What 399 owners told NHTSA about the 2014 Volkswagen Jetta Hev

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2014 VOLKSWAGEN JETTA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE IGNITION SWITCH WAS MALFUNCTIONING. THE CONTACT HAD TO WIGGLE THE KEY IN ORDER TO TURN THE ENGINE OFF. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE KEY FRACTURED AND BECAME STUCK IN THE IGNITION SWITCH. THE DEALER (LEESBURG VOLKSWAGEN, 9105 US-441, LEESBURG, FL 34788, (352) 815-2465) ACKNOWLEDGED THE FAILURE AND STATED THAT THERE WERE NO RECALLS. THE CONTACT HAD AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC COME TO HIS HOME TO REMOVE THE KEY AND REPAIR THE IGNITION SWITCH. THE MANUFACTURER ACKNOWLEDGED THE CONTACT'S CONCERN, BUT STILL WANTED TO CHARGE HIM FOR THE REPAIRS. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 90,127.

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MY WHOLE SUN ROOF FLEW OFF MY CAR WHILE I WAS EXITING FREEWAY ABOUT 45M.P.H.

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MY CAR HAS HAD MANY PROBLEMS AND HAS NOT BEEN ABLE TO BE FIXED THROUGH THE DEALERSHIP. ALL PROBLEMS OCCURRED AFTER 50,000 MILES. THE ENGINE SEEMS TO RUN AND START HARD. THE CAR WOULD NOT ACCELERATE WHEN DRIVING. IT WOULD REV UP BUT NO MOTION UNTIL SOMETHING EVENTUALLY SWITCHED INTO GEAR, WHILE IN MOTION ON STREETS AND HIGHWAY. IT WILL ACT LIKE THIS FOR AWHILE WITHOUT TRIGGERING A CODE. I WOULD BRING IT TO THE DEALERSHIP AND WOULD BE TOLD IT WAS NOTHING. EVENTUALLY IT WILL TRIGGER THE EPC CODE, BUT THE CODE WILL DISAPPEAR THE NEXT TIME THE CAR IS TURNED ON. ABOUT 4 DAYS AFTER THAT THE ENGINE LIGHT COMES ON. VOLKSWAGEN DEALERSHIP HAS "FIXED" THIS ISSUE ONCE BEFORE STATING THAT IT WAS A MANUFACTURE DEFECT. THEY COVERED THE COST, BUT SINCE THEN IT HAS HAPPENED AGAIN AND THEY STATE THAT NOW I AM RESPONSIBLE FOR COVERING THE REPAIR, WHEN IT WASN'T FIXED CORRECTLY OR DIAGNOSED CORRECTLY IN THE FIRST PLACE. I HAVE MISSED NUMEROUS DAYS OF WORK, AND HAVE BEEN WITHOUT A CAR DO TO DIAGNOSIS/ REPAIRS FOR OVER 2 MONTHS IN THIS PAST YEAR. THIS SHOULD NOT HAPPEN WITH ONLY 56,000 MILES ON A CAR.

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IGNITION LOCKED AND LOCKED THE STEERING WHEEL AS WELL. CANNOT GET CAR STARTED

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THE IGNITION SWITCH LOCKS, CANNOT TURN OFF VEHICLE. THIS HAPPENS WITH EITHER OF THE TWO IGNITION KEYS SUPPLIED BY DEALER.

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CLOCKSPRING WENT BAD ON A 5 YEAR OLD VEHICLE. AIR BAG LIGHT IS ON, HORN AND STEERING WHEEL CONTROLS DONT WORK.

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BEFORE 60,000 MILES CAR BEGAN TO BUCK WHEN ACCELERATING AND DECELERATING, BY THE TIME I BROUGHT IT IN FOR SERVICE IT WAS 240 MILES OVER WARRANTY SO THEY WOULD NOT REPAIR IT. I WAS TOLD CLUTCH 1 AND 2 REACHED THERE TOLERANCE LEVELS. WHEN IT FIRST STARTED HAPPENING, IT DID NOT APPEAR TO BE ANYTHING, NO INDICATOR LIGHTS OR WARNINGS APPEARED ON DASH. IT DID NOT HAPPEN ALL THE TIME AND DID NOT OCCUR WHEN MAINTAINING SPEED.

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TAKATA RECALL, AIR BAG LIGHT CAME ON RANDOMLY AND WILL NOT GO AWAY

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O RING TRANSMISSIONS LEAK, EPC LIGHT, COOLING FAN

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THE HORN STOPPED WORKING. ALSO FOR THE SEAT. THE SEAT WARMER STOPPED WORKING.

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I BOUGHT THESE TIRES AND ABOUT 30K MILES IN THERE WAS A SHAKING IN MY STEERING WHEEL. I HAD BEEN TOLD THE TIRES WERE ALMOST FINISHED. I HAD TO PURCHASE A WHOLE NEW SET OF TIRES TO RESOLVE THE ISSUE.

