46 of the
1,184 complaints about the 2010 Volkswagen Jetta are about the
other systems — 4% of everything
reported for this model year.
Half of the failures with a mileage on record happened before
83,000 miles.
A
46
Complaints
1
Crashes
0
Fires
1
Injuries
Exactly what failed
Unknown OR Other
46100.0%
Other & Unspecified across every Volkswagen Jetta year
When you turn on the vehicle, the abs and traction light illuminates. The light that says "BRAKE" also illuminates and the vehicle beeps 3 times. When driving the vehicle, the red light "BRAKE" flashes constantly, while the ABS and traction control light remains illuminated but no flashes. The dealership says it's a fault ABS module and Hydraulic Pump Assembly. I researched and found a Volkswagen safety recall code: 45F2 (published March 17, 2017) that seems very applicable to my vehicle. Safety concerns include but are not limited to the following: loss of vehicle control, failure to brake properly, auto engagement of brakes not by the driver, etc. All safety concerns may cause my life or the life of another individual.
NHTSA complaint #11662407 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
Piedmont, SC
UNKNOWN OR OTHER
Every time it rains, water comes down im assuming from my sunroof, ive cleaned the drains multiple times, it doesnt make a differenc, the water goes through my fuse box on the driver side fuse box inside the car like a white water rapid and collects in the floorboard. It blows all of my fuses, it also blows out my headlights, brake lights, and turn signals. Not to mention the mold that must be growing in the car from all the water. I tried contacting volkswagen but they wont do anything.. eventhough ive spent who knows how much money replacing all those bulbs and fuses. Plus the damprid containers ive bought to help dry everything up, and the cleaners, the air freshners, the cost of vacuuming all that water up.. also my doors wont lock, i cant control anything in the car with the drivers side controls, cant open my trunk with the switch by the drivers seat. This has changed my whole opinion of volkswagen vehicles.. i used to think they were really good cars, not anymore!
NHTSA complaint #11549528 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
NEW Haven, CT
UNKNOWN OR OTHER
CONTROL PANEL FAN STOPPED WORKING AND BACK PASSENGER FLOOR IS WET.
NHTSA complaint #11391133 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
at 130,000 milesBeecher, IL
UNKNOWN OR OTHER
KEY GETS STUCK IN IGNITION AND I CANT TURN CAR OFF.
NHTSA complaint #11362124 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
Memphis, TN
UNKNOWN OR OTHER
TRUNK WIRING HARNESS HAS SHORT CURCUIT WILL NOT OPEN . DEALER RECOMMEND REMOVE AND REPLACE TRUNK WIRING HARNESS.
NHTSA complaint #11280188 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
at 118,000 milesMorristown, NJ
UNKNOWN OR OTHER
AIRBAG LIGHT WENT ON ABOUT TWO MONTHS AGO. I KNOW THAT MANY VWS, INCLUDING 2010 JETTAS LIKE MINE, WERE SUBJECT TO RECALL FOR CLOCK SPRING. I BELIEVE MY CAR SHOULD BE INCLUDED IN THAT RECALL AND THIS SHOULD BE FIXED FREE OF CHARGE BY VW. CALLED DEALERSHIP AND THEY SAID IT'S NOT AND THAT I'D HAVE TO PAY THE $125 DIAGNOSTIC FEE TO HAVE IT CHECKED OUT. HAVE READ MANY STORIES OF HOW YOU ARE RECEIVING MY COMPLAINTS FROM VW OWNERS ABOUT THIS PROBLEM. RECALL NEEDS TO BE EXPANDED. LIGHT IS ON ALL THE TIME. CALLED VW CUSTOMER CARE AND THEY COULD NOT HAVE BEEN LESS HELPFUL. CALLED YESTERDAY AND ASKED TO SPEAK WITH A SUPERVISOR. THEY SAID THERE NO SUPERVISOR WOULD BE AVAILABLE UNTIL THE FOLLOWING AFTERNOON. PLEASE EXPEDITE I'M VERY CONCERNED ABOUT MY SAFETY AND DRIVING THIS VEHICLE. HAVE BEEN LOYAL VW CUSTOMER SINCE 1998 BUT GIVEN THIS EXPERIENCE AND THE COMPANY'S RECENT ETHICAL MALFEASANCE, AM NOT SURPRISED THE COMPANY IS STRUGGLING TO STAY AFLOAT.
