2012 VOLKSWAGEN JETTA Electrical System Problems

KEY GETS STUCK IN IGNITION AND I CANNOT TURN OFF THE ENGINE

THE KEY WILL NOT COME OUT OF THE IGNITION. WE HAVE TRIED EVERYTHING POSSIBLE AND VW SAID THIS IS A KNOWN ISSUE BUT WONT RECALL AND HAVE TO PAY 1000+ TO FIX. WHAT IF SOMETHING HAPPENED WITH MYSELF OR KIDS IN THE CAR AND NEEDED TO GET THE KEYS OUT!

WHEN MY CAR IS ON, I CANNOT TURN THE KEY IN THE IGNITION TO TURN THE CAR OFF. I WAS TOLD THIS IS AN EXTREMELY COMMON PROBLEM IN JETTAS. THE CAR IS JUST UNDER 5 YEARS OLD, LESS THAN 80,000 MILES ON IT. I'VE LEARNED THAT VW KNOWS ABOUT THE PROBLEMS, BUT WON'T RECALL TO FIX THE PROBLEMS THAT HAPPEN IN SO MANY JETTAS. IT IS NO COINCIDENCE, AND VW SHOULD BE RESPONSIBLE.

KEY GETS STUCK IN IGNITION WHEN TURNING OFF THE ENGINE. THE KEY WONT MOVE OR TURN OFF THE ENGINE NO MATTER WHAT I DO, AND I AM NOT ABLE TO TURN THE CAR OFF!! I TRIED FOR OVER AN HOUR AND FINALLY HAD TO DRIVE TO DEALER - THEY WERENT ABLE TO GET THE KEY TO TURN OFF THE ENGINE EITHER AND HAD TO POP THE HOOD AND PULL WIRES.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2012 VOLKSWAGEN JETTA. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 65 MPH, THE ELECTRONIC POWER CONTROL WARNING INDICATOR ILLUMINATED AND THE VEHICLE LOST ACCELERATION. THE CONTACT MERGED THE VEHICLE TO THE ROAD SHOULDER TO A COMPLETE STOP. THE ENGINE WAS TURNED OFF AND THEN RESTARTED. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE HAD BEEN EXPERIENCING THE FAILURE FOR APPROXIMATELY SIX MONTHS. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC (WALLEN AUTO II IN MICHIGAN CITY, INDIANA) FOR DIAGNOSTIC TESTING AND THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL WAS REPLACED TWICE, BUT THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 97,000.

"KEY GETS STUCK IN IGNITION AND I CANNOT TURN OFF THE ENGINE."

KEY GETS STUCK IN IGNITION AND I CANNOT TURN OFF ENGINE. THIS HAS BEEN HAPPENING FOR WEEKS. WHEN IT FIRST STARTED IT WAS ONLY ONCE AND AWHILE BUT NOW EVERY TIME I PARK MY CAR IT TAKES ME TWENTY OR MORE MINUTES TO TRY AND GET MY KEYS OUT AND TURN OFF ENGINE.

KEY STUCK IN IGNITION, UNABLE TO TURN OFF ENGINE ONLY BY RELEASING THE CLUTCH IN FIRST GEAR. PROBLEM HAPPENS ALL THE TIME BUT I HAVE BEEN ABLE WIGGLE IT OUT, HOWEVER NOW ITS STUCK FOR SURE!

IGNITION LOCKS UP PREVENTING KEY FROM BEING RELEASED OR ENGINE TURNING OFF. AFTER INSPECTION VW CAN FIND NO FAULT BY DRIVER, BUT NOT COVERED UNDER WARRANTY. REQUIRED IGNITION PARTS REPLACEMENT.

