Other complaints and recalls from NHTSA
Summary
The 2011 Volkswagen Jetta SportWagen has 92 NHTSA other complaints and 0 other-related recalls.
92
Complaints
0
Recalls
3
Injuries Reported
Data source: National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) · Last updated April 9, 2026
| Date ↓ | Component | Summary |
|---|---|---|
| Nov 1, 2023 | UNKNOWN OR OTHER | Car keeps turning off while driving and battery light comes on the dash board. Restarts and light no... |
| Mar 10, 2023 | UNKNOWN OR OTHER,ENGINE | It started singing real load and my light for my coolant started blinking red |
| Oct 8, 2021 | UNKNOWN OR OTHER | The vehicle ignition systems skips and locks the steering wheel. The makes the vehicle stops and dis... |
| Jul 9, 2021 | UNKNOWN OR OTHER | The vehicle turns off by itself while driving. |
| May 25, 2021 | UNKNOWN OR OTHER,ENGINE,FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM | This Jetta Sportwagen TDI is one of the "diesel gate" vehicles that was supposedly fixed. However, p... |
| Feb 19, 2020 | FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM | TWICE THE CAR JUST STALLS. ON THE ROAD OR IN A INTERSECTION. CAR WAS IN MOTION, ON STREET, AND JUST ... |
| Dec 1, 2019 | ELECTRONIC STABILITY CONTROL (ESC),ENGINE,FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM | THE CAR RANDOMLY STALLS!!! THIS HAS HAPPENED SEVERAL TIMES AND THE DEALER SAYS NOTHING IS WRONG BEC... |
| Aug 16, 2019 | UNKNOWN OR OTHER | KEY GETTING STUCK IN IGNITION WHILE VEHICLE IS STILL RUNNING..WILL NOT TURN OFF |
| Aug 12, 2019 | UNKNOWN OR OTHER | 2011 JETTA STEREO DIED. WANT COMPENSATION IN CHECK MAILED TO ME FOR COST OF THE ORIGINAL STEREO |
| Jul 17, 2019 | ELECTRONIC STABILITY CONTROL (ESC) | AT 46,800 MILES THE ABS CONTROL MODULE HAS FAILED. WHEN STARTING UP THE CAR, NUMEROUS WARNING LIGHTS... |
| May 1, 2019 | FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM | I HAVE BEEN GETTING HORRIBLE GAS MILAGE (250 PER TANK). THIS HAS BEEN FOR OVER A YEAR NOW OF TRYING ... |
| Apr 27, 2019 | UNKNOWN OR OTHER | WILL NOT START AND STALLING WHEN SITTING AND DRIVING ON ROAD NO WARNING LIGHTS |
| Apr 10, 2019 | UNKNOWN OR OTHER | KEY GETS STUCK IN IGNITION AND I CANNOT TURN OFF THE ENGINE. |
| Mar 28, 2019 | UNKNOWN OR OTHER | KEY STUCK IN IGNITION SWITCH IN THE ON POSITION |
| Oct 17, 2018 | FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM | WHEN DRIVING CAR THE ENGINE WILL STALL AND LOCK UP THE POWER STEERING. IT MAY HAPPEN 3-4 TIMES WITHI... |
| May 19, 2018 | UNKNOWN OR OTHER | THE IGNITION SWITCH ON MY 2011 JETTA IS REGULARLY BECOMING STUCK AND I CANNOT TURN OFF MY VEHICLE. I... |
| Apr 14, 2018 | UNKNOWN OR OTHER | IGNITION LOCK CYLINDER ABRUPTLY FAILED. THE VEHICLE WOULD NOT START AT ALL DUE TO THIS FAILURE. TH... |
| Mar 22, 2018 | UNKNOWN OR OTHER | I'LL TURN MY CAR OFF AND WAIT FOR THE RPM'S TO GO BELOW 1,000 SOMETIMES I'LL SHIFT INTO REVERSE AND ... |
| Mar 10, 2018 | UNKNOWN OR OTHER | HORN DOESN'T WORK AND THERE IS NO WARNING LIGHT. A VEHICLE DECIDED TO DO A U-TURN IN FRONT OF ME WI... |
| Feb 14, 2018 | UNKNOWN OR OTHER | I CAN'T GET THE KEY OUT OF THE IGNITION AND I CAN TURN THE CAR OFF. |