One problem related to transmission noise has been reported for the 2002 Volkswagen Jetta. The most recently reported issues are listed below. Please also check out the statistics and reliability analysis of the 2002 Volkswagen Jetta based on all problems reported for the 2002 Jetta.
Several times during the course of my ownership of a 2002 Volkswagen Jettagls sedan the check engine light comes an and I take it to the dealership and they tell me it is a sensor, and fix the problem and the light goes off. Late may 2005 this occured again. I took the car to the dealership and was told it was fixed. I picked it up on 5/14/05. Two days later the light came on again. I was told the earliest appointment was June 13, 2005. So I waited. Approximately 1 week after 5/14/05 a very strange noise came from beneath the car, then reverse jerked, jumped and sputtered. In decelleration the car made a "jet-engine" noise. I stopped driving it and waited to take it to the dealership. After having my car for less than a day the service manager called me to say that my transmission was "falling apart" from the inside and it would cost me $3,500 to fix. Now the Jetta has 73,000 iles and has been driven only leisurely for work commuting purposes. We took it on one family trip from NJ ro mass. I beleive there is a defect in the transmission. I do not beleive that a 3 year old transmission with 73000 miles should just "fall-apart from the inside". I called and 800 vw customer line adn 48 hours later was told pretty much too bad sorry about that the 60,000 mile warranty is up. There is a bigger issue here. There must be a defect in the transmission.