What 639 owners told NHTSA about the 2011 Volkswagen Jetta Hev

DEFECTIVE LIGHT SWITCH THAT CONTROLS THE HEADLIGHTS, DAYTIME RUNNING LIGHT LOW BEAMS AND HIGH BEAMS. DAYTIME RUNNING LIGHT NO LONGER WORK, LOW BEAMS ARE SO DIM THEY ARE NO LONGER EFFECTIVE.

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TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2011 VOLKSWAGEN JETTA. WHILE DRIVING VARIOUS SPEEDS OR WHILE PARKED, THE HORN FAILED TO OPERATE WHEN PRESSED. ALSO, THE HEADLIGHTS INADVERTENTLY FAILED TO ILLUMINATE WITHOUT WARNING. LEITH VOLKSWAGEN OF RALEIGH (4005 CAPITAL HILLS DRIVE RALEIGH, NC 27616, (833) 827-4410) WAS CONTACTED, BUT THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED DUE TO THE DIAGNOSTIC FEES. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE BECAUSE THE CUSTOMER SERVICE NUMBER WAS BUSY. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 60,000. *TT *TR

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THE FUSE BOX MELTED AND CAUSED ELECTRICAL MALFUNCTIONS. THIS SEEMS LIKE A SAFETY ISSUE. APPARENTLY THIS HAS HAPPENED FREQUENTLY AND OTHER MODELS (TIGUAN) HAVE BEEN RECALLED DUE TO THE FAILURE OF THE SAME PART NUMBER.

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I CAN'T GET THE KEY OUT OF THE IGNITION AND I CAN TURN THE CAR OFF.

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THE PASSENGER SEAT AIRBAG SENSOR IS NO LONGER EFFECTIVE. THIS MEANS THAT IF I WAS TO GET INTO A COLLISION, THE CAR WOULD NOT SENSE THERE IS A PASSENGER AND THE AIRBAGS ON THAT SIDE OF THE VEHICLE WOULD NOT DEPLOY. THIS SENSOR DOES NOT WORK AT ALL, AND THERE IS AN AIRBAG WARNING LIGHT IN THE DASH.

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TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2011 VOLKSWAGEN JETTA. WHILE DRIVING 65 MPH, THE CONTACT NOTICED THAT THE HORN WOULD NOT FUNCTION. THE CONTACT PULLED OVER TO A FUEL STATION, TURNED OFF THE VEHICLE, RESTARTED IT, BUT THE HORN WAS STILL NOT FUNCTIONING PROPERLY. THE DEALER WAS NOT CONTACTED. THE MANUFACTURER INFORMED THE CONTACT THAT THERE WERE NO RECALLS ASSOCIATED WITH THE VIN. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 95,600.

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IT IS A SAFETY ISSUE THAT THE VEHICLE'S HORN STARTED WEAKENING OUT AND IT STOPPED WORKING. I DID SOME RESEARCH AND FOUND THAT OTHER PEOPLE WHO OWNED AN MK6 (2011-2015) JETTA HAD THE SAME ISSUE ACROSS THE NATION. PLEASE ENFORCE THE VW TO OPEN A RECALL FOR THIS ISSUE.

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WINDSHIELD WIPERS NOT FUNCTIONING WHEN VEHICLE IS IN 18 DEGREE AND BELOW TEMPERATURES FOR A FEW HOURS. WIPERS WORK FINE ONCE VEHICLE IS HEATED UP IN GARAGE OR OUTSIDE TEMPERATURES RISE ABOVE 18 DEGREES. REPLACEMENT WIPER MOTOR ASSEMBLY WAS DIAGNOSED AND REQUIRED TO CORRECT MALFUNCTION. WOULD LIKE VW TO REIMBURSE THE $537.03 OUT OF POCKET COSTS TO REPLACE THE DEFECTIVE/FAULTY PART. HAVE SEEN NUMEROUS COMPLAINTS FOR SAME ISSUE ONLINE. THANKS AND HOPE VW IS LISTENING!

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IF THE OUTSIDE TEMPERATURE GOES BELOW APPROXIMATELY 15 DEGREES FAHRENHEIT, THE WIPERS FAIL TO OPERATE. THIS CAN HAPPEN WHEN THE VEHICLE HAS BEEN PARKED, OR DURING OPERATION. THIS HAS HAPPENED SEVERAL TIMES AND FROM INDICATIONS ON THE INTERNET, IS A KNOWN SAFETY PROBLEM.

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TURNED ON VEHICLE, WENT TO TURN ON THE STEREO, AND ONCE I HIT THE 'POWER' BUTTON, IT TURNED ON AND THEN THE SCREEN WENT BLACK, RESULTING IN THE COMPLETE LOSS OF THE HEAD UNIT, RADIO, BLUE TOOTH, AND CLOCK. FUSES WERE CHECKED IN BOTH THE FUSE BOX AND THE STEREO ITSELF, AND NO FUSES WERE BLOWN.

