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2013 Volkswagen Jetta structure problems

14 owner complaints filed with NHTSA name the structure on the 2013 Volkswagen Jetta3% of all complaints for this model year.

14
Structure complaints
3%
share of all complaints
55,000 mi
median reported incident mileage
2 / 0
crash / fire reports

What owners report

  • Takata recall, the doors opening mechanism in cold weather won't allow you to close your door. This is a serious safety hazard. Upon researching this problem I found that this has been happening to volkswagen since at least the 2000s models. I had just went out of my house and gotten into my car…

    filed Jan 22, 2019

  • Inoperative drivers door lock when locking with the key fob remote. Driver side door will not lock with the key fob, nor will it with the button inside the car. It will only lock with the key sometimes. But even then, probably 50% of the time it doesn't lock with that. Car will not lock while you…

    filed Nov 6, 2018

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

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.