2001 Volkswagen Jetta drivetrain & axles problems
Owners reported drivetrain & axles problems in 25 complaints for the 2001 Volkswagen Jetta, 3% of the complaints on file.
At a glance
- Complaints
- 25 3% of this year's complaints
- Typical mileage
- 33,000 miles 22 complaints with mileage
- Crashes and fires
- 0 and 0
- Injuries and deaths
- 0 and 0
Source: NHTSA owner complaints
When drivetrain & axles problems show up
View the numbers
| Mileage | Complaints |
|---|---|
| 0k to 20k miles | 3 |
| 20k to 40k miles | 11 |
| 40k to 60k miles | 3 |
| 60k to 80k miles | 1 |
| 80k to 100k miles | 2 |
| 100k to 120k miles | 1 |
| 120k to 140k miles | 0 |
| 140k to 160k miles | 0 |
| 160k to 180k miles | 0 |
| 180k to 200k miles | 0 |
| 200k+ miles | 1 |
What the data shows
Of the 22 drivetrain & axles complaints that report mileage, the median is about 33,000 miles, and 77% were reported before 60,000 miles.
None of the drivetrain & axles complaints mention a crash, fire, injury or death.
What owners wrote
Car would make awful high-pitched howling noise at 40MPH. Thought it was road noise, dealer said might be driveshaft, changed drive shaft, still howled, changed transmission, now it seems to be ok. Seems many other 2001 VW jetta's in the s.florida area experienced same problems because I saw many more jettas in the repair shop, and most of the vehicle owners I spoke to there said they were getting new transmissions put in. Some were getting their 3rd and 4th changes.
Clutch went bad very early in life of auto. Experienced manual driver. Clutch seemed to go bad in one day from nothing wrong to car not driveable. VW replaced flywheel with upgraded part proving that old part was unreliable. Car had just been in for 40,000 mile complete check-up with passing colors.
Other problems reported for the 2001 Volkswagen Jetta
- Electrical system 122 complaints
- Engine 117 complaints
- Air bags 103 complaints
- Lighting 90 complaints
- Brakes 89 complaints
- Wipers, windshield & visibility 72 complaints
- Body & structure 43 complaints
- Transmission 39 complaints