2001 Volkswagen Jetta equipment problems

17 owner complaints filed with NHTSA name the equipment on the 2001 Volkswagen Jetta — 3% of all complaints for this model year.

Equipment complaints

share of all complaints

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median reported incident mileage

0 / 0

crash / fire reports

What owners report

“I own a 2001 vw jetta gls vr6. Since I have owned this car I have had problems with it. I am a young woman in the military and am in full time school, so I don't have the money to run around and fix it as much as I have been forced to do. First my gas gauge went out three months after buying it…”
filed Jun 18, 2008
“I have a 2001 volkswagen jetta wolfsburg edition, the bbs wheels that come with the wolfsburg trim are defective. The lip around the wheel is pitting and is corrosive. There is no approximate incident date just over the time of purchase the wheels get worse and worse. *tr”
filed May 11, 2008

Verbatim excerpts from complaints filed with NHTSA. Reports are not independently verified.

Update model year applicability to include 2023.
V941901201152119 · Service Bulletin/Repair Instructions · issued Dec 12, 2022
Tool number added to table. Removal of Behr Flush Kit. VAS 6337/1A
V871806201994714 · Service Bulletin/Repair Instructions · issued May 12, 2020
Updated to include additional models and model year applicability.
V941901201152115 · Service Bulletin/Repair Instructions · issued Apr 21, 2020
Update vehicle metadata.
V871812-2005566 · Service Bulletin/Repair Instructions · issued Jun 12, 2019
The part number listed in the document is to be returned if it meets the criteria provided.
SM 33-2019 · Service Bulletin/Repair Instructions · issued Mar 27, 2019