CarComplaints.com Notes: VW updated the Jetta's interior and added new features like backup cameras to certain trims. Time will tell if these adjustments start falling apart.

2.5

hardly worth mentioning
Crashes / Fires:
0 / 0
Injuries / Deaths:
0 / 0
Average Mileage:
60,214 miles

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2013 Volkswagen Jetta Owner Comments

problem #7

Oct 232020

Jetta

  • 86,000 miles

A D V E R T I S E M E N T S

My vehicle has been shutting off by itself. It first started while stopped at traffic lights, now it shuts off while I am driving.

- Las Vegas, NV, USA

problem #6

Sep 092020

Jetta

  • miles
I keep getting phone calls of vehicle recalls I have a 2013 Jetta SE 2.5. I do not timber the date of the recalls but I know there is another recall on my vehicle

- Mahopac, NY, USA

problem #5

Aug 212019

Jetta

  • 43,000 miles
The engine will shut off when car is in traffic or coming to stop. Engine RPM will go to zero and power steering and power braking is lost.

- Prairie Village, KS, USA

problem #4

Oct 122018

Jetta

  • 74,000 miles

A D V E R T I S E M E N T S

While driving on the highway the car cut off the epc light came on. I managed to restart and pull over and then after three attempts the car started and stayed on. The epc light came on again. I had the car looked at by the car repair shop that I was near out of fear of driving; but no sooner did I get the car back the same thing started happening to the vehicle( while in motion the car stalls no light necessarily come on with exception of the epc light which does not stay on. Oppose to me pouring money into the car I read about recalls and this same thing is happening in other models but my VIN is not listed and I want it included this is dangerous and inconvenienant please help

- Vauxhall, NJ, USA

problem #3

Oct 012017

Jetta

  • 102,500 miles
Epc light comes on and off. Vehicle loses all throttle, no power. Engine is on but electrical and gas pedal no affect. Shuts down. Drive 10-20mins shuts down. Hazard

- Laurel, MD, USA

problem #2

Jul 202016

Jetta

  • 68,000 miles
While driving through high wind, the driver side mirror plastic protector fell off. The ac unit needed complete replacement costing 1600 and now the ideal while turning on car is very high. Sound almost like it did when I had to take it in for the electrical recall in the last years. Doors are squeak when opening and closing. And while driving a noise that sound like chains rattles through out the car which is a very irritating sound.

- San Clemente, CA, USA

problem #1

Dec 192013

Jetta

  • 48,000 miles
When driving up a steep, snowy hill with studded snow tires, the electronic stability control function improperly regulated the wheel control and speed. I was unable to drive up the hill as a result of my tires continuously locking up, disabling any forward motion. When this ESC control prevented me from driving up the hill, I was forced to retreat from my destination, driving in, what I considered to be, more hazardous conditions. Several vehicles with two-wheel drive were able to surmount this hill. This has happened several times over the life of my car. Please note, this report is for a 2013 Jetta tdi sedan, which does not have a ESC button for optional ESC use. All other Jetta models include an ESC button to give the driver an option to disable the ESC controls during hazardous conditions. This is not an option for the 2013 Jetta tdi sedan. When I queried the manufacturer, they informed me that installing an ESC optional button was not allowed in this make and model of car.

- Boulder, CO, USA

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