Steering complaints and recalls from NHTSA
Summary
The 2013 Volkswagen Jetta has 37 NHTSA steering complaints and 0 steering-related recalls.
37
Complaints
0
Recalls
0
Injuries Reported
Data source: National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) · Last updated April 10, 2026
| Date ↓ | Component | Summary |
|---|---|---|
| Feb 25, 2026 | STEERING,ELECTRICAL SYSTEM | The contact owns a 2013 Volkswagen Jetta. The contact stated that while driving at an undisclosed sp... |
| Aug 30, 2025 | STEERING,UNKNOWN OR OTHER | The key will not come out of the ignition |
| May 20, 2024 | STEERING,UNKNOWN OR OTHER | I am Filing a complaint against Volkswagen group of America, I called they for assistants in fixing ... |
| Dec 23, 2023 | STEERING,UNKNOWN OR OTHER | Ignition cylinder failure. Key would come out while driving, car would stay on, key would not turn i... |
| Aug 13, 2023 | STEERING,ELECTRICAL SYSTEM | my steering wheel locked up |
| Aug 4, 2023 | STEERING,UNKNOWN OR OTHER | This vehicle and other vehicles of the same model have a faulty ignition cylinder lock housing causi... |
| May 22, 2023 | STEERING,ELECTRICAL SYSTEM | The key gets stuck in the ignition switch and the car is not able to turn off. In order to remove th... |
| Feb 2, 2022 | STEERING,ELECTRICAL SYSTEM,AIR BAGS | The clock spring in this vehicle has failed in a vehicle that currently has less than 36k miles. The... |
| Nov 15, 2021 | STEERING | Ignition key difficult to pull out from starter. Sometimes difficult to start car, but it can be wig... |
| Dec 19, 2020 | STEERING,ELECTRICAL SYSTEM,SERVICE BRAKES | IN THE MIDDLE OF DRIVING ON THE HIGHWAY, THE CAR SPONTANEOUSLY SHUT DOWN ELECTRICALLY, AS IF A FUSE ... |
| Oct 23, 2020 | STEERING,ELECTRICAL SYSTEM,ELECTRONIC STABILITY CONTROL (ESC) | MY VEHICLE HAS BEEN SHUTTING OFF BY ITSELF. IT FIRST STARTED WHILE STOPPED AT TRAFFIC LIGHTS, NOW I... |
| Sep 9, 2020 | STEERING,ELECTRICAL SYSTEM,ELECTRONIC STABILITY CONTROL (ESC) | I KEEP GETTING PHONE CALLS OF VEHICLE RECALLS I HAVE A 2013 JETTA SE 2.5. I DO NOT TIMBER THE DATE O... |
| Dec 6, 2019 | STEERING,ELECTRICAL SYSTEM,UNKNOWN OR OTHER | MY CAR STALLED ON ME 4 TIMES BETWEEN MAY 2018- DECEMBER 2019. WHEN THE CAR STALLS, THE STEERING WHEE... |
| Oct 28, 2019 | STEERING,POWER TRAIN,ELECTRICAL SYSTEM | TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2013 VOLKSWAGEN JETTA. THE CONTACT RECEIVED A NOTIFICATION IN THE MAIL PER NH... |
| Oct 25, 2019 | STEERING,ELECTRICAL SYSTEM | TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2013 VOLKSWAGEN JETTA. THE CONTACT RECEIVED A RECALL NOTIFICATION FOR NHTSA C... |
| Oct 24, 2019 | STEERING,ELECTRICAL SYSTEM | TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2013 VOLKSWAGEN JETTA. THE CONTACT RECEIVED A RECALL NOTICE FOR NHTSA CAMPAIG... |
| Jun 27, 2019 | STEERING,ELECTRICAL SYSTEM | TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2013 VOLKSWAGEN JETTA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE KEY FAILED TO RELEASE FROM... |
| Apr 1, 2019 | STEERING,ELECTRICAL SYSTEM | TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2013 VOLKSWAGEN JETTA. THE CONTACT RECEIVED NOTIFICATION OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN NU... |
| Jul 10, 2018 | STEERING | IGNITION CYLINDER. KEY GETS STUCK IN THE IGNITION AND IS VERY DIFFICULT TO REMOVE AFTER SHUTTING THE... |
| Jun 25, 2018 | STEERING | MY CAR KEY GOT STUCK AND THE CAR WONT TURN OFF NOW AND IT WAS ON PARKED |