VEHICLE WILL NOT TURN OFF. KEY GETS STUCK IN IGNITION SWITCH AND YOU CANNOT TURN OFF VEHICLE OR REMOVE KEY. DEALER SAYS THIS IS COMMON AND ONCE IT STARTS HAPPENING, YOU CANNOT TURN OFF THE ENGINE ROUTINELY. TO FINALLY TURN IT OFF, YOU HAVE TO USE TREMENDOUS FORCE AND IF THAT DOESN'T WORK, DRIVE THE VEHICLE AROUND FOR A BIT AND THEN TRY AGAIN.

KEY STUCK IN ON OR OFF POSITION - CAN'T TURN CAR OFF. CAN'T TURN IT ON. PLEASE LOOK AT THE COMPLAINTS UNDER UNKNOWN/OTHER - THERE ARE 38 OTHER COMPLAINTS ABOUT THE KEY GETTING STUCK IN THE IGNITION IN EITHER THE ON OR OFF POSITION. PEOPLE DON'T REALIZE IT FALLS UNDER ELECTRICAL. I CAN'T TURN MY CAR ON HALF THE TIME AND CAN'T TURN IT OFF OTHER TIMES. THE KEY IS JUST STUCK IN THE IGNITION SWITCH AND NOTHING I DO WILL MAKE IT MOVE. IT'S JUST BEEN TOWED TO THE SHOP FOR THE LAST TIME! VW KNOWS ABOUT THIS, THE DEALERS KNOW ABOUT THIS. IT'S DANGEROUS! WHAT AM I SUPPOSED TO DO WHEN I COME OUT OF A MALL IN THE DARK AND MY KEY WON'T TURN IN THE LOCK? OR WHEN I GO TO PARK SOMEWHERE AND THE CAR WON'T TURN OFF IN THE 92-DEGREE HEAT. I AM A...

KEY GETS STUCK IN IGNITION WHEN TURNING OFF THE ENGINE.

KEY GETS STUCK IN IGNITION WHEN TURNING OFF THE ENGINE. I HAD THE IGNITION CYLINDER REPLACED BY THE THE DEALER TWO YEARS AGO AND RECENTLY I'VE BEEN EXPERIENCING THE SAME PROBLEM ALL OVER AGAIN. THIS WILL BE MY 3RD IGNITION CYLINDER FOR THE PAST 6 YEARS IF I GET THIS FIXED BY THE DEALER.

THE KEY FOR MY JETTA WILL NOT COME OUT OF THE IGNITION. THIS IS A RECURRING PROBLEM IN MANY VOLKSWAGENS AND PRESENTS A SAFETY RISK IF I AM NOT ABLE TO TURN OFF MY CAR. THIS HAPPENS EVERY SINGLE TIME I TRY TO TURN OFF MY CAR.

I WAS NEITHER ABLE TO TURN OFF MY CAR, NOR TO REMOVE THE KEY FROM THE IGNITION. WITH THE KEY IN THE IGNITION, IT IS NOT POSSIBLE TO LOCK THE CAR FROM THE OUTSIDE. LEAVING AN UNLOCKED, RUNNING CAR JUST TO BE ABLE TO PROCURE THE SPARE KEY IN THE HOPES THAT THE CAR COULD AT LEAST BE LOCKED BY UTILIZING THE SECOND KEY ARE SIGNIFICANT SAFETY RISKS. FURTHERMORE, THIS INCIDENT HAPPENED LATE ON A WEEKEND NIGHT, NOWHERE NEAR THE SPARE KEY, RENDERING ME INCAPABLE OF TAKING THE CAR TO A DEALERSHIP WITHIN A REASONABLE TIME, FORCING ME TO LEAVE AN UNLOCKED CAR RUNNING FOR MANY HOURS. RUNNING EVENTUALLY OUT OF OPTIONS TO STAY WITH THE CAR, THE KEY BROKE OFF IN A LAST DESPERATE ATTEMPT TO TURN OFF THE CAR. LIVING IN A MAJOR CITY WITH MANY UNSAFE NEIGHBORHOODS UNDERLINES THE IMPORTANCE OF BEING ABLE TO START AND TURN...

