Steering complaints and recalls from NHTSA
Summary
The 2019 Volkswagen Jetta has 11 NHTSA steering complaints and 0 steering-related recalls.
11
Complaints
0
Recalls
2
Injuries Reported
Data source: National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) · Last updated April 10, 2026
| Date ↓ | Component | Summary |
|---|---|---|
| Dec 2, 2025 | STEERING | On the dashboard there’s an message saying “Error: Steering Lock” and it won’t let me turn on the ca... |
| Mar 28, 2025 | STEERING | Car won't start due to steering lock issue |
| Jul 10, 2024 | STEERING | The power steering on my vehicle malfunctioned, never giving me a warning as stated in the owner ma... |
| Apr 19, 2024 | STEERING | The steering lock has miraculously failed and several other individuals have made this complaint. VW... |
| Nov 11, 2022 | STEERING,ELECTRICAL SYSTEM,FORWARD COLLISION AVOIDANCE | The contact owns a 2019 Volkswagen Jetta. The contact received notification of NHTSA Campaign Number... |
| Jul 4, 2022 | STEERING,ELECTRICAL SYSTEM,ENGINE | The vehicle steering has been off and alignment when driving. My gas gauge has been off constantly, ... |
| Jun 4, 2022 | STEERING,ENGINE | On Jun 4, while driving on southwards on HW17 the steering became unresponsive. Eventually, the car,... |
| Apr 26, 2020 | STEERING,ELECTRONIC STABILITY CONTROL (ESC),FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM | I WAS OUT TODAY AT A STORE AND MY EPC LIGHT CAME ON. I COULDN'T START MY CAR |
| Feb 16, 2020 | STEERING,SUSPENSION,ENGINE | I JUST PURCHASED A 2019 JETTA R LINE AND SINCE DAY ONE I HAVE A GRINDING NOISE COMING FROM THE TRANS... |
| Dec 3, 2019 | STEERING,ELECTRONIC STABILITY CONTROL (ESC),SERVICE BRAKES | I SUSPECT THAT MY 2019 VW JETTA COMPUTER SYSTEM/CAR WAS HACKED/DRIVEN REMOTELY ON 12/3/2019 THAT CAU... |
| Feb 27, 2019 | STEERING,ELECTRICAL SYSTEM,SERVICE BRAKES | THE CAR SHUT OFF, I LOST CONTROL OF THE POWER STEERING AND THE BREAKS FAILED TO STOP AFTER THE COMPU... |