Safety Score
66
Average
Recalls
1
Complaints
50
NCAP Stars
—
Recalls (1)
| Date | NHTSA ID | Component | Units | Completion | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2004-12-15 | 04V586000 |
FUEL SYSTEM, DIESEL | 19,284 | — | Details |
Owner Complaints (showing up to 50)
| Date | Component | Crash | Injuries | Summary |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024-01-02 | SERVICE BRAKES | No | 0 | A4 VW BEW TDI BRAKE BOOSTER VACUUM HOSE updated part# 1J0 612 041 FD VW part numbers 1J0 612 041 N and 1J0 612 041 FD.… |
| 2023-09-03 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM | No | 0 | The contact owns a 2004 Volkswagen Jetta. The contact stated that while driving at an undisclosed speed while it was ra… |
| 2019-09-18 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM | No | 0 | Unknown, very complex. Multiple issues. Have been addressed as well as parts been replaced however other issues arised … |
| 2019-03-10 | ENGINE | No | 0 | MY CAR IS CURRENTLY STAGED AT MY HOME IT'S STILL DRIVABLE BUT I DON'T KNOW GOR HOW LONG! I RECENTLY BOUGHT THIS CAR FR… |
| 2018-12-12 | STEERING | No | 0 | LOOSE STEERING CHANCE OF LOSS OF CONTROL DUE TO INCORRECT TIE ROD END FROM KIT SPECIFIC TO VEHICLE. RESULTING IN RUINED… |
| 2018-09-25 | ENGINE | No | 0 | VEHICLE UNDER MULTIPLE OCCASIONS HAS STALLED OUT AT VARIOUS SPEEDS, LOCATIONS, AND DRIVING STYLES/ROADS AT OR UNDER A Q… |
| 2018-09-18 | SEATS | No | 0 | SEATS ARE GETTING EXCESSIVELY HOT AND STARTING TO BURN THROUGH THE VISION AND FABRIC. SMOKE IN COMPARTMENT. |
| 2018-04-19 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM | No | 0 | ALTERNATOR WIRE MELTED PART OF THE BATTERY TOP FUSE BOX. CABLE WAS VERY HOT AND MAY HAVE CAUGHT FIRE IF I HADN'T SMELL… |
| 2018-03-27 | SEATS | No | 1 | I TURNED ON THE DRIVER SIDE SEAT HEATER AND IT CAUGHT FIRE BURNING A HOLE IN THE SEAT AND BURNING ME. I WAS DRIVING AT … |
| 2018-03-03 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM | No | 0 | WHILE DRIVING DOWN ROAD EARLY IN MORNING APPROX 2 MILES FROM HOUSE I JUST LEFT FROM MY 2004 JETTA SHUTS DOWN TOTAL LOSS… |
| 2018-02-06 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM | No | 0 | THE INSULATION ON THE WIRING OF THE LEFT HEADLIGHT IS DETERIORATED AND FALLING OFF LEAVING THE WIRES BARE AND AT RISK O… |
| 2018-01-25 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM | No | 0 | PASSENGER SEAT (FRONT SEAT) HEATING ELEMENT IS BURNING THE UPHOLSTERY. THE SEAT HEATER WON'T SHUT OFF. THIS HAS HAPPE… |
| 2017-11-16 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM | No | 0 | HEATED SEAT MODULE MELTED A HOLE THROUGH MY LEATHER. |
| 2017-11-16 | FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM | No | 0 | THE CAR RANDOMLY STALLS WHILE DRIVING WHETHER AT HIGHWAY SPEEDS OR IN TOWN. THIS CAUSES A LOSS OF POWER STEERING AND … |
| 2017-07-31 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM | No | 0 | TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 VOLKSWAGEN JETTA. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 65 MPH, ALL THE WARNING INDICATORS STARTED T… |
| 2017-07-25 | FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM | No | 0 | RANDOMLY STALLS ON THE FREEWAY WHEN DOWN TO 1/4 TANK OF GAS. AFTER PULLING OVER AND TURNING OFF THE KEY AND TURNING THE… |
