2012 Volkswagen Jetta Suspension Problems

Front driver strut coil spring snapped while driving.

NHTSA ID

11465875

Incident

May 22, 2022

DELAYED AIR CONDITIONING; IT TAKES 5-10 MINUTES FOR AC TO BLOW HOT AIR. I CHECKED ON FORUMS & YOUTUBE AND SO MANY OTHER OWNERS COMPLAIN ABOUT THE SAME ISSUE FOR JETTA, GOLF, AND GTI. THE SUSPENSION MAKES SQUEAKING NOISE GOING OVER A BUMP ONLY WHEN THE WEATHER IS FREEZING COLD. AGAIN, MANY OWNERS COMPLAIN ABOUT THE SAME ISSUE AND EVEN HAVE VIDEOS ON YOUTUBE.

NHTSA ID

11221617

Incident

Dec 1, 2017

BOTH FRONT COULD SPRINGS BROKE AT 45000 MILES. NO RECALL BUT CLEARLY OTHERS HAVE THE SAME ISSUE. COST TO REPLACE WAS JUST UNDER $500 AS THE STRUTS WERE COMPROMISED WHEN SPRINGS BROKE. THERE WAS NOT INDICATION OF WHEN THEY BROKE AND WE WERE LUCKY OUR MECHANIC CAUGHT THIS MALFUNCTION BEFORE IT CAUSED MORE DAMAGE.

NHTSA ID

11043589

Incident

Aug 5, 2017

Mileage

45,000 mi

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2012 VOLKSWAGEN JETTA. WHILE THE CONTACT'S SON WAS DRIVING 50 MPH, THE DRIVER HEARD A BANGING SOUND EVERY TIME THE VEHICLE JOLTED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO SCOTT VOLKSWAGEN (777 TAUNTON AVE, EAST PROVIDENCE, RI 02914) WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE FRONT DRIVER'S SIDE STRUT COIL SPRING FAILED AND BOTH FRONT STRUTS NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 135,000.

NHTSA ID

11002398

Incident

Mar 15, 2017

Mileage

135,000 mi

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2012 VOLKSWAGEN JETTA. THE CONTACT RECEIVED NOTIFICATION OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 14V656000 (SUSPENSION); HOWEVER, THE DEALER STATED THAT THE PART NEEDED TO PERFORM THE REPAIR WAS UNAVAILABLE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE MANUFACTURER EXCEEDED A REASONABLE AMOUNT OF TIME FOR THE RECALL REPAIR. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE ISSUE. THE CONTACT HAD NOT EXPERIENCED A FAILURE.

NHTSA ID

10839535

Incident

Apr 22, 2014

THERE IS A SERIOUS DESIGN FLAW IN THE REAR AXLE OF THIS VEHICLE WHEREBY ROAD DEBRIS CAN STRIKE THE AXLE CAUSING IT TO BEND. I THINK THE DESIGN FLAW IS TWO-FOLD. 1. THE AXLE IS PLACED IN SUCH A MANNER THAT IT IS TOTALLY UNPROTECTED FROM ROAD DEBRIS. 2. THE METAL OF THE AXLE AND TRAILING ARMS IS NOT HARDENED TO A STRONG ENOUGH DEGREE TO WITHSTAND DEBRIS STRIKES AND SUBSEQUENT STRESS. DRIVING AT HIGHWAY SPEEDS, I RAN OVER A 4-6" PIECE OF TWO BY FOUR OR POSSIBLY ANGLE IRON (NOT SURE WHICH). THE OBJECT WAS KICKED UP BY THE FRONT COWLING. THE OBJECT MADE MULTIPLE IMPACT STRIKES UNDER THE CAR FROM FRONT TO BACK AS EVIDENCED BY THE MARKINGS LEFT ON THE ALUMINUM COVERED INSULATION THAT COVERS THE UNDERCARRIAGE, ULTIMATELY STRIKING THE REAR AXLE, CAUSING IT TO BEND. THE BEND IN THE AXLE IS FRONT-TO-BACK. THIS IS NOT FROM BACKING OVER ANY OBJECT (SEE CAMPAIGN 14V656000). THIS IS A SERIOUS DESIGN FLAW AND A SERIOUS SAFETY ISSUE. THE REAR AXLE AND TRAILING ARMS ARE EXPOSED TO ROAD DEBRIS AND NOT OF SUFFICIENT STRENGTH TO WITHSTAND IMPACT AND SUBSEQUENT STRESS ON TRAILING ARMS. A THIN PIECE OF SHEET METAL IS NOT SUFFICIENT TO REMEDY THIS ISSUE AND IS EXPOSING AMERICAN DRIVERS TO SERIOUS CRASH POTENTIAL AND DEATH. YOU CAN ALSO SEE CHINA'S INVESTIGATION OF THIS ISSUE HERE: HTTP://WWW.DPAC.GOV.CN/XWDT/GZDT/201509/W020150911606237827139.PDF AND HERE: HTTP://WWW.DPAC.GOV.CN/VIDEO_XINSUTENG/

