Other Engine Info: Gasoline(Fed.Only) 50-St. BIN 5 emission. Emissions Certification Test Group: AVWXV02.5U35
Other Restraint System Info: Active Seat
Belt Advanced Front Air Bags.
Plant City: Wolfsburg
Plant Country: Germany
Seat Belts All: Manual
TPMS: Direct
Transmission Style: Automatic
Vehicle Type: PASSENGER CAR
Model year
COMPONENT
Complaint
2004
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:WIRING:INTERIOR/UNDER DASH
GLOW PLUG LIGHT BEGAN TO FLASH WHILE DRIVING, RESEARCHED THIS PROBLEM ON THE INTERNET AND FOUND THAT THERE HAVE BEEN RECALLS FOR PREVIOUS MODEL YEARS AND CHECKED MY VEHICLE. THOUGH MY VEHICLE DOES NOT FALL INTO THE RECALL YEARS AND I HAVE NOT RECEIVED AN NOTIFICATION ABOUT A RECALL THE BRAKE LIGHT SWITCH HAS FAILED ON MY VEHICLE RESULTING IN MY BRAKE LIGHTS NOT LIGHTING WHEN I BRAKE. THIS IS A HAZARD TO ME AND OTHER DRIVERS ON THE ROAD. *JB
2010
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
VEHICLE HORN DOES NOT RESPOND PROMPTLY TO ACTUATION, TYPICALLY HAS ABOUT A 1 SECOND DELAY, WHICH MAKES IT UNSUITABLE FOR SOUNDING A WARNING IN ABRUPT LANE CHANGE SITUATIONS. DEALER STATES THIS IS NORMAL, AND I HAVE VERIFIED THAT OTHER VW GOLF/JETTAS OF THE 2010 AND 2011 MODEL YEARS RESPOND THE SAME. THIS IS A TOTALLY REPEATABLE ISSUE. *TR