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2004 Volkswagen Jetta engine and engine cooling problems

37 owner complaints filed with NHTSA name the engine and engine cooling on the 2004 Volkswagen Jetta16% of all complaints for this model year.

37
Engine and Engine Cooling complaints
16%
share of all complaints
61,500 mi
median reported incident mileage
0 / 1
crash / fire reports

What owners report

  • I drive a 2004 volkswagen jetta and in 2008 it began smelling of crayons. The smell has slowly progressed over the years to the point of nauseating myself and my passengers. On my drive to work the smell is so potent that I am not able to ust the a/c as it has the smell stuck in it and when the…

    filed Jul 5, 2014

  • While driving with the air-conditioning running there was foam coming out of the air vents, hitting the face and eyes and causing a near miss on the highway. The problem has since worsened and foam gets all over your clothes and in your car. The problem has gone so far that the air blend is…

    filed Jun 3, 2014

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

Related service bulletins

  • Update to Volkswagen engine oil standards

    V171901201285565 · Service Bulletin/Repair Instructions · issued Aug 21, 2023
  • Volkswagen Engine oil quality standards, update to attachments.

    V171901201285562 · Service Bulletin/Repair Instructions · issued May 30, 2023
  • Engine oil quality standards, update to attachments.

    V171901201285560 · Service Bulletin/Repair Instructions · issued Apr 24, 2023
  • Update to Volkswagen engine oil standards.

    V171901_2012855 · Service Bulletin/Repair Instructions · issued Nov 25, 2019
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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.