2015 Volkswagen Jetta Driver assistance Problems

abs light on no communication with abs module cause speedometer not fonctionning abs light on epc light on

NHTSA ID

11690163

Incident

Apr 9, 2025

The small PLASTIC button to engage the emergency hand brake, popped off. When inspecting it, the internal plastic is broken, unable to re-attach. Unable to engage emergency break without it. This is for a manual transmission.

NHTSA ID

11540569

Incident

Aug 23, 2023

Clockspring on my Jetta broke which disabled horn and cruise control functions. The safety issue is the horn. The clockspring should not fail on any car with barely 50k operating miles on it. The unit has not yet been replaced. The dashboard shows an airbag warning light. No prior symptoms.

NHTSA ID

11451936

Incident

Feb 11, 2022

1. Overtime, i noticed my car starts to jerk during acceleration and would accelerate, completely stall for about 2 seconds before getting back in forward motion. It when that jerk happens, it feels like the car is suddenly in neutral for those few seconds. This has been happening more frequently and has now been happening every other green light. This seems dangerous and I also don’t like that it does this on the highway. 2. steering wheel has some resistance issues. 3. ECM is malfunctioning because my dashboard constantly shows at least 5 incorrect warning check lights. Sometimes they change to other check lights, sometimes they appear and disappear when it wants. Very frustrating.

NHTSA ID

11441121

Incident

Jun 20, 2020

WHILE CRUISE CONTROL IS ON AND CONTROLLING THE VEHICLE SPEED, THE SPEED SETTING WILL SOMETIMES (I.E. UNPREDICTABLY AND INTERMITTENTLY) INCREASE THE SPEED TO THE CLOSEST 5 MPH INCREMENT WHEN COMMANDED TO DECREASE THE SPEED TO THE CLOSEST 5 MPH INCREMENT. I HAVE BEEN ABLE TO REPRODUCE THIS ERROR DOZENS TO HUNDREDS OF TIMES BUT I CANNOT DISCERN A NOTABLE PATTERN AND THE BEHAVIOR SEEMS UNPREDICTABLE. THIS IS NOT A NEW ISSUE BUT HAS EXISTED SINCE I PURCHASED THE VEHICLE NEW IN 2014. EXAMPLE: I AM DRIVING AND SET THE CRUISE CONTROL TO "ON" TO CONTROL THE VEHICLE SPEED AT 63 MPH. I PRESS THE BUTTON THAT IS SUPPOSED TO DECREASE THE SPEED TO THE NEXT LOWEST MULTIPLE OF 5 (60 MPH) BUT IT WILL INSTEAD INCREASE THE SPEED TO 65 MPH. THE 60 TO 65 MPH RANGE IS SIMPLY AN EXAMPLE AND THE ISSUE EXISTS AT ALL SPEEDS, AS FAR AS I CAN TELL.

NHTSA ID

11362920

Incident

Sep 13, 2020

Mileage

110,000 mi

I ORIGINALLY TOOK MY 2015 JETTA SE TSI CERTIFIED CAR IN TO BE SERVICED AT THE VW DEALERSHIP BECAUSE OF THE STEERING PIN SAFETY WARNING THAT WAS ISSUED BECAUSE THE AIRBAG LIGHT AND STEERING LIGHT WERE ON AND IT STARTED HAVING TROUBLE STARTING AND ALL KINDS OF INSTRUMENT LIGHTS WERE SHOWING. I WAS TOLD I NEED TO REPLACE MY BATTERY WHICH I DID AND THEY DID AN 24DR EMISSIONS RECALL TO MY CAR. I PICKED MY CAR UP AND WAS TOLD NOW I HAVE A 'NO KEY' CODE. I HAVE SINCE HAD NOTHING BUT TROUBLE. I HAVE TO START MY CAR IN EMERGENCY START MODE... ERGHH. MY CAR BEGAN BOGGING DOWN. MY CAR THEN BEGAN TO RANDOMLY WITHOUT WARNING FLASH THE ESC CONTROL LIGHT ON, THEN EPC LIGHT AND THEN ENGINE LIGHT. AT THE SAME TIME THIS IS HAPPENING, NO MATTER WHAT SPEED I AM GOING EVEN INTERSTATE DRIVING, THE CAR WILL NOT ACCELERATE. I HAD THIS HAPPEN AND HAD TO PULL OVER COMING OUT OF A TUNNEL. I RESTARTED AND DROVE HOME WITH ONLY THE ENGINE LIGHT ON. I HAD MY CAR THEN TOWED BACK TO ANOTHER VW DEALERSHIP. THEY TESTED MY CAR ON THE COMPUTER AND I WAS TOLD TO REPLACE THE SPARK PLUGS FOR MISFIRES WHICH I DID. THEY ALSO NOTED THE 'NO KEY' CODE AND DIAGNOSED THIS AS ME NEEDING A NEW BODY CONTROL MODULE WHICH I SUSPECT DEFINITELY HAS SOMETHING TO DO WITH THE RECALL BEING PERFORMED EITHER DIRECTLY OR INDIRECTLY. I RETURNED TO THE ORIGINAL DEALERSHIP WHO REPLACED MY BATTERY AND PERFORMED THE RECALL WITHOUT MY KNOWLEDGE OR CONSENT. ON THE WAY TO TAKE MY CAR TO THE DEALERSHIP THE SAME INCIDENT WITH MY ESC AND ENGINE LIGHT OCCURRED. I PULLED OFF THE ROAD AND RESTARTED IT; THIS TIME THE ENGINE LIGHT DIDN'T STAY ON. I ARRIVE AT THE DEALERSHIP AND WAIT FOUR HOURS TO BE TOLD THE DIAGNOSTICS SHOW NO HISTORY OF ANY INCIDENTS OR IMPAIRED DRIVABILITY. I WAS SENT HOME FEELING UNSAFE BECAUSE EVEN VW CAN'T DIAGNOSE MY VW. AND IT HAPPENED AGAIN AFTER I LEFT! THIS HAPPENS AT SPEEDS OF 10, 30 OR EVEN 60 MPH!!

NHTSA ID

11278489

Incident

Nov 5, 2019

Mileage

64,000 mi

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2015 VOLKSWAGEN JETTA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHEN THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL WAS DEPRESSED, THE VEHICLE HESITATED TO RESPOND WITHOUT WARNING. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE FUEL CANISTER FILTER NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED BUT THE FAILURE RECURRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 2,800.

NHTSA ID

10819270

Incident

Nov 10, 2015

Mileage

2,800 mi

CRUISE CONTROL ERRORS OUT WHEN THE ON OR SET BUTTONS ARE PRESSED. DASH DISPLAYS "ERR". ONCE THIS TAKES PLACE THE ONLY SOLUTION IS TO TOTALLY STOP, REMOVE THE KEY AND RESTART THE VEHICLE. THIS MORNING WAS THE FOURTH TIME THIS WEEK. VEHICLE IS NOW THREE WEEKS OLD AND HAS <250 MILES TOTAL. IT HAS HAPPENED AT SPEEDS OF 35, 45, 55 AND 65 (MY NORMAL COMMUTE ROUTE). WHILE SEARCHING THE INTERNET IT SEEMS THIS IS A COMMON PROBLEM AND HAS BEEN KNOWN FOR MONTHS IF NOT YEARS. WHY ARE THEY STILL PLACING THE DEFECTIVE SYSTEMS ON THE ROAD?

NHTSA ID

10764094

Incident

Sep 14, 2015

Mileage

150 mi