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2012 VOLKSWAGEN JETTA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING AT VARIOUS SPEEDS, THE HORN FAILED TO FUNCTION. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE HORN FUNCTIONED INTERMITTENTLY. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 35,000.

KEY STICKS IN THE IGNITION, WILL NOT DISENGAGE TO TURN THE CAR OFF. THIS SEEMS TO BE A ISSUE THAT I AM FINDING. I TRIED PARKING IN A FLAT SURFACE, IN THE DRIVEWAY AND NO LUCK. THIS STARTED A MONTH AGO WITH STICKING, BUT THE LAST FEW DAYS HAVE BEEN WORSE. SHIFTING DOES NOT HELP THE PROBLEM.

WHEN PARKED AND TRYING TO SHUT VEHICLE OFF, THE CAR WILL NOT SHUT OFF AND THE KEY WILL NOT COME OUT OF THE IGNITION.

MY 2012 JETTA WITH DSG AUTOMATIC 6 SPEED TRANSMISSION WOULD HAVE AN ISSUE OF EVERY 30-50 MILES, THE SERVICE WRENCH WOULD POP ON + CEL AT TIMES. THE CODE CAME UP P0106. AFTER CHECKING WITH DEALER, THEY CLEARED CODE UNDER WARRANTY MANY TIMES AND COULD NOT COME UP WITH THE SOLUTION. AFTER WARRANTY WENT THIS WAS HAPPENING FREQUENTLY. TOOK IT INTO THE DEALER +-7 TIMES TIL WE, SORT OF, FOUND THE ISSUE AT HAND. THE MAIN ISSUE IS WHEN THE WRENCH/CEL WOULD POP UP, THE TRANSMISSION WOULD START TO SHIFT EXTREMELY ROUGH UP AND DOWN UNTIL IT SIMPLY, WENT AWAY..... VERY CONFUSING AND FRUSTRATING TO SAY THE LEAST. ALSO, WHEN ON, I WOULD GET A RICH SMELL OF FUEL. WAS TOLD BY DEALER/VW THAT WHEN THIS COMBO OCCURS, THE ENGINE READS A DIFFERENT FUEL LOAD TO COMPENSATE FOR THE "AIR" GETTING IN. THIS HAPPENED FOR +-20,000 MILES. GRATEFUL CAR IS...

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2012 VOLKSWAGEN JETTA. WHEN THE HORN WAS ACTIVATED, IT FAILED TO OPERATE WITHOUT WARNING. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 90,000.

ON SEVERAL OCCASIONS THE KEY IS STUCK IN THE ON POSITION AND I HAVE DIFFICULTY TURNING OFF THE ENGINE. THIS OBVIOUSLY OCCURS WHEN STATIONARY SINCE I AM TURNING THE VEHICLE OFF.

PURCHASED 2012 VW JETTA NEW AT LOCAL VW DEALERSHIP. CURRENTLY HAS APPROX 51,000 MILES ON IT. AT AROUND 29,000 MILES IGNITION SWITCH WOULD NOT SHUT OFF WHILE I WAS SHOPPING-TOOK TO DEALERSHIPI AND WAS TOLD IT WAS FIXED- HAD JUST STUCK. LESS THAN A MONTH LATER SAME THING HAPPENED. DEALERSHIP HAD THE CAR FOR WEEKS-(THIS TIME THEY DID PROVIDE LOANER CAR). MOST RECENT- PRIOR TO IGNITION PROBLEM CURRENTLY OCCURRING I HAD TO HAVE WIPER MOTOR REPLACED AT MY COST $600.00 PLUS DOLLARS. I SAT IN WAITING AREA OF DEALERSHIP THAT CLEARLY STATED WE PROVIDE LOANER CAR OR SHUTTLE SERVICE AT TIME OF YOUR APPT. NEITHER AVAILABLE ON THAT DAY. I ADDRESSED THIS ISSUE WITH SERVICE MANAGER WHO WAS OFF THAT DAY. RECEIVED APOLOGETIC E-MAIL. HAVE HAD TO REPLACE HEADLIGHT BULB AND NEEDS REPLACED AGAIN. COULD THIS BE AN ELECTRICAL ISSUE? IS THIS CAR EVEN SAFE TO DRIVE MY GRANDCHILDREN IN?...

