87 problems related to electrical system have been reported for the 2012 Volkswagen Jetta. The most recently reported issues are listed below. Please also check out the statistics and reliability analysis of the 2012 Volkswagen Jetta based on all problems reported for the 2012 Jetta.
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 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!.
The vehicle was stationary on an incline suburban city street. The key was unable to be removed from the ignition after driving and placing gear in the park position. I was able to remove it after I put the vehicle in the neutral gear position. However, this presented a hazard and caused an accident as the vehicle rolled backward and side swiped a stationary vehicle. This has happened several times.
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.
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 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.
Key gets stuck in ignition and cannot be removed. Vehicle is in park. Steering wheel is not locked at this point. Engine can be turned off, but key cannot be removed. Volkswagen has replaced ignition lock cylinder but problem reappears.
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.
The airbag light will come on and off intermittently while driving. Airbag sensors are malfunctioning.
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 off a vehicle when needed, as well as to lock the vehicle to keep its passengers and contents safe at all times.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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 a very expensive fix to track down the short where it is an engineering flaw. Also the air bags warning lights come on intermittently, and seat belts warning lights come on and start chiming while you have seat belts on and properly fastened, do not know if seat belt or airbags are defective which is very unsafe in my opinion, and vw refuses to look at my problem without a hefty dealer charge. Please help.
Engine light comes on and off from time to time at random times. It comes on and off when driving and when parked.
Received verbal quotes to fix the issue with the key getting stock in the ignition with car running and was told it was not covered by vw and that it would cost close to 500. 00 to fix and I chose to live with the issue. . . Now I received a letter to get reimbursed for the cost when I did not have it fixed. Called to set up an appointment and the dealer told me the car is over 100,000 miles and I would have to pay for it. This to me is not correct. I brought this issue up many times before the car went over the 100,000 and they claimed it was because the car was old. . . I would like someone to look into this and get back to me so I can have this issue fixed.
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.
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.
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 NHTSA regarding the same issue with vw cars, and many specifically for Jettas, and 2012 Jettas.
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.
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.
2012 Volkswagen Jetta. Consumer writes in regards to key stuck in the ignition. The consumer stated the vehicle could not be turned off. A mechanic un-plugged a wire. The vehicle had to be towed to the dealer.
Cannot shut engine off. Cannot remove ignition key.
Upon returning home on Sunday 12/21 at 3 pm, smoke was coming from our garage. We opened the garage door to discovery my car on fire and a garage full of smoke. We called 911 and requested fire assistance. We then proceeded to extinguish the fire using 5 commercial size fire extinguishers. The fire department arrived and extinguished the flames and dragged the car from the garage. The car had not been driven for approximately 18 hours.
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!.
For this year of Jetta the doors lock around 10 miles an hour. Mine does not lock. The doors will keep attempting to lock with no success. If you go on a long trip and slow down to the 10 mph range they will try to lock again. The door also does not lock when you push button. You must keep pressing it until it finally locks.
I took my Jetta to get an oil change and the mechanic went to move my car in the bay and could not get it turned off. I had to have it moved to a Volkswagen dealer to what I thought was a faulty ignition and Volkswagen said a bad steering lock.
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.