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2017 Volkswagen Jetta Vehicle speed control Problems

Complaints
7about this part
Share
4%of 160 total for the year
Median mileage
36,500miles
Trend
Not enough dataFewer than 15 complaints, too few for a reliable trend.

NHTSA recorded 7 complaints about the vehicle speed control of the 2017 Volkswagen Jetta, 4% of the 160 complaints for this model year. Where a mileage was given, the median is 36,500 miles. 1 of these say a crash was involved and 1 a fire, according to the filers.

Fewer than 15 complaints name this part, so treat the figures as a rough indication only.

Example complaints

Selected from NHTSA records; personal details are removed. They are consumer reports, not findings.

“Takara recall- my brakes jammed up and would not stop, which resulted in a vehicle collision on november 29, 2018. I tried pressing the brakes, however, they just would not stop. I was driving home on a city street. They had done this after I got them serviced before and I notified the dealership, however, I was told they were fine.”

NHTSA complaint #11192914, filed 2019-04, 98,107 miles

“My car can be turned off and does need to be in park. The electrical comes and goes but the most alarming is the Jetta accelerates on it's own and it takes a couple of minutes to get it under control. At one point I have no way of stopping the acceleration to stop. Also, I asked crestmont vw if it was normal to have car off and not in park. They acted like it was normal. The Jetta has rolled back and almost hit people. I have not received any recalls from the company. It happens all the time.”

NHTSA complaint #11338771, filed 2020-07, 10 miles

“I was traveling on the highway with the cruise control on at 65 MPH and it suddenly slowed down or disengaged for no reason. I didn't think much of it and returned to the same speed and turned on the cruise again. Then about 15 minutes later, when traffic begin to slow ahead, I tried hitting the brakes and had zero braking ability. The cruise did not disengage and I had to pull the e brake to get the car to slow down causing the car to fish tail and almost hit a concrete barrier.”

NHTSA complaint #11218748, filed 2019-06, 21,000 miles

“I have a Volkswagen Jetta gli 2.0 turbo. It currently has 55,000. I am having a problem on initial start where by it runs rough, sometimes stalls at idle and sometimes stalls on initial acceleration. This started as a 30 day progress of getting worse. Now the yellow engine light comes on and at the same time the cruise control yellow light appears (intermittent). Computer diagnostics were run. When tests were run as a group no failures reported but when run individually 7 faults occurred including cylinder miss-fires and camshaft adj bank 1 intake error”

NHTSA complaint #11228971, filed 2019-07, 55,000 miles

“I have a 2017vw Jetta which suddenly 'locks' as I am driving. My car suddenly starts reducing speed and the breaks become stiff. I see several lights flash on the dashboard, such as the epc light, tire warning lights, and motor light. After the matter, if I want to start the vehicle again, the break and shift stick become stiff and I can't start the ignition. I recall this happening to me one year after buying the vehicle but all I did was turn off the car and the lights went away. I was able to drive my car without that happening for a year or so and it happened again. …”

NHTSA complaint #11327216, filed 2020-06, 52,000 miles

Vehicle speed control: other model years

YearComplaintsShare of year
202513%
202437%
202337%
202225%
202036%
2019163%
201774%
2016127%
201542%
2014113%
2013173%
2012143%
2011264%
2010304%
2009293%
200863%
200763%
2006183%
2005114%
200473%
200372%
2002172%
2001142%
2000174%
1999267%
199884%
199747%
199626%
199573%
199465%
1992827%
1991516%
1990418%
1989311%
1988421%
198716%

Other parts of the 2017 Volkswagen Jetta

Fuel system
42 complaints
Electrical system
33 complaints
Engine
33 complaints
Other or unknown
25 complaints
Air bags
21 complaints
Brakes
15 complaints
Transmission and drivetrain
15 complaints
Steering
14 complaints
Electronic stability control
5 complaints
Exterior lighting
5 complaints
Visibility (wipers, defrost, mirrors)
5 complaints
Seat belts
4 complaints

← All problems reported for the 2017 Volkswagen Jetta

About this data. Data from NHTSA (ODI) complaints, recalls, TSBs and investigations, updated Oct 31, 2026. Complaints are unverified consumer reports and may be duplicated or inaccurate.

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