There are 7 owner-reported lighting complaints for the 2012 Volkswagen Jettain NHTSA's database. These are unverified consumer reports and may not reflect confirmed defects.
HEADLIGHTS ARE CONSTANTLY FAILING WHILE DRIVING. !ST TIME IN FEB 2019 BOTH LIGHTS FAILED AT THE SAME TIME WHILE DRIVING AT NIGHT ON THE HIGHWAY. REPLACED BOTH BULBS. SEPT 09, 2019 LEFT BULB FAILED WHILE DRIVING AT NIGHT ON THE HIGHWAY. AGAIN REPLACED BOTH BULBS. LEFT BULB FAILED AGAIN SEPT 12, 2019 WHILE DRIVING AT NIGHT ON THE HIGHWAY. RESEARCH SHOWS MANY OTHER VW JETTA OWNERS ARE HAVING THE SAME ISSUE.
LOW BEAM HEADLIGHTS GO OUT EVERY TWO MONTHS. EACH BULB FAILS INDEPENDENTLY WITHIN A WEEK OF EACH OTHER. THE DEALERSHIP HAS CHECKED WIRING, VOLTAGE, AND FIXTURES BUT FOUND NO PROBLEMS. THIS CREATES A SAFETY ISSUES WITHOUT HAVING ANY HEADLIGHTS.
MY SUNROOF EXPLODED AND MY FRONT RIGHT DAY LIGHT BULB HAD MELTED AND NOW I HAVE TO REPLACE THE WHOLE CONNECTOR.
LOW BEAM HEADLIGHT BULBS FAIL FREQUENTLY. I PURCHASED THE CAR APPROX. 1 YEAR AGO AND HAVE HAD TO REPLACE EACH LOWBEAM BULB TWICE ALREADY. THEY HAVE FAILED ONE AT A TIME, SO I HAVE NOT LOST BOTH WHILE DRIVING.
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2012 VOLKSWAGEN JETTA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE HORN WOULD NOT SOUND AND THE HEADLAMPS WOULD NOT ILLUMINATE. THE FAILURES OCCURRED WITHOUT WARNING. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED, BUT THE HEADLAMPS WERE REPLACED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURES. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 95,000.
MY HEADLIGHTS KEEP BURNING OUT. I REPLACED THEM 4 TIMES IN THE LAST TWO MONTHS! THERE IS NOTHING WRONG WITH THE BULB HARNESSES. THERE WAS A POINT WHERE BOTH HEADLIGHTS BURNED OUT AT THE SAME TIME AND I HAD NO LIGHTS! I DID RESEARCH ON THIS MATTER TO FIND MANY JETTA OWNERS ARE HAVING THE SAME ISSUE THESE BULBS ARE NOT CHEAP TO KEEP REPLACING THEM EVERY COUPLE OF MONTHS, AND THE SAFETY ISSUE HAS TO BE CONSIDERED HERE. I WAS PARKED THANK GOD O NOTICED NO LIGHTS BEFORE O DROVE. IF WHERE I LIVED WAS LIT UP I NEVER WOULD HAVE NOTICED BOTH MY BULBS WERE BURNT OUT!
DRIVING HOME AT NIGHT, BOTH LOWBEAM HEADLIGHTS STOPPED WORKING. THE DAYTIME RUNNING LAMPS STILL WORKED AS DID THE HIGH BEAMS. I REPLACED ONE OF THE HEADLIGHTS WITH A NEW BULD, AND IT STILL DID NOT WORK
Complaints are unverified consumer reports submitted to NHTSA. A high complaint count may reflect vehicle popularity, not defect severity. Data sourced from NHTSA public records.
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