2004 Volkswagen Jetta transmission problems
19 complaints about transmission have been filed for the 2004 Volkswagen Jetta, which is 6% of all its NHTSA complaints.
At a glance
- Complaints
- 19 6% of this year's complaints
- Typical mileage
- 20,000 miles 16 complaints with mileage
- Crashes and fires
- 0 and 0
- Injuries and deaths
- 1 and 0
Source: NHTSA owner complaints
When transmission problems show up
View the numbers
| Mileage | Complaints |
|---|---|
| 0k to 20k miles | 8 |
| 20k to 40k miles | 3 |
| 40k to 60k miles | 1 |
| 60k to 80k miles | 2 |
| 80k to 100k miles | 1 |
| 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 | 0 |
What the data shows
Of the 16 transmission complaints that report mileage, the median is about 20,000 miles, and 75% were reported before 60,000 miles.
These complaints mention 1 injury.
What owners wrote
Transmission locked up while driving in excess of 40 MPH. Transmission was found to be locked in reverse and had to be replaced by VW of america $6500 under warranty. Injury resulted from incident
I was driving my 2004 VW jetta diesel tdi 5-speed home from work. It has 78,000 miles on it. The majority of which are highway/interstate miles due to my work being a long distance from home. I was in 4th gear doing about 45 MPH with the cruise control on and was almost home. I heard a "bang" from under the car and lost power. Fluid was leaking from under the car, and I could no logger shift gears. I had it towed to a repair shop.
Other problems reported for the 2004 Volkswagen Jetta
- Engine 46 complaints
- Fuel system 39 complaints
- Electrical system 37 complaints
- Air bags 23 complaints
- Seats 22 complaints
- Drivetrain & axles 17 complaints