KEY BINDS IN IGNITION WHEN TURNING VEHICLE OFF. THIS HAD BEEN AN ONGOING ISSUE. KEY NEEDS TO BE JIGGLED TO TURN IGNITION SWITCH BACK TO GET KEY OUT. AT TIMES IT TAKES A FEW SECONDS TO REMOVE KEY, WHICH IS NOT GOOD IN CASE CAR NEEDS TO BE TURNED OFF AND EXITED QUICKLY.

KEY GETS STUCK IN IGNITION WHEN TURNING OFF THE ENGINE. THE KEY WILL NOT GO INTO THE BACK (OFF) POSITION, SO THE CAR REMAINS RUNNING. THIS IS APPARENTLY A KNOWN PROBLEM ACCORDING TO THE DEALERSHIP, SO IT SHOULD BE A COVERED REPAIR UNDER A RECALL. THIS IS NOT AN INEXPENSIVE FIX.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2012 VOLKSWAGEN JETTA. WHILE DRIVING 20 MPH, THE VEHICLE ACCELERATED FORWARD IN A JERKING MOTION WITHOUT WARNING. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER TO BE SERVICED PER A RECALL RELATED TO THE FAILURE; HOWEVER, THE FAILURE RECURRED. ALSO, A HOWLING SOUND EMITTED FROM THE ENGINE AND THE OIL AND CHECK ENGINE WARNING INDICATORS ILLUMINATED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN BACK TO THE DEALER, BUT THE FAILURE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED. IN ADDITION, THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE HEADLIGHTS BECAME INOPERABLE INTERMITTENTLY WITHOUT WARNING. THE CONTACT ALSO MENTIONED THAT THE FRONT DRIVER SEAT INDEPENDENTLY READJUSTED AND THE STEERING WHEEL SHOOK VIOLENTLY WHEN THE VEHICLE WAS DRIVEN. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER AND AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE PURGE VALVE AND THE STEERING RACK FAILED AND NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE HAD NOT BEEN REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 66,000.

KEY GETS STUCK IN IGNITION WHEN TURNING OFF THE ENGINE.

KEY GETS STUCK IN IGNITION WHEN TURNING OFF THE ENGINE. KEY WILL NOT TURN OFF ENGINE AND KEY CAN NOT BE REMOVED. THIS OCCURS WHEN THE CAR IS PARKED AND I TRY TO TURN OFF THE ENGINE.

KEY GETS STUCK IN IGNITION WHEN TURNING OFF THE ENGINE. (CAR IN PARK, STATIONARY.) MUST TURN KEY BACK AND FORTH SEVERAL TIMES TO REMOVE. ONGOING SINCE EARLY AUGUST.

KEY GETS STUCK IN IGNITION WHEN TURNING OFF THE ENGINE.

CAR WONT START AFTER YOU SHUT IT OFF. REPLACED THE BATTERY TWICE AND THE ALTERNATOR THREE TIMES IN THREE DAYS. NO CHARGE FROM THE ALTERNATOR TO THE BATTERY. HAD IT TESTED THE BATTERY IS GOOD BUT STILL SHOWING A BAD ALTERNATOR. REPLACED ALL THE FUSES AS WELL. DIAGNOSTIC IS TELLING US NOTHING EXCEPT THE ALTERNATOR ISN'T CHARGING THE BATTERY. CAR HAS BEEN SITTING FOR TWO WEEKS BECAUSE I'M TIRED OF PAYING PEOPLE TO LOOK AT THE CAR AND CANT FIGURE OUT WHATS WRONG WITH IT. I'M AFRAID TO LET MY DAUGHTER DRIVE IT BECAUSE SHE IS PREGNANT AND I DON'T WANT HER STRANDED ON THE ROAD OR THE CAR CUT OFF ON THE HIGHWAY AND SHE GET SERIOUSLY HURT.

