2014 Volkswagen Jetta: multiple warning lights

Filed Sep 6, 2020 · Electrical, Lights · 32,100 miles · GA

In the following, lb/hb is low beam, high beam: ' the dashboard indicator for hb is always on, even when the steering column lever is on lb and lights are really lb. ' the turn signal dashboard light blinks fast -- like there is a burnt-out bulb -- but they actually flash fine. ' when the steering column lever is set to hb, all lights on the driver side are dead; or, the hb bulb doesn't light at all and the lb bulb goes faint. ' when I turn the lights off when the engine is running, they stay on ' say I'm driving at night all everything is fine. I turn the car off; when I start it up again seconds later, the lights are messed up finally, the lights usually stay either working or are messed up while driving, but once in a while, they will go from working to messed up or vice versa while driving. But I work at night and live only one mile from my job, so I have not had this car on the road at night for any significant length of time. The most common scenario is that the car has sat for hours; I start it, and the lights are either messed up or working fine, and they stay that way until the car is turned off and started again.

Filed Jul 29, 2019 · Engine · NC

Engine seized with no prior warning. The oil light or temperature light did not come on prior to car stalling with a seized engine. We were driving on the highway at highway speed when all of a sudden the car would not accelerate and an epc light came on, not a check engine light. When we pulled over the car stalled with all the warning lights on. The dealership told me the next day that the engine had seized. I have changed the oil every 10000 miles with synthetic oil. There is no reason this should have happened.

Filed May 31, 2018 · Electrical · VA

Ignition key gets stuck, unable to turn the car on. The car will not switch over. All lights and accessories work but the car will not turn on. The ignition key requires significant movement to get loose.

Filed Jul 15, 2015 · Engine, Fuel system · 17,000 miles · NC

This is a 2014 volkswagen jetta sportwagen tdi (turbo diesel) I commute from charlotte, nc to detroit, mi approx once every 3 weeks. I travelled from a cold (15f), wet climate, to a warmer climate (34f), and parked my vehicle overnight. The next morning, the car would not turn over, and acted like the battery was dead. I checked the battery, and it was 13.9vdc. I continued to try to start the vehicle, each time the starter motor just making a grinding noise and not turning over. I left the vehicle for approx 20 minutes, and tried again, when it eventually turned over, all the warning lights on the dash came on, and the car idled very roughly at aprox 400 RPM. I tried to increase the RPM, and eventually (5 minutes of gently pushing the accelerator) it got up to 800-900 RPM. I tried to drive, and the car stumbled and sputtered for a while before getting up to normal speed. This has happened 5 times total so far. 3 times dead battery / hydro lock situation occurred 1 time the car ran roughly, and then when I pulled out onto the main road the car stumbled, died, and would not let me accelerate. I quickly put the hazard flasher light on, and somehow avoided a collision with the cars around me. 1 time the car ran roughly for approx 5 minutes, then ran smoothly the rest of the trip. I'm worried that I've damaged the engine

Filed Sep 26, 2014 · Airbags, Driver assistance · 2,044 miles · GA

June 2014 I brought my 2014 jetta se to the dealership to have it looked at b/c the airbag light came on & other lights.they had my car for a 1.5 weeks & claimed they were waiting on a new clock spring,finally after me getting agitated they fixed it,the car at the time only had 2000 miles on it.I was told by the service department it was just a electrical glitch and it's been fixed.then august 19,2014,the traction control,tire pressure,etc lights came on when I was backing down my driveway,I emailed the service tech asking if I needed air in my tires he said no to then turn the car off and turn it on,that should resolve the problem.he then said if it happens again to drop the car off at the dealership.september 3,2014 the lights came back on and this time I demanded to bring my car in.my breaks were squeaking,all the lights from before where on & the back tires were making squealing noises,it only had 3750 miles on it.they had my car again over a week and came back with excuses,they said they were waiting for vw to give them the software update, they have 5 other cars that have also been waiting for the update.after me yelling and emailing everyone & going there myself to demand my car.they say vw hasn't release the update but they will dial it into my car.this is a serious safety concern and they are sitting on the fix.I then took my car to another dealership,meanwhile they deleted the error code so the traction etc lights are off.the other dealership said they couldn't give me a loaner car b/c vw wouldn't reimburse them unless the car gave them an error.I told them to call vw and get the error,they told me they couldn't. I would need to drive the car until the lights came back on and they could get an error code from the car.meanwhile a week later I'm still trying to find a dealership in atlanta with a loaner car & can fix my defective car.