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HORN DOES NOT WORK & THE AC DOESN'T BLOW COLD RIGHT AWAY

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CRANK CASE IS NOT ON RECALL SO IT'S NOT COVERED UNDER WARRANTY. THE COST IS 4200.00. AT WHAT POINT WILL IT GO ON RECALL. WITHOUT THE REPAIR THE CAR IS DEAD IN THE WATER. WARRANTY COMPANY WILL NOT PAY FOR ANYTHING THAT'S ON A TECHNICAL SERVICE BULLETIN. ALSO CALLED VW VERIFIED IS ON THE TECHNICAL SERVICE BULLETIN. IT'S VERY DANGEROUS AS THE CAR OIL LIGHT COMES ON AND RUNS ROUGH AND JUST STOPS. JULY 7 2017 BULLETIN 15-16-02 (V151602)

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THE CAR RANDOMLY STALLS AND HAS BEING DOING SO FOR OVER A YEAR HAS BEEN TO SEVERAL MECHANICS AND THEY CANNOT FIX THE PROBLEM THE DEALERSHIP HAS BEEN ATTEMPTING TO FIX THE PROBLEM SINCE 08/30/2017 AND CURRENTLY HAS THE CAR WHILE I AM CARLESS. I HAVE REACHED OUT TO CORPORATE AND THE MANUFACTURE AND THEY JUST REPLY WITH EMAILS STATING THEY WILL GET BACK TO ME

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KEY WILL NOT TURN IN IGNITION ON OR OFF.

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KEY GETS STUCK IN IGNITION WHEN TURNING OFF THE ENGINE.

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AIRBAG LIGHT ON, VW MECHANIC DIAGNOSED STEERING WHEEL CLOCK SPRING FAILURE, AND INDICATED THE AIRBAGS MAY FAIL TO DEPLOY. THIS VEHICLE WAS NOT INCLUDED IN A PREVIOUS RECALL FOR THE SAME ISSUE ON THE SAME MAKE AND MODEL. THE VEHICLE WAS STATIONARY WHEN THE LIGHT APPEARED AND THE PROBLEM PERSIST, VW DEALERS ACKNOWLEDGE ISSUE BUT WONT FIX AS THIS VIN'S PARTS WEREN'T COVERED BY THE SAME MAKE AND MODEL RECALL.

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VEHICLE STALLS INTERMITTENTLY SINCE PURCHASE, COMMONLY WHEN EXITING A FREEWAY TO A STOP OR DURING RUSH HOUR(STOP/GO)TRAFFIC. BEFORE STALLING, VEHICLE WILL JERK, ROUGH IDLE, AND DELAY ACCELERATION. STALLING MAY OCCUR AT A STOP AFTER HIGH SPEED, HOWEVER STALLING HAS ALSO OCCURRED DURING DRIVING AFTER A HIGH SPEED TO LOW SPEED DEPARTURE. WHEN VEHICLE STALLS DURING DRIVING, BOTH THE WHEEL AND BRAKES LOCK UP COMMONLY. IT TAKES PUTTING IT IN NEUTRAL WHILE ROLLING AND ATTEMPTING TO START SEVERAL TIMES BEFORE IGNITION KICKS IN. THIS HAS BEEN DANGEROUS AS THE ONLY BRAKING WOULD BE A GRADUAL EMERGENCY BRAKE PULL AND THERE IS NO ADDITIONAL STEERING, THANKFULLY I HAVE HAD STRAIGHTAWAYS THE TIMES IT HAS HAPPENED, HOWEVER I HAVE BEEN FORCED TO GO THROUGH RED LIGHTS WITH MY HAZARDS ON, LAYING ON THE HORN. VW HAS ATTEMPTED REPAIR 5 TIMES FOR SAME ISSUE WITH NO RESOLVE. LIGHTS AND CODES COME AND GO INTERMITTENTLY AFTER STALLING. ONE OR BOTH OF THE PREVIOUS ISSUES MENTIONED OCCURS ON A DAILY BASIS AS OF THE MOMENT. THE FTC, BBB, AND ATTORNEY GENERAL FOR THE STATE OF MICHIGAN HAVE ALL BEEN MADE AWARE OF THE SITUATION AND THE ATTORNEY GENERAL'S OFFICE RECOMMENDED I REPORT IT TO YOU.

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TWO EXISTING RECALLS ON MY VEHICLE HAVE BEEN COMPLETED AND I WOULD LIKE TO HAVE THEM UPDATED AS COMPLETE IN THE SYSTEM. THEY ARE: NHTSA RECALL NUMBER: OPENS NEW WINDOW TAKES AWAY FROM VIN LOOKUP SECTION> 11E036 RECALL DATE: SEPTEMBER 7, 2011 MANUFACTURER RECALL NUMBER: 26G9 AND NHTSA RECALL NUMBER: OPENS NEW WINDOW TAKES AWAY FROM VIN LOOKUP SECTION> 14V656 RECALL DATE: APRIL 7, 2015 MANUFACTURER RECALL NUMBER: 42G8 I HAVE ATTACHED A PRINTOUT FROM THE VOLKSWAGEN DEALERSHIP THAT SHOWS THE INSPECTIONS AND IF NECESSARY CORRECTIVE ACTIONS WERE TAKEN TO ADDRESS BOTH.