THE HORN HAS NOT BEEN WORKING SINCE NOVEMBER 2015. THERE IS A RECALL ON THE AIR BAG IN THE HORN.

KEY GOT STUCK IN THE IGNITION WITH MOTOR RUNNING. COULD NOT TURN TO "OFF" POSITION. ALTHOUGH I COULD KILL THE MOTOR BY RELEASING THE CLUTCH (MANUAL TRANSMISSION), I STILL COULD NOT TURN THE KEY OFF AND, THEREFORE, WOULD HAVE TO JUST LET THE BATTERY DIE AFTER MANY HOURS OF SITTING THERE WITH THE KEY ON. I COULD NOT LEAVE THE VEHICLE UNATTENDED AS ANYONE COULD HAVE GOTTEN IN, STARTED IT RIGHT UP, AND LEFT WITH IT. DID A GOOGLE SEARCH AND FOUND THAT OPINION PLACED THE BLAME ON A FAULTY IGNITION SWITCH. ALSO DISCOVERED MANY OTHERS WITH THIS EXACT SAME PROBLEM WHO HAD TO HAVE THEIR IGNITION SWITCHES REPLACED, SO THIS IS A KNOWN PROBLEM WITH VOLKSWAGEN.

LIKE THE RECALL ON 2011 JETTA HORN THE 2012 JETTA HORN HAVE THE SAME ISSUE. WHILE DRIVING THROUGH A PARKING LOT WAS HIT BY A DRIVER BACKING UP AND VOULD NOT WARN THE DRIVER DUE TO AHORN THAT DOES NOT WORK. TODAY I WAS ALMOST SANDWICHED BETWEEN A SEMI-TRUCK AND A CAR MOVING INTO MY LANE. LUCKILY FOR ME AND THEKID THE DRIVER IN THE CAR GOT BACK IN THEIR OWN LANE. IT APPEARS THE TRUNK LIGHT DOES NOT WORK EITHER. THIS IS THE SECOND TIME THE HORN AND TRUNK LIGHT STOPPED WORKING, LAST TIME IT FIXED IT'S SELF THIS TIME IT SEEMS TO NEED HELP TO RESOLVE THE PROBLEM. HORN CLICKS NO SOUND, NO ALARM WARNING SOUNDS.

IGNITION KEY WILL NOT TURN OFF AFTER STARTING CAR. HAVE TO JIGGLE AND TAP ON KEY TO EVENTUALLY GET KEY TO TURN TO THE OFF POSITION. ONCE OUT OF TEN TIMES THE KEY MAY TURN OFF NORMALLY. I HAVE TRIED MOVING THE STEERING WHEEL BACK AND FORTH WHILE TURNING KEY OFF. I'VE ALSO TRIED MOVING THE GEAR SHIFTER TO SEE IF THE LOCK IS PREVENTING THE KEY FROM TURNING. NOTHING REALLY SEEMS TO WORK. THEN FOR NO REASON AT ALL I YOU WILL BE ABLE TO TURN IT OFF. SEEMS LIKE THE TUMBLERS GET OUT OF LINE OR SOMETHING. CAR IS PARKED ON FLAT LEVEL DRIVEWAY WHEN THIS HAPPENS.

KEY STUCK ON THE ON POSITION AND NOT ABLE TO TURN KEY, TO TURN CAR OFF.

