened. Dealership had the car for weeks-(this time they did provide loaner car). Most recent- prior to ignition problem currently occurring i had…

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ODI 10916231

March 16, 2016 · 65,000 miles

Exterior Lighting

My headlights keep burning out. I replaced them 4 times in the last two months! There is nothing wrong with the bulb harnesses. There was a point where both headlights burned out at the same time and i had no lights! I did research on this matter to find many jetta owners are having the same issue these bulbs are not cheap to keep replacing them every couple of months, and the safety issue has to be considered here.…

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ODI 10850172

December 15, 2015 · 77,456 miles

Exterior Lighting

Driving home at night, both lowbeam headlights stopped working. The daytime running lamps still worked as did the high beams. I replaced one of the headlights with a new buld, and it still did not work

ODI 10810617

November 7, 2015 · 56,000 miles

Electrical System · Exterior Lighting

Both of the low-beam headlights stopped working as i was driving home on a unlit highway at night. The daytime running lights worked when i turned off the headlights, and the high-beam headlights worked when i tried using them. The next morning i replaced both low-beam headlights and they still do not work.

ODI 10789318

October 10, 2014

Electrical System · Exterior Lighting

Driver side bulb keeps burning out. Was replaced by dealer with oem parts, but it keeps burning out every month. The daylight running light on the driver side does not work. They keep replacing it and it keeps burning out. I see many other jetta's like mine with the same problem on the road.

ODI 10850173