MOTOKU Steering Lock and Ignition Starter Switch for VW Beetle 2012-19, Eos 2010-16, Golf 2011-19, GTI Jetta Tiguan 2011-18, Passat 2012-21, Audi A3 2015-19, Q3 S3 2015-18

May have to swap your ign switch

When you buy aftermarket car parts, it is always a good sign to see the manufacturer cast their name into it, and that's what this had. (The exceptionoften being Dorman) The original unit was made by Valeo, and... I forgot the name of this one, but the logo matched what was on the actual lock cylinder. If you have a VW/AUDI where the key gets progressively more difficult to turn and gets a little scary when you can't turn the engine off, this is what needs to be replaced. It is pretty easy to do, and there is an excellent YouTube video on it. Something in the old one wears out. Only time can tell how much longer this one holds up, but I predict that it won't, simply because the overall design is flawed, and duplicating the original won't fix the problem, unless there is more inside of it that will make the difference that cannot be seen from the outside.

I've had this exact one installed for just over one year and it is failing the same way the factory one does. It's inexpensive for a reason and will get you through for a bit, but not for an actual long term fix. Plan on it lasting one-two years at best. Still not bad for the price.

Was some what hesitant as it’s not an oem part but the cost was unbeatable and it works flipping great! No more key getting stuck, just super smooth operation. The only problem I had was removing the shear bolts from the old unit to install this new one.

Had my steering wheel lock mechanism break and ingnition was stuck in on position. Bought this replacement and immediately removed all steering wheel lock components as its a common issue. Worked like a charm but i recommend dropping the steering column to replace as the bolt heads need to be cut off to remove the factory ignition

Zero stars if I could . Came out of the bag locked up . Sold me a bad part. Update: Contacted customer service and they helped me out tremendously. A new replacement was here in 2 days. Update of stars. Update to the update: replacement that was sent was also bad . Please don’t buy from them they’re parts are garbage .

Fit & finish were perfect. Can’t go wrong with this product!

This product looked pretty well made. It installed as it should. It fixed my key binding issue. However after about a week of use my car starter wouldn't engage intermittently and my radio wouldn't turn on. I found the ignition switch popping out of the housing and on further inspection found the clips that hold the switch in are not functional whatsoever. So now I have the switch held in with epoxy while I shop for another. That job kinda sucked to do and having to do it twice over poor QC is an unsat.