THE IGNITION SWITCH IS BECOMING INCREASINGLY DIFFICULT TO TURN OFF AND REMOVE THE KEY FROM. I'VE DONE MY RESEARCH AND HAVE FOUND A COMMUNITY OF OTHER VW OWNERS EXPERIENCING SIMILAR ISSUES WITH THE VW MODELS (MANY JETTAS LIKE MINE). THE VEHICLE IS SAFELY PARKED, ETC, AND THE KEY MUST BE TURNED SO HARD THAT IT FEELS LIKE ONE COULD BREAK/DAMAGE THE KEY IN THE IGNITION SWITCH BEFORE IT RELEASES.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2012 VOLKSWAGEN JETTA. WHEN STARTING THE VEHICLE, THE EPC WARNING LIGHT ILLUMINATED AND THE VEHICLE STALLED WHEN ATTEMPTED TO DRIVE. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO THE DEALER WHERE THE FAILURE CODE WAS CLEARED FOR THE ABS FUSE. IN ADDITION, WHILE DRIVING 60 MPH, THE BRAKE LIGHT FAILED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE BRAKE SWITCH AND BRAKE BOOSTER FAILED AND NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 73,000.

CAR'S FUSE # 6 KEEPS BLOWING WHICH CONTROLS THE BACK LIGHTS THAT TURNS ON AT NIGHT, WHEN FUSE BLOWS LIGHTS ON BACK GO OUT AND CARS BEHIND YOU CAN'T SEE YOU AND MAY CAUSE A COLLISION WHERE SERIOUS INJURY AND DEATH MAY RESULT. I THINK THIS AN ENGINEERING FLAW WHERE THEY CONNECTED THE BACK LIGHTS TO OTHER MODULES IN THE CAR, SO THE SHORT REMAINS AND CAR IS NOT SAFE TO DRIVE AT NIGHT FUSE KEEPS BLOWING EVERY TIME YOU PUT A NEW ONE IN VW IS NOT WILLING TO LOOK AT THE PROBLEM AND GIVE ME A SOLUTION, THE SHORT IS NOT IN ANY OF THE LIGHTS ON THE BACK OF THE CAR, OR INSIDE THE CAR, VW IS REFUSING TO GIVE ME THE SCHEMATIC DIAGRAM FOR THAT CIRCUIT SO WE CAN TRACE THE PROBLEM, THEY INSIST ON TAKING IT TO THE DEALER WHERE IT IS GOING TO BE...

DRIVER SIDE BULB KEEPS BURNING OUT. WAS REPLACED BY DEALER WITH OEM PARTS, BUT IT KEEPS BURNING OUT EVERY MONTH. THE DAYLIGHT RUNNING LIGHT ON THE DRIVER SIDE DOES NOT WORK. THEY KEEP REPLACING IT AND IT KEEPS BURNING OUT. I SEE MANY OTHER JETTA'S LIKE MINE WITH THE SAME PROBLEM ON THE ROAD.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2012 VOLKSWAGEN JETTA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE HORN AND SECURITY SYSTEM DID NOT FUNCTION WHEN ATTEMPTING TO LOCK THE VEHICLE. THE FAILURE OCCURRED WITHOUT WARNING. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE CONTACT ATTEMPTED TO REPLACE THE SPARKS PLUGS ON FOUR DIFFERENT OCCASIONS, BUT THE FAILURE RECURRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE ISSUE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 69,868.

BOTH OF THE LOW-BEAM HEADLIGHTS STOPPED WORKING AS I WAS DRIVING HOME ON A UNLIT HIGHWAY AT NIGHT. THE DAYTIME RUNNING LIGHTS WORKED WHEN I TURNED OFF THE HEADLIGHTS, AND THE HIGH-BEAM HEADLIGHTS WORKED WHEN I TRIED USING THEM. THE NEXT MORNING I REPLACED BOTH LOW-BEAM HEADLIGHTS AND THEY STILL DO NOT WORK.

