2001 Volkswagen Jetta Automatic Transmission Problems
- 32
- Owner complaint records in our dataset
Records are owner complaints, not a measured failure rate.
Owner complaint recordsComplaint records reflect reports in our dataset and do not measure how frequently the problem occurs across all vehicles.
What owners report
- shifting gear · 4 records
Mileage in stored records
| Band | Records |
|---|---|
| 1–30k mi | 6 |
| 30–60k mi | 3 |
| 100–150k mi | 3 |
| 60–100k mi | 3 |
Complaint records
Owner-submitted complaint content, presented as stored.
Automatic Transmission
Automatic transmission makes high pitch sound on acceleration/ automatic transmission shifts erratic/ vehicle did not proceed forward on acceleration in drive position, remained idle. When attempting to put the car in park to verify if engine had shut off, shift handle locked up in the neutral position. After about 1 minute, free from neutral and put back into park position when shifting into drive, car jumped…
ODI 740576
Automatic Transmission · Vehicle Speed Control
Often when accelerating, my automatic jetta will seem to go into neutral, the engine will be roaring and the rpm will fly up into the red zone on the dail. This happens at speeds from 5 mph- 75 mph. It always occurs as i go to accelerate, otherwise i can find no other similarities of occurrences.
ODI 765292
Automatic Transmission · Driveshaft
Car would make awful high-pitched howling noise at 40mph. Thought it was road noise, dealer said might be driveshaft, changed drive shaft, still howled, changed transmission, now it seems to be ok. Seems many other 2001 vw jetta's in the s.florida area experienced same problems because i saw many more jettas in the repair shop, and most of the vehicle owners i spoke to there said they were getting new transmissions…
ODI 745893
Automatic Transmission · Windshield
Transmission stopped shifting into 4th gear while driving throught city, called for tow to dealer. Dealer sair electrical problem. After auto traveled to ky while parken in carporte windshield cracked from lower drivers side upwards into drivers view about 8 inches. Delaer refuss to replace windshield immediately. Says that failure must be verrified by some one who is on vacation, will be gone week. Montgomery vw in…
ODI 728168
Automatic Transmission
While traveling consumer heard a knocking noise coming from the engine department. Dealership serviced vehicle, and determined transmission needed to be replaced. *ak
ODI 10055581
Automatic Transmission · Service Brakes, Hydraulic
The gear was hard to shift out of park and the brake sensor needed to be replaced. *jb
ODI 10020360
Automatic Transmission
While placing vehicle in park for a few minutes and without warning shifted to gear then back to drive and gear got stuck in park. This problem has occurred several times. Dealer has been notified on many occasions. However, havd not been able to fix problem with gears.*ak
ODI 8011590