NHTSA complaint #11267846 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
at 67,000 milesIndianapolis, IN
UNKNOWN OR OTHER
MY 2010 JETTA WOLFSBURG'S LOCKS DO NOT WORK WHENEVER IT RAINS - DRIVER'S SIDE DOOR IS LOCKED WHEN UNLOCK CAR, BUT OTHER DOORS ARE UNLOCKED. HAVE TO USE KEY TO OPEN DOOR. FURTHERMORE, THE PASSENGER DOOR ON DRIVER'S SIDE DOES NOT LOCK AT ALL SO CAN BE OPENED WHEN PARKED AT A LIGHT, ETC. THE CAR HAS A SUNROOF AND WHEN RAINS CONDENSATION BUILDS UP AROUND PASSENGER SIDE DOOR AND WINDOW ON DRIVER'S SIDE (HAVE SEEN MILDEW AND MOLD GROWING SO CLEAN AFTER EVER RAIN). RADIO WAS WORKING AND DIED DURING RAIN. FUSES ARE OK. DEALER SAYS RADIO IS DEAD AND $900 TO REPLACE WITH A FACTORY ONE. I AM CONCERNED ABOUT SIDE AIRBAGS WORKING ALONG WITH BEING ABLE TO OPEN A DOOR THAT SHOULD BE LOCKED.
NHTSA complaint #11246628 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
at 123,000 milesWhiting, NJ
UNKNOWN OR OTHER
I AM TRULY NOT SURE. IT IS GOING INTO THE SHOP TOMORROW. ALTHOUGH, I JUST PURCHASED IT USED, AND WHEN I PARK IT ON A HILL. IT MAKES THIS ODD SOUND AS IF THE BODY IS GOING TO FALL APART? I SMELL A BURNING METAL SMELL AS WELL. IT WAS PARKED ON A HILL SO IT WAS STATIONARY, JUST NOT SURE WHAT IT IS. I KNOW IT IS USED BUT I ONLY HAD IT FOR 1 MONTH!
NHTSA complaint #11244087 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
at 150,500 milesDelano, CA
UNKNOWN OR OTHER
VEHICLE WAS BEING DRIVEN DOWN THE HIGHWAY WHEN THE VEHICLE SUDDENLY WENT TO NEUTRAL ALMOST CAUSING MULTIPLE CRASHES ATTEMPTING TO MOVE OVER TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD AS IT WAS IMPOSSIBLE TO ACCELERATE. IT HAD TO BE TOWED TO A VOLKSWAGEN DEALERSHIP AS IT WAS NOT POSSIBLE TO DRIVE AND WAS TOLD THE MECHATRONIC UNIT HAS FAILED AND HAVE BEEN QUOTED $2,360. THIS IS A COMPLAINT BECAUSE THERE WAS ABSOLUTELY NO WARNING OR CONCERN IF THIS BECOMING AN ISSUE AND THE FAILURE OF THIS DEVICE COULD HAVE CAUSE SERIOUS INJURIES.
NHTSA complaint #11229055 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
at 150,000 milesKennewick, WA
UNKNOWN OR OTHER
SUNROOF EXPLODED WHILE TRAVELING 70 MPH ON HIGHWAY. NO NEARBY VEHICLES, NO OBVIOUS SOURCE OF IMPACT. SUNROOF WAS IN THE CLOSED POSITION. GLASS MOSTLY CONTAINED ABOVE SUNSHADE (WHICH WAS CLOSED) BUT SOME FELL THROUGH AIR SLOTS AT THE FRONT. VERY LOUD BANG, LIKE A GUNSHOT WHEN IT EXPLODED. OUTSIDE TEMPERATURE WAS 56F, JUST CROSSING SNOQUALMIE PASS IN WA STATE AROUND 1PM.
