https://plaincars.com/make/volkswagen-jetta-hybrid New NHTSA complaints and recalls filed for the Volkswagen Jetta Hybrid. en-us Tue, 22 Sep 2026 16:57:07 GMT https://plaincars.com/make/volkswagen-jetta-hybrid https://plaincars.com/make/volkswagen-jetta-hybrid#complaint-2059324 Fri, 24 Jan 2025 00:00:00 GMT The contact owns a 2014 Volkswagen Jetta Hybrid. The contact stated while driving at an undisclosed speed, the vehicle hesitated while accelerating from 7th gear and failed to function as intended. The check engine warning light was illuminated. The vehicle was taken to the local dealer where it was diagnosed with a mechatronic unit failure associated with the transmission. The vehicle was not rep https://plaincars.com/make/volkswagen-jetta-hybrid https://plaincars.com/make/volkswagen-jetta-hybrid#complaint-2059325 Fri, 24 Jan 2025 00:00:00 GMT The contact owns a 2014 Volkswagen Jetta Hybrid. The contact stated while driving at an undisclosed speed, the vehicle hesitated while accelerating from 7th gear and failed to function as intended. The check engine warning light was illuminated. The vehicle was taken to the local dealer where it was diagnosed with a mechatronic unit failure associated with the transmission. The vehicle was not rep https://plaincars.com/make/volkswagen-jetta-hybrid https://plaincars.com/make/volkswagen-jetta-hybrid#complaint-1988326 Wed, 01 May 2024 00:00:00 GMT The contact owns a 2014 Volkswagen Jetta Hybrid. The contact stated while driving at an undisclosed speed, the check engine warning light illuminated. The contact took the vehicle to an independent mechanic where it was diagnosed with transmission failure and the contact was advised to take the vehicle to a dealer. The dealer confirmed the transmission failure. The manufacturer was not made aware https://plaincars.com/make/volkswagen-jetta-hybrid https://plaincars.com/make/volkswagen-jetta-hybrid#complaint-1962506 Mon, 29 Jan 2024 00:00:00 GMT The contact owns a 2013 Volkswagen Jetta Hybrid. The contact stated while driving 25MPH, the vehicle failed to accelerate. The contact attempted to shift into another gear however, the vehicle failed to respond. The driver pulled to the side of the road and turned off the vehicle. The contact was able to restart the vehicle after several minutes, and the vehicle drove as intended. The vehicle was https://plaincars.com/make/volkswagen-jetta-hybrid https://plaincars.com/make/volkswagen-jetta-hybrid#complaint-1957519 Fri, 12 Jan 2024 00:00:00 GMT The contact owns a 2014 Volkswagen Jetta Hybrid. The contact stated that while his sister was driving from a complete stop, the vehicle lost motive power. The contact was unaware if there were any warning lights illuminated. The contact's sister was able to push the vehicle to the side of the road. The vehicle was towed to the residence. The contact stated that he connected an OBD reader to the ve https://plaincars.com/make/volkswagen-jetta-hybrid https://plaincars.com/make/volkswagen-jetta-hybrid#complaint-1957520 Fri, 12 Jan 2024 00:00:00 GMT The contact owns a 2014 Volkswagen Jetta Hybrid. The contact stated that while his sister was driving from a complete stop, the vehicle lost motive power. The contact was unaware if there were any warning lights illuminated. The contact's sister was able to push the vehicle to the side of the road. The vehicle was towed to the residence. The contact stated that he connected an OBD reader to the ve https://plaincars.com/make/volkswagen-jetta-hybrid https://plaincars.com/make/volkswagen-jetta-hybrid#complaint-1939051 Fri, 27 Oct 2023 00:00:00 GMT The contact owns a 2013 Volkswagen Jetta Hybrid. The contact stated while driving at approximately 40 MPH, the vehicle began to vibrate and hesitate. The contact stated that the transmission and hybrid warning lights and several other warning lights were illuminated. The contact pulled over and turned the vehicle off. The contact turned the vehicle on and was able to place the vehicle into drive ( https://plaincars.com/make/volkswagen-jetta-hybrid https://plaincars.com/make/volkswagen-jetta-hybrid#complaint-1922878 Mon, 28 Aug 2023 00:00:00 GMT