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2007 Volkswagen Jetta electrical system problems

45 owner complaints filed with NHTSA name the electrical system on the 2007 Volkswagen Jetta22% of all complaints for this model year.

45
Electrical System complaints
22%
share of all complaints
80,750 mi
median reported incident mileage
0 / 3
crash / fire reports

What owners report

  • The car has been jerking when you’re driving and sometimes it jerks forward as you’re parking it while it’s in the parked position. Then I’m driving home from work , it’s raining heavy. I get to the Valaro store by my house; I put $40.00 worth of gas in the car after work drove home parked the car…

    filed Jan 30, 2024

  • The contact owned a 2007 Volkswagen Jetta. The contact stated that the vehicle was experiencing electrical problems. The contact stated while driving at 45 MPH, another driver persistently blew the horn at her to inform her that the vehicle had caught fire. There was no warning light illuminated…

    filed Aug 10, 2022

Verbatim excerpts from complaints filed with NHTSA. Reports are not independently verified.

Related service bulletins

  • Battery testing and charging using special tools VAS6161 & GRX3000VAS Charger. Updated to include additional model year applicability.

    V271901201189422 · Service Bulletin/Repair Instructions · issued Dec 6, 2022
All 2007 Volkswagen Jetta TSBs →

Electrical System problems in other Jetta years

YearReportsShare
2025 Jetta313%
2024 Jetta513%
2023 Jetta921%
2022 Jetta1024%
2021 Jetta1218%
2020 Jetta1631%
2019 Jetta15228%
2018 Jetta310%
2017 Jetta3321%
2016 Jetta3623%
2015 Jetta4825%
2014 Jetta9424%
Jetta electrical system problems by year →

Counts are unique NHTSA complaints naming this component group. Complaints are unverified owner reports; mileage is computed only from complaints that included a usable odometer reading.