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2014 Volkswagen Jetta electronic stability control (esc) problems

10 owner complaints filed with NHTSA name the electronic stability control (esc) on the 2014 Volkswagen Jetta3% of all complaints for this model year.

10
Electronic Stability Control (esc) complaints
3%
share of all complaints
median reported incident mileage
0 / 0
crash / fire reports

What owners report

  • My car has had many problems and has not been able to be fixed through the dealership. All problems occurred after 50,000 miles. The engine seems to run and start hard. The car would not accelerate when driving. It would rev up but no motion until something eventually switched into gear, while in…

    filed Jun 9, 2019

  • Issues with my 2014 vw jetta started march 2018. My car had a rough idle that would physically impact the car causing the car to jerk. When decreasing speeds my car would jerk. My car has stalled multiple times while in motion and while coming to a complete stop. I have had issues with my engine…

    filed May 25, 2019

Verbatim excerpts from complaints filed with NHTSA. Reports are not independently verified.

Electronic Stability Control (esc) problems in other Jetta years

YearReportsShare
2020 Jetta12%
2019 Jetta51%
2017 Jetta53%
2016 Jetta43%
2015 Jetta11%
2013 Jetta71%
2012 Jetta102%
2011 Jetta152%
2010 Jetta212%
2009 Jetta9310%
2008 Jetta32%
2007 Jetta10%
Jetta electronic stability control (esc) problems by year →

Counts are unique NHTSA complaints naming this component group. Complaints are unverified owner reports; mileage is computed only from complaints that included a usable odometer reading.