This is an online automotive information provider of a detailed information on complaints, defects and recalls for Volkswagen JETTA 2012 electrical system. Our users can find data on mass market car models from most popular brands. The service allows to compare and analyze statistics for reported problems, complaints, recalls for various manufacturers. We hope our site will help with selecting of a reliable and safe car. By using this tool, you will be able to get records with description of safety issues for vehicles, equipment, tires and child restraints. These issues include safety recalls for your Volkswagen JETTA 2012 electrical system and complaints other owners have filed.

Enter valid VIN:

2012 Volkswagen JETTA Electrical System Problems, Complaints and Defects

Issue ID	1462609
Internal NHTSA #	11089839
Manufacurer	Volkswagen Group of America, Inc.
Brand	VOLKSWAGEN
Model	JETTA
Model Year	2012
File date	23/04/18
Component	ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
Product type code	VEHICLE
Description of the problem	The key becomes difficult to remove or stuck in the steering column. This was identified on my 2012 vw jetta in 2015 at 81k miles and recommended to be replaced by a vw dealership. At the time, i was unable afford the replacement cost. This has happen throughout my time owning the car (typically in the warmer months). I experience the issue where the key became stuck yesterday. When i got home yesterday i received a letter from vw stating that this is a known-issue and that they are extending the warranty coverage to 10 years or 100km miles to cover this issue. My car has 130k miles on it now and i just spoke with vw and highlighted that a vw dealership identified the issue in september 2015 (81k miles) when the car would have been covered under this extended warranty. They told me because i chose not to pay for the repair then, there was nothing they could do now. This is extremely frustrating. Vw did not just decide this month that this was an issue and should pay for these repairs as the extended warranty doesn't do enough as many cars are probably well beyond it.
Vehicle Mileage at Failure	130000
Number of Occurences
Source of the issue	NHTSA WEB SITE
City and State	ROSEMOUNT, MN
VIN pattern	3VWBP7AJ0CMXXXXXX
Was vehicle invloved in a crash?	N
Was vehicle involved in a fire?	N
Was incedent reported to police?	N
Was medical attention required?	N
Was part original equipment?
No. of injured persons
No. of fatalities
Date of purchase	29/06/24
Was original owner?	N
Anti-lock brakes	N
Cruise control	N
Number of cylinders
Drive train type
Transmission type
Vehicle speed	0
DoT tire identifier
Tire size
Location of tire code
Type of tire failure code
Was defective tire repaired?
Date of manufacture
Type of child seat code
Type of restraint
Dealer's name
Dealer's telephone number
Dealer's city
Dealer's state code
Dealer's ZIP code

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.

Last decoded VIN:

SALLSAAG4AA231034 VSSZZZ5FXP6516208 WDBEA22E7SC194999 JSAJTD44V00501628 WBAAL91080FS01072 WDB2304742F067586 KMHC851CGJUXXXXXX JTDZN3EU1GJ045880 WVGZZZ1TZJW040345 WDD2073482F143447 WUAZZZF33R1901814 VF1ABL1BBCC264163

Rating: 4.7 from 5 (3783 reviews)

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

2012 Volkswagen JETTA Electrical System Problems, Complaints and Defects

What is Recall?

What is Failure?

What is Defect?