NHTSA complaint #11219245 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
at 88,000 milesMcdonald, TN
UNKNOWN OR OTHER
WHILE THE VEHICLE WAS IN MOTION, THE SPEAKERS MADE A LOUD POP AND THE ENTIRE STEREO SYSTEM STOPPED WORKING (RADIO WAS NOT ON). THIS INCLUDED BLUETOOTH AND ALL HANDS-FREE FUNCTIONS FOR COMMUNICATION. THOUGH THE RADIO IS NOT A SAFETY ISSUE, THE BLUETOOTH HANDS FREE FUNCTION IS VITAL, AND IT WILL NOT WORK. I'VE CALLED VW AND HAD IT LOOKED AT, AND LEARNED THAT VW IS AWARE THAT MANY OF THEIR 2010 VW JETTAS WERE MADE WITH FAULTY RADIOS. THERE ARE HUNDREDS OF REPORTS OF THIS SAME ISSUE, AND VW REFUSES A RECALL. MULTIPLE VW EMPLOYEES SAID THIS IS A COMMON PROBLEM WITH THIS MODEL, BUT THE COMPANY WILL NOT TAKE RESPONSIBILITY. I'VE QUOTED REPLACEMENT COST AND IT FALLS BETWEEN $700 AND $800 TO REPLACE THE SYSTEM AND HAVE THE ABILITY TO USE MY HANDS FREE FUNCTION THAT WAS PART OF THE REASON I BOUGHT THE VEHICLE. I'VE BEEN FIGHTING THIS FOR A FEW YEARS, HOPING VW WOULD TAKE OWNERSHIP, BUT THEY STILL HAVE NOT ISSUED A RECALL.
NHTSA complaint #11203375 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
at 120,000 milesDixon, MO
UNKNOWN OR OTHER
WHILE DRIVING ANYTIME THAT WE WOULD SLOW DOWN OR PUT THE VEHICLE INTO REVERSE THE VEHICLE WOULD GO RANDOMLY IN NEUTRAL. IT WAS RANDOMLY THIS WOULD HAPPEN AND BECAME MORE FREQUENT. TOOK IT TO A DEALER AND THEY SAID WE WOULD HAVE TO HAVE THE TRANSMISSION REPLACED SOON. RIGHT BEFORE THIS THEIR WERE ABOUT ANOTHER $3,000 WORTH OF ISSUES WE HAD TO FIX.
NHTSA complaint #11169869 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
at 69,000 milesProvo, UT
UNKNOWN OR OTHER
KEY GETS STUCK IN THE IGNITION FREQUENTLY! IT GETS STUCK AND WILL NOT TURN FAR ENOUGH TO TURN ON AND IT ALSO GETS STUCK WHERE YOU CANNOT TURN IT OFF! I HAVE TO WAIT SEVERAL MINUTES (UP TO 30 MIN) TO TRY AGAIN TO START OR TURN OFF THE CAR. THIS IS A WASTE OF MY TIME AND I WILL NEVER RECOMMEND ANY VW VEHICLE EVER AGAIN!
NHTSA complaint #11120180 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
at 10 milesAtlanta, GA
UNKNOWN OR OTHER
THE KEY CAN BE REMOVED FROM THE IGNITION WHILE THE TRANSMISSION IS NOT IN PARK ALLOWING THE VEHICLE TO ROLL IF ON A HILL. THIS IS ONGOING
NHTSA complaint #11101799 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
at 156,000 milesMarysville, WACrash2 injured
UNKNOWN OR OTHER
I WAS DRIVING MY VEHICLE ON THE HIGHWAY AROUND 9 OR 10AM IT WAS CLEAR AND SUNNY. TRAFFIC WAS MODERATE I WAS GOING ABOUT 45MPH. THE VEHICLE IN FRONT OF ME SLAMMED ON THERE BRAKES AND CAME TO A COMPLETE STOP. I WAS AT LEAST 3 OR 4 MAYBE MORE CAR LENGTHS BEHIND THEM WHEN I SAW THEM BRAKE. I WASN'T WORRIED ABOUT STOPPING AS I HAD PLENTY OF ROOM BUT WHEN I WENT TO SLOW DOWN I ENDED UP PUSHING MY BREAK PEDDLE ALL THE WAY DOWN COMPLETELY DOWN TO THE FLOOR, YET I WAS NOT BRAKING THAN AS I GOT CLOSER I TRIED TO SWERVE TO THE LEFT TO THE SHOULDER BECAUSE W WERE ON THE FAR LEFT INSIDE PANE THE CARPOOL LANE. WHEN I TRIED TO TURN THE STEERING WHEEL I SEEMED TO BE LOCKED I THEN TRIED TO TURN TO THE RIGHT AND AGAIN I WAS LOCKED. SO I BRACED FOR IMPACT BECAUSE MY BREAKS WERE NOT BRAKING AND I COULD NOT