Electrical complaints and recalls from NHTSA
Summary
The 2014 Volkswagen Jetta SportWagen has 83 NHTSA electrical complaints and 0 electrical-related recalls.
83
Complaints
0
Recalls
4
Injuries Reported
Data source: National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) · Last updated April 9, 2026
| Date ↓ | Component | Summary |
|---|---|---|
| Nov 5, 2025 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM | Auxiliary Heater, Part# 1KO 963 235 H, Melted at the grounding post, potentially damaging wiring har... |
| Nov 18, 2024 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM | PTC Heater - Driver side footwell short / overheating Burning smell Climatronic temp set to warm Fa... |
| May 7, 2024 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM,AIR BAGS,SERVICE BRAKES | During this summer (2024), I got a warning with three beeps then warning lights came on, went off fo... |
| Apr 3, 2023 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM,AIR BAGS | Took normal turn down road, heard clicking noise. Airbag light on dash came on immediately along wit... |
| Nov 26, 2022 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM,UNKNOWN OR OTHER,ENGINE | First owner, brought brand new, serviced the car every 5k, current 61000 mileage, no prior repair or... |
| Nov 1, 2022 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM,VISIBILITY/WIPER | Wipers stopped working replaced motor and still nothing. I have spoken to other VW owners and they h... |
| Jul 21, 2022 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM | Last Thursday, we were driving at night when both low-beam headlight went out at exactly the same ti... |
| Jul 5, 2022 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM | key gets stuck in ignition and CANNOT turn car off |
| May 1, 2022 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM | The key gets stuck in the ignition and won't turn. This can make it so the car can't be turned off. ... |
| Oct 7, 2021 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM | Horn stopped working. Then started again and stopped again over period of few days. Currently wor... |
| Aug 6, 2021 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM,ENGINE | The contact owns a 2014 Volkswagen Jetta. The contact stated while driving 60 MPH, there was an abno... |
| Dec 1, 2020 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM,AIR BAGS,UNKNOWN OR OTHER | EVERY SINGLE LIGHT ON THE DASH IS TURNED ON EVEN THOUGH THERE'S NO PROBLEM, AND THE SPEEDOMETER METE... |
| Sep 1, 2020 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM,EXTERIOR LIGHTING | IN THE FOLLOWING, LB/HB IS LOW BEAM, HIGH BEAM: ' THE DASHBOARD INDICATOR FOR HB IS ALWAYS ON, EVEN... |
| Aug 1, 2020 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM,ENGINE,FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM | EPC WARNING LIGHT CAME ON SUDDENLY; VEHICLE THROTTLED DOWN AND CONTINUED TO BUCK AND STALL OUT; LOSS... |
| Jul 25, 2020 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM,ENGINE,FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM | WHEN THE VEHICLE DOWNSHIFTS TO LOWER GEARS THE ENGINE STUTTERS AND EVENTUALLY STALLS OUT |
| May 15, 2020 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM,UNKNOWN OR OTHER | MY CAR IS NOT REGISTERING A KEY AND VW DOESN'T SEEM TO CARE. *TR |
| Apr 30, 2020 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM,AIR BAGS,ENGINE | I BEEN TRYING TO GET MY STICKER SINCE LAST YEAR ....I HAVEN'T BEEN ABLE TO CAUSE OF THE RE CALL. I ... |
| Feb 25, 2020 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM,ENGINE | MY JETTA BEGAN HAVING ISSUES STARTING ONCE DRIVEN. IT PROGRESSED TO STALLING WHILE IDLING AND AT TRA... |
| Dec 30, 2019 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM,AIR BAGS,FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM | WHILE DRIVING ON THE OVERPASS THE CAR CUTOFF ALMOST HIT FROM BEHIND BY A DUMP TRUCK WOULD NOT CRANK ... |
| Nov 15, 2019 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM,EXTERIOR LIGHTING,ENGINE | AFTER EXITING THE FREEWAY AND GOT TO THE OVERPASS I HAD TO STOP, AFTER A ACCELERATED THE ENGINE SHUT... |