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2012 Volkswagen JETTA Electrical System Problems, Complaints and Defects

Issue ID	1216941
Internal NHTSA #	10761778
Manufacurer	Volkswagen Group of America, Inc.
Brand	VOLKSWAGEN
Model	JETTA
Model Year	2012
File date	05/06/14
Component	ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
Product type code	VEHICLE
Description of the problem	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 incident not only did the radio burn out, my battery was drained out. The explanation i was given was that the power line to the radio was not shutting off, therefore the radio was overheating and the battery was being drained. With this particular incident, i received my car back on a monday and the radio again caught fire and burned out on the friday of that same week.
Vehicle Mileage at Failure	35000
Number of Occurences
Source of the issue	NHTSA WEB SITE
City and State	WATERTOWN, CT
VIN pattern	3VWBP7AJ3CMXXXXXX
Was vehicle invloved in a crash?	N
Was vehicle involved in a fire?	Y
Was incedent reported to police?	N
Was medical attention required?	N
Was part original equipment?
No. of injured persons	0
No. of fatalities	0
Date of purchase	29/06/24
Was original owner?	N
Anti-lock brakes	N
Cruise control	N
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Vehicle speed	0
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What is Recall?
A recall is when a product is removed from the market or a correction is made to the product because it is either defective or potentially harmful.
What is Failure?
Failure is the state or condition of not meeting a desirable or intended objective, and may be viewed as the opposite of success. Product failure ranges from failure to sell the product to fracture of the product, in the worst cases leading to personal injury, the province of forensic engineering.
What is Defect?
Non-conformance of a car component with the specified requirements, or non-fulfillment of user expectations, including the safety aspects.

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2012 Volkswagen JETTA Electrical System Problems, Complaints and Defects, Recalls and Failures

2012 Volkswagen JETTA Electrical System Problems, Complaints and Defects

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