The contact owns a 2014 Volkswagen Jetta Hybrid. The contact stated while driving at an undisclosed speed, the vehicle failed to accelerate as needed. Additionally, the transmission failed to shift gear while the RPM was revving. No warning light was illuminated. The dealer was made aware of the failure; however, the vehicle was not diagnosed or repaired. The manufacturer was not made aware of the https://plaincars.com/make/volkswagen-jetta-hybrid https://plaincars.com/make/volkswagen-jetta-hybrid#complaint-1918742 Mon, 14 Aug 2023 00:00:00 GMT The contact owns a 2014 Volkswagen Jetta Hybrid. The contact stated the vehicle failed to start while parked in a parking lot. The vehicle was left at the parking lot overnight and the following day the contact was able to start the vehicle; however, while driving to the residence the vehicle stalled. The contact stated that after 30 minutes she was able to restart the vehicle and continued drivin https://plaincars.com/make/volkswagen-jetta-hybrid https://plaincars.com/make/volkswagen-jetta-hybrid#complaint-1885790 Thu, 06 Apr 2023 00:00:00 GMT The contact owns a 2013 Volkswagen Jetta Hybrid. The contact stated while driving approximately 70 MPH, the vehicle experienced a loss of motive power after the clutch disengaged. The check engine warning light was illuminated. The contact pulled over and turned off the vehicle. The vehicle was able to restart. The vehicle was taken to an unknown local dealer, where the contact was made aware that https://plaincars.com/make/volkswagen-jetta-hybrid https://plaincars.com/make/volkswagen-jetta-hybrid#complaint-1878630 Wed, 08 Mar 2023 00:00:00 GMT The contact owns a 2014 Volkswagen Jetta Hybrid. The contact stated while driving 65 MPH, the vehicle inadvertently stopped with the Hybrid Propulsion System failure warning light illuminated. The contact pulled over and turned off and restarted the vehicle, and the vehicle turned off immediately. The vehicle was towed the dealer to be diagnosed. The contact was informed that the transmission need https://plaincars.com/make/volkswagen-jetta-hybrid https://plaincars.com/make/volkswagen-jetta-hybrid#complaint-1860660 Wed, 21 Dec 2022 00:00:00 GMT The contact owns a 2013 Volkswagen Jetta Hybrid. The contact stated that while driving at various speeds, the vehicle lost motive power and stalled without warning. The vehicle was taken to the local dealer who diagnosed the vehicle and determined that the transmission was faulty and needed to be replaced. The manufacturer was notified of the failure, but no assistance was offered. The contact sta https://plaincars.com/make/volkswagen-jetta-hybrid https://plaincars.com/make/volkswagen-jetta-hybrid#complaint-1856963 Fri, 02 Dec 2022 00:00:00 GMT The contact owns a 2013 Volkswagen Jetta Hybrid. The contact stated while starting the vehicle, the hybrid system fault message was displayed. The contact stated that he turned off and restarted the vehicle and the hybrid system fault message was off however, the check engine warning light was illuminated. The contact continued driving to his residence with the warning light illuminated. The conta https://plaincars.com/make/volkswagen-jetta-hybrid https://plaincars.com/make/volkswagen-jetta-hybrid#complaint-1849003 Fri, 21 Oct 2022 00:00:00 GMT The contact owns a 2013 Volkswagen Jetta Hybrid. The contact stated that upon starting the vehicle, the air bag warning light illuminated, and the horn was inoperable. The failure was constant. The contact had taken the vehicle to an independent mechanic who diagnosed and determined that the clock spring needed to be replaced. The contact was informed that the clock spring for the vehicle was on n https://plaincars.com/make/volkswagen-jetta-hybrid https://plaincars.com/make/volkswagen-jetta-hybrid#complaint-1841916 Mon, 19 Sep 2022 00:00:00 GMT The contact owns a 2013 Volkswagen Jetta Hybrid. The contact stated that while driving at slow speeds, the vehicle failed to shift into drive or reverse. The vehicle was stuck in neutral and failed to move. There were no warning lights illuminated. The vehicle was towed to the local dealer where it was