2019 Volkswagen Jetta brakes problems

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What owners say

1. Filed Jun 27, 2026FLCrashTowedBrakesDriver Assistance & Safety Tech

   Driving on westlake drive in wimauma fl preparing to turn left took foot off gas put foot on clutch put car in 2nd gear with foot above brake to mash down, pcould would not stop or slow down hit electric pole air bags deployed. Car was in shop prior to acciddent at bob boast volkswagen in bradenton fl.

   NHTSA complaint #11746925 · source
2. Filed Mar 28, 202592,000 miTNBody & StructureBrakes

   The contact owns a 2019 Volkswagen Jetta. The contact stated that after starting the vehicle, the message "Driver Door Sensor" was displayed, and the electronic parking brake erroneously activated. During the failure, all the doors were closed and secured. The contact stated that late,r while driving approximately 10 MPH, the parking brake erroneously activated, causing the vehicle to abruptly stop. The vehicle was taken to the local dealer, who diagnosed that the driver’s…

   NHTSA complaint #11651238 · source
3. Filed Mar 26, 2025CABrakesElectrical SystemEngine

   It was a hot day and I went to start my 2019 Jetta, it sent me a warning code to safely stop the vehicle and then all electrical shut off but the engine then proceeded to stall in place and not want to start back up. I got it to restart and the parking break locked up. I turned it off again and restarted it and managed to get the parking break off after several attempts. I had to have it towed as it was clearly not safe to drive. As soon as the temperature dropped the car…

   NHTSA complaint #11650917 · source
4. Filed Nov 1, 2024NYBrakesElectrical SystemEngine

   My manual transmission clutch went to the floor without warning and the car suddenly was inoperable. Bay VW in Great Neck, NY performed a $4,000 repair.. I picked uo the car today and within five miles drive the clutch failed again and the car was inoperable. In December 2022 the same thing happened while driving on [XXX] . I was in the passing lane and lost complete control of the car except for steering. I had an elderly passenger with dementia and it was providential that…

   NHTSA complaint #11623203 · source
5. Filed Apr 16, 2024GABrakesEngineOther / Unknown

   The car is making a weird sound when I break. It sounds like liquid is moving around and another sound. The central caution off in my car and the airbags too

   NHTSA complaint #11583416 · source
6. Filed Sep 26, 2023NJBrakesEngineSuspension

   My 2019 VW Jetta runs well, but recently there are two safety incidents cause my deep safety concerns. 1)9/20/2023 around 12:15 pm, I parked my VW Jetta in front of Wells Fargo. When I put shifter in reverse, tried to backwards out of the parking lot, suddenly the car lost control and kept rolling forward, there was a deep ditch in front of my car, but the car kept rolling forward. I was very scared. I drove the Jetta to nearby VW Princeton and asked a technician to check…

   NHTSA complaint #11546730 · source
7. Filed May 2, 202278,000 miTXCrash1 injuredTowedBrakes

   The contact owns a 2019 Volkswagen Jetta. The contact stated that when depressing the brake pedal the vehicle would lunge forward. While driving approximately 40 mph and suddenly depressing the brake pedal the vehicle lurched forward and crashed into the rear of a second vehicle. During the crash, the driver sustained an injured left hand. A police report was taken at the scene and the vehicle was towed away. The cause of the failure was not determined. The manufacturer and…

   NHTSA complaint #11463071 · source
8. Filed Sep 25, 2021CABrakes

   Recurrent, ringing/squealing and grinding of brakes. Rotors and Brake pads are defective warp faster than normal even after being repaired. My 2019 VW jetta needed New brake rotors and the brake pads re-surfaced with only 24,107 miles on the odometer, 3 months later the brakes are ringing/squealing/and grinding again at 27,601 miles. It has only been 3,000 miles. The speed at which the brakes wear out on the VW jetta is excessive and most likely is a vehicle defect. I am now…

   NHTSA complaint #11434371 · source
9. Filed Feb 15, 202115,670 miCABrakes

   February 13 2021 i was driving my car back home from a hike going down a grid i had to break because i was approaching cars and my wheels started to shake. I took my car to the dealership ship to get the breaks inspected early morning. Four hours later i get a call saying that my break pads were burnt and that the rotors were warping and had hot spots. I've had the car for about a year and they are burnt already?? Not even my dads gmc that he's had for 7 years hasn't changed…

   NHTSA complaint #11396318 · source
10. Filed Jan 18, 2021367,000 miPABrakesDriver Assistance & Safety TechOther / Unknown

    Emergency brake engages while driving the car with nothing else on the road. Door locked on her and she had to climb thought the passenger side door. Received several more malfunction alerts. Took the car to my local dealership (200 mile round trip). First i was told the codes were caused by a non-vw diagnostics computer. Then, they said it was a dead battery in the fob. Then they said it was because the car was filthy. It was snowing and i had just driven over 100 miles…

    NHTSA complaint #11388748 · source
11. Filed Jan 15, 20215 miVABrakes

    The brakes after sitting no matter length make horrible noise, and are very stiff. It can be five minutes or over night. This is not safe. I told the dealer within days of purchasing.

    NHTSA complaint #11388346 · source
12. Filed Jan 9, 202130,000 miAZBrakes

    Brakes were making noise took into dealership to be check out and was informed front pads low on pad life and rotors warped and need replacement asap. Rotors warped to the point of needing repair, at 30000 miles. The car is kept in arizona in a dry climate, no rain, no hills, mostly highway driving with little braking and for the last 8 months, minimal use due to stay at home orders. Dealer has no explanation as to why these parts failed when they should last to 60000 miles…

    NHTSA complaint #11387340 · source

Source: U.S. National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) Office of Defects Investigation public data. Complaints are submitted by owners and are not verified by NHTSA or by us; a complaint does not prove a defect exists. View this vehicle on NHTSA.gov Methodology