general problems of the 2012 Volkswagen Jetta

Clock spring went out and would have failed to deploy the airbags if I was in an accident. There was no notification that said it went out. Nhtsa campaign number - 15v483000.

The contact owns a 2012 Volkswagen Jetta. The contact stated that while his daughter was driving at an undisclosed speed, the air bag warning light illuminated. The vehicle was taken to an independent mechanic to be diagnosed. The mechanic linked the failure to an electrical failure. Upon investigation, the contact discovered NHTSA campaign number: 15v483000 (air bags) however, the VIN was not included in the recall. Neither the dealer nor the manufacturer was notified of the failure. The vehicle was not yet repaired. The failure mileage was unknown.

Unknown car has been acting up first throttle body went now airbag, tire pressure, tracking, & other lights are on cruise control won’t work when prompted etc.

While in motion brakes were engaged to slow vehicle down. Brakes "stuck" at top of motion and would not depress. Had to pump and after putting vehicle in park and then drive again they would engage. Used emergency brake to stop on way home. Failure happens every 3 stops or so.

As I went to change gears into reverse I heard a very hard thump, then into drive and the thump got louder and the whole engine shifted forward. Now it sounds as if everything ( motor ) is about to fall out the vehicle .

I was injured in a car accident in my 2012 vw Jetta where the airbags should have been deployed but were not. People including police and insurance companies were surprised my air bags did not function. Looking further into the incident I found out via internet that there was a recall in 2016 for this problem. However, I was never notified (of the recall or problem) as the owner of this vehicle who purchased this new from a vw dealer. This occurred on the freeway when my car was coming to a complete stop for backed up traffic going under 10mph. I was rear ended by a vehicle going at least 35 mph - propelling me into the car several feet in front of me causing a 5 or 6 car pile up.

Got an error message that the passenger seat airbag on my car was staying off at all time. I took my car to the local vw dealer. They performed a diagnostic on my car and told me that the child set recognition unit (j706) is defective and need to be replaced. Since my car is over three years old the warranty will not cover it. I would have to pay $633. 79 to replace it. My brother has a vw tiguan and the same thing happened to his car. After doing some research online I found out that lots of vw owner were having the same issue. Failure of the child set recognition unit. This is a major safety issue that needs to be investigated. Vw should replace those defective units free of charge.

Airbag, brake, abs lights are on and stays on. 3 loud beeps when turning on the car. Received recall notification but my VIN does not show recall when looked up which is also alarming. According to the vw dealer, this is a factory/ manufacturer defect (cheap parts from china and bad installation is what I told) but they cannot fix since VIN is not showing up in their system. My entire airbag system is completely shut down as well as brake system. I am in a panic!!! but dealer will not fix factory defect and is charging $1700-$2200 to fix. This is alarming as well as unfair to consumers!!! this needs to be addressed!!! people could die because of this. And this is not an understatement! correct your your recall and VIN tracking system and fix my car! thank you.

Takata recall. The contact owns a 2012 Volkswagen Jetta. The contact stated that the recall notice for NHTSA campaign number: 16v078000 (air bags) was received. The contact wanted to document concerns regarding the recall and the lack of parts available to repair the vehicle. The local dealer and the manufacturer were not notified. The VIN was not available. The contact had not experienced a failure.

In the affected vehicles, debris may contaminate the air bag clock spring, a spiral wound, flat cable that keeps the air bag powered while the steering wheel is being turned. This contamination may tear the cable and result in a loss of electrical connection to the driver's frontal air bag.

Takata recall, abs brake lite on in the dash. Received recall notice on steering column lock housing.

I was turning a blind 90 degree corner on my private road going approx. 10-15 miles per hour when I collided with my roommate who was returning home. Unfortunately we were at the same place at the same time and couldn't see each other. My airbags deployed and when they did, the driver's airbag cover (where the vw logo is) on the center steering column, flapped open and over onto my left forearm like a super hot branding iron. The vw logo both seared into and cut into my arm. I will most likely be scarred for life. I feel that this metal vw logo in the center of the steering wheel is a dangerous situation waiting to happen.

At approximately 425 miles, the vehicle airbag system is now malfunctioning (airbag system lights and error) out of nowhere requiring in depth diagnosis by the manufacturer.