2019 Volkswagen Jetta Electrical System

Only exit vehicle in P position. Service vehicle. I'm still under manufacturer warranty but from what I can see this is an ongoing issue with Volkswagen.

My car battery would not start, nor would the car click over. The system kept saying “turn off infotainment center” or “drive car to charge batter” but this did not allow for the car to be turned on. Prior to this issue, I had to reset the car infotainment center due to it not recognizing a cd or a Bluetooth connected device. This is in addition to me having to get work done, since purchase, to repair dimming headlights, window functions and other “electrical” aspects

I PURCHASED THE 2019 VOLKSWAGEN JETTA IN DECEMBER OF 2018. THE VEHICLE CURRENTLY HAS ROUGHLY 50K MILES. WHEN THE INCIDENT OCCURRED IT HAD 38K MILES WHEN I FIRST NOTICED A WEIRD SMELL COMING FROM MY AIR VENTS. I WAS CURRENTLY DRIVING ON THE HIGHWAY WHEN I NOTICED THAT SMELL, PULLED OVER AND OPENED THE HOOD TOO THE VEHICLE AND NOTICED THAT THE BATTERY HAD EXPLODED!! I RIGHT AWAY CONTACTED VOLKSWAGEN CUSTOMER CARE AND NOTIFIED THEM OF THE INCIDENT THAT HAD JUST OCCURRED TO ME. THEY MENTIONED I HAD BUMPER TOO BUMPER WARRANTY, SO I TOOK IN THE CAR TOO THE DEALERSHIP AND HAD TO PAY OUT OF POCKET BECAUSE THEY MENTIONED THAT THE BATTERY WAS NO LONGER COVERED. THE NEW BATTERY THAT WAS REPLACED ISN'T THE ORIGINAL ONE THAT CAME WITH THE CAR WHEN PURCHASED. I ALSO MENTIONED TOO THE SERVICE TECH THAT AIR BAG , ABS, BRAKE BOOSTER, CPU APPEARED ON MY SPEEDOMETER. THE DEALERSHIP HAD THE VEHICLE FOR ABOUT 2WEEKS AND ALSO NOTICED THAT THE ACID FROM THE BATTERY HAD MELTED DOWN THE WIRING HARNESS, AC LINES, AND SUSPENSION COMPONENTS. I'M CURRENTLY STILL DEALING WITH CUSTOMER CAR BECAUSE NOTHING WAS DONE FROM THEIR END, EVERYDAY THE CAR HAS A NEW ISSUE, I CALL AND ALL THEY SAY IS TOO TAKE IT BACK AND THEY'LL TAKE A LOOK AT IT. I PURCHASED THIS NEW VEHICLE SO I WOULDN'T BE DEALING WITH ANY OF THESE PROBLEMS BUT IT TURNED OUT TO BE WORST!! I NO LONGER WANT TOO DEAL WITH THE DEALERSHIP BECAUSE I GET NOTHING OUT OF IT, I WOULD APPRECIATE IT IF ANYTHING OF THIS COULD HELP ME OUT IN ANY WAY POSSIBLE!

ELECTRICAL ISSUES. CAR WON'T LOCK AND I HAVE A SAFETY WARNING STATING ELECTRICAL FAULT.

WHAT I'M MOST CONCERNED ABOUT IS I'M UNABLE TO OPEN MY DOORS FROM THE INSIDE SOMETIMES, IT DOESN'T HAPPEN OFTEN BUT WHEN IT DOES IT'S FRUSTRATING AND UNSETTLING. IF I POSITION MY AIR VENT TOWARDS THE DOOR LATCH AND BLAST MY AIR CONDITIONING IT WILL OPEN AFTER A FEW MINUTES. MY LOCAL DEALER HAS TRIED TO REPAIR THIS PROBLEM BUT HAS BEEN UNSUCCESSFUL, AS OF 42 DAYS AGO, I HAVE TRIED TO GET AN APPOINTMENT WITH A LOANER AT MULTIPLE DEALERS AND HAVE ALSO BEEN UNSUCCESSFUL. ASIDE FROM THIS ISSUE, MY CAR HAS ALSO HAD PROBLEMS WITH IT'S WINDSHIELD WIPERS GOING OFF BY THEMSELVES AND WITH THE WINDOWS SEEMINGLY GETTING STUCK ON SOMETHING GOING UP OR DOWN AND WILL EITHER NOT CLOSE OR OPEN DURING WORSE EPISODES.

MY CAR SHUTS ITSELF OFF RANDOMLY. AT STOP LIGHTS, SITTING IN THE DRIVEWAY, IN THE CAR PICK UP LINE AT SCHOOL ETC. I ASKED THE DEALER TO LOOK INTO THIS. AT TIMES IT WILL TELL ME THE CAR HAS TO SHUT OFF TO KEEP THE BATTERY FROM ANY DAMAGE. THE DEALER CLAIMS IT'S NORMAL BUT THERE ARE A LOT OF PEOPLE ONLINE COMPLAINING ABOUT THIS. I DON'T THINK IT'S NORMAL.

THE INFOTAINMENT SYSTEM DISPLAYS A MESSAGE SAYING 'OPERATING OUTSIDE OF NORMAL OPERATING TEMPERATURE' WHEN THE HEATER IS RUNNING, AND SHUTS OFF DISABLING ANY FUNCTIONALITY. INCLUDING BACK UP CAMERA, WHICH HAS PERSONALLY CAUSED ME TO BACK INTO A POLE AS I WAS MID REVERSAL WHEN IT SHUT OFF. IT HAPPENS WHEN MOVING OR STATIONARY. HAVE BEEN UNABLE TO CAPTURE IMAGES, HOWEVER IT HAS HAPPENED MULTIPLE TIMES. HAVE BEEN TO THE DEALER AND THEY ARE UNABLE TO FIND THE ISSUE.