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Volkswagen Jetta Wheels Problems

55
Owner complaint records in our dataset
17
Years with records
1999–2019
Stored years

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 55 stored complaint records:

  • 5 indicate a crash
  • 2 indicate injury
  • 1 indicate fire

Complaints by year

What appears in the records

  • passenger side · 5 records
  • flat tire · 5 records
  • these tires · 4 records
  • steering wheel · 4 records
  • wheel speed · 4 records
  • side tire · 4 records

Mileage in stored records

BandRecords
1–30k mi20
30–60k mi13
60–100k mi6
100–150k mi3
150–400k mi1

Complaint evidence

Latest stored owner-submitted records. Open a year for the full list.

  • January 6, 2020 · 2,050 miles

    Power Train · Vehicle Speed Control · Wheels

    On 9/6/2019 i bought 2019 vw jetta 1.4 t r-line tsi 16 valve dohc turbo 4 cylinder w/direct fuel injection. Had it back to the dealership the first week complaining about the grinding and growling noises under 40 mph range while driving in city traffic. I was told by another dealership it is normal for 8 speed transmissions. Also said the only way stop the noise is to drive it in sport mod , not good with gas…

    ODI 11299542

    2019 records in this system

  • May 1, 2019

    Wheels

    I bought these tires and about 30k miles in there was a shaking in my steering wheel. I had been told the tires were almost finished. I had to purchase a whole new set of tires to resolve the issue.

    ODI 11210703

    2014 records in this system

  • April 4, 2019 · 8,800 miles

    Wheels

    I haven't received any notice from the manufacturer on recall 19v188 - rear axle coil springs. I was made aware of the recall via the local news station and was directed to the nhtsa website, where i looked up the vin on my car and confirmed the recall. I immediately contacted my local dealership mechanic and was informed i would receive a call back with if they had the part and when it could be replaced. 4 days…

    ODI 11193864

    2019 records in this system

  • March 14, 2019 · 33,000 miles

    Air Bags · Body · Wheels

    I was traveling at 40 mph through a city street intersection. My car was t-boned on the driver's side with such force that my car was spun around almost 180 degrees. 80% of the impact was on the driver's rear door, 20% on the driver's door. The side airbags did not deploy, this included a car equipped with side/curtain airbags. I had issues previously with the windows properly working and had all components minus…

    Crash reported · 1 injury

    ODI 11195810

    2016 records in this system

  • March 3, 2019 · 6,000 miles

    Wheels

    The wheels fill with snow on the inside and when you go to drive the car it is so unbalanced you can only go 30-40mph. First time drove it to the dealer and they said it was because it sticks on the backside/inside and had to be sprayed out with hot water. That worked for awhile, now trying to drive it today it is happening again. Very unsafe, don't know when it will happen. Minnesota has lots of snow and the only…

    ODI 11183728

    2019 records in this system

  • June 14, 2018 · 21,000 miles

    Steering · Unknown Or Other · Wheels

    Vehicle consistently pulling to right while driving at any speed on any surface street.. Increases at acceleration. Aligned x 4 in 2018, tires balanced, rotated, still same pull. Purchased 4 new michelin tires on 11/5/2018. Vehicle still pulls to right. Vehicle has been in and out of volkswagen service department. Vehicle at vw service 11/16/2018. There solution is aligning vehicle out of specs to compensate for…

    ODI 11150254

    2017 records in this system

  • April 2, 2018

    Wheels

    Replaced 3 wheel speed sensors on this car all under 16,000 miles on the car part wht-003-856 sensor. I have 2 -2015 jetta and both needing wheel speed sensor replaced. 3rd one replaced today april 2nd, 2018

    ODI 11082504

    2015 records in this system

  • February 16, 2018 · 9,653 miles

    Wheels

    Bridgestone ecopia 205/55r16 tire on front left hand side has a bulge in the sidewall. Vehicle is a 2017 vw jetta se with 9653 miles. Tire is original. I have no recollection of any event that could have caused damage to this tire.

    ODI 11073347

    2017 records in this system