Clockspring on my Jetta broke which disabled horn and cruise control functions. The safety issue is the horn. The clockspring should not fail on any car with barely 50k operating miles on it. The unit has not yet been replaced. The dashboard shows an airbag warning light. No prior symptoms.
2015 Volkswagen Jetta electrical complaints
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1. Overtime, i noticed my car starts to jerk during acceleration and would accelerate, completely stall for about 2 seconds before getting back in forward motion. It when that jerk happens, it feels like the car is suddenly in neutral for those few seconds. This has been happening more frequently and has now been happening every other green light. This seems dangerous and I also don’t like that it does this on the highway. 2. steering wheel has some resistance issues. 3. ECM is malfunctioning because my dashboard constantly shows at least 5 incorrect warning check lights. Sometimes they change to other check lights, sometimes they appear and disappear when it wants. Very frustrating.
Since purchasing my used used 2015 VWA Jetta in 2019 I have had several issues I think are electrical. (1)The phone charger outlet has blown a few times and required them to reset it, (2) there have been 4 occasions in the last 6 months where my car wouldn't start, but upon being checked out by a VW repair shop it was not determined what caused this, the lights started coming on, but it would not fully start. (3) More recently my horn has randomly stopped working, on three occasions when I went to use it, nothing happened and when I park or later in the day it resumes working.
The airbag light for the passenger seat indicates that a passenger is not there when there is. It will start blinking randomly, sometimes registering them and sometimes not. This happens while driving or while stationary.
Engine light is on 2015 jetta 1.8 turbo. Ecu 1 states code p05a0 active grille air shutter "a" stuck on. Volkswagon wants to charge me $900 to correct this sensor problem. Vehicle has 32,000 miles & was stationary when light came on. This is a defect in the sensor system. Should vw have to pay? Why are consumers paying?
The horn keep malfunctioning it works sometimes the car don't have lose power when I go up hills and smoke is coming from tail pipe
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The passenger airbag light stays off and on if I do not keep the seatbelt locked, even with no passenger. Thus occurs while I am driving and assume this is an electrical issue, safety issue, and potential airbag issue. This has been occurring off and on for over a year.
My wiring harness was replaced as my car was in limp mode. 2 and half weeks later my light comes back on and after driving it to work one day it didn't feel right so I had it towed. At time of towing noticed I was leaking fluid. Turns out it was transmission fluid and I need a new transmission on a 5 year old car. This car has had 3 electrical problems and only one was a recall but each problem but the car in limp mode cause the transmission not to shift properly.
The vehicle had been stationary for about 6 hours then caught on fire from the engine throughout the whole vehicle. The fire department came and out the vehicle fire out but the whole from end of the vehicle to the inside and backseat was affect by the fire.
The window has a mind of its own. I went through the manual to troubleshoot it, worked fine for a day then right back to what it was before. Everything that has to do with the driverside door, expect to open from the inside just went haywire with no warning. The mirror defrost doesn't work and the outside door handle won't open any longer. When I turn it is now making a stage squealing noise. My car is only 4 years old. Should not have any of these issues.
Horn will not function below freezing ambient temperature; likely moisture inside has frozen the mechanism; works fine once ambient temperature has risen above 32*f
Tl* the contact owns a 2015 volkswagen jetta. The contact received a recall notice in the mail for the federal safety agency campaign number: 19v615000 (electrical system, steering). The contact called the federal safety agency for more information and was informed that the parts were not available. The dealer and manufacturer were not contacted. The contact had not experienced a failure. Vin tool confirms parts not available.
Tl* the contact owns a 2015 volkswagen jetta. Upon starting the vehicle, all of the warning indicators illuminated on the instrument panel. The vehicle was driven to gossett volkswagen germantown (7420 winchester rd, memphis, tn 38125, (901) 405-4909) where the contact was informed that a new battery was needed for the key remote. The failure continued to occur after the battery was replaced. The dealer stated that the vehicle's battery needed to be replaced. Once the battery was replaced, the vehicle was able to start and operate properly. Days later, the contact stated that the vehicle would not start and the steering wheel seized without warning. The vehicle would only operate when the contact drove in the emergency start feature mode, and the "no key" warning indicator would flash. The contact was able to resume normal driving; however, every time she touched a feature on the steering wheel, a pinging noise would sound and the speedometer would flash. The manufacturer was not notified of the failures. The vehicle had not been repaired. The failure mileage and VIN were unknown.
Put car in park on convenience store parking lot couldn't turn car off or remove key from ignition tried so many times. Drove home parked car in garage tried to turn off .car still would not turn off. Finally drove to dealer garage . Dealer said the ignition lock housing had to be replaced. The work was performed. The job cost 577.25 dollars. I called volkswagen headquarters to discuss this repair since it is unusual to have to make such a repair and I had also learned that I have one recal on the car similarly related to not being able to turn the ignition off and remove the key. Volkswagen denied any relationship to this repair. Volkswagen also has not notified me of any recall on my car and stated that recall notices have not been issued , they have not determined what the a fix for the recall posting. I am convinced that this occurrence is a real safety issue as well as the proposed recall notice . Mileage on car is 35,855 miles.
