We have classified the 63 complaints from 2003 Volkswagen Jetta about ELECTRICAL SYSTEM into the following categories.
My car got hacked my charlie miller and chris valasek was seen over at my neighbors house on 4/29/2017 and my ex boss chris stutz jr is in charge of all the break in of my house and cars edwardsville police will not do anything because the police are friend of them i hope i don't get killed over these hacks but if that's what it will take to do anything about it
The fuse box on top of the battery melted due to overheating from the alternator cable. no excessive electrical load has been placed on the battery. just normal use of the car causes this to melt.
When i was sitting in the driver's seat with the heated seat option turned to a 5 (high), while the car was warming up, i noticed some smoke coming from the right side of the seat. the heated seat started to burn through the cloth cover directly where my metal jacket zipper was making contact with the cloth seat surface. i immediately poured water on the seat to ensure a fire didn't start. i have not attempted to use the seat heaters since this incident.
Drivers side seat heater ignited burning through seat trim and burning driver while operating vehicle. this occurred in a seat that the dealer indicated they had replaced under the initial recall (however date on seat is 11/25/2002 before car was delivered in 4/2003 - so dealer never actually replaced it . seat retained and photos available for inspection.
Takata recall burned fuse box caused alternator to go bad.
Having worked in vw dealerships my transmission control module is failing at only 130,000 miles on it which has been an ongoing issue and complaint by many. when it acts up it won't upshift or will drop down into low gear and one has to worry about being rear ended when this condition occurs.
Engine battery fuse box melting. replaced twice. found out it alternator wiring is bad. i have a small child. car has left me stranded on side of road several times due to faulty alternator wiring.
I've had multiple issues with my vw jetta 2003 and have put thousands of dollars into the vehicle. my limit was that alternator cable melting the fuse box and the battery. the vehicle is unsafe and could have caught on fire and potentially injured individuals or caused great harm. the sad part able the entire scenario is the fact that i contacted volkswagen customer care that spoke with brea s. which may not be an actual name because she could not provide it and she said that she had spoken to her leadership ashley and that they did not see this as a safety concerns and just because lots of other people had the same issue and mentioned it on a blog they were not able to help me. now for me something that can cause a potential electrical fire for most people is a safety concern and the fact that this is a known issue with the volkswagen jetta and beetle models, it amazes me that vw customer care does not see it as there issue, brea was out of the auburn hills location in michigan. this really needs further attention.
The fuse box in these older jettas melts because it is on top of the battery, which can cause the car to shut off while driving. its very dangerous.
Tl* the contact owns a 2003 volkswagen jetta. the contact stated that after the vehicle was parked for a few days, the battery failed to make connection when starting the vehicle. the vehicle was taken to an independent mechanic but the failure was unable to be determined. the vehicle was not repaired. the manufacturer was not notified of the failure. the failure mileage was 193,000.
Tl* the contact owns a 2003 volkswagen jetta. while driving 50 mph, the contact noticed smoke under the hood that entered the cabin of the vehicle. the contact stopped the vehicle and opened the battery fuse box where he found that there were overheated wires and overwhelming smoke. the contact stated that the failure was recurring and the smoke was emitting from the battery fuse box. the vehicle was not taken to the dealer to determine the cause of the failure. the manufacturer was not made aware of the failure. the failure mileage was 96,000. the vin was not available.
The alternator cable melted the fuse block and the car almost caught on fire. *tr
There is a fuse box on the top of my battery as there was for all mk4 jettas, golf in all motor trims. the fuse box on top of the battery melted. when opened there was a black wire severed from the box. when turning the battery over the cable wire was arching. the wire was actually sparking. there are fuses in the original box but they never broke, tripped. *tr
Battery fuse box melted. engine overheated and cut off. *tr
Alternator harness wiring and fuse box are under-engineered for electrical conditions and output given by alternator. this is the second time in one year i have to replace the fuse box and alternator harness wiring due to risk of engine bay fire. many other vw owners in this generation and different models also have this problem with their vehicles. i believe this should be recalled and it is extremely dangerous to go unnoticed.