The contact owns a 2016 Volkswagen Jetta. The contact stated while starting the vehicle, there was an abnormal chemical odor entering the cabin of the vehicle. There was no warning light illuminated. The contact took the vehicle to the local dealer however, failure was undetermined. The contact was informed that the air conditioning assembly needed to be replaced. The vehicle was not repaired. The manufacturer was informed of the failure. The failure mileage was approximately 36,000.
2016 Volkswagen Jetta electrical complaints
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Tl* the contact owns a 2016 volkswagen jetta. The contact stated that the horn failed to operate as designed. The vehicle was taken to dick hanna volkswagen (12345 e. Burnside st, portland, or 97233, (503) 822-3467) to be diagnosed. The contact was informed that the horn needed to be replaced. Additionally, the key fob and alarm failed to operate. The vehicle was not repaired. The manufacturer was made aware of the failure. The approximate failure mileage was 46,890.
Upon going to the bank, I was unable to turn the car off or even get the key out of the ignition. I proceeded to drive home only to have the same problem. Unable to turn the car off or get the key out of the ignition. I had totake the car to the dealer and wats infomed that they had to order a part, which is going to cost a large amount of money.
My car alarm goes off consistently without any signs of being tampered with. If I touch the fuse box or open my doors the alarm will go off with the car unlocked. While the car is started the alarm will go off. All hours of the night my alarm is going off. It keeps not only my family awake but also my neighbors.
My radio in my vw is compromised. The individuals identity themselves as fbi agents and when I speak back to agents I am told, ' I'm not suppose to speak back to agents.' (correct me if I'm wrong) the volume in my car is being adjusted at the confidence of the agents. When the agents put the volume up I can hear lower the speaker, which initiates the volume being raised inside my car. When the volume is lowered inside my car by the agents, it allows the agents to hear what I'm saying inside my car. (my assumption) today I tried adjusting my treble, bass and mid-range volume and was able to but no changes to my system occurred. The same situation is occurring with my apple iphone when I listen to music through air pods via bluetooth and wired pods. I have also been told by the agents 'I should been shot,' I do find this very alarming and a violation of my u.s. Constitutional right.
Tl* the contact owns a 2016 volkswagen jetta. The contact stated the eps, brakes, check engine, TPMS, and front adaptive headlight system warning lights were illuminated. The cruise control was also inoperable. The contact stated while driving 20 MPH with the accelerator pedal depressed, the vehicle decelerated independently. The vehicle was taken to an independent mechanic and the contact was informed that the two unknown sensors needed to be replaced. The local dealer was not contacted. The vehicle was not diagnosed nor repaired. The manufacturer was not contacted. The failure mileage was 70,000.
Often it is nearly impossible to turn the key back to turn the engine off; seems to be mechanical failure of the ignition switch. This seems to be a common and pervasive problem with people reporting being unable to turn the engine off for hours. Will have to have this fixed at probably great expense, as it is obviously not safe to have a car idle unattended for long periods of time.
Tl* the contact owns a 2016 volkswagen jetta. The contact stated that she was unable to remove the key from the ignition after parking the vehicle and turning the vehicle off. The police was contacted for assistance, and after multiple attempts, an officer removed the key from the ignition. The vehicle was taken to toms river volkswagen (256 nj-37, toms river, nj 08753) where the contact was informed that the vehicle needed to be diagnosed prior to any repairs. The vehicle was not repaired. The manufacturer had not been notified of the failure. The failure mileage was 41,300.
June 1, 2019. Horn stopped working while driving, now works intermittently while driving or stationary. By the time I can schedule service from vw the horn starts working again. March 15, 2020. Horn completely stopped working while driving or stationary.
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.
Rear view camera doesn't work all the time show error on the screen ' parkpilot is currently not available' I can't use the camera on reverse the reason to bought it was because had a rear camera!!
I bought my car certified preowned from a vw dealership in june with 20,000 miles. Within a month of purchase, accessory lights began illuminating randomly and then switching back off. It is always the same set of lights- ABS, tire pressure, airbag, traction/anti-skid, and steering wheel light all come on at the same time. Now they come on every time I drive and never turn off. I don't notice a difference in the driving, but the lights are worrisome. I also have another issue where occasionally when I accelerate the car fails to "pick up" or accelerate for like 5 seconds, and then it catches and the car continues to run smoothly from then on... But I'm unsure if they're related.
Tl* the contact owns a 2016 volkswagen jetta. While the contact's daughter was driving 30 MPH, multiple warning indicators illuminated. The vehicle was taken to capital volkswagen (located at 3963 w tennessee st, tallahassee, fl 32304, (850) 692-5609) where it was diagnosed that the rear passenger sensor needed to be replaced. The vehicle was repaired. The manufacturer was notified of the failure. The failure mileage was 34,000. The VIN was not available.
My thing is when I first got the car when the heater was turned on you smell something burning... Told the dealership they said it was probably sand getting in the heater...but my co workers noticed it also it went from that to the window not going up and down when you mash the button to not going all the way down...then the A/C not putting out cool air.... The dealership was told about this as well and did ask if a recall was done... None was done they no off. This vehicle was in motion.
Tl* the contact owns a 2016 volkswagen jetta. When the vehicle was engaged in park and turned off, it rolled away and crashed into two other vehicles. The air bags did not deploy. A police report was not filed. There were no injuries. The contact was concerned because his child and another child were occupying the rear seats when the failure occurred. The contact referenced the federal safety agency campaign number: 19v615000 (steering, electrical system). The contact called an unknown dealer and informed them of the failure. The vehicle was not diagnosed or repaired. The manufacturer was made aware of the failure and stated that the VIN was not included in the recall; however, other 2016 jettas were included. The failure mileage was approximately 57,000.