NHTSA ID

10811366

Incident

Mar 1, 2014

Mileage

20,000 mi

THE REAR TRAILING ARMS OF JETTA AND BEETLE OF VW IS A DESIGN FLAW. (NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 14V656000) CHINA AQSIQ (GENERAL ADMINISTRATION OF QUALITY SUPERVISION, INSPECTION AND QUARANTINE OF THE PEOPLE'S REPUBLIC OF CHINA) CONDUCTED A YEARLONG SURVEY TEST, THE EXPERIMENTAL RESULTS HAVE BEEN OUT : THE REAR TRAILING ARMS OF JETTA AND BEETLE OF VW IS A DESIGN FLAW?THE RECALL OF USA?2011-2013 JETTA VEHICLES MANUFACTURED MARCH 1, 2010, TO NOVEMBER 30, 2012, AND 2012-2013 BEETLE VEHICLES MANUFACTURED MARCH 1, 2011, TO JULY 31, 2013. ?. THE MAIN CONCLUSIONS OF AQSIQ OF CHINA ARE AS FOLLOWS: 1. THE REAR TRAILING ARMS OF THE RECALL OF JETTA AND BEETLE OF VW CAUSED A DEFICIT. JUST WHEN ENCOUNTERING OBSTACLES IN REVERSING THE PROCESS, IT WILL CAUSE THE REAR TRAILING ARMS DEFORMED. 2. THE METHOD OF THE RECALL THAT INSTALLING A SHEET METAL CAN?T ELIMINATE DEFECTS. THE INSTALLATION OF A SHEET METAL ONLY ENHANCES THE RESISTANCE TO DEFORMATION OF THE REAR TRAILING ARMS, BUT WHEN THE MORPH TO A CERTAIN EXTENT, THERE IS STILL THE RISK OF BREAKAGE AND LOSS OF CONTROL OF THE VEHICLE. AFTER BREAKING, THE SHEET METAL DOES NOT NECESSARILY ALERT OF NOISE. IN THE CASE OF VEHICLES OF MORE THAN 40KM / H, WHEN THE REAR TRAILING ARMS FRACTURE, THE SHEET METAL WILL ALSO BREAK, THE VEHICLE WILL NOT BE CONTROLLED. WE FEAR FOR OUR SAFETY, AND WE NEED NHTSA?S HELP! THANK YOU! THE TECHNICAL REPORTS OF CHINA AQSIQ ABOUT THE JETTA AND BEETLE: HTTP://WWW.DPAC.GOV.CN/XWDT/GZDT/201509/T20150911_57436.HTML CHINA AQSIQ TEST VIDEOS BELOW: HTTP://WWW.DPAC.GOV.CN/VIDEO_XINSUTENG/. *TR

NHTSA ID

10767582

Incident

Sep 16, 2015

AFTER A NEW ISSUE HAPPENED AGAIN IN THE SAME GENERAL AREA OF THE ISSUE WITH MY CAR THAT HAD BEEN HAPPENING PRETTY MUCH SINCE PURCHASING THE CAR. THE NOISE THAT HAS BEEN OCCURRING NOW AT THIS POINT, IS STILL THE SAME RUMBLING, THROBBING NOISE (SIMILAR TO A BEARING GOING OUT OR BAD), BUT NOW IS CAUSING MORE AND MORE ISSUES SUCH AS THE RATTLING NOISES COMING FROM THE ENGINE THROUGH THE A/C EXHAUST, WHICH HAPPENS HEAR AND THERE SOMETHING I TELL THE DEALERSHIP, BUT YET THEY TELL ME THAT CAN'T DO ANYTHING EVEN I SHOWED THEM THE VIDEO. WELL NOW I BRING IN MY CAR TO THE VW DEALERSHIP ON ANOTHER ISSUE THAT HAD STARTED HAPPENING ON THE SAME SIDE AS THE ORIGINAL NOISE THAT HAS BEEN PROGRESSIVELY GETTING WORSE AND SEEMS TO BE AFFECTING AND CAUSING NEW ISSUES. THIS NEW ISSUES OCCURS WHEN REVERSING MY CAR OUT WITHOUT USING BRAKES JUST MY CLUTCH, I TURN MY WHEEL ALL THE WAY TO THE RIGHT AND REVERSE OUT, TO HEAR A WOOOOO NOISE THEY IS LOUD AND NOT NORMAL, BUT YET HERE COMES VW TO TELL ME THEY COULD NOT REPEAT THE ISSUE, EVEN THOUGH ONCE AGAIN I HAD VIDEO AS WELL AS AUDIO EVIDENCE OF IT, THEY WOULD NOT HELP ME. MY MILES ARE NOW HIGHER AND IT REALLY SEEMS THEY DON'T CARE AND TREAT ME LIKE I AM CRAZY. I REALLY THINK THERE IS SOMETHING TRULY WRONG WITH MY CAR BECAUSE OF THESE NEW NOISES OCCURRING AND GETTING WORSE. *TR

NHTSA ID

10586353

Incident

Nov 12, 2013

Mileage

25,011 mi

THE CAR WILL OCCASIONALLY SHUTTER UPON ACCELERATION. *TR

NHTSA ID

10474109

Incident

Jul 19, 2008

Mileage

10 mi

PER SERVICE ADVISOR RATTLE OCCURS FROM REAR DECK ON VEHICLES EQUIPPED WITH "FENDER" SOUND SYSTEM AND THEY HAVE A "CAMPAIGN" TO FIX THE PROBLEM BUT NOT ON THIS MODEL YEAR. *TR

NHTSA ID

10463094

Incident

May 18, 2012

Mileage

250 mi