Three problems related to transmission failure have been reported for the 2001 Volkswagen Jetta. The most recently reported issues are listed below. Please also check out the statistics and reliability analysis of the 2001 Volkswagen Jetta based on all problems reported for the 2001 Jetta.
The contact owns a 2001 Volkswagen Jetta. The contact reported transmission failure on the vehicle. The dealer remedied the transmission failure and one month later, the problem recurred. The contact stated that the epc lights began to malfunction. When the lights illuminated the current speed in which the contact was driving, reduced drastically. The indicator illuminated intermittently while driving to the dealer. The dealer diagnosed the failure as bad wiring and performed the remedy, but the failure continues to persist. The contact then stated failure with the brake pedal switch, however it was unable to be duplicated by the dealer. The brake pedal switch failure also continued to persist. The current mileage is 52,908 , and failure mileage was 1,000. Ak.
2001 vw Jetta vr6 transmission fails to shift smoothly from 1st to 2nd and 2nd to 3rd gear. Engine rpms spike/surge before engaging next highest gear, at which point the gear is slammed into as the rpms are too high to engage the gear properly. Have taken the vehicle to two different vw dealers two different times (four visits total) and dealers say they cannot duplicate the problem or that they reset the shifting points in the fuzzy logic. Independent transmission shop calls for replacement of the valve body, all electronics and hard components in valve body for a cost of $3425. Vw of America refuses to acknowledge a problem exits unless diagnosed by a vw dealer and will not pay for diagnosis by a third party mechanic. This problem has persisted for over 15 months and 30,000 miles.
Consumer statesdthat while driving the vehicle up a hill transmission module failed, causing consumer to pull over on the side of the road. Dealer notified.