The car will not turn off. The key is stuck in the ignition and will not turn to turn the vehicle off. The wheel is not locked.
My charging ports quit working. It is not the fuse.
Key gets stuck in ignition when turning off the engine.
Ignition switch would not turn off, could not turn off engine.
Tl* the contact owns a 2015 volkswagen jetta. The contact stated that the vehicle would not shut off and the key could not be removed from the ignition switch. There were no warning indicators illuminated. The failure occurred intermittently. Spirit auto center of renton (330 sunset blvd n, renton, wa 98057, (425) 226-6113) diagnosed the vehicle, but did not find a failure. The vehicle was not repaired. The manufacturer was made aware of the failure. The failure mileage was 90,000.
Tl* the contact owns a 2015 volkswagen jetta. While the vehicle was powered off with the windows rolled down, the contact reached into the vehicle and the window rolled up and squeezed the contact. The contact sustained chest injuries that required medical attention. The vehicle was taken to be diagnosed, but the failure could not be duplicated. The vehicle was not repaired. The manufacturer was notified and provided case number: 160250974. The manufacturer advised the contact to take the vehicle to a dealer. The failure mileage was approximately 7,000 *tt
Tl* the contact owns a 2015 volkswagen jetta. The contact stated that the key was stuck in the ignition and failed to release or turn backwards. There were no warning indicators illuminated. The vehicle was taken to ourisman volkswagen of rockville (801 rockville pike, rockville, md 20852, (301) 637-8344) where it was diagnosed that the ignition cylinder needed to be replaced. The vehicle was not repaired. The manufacturer was contacted and stated that the vehicle was not covered under the warranty. The failure mileage was 18,000. The VIN was not available.
Key gets stuck in ignition when turning off the engine. This causes the car not to turn off in some instances.
The major problem occurred shortly after my 30,000 mile check up, when my key got stuck in the ignition, and I could not turn the car off. I am aware this problem dates back to as early as 2012. I immediately contacted vw customer care since I was at approximately 36,400 miles to see if they would assist in replacing this part. In addition, I was charged 153.63 for the diagnosis. Midday on september 21, 2018, I received a call from customer care denying my claim completely. I am aware that this is an ongoing problem, and should be under a recall status. I was also informed that vw has updated their ignition switch (replaced with an updated model number) so the replacement part will not cause problems. I feel like this was a ploy to get me to go to the vw dealership, so they may continue to profit over their past mistakes. I believe I have paid for something that should be covered under a recall or extended warranty. In addition, I had the battery fail at the 36,000 mile mark as well. I feel that I have had more trouble with this new car than any other car I have owned in the past, and I am not really thrilled as a first time vw owner. *js *js the consumer stated there was a recall issued for this particular failure. Due to the VIN, this vehicle was not included on the recall.
Ignition problem. Is hard to turn off the car, they key keeps getting stuck. And I just bought the car 2 days ago.
I parked at the store and the key got stuck in the ignition while the car is running preventing me from turning the car engine off . When he key gets stuck in the ignition switch with the engine running preventing you from turning the car engine off. Therefore you can't leave your car to go in the house , store or even to the bathroom. This will allows your car to be attractive to car theives when you must leave to get help. Needs a recall asap.
Ignition key gets stuck in ignition and will not turn off. Both keys do the same thing. Must be a common problem that vw has not dealt with. A simple google search and the problem is common with the vw's. This first happen after parking and vehicle was stationary,
Tl* the contact owns a 2015 volkswagen jetta. The contact stated that the horn in the vehicle would not sound. The manufacturer was contacted. The vehicle was not diagnosed or repaired. The dealer was not contacted. The contact experienced the same failure with previously owned volkswagen jettas. The VIN was unavailable. The failure mileage was 10,000.
Day-time running light, right-side (passenger side) bulb burned out, however when the bulb socket was removed, the plastic material had signs of heat damage/plastic material damage and the bulb could not be removed from the socket. The socket and bulb will need to be replaced. There was no recall listed for this issue within the federal safety agency, however, the heat damage within the bulb socket is a concern. Local vw dealer mentioned that there was no tsb or recall on this electrical part. Socket and bulb replacement cost from the vw dealer is near $40.00.
Tl* the contact owns a 2015 volkswagen jetta. After parking the vehicle, the key would not shut off the vehicle. Approximately three minutes later, and after several attempts, the vehicle did shut off. There were no warning indicators illuminated. The contact stated that the failure occurred for approximately six months. The vehicle was taken to winner volkswagen in dover, delaware for diagnostic testing. The contact was informed that the tumbler failed and needed replacement. The vehicle was not repaired. The manufacturer was notified of the failure. The approximate failure mileage was 88,000. The consumer stated the ignition would not turn off. The issue was do to the tumbler in the key. The consumer was informed this was common with volkswagen vehicles.
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