Owners/service Manual problems of the 2013 Volkswagen Jetta

Three problems related to owners/service manual 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.

1 Owners/service Manual problem

Failure Date: 08/25/2020

Error found in cold fill tire pressure in national system used by businesses. Vehicle door sticker/placard and owners manual states 41 psi cold fill tire pressure. National system is returning a fill pressure of 33 psi. Experience: at costco tire department their system states to fill to 33 psi; tire representative discovers door placard and indicates an issue for not matching in system. At later date michelin corporate is called by myself and their system also returns 33 psi for this vehicle. Michelin is sent photos of door sticker/placard and owners manual and indicates an issue for not matching in system. This complaint is urgent and safety is at jeopardy. Please take all necessary actions to elevate. There appears to be a system error that all national businesses utilize for relying on cold fill tire pressure. The difference is major; Volkswagen states 41 psi and the national system utilized is stating 33 psi. This vehicle trim is a hybrid 17 inch wheels and all original. By nature of being a hybrid the vehicle weighs more due to these hybrid components. It may be possible that operating this vehicle with tires filled to 33 psi is extremely dangerous. From experience it appears vehicles of this trim are improperly being filled at businesses since the system has a tire pressure data error. And in fact many vehicles may currently be affected and pose a serious risk on our roads if their tire were filled to 33 psi. I am here to be of assistance so please feel free to reach out. There must be a way to fix this error. Please first verify this error in the tire pressure system. Then find exactly where the data is stored, government agency vs manufacturer, and then make action to correct the data. I feel I was at danger operating the vehicle with tires filled to 33 psi and I would feel the same way if someone else operated the vehicle in the same conditions.

2 Owners/service Manual problem

Failure Date: 08/01/2018

The door locks will not lock properly, all they do is click trying to lock as I drive - from time to time, if they do lock - I can't unlock the driver side door from inside the car, and have to crawl out the passenger side. This is a major safety concern in the event I need to exit the car in an emergency. I had the same issue on a 2009 Jetta - and I if you look on the internet - there are many others with the same issue. I feel it's a design flaw from vw - and it's quite obvious it's been going on for quite some time now - and I'm sure vw knows about it, but has failed to fix the issue. I feel the only way vw will fix the issue is if the ntsb forces them to do a recall - please help us ? also, I'm not able to lock the doors manually either inside or outside the car. Thank you,.

3 Owners/service Manual problem

Failure Date: 08/30/2014

August 30, 2014 this 2013 vw Jetta 2. 5se has had an intermittent problem with turning the car off and removing the key from the ignition since about 10,000 miles. Today it went from an infrequent problem that was hard to duplicate to a full-blown problem. It will no longer work at all and is now non-functional. It is not the steering wheel locking mechanism that causes this. Prior to today, the key would randomly not turn to shut off the car or turn to start. A slight push in and jiggle of the key would solve the issue. I only have a house key and a small vw key fob, nothing heavy hanging on it that would have caused any damage or wear to the cylinder. Today, the car would not shut off at all. Twisting, pulling, pushing, and any jiggling would not turn the ignition into the off position for engine shut off and key removal. Fortunately, my vehicle is a manual shift and I was able to shut the engine off by dumping the clutch. The electrical system was still on due to the key being in the on-position. I had to remove the battery cable from the terminal to shut the electrical system off and not drain the battery. Multiple tries by various people will not resolve the issue. The dealerships are all closed now, until after labor day, and we cannot get the car serviced until after that. I will be making an appointment for a warranty repair but being ignition cylinder issue, I felt it should be reported.


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