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2004 Volkswagen Jetta power train problems

35 owner complaints filed with NHTSA name the power train on the 2004 Volkswagen Jetta15% of all complaints for this model year.

35
Power Train complaints
15%
share of all complaints
30,000 mi
median reported incident mileage
0 / 0
crash / fire reports

What owners report

  • Vehicle experiences somewhat frequent rough or hard shifts between gears, and reverse gear has suddenly stopped working most of the time - will not engage reverse, but instead acts as if car is in neutral (makes a slight electronic sound when shifted). Renders car highly unsafe to drive without the…

    filed Jan 19, 2012

  • Tl*the contact owns a 2004 volkswagen jetta. The contact stated the vehicle would no longer shift into reverse. The vehicle was not diagnosed or repaired. The contact also stated no warning lights were illuminated on the dashboard. The failure was 88,000 and the current mileage was 90,000.

    filed May 9, 2011

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

Power Train problems in other Jetta years

YearReportsShare
2025 Jetta626%
2024 Jetta513%
2023 Jetta25%
2021 Jetta23%
2020 Jetta714%
2019 Jetta16230%
2018 Jetta516%
2017 Jetta159%
2016 Jetta2214%
2015 Jetta2312%
2014 Jetta7319%
2013 Jetta14027%
Jetta power train 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.