| 2017-03-01 | TIRES | Yes | 0 | TRAVELING ON THE INTERSTATE APROXIMATLEY 70 MPH, THE LEFT REAR TIRE TREAD SEPARATED. THIS RESULTED IN A LOSS OF CONTRO… |
| 2016-12-18 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM | No | 0 | ON 12/18/2016 I WAS DRIVING THIS CAR BACK FROM THE MOVIES AT 2:30 A.M. ONCE THE MOVIE HAD ENDED IT WAS STORMING AND SLE… |
| 2016-09-29 | SEATS | No | 0 | MY CLOTHE SEATS CAUGHT ON FIRE TODAY WHILE DRIVING IT FOR ONLY 25 MINUTES THE SEAT WARMER WAS ONLY SET ON NUMBER 2. I W… |
| 2016-05-05 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM | No | 0 | ALTERNATOR CABLE MELTED THE FUSE BLOCK AND WIRES ABOVE THE BATTERY. I WILL NEED TO REPLACE THE ALTERNATOR, ALTERNATOR W… |
| 2016-03-12 | SEATS:FRONT ASSEMBLY:SEAT HEATER/COOLER | No | 0 | TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 VOLKSWAGEN JETTA. WHILE DRIVING 35 MPH, FUMES OF SMOKE APPEARED FROM THE FRONT PASSENGER SE… |
| 2016-02-11 | ENGINE | No | 0 | VW IGNITION COILS ARE FAILED, CAUSING THE SPARK PLUG NOT TO FIRE AND CUTTING POWER TO THE ENGINE. THE TECHNICIAN WAS UN… |
| 2016-02-02 | AIR BAGS | No | 0 | OVER THE PAST FEW DAYS IT HAS BEEN RAINING HEAVILY & ALTHOUGH IT HAS HAPPENED TO ME ONCE BEFORE THIS TIME IS WHAT WORSE… |
| 2015-12-12 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM | No | 0 | THE HIGH VOLTAGE FUSE BOX, THAT SITS ON TOP OF THE BATTERY MELTED DUE TO HEAT AND POOR DESIGN. THIS CAUSED A SHORT AND … |
| 2015-09-23 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM | No | 0 | I HAVE REPLACED MY BATTERY TWICE AND MY ALTERNATOR ONCE. MY CAR COMPLETELY SHUTS DOWN WHEN I PART IT. I HAVE ALSO TURNE… |
| 2015-08-05 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM | No | 0 | TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 VOLKSWAGEN JETTA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE STALLED, BACK FIRED, AND IT WAS LEAKI… |
| 2015-07-01 | UNKNOWN OR OTHER | No | 0 | JUST A FEW WEEKS AGO I NOTICED THAT MY TRUNK LOCK DOES NOT LATCH. WHEN I AM DRIVING, THE DOOR LIGHT IS RED ON ON MY DAS… |
| 2015-05-18 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM | No | 0 | I WAS DRIVING MY VW JETTA 2004 TDI ON A HIGHWAY, I WAS USING MY HIGH BEAM AND LOW BEAM HEADLIGHTS TO YIELD TO INCOMING … |
| 2015-04-25 | SEATS:FRONT ASSEMBLY:SEAT HEATER/COOLER | No | 0 | TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 VOLKSWAGEN JETTA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE HEATED SEAT FUNCTION ON THE DRIVER SIDE BURNE… |
| 2014-12-15 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM | No | 0 | TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 VOLKSWAGEN JETTA. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 50 MPH, THERE WAS SMOKE COMING FROM THE HEAT… |
| 2014-09-19 | AIR BAGS | No | 0 | I WAS DRIVING MY CHILDREN TO SCHOOL IN THE MORNING. THEY WERE DOING CONSTRUCTION ON THE ROADS AROUND MY HOUSE AND ALL … |
| 2014-08-11 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM | No | 0 | MY (GENERATOR CABLE - S177) ALTERNATOR CABLE MELTING THE FUSE BOX AND WIRES ABOVE THE BATTERY. MY CAR NEEDED A NEW AL… |