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HEADLIGHTS STOPPED WORKING ON DIM. THEN TAILIGHTS WENT OUT. WE'VE HAD THE CAR 2 1/2 YEARS AND THIS IS SECOND TIME THE HEADLIGHTS HAVE WENT OUT LIKE THIS. WHEN THE HEADLIGHTS WENT OUT, THE BLUETOOTH ALSO WASN'T WORKING THE WAY IT HAD PREVIOUSLY. ALSO, THE WINDOWS WILL SOMETIMES NOT RESPOND PROPERLY. THEY WILL GO THE OPPOSITE WAY THAT I AM DIRECTING IT TO DO. (PUSH FOR UP AND IT GOES DOWN, FOR EXAMPLE). THESE INCIDENCES HAPPEN BOTH WHEN VEHICLE IS MOVING AND STATIONARY.

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ISSUES WITH MY 2014 VW JETTA STARTED MARCH 2018. MY CAR HAD A ROUGH IDLE THAT WOULD PHYSICALLY IMPACT THE CAR CAUSING THE CAR TO JERK. WHEN DECREASING SPEEDS MY CAR WOULD JERK. MY CAR HAS STALLED MULTIPLE TIMES WHILE IN MOTION AND WHILE COMING TO A COMPLETE STOP. I HAVE HAD ISSUES WITH MY ENGINE MIL LIGHT AND BATTERY LIGHT WHEN MY CAR STALLED AND COMPLETELY LOST POWER. UPON THE FIRST OCCURRENCE, I BROUGHT MY VEHICLE TO THE DEALERSHIP AND THEY INFORMED ME I HAD TO GET MY SPARK PLUGS CHANGED, CAM SENSOR REPLACED, AND AN INDUCTION SERVICE. AFTER COMPLETION OF THIS WORK, MY CAR CONTINUED TO HAVE THE SAME SYMPTOMS. AFTER RETURNING TO THE CAR DEALERSHIP THEY THEN DETERMINED THAT MY TIMING CHAIN, TENSIONER, AND BRIDGE NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. AFTER THIS REPAIR WAS COMPLETED MY OIL LIGHT CAME AND I TOOK MY CAR BACK IN FOR AN OIL CHANGE. DURING THE OIL CHANGE, THE SERVICE REP INFORMED ME THAT THEY DID NOT SEE ANYTHING WRONG AND THAT I NEEDED TO MAKE AN APPOINTMENT TO HAVE ANOTHER DIAGNOSTIC TEST DONE I WANTED A SECOND OPINION BECAUSE THIS WHOLE SITUATION WAS EXACERBATING MY ANXIETY AND I DID NOT TRUST THE DEALERSHIP OR VW. PLEASE SEE THE ATTACHED WORD DOCUMENT FOR FULL REPORT.

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TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2014 VOLKSWAGEN JETTA. WHILE DRIVING 10 MPH, THE CONTACT HEARD A CLUNKING NOISE COMING FROM THE FRONT DRIVER'S SIDE OF THE VEHICLE. THE CONTACT COASTED THE VEHICLE OVER TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD AND NOTICED THAT THE FRONT DRIVER'S SIDE WHEEL WAS BENT OUTWARDS AND THE LOWER CONTROL ARM WAS DETACHED. IN ADDITION, EACH TIME THE VEHICLE DROVE OVER A BUMP IN THE ROAD, THE CLUNKING NOISE WOULD OCCUR. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO BRANDON VOLKSWAGEN (LOCATED AT 9816 E ADAMO DR, TAMPA, FL 33619, (813) 630-4000). THE TECHNICIAN INFORMED THE CONTACT THAT THE DRIVESHAFT, TIE ROD, SHOCK ABSORBER AND CONTROL ARM NEEDED TO BE REPLACED DUE TO CORROSION. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED DUE TO THE REPAIR FEES AND THE EXTENDED WARRANTY, WHICH WOULD NOT COVER THE REPAIRS. THE VEHICLE WAS LATER TOWED TO REEVES VOLKSWAGEN (LOCATED AT 11337 N FLORIDA AVE, TAMPA, FL 33612, (813) 935-3354) FOR A SECOND OPINION. THE DEALER DIAGNOSED THAT THE FRONT DRIVER SIDE LOWER CONTROL ARM WAS DETACHED DUE TO CORROSION AND THE FRONT PASSENGER SIDE AND REAR CONTROL ARM WERE HEAVILY CORRODED AND THE SUBFRAME NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURES AND PROVIDED CASE NUMBER: 190467342. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 33,009.

