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2004 Volkswagen Jetta fuel system problems

39 complaints about fuel system have been filed for the 2004 Volkswagen Jetta, which is 13% of all its NHTSA complaints. It is the 2nd most reported problem area for this model year.

At a glance

Complaints
39 13% of this year's complaints
Typical mileage
86,000 miles 33 complaints with mileage
Crashes and fires
1 and 2
Injuries and deaths
0 and 0

Source: NHTSA owner complaints

When fuel system problems show up

Fuel system complaints by mileage, 2004 Volkswagen Jetta Complaints by odometer reading in 20,000-mile steps. The median is about 86,000 miles. 0k to 20k miles: 1 complaints 20k to 40k miles: 3 complaints 40k to 60k miles: 3 complaints 60k to 80k miles: 8 complaints 80k to 100k miles: 6 complaints 100k to 120k miles: 6 complaints 120k to 140k miles: 0 complaints 140k to 160k miles: 2 complaints 160k to 180k miles: 3 complaints 180k to 200k miles: 0 complaints 200k+ miles: 1 complaints 040k80k120k160k200k miles Typical: 86,000 miles
Based on 33 complaints that include mileage. 21% were reported before 60,000 miles. The amber marker shows the median: half of these complaints happened before that mileage.
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MileageComplaints
0k to 20k miles1
20k to 40k miles3
40k to 60k miles3
60k to 80k miles8
80k to 100k miles6
100k to 120k miles6
120k to 140k miles0
140k to 160k miles2
160k to 180k miles3
180k to 200k miles0
200k+ miles1

What the data shows

Of the 33 fuel system complaints that report mileage, the median is about 86,000 miles, and 21% were reported before 60,000 miles.

These complaints mention 1 crash, 2 fires.

What owners wrote

Tl* the contact owns a 2004 volkswagen jetta. While driving at speeds of 40 MPH, the vehicle caught on fire. The police and fire department were called to the scene where the fire was extinguished and a fire report was filed accordingly. The manufacturer advised there were no recalls on the vehicle and would not provide any assistance. The contact inquired about NHTSA campaign id number 04v586000 (fuel system, diesel) however, the manufacturer advised they had no knowledge of the recall.

Reported at 70,000 miles, May 2010 Fire

I bought a used 2004 jetta tdi at d'arcy volkswagen of joliet il. On february 2005. My tandem pump has failed and is significantly leaking fuel. I took it to lou backrodt volkswagen of rockford il, and I received an estimate on the total cost. I did my own research and found out that this my automobile and pump is covered under a recall campaign vy (04v-586) with NHTSA campaign id number: 04v586000 and document number rcrit-04v586-7306.pdf.

Reported at 57,000 miles, June 2006

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