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WITHIN THREE TO FOUR DAYS I'VE HAD TWO DOOR WINDOWS BLOW OUT WHILE DRIVING. NOTHING HIT THE WINDOWS. ONE DAY I WAS DRIVING ON THE INTERSTATE AND THE OTHER TIME I WAS DRIVING ONTO THE INTERSTATE RAMP GOING APPROXIMATELY 40 MILES/HOUR. THIS IS BAFFLING!

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HORN NOT WORKING CAN NOT FIND FUSE DIAGRAM ANYWHERE TO FIX.I DO BELIVE THAT THIS IS A SAFTEY MATTER.DON'T HAVE THE MONEY TO TAKE TO VW DEALER.I'AM FAMILIAR IN CHANGING FUSES AND MECHANICHLY INCLINED.SO WHY WOULD I NEED TO TAKE IT TO DEALER.I SHOULD BE ABLE RECIEVE A FUSE DIAGRAM FOR MY VEHICICLE ID#

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TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2011 VOLKSWAGEN JETTA. WHILE ATTEMPTING TO START THE VEHICLE, THE IGNITION SWITCH WOULD NOT TURN AND THE DRIVER WAS UNABLE TO START THE ENGINE. AFTER WIGGLING THE KEY INSIDE THE IGNITION SWITCH,THE KEY WOULD TURN AND THE ENGINE WAS STARTED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO MIKE HAGGERTY VOLKSWAGEN IN OAKLAWN, CA WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE IGNITION SWITCH WAS FAULTY AND NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED, BUT NO ASSISTANCE WAS OFFERED. THE VIN WAS NOT AVAILABLE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 55,000.

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NHTSA CAMPAIGN #11V196000 MY FUSES BLOW, MY DRIVER WINDOW ROLLS DOWN, BUT INTERMITTENTLY WON'T ROLL UP. MY ENGINE CUTS OUT FOR NO REASON, WHILE IN MOTION AND STOPPED. HAPPENS WHEN SLOWING DOWN, EXITING OFF THE FREEWAY AND COMING TO A STOP IN TOWN. MY EPC, CHECK ENGINE , AND LIGHT SENSORS COME ON AND OFF AND DIFFERENT TIMES. 3 YEARS AGO I HAD MY ABS MODULE REPLACED. BUT CONTINUE TO HAVE THE SAME ISSUES. LOOKING ONLINE I FOUND THE RECALL ABOVE, BUT WHEN I TOOK IT TO THE DEALER I WAS TOLD THIS ISN'T AN OPEN RECALL. THIS HAS BEEN GOING ON SINCE 2014

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CAR RADIO STOPPED FUNCTIONING WITHOUT ANY NOTICEABLE CAUSE. SCREEN COMPLETELY BLANK, DOES NOT RESPOND TO BUTTONS OR OTHER INPUT.

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FOR ABOUT A WEEK IT HAS BEEN GETTING HARDER TO TURN ON AND OFF MY CAR, DUE TO THE KEY NOT WANTING TO TURN IN THE IGNITION. TODAY, I WENT TO PARK IN A SHOPPING AREA AND I COULDN'T TURN THE KEY AT ALL TO SHUT THE ENGINE OFF. I CALLED THE DEALERSHIP AND LEFT THEM A MESSAGE AND TOLD THEM I'M ON MY WAY RIGHT NOW TO BRING MY CAR IN BECAUSE I CANNOT SHUT MY CAR OFF. MY CAR HAS 83,000 MILES ON IT AND I DO HAVE AN EXTENDED WARRANTY. THE SERVICE GUY BEHIND THE COUNTER SAID THEY CAN'T EVEN LOOK AT IT FOR A WEEK AND A HALF AND IF ANYTHING IS WRONG WITH IT IT SHOULD BE COVERED UNDER THE WARRANTY. OBVIOUSLY, SOMETHING IS WRONG WITH IT, THE CAR RUN WAS STILL RUNNING IN THE PARKING LOT AND THE KEY FEELS SO LOOSE IN THE IGNITION, IT FEELS LIKE IT SHOULD BE ABLE TO JUST FALL OUT. HE ALSO MENTIONED THAT THE PART THAT I MIGHT NEED, IF ANYTHING IS WRONG WITH IT, WITH HAVE TO SHIP FROM GERMANY WHICH WOULD ADD ANOTHER WEEK. I MIGHT SEE MY CAR IN 3 WEEKS. MY DAUGHTER IS TAKING THIS CAR WITH HER BACK TO COLLEGE IN ABOUT 3 WEEKS AND I'M NOT FEELING TO GREAT ABOUT HER SAFETY RIGHT NOW WITH THIS CAR.

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HORN DOES NOT PROPERLY OPERATE. ONLY WORKS ON OCCASION. THIS A HUGE SAFETY ISSUE THAT VW DOES NOT FEAL THEY ARE RESPONSIBLE FOR.

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