TURN M STEERING WHEEL TO AVOID THE ACCIDENT AND I ENDED UP SPAMMING INTO THE BACK OF THERE SUV GOING ROUGHLY 45MPH. MY SPEED NEVER SLOWED ANY. MY CAR WAS TOTALLED SPILLING RADIATOR FLUID ALL OVER THE ROADWAY. HE TO BE TOWED . I WAS ESSENTIALLY RENDERED HOPELESS UNABLE TO SLOW DOWN OR STOP AND UNABLE TO SWERVE NEITHER DIRECTION SO I OUL AT LEAST AVAPID HITTING THE CAR ON FONT OF ME. I WAS UNABLE TO AVOID THIS ACCIDENT THAT WOULD NOT HAVE BEEN EVEN THINKABLE HAD THE BRAKES NO LOCKED AND THE STEERING WHEEL NOT LOCKED. I WAS GIVEN A TICKET FOR REARENDING THEM. I A FEW MONTHS LATER DID A SEARCH AND FOUND THAT THIS JETTA HAD A RECALL STATING THE ABS SYSTEM MALFUNCTIONS YET I NEVER RECEIVED NOTICE . I TODAY CHECKED VIN NUMBER AND NOW IT STATES NO RECALL. PLEASE HELP. THIS ACCIDENT UAS CAUSED ME LOTS OF ISSUES. EVEN TODAY I STILL AM WITHOUT A VEHICLE ALMOST 1YR LATER. I DO NO HAVE PICTURES OR REPORTS TO UPLOAD BUT A STATE PATROL OFFICER DID DO A COLLISION REPORT YJAT IS AVAILABLE. I JUST DONT HAVE THE MONEY FOR A COPY.
NHTSA complaint #11096712 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
at 157,000 milesAtlanta, GA
UNKNOWN OR OTHER
WITH THE AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION IN DRIVE THE KEY CAN BE REMOVED FROM THE IGNITION. IT HAS BEEN THIS WAY FOR YEARS. A FEW YEARS AGO THE CAR ROLLED BACK INTO A DRIVEWAY WALL CAUSING SOME DAMAGE AFTER DEPARTING THE CAR.
NHTSA complaint #11090299 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
Nashville, NC
UNKNOWN OR OTHER
MY CAR WAS STATIONARY. I PUT MY KEY INTO THE IGNITION TO START THE CAR AND AT FIRST IT WOULDN'T TURN BUT THEN IT DID AND STARTED. DROVE FROM WORK TO HOME AND THEN PUT THE CAR IN PARK. TRIED TO TURN THE CAR OFF BUT THE KEY WOULD NOT TURN. CAR WAS STUCK ON AND RUNNING.
NHTSA complaint #11089109 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
at 52,000 milesBridgeport, CT
UNKNOWN OR OTHER
I PURCHASED A USED 2010 VW JETTA IN 2016 WITH 52000 MILES. ONE MONTH AFTER PURCHASE I STARTED HAVING PROBLEMS WITH TRANSMITTION. I HAD IT DIAGNOSED BY VW DEALER IN JULY 2017
NHTSA complaint #11078906 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
at 80,000 milesTulsa, OK
UNKNOWN OR OTHER
NOT ABLE TO TURN KEY IN THE IGNITION. SOMETIMES NOT ABLE TO START CAR. SOMETIMES NOT ABLE TO TURN CAR OFF.
NHTSA complaint #11035533 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
at 154,000 milesPowhatan, VA
UNKNOWN OR OTHER
WE HAVE BEEN VICTIMS OF THE WELL KNOWN LONG STANDING IGNITION KEY STUCK ISSUE ON THESE VEHICLES. SHE STALLED THE CAR IN THE INTERSECTION THEN TRIED TO RESTART BUT THE KEY WAS STUCK. FORTUNATELY A COUPLE NICE GUYS HELPED HER PUSH IT OFF THE ROAD AND I WAS LATER ABLE TO GET THE KEY TO TURN AND GET THE CAR HOME. WHEN I GOT THE CAR HOME IT TOOK ME NEARLY 30 MINUTES TO TURN THE CAR OFF. VW HAS KNOWN ABOUT THIS PROBLEM FOR SOME TIME BUT THEY REFUSE TO FIX IT. SO I'M SPENDING YET ANOTHER WEEKEND FIXING THIS PIECE OF JUNK. GERMAN ENGINEERING IS JUST ANOTHER WAY TO SAY COLLECTION OF STUPID IDEAS. FOR EXAMPLE THEY TWIST THE HEADS OFF THE BOLTS THAT HOLD THE PROBLEMATIC SWITCH IN DURING MANUFACTURE. NO I'M NOT KIDDING FOLKS.
