2013 Volkswagen Jetta Electrical System Problems
- 100
- 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 100 stored complaint records:
- 2 indicate a crash
- 1 indicate injury
- 1 indicate fire
What owners report
- Horn · 2 records
Mileage in stored records
| Band | Records |
|---|---|
| 30–60k mi | 33 |
| 60–100k mi | 21 |
| 1–30k mi | 20 |
| 100–150k mi | 5 |
Complaint records
Owner-submitted complaint content, presented as stored.
Electrical System
Takata recall. Key gets stuck in ignition when turning off engine.
ODI 11006263
Electrical System
Key stuck in ignition! The key keeps getting stuck in on position in the ignition switch after coming to a stop. An excessive amount of wiggling, turning, pulling or jerking will eventually move the key to the off position. Sometimes it take up to 20 minutes by a strong person to accomplish this task. Although this car is out of warranty however this is a known issue and vw is aware of this issue. However vw usa has…
ODI 11006192
Electrical System
While car is in park, key will get stuck in ignition while attempting to turn car off. Unable to turn key to the off position.
ODI 11004817
Electrical System
Ignition switch gets stuck both when starting and while stopping, had to let my car run for hours before i had to wiggle out the key, dont think this will work for long.
ODI 11002715
Electrical System
It has always been hard to cut the car off. But i assumed it was the key . This weekend after getting my oil changed we could not get the key out the ignition.the ignitioj switch wouldn't cut off. It took over an hour to get the key out.this was the first time the key has ever got stuck like that. And since then it has stalled 3 more times. It does require a lot of pressure or shaking of the key in the switch for…
ODI 10995796
Electrical System
My car was parked and i could not get the key out of the ignition. The steering column was not locked. I had to wiggle the key a bunch to get it out. Once i got the key out of the ignition it was very hot. This happened four times in one day.
ODI 10990819
Electrical System
Key gets stuck in ignition when turning off the engine. This will be the 3rd time the ignition housing has had to be replaced in the last 3 years. The last time it happened i had to leave my car running in the driveway overnight.
ODI 10972353
Electrical System · Visibility/Wiper
The wiper motor and the fluid washer pump are ill engineered and have a tendency to burn out very quickly. Both the wiper motor and fluid washer pump on my jetta have to be replaced at a cost of approximately $1,000. This is not acceptable in a car that is less than 4 years old, and under 58,000 miles. Either the design of the systems is poor, or vw is using inferior parts that quickly are obsolete. It is not safe…
ODI 10966327
Air Bags · Electrical System · Engine
Takata recall vw jeta was in an accident due to freezing rain in january 2017 (knoxville, tn). Vw slid into another car causing in excess of $5,000 damage; however, the airbags failed to activate. Complete failure in air conditioning system/compressor electrical system locks/unlocks doors while driving. Electrical system rolls down windows for no reason. This begun 70k miles
Crash reported
ODI 11123870
Electrical System · Horn
Horn works intermittently, causing a safety issue if it is unavailable while driving. Horn works 1 day (via steering wheel and alarm/lock activation), but does not the next day. This has been occurring on my vehicle for 2-3 months. *tr
ODI 10940404
Electrical System
Ignition key will not turn car off. Only way to shut it off with force applied to the key...went to dealer thought it was the key , but other key did same thing. Ignition switch may be faulty.
ODI 10958371
Electrical System · Unknown Or Other
Can not remove key from ignition. Extremely difficult.
ODI 10930135
Electrical System · Power Train
Ignition would not turn off resulting in having to leave the car running for an extended period of time. Features built in to the car did not permit me to lock the car while the key was in ignition. The car had to be left running with no way to lock the car to prevent theft or children from accessing the car. Vehicle was stationary. *tr
ODI 10930270
Electrical System · Engine · Unknown Or Other
I bought a new 2013 volkswagen jetta 2.5l se. We purchased this car as a third vehicle for my two teenage children to use. My son was home from college and used it to commute to a daily internship during the summer of 2016 when he noticed that on two occasions it lost power on the highway while he was traveling 60 miles per hour. That fall i took my daughter to do her drivers test in the jetta. It lost power twice…
ODI 10945379
Body · Electrical System · Engine
While driving through high wind, the driver side mirror plastic protector fell off. The ac unit needed complete replacement costing 1600 and now the ideal while turning on car is very high. Sound almost like it did when i had to take it in for the electrical recall in the last years. Doors are squeak when opening and closing. And while driving a noise that sound like chains rattles through out the car which is a…
ODI 10920084
Electrical System · Unknown Or Other
2013 jetta se with 79k on it and the key is stuck in the ignition - it's at the dealer now and i'm sure from what i've read it's going to be rather costly to fix a problem that vw is aware of and not willing to recall. I have had many cars and never encountered anything like this - absurd.
ODI 10903922
Electrical System
When i try to turn off my car the key gets stuck in the ignition switch. This has been happening for months. As many people that ice seen with this issue this needs to be a recall or buy baking the vehicles.
ODI 10948175
Electrical System
After my volkswagen 3 years 36k warranty was over i started having problems removing my key from the ignition. I had mentioned it to the service advisor who stated that my warranty was already lapsed and i would be responsible for the repair. In april 2018, i received a notice from volkswagen of an extended warranty on the steering column lock housing may develop a problem of hard to remove the key or not being able…
ODI 11091114
Electrical System
Ignition switch will not release the key can not turn off engine( three times the weekend of 6 11 2016)
ODI 10873805
Electrical System
While parked, key gets stuck on ignition and while trying to turn of the engine. There is also major resistance when trying to turn the key to the "on" position to start the car. A few times it took more than 20 min of trying in order to successfully turn off the engine and remove the key, although turning off the car does not mean the key will not be stuck.
ODI 10980785
Electrical System
Key gets stuck at times and cannot turn the car off. The steerlock keeps the key from operating. This happens when the car is stationary.there is no way to stop the motor when this happens. This was repaired on 5/16/2016 with part #5c6-905-841
ODI 10865294
Electrical System
Takata recall" after i got my last recall fixed that day when i got into my car my locks in my car started to lock by them selves continuously . When i got back to work i called them and they had me go back to the vw dealership where they looked at it wasn't for sure why this was happening and tell me to bring it back at a later date so they can look at it . It it stop doing it again for a while until it got raining…
ODI 10853066
Electrical System
My car was parked. I was checking oil and fluids when i noticed that there was battery acid corrosion throughout the engine compartment. It was on the battery box, radiator hose, master cylinder and on the wire to the battery. The battery connectors and battery posts are clean with no corrosion.
ODI 10811993
Electrical System · Exterior Lighting
Tl* the contact owns a 2013 volkswagen jetta. While driving 25 mph, the vehicle spontaneously ignited into flames. The failure happened without warning. The contact stated that the vehicle had an abnormal odor prior to the fire. The fire department extinguished the fire. The vehicle was towed to the dealer where it was diagnosed that the exterior headlights were the cause of the fire. The failure mileage was…
Fire reported
ODI 10809625
Electrical System · Horn
Tl* the contact owns a 2013 volkswagen jetta. While driving approximately 45 mph, the horn failed to sound. The failure occurred intermittently and became permanent over a period of time. The failure was not related to the fuse box. The vehicle was not diagnosed nor repaired. The manufacturer was notified of the failure. The approximate failure mileage was 40,000.
ODI 10850399