VEHICLE HAS 38,000 MILES, WE'RE THE ORIGINAL OWNER, HORN BECAME INTERMITTENT, THEN STOPPED WORKING. WE TOOK IT TO THE VW DEALER IN BRANDON, FL. THEY SAID THERE'S A RECALL ABOUT TO BE ANNOUNCED IN NOVEMBER THAT WILL COVER THE HORN, AND THE POTENTIAL FOR AN AIRBAG EARNING LIGHT. WE'RE LEFT WITH MAJOR SAFETY HAZARD WITH NOT HAVING A HORN. THE DEALERSHIP SAID IT WOULD COST OVER $2000.00 TO FIX, THEY WON'T HAVE THE PARTS UNTIL THE RECALL IS SENT. THIS CAN'T BE RIGHT AND FEEL WE'RE BEING PUT AT RISK WHILE THEY FIGURE OUT WHAT THEY WANT TO DO.

2012 JETTA TDI. HORN INTERMITTENT AND ABOUT THE SAME TIME MY MOON ROOF STOPPED WORKING. AS A MILITARY MEMBER STATIONED NEAR SEOUL, SOUTH KOREA, I WAS IN HEAVY TRAFFIC AND SOMEONE PULLED OUT IN FRONT OF ME EVEN THOUGH I WAS A LOW SPEED I STILL HAD TO SMASH ON THE BRAKES CAUSING THE ANTI-SKID SYSTEM TO WORK. AS SOON AS THEY PULLED OUT IN FRONT OF ME I WAS PRESSING THE HORN AND NOTHING HAPPENED. I BELIEVE THIS IS A MAJOR SAFETY DEFECT WITH MANY PEOPLE HAVING ISSUES WITH FAULTY HORNS/WIRING, ESPECIALLY FOR A CAR WITH LESS THAN 50K MILES ON IT. (CONVENIENTLY OUT OF WARRANTY). I AM AWARE OF THE RECALL ON THE HORN FOR THE 2011 MODELS, OBVIOUSLY THEY DIDN'T RESOLVE THE PROBLEM WHEN BUILDING THE 2012 MODEL. IN SEOUL I FEEL THE NEED TO USE MY HORN DAILY AS THERE ARE OVER 150 ACCIDENTS A DAY...

THE KEY LOCKS IN THE IGNITION WHILE THE CAR IS RUNNING AND IN PARK, WILL NOT DISENGAGE TO TURN THE CAR OFF (STEERING WHEEL NOT LOCKED). I WAS UNABLE TO TURN MY CAR OFF. THIS FIRST OCCURRED WHILE I WAS PARKED IN A PARKING LOT (NO DANGER). AFTER THE DEALERSHIP FORCED THE KEY, I HAD TO PULL OVER TO THE SHOULDER ON A HIGHWAY FOR A FLAT TIRE AND WAS UNABLE TO TURN THE CAR OFF. I COULD NOT CHANGE THE TIRE SAFELY AND COULD NOT GET THE CAR TOWED AS I COULD NOT TURN THE ENGINE OFF. I HAD TO SIT AT THE SIDE OF A HIGHWAY UNTIL MY CAR STALLED FROM RUNNING OUT OF GAS, UNTIL I COULD SAFELY HAVE THE CAR TOWED. NO LOCKSMITH WAS ABLE TO CORRECT THE IGNITION LOCK, AS IT IS AN ELECTRONIC LOCK IN THE KEY HOUSING. I SEE MULTIPLE COMPLAINTS LISTED WITH...

