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Issues with Volkswagen Jetta ELECTRICAL SYSTEM by Years

The Volkswagen Jetta had plenty of problems with various aspects of ELECTRICAL SYSTEM as 1236 complaints were lodged, most of which revolve around IGNITION. Models of 2010, 2011, 2002 appear to be the most susceptible to problems with ELECTRICAL SYSTEM.

Browse Volkswagen Jetta ELECTRICAL SYSTEM problems by years

2019 13 2017 14 2016 15 2015 27 2014 70 2013 103 2012 110 2011 152 2010 214 2009 97 2008 31 2007 39 2006 110 2005 44 2004 34 2003 96 2002 148 2001 117 2000 59 1999 44

Do Volkswagen Jetta models have ELECTRICAL SYSTEM problems?

Below you may see the ELECTRICAL SYSTEM components and the number of complaints they received.

IGNITION 183 HORN 36 MODULE 33 12V/24V/48V BATTERY 29 FUSES AND CIRCUIT BREAKERS 28 WIRING 25 INSTRUMENT CLUSTER/PANEL 23 FRONT UNDERHOOD 20 SWITCH 19 INTERIOR/UNDER DASH 19 ALTERNATOR/GENERATOR/REGULATOR 10 STARTER ASSEMBLY 7 CONTROL MODULE 5 SOFTWARE 3 REAR COMPARTMENT/TRUNK 3 RELAY 2 CABLES 1 SOLENOID 1

Worst Volkswagen Jetta Problems

INTERIOR/UNDER DASH
2003 Volkswagen Jetta September 29, 2005 Victims: 2 Mileage: 28000 miles

Dt: the contact owns a 2003 volkswagen jetty. the contact stated s dashboard control system caught on fire. last night was driving on highway smel...

ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
2009 Volkswagen Jetta January 3, 2015 Victims: 2 Mileage: 111000 miles

My vw jetta tdi had many problems since i purchased it. first, we had problems with the injection system imploding. they asked if we ever put in gasol...

MODULE
2002 Volkswagen Jetta July 5, 2002 Victims: 1

While driving and for no reason, the passenger side air bags deployed, the passenger sustained some aches and burns, the dealer stated that the comput...

Recently reported ELECTRICAL SYSTEM problems on Volkswagen Jetta

The ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
2016 Volkswagen Jetta

When driving on the highway vehicle's engine shuts off unexpectedly then brakes and steering won't work properly. no warning lights came on! vehicle did not restart. called vw roadside assistance and had it towed to south motors vw dealership on south dixie and 179 st. miami. vw certified technicians can't figure out whats wrong with the car.

The ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
2017 Volkswagen Jetta

While driving the my driver side window fell of track and fell down towards the door panel. it caused debris to fall into my car almost causing me to. crash. i lost important documents. this is the second time. back in 2018 the driver side window fell of track while was driving almost causing me to crash. it felt as if i was struck by lighting. it was a very scary moment. i just don't want my family to get hurt. it was repaired and was told that it is a common issue. please help

The ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
2009 Volkswagen Jetta

The etc sign comes on and the car lost its power significantly. the obd scan does not show any code

The ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
2011 Volkswagen Jetta

Driver side of my jetta lighting went off , i went online to see what can be wrong with it and i see many people having the same problem, thats unsafe, should be recalled, its not a fuse or light bulbs ,so its the wire in, i think this is no safe to be driving and should be check , like i say its many people having the same problem, thanks

The ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
2019 Volkswagen Jetta

Electrical issues. car won't lock and i have a safety warning stating electrical fault.

The ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
2019 Volkswagen Jetta

The vehicle is a 6-speed manual transmission. the vehicle will stall out when coming to a stop. not user error, since the stalling happens when the car is in neutral - coasting to a stop. stall out is very soft - akin to just shutting off the engine. this happens nearly every stop after running the car for about 15 minutes. this phenomenon is repeatable and extremely unsafe.

The ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
2014 Volkswagen Jetta

While driving on the overpass the car cutoff almost hit from behind by a dump truck would not crank back up for 7 minutes. airbag light on show malfunction of airbag

The ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
2019 Volkswagen Jetta

My car shuts itself off randomly. at stop lights, sitting in the driveway, in the car pick up line at school etc. i asked the dealer to look into this. at times it will tell me the car has to shut off to keep the battery from any damage. the dealer claims it's normal but there are a lot of people online complaining about this. i don't think it's normal.

The ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
2009 Volkswagen Jetta

The car disables the abs while driving, and the abs, brake and electronic stability control indicators are lit simultaneously, while the car dings. quite distracting. a little research shows complaints for the same behavior since just oct. 30, 2019: nhtsa id number: 11277060 nhtsa id number: 11288718 nhtsa id number: 11283008 nhtsa id number: 11279604 there is a recall which was considered closed for my vehicle for this issue: 16v913000 dealership has also quoted about $1500 to replace the abs module, because the current module cannot be updated. seems like there are lots of bad modules that cannot be updated. this is a hazard condition; especially here in michigan.

The ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
2013 Volkswagen Jetta

While my fiance was on way to work at around 6 a.m. she stopped at light when she went to go it bucked a little then started going when all of a sudden the car would not move in the middle of traffic. luckily some people where around to help her push it out of traffic she got hold of me went to her started car but would not move called tow truck had it towed to vw dealer where she had purchased it and has always had her service done. while waiting for service to call i did some investigation on computer and what do you think i found yep so many complaints with same problem. so when the call came from them was told few things wrong the electric motor was dead but he said the good news it is covered by the hybrid warranty then i said ok whats the bad news was told transmission needed to be replaced, i said to the gentleman that vw new about this and they just wait and pray the warranty runs out. i refuse to pay $7700 to fix it purchased car in 2015 with almost 14000 miles in all ...