| 2014-06-03 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM | No | 0 | THE BATTERY FUSE BOX MELTED DUE TO CORROSION ON THE TERMINAL OF THE ALTERNATOR WIRE, THIS IS A VERY COMMON PROBLEM WITH… |
| 2014-05-19 | LATCHES/LOCKS/LINKAGES | No | 0 | TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 VOLKSWAGEN JETTA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE DRIVER'S SIDE REAR DOOR FAILED TO UNLOCK WIT… |
| 2014-04-18 | SEAT BELTS | No | 0 | DRIVER'S SIDE SEATBELT LATCH BROKEN. TRIED TO BUCKLE SEAT BELT AND A PART IN SEATBELT LATCH MECHANISM BROKE OFF INSIDE.… |
| 2014-03-03 | ENGINE | No | 0 | VW CORP REJECTED CATALYTIC CONVERTER REPLACEMENT WHEN WE IDENTIFIED THAT THE FLEX PIPE WAS LEAKING/LOUD AND WAS OVER TH… |
| 2014-02-14 | AIR BAGS | No | 0 | AIR BAG LIGHT WENT ON. *TR |
| 2014-02-13 | SEATS | No | 0 | THE CAR RAN INTO A BIG PUDDLE OF WATER AND THE ENGINE STALL. WHEN TRYING TO RESTART THE CAR THE CAR IT STARTED WITH S… |
| 2014-02-07 | SEATS | No | 0 | SETTING: -4F, 5:45AM DRIVING TO WORK, SEAT HEATER ON. I WAS DRIVING TO WORK AND HAD NOTICED A PARTICULARLY HAT SPOT ON … |
| 2013-08-02 | ENGINE | No | 0 | TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 VOLKSWAGEN JETTA. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 40 MPH, THE VEHICLE JERKED, THE EPC WARNING I… |
| 2013-07-01 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM | No | 0 | ALTERNATOR WIRING HARNESS OVERHEATED MY BATTERY FUSE BOX AND MELTED IT. THE VEHICLE BATTERY LIGHT CAME ON SO I PULL… |
| 2013-05-28 | FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM | No | 0 | TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 VOLKSWAGEN JETTA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING AT UNKNOWN SPEEDS, HE NOTICED A STR… |
| 2013-04-29 | ENGINE | No | 0 | I PURCHASED MY CAR BACK IN OCTOBER 2013. WHEN I PURCHASED MY CAR, THE MECHANIC SAID THAT HE REPLACED THE ABS SYSTEM. TH… |
| 2013-01-01 | FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM | No | 0 | TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 VOLKSWAGEN JETTA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT A FUEL ODOR WAS BEING EMITTED FROM THE VEHICLE. U… |
| 2012-12-24 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM | No | 0 | HEADLIGHTS DIMMING- TO POINT WHERE YOU CAN NOT TELL THEY ARE ON. ENGINE LIGHT COMES ON DESPITE ALL DIAGNOSTICS STATING … |
| 2012-12-14 | UNKNOWN OR OTHER | No | 0 | THE SUNROOF BEGAN TO LEAK. NOW ALL OF THE INSIDE OF OUR CAR IS FULL OF MOLD AND I CAN'T EVEN DRIVE IT BECAUSE I HAVE T… |
| 2012-10-22 | AIR BAGS | Yes | 1 | TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 VOLKSWAGEN JETTA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING 50 MPH, ANOTHER VEHICLE CRASHED INT… |
| 2012-08-27 | FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM | No | 0 | TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 VOLKSWAGEN JETTA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE EMITTED A STRONG FUEL ODOR, THE CONTA… |
| 2012-06-05 | ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING | No | 0 | WHILE DRIVING WITH THE AIR-CONDITIONING RUNNING THERE WAS FOAM COMING OUT OF THE AIR VENTS, HITTING THE FACE AND EYES A… |
| 2012-04-30 | ENGINE | No | 0 | 2004 VW JETTA GLS TDI OPERATING AT 75MPH ON INTERSTATE ON CRUISE CONTROL WHEN THE ENGINE SHUTOFF COMPLETELY. THE VEHICL… |