NHTSA complaint #11001227 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
at 119,268 milesAlbuquerque, NM
UNKNOWN OR OTHER
IGNITION SYSTEM KEEPS FAILING. CAR KEYS GET STUCK AND CAR WON'T TURN OFF AND HAVING A HARD TIME TUNING THE KEY TO START THE CAR. EACH TIME THE CAR IS PARKED AND THE STEERING LOCK IS DISENGAGED.
NHTSA complaint #10985528 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
at 170,000 milesCurrituck, NC
UNKNOWN OR OTHER
KEY GETS STUCK IN IGNITION WHEN TURNING OFF THE ENGINE. VEHICLE WILL NOT TURN OFF. VEHICLE WAS STATIONARY WITH EMERGENCY BRAKE APPLIED.
NHTSA complaint #10958377 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
at 73,433 milesRochester, NY
UNKNOWN OR OTHER
THE CAR RADIO DOES NOT WORK. NO DISPLAY. NO POWER. FIRST WAS AN INTERMITTENT PROBLEM WHEN STARTING UP THE CAR, NO DISPLAY OR RADIO POWER. NOW NO RADIO OR DISPLAY ANYTIME.
NHTSA complaint #10892609 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
Sudbury, MA
UNKNOWN OR OTHER
THE AIR CONDITIONING COMPRESSOR HAS FAILED. IT'S ABOUT A $1,000 TO FIX AND IS A COMPONENT IN A 2010 VOLKSWAGEN JETTA TDI. I'VE HEARD THIS IS A COMMON PROBLEM WITH THIS MODEL.
NHTSA complaint #10881702 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
at 126,000 milesMadison, WI
UNKNOWN OR OTHER
RADIO FAILURE: RADIO WAS WORKING REGULARLY AND STOPPED WORKING UPON TURNING ON THE CAR. DISPLAY IS BLACK.
NHTSA complaint #10859870 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
at 38,000 milesMill Valley, CA
UNKNOWN OR OTHER
DEAD RADIO AND BATTERY HAS PARASITIC DRAIN MY RADIO DIED. THE SCREEN WENT BLACK WHILE DRIVING AND IT HAS NOT RECOVERED. SINCE THEN I HAVE HAD BATTERY DRAINAGE PROBLEMS. ONE OF THE FUSES, #42 I BELIEVE, HAS BLOWN AND I HAVE TRIED TO REPLACE IT, BUT IT BLOWS AGAIN AS SOON AS THE CAR IS TURNED ON. THERE ARE A NUMBER OF ONLINE FORUMS DOCUMENTING THIS AND SIMILAR RADIO PROBLEMS WITH THIS VEHICLE. HERE IS ONE: HTTP://WWW.CARGURUS.COM/CARS/DISCUSSION-T36009_DS552583 HERE IS ANOTHER: HTTP://DEVFORUMS2.TDICLUB.COM/SHOWTHREAD.PHP?T=389797&HIGHLIGHT=2010+JETTA+DEAD+RADIO
NHTSA complaint #10825203 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
at 53,000 milesAnnville, PA
UNKNOWN OR OTHER
THE TAIL LIGHTS AND BRAKE LIGHTS WERE NOT WORKING. DISCOVERED DURING ANNUAL STATE REQUIRED INSPECTION IN SEPTEMBER 2015. I WAS DRIVING THE VEHICLE REGULARLY ON RURAL, CITY AND HIGHWAY ROADS WITHOUT TAIL AND BRAKE LIGHTS AND WAS UNAWARE. A REPAIR TO THE ELECTRICAL WIRING WAS REQUIRED. ADDTIONALLY, THE TRUNK LATCH WAS ONLY WORKING INTERMITTENTLY PRIOR TO THIS REPAIR. SINCE THE WIRING REPAIR WAS MADE, I HAVE HAD NO ISSUES WITH THE TRUNK RELEASE NOT WORKING. THE REAR PASSENGER DOOR ON THE DRIVERS SIDE DOESN'T LOCK AND UNLOCK WHEN YOU DEPRESS THE KEYFOB OR THE BUTTON IN THE CAR TO LOCK ALL THE DOORS. THIS IS A VERY INFREQUENTLY USED DOOR AND IT IS THE DOOR USED THE LEAST IN THE VEHICLE. DEALER STATES IT IS A BAD DOOR LATCH. I HAVE NOT REPAIRED IT. IT DOESN'T ALWAYS OPEN FROM THE OUTSIDE, SOMETIMES I HAVE TO REACH IN AND OPEN IT FROM THE INSIDE TO GET THE DOOR OPEN. ON 01.12.2016 THE CAR RADIO STOPPED WORKING. THE FUSES ARE GOOD AND INTACT. THE BLUETOOTH NO LONGER WORKS SINCE THE RADIO DOESN'T WORK. IT IS COMPLETELY OUT OF SERVICE, NOTHING WORKS ON THE RADIO. I RELIED HEAVILY ON THE BLUETOOTH FOR HANDS FREE PHONE CALLS SINCE THE VEHICLE IS MANUAL TRANSMISSION. VEHICLE WAS STATIONARY WHEN DISCOVERED. VEHICLE HAS APPROXIMATELY 55,000 MILES ON IT.
