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2019 Volkswagen Jetta Exterior Lighting Problems

4
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 4 stored complaint records:

  • 0 indicate a crash
  • 1 indicate injury
  • 0 indicate fire

Mileage in stored records

BandRecords
1–30k mi2

Complaint records

Owner-submitted complaint content, presented as stored.

  • November 5, 2019 · 4,000 miles

    Exterior Lighting

    Interior ambient lighting issue on 2019 jetta gli autobahn: the ambient lights inconsistently light up during some starts. In some cases, none come on. In other cases, some # of the 6 zones will come on. Attached are pics where the driver side panel and center console lighting zones are off while all others are lit. I've taken it to the dealer twice without any resolution. The first time one led was out (in front of…

    ODI 11279285

  • May 2, 2019

    Exterior Lighting

    The car is equipped with an automatic headlight system that switches on the headlights under conditions of darkness. However, the car has no provision to provide the driver with feedback as to whether the headlights are actually on or off at any given moment. This leaves the driver uninformed. The driver is responsible for turning headlights on to comply with local laws, but the car does not provide feedback to the…

    ODI 11205209

  • December 27, 2018

    Exterior Lighting

    The tail lights of my new 2019 vw jetta, are a hazard for anyone washing the vehicle. They are very sharp at the bottom edge and you can cut your self. As a matter of fact that happened to the sales agent that i negotiated with on december 27th at vw gunther on delray beach florida. He went to help with the cleaning of the car for the delivery, and came back bleeding with a bandage in his finger. Now i am afraid to…

    1 injury

    ODI 11170403

  • November 2, 2018 · 100 miles

    Exterior Lighting · Power Train · Visibility/Wiper

    Factory wipers result in streaking, replaced at less than 5k miles. Problem alleviated. Typical metallic grinding at low speeds, as described by other reports. Passenger led headlight ring excessively dim. Multiple sources report open recall for this, however, no sources including dealer agree my vehicle is included. Several people have pointed out my faulty headlight ring. Review of photos containing vehicle…

    ODI 11185606

Catalog parts for this system

Catalog year/make/model rows for 2019 Volkswagen Jetta.

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