2002 Volkswagen Jetta lighting problems
62 complaints about lighting have been filed for the 2002 Volkswagen Jetta, which is 7% of all its NHTSA complaints.
At a glance
- Complaints
- 62 7% of this year's complaints
- Typical mileage
- 62,000 miles 49 complaints with mileage
- Crashes and fires
- 1 and 6
- Injuries and deaths
- 0 and 0
Source: NHTSA owner complaints
When lighting problems show up
View the numbers
| Mileage | Complaints |
|---|---|
| 0k to 20k miles | 1 |
| 20k to 40k miles | 4 |
| 40k to 60k miles | 18 |
| 60k to 80k miles | 9 |
| 80k to 100k miles | 14 |
| 100k to 120k miles | 0 |
| 120k to 140k miles | 1 |
| 140k to 160k miles | 0 |
| 160k to 180k miles | 1 |
| 180k to 200k miles | 0 |
| 200k+ miles | 1 |
What the data shows
Of the 49 lighting complaints that report mileage, the median is about 62,000 miles, and 47% were reported before 60,000 miles.
These complaints mention 1 crash, 6 fires.
What owners wrote
Headlight lens become very milky. Light will not shine on road. Can't see the road or other cars. Can cause damage and death to others. Volkswagen should make them lasts longer and replace all milky headlighs with new ones. All 1999-2005 jettas 1998-2005 passats have this problem. Go to any volkswagen dealer and you will see the problem.
Dt: the contact stated the hazard flashing lights switch malfunctioned. All of the exterior lights on the car burned out. The turn signals would tick, but the blinker light would not come on. This was temporarily solved by removing the hazard light switch. Volkswagen issued recall 04v584000 on the hazard switch, but this vehicle was not included in the recall. The manufacturer and the dealer have been contact, and neither offered any free solution.
Other problems reported for the 2002 Volkswagen Jetta
- Electrical system 152 complaints
- Air bags 110 complaints
- Engine 106 complaints
- Seats 102 complaints
- Air conditioning & heating 87 complaints
- Transmission 71 complaints
- Brakes 57 complaints
- Wipers, windshield & visibility 46 complaints