Three problems related to car will not start have been reported for the 2013 Volkswagen Jetta. The most recently reported issues are listed below. Please also check out the statistics and reliability analysis of the 2013 Volkswagen Jetta based on all problems reported for the 2013 Jetta.
The contact owns a 2013 Volkswagen Jetta. The contact stated while driving at 40 mph and attempting to make a left turn, the vehicle loss motive power with the check engine warning light illuminated. The contact placed the vehicle in park for 30 seconds and attempted to restart the vehicle however, the vehicle failed to restart. The vehicle was taken to the dealer (mission bay Volkswagen � (address 2205 morena blvd, san diego, CA 92110) to be diagnosed. The contact was informed that there was a crack in the transmission which caused oil to leak into the electrical gear box. The vehicle was not repaired. The manufacturer was notified of the failure. The approximate failure mileage was 47,000.
The problem started at around 60,000 miles were the car would not start unless you jiggled the key around a lot and progressively got worse we're when the car was running the key would be stuck and you would have to continuously jiggle the key around to get the car to turn off. Then as it got worse, when you could get the car to cut off the key would not come out of the ignition. I am at the point now that the key will not turn at all to cut the car on. Luckily the key is not stuck in the ignition. I am having to replace the ignition which will cost in best case scenario around 675. In the event the keys have to be reprogrammed it will cost a total of 850. These are estimates from what the dealership has quoted in parts and labor, the ignition is currently being replaced and I have not received a total. Seems like this is a common problem and should be fixed by Volkswagen. Replacing lock cylinder and ignition switch.
The contact owns a 2013 Volkswagen Jetta. The contact stated that when the ignition was turned to the on position, the vehicle failed to start. When the ignition was turned to the off position and back to the on position, the engine started and stalled. The engine restarted after 20 minutes. The failure recurred numerous times. The vehicle was taken to a dealer where it was diagnosed that there was moisture in the inner cooling system and it needed to be replaced. The vehicle was repaired, but the failure recurred six months later. The manufacturer was made aware of the failure. The failure mileage was approximately 24,796.