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THE CAR CAN BE TURNED ON, HOWEVER, ONCE THE KEY IS IN YOU CAN NOT TURN THE ENGINE OFF AND THE KEY BECOMES STUCK IN THE IGNITION. YOU HAVE TO DISCONNECT THE BATTERY IN ORDER TO SHUT THE ENGINE OFF. THE KEY REMAINS STUCK

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MY VEHICLE STARTED FLASHING THE ENGINE LIGHT. THEN ITS STARTED STALLING. I TURNED IT OFF ,WAITED A COUPLE MINUTES AND IT WAS FINE TO DRIVE BUT STILL HAD THE ENGINE LIGHT ON. NOTHING HAPPENED UNTIL THE NEXT DAY, THE ENGINE LIGHT WASNT ON ANYMORE. AS I WAS DRIVING AT 70 MPH IT STARTED STALLING AGAIN. TOOK IT TO A SHOP AND THEY TOLD ME I HAD A COUPLE OF CODES ON. IT WAS CLEARED JUST TO MAKE SURE IT WASNT SOMETHING ELSE. AFTER ABOUT 100 MILES OF DRIVING THE ENGINE LIGHT TURNED ON AGAIN AND THE CAR STARTED STALLING AGAIN AT AROUND 65MPH. I CHANGED THE SPARK PLUGS AND THE SPARK PLUG WIRES. RUNS GREAT UNTIL ANOTHER 100MILES OF DRIVING, IT STARTED STALLING AT AROUND 75MPH. EVERYTIME THE LIGHT COMES ON, I TURN THE CAR OFF WAIT A COUPLE MINUTES AND TURN IT BACK ON WITH OUT ANY SIGNS OF MISFIRING.

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TAKATA RECALL. DRIVING ON HIGHWAY TRYING TO SPEED UP AND EPC LIGHT CAME ON ENGINE CHECK LIGHT CAME ON AND STARTED FLASHING AND SKID LIGHT CAME ON. CAR BEGAN TO SLOW DOWN, SEEM LIKE SHUT OFF AND I HAD TO PULL OVER ON THE SIDE OF THE FREEWAY. WOULD SHUT CAR OFF AND TURN BACK ON, EPC LIGHT AND SKID LIGHT WOULD GO AWAY BUT ENGINE CHECK LIGHT WOULD REMAIN.

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MY KEY WON'T TURN THE CAR OFF WHEN IT IS RUNNING. THE STEERING WHEEL IS NOT LOCKED. KEY FEELS LIKE ITS GOING TO BREAK OFF AND I CAN'T TURN IT.

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VOLKSWAGEN 38B9/9V RECALL MY VOLKSWAGEN JETTA HAS BEEN DIAGNOSED WITH THE SAME ISSSUE THAT THE CAR HAS BEEN RECALLED FOR. I'VE TAKEN IT TO VW DEALERSHIP BUT THEY SAID MY CAR DOES NOT QUALIFY FOR THE RECALL. AFTER RESEARCHING I'VE FOUND THAT THE RECALL AFFECTS 2014 JETTAS WITH A 1.8T ENGINE, WITH THE QUALIFYING MONTH AND YEAR OF MANUFACTURE DATE (APRIL, 2014). MY CAR HAS A MANUFACTURE DATE OF APRIL 2014, ALTHOUGH MY SPECIFIC VIN NUMBER WAS NOT INCLUDED IN THE RECALL. I AM WONDERING WHY IT WASN'T LISTED, AS THE DATES MATCH UP AND THE ISSUE IS EXACTLY THE SAME. THIS IS CAUSING A MAJOR ISSUE IN MY CAR AND IS CAUSING A LEAK THAT CAN RESULT IN AN ENGINE FIRE, WHICH IS AN OBVIOUS SAFETY ISSUE. MY CAR IS HAVING SEVERE TRANSMISSION PROBLEMS NOW AND HAS COMPLETELY STOPPED NUMEROUS TIMES AT RED LIGHTS, WITHOUT ALLOWING ME TO EVEN PUT IT IN PARK, WHICH HAS ALMOST CAUSED ME TO BE IN A FEW ACCIDENTS. THE RPMS ARE GOING CRAZY, I AM EXPERIENCING ROUGH IDLING, TROUBLE IN SHIFTING GEARS, AND THE TRANSMISSION HAS BEEN LEAKING AND OVERHEATING. IT ALSO HAS TROUBLE SOMETIMES ACCELERATING ON THE HIGHWAY OR ON CITY STREETS.

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THIS VOLSWAGON JETTA HAS HAD 3 SEPARATE ISSUES WITH THE IGNITION. THE CAR WILL NOT TURN OFF AND THE KEY IS STUCK IN THE IGNITION. VW REPLACED THE PART ONCE, BUT WILL NOT REPLACE IT NOW. SAME ISSUE AS BEFORE.

