2011 VOLKSWAGEN JETTA Complaints
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2011 VOLKSWAGEN JETTA- ROANOKE, VA
MY PROBLEM BEGAN WHEN I WAS DRIVING DOWN THE ROAD AT 55MPH AND MY CAR INFORMATION CENTER AND RADIO ALL WENT BLACK WITH NO WARNING OR CAUTION BEFORE.
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2011 VOLKSWAGEN JETTA- KANSAS CITY, MO
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2011 VOLKSWAGEN JETTA. WHILE DRIVING 45 MPH, THE AIR BAG OFF WARNING INDICATOR ILLUMINATED. AFTER TWO MONTHS, THE RADIO AND WINDSHIELD WIPERS FAILED TO FUNCTION. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC WHO STATED THERE WAS AN ELECTRICAL SHORTAGE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. A DEALER AND THE MANUFACTURER WERE NOT NOTIFIED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 52,000.
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2011 VOLKSWAGEN JETTA SPORTWAGEN- MILWAUKEE, WI
TL* THE CONTACT OWNED A 2011 VOLKSWAGEN JETTA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE WHILE DRIVING ON THE HIGHWAY AT 50 MPH AND THE VEHICLE REAR ENDED ANOTHER VEHICLE. NO FURTHER INFORMATION WAS AVAILABLE. THE FRONTAL AIR BAGS DID NOT DEPLOY. THERE WERE NO INJURIES THAT REQUIRED ANY TRANSPORT BY AMBULANCE. A POLICE REPORT WAS FILED AND THE VEHICLE WAS TOTALED PENDING AN OFFICIAL RULING FROM THE INSURANCE COMPANY. THE DEALER AND MANUFACTURER HAD NOT BEEN CONTACTED YET. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO TOW YARD. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 117,000.
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2011 VOLKSWAGEN JETTA- PATERSON, NJ
I WANT TO OPEN A FILE ABOUT MY CAR HORN STOP WORKING 2 WEEKS AGO I TRYING TO FIND THE FUSE TO CHECK OR REPLACED BUT I CAN'T FIND IT I CHECK MANY VIDEOS HOW TO FIX BUT I SAW TO MANY PEOPLE COMPLAINT ABOUT THIS SITUATION IS VERY DANGEROUS DRIVING WITHOUT HORN PLEASE I LESS VOLKSWAGEN CAN PUT THE DIAGRAM THE ARE LOCATED THE FUSE FOR THE HORN
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2011 VOLKSWAGEN JETTA- LAGRANGE HIGHLANDS, IL
MY 2012 JETTA RADIO/STEREO WENT DEAD. LOTS OF OTHER 2011 JETTA STEREOS DIED TOO. BAD BATCH FOR US CONSUMERS. I WANT A COMPENSATION CHECK MAILED TO ME FOR 363.23 THE COST I HAVE TO PAY BEST BUY FOR A NEW ONE. READ THE FORUMS THOUSANDS OF OTHER JETTA OWNERS IN 2011 HAD THIS HAPPEN. THANK YOU
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2011 VOLKSWAGEN JETTA- LA GRANGE HIGHLANDS, IL
2011 JETTA STEREO DIED. WANT COMPENSATION IN CHECK MAILED TO ME FOR COST OF THE ORIGINAL STEREO
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2011 VOLKSWAGEN JETTA- SAN ANTONIO, TX
1) SEATBELT INDICATOR SOUNDS WHEN DRIVES BELT IS CONNECTED AND IS THE ONLY ONE IN THE VEHICLE; NO ONE OR ITEMS ARE IN ANY OF THE OTHER SEATS (SAME ISSUE AS IN THE 2006 JETTA). 2) WIPER MOTOR FAILED - WIPERS WORKED INTERMITTENTLY WHEN FUNCTIONING. 3) HEADLINER IS SEPARATING AND DROOPING IN REAR AND OBSTRUCTING THE VIEW THROUGH THE REAR VIEW MIRROR (SAME ISSUE AS IN THE 2006 JETTA). 4) IGNITION COIL'S AND MAP SENSOR ARE CONTINUOUSLY FAILING (SAME ISSUE AS IN THE 2006 JETTA).
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2011 VOLKSWAGEN JETTA- EASR MEDOW, NY
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2011 VOLKSWAGEN JETTA. WHILE DRIVING 30 MPH, THE VEHICLE STALLED. PRIOR TO THE FAILURE, THE ALTERNATOR WARNING INDICATOR ILLUMINATED BRIEFLY. THE VEHICLE WAS ABLE TO RESTART. IN ADDITION, THERE WAS A FAILURE REGARDING THE SECONDARY AIR PUMP SENSORY. THE CONTACT SPOKE WITH THE MANUFACTURER AND WAS INFORMED THAT THE VEHICLE HAD A WARRANTY EXTENSION. THE DEALER WAS NOT CONTACTED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 42,000.
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2011 VOLKSWAGEN JETTA- EXTON, PA
PASSENGER AIRBAG LIGHT RANDOMLY CAME ON BECAUSE OF SOME SORT WIRING ISSUE. HEADLIGHT BULBS CONSTANTLY SHORT OUT. I'VE HAD TO CHANGE ATLEAST 10 BULBS IN LESS THAN A YEAR. HEADLIGHTS GO OUT AND TAILIGHTS... THESE ARE 2 SEPERATE ISSUES. BUT IF YOU GOOGLE IT, THEY ARE BOTH COMMON ISSUES. IT'S BEEN AN ISSUE ON MY CAR FOR YEARS, BUT I DIDN'T REALIZE I COULD REPORT IT.
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2011 VOLKSWAGEN JETTA- OKLAHOMA CITY, OK
VW JETTA 2011 HAS BEEN DYING WHEN IDLING, IN PARK AND WHILE DECELERATING. IT WILL BE STOPPED AT A STOP SIGN OR RED LIGHT AND JUST LOSE POWER. IT HAS TO THEN BE PUT IN PARK AND THE KEY MUST BE TURNED TO COME BACK ON. THIS ALSO HAPPENS WHEN COMING TO A STOP. RECENTLY, IT HAPPENED COMING OFF THE HIGHWAY GOING 45 MPH. CAR HAD TO COAST AND THE BRAKES WERE RIDDEN TO A STOP WHERE CAR HAD TO BE TURNED BACK ON. DEALERSHIP HAS ALLEGEDLY REPLACED ISSUES WITH THE EPC LIGHT COMING ON, TIMING BELT AND FELL PUMP. THE PROBLEM PERSISTS. THOUSANDS HAVE BEEN SPENT ON THIS ISSUE AND THE CAR KEEPS DYING. IT CURRENTLY HAS 115K MILES ON IT. THERE IS ALSO AN ISSUE WHEN PUMPING GAS AT A GAS STATION. EVERY TIME THE CAR IS FILLED UP, IT WILL NOT STAY THE FIRST TIME TURNING THE KEY. THE GAS PEDAL MUST BE PRESSED A NUMBER OF TIME FOR THE ENGINE TO TURN OVER AND THEN THE GAS PEDAL MUST BE PUMPED TO KEEP THE ENGINE ON. RANDOMLY DYING ON THE HIGHWAY, ON CITY STREETS AND IN INTERSECTION IS VERY DANGEROUS AND WILL RESULT IN DAMAGE TO CARS, INJURIES AND DEATHS.
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