THE FIRST TIME MY RADIO CAUGHT ON FIRE, IT WAS THE SUMMER OF 2014. MY CAR WAS PARKED IN A PARKING LOT WHILE I WAS AT WORK. WHEN I ENTERED THE CAR TO DRIVE HOME, I TURNED STARTED THE VEHICLE AND THERE WAS A EXTREMELY LOUD SOUND, MUCH LIKE AN EXPLOSION. THE MIDDLE DASH WHERE THE RADIO IS LOCATED BEGAN POURING SMOKE. AFTER THE INCIDENT, I CONTACTED THE DEALERSHIP, WHO "FIXED" THE PROBLEM (THEY REPLACED THE STOCK RADIO FOR ANOTHER VW STOCK RADIO). SPRING OF 2015, THE SAME EXACT THING HAPPENED. MY CAR WAS PARKED AT WORK, I STARTED THE CAR AND THE RADIO BEGAN POURING SMOKE. I AGAIN, HAD THE ISSUE "FIXED" BY THE DEALERSHIP. AUGUST 2015, AGAIN THIS HAPPENED AND SEPTEMBER 2015 AGAIN. WHEN I INSISTED THAT VW MUST FURTHER INVESTIGATE THE UNDERLYING ISSUE, THEY CLAIMED TO HAVE FIXED THE PROBLEM AFTER THE AUGUST 2015 INCIDENT. WITH THIS...

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2012 VOLKSWAGEN JETTA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE EPC WARNING LIGHT ILLUMINATED AND THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL FAILED TO RESPOND EACH TIME THE FAILURE RECURRED. THE CONTACT INDICATED THAT THERE WAS A DRASTIC REDUCTION IN SPEED. THE CONTACT HAD TO TURN THE VEHICLE ON AND OFF MULTIPLE TIMES IN ORDER TO RESET THE EPC CODE. THE VEHICLE WAS TO BE TAKEN TO A DEALER FOR INSPECTION AND DIAGNOSIS. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS UNKNOWN. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 92,000.

ON SEVERAL OCCASIONS THE IGNITION WILL NOT TURN OFF. THE KEY IS STUCK IN THE ON POSITION AND CAN NOT BE REMOVED. ON ONE OCCASION IT TOOK OVER 7 MINUTES TO REMOVE THE KEY. THIS MAY NOT SEEM LIKE A LONG TIME, BUT SIT IN YOUR CAR AFTER PARKING THEN TIME 7 MINUTES AND YOU'LL SEE HOW FRUSTRATING THIS IS!

IGNITION LOCK/SWITCH STUCK IN "ON" POSITION. UNABLE TO TURN OFF ENGINE OR REMOVE KEY. SAFETY AND SECURITY RISK BEING UNABLE TO SECURE VEHICLE OR TURN OFF ENGINE.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2012 VOLKSWAGEN JETTA. THE CONTACT'S KEY BECAME STUCK IN THE IGNITION SWITCH WHILE IN THE RUN POSITION. THE DEALER WAS ABLE TO SHUT OFF THE ENGINE ONLY BY DISCONNECTING FOUR OF THE FIVE FUEL INJECTORS. THE DEALER STATED THAT THEY WOULD NEED TO DESTROY THE TRIM AND REMOVE AND REPLACE THE IGNITION LOCK AND SWITCH ASSEMBLY. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 72,000.

THE VEHICLE WAS BEING BACKED OUT OF A DRIVEWAY INTO THE ROADWAY WHEN THE HORN BEGAN TO SOUND CONTINUOUSLY AND THE AIRBAG WARNING LIGHT ILLUMINATED. THE VEHICLE NEEDED TO BE TURNED OFF COMPLETELY TO STOP THE HORN. SUBSEQUENTLY, THE HORN SOUNDS WHENEVER THE IGNITION IS ENGAGED SOMETIMES STOPPING ONCE THE ENGINE TURNS ON, SOMETIMES NOT. ONCE STARTED THE VEHICLE IS DRIVEABLE BUT THE AIRBAG WARNING LIGHT IS ILLUMINATED, THE HORN ON THE STEERING WHEEL IS INOPERABLE AND THE STEERING WHEEL CONTROLS ARE INOPERABLE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A VOLKSWAGEN DEALERSHIP AND DIAGNOSED WITH A FAULTY CLOCK SPRING THAT REQUIRES REPLACEMENT. THE INCIDENT APPEARS TO BE SIMILAR TO THAT DESCRIBED IN NHTSA INVESTIGATION PE 15-010.