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THE CAR DEVELOPED SOME HESITANCY WHEN SHIFTING FROM ELECTRIC TO GAS. THE DEALER SAID IT WASN'T "THROWING CODES" SO IT WAS FINE. TWO DAYS LATER I WAS MAKING A UTURN ON A 40 MPH STREET AND THE DRIVE DIED - ENGINE/MOTOR WORKING, NO FORWARD MOTION, WITH CARS COMING AT ME. I WAS ABLE TO DRIFT INTO A PARKING LOT. THE DEALERSHIP REPLACED THE MECHATRONIC (THE SAME PROBLEM THEY HAD A RECALL FOR OTHER VIN, NOT MINE.) ONE YEAR LATER, I WAS DRIVING OUT OF A NEIGHBORHOOD STREET FROM A STOP SIGN, AND WHEN I TOOK MY FOOT OFF OF THE GAS IT DRIFTED BACKWARDS, WHICH IT NORMALLY WILL NOT DO. WHEN I PUT MY FOOT ON THE GAS - NO FORWARD MOTION. THERE WAS NO ONE BEHIND ME, SO I TRIED PUTTING IT IN PARK THEN DRIVE - NO JOY. THEN I TURNED THE CAR ALL OF THE WAY OFF, WAITED THREE MINUTES, THEN TURNED IT BACK ON - IT WORKED. I DROVE IT STRAIGHT TO THE DEALERSHIP. "IT'S NOT THROWING ANY CODES." THEY HAVE HAD IT FOR TWO WEEKS AND CAN'T REPRODUCE THE PROBLEM, AND MEANWHILE I HAVE NO CAR. THEY SAY THE CAR IS "OPERATING AS DESIGNED," AND I THINK THAT'S THE PROBLEM. "AS DESIGNED" MEANS "WITH RISK OF CATASTROPHIC FAILURE AT ANY GIVEN MOMENT." I CONTACTED VW USA - THEY ASSIGNED ME A CUSTOMER CARE REP. THEY CAN'T DO ANYTHING EXCEPT INTERFACE WITH THE SERVICE PEOPLE AT THE DEALERSHIP. I ADDRESSED THE DESIGN AND SAFETY ISSUE WITH THE CUSTOMER CARE REP, AND THEY SAID THEY RELY ON THE SERVICE DEPTS AT THE DEALERSHIPS. I'M CONCERNED THAT NO ONE IS LOOKING AT THE BIG PICTURE HERE. THIS CAR IS NOT SAFE, AND THE MAIN REASON THIS HASN'T BECOME A BIG ISSUE IS BECAUSE NOT MANY OF THEM WERE SOLD. THEY STOPPED MAKING THEM AFTER TWO YEARS - WISE DECISION.

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2014 JETTA HYBRID DOESN'T ACCELERATE PAST 25-30 MPH CAUSING A HIGH REV AND IN THIS CASE A JERK FOWARD IF THE TURBO WAS ACTIVATED CAUSING A COLLISION WITH A CHEVY TAHOE THE SUVS TOWING WRENCH TO CRUMPLE OUR HOOD AND MORE DAMAGE TO FRONT END OF OUR VEHICLE ON OTHER DAYS BEFORE THE ACCIDENT OUR VEHICLE WOULD PUT OFF THE STHE OVERWHELMING SMELL OF TRANSMISSION FLUID ALMOST AS IF A SKUNK WAS UNDER OUR CAR

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LEAKING TRANSMISSION FLUID AND RUNNING ROUGH

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TRANSMISSION PROBLEMS? ONCE MY CAR GOT UP TO 80,000 MILES WHEN IN TRAFFIC I TAKE MY FOOT OFF THE ACCELERATOR WHILE IN DRIVE AND THEN ACCELERATE SOMETIMES THERE'S A JERKING AS IF THE CAR DOESN'T KNOW WHAT GEAR TO BE IN. NORMALLY HAPPENS AT ANY SPEED TYPICALLY WHILE DRIVING SLOWING DOWN AND ACCELERATING. DATE WHEN IT STARTED I REALLY STARTED NOTICING IT IN JANUARY 2019. I ALSO NOTICED EXCESSIVE OIL CONSUMPTION AND WHEN OIL GETS LOW ON DIPSTICK NO LOW OIL LIGHT ON DASH. OIL GETS LOWER THAN DIPSTICK. DIPSTICK BECOMES DRY BUT NO SOUND DIFFERENCE IN ENGINE AND STILL RUNS NORMALLY.

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A 5 YEAR OLD CAR WITH UNDER 70K MILES IS NOW IN THE SHOP HAVING THE TIMING CHAIN REPLACED. THIS IS ABOUT HALF THE MILES AND YEARS THAT SHOULD BE EXPECTED TO GO WITHOUT TIMING CHAIN PROBLEMS.

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