NHTSA complaint #10820168 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
at 83,000 milesEdison, NJ
UNKNOWN OR OTHER
I WAS DRIVING AND THE RADIO JUST STOPPED WORKING. THE HANDSFREE FOR THE RADIO IS NOT WORKING AS WELL. I WAS DRIVING ON A LOCAL ROAD AT THE SPEED OF 25-30 MILES PER HOUR.
NHTSA complaint #10790279 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
at 114,000 milesChickamauga, GA
UNKNOWN OR OTHER
RADIO IN 2010 JETTA TDI STOPPED WORKING. IT LOOKS LIKE IT HAS NO POWER BUT ALL FUSES CHECK GOOD. THERE IS MANY MANY OF THESE SAME ISSUES WITH THE DELPHI RADIOS IN THE JETTAS IN 2010. FOLLOW THIS LINK TO SEE THE MANY OWNERS THAT HAVE BEEN TURNED AWAY WITH THERE FAULTY RADIOS. THE MAIN SAFETY ISSUES IS THERE IS NO LONGER THE USE OF HANDS FREE CELL PHONE USING THE BLUETOOTH OPTION. WHEN MY RADIO FAILED I DROVE THE CAR ON A SATURDAY MORNING AND EVERYTHING WAS IN WORKING ORDER. WHEN MY WIFE GOT IN TO GO TO THE STORE 30 MIN LATER THE RADIO WAS COMPLETELY DEAD. HTTP://WWW.CARGURUS.COM/CARS/DISCUSSION-T36009_DS552583
NHTSA complaint #10780443 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
at 88,000 milesCastle, OK
UNKNOWN OR OTHER
DROVE CAR TO WORK 0630, STEREO WORKED FINE. LEFT WORK AT 1915, WHEN I STARTED MY CAR, THE STEREO DID NOT COME ON, SCREEN WAS BLACK, NO SOUND. THOUGHT MAYBE IT BLEW A FUSE. ON MY WAY HOME, THE STEREO STARTED WORKING AGAIN, JUST POPPED ON. AS I CONTINUED TO DRIVE IT WENT OFF AGAIN, BUT LOUD A RHYTHIMATIC BEAT STARTED THOROUGH OUT EACH OF THE SPEAKERS, SOUNDED LIKE SOMEBODY HITTING A MICROPHONE THAT WAS ON! I ARRIVED AT MY HOUSE SHORTLY AFTER THAT NOISE STARTED (THANKFULLY) AND TURNED OFF MY CAR. REMOVED THE KEYS FROM THE IGNITION BUT THE LOUD NOISE DID NOT STOP!!! I HAD TO OPEN THE HOOD AND PULL OUT SOME FUSES TO GET IT TO STOP! TWO WEEKS AFTER THIS HAPPENED, MY CAR DIED WHEN WAITING IN A DRIVE-THRU. WE HAD TO PUSH MY CAR. MY CAR WOULD CRANK BUT NOT START. NOTHING INSIDE THE CAR WOULD WORK. I CALLED MY HUSBAND, HE OPENED THE HOOD, UNHOOKED A FUSE AND IT STARTED! THE NEXT DAY MY CAR WAS DEAD, HAD TO PUT IT ON A BATTERY CHARGER. I'M AFRAID IF I REPLACE THE STEREO, IT TOO WILL GO OUT AND POSSIBLY SHORT OUT OTHER ELECTRICAL ITEMS IN MY CAR. AS OF NOW, THE STEREO IS IN PLACE BUT UNHOOKED AND MY BATTERY IS FINE. THERE MUST BE A REASON WHY THIS IS HAPPENING TOO SO MANY PEOPLE WITH THE SAME STEREO.
NHTSA complaint #10761024 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.