Tl* the contact owns a 2016 volkswagen jetta. The contact stated that all the sensors on the vehicle failed, and the indicators for the turn signals, brakes, and doors failed to illuminate on the instrument panel. Also, the vehicle failed to start and the backup camera failed to function. The vehicle was not taken to a dealer or an independent mechanic for diagnostic testing. The vehicle was not repaired. The manufacturer was notified of the failures and did not assist. The approximate failure mileage was 40,000.
About a month ago, I wad at an intersection with my jetta when another vehicle prompted me to slam on my horn. When I attempted to use my horn, no sound eminated from the vehicle. Upon arriving home, I began testing the horn to no avail. Due o this electrical failure, I've been forced to drive without a horn in the state of florida which is illegal and have been put at extreme risk with the inability to alert other drivers with my vehicle.
On my home stop by walmart and the key would not come out of the ignition. Didn't go in the store again just went home and it still would not come out of the ignition. Since my neighbor has 2 vw cars I went to his house and I was informed that there was a recall for the 2016 passet. He checked on my car and tried to get the key out after we called stokes vw on ashley phosphate rd. The service person suggested bringing it in an leave it but didnt have a loaner car for me to get to work..he suggested jiggling the key while turning the wheel because thats what thet do. The vehicle was stationary. In a store parking lot. Also the window would not go up this incident happen about a month after I purchase the car. I thought maybe because it was after 5 in the morning. It happen again and then it happen again and this time it would not go up it was over 8 hours before it did and I needed to go back to work and leave my car window down. Very disappointed in vw.
Tl* the contact owns a 2016 volkswagen jetta. The contact had difficulty turning the key in the vehicle's ignition switch. The failure occurred without warning. The vehicle was taken to stone mountain volkswagen (3500 stone mountain hwy, snellville, ga) where it was diagnosed that the ignition switch was defective and needed to be replaced. The vehicle was not repaired. The manufacturer was notified of the failure. The failure mileage was approximately 90,000.
Key gets stuck in ignition when turning off the engine.
The original vw battery leaked and corroded rthe cables shorting out the car requiring a tow. It would not take a jump and after taking it to a vw dealership, the battery, cables and starter had to be replaced. The vehicle was stationary when this happened. This also happened to my previous vw.
At any time, day or night, any time of the year, when accelerating from a stop or attempting to pass another vehicle, this car will fail to accelerate when pressing down on the gas pedal. The delay can be as long as 5 seconds and since I never know when it will happen, I feel the vehicle is very unsafe. It can fail to accelerate in the middle of an intersection with traffic coming at you from both directions and you will not be able to get out of their way. I feel I take my life in my hands every time I step into this vehicle and recommend that on one ever buy one of these death traps!!!!
Tl* the contact owns a 2016 volkswagen jetta. The contact stated that the vehicle failed to turn off and the key failed to release from the ignition switch. The contact called the dealer and was informed that the nylon bushing had fractured and jammed the key in the ignition switch. The vehicle was not diagnosed or repaired. The manufacturer was make aware of the failure. The approximate failure mileage was 44,000.
2016 jetta se1.4 new for 18 year old son for college. Within a week car was in the shop with electrical issues for lighter and USB shorting out phone + radar while the car was driving. No issue found we drove 1000+miles to school, center console would blink on and off during the trip. New dealer also did not find any issues. Car then started shutting off while driving under 5 MPH in traffic in nyc. When coming out of the driveway the rear view camera turned off, the car turned off. Vw was called they had him turn off the power by holding the pushbutton and break which restarted the car. New dealer still no issue found. The car continues to loose power all except auxiliary several incidents very unsafe. Was going up a hill and the car shifted into neutral and started rolling back, applied the handbrake the back wheels locked and the car stopped thankfully it was at night and no traffic. Two days later at jfk in the arrival line the car shut off while creeping forward. Took it to another new dealer they kept the car for one week, no issue found. Issues continued now including slipping out of gear revving to 8000rpm, having to push far down for the brake to engage. All the lights turn off while driving intermittently very unsafe. Took it to new dealer they found no issue I refused to pick it up and called vw corp they had them drive the car for 50 miles finally an error message. They replaced the transmission solenoid. It is still having issues.the car overheated and the electrical stopped working. He smelled the coolant threw the vents he was about to pull over when the car revved to 8000 RPM and dropped out of gear so he pulled over and slowed down the lights and radio turned off. When he looked the exhaust manifold was glowing red. The car took an hr to cool down and electrical to come back. Back to the dealer again no issues again called vw corp for complaint.
Tl* the contact owns a 2016 volkswagen jetta. The vehicle was slot to accelerate when the accelerator pedal was applied. The brakes were also slow to respond when applied, which caused the contact to apply force to the brake pedal. The dealer was unable to duplicate the failure after checking the brake system. The manufacturer was not notified. The failure mileage was not available.
This is the base model s automatic transmission 1.4 tsi. This vehicle doesn't have a gauge for measuring the temperature. Unable to make a decision promptly if the car starts to heat is a safety problem. The car apparently has a mechanism to lower the rpms if the car starts heating and has a light indicating that something is wrong with the cooling system but it is unacceptable that in 2016 you can't see the engine temerature. I didn't notice this while testing the car before doing the purchase and thought it was a matter of configuration but confirmed this with the manual. This car has 85 miles and when running through a slope in rural area if it decides to down shift theres a bump or a knock in the transmutation as if you were abusing the car and the motor or transmission mounts can't hold its force. It really feels awful when this happens. This should happen smoothly but it doesn't. I understand that it will make its own decision of what is the best gear in order to provide enough torque to manage the slope but this is not normal. This could be a sing of future failure and of course an accident can occur. Would like this two points to be investigated by the federal safety agency.
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