2013 Volkswagen Jetta Exterior Lighting Problems
- 15
- 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 15 stored complaint records:
- 2 indicate a crash
- 2 indicate injury
- 1 indicate fire
What owners report
- side beam · 4 records
Mileage in stored records
| Band | Records |
|---|---|
| 60–100k mi | 5 |
| 30–60k mi | 4 |
| 1–30k mi | 3 |
Complaint records
Owner-submitted complaint content, presented as stored.
Electrical System · Exterior Lighting · Unknown Or Other
The horn stopped working 1 week ago. I am also replacing bulbs every 2 months. I can't use my horn and the dealer is charging me a crazy fee to fix this. I am not the only one that's going through this
ODI 11082550
Air Bags · Exterior Lighting · Visibility/Wiper
Takata recall - i am just giving notice that my airbags may be faulty and may need a replacement. Thank you very much
ODI 11047137
Exterior Lighting · Unknown Or Other
A few months ago , the driver side low beam light went off , with replacement and never turned on .today the passenger side low beam light is off and won't turn on. The high beam lights work .
ODI 11034443
Exterior Lighting
I have had to replace both low beam headlight 3 times in 6 weeks. Nothing is wrong with the wiring bulbs just keep burning out. It appears that others are having this problem also. Vw dealerships offer no solutions.
ODI 11010695
Exterior Lighting
In the past year, the headlights (not daytime running lights) have gone out intermittently on two or three occasions, one while driving and the others while starting the vehicle. So far it's just been one at a time, but it made it reasonably harder to see while driving. If both go out together, this could be bad! The vw dealer found a burnt out bulb but cannot determine any other reason after troubleshooting. They…
ODI 10955528
Exterior Lighting
There is excessive condensation in my passenger side headlight. This issue lowers the headlight visibility the dealer said this is normal and should be corrected after 30 minutes of the lights being on. The issue still occurs and is consistent. The issue occurs while the vehicle is stationary and in motion.
ODI 10954567
Exterior Lighting
Head lights bulbs are prematurely burning out.. Tee bulbs were replaced at the volkswagen dealership. One night while i was driving both of my headlights went out at exactly the same time and since then i have had to replace my bulbs twice and my daylight running lights.
ODI 10905782
Exterior Lighting
This is the third time this year i have needed to replace my headlights. This time even the replacement headlights are not working. My vehicle currently has no working headlights. Just the high beams, park lights, daytime running lights and turn signal lights work, but not the low beam headlights. I don't understand it and my vehicle is highly maintained and in great condition. Yet, i keep suffering with the same…
ODI 10897818
Body · Exterior Lighting · Unknown Or Other
I hit a tree on a city street and the airbag did not deploy that time either and i had a cut on my head i had injury to my knee and my achilles tendon both of which resulted in surgeries. I have had two other accidents since neither time neither i have had two other accidents since and the air bags did not deploy. Both of those were in parking lots. I am 84 and have fallen twice since the accident because of my…
Crash reported · 1 injury
ODI 11056713
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
Exterior Lighting
I went to leave a friends house last night. It was dark and when i turned on my headlights, the low beam would not work. I opened the owners manual to find a fuse location, and there is no diagram in there to show what fuses were which. I pulled the fuse covers on both fuse panels only to find out they are not on there either. I drove the car home with my high beams on as this was the only lights i had. I blinded…
ODI 10721209
Air Bags · Body · Electrical System · Exterior Lighting
I was stopped at a solid red traffic light and when i got the green light to proceed straight across the intersection i began to accelerate. Halfway through the intersection another vehicle (vehicle #2) crossed my path of travel on the right hand passenger side and vehicle #2 driver's side crashed into my front end. My vehicle was spun around counter clockwise due to the impact of vehicle #2. As a result of this…
Crash reported · 1 injury
ODI 10663732
Electrical System · Exterior Lighting
Both of my low beam lights went out at the same time while driving at night and my car would not turn off. My car was running and could not be turned off.. The car had to be taken to the dealership to turn off the car. If the dealership had been closed or the car required gas or i was traveling out of town. I would not have any recourse but to run the car until it cut off but still the keys would be stuck in the…
ODI 10595750
Exterior Lighting
Over the last 6 months as i am driving on the highway my low beam light short out at night. This has happen twice while driving. I do notice a blinking dash light prior to the head lamps go out. This has happen twice over the last 6 months. Vw of america say it not a issue. Will not pay for the$ 80.00 for repair. It is not so much about the repair it is a severe safely issue . I was driving in the dark going 30 mph…
ODI 10573073
Engine · Exterior Lighting · Seats
There have been many issues with this model but the one i am having more issues with, are the head lamps and/or fuses. In october of 2014, my left side low beam stopped working, i bought 2 bulbs so it could be replaced and then it wasn't the bulb, it was a fuse. In january 2015, the left side bulb stopped working again, i took it to the dealer because i couldn't find any fuse that was blown on my own, this time it…
ODI 10700985
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