Electrical issues make up roughly 10% of all Volkswagen owner complaints. The majority of the issues have been reported by Jetta owners.
The complaint we hear about most often is car wouldn't start in the 2006 Passat.
Volkswagen owners continue to have clock spring problems years after the parts were first recalled. The failed recall is under investigation, but in the meantime VW owners are staring at a disabled driver's side airbag, horn, and steering-w…
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Turns out it might not be working in the 2018-2019 Atlas and 2019 Jetta. VW determined a data container wasn't coded correctly, something that will cause a failure of the instrument cluster to provide an audible warning when the driver opens the door with the key still in the ignition.
That’s a federal safety no-no. To fix the issue, VW has scheduled a recall for January 18, 2019.
keep reading article "These VW Vehicles Won’t Alert You When You’ve Left the Key in the Ignition"VW says faulty wire seals in an underbody sensor can be affected by water, causing corrosion of the connectors inside the sensor.
"The corrosion can cause overheating and an electrical short that can lead to an underbody fire."
Does anyone know if NOx emissions are flammable?
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