Three problems related to manual transmission have been reported for the 2004 Volkswagen Jetta. The most recently reported issues are listed below. Please also check out the statistics and reliability analysis of the 2004 Volkswagen Jetta based on all problems reported for the 2004 Jetta.
The latest incident with this 2004 vw Jetta is one in which everything electric stops working. No a/c, not lights, no blinkers, no windows, no horn - and there is a smell of smoke in the car. This first happened in January/08 and the dealership said it was wiring. Now it happened again! occurs just while driving along. Car smells like smoke and everything stops working. I get the runaround from the dealer, vista vw in pompano beach, FL. They always seem to find something wrong with the car now that is not under warranty. Please investigate this - there is something wrong with these Jetta's! I have found 100's of complaints on consumer sites about this car. I am tired of paying my hard earned dollars to the dealer when this is an issue with the manufacturer of this car. I advised the dealer of this when I took it in in January; his response was, too bad, you do not qualify for the car lemon law since the car is out of warrant and purchased it in Dec/05. Please do something for us consumers that are tired of being manipulated and overcharged for issues that should be the responsibility of the auto manufacturer. Please let me know if there is anyone other agency I can contact. I will not give up on this and hope you can assist me. Thank you.
Car lost power as driving on highway, towed to garage and found out coil packs need to be replaced at the cost of $900. 00. I had to pay this but this should not be on a 3 year old car with 55,000 miles, well maintained and can be proven.
The wrong transmission was placed in my car from the factory.