2000 Volkswagen Jetta lighting problems
35 complaints about lighting have been filed for the 2000 Volkswagen Jetta, which is 6% of all its NHTSA complaints.
At a glance
- Complaints
- 35 6% of this year's complaints
- Typical mileage
- 79,000 miles 21 complaints with mileage
- Crashes and fires
- 1 and 0
- Injuries and deaths
- 0 and 0
Source: NHTSA owner complaints
When lighting problems show up
View the numbers
| Mileage | Complaints |
|---|---|
| 0k to 20k miles | 0 |
| 20k to 40k miles | 2 |
| 40k to 60k miles | 4 |
| 60k to 80k miles | 6 |
| 80k to 100k miles | 6 |
| 100k to 120k miles | 1 |
| 120k to 140k miles | 1 |
| 140k to 160k miles | 0 |
| 160k to 180k miles | 0 |
| 180k to 200k miles | 0 |
| 200k+ miles | 1 |
What the data shows
Of the 21 lighting complaints that report mileage, the median is about 79,000 miles, and 29% were reported before 60,000 miles.
These complaints mention 1 crash.
What owners wrote
I am 8 months pregnant driving with my one year old daughter in the car and was hit in the rear of my 2000 jetta while stopped at a light. The women who hit me told me brake lights weren't on. Thankfully both the baby I am pregnant with and my 1 year old are ok but I had already brought my car in for this problem in 2004. Now the brake lights stay on constantly. VW needs to address this problem before they kill me or my babies!!
In 2004, my 2000 VW jetta's break lights failed to turn off. When I took the car in for service, the dealer replaced a switch. Several months later, VW were issued a recall on vehicle to replace the brake light switch which would either fail to turn off or fail to turn the break lights on. VW refunded the amount I had paid to repair my vehicle. On september 16, 2005, a driver notified me after a near miss at an intersection that my break lights were failing to light.
Other problems reported for the 2000 Volkswagen Jetta
- Engine 133 complaints
- Wipers, windshield & visibility 79 complaints
- Electrical system 67 complaints
- Brakes 52 complaints
- Air bags 46 complaints
- Exhaust system 40 complaints
- Transmission 30 complaints
- Fuel system 22 complaints