diagnosed and determined that the transmission needed to be replaced. The vehicle was not repai https://plaincars.com/make/volkswagen-jetta-hybrid https://plaincars.com/make/volkswagen-jetta-hybrid#complaint-1841239 Fri, 16 Sep 2022 00:00:00 GMT The contact owns a 2013 Volkswagen Jetta Hybrid. The contact stated that upon exiting his driveway, the vehicle stalled without warning. The contact then stated that he attempted to restart the vehicle however, the engine revved but failed to operate as needed. No warning light was illuminated. The vehicle was towed to the dealer where it was diagnosed that the transmission needed to be replaced. https://plaincars.com/make/volkswagen-jetta-hybrid https://plaincars.com/make/volkswagen-jetta-hybrid#complaint-1840892 Thu, 15 Sep 2022 00:00:00 GMT The contact owns a 2013 Volkswagen Jetta Hybrid. The vehicle was previously serviced under NHTSA Campaign Number: 19V866000 (Power Train) however, the failure recurred while his father was driving at an undisclosed speed, and the vehicle went into Limp Mode. The vehicle was not diagnosed nor repaired by an independent mechanic or dealer. The manufacturer was not made aware of the failure. The fail https://plaincars.com/make/volkswagen-jetta-hybrid https://plaincars.com/make/volkswagen-jetta-hybrid#complaint-1835904 Wed, 24 Aug 2022 00:00:00 GMT The contact owns a 2013 Volkswagen Jetta Hybrid. The contact stated that after shifting to drive(D), the vehicle would not accelerate or respond as needed. The contact attempted to shift into another gear however, the vehicle failed to respond. The vehicle was towed to the dealer and the contact was informed that the transmission needed to be replaced. The vehicle was not repaired. The manufacture https://plaincars.com/make/volkswagen-jetta-hybrid https://plaincars.com/make/volkswagen-jetta-hybrid#complaint-1830935 Thu, 04 Aug 2022 00:00:00 GMT The contact owns a 2014 Volkswagen Jetta Hybrid. The contact stated while driving 50 MPH, the transmission inadvertently shifted to neutral(N). The contact pulled over, turned off and restarted the vehicle several times before the vehicle operated normally. The contact was able to drive home safely. The contact stated that the failure recurred while driving 20 MPH. The vehicle was towed to the dea https://plaincars.com/make/volkswagen-jetta-hybrid https://plaincars.com/make/volkswagen-jetta-hybrid#complaint-1823417 Tue, 05 Jul 2022 00:00:00 GMT The contact owns a 2013 Volkswagen Jetta Hybrid. The contact stated that while driving at various speeds, the transmission disengaged causing the vehicle to lose motive power. The contact coasted to the side of the roadway. The vehicle was restarted and regained power and proper transmission function. The contact stated that occasionally, several attempts were needed before the vehicle operated as https://plaincars.com/make/volkswagen-jetta-hybrid https://plaincars.com/make/volkswagen-jetta-hybrid#complaint-1823555 Tue, 05 Jul 2022 00:00:00 GMT The contact owns a 2013 Volkswagen Jetta Hybrid. The contact stated while driving 30 MPH, the vehicle started losing motive power. The contact was able to pull over and restart the vehicle and the vehicle continued to operate normally. The vehicle was taken to the dealer to be diagnosed. While at the dealer, an unknown software update was performed. The manufacturer was contacted and notified of t https://plaincars.com/make/volkswagen-jetta-hybrid https://plaincars.com/make/volkswagen-jetta-hybrid#complaint-1810881 Wed, 04 May 2022 00:00:00 GMT The contact owns a 2013 Volkswagen Jetta Hybrid. The contact stated after starting his vehicle, he was unable to move the gear shifter into a desired gear. The contact stated no warning light was illuminated. The vehicle was not drivable. The contact towed the vehicle to the local dealer, where it was diagnosed with needing the mechatronic assembly unit to be replaced. The vehicle was repaired. Th https://plaincars.com/make/volkswagen-jetta-hybrid https://plaincars.com/make/volkswagen-jetta-hybrid#complaint-1798808 Tue, 01 Mar 2022 00:00:00 GMT The contact owns a 2013 Volkswagen Jetta Hybrid. The contact stated that while driving at various speeds, the clutch failed to engage. The contact received a recall notification for NHTSA Campaign Number: 19V866000 (Power Train) and the vehicle was taken to the dealer who informed the contact that the vehicle failure was not related to the recall. The dealer diagnosed that the transmission needed https://plaincars.com/make/volkswagen-jetta-hybrid https://plaincars.com/make/volkswagen-jetta-hybrid#complaint-1797280 Wed, 23 Feb 2022 00:00:00 GMT The contact's son owns a 2013 Volkswagen Jetta Hybrid. The contact stated that while his son was driving from a complete stop uphill, the vehicle failed to go into gear and started rolling backward. There were no warning lights illuminated. The contact's son depressed the accelerator pedal harder and he was able to drive uphill. The contact stated that the failure reoccurred while driving. The dea https://plaincars.com/make/volkswagen-jetta-hybrid https://plaincars.com/make/volkswagen-jetta-hybrid#complaint-1788922 Tue, 18 Jan 2022 00:00:00 GMT The contact owns a 2013 Volkswagen Jetta Hybrid. The contact stated that upon coming to a complete stop, the vehicle inadvertently stalled. The contact turned off the vehicle and as he restarted the vehicle, the check engine warning light and the warning message "Hybrid System Failure" illuminated. The vehicle was towed to the dealer who diagnosed that the transmission needed to be replaced. The v https://plaincars.com/make/volkswagen-jetta-hybrid https://plaincars.com/make/volkswagen-jetta-hybrid#complaint-1784946 Mon, 27 Dec 2021 00:00:00 GMT The contact owns a 2013 Volkswagen Jetta Hybrid. The contact stated that she was at work when she went to start her vehicle and the vehicle was unable to shift into reverse. The contact stated that the check engine warning light was illuminated. The contact restarted the vehicle several times before the vehicle returned to normal operation. The vehicle was then driven to the dealer. The contact st https://plaincars.com/make/volkswagen-jetta-hybrid https://plaincars.com/make/volkswagen-jetta-hybrid#complaint-1776646 Tue, 02 Nov 2021 00:00:00 GMT The contact owns a 2013 Volkswagen Jetta Hybrid. The contact received notification of NHTSA Campaign Number: 19V866000 (Power Train). The contact took the vehicle to a local dealer for the recall repair however, when the dealer inspected the vehicle the dealer informed the contact they would not be able to perform the recall repair due severe wear and tear on the 1st clutch. The dealer recommended https://plaincars.com/make/volkswagen-jetta-hybrid https://plaincars.com/make/volkswagen-jetta-hybrid#complaint-1771644 Mon, 04 Oct 2021 00:00:00 GMT The contact owns a 2015 Volkswagen Jetta Hybrid. The contact stated that while accelerating from a stop and attempting to drive 45 MPH, the vehicle failed to accelerate in a timely manner. The contact stated that no warning light was illuminated. The vehicle was taken to the dealer who stated that the transmission needed to be replaced due to fault codes P177B and P1898 which were related to the c https://plaincars.com/make/volkswagen-jetta-hybrid https://plaincars.com/make/volkswagen-jetta-hybrid#complaint-1770675 Tue, 28 Sep 2021 00:00:00 GMT The contact owns a 2014 Volkswagen Jetta. The contact stated while driving 65 MPH, the contact noticed that the vehicle would not accelerate and was decreasing in speed as if the vehicle was in NEUTRAL. The contact pulled over to the side of the road and attempted to restart the vehicle. The vehicle was started and shifted into drive however, the vehicle rolled backward. The contact depressed the https://plaincars.com/make/volkswagen-jetta-hybrid https://plaincars.com/make/volkswagen-jetta-hybrid#complaint-1765297 Fri, 27 Aug 2021 00:00:00 GMT The contact owns a 2013 Volkswagen Jetta Hybrid. The contact stated while attempting to start the vehicle, the vehicle would not start. The vehicle was towed to a local dealer where it was diagnosed but not repaired. The manufacturer was informed of failure and informed the contact that the vehicle was not